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With anew Continuation, from y yeaier “our {ord 1621. 
unto the yeare 1629: farth ful ¢ olletted. 
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TO THEHIGH AND MIGHTI 
"Prince James, by the grage of God ‘King 


of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland 
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SASS T may-of fomejand not withourjult caniefnait 
i ; PA cracious and dread Soueraigne)be imputed yn- 
A to meforno Small prefumption,toprefent vnto’ 
B your royall Maieftic(a prince ot fo great learning} 
A and judgeme)it) thefe homely fuuies of mineeamy¢, 
eq deuors and paines, taken in the Generali }ifto-;\)- - 
@ ric of the ‘Tailtyyand ftrange faccefle of theiy “*y/” 
PPR oroat and mightip Oshoman Empire, Whereunto, 
WA for, all that 1 wartheracher induced, not onlybyy ° 
aha lye rare ind wonderfull clemencic iayned yato ' 
SA8G89 many other jh} grearand most sefpledentw” 
ties Of your heroicall mind; the leaft whevedf ls (ufficient toftimeene.fed 
weake'anitl feeble pirits;but alfo by the encohsagement of the right’ Worfki| 
my moftielpecial good friend Sir Perer Mumpoot kiight of the Bath, ele firtt 
uer of niee to take this great Worke in hand, pnd my geitinuallansd only con) 
ftay, and helper ¢hertin. Whichto do ,I yas alfoithe mote defirous, e4ing Hliy 










uers little volumes, and {mall’parts ‘of the Hiftoriepreferted vnco the grealef. } 
Princes :as the little Treatife of Paulus Tot dt Rebus Turcicis, Sedicated vate tic 4 
greatandmightie Emperour, Charles the fig;and che fmall Hiftote of Celis Sa i ‘ 
cundus de Bello Melitenfi,vnto her late facred Maieftie,of moft\appiesnd’ DI e{/ed ‘il 


memorie, the rare Phoenix of her fex, whd now refteth im aries with dint). o- 

thers of like fort by the learned Authors:hereof {til ronimended, fome tg/one 

great Prince of their times, fomé toothe)s sal fillies md wittyecod hop? thac. 4 

this whole and continuat Hiftorie of thal Northerfand warlike Nacion@v! 

in fhort time by God his. appointment [jth brother fuch ficall pouration 9). july 

agteat patt of the world, as former timg haue dor neorneugr feene) Ji ie 

euen from the fist beginning thereof ( of tO her tony knowledge by 2:3 

beforewritten fhotild with your moft nibk i ieflic dno lefle grac 

uouty than hath almoft euery part therjuf ety: pa aforefaidan df 

molt mighric and famous Princes : and be vather, for that yout Majeltie 

ined imyoyy Lepanto or Heroval fg , yath your learned M 

forththe greatelt 3 molt ovring - that euer was by at 

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d fuch like(fo much — 
he ( weale in general], neuer 
orindangered,as by thefe the naturall and capital ene- 
‘mi ight vnto none fo pr erly belongeth,as vnto your moft excel- 
_ Jent Maieftie, with the reft of the Chriftian princes, firting at the helme of your 
— eftates ; who onely by your vnited forces( the barbarous enemies greateft terror) 
ONY ateable to giue remedy thereunto: in the chiefeft ranke of whom, your faced 
Maielty,for elory ponor,ftrengthand power(God long preferue the fame)is now 
‘Thus perfuaded and encouraged, I in all humble and dutiful 
» sjanner doe pfefent vnto your Maieftie thefe my weake endeavors, according to 
py ability and meanes continued for fome few yeres more + which how vnwor- 
Gee Beuer they beof fo great an ; princely.fauor, as well for the meannefle of mee 
niebkerher, as for the plainne’~ o- thestilesyet if for the worthinefle of the mat- 
rer,of o: your own great and infinit clemencie,you vouchfafe them your Maiefties 
‘uoratieredatd,they thall no doudt ljue no leffe fortunat than if they had beene 
‘snore happuy borne or brought to light : ferving (if to no other vfe) yetas faire 
| wamings voto fuch greatones God hath here ypon earth exalted aboue the 
-geft-vinto the higheft degeees of power and of ftate,for the good gouernment and 
© defence of his church and peep’ “/\\eept them, I befeech you,moft mightie mo- 
narch, into your gracious prote(’ \usfofhall 1 (if God fpare life) bee comforted 
‘ + ‘and éncow*ated ynder fo igh! s/auour to proceed to amend what fhall bee 
~ fou ed amifle,oad adde what fats + \imnés an \ bexcer helpe thall difcouer and mi+ — 
wher “= for the perfedticeior this hiftory : and according to my bounden 
ffecoalisy invall humilitic poy vat the great God ofall might and power 
“dbomal! kings and princ™ / igne)io his glorie long to preferuc your molt 
royall Maieftie in blefled |. ithand peace to rule and reigne ous ys and 
thefe your great kins gomes, 0 happily by you vnited:and fo Tike 
y ‘ wife|his wili fo being) your moft neble pofte- = 
€ t ritic after you ,euen to the ‘ 
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Authors induGtion to the Chriftian | \) 
Reader vnto the Hiftorie following. ay \7 


He long and fil declining fate of the Chrifhian Commonweale,w 
Sue, the utter ruine and fubuerfion of the Empire of the Eaft , and ay 
t other moft glorious kingdomes and proninces of the Chriftians, ney y 
Ni to be fifficiently lamented, might with the due confider ation there _ 
worthily mone enen a right flony beart to ruth : but therewithesi@, 
call to remembrance the difhonor done unto the bleffed name of our $2 
By wior Chrift lefus,the defolation of bis Church heremilitant Upon cart 
v= the dreadfull danger daily threatned unto the poore remainder ther| 
pase of, the millions of foules caft headlong into eternal deftruction,the is ge 
 finit number of wofull Chriftians whofe cricuons gronings under tl m 
QR Y) PORK heany yoke of infidelity no tonguess able to exprefe) with the cavele 
neffe of the creat for the redrefjethereof, might gre sn Ficanjeunto nny good Chriftianto fit di 
andwith the heany Prophet toy ashe didof Terufalem: ) how taththe Lord darkned thedau®. 
ter of Sion in his wtath ! and caft down from heaucnvatotic earth the beauty of Ifrael, at 
remembred not his footftoolein the day of hiswrath! Al pbith mifiries (with many others f 
great as greater there can none be) the Prince of darkneffe anddutlhur of all mifchiefe hath by 5. 
perfecuting ‘ase of all ages and antient heretikes hisyminiftirs labored from time to time to brir 
vpon the Church of God, tothe obfturing of his ble(fed name and vter wubuer fion of his moft fcr: 
word ; but yet by nope, no not by them all together fo muchprisailéd,as by thefalfe Prophet Mairi 
met, borne in an vahappie boure,to the great deftraction of mnkied : whafé moft croffe and bla, 
phemous doétrine fir ft fantafied i himself in Arabia,and |) bylim obtraded unto the worl 
and afterwards by the Sarajin Ca iphes (his feduced fucee(fors pit hereater forces maintained, toa 
by them,together withtheir empire, difperfed ower agveat part othefactof the earth, to the xa{pea. 
able ruine and deft ruttion of the Chriftian Religion and Statt efpazallyin Afia and Africke, with 
Some good part of E serope alfo. But the unitie of this great Manmen Monarchic being once diffol- 
ued, and it divided into many kingdomes , and{o after the mhsncrof worldly things drawing vit> 
tothe fatall period of it {elfe, in proce(fe of time became of fire le{e force than before,and fo leffe 
dreadfull vmothe Chriftian princes of the Weft, by wham thife Srafia: were againe expalled out ormpgio ve ~ 
of all the parts of Buropesexcepting one corner of Spain,which they tt held within the remembr anc: Spam was re= 
of our fathers until that by their vittorious forces,they were then-ut length happily remoued al/0; ae sey 
after that they had poffe[fedthe fame aboue the (pace of pooyearentrthes declination of the 5 a? b= Ing Ferdi= 
fins, the firft Champions of the Mahometan [uper (tition (who thygh they had loft much, yet eid heer, it hg ’ 
they many king domes both in Afia and Africke, taken for the mo[art from the Chriftian ) age}, eee 
the Turks, an obfcure and baft people, before farce known ypio thworld,yet flerce and cour 2, 0Hihy 
who by their valor fir ft afpired unto the kingdom of Pergiagwt-h ditrs other large prouim ' Ee 
whence they were about 170 yeres after ag aine expulféed by theT artis, and enforced to rd 
Selues into the leffer Afiacwhere taking the benefit ofthe dcerd ofve Chriftsanvrinces be 
andthe assay of the Chriftians in general they in vk good yure repaired thet orn 
Ses again,and maintained the ftate of a kingdome at Iconigte in ci 
nia) holding sath: fi eéFion thegreateft part of that fisétfull 
te Chriftians hit they had before lof unto the T artars But thikingdom 0 
Uh, by the-ds ring of the fame,there fept vp ansongs vk Tukes 12 By 
homan,ofthe O rier fname et po, tandye by 
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TE ee ee labouvine with norbing more than mst the were bt of ae fee- 
Phir? is fall sea hcnameund Empire of the Sah i i 10us E 


























































a, the 1 aut kingdomes of Macedonia, Pelopont/us, Epirus Balj aria,Serisd, 
if tae es Fs Sgrie, Aigyp ludeaT umes, Algitys,M edia,M cfapotanet awit Ba creat is hep ia 
{ yard of the Pebfian King dons,y all rhoft churches and places (b nauich {poken af in holy Serap- 
‘1 honk the Romans only excepted) and ip briefe fo mich of Chraftemdome as far exceedeth that which 


is thereof at this da lefi.So. that a! this prefent if you confider the beginning sprog ref and per pets 
_ allfelicétic of his the Othoman Empire there is tntbis world nothing mores é 
, if be grea nee andluffre thercof,vothing more ercwifcent or giocins sigan 
| threof, vothing more dreadfall or dangerous -whic wondering at not bing bat atthe beaut 
| ihe aiid drunk wish theple fant DAM + erpetuall felicitic holdeth all the re of she world 2 f 
*\ J Peirdeges aire hin biet jill blackaeihe'~ ar, with a full pexpiafion intime torule st ie 
f  ptaltaier? ot her nits shan the onvermoft bounds.of the carth,from the apeer es 
waeeaul Wf be coiag damne of the fame.T he cases whereof are many and right Lamentablesbut for the ma, 
ee pyar cof” bast up inthe courfils of the grestyas that for me to fecke afier them,were great jo i 1 yet amo 
ae pit the xeft;fome others there bela precpant and manifeft as that the blindwork taketh therof as 
e | ageverall knowledge,andmay thaietore without off ence of the wifey fort’ at hope)euen mt 
é } miccdayes.be lightly poncbed. Wh eof the firft and greateft ts | he injt andfecret inde ment of the 
BS howl ffi fbbateic tie, w ho iv jufkske dfincrey nes (he hands of thefe mercileffe mifcreanis pal sop afier nation, 
a sno dume Upan. kingdoVesé YA Ly 4 # rerrsble executioners of bis drcadfull wrath ¢ be pu 


sf hay, ; 
me }} S : ay PWhe PGs 
Fy Md amg ert fas aslarsin the wens (le n0 leffe fifulshan they,in his merche enioying: 






are 
a lah: of 2 longer trme, calling tiem ute r pepeance:T, hen,the vncertaintie of worldly things, whic 
fiipeciaa perperwall change ,carnot lag |i hap one fate but as the {cass with the wind, fo are they am 
Lhe Jor: toffed vp and doyn with thecontambal{irges and wanes of alteration and change fo that ‘bee 
ee one grownte their berg ht, they Mee fay pot long but fall again as faft asencr t 4 Phcade 
he come.to nothing : gs we ec GFN ipowarchies that euer yet were vpon cart fent Si 
Dem Burke being ru, ver wiomTtAe now trinmpheth, as no donbt at length a fhall ouer this fo 
erle: a Monarchie alfa, when: [halbut thenliue by fame, as the oshers now do.Next to thee caufes 
\ jie iboue (without offence hei fatdas the final care the C briftian gril 8 thofé that dwelt 
\ | fubtlisroff rave had of the common fate of ‘the Chyiftian commonweale,wherof eden the verygrea- 
T agftwrereacconnt shen feluds bat as\he principall members of one and the fame bodie, and haue, or 
\ey pught to haxe,as fharpe afed ingone yf anothers harmes, ashath the headof the wrongs done vatothe 
\ ae ia rarber as if us were dare cnta yemfelues : im fread of w hich Ghriftian compalfion and unitie,. 
\ Lb Phey hang ever andeuzmyer gt vis tine arc fo dinided among themfclues with nie ¢ quarrels,pap 
y queftions of religion newr by ih (word to be determined)partly for matters Leno t hear ov iz 
| Proper fiateand fuer aignsiegad thal with [uch di ftruft and implacable hatred that they mener could 
¥ \ aaget(altboughit bane biglon giftea)toyne their common forces againft the comman enemic: but 
. tutmangthesr meapowsontaipa wine) (ihemorcto be lamented) hae from time to time weakned 
Pes f Pbapfelues andopensd 4 nay teem ye ¥eeowre them one after another; whereas with their combi. 
ey we? abd fonces (the ereedic enemitgreaept rer) they might lore fice nas onely Aaue repregied his 
fit ttgandabarid hisprade,bubith (ydedumecr and much clorie, (God fanoring their |» henorable 
atrcmplp) haucazaine recomerd from hi ego)! of thof: funous Chriftian king domes, whch bee by, 


force cenenaft all right holdeth this aM * nol miferable fubicétion andthraldome : many rai ll 
__ ms af rhe poore op prelf ed Ghri ip ns. 76 We cane time out of the furnace of tribulation, in Honey 
eh Snifh afithetrfoules ryingin vneun | lor Chriftian brephtenfor reliefe By cinéll difcord the no- 
‘ i comp) af Geli por! phedshen as ihe father rifingagainf the fon, and the fonag ain|the fa. 

‘ ther, end brovber ig winft brotht they iazhe mutual deftruction of them felues called athe eat 
who like agreedse tyon lurkingg bis Ags Lay in wait for them all So pe Petite Ap Sa 2 


Zaria, Ser nies Bofra, rei 4 famous Ifland of the Rhodes ap 
























were by the Chriftian 


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oft flour thing sand Prong. 
Rip empire Bat lone: Marke 
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1 1 uaa aigioteaedien 8 ce for the moft part become ano Sidi b pbee 

lis pled abi ty billy forded ye foresif cs Chpes pote 

his Confederates, (eldome times meering together with fach cheerefuleelfe or 

a pec of fo eredt amiatrer requircth. VntowhDh fo reat a cane of the common 

dec. ay be 7 the euill choice of our foaldiers employed in thofe warres, who taken hand 

ouer he out of the promifcuous vulgar people,are for moft part vit sined men, fering > they foy 

frew, andthe filling vp of number; than for vfe ; and inno refpect to be compared with the Tapes 
“TaniXaries, and other bis mioft expert (ouldters, continually encn fromthzir youth exercifed in fea 

\ of armes.. Not to [Peake in the meane time ofthe wan: of the antient martial difcipline,the whole. 

 fomepreferuatine of moft puiffam armics, which breedeth in the proud Enemie a contempt of the 














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 Chriftian forces with a full per fieafion of himfelfe, that he ts not by fuch difordered and weake menus 

tobe withstood. But to comencerer-vnto the caufes of the Turks greainelfe, and more proper vate 
themfelues, asmot depending of. the improuident carele{neffe, weakene([e, difiord, and imperfections 

: of others « firft,inthem ss to be noted an ardent and infinste defire of foueraigntie, wherewith they 

] haue long fince promifed unto themfélues the Monarchie of the whole world,a quick motiue to their 

fo haughty defignes : Then,fuch arare vpitic and agreement atsong them, as wellinthe mami 

a of their Religion (if it at to be ale in matters concerning their State ( Cie dps their 

enterpri(es to be taken in hand forthe augwenting of their Empire) as that thereof they call thems 
felues Mami, that isto fay,men of one mind, or at peace among themfclues : fo as it ts not to be mara 
welled, if thereby they grow ftrong them/felues , and dreadfull 10 others : ioyne wnto this s ther cous ae 
rage; conccine. the wonderfull fucceffe of their perpetual fortune, their notable vigilancie in tan 
king the aduantage of eneryoccafion for the inlarging of their Mowarchie their frugalitie andtem- 

_— peratene([e in their dyer and other manner of lining, their frais obféruing of their antient mili |" @ 
tarie difcipline, their cheerefull and almoft incredible obedicnce unto shes Princes and Mins, 
Sich, asin thar poime no Rationin the world was to be worthily compared vate them : all grea Can 

6s why their Empire hath fo mightily encreafed, avd [o lone continued. Whercénto may be added 

: the two firongeft finewes of ewery well gouerned Commonweale , Reward propounded to the goed, and 

, Punilhment threatened unto the offendor ; where the prize is for vertue and valour fet up, aad the 

way layd open for euery common rte be he neuer fo meanely borne,to alpire vate the greatest ha. 
nours and preferments both of the Court and of the fieldyyeacueh vutothe neere(t fear of the 
Great Sultan himfelfe, if his valour or other worth fhall fo deferue - when as on the contre part 
‘ the difloyall or cowardly isto expel? from the fame fouer acne power nothing but di[erace, death,and 
mm torture, Andyet these creat ones, not contented by [uch commendable and lawful meanes fiillta ex. 
tend or eftablifh their operre reading Empire, if that point once come in queftion, they fhicke not in 
their diuelifhpolicietobreake and infringe the Lawes both of Nations and Nature. Their lea CUES y 
Sroundedwpon the Law of Nations ,be they with neuer [0 ftronz capity lations concluded,or folemnity 
of oath d, bane with them no lonzer force than ftandeth with their owne prof t, firuing t7- 
deed but a tointangle other Princes in,vntill they hane fingled out him whom they parpofe 10 
denour Cs thereft faft bound by their leacues, (till looking on,as if thelr owne turn fhould neuer come, 
yet with no more alfurance + teed fafery by their leagues than had the other whom they fee perifh be- 
Sore their faces. As for the kind law of Nature,what can be thereunto more contrary ,than for the faa 
ther moft unnatur ally to embrue bis hands in the bloud of his owne children ? and the brother to bea 
come the ee exteutioner of bis owne brother ? a common matter among the Othoman £ a. + 
rors All which mofhexecrable andinbymane murthers they couer with the pretended fafity of th : 

State, as thereby freed from the feare of all afpirin, competitors (the createfhtorment of the mighi 9) 
and by the prefernation of the integritie of their Eiapirt: which they thereby keepe whole an dents 
vate themfelues, and (0 deliner it as it were by hand from one to another, in no part difma Wher 
_ Unpaired. By thefe and fuch like means ts this barbarous Empire (of almoft Af owibe be 

heacht of maielty and power, as that it hath in contempt all the reft, being it fife: 08. . 

g Can regi vato the perdi ae that ever yet were vpon the face 

ire onely excepted. Which how it et further pread ne 
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ad ab Upes 7 reat part. of : Ary : sage ger tial 
ep! 2 pio pope terme. Le enol hil 
and much labour ,* jxt with [ome pleafure and mine owne reafonable contentment, — 
hthe whole melancholly cour fe of their tragicall Hiftorte: yer without purpofeener to 
ded the (ame or any part thereof unto the remembrance of pofteritie, as deeming it an 
at of too hi i hele} eter for fome more 


happy wit, better urnifbed ik face belpes 
; ty requifite for the undertaking of f great acharge,t AW 
Bi Gara Ln enn en 


corum) /aith in like cafe, though far leffe matter, of himfelfe.+ 


Cum canerem Reges & pralia, Cynthins aurem n 
Velit, & admonuit : Paftorem Tittere pingues 
Pafcere oportet oues, deduétum ducere carmen. 






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" when I did [inggof mighty Kings, or elfe of bloudy warre, 
i si alt Apollo pluck me ' the care, and fi I went too farre : 
ba 4, Beftemes a5 hepheard Titcerus, his fatlings for to feea, 
— And for to fit bis rurall fong unto his lender reed. 


Wes that, (0 many difficaliics enen at the fir pre(ented themfelues unto my view, as to ouer~ 
inh fame, f ould ae the lebour in te ich oe 10 me almoft impofeble : for befidethe fea 
, end world of matter [was to pal whrough (requiring both great labour and time) full of the moft 
aria cmple bot b of the better anitiby fe for une in men of all fort and condition,yeelding more plea~ 
furgoutothe Reader, than facilitic toghe Writ 51 [aso not any (among [omany as had taken this 
a (whe guide or loadftarre long follow 1” the courfe of this fo 


j argument in hand) whom 1 might ts 
Ly great an Hiftory :many right worthy anc icarned men (whofe memory my foule honoureth )conten- 
* Ping fcanfelues to bane with their learned pennes enrolled inthe records of wener-dying Fame,fome, 






reat expedition or action, fome another, as inthesr timcs they fell out; yeas the Turkifh Biftoz 
jes and hronicles themfelues (from whom she greateft light for the continuation of the Hiftorie 
Wesiere to haue been expected) being 19 the declaration of their owne affaires ( according te 
sbeikdee arous manner ) {0 [paring and Jbort, as that they may of right bee accounted rather [hort 
rude nises, than inft Hiftorses, rather pointing things out, than declaring the fame, and that with 
fioch obfiuritie, by changing the antient and v [wall names as well of whale king domes, countries and 
-_"Prowinces, as of cities sownes riuers mountaines, and other places, yea and oftentimes men them 
Iues into other firange and barbarous names of their owne deuifing sin {uch fort as might well 
ay an imtentine Reader, and depriue him of the pleafure, together wath the profit he might other 
wife cxped by the reading whereof , whereunto to gine order, per[picuitie, and light, would require 
760 fivall traugll and pasne : Not to fpeake in the meanc time of the diner fitie of reports ix th adie 
if the whee ifporie,fuch as is oftentimes moft hard, if not altogether impofable to rec Not- 
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it) bftam all which difficultses, with many others more proper unio my eHfes ing with Lo 
i tabour and Hligent (earch pall di/rough the courfe of the whole Historie, an in fome reafonable 
for farisfied my felfe therein, moi; ht it not amiffe,as well for the worte ofthe matter,as for 
ae" the xeale heave unto the Chriftian Commanweale and for the {at isfyingualfo.of fome ot hers my good 
ee. friends cm defirous of the [ame,to make proofeif out of the difpenfed Warkes of many right worthy 
; Id fet down¢ one orderly and continuate Hifforie of this fomighty an Empire, with the 


wen, T 

great cobain or rather fubucrfion of many-right.fir and flourifhing Kingdomes and 
_ States (the proper worke of all mighty rifing heat pill — apt of iad where- 
‘with this proud M. onarchie hath alreadie daunted a creat the world, being fo many and © 

v) a He as that moe, or more wonderfull were not ewer t be feene in any of the greateft m 
i) dntient time ar memorie , and. /[o together, and as it were vader one View, and at 
gy open vinta he Chriftian Reader, mphat 1 was glad to feeke for, out of theveg iJ 
ys CAWorke (o long and laborious, as might well hawe deterred arigh a OP 
nde Sidi the vndertakin ler being as ‘yet to my knomledger not under’ 
any: Wherein, among (uch vartetic., or mire. truly to (hj,contnarietiess of Wei 
ed not my felfe » «5 a blinde man, lead by his Bo a meee Aili than. 
fe 510 tread the fleppes of shis or that ove man, cding far a mbile before ‘son by agi 

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. homet. afl written by Marinus Barletius, him/elfe an Epirot, and: in all thofe trouble[ome times 















To the Reader. a 
ine inthe darke > but out of the learnea and faithfalworls of 
dement to make choice of that was moft probable, ftil fappljing with the De fections ¢ fs 
wo HT fous ing or sey meaker,propounding vitomyfilfe no o 25 0 procecding in 
ot tharthe very pach of the hiftorse ; as that which is tt fe j ee ene 
to aime dt,than the if fe of poswerto gine life h this bifterie, 
andto coner the faults efcapedin the homely penning or compiling therof. Which t ong 
“gerto perform, collected (0 much of. the hiftory as pofibly Icould,out of the writings offuch as 
ois prefent » and as it were eyc-witnelfes of the createft part of that they writy and fo 
of all others beft able gnoft like alfato bane lefiunto vs the-very truth Such is che greatefhpert of fo 
much of the hiftorie of the G recke empire as I hane( for the better under ftanding of the rifing tthe 
Turks in this hiftory fer down gathered out of the doings of Nicetas Choniates , Nicephoins 
Gregoras, and Laonicus Chalcocondiles; all writing fuch things as they themfclucs fav, p 
were for molt partin their time,and neerevnto therm done.Such are the wonderfull and almoft in 
credible wars betwixt old Amnurath the fecond, and bis fofter child: the fortunat prince of Epi. 
us,of the Turkes commonly called Scanderbeg, and by that waiwardtyrant at his death together 
with his kingdome delinered,as it were by inheritance,unto his fon,the great and ernell Sultan Ma- 


the Imperial city of Conftantinople, with bbe mifrable death of the Greeke Emperor fanti- 
nus Paleologus,avd the fatal rusne of the Greeke empire,writtcn by Leomardus Chienlis, Arch. 
bifhop o Mytilenc being himfelfe then prefent,and there taken prifoner Such is the lamentable hi. 
frorie of the Rhodes, taken for moft part out of 1a.Fontanus 47s rhree bookes de bello Rhodio, 4 
learned manthen prefent, and im great credit with Villetiustheoreat Mafter,at uch time as that 
famous I ifland, after st had by him and the other worthy knights of the Order,bin moft wonder ful- 
Ly of long defended was tothe great ruth of Chriftendom taken by she great Sultao Solyman.such 
is the moft tracicall hiftory of Baiazet,Solymans younzeft fon, collected out of the notable Epiftles 
of Augerius Busbequius, Legationis Turcice,he himfelfethen lyive embaffador for the Emperor 
Ferdinand at Conftantinople, and prefent in Solymans carpe, at fab time as he himfelfcinperfon 
went oncr with his army into Afia,to countenance his eldeft fon Selgin sbeeeeeres him inthe 
empire, againt his valiant yonger brother Baiazet,and befide well acquainted with the great tk 
fues, Achmet, Ruftan, Haly and others oftentimes mentionedin the hiftory fallowing. Such ts aljo 
the a of the taking of the antent city of Tripolis in Barbary from the knights of Malta,by St- 
nan the proud Ba(fa, written by Nicholas Nicholay lord of Arfinile,prefem at the [amevime with 
the lord of Aramont shen embaffador for the French kine unto Solyman.So might I fay al/o of the 
miferable fpoile of the fruit full and pleafant Iflands of ‘the Mediterraneammade by Luczis Balla, 
Solyman Lis brother in law and great Admirall;with the fubmitting of the Ifland of Naxos to the 
Turks obeifance written by tohn Crilpe,at thar time dicke of the fame Ifland And fo likewife of di 
wers orher parts of the hiftory,too long to rehear{e.But forafimuch as exery great and famous action 
had nor the fortune to haue init a Celar,fuch as both could and would commend unto pofterity by 
writing that whereof they might truly ay,They were themfilues a great part many right excellent 


then lining in Scodra,a city of the si lem vpom Epirus. Suchis the wofill é prinity of 


Generals contenting them{elues with the honor of the field,andtherr glory there woon, lemming the 
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honorable fame thereof to be by others reported) for lacke of [uch moft certain Aubtors,or rather (as 
I ia faid)eye witnelfes,Leathered fo much as I couldof that remained,out of the workes of [uch 
me ER themfelues men of grearplace, and well accquainted with the great and wort by perfonages 
of their time,might from their mowths,as from certaine Oracles report thevndoubted truth of ™4= 
| ny moft famous exploits done both by themfelyes and others:as might Pau:louius from the montla 
Maleaffes king of Tunes, from Valtius the great Generall from Autia the prince of Melphis, 
arlesrhe Emperor his Admirall,and fisch others:or els out of the writinesof fuch as 0% th 
great traxellers into the Turks domimons and withall diligent obferwers of their aff 
, e,as were the Phy fitions Pantaleon, Minadoie, avd Leunclauius (of all ot bers «Yt 
eft r oftheir antiquities and hiftories) vnto which great clerkes and fome ot hers 
dp; 3 worthily attribute the reate ft light e certaint of that is report 
res. But thefe int € course o 6 lone an hiftory Ci la7he 
cir biftories,is eapily 1° 


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7 fpe tothe Imperi of Conan, 
andplace of the great Turks abode : amone /t whom, I cannot 
‘ey vember my an a Rog.Howe,vnto whofe abfirect. Cr curious 
fons during the tive of his late abode at Conftantinople,t iuftly account my felfe for Sosy 
ngfbcholden. In which courfe of my proceeding ,if the Reader d not himfelfe fo fully fat isfied 
as hfecould defire,! would begladby him my felfe to be better in, wrmed,as being no leffe defirous - 
Ledne the truth ofthat I know not, than willing to impart toothers that Little which Iknow. 
Thus much I thought good to fer downe, toperfuade the Chriftian Reader of the truth of the hi- : 
ory following wherein he phall find matter enough to wonder at and no leffe flrange thanthat what~ 
oeuer it ts that is written of 996. A Monarchies of antient time, unto whom for power and ma- 
deflie ct yeeldeth little : but (o much the more worthy our con iideration than they. for that their pe= 
riods alreadie run,and {o their furie ower paft, thisin our time fo flows eth,and at this prefent fo 
mightily fivelleth,as if itwould ouer flow all, were it not for the mercy of God firft, and then by the 
Sorce of ome few of the C hriftian princes neereft vmtofocreat a danger, with their fogreat charges 
to their immortall cloriec,and benefit ofthe Chriftian op monsvceale mightily checked and kept with~ 1 
in fome bounds and compalfe.T his hiftory for the mofhpart thus ,as ws aforefatd, PSone ana” 
brought tofome pele ene yet by me againelaied afide,and like enough euen as an aboriiuc 
j fruit to haueperifbed inthe birth before it was crowne to perfection, had I not many times fainting. 
gathe long and painefull tranell therewith, by my efpectall good and honourable friend, Sir Peter 
Manwood of S.Srephens 77 thecountie of Kent, knight of the honorable Order of the Bath, a great 
loner andfauorcr of learning (and in whofckeeping st fo for the moft part many ycares in [afety re- 
fred) been ftill comforted,and as it were againe renined, and finally encourag ed to take itimband, 
and as at firft to perfect st ; fo.gow againe to continue st: unto whom (being the onely furtherer fay, 
wind help of thefé my labors) thou art for [uch pleafure as thou findcft therein in courtefie bebo! den, 
agdl for ewer bounden. Now,what I for my part hauein this my long tranell performed, I leaue it | 
tothy ood difiretion to confider contenting my [elfe info great matter to haue bin willing to hane” 
donefemething ; wifhing no longer toliue,than in a meafure to be profitable to the Chriftian 
common-wealewhich long [ince inmy nurfing mothershoufe Lincolne Colledge in Oxford,where I) 
was fometime Fellow] d:d purpofeto per forme,as it hould pleafe God in time to zine me méans and \ 
occafion: In which mind hope by the goodne(fe and mercy of Chrift my Sauior (o long as Tline to 
covtinwe. Onely this fanour (40 conclude with) 1 requeft of thee,that if in this [o long and perplexed 
; if an hiftory (by piece meale of [0 many diuer|ly handled written by mein a world of troubles and cares, § 
*— graplacethat affoorded no means of comfort toproceed in fogreat aworke,thou chance to light vpos 
Somethings otherwife reported than thou haft el{iwhere read them (as I doubt not but thou maieft ei 
not thercforc forthwith 10 condemne what thou bere findeft, beeing haply taken from amore certaime q 
reporter than was that wherewato thou gineft more credit , erat Leaftwife not written by me, 
ming 1 any thing topreiudice thy better Indgement, but to lease it to thy good choicesmsuer 
fig of reports to follow that which may féeme vnto thee mofttrue. By cba h courtefie thou haft al. 
ready encouraged me to joyne vnto my former hiftorie a continuation for fome femyear es,inthisedi. 
¥i02,and yet mayft (God cine me life and health ) hereafier incourage me toperforme forme other worke — 
» hae to thy no leffe contemment So wi ifbing thee all happine(fe,I bid thee  farewe L.From Sandwich the lafe 








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Wee ef March,1 610. 


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Thine in all dutiful kindneffe, 


R. KN oLLEs. 


‘. is 
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sTHE G | rO. 
OF THE TVRKES, BEFORE THE 


4 RISING OF THE OTHOMAN FAMILIE, . 
"= 4) WITH ALL THE NOTABLE EXPEDITIONS OF 
{ who: AspasyTHE CHRASTIAN PRINCES ; 


me . AGAINST THEM. 











HE glorious Empire of the Turkes, the prefent terrour of the 
world,hath amongft other things nothing in it more wonderful 
or ftrange, than the poore beginning of it felfe, fo fmall and ob- 
{cure,as that it isnot well known vato themfelues,or agreed vp- 
on euenamong the beft writers oftheir Hiftories, from whence 
this barbarous nation, that now fo triumpeth ouer the beft part 
of the world, firftcrept out or tooke their beginning.Some(after 
the manner of moft nations) dériue them from the Troiansy led 
thereunto by theaffinitie ofthe words Turci & Teucri,fuppofing 
(but with what probability I know slot )the wordTwrcé or Turks 
to haue bin made of the corruption of the word Teucri,the com- 
mon name of the Troians:asalfo for that the Turks haue of long 
molt inhabited the leffer Ass ra,wherein the antient 8 moft famous city of Troy fometime 
floodNo great reafon inmy deeming; yet giue the authorsthereofleauetherewith to pleafe 
emfelues,as well as fome others,which dwelling much further off,borrow,or rather force 
theitbeginning from thence, without any probabilitic at all,and that with fich carneftnes,as 
5 ifd ald not elfewhere haue found any fo honorable anceftors.Otherfome report them 
ma, to haue: Bececutof Persra,andofI wotnot what city thereto hauetakentheirname: 
' ay neither want the 





‘ ete fome which affirme them to haue takentheir beginning out of Aras 14, 
————-yea& fome out of Sxa1a,with many other far fet deuices concerning the beginning & name 


others,Philip of Morn ax thenoble & learned Frenchman, in his wo rthieworke concerning 


(GENERALL HISTORIE 


Fol.1. 


Diwers apinione 
concerning thé 
beginning of 
the Turkess 


the truneffe of the Chriftian religion, feemeth (and that not without goed reafon) to deriue 






4° ofthis people: all feruingtono better purpofe,than to thew the vncertaintie thereof. Among 
mn 


the Turks,together with the Tartars, from the Iewes,namely from the ten Tribes, which 
re by Salmsanafér king of Assrrra,inthe time of Ofeasking of Isnae i, carried away info 
itie,& by him confined into Mz p14, &the other vnpeopled countries of the h 
fe going thither is not vnaptly defcribed by E/dras,wheré among the great hor 
inthe fartheft partof the world Northward,euen at rhis day are found fom 
the names of Dan,Zabulon,and Nepthaly,acertaine argument of their difcent 
the word Tartar or Tatar ,fignifying inthe Syrian tongue,remnants OF *eau 
¢,aword of difgrace, fignify ing in Hebrew, banifhed men, feemeth tig 
atin the Northern countries of Rvssra,Sanmar 1461 
we of the Iewifh nation,than elfwhere,and fo neerer vate 
nto 10. Leunclanius the moft curious fearcher out of the 
ddeth as a farther conieéture of the difcent of thof 
Tewes , That in his trauell ch Li i 












ci; 







Mt a.King.ca.17 


4,Efdr,capyt ay 



































nd there the barbarous people of the ¢ 
er cou Poole ci Curons & eitons, 
smlelues ; always in the1i mouths perpetual lamenta- 
dolefull moans daily repeated abroad in the fields Jers, leru,Mafe 
aight to lament ouer Lzxvsar®m and Damas co,as forgetfullo 
thing sir antient country, after fo many Bee of pe a eh P) 
e far diftant thencé,And Munffer in his defcription of Livow1s,repeating th ; 
aT eet oni Bis being scinatited what they meant by thefe words fo often & — 
colmographe fry lamentably by them withoutcauic vttered :anfwered,Thatthey knew no more, than that q 
~ they hadbin fo ef long taught by their anceftors.Butto leane thefe opinions cécerning their q 
beginning, fo diuers and vncertain, & to follow greater probabilities:as concerning the lace ¥ 
from whence they ‘came, itis ypon better ground thought by diuers others,andthofe ofthe | 
belt Hiftorians, That this barbarous nation which hath of late brought {uch fatal] mutations 7 
vpon{o great 4 part,not of Chriftendome only but euen of the whole world,took their firft 
fie. beginning ourof the bare andicold country of Se rnin: induced thereunto both by theau- — 
Wo thority ofthe greateft Cofmographers,as by moft pee reafons. Pomponiw Mela the des — 
educa, {criber ofthe world,reckning vp the people neere vato the great riuer Tan ars(the bounder — 
t libgscapvit. of Evror « from As ta Eaftward )amongft others maketh mention of the Turkes, in thefe 
words, Geloni vr bem ligneam habitant. InxtaThyr[agete Tarcag, vaftas [yluas occupant a q 
wenando. Tum continwis rupibus latt a[pera Gy defertaregio ad Arympheos ufquepermistitars The © 
Geloniinhabita city of wood and faft by,the T hyrfagers & Turks poffefie che vaftforrefts, ] 
and line by hunting. Then,a rough and defart country with continual rocks,is {pacionfly ex- 
plinfecundus, tended even as faras vnto the Arympheians. Pémy alfo in like manner reckning vp the Nati. 4 
Wes.ap7. ops aboutthe feanes of MAorrs,agreeing with that Mela reporteth, faith, Dermde,Ewaza, 
apis ,Cicimeni,MeffenianiCof obeccs,Choatre,Zige,Dandart,Tufjageta,Tarce,v/que ad folitudt- 
wei jaltmofis conn allibus a/peras, ultra quos Arymphes qui ad Riphaos pertinent montes: Nextvmto 4 
thém,are the Baaze, Cottz, Cicimeni,Mefleniani,Coftobocci, Choatra,Zigz, Dandari, the | 
Thuflagets and Turks,vnto the defarts rough with woodie valleys: beyond whom are the ~ 
- Arympbcians,which border vpon the Riphean mountaines, And Prolemie inthe defcription — 
* of SanMarta Astatrca,maketh mention ofthe Tufci,;whom many learned menfuppofe 
to haue bin the fame nation with the Turks. Vnto which antient teftimonies of reuerend an- § 
she great agree tiquitie,adde the manners and conditions of the Turks, their antient attire,their gefture,their 
iva ard gate,their weapons, and manner of riding and fight,their language and dialeét, fo well agree- 
the Terfis and ing with the Scythians ; anda man fhall find matter enough fufficient to perfuade him in reas 
Scythians. fi Y c! =e Mc: ~ 
-  fon,that the Turkes haue vndoubtedly taken their beginning from the Scythes ; whom they” 
in fo many things refemble,and with whom of all other nations they beft agree. 33 
wixnandfor Now it hath been noleffe doubted alfo,among the writers of the Turks hiftories a 
i os saplhies time,and for what caufes the Turkes_ (to the trouble of the world) left their natural feats in 
antient and na~ the cold country of Seyrura, to {eek themfelues others in more pleafant &cemperat coun- | 
perallfects in trtesmore Southerly,than it had bin of their originall beginning. Blomus and Platina ita 4 













































































Hes 


Scythia, t . 5 * 
Waters in “ft them,enforced with a generall want,to haue forfaken their native Countrie, and followe 


) eeuntries move their better fortune,in the yeare of our Lord.75 5: with whomalfo Segomius agreeth in the | 
Smet caafeof their departure,but not in the time or place whé or wherby they departed : forthey 
i my», (3s hefaith)iffued out of their dwelling places inthe yere of Grace 844,by the ftraits of the 
-g mountaine Cavcasvs : whereas the other with greater probabilitie fuppofe them to hawe” 
ddveticnsen SOME forth by the Cafpian ftraits:which the Turkes alfo(as faith Sabelicus) affirme of them= 
nead.o.ib.20, felues theiranceftors(as they fay)being by theirneighbors driven out of the Cafpianmeun- 
tains.Some othersthere be that reportthem to haueforfakentheir native country;neitherin= _ 
forced therunto by neceflity,or the power of others;but for their valor fent for bythe Sultan 
ofPenrs ta,toaid him in his wars : vnaduifedly fuppofing that to haue binehecanfe oftheins 
firft congming out,which indeed hapned long time after,as in the pregesiofitll SP itematthal 
appeare. But whatfoeuer the aforefaid caufes of want,or ofthe enemi “mighr it ; 
them vnto,a greater powerno doubt it was thar ftir'd them vp,euenthe hand 
| a “rhe beingthe author ofal kingdomsy of earth,as wel thofe which he hath appa 
i m as ourges wherewith to punith the vwapla. proshery, more bleffed,will haue his wa 
—=lUS a 


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of the Turkes. 

i¢, toappeare in the fre em Vp from right final] begiti: 
athe increafin! ablifhing of their greatne ores tothe Atoniltcieee of 
rid ; and in the ruine and deftruction ofthem againe,the courfe of their appointedtime 
-sunne. As for the difference of the time of their comming forth, before remembred, it 
reafonably be referred tothe diuers emotions of that people, who beeing not vnder the 
mmand of any one,but ef their diuers gouernors,as the manner of that people was, are nor 
 tobethoughtto haue come forth all at once, either for one caufe , but at divers times, fome 

- fooner,forne later,and that for divers caufes. This people thus ftirred vp, and by the Cafpian 

‘ports paffing thorow! eorgian Country,then called Is rx 1a,neere vnto the Cafpian fea, 

firft feifedvpona 7 called Tuveo~ 
B their pofteritieyet holden at this day,and of them called Tyrcoman 1a; ofal otherthemolt maria, the fit 


h raf ig Inwhich great Countrey they oflong vnder their diners /eat of tbe 












true pr oft ea ceies : iS 4 Turks after 
sin themanner 0. liuing moft refembling their anceftors, roamed vpand downe jheiy rf come 


their families and heards of cattell , after the manner of the Scythian Nomades, theit ming dy of 


rhaning much to lofe,or wherefore to ftriue, 





The firft kingdome of the Turks erected in Persta 
by Tangrolipix, Chiefetaine of the Selzuccian Familie : - 


with the fuccelfe thereof. 











EASY His wandring & vnregarded people, but now the terror of the world, thus 
Fane. firft {eated in Axm®  1a,long time there liued in that wide country, after 
WS Bq their rude and woonted manner, (from which the Turcoman nation their 
ae 2 pofteritic in that place,euen at this day, as we faid, much differeth not) 

B ‘ and not onely notably defendedthe Countrey, thusby them at the firft 

SFP LARS HO) pofleffed,but ftillincroching farther & farther,andgaining by other mens 
pS ONG >£2 harms, became at length dreadful vnto their neighbors, and of fome fame 

alfo farthet off: whereunto the effoeminate cowardife of thofe delicate people of As 14,w ith 

whom they hadto do,gaueno leffe furtherance than their owne valour , being ncuerthelefle 

“anhardie rough people,though not much skilful! or trained vp in the feats of warre. 

The fame of thefe Turks,together with theirfortune,thus daily increafing,and the mighty 
empire of the Sarafins as faft declining which vndertheir Chaliphs,the fucceffors ofthe fale 
Prophet Mahomet hauing in leffe than the {pace of two hundred ycares ouerfpread not onely 
€ greateft part of Asta and Arrtexe,euenvnto Gaves &the pillers of Herenles ; but al- 
paffing ouer that ftrait,had ouerwhelmed almoftall Sparm ; & not there ftaying but pale) 
he Pirenei,had pierced cuen into the heart of France,and diuers other parts of C hriften- 
sas namely Trax y,S1 cr1 y,the famous Ifland ofthe Ruop s,with many others OREN 
ERRANEAN? Now diuided in it felfe,and rent intomany Kingdomes, turne theirvi- 

s fromthe Chriftians,ypon one another,to the mutual de(trudtion of them! 

Faiie. Ardbyett other the Sarafin Sultans,which forgetting their obediencet 

liph,tooke vpon them the {oueraignti¢ of gouernment(which admitt¢ 

tan ofPrrsr1a, aright great prince, who hardly befe 
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the greater Axmenta, andthatwithfo ftrong hand, thatitis by <’mémienor © 


y men, without any cettaine places of abode, yet atgreat vnitie among thesilelues, as "a 


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Vangrolipix, 


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Py ae 
Co Ale = citi ae < 

The general Hiftorie 
tribe or familie, whom the Greekes commonly call Tangrolipix, andfome others, Seldwck,or | 


adock names (as I fuppofe) corrypted of the great familie whercot he was defcended By che 
aid MMP dive ik fo Eaten as by the name moft vied ase gsc . 
fiar Sultan oucrcame Pifafire the Caliph of Bax x1 on, his Arabians being not able to endure 
the force of his Turkifh Archers. This war thus happily ended » the Turkes —— ae 4 
turne home, :equefted of the Sultan leaue to depart,and with a fafe conuoy to bee co i 
vatothe riuer Axaxrs, and there to haue the paflage of that {wift riuer opened vato them, { 
which was by the Perfiansftrongly kept by two Caltles built vpon each end of the bridge, 
wherby the riuer was to be paffed. But Mahomet loath to forgo fuch neccffarie men,by whom © 
he hadobtained {o great a victory, and purpoting to imploy them further in his feruiceagaintt | 
the Indians, would by no means hearken ynto their requeft ; but feeming therewith to be dif- 
contented,commanded them to {peake no more thereof, threatning them violence if they 
fhould more prefume to talke of their departure. The Turks therfote doubrful of their eftate,, 
and fearing further danger,fecretly withdrew themfelues into the defart of Canavowrr sae] 
and fori they were in number but few, and not able to come into the open field againtt fo 
many faillioris of the Sarafins, liued as they might, by continual! incurfions and roads which: 
they made out of the defart forreft into the countries adioyning : wherewith Mabomes greatly 
incenfed, {ent out an army of twentie thoufand men,vnder the conduct of ten of his beft Cap- 
taines,againft them:who for wantof water and other neceflaries,doubting to enter the defart,, 
encamped them felues in the fide of the forreft,there to confult what courfe to take, But Fam) 
grolspix,who with his Turks lay a great way off inthe couert of the woods and mountains, va— 
derftanding ofthe comming of his encmies,and ofthe manner of their lying, thoughtit beff 
vpon the fudden by night to fet vpon the Sarafinsand Perfians, if fo happily hee might ouer= 
tlirow them by policie,whom he was not able to encounter inplain battell. Vpon which refo= 
lution hauing travelled 2 days long march in the defart, the third day at night hefuddenly fet 
von hisenemies,lying negligently intheit trenches,& by his vnexpected comming broughey 
frch a feare vpon them, that they without longer ftay betook themfelues to flight, every matt 
fhifting for him{elfe,without regard ofothers. This viGorie fo happily gained, and Tamgres 
oe now (beyond his hope) throughly furnifhed with armor, horfes, and aboundance of ally 
things need full for the wars,keptthe woods and forrefts no longerasa theefe or out-law,bur 
fhewed him felfe in the open field,where daily repaired vnto him numbers of rogues ¢ vaga- 
bonds fecking aftcr fpoyle , with many other defperate vallains, who for feare of punifhment { 
were glad of fucharefuge: fo that ina fhort {pace his armie was growne to be fifty thoufand, 
ftrong ; and fo much the ftronger, for that they had nothing to truft vnto more than the valogy 
of thenifclues, Whileft Tangrolipéx thus increafeth, Mahomet inraged with the ouerthrowa 
his armic, in his furie caufedallthofetencaptains which had the leading thereof,to haye 4 
eyes pluckt out ; threatning alfo to attire all the foldiersthat fled out of the barrel imams ' 
apparel,and fo difgraced to carry them aboutas cowards ,and withall raifed a. greabarma 
the fuppreffing ofthe Turks.All things being now in readineffe,he fet forward, when by the 
way the fouldiers whom hee had fo threatned to difgrace, fuddenly fledtothe enemy: with 
whofe comming Tangrolipix greatly encouraged and ftrengthned,refolued to giue the Sultan 
battell. And fo boldly comming on, met with himat Is pauanacity of Pens ra,where was | 
fought hetwixt them a moft terrible battell,with wonderfull flaughter on both fides. Inthe 
heat of which battel, Mahomet vnaduifedly riding to and fro to encourage his foldiers,falling 7 
with his horfe,brake hisnecke : vpon which mifchance both the armies comming to agree- | 
ment,by common confent proclaimed Tangrolipix Sultan in his ftead, and fo made him King: 
yofPrxsrajand ofall the other large dominions vntothat kingdome belonging. a 
( This was the firftkingdome of the Turks,begunby the good fortune of Tangrolipix about | 
214 yeres aftertheir coniming out of Scyru1a,in the yere alfo of our Lord,1030,Comfamti- 
ne Monomachus then raigniug,or a little before(according to the Turks accounsyinel 
of Romans Arcirus Conflantine his predeceffor. Tangrolipix by rare fottup 
captain become KingofPersra, forthwith commanded the garrifonw 
ouerthe river Arar s, to be remooued , and fo free paflage to be ginen vnto the T 
countrymen,at their pleafureto come over: who in great multitudes repaired into P 
where they were by thenew Sultan wel touided for, & by little & little promoted) 


ol 























































; of the Turkess 5 
reateft dignities of that kingdome;the Perfians and Sarafins, the antient inhabitants thereof, 
_beineby thefe new come guefts now kept vnder,and as it Were troden vnder foot. Together sen :he rarks 
‘with this kingdome, the Turkes receiued the Mahometane fuperftition, from which they be- fi/ireccived 
notmuch abhorred, as menvfing cireumcifion : So that hard it isto fay whether Nation ne 
Joftmore ;the Perfians and Sarafins by the loffe of fo greata kingdome ; or the Turks,by im- tion. 
bracing fo greata vanitic. ; 
 Tangrolipix with his Turkes thus poffeffed ofthe kingdome of Pexsra,held not himfelfe 
therewith long content,butmade war vpon his neighbor princes , efpecially againtt Pifafiris 
the Caliph of Bas yron,whom he in divers battels ouerthrew ; and hauing at length flaine 
him,ioyned his kingdome vato hisowne. After thar,he fent Cwtly- Mufés his coufin, with an ee a Hl 
_B armieagainft the Arabians, by whom hee was ouerthrowne and putto flight, Butreturning pix againf 
> byMepzajhe requefted of Stephanthe Grecke Emperonrs Lieutenant,leaueto paffe with his the Turks 
armie by the confines of his countrie : which his requeft Stephaw not onely reiected, but alfo 
by {trong hand foughtto ftop his paffage ; but ioyning battell with him , wasby the Turkes 
eafily ouerthrowne,and himfelfe taken. So Cutlu-Mafés returning to Tange elite recoun- 
ting vnto him the fucceffe of his warres, perfuaded him to turne his forces into Mz pra, asa \ 
moftfruitfallcountry,and eafje to be fubdued. Buthe highly offended with the ouerthrow 4 
giuen by the Arabians, would not hearken vnto him, but raifing a new armie in hope of better 
fortune,went again{tthe Arabians in perfon himfelfe. Cwtha-Mufes in the meanctime fea- 
ringthe Sultans difpleafure, fled with his followers and fauourites ; and taking for his refuge cutlu-mufes 
C Pasaraftrong citie ofthe Chorafmians,reuolted from him, which the Sultan feeming not rebelleth againfh 


Taagrolipix. 


toregard, held on hisintended journy againft the Arabians,by whom hee was alfo put to the 
worft,and enforced with difhonourto returne. After that,he with part of his army befieged 
Cwslu-Mufes,who by the ftrength ofthe place,and valour of the people,fora great while no- 
tably defended himfelfe. Inthe meane time T- angrolipix , not vamindfull what Cxs/s-Mufes 
had before {aid vnto him,concerning the eafines ofthe conquett of Mepra(acountrey,as he 
fayd,detended but by women)fent 4/an hisbrothers fon,firnamed the Deafe,with aconueni- 

ent army to inuade the fame : who entring into the frontiers of that prouince, wasthere by 

+ theEmperours lieutenant ouerthrown,and himfelfe with the greateft part of his army flaine, 
With which loffe the Sultan rather inraged than difcouraged,fent Habramy Alim his brother 

D againe,with anarmy ofan hundred thoufand fighting men: with which fo great a power the 
Emperors lieutenant thought it not good to encounter , yntill hee had procured further ayd 
from the Emperour, efpecially out of Is ex ra ; and therefore kept himfelfe with fuch power 

ashe had,within his {trong and fenced places Which 44m perceiuing, & out of hope to draw 

him vntobattell roaming vp and downe the Countrey,at laft befieged Anz N,anopen town, 

_ but full oftich Merchants, by whom it was (contrarie to his expetation)notably defended 

4 __ forthe {pace offixe dayes ; yntill thar at length the Turkes feeing no other way to win it, fet 
4 fire vpon itin vite, ; by force whereofthe inhabitants were en forced for fafeguard of 
_ theirliuesto flie,and to leaue the towne with an infinite wealth to the fpoyle of the enemic. 
|, By this time was Liparites Gouernor of Iz #21, come witha great power to the ayd of the 


perors Lieutenant in Mz p1a:whereof Alim hauing intelligence, without delay hafted ne nd 


__with his armie towards his enemies :and meeting with them a little before night, had with 
thema cruell fight; wherein the victorie fel ynto the Chriftians, who had the Turks in chafé 
t part of the night. Neuerthcles Liparites valiantly fighting in another wing of the bat- 
there taken, 8 fo carried away prifoner : for whofe ranfome the Emperor fent a great 
ony,with certain prefents to the Sultan ; all which he fent back againe, & frankly 
at libertie,wifhing him neuer to beare armes more againft the Turks. And with hi 
Seriph,a man of great place among the Mahumetans, his Embaffador vato th 
to Consranrrnopz£,amongft other things,proudly demanded ofthe rherurts £m* 
ecome tributarie vnto the Sultan , and fotobee at peace with him for ever: pe nar 
eet demand was by the Emperour with no leffe difdaine fcornefully Emperor. 
ne Seriph {0 difmiffed. Which contempt of his Embaffedourthe Sultan taking ‘ree 
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brother Habre. Sultan fought by diuers meanes to have taken hiny out of the way : which Habramie percei 


“and laske of re- the treafures of the Empire,to increafe his reuenue, had impofed a tribute vpon the frontier — 


marie. 





ee The general Hiflorie 


was great ftore in thofe countri hearing alfo that the Grete Empeour ms 
great power to come againtt hi ‘san EA; not daring to pro any further , 1 
fo many enemics behind him, he fretting in himfelfe, returned intoM p14, where findj 
the people all fled into their ftrong townes,helayd fiege yato Man TLLCHIERT, ACitic flay 
ding ina plaine champian Countrey , but ftrongly fortified witha triple-walkand deepe dit 
ches. This Citie hee furioufly aflaulted by the {pace of thirtie dayes without intermif 
butall in vaine,the fame being ftill notably defended by Bafiliss Gouernour thereof, and tl 
other Chriftianstherein, The Sultan wearic of this fiege , andaboutto haue rifen, was 
Alcan one ot his chiefe Captaines, perfuaded yet to ftay oneday, for himto make proofe 
what he were ableto doe forthe gaining thereof: whereunto the Sultan yeelded , commit. 
ting the whole charge of theaffault vnto him. C4/eanthe next day dividing the Armie into 
two parts,and placing the one part vpon the higher ground, of purpofe with the multitude of 
their fhot to haue oucrwhelmed the defendants ; with the other partofthe Armie, furnifh 
with all things needfull for the affaulr,approched to the walls : the Sultan in the meantime, 
with certgine of the chiefe Turkes, from an high place beholding all that was done. Butthis 
fo forwardweCaptaine in the middeft of his endeauour loft himfelfe, being flaine with a gr 
a4 number of his followers inapprochingthe wall. His dead gee by the beaurie 



















































his Armor,was by two valiant young men that fallyed out of te,drawne by the haire of 

his head into the Citic, and his head beeing forthwith cut off, Was caft ouer the wallamo 1g 

the Turks : wherewith the Sultan difcouraged,and out of hope of gainingthe citie,rofe wi A 

his army, pretending him{el fqgwith other his vrgent affaires to be called home,and threatni 9 

Diffention be. Withal,the next {pring to re clih greater power,andto do great matters. Butnot long af- 
fags og ter,great difcord arofe betwixtthe Sultan and his brother Habramie Alim, infomuchthatthe 
mie dlim. Wing, fledtohis Nephew Cutly-Mufes,add ioyning his forces with his,denounced warte ynto 
Sultan his brother; who mecting with them not far from Pasar, ouercame them in plain 

battell, wherein Habramie was taken, and prefently by the commandemeat of his brother put 

todeath, But Cutlu-cMu/es,with his coufin cmelech and 6000 Turkes, fled into Armenia = 

and by meffengers fent of purpofe,requefted of the Emperor Conitamtianus Monemachue,to by 

cutle-mufis tecciued into his protection, But the Sultan with his armiec following them at the heeles,they 
fieth into for their more fatctie weregladto flieinto Ar axzta. The Sultanafterwards turning into 
ailie Ts en ta, didthere great harme,fpoy ling the countrey before hina : againft whom the Empes 
2 ror fent Michael A coluthws,a valiant captaine. Of whofe approch the Sultan hearing,andthae 
he would vndoubtedly ere long giue him battell, (deemingit no great honour ynto him ‘to 
ouercomethe Emperors feruant,but an eternal] difhonour to be of him ouerthrowne) retired 

with his armic backeagaine to Tavatrs, leauingbchind him one Samuch with 3000 Tl 

™, toinfeft the frontiers of the Emperors territories : which both he and other the as : 
Covetonfuelfe _ taines afterward more eafily did,for thar Menemachws the Emperour hauing prodigal. y {pene 


ward the decay Countries ofhis Empire, woont before to bee free from all exactions in lieu whereof they _ 
of the Conflai- f bes Pee 
Sinopulitancn- Were boundto defend the paflages from allincurfions of the enemie : but now preffed with 
pire. ~~ new impofitions,had diffolued their woonted garrifons,and left an eafie entrance for thebar~ 
barons encmies into the prouinces confining vpon them. B that, the Emperors imme- 
diately following, and efpecially Comftantinus Ducas, abhorring from wars, and giuenalrogee 
ther tothe hoording vp of treafure,gaue littlecountenance,and leffe maintenance, vntomer 
of {eruice,which in fhort timeturnedto the great weakening, and in fine tothe vtter mine of 
‘ghe Conftantinopolitan empire.At the fame time alfo the gouernment of the Conftantinop 
itan empire, by the death of Conflantizus Ducas the late Emperour , came tohis wife Ewa 
swith her 3 (ns, Michael, Andronicus,and Conftantinus.all very yong: whofe fex & tend 
the barbarous qations hauingin contempt, at their pleafure gricuoufly poy. 
ofthe empire,namely Mes oporamra,Crrictra, Capapocta, ye 2 
I Coe. es1R14.The report wherof muchtroubled the Empreffe, 
he Ae that loued her not,to fay, That fo troubled an Eftate required the sou 
warietsler | thie man.Wherefore fhe fearing left that the Senate making choic 
oath defivewst? children fhould be remoued from the g ment,thought it beft forthe prefer 
* . fateds herchildrens,to make choice e notableand valiant man fo. ‘he 


’ 















yt Nees css > eee > 


ae of the Turkes. 5 
for herand hers, (houldtake vpon him the managing of Silat affaires. But to chécke this 






~ her purpofe (the only remedy of her troubled thought ad at the death of the late Empe- 
ror Conftansine her husband, at fuch timeas the foueraig as by the Senate confirmed vnto 
herand her fonnes,folemnly {worn neuer more to marry ; which her oath was for the more af- 
furance conceiued into writing,and fo deliuered vnto the Patriarch to keepe. This troubled her 
more,thanto find out tit man whom fhe could thinke worthy of her felfe,with fo great honor, 
She held then in prifon one Diogemes Romanus, a man of great renowne and honourably difcen- 
ded ; whofe father haning married the neece of the Emperor Romanus Argirus, andaipiring to 
the empire,being conuicted thereof, flew Himfelfe for feareto be entorced by torments, to be- 
: wray his confederates. This Dagenes was by the late Emperor Conftantine,for his good {eruice 
_ B againftthe Scythes(who then much troubled the empire)highly promoted, with moft honora- 
ble teftimonie in the charters of his promotions, That fuch honours were beftowed vpon him, 
not ofthe Emperors meese bouatie,but as the due re wards of his worthy deferts. Notwithftan- 
ding after the death of the Emperor, he ficke of his fathersdifeafe, and {welling with the pride 4 
ofambirion, fought by fecret meanesto haueafpired vito the empire : whereof the empreffe 


hauing intelligence, caufed him to bee #pprehended and brought inbonds to ConsTanri- - 
NOPLE, where beeing f iltie 6ifhe foulerreafon, and fo committed tofafekeeping, ~~ 
_ was fhortly after brought fo the iudgement feat againg, to receiue the heauie fentence of 
death. In which wofull plight, ftanding as a man out ofhop now vtterly forlorne,he moo- 
~~ ued allthebeholders with a forrowfull compaffion: for b hat he was amanofexceeding 
C ftrength , fo was hee of incomparable feature and beautie ned with many other rare qua- 


lities and vertues anfwerable thereunto : wherewith the Empreffe mooued with the reft, or 
pierced with a fecret good liking, is hard to fay,reuoked the {entence of condemnation ready 
to haue bin pronounced vpon kim, and gaue him pardon. And fhortly after hauing fet him at Diogines Romie 
’ libertie,fent for him as he was going into Car ADOC14 hisnatine countrie,and made hina Ge- »s/<prifoner, 
: nerall ofall her forces, with afull refolution in her felfetomarry him,and to make him Efipe- 2 / Emerelf 
ror, if the might by any meanes get the writing out of the Patriarchs hand,wherein heroath for ¢ferarmic, - 
Neuer marrying againe was comprifed. Forthecompaffing whereof, fhee entred into adeepe 
euice ful of feminine policie with one of her Eunuches,whom fhe purpofed to vfe as her pan- 
der for the circumuenting of the Patriarch. This craftie Eunnch inftruéted by his Miftreffe, 
D comming to the Patriarch Zoanxes Xiliphilines, aman both for his placeand integritie of life 
much honored,told him in great fecret,that the Empreffe had fo far fether good liking vpona 
yong gentleman, a nephew ofhis called Zarda (then agallant of the court)as that fhe could bee - 
Contentto take him to her husband,and tomake him Emperor, if fhe might by his holineffe be 
perfuaded that fhe might with fafe confcience do it,and by him be difcharged of the rafh oath 
the had vnaduifedly taken,neuer to marrieagaine,whereofhee had the keeping. The Patriarch 
___ otherwifea contemner of worldly honours,yet mooued with fo greata preterment of his Ne+ , 
| ___ phew, promifed the eunuch to doe therein whatfoeuer the Empreffe haddefired, which he ac- 
cordingly performed. And fo fending for the Senators one by one, in whofe good liking the 
ee matter chiefly refted,he with much grauity propounded vnto them the dangerous eftate ofthe 
_ E common-weale,with the troubles daily increafing,and the continual feare of forrein enemies, aner'e 
“Rot tobe repreffed by the weake hand ofa woman,or the authoritic of young children,but re= - 
Quunrg (as hee faid) the valiant tee offome worthy man. After that he began to finde 
4 fault with the rath oath which the Empre shad taken a little before the death of het hunf- 
2ahd, neuer tomarry ; and vtterly condemning the {ame,as contrary to the word of G od,éevn- 
'y exacted of her, rather to {atisfie the iealous humor of the Emperor her late husband,than 
Pine good of the common-weale: hee in fine perfuaded them,that the ynlawfull oath might 
ee the Empres fetat libertie at her pleafiure,by their good liking to i 
















ei nor iy 
i ys, 

oe thus perfuaded by the Patriarch, andthe reft with gifts and promises ouercome by the 
' k Pe ae ,the patriarch delivered ynto herthe writing fie fo much defied 







whereupon (hee forthwith calling vato her,certaine of het {ecret friends; married seiss marvin 
om the caufed to be proclaimed Emperour.. Now thought Endocia afterthe mal Komenand 
haue had her husband(whom fhe euen from the bottom of difpair had exal- ; 





































































} The generall Hiflorie s 
‘igheft type of honour) in all things loyall and pliant: whoreunto he for a whileat | 
ced him{elfe,butafterwards (beeing aman of a proud nature,and haughty {pirit)be- 

*y of fuch obferuance, and began by littleand little to take euery day more and more 
i ¢ part loft,and the reft _ 





came 

yponhim. And for that the imperial! prouinces inthe Eaft, were 
inno fmall danger;he, as well for the redreffe thereof,as for his 

felfe an Emperour indeed,and not the feruant of the Emprefie,leftt 

to Ast A,although it were with a {mat army and euillappointed : f 

ter for him to furniflyourthe army with all things neceflarie, which by the flothand {paring of 

the late Emperours,had,to the great danger and difhonor of the empire,bin veterly neglected. 
Neuertheleffe the Turkih Sultan, who at the fame time with a great power inuaded the pro- 

uinces of the empire, hearing of his comming,and that he was aman of great valour,and doubt- i} 

ing what power he mightbring with him, retired himfelfe ; and diniding his army , fent the 

one part thereofinto the South part of Asia, and the other into the North, which {poiledall 

re browincet’ che countrey before them as they went, and {udderily furprifing the citie of NEO-CESARIA, 








} 


of the empi ; s : 
foiled ite facked it,and fo laded with the fpoile thereof departed. Butthe/ Emperor vnderftanding there- 
om ts of,and nota little ricued-therewith,drawing out cerfine bands and companies ofthe beft and 


mott readieft fouldiers in hisarmy , and with them toafting the countrey to get betwixtthe 
1 Turks and home,vfed therein fuclyexpedition,that he was vponthem beforethey were aware, 
) The rurkes and fo fuddenly charging them, brought fuch a feare vponthem,that they betooke theinfelues 
} eon id to their heeles,leauing behind them for hafte,their baggage and carriages, with all the prifoners 
| €mperou, and bootie they hadbefore | at NEo-CesaRIA,and in their late expedition : yet was 
} there nogreat number of them flain,for that the Chriftians forewearicd with long trauel,wer 
not ablefarto followthe chace.From thence taking his way vnto S11 4,he fent part of his arm 
mie to MELITENA,andcartied himlelfe from ALE? 0,a great booty both of men and cattel 
At whichtime alfothe citie of Hi£ERAPOLIs was yeelded vnto him, where hee fhortly a ! 
buil€a ftrong caftle. But whilft he there {taied, newes was brought vato him, that the other part 
of his army which he had fent away, was ouerthrowne by the Turks; forthe reliefeof whom, 
{ he rofewith all haftand marched rowardsthem: but being in number farre inferiour vnto his 
enemies, hee was by them as hee lay encamped , inclofed round in fuch fort , asthat it was 
thought almoft impoffible for him tohaueefcaped. Atwhich time alfo the gouernourot A- 
1 LEP PO traiteroufly reuolted from him,and ioyned his forces with the enemy,making now no 
i jother reckoning,bur afluredly to haue takenhim. But whileft the Turks thus dreame of nothing 
} 7" butofa moft glorious victorie,and were in mind diuiding the fpoile,the Emperour without 46 
' _ Muchas the founding of atrumpet,fuddenly iffuing out of his trenches, whenthey leaft thought 
he durft fohaue done, and refolutely charging them home,put them to flight,and had of them 
. anotable victorie,had he throughly profecuted the fame. A fter that,hauing taken diuerstowns 
ecame to ALEXANDRIA,in C11 1C1A,andthereall about inthecountrey bilitedtisarmy, 
becaufe of the approach of winter, and {o returned himfelfe to CoNsTANTINOPLE. The 
next {pring the Turks, according to their vfuall manner inuad ing the frontiers of the Empire, 
did much harme about Nro-Cesaria : whereof the Emperor aduertifed,went thither with 
; hisarmie,gnd quickly repreffing their furie,tooke his iourney to theriuer EVPHRATES,where J 
: leauing patt of his armie with Philaretus forthe keeping of thofe frontiers,he himfelfe retired 
Northward intoCAraDOC1A, But after his departure,the Turks fetingvp6 P. hilaretes,put him 
to flight with his garrifons : and taking the {poile of the frontiers,entered into CApADO cia, 
i wafting allasthey went : and afterwards turning into CrLictA, facked ICONIvM arich and 
' populous citie. Whereofthe Eraperour vnderftanding at SEBAST1A, made towards them:but 
h ating by the way that they had ranfackt the citie,and were for feare of his comming already 
an " Fetired,he Cent Chatagario gouernor of ANT10 CH,with part of his armie to MOpsipHEST IA, 
} toftopthe Turks of their paffige. Burthey in the plaines of THA Rsvs were before diftrefled 
by the Armenians,and ftript ofall their rich prey : ‘and hearing farther of theapprdach of the 
| Emperors power, fed by nightand fo efcaped : Ber Emperor vnderftanding, and h 
ig now wellquicted thofe prouinces,and the yeare farre fpent,returnedagaineto Const 
NOpLE, Butafter hisideparture,the Turksagaine inuading the frontier prouinces,he fe 
__ restel Conmenus, hahah young man, Generall againftthem ; who fo preuailed, that th 
aeonne = enulyng at his honor, tooke fromhima great part of his armie,and {ent him with 





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sthe Empeio eat his thei as oT 
ur troubled. a ; urkes entr 
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in perfon agai 
histerri againft hi 
ae rritorie senemi 
the s.In ies; 
E is Turke that ithe meanti 3 who enco h 
oper ; tooke hi ime b uraged : e fame ti 
dines one his sae ; who Ei cael the fo Fastin t ouerth 
after i 0 great an ner, of whi g fallen in me Jtan er Victori on to go rowne 
‘ for fe ong trauell h expedition om he wa oe dif} C merye e, ceafed ehimfelte 
crn: having pafle ae a plealure ot the eohide somites ft 
| ein muti ecution do ed CEsA tperorh Diy entert : the Sul ¢,togeth nfeft 
of his utinie againit ne Vpon ce -REA,hei ad in perf aineds A tan, fle er with 
} no rfo Ui chi , fled 
fhisamy, ni ee efan up. ene. 
eft pe. ein to poe tot rall that) h ouldiers ice called Cc ct forward area- 
ZIC apes a so vpon Shae a Se m thelte RYArEG ee 
C1ERT sretaini : rether POLIS em ift cified wi gions sevlasie 
tie. RTS findin ng with hi eof againft she diuid hey procee iththeter of his armie Diet! 
feck Bathory Zs emfelues imfelfe the ne haa his army ded to aterk ther 7a ae goeth 
z e for fo after.the & moe able reit, bois another ’ and fen set their € Fie ee 
| i fentthicher were by det ic fe roan pales no ftrengeh ihe fentto ee eur his ierwie o 
: Cc Ss aha Nicephor cS Riad iy canton to 1. The Turkes hiege Ma ne 
; Nida knowing ta ae and fi yennnives nly opp ep 7 NTZ ns 
! ce Fest pe ne rons dinieleceod pe 7 the E Piogon ef 
Bryenni attell part of hi eenemi e too weake: afliest eee ; outte 
; ; 7878 sput ch hi ‘MICS bl eakeyie ore! rvnd 
: uily lad ins makin themto fli sarmie , blamed hi at Vn ieuethe ci erfta 
a tvnto the E weiti n- am a 
Sultan Ee pa great a But cots ining bi of tdi a Emp« ae who ¥ ry 
ip sees emer ci li 
Tangrel; ewi entrea o fhift fi is horfe flai pofithe rrennsus any im 
fon ser eltpize ing him hi ted him or hit e flain vade em ynto wis = 
32 man was no mhiso jand oft nfelfe. ndeés hi o thertr ing 
_ embafla of great ow dead wie pow tentime , was therer: iniand fo trenche 
hisc adors v wifedo »and the S er,exami squeftioni eraken and ented tak 
9 his captain ntotheE m & difcreti ulrann amined hi nino i brove 1@a- 
br) diftrutt s that thi mpero cretion ; ow in fie imalfo OF th him c ught toth 
© Eetregarot hsmotion =o PSs te 
a hat if otth ne po y theS im/of g the do mperou ; 
lay ifhew e embafiz wer,o ulta peac ubrful y.Wwas 4 
enc. ere defi ado 5) relst : n for e. Buth ul euen van hi 
had amped irou rs or thei 0 gaineti peace ec( tofb 15 
th for hi s of their me: e time = ,proce d perfuad arrel, fe 
hak cEmper imt peace,h mefla e vntill fi ededb ean ae ent 
entn peror(as i olodgei Z e fhould ge,burt ome utofam y fome ; 
Tarch Ow for j sis befi gein: and gethi proudl greater eete fe of Axant8 Sul 
omeiat Sa eeeee faid oma fartl y willed ftrength a aie an 
rontie 25, one agains! )fenta ithout her off. theme eth came) (adn ‘ 
Sc :rsjleau ot his rei oped othera sand lea otel thei yhad Dioge 4 
ythia inoth capt 3 eari part of hi nf{wer aueé the eir matte genes {or 
fom ns whi gthe Fm anes ng of ti isarm coma place after. * : 
; efufpiti ich fer perou > Was reti the appre y by Ri anded tl Wherinh z 
uerthel pition th ued inth r defti tired fo Pp! each of ufelives ae : em awav. e 
é at th eE cute of hi r his theS againtt Chli, y:No 
owne f effethe E oreitceacaee Se cles ania ultan,t blia w 
wae fort mpe of thej rours elpe. {afetie sby th t.wh 
{eee pe Aichi pe petiaon of 
ope of omewh giuethe T fuch ft indienne re ated anc 
: at tr urk ren ained e Tur npanie € 
wing a reace,yet h foubledwi s bat gth as swould urkes of th 
: it eae W tell he Satcnte i: not wi e 
ae ndjas ties shesaetes ae therfore a canied e ies i abl 
arm eda enno' ues in ors fo fi utting hi cadtories pe 
irmy to aff y now decli tgreatl in orde udden ghis meni nig with hi 
¢ but ault hi eclinin y defir tof battel , arefoluti nin order, f Pa . 
‘ ee a 
Abas bed. be + al ages Pdaibniae eat th e enemies cl ; “ 
about hi aret: ¢ wasn ting le flie. Thi rarges 
leads ut him: reattob snowd aft theS his fight can 
icus (th :which e founc tawne ultan fhoal a 
‘| manding a ith his fo Dutas:th in thebattel! ‘i erl ie y 
PErOR fled:and great pa nities ries elate Em cho fie ‘ire 3 
cand to ines tt of the retly enui Nperout Confia 4d e,and 
tealeche fe armiy,g chp ‘athe eee his ~ A 
. are,turni cir firftiout vr ou C Ty sas, rorher, ohm D weas 
turning hi tito savonerie ‘5 nota sa 
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he could:after whom al the reft moft diforderly followed:which thee 
nd therewith notg little troubled,made a ftand, labouring in vaine to ha 
or now the Turks incouraged with the fudden flight of the Chriftians,began 
te purfue them,as men already euerthrown by the hand of God;whom for al tharthe Mpe 
piogres the Tor with fuch as yet ftood with him, fora fpace notably refifted. But being forfaken byt 
Emperor taken preater part of his army,& opprefied with the multitude of his enemies, being wounded h in 
; by the Turkes, felfe,and his horfe flain vader him,he was with taken al imbrued his ownbloud,& the bloy 
of his enemies,of whom he had wounded and flain many. The Sultan aduertifed of his taking 
: at the firft beleeued it not, fuppofing it rather to haue been fome other great man: vorill che 
he was both by them, whom he had buta little before fent embafladour vnto him, and b 
Bafilacius one of his captaines then prifoner with him, affured that it was vndoubtedly hee 
which Bafilacius brought before him to fee ifhe knew him, fel downe proftrate at hisfeet , 
before his dread Lord and Soueraigne. The Emperor brought before the Sultan, and hum 
bling himfelfe infach fortas beft befeemed his heauie fortune,the Sultan prefently took hi 
vp,andthus cheerfully fpoke vnto him : Griewe not noble Emperor (Laid he)at thy mmifbe for fu 
is the chanceof war ouerphelming fomstimes one fomtimes another : neither fearethon any harme, f 
* Iwill vfé thee nob arwY prifeh ut as an Emperor: which he accordingly did,prefently appoin 
ting him aprincely pauillion, with all things anfwerable to his@ftate, fetting him oftentimes 
at his owne boord,and for his fike enlarging fuch prifoners as he required. And after hehae 
thus for certain daies honorably vfed him,and difcourfed with him of many things,he conch 
ded a perpetuall peace with,;him , vpon promife of a marriage to be made betwixt their chil 
dren, aiid fo with a fafe conusyfent him away with greater honor than was at anenemies hane 
to haue bin expected. The Emperour in Turkith attire, which the Sultan had beftowed vpo 
him,comming to THEODOsoPoLis,there ftaid the curing of his wounds, & afterwards ac 
companied with the Sultans embafladors,fet forward toward CONSTANT INOPLE.Buta 
was now there changed : for vpon the report of his captiuity, John the Cafar with P/ehms on 
_ ofthe chiefe Senators,and others ofthe fame fa&tion,whichalwaies enuied atthe honour c 
etree Diogenes prefently took the imperiall gouernment from Endocia the Empreffe, and thrufting 
fedbytherra- her intoa monafterie which fhe had built neere to PRoronT rs, fetvp Michael Ducas herel 


A aa deft fon,Emperour,in ftead of Diogenes x whofe fimplicity, Cafar hisvncle abufing with the 


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otbersn. reft,did now what they lift.And hearing that Déogenes was now (contrary to their expectati 
on)fet at libertie by the Sultan,and comming towards the empetiall city,fent out letters eu 
‘, ~./ © ty way inthe new Emperors name,vnto allthe gouernours of the prouinces whereby he 
‘ to pafle,not torecciue him as Emperonr,or to do him any honor: which Diogenes vnderftat 


ding, ftaid at the caftle of Do cia, whither fome of his friends with fuch power as they were 

ableto make,reforted vntohim. Again{t whom, Cefar with the contrary faction firft fent 

be Ss fon Conftantine,and after that Andronicus his eldeft fonne,both Diogenes his mortal 

or ie with agreatarmy: by whom Déogenes,with his friends and followers, were ouetthrowneand 

prifener by an- Aifcomfited. Diogines himfelfe flying to the citie of AD AN A, was there hardly befi 

dronicus, _ Adronicus, and in the end glad to yeeld himfelfe,vpon condition, that hee fhould refi 

empire, and fo for ever after to lead a priuate life, For whofe {afetie,certaine of the 

the cleygic fent of purpofe from Michael the Emperor,gaue their faith : fo Diogenes al 

in black,yeclded himfelfe to Andronicus; by whom he was brought to Cora t,thenthe 

tropoliticall citie of PPHRIG 1 A,thereto expect what further order fhould be taken for him 

fromthecourt : duting which time he fell ficke, being (as many fuppofed) fecretly poifoned, 

But whilft he there lay languifhing,an heauierdoome came from the young Empe rc ir, That 

paca he thould haue hiseies put out : which was forthwith in moft cruel! manner done-the clergie 

death of Ding MCNthat had before for his fafetie gaged their faith, crying out in vaine againft re eh 

nesthe Emperor Crueltic, Thus deprived of his fight,he wasconueyed into the Ifland of PRoTA . ‘where 

cies forlatk oflooking to, purifying and worms breeding in them, with fuch an odiou 

et oh od "nO man could abide to come nigh himi,he in fhort time after died, when he k 

AidtheS thronvh de gaemonethes.. All which miferiewas thought to haue happened 
tanfeekerh p, OugK the malice of Cafaryyithout the knowledge of the you nperour hi 

CTI gesohesr.n ; tho wiedge: > youug Emperour his ne 

et oN edie é Of the miferal eend ofthe late Emperor Déegines was therwithmn 

f #65, ie oor that the league which hehad to his good content folately made 

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oo of the Lurkese. it 
con :wherforein reuenge thereoS he with great power inuaded the 
eriall prouinces ; ‘{poile & hooty only,asin f ime,butnow to conquerand 
Id the fame. Againit whom, tichael the Empero ¢ Comnenus his Lieutenant, 


fa great army:who meeting with the Turks, & ioyning battell,was by them onerthrown 
: nile prifoner ; aad glad afterwards fora great f{umme of mony to re. 




















deeme himfe ter which ouerthrow,the Emperorfent his vncle Cafar with another ar- 
my againft them, who was by Rafeliws , that had beforerenolted from the Emperour,ouers 
throwne atthe riuer SANGARIVS,and taken prifoner; whom he for all that, fhortly after fer 
at libertie againe, and ioyning with him againft the Turks,were both tdgether by them difs 
comifited and taken prifoners,but afterwards redeemed ; Cefar by the Emperour,and Rufélins 
B pyhis wife. This Ru/eliws was a notable waicour, who ioyning withthe Turks,did whathee 
lift in the prouinces of the empire in the lefler Asta : forthe repreffing of whom,the Empe- 
ror fent Alexias Comue ung man, but verie politick and couragious ; who fecretly pra- 
Gifing with the Turks t re great with Re/eliws shad him atla(t by them fora {um of mo- 
P* ney betraiedinto his power:who forthwith fent him to CONSTANTINOPLE tothe Empe- 

ror,by whom he was imprifoned,but afterward fetat libertie and ep edagaintt Bryenni- : 
wand his brother,then vp in: ignagainit the Emperour = ie} 
_ ‘Butto comeneerer tot: fh affrires.Cutle-M aes ow coufin Melech and o- cutle-itufis’ | 
thers, were for feare of Tangr opi their coufin fied into Axpa a,asisbetore declared,now withhis fonnes ” 
inthe beginning of the raigne of Axan,returned:and as the emus competitors of his king - pores ac 
Cc dom, hauing raifeda great power of their fricads and partakers Were now ready to baine tried again axan 
 thematrer with him by plaine battell. Againft whom alfo,eh 


















Sultan on the other fide had *#¢5#!ta% 
brought into the field his whole forces,and was now likewife ready to haue in countred them 
neerevnto the city of Exes, But whilft the Turks thus divided, ftood ready to deftroy them- 
felues,the Caliph of Ba211.0n(from whom though the Turki taken all temporal fone. 
raigntie;yet in matters of religion ftill held him in great reuerence and efteem;as their chiele 
Bifhop,and the fucceffor of their great Prophet)confidering that nothing could be more dam- 
gerous to his fe and religion,than that ciuil difcention,the late confufion and vtter ruine of 
the Sarafin empire,and authority of the Caliphs,and fearing the like effectinthefe new Sara- 
bib fins,now the chiefe ftay ofthe Mahometan fuperftition : ferting afide al pontifical formality, 
ee whereby he was bound not to go out of his own hon{e,came with allfpeed;euenas the armics 
hes Were now ready to ioyn battell,and thrufting him{tlfe into the middeft betwixt them, what 
With the reuerence of his perfon, what with his effectual perfuafion, wrought fo much, and 
Preuailed fo far with both parties,that they were content to lay down their weapons, andto YB 
ftand to his order,and iudgment: which was,That Axan tlic Sultan (hould ftil inioy his king- 4% a 
dom and territories, whole and entire vnto himfelfe as he did:and shat Cutls-Mufés and his cb itis pe 
fons,aided by him,and foinuading the protincesofthe Conftantinopoliton empire, fhould > » vill, 
thereof fubdue fo muchas they could vnto themfelues,and to be thereofaccounted the only : 
: Lords and gouernors : which orderas it was vnto the Furks,and for themaintenance of the 
Mahometaa fuper ftition,very wholfome andcommodious, fo wasit vnto the Chriftiancom- 
‘Monwealeand religion moft dangerous and hurtful,4s in proce({e of time by proofe it appea- 
ed, For by this mean,in fhort time after,Cutls-ALufés with his coufins and fons fubdrcd 2!1 
MED A,with d great part ofARMENrA,Ca PADOCIA,PonTvs,and BYTHINIA wid ioa 
pact of the leflerAs 1 A.By the aid ofthis Cwtiw-Afu/es,and the fauor of the folie: sN#- 
worus Botontates a{piring vnto the empire of ConsTANTYNOPLE sdifplaced his matter 
- Emperor; Michael Ducas,afcer he had raigned fix years and fix moneths, and in the habie 
DF aMonke thruft him into an Abbey : which vfurper by the iuft iudzement of God, Wasat 
itequited euen with the fame meafure , & ia like manner fertied by Comnenta SV ho)... 
ing him out,fucceeded himfelfe in the empire.Much it was that this Cur/a-Mafés, with eee i 
andkinitnen did for the inlarging of the Turkifhempire , by the help¢ OF the great diversreviters 
rfe forces,together wich their own,in divers countries cOduéted by thefe por tng 
snigh kirimen, 8 doing great matters,gaue occafion for themfelues to be Trolipiag otbar- 
s,though indeedthey were none,neither their names fuch as areby fom an- pt 
and others of later time alfo reported jbut vnto the Turksthem felues by thofe “— . 
t Sultans, vaknown-Out of thefe greatcOmanders,allbormoftheSelzuccian 
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Peter a Freach mara 3 : ah 
6 Hernitgoeth nan, thus mightily preuailed againft the Chriftians in the leffer Asia onthe one fide, and 


bolernfialces, . . : : 
(she. Prettch Hermite mooued with a deuout zeale,according tothe manner of thattime,went to” 


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i Ves 
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ne 
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Lhe generall Hifforie 7 | 

and others following his report,deriuedtheir Dogrifis, Afpafalemus,Me- ¢ 

hiaroc,whom they {uppofe to haue orderly fucceeded'Zaaec, othcrwife ied 
plipixe inthe Turkith empife,and to haue done great matters : whereas both by there- — 3 
t ofthe Turkes themfelues,% the relation ofthe Greeks, it appears plainly, Axes (more — 
tly called Ax-han,that is to fay, the White king)to haue beene the fon of Tangrolipix,and to 
fue fucceeded him inthe empire :and that by him the emperor Diogenes wastaken,and not 
by A/pafalemns as they vainely imagine. As for A(pafalemws whom the Turks by that name 
know not either any thing of his doings,it feemet hto haue beeneaname corrupted of UAj- — 

ame Sallarius,the brother of Tangrolipix and Habrami, and not hisfonnes fonasthey wou d 

2 it In like manner Meleclas alfofeemeth to hane been forged of Atelechthe fonof Habra- _ 
mi, Tangrolipix his brother,andnot of Ajpafalemas,as forme without any good ground report. H 
Whom they finding to haue beencall great men inthe Selzuccian family, with fomeothers — 
alfo, hauc both corrupted their names, and giuen vnto them an ignaginari¢ foueraigntie and 
fucceffion in the Turks firft empire, fuch as befide that the Turks themfelues acknowledge - 
not, is eafily to be refelled ont of the hiftories ofthe Greeks, who had withthem fill much 4 
todo. Wherefore leaying thofe fappofed princes of the Turks, with their imaginarie fuc- — 
ceffion,and doing$s¥fito th@aythors thereof, followingymore certainties,to returne again to ~ 
the courfe of our hiftorie. Axalp the Sultan at the fame tit hat hehad by the mediation of © 
the Chaliph (or not long after)fallen to agreement with his coufin Cutla- Mnfes ; to increafe © 
the honour of his nation andphebounds of his empire, gaue vato Discas and Aelech, two of — 
his nigh kinfmen, the goucyfiement of DAMASCO and ALEPPO, with that part of SIRTA J 
which ioyneth vato them,o®perpofe that way to incrochyponthe Agyptian Chaliph,who ~ 
then had vnder his iurifdigtion, all as faras LAO D1 C1A inS1RIA;yetnot with fo large pri=_ 
priuiledge as had Cutlw-Mufes, voto whom and his pofteritie he had yeelded the abfolute 
honour ofa Sultan or King, ouer fuch conntries and prouinces as they fhould win from the 
Chriftians :but vnto thefe others his kiafmen,he gane the gouerment of the aforefaid cities © 
ofDAMascoand Aterro,inthe frontiers of his dominionin Siri, conditionally that 
that they fhould ftill remaine his vaffals, and hold of him as oftheir foueraigne, what{oeucr 
they had,who neuertheleffein thoit time mightily preuailed vpon the Egyptian, ftil increas: 
fing the Turkifh territorie with the loffe of the Sarafins, whofe name together with their em= 7 
pirewas now by the Turks almoft quite driuenoutof AsrA. wg 
But thefe proud branchesof the Turkith Empire, thus ouerfpreading the lefler Asia, 
with the greateft partofS1R1A, werein fhort timeattcr by the mercie of God, and the v 
Jour’ofthe moft Chriftianand moftreligious princes of the Weft, cut fhorter,and brow: 
againe into fome better order. The full difcourfe whereof, worthy eternall memoria af 
others inrolled inthe antient records offime,] purpofe not at largeto follow,but in breifto 7 
touch, for the orderly continuation of the prefent hiftorie, hafting to the doings ofthis vi- 
orious nation of latter times, wherein we are to make a longer ftay,as more 
the dangerous eftate of the prefenttime. uM 
It fortuned that whileft Cusla-Mufes and his fons,fupported by the Sultan Axes their kinf- 


ent Vnto 


Melegh with his coufin againftthe Egiptian Caliph in 1x14 on the other: that one Peser 2 A 


vifit the fepulchre of our Sauior,with the other holy placesat IERVSALEM:Who comming — 
into $xR1A,thé for the moft part poffeifed by the Turks,& Sarafins, diligently noted by the — 
way aS he trauelled, the maners & fafhions of thefe barbarous nations,their goueramét,their 
cities, their power and ftrength ; but aboueall,the grievous miferies ofthe poore oppreffed 
Chriftians,that thereliued in moft miferable thraldom among them,without hope of releas: 
al which,he inthe habit of a poore pilgrim,at liberty fafely viewed, inthe midft ofthefemif- 
creants being withall a little low hard fauoured fellow,& therefore in thew more to becen- 
ae than fearedsyct vnder fuch fimple & homly feature lay vnregarded ¢moft fubtil harp M 
Pesiching wit, fraught with difcretion and found iudgment, ftilapply ing to fom-good vie 
what he had in his long & painful trauel moft curioufly obferued.He commethto IgRVSA- 
a a performing his deuotions there, faw the grieuousmifery ofthe poore deu uit Chri- 
ians,fo greatly & heauy,as that gceater or pore intollerablecould none be:wherwith - 
is alittle 






of the Turks. . 3 

4 little griewed,he entred into a deepe difcourfe thereof with Simon the Patriarkeand Abbot of 

he monatterie of the Chriftians (there before builtby certaine Italian Metchants) and with 

the mafter of the Hofpitalers,by whom he was fully informed thereof,as of whatfoeuer elfe 
he required. After much graue conference, it was at length agreed ypon amongft them, that 
the Patriarke and the grand Mafter,fhould intheir own, and the names of the other oppreffed 
Chrittians,write their letters vnto the Pope & the other Chriftian Princes,concerning their 
mi‘eries , &tocraue their aid for the recouerie of thofe holy places out of the hands of thofe 
cruell Infidels:of which letters the deuout Hermit promifed himfelfto be the truftic carrier, 
and of their petitions the moft carefull foliciter. Whereupon the Patriarke and grand Matter, 
inihe name of the pore oppreffed Chriftians wrot their letters vato this effec ; 


a 

me © wrethe citifens of the boly Cite , and countreymen of Chrift tefis , dayly fuffer thofe things which +5. rerters of 

i Chrift our King faffered but once, in the laft dayes of bis mortalitie. Wee are dayly buffeted, fcourged, simon Patria 

, and pierced: euery day fome of vs are brained,beheaded,or crucified. We would fle from citie to citie, wk ify | 
I. vntathe remoteft parts of the carth,and remeoue out of the middle of that land where Chrift our Santor eraund maler — 


wrought our redemption,to lead 4 poore exiled and vagrant life ; were it not impietie to leaue the Land of the Hefpitas 
i "3 less, vaio the | 


3 (facred with the b rth, doctrine, death, refusrection, and afcenfionof our Sauiour) without inhabitants 1. snd other 
and Priefts , and that there [hould fir lackefich as wonld indure 4 ¢, than fuch as chiiftian Prine 

_ woxld infliét the fame ; and rharviere fhould not be which wouldfwillingly die for Chrift, as in battell, an ppt . 

ings truly wee molt miferably fuffer = presed chris 
er to them/elues or their pofteritie. os ee 
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folong as there were any that would fight againft them. Thefe 
yet was there atime when as xr anceftors feared ne (ach thing, 
And now perhaps the Chriftian kingdomes of the Weft line lskewifewitheut the leaft {ajp:cton of feare: 
but let them be moned by our example Cy te/limony. The ftrength ofthe Turks is dasly incréafed,& ours 
dtminilbed : The continuall gaining of new kingdomes gineth thems courage : They bane alreadie deuon- 
red the whole worla,in hope. The forces of the Turks are fiercer and flronger than she forces of the Sa- 
rafins thetr policies deeper, their attempts more de|perat, their endeanoys greater ,and therr fucce ff? for- 
tunater, Tet haue the Sarafins attempted both Romes : they hae befiezed Conflantinople, ana haue wa- Romt and Cone 
fted not onely she fea coafts of tralie,but euen the beart of she land alfo. Then why fhauld the kingdomes rnc alfo 
of the Weft prefame themsfelues to fland in [aferie and ont of all perill, when as the ch efe fortreffes of the called “iowa 
worlahaue beeue [a indangered ? What may the reft of Chriftendome promifevntost Jelfe, feciag that Romay 01 nem 
lerufalem (the feat and (peétacle of the Christan Religion) hath bene befieged taken, facked rafed,and aa 
: triumphed upon ? Seeing that of the Chriftian proféfsion remaine but the pore andweake 7 el gues, in 
ba comparifon of the artient whole entire bodie ? Thy land, which is dayly be(prinkled with our blond, yea 
j the bloxd it filfe crieth out for renenge, And we your moft humble {uppltants » profirate at your feet, 
call upon the helpe, ard, mercie, faith,and religion, of you mofl bleffed Father, of the Kings, Princes, 
and Porentates ; Chriftians not in name and profefs:on onely, but in heart fouls, andfprrit. Before tie 
rempeil thunder, before the lightning fall upon you, auert from you and your children the florme ban- 
7S .8 33 Y your heads : defend vs your poore fuppliants, delruer your rel. gion from moft wicked and ac- 
cutee ‘ere. You fhallin fo doing deferue immortal jame,and God hall requiteyour fo great valour 
in lie world with terreftriall kingdomes, andin the world so come with cternall bliffe, whofe facred in- 
herttance you [ball haue defended from the rage of hell. 4 












ere ea 


With thefe letters,and plentie of other fecret inttru@tions,the deuout hermit returning in- < 

re Italic , and comming to Rome, deliuered his letters ynto /rbaz the fecond of thit name, ea. 

then Pope,with a ful difcourfe ofthemiferies of the Chriftians vnder the Turkifh thraldom, 

which he had {eene at [erufalem and other places as he trauelled ; requefting his holy care for 

ay redreffcthercof : with whom he fo preuailed, that fhortly after, hee calling a Councell at a ing: ‘ 

aaneen in France, among other things , propounded the miferie of the poore Oppreffled , cace. 

 Chriftians at Ierufalem , asanefpeciall matter to be confidered of. And hauing caufed the 

aforefaid letters,direéted vnto him and the other Chriftian Princes, to be openly read in the 

F \ouncell, whercunto three hundred and ren Bifhops were then out of divers parts of Chri- 

‘endome affembled,with the Embafladors of all countries, much moued the whole affembly 
paffion:at whichtime alfo the hermit ( whofe flowing eloquence fully counteruailed 

shea vanted in his feature, ftanding vp in the midft ofthe Councell, deliuered his meffage in 
ame of the afflicted Chriftians, withtheir heauie groanings and teares: which as they 

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an expedition Spirit, declared their confent by their often crying out , Devs wvult, Dews vult , re willeth 
“ iat’ «- it, God willeth ic: which words{o then vttered by way of applaufe, were in 7 greatand 
the Conncel, for S lay ; fas 5 aie i: 
ys relief of the moft facred expedition following , much vied of the deuout Chraftians as the fortun 

cbriftant op fionall of their checrefull forwardneffe,cuenintheir moft dangerous enterprifes, Strange 


ped mM were to tell, and hardly ro be belecued ( but thatthe antient Hiftories beare witnefle of the” 


Fa 


Thechiefecom- {and fighting men : Of wholathe chicfe Commanders were, Godfrey Duke of Lorrain,with 
parte +4 nal Gre Euftace ae Daldwrn , all ot tae honourable Houfe of Buillon ; Axgh fyrna- 
their expediti- MCGTE 

on nso theHo- ders Robert Duke of Normanc1eWilliam the Conquerors fonne ; Stephan de Valoys Earle of 4 


& Land. 


t2.. The firft that fet forward in this expedition, was one Gualter Senfanier anoble gentleman, 











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ibe all Hiftorie 





couldnot be in letters expreffed,{o were they not hardly by the religious hermit (as by him @ 
who hauing buelibel geen th the miferic of the men,and defolatiomof the places, andar 

the heart touched with the gri reof) fo liuely reprefented, as mooued the whole a 
affemblie with the like fimpacth eauineffe and griefe. Which the Pope perceiuing ,tocke — 


many cfleGtu- _ 


thereupon occafion to enter into a large difcourfe concerning that matter, He 
forcligious — 


all reafons perfuading the Fathers and Princes there prefent , of the neceffig 
a Warre aa be i Ay hand, for the deliuerance of their oppreffed brethren out of the thral- 
dome of the Infidells ; and now as well with their prefent Decree, as afterwards at their Te- 
turne home into their Countreys, by all meanes to further the fame. Which notable per- 
fuafion, with the heauie complaint of the Hermit, andthe equitic of the Caufe, fo much 
mooued the whole Councel, and the reft there prefent, that they allas men infpired with one I 


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The CouncelfG'ffolied , and Whe reucrend Fathers retumimgtuerie man home into his 

. owne countrey, it pleafed God by heir cffeétuall perfuafions fof worke with the reft of the 
Chriftian Princes,.nd people ifig&nerall,chat inall countriesand Prouinces in Chriftendom, 
were fhortly to be feene men offi forts in great number,with red Croffes on their brefts (the 
cognifaned of that facred expe diti@h ) readic'otthem{eluesto {pend both life and goods for 
the defence of the Chriftian Religion , and: recoueric of the Holy Land. "The number of 
whonn is of divers dinerfly reported , but of moftfuppofed to haue beenthree hundred thou- 





eephe report of > ieious decreed warre was by flying © 


Great , brother to Philpchen the French King ; Raymond and Robert Earles of Flan- 


Chartiers ; Ademar Bithop of Podie,the Popes Legar , and Peter the Hermit, not tobe num= — 
bred amongft the leaft; a8 chieféatthor of this moft famous expedition: vato whomemanie K 
other honourable Princes ioyned themfelues , as partakers of their trauels, though not with 
like charge. ; oss ngiaws 


ith a great band of men : not long after whom followed Peter the Hermit, with fortie thou- 
"+ ahd thoe ; who both travelling thorow Germanic, Hungaria, and Bulgaria, were glad often- 
times, ¢fpecially in the further part of Hungarie and Bulgaria, to open themfelues a way with” 
the fword ; and fo withmuch labour, and no leffelofle, came at Jengthro Conftanti ai 
wherethcy were not greatly welcbme vnto the Emperour Alexins Commenas 3 wh tie 
vnto himfelfe of the vnlawfull meanes whereby he had extorted the Em pire from Nicepho- _ 
rs his predeceffour, had that expedition of the Chriftians inte the Eaft, in diftruft, as purpo- L 
fed againft himfelfe : vatill that fully refolued tothe contrarie , by the Hermit and others 3 
yp and me greater power was comming after, for the inuafion ofthe Turkes,and recoue- 
= tie ofth@Holy Land ; he was content to relicue them now wearie oftheir long trauell : and 
afterward to make roome for them that were to come , fhipped them ouer the ftrait of Bof= 
Phorus into Afia ; who marching forward into Bithynia, encamped their Armic in the coun- 
trey not farre from the Citie of Nice. In the meane time Godfrey with his brethren, and di- 
uers other Princes that hadioynéd themf{elue$-vnto him, withthe Germaines and Loranois 
and the gréateft part of the Armic, followed the fame way that the Hermit-had taken before 
“him. At which timealfo Hugh the French Kings brother, with the Legate, thetwo Roberts 
(the one Duke of Normandie , and thie other Earle of Flanders ) and therefto ‘French 
Commaunders, pafting ouer the Mountaines into Italie, came to Rome > wi snderfall 
great Armie : where taking their leaite of the Pope, becaufé they would be leffe troublefome 
vto the Cities and Countreys whereby they were to pafle, they diuided their creat Arn 
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s to Hydruntum: whom alfo Bohemund one of the great Princes of Apulia, joyned 
~ himfelfe with twe fand good fouldiers that followed him.From thefe three ports the 
Chriftian armie dep. , and crofling the Adriaticke, arflued in fafetie at Dirrachium,and - 
nighthereabout vpon the coaft of Dalmatia: from whence they trauelled by land thorow 
Macedonia, to Conftantinople ; were they met with the Duke Goafrey and the reft ofthe Ar- Gadfey duke df 
mie:whom alfo‘dt the firft, Alexus the Emperoris reported to haue but coldly entertained, as Billenand she 
jealous of his owne eftate , vntillthat better perfuaded oftheir defignements and good mea- princes, meete 
ning towards him, confirmed by many rich Prefents fentynto him by thefe ftrange Princes, #gether atco- 
he joyned with them in league: wherein it was agreed, That the Emperor during the time of Sacasineple, 
this expedition (hould farnifh them with new fupplies of men, armour, victuals, and whatfo- 
euer elfe they fhould want : in regard whereof, the Princes onthe other fide promifed to re- 
ftore againe vato the empire, what prouinces,countries, or cities they fhould happily gain out 
of the hands of the Turks and Sarafins, the Citie of Ierufalem onely excepted: which agree- 
ment was afterward on the fufpicious Emperors part but flenderly performed, Neuertheleffe 
»* this league fo made, hee granted them paffage , and fotran{ported them ouer the ftrait into 


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not come to Conftantinople,but g with his armie thgs6w t er Myfiaand Thra« a. 
cia, came fooner than any mama4d thought, ynto the ftrait 6f Helle{pontus,and fo paffed. 
Now had Gaalter, and the Hermit Peter, with their arm§jé, Jien two moncths in the couns 
treyabout Nice, expecting the comming of the reft of the Ghriftian Princes : for why , they 
’ thought it not good before their comming to attempt any thigg againft che enemje, whome 
they knew to lie not fatre off verie ftrong. Butthe common fouldiers wearie of fo long ly- 
ing, andnought doing , and pinched with fome wants ; and withall difliking of Gwater their 
chiefe Commander, and the Hermit Peter, (of whofe integritieand holineffe they had a grea- 
ter opinion, than of his proweffe and dire@tion ) rofe vp in mutinic, and difplacing Guaster, 
made choice of one Raymswnd a valiant Germaine Captaine, fortheir General]: by whofe 
condu&they tooke Exorgum, a towne of purpofe forfaken ofthe Turks. For they long be- 
fore vnderftanding what a tempeft of warre was growing vpon them out of Europe, fought 
by all meanes to cut off thefe that were alreadie come ouer;as the forerunners of a greater Ar- 
mie following ; and therefore had left them this Towne, as a bait totraine them out of their 
Trenches. Andafterthatthe Chriftians were thus pofleffed of the Towne, hauing layd cer- 
taine {trong ambufhes, they draue out certaine heards of ‘cattell the more to allure them : all 
which certaine companies of the Chriftians brought in without any loffe, the Turks {til wine 
king thereat. With whichbootiethe Chriftians encouraged, went out three thoufand of them 
to take ina little towne not farre off, who were by the Turks cut off and flaine euetie mothers 
‘A fonne, asthey were about to haue diuided the fpoyle. Which ouerthrow reported into the 
1 towne, difcouraged euen the chiefe commanders of the armie, fo that they refolued no more 
‘ f 6 totrie the fortune of the field, before the comm ing of their friends. Neuertheleffe the com- ° 
mon foldiers condemning them of cowardife, chofe them anew Generall, one Godfrey Bare!, 
; whom they now requefted not,but enforced to go out to reuenge the death of their fellows. 
E. Which their rafhneffe not long after turned to their owne deftrudtion: for ten thoufand of 
4 them going out of Exorgum, to forrage the countrey, were by the Turkes intrapped,, and al- 
____ moftall flaine, except fome few, which by fpeedie flightefcaped. The Turkes profecuting 
their vidtorie, layd hard fiegeto them in the towne alfo , vntill they had partly with famine, 
and partly with the fword confumed the moft part of then, The Hermit with the poore re- 
mainder of his armietooke his refage to Cinite,a towne not farre off, before abandoned by 
he urks ; where with much adoo he defended himfelfe yntil thecomming of Duke Goafrey 
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‘ough the hot and drie countries of theleffer Afia, came to Antiochiaa Citie of Pifidia, sntioch in Pi 
whichthey tooke withdial labour:and fo marching vnto Iconium the principall citieof Ci- apa 
licia, neere vnto the mountaine Taurus, were there alfo of ti citifens courteoufly receiued, -* ©” 
where they ftayed certaine dayes forthe refrefhing ofthearmie. From thence they fet for- 
ward toward Heraclea,where a great power of the Turks were reported tobe aflembled, Bue He aHarelded 
they , together withthe garrifon fouldiers, vpon the approch of the victorious armie of the 
Chriftians,forfooke the citie & fled: the citifens being Chriftians(as they were yet generally 
inall the provinces of the leffer Afia,but in great {ubiection to the Turks)and now rid of their 
cruel mafters the Turkifh garrifons,came fotth,& meeting the Princes,gladly yeelded them- 
 felues with their citie vato them,as vno their deliucrers.Here the Chriftian Princes fully in- 
8B ftruéted ofthe great feareand defj peration ofthe Turks,who now in no place durft abide their 
} comming; for the more fj peedy taking in of thofe countries but lately opprefled by the Turks, 
diuided theirarmie into two parts, leaving the one part thereof with Baldwin and Tanered in 
Cilicia, forthe full fubduing thereof, (who in fhort time tooke the cities of Tarfus, Edeffa, 
® andMannfla, with all the reft of the country, the Turkes not daring any where to abide their 
comming:) the other part of the army inthe mean time entring into the leffer Armenia,tooke 
the fame from the Turkes,whicht fices gaue toone — Arméfian, who had in 
’ that expedition done them great €ruice.From thence they Woke their way into Capadocia, 
which theyalfo fubdued,driuing out the Turks in cuery place, andtooke the citiesofCxfa- * 
____ reaand Socor,where they ftaied a few days for the refirefhingiof the armie : with like fucceffe 
_ they pafled thorow the reft ofthe prouinces of the leffer Afia,of late poffefled by the Turks, 
_  ftillchafing them outbefore them , and fetting at libertie the poore opprefled Chriftians of 
thofe countries. W hereof Solyman(crauing aid of Avan the Periian Sultan his coufin)grieuou- 
fly complained, by his letters to him directed in this fort: The famous citie of Nice, with the Sultan Solyman 
—_sSontntrey of Reasania which we by your aidand power haue gotten from the kingdome of the Greeks,and Vi be es 
___— f your bountie poffeffed,the Chriftians of the kingdome of France haue aguin taken from vs. Thus WS fai Axa1. 
the late erected kingdome of the Turks in the leffer A fia, by thefe valiant Chriftian champi- 
ons againe brought low,and they glad to retyre them felues fureher off into the mountains and 
more Eafterne countries, vntill this heat was ouerpatt , and that they, taking the benefit of the 
troubled ftate of the Greeke empire (afterwards rent in funder by ambition and ciuil difcord, 
H theruine of the greatef¢monarchies) recouered not onely their former ftate, but became alfo 
dreadfull vntothe Greeke Emperors them{elues : vpon whom they dayly gained in onecor- 
her or other, ftill maintaining the honour of their c(tate vntill the rifing of the Othoman Fami- 
e,as in the proceffé of this Hiftorie fhall God willing be declared. 
Thefe vitorious Princes (then,andto the worlds end famous) not contented, to their im- 
mortall praife,to haue thus driuen the Turks out of the leffer Afia, and recouered fo many 
a countries;boundthemfelues,as wel the Princes as the common foldiers,by folemne oath,ne- rhe chrifiians 
Me iis ro returne againe inte their countries, yatill they had accomplifhed that facred war with oo 
theconqueft of the Holy citie.So mounting together the high mountain Taurus, and defcen- to, ewmuntild 
. ee nie pase world,they cameto the citie Marefia,which they tooke without pe pe oa 
pF ye a oh st hes gation being by night before for feare fled: where the Chrifti- 
yi a lowe relbing OF Ehemilclues certain days {taid.Inthe mean time Robert Earle of Flan- 
i an i oo men atarmes, was fent out to giue fummons ynto a citie called Artafia, about ~ 
nasthe citifens beholding the enfignes of the Chriftians, 


4 15 miles diftant from Antioch: whe 
lenly tooke vp armes againft the Turks therein garrifon,which had of long holden them 
em euery mothers fon: whofe heads they pre- 


i. Pic mat preuailing vponthem, flew th 
i 2 ynto the Earle,and receined him into their citie. The Turkes to revenge the death of 
sand to recouer againe the citie before the comming of the reft of the armie, fene 
ut 1cooo men out of Antioch ; for thither was 


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e from the Perfian Sultan. Whileft the Chriftians Puinces were thusbufic in Afia,the Ve- 
netians witha great flees of two hundred gallies fcowring the feas,vnder theconduét of Hen- 
ry Contarenus the Bithop, and of Fitalis the Dukes foh, meetitg with the gallies of pia atthe 
Rhodes,and falling out with them,had with them agreat fight,wherin the Venetians hauing 
thevpper hand, tooke eighteene of their gallies, & in them fiue thoufand fouldiers: whome 
they {eeing to be marked withthered croffe,the cognifance of the facred war, they prefent- 
ly fet at libertie,together with the gallies,detaining only thirty ofthe better fortas hoftages. 
After that,the Venetians failing into Ionia,tooke the citie of Smyrna,and fpoiledalalong the 
coafts of Lycia,Pamphilia,and Cilicia,be fore for feare abandoned by the Turks. 
The truce before takenbetween the Turks and the Chriftians at the fiege of Antioch,being 
in hort time after broken by the death of one Yello a Frenchman , flaine by the Turkes ; the 
war was againe begun, and the citie more hardly laid vntothan before.At which time the go- 
uernor,who inthe time ofthis long fiege,which had now centinued nine months , had loft 
. moft partofhis belt foldiers,was glad for the defence of fo great a citie,to vie the feruiceof 
© divers Chriftians,then dwelling inthe citie. Among whom was one Pirrbus, a citizen of great 
reputation,vnto whom he had committed the guarding ofatower,called thetwo Sifters;but ‘ 
afterward S. Georges tower. This Pirrhus had fecret intelligence with Bohewifnd Prince of fae 
Tarentum,with whom hee agreed to giue him there eatrance into the citie, vpon condition, fians. ~~ 
that he fhould of the other Chriftian Princes procure the gouernment of the citie to hinafelf, 
and that he, with the reft of the Chriftian citizens inthe citi¢ , might bee athis hands well 
 ¢ vied: which thing being eafily obtained, all things agreed vpon , Bohemund with his foldi- 
~ ersweréby night by Pirrhus let into the citie, who made way for the reft of the arthieto en- 
ter. The citie thus taken,many of the Turks fled into the caftle,the reft were putto thefword, 
man,woman,& child,and among them alfo many of the Chriftians,the furious foldierstaking 
: # them no knowledge.Great wealth was there found, but fmall ftore of vidtuals.Ca/Ganws the Cafiaess go- 
| te gouernor flying out of the city to faue himfelfe,in wandring fhorow the mountains, fel in~ werzour of ax- 
i tothe hands of the Chriftian Armenians, who lately thruft “epee ae fled thithtr 42? = fm 
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for refuge,by whom he wasthere flaine. Inthe citie were flaiave about ten thoufand perfons. wid 
‘Thus was the famous city of Antioch, which the Turks had long before by famin taken from 
the Chriftians,againe recouered the third day of Tune, inthe ycere of our Lord God, 1098. 1 0 9 8 
The poore oppreffed Chriftians in Ierufalem hearing of this fo notable avigtorie,gaue fecret 
thanks vnto God therfore, & began to lift vp their heads in hope that their deliuerie was now 
at hand. Of this victoric,the Princes of the armic by fpecdy meffengers & letters certified 
their friends in all countries, fo that in fhort time, the fame thereof had filleda great part of 
the world. Among others, Bohersund Prince of Tarentum,vnto whom the citie was deliuered, 
fent the loyfull newes thereofvnto Roger hisbrother prince of Apulia: whofe letters as the 
moft certain witneffes of the hiftory before reported, I thought it not amiffe here to fetdown: 





















1 fuppofe you t0 baue under food by the letters of your fonne Tancred, both of the great feare of +i. ettere of 
fome of vi, and the bastels which wee haue of late with our gress clorie fought. But concerning the Bobemund 
— trace, andthe proceeding of the whole action, I had rather youfhould be certified by my letters, than * ie ol 
the lesters of others, King Caffianus had required atime of truce : during which, our fouldiers had brotber Roger * 
Sree recourfe into the citie without danger , wntill hat by the death of Vollo a Frenchmar, flaine by frinéeol apn 
theenemie,the truce wasbroken.But whilft it yet eemed an hard matter to winne the citieone Pyrrhus  abihages 
—. of Antioch, of great authoritie andmuch dewoted veto mee, had conference with mee concer of datioch. 
ning t yeelding vp of the citie ; yet upon condition,T hat the gouernment thereof fhould be commsitted 
40 mee,in whom he had repofed anefpeciall truft, 1 conferred of the whole matter with the Princes and 
) ‘ommanders of the armic,and eafily obtained that the gorernment of the citte was by their general 
allotted vate mee.So our armic entring by a gate opened by Pyrchus, tooke she cite. Within a 

after,the tomne Aretum was by us affaulted,but not without (ome loffe and danger $0 our per- 

wound 1 there receined. 1 a(fure you much of the valor of your [on Tancred, of; whows 

mic make fich account and reckoning , as is 10 be made ofa molt Valiant and refa- 
Farewell. From Antioch © °° big 


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sthe epensins fonotably defendedby the 

the Chriftians were glad to depart thence :and m 
trey about Sidon But forafmuch as that citie was m1 on,they left it,and encam- 
ped before Prolemais, which they alfo paffed by : the gouernour thereot fending them out 
vi@uals,with fuch other things asthey wanted;and vpon fummons giuen,promifing to yeeld 
thecitie after they had once woon the citie of Ierufalem. From thence they came to Cefarea 
in Paleftine,where they folemnly kept the feaft of Whitfontide;and foto Rama,which they 
found for feare forfaken ofthe Infidels. Marching from Rama, and drawing necre to Terufa- 
Jem, they in the vantgard of the armie,vpon the fis {t defcrying of the Holy citie, gaue for ioy 
divers great fhouts and outcries,which with the like applaufe of the whole army was fo dou- 
bled and redoubled, asif therewith they would haue rent the very mountaines, and pierced 
the higheft heauens. ' There might a man haue feene the deuout paflions of thefe moft wor- 
thy and zealous Chriftians,vttered in right divers manners : fome, with their eyes and hands 
¢a{t vp towards heauen, called aloud vpon the name and helpe of Chrift Iefus; fome , pro- 
{trae vpon their faces,kiffed the ground,as that whercon theRedeemer of the world fome- 
time walked:others,ivyfully falured thofe holy places which they had heard fo much of, and 
then firft beheld: ery man in fome fortexpreffed the ioy he had conceiued of the 


inb 
fight of the Holy cgi end of their long trauell. 
_ This moft antient a ous citie,fo much renowned in holy Writ,is {cituate in an hillie 


countrey ; not watred with any riuer or frefh {prings,as other.famous cities for moft part be; 
neither yet was it wel feated for wood,or pafture ground: but what wanted in thefe,and {uch 
other benefits of nature,was by the extraordinary honda mof highett fo fupplied,as 










ee: 
Be 


atafter three moneths hard fiege, 
¢ fea fide, fpoiled the coun- 
















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oe 


s 
that the Iews there dwelling, {o long as they keptthe ordinances of the Lord,were ofal other 


people ia the world inftly accounted the mofthappie and fortunate, Yet inthofefobleffed 
___ tipes,was this citie for the fin of the people oftentimes deliucred into the enemies hand,and 







Salomon, the other next {ucceeding kings and fo was ftillrepeopled by the Iews,vntll that 
at laft according to the foretelling of our Sauiour Chrift, it was with a great and ofall others 
moft lamentable deftruction,vtterly rafed and deftroied by the Romans,vnder the leading of 
¥¢/patian the Emperour,and his noble fonne Titus fortie yeares after our Sauiour his precious 
Geath and paffion. Since which time, it was neuct vntill this day againe repaired, or yet well 
inhabited by the lews;but lying buried in the ruins of it felfe,a!! the raigne of Dezmisian,Ner- 
#4,and Traian,votill the time of the great Emperour e4:lins Adrianus, it was again by him re- 
edified Dout the yeare 136, and after the name of him called Alia 3 who together with the 
name changed alfo in fome part the antient fituation ef the city. For wheras before it was {ea- 
ted vponthe fteep rifing of an hil, in fuch fort that cowards the, Eaft and the South itouerloo- 
ked the whole ground hauing only the Temple and the caftlc called Antonia, inthe higheft 
part of the citie ; 4dréantranflated the whole citie vnto the very top of the hill, fo that the 
Place where our bleffed Sauior fuffered his moft bitter paffion, with the Spulchre wherein he 
aol alfo laid, and from whence he in glory rofe again, before without the citie,were then in- 
; pS fed within the wals therof, as they areatthis day tobe feen. Yet forall that,the Emperor 
; being lead,in proceffe of time this new built citierecouerd again the antient name of Jerufa- 
lem, whereby it hath ener fince,and is at this d 1 

P<ror firft gaue vnto the Iewes,whom heafte 
tothe Chriftians to inhabir,ouer who 
¢ charge. Bu forafmuch as the Roman Emperors wereat that timealrogether Idolaters 
utors ofth re Chriftians,the Churchalfo at Jerufalem , with others,endured 
vaderthe emperors Aatonius,Comm 


she glorie therof detaced;as welappeareth by the whole cour{g hiftorie ofholy ferp- 
ture,as alfo by the antient & approoucd hiftories, as well of th s themfelues, as orhersy 
Neuertheleffe it ftil rofe againe(though not in like glorie as | inthe time of king Dawid, 


















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twards thruft out againe fortheir rebellion,and 















the yeare of Grace 320/upprefling the Pa- 
hriftian church at Ie- 
st the Greekeem- 





1egood Empe- 


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The exceeding 
toy of the Chas 
Giansvpon the 
firft deferying 
of the haly citte 





Terufalem Yeo 
di fied by the 
reat EmperonP 
Aclius Adti- 
anus. 
A bricfe dif= 
conr{e of the 


fate & fortune 
of j 
of lerafale 
frm thea 
Aion there 
vader Vefpath- 
eB minustheEmpe- 
ey as (eee the Em- 7or,end Titus 
ay yetknowne. This city fo re-edified, “his [onmeuntill 
¢ itveas noyy a~ 
» One Marke,firft Bithop ofthe Gentilesthere, gicn evecque- 
rent ved out of thé 
hartds of the 18 
fidels by God= 


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ws, and Maxentins, yorillthat at et nine lie 


the Holy ci 







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ot coungrey, and moft feruent time of thie yeare, fainting for lacke of water, 
gaine to forfake the affault, and to retire ifite 


g cirttenches: only the well of si/ee 
em water,and that not fufficient for the whole campe ; the reft of the wels which 
ew, being before by the enemie either filled vp orelfe poifoned. 


hileftthe Chriftians thus lay atthe fiege of Ierufalem:a fleet of the Genowaies arriued ; Ms 
__ at Toppa; at which timealfo a great fleeteof the Agyptian Sultans lay at Afcalon, to haue 7, .o"eai? 
brought reliefe to the befieged Turkes in Ierufalem,whereofthe Genowaies vnderftanding, Fee» 
_ and knowing themfeluestoo weake to encounter them at {¢a,took all fuch things out of their 
fhips as they thought good, and fo finking them,marched by land vnto the campe.There was 
B amongft thefe Genowaies divers enginers,men (afte: the manner of that time) cunning in ma- 
_ king of all manner of engines fit for the befieg ing of cities : by whofe deuice,a great mouing 
tower was framed of timber and thick plancks,couered ouer with raw hides,to fauethe fame 
from fire:out of which the Chriftians might in fafety greatly annoy the defendants. This tow- 
‘eer being by night brought clofe to the wall,ferued the Chriftians in ftead of a meft fore for- 
~ trés in the affaulethe next day:where whilftthey ftriue with warlike valor & doubtful vi@ory 
on both fides, from morning vntil midday, by chance the wind fauouring the Chriftians,cari- ~*~ 
edthe fame of the fire in othe face of the Turks, wherwith they had thought to haue burnt 
the” ower, with fuch violence,that the Chriftians taking the benefit therof, & holpen by the 
mt er,gained the top of the wal : which was firft footed by the Duke Gedfrey, & his brother 
IC Zuftace, with their followers, and the enfignes of the Duke there firft fet vp, to the great en- 
J -Couraging of the Chriftians, who now ne in on every fide , likea violent riuer that had 
_ broken ouer the banks,bare down all before them, All were flain thatcame to hand,men,wo- 
men, & children, without refpeé of age,fex,orcondition:the flaughter was great, & the fight 
Jamentable,all the ftreets were filled with bloud and the bodies of the dead,death triumph- 


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the winning of the citie,to find there fo great refittance.In this def perat confliét,fought with ijn 
oy wonderfu Vobftinacie of mind,many felon both fides:but the Chriftians came on fo fiercely, euen ia she 
D with defire of bloud,that breaking into the temple,the foremoft of them were by the preffe of ee Se 
N them that followed week vila thruft vpon the weapons of their enemies, & fo miferably ““” 
ha flaine Neither didthe Turks thus opprefied, gine it ouer,but as men refolued to die,def perat- © 
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id midft thereofalfo,where was to be feenc great heaps,both of the victors and the vanquifhed; = 


, flaine indifferently together. Allthe pauement of the Tem ple fwam with bloud,in fuch fort, ” 
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Yet ound notict his foot,but either vpon fome dead man,or ouer the fhooes inbloud. ~ 
Yet forall thar, the obftitate enemie ftill held the vaults and top of the Temple,whenas the 
-darkeneffe of the night came fo faft on, that the Chriftians were gladto make anend of the 
hter,& to found aretrait. The next day (for that proclamation was made, for mercy to 

Ben ‘wed vnto all fuch as fhould lay downe their weapons)the Turks that yet held the vpper 

Parc ofthe Temple,came downe and yeelded themfelues. Thus was the famous citie of Teru- 5 
ith great bloudfhed, but far greater honor, recoucred by thefe worthy Chriftians, in 2 
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haa beene in he Infidels aboue foure hundred yeares. ©o 
ext day after,hauing buried the dcad,and cleanfed the citie,they gaue ae to God ; , 99 
cke praiers and great reioycing. The poore Chriftians before opprefled,now oucr~ 
expedtedioy,welcomed their viétorious brethren with great ioy & praife; and 
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ines paflion:in oe Chriftian Kings ial is 2 nein hese isi, Saviour 
ed, He departed pie ee the eighteenth of Iulic, inthe nn. Loid 1 4 able _ ea 
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ier “eke = “ion - hiro tombe is yet ac hia theretobe feene, withanho- | 1900 
_ Afterthe death of Godfrey,the Chriftians made choi ¢ hi i f 
Edeffa, who leauing his po aoe to i si odes ak 
cameto Ierufalem honorably accompanied,and was there by the Pattiarke on Chrift Diode eee 
with all folemnitie crowned king,in the yere 1101.He aided by the Venetians & pe la mete 
at f{ea,and by Behemund King of Autioch,by land ,tooke fromthe Infidels the citie of Cefar j 1101 os 
__ B Stratonis,{tanding vponthe fea fide,and ouerthrew certaine companies of the Agyptian S L 
tans at Rama. But vnderftanding that the Chriftian Princes of the Weft were i ss * : 
¢ his aid with anew power, he glad thereof, went to meet them, and fafel pate te at “a 
Ierufalemalongft the fea coaft,by the cities of Berythus Sidon Tyre i Pralescni all. “ 
holdenby theenemie. Atwhichtime the Turkes at Af calon hauing acabvied great nay: “os 
the Arabians and igyptians, inuaded the country about Ratna ; where betwixt the d io 
Chriftianswas foughta moft cruell’battell, whereinthe Chri ftians recejued am fe b : : 
4 ouerthrow, many pp gag Picominantier’ being there flaine , and amon th ft eee 4 
Earle of Charters, (but [ately returned home from the former expedition &e a ‘ — 
__ againe) and Stephen Earle of Burgondic and Tholous : yeathe Kiag himfelfe h dly ef see 
‘ __, the enemies hands, and after many dangers came at length to Lop in ithad be shee a 
5 c ly, before reported him to haue becnia that barrell alfo fluine Who hauin att i eg 
“paired his armie, came againe fpeedily vpon his enemies, fearing as esi P en iene 
ouerthrew them with fucha flaughter,as that they had final! calito rej se 88: Ae i 
yiGorie. Neither were the reft of the Chriftian Princes in sheaee, f § i sree 
|S ftine,in the mean time idle,but fought by all means to inlarge t ier nae rE 
i of Galilie hauing raifed a great power, tooke Apameathe all iti nalleitie Br iat 
i and.after muchtoyle woonalfo the citie of Laodicea. Bal, we lf ev ee a ary 
piece the one of vee had broughtthe befieged Turks to bok Minit, iisiee 
; about to hauc yeeldedthe citie ; when fiiddenly he was fet vponby rini 
© op Twksfent fromthe Perfian Sultan relic if ieg ee 
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lemais,otherwife called Acon,acity of Ph oe en 
~ site eee, meat api a =. Ai: a ftanding vpon the riuage of the fea,where 
émore than {poyled the ah sah ow i - this fiegeand depart, hauing done nothing 
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Be ahinchansiith porrally wounded.ci, P ee ‘the enemies aduenturers, by whom he Xing Baldswia 
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juarters,haning ioyned their forces together, and Sete eee eae aks ry 
ere by Tancred (whom Bohemnnd athis departure ee ee oe, 
ly incountred and putto flight. At which ti wa . poi sour 
sboth by fea and land againft the King of ie fl area I pb cna 
y the Chriftians,and at fea by tempt Seen ae ne 
mean time,with a great atmie o f voluntarie men and others (wherein he is 
“a ns i. a, forty thoufand foot)recurning towards the Ho- 
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Baldwin, fyrnamed, Bragenfis, coucrnor of Edeffa:: who by the name of Baldwin the fe 
cond,was theifecond of Aprillin the yeare 1118, folemnly crowned King of Icrufalem. He 
was of ftature tall and well proportioned ,, of countenance comely and:gracious , hauing his 
hairethin andyellow,his beard mingled with fome gray haires hangingdowne to his breft’, 
his colour freth and liuely for one of his yeares. He was aman of great courage,and therefore 
noleffe redoubted of hisenemics, than beloued of his fubieéts,who hadin him repofed great 
hope both for the defence and.inlarging of that new gained kingdome; Againft him the fame 
pr Summerthe Caliph of Aigypt, aided by the King of Damafcoandthe Turks, intenenge of 
~ theloffe he had inthe expedition the yere- before receiued,raifed agreat power to inuade kim 


and fo.came and incamped within the fightof bis enemies. In which fort, when both armies 
*  hadilienthe one facing the other bythe fpaceof three moneths, they both rofe ;the Chrifti- 
ans fearing the multitude of the Turks,and the Turks the valour of the Chriftians,and foreti- 
_ __ redwithout.any notable thing doing. 
: ov This yeare died Aline the Greeke Emperour , who cuen from the beginning of this fas 
ered warrefecretly repined at the good fuccefle of the Chriftians in Syria, although hisem- 
pire were thereby greatly inlarged : after whom fucceeded Calo Ioannes his fonne,who al the 
d Cc — raign right worthily defended his territories in the lefler Afia, againft the inuafion 
 ° ofthe Turks. : 
Not long after,Gazé one of the greateft Princes of the Turks in the leffer Afia,with the king 
of Damafcojand Debes King of Arabia,joyning their forces together,with a greatarmy inta- 
ding thecountrie about Antioch,came and incamped not far from Aleppo:againft whom Re- 
ger Prince of Antioch, not expecting the comming of Baldwin and the other Chriftian Prin 
 ¢eshis confederats,but prefuming of his owne ftrength,went f with greater courage than 
- difcretion , whereunto his fucceffe was anfwerable ; for incOtfhtring with them at too much 
| odds,he was by them in a great battell ouerthrowne, wherein himfelfe was flaine, with moft 
\_ Partofhis armie. Of which fo great a flaughter,the place wherein this battel was fought was 
“D afterward called the field of bloud. Buewhileft the Turks after fo great a vidtorie, carefly and 
»  -*pleafureroame vp and down the country, Ba/dwin fetting vypon them, ouerthrew them with 
| = Sgreatflaughter , and fo putthem to flight. After this victorie gained by the Chriftians the 
_ fourteenthot Auguftin the yeare 1120, King Ba/dwin in great triumphentred into Antioch, 
4NG 10 joyned that principalitie vnto his owne kingdome. 

_ Theyere following,the Turks with another armie inuaded the fame countrey againe : for 
teprefling ofwhom, whileft Baldwin and the other Chriftian Princes were making their pre- 
- eraser ae Gazi their great commander{uddenly died ofan Apoplexie; vpon 
ge as eres fon any further harm doing. Neuertheleffe the next Spring,the 
a. Ses a y the Arabians, entred againe witha great power into the cowntrey 
_E about Antioch, and there didfome harme : forthe Antiochians now deftitute oftheir owne 

_ Prince,and Baldwin (who had taken vpon him their protection) being farre off, and orherwile 
| bufied at Ierufalem, were much more fubieg ynto the inrodes of their enemies (ftill at hand) 
an before when they hada Prince of their owne {till prefent amongft them. But 24/dwin 
uertifed thereof, was making toward them witha moft puiffanc ek S fooner than they had 

it could haue bin poffible. Of whofe approchthe Turks vnderftanding retired againe 

'the country :after whom the King thinking it not good to make further purfuit, turned 

itt Can pe by ee Coesese of the ftrongeft caftles of the Kings of 

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withftanding that he had many times thus honourably repulfed hisenemics, 

g how he was onthe one fide befet with the Turks,& on the other fide with 
hich yet raigned in Aigypt,the kingdome of Ierufalem lying asit were in the - 
both) thought it good betime to craue aid of the Chriftian Princes of Eu- 
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A thereof, inuaded the countrey about Damafco, and there in three notable batte hrev 
_ the king,and fpoyled tlre country : wherein he tooke fo greataprey,that reef ee 
med his daughter,whom he had at the time of his deliuerance left in hoftagewith the Turkes 
for the payment of his ranfome. Healfo ouerthrew the Sarafins at Afcalon,who aided bythe 
Caliph of Zxgypt , had fundrie times inuaded the countrey about Jerufalem. And{o haui 
well repreffed his enemies, for afpace liued in peace. io 
‘ Not long after, Hugh Pagans firft Mafter of the Templars (an Order of knights firftbegun pamato i 
inthe raigne of this Baldwin ) before {entto craue aid of the Chriftian princes ef the Wert vain befleged 
againft rhe Turksand Sarafins, returned with a great number of zealous Chriftians, readie to 2 i 
lay down their liues for defence of the Chriftian faith & religion: with whom Baldwin & the ac 
B other Chriftian Princes of Syria joyning their forces, fet forward and beficeed Damafco,the 
regall feat ofthe Turksin thofe quarters. Burfiach was the ftrength of this citie, with the: Va- 
lor of thedefendants , and contagioufneffe of the aire, that the Chriftians (the heauens as it 
were then fighting againft them) were glad to raife their fiege,in vaine begun, and fe to retyre. 
Whileft things thus paffed in Syria, F wke Countie of Turin, Mayn,and Aniou,aman almoft 
of threefcore yeresyhauing as he thought beft difpofed of his things athome had tor deuoti- 
onfake taken ¥pon hip an expedition into the Holy land, Inthe time of which his prepara- 
tions,Embafladors cate ynto him from King Baldwin, offering him in marriage Melifinda (or 
as fome call her, Margaret )his eldeft daughter, with the fucceflion iato the kingdome of Ieru- 
falem indowrie, if he fhould furuiue the King ; and in the meanetime to content himfelfe 
€ withthe cities of Tyre and Prolemais: of which offer he accepted,and fo held on his journe 
befereintended. It fortuned about three yeres after,that the king fell dangeroufly fick, 8& feo. 
ling his death drawing on, hauing layd afide all regall dignitic, caufed himfelfe to be remoo- 
ued cut of his owne palace, into the Patriarkes houfe,which was neerervnto the temple ofthe 
fepulchre:andthere.calling vnto him Fw/ke the Countie, his fon in law,with his daughter and 
his fonne Baldwin, then but two yeares old, inthe pref ence of he Pattiarke,and diwers other 
Princes and great. Commanders, commended vnto them che pisucroment and defence of the 
kingdome,appointing Fudketo fucceed him. And taking vnte nimfelfe the habit and profef- 
fion ofa Monke (if he thould haue longer liued) pref eiily after gaue vp the ghoftthetwoand Th deh of — 
twentieth day of Auguft,in the yeare 1131 ; whereofheraigned with mitich troublethirteen payee 
-) ahi ere ae Po the temple ypon mount Caluarie,with the other two kings Kingof ers 
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ape Kings funerall eked the Princes of the kingdome with one accord made choice of 1131 
i is tare of Aniou,for their King:who the 16 day of September,was with 
Piety: Y William the Patriarke crowned in lerufalem. This man inthe beginning of 
ste oa his troubles abroad, was alfo vext with domefticall and inreftine difcord : 
Feet rire ial Tee mech a of ye to ae rent the dukedome of Antioch 
joing himfelf with the Sarafins of A fiend fowithe cect peae ee oo See 
7 fae sto the great hurt of the Chriftian ftate,and aduantage of the infidels. Which trouble- 
broyles were yet afterwards by the King, partly by fi 1 iation of 
thePatiacke and other Princes (phon ing, partly by force, partly by the mediation o “it 
ae Bheneilhenine accaiedy ceing the danger thereof like toen{ue, had interpofed ares 
“eal gine app -¥ engcance yet neuertheleffe ftill following both the afore- 
raitors : Pontius being fhortly after flaine by the Turks, and Hah dying inexile 
Lee thefe domefticall troubles , the Turks alfo inuaded the Eoniey about Antioch, 
: crethey were by the fudden comming of the King ouerthrowne, with the lofle of their 
ents, 8 ote great riches. And that nothing might be wanting vnto the difquieting of 
Mtg that “ae pee ro a long after,iohn the Conftantinopolitan Emperor, : 
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ith a puiffant armie paffing thorow the leffer Afia,and by the way taking 
metropoliticall citie at , With the whole prouince thereunto be- 
¢ ; “alke buta little before had,together with Con- 

augh erand heire of the late Duke o Antioch, giuen in marriage to Raywand 
ian OM» for that purpefe fentout of France. But inthis fodangerousa fate of 
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distors betwixt the Em preter tie meres a AO BS Ps and Reywownd A and Almerick abourthe age of feuen, Of the elder of thefe two, the Chrittian Princes made peiavin the 
thar praauny poileffion ther ini Hine Oroug Het tse J choice,who by the name of Baldwin the third, was together with Adelefinda his mother;patts third ofthas, 
{ubmitting himfelfe yaro ¢ ror, fhould from thenceforth ho ik ner with him in the kingdome, vpon Chriftmas day with great folemaitie crowned King of are ie sf 
as of his Lord and Soueraignes vpon which agreement the Emp: of ter ulalere 


rs . } Terufalem, inthe yeare 1142. About which time, Sangusa the Turke, taking hold of ifz 
where he wintred, and fo atterwards voto Conftantinople, — cord betwixt gern Panes of Antioch, & Joféelin Countie of Edefla,came: and an Ba gee oc 
Much aboutthe fame time, Sanguin one of the Turks great Prin wading the countrey power befieged Edeffla, the Countie being at the fame time abfent : and did fo much, that at 
about Tripolis, befieged thecaitle of Mont-Ferrand : ynto | rh ercof Fwlke com~ lengthhetooke the citie by vndermining of ir, where the bloudie Turke exercifedall man. 
ming with his armie, was by the Turks ouerthrowne , and on ner of cruelty vponthe poore Chriftians inthe citie.By the loffe ofthis famous city, fo large 
take the refuge of the caftle, the Countichimfelfe being inthat emprifoner. After aterritorie fell againe into the hands of the Turks,as that three Archbifhopricks were there. 
which vidorie, the Turks layed harder fiege vato the caftle than | he befiegedin the by drawne from the Church of Antioch. The Turke encouraged with this viétorie,(traight. 
meane time being no Jeffe pinched within with famine, than pinc Ned t by the enemic, }} waies after befieged Cologenbar,another ftrong towne ofthe Chriftians : one nightdrinki 
Anthis the Kings hard diftreffe, the other Princes hauing raife ith erofthe king. liberally with his friends, he was by oneof them inhis drunkennefle, ftabbed,and fo flaine, 
dome,were comming to his reliefe: whercofthe Turke vaderftanding, offered of himfelfe to and the fiege raifed. In whofe ftead Noradin his fonne fucceeded, : 
giuethem all leaue freely to depart,and to fet the Countieat libertie,fo thatthey would deli- Baldwin, inche firft yeare of his raigne, recouered from the Turkes the.Caftle of Sobal,a 
er vnto himthe caftle:of which his offer they gladly accepting,yeelded vp the ftron Hold, © *  ftrong hold beyond Iordan, which hee notably fortified, for the defence of that fide of his 
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- forwardneffe,and fo returned to Ierufalem. te pei aay h againft the King of Damafco, he was by Noradin the Turke,the Kings fonne in law, fo hardly 
(gala toamnesthe Abo t fout@yearesafter, Zebu the Conftantinopolitan Empero' agreatarmie came befet in his returne,adthat ic was accounted a thing miraculous, how he with his armie ¢{ca- y 
H dit, *aincinto Syria, with purpofe to haue vnited the famous citic of Antioch vnto his Empire, ped his hands, 


10 bawe 20d {oto haue made a way into the kingdome of Terufalem, whereafterhe hadnow a good The report of the loffe of Edeffa,with the miferiesthere endured by the Chriftians,being 
dtheei« while longed. Buc comming thither in hope to hauc found the Cilicians and Sirians readie to brated thorow all parts of Chriftendome,greatly moued the Chriftian Princes of the Welt, 
winch bayereceined him, he was deceiued of his expectation, being fhut out by the Latines, and not C Whom Eagenins the third,then Bifhop of Rome,ceafed not both by himielfe and by his Le. 
fuffered to enrer but vpon his oath, and that with fome few ofhis followers 3andfoafter due gates to ftir vp totake that {acred warin hund.And therein wrought fo effectually, that almoft 
feuerence done vato him, quictly to depart without any ftirre or innouation inthe citie.In res in euery prouince of Chriftendome preparation was mae for the relicte of the diftreffed 


uenge of which difgrace,at his departure he ganethe {uburbs ofthe city as a prey to hisgree- Chriftians in Syria.O fall otlic:s Comrade the third then Emperor of Germanic,was moft for- — ning 
dig foldiers, pretending the fame to be done for want of viduals ; who made hauock of what- ward, whoaided by the German Princes and others, with an ingredible number of voluntasie Zppe-cur of 
foeuer came to hand, not le verie fruit trees, but cutting them downeto dreffe their men out ofall parts of Chrifteadome,had raifed a moft puillagsatmy, and therewith {et for. ie i: 
meat withall, Hauing thus vadercolour of neceffitie reuenged the difgrace receiued,heretur wardon this {acred expedition, Of this his deuout purpofetie had before certified Emanuel tr vediniva 
ned into Cilicia,and there wintred : where one day for his difport hunting ofthe wild boar : erereclen perour,thorow whofe countries he was to pale, erauing that he might by his ite el 

_ and having wounded him with his boare {peare,the wild beaft therewith inraged,and with at P good fauor fo doc, and for his money tobe relieued with vidtuals,and other fuchthingsashe 4 


his force bearing forward vponthe weapon, forced the Emperours hand backward vpon the fhould haue need of forhim(elfe or his people; promifing in moft quiet and peaceable mannes 
fo was therewith x D to paffe, without any harme doing vnto his terricorics or fubieéts.Al which the Greek Empee 


i I :,commending his zeale,{eemed in moft large germs willingly co condefcend vnto. Neuer» 

fon, thacthegriefe thereof, ftilincreafing,and his hand &carme inetd d a ai ine tl theles he ineaily repined thetear, wifhing indced no better fucceffe to the Chriftiansin this 
was no remedic to be found, bur that his armemuft be cut off: which defperarand islistling fo honourable anexpedition,than did the Infidels themiclues,asby the fequel of his doings 
cure he abhorring,and inthe extremitie of hispaine oftentimes pleafantly faying That th wel appeared. For Gonrade with his populous army, indeed a terror veto the @reeks, entring 
Grecke Empire wasnot to be gouerned with one hand 3 0uercome with the fre eth patie into the frontiers ofthe Conftantinopoliran empire, foundal things in thew friendly(for why 

oy fon,died. In whofe place ucceeded his youngeft fonne Epanuel, Alexins Sah a Ervanuel had before given out ftrait command, that good ftore of vidtuals & all other neceffa 
two elder fonnes being both dead at his fetting forth vntothis fo vahappie an expedition, ries fhould be ready atall places to be {old as the army wasto paffe:butthey were not farre 
Irfortaned about this time alfo, thacthe kingdome of lerufalem being now at peace, that comeinto the country but thacin the taile ofthe army ftil followed certain ftrong companics 
Fike the King, withthe Queene his wife, lying atthe citie of Prolemais in the time of ‘Au ofthe Grecks,to kcepe the foldiers from ftragling from their enfignes, roaming about inthe 
fumne, itpleafed the Queene for her difport to walke out ofthe Citie, vato certaine plea a4 -™ country, now & then cutting them fhort,as they tooke them ataduantage. And ftilthe further 

_ fountains there by in the country ; for whofe companiethe King would neeeds go alk “ony that they trauelled,the moreit was to be {een inthe countenances ofthe dilbcontenss fests 
ralbe OF Bis riers whietaby th Way itchanced that certaine boyes rua ipod 5 how vnwelcome gueftsthey were. Yer til onthey wentthorow the countries of ie gs 

} put yp an hare that was fitting in a furrow 3 after whichall the Courtiers on Torfel tas fembling friends, little differing from open cnemies,vatil they cameto esta 7m inde- 
owing. Amongtt thereft,the Kingtobe rae parting from whence, fuch difcord rofe betweenthem that were inthe rereward of the army, 





point of poyfoned arrow that was hanging ina quiuer athis back 
Frekly wounded. Neuertheleffe as lightas nie ona wabiluch Wi 





Hopped amaine,with notable outcry and holl 


f the {port, forcing his horfeto the vttermoft of his power, in i ‘ hat it was like to hanecome to plain battell,, had not thofe 
; eels re vttermoft the midft of | & the Grecks that followed them, that it was like to ha top. : 
peice wa ie foundring vnder him, and in fa ling. hsbenties fill hie courfe broils,by the difcretion of fome ofthe wiler fort,bin in good time appeafed,Somarching on 


Fi ; F i i,thorow which > 
ut both at eae ora pa abana eer >»crufhed, * they came to Adrianople,& in few days after to the plain called Cherobachi, 


the rier Melas hath his courfe,which in Summer being almoft dry, in Winter orany other 
gr an of eacensaiahotddent ouerfoweth his bankes,andfo eee ie tacts 
country,thatthen it feemethno more ariuer,but a fea; and {welling A u re re ae ‘ 
F bepaffed ouerbutby greatboats, This riuerthen fuddenly rifing by mg if me oe 4 
greatrain that thenfell,in {uch aboundance,as ifthe floud gates ase an haw ae 
oucrflowed the place whercinthe armiclay encamped ypoa the de ae 


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Rtn, of the Turks. 3 
violence of the water were carri y not only many weapor ane A That this expedition was of vs taken in hand, for Chrift his (ake, an lori 
otherche fouldiers rece se thehorfes and mules, with thelr ofman, you pole right ie fouldiers. am far if f of h. eh é as Hel God, ons oe ean 
numbers of armed men themfelues alfo,a moft miferable & lam a san 3 home,voluntarily feperated from our necreft and decreft friends, 9» i» dure miferics in COT a i eee 
» +. ny valiane men there fel without fight,and diednomen killing t shelped not;nei- tries ,wee arcexpofed untodangers., wee pine with hungery wee quake with cold, wee languilh with ragebisfonle 
ther did’ valor ftand them inany ftead;they perifhed like hay >6 were ca ‘daway like chaffe, heat ; wee bane the earth our bed,the heauenourcouering : 4nd alshough wee be noble, famous, reno. Coser 
with fich outcriesand lamentation,thatthey which faw itverily faid, That the wrath of God ned pich ruling onerntionsgerweare me alesis our gargetcasnecelarie bord: are mith them ond Meath 
was broke into the camp:fuch a fudden inundation had ouerwi Imed all that happie washe aararmuorlosded aswas the gresteft féruant of Chrsit,Pecer.furcharged with two chainesand kept 
could make fhift for himfelfe, without regarding one another. This istortune fore tr oubled with foure quaternions of [oldiers.But thee Barbarians (dinided from usby this riner)to be the enemies 
the Emperor with his whole army. Neuertheleffe,the water bei aine fallen,and all putin of the: croffe of Christ,whom wee oflong haue defired so encounter withall,inwhofé bloud (as David 
fo good order,as in fuchaconfufion was poffible, hemarched o1 ¢ imperial citie: which faith)webanerremed t0 walh our felues:Who is there that knoweth not except he be altogether blockifh 
the fufpicious and malicious Greeke had before notably fortified ftrongly manned with H B dnd willnot with open eyes fee, wor openeares heare ? If sweewilh to afcend firaight way into heauen, 
F armed men gliftring vpon the wals,in fuch fortas if it (hould hau f efently binaffauked. (far neither is God vminft, that hee knower not the canfe of this our iourney , or will notin re~ 
 cenradtthe =| Conrade approching the citie, was not fuffered to enter,but perfusaeed by the Greek Empe= compence gine unto Us the immortal fields and fhadie dwellings of Paradice, which haning for[aken 


“Eperowrse? your forthwithto tran{porc his armie ouer the ftrait, with promife to fupplie his wants with 
erdtoem  whatfoeuer he fhould require. Which was don with fuch batt,as ifnothing had bin farther to 
hauebin regarded, but only to haue them fhipped ouer : inwhich feruice the Greekes {pared 

no labour, or kinde of veffell,that might ferue to tran{port them. e Emperour in 
the meane time,by men fecretly appointed for that purpofe, keepi nt of the number 
that paffed,vacill that they wearied with the multitude, ceafed fu wmber them. But 
whenthey were once fhipt ower,then began the couert malice of the Greek Emperor forth- 


oxr owne dwellings , haue chofe rather for his fake todie than to liue) if wee call to remembrance 

what things thefe men of vncireumciféd hearts doe commit againft our friends and countreymen, 

iff wee remember what <rienous tortures they infirct vpen them, or ifwee be any thing touchedwith 

the compafton of theixineocent bloud, ynworthily fpilt ; fland now couragtoufly , and fight valj= pa = 
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antly, and let not any feare or terrour daunt us. Let thefe Barbarians knom, that by how much Christ 
ear mafter and infiructer doth excell sheir falfe propher and feducer, authour of their vaine impictie 5 
fomuch are mee fuperiours unto them in all things, Scting therefore wee are an holy campe,and an armie 


























with to appeare.For,befidesthatthey trufting vnto his promifes,had broughtlittle or no pro- | gathered hy the power of God, let vs not comardly lofe our felues, or feare for Chrt{t his fake honon- 
uiffons ouer with them,the countrey people by hisappointment brought nothing vnto them rably to aduenture our lines, For sf Chriff died for vs, bow much more right is tt that we for bins 
to fell, as before: and they of the towns and cities fhut their gates againft them as they mar- phoulddie alfa 2 ¥nto this fo honesrable an expedition lei vs alfo gine an honourable end : let 


ched,noraffording them any thing, butat anextream rate, for which they would firft recei us fight in Chrifts namewith a moft affured hope of an caffe victorte. For none of therm (Ltrnft phat 
their mony by ropes caftd re the wals, and then aaliier them ai they pleafed tin. be able to abide onr force,but {hall all gsueway, cuen to our firft charge. But if wee fhall die (which God 


i : ; Sy 4 4 ; , he a or Chrift fail. Let the 

fore,yeaand oftentimes call. Among many othervile practifes,not befeeming Chri- forbid) there fall be an honourable place of onr burial, wherefeeuer fhall for Chri 

ftians the mifchicuous Greek poifon ite foitltiers, maingted lime witht the ealsetien Perfian archer for Chrift his fake, firike me,1 will die in affured hopit ond pr that arrow, 4s witha 

they fold vnto the armie,wherco any ofthe hungric foldiers greedily feeding,died. Whea chariot wil come unto that rest which hal be tome decrer thanf | fheuld with a bafe ordinarie kind 
died, 


aes 3 ; 7 : “sms 4 ith wh 

ther the Grecke Emperour were priuie thereunto, or no,is not certainly kaowne ; but certain of deatl in my finnes end ray dayes im a bed. Naw at Leng let vs take renege of them, with whafe> 
itis,thath fed fei i A 2 ahs i impure feet our kinfmen aud Chriftian brethrentroden downe, are gone into that common fantinarie, 
pa al Hare deat it Bi fe tabee be coined, of purpofeto deceiue them: and in briefe, en hich Chrift our Saniour, equal and affociate to his Father,is become a companion of the dead. Wee 
there wasno kindeof mifchicfe to bee pra@tifed againft them,whicheither hee himfelfe de. K “gpg ok , - a ines 

i i i 4 @michtiem , bich fland about thelinely and dinine fepul 
uifed not,or fet not others to deuife,to the intent that their pofteritic, terri i arethofe mightie men, wee all, hane drawne our fwords, w 4 

ot i certified by this fo va- he rherefe ee y pay th - 

fortunatan expedition, might foreuer be aftaid to take the ji ‘ y chre, as about Salomons bea, Whereforeme that be free borne, let vs take out of the way thefe_Aga 


reunat ke in handagaine. And that no- Ff : , Lem as A he way 
thing might be wanting that malice could deuife, he had fecret Beelligence with the Turkes rens,the children of the bondiveman : and lets remeone thm a feng: of simeeheuiel bene ay. 


F i Tr A Christ s whows (1 know not why) the Grecians feed up as greedie wolues to their owne deftra chon, and 

distitetbctecredl whence t Bee opt ni Medak the Peer. st fame with fhame fat ne with prise bloud , when as with conragions mindes and thoughts befieming wife 

i ‘ A EINER SIE eh { inces and cities, as ranening wilde beasts from 
captaine ofthe Turks,ouerthrowne necre Bathis,and many fin.Bu attemptingto tebe done men, they gaa ate baxe beene rien fam their prawinces smectite ih ins 





Pliie treits the lik : A ks. Ne has this Riner , as it feemeth, ss not but by fame aduentureso be paffed 

herurkrw € vnto that part of the armie that i thesr flocks.” Now for as much as tbis > Se apes 

q on a aun INtutit owc dee and ECM HEREIN, ouer, 1 my felfe will fhem you she way, and be the fir/t shat fhall sake it, Letus, ferred together, forci- 
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eauith ; ‘ bly breake snto the riner.andwee (hall well enough ride tharow it. 1 know that the water beaten backe by 
t keptthe tiuer Mceander, encatn ping’ Vv p- our force, will bee at 4 fland,andbreake the courfe, returning as st were backward. By not vnliker 
A Niles ete -Therethefeworthy Chri- I meanes she i{raclites in antient tinse on foot palfed ouer loraan, the cour{e of the river being [laid. This 
heir patience, that the Grecian legions that had be- astennpt Jhall be (poken of tn all po(terstie,it hall by no tract of tirme be wornt out or forgotten,but fiilre- 
Besa ny ua pafted by,wer not to them moainein frefh remembrance,to the great difhonour of the Turkes whofe dead bodies ouerthrowne at this 
Pear jie wocre Was Betinict Bridpenior riner,[hall lie like a mountaine and befeene 45. Trophey of oxr viétorse, unto the worldsend,and our 
tmy of the Turks on the other fide,ready to giue him immorsall praife and glorie. 

with theirarchers ftanding ypon thevety bank fide : P (4 


€ fhot,and there encamping, commanded his foldiers 


great number,to ftay the Chri(tians further paffage. 
. onthe farther banke of that winding riuer, ie 
 peander, _ ftians right well declared, that it was burt! 

fore fo Teng followd them, with their cou 
% become a prey.For the Emperor commit 
boat to paffe ouer,& finding the great a 
battell if he thould aduenture the riuer, 
















Hauing thus faid, andthe fignall of bartell giuen,cuery man hauing before by deuout praier 







Gah noee rae that night, and to beready againft the next morningto commended himfelfe vnto almightie God, he was the firft that put {pars to his horle,& Mer 4 
ie hothieg betate eh A Gis oieeS ni Li He reftferued him that theriuer,afier yhom followed the reft, (0 clofe & fo forcibly,with {uch aterible outcry,that 
1:3 didalfo the ak i HN Band es yin the courfe ofihenatesbing by the force of their horfes ftaid, and as it were beaten back to- 
a tanke de rene cosa tM wardsthe fountain,the whole army paffed ouer with lefle trouble than was feared. Andthen ie 
togiuethe firft charge onthe : F charging the Turks, already difcouraged to haue feen them fo de{peratly,& contrary to their chrewme br 
sthus ftanding in teadinesthe onein a expeétation,to hauc paffed the riuer;after fome {mal refiftance put them to flight,wherinfuch cbrifiansypith 


tuer betwixt them,the Emperor before refol- 
{peech encouraged his menastolloweth, oa 


7 ; a. = . xz 


= « |. arvorder{uth 
infinic numbers of them fel,the Chriftians like fierce lions purfuing the chace,thatal ten nit, 


That a iit 





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+ lies ran with bloud,and the fields weré ¢ouered with the bedi ead. Many ofthe Ira. 
? ~ lianas were wounded withthe Turks arrows, and but few or ndne fain, But what amultitude : 
cho. Of the enemies there fell, she funflcicand hugieheapes of bones,to bee compared vite. great 
BP’ hils,did long time after Well declare;whereat euery\manchat erauelled that\way sdidswoxchi- 
/ primorerum ly wonder,asdid I my felfe (faith Nécetas Ghaniates) inteporting this biftorie.s Notimuch ‘vn 
: sana, _ like that,is reporced of rhe Cimbers; laine by “arias in-fuch number, that of theibbones the 
Tmperatore  COuNtrey people about Mareellis where theficld was foyght,long timeaftchmade walls for 
_ gellar fol-139 the deferice of their vineyards. <8) oh AGS Aa oad BL Ay deodwernte nn a6 
vaine lefegd — Afterthis fogreata vidtory,the Chriftians without refiftance came to Iconjum,the chicfe 
bthechri- feat ofthe Turkith Kingsin the lefler Afia, which they hardly befieged: Neuerthelefle, {uch 
ions. was the ftrength of the citic, being {trongly fortified both by Natureand Argtogether with H 
the valour of the defendants,that lying there long, they little preuailed, prefledtathe meahe 
time with greater extremities & wants inthe camp,than were the befieged inthe citic:where. 
upon enfired fuch amortalitie,people dayly without numberdying inthe army, thatthe Em. 
peror was glad to raife his flege andtoreturne into his countreys: The chiefe caufeas well of 
this fo greata mortalitie,as of the overthrow of fo notableanaétion, moft menaftribe vnto 
the malice ofthe Greekes ; who not without the priuitie of their Empereur (as it was com- 
monly bruited) mingled lime with the mealé which they*brought to’ fellinto the armie, 
whereof che hungrieouldiers defiroufly feeding, were therewith poifoned, arid fo miferably 
died: Ofthe certaine time of thisiourney of the Emperours into Afia, Authours agree not 
howbcitmuft referre it vntothe yeare 1146, : 
This expedition,thongh not fo forcunat as it wasat the firft wel hoped of yet profited the 
Chyiftian common weale inthis, Phat the Turkstherewith throughly bufied,and doubtful of 
the euentthereof, baldwin inthe meane time fortified Gaza (fometimes a famous citie of the 
Philiftines,but as then ruinous) which 'ferued asa moft fure bulwarke forthe defence of that 
pat ofhis kingdomerowards Aigypt : and alfo forthe diftrefling of Afcalon,the only refuge 
ofthe Heyptians,then leftinkhat countrey: which {trong citie ftanding vponthe fea fide, he 
‘withall the power of his kingdoffieafterward befieged both by fea and land, vnto the reliefe 
whereof, the Caliph of Agypt, after it had beene fiue moneths by the Chriftians befieged 
fenta ftrong fleet ofthrec{core and ten gallics. At which timealfo onthe other fide Noradin 
the Turke, who hadnow got into his handall the kingdome of Damafco, to withdraw the K 
Chriftians fiom the fiege of Afcalon,befieged Paneada,from whence he was by the valour of 
the citizens repulfed, as was alfo the Caliphs fleet at fea, and th 
Where at length the Chriftians after long batterie had made 
peer an affault, ay were with great loffe of their men 
by the encmie repaired who to the greater defpieht of th itt 
in ropesthe dead bodies of their flaige : with w! ich Theaiblethestigk pe eanasnig 
eae itd paupetnen ary Me a power returned againe to the affault, with a fall 
agctacreon their whole forces : which they fo couragion({ly performed 
thebefieged difcouraged with the great flaugh i nae ikon Bic 
ghrer of their men, and now with true val 
ouercome, craved parley; and fo couenanting that they might with their linesi faf as 
agreedto yeeld vpthecitie, which they accordingl fo nied The f bie : hia 3 
giuen tothe foldiers,and the goucrnment thereof Fila ir 1 th chs RE Paci ak 
Ioppa.By this vidtorie,great fecuritie was oaj PiCeorac RH Re ee 
apne Ha a place ln thofe parts weet eh sok fee Hangdloiae; che ee 
on outthe fametimealfo (oras fome write, ¢ he fame ti i 
Raina { , » cuen atthe fame time together with b 
2 therelice pens CHILES el ight or ue name,tooke ypon him ae like it Nya 
Ibopele Bren ecconmranied cin a ory Sand: who fetting forward with all thechiualrie of 
Hepat E panied with divers other great Princes, with aright 
apapee : Se ee he aA Wh goide the Emperor Lona cceioa aan eos: 
Heda! n Athen canine eke neta ead ened 9 
trougt to promifed. Andto diftreffe him the mor b teehee largely 
Apert olin ConduAeta ¢,was by falfe guides before corrupted by the Empe- 
full number of Histettiies pei a of seen Hittinet cree a ae wonder. 
periihed of hunger and thirft: many of them alfo being cut off in 


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114.61 


efiegeat Afcalon continued. 
abreach in the wall, but gining 
tepulfed,and the breach againe 


the honourable 





of the Turks. 25 


A the ftraicand difficult paffagesjoras they ftraied from the army by the Greeks themfelues,aps 


‘pointed by the malicious Emperour for that purpofe. Yetafter many dangers paffed, and his 


aimie fore walted he came at length into Syria,and laid flegé¥nto Damatco,the royal feat of ; 
Neradin the Turkifhking , which he fo notably impugned, that the defendants were almoft Darel < 
out of hope to be able for any long time to hold out.Neither had itotherwife happened, had 4 } 
not enuie, the infeparable attendant of all honourable adtions, fruftrated fo great an hope:tor “"% 
the befieged Turks being brought to great extremity,and'now cuenat the pointto haue ycel- 

ded the citie,certaine ofthe Chfiftian Princes of that countrey, vnderftanding thatthe ki 
had promifed the goucrament ofthat fo famousacitic, vnto Philip Earle of Flanders 
fhould be won;& fecretly grudging to hauea {tranger preferred before themfelues,corr 
alfo (as fome'fay) with the Turks gold, fraudulently perfuaded the King to remoue from 
part of the city where he lay,and might in fine haue taken the fame,ynto another far ftrong: ts 
wheve,after he had lien a great while, (triuing with no {mall extremities, he was enforced for 
want of victuals to raife his fiege and to depart. And fo without any thing done worththe re- 
membrancc,returned againe into France,dctefting the very name of Emanuel che Greek¢ Em- 
peror;by whofe finifter dealing, fo notable an expedition was brought ro be of none effté,to 
the great diftouraging ofall other Chriftian Princes for taking the like againe in hand. 

Now had the ftare of the Chriftians in Syria, for certaine yeresafter the aforefaid expedi- 
tions,refted in good peace : when Noradin the Turke (moued with fome iniuries done by the 
Chriftians ynto the Turkes and Arabians,who by the leaue of King Baldwin dwelt in the for- 
reft of Lybanus) came and ftraitly befieged Paneada, a citie of the Chriftians there by! VBON pariscdé, taken 
whom the Chriftians in the citie, now brought vnto greatextremitie, made a moft defperate an ad 
fallic,and had with the Turks a (harpe and cruell fight: but oppreffed with the multitude,and HCTERE 
inforced to retire,they were fo hardly purfued thatthe Turks together with them entred the 
citie,and putto {word al thar came in their way. Neuertheles,the greater part of the citizenis 
(by good fortune) had in goodtime before retired themfelues into the caftle, which was of 
great ftrength,and there ftood vpon their gard.Of whofe diftrefi#, with the taking of the city, 

Baldwin hearing,raifed a great army , & fo fet forward to reliche them. But Noradia hearing of 
his comming, and doubtful! of his owne ftrength,after hee had taken the fpoile of whathee - 
could, fet fire onthe city and fo departed The citizens thus delinered,repaired again the wals 
ofthe city,the Kings power ftill defending them Noradin with his power allthe whilelying peneade ageing 
clofe in the woods not farre off, fill awaiting theoffer of fome good opportunitic te takethe ho Ei 
Chriftians araduantage,which fhortly after fel out according to his owne defire:for the king 
doubting no fuch matter,but fappofing him to haue bin quite gone, hauing at hisreturne fent 
away allhis foormen, followed after himfelfe,accompanied pnly with his horfmen, and they 
alfo not very ftrong:but as he was paffing the river Tordan,he was fuddealy fetvpon by Nora- 
din & the Turks,and after a {harp confi overthrown : the king himfelf with fome few hard. 
ly efcaped to Saphet,a town there by moft part of his nobility being there either {laine or ta- 
ken prifoners:among the reft, Bertrand of Blanquefort,mafter of the Templars,with diuers o- 
thers of great name, fel at that time into the enemies hands,& fo were carried away prifoners, 
After this victorie,Noradin ftrengthened with new fupplies from Damafto , came againe 
and befieged Paneade, in good hope, thar the citizens difcouraged with fo great an ouer- 
throw of the king,and out of hope to beeby them relieved, would now either yeeld the city, 
or elfenot be able long to hold it out.Burthe king,contrary to his expeétation,had in mes 
time than was thought poflible,raifed a great power ; and aided by the prince of. pet Hi 
the countie of Tripolis, was marching to the reliefe of his citie : of which ap} roch Noradin 
vnderftanding, although hee had made divers breaches inthe wals,and brought the citizens 
almoftvnto vtterdefpaire , rofe with hisarmie and departed, And fo Baldwis having now 
tivicerelieued the befieged citie, returned alfo to Terufalem. HER ; 
Many an hard conflict with the Turks had this young king afterwards,during ¢ ¢ fortunate 
timelof his raigne : wherein that troublefome kingdom happily flourifhed amidftthe mifcre- 
ants;all which te'recount, werelong and tedious, Yet'among other things,!t!s worth the He 
membrance,how that Noradiathe Turke, then King of Damatco, befieging Sueta , acaftle 
belongingtothekingdome of Icrufalem, was in ‘a fet ‘battell by Balawin ouerthrowne an 


puto ight, wich the lofle of the greatent partof his atmie, King Baldwin had before Med 







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Bt 
edeath of 
1g Baldwin 
lamented by; 
his enemixs. 


nes 


Diftordamorg, 
theTurkesin | 
the leer Afia, 


afar the Sul- 
ban dintdeth 
bis Kagdome 


F g/l bis 
ee 


. fee the proceedings of the Turkes at the fame time in the leffer Afia alfo : w 


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o.oo 
The generall Hiftorie 





ried Emanuel the Greeke Emperors neece : and now the fame Emperor by Gwido Stephanus,and C 
Trifillus bis embaladours, requefted.to haue giuen him againe ge onc of the Kings 
nighkin{women. Vato whom King,after matare deliberation had gncerning the matter, 
offered him Adatilde,an honourable Lady, the fifter of thecountie of Tripolis,whom the Em- 


perour refufed : and afierward by the con{entofthe king,made choice of Mary the daughter 
of Raimund Prince of Antioch lately dead. Which the countie of Tripolis taking in evill 
parr,in reuenge therof,by certain men of warre whom he putto fea, gticuoufly intefted the 
frontiers of the Emperours dominions, Now during the time that the marriage was ia folen. 
nizing, theking made his abode at Antioch, at which time hee fortified the caftle of Pon- 
tisfer vponthe riuer Orantes,againft the incurfions of the enemies, But lying there, he accor. 
ding to his wonted manner, to preuent fickneffe, ypon the approch of Winter tooke phy ficke 
of Baraca lew,the countie of Tripolis his phyfitian, After the taking whereof; hee fell pre. 
{ently into the bloudic Aix,and afterward into a confumption: whereby it wasverily fuppo- 
fed, that he was poyfoned by the Jew ; and the rather, for that fome litle part of the fame me. 
dicine that was left, being ginen toa dogge,he thereof in fhorttime dyed. The King thus lan- 
guilhing in paine ,to change theaire, remooucd firft to Tripolis, and afterward to Berytus, 
where hee departed this trouble{omeife, to line with his Sauiour Chritt in bliffe for euer; 
His dead bodie was afterward with gencrall mourning of his {ubieéts conucied to Ierufalem, 
and there folemnly enterred by the bodie of his father. He departed the 13 of Februarie, in 
inthe yeare of Grace 1163,when he had raigned 21 yeares. He was amar fo gracious, that 
not onely his friends, but euen the Infidels then:{elues (as it is reported) lamented his death, 
Tnfomuch that Noradin King of Damatco,his antient enemie, becing incited by fome of his 
Captains to inuade his kingdome at fuchtimeas his funerals were in folemnizing, refufed fo 
to doc,anfwering, That compaffion and regard wasto'be had of the iuft forrow of the Chri- 
ftians ae gaPistautce that they had loft fuch a King,the like was hardly againe tobe found in 
the world. 

- * Bur leaving the kingdom 


f Terafalem, with the greater part of Seruia, thus vigtorioufly 
gained fromthe Infidels , 


sor the orderly continuation of our hiftorie,againe returne to 
S ereinthey yet 
heldthe ftate ofa kingdome, though not fo great as before the comming of the Princes of 
the Weltinto thofe countries. After the death of Sultan Solyman (with whom Duke God- » 
frey and the other Chriftian Princes hadmuch to docas they pafled into Syria) asis afore- 


faid, one Aduhames fucceeded him : betwixt whom and Afa/ur, Sultan of Iconium, great dif- 
ere avofe, which at length broke out into open war,to the turther weakning of that late tha- 


enkingdome, Forthe mainte ance of which quarrell, as profirable for his ftate, lohn Com- 
nenus the Grecke Emperor,eaue aid to Mafut, againtt his encmic Mubamet, Neuertheleffe in 
fhort time the two Infidels(profeffing both one fuperftitionybecame friends,.& ioyning their 
forces, ouerthrew the Emperour with his whole armie, as he lay atthe fiege of Iconium, at 


whichtime he himfelfe with much adoe efcaped by flight. aza/ue afterwards hauing got into 
his hands the whole kingdom of the Turks, atthe ee his che dinided the ane among 
his three fons: vnto Cliza/fb/an his eldeftfon he gaue Iconium his chiefe city,withthe towns 
and iouiness fubiect thereunto : ynto Jagupafan his other fon (or rathcrasfome will haue it E 
his fon inlaw) he allotted Amafiaand Ancyra,with the fruicfull countrey of Cappadocia,and 


the placesadioyning : but vnto Dadune his other f fon in Jaw) he ga iti 
A cisroraedacieta wine ene r1on(orfon in law) he gauethe great cities 


p c ties thereabouts, all fometime a partof the 
Greckeempire, but then the portions ofthe Turks. Long it was not after this diuifion of the 
: dome,but that thefe brethren after the manner ofambitious men,forgetfull of the bonds 
rath of loue & nature, fell at difcord among themfeluer;the Sultan fecking the deftru@ion of 
14st yand hee likewife ofhim, and that not by fecret meanes,but euenby open force of 
sean Stee ie ¢mecan time withing the deftruction of them both 
eles etn WMO part of Jagapafanthan of the Sultan,b 
aid b pacbrained again{t him many notableand bloudie Be + infomuch thar lection 
bist F the quarrel; was glad notonely by his embaffadours to feeke the Emperonrs fa- 
Hs DUE cucn in perfon him {el fe to-goc aud meet him, ashe came with his army out of Syria, 
poly and 


—s 
et * —_, < 


of the Turks. 
A and foto accompanie him vnto Conftantinople, where he was together with the Emperour 
moft honorably receiued, with all the fignes of joy and triumph that could poffibly be deui- 


fed. Tue Emperor no lefle rejoycing to be fued vnte by fo great a Prince,than did the Sultan 
athis fo honorable entertainment, 


7 


Among other queint deuices of many, for the folemnifing of fo great atriumph, there was Avother foolift 
an actiue Turke who had openly giuen it out, That againft anappointed timehe would trom “4 


thetop of an high tower in the tilt yard flie by the {pace of a furlong : the teport whereof 
had filledthe citie with a wonderfull expeétation of fo ftrangeanoueltic. The ume prefixed 
being come, and the people without number affembled, the Turke according to his promife, 


red into many pleits and foldings, made of purpofe for the gathering of the wind ; wherwith 


w 


Wcetas Cho 
niates , rerum 
ab imper. May 
nucle Comne= 


anh : ‘1 
vpon the top ofan high tower fhewed himfelfe,girt ina long and large white garment, gathe- 2» s*farllre 


foli43. 


the foolifhman had vainely perfiraded himfelfe to haue houeredint e aire, as doebirdsvpon 
their wings,or to hauc guided him{elfe asare (hips with their failes. Standing thus houering 
agreat while, as readic to take his fight ; the beholders ftilllaughing , andcrying out, Flic 
Turke,flic,how long fhall we expeét thy flight ¢ The Emperor in the meane time ftill diffua. 
ding him fromfo defperate an attempt ; and the Sultan betwixt feare and hope hanging in 
doubtful fafpence what might happen to his countreyman. The Turke, after he hada great 
while houered with his armes abroad, (the better to haue gathered the wind,as birds do with 
their wings) and long deluded the expectation of the beholders, at length finding the winde 
fit,as he thought, for his purpofe,committed himfelfe with his vaine hope vnto sie aire:bur 
in ftead of mounting aloft, this foolith searus came tumbling downe with fuch vio a aie 
he brake his necke,his arms, his legs, with almoft all the bones of his adie te h en 
ofthe Turke gaue fuch occafion of {port and laughter vnto the vulgar people (a a rea a 
to {coffe and jeattat fuch ridiculous matters) thatthe Turks attending vponthe Su el: \ 
not walke in the ftreets vnderided ; the artificers in their fhops fhaking theit sre i their 
tooles in their hands,as did the Turke,and ftill crying out, Flic Turke,flie : w hereo t er 
peror hearing, although he could not chufe but thereat finile himfelfe, as not eae e 
{eoffes and taunts of the vulgar po syet A ou beea aie was not alittle gti 
d therewith, he commanded fuch their infolencie to be reftrained, be 
E The folemnitie of the triumph our (which »y a fear ee eet 
i apning, was fomwhat ob{cured) the Emperor to thev alth, ke 
edie many rich and royal prefents,with fuch amaffe ieee pelea 
Se ieeereneesocmertecemmemnes 
Emperor with the name of his father,an terming himfelf a ee sl ton 
ore ynto himthe citie of Sebaftia, with the territorie thereunto ¢ onging,then p 
eda interitanges Neuertheleffe all ee was ee cleo ee 
terward by proofe appeared : for returning home, he thru : i : , 
which he fpoylediwth the country a jbut eee eal a vie 
to himf{elfe,and by force tooke alfo from him the city o} area, 
fia, by him before but lately poffeffed, In like manner he benthis ae a vponleges 
his other brother, who in the verie preparation of thofe wars died :by wi . € en Aco 
the citie of Ancyra, with all his dominions in Capadocia, fell into the Su as i psi | 
now poffeffed ofall his fathers kingdome,and felling with pride, ee foes a uphla 
tefies, inuaded the Emperors territories, & tooke from him thecitic of i ae etc 4 
where he did great harme,as alfoin the country thereabouts, killing the people ce ate eee. 
elfe carrying them away with him captiues. For the repreffing of tober ae 
Tor with a {trong armie paffed ouer into Afia, and therein the frontiers te) Hi be Dptiomple 
fied Dotileum againft the incurfions of the Turks. In per arming whereo! ; eer Sersseadl 
and ftitring vp of others, carriedthe firft basket of ftones iimfelfe Ey ser Atay ris 
vied fuch further diligence,that in hort time the citie was compafled a ais aie 
and deepe ditches,maugre the Turks, who ceafed not with continual ; aoe Subleneaie 
to nali@ltndred the worke. With like care,and for like purpofe he pee brewsoke fant 
ther trong Hold ; and leauing ineither placea ftrong garrifon, return ean: pede it 
nople. Netiertheleffe the Turks ceafed not with continual inrodes to 


: i eceffe as 
might vponthe frontiers of the Empire , aaee not altogether with fo good fu we 


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ie 


_ Pakindneffe be- 
Bwixt the empe- 

Tour and the 
Saltas, 
























before,being many times cut off by the garrifons of the late fort 
ces ftill increaling, cauled the rorto expoftulare with the § 
man, and forgetful of fo gre effe before done vnto him a h bork 
his kingdome came vato : who with no leffe vehemencie vpbrai aine with incon. 
ftancie and breach of promife, as well for fortifying the aforefaid places , contrarie to the 
league betwixt them, as tor that hauing promifed much more, hehadthereof fee No- 
thing. Thus vnkindneffe dayly growing vpon euerie trifle (as it commonly falleth out among 
men of great fpirit, and jealous of their owne honors) it was dayly expeéted,when the matter 
fhould fall out into open and bloudie war ; both ofthem being men of great valour,and aptto 
reuenge theleaft iniurie to them offered. Yet wasitthe Sultans manner, warily to mannage 
his wars by his politiqueand expert captaines ; whereas the Emperout being of an hotter na- H 
ture, and couragious aboue meafure, commonly inall his great expeditions aducntured his 
own perfon, without refpect what danger might thereof infue vato himfelfe or his ftate. Long 
it was nor bur that the Emperour, fully refolucdto be reuenged of fo many wrongs done vnto 
himand his fubieéts by the Turks,raifed the whole power of his Empire, both in Europeand ~ 
Afia, in fuch fortas if he had therewith purpofed, not only to hauerafed to the ground Ico- 
nium the regall feat of the Turkith Sultan, but euen veterly to hane deftroyed the whole Na- 
tion of the Turks. Thus with amoft puiffant and populous armic,wel appointed of all things 
neceffaric, he paffed ouer into Afia, and fo in good order marching thorow Phrygia, Laodi- 
cea, Chonas, (called in antient time Paffas) S. Archangel, Lampis, Czlenas, (where the head 
of the great and famous riuer Meander rifeth,whereinto the riuer Marfyas falleth) and from | 
thenceto Chonia,he with euill lucke,and worfe {peed,paffed by Myriocephalon, an old rui- 
nous caftle, ominous by the name thereof,as by the euent in fhorttime after it prooued. And 
albeit chathe marched verie circum{peély, ftill intrenching his armie in euery place where 
he lodged ; yet could he make but {mal {peed,by reafon of the multitude of his carriages,and 
he bafe people that attended the fame. The Turks in the meane while oftentimes fhew- 
themfelues in troupes, places ofaduantageskirmifhing fometime with one part of 
armie,and fometim other, but neuer daring to aduenturethe fortune of a juft bat- 
tell: yet by fuch meanes were the viduallers of the armie oftentimes cut off, and the paflages 
Ps, for the Emperor made verie dangerous. And themore to diftreffe the Chriftians in theirlong 
7 trauell, they foundthe countrey before them of; purpofe deftroyed by the Turks,and the wa- K 
ter in many places poyfoned , whereof the Chriftians vnaduifedly drinking , fellinto many 
grieuons difeafes,efpecially the flix,and thereof died in great number. The Sultan inthe mean 
time, although he had in readineffea righr puiffantarmie of his owne,and had procured great 
aid from the Perfian Sultan his kinfinan and chiefe fupporter ; yet fearing the doubtful euent 
of war,& loath to aduenture his whole eftate Vpon the fortune ofa battell, fought by his em- 
baffadors {ent for that purpole,to grow to fome peace with the Emperour, and that vponfuch 
honorable conditions,as by the wifer fort were thought not to be atany hand refufed : which 
large offers,the Sultan as defirous of peace,made ynto him not once,butagaine & again:which 

the Emperorneuertheleffe (repofing great confidence in his owne power,and prickt forward 
pres dean ae court, better acquainted + ththebrauetriumphs of peace, than the L 

urks) proudly reieéted, and fo ifiniffing the Embaffadors, fcornfully wil- 

Jed them totel their Mafter, That he would giue him anfwer vato his requefts vnder the wals 
of Iconium. Which caufed the Sultan, now out ofall hope of any reconciliationto be made 
betwixt the Emper ourand him, withall his powerto take the ftraits of Zibrica, whereby the 
mic of the Chriltians,departing ftom Myriocephalon,mutt of neceffity paffe. The entrance 
) peter maby a long elleys on Baths fide inclofed with high mountaines , which 

isthe ifing and falling accordin i into di 

Bs s#hich byilitteand ling Fee rte ened to tas lange 


} lea ‘owin; i i er, with! i 
ing ouer oneither fidejand aK i ea 


hard and difficult paffage, 
is fo dangerous. valley the Empero 
pic, hauing neither prouid 
erorder thanasif he ha 









vith an vnthankful) 
ablifhment of him ia 
































































h force, defperatly en- 
5 7 of che pages orfateic of his 
che the plaineand champaine coun- 
hich he fhortly after, buttoo late fan) thatthe 


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=) 
of the Turks. 
A enemie had ftrongly pofieffed both the ftraits & mountains,to hinder his farth ge.Th 
vauward of his armic was condu@ted by ohnand Ansdvonichaithic ener Pala ea 


wm the {ons of Angelus Conftantines 
acompanied with Macrodncas Conftantine and Lapardas Anavonicwe:inthe tight wing was Balas 


win the Emperors brother in law ; and inthe left Mawrozemes Theodorus : after them followed 
the drudges and {cullions,with an infinit number of carters and other bafe people , attending 
vpon the carriages, with the baggage of the whole armie : next vato thefe came the Emperor 
with the main battel copfifting for the moft part of right valiant & worthie foldiers:the rere 
ward was (hut vp by Andponicws Contoftephanus, witha number of moft refolutemen. They 
were not far entred into thefe ftraits, but that the Turks trom the mountains and broken cliffs 
fhewed themfelues on cuery fide, deliuering their deadly fhot from the vpper ground, vpon 
the Chriftians below, as thick as haile: neuertheleffe the fons of Angelus,with AMfacredwcas and 
Lapardas,and the vantgard,cafting themfelues into a three fquare battell in forme of a wedge, 
with their targuets in manner of a penthoufe caft clofe together ouer their heads,and their ar- 
chers oneuery fide luftily beftowing their fhot among the thickeft of their enemies, by plain 
force droue them out of the ftraits they had before poffeffed,and caufed them to retire firther 
offinto the mountains,and fo hauing made themfelues way,with little or no loffe paffed thofe 
dangerous ftraits;vntil that at length hauing recouered the top ofa hill very commodious for , 
their purpofe,asthe cafe ftood, they there ftaied, & prefently incamped them{elues. And hap- 
ly with like good fortune might the reft of the armie haue paffed alfo,had they in like order, 
and with like courage prefently followed after:but failing fo to do,& troubled withthe mul- 
titude of their carriages, which could not poffibly make any way thorow thofe flrait & rough 
paflages, (but troubled themfelues oneanother,as alfo the whole armie) they were from. the 
vpper ground miferably ouerwhelmed with the multitude of the Turkifharchers, whofe ar- 
rows fel as thick vpon them fromthe mountains,as if it had bin a perpetual cempeft or fhoure 
of haile,to the great difordring & dilmaying of the whole armie: which the Turks quickly 
perceiuing, and therewith encouraged, in great numbers came downe from the mountaings 
where they had before houered ouerthe heads of the Ch As, and forcibly entring the ; 
plaine ground,and comming to handie blows, firft ouerthrew the tight wing ; where Baldwin aldol flaintes 
himfelfe feeking to reftore his difordred companies,and to ftay the furie of the enemie (now 
raging inthe bloud of the Chriftians) with a troup of valiant horfmen breaking into the thic- 
keft of them,as became a worthie captaine, was there compaffed in with the multitude of his 
enemies,and flaine, together with all his tollowers, and the greateft part of the whole wing 
by him commanded. With this vigtorie the Turks were fo encouraged, that comming downe E 
with all their power,they {topped all the ways whereby the Chriftians were to pafle, who as Ei 
men couped vp in thofe dangerous ftraits, were notable either to defendthemfelues, orto 
helpe one anothersbut inclofed as deere in a toyle, and one troubling another, were the caufe 
both ofthe deftrustion ofthemfelues & others. For by reafon of the ftraitnefle of theplace, 
neither could they thatwere before, retire, neither they that werebehinde in the rereward, 
come forward to reliene the one the other, as need required ; thecarriages alfo, which were 
many, & inthe midftofthe armie,(eruing chem to no other purpofe,thantothehurt ofthem~ = 
{elues. There were the beafts thatferued for burden, together with the foldiers,oucrwhelmed Hel bate 
with the Turks (hot,the vallies lay ful ofdead bodies,the'rrivers ran mingled with thebloud of by the rerksiee 
men and beafts, infuch terrible manner asisnor by pento beexpreffed. Forthe Chriftians clofed in the 
not able either to go forward or retire, were there in thofe traits flain like theepetifany cou- fraits. 
rage or {parke of valour were by any fhewed againft the enemic , fighting at fo eee 
tage,ir was but loft, feruing to little orno purpofe, And to increafe theirmiferies,the i sin 
feorne fhewed vponthe point ofa lance the head of Andronicus Bataca,the Emperors nephew, 
who comming with an armie out of Paphlagonia,and Heraclea Pontica,againtt the Turks of 
Amafia,was now by the way-by them ouerthrownand flaine. The report whereofconfirmed 
by the fi ht Hooves ‘the confideration of the defperate danger whereia the whole at- 












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of 


mie preféat d.{6troubled the Emperor,that he wasat his wits endjandwith drie teares ie znperaris 
(cmap be 0 faidydiffembling his inwatd grief,as one out of comfort,(tood doubtful which gre prot 
way to turn him(elfe, For the Turks hauing fiiffered the vantgard to pafle,withall their power 
charged the Emperouts maine battell,as his chiefe {trength nothing doubting , but that ha- 
uing once overthrown ir,they fhoald aia pleafine ouerthrow the reft, Oftentimes 





oe 


Pee ee re = 


40 The general Hiforie 
had the Emperor attempted to haue driuenthe enemy out of thofe ftraits,and fo to haue ope. 
ned away tor his armié co haue paffed, butallin vaine,the power of the Turks til increafing, 

pee and they at great aduantage notably mainraining the paflages before by them taken. Neuerthe- 
Emperor. —_ leffe {eeing no leffe danger in ftaying {til,than in going forward, he with a few of his belt {ol - 
diers, armed wich defpaite, and refolucd to die, (vnto which kind ofmen nothing is terrible) 
fet forward direétly vpon his enemies,willing the reft with like refolution euery man to make 
for himfelfe the beft {hift he could. And fo with many wonds and Rturdie blows both giuen 
and receiued,he by plaine forceand might of hand brake thorow te thickeft of his encmics, 
and fo efcaped out of thofe ftraits as ont of a trap: but yer not without many woundsrecciued 
in his perfon, and himfelfe fo wearied as that he was not able to lift vp his helmet, being bea- 
ten clofeto his head, andin his targuet were found fticking 30 of the Turksarrows,ox there- 
abouts,the manifeft tokens of his danger. The other legions feeking to follow the Emperour, 
(for other way they had none) weie oneucry fide hardly affailed by the Turks, and infinite 
numbers,of them flaine, befide many others that perifhed in thofe ftraits,ouerborn and trod- 
den to death by rheir own fellows. Yea fuch as had the fortune to efcape our of one of thefe 
perrilousftraits, were forthwith flaine in thenext:for this fo dangerous a paflage thorow the 
, mountaiasswas diuided(as is atorefaid)into fenen vallies,which giuing faire ar:d broad entran- 
ces,the farther a man went,grew ftil ftraiterand ftraiter,all which ftraits the Turks had before 
ftrongly poffeffed. At which timealfo, themore to increafe the terrour of the day,the light 
fand raifed with the fect of the men and horfes, was with the violence ofamoft tem peftuous 
wind which then blew,cartied fo forcibly and thicke,thatboth the armies grapling toge:h 
asif it had binin the darkneife of the.nighc, killed whomfoeuerthey met withall, without re- 
A'moft mifera. {pect of friend or foe; by which errour many4were cuen of their own friends laine. In eucry 
ble fpettacle. place lay great beaps of Turks flaintogether with the Chriftians,and with chem great number 
of horfes and otherbeatts for carriage ; fo thar.thofe vallies whee dais bloudie confi was, 
fcemed tobe nothing elfe but a large burying.place of the Pucks & Chriftians with their hor. 
fes:but the greater number was of the Chriftians ther perifhed,and they notaltogether of the 
common fort, but cuen of the brauett captaines,and the Emperoursneereft kinfmen. The vio. 
lence of the wind ceafing, and the day c ecring vp, there wasiof all others to be {eene (a moft 
wofull fpectacle ) men yetaliue, fome wounded, fome whole, coneredfome tothe middle 
fome to the necke, with dead carkafes, in {uch fort as thar they were notable with any ftrug- 














ner:whom foral thar,the Emperor as wearie as he was,with the trunchion of his broken'lanc 
which he had'yet in his hand, ftrucke downto the ground,ana fo cleered hinfelf of, him, Pree 
~~ tently after camealfo another fort of the ftragling Turks,readiealfo to haue feifed vpon him, 
and ro haue takenhim prifoncr,of whom he flew one with theaforefaid horfemans ftaffe,and 
with his {word ftrucke ofthe head ofanother of them,and.okeptthem off,yntill thar by the 
comming in of ten of his own fouldiers he was relicucd. Departing thence with purpole ta 
luejoyned himfelfe vato the legions that were gone befare-inthe vauward;he hadnot cone 
§ Fabgchat he was much tcoubled by other Turks that he mer, and theheapes of the dead 
Ocies that lay in hisway.+ yet at att, hauing with much labourand more danger paffed the 
Bacrrunginaeeteby, being glad inmany placesto ride ouerthe dead hadies of M 

fome other of his own foldigrs w.reforting vnto him, he there faw roby 






¢ 8c right valiant gentleman thathad maried hisniece/fghtine al aiath 
poo rena Pie RRO een a 
© fecing himpalle by, followed afer him, as after a moft rich prey,in 


et ; hope 


G 


ling to get out: who with their hands caft vptowards heauen, with ruthfull voices cried ont E 
for helpe tofuch as pafledby ; butal in vain, for enery man poileffed with the common feare, 
and by their daager meafuring their own,pafled by them without compaflion,as more carefiul 
( oftheirown faferie, leaning them yet liuing,asmentobenumbred among the dead, 
The emperor in ‘The Emperor himfelfe,as aman almoft now fj pent, being got out of the danger; ftooda while 
deagr to baac to breath himfelfe vnder the fhadow of awild peare tree, without any page or man to attend 
ee ie him;whom 4 poore common fouldier c{pying,and mooued with compaffion, came vato him, 
deth bimjelfe. and offering him the beft{eruice he could,helped- him yp with his he!met,and buckled vp his 
armor, which before hung dangling here & there about hiwhen inthe mean while a Turke 
he ee commingin ypon him;had taken his horfe by the bridle,in hope to haueled him away prifo- I, 





of the Tarks: 
A hope to hauc either prefently taken or flaine him: whom neuertheleffe he 
{mall companic he had about him) notably repulfed , and {6 fometime matching forward,and 
again as occafion required making a ftand, cameat length long looked for,but moft welcome, 
eater legions that were gone before, not {o forrie for their owne hard eftate, as caretull of 
is danger. 
But Eaton he could come to thofe his legions,he revdie to faint forthir(t,commanded wa- 
ter tobe brought him out of the riuer that ran faft by which after he had tafted, & by the vn- 
pleafane taft thereof perceiued the fame to be infeéted,he fetching adeep figh, faid,o how vn. 
fortunatly hane 1 tafted Chriftian bload ! whereunto anaudacious and malapert foldier there pre- 
fent,and more bitter than the cruell time it felfe,replied,Zmmperor,thon didft not now,thou diddeft ‘the mateperte 
B_ 708 now, (ay, firft but long fince,and oftentimes drinke the bloud of the Chriftians ewen until thou waft Beech df axin- 
drunke againe,at fuch time as thou didft with moft griewous exaétions vexe and devonre thy pore {ub- the Emperour. 
jects. Which reproachfulb{peech the Emperor put vp in filence,making as if he had not heard thee) pati~ 
it. With like patience he alfo forbare the fame railing companion , at fuch time as he feeing pe be Em- 
his treafures hardly befet,and in danger to be takenby the Turks,to animate his foldiers wil- 
led them todo what they could to refcue the fame,and to take it for their labour : Tha treafare 
(faid this impudent fellow) fhowld before hance been ginen unto thy foldiers,rather than now,when as ¥; 
it cannot be recouered but with great danger and blondlhed : and therefore if thou be 4 man of valowr, 
as thouwouldest be accounted,and as the prefent cAferequireth,valiansly charge the Turks (now readie 
tocarrie it away thy felfe,and (0 reconer shyne enill gotten goods. Whereunto the Emperour anfwe- 
© red no more but, Good words fouldier,& fo put itvp,as did Dawid the railings of Shimei.Short- 
ly after the comming of the Emperor ynto thofe legions of his vauntgard (the onely remain- 
der of his armie that was left whole and vnbroken) camealfo Andronicus Contoftephanws, who 
had the leading ofthe rereward, with diuers other of great place, who had by good fortune 
efcapedthe furie ofthe Turks, The miferies of that day (not well to be exprefled) being en- 
ded by the comming on of the night, the Chriftians fate inthe campe,oppreffed witha gene- 
rall heauines, leaning their heads vpon their elbows, & confiderihg the prefent danger where- 
in they were,{carcely accounted themfelues among the liuing :th e Turks inthe meantime to 
increafe their feare, all the night running about the campe,and crying aloud vnto fach oftheic 
countreymen inthe campe , as had abiured their religion,or for other refpects had taken part 
D_ with the Imperials, that they fhould that night get them out ofthe campe, wheras otherwile 
ifthey ftayd vntothe morning,they fhould be all but loft men, In this fo great an ea 
the Emperor not knowing not what to do, calling together his chiefe commanders, declare ; 
yato them the defperat danger they were in, together with his refolution ; which me bap Recher 
ly himfelfeto flie, and to leaue the reft, euerie man to make what fhift he could for himfelfe. Fatih 
Which hisbafe determination, fo fouleas fouler could not be, they all wondering at, as pro- 
ceeding from adiftraughted mind;and by chance ouerheard by one of the common fica 
that ftood without the tent,the fame foldier fetching a deepe figh,in deteftation therofcrie 
out witha loud voyce,What meanes the Emperor ? Andfoturning himfelfe vnto he (anes 
not thon ke that haft thruft-us into shis defolate and firait way , and cajt-us headlong into aca Peg i tiie 
E. and haft as it werein a morter incloféd vs in shefe reckes and: mountains readie as is were toouerm 6 eto the emperors 
us. What had we todo with this vaile of mourning, and moushof hell ? Wherefore came me inte shel 
mifibieuous androngh firaits ? What can se particularly complaine of the Barbarians, which id efé 
inextricable windings and firaits bane thus intangled and be/ét vs ? Was it not show that brought i % 
hither 2 Andwils shen now,as fheepe appointed to the flanghter, thy felfe betray us? With whic BS 
fharpea reprehenfion the Emperorth roughly pierced,changed his former deere ot i 
flight, refoluing now to ftand by it, whatfoeuerbapned. But what fhould he ee oak ele 
with his enemies {till readie todeuoure him ? Help he faw none,either in himfe! a to aes 
pected from others, nought remained but death and defpaire. In this a cet ie i" 
now failing, it pleafed the moft mighty(which chaftifeth & healeth agdonitc tiket Pcie 
F yetgiueth life, and fuffereth not the ftaffe of the finners always to rage 2 the wees he 
jut) with mercifialleyeto looke downe vpon thefe diftreffed men,and wit ay ae ee 
of clemencie to touch the Sultans heart, in fuch fort,as that he which butthe other day . . 
in dread ofthe Emperour, and now hauing himas it were in his power, Mis ere wi 
his miferie :or as in times patthe by Ha/a# overthrew the councell of Acbitophe,and c ange : 


E 
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(encouraging the 









turned the mind of the Turki: tan,that(perfuaded by ce! : 
who in time of peace had vic ceiue great gifts and Prefen ne Emperoryhe of iis 
ownaccord by his Embaffadots offered peace ynto the Emperor, before thathe in fo great di. 
fireffe fed vnto him for any ; and that vponthe felfe fame conditions they had niade thei: 
leagues before, The Turks in the meanc time ignorant of the Sultans refolution,early in the 
morning were readie to affault the Emperors campe, in hope atc hrown his 
whole power;and with a barbarous outcrie {till riding about it, ith their 
arrowsthey flew diuers of the Chriftians within their own trench 
peror fent out John the fon of Conftantinus Angelus,and after him, Macroducas Conffantinus, but 
to little orno purpofe. In the meantime came one Gabrés,aman of greatett reputation mon, 
the Turks,Embaflador from the Sultan ; by whofe commiandement the: Turks ceafed farther 
toaffaultthe campe. This Gabyas comming vnto the Emperour,and after the manner of the 
Barbarians, honoring him with reuerence done cuen downto the ground ; firft prefented him 
with agoodly horfe,whofe furniture was all of filuer, as if ith t 
two edged fword. Afterwards falling into a large difcour cerning apeace to be made, 
and with many kind words as with an inchantment appeafing the Emperours heauineflé con. 
ceiued of his late loffe ; he among other pteafant conceits then vttered, (ecing the Emperor in 
atich robe of yellow ouer his armoy,told him,that the colour was not fit for war,as ominous 

and portending euil lucke: whereat the Emperor alittle finiling,eaue ithim,with the forttine 
thereof, and receiuing the horfeand {word fent him from the Sultan, figned the peace. A- 
mongftother conditions of the peace (whichthe dangeroufheffe of the time fuffered not the 
Emperor curioufly to examine) one was, That Dorileum and Subleum, before by him forti- 


fied, and the ground of tlsis vafortunat war, fhould be againrafed, Peace thus beyondall hope 


ing concluded andthe em deliuered ofa great feare, di 
ed, purpofed another way to retu 
ae sid tei fight al pela i yet was he by his guides, euenof purport as ites 
f t,led back the fame wi hold with his eys thofe miferable fpeGacles of the flain: 

which could not with any teares be fafficiently lamented: for the ftraits were made plain the 
Mas were raifed into hils,and the forefts lay couered with the carkaffes of the flats teun 
ih fies rai ae eae their fiiends and familiarsthere 
: 5 ole dolefull ftraits,the Turks were againin the taile of t Ie 
rite oe ae Sultan sspeating himelfeo hatte ered his snemichteto Tone 

EB. , tof h » haa giuen leaueto {uch as would,to purfue them,but followed not hi 
iA oe A pagal i for ne a the better fort of his { oldies loaded Felis 

‘ a) oile, eturned home. Yet thefe that followed after th y fle i 
2 “4 h ‘ were weake or wounded,and fo vnable to follow the iret lt ala 
a die ae pees i them ne the beft of his captains and fouldiersin 
ward, come to Chonas,and now out of feare of hi: i 

he of his hurt fouldiers mony to pay for the curing of chettavbantstandte Bring th ae 
eC ‘e veel eae euite to BARE there ftayed forthe refrething ot hitnfelfaf. 
pero 5 eturn he rafed Subleum,according to his) i fe 
ve fer- leum:wherofthe Sultan by his Embaffadors complaining; he Sree pentan He ei 
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forced thereuntob ffiti i F ot 
promied y neceffitie,promifed, he great] 101 
eSultaa, ofthe Sultan fent out one of ne inottvalancapuis called sian He: - a Sas 
chofen out of his whole armic,with ftrait charge to waft & deftroy allthe Em Fei oe 
inces and towns cuen vnto the fea fide, without {paring man, woman, or child « ee cNfelen 
f, to bring with him fome of the fea water, an oare; and fome of the fea fand : ae 
g to his charge {poiled Phrygia,with the cities along the riuer Maander. euen cise 
‘and fo returning with a rich prey,by the way {poyled what before he h; tio 
Butin paffing the river Meander, whenhe feared leaft, hi Mellin 
nperours nephew, and of Drcas Confantine an oft vali t 
m by the Emperour with a great power : w v niliieeM 


Armie, and therichbootie he had taken tiene 

) ootie he h » all againe recou -Manie 
i ee betwix the Imperialls and the Turkes > the one enn 
oy the ot er aalaniaty Orthat therein nothing fel ourmuch worth the 


or _-» remembrance, 





























the mind of -Abfalonto follow fuch aduice as fhould bring h tin thenalfohe « 
, u 


in fortriumph,and araire 


3 


remembrance,| for breuitie willingly paffe ouer.In thefe endleffe troubles died Emednuel the 
Grecke Emperor,wherthe had by the {pace of cight and thirty yeres worthily gouerned that 
great empire, haning inthe time of his fickneffe buta litle Before his death taken v 6n him 
the habit ofa Monkc,ia token he had forfaken the world. Ail the time of his raigne in was no 
leffe icalous of the Chriftian Princes ofthe Weft, than ofthe Turks inthe Eaft;and'therfore 
cuer dealt with them vnkindly. In time of war he was fo laborious,as if he had neuertaken fe- 
{againe in peace fo giuen ouerto his pleafure,asif he had neuer thought 
of any thing els. Aitér Whote death the Turkifh Sultan, without refiftance inuading the tron- 
tiers ofthe empire,tooke Sozopolis,with divers towns therabout in Phrygia,and long befie- 
ged thefamous city of Attalia,and fo daily encroched more and more vpon the prouinces of 
the empire, ioyning the fame vnto his owne; which was no great matter for himto doe, the 
Grecke empire being then ne better gouerned than was the chariot of the Sun (as the Poets 
feigne)by Phacton,far vnlit for fo'great a charge : for 4 lexinus Comnenus, otherwile called Por- 
phyrogenitus being then butachildeofabout 12 yeares old,fucceeding his grave father inthe 


C fenfual pleafure,n or the heaping vp of wealth looked not fo low,aiming at the very empire 
it felfe. As for the common good,that was ofal other things of them al leaft regarded.Among 


D 


«of the Turkse — 


licitie but in paine-ar 





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empire, after the manner of children altogether following his pleafure , his mother with his 


cation,neglecting the old Emperorstruft inthem repofed, followed alfo their owne delights, 
without the regard of the ruine of the commonweale« Some enamoured with the beautie of 


fathers kinfmen & friends, who aboueal things ought to haue had an efpecial care of his edu- « 


the yong empreffe, gaue themfelues all to brauerie,& the courting of her:otherfome in great 
authority with no leffe defireinthe mean time, with the common treafutres filled their empty 
cofers:and athird fort there was (ofall the reft moft dangerous) who neither refpecting their 


thefethird fort of theambitious,was old Andronicas, the coufin of sae late Emperor Emaawel, 
aman ofan haughty & troublefome fpirit,whom he the faid Baperor Emanuel had forhis a- 
fpiring,moft part of the time of his raigne kept in prifon,or elfe ip exile,as he now was, beg 
by him not long before, forfeare of raifing of new troubles, cBnfined to line far off from the 
court at Qenum : who now hearing of the death of the Emperor Bmanuel, ofthe fa€tions it jrgopicuy 


cotirt,of the childifhnes of the yong Emperor Alextws, 


men put in truft to haue {eento his bringing vp, 
Bees to flie abroad into the country, feeking after mony ast 
inthe meane time like hogs, lying ftill an 
wallowing inall exceffe & pleafure,to haue no r 


weale:thoughtit now a fit time(in fac 


after which he had all his lifetime longed. Tha 
nopolitans, yea & offome of the nobility alfo, 
fore by his popular behanior gained together 
his eftate, which asit coft him his liberty, fo mi 
life alfo : butnow that hee was dead,wanted u 
dowing of his foule purpofe. Among many and right dinersthings by him thought vpon,was 

E? claufé inthe oath of obedience which he had giuentothe Emperor Emanuel & Alexius bis mbitio 
fon, (which oath he had deliuered vnto him in writing ) That ifhe fhould fee,heare,or ynder- yed witht 
ftand ofany thing dangerous or hurtful totheir honor,empire,or per seehteft 
bewray it,and to thevtrermoft of his power wit 


wrefted)as belt eruing for his purpole 


aftout andimperious man,thereupon writ diuers letters viito the yong 


9 
t=) 


& to the gouernment ofthe empire,fomelike 


hftand it: which words (not fo to haue beene 


iuen wholly to his {ports,é the great «pct, 


he Bees dofor hony; fome others 


d fatting them{elues with greacand gainfull offices, | 
egard of the honor or profit ofthe common 

h diforder of the ftate)for him to afpire vnto the empire | 
the was generally beloued ofthe Conftanti 

he edoubted’not : forthem hee had longbe- ~ 

withthe diftru(t of the late Emperor, iealous of 

ied it not much but thatit had coft him his 

nothing more than fome faire colour for the fha- 





fons,he fhould forchwith eee 


he took firftoccafion forto work vpon. Andés he was 


Emperourhis coufin, 


vnto Theodofius the Patriarch,and other fuch ashe knew well affected vito the late Emperour 


Emavuel, wherin among otherthings which he withed to be ame’ 
ment, he fecmed moft to complain of the immoderate power ani 
Prefident ofthe Gounfell: who in great fauour with the young Empero 
with the empreffe his mother than was fuppofed to ftand with her honor, 
pleaflire,infomuch,as that nothing don by any the great officers o 
peror himfelfe, was accounted of any force, except his appr 
wherby he was grown vnto fuch an exceffiue pride,hauing a 


nded in the prefent gouern- 
dauthotity of déewins, then 
ur,and more inward 
ruled al thingsat his 
frhe empire,or by the em- 
obation were therunto annexed : 
lIthings in his power, as that no 
look vponhim. Of which his fo 


man could wii vpo! veriemous Bafiliske, 
thout danger,as vpon the veremous B > exceffine 


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The generall Eiiftorie 
exceffiue and infolent power Androxicas by his letters now ie) nplained,moued there. 
unto(as he would haueitbeleeued)with the care he had of the yong Emperors fafety, which 
couldnot(as he faid)long ftand With the others great power, {fo which he therfore(as.in duty 
bound)withed to be abridged : aggrauating withall the infamous report of e4/exins his too 
much familiaritie with the emprefle;which firft muttered in court,afterwards flew(as he faid) 
throughoutthe whole world. The reformation of which things, as tending to the danger of 
the perfon of the Emperour,& difhonor of the ftate, he forfooth as one in confcience bound, 
with great grauity and cloquence (beeing avery learned man) both tt @pca {peech and wri. 
ting moft carneftly defired : and therby fo wrought,as that he was generally accounted for a 
: man of great experience (as indeed he was)and faithful counfellor tothe ftate,a thing much 
Andrevicasde- to haue bin wifhed. Wherefore leauing Ocnum,the place whereto hee was by t he Emperour 
petehf wm Emanuel ina fort banifhed,trauelling towards Conftantinople, hee gaue it outin every place 




















i eaheattont, where he came,what he had fworne,and what he would for his oathes fake do: vnto whom 


men defirous of the change of the ftate,& fuch as gave credit vnto the report long before gi- 
uen out, That he fhould at length become Emperor ; flockt in great numbers,as birds about n 
owle,to fee him,and with vain praifes to chatter about him Inthis fort he came as far as Pa- 
phlagonia, in euery place honorably receiued, as ifhe had bina deliuerer of his countrie fent 
from God. And int he imperial city he was not longed for ofthe vulgar people only,as their 
light and oad ftar,but diuers of the nobility alfo by fecret meffengersand letters, perfuaded 
him to haften his comming, andto take vpon him the gouernement affuring him,that there 
would be none to refift him, or to oppofe themfelues againft his fhadow, bur all ready tore- | 
ceiue him:efpecially Mary the yong Emperors fifter by the fathers fide,with her husband Ca- 
JSrwho beeing a woman of great {pirit,and gricuing much to {ee her fathers Empire madea 
prey ynto Alexis the prefident, & the Empreffe her ftep mother, whom {he naturally hated) 
ad raifedagreat and dings tumult in the citie againft them both, which was not with- 
ougmuch bloodthed appeafed: and now ceafed not by often and moft earneft letters (to her 
own deftruction and her husbénds,as it afterwards fel out)to prick forward Androvicwsand to 











“ 7 ha * 
: kinft j ants : CW nur to haue fo done, Conteffephar 
kinfmen or domefticall feruants : but ashe was abou fo don rc ef 


of the Turks. 


A ptefently fled ouerthe ftrait to Andronicus : who fecing of him commitig towards kim, is re- 


ported to hane vfed this text of Scripture, Behold 1will fend gine Angell before thy fase,to pre~ 
pare thy wayes,alluding to his name of Angelus,as the prefage of his good fuccefle, Wherefore 
incouraged with the coniming of thefe noblemen hiskinfmen,he without longer {tay marchs 


ng 


ed direétly vnto the fea fide,and there alittle aboue Chalcedon encamped almoft right ouer pe 
againft Conftantinople : caufing wany great fires (moe thannceded) tobe made inhis armie, “mpethin Fe 


a, : ; ; one 
to make it feeme vntothem of the citie greater than indeed it was;and with the fight thereof ¢, 


tokeep the citizens in fufpence,with the doubttulexpeétation of fome great matter to enfue. 
Wherein he was no whit deceiued for they hauing him now as it were in fight, leauing their 
worke,ran fome to the fea fide,fome yp to the hilsand high towers to behold his armie afar 
off, willing with theit friendly lookes, if it had bin poffible, co haue drawn him ouer the ftrait 
intothe citie. Alexivs knowing himfelfenot able by land to encounter with fo ftrong anene- 
mie, (for now fome whiclron foot could not go ouer to Andvonicus,were fecretly in ee al- 
ready with him,otherfome thought themfelues fufficiently to fhew their fidelitie tot ie 
peror,iffitting ftil at home,they fhould take part with neither: for fo haue ee s he 
alpiring mindes,for the furtherance of their defires, taught the one people me a 
& thinke)thoughtit beft by feato auert the prefent danger: and therefore sales € his pe 
Emperors gallies(being before rigged vp andready)to be ftrongly manne ee put g 2 . 
the keeping of Propontisandthe ftrait of Bofphorus, that Andronicus frou ine ha Hip 
paffe. Now had hee determined to haue made efpeciall choice of ec re nae 0) 
his ownto be General of this fleet,as he had done ofthe captains & m»fiers,being al: tis 


med the great captain)oppofed himfelfe againft it,cu.alling ng U 
i a Se OS TI at sae ich iw iba ee 

i he was glad to commit the charge and truft uf the vyhole fect vnto him, #s (ae 
Sitter Nes de th i {ure,he fenc ower vato Andronicus, as trom the 
rall. Thus hauing (as hee thought) niade the fea fure, ‘ 








nities 


, with lecters and other infin 





7 again 
aflantinop les 










q 


d ne in his name)one George Xiphiliz thers 
Be snuoettenn nim forthwith in pezceto returne to the place front xiptiuiaue gue 
ons, whereof the effect was,to command him forthwith 1 piiesiniobeaetice st 
whence he came, & not farther to trouble the ftate: promfing him in fo Liang ia Tee 
a i 72 eat honors and preferments to be afrerward beftowed vpon him , which vy//:1/alyin 
nelle niple A his veter deftruGtion. Which lecters Xiphilinus hauing delinered, and doing bis ef 
otherwife might turn to his vete . et Wd i earthed) ah 

i i q retly aduifed Amdronicus to procee purpofe, 
done hismeflage,is reported to hauefecretly aduit rowien ) bi wbisabe 
and not in any cafe to Feel to that which was of him required : wheriwith Andronicus encou 






haften his comming:who by letters and meffengers daily comming vnto him from the court 
ftill more and more encouraged, leauing behind him the country of Paphlagonia, came toHe- 
raclea in Pontus,and til on towards the imperiall citie, with great cunning and diffimulation 
winning the hearts of the people as he went. For who was fo ftonie hearted,whom his {weet K 
words and aboundant teares flowing from his gracious eyes, as from two plentiful fountains 
down by his hoary cheeks,might not haue moned? All thathe did or defired,was(as he faid) 















for thecommon good and liberty ofthe Emperor. By which means he had drawn vnto him 
Ԥ awonderfull number of the rude countrey people by the way ashe came, But comming into 

Bythinia,he was by John Ducas gouernor of the great city of Nice,fhut outasan enemy tothe 
ftate,and fo at Nicomedia alfo.Neuertheleffe,paffing by thofecities,he held ftil on his way, 
votill at length he was neere vnto a caftle called Charace,encountred by dndronicas Angelus, 
fent witha great pewer againft him,by the great prefident Alexis; who otherwifeas an effe- 
deli patugnicn muenee f eecuiresfpendingrhe greater part of the night in rioting by can- 

» and moft partof the day.inhis bed, wit ne as if i 

See ome path BAe > with curtaines clofedrawne as if ithadbeene I, 


might helpe for the affaring of his ftate. Many. 


















































J t Ingelus (fentagainft him, as is before {aj 
him and put him to fight, Wosrewihe Alexius ouch troubled,in great Stipe. 
elus (now fled lo Conftantinople) toan account forthe 
lefraying of the charges of that vnfortunaee warre : who M 
netobe fotakenasif he had framed it himfelfe,and of purpofe betraid the 
o his charge ; by the counfell of x fonnes, being all men of great valor 
ke the refuge of his owne houfe ; but finding himfelfe there in no 


his faid fonnes (two of which cameafterwards tobe Emperours) 


; prefeatly 














i ( re i h fenger totelthem that fent him, rhe prawd ans 
raged, proudly reiected the graces offered, & willed the meffeng 


difplacethe'proud prefident Alexinss Sc cail him vnto an account - Be . pa gh 
then the Emperours mothet they fiould deprive of het honors, : pid ispadebos = 
fome cloyfter,there to learn to amend her life; & lattof al, thatthe a sai ont 
fathers wil, (ould takevpon himfelfthe goucrnment,& not be estat M ae abe nt 
too muchauthority,his maiefty 8 honor was(as he faidyroo much impaired, 


A ; ih i his rolsto look vpon. whofe reuoltaboue 
feauing nothing but their names forthe prefidentiti his rol P 


reftrial paradice filling the city with his praifes. After that; Andronicus ety rea ime 
Manuel, wish divers others whom the prefident liad caft in pHifen were an te hte 
of hischiefefauortts Jaid fatkintheir rooins. As for Alexins the prefident him'e™t, 


aria Lead Winn nueied outofthe 
right ftrange alteration, But about midnight, Alewas binalelf was ecretly 0 ueled outa 


ied ; ; tl , 
court tothe Patriarclis houle/& there keptwith’a ftronger giard chan before, A wonderfull 4 prgge ales 


greateft honor, attended 


change;& worth marking,aman fo honorably born, but yelterday in A 


a [werof Androw 
that ifthey would haue him to returne vnto the place from whence he came,they fhonld firft Ap 


rewolteth to 


Andronicus, 

j i q ire. Por ‘Alexius ix deo 
al other things encouraged Andronicus, 8 caft Alexins eucn into the bortome of defpaire Alexius ix 
tj fe) > 


i 0 t - butopenly inal =e. 
~ gained vnto him by means of the Emperors mother;who by her rare beautie , {weet words. now Ardvonicas his friends locked togetherin the ier pe ake pale i in vehe 
% gracious behauior,as with a linedrew al men to her.Other fome hee ouercame with gifts places:anid flich as witht a change in the pa SE y r incalled their eys withbeHol- 
rei, eae smney, whereof hee now made nofpare : And fo wrought the mats aa eth oor alontlee bedswet mreieremrve.and theit eares with his 
et, that no man of any account ormarke went oner to Andronicus. Whon i ding of his'goodly perfon,his cheerfull countenance, Ce rect reed in in fometer= 
lowers as hee had, ioyning battell with 4 do WM emsucreneledinmich Fiveet words & great promifes,teturned home merry Se ioyfljasifthey had 


Alesius and bis 
} “ int 7 ceeping Of the guard: 4 friends appre~ 
friends & faéion inthe court,they were taken’ & committed to the keeping &' 


benatd. 


“ration, 


+ . aes 


; aE ; rafticustedi 
» days after,Contoftephanns,the great captain & General,caried ouer al the gallies toAndronicns, coxto/te 
















C7e' 4 


is command, hauing the. ve : ) {pill or faue : to day in 
: " a sand not fo much asa wait vpon him.Which 6 
betaking very ed of nothing more,than that they which had the kee. 


ping of him would aor fuffer him co fleepe or takeany reft. Of whofe miferie, the Patriarch 
cakangpitie (2lthough he had of him very cuill deferued) yet cheered him vp with comforts. 
Ble‘werds, img him with patience to endurehis hard fortune, and not with fuch {pec- 
chesas Gered not his prefent ftate,to prouoke his keepers to vfe bi iL, Withina few daics 
aieevealy inz morning,he was brought out of the Patriarchs ponavery little 
Sac Lade, and fo with a ragged clout vpon the top of arcedin rof anenfigne, Carried 
Before bum in deriffion, was brought to the feafide, and therecaftinto alittle boat,was{o 
<9 Aadronicas,by whofe commandement, with the generall confent ofthe nubilitic, ; 
bie for fais euil gouerment (hostly after had his eys put out. This was the miferablecnd of the 
immnoderee power,or rather of the infolent foucraigntie of Alexive : who, had he with more 
moderation and vigilancic gouerned, might both hauc kept Asdremicus out of the citic, and 
Esselte from fo great miferie ; hauing at his commandall the Emperors treafurc,his gall les 
wath moft part of the ftrength ofthe empire, Now came the noblemen ouer apace to Androni.. 
eas - the \aft that came,was the reuerend Patriarch Theedofins with the chitfe of the clergic:of 
antrorcee Whole approch, Andronicus hearing, went out of his tenttomeet him, and falling downe (as 
gree ashe was) fat athis horles fect,and ina while after arifing againe, kiffed the Patriarchs 
foor,calling him,the Emperors Sauiour, the louer of vereue, the defender ofthe truth . and 
pe See with the famous Father lobm Chryfofteme.orsiered notany honorable titlehee 
aly deuife to giue him. But the deuout Patriarch thar had neuer {ene LA naronic 
before,hauing now well viewed him,and marked bis Germe countenance,his {ubri) nature his 


craftic and ois aa exceeding tamer, being almoft ten foot high, his ftatcl y 











 dbtsiis iron 

Ae prsmreonttcue 

 Ractensege: 
taal 

















g2te,his proud looke, his wal {cueritic,and euelamcisolic filence.asit were pittyi 
. = A 7, © 
ens nim " pati / pat ed fuck oe Hitherto 7 haue eae : om 
d ¢ «fod fetchinga ioyning thereunto that faying of 
rophet Danid: As wehane heard fo bane we » Inwhi te eee the 
the diffembled meeting and {ubmiffion of gr Fe michael rm a am 


words of the Emperour Emanuel, wherewith be had i i erie 
: voto the Patriarch,asif he would moft linely sane nee ated forch Andrapicue 


es Patric if f haue reprefented him ynto his view 
TBE viscosa fermen se eetaneoantoin hind | 
8 uainted with him ; at length Anaronicus bimlelte i & oe nen i ae 
i « fedthe ftrait oftentimes by the way merrily finging vane ite —.. 
1 ee my foule into thy reff, becanfe the Lord hath done well unto thee » bawing pi ona if fr 4 
Oe iy ¢ sheen my if, fee Lelong Emperour with his mother ees ice 
p C ¢, but at anot i isi 
i ynto Philopatium, as Andronicus had re rn tid ah peeeae ra 
connie a lie aeienee inf bun pals before him, with folbing and tcares, ‘alls 
f skiff « Astor the Empreffe hi j < 

Bee be i eo Hoos diffembling ini a Re an ie a F 
aihkes,. her, out longer i i i 

San which,all the great colle fad, maka ET eat mae stund 


feeking for refuge ynder the hens win uk aah fa BERG NbIO himanchic- 
sf I 1s Wings.Hauing there ftaied with the E 
she was defirousto go vnto the imperiall citie, and to fee the late patos | el sa 


graue. Where entering into the monatterie of : 
oii cron HAE GATT eae four Lady, where he was buri 
ohisthmmbesbew toared asic were mainely out So that diucts of 


























































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of the Turks Cy) 


A wasfome charme orincantation. But others more pleafantly conceit id ‘ 
ward appeared)more trply that Andronicus did cunaee ais the cea ieee : ee 
reucll with his ghoft,with thefe or like words :1 bane thee new fa/t.mny Gedelver heuer ca 
1 haue bin driuen to many great extremities and haning wandred almoft all the world over, oie 
unto bin made by thee a common by-word.Bus now this tombe rifing up with fewen tops,cy prifen Wi: 
éf : 4 F 
which thou canft not fart jroldeth shee oppreffad with a dead fleepe, out of which thou alt not be on 
ked,but by the founding of the laff trumpe. And now will 1 berenenged of thy pofferisse,and fasisfie my 
‘felfeas a Lyon with a fat prey jand take fharpe renenge of all che wrongs thou baft done mc,when | bane 
once polfeffed my felfe of this royal citte. 
After tuat,viliting al the Emperors ftately houfes,but ftaying inno place long, he difpofed ndronicustae 
gp ofal matters of {tarcyaccording to his own pleafure. Vato the yong Emperor he allowed hune 4! vee bime 
ting,and other his vain delights,with keepers ioined vnto him,to watch not only his going in He geermeas 
& out,buralfo that no mag fh ould talke with him of any matter of importance : forall the go- 
ernment of the ftate he tooke vato himfelte:not for that he withed fo well therunto,aboue o- 
© thers,but fo to driue from the court al them of the contrary faction to himfelf,that were able 
to doany thing, & had before borne fome {way. The foldiers, whofe help he had vfed inafpi- 
ring to the goucrnment, he rewarded with great bounty, all their offices and preferments hee 
beftowed cither vpon his ownchildren,or other his great fanourits; diuers of the nobility of andronicus sy. a 
whom he liked not, were by him in fhort time driuen into exile: fome were by him depriued rama 
of their fight,and fome others caft in prifon,not knowing any caufe why,more than that they 
© wereby him fecretly condemned, for that they were of the nobility,or had done fome good 
fernice for the ftate,orexiled for their perfonage,or fome other thing that grieued Andronicus, 
or els for the fparke of fome old difpleafure which yet lay hidas fire raked vpin theafhes.So 4 niferable 
thatthe ftate ofthat time began to grow moft miferable: & the trecherie euen ofmen neereft face 
inblood,fecking the deftruction one of another, for to ferue their ownturns,or to gratify An- 
dronicus,mott horrible :not only one brother betraid another, but euen the father his fon,and 
the fon his father, if Andronicus would haue it fo, Some accufed their neereft kinfmen, that 
they derided Andronicus his proceedings,or that without regard of him,they more fauoured 
Alexins they ong cmperor,then,agreat offence. Yea, fuch was the mifchiefe ofthe time,that 
many inaccufing others,were themfelues accufed;& charging others oftreafonagainft Andros 
D_ nicus,were themfelues charged by them whom they acculed, & fo claptvp both together in 
one prifon, Neither were they of the nobility onely,which were encmies to Andronicus, thus 
hardly dealt wichal,but cuenfome of his great fauorits & followers alfo: tor fome whom but 
yefterday he had vfed moftkindly,8 enrolled among, his beft friends, vpon them to day hee 
frowned &tyranized moft cruelly:fo that you might haue feen the fameman the fame to day 
(as itis reported of Xerxes his admiral)to be crowned & beheaded, to be graced & difgraced: 
infomuch that che wifer fort deemed Andronicushis praifings, the beginning of amans dif- 
grace; his bounty, his vndoing;& hiskindnes, his death, The firft that tafted of histiranny, was 
Mary the daughter of Evsanuelthe emperor,who for the hate fhe bare to Alexins the late Pre- agary the 
fident,& the empreffe hermotherin law had(as is aforefaid)aboue al other, witht for hiscom- satire 
B  ming;burwas now by one Prerigionites(fomtime an eunuch ofher fathers,corrupted by 4a- Prac 
dronicus having in his a{piring mind purpofed the veter deftruction of all Bmannels pofteritic) far r poleeties 
cunningly poifoned,as was her husband Ce/ar, who liued not long after her,poifoned alfo (as a#47emew 
was fuppofed)with the fame cup that his wife was. Now among others of the laceemperors 
houfe,nohe had ever ftood more in hislight, than had the faire emprefle Xene,the yong empe- 
rors mother, whomnow he ccafed not moft bitterly (though wrongfully to accufe,asan vtter 
enemic bothto the emperor & the ftate,making as ifhe would leaueal,and again depatt,if fhe 
were not remoued from the Emperor her fon:and by his cunning fo incenfed the giddy hea- 
dedvulgar people againtt her,that they came flocking to Theadofiws the good Patriarch,ready 
to teare him out of his cloaths,ifhe confented not to the remouing of the emprefle,as-Andro- 
EF. vicus had defired.So acountel being called of fuch his fauorits and others,as were not likein- 
differently to heare her caufe,but affuredly to condemne her,the guiltleffeempreffe after ma sys she rm 
ny things falfly laid to her charge,was accufed of trefon:as that fhe fhould by her letttershaue preffe accufed 
folicited Bela king of Hungarie,her brother in law,toinuade Brantizoba and Belligrade,two Ce 
ftrong places belonging to theempire, Whereupon fhee was condemned , and fhamefully 





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. 
48 The generall Hiftorie 
caftinto 4 moft filthie prifon necre vnto the monafterie of S.Diomede, 


im f¢ | blemencalled vato this w saniell, were Leo Monaftertot ins Tor nicins,& Con 

5 — fransivs Petrenus. who not yer ether deuoted to Anaronicu asked their opinions 
rftto know , 
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Amongft other no- 





concerning the Empreffe, faid, They would be glad ether that counfell a- 
gainit a cori wledby ie Beaperors eri or not¢ Wath which fpeech, Andreni~ 
ews peivced tothe heart as with a{word,in great rage ftart vp and faid, Thefe are they which 
encouraged the wicked prefident toall his villanies,lay hands vpon them. Wherupon they of 
heir weapons & {words at them,as ifthey would euen 
prefently haue flain them:and the tumultuous common people,catching them by their cloaks 
asthey came out, pulling them fome one way {ome another,were fo fierce ypon them,as that 
they had much adve to efcape out of their hands with life, Now lay the fatre Empreffe (but 
the other day one ofthe greatett princes ofthe Eaft, and honored of all her fubie¢ts) in preat 
Awidedionn» miferic & defpaire, fcorned cucn of her bafekeepers cucry houre expecting the deadly blow 
J of the hangman, Yet was not the cruelric of Awdronicns againtt her, fo any thi affuaged, but 
reewing that fhe yet breathed, fhortly after aflembled the former counfell, the minifters of 
fis weath, demanding ofthem, What punifhment was by law appointed for fuch as betraicd 
any towne of prowince of the ei ¢ whereunto an{were beeing given in writing, That i 
wis by the law, death, he couldno longer hold,butthat he muft in great choler breake out a- 
ainft the poore empreffe,as if ie bad bin fhe thathad done it:and theruponthe wicked coun- 
fellors crying out with one voice, That fhe was to be taken out of the way as they had before 
agreedsby and by without longer ftay,a damned writing was fubferibed by the yong Empe- 
ror rer fon, as ific had bin with the bloud of his owne mother, whereby the was (I abhor co 
write itymoft vaworthily condemned to dic, Themen appointed to {ee this moft horrible & 
eruell execution done ww fannel, Andronicus his eldeft fon,and Georgius Auguflus,his necre 
: Kinfiman;who both dittmaid atghe very eres, of the matter,not regarding the emperors 
inly,th neuer before contented to the death of the empreffe,but had 
us af offence, & therefore would now much leffe fee herinnocent bo- 
i fight At which vnexpedted anfwer Andronicus much troubled, with 
ucke himfelfby the hoary beard,and with burning cyes cafting fom- 
downe,fighed at his own moft miferable tyrannical eftare, fret- 
ghich were neereftvato him, whom he thought he mighreuen with 
haue done any mifchicfe, abhorring his cruclty,fhouldrefufe to 
to tipi « pprctice hisanger fora while within a few 
id hertobeftrangled ; which wasaccordingly don by Conflan- 
C unuch, by whofe helpe he had before poifo- 
thusband,asis before declared.Thus perifhed 
thefe twowicked men,the mercilefic exe- 
lately adorned withall the graces of na- 
Without more adoc fecretly raked vp in 
or fo aperfon. 
hus cruelly to deale withthe yong 
vnder the pretence of the com- 
re to fhadow Andronicus bis fecret 
¢, or afpiring humor, from which 
hi ietothe 


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of the Turkes. 


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; yeEeawe heuing got into hi P 
the Emperor and the ¢mpire,and the chiefe friends of the lave Bepcrr Sil — 


out of the way,orelfe driuen into exile, thoucht it now high time itfelfe 4 
that high foueraigntie,after which he hadfo many Sha ak aa aie ante 
councel of his flatterers and fauorits, whom he had for {uch purpofe promo a vee ee pert, 
eft places of ftate(all or the moft part of the grauc councellors and friends ot the late E Tee fpringie 
Emanuel being now tifplaced,or otherwife taken out of the way) heasa man only oumniiie ii 
the common good, declared ynto them the dangerous {tare oftheempire,by reafonofa aca 
lion raifed in Byrnin1aat Nice,by saack Angelusjand Theodorus Catacuzenus « & anotherat 
Pav sa,by Theodorus Angelus ; requiring their graue aduice torthe {uppreffing thereof: who 
not ignorant of theit lords purpofe (as thereof before fufficiently inflrudted ) aniwered with 
oneconfent, Thatof fuchgreat mifchiefes there would beno end, except hee were ioyned in 
fellow hip of the Empire together with Alexins, by his grauitic and deepe wifedome tofixp- 
plie what wanted for the good gouerntnent of the Stare in the yong Emperor his coufin Ae 
which {peech the by-ftanders (being innumber many , and forthe moft part the followers of 
Andronicus his flatterers) gauea great fhout,and asif it had bin alreadie granted, with one aps’ 
laufe cried out, Long line Alexius and Andronicus the Greeke Emperors and that with fuch ee 
nemencie,as if they would therewith haue rent the verieheauens. The bruitthereot flyin, 
abroad into the citic, forthwith you might haue fecne cuery {treet and corner of the citie full 
ofthe vulgar people, with fome alfo of better fort,fwarming together like Bees, & founding 
“the praifes of Andronicus (who now was conic out of his houfe into the court, with a world of 
people following him) and crying out, Long line the Emperors Alecins ana Andronicus. With 
which loud acclamation,mixt with the heauie fighings of maay Paitn, (forall were nor 
mad of that frenzic)the yong Emperor awaked,and feeing thé four fuil of people,and wim 
dronicus by them faluted his fellow inthe Empire ; knowing nono otherremedy, thovwAt 
icbeftroyeeld vnto the time, & fo with thereft atcering the old tyrant,welcommed hins ful 
foreagainft his will,by.che name of his friend & companionin the empire: which he now in 
diffembling manner feeming vnwilling to take vpon him, écrefufing the place offted, wasby 
the rout of his flattering fauorites enforced to his owngreatcontentment,to yceld to their re« 
queft:fome of them with both their hands carrying him vp,vatil they had asit were again(t his 
wil placed him inthe imperiall feat,prepared for him faft by the yong emperor:others inthe 
ae time no leff¢ bufied in pulling offhis priuat attyre,and putting vpon him the imperiall 
roabes, 

Thenext day,when this participation of the empire fhouldbe publifhed,& they both pros 
claimed emperors,the name of Andronicus was {er before the name of Alewus:whereof his fa- 
uorits(though fome others interpreted it otherwife) gaue this reafon, Thavit fitted not with 
the maictty oftheempire,that the name ofa boy fhould be fer beforethe name of fo renerend 
graue,wife,& excellentaman as was Andronicas his companion intheEmpite. Shortly after, 
Andronicus being brought intothe great templeto be crowned, then firlt began to fhewso the 
people achereful countenance, 8 fetting afide his fterne looke, after his long déuotiondone, 
filled the vain peoples heads with many large promifes ofa more happy form of gonernipent 
than before.All which proued nothing but meere diffimulation and deep deceit,thatcheere- 
fulnes of countenance & {peech feruing but fora whileto couer his inward, fecret,& moftin+ 
human cruelty: And the more to deceiue the world,the ceremonies ot his coronationpafat 
fuch time as he fhould for confummation and confirmation of al,receine the {acred &dread= 
ful a rie,the pledge of our redemption,not withoutduereueréceto be pamed,much leffe 
with impure handstouched :afterhe had receiued the bread, and taken the cupiti his handshe 
with amoft deaourcountenance framed of purpofeto deceiue,& hiseyesicaftypto heaben,as 
if his fowle had therealready bin the faireft maske of hy pocrifie)fwore by thofedreadfulmy- 
ftetiess& moftdeuply prote{ted in the hearing of the people ftandingby,thache had taken 
on him the fellowihip of tlie empire for no other end or pisrpofe but to aflilt Alexins his coli 

= goueMment, & to ftrengthen his power : whereas his fecret meaning was noth 
‘ared. For afvera few dayes {pent in feigned deuotions for the: 









forthwith turned his mind varo other hismorte fe 


"Andhauingsbouellehingspurpoted the death of tH Yong 


59 


pire. 


Alexins Con- 
demned. 


peror cruclly 
Rrangled. 


marriage 


eftates 





Alexins theem- 


ast fe- thatyhe gaue himfelfe wholly vnto the eftablifhing of his eftare,neuer reckning himfelf there- 
ie pi Ais of affured,fo longashe faw any of thenobility or famous captains aliue,thatfauored Emanuel 
‘0 Ld 


The generall Hiftorie 


j i eat tminifters 
hem ofthe Councell,his owne creatures an ip 
bane Eh eis Walnow oftentimes in theit mouths that faying of the Poet, 


Eft mala res multos dominarier : unicus ¢ffo : 
i 4 . 
Rex dominnfqne. 


. illthing itisto be ruled by many : 
Omkitg id one Lord,ifthere beany. 





and that theold age of an Eagle was better thanthe youth ofa Larke.So by the generall con- 


ee. i ( name ofa graue councel)a decree was made, That 
Sl fentofthat wicked affembly vaworthy the g 


Feo eouernthe State) be depriued ofall imperiall dignitie , and H 
eee ee aarlie Which difloyall destse of ye st ay prey ytcely 
i ; A ruell came out of the fame forge, That he thoular t 
aes ree NS eciper to line.For the execution of which fo horriblea {en- 
rasan anus HagiochrifRophorites(one of the chiefe minifters of Andronicus his villanies,and 
by him Poured cuen vnto the higheftdegrees of the honours of the court) with Conftanti- 
a T ae and one Theodorm Badibrenus,captaine of the tormentors)were fent out, who en- 
toe chamber by night, without compaffion of his tender age,or regard of his honour or 
innocency, cruelly {trangled him with abow ftring : which deteftable murther{c © performed, 
“Andronicus {hortly after comming in,{purned the dead body with his foot, railing at his father 
the lace Emperor Emmanuel,asa forfworneand iniurious man ; and at his mother, asa common | 
whore. The head was forthwith ftrook off from this miferable carkafle(the mirror of honors 
vnftabilitic) and left on{trous tyrantto feed his eyes vpon: the bodie wrapped yp in 
Jead,was ina boat carried to {ta by To.Camaterins,and Ti heodofine Churmenss, two of Andronicus 
hisnoble fauorits ; who withygreatioy and glee returned with the fame boatto the Court,as 
ifthey had donefome notable exployt. But.ong continucth not the ioy ofthe mifchicuous, 
vengeance fill following themat the heeles ;as it did thefetwo,who not long after,with the 
reft that confpiredthe innocent Emperors death,all or moft part ofthem camie to fhameful or 
miferable ends. Thusperifhed a/exive the Emperor notyet ful fifteen yeres old, in the third 
yearc of his raigne: which time he lined more like aferuantthan an Emperor, firftvnder the 
command of his mother,and afterwards ofthe tyrant which brought him to his end, =i 
Whoioyeth now but old W4ndronicus,made yong again,as fhould feem,by his new gained 





Awvnequall honors for fhortly after the murder committed,he married Anne the French ie daugh- 


ter(asfome report)before betroathed to yong Alexina,atender && moft beautiful lady,not yet 
full x1 yeres old,an vnfitmatch tor three {coreandten. Andinfomefortas it were to purge 
him(elfe & his partakers of the fhamefiull murther by them committed; 8 to {top the mouths 
of thepcople,heby much flattery & large promifes procured of thebifhopsa general abfolu- 
tion forthemall, from the oath of obedience which they had before giuen vnto the emperor 
Emarnel,@z Alexiws his fon.Which obtained,he fora while had the fame Bifhops in great ho- 
nor,and fhortly after in greater contempt,as men forgerfull of their duties and calling. After 


Ls 


the late Emperor, or CA/exinehis fon: of whom fome he fecretly poyfoned, as Mary the Em-. 
peror Emanuels daughter,with her husband Céfar ; fome for light occafionshee depriued of 
their fight,ashe did Emanueland Alexins the fons of thar noble captaine John Comnenus sua 
dronicus Lapardss, whofe good feruice he had oftentimes vied ; Theadorws Angelus , Alexius 
Comnenus the Emperor Emanuels bafe fon :fome he hanged, as Leo Synefins, Manuel Lachanas, 
with diuers others :fome he burnt,as Mamalus one of the Emperor Alexius his chiefe Secre- 
taries all men of great honor and place. For colour whereof he pretended himfelfeto be for- 
rie forthem,deeply protefting,thatthey dic: by the feueritie ofthe law,not by his will,and 
by theiuftdoome of the Iudges,whereunto he was himfelfe(as he faid)to gine place ; & that M 
wighiteares plenrifially running downhis asec <hheckes,as ifhe had beenthe the moft forrow- 
manaliue. © deepe diffimulation,and Crocoudiles teares, by nature ordained to exprefle 
the heauineffe of theheart, flowing from théeyes as fhowers of raine out ofthe Clouds ; in 
__ 800d men themoft certaine fignes of greatelt gricfe, & furcft reftimonics of inward torment: 


of the Turkess 
A butin Andronicus you arenot fo 


5 

4 sy Ou are far of another mature, you proc i 5. 
mife not vato the diftreffed rine orcompaffion, but death i defination tna se 
cys haue you put out? how many haue you drowned ¢ how many haueyou devouted’s Me nt 
ofthe nobilitiethat fauoréd the late cinperor Emanueland Alexiw his fon‘, thus akeroutte 
the way by Andronieus,{trook fuch a feare into the reft,that for fategard of their liues they be: 
tookthemfeluesto flight,fome one way, fome another,neuer thinking themfeluesin fit fe 
long as they were within the greedie Tyrants reach ; Whereof fhortly after entuednofinal] 
troubles,to the thaking of the ftate of the wh oleempire. l/aac Cormnenus the emperor Prmaanels 
nighkinfman,tookhis refuge into Crp xvis,8ke 


A g 8c kept thar Iflatid to himfelfe. Alexins Commenus, 
Emanuels brothers fon,fed into Src tx ra,8 there ftird Vj 


: 1 pWilham king otthar Hland,againtt 
B Andronicus,who witha greatarmy landedatDy nracu1vmjtookethe citysé& fo fromrehence 
without refiftance paffing horow the heart OFMAc « pox ra, {poiling the country beforehim 


as he went,met his flcet at Tu #'saLoNn rca, which famousicity heallotooke by torce,& moft 
miferably fpoiled it,with althe country thereabout,forhathe broughta great feare vponthe 
imperial city itfelf. Vnto which fo great evils Andronicnsintangled with domeftickerouble 
and not knowing whom to trnft)was not able to giue remedysalchough for fhew he hid(roino 
purpofe)fent out certain of his moft rruftie ministers with fuch forces.as he could well {pare. 
For the maieftie of his authoritie growing {til leffe & leffe,se the number of his enemies both 
athome & abroad daily increafing ,& the fauor of the'vnconftant people (who'now began to 
{peake hardly of him)decliningshe vacertain which way'coturn himlelferefted wholly vpon 
€ tyrannie, profcribing in his feare,not only the friends ot flich as were fled, 8 whom he diftru- Execedingétan 
fted,but fomtimes whole families together, yeaand rhiatfor light occaflons, fometime thife etic , 
whowere his beft fauorits, whofe feruice he had many times vied in theexecurioniofhisers 
eltic:fo that now no day paffed wherein he did not puto déatkyimpriton,ortorcure one great 
man or other. Wheteby it hapned that the imperiall city was (Med with forrow &-heauines, 
euery man hanging the head, & with filence conering his inwardgriefe,norwithourdangerto 
hauc bin then vetered. Among many others appointed'to this flaughter,was one I/aae Augelus 
aman of great nobilitie, whom Hagtochrafopheritescche chieteminifter of sdronicus his titan. 
nies& forthe fame by him highly promoted) fulpecting?'as one that bareino good willto the 
emperor(caufe'enough of death)came to his honfe to appfthend him;& finding him avhome, 
after a few hot words commanded hii to follow Him :whereat the noblemanmaking fome 
ftay;8 abhorri fg the very fight of che wretch.as vito him ominous & fatal; Hagiocbriftopori- 
tes himfelfe beganto lay hands‘on him,’ reuiling his followerss that they had not torthwith 
drawo him outofhis houfe by'the haire ofhis head, vito the piifon by him appointed, For 
they,touched with the honor of the man,& moued With pitty;foreed hiin not;but {tood ftilas 
beholders.//aac feeing himfelfe thus befer,8¢n0 way now lefctor himto efeape,refoluing ra 
ther there prefently to die, than fhorely after tobe murdred iniprifon, drew his {ward asthe 
reft were laying hands vpon him, and athe firlt blow cleft the wicked headof perches: 
phorises downto his fhoulders 3 & ( leduing him wallowing in his own bloud, & live adefpe+ 
_ tate man laying about him amongftthe reft, made himfelfe way through the midft ofithem: 
E Aid fo imbrued with bloud, with his bloudy {word yet in his hund,running thorowthemidit 
bfthe city, told the people what he had done; and crying vnto them for helpe in defence of 
his innocencie,fled into the great temple,there to take the refuge of the Sanctuarie + where he Heats fyi 
had not long fitcin the place whete the gultie Aying thither for refiigevfed to fir, Seconfefing er es 
heir offeitce crave pardén of fuch as go in Se out)burthar the'temple was filled with themul- 
titude of people flocking thither out of al parts ofthe city fometo fee the nobleman,fometo 
ehold what fhould become of him: forallmen thought that he'would before Sun-fer (not- 
withftandirie théreuerence of the placeybe drawn thence by Andromicns,8 putto fome fhame- 
fal death, Thither camealfo Yohn Ducus,lfaaesvnclesand his fon 1/aas,to increafé the carmaley 
hot forthat they were any thing guilti¢ of the death of Hagiochrsflophorises, but for that they 
F hadbefore become fureties vnto the fufpitious tyrant, for theirkinfiman ae sand helikewife 
forthem sby whofe trefpas they wel knew themfelues now brought into noleffe danger than 
ifthey hadbin abettors thettto. And belide them alfo,many otherthere were, which “a 
ting oftheir owne eftate, atid fearing the like might happen rothemfelues, pricked forwar 
‘With hard {peechés, the common people flocking Ener yinftantly requefting them: Pat 
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to ftandbythen now at theirneed, uriov ‘ . 
The people ina ene ha nrany to take pars with them, Atwhich Beet emestmsnc soning 
Bum rejort beingasthen ont ofthe city)ro repreffe the fedition,nor va the Nc 
vais dagen, froma the Emperartheing as he \ ‘cus appearing,none of hisibloudie minifter's or 
- sie re nee MR ST as fault agood wordinhisbehalfe,or 
officersthewing themfelues,nor LOU SSPE ed Bt Secastis: 
Lumiere ce smemarconin a narae 
ron pn ywor)of an Empire, but till expettic deadly firoke of 
preci aera oS fo name sthat diuers of tl eail habia fhurti . ig 
thechyrch dooresand bringing lights into A embers: x a 6 ntandby 
cheir: d fome others to ftay alfo.: The next morning , 

pace tease vnta the temple,curfing the tirant tothe deuil,as thegom! a 
pémankind wifhing yaco hima fhamefull death,& the honor ofthe: cropire yint oH t i 

time bi fortune, -orrather God fo:appointing it, andrenicus was out ofthe citys p pallace 3 
Midostas M on the Haft fide of Proronris,where he was by ninea clockeat night certi i 

edofth¢ début Hagiechriftupberstes,and of the tumult ofthe people: yet that. msit a 
he nat jsneither did any hing more); -bucby fhort letters aduifedthe people to pacifiet va 
felutssand notby foolifh-rebellion to caft themfeluesinto further,danger; {nthe morning 24m 

dronicus his fauowirs beganto fhew,themf{elucs, and to doe, what say aight to hav peal 
candgenicusi= 1 uirauleuouys multitude ; yeaand.prefently.after came Andronicus himiclfcand landed with 
woop the hisimpetiallgalley at the great pallace in the.city. But with theinraged peeplenaughr pres 
ti ne” uailedeither the perfuafions of thsionc,or reportofthe prefence ofthe other.:fort ey all,as 
ia. vponiaifignall givca.and 25 pired witlrorie {pirit, orftirred vp with the fame fury,floe- 
ked together into tue sep ,Sorn1s, ongincouraging another, and {coffing at uch as 
ftoodbyas idle lookers on, without weapons intheit hands,reuiling them andealling them 
rotten ymnes thathad no felling of the common harme.Afterthat,they broke open the pri- 
fons, and feratlibertic che prifoners,as fitcelt inftruments to increafe the tumult, who were 
norallinotable offenders ofthe dregs of the.people,bur many ofthem borne of good houfes, 
and fot fome light fault,or inconfiderate word(whereot cuery, man wasin thofetimesibound 
to gitieanactount)or forfome friends offence againtt, Andronicus,there laid fat, Thefe ofall 
others moftanimated the people, infugh fort, as they which before for feare ofthe danger 
did butfoftly mutmureto them/eluesagaintt Andrenicussdid now.openly.ioyne with the reft 
ofthe bafe fedirisus,Hhen might you have fen fome.with theirfwords and targets,fome al- 
fo in theirarmor,but the greatett partarnted butwith clubs and ftaues,& other fuchiike rade 
avtapons.,) arrhesofifuricshaftily taken vp in thei fhops as by chance they came firftto hand, 
Yat Aagess TUNning forth in-euery place. By.this affemblie of the mof furious and promifcuous people 
rh the peoplein was-1/aachoyfed vp,and with a general! applanfe faluted Emperor. At which timc onc of the 
atumultfali-  Sexeons of the church 5, with aut te downe:Constantine the great his crowne of gold, 
— (hich fora monument hung overthe holy alrar,and fecit on Z/aacs head: which he atthe firft 
feemed:vnwilling to weare,notforthat hee was not defirouscnough ofthe Empire, butfor 
thachefeated theextream danger ofthe matter,and thoughtthofe things that,were then done 
to be buttias ivwere aficke mans dream, like enough ftraitway to vanith :befide that,he feared 
‘gomoe. inifod oing,the moreto exafperate Andronicu: sWhich his yncle Toba Duscas(as is {i ayd before, 
weet =>" ftading by him)perceiuing,plucking off his owne cap,and thewing his old bald head,reque- 
BF fed the people, Thatifhis nephew didretufeit, they would fetit vpon his ; whereunto they 
; mith a great outcry anfwered, That mt heir obedience to anoldbald 
wing receiued many. harm tad aries nd Higrefore 
coffin, than for.an Empire, 
beard and! ‘icusandthis Ducas, Thus 
altitude : mounted ypon 
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of the Turkes. 


A paulisious rouiiondgantla fcerward by that which he faw with his ¢ies 
calling vponhis old friends and flattering fauorits,thought firft by their 
fed “8 furie of the rebellious: who as frends of his better iSieiinc cond ohh ee 
now for the moft part fhrunk from him;and thofe that wereleft fo feintly comming on BN 
his quarrell they had had nomind to {pend their liues: with which heartleffe company (An 
dronicus fearing to oppofe himfelfeagainft the furie of the mult itude,with his bow & arrows 
in-his hand got him yp into the higheft tower of the pallace,called Cunrewanra,and ftom 
thence beftowed cejtaine thot among the people.But {ecing thatto beto no purpofe,andber- 
ter perfuaded to dgmore with them by faire words,than fuch vain force,hee from the topof 
the tower cried alovid vnto them, That ifthcy would be quietand depart, hee would by their 
B content refigne the€¢mpire vnto his fon Manuel :whereatthe people more inraged, {pared not 
to poure forth moft reprochfull words in contempt both of himfelfe and his fon ; and fo furi- 
oufly brake into the court by one of the gates called Canna. Which Andronicus beholdin 
and now out of all hope,cafting from him all his habiliments of honour,and difguifing him- 
felfe fled again to his gally,accompanied only with Anns his wife, and Maraptica hisminion, 
& fo returned to Mz ty p1vm,his place from whence he came. Ifaac but yefterday inthe bot- 
tom of difpaire,and fhadowed as it were with the hand of death,by the ftrange change of for- 
tune to day mounted nto the higheft type of worldly honour, entering the palace,was there 
again with the greateft appraufe of the people that might be, faluted Emperor, From whence 
he forthwith fent out certain companies of hismoft aflured friends & followers,to apprehend 
C Andronicus ; whonow as amanat once forfaken both of his friends and of his better fortune, 
fecretly fled with his wife and his paragon,before remembred,to Cue re,attended vponon- 
ly with a few of his truftie feruants, which had of long time ferued him before he was Empe- 
ror. There taking {hip,with purpofe to haue fled vato the Taurgfeythes(as notthinking him- 
felfc fafe inany prouince ofthe empire) he wastwiceorthriee by foule weather pur backe 
again, the wrought feaabhorring (as it feemed) to carrie himthathad fo polluted it with the 
dead bodies of the innocent by him flain,and {till threatning(asit were)to deuoure him:Thus 
ftrangely ftayed by foule weathcr,or more truly to fay,by the reuenging handof the higheft, 
he was found by fuch as were fent out to fecke after him, & being by them apprehended,was 
with two great yron chains faft locked about his proud necke,and heauiegyues vponhislegs, 
caftinto the caftle of Auena; and inthat miferable habit fhortly after prefented tothe Em- 
peror J/aac,yct bufied in appeating and reforming of the difordred'citie: where by the Way as 
he went,he wasby the people moft shamefully reuiled, and iniurioufly vied ; fome plucking 
him by the beard, fome by the haire of the head, fome other in the meane'time playing with 
his nofe,and bobbing him in the face,with athoufand other defpights done vito him ; efpe- 
cially by fuch women,as whofe husbands he had before murdred or depriued of their fight, 
Afterward being committed to the hatefull furie ofthe people,he had his right hand cutoff, 
and was againe committed to the fame caftle, without meat,drinke, or othercomfort : where 
after he had lion a few days,hauing one of his eyes put out, hewas fet vpona fouleleane cam- 
mel,with his face toward the taile therof,and fo (as it were intriumph)led through the Mar- 
E ket place,his bald headall bare, asifithad binadead mans skull taken out ofa charael houle ; 
~  inafhortold coat; fo miferablea fpecacle,as might haucexpreffed a fountain of teares out of 
the eyes of aright hard hearted man. But thebedlam & moftinfolent citifens,efpecially they 
of thebafer fort,ascookes,coblers,curriers,and fuch like,Aocking about him like Bees(with- 
Outregard that he had but the other day wornevpon his headthe imperial crowne,then hos 
fored by themiasa god, & extolled vntotheheauens ;thatthey had not long before folema- 
ly fworne vnto him obedience and loyaltie) ranne now as menout of their wits, omitting no 
kind of yillanie they could deuife to do vato him : fome thraftnailes into hishead, forme caft 
durtin his face,fome the dung both of menand beatts, {ome pricke him inthe fides with fpits, 
fome caft ones at him as atamad dog,and other fome opprobrious and defpightfull words, 
F noleffegricuous vito him thanthe re(t: among{t others, animpudentdrab comming out of 
the kitchen,catta pot ful of {calding water in his face ; and in brief, their outtage fo exceeded, 
asif they had ftriuen among themfelues, who fhould do himthe grearelt villanie. Having thus 
fhamefillly,asin'a ridiculous triumph brought him intothe Theatre, they there pny 
Pillars hanged himvp by the heeles: where hauing fufferedaallthele defpightfull sa 8 
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—-- Thegentrall Hip 
with many-moe,not without offence tobe named, he with aninuine 
his patience,not giuing one euillavord,butfometimesfaying, Lor bawiem 
otherwhiles,Why do you breake abrnifed reed ? Yct the ble x 
‘the calamitie of fogreara man, (of allothers now the moftmiferable 
cloathesas he hunigy8ecutoff his priuities. One among the reft,to make 
his {word inathis throat vp to the twift as he hung : other two with 
their.ftrength,who could ftrike furtheft into his buttocks. “TI 
mois Emperour,after he had raigned two yeares. That which ¥ 
had carried away fome pieces thereof) being taken downe from 
: caftinto’a bafe vault inthe Theatre, where it fora {pace lay,as the loat! 
_ Nicetat Cho- wilde heatt,and the miferable {pectacle of mans fragilitie, for //aac 
the eae fufferitto be buried. Howbeitafterwards (che furie of the peopl: ed, i fome 
- col4. more charitable men remooued thence, andJayd ina low Vault neere vnto the monatteric of 
the Ephori : which as Nécetas Choniates (author of this hiftorie, {peaking of the time wherein 
he lined) faith,is yet there vndiffolued tobe feene. He wasa man moft honorably difcended, 
offtature tall, and well proportioned; in his countenance fate a certaine reverend maieftic, 
adornedwith fuch notable vertues,as might haue made him worthily to haue bin compared 
ynto the greateft Emperors of his ftocke and familie, had henotob{cured the fame with too 
mychiambition and crueltie; whereofthe onecaufed him to lead the greateft part of his life 
in prifon or exile ; the other brought vato hima moft fhamefullend, : 
A fase Angelus his fucceffor,by the fiuour ofthe people thus exalted vnto the Empire,at the 
firft goucrned thefamewith gréatleniticand moderation, asif hee hadaltogether abhorred 
sioud : butatterwards nota little troubled both with foerein 
e' lion, befieged inthe Imperiall Citie by fuch of the Nobilitie 
ought ther no lei yroithic of the Empire than himfelfe: for reprefling of which 
infolencies,and theafluring of his State, he became fo feuereinchattifing the oftendors , and 
fuchothersas he hadindiftrutt, that he was counted of moft men notinferiour in crueltie to 
Andronicus his predeceflor ; few dayes paffing withoutthe condemnation or execution of one 
greatman or other, befides them of themcaner fort, of whom hee feemed to make no great 
reckoning: whereby hein few yeares loft the loueand fauourof his Subic&s , who before 
had+him.in greathonour ; and became vato them no lefle odious than was before Andronicus, 
mee. V pon whichgenerall diflike of the people, hisingratefull yonger brother CA/exius (by-him 
m- betore,fora great fimme of money redeemed from the Turkes) tooke occafion to rife vp 
ae infthim,and by.the fauour of théfoldiers depriued him together both of the Empire and 
ebybisbre- hisfightzand hauing pucout his eyes,thruft him into a Monatterie,there to liueasit were out 
ales’ of che world,as aman condemned to perpetuall darkeneffe,after he had raigned nine yeres and 
; tig notyetfull fortieyeares old, Whither it were the reuenging hand of 
God, forthe hard meafure vfedto, Andronicus, ornot, I leaue it tothe wifer to confider ; who 
inhis deepe prouidence, wherewith he beft gouerneth all things, would haveamoderation 
vie din punifhment of ourmoft capital enemies, as hauink alwayes before our eyes the flip- 
erieftate of powerand authoritie: and thatas all worldly thingsare fubieétto change, fo 
#hedutt iudgement of Godivoftentimes falleth out,that what hurt we doe ynto others,the 
ime Wwe! inaeiegsleeisin a icaion -Inthefe fo great and ftrange mutationsof the Con- 
jatiaopolitan Empire (which Thauefomewhat morcat large profecuted,not fo much forthe 
a cley of the SE eae ee eameetEsiofos that out of the loffes & ruinthere- 
, greatnes ofthe Tutks forthe moft part grew) Clizafth/dn Sultan of Iconium, after the 
the EmperioriEmanue/stound meanes to take fromthe Empire diuers trong Townes 
les in che lefler-Afia, cogether with a great part ofthe country of Phrygia: UAlexi 


pon me ; and 
mooued with 


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the Emperour 


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A. vato Coppatine he affigned Melytene Cefarea,an ie now 
cratine Hes allotted rel infum iaboees 5 With pie Shee taliban bla = 
Caichofrots, he left Iconium his regall (eat, and with it Lycaonia,Pamphilia and ahh deite 
tries thereabouts as farre as Cotrianyum, Ot thefe foure,Coppatine long Kined notafterhis te The fonnes of 
ther; for whofe inheritance Rencratine Prince of Docea. and Mafat Prince of Ancyrathis “afhlanat 
two brethren) fell at variance, and{oatlaftinto open warre, But (Mafut finding tem if Pr 
too weake for his warlike brother Revcratine, yeelded vnto hin the territories which heen si 
hemutt needs forg' e sand glad now to kcepe bis owne, fo made peace with him. Rencrating 
being aman of angmbitious and haughtie {pirit, with his forces thus doubled 5 denounced + 
warre vato his brother Caichofroes ; who doubting his owne ftrength,fled vnto the Emperour 
B cAlexius Angelas fe Z sayde, as had his father done before himvnto the Emperour cAfannel , 
although not with like ggod fortune . For the Emperour but of late hauing obtayned the em- 
pireby the depofing of his brother, and altogether giuen to pleafure, reputing alfo thofe do- 
mefticall warres of the Turkes, fome part of his dwne fafetic, fenthim honte without coms 
fort, as onc {trong enough of himfelfe to defend his owne quarrel againft his brother, . 
Howbeit, hee was {carcely come to Iconium’, buthewas by Reucrative expulfed thence, 
and driven to flic into Armenia, where hee was by Zebune King of that countrey , a’Turke 
alfo,honourably receiued and courteoufly vfed, but yet denied of the ayd he requefted: the 
King pretending that hee was already in leaguewith Reacratine, and therefore could not; or 
as fome thought, fearing the dangeroufheffe of the matter , would not intermeddle therein, 
C Wherewith the poore Sultan vtterly difcouraged , returned againe to Conftantinople, and 
there in poore eftate , as a man forlorne, paffed outthe reft of his dayes: 

Now hauing thus paffed through the Turki(h affaires inthe lefler Afia, together with the 
troubled cftate of the Conftantinopolitan empire,no {mall cayyeof the Turks greatnefle; the 
courfe of time calleth ys backeagaine before we paffe any farther,to remember theit procee- 
dings alfo at the fame time, and fhortly atter,in Syria,ludea, Aleypt, and thofe more South- 
erly countries , where thefe reftlefle people ceafed not by all meanes to enlarge their empire, 
vatill they had brought all thofe great kingdomes vnder their obeyfance. - 

After,the death ot Baldwin King of Ierufalem, of whom wee haue before {poken y Alme- atnrrieus fect 
ricus his younger brother , Earle'of Toppa and Afcalon,becing then about fenen and twentic King of leafs 
yeares old, was by the bettergood liking of the clergieand people,thanof the nabilitie,ele- “"* 
Ged King: not for that there wanted in himiany good parts worthy ofakingdom,but forthat 
fome of them enuied vato him#fo greatan honour. Neuertheleffe he was (as wee faid) by the 
generall confent of the peopleselected, proclamed,and by Almmricus the Patriarch with al fo~ 

lemnitie crowned, the 17-day of Februarie, inthe ycare of Grace, 1163. To begin whofe 
troubled raigne,the Beyptians firft ofal denyed to pay vito him their wonted tribute stn re- 
uenge whereof, hein perfon himfelfe with apuiffant armie entred into Agypr; and necting 
with Dargan theSultan, overthrew him in plaine battell,and put him to fight ; who'to ftay 
the further purfuivand paflage of the Chriftians, cut the:bankes of the riuer Nilus,and fo 
drownedthe countrey,that the King was glad to content himfelfe with thevictorie he hadal- 


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ready gotten, and fo to returnieto Hierufalem, - ut : 
Thenext yeare Almericas wasagaine drawne downe with his power into Agypt,by Dar- 
gan the Sultansto aid himagaint saracon’, whom Noradinthe Turke, King of Damafco, ha 
fent as Generall with an army;toreftore Sawar the Sultan before expulfedyand to depoleDar- 
g4n.In which expedition Dargan being {laine , and Saracon having won certaine townes , kept 
them to himfelfe :Saar doubtful of his god meanings ioyned his forces with A/mertens, 


and by hishelpe expulfed Saraton out of Bgypt. ButwhileftAlmerieuswasthus bufiedin ~ 


Aigypt,Noradin the Turk making aninroadintothefrontiers ofthe Chriftiansneere vnto Tri- aoa 

Polis,wasby Gilbert Lacy,matter of the Tensplars in thofe quarters, and the other Chriftians, Talent 

when he leatt feared, fo fuddenly fet vponjthat he had much'adoe by flight to fac himfelfe, ‘tedby sbeebris 
F halfenaked for hafte,moft of his followers being at the fume'time flaindnreuenge of which pies 

difgrace,he nor Long after witha great power. cameand befieged Arethufa:for veliefe wher” 

of, Bohemund Prince of Antioch, Raymond the younger; Barle of Tripolis , Calamon gouer- 

nour of Cilicia! ahd Toros Prince of Armenia, came with their power. Of whofe) com- 

ming the Turk hearing, railed his fiege and departed. After whom thefe Chiriftian Pr. ey 






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The general Hiftorie 
ly following, were’by the Turkes (hut vp in cerraine dee 
oropind radi calteon far entred)and there witha great Haugntes 
conflid, all the chiefe commanders of the armie were taken,exceptth 
aa who forecafting the danger,had retired,after he had invaine diflwa: t 
= ther purfuit ofthe fying enemic. The Prince of ANT10CH there take 
. afterforagreat famme of money redeemed ; but the Count of TRI 
yeares ftraight captiuitie hardly delinered. Noradin after this’ 2 aids 
fiege of ARETHYSA,in few daies won the towne : and enco' goo ‘ e, 
. and the abfence of the King, laid fiege to the citie of PaNEA’ 3W © deliuered 
vato him,vpon condition that the citizes mightat their pleafurein 
Atthe fametime Saracon Generall of Neradinhis forces, to 
caftles ;theone in thecountrey of SIDON, the other beyond) 
Axazra,both inthe cuftody ofthe Templars : twelue of wh: 
for treafon, ¥ yest oe 
bs ati after Saracon,King Noradin his greatman of war, with all the power of the Turks, 
came downe againe into AcxPT, with purpofe to haue fully fubdued all that notable king- 
dome vnto his Lordand mafter. Of whofe power, Sanar the Sultan {tanding in dread, praied 
aid of Almericus,promiling ynto him befide his ycarely tribure,the fiumme of fortic thoufand 
4 ducars for his paines. The matter fully agreed vpon,and all things now inreadinefle, Almeri- 
ok cus {et forward with hisarmie,and encountring with Saracon and his Turkes at the ruer N Mie 
Lys,ouerthrew him inagreat battel : yetnot without fomeloffe, for the Turks in their flight 
lighting vpon the Kingscatriages with the whole baggage of the army,and ouerrunning them 
that hadthecharg . away with themamo: prey, whereby it came to paffe 
thatas the Chriftians| ie,fothe Turks inioyed the fpoile, 
.  Saracon after this ouerth iauing againe gathered together his difperfed foldiers,tooke 
his way toALEXAND? ae he was by the citizens receiued: after whom the King fol. 
lowing, gaue no attempt vnto thecity, forthat he knew to be but vain, but incamped clofe by 
the fide of the riuer NrLvs, from whence the citiewas chiefly to be vidtualled. Whofe pur- 
pole Saracen perceiuing , and betime forefeeing the diftreffe of his whole armic for want of 
vidtuals, if he fhould there long ftay ; leauing therehis fon Saladin (or as fome call him his ne« 
hew)withathoufand horfmen for the keeping of the citie,fecretly by night departed thence K 
imfelfe with the reft ef his army:and pafling 1ts,did great harm in the vpper 
nartsof Rare. Of whole departure Almertens t as aboutto haue followed 
fi him, but that he was otherwife perfuaded by the Egyptian captainesto continue his former 
Manon? purpofe for the gaining ofthe citie: wherefore 4 parture of Saracon he began 
bad, toapproach the wals,and with diuers engines of war to difturb the defendants:wherewith the 
Fs citizens (better acquainted with the trade of merchandize,than the feats of war)difcouraged, 
began nowto confultamongft themfelues for the turning out of thofe troublefome guelts 
whom they had fo lately receiued : which Saladin perceiuing,certified Saracon his vnclether- 
of, requefting his {peedie relicte in thathis fo dangerous eftate,and with much intraty perfiia- 
ded the citizens for a whileto hold it out,vntil he might from him receiueanfwer:ofal which L 
the Chiriftians and Egyptians without, hauing intelligence, laid fo muchthe ha 
_ citie.Gladly would Saracomhaue done what he was by his nephew requefted: 
ito bea matter of no leffe danger than difficultie,he by the means of Hugh, 
sAREA,and one cAraolphis anothernoble Chriftian, both then prifoners with him , conclu- 
da peace with the King : whereupon the citie was forthwith yeeldedvp,and Saladin with 
cs fuffred in fafetie to departsAt which time alfo al prifoners were on both fides free- 
outranfome fetat libertic. Thus Saracon for this time difappointed of this his pur- 
neftofEG 1 pT, returned b intoDAMAs co:and Almericus withgreat 
LON, where heartiued wit of September inthe yeere r167* 
pedition, Ky Almeriews onthe one fide enflamed with thewcalthofEcypT, M 
encoraged with the weaknes ofthat effen ing forthe moft 
firengthshad purpote ckingdom,& {oif poffible he 
0 dapat tof the Sultancontrary to 
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of the Tarkes: 57 
bh pofthe King vatothis warréjwas one Gerbirkimaftel 
ofthe Templats ; who'iu tefpedbof the aid by themof his ordertobe giuen,had obtained f 

the king,after the victorie gained,to hauethe city of PeLvsiy Mwithalltherich coudire 3 

bout the fame, giuen vnto/hinand his béethren the knights ofthe ordetforeuersy onal ih : 
hope,he contrarie to themind.of many of the Knights,for the furthéranice sifthactegy er ‘ 
his whole wealth and creditywith all the treafure ot his houfe.Soa cee 


Uthingsnowin'readi 
sas A : . 4 . o ineflte 
.forfogreatanenterprile,dlmerscns with his army fet forvard in Octoberyand hauing inten Pelufium taken 


daies paffed the fandy defert,cameto PEL ys1v M ;whichoity he(atter threedaies fiege)took by dimeric, 
uby iforce,and pit tofword al themthat were therein, withoutrefpeétofage3fex, or condition: 
» which citieyheaccomling.xo his promife before made,gauc vnto the Templars. Afterthat he 
‘DRE; at which time his Aleerfacked the.citiclof Tavivmy: In the 
smeane time, Sear the Epiptian Sultan,confidering the dangei he was in,to fatisfic wAlmiericus 
-hisgreedy defire, offred to pay him twentic hundred thonfand ducatsito withdraw his ford 
| cess8c forthwith fent him one hundred thoufand,for the ranfom ofhisfon &chis nephew tas 
Aen prifoners at PEL ysivM sand forthereftto be paid within fiue daies aftershe gauctwook 
hisnephewes hoftages. Neuertheles the paiment he deferred ftom day today, of purpofeir 
jthe meane-time to raifethe whole power of Acie, asa] {oto receiucaid fiom the:Varksby | © 
Saracon,which)he daily expected : of whofe {peedic comming, Laericas vaderttanding,\efe 
partofhisarmi¢at Peivs 1vM;and with the ref: wenprohave met him: but miffing him b 
the way, Sdracon with his Turks came in fafetieto,. Oa x ra ynto the Sultanyashe baddefired} 


C Wherefore A/mericus dilmaid with ‘the. multitude ofitivolfo greatarmiesnow ioyned toes 


ther, retired back againe to PéLysiyM, and there raking with himrthe garrifon beforedeftires 

turned home to HLERYSALEM: hauing inthat expedition (begun withthe breachipffaithy 

laid the foundation of the ruine of his kingdome, as in few: yergs after, it by proofeappearedy 

by the cuill neighbourhood ofthe Turks,by'thatmeanes brovght downeintoEs1rrycc: 

, Saraconthe Turkeafterthe- departure of cAlmericas, cafily perceiuinga moff fie timeand yf, San 
opportunitietobe offered-forihim now to, obtaine that; which hee hadin vainebeforeboth egipt vader 
fought and fought for,encaniped with hisarmy neere vato Ca 1 XE, and notably counterfeiz Preeti ai 
ted himfelfe ofall others the moft deuoted triend of theSultans: fothatbecwixt ‘them two" 4 saracing 
paffedall the kind tokens of loue and fricndthip,that could poffible bedeuifed ; the Sultan of- 

tentimes feafting the Turk,and in kindnesiikewife being feafted ofhinr: but at length going 

as his manner was,vntothe campto vifit him,he was by the Turkes flaine.So saraconhaning. 
broughtto paffe what he defired, and entring the citienvith his armie, was by the great’ Ca- 

liph (ftom whom the Aigy ptian Sultans,as from theirfaperiorssthe true fucceffours 6 ftheir 

great Prophet Mahomet, tooke their authoritie) appointed Sultan, the:firft of rhe Turksthat 

cuer enioyedthe fame ; which royall dignitie hee had-not pofleffed fully ayeare;but that hee 

was taken away by death. In whofe ftead Sa/adinhis brothers fon, by andiby fteptwps! who 
altogether a martiall man, not regarding the reuerentmaieftie of the Caliph (ashad his vhele 
Saracon,and al the Egiptian Sultans before him)with\his hotfmansmafe ftruck outhis brainsy 

and not fo contented, vtterly xooted ontall his pofteritie,the bettertoaffure himfelfelandhis 


E ‘fucceffors the Turks in the poffeffion of hisnew begotten kingdom nda fter that ditiided the $ 
” greattrealuces ofthe Egyptians among his Turks,toencourage themthe moretoffallowhiny 


in his wares againftthe Chriftians, : oloh inn tasters 
"This glorious kingdome fo much fpoken‘of in holy Scripture, & rehowned of thelearned How tix dings 
hiftoriographers of albages, after the:ruine ofthe Ronan empire,wasifomerimeparcofthe fomseftareh 
Conftantinopolitan empite,& a notable member of the Chriftiancomonvealesvntifthat 8 handsophe..7 
bout the yere of our Lord 704,the Egiptians weary ofthe pride & cotemoutnesofthe Gres seryins with 
cians,teviolted from them vnto the Sarafins, whofe fuperftition they dlfo receiued:8cfo wader ¢. For, 
the goueraementot the: Sarafin Caliphs, the fucceffors of the falfepropherMakomenlined shire? 
about 464 years,vntil that now being inuaded by Almericus,they prayedaid of Noredinthe 
Sultan ofD.a Masco:who to their reliefe fering Saracom with an army, tepilledin- 

deed the Cheikians but opprefling their liberty,tookto himfelfe chekingdom;whichhe:left 
ynto his Pephew Saladin,in whofe pofterity it remained:vntil ic wasfrom themagainrakenby: 
the Circam flaues the Mamalukes: ynder whofe feruile government it was holden of long 

stilt sty the great emperor ofthe Turks Se/masthesinft,itwas again Te 













. 9 nthe oe 
58 Thegenerall Hiflorie 
Mamalnkes veterly deftroyed : Inthe gouernement of whofe prof itie,themightic Empe. ¢ 
roursofthe Turks,it hach cuerfinc eremained as par-ot theirempi ; till this day,asin the 
proceffe of this Hiftorie God willing fhall appeares 9 sgefiv sd: ste 
“41 7°. ~Suladin thus poflefied of the great hingdome of B19 7,andalkthin sfetin weh orderas 
hethoughrbeft forthe Newnefle of his eftate,with.a great armie entre intotheland of Pa. 
LEST wNe,intheyere 1170,and there befieged: Dar on ;which towne be woon,indvouer. 
inst threw fuchas were fencby King-dlmericus to hane relieved thelame Fe 
a Gorie-contenting himéelte,as with the good beginning of hisirifing fo 
again intohis kingdom : yetwas his army fo greatand populous,as 
Turks had neverbeforé bin feene in the Holy Jand. Wheretore Almeri 
great danger he ftoad, his kingdome'now being onboth fides befe 
embafladors vnto the Chriftian Princes ofthe Wetft,to craue th : erence ¢ 
kingdom which theirfathers had) won‘ and forthe fame purpe t himfelfe injperfonvn. 
tothe Emperor of CONsT AN TINOPLE,Ofwhom he was royally entertained,and afterward 
fent backe loadedawith the promifesof great matters,as weté al( his enibafladours from the 
Princesof the Welt. All which for all that fortedivnto nothing.but vanifhed into fmoake.: 
= !Theyeate following, viz..1171,Saladin befieged PETREA , the Metropoliticall Citic of 
A napitr:but hearing that 4/merteus with agreat power was comming to thereliefethere- 
ofjhe raifed his fiegeand retired :as he didalfo next yeare after/hauing in vaineéattempted the 
ftrong caftle of Mow:t-Ro1aLt;on the further fide of Jor DAN! In hike manneralfo the third 
yeare hecameagaine into the Holy Land, and {poiled the countréy beyond TORDAN's but’ 
hearing ofthe Kingscomming againft him, he forthwith returned againeint6Ec1 PT. All 
thefe light expeditiunsyt iitique Prince made not fo mich for hope of vidtorie , or to 
proue his enemies itr ra or ee ae the effeminate Egyptians,and 
ae 0 in his greater defignes. pon ROL ANT oa 
J I 73° Sioa after died Noradis in of Damasco,andinhistime a moft notable champion 
was tie Turks, after he had raigned'nine and twentieyeares. Vpon whofe death, wa /msericns 
_ forthwith befiegedthe.citie of Pane A DE, in hope to haue againe recouered the fame: 
was by che widow ofthe late dead’Sultanytor 4 great {um of money and the deli 
taine noble prifoners, intreated to raife his fiegeand depart. Sohauing fent awa 
» and traveling with his ordinarie retinue to TrBeR vAs,where he had the Summer before bin kK 
fickeofithe fix. fecling himfelfe rior well; he returtied on horfebacke by NAZARETH and 
Naor is to HteRvsaLEeM,where his olddifeafe increafing-vpon him, he was alfo taken 
witha Feauer: wherwithafter heshad bin fome few dayes grieuouily tormented he requefted 
his Phiyfitians, with ome gentle potiontoloofe his bellie, which was now fomewhat ayed: 
which they refufing to doe, he commanded the potiontobe giuch him vpon his owne peril! 
bapthereonwhathap should : which being giuen him , and his bellieagaine loo fed , he fee. 
med therewith to have beene at the firft welleat ed jbur his w Feliet with great Vehe. 
menci¢ returning,before his weake and fpent bodiecould bew! Onuenic@ meatsrefrefhed 
he fuddenily died therenth of fuly,in the yeare 1 173, when he had raigned about ten yea 
Hisideadbodie was wich the great lamentation of all his {ubic@s folemnl buried ‘his 
aime toni: he Bie Se right valiant,a ongit saad moft fit Wess 
ent and defence of that troublefome ki hardly bi i ; : 
Baldpinthe thad pleafed Godtohauc giuenhim tbngenliee - ies wets git vig 4 
fourtbofthat — Fouredaics afterthe death of Calmericus,was Baldwin bis fonneythena youth about thir- 
¢ yeares old, by the generall confent of the Nobilitie chofen King,and by Aloericus th 
_ Pattiarch in the Temple with great folemnitiectowned inthe yeare 1 ay Wats idle : he 
afon of his tender age, fit himfelteto mannage the weightie affaires of th ingdom 
ountic of TxtPoL 1s,was by the who: he NobiliticappointedTutor 
What was wanting inthe young King, © Yaten app td Tutor 
of DAMasco(deadasis afore faidyleft if ae 
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A Crsanza ,and in fine,all the wholekingdome of DAmascd 


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ly excepted. Bucthus to fuffer Melech/ala the young Prince to ee ote een + 
of DaM Ascotobcioyned to the kingdome of Kai PT, was of the wifer fort showed = 
to ftand with the fafetie of the kingdome of HizRys ALE M,lying inthe mmidaienecvicd Bi 
bojh, Wherefore the Countie of TRiPoLis, gournour ofthat kingdome, made out cereal 
forcesto haue hindred his proceedings. At which time alfo,Cotebed Prince of PARTHLA 
and Melechfalas vale, fent {ertaine Troupes of Parthian horfemen to haue aided his diftrer: 
fed Nephew mm sre by Saladin ouerthrowne and almoftall flaine, neere vnto ALEPpo 
where pain for the Countie of TR1P oLisand the other Chriftian Princes,iwith 
whom Sa/adinin tie yewneffe of his kingdom had no defire to fal out ; heappeafed them with 
faire intreatie , and (yards :vnto the Countie hee fent freely the hoftages,which yet lay for 
Aisranfome at EM 168 Ms yntothe other princes he fent rich prefents ; and therewith fo con- 
sented them all , thatthey returned without any thing doing againft him. After which time, 
three or foure yeares pafied in grcat quietneffe , to the great ftrengthning of him inthofe new 
gotten kingdoms. At length vpon the comming ouer of Philip Eatle of FL ANDeRs,the Chri- 
ftian Princesof SYRIA encouraged,confulted of an expedition to be made in Ec 1» T, wher- 
of Saladin hauing intelligence drew down into that countrey the greateft part of his ftrengths 
But Philip difliking of that expedition, and the rather for that he faw no greatcheerfulneffe in 
the Countie of TRipoLtsand the reft thereunto ; they with one confent changed their pur- 
pofe for Ec rp T,and turning their forces a quite contrarie way, miferably and without refi- 
{tance wafted the country about EM 1ssA and CesArEA, : 

Cc Whileft the Chriftians was thus bufied in Cais r 1A, Saledinonthe other fidetooke 
occafion out of Ec 1P r to inuadethe kingdome of H1ERVsALE™ : of Whofe comming, King 
Baldwin hauing intelligence, with {ich {mall forces as he hag \eit, icened himfelfeto As- 
CAxoN. Inthe Meane time Saladin with agreatarmie was enpyed into the Holy Land,where 
burning the countrey before him, and raging inthe bloud of the poore Chriftians , hee came 
and encamped not farre from Asc AL On :and ftrucke {uch a feare vpon the whole countrey, 
that they which dwelt in H1ERysA1EM, were aboutto haueforfakenthe cities as forthe 
King himfelfe, hee lay clofe withinthe citie of Ascaron, not daring to aduenture vpon fo 
ftrong anenemic. Wherewith Sa/adix encouraged, and out of feare of his enemies, difperfed 
hisarmie,fome one way,fome another, to forrage the countrey. Which the King perceiuing, 

p f&eretly with all his power iffued our of the citie, if happilie fo he might ouertake the Sultan 
vnaywares ; neither was he deceined in his expectation : for comming fuddenly vpomhim,and 
fecretly charging him,he had with him for a good {pace amhard and doubtful battell, vntill 
that the vidtorie by the power of God, at length inclining to the Chriftians, Saladin with his 
Turkesfled , ouerthrownewitha great flaughter , moft partof his great armiebeeing ey 
ther there flaine,or loftafterward with hunger andcould. This victorie fell ynto the Chrifti> 
ans the 25-day of Nouember,in the yere 1177, not withoutthealmightie hand of God, the 
Tuirk hauing in his army aboue 26 thoufand horfmen,and the king not paft 4. hundred horfe 
with fome few footmen. After which victorie, Baldvin in great triumph returned to TeRysa- 
LEM,and there fhortly after with great care & diligence repairédthe decaied wals of thecity. 











Saladin oer 
throvwm by king 
Baldzviny 


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E Saladin in reuenge of this ouerthrow made diners incurfions into the frontiers ofthe Chri- anf 
iniding 

Gfoile, ouera 

: tbhrojyne by 

carrying away a great bootie. Of which overthrow Sa/adin vnderftanding,came in fuch hatte rhe rarkess 


ftians,and did great harm, (pecially inthe country about $1 Don. Forthereprefling wherof, 
theking put himfelfein armes,and going againft him, ouerthrew part of his army,asthey were 


with thereft of his army,as ifit had bina fuddentempeft,vponthe Chriftians,thenin great fe= 
curitie diuiding the fpoile ; of whom they flew a great number, and put thereft to flight :In 
which fo fudden'a confufion,osto,grandmafter ofthe Templars,and Hagh the Earle of TRi- 
POLIS his {on in law,were both taken prifoners. The Earle himfelfe with afewfled to Tine: 
the king alfo at the fame time was glad to thift for himfelfe,& by Aight co fave himfelfeas he 
mightsafter which vidtory,Safadin befieged a ftrong caftle which the kingbutthe yere before 
had builtyponthebank oftheriuer Ion D an,and giuenittothe Templars,with the country 
F round about; which cattle Saladin took by force,and put to fwordal that Were therein,except 
fome few whom he carried away prifoners.By this victory Sa/sdin became dreadful vnto the 
chriftians in Sinxa,which caufed them, cfpecially fuch as hadany charge, withmore aye 





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cieto looke about them. Yet fhortly after, a peace was for atime concluded beewixe the Sul. G 
tanand the King : whereby their troubled eftates brearhedthemfelues alnaoft the {pace of 
oyeares. ‘ ; ; 
a this fo welcome acalme was by domefticall troubles againeby the Kings friends fud- 
denly troubled : for the countie of TRipoL1s, to whom the gouernmentof the kingdome 
Was committed , comming towards H1ERvs ALEM, being by the fuggettion of his enemics 
* brought into fafpition with the King,as if he had affe@ed thekingdomewas to his great dif 
graceby the way commanded to ftay. The chiefeauthors of which dife rentment, were the 
Kings mother,a woman of aturbulent nature,and her brother the Kings Sieward ; who inthe 
abfence of the Earle, had wrought the Kings ficke mindaccording tot ir Owne appetites, 
Bucthereft ofthenobility wifely forefeeing vato what great danger thaglifcord mi ghttend, 4 
indifpight ofthem,with much labor,caufed himto be fent for agaipéand-fo reconciled vnto 
the King:by which means,that dangerous fire of diffention was for thattimie appeafed,which 
afterwards brake outagaine,to the veter ruine of that kingdome, 

Saladin now wearie ofthe league he had beforemade with King Baldvin,as no longer ftan- 
ding with his haughtie defignes,renounced the fame, and raifing agreat power in Ac rp'r fer 
forward toward DAmasco. Of whofe comming, King Baldwin hauing knowledge,with the 
Whole power of his kingdome went to haue met him, not farre from the dead Sea, and there 
encamped at an oldtowne called Pera, But Seladin turning out of the way, into the Kings 
territorie,came and encamped before MoyNT-RoIALL 3acaftle which Baldwin hadgiuen 
voto the Templars, about three daies march fom the place where the King lay. 

There Saladin withthe {poile ofthe country refrefhing his armie,now weary of long traucl, 
fet forward againe, and fo without refiftance arriued with his armieat DAMAScO, Atthe 
fame time, the Turk ais about DAMasc, Bosrry M,and EMIssa, perceiuing the 
frontiers of the Chriftians theteaboutto be kept with {mallftrength, paffed ouer Ion a X, 
arfd {poiling a great part of GALILE y,befieged the caftleof Byriz,at the foot ofmount Ta- 
BOR, not farre fom the cttie of NA 1M ; which cattle they “in few daies tooke , and hauing 
there made a great flanghter, carried away with them about flue hundred prifoners. Saladin 
being come to Damasco, called together all the garrifons of that kingdome, and idyning 
them ynto the forces he brought out of Ac reT,entred into the Holy Land: at whichtime 









Saladin goth 
ent of Aegypt 
5 '@ Damafco: 


Gali tiled, 
ees 
Burie taken by 
«the Turkes, 


great battell ; wherein, and afterward in the flight, moft 
Saladin bimfelfe being glad by fpeedie flight to efcapet 
~ Reritwin vain &Cthimagaineto DAMASCo, 
Vefieged by the In veuenge of this overthrow 3Saladin having repaired his armie,and fent for his fleet out 
gt of AG rer, cameand befieged BERrtys both by fea and land: atwhich timealfo his bro- 
e vA ther,whom he had left gouernourin AaiP'r, belieged Darvata ftrong towne in thevtter- 
H moft bounds ofthe kingdom of Hizrys ALEM towards G17 :both whofe forces Baldwin 
ec, thought it beftfirftto re. L 


part of the Sultans armie perifhed : 
he danger;and foby long marches to 


being not ableat onceto repréffe, by the counfell of his nobiliti 
licue Beniys,asthe place of greateft importance 


Se cea ters intercepted by his fcouts, direéted to the befieged, forthe holding out ofthe fiege, with 


romife of fpeedicreliefeyhe prefently rofe with his armie,and departed : wher i 
et p i Hph bee adage y is armie, ss ‘d: whereofthe King 
ding Mooi. | -NOtlong after, Saladin accordingto his ambitious nature, defirous aboue meafure toe, 
ding) , ¢ r,Sal c toext 
nil ae theb ads of his Kingdome,and Eaaache fucceffe of his attemprs againft the King of nee 
King of wievu- ® VSALEM not anfwerable to his defire , conuerted his forces Voto the countries more Eaft- 
fale Pie and paffing the river ee entringintoMESOPOTAMIA » partly by M 
there eeu coruption,gotinto his hands the citiesof Epresa R ; 
Senrie ime the king of i RYSALEM took occ: Rio bollencen nes 
by SCO, an that divers other places of the Sultans: making h: 
- , [ auocke of 
Whatfocuer cameinhis way, 8 fo laded with the fpoileof the Turks,tetiredto T ER i Ab i 4 
; ‘ Saladin 


of the Turkes: 


A Saladin with viGorie returning out ofMusororamta.int fevienge of the injuri ; 
him in his abfence,marched ditedtly toArepro,the ftrongelt aie of the Chrids dodages 
part of Syx1a,which aboue all other he longed after: wher 
was by the treafon of the gouernour deliuered into his hands , 
bouts: wherewith the Chriftian Princes were fo difcouraged , that they euen then began to 
feare greater matters to enfue.The Prince of Axtrocu fold Tarsvs the metropoliticall ci: 
ticof Crirc1a, to Rapimus Prince of Anmenta ; forthat hee faw it was not without Breat 
charge and danger to be by him defended, being fo tarre from him,and Saladinas it were nov 
ftept in betwixt him and it. 

Atthe fame time King Baldwin at Nazanurn fell fickeofa feuer, the leprofiealfo his old 

B difeafe growing day} more and more vponhim :infomuch as defpairing of his life, hee cal- 
led ynto him Gay Lusougn Countie of lope, 8 Ascar on, ynto whom he had before efpou- 
fed Sybil his eldett fifter,Qqd inthe prefence of his mother » the Patriarch, and all the chiefe 
commanders of the foldiers ofthe facred War, appointed him gouernor of the kingdome, re- 

® feruing vnto himfelfe only the title ofa King,with the citie of ary sax ess,and ayerely pen- 
fion of ten thoufand duckats: all which was done, tothe great difgrace and difcontentment of 
the Countic of Trrrorrs the old gouernor. 

It was not long, but that Saladin hauing breathed himfelfe alitele,after fo great labors came 
againe into the Holic land, where he tooke many caftles,and did infinite harm ; infomuch that 
the country people were glad for feare to torfake their houfes,& to flie into cities, The Chri- 

¢ Mianarmic in the meanetime lying faftby at Sep Hor , Hot oncemouing, although many a 
faire occafion were offered : for the chiefe Commaunders affeétionated vnto the Countie of 
Triports,and enuying at the preferment of Gay thenew goucrnor,were vawilling to fight, 
but finding one excufe or other,{uffered the enemic at his pleafure to {poyle the country,and 
fo in fafetie to depart, which he had neuer before done in thofe quarters. 3 

Within leffe thanamoneth after, Sa/adin with a great armie well appointed with allthe hay 
biliments of war needful forthe belieging of a city or ftrong cattle, came againe into the land 
of Parzsrtne, and paffing thorow the countrey beyond Tonpan, fatedowneatlaft before 
Perra,in hope by thetaking thereofto haue made his paffage between Aicyrrand Da MAS~ 
comore fafe. Of which his purpofe King Baldwin hauing knowledge,and taught by theeuill 

D facceffe of late,to what {mal purpofe it was to committhe mannaging of his wars vntoa Ges 
nerall fo cuill beloued,and lefferegarded,as was Gay his brother inlaw ; fenta infthim with 
his atmie, Raymund the Countic of Tx tports theald gouernior,whom he had again reftored 
vntothe gouernment,and difplaced ree ads cotnming Saladin hearing, raifed his fiege 
after he had lien there amoneth,and fo departed. : rank sta , 

Alittle esi this expedition,the King til growitig ficket and ficker;his foule difeafe ftil 
increafing,by the common confent of the nobi icie, appointed Baldwin his nephew by his . 
fter Sybilla,a childbut of fiue yeres old,to facceed him inthe kingdome ; andthe pi 4 
Triroxts tohauethegouernmentof the {tate duting the time of his minoritie. This Sy 7 la 
the kings fifter was firft married to William the yonger, Marques of Movnr-FEx — a 0 

E dying within three months after, lefther with child withthis his pofthumus fonne 2. . 
now by his vncle deputed vnto the hope ofthe kingdome. After whofedeath she was nt { 
to Guy Lufiguan Countie of lovea and Ascaron, thelate gouerfour : who taking m i. 
part thisthe kings defignement,e{pecially for the gouetnment of thekingdome by vie ; 
tie of Trrrox1s,departed from the court asa man difcontented,vnto his city of Ascat ne 
whereof the Patriarch and the Princes of the facred War, fearirig (andthat not without cau 
Sreat danger to enfie,cameto the King,thet holding aParliament inthe seat 
humblyrequefting him for anoyding of further danger,and the fafetie ofhis ae, 
€ciueagaincinto his faaour the Countie Guy his brother inlaw, and tomakeanatto r * 
betwixt hinvand che Countie of Trreor1s. Butthistheir requeft forted to fo purpo a iz 

F thatthe Parliament was diffolued without any thing forthe good of the Commonweale al 
that pointconcluded, ae 

| Afterthattimethe kingdome of ex saris began {til moreand dl decline, In ~s 
old King Baldwin (ficke both in bodieand mind) was.almoft no hope:inthe young eyrsae 
va&it for fo greata burthen)much leffe sand the diffention betwixt the two Bic pes 


withall the countrey therea- 


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briftians in that Alppe Lerva‘ed 
€ he had not long lien, but thar ig 277 77! 


Petrain vaink 


d by He: 
Turki. 


Diffentionin 
the court of 
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ld 
‘ nil of the Ti MPKOBe b 
i irfauorits, waslike enough tobring ; ” ; ; < vie OF 
RO A ne fearing the power of Guy his ene! A gion,genet ally beg? pict te (0 fitan opporcunitie ofthe diftord bfthe Chriftiatisy aff saat 
intelligence with Saladinthe Turke, infomuch as the King was: F < Ting them of great preyaand fpoyle,befides the honor of the conqueft. The city of Ptolomais the if: 
fai i him traitor. Wherefore the King now refted only vpon the councel of William Arch. was the place by him appointed,whereall this power fhiould meet: whither fach amileendé pines 
bithop. f nd the maftersof the Knightsofthe facred waire: by whofe aduice he fen: ofthe barbarous Mahomietans (partly forthe hatred ofthe Chriftian religion: partly oF the’ swerve rhe 
2 te ite h of lerufalem, Roger Molins matter of the Knights of S. lobns, and C4rnol hope ofthe rich fpoyle which Saladin had prowiifed them’) caine Aoelkibe out ofl places, Hel Unde 
King Balin Heraclivs Patriarc : saben orsvnto Lucius thethird,then Pope,vnto Frederick the em. that in fhort time there was met together about fiftierhoufand horfemet. -befides ani infinite 
faa ne Elbe Terap ach K ing, and Henry the fecond, King of Englandytodeclare ynto them sumber of foot:and vnto fuch at could noefafely paife bythe borders Of Terirfalem,to ther 
 Chrifian Prin. peror, Philip the aes : SCR fi ae anere Ri dite 2euethaae (t the Infidels the falfe Countie gaue fafe conduct, By the couritries of ¥ ibérias, Nazareth{atd Galile: 
. fee wef the as ail fathe@baticell her Holdenad With great gravity and Allthepoteerofthe Infidels thus affembled, Saladin laid fiegé vntothe city of Prélumais: eh meg befits 
diligeacats te branes 0 fthe Pope & of the Emperor,decla ard eftace of the Chri. pina bee 4H leh hof Hemeadi ciertt fortified;and ftrongly matinee, 4/7 Saladin, 
u 5 , , ' Arc ; 'B (asbeforevato themeiuenby the Kings oflerufl em,to défend asdinkt'the Tnfideljandthere. 
ftians of the Haft, with their humble requeftvnto them for aid rt that they He oucd innowlwerebothtlre matters ofboth thole honorable Otders.with the whole Abwet ofthe 
els pe eRe teafegtle Sy ager uo argu pte 
rected va ) 4 P a inthe morning, inthe yere 1187, whichwas by the C riftians notably de: 2 eEtie- 
him paffed ouer into England,and afterward into Germanie: and hadat a crogte their * mie with gieatapghicd (till Beater downe, ate heat ‘of thialain cA twogeent ten 118 7° 
negotiation to fo good paffe,that in ames Feo eCHERinen ih Behe: ne hich fallied with certaine troupes of their moft teadie hor ft emen,affailed the etienties campe sand 
dition tobe madeagainftthe Turks, Ont ote ate £ fil 4 a seats Ore h he h o f bearing downeall beforethem, raifed therea great tumult; and byand by turning vpott the 
good newes the Embaffadours returning to Terufa a eat nen ic a Ing He the hope o backes of them that were affaulting thecitie, made there afi exéeeding great laughter. Info. 
great matters. But greater quarrels fhortly after ari nk flee fEnctand i a much that Saladin difmayd, firft with the confufion’in his campe ; atidnow-with the fudden 
and fharpe warre likewife betwixt the French King and bk King of Eng he 3 Ae ssh che cr danger behind him,was glad togiue ouer the affault,andro turn his whole forces vponthem} 
Chriftian Princes alfo being at no better quict, the notable expedition that had with the cael © where was fought a moft bloudie andterrible batrell, Amongft others that there fought, the 
pedtation thereof fo filled the world, wasagaine laydafide and quitedathed. Whe reof King Countie of Tripolis, now an enemie ynto God and his Countreyy difetifedin the habit of a 
Baldwin vnderftanding,both by meflengers and letters from his friends,oppreffed With griete Turke notably helped the Infidels,andmeeting with the grearmafter ofthe Knights Holt pie 
"and heauineffe with the force of his difeafe, (a man for his proweffe and painefial- talers,vnhorfed him ; who furcharged with the weight oFhisarmox, aid opprefled with ‘the 
not inferio: b eceffors) died without iffue the 16 day of May >» Anno 1185, multittide of his enemies,there died, Neuertheleffe,fuch was thevalor ofthe fe worthy itien, 
Lovee 8 me but flueand twentic old,whereof he had ese twelue. His bodie was afterward and new fuccor ftill comming out of the ¢itie,that Saladin hauiiig itthat battelland at thedlé 
110 fe th the generall mournin Of his fubieéts , folemnly uried inthe Templencere vnto the fault loft fifteene thonfand.of his Turkes, was glad with the reft tobbetake himielfe to flight, 
a mount Caluarie,together with his predeceffors the Kings of Ierufalem. ‘Neither was this {0 notable avittoric gained by the Chriftians withdutbload , mot parr of 


King Baldwin thus buried, Baldwin the fite of thatname, yet buta boy, was crowned King. 
Butthen began the {parkes, which had oflong lien raked vpand hidden in theafhes,to breake 
Outinto agreat fire : for Raymund Countie of Tripolis contended the whole gouernement of 7 D againftthe Chriftians,thoughtit good vnto hisforcestb ioynalfo policie, Whereinthe falfe 
thekingdome,éctuition of the Kingto be due voto him,by the appointment of the late King, Countie of Tripolis was the man hee thought beft to make chvice of, as his fitteft inftrument 
and confent of the nobilitie ; and did fo much, that he had almoft obtained it ro haue bin con- toworkeby.’ Him he compacted withall,to fecke for gracé-at the King of Terufalems hands, 


the worthie Knights Hofpitalers being together with their grand mafter there flaine. 
Saladm by this ouerthrowperceiuing,that by open force he fhouldnot beableto domuch 













firmed vnto him in open Parliament.But Sybyllaa woman of amoft haughtie fpirit(fifter vnto as of his dread Soueraigne,and after fo long diftord,to fue to be reconciled vnto him, asnow 
the late King,and mother vnto the yong King yetliuing) prickt forward her husband: ay, in wearie of the Turks amitie, with whom he fhould make fhewtb be vetetly fallen out, Atwhich 
Nocafe togine place ynto hiscompetitor Raymund sand fo animated him » thatby the helpe time alfo,togiue the matter the better grace, Saladin of purpofe with'a greatarmie’came and 








of his own fauorits,and the countenance of Boniface Marqueffe of Mount-Fer Tat, (who even beficged Fiberias,acitie of the Counties iurifdiction : for the reliefe whereof, the tiaiterous 
thenwascome with agreat poweriato Syriahe extorted from the nobilitie whatfocuer hee Countie criued aid of the King and the other Princes ofthe {acted warre. Who with an Ar- 
defired. But feuen moneths were {catce well paffed,but thatthis yong King Baldwin was dead | mie,though not gteat, yetvery wellappointed; came according to his defire , and encamped 
and buried; poyfoned (as was reported) by+hismother, forthedefire fhee had of the King- neere vnto the fountaine of Sophor: where they had not long ftayed,but that they met with 
dome her felfe : whofe death the withall {ecrecie.concealed , vntill fhchad obtained of the L E the huge armie of the Turks,being in number one hundred and twentie thoufand horfe, and C 
Patriarch and other Princes ofthe kingdom, that Guy her husband might be proclaimed king. one hundred and fixtie thoufand foot: with whom they ioyned a moft {harp and terrible bat- 












coins So by her meansit was fo Wwrought;that vpononeandthe felfe fame day the yong King Ba/d- tell, which by reafon of the extremitie of the heat ofthe weather (it thenbeing the twelfthof 
end lap Ki % win wasburied by his vaclesand Gaythe Countie crowned. This yong King Baldwin,by rea- Tuly)and the approch of thenight, was againegiuen ouer, both armies(as ifit hadbin by con- 
”"* fon of his tender yeresand fhortraigné, is of fome not reckoned amangft the Kings of Ierufa- fent) retyring. The nextday the battell wasagaine begun,whereinthe Tutks, by thetreafort 
lem: howbeit,fecing he was by hisvacle andthe Princes of thattime thought worthy ofthe and fharnefull flight of the falfe Countic of Tripolis, gained the viGorie. Inthisbattell Guy 
kingdome, let him alfo haue a om ngft the reft as the eighth King of Ierufalem, theKinghim{elfwith Gerardmatter ofthe Templars, Boniface MarquefleofMont-Fetrat,and ci xingeptes 
then Guy was thus poffefled of the ki sdome, the Countic of Tripolis {eeing himfelfe iuers others,men of great marke,were taken prifoners. Andto fay thetruth, inthis battaile /slem tatex 


prifoners 


ope of the gouernment,& highly therewith difcontented,did whathe might byal 


I Rid: was broken the whole ftrength ofthe Chriftians inthe Eaft, 
to.crofle the doings of thé Kings whofe fickeand afpiting mind s ike dayly token the whole ftreng 


of the King sv The Chriftiancommonwealeby thetreafon of the falfe Countiethusbetrayd vaito the Infi- 
jore jormarepptom fing him hishelping hand whenfoenerhe eed which M F dels, Saladin without any great feftnenies had the cities of Ptolomais,Biblis, and Berithus de- 
ountie defiroufly embraced. For now the fatall period of gdome’of Ie- liueredvnto him : in all which places he vfed his viGorie with great moderation , not énfor- 
-on,6calthings tended to deftrudion,dife igning ineuery place:which cing any Chriftian(more than the Latines)to departthence,but fiferingthem there ftil tore- 
ing(after that he had.compaéted w: the County)by meffengers fentof Maine as before,yeelding vnto him their obedience, with fich tribute ashe had impofed vp- 
Satafins,and #gyptiqus,as menagrecing in one andthe famereliz 


} > : ay gion, 
— ma ae is 









Onthem, With like good! fortune he within the {pace‘of onemoncth tooke all the = sak 






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dent citiéof Tyre : yn. 
oth to.ftay thecoure 
In liues,hedeparted 
gdomesand:approch, 
les they had time, to 
y tefufing to do,he in. 
slayd bard fiege vito it, 
hing thereof, At which 
eth ofthe Kingdome, 


etwixt Sidonand Afcalonalong {tthe fea coaft,exceptin 
: ae is thecitie of Afcalon alfo he laid frege by the {pace of nin 
> of his viktorie,by the valour of the defendants refolued thei 
~ Yersfelem be- thence,and marched direétly yato Ierufalem the chiefe cit 
aioe ing ame,gauc fammons thereunto, perfuading the 

yceldthem/elues,together with thecitie,vnto his mex 
; clofed the fame with his armie , and by che {pace of fourte 
seuften:s. Yeauingnothing vadone or vnattempted,that might helpe for tl 

- fenbySelsdi. rime the citifens confidering the dangerthey wereinjandtharth 

ae ith the flower.of their chiualrie, were late bartell loft, a 
rs. ‘expeétany forreine aid, agreed ypon certaine conditions to yee 

Z That fuch Chriftians as would,might remaine {till w 
as wouldnot, mightin fafetic depart with fo much of their good 
ickes, Thefe conditions being by Saladin granted,the holy citie ; 
-fecond of Oétober;in the yeare 1187 ; aften thatit had been bythe Chriftians holden 
etime that it was by Godfrey of Bullion and other Chriftians woon,, about 89 yeaies, 
Saladin entring into the citie,prophaned firftthe Temple of’ the Lord, conuerting it vnto the 
vie of his Mahometan fuperttition, the other churches he vied as ftables for his horfes,only 
the temple ofthe Sepulchre was by the Chriftians fora great {umme of mony redeemed, and 
fokeptyndefiled. The Latine Chriftians hethruft out ofthe Givi, yet with leaue to carry 
with them fich thingsasthey were able themfelues.to beare:who trauelling with heanie bur- | 
thens,burmuch more heauic hearts, fome to Be ee to Tyre, fometo Antioch, (for 

ities were now left vnto the Chriftians in Syria) were by the falfe Countie 
hined oftheir burthens,to the increafing of the heauineffe of their 
ing by him and his followers {poyled of that littlethey had by the 
coftheirftate, his 
: i atwere-naturall Syrians, Greekes, Armenians,Georgians,and 
fuch like,Saladin appointed certain places of thecitie for them to dwelin, where fome of their 
poteritie were long time afterto be found.All the monuments of the Chriftians were by the 
barbarous Mahometans and Turks defaced,only.the Sepulchre of our bleffed Sauior Chrift, 
with the monument of Godfrey of Bullion, and his brother Baldwin, for the reuetence of the K 
men, were by them {pared. In thefe fo greattroublesaboue twentiethoufand of the Chrifti. 
rie death of +28 perifhed:amongftthe reft . the Countie of Tripolis was fhortly after found dead in his 
Remusdite bed,and(as{ome fay) circumcifed ; a manifeft token of his reuole , not from the Kingonely, 
ee, butfrom the Chriftian Faith alfo, — * oth heh ite a} 
pilin, Terufalem thus woon, Saladin returned againe tothe fiege of Afcalon, which after he had 
by the {pace of ten dayes moft ftraitly befieged, wasynto him by compofition deliuered : 
wherein among{t other things agreed ypon for the fafe departure of the citifens, was compri- 
fed alfo,that he thould freely fet atlibertie Guy the King, and Gerard matter of the Templars, 
bothbefore taken prifoners,as is before declared ; which heafterward performed, 

Thusthe viétorious Turke {til vrging hisgood fortune,departing thence,attemptedto haue L 
taken Tripolis ; buthauing made fome proofe of his owne forces, and the valor of the defen- 
dants,he was gladto giue ouer the fiege,and to depart as he came. Marching thence with his 

place vnattempted,he laid fiege vnto the city of Tyre,where 




















jitie: which were, 
Boods., & that fuch 



















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army, becaufe he would leaue no} 


onrade Marqueffe of Mont-Ferrat wasa little before arriued with I/eac (Angelus the Greeke 
uperors ficet,and afupplic of certaine companies of good foldiers. Vito which place were 


e great numbers of the pooredi effed Chriftians,fled from Ierufalemand other places, 






t 'difcom- 

hebacke of him:fothat M 

auing: n th by thefe new come 
“ee he tyr helefthis Tents,with all that therein was, 






y 


of the Turkes: 


about Antioch ; with fire and {word deftro 


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i ing whatfoeuer was fubi rest 
the gates ofthe cities But knowing that fBittons a ie was haw ae ag ai y 
flege to be Wwoon,he thought itgood to make proofeif ir might by policie or compan eae 
gained. Wherein he fo cunningly dealt with the Patriarch,that he had by his Rican? cattle rhe femouseity 
(ovher wife almoft impregnable)tor gold betrayd vnto him. By means wherofhe in fhorttime %f eabieehi ia 


sae HOT trayd unto the 
» (about ninetie yeres before hardly gained by the iz 


whole power of the Chriftians Turkese 


moe,that depended of the fortune thereof. with all 7k i ging there 
wayesdeemedtotliaue beenthe third pattofthe Lith ot teremene e st a 
By The lofle of f& greata civic, together vith the ruffic ofthe wholekingdome, had ina fhort 
pace filled enery cofser of Chriftendome with'thé heaui¢ report thereof, Wherewith the 
ChriftianPriaces of the efe(namely Frederick the Getanan Emperor,with Frederick his fon 
Dake of Suewia,Philip the French King\Henry the fecond king of Englatid, o+te Duke of Bur- 
© gondie, Leopold Duke of Auftrid, with titany other gréat Princes and Prélars of Germanie, Ita- 
lic,and othet places) nor alitele Mooued, is alfo with the pitrifall complaints of thé Embaffa- 
dors acthe famerimefene from the diftreffed Chrittignd aude eiectnall petfuafions of G/e- 
mens thethird, then Pope ; promifedyand all, or mo part indeed, made reat préparations { 
which they afterwards,thotsh nor all at once(as lerted by other dccafions)but at diuetstimes 
imployed, forthe moft part with the danger of their owne perfons, againft the Turkes, forthe 
reliefe of the poore oppre(fed Chriftians,and recouerie of the Holy land : but with what fac- 
C ceffe (halt hereafter (God willing) be ‘declared, 
Of which fo great preparations made againft him, Sa/tdin not ignorant, fet at libertic Guy 
the King of IerufMlem,who contraric to his promife made at Afcalon,he had now détained2 
yeate in prifon ; yet before his inlargment exacting of him an oath, Neuer by force of armes 
afterwards to feeke to recouer his kingdome,or to revenge the gvrongshe had fuftained: ho- 
ping thereby to ftay the comming of the other Priticés in his quarrel. “Whict oath for all 
that,the Pope difpenfed withal ,as extorted by conftraint from him, at fuch th...e as Saladin had 
longer detained him in prifon,than of right he fhould, 
Gay now at libertic,and yet in minda King,came to’Tyte,but could notbe thereteceiued, 
the citifens hauing before fworn their obedience vnto Comrade marqueffe of Mont-Ferrar, by 
whom they had bin notably defended againft the firie of Saladin. W herfore departing thence 
with fiuch powerashehad, andthe difperfed Chriftiansdayly repairing ynto him out of all 
parts of Syria,he came 8ebefieged Prolemais:wheré he hadnot long lien, but firft came vato 
himthe Venetian fleet, withthemalfo of Pifa,andafterthem the Flemings with a flect of fif- 
tie faile,  whoall ioynedtheir forces together for the winnitig of the Citie, Butwhileftthe 
Chriftians thus lay at the fiege of Ptolemais,canie Sa/adin with a great armieto the relicfe of 
the befieged : wherebetwixe him and the Chriftians was fought a great battell, wherein the 
Chriftians at the firft had the better , but afterward feinting, and readie to flie, had there vit- 
doubtedly receiueda notable ouerthrow, had not Geffrey Lyfignanthe Kings brother (left for 
the guarding ofthe campe)in good time come in with new fupplies , and not only ftaydtheir 
E flight,butalfo repreffed the further purfuuit ofthe fierce enemie, now almoft in poffeffion of 
the defired vi@orie. Neuertheleffe there were 2000.Chriftians there flaine,and pe va 
Gerard matter of che Templars. Saladin by that which was now done, perceiuing how hard a 
matter it would be for him'by land to relieue his citie,fent forthe fleet which he had ftrongly 
rigged vp at Alexandria,and fo by force putnew fuppliesboth of men & victuals into the be- 
fiegedcitie, Wherewith the Turks encouraged, made often fallies vpon the Chriftians ; and 

in defpight of the Chriftian religion, whipped the image of Chriftcrucified,whichthey had 
forthatpurpofe inthe fight of the Chriftians fet vp vponthe top ofthe wall, With the fame 
fleetalfs he fo {coured the feas,that no viétuals or new fupplies of men could that way with- 

, oll great danger be brought vnto the campe:wherby fuch fearcitie & want ofal things began 
F fhortlyafter toatile among the Chriftians, that fome of them not ablelongerto indurethe fa. 
min; fled vntothe Turks campe,thefllying not fir off,crying ont for bread. Of which diftrefte 
inthe campe ofthe Chriftians, Saladin knowing right well, both by fucch fugitiuesas dayly 
came ouervnto hittiandby his own efpials,yet made thew as ifhe vnderftood pee there- 
of but fuddenly rifing with his armtie (as doubefilll of his owne {trength) departed, sass 4 
: G3 





Leyte vriceae MMMM bes. of the Tarkess 6; 
is campe ful of all manner of victuals, Whereof tl ift ng, ind fuppofing ¢ ; AeA ie : ; 
bri hate for fearebeen gonc indeed, in great numbers halt ken campe, a A Frederick curningalittleout of the way, came to Antioch, which was cafily deliueréd ¥nto 




























‘ , him, and his hungrie iexs well refrefhed by the citizens .becing as , 
vato amoft defired prey :, where whileft they wets gong kig HoH Salgrow ey rt Chriftians, Buthe hadnotthere Qaied patt fifteene daies for the reficfangettin me bie 
turning,and getting betwixt themand home, made ofthemag ghter.. Neuett elefe that the plague (the handmaid of famin and another {courge of the greateft multitudes) be 
the Chriftians hauing gow lien before ¢ ecitie fix ths, coi ued the fiegeall the Win. torage among his foldiers,infuch fortjchat he was glad with his army to forfake the chic eal 
ter,ouercomming with patience the hardett difficulties,in hope ofaid fiom the other’ Chrifti- to get him abroad againe into.the open field where forthwith newes was brought vatu bins 
an Princes , whofe comming they expected with the firkt o} thenext Spring + during which that Dedeqwis General of fuch forces as Saladin had fent for out of Agypt (which were not 
time many an hotskirmith patfed betwixtthem and the Turks bothby feajand land, Bet: {mall) was by greatiourneyes comming towards him tagainft whom heein/good order fer 
1160, Whileftthe Chriftians thus lay at the fiege of Rralemass ; perors with di- forward, with, his fathers corfe ftill cerried inthe midft ofhis armie; ‘Thefé twoanmiesmec- 
Fredericks he WETS ofthe great German Princesand others, beforer olus NE on for the Te- ting together, and both willing to fight, ioyned a great and doubrfull battell, fortune now in. : 
Enperowrfit- couctie of the Holy land,and the reliefe of the diftreffed Cheiftians: auing.tow rai H B Clining to the onefideyandby and by to the other 3 the Chriftians exceeding their encmiesin 76741 Matt 
tehforwt'd fed a gveatarmie, furnithed with all things neceffarie for foo » fet forward from valour,and they ther again in number. At length the Chriftiansin the vanguard begamtorel Trksondrdt 
ia. Ratisbone,and fo comming to Vienna, and pafling thorow Hung aria, ‘and Thracia, tire, andthey that {econdéd them were alfo hardly charged':, when Frederick mindtullof his ‘”#** 
ariued at length at Conftantinople ; where hewas by d/aae cdagelusthe Emperourchat then fathers valor,with a troupe of valiant horfmen brake intothe enemies battel with fach force, 
raigned-honorably entertained ; butindeed more for feare and falhion fake,than forany lous thatthe Turks were glad to gine ground : after whom Leapold Duke of Aultritcontming’pre 
. or good will ; for that he after the fupicious manner ofthe Greekesshaning in-difturft fo great fently on with his footmen,brought fuch afeare vpon the whole army of the Turks,that they 
apower ofthe Latine Emperors,withed rather for hisabfence than his prefence, And there- betook themfelues to {peedie flight. In this battell were foure thoufandofthe enemies flain, 
fore ceafed not in what he might,to haften his paffage ouer into’A fiaspretending forthe color with fmall loffe of the Chriftians,; and about one thoufand moe taken prifoners, with fifteen 
_ thercof,the neceffitie the Chriftians had of his prefent aid. So the Emperor with his Armic 


f oftheir enfignes. After which victorie, Frederick marching further in. Cwlo-Syria, pacified 
paling ouer the ftreight,and without refi(tance marchingthorow-! f vetiang ofthe lef. Laodicea thenin mutinie,and like to hauebeene deliuered vntothe Turks. Healfo withalit: 
A ofthe 


fer Afia,entred Into Lycaonia, where meeting witha great power. Turkes, that were | ¢ tlelabour tooke Berythus, with divers other cities of Syria,which before belonging vato the 
come.trom the Sultan of Iconium to ftay his further paflage , hee-ouerthrew themiina great 


battell,and fo mar: directly onto Iconium,tooke it by forc and gauewthe {poylethere- 





Kings oflerufalem,were now reuolted nto the Turks. So Afterward comming to Tyreyhe 






























there folemnly buried his father, (dead, as is before faid : )and from thence certified Guythe 
of ynto his foldi uenge of the iniuries before done vato King (ftill lying with the other Chriftian Princes at the,fiege of Ptolew tis) of his comming: 
rade,by the Sultan of that ci parting thence,and marching thorow Cilicia,hee i who forthwith {ent the Marques of Mont-Ferrat, with part ofthe flect,rocranipott him with 
. ther battell ouerthrew the Tutks,that hauing taken the ftraits ofthe mountaines, had thought his people that were left,by fea: for that by land he could not fo fafely hauecome,being now 
j to haue ftaydhis further paflage into Syria, After that, hetooke thecitie Philomela, which but weake, for meeting with Saladin ; who witha great armie lay ftill houering about his be- 
: the Sultan had ftrongly itched whic he rafedto the ground, and puto {word all the peo- fieged citie, intentiue to all opportunitie. So was Duke Frederickywith his ae yetleft, 
eople therein, for that they contrarie to the law of, nations, had flaine fuch meffengers as hee fafely by fea conducted from Tyre to the campe at Ptolemais , and thet v3 y receined 
had fent vato them forthe fummoning ofthe citie, In like manner hee entred into the leffer by the King and the other Princes , with the generall applaufe of the w ade iS) cb h 

Armenia,where he tooke the citie Melitene,and fubdued all the countrie thereabouts: ynto KD Inthe meane time the Turks fallying out of the citie of Ptolemais, ha ae er ae 
the relicfe whereof the Turks comming witha mott huge armie,were by him with anexcee- among the Chriftians, by whom they werenot withoutfomeloffe ier oan le . 

ding great flaughter ouerthrowne and putto flight, After thar, encring into Comagena, and the comming of Duke Frederick and his Germans, it was thought good by the general! coi 






meeting with Sapbaain,Saladin his fonne,with a grea 
the plaine field, and difcomfited his whole armie : 
enemie he had then inchace,his horfe foundring vn 


i iti d:andto 
tarmie of “ae {ent ofall the great commanders inthe army, thatthe citie fhould be affaultedround:: 
Tie eee 2 het that purpofe was euery mans regiment appointed what placeto affaile. The King himfelfe 
der him as he paffed therluer Saleph hee with the Templars and the Italians from Pifa, vndertook thacpartof the citie which wasto- 

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. . . einai? af 
i i in his ti ? dthefea: Frederick & his Germans , was allotted all’betwixt the bridge ouer Pineal 
Say naerrornnaash . sport apes fants Aiton, digwnesheroly the deepe River, Bea siner Bele aa 2 Dibtaralece : a Venetians, Genowaies,and Knights Hofpitalers, paras 4 
Tanding,tharhe was taken vp for dead : yet berating ee “lpia ined ‘were appointed vntothe reft of the wallas faras the courtof. Raymund:the Frifelanders, Fle 
uen,with much adoe he vttered thefe few Words,Lordreceiue my Sonle ; Bi fo inthe hands of mings, and Hollanders,tooke vp allthe reft ofthe wall ynto the {ea fide. Thus was the citieat 


i i ai ifti i ie,asi ed to 
them thattooke him vpgaue vp the hoft, vnto the great griefeand hindrance of ra E once ineuery fideaffailed by the Chriftians, with fuch furie,asifthey had theron purpoft 
ftian Commonweale: for Saladin haan ofhis aed {o affraid of him, as oa a gage their whole forces;(ecking by a thoufind wounds,and thoufind kinds of death re 
ganto doubr,not how tokeepe that he had before woonin Syria,but how to defend himfelfe by their fcaling ladde rs gained the top of ahe wals ; the Turks with no leas ‘ of 
in Aigypt. Thus miferably perithed this worthie Emperor, the tenth of Tune inthe f ting them downe again, But in the heat of this fo dreadfull and defperat an affaule, Sala a 
Grace, 1190, being then a Lge Yeabe(O houering aloofe,came now vpon the fudden and affailedthe campe of the Chriftians, filling 


the age of feuentie yeares, whereofhec had with muchtrouble fhe fame. 
aigned eight andthittie. His deadbodie 6 4 pene A ‘ the fame with feareand tumult:whofe charge they that were left forthe defence ofthe fame; 
Miechacess hanediecitentin ci patie me bil the armic,and afterward with atthe firft notably recciued, but finding themfelues too weake, begantogineground; by 


Fredaich she _ Frederick the Emperor thus dead, Frederick his fon Duke of Sueuia 














eal which rks tooke certaine tents with fome enfignes, and fired fome other of the 
,Was by the general con- hmeaas the Tu gnes, 







Brick the Empe i atl eatin (i hedefendants, 
ee a ent of the Princes inthe armie chofen General in hisftead:vpon whom, with the reftofthe Pauiflions of the Chriftians,hauing fcion sa He ales a ahaneribe 
ipian *™MC,yetmourning forthe death of the Emperor.the Turk fadd ; ne Chrift he mean time little preuailing in the affailt,and troubl : 
ek ciries fog eilens b Sctecencn te Bee ee taht pe i FP geroftheircam five J tothe reliefe thereof, But the Turke presale els Sanam 
fedjand hauj fimensthayacirilikei® efup- for thewl hriftians , retired alfo , ith fach hatte , e 
Revie oncoftconuesterimautgiesiieyemetyedagnn. fk nS Gti etn yeao esa tee 
.. a eR a fo: pope had before deftroyed or catried 2 || ren which, many light skirmifhes pa(fed betwixt the Chriftians andthe Tutks, but more for 


bootie, than forany other great purpofe. 


> Ieauing nothing forthe Chriftians More than the bare ground, Wherefore 4 
: ‘ ‘ ; : ys Frederick 


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68 The generall Hiftori 
Inthe meanetime, diuers great Princes of the Weft that had here! 
\ facred war,camethither, whofe number rather increafed the want of-vidtuals; than furthered 
the feruice. At which time alfo thedifcord betwixt Gay the King (whofe wife and children 
were now dead)and Gourade Marques of Mont-Ferrat (who had married Ifabel the late queens 
fifter, by whom het pretended aclaime vatothe title of theimaginarie kingdome) didinitich 
harme vnto the proceedings ofthe Chriftians: fo pleafing eT Ay pert files bev 
tothe loftiemindes of the ambitous, “Shortlyalterthe Chriftiais yerlying avthie fiege, the 
contagion and famine ftill increafing , it fortuned'that Duke Frederick felFfick ofthe Plagne, 
whereothee died and with the great mourning ofthe wholearmie,was afterward folémnly 
buried faftby his father inthe cathedral Churchat'Tire:a fterwhofe death the Chrittians ft 
© remprted no greatmatteragainitthe city ,althoughthey were oftent! bythe Turks proud: y 
kedsburlay ftil{trongly intrentchedyexpedting {ome greater aid fic n al the Weft. 
~ .Nowall the hope ofthe Chriftian affaires in Syria,and in the land of Paleftitid, refted vpon 
the comming of thetwo mightie Princes, Phi/ipthe fecond of that name, King/of Franc Gand , 
Richard the firft, King of England): who haningagrced betwixethemfclues}with their com! 
bined forcesto relieue the diftreffed Chriftians ofthe Eatt ; and againecifit were pomible)to 
repiire thebrokenftate ofthekingdome of Terufalem, were now met togethei at Maffeil. 
Jesin Proucnce. From whence the French King firft departing with his feerfor Cicilia,and 
witha profperousgale for certainedayes holdingon his courfe,and now come’nigh vntothe 
Ifland,, was by:force of a furious tempeft fuddenly arifing, fotoffed and tumbled in the deep, 
thatmany of his Shipsthere perithed,eaten vp of the Sea ; others by force of weather driuen | 
-ypon the fands and rocks, were there broken all to pieces, and the reft, fome with their mafts 
broken,fome with their tacklings‘andfailes rent , and all in generall fore weather beaten; with 
‘much adoe atriueckat Meffanay, thedefired Port. At which place King Richard afterwards 
(but sith betterfortune) arrived with his Aeevalfo. Boththe Kings now met together,refol- 
wsedithere towinter:the French king enforfed byineceffity fo to do,for the repating of the lare 
loffes hejhad receiued,as well inhis people & prouifion,asin histhippingyal which was to be 
xelieued by new fupplies out of France:and the kihg of England ftaying to take order for the 
dowricof hisfitterioan (widow of William thelate King of Cicilia) with Tamcred the bafe 
fonne of-Roger,thathad now afpired-vnro thekingdome ofthatIfland. Aboutiwhich matter 
reanftirsarofe betwixt King Ricbardthe Queenesbrother , and Tancred the new King, info- K 
mauich that it was liketo have broken out into open warre, had itnot tothe good content= 
ment of King Richard beene otherwife takenvp,and fo the controuerfie ended, ‘But whiler 
thefetwo great Kingsthus wintted in this fruitful Ifand, and oftentimes as good friends 
met together, fometime for theirdifport and fometimeto conferreof their fo weightie af: 
___ dairess the nt (as was thought) tohaue ete all former difpleafure, and to haue increa- 
a owe fedloue: icfelloutclean'contrari¢,iealou e 8e difttuft,not only reviving the old,but alfo (til 
«> raifing new quatrels betwixt thenn, to the great hindrance of the common good by themin- 
tetided :which may ferue forawarning to all'greae Princes, willingto continuc in amitie,and 
tohold agood opinion one ofanother, neuer tofee orie theother '; or comming fo to an in- 
teruiew, not to conterfeor ftay long together: which as it is notoften done without thedan- L 
gerot theirperfons;fo canit not poffibly belong continued but thacit wil engender in them. 
felues aswell asintheir followers siealoufic,enuié,hatred and miftruftjas we haue before faid 
and hereafter inthe courfe ofthis Hittorie Biya speare.! 277 Pi cud antxamanwel jo8agni7 
folderde There was an old quarrel betwixt thefetwo great Kings,Richard and Philip,about Adela 
eFrenchkings fitter s whom Richard hauing before(his father yet liuingyaffianced,had now 
Ged,as her whom his aged father Henry the fecond had too familiarly vied’ and in ead 
‘othegreat difgrace oft the French,efpoufed the Lady Berengaria, daughter to the king 
which indignitie with divers others , then arifing betwixt the French and the En. 
en with great heart-butning {fmouldredvpin refpeé of the conimon caufethen in 
















entabledifturbanceofbothrealmes, me Uh? i Gensttaas 

13% aft,and'the Spring now come, the French King not altogether thebett pleated 

Stee iN canedwribbisdccolnpiatehlian fitters hence 

the Chriftians, now thethird yeare lying atthe fiege, fo ioyfully recciued, asithe had beene 
to 





ards brake outagaine, to the {hamefullouerthrow of this moft honorable expedi- Mj 


of the Turkes, 

A tothem feng with fuccours fronvheauen, After whom, fhottlyafter tollo cifie Ri- 
chard : of whofe fleet (by force of weather fore beaten and Hiijenkvenetioe oa: 
the tempeftdriuen a ground vpon the coalt. of Cyprus, were byte Ifland people fj sot, 
and the men'that inthem had hardly efcaped the danger of the fea,withimoft liaitubahe Hari 
manitie,fome flaineand fome taken prifoners: the reftof the fleet -trikingtherealfo , weie 
with like inciuilitie forbidden to land! ; the Cipriots ready at han iwall/placesto keepe them 
off. With which fo great an indignity theking iuftly moved,andk y fatcg landing his people, 


69 


with incredible celeritie and fucceffe ouerran the whole Ilandijneutsriceafing yntill hiechad Ki#¢ Richard 


made a ful conqueft therof,and taken //aae Commenus,commonly calledithe King of that land 


remengeth the 
iniurie done 


and of fome (for what treafon I know not) Emperor of the Griffons , prifoner:yer washe:in: 10 bis people bp 
B deed neither King nor Emperor, but being a man of great nobilitieand power,and of theho. ' “iprieth, 


norable ftocke of the Caympeni,had in the troublefome raigne of Andronicus Comnenusthe Em: 
peror,his confin, laid hold vpon that ftuitfull Ifland,and there tyrannizedas a reputed Kirig + 
vntill that now he was by King Richard taken prifoner, and for his vnfaithfull dealing'fent falt 
bound in chaines of filuerinto Syria, The King thus »ffeffed of the whole Ifland jthere at 
Limozin married the Lady Berengaria the King of Nauars danghter,bronghothithérby fawn 
Tate Queene of Cicilia,the Kings fifter. And fo difpofing as he thought beft of all things for 
the fate keeping of the Ifland, fet forwardagaine with his fleet towards Siria, Whetéby the 
way he light vpon a great thip of the Sultans , laded with victuals and other warlike prouifi« 
ons forthe relicfe of the befieged ; all which becamea prey vato hint. So holding on his 
* courfe,heat length arrined at Prolemais;where he was by the French King,andthereft of the 
Chijftians there lying, moft honourably receiued. : ! 
Nowhad the citie of Ptolemais beene three yeares befiegedby the Chriftians , and nota- 
bly defended by the Turks: during which time many an horaffault and Blondie skirmifh had 
paffed betwixt them.And now the cies ofall men were fixed vponthetwo Kings of England 
and France, vato whom all thereft offred their obedience and feruice. The Chriftian campe 
was great, compofed efpecially of Englifhmen, Frenchmen; Italians,and Almaines ynoothem, 
that were left ofthe Emperor Frederick his armie (for they were for the moft part dead,or els 
returned home againcinto their countries)but of {ich as (moued with the-zeale they bate yn~ 
to this religious war) came daily in great numbers thither sas did alfo many others of diuers 
nations,defirous in fome meafure to be partakers of fo honovrable a warre. oT, 
Thefe religious and venerous Chriftians thus lying at the fiege,had with much painful la- 
bor vndermined one of the greateft towers of the city,called the accurfed Tower,withfome 
part ofthe wallalfo,by means whereof they were in hopeto find a way intothe city. Where: 
fore rll things bein? now ina readineffe for the firing of the mine, it was thought good by ge- 
nerall confent,that an affault fhould alfo atthe fame time be giuen ynto the citie:and therupon 
encry regiment was by lot appointed which part of the wall to affaile , which they all with 
great courage vndertooke.In the heat of which affault,the aforefaid yndermined tower,with 
fome patt of the wall (thetimber whereon it ftaied,now burnt) fell down with a great fal, lay- 
ing openafaite breach for the Chriftians to enter: wherewith the Turks difmaied, forthwith 
craued to come to parle: which granted, they for fategard of their lines yeelded forthwith to 
giue vpthe city,and to reftoreto the Chriftians the holy Croffe,with twothoufand captiues, 
and two hundred horfemen, firch as they fhould require ofall them that were in the power 
of Saladin; befides 2 00000 Conttantinopolitan ducats,to be by him giuento thetwo Kings, 
forthe coft by them beftowed in the fiege. For paiment whereofthe Turks in the city were to 
remain as hoftages vnder the fafe keeping ofthe Chriftians, fo that ifall rhe covenants afores 
faid were not within forty daies performed by Saladin,they fhouldall for theirliues beatthe 
kingsmercie.So was this {trong city after it had bin almoftthree yeres befieged,deliuered-vp 
vnto the Chriftians the r2 of Tuly,in the yere 1191. The firftthacentred were the Germanes 
of Auftria,who as ifthey had bin the only nienby whofe valour the city had binwon,at their 
B fir entry prefi urhptuoufly aduanced their enfignes vpon the top ofthe walls to the great of 
fence ofal the re(t ofthe Chriftian Princes,butefpecially of king éeé#d,who(not vnworthi- 
ly for his princely courage was commonly called Richard Cueur de Lyon( not brooking fo 
proud anindignity caufed the enfignes of Leopold theit Duke to be puld down, and foiled va- 
det foots which fhortly after gaue him occafion of repentance,as fhallhereafter ie oa 


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King Rishard 
arrineth at 
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\ ‘The two Kings poffeffed:6f thie citie!, diuidedth 
Abegnotbenplaaneletnéithons dma fiche reft ofithe othera 
tained the whole trauell of tharlongdiege : foowhich caufemoftpar 1 he 
felues fo deluded , withdrew themfelues from them , and w: onfent fentthem words 
That they wouldforfake them ,éxdept they were made partakersof ti inés yas chey:had 

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ftiansythanh.icifi\, 
ofthem; feeing them; 


beencofthe paines, Which the two Kings to conteritthem) promifed they {hould:howbeir, 

legelghayigh fb long their promifesythac many worthy men,conftrained by poucrrie,depar. 
» ted difeoncentedifromthem into ticitcountries. tists. oldib : 
— ©. Butlong inwasfot;tharthis one citic,fo lately gained, ‘ould nt 
«© whomtwo largekindomes’ could not retainein peace. Foralbicirthat th 
gether prefent, and in:one, and thatya moft honorableaction;comb 
heattsfarre afunderyand theirfecret defignes much different:é ; 
vnkindheffe pat, and miniftring new matter of greater difcontentm@ents, ONE Richard,accors, 
dingto his noble nature} was of nothing more defirons,than to havethe war continued viitil) 
they:had made a full conqueft of Syand the land 6f Paleftine'y and iforthat:caufe ae 
fted the French King to bind hinifelfe together with himby fotemne oath jthere to ftay yet 
three yeeres, forthe regaining ofthafe countries: But he in mind long before eftranged from 
King Richard,andinihis deep conceit plotting matters ncerer Honre beter fitting his purpose; 
wouldby nomeanes be perfuaded fotodoe; hut ftill found one dccafivn or other forto ‘vo. 
fourhisdeparcure. And fhortly atter (as the French Chronicles repoit) fallingextreamely 
» ficke, heeréquefted King Réchardandithe otherChriftian Princes to come yntd him: vato |’ 
~ whom being come,he in few words declared his purpofe of returne,asfollowerh:: ” ged 

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Safar: If my death might profit the Ghriftian religion , or any one ofyou, or the Chriftien Commons 
speake:, shere fbould heno difemperature whatfecuer.that could feperate me from you; or withdraw mee 
Srombence.. Bus more may she life of one abfent, ferue and profit you, than the death of him iprefent.t 
sons of necefsitie depart,yet at my departure I will leaue you fiue bumdred men at armes 5. nd ien thons 
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“rherrenh _‘Thisexcufe ofthe French Kings, King Richard could not take.in good part : but faid, That 
Uatlvcerah itwasapparant to.all men,that hee abandoned thewarres in Syria; toreturneinto France, for 
Tate ie HOotherend or purpofe,but the more eafily to inuade the prouinces of Guiertand’ Norman: 
norte iauade clic, now disfurnithed oftheir garrifons, and fo (ubiegto his malice: Which point he fo vr 
| eel Bec chat the French King could haueno leaue wit 
ioe ad by folemne oath bou nd himfelfe vnto King Richard, not to attem pt any thing cither by 
force oxfraudagainfthim, or any thing of his,yntil fiftie daies were expiredafter King Richard 
- his teturn home: which how well itwas by the French king obferued,1 leaue itto the report 
of the hiftories ofthattime, And fo the French king,not to beintreated longerto ftaysleauing 1 
behinde him the aforfaid number ofmen hee had promifed, embarking thereftot hisarmie. 
and accompanied with threetall {hips of the Genowaies his friends,and Ruffin Folte their ait 
mirall, departed from Prolomaisto Tyre, the firtt BP nguentens daies after, loofing 
thence, failed alongft the fea coaft of A fia, and fualopshroughishelgediveunegy acniuedat 
gth inthe mouth ofthe riuer of Tyber,and from thence wentto Rome:whereafterhe had 
Pope Geleftinesand the famous places of that moft renowned citie,he returned againto 


yand fo by fea arriued in fafetie in France ; hauing inthat great expedition,fo honora: 









bly by him entertained, performed nothing anfwerable to thatthe world looke : 
erthe French King,followed Leopold Duke of Auftriawith his Ge! Fete icon 
-Venetiansalfo,with them of Pifaand Genua.Ofwhofede aladin voder- M 
the Chriftian forces were thereby much empaired,refufed either to pay the 
ey antes ftorethe prifoners, as was promifed atthe giuing vp of Ptolemais :th a 





moteouertochop offthe heads of al fuch Chriftian 


ew any extremity vnto the pledges ofthe city.) 





hhishonorto depart, vatill(uchtimeashe 


of the Turkes, 


A cmbaffdours with great prefents vnto the King, requefting alonger time for the fpating of 
his pledges ; which hi»requeft; together with his gitts ,the King refufedto grant ora , 
Whereupon Sa/adiz forthwith caufed fuch Chriftian captiues as were in his power to bebe 

headed: which albeit King Richard vnderftood, yet would hee not preuentthe time before 

agreed vpon for the execution of his prifoners,bcing the 20 day of Auguft : vpon which da 
he caufed the Turks prifoners,to the number of 25 oo(or as the French and Germans write 
the number of 7000) inthe fight of saladines armie to be executed. 

The loffe ofthe ftrong towne of Ptolemais,muchempaired the reputation of Saladin euen 
among his owne people ; as itcommonly falleth out, that the euill fucceffe of a great com- 
mandcr in his affaires, alcereth the good will, affection, and opinion, efpecially of the vulgar 

B fort, which iudge ofall things by the euent. And albeit that his lofles were great, and fuchas 

much daunted hin 2yecheé thought it beft as the cafe then ftood, to make them greater,and 
with his ownc hands (as it were) to ruinate and ouerthrow fuch townsand cities as he faw he 
could not keepe,rather than to fuffer them whole and vndefaced to fal into the enemies hand, 

So carried headlong with difpaire, he caufed all the townes he had along the fea coaft in Sy- 

riaand Paleftine , to be facked and ruinated, and their wals ouerthrowne ; efpecially fiachas 

were of moftimportance,and like to ftand the Chriftians in ftead,namely Porphiria,Cefarea; 

Ioppa, Afcalon, Gaza, and Elam, with diuers othet caftles and citadels in the countriesthere- 

abouts ; moft part whereof were againe by King Richard andthe Templars fortified and re- 

peopled,alchough sé/adin in the meane time did what hee mightto hauc letted the fame. 
“Nothing more hindred the good proceeding of the Chriftian Princes , inthis and other 
their maft honourable expeditions againft the Infidels , than the difcord among themfelues : 
one ftill enuying at anothers honor,and cuery one iealous of his owne. Greatftrife and heart- 
burning there had been betweene the two Kings of France and England, daring the time the: 
were together inthis facred expedition,to the great hindrance of the fame. No leffe contentiy 
onhad there binbetwixt Guy the late King of Lerufalem, and Conrade Marqueffe of Montfece 


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rat, abourthetitle of that lott kingdome : whereby the whole power ofthe Chriftains in Sis” 


ria wasdiuided into two factions. Richard King of England, Baldwin Earle of Flanders,Hems 
ry Earle of Champaine, the Knights Hofpitalers of S. John, the Venetians and Pifans, taking 
part with Guy « And Phifip the French King, 040 Duke of Burgundic, Redolph Earle of Clares 
D mont,the Templars, the Genowayes, the Lantgrauc of Thurin, Leopold Duke of Auftri- 
a, and Robert Countie of Naffau, taking part with Conradethe Marqueffe. But Conradé 
fhortly after the taking of Prolemais beeing flaine, by two of the defperate Affaffins; 
or (as fome others fay) by two defperate ruffians , ({uborned thereunto by the Prince 
of Torone,in reuenge of the defpightdone vnto him by the fayd Marquefle,by taking from 
him s/abél his efpoufed wife)as hee was walking inhiscitie of Tyre , and doubting no fuch 
treafon : King Richard feeing nowa fit occafiomofferéd for the vtter extinguifhing of that 
claime, and how tointitle himfelfe vnto thatkingdome ; perfuaded the aforefaid 1/abel (the 
widow ofthe late Marqueffe,and in whofe right he had laid claime vnto the kingdome)to re+ 
Jinquifh that fo troublefomea title, and to take to her husband Henry Earle of Champain, his 
E nephew,ynto whom he gaue the citie of Tyre.Gay the King exclaiming to the contrary,as of 
awrong done vnto himfelfe.Shortly after he began alfo to temper with Guy, perfuading him 
torefigne vnto him that littleright and intereft hee had inthe kingdome of ferufalem, and itt 
lieuthereofto receiue at his hands the kingdome of Cyprus: which his offer the poore king 
waselad toaccept. By which exchange, Gay became King of Cyprus and Richard, King of 
Jerufalem ; which honourable Title hee afterwards (as fome report) vied in his ftile jas did 
fome others hisfucceffours the Kings of England after him, So Gay with al his wealth paffing 
ouerinto Cyprus, tooke pofleffion ofthe kingdome, where he long lined not, Neuerthelefle 
that pleafant kingdome continued in his family of the Lufignans, by the {pace ofabout 283 
yearesafterwards : vntill thatat lengththat familie failing in the pofthumus fonnic of Janses 
&& thebaftard, lat King of that Ifland, it fellinto the hands of the Venetians: by whom it was 
holdenasa part oftheir {eignioriealmoftan hundredy eares, vntill that it was in our frefh res 


membrance againe from them taken by S¢lymus the fecond, great Emperour ofthe Turkes, in 
theyecre a inthe proceffe of this iiftorie fhall in due place (God willingybedelared. sardésev#/4 
i» Nowwas King richard,for theincrealé of his honor,more defirous than before ofthe sa 


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he. 


King Ricbard 
marchath with 
his armie to~ 


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tem, 


















A of the Turkes: 


A the Chriftians in Syria,& difcourage others that had amind to come th 
they fhouldfecthat fornaught they fhould trauel to conquer that, 
of neceflitie reftore again. The conditions he offered,were, 
with reftore whatfoeuer they had woon in thofe three yer 
and from thenceforth forthe {pace of fiue yeres,the Turks 


1 Chriftians , but to fuffer them in peace to liue by them: w 
the fiege of ProLoMars,had put themfeluesall vnder his regiment.Sa/adin with a great ar. better could behad)the king was glad to accepr,and fo co! 
a 


; i hem, firft with certain embufcadoes charged the and traucl of the two great kings,& fo many nations with 
my ftill a wo aba whol ep ea vpon whom Zaques turning him. vain , hauing now to no purpofe loft their Danica mony, their time,their hope,their bloud; 
ray te hs Flemings,receiued the charge with greataffurance, and fo long themfelucs en. their long trauell,to gaine that they muftnow in one houre forgo ; nothing more left vnto the 
ikea fame vee French came into their {uccours, and afterthemthe Englithalfo.y © B_poore Chriftians in Syria,than the cities of Antioch, Tyre,and Prolemais, ae 

There was fought anotable battell, and great valour fhewed both on thé one fide and onthe This done, King Richard \eauing the affaires of Afia vnto the charge of Henrie Countie of King malar 
other,but efpecially by them ofthe Turks part ; who knew wel th€ purpofe of the Chriftians Champagne his nephew, shipping the greateft part of his people, with his wife Berengaria,firft 6 


ious Ware. And ¢ 
i ifti i ward from Pro, 

feupon with all the power ofthe Chriftians then at his comma war! 
; oo and was pe his way as farre as ARsvA, atowne {cituats twixt CESAREA 
 guitale bet- and Tov re. Inthe vauward was King Richardhimfelfe, with the Englifhmen :after whom fol. 
Elie lowed Ode,Duke of BYRGVND1E, with his French: and inthe rereward Jaques de _4wenes, 


ebardandS- with the Flemings, Brabanders,and Wallons,who after the death of their Counti¢c Philip ar 
~— dadin, 


thither afterward, whens 
»Which inthe end they muft 
That the Chriftians thould forthe 
¢s war's, Ptolemais only excepted’; 
fhould not inany thing molett the 
hich hard conditions (forthat no 
ncluded a peace, Wherby the labor 
them, were all become fruftrate and 















en. 3 5 , e 4 of the Holy 

i tu nded their only hope, and that for Sicilia,and from thence for England, (where they in fatetiear length arrined) followed tand tatenpri. 
We hi = etabek ing epee sion siitehieter celia away te plane of that” ® fhortly after with fome few himfelfe ; where by the way, by extremitie of weather he was in ere | 
ae The French and Englith incl battell honourably ftroue who might fhew the greate{t the Adriatique driuen to land vpon the coaft of Hiftria: where trauelling with a fmall retinue 


nes 3 to beean' homewards inthe habit of a Templar,he was difcoucred & taken prifoner by Leopold duke of 

rae frat Sere scone bepaa slant aaa: mee aA vil iitpoing Auftria,whom he had before difgraced arthe Winning of Ptolemais, asis before declared: 

pe “of the Sunne Kin Riburalas fan ets was there wounded with an arrow: and whonow glad to haue him in his power,made prife of hini,and {old him to Henrie the Empe- 

lepealien'y there f pring was flaine,hauing fold his life deere,to the great admiration of ror, for fortie thoufand pou sby whom he waskepe Seay 2 a f yee i ei ig three 

the Infidels, and dying left the vidtorie vntothe Chriftians. Icisreported,that in this battell | Cc faa ee ac thomas ae ee eget Sean na “le iehoks 

my yc Meso pr he he ee aie ctaiean: mind full of mans fragilitic,and the vanitic of worldly honours,commandedat the time of his 
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i ; \ i death no folemnitic to be vfed at his buriall,but onely his thirt in mannerofan enfigne, made 
Sieeste eh Bee cect latch ieee about the mid way betwixt faft vnto the point of alance,to be carried before his dead bodie as an enfigne, a plaine Prieth, 
donemiHirmnvsat.butWinertoncommnghtiomemercticabiternen _ goingoefxeand crying aout yntothe peop inthis fore: SeledinComgnro ofthe Boh ll 
to increafe the king chan, a his mind for the fiege. raat with the ereateft part of the ar- she greatneffe sharin asian : ets a ra 4 sort t i oer coieRdition 
mie to As Caton which ihias winter new fetldedche wals therof fictg ae by sela- Shirtab fight worthie fo great a King , which wanted nothing to hiss 5 





PAR Ke Ptr aS ; rate . han the truc knowledge ofhis faluation in Chrift lefus. ‘Hee raigned about fixteene 
gen in Allied redemolithed: the Duke of BvRGvND 1, with his Frenchmen,all that while yeand AK cali Honan dying leftnine fonnes, which were all murtheredby Sapbradin 
quietly wintring at TrRz.In the meantimethe power of the Chriftians was that greatly Diticirvacdé excepting one called‘. Saphradin Sultan of Aleppo ;whoby the fatiorand fiyp- 
aa bane pany ete pad ser sata a fome another yapiahes forthe is port of his fathers good friends,faued him fe elfe from the pee Epon ee 
forthok Peoroftt ut % ; os etl atte nak eres wars had ftriuen wit th eS an this Saphradin the vncle, defcended Meledia Sultan of Aigypt, an lair ~ : - ie 
Pe eseahele (i seit ce) ot i bie homc,as were the Venetians t sie ae 4 id and Ierufalem : Saladin his great kingdomie being by them bene e anak ato an 
{ e be ¢ on be ae i > *b the pring ume come,King Richardtoo ethe fic The death of Saladén in {hort time bruited abroad, with the difcor pi Healey 
agi ep sow m ih ILE “re w oh p he apa he met with an exceeding greatnumber of Sarafins about his dominions, put Celestinus (chen Pope) ingood Hons a the ars unite 
Hirkvsaisiallwhahbetootinppeingiohmegerccnotcheeeehe caries uhtinhatshagcandhurebe erly agsinercouret, an Lngiome bi 
Richard L a one onto egc OL LERVS! d. But when hee had in vaine dealtto that purpofe wi g eat peak: 
9 fee DENA by the backwardnes ofthe French gladto change his purpofe,andtoreturneto Pro~ Ghar lionel bufied in theirwars the one againftthe other) hee perfiaded Henrietive fixt, 
anes LoMats : for the Frenchmen, perfuaded by the Duke their Generall (who well knew the then Emperor,to take the matterin hand : who (for that he ee not,orelfe wouldnot 
ythebac- French Kings minde) that ifany thing worth remembrance were done, it wasto be done by + himfelfe in perfon vndertake thatlong expedition) {ent Henrie Duke of Stronichy me 
berate’ them,andthacthe glory therofthould wholly redound vnto the King of ENGLAND, asthere nant, witha great armic into Afia:vnto whom were ioyned two Legats,Cemradus Archbithop 
Weed toreire in perfon prefent, and to his Englifhmen; fhewed themfelucs fo vnwilling to the fiege,as that BGMomin fi anothenofthe Eleétors,and Cosradus the Bifhop of Herbipolis. At which time 
¢ therin was nothing done,to the great gricfe of that worthy Prince.At which time alfo news al‘o ey othergteat Princes tooke vponthem that holy war, namely Herman ae Ud 
, ee page eo propane. tt Philip the French King (forgetful of his folemne pro Thutin, Henrie Palatifieot RhinesHenrse Duke wabaasicierads eda Ge eae d 
Bs ke i it d Ea 1 pf te he ki an, a RIA)had now inuaded the country of NORM AN- derick Duke of Auttria,and Albertus Hap/purgenfis,with forné ot eh atiesothed reat Prelats, 
Eeiissiosctice ius Rorteiotocaiieemiiaieya™ vi fio Sieme ket tom in anmemnegeatna 
m in fence:as | ‘orein like cafe Wiliia ; : rie and Thraciajan ‘ 
other, ferued duke Roberthis eldeftbrother,then abfent at his fatherthe Connefork beh; as a elle a - were by the Grecide fhipstran{ported aoc, 
ie st Re ol ae co) Be etote beat se the pre- and fo by land came to Tyre,and from thence to Ptolemais,with purpofe to have §' 
ulties, c 'o far offin wars for defence of the 



























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ah ; rs - by treafon flaine. 

¢ wal v Chriftian com- F licuethe Germans befieged in Ioppe ; who before theircomming wereall by 2 

Richard ' mon Weale; he pigs oe pe? “ati darken itbeft ie et to fome good end"M and thecitie ale : Biesiore chs cometo the ruires thereof, they departed thence to Si 
to. : 0 ‘ Be ¢politickand warie Sulta 


F 3 ke Berithus, which 
ant 7 p Not ignofantof the don,which they found alfo abandoned by the Turks, After that,they t00 > 
he Chriftians,& thattheir forces daily decai nSinia; Bi fe troubled e. citie they fortifed and fo wentto befiege Torone;which citie when a had eon 
efire to return; wouldnot hearken extremitie,as that it muft needs (as it was thought) either yeeld or be taken, the 
H 


. ftateof res at home in hiskingdomtor of his d 
"to any other conditions of peace,butfuchas might both ¢ 


; the : 
Rie. —_— ; ~*~ ¥ "Se . | 


jorthe prefent, Weaken the forces of z 


























= The gener —_ 
£ be genere 7 ; 
Be : fe. of the Turkes. . 
on fo fatto thereliefe thereof, thatthe Chriftians wereg egeandtobee ¢ A of Ke 53 
gone: which they in garrifon at Berithus perceiuing,and feein ie toapproch them, 
they abandoned the citie,and ioyning themfeluesvato the reft of » marchedalltoge. 


But the enemie com. 


ther to Ioppe,a little before ruinated, which they now againe for 1 
and fo in few moneths 


ming to Berithus,and finding it forfaken, rafed it downeto the grou 
{pace was Berithus both repaired and rafed, inthe yeare 1197. 





11976 ; aes i: ise RTeann Pear sadbfith 
i But whileft the Chriftians were repairing the citic of Ioppe,the Turks proud of that they : sie 
had done at Berithus,came now to difturbe alfo the fortifying of that place. Of whofe com- The ruine of the Turks firft Em pirein Persta: 
5 til oy Ming the Chriftians vnderftanding,remooued by night about fine miles from the citie,of pur. with the fucceffe of their fecond Kingdome in the leffer 
-chrifians pote to draw the Turks vntoaconuenient place for battell, The Turks thinking them to haue A fia, under the Aladin Kings, 


ner followed after H 
m the Chriftians 
themto flight: in 


been fled for fearc,fent part oftheirarmic to affailethe citie ; & witht 

- them diforderly,as if it had binafter men they had had inchafe.Vp 

; turning, had withthem atthe firft a fharpe encounter, but afterwav 
__. which confiiét certain thoufands of the Turks fel ; of whom the Chriftians taking the {poile, 

Be Hse and hauing put the reft to Aight,returned againe ynto the fortifying of the citie, But the ioy © 

* of this vidtoriewas by the fudden death of two of the greateft Princes inthe amie greatly di- 


; Sno Kingdome or Empire vpon earth ¢ were it neuer fo flouriflring Kingdoiti af 
or great) was cuer yet fo affured, but that in thereuolution of time, tthe manner 

after theimanner of otherworldly things, ithath as a ficke bodie peal 

beene {ubic& vnto many ftrange innouations and changes 4 andat time to fourifh 









minifhed :for the Duke ef Saxonic hauing in the battell taken great paines in performing the 
parts both ofa worthie Generall and valiant fouldicr,had ouer-heated himfelfe,and thereup- 
onwithout regard of his health taking cold,died of a feuer the fourth day after. The Duke of 
Auftria mortally wounded inthe battell, died alfo the night following, 
About this time,ornot long after,died Cele/tinm the Pope,author of this expedition, and | 
Henrie alfo the German Emperor : after whofe death great troubles began to arife in Germa- 
nie abourthe chufing ofa new Emperour. Whereof the Bifhop of Mogunfia (then chiefe 
Commander of theArmie of the Chriftians in Syria) one ofthe Eleétors, and the other Ger- 
: man Princes with him , hauing intelligence, could not by any entreatie of the poore Chri- 
Eth cemat fians (in whofe quarrell they were come) be perfuaded longerto ftay, butthat needs home 
3 ae mu* they would,and indeed home they went the fame way thatthey came. After whofe depar- 
ture the Turks tooke Ioppe,hauing one of the ports betrayed vato them by one ofthe Gitic, 
atfuch time as the Germansthere in garrifon,afterthe manner of their countric,yponS. Mar- 
sins day were carelefly making merrie together in their pots: vpon whom fo furcharged with 
wine,the Turks entring by the port giuen yntothem,put them all with thereft of the Chrifti- kK 
anstothefword, and {fo afterward rafed the citie downe tothe ground. Of which victorie 
they becamefo proud, thatthey had thought without ftop to haue driuen the Chriftians 
quite out of Syria: butby the comming of Simon Countie of Mont-Fort (amoft valiant and 
expert Captain fentthither by PLilip the French King witha Regiment of tall foldiers,at the 
inftance of Fanocentins 3,that {ucceeded Cele/tinus inthe Papacie)& by ciuil difcordthen raigns 
ing amongft the Turks themfelues for foueraigntie,their futie was repreffed, and a peace be- 
twixtthem and the Chriftians concluded for thefpace of ten yeares ; during which time the 
Turks promifed notto moleftthe Chriftians in Tyre or Ptolemais: which hapned imthe yere 
199. 119 g,oras fc ome others fay,x 198. After which peace fo concluded,the worthie Countie re- 
turned againe with his fouldiers into France: with whom we alfo will repaireintothe leffer [, 
© Afia (whither the courfe both ofthe time and of thehiftorie now calleth vs) tofee the 
other great affaires of the Turks in thofe Bafterne Countries ; leaning fora feafon 
thefe poore remainders of fo many Chriftians in Tyre and Prolemais 
now for awhilein peace,bucto be ere long deuouredof 
othe Infidels theirenemies,as inthe procesof 9) > 
x this Hiftorie thal in due time and 
> placeappeare. - 
sai ree: ¢ 
















































which firft planted by Tanerolipix in Perfiaand the other farre’ Ba- 
fterne Countreys,increafed by 4xax his fonne, and fo by the Tur= 
kifh Sultans their Succeffours (although their namesand doings,as 
too farre off, bee not vnto vs all knowne ) forthe {pace of one hun- 


C dred and feuentie yeares continued , mult now (I fay) giue place ynto agreater power, and 


fettle it felte elfewhere,the ineuitable deftinie thereof fo requiring. Irfortuned, thatabout 
this time (when inthe {pace ofa few yeares firch mutations as had not before of long beene 
feene,chanced in diuers great Monarchies and States) that the Tartats,or gather Tactars,inha- 
biting the large,cold,and bare countries inthe North fide of Afia (oi ailothersamoft barbas 





rous, fierce,and needie Nation) ftirred yp by their owne wants,and the perfuafion ofone Zima — 


gé(oras fome call him,Cangis)holdenamongft them for agreat Prophet, and now by them” 
made their Leader,and honoured by the name of 7/y-Gham, thatis to fay, The mightic King; 
(commonly called the great Cham) flocking together in number like the fand of the fea, ‘and 
conquering firft their pooreneighbours, of condition and qualitie like themfelues, and eafie 


D enough to beentreated with them tofeeke their better fortune, like {Wwarmes of Grafhoppers 


fent oucto deuoure the world, paffed the high Mountaine Caucafus, partof the Mountaine 
Tautus, of all the Mountainesin the world the greateft; which beginning neere vnto the Are 
chipelago,and ending vpon the Oriental! Ocean, and running thorew many great and famous 
kingdomes,diuideth Afiainto two parts : ouer which great Mountaine, one of the moftaflu- 
« red bounders ofnature;that had fo many worlds of yeares fhut vp this rough and fauage peos 
ple,they now paffing without number, and comming downeas it were into another VW orld, 
full of {uch Natures pleafant delights as neuer were to them before feene, bare downe all be- 
forethem as they went, nothing beeing now able to ftandin their way. Old Zingis thei? for- 
tunate Leader dead inthis fo greatan expedition, Hoccata his fonne, eldeft of his twelue bree 
E theren,aman of great wifedomeand courage,tooke vpon him his fathers place : ‘who fending 
part of his great Armie for the fubduing ofthe Countreys Weftward, turned himfelfe with 
aworld of people towards the Eaft: where hauing fubdued the Badtrians and Sogdians, with 
diuers othersshe entred into India,and fubdiling that rich countrey on both fides the riuer In- 
dus,euen to the Eaft Ocean, there inthe countrey of Cathai builethe famous citie of Camba- 
Tnjin circuit cight and twentie miles about ; for pleaftire and plentic of all things neceffarie 
forthelifeof man, of allthe cities of Afiathe chiefe: where the great Cham of Tartaric fill 
refiant,asin his Imperial! Citie, commandeth otter one of the greateft and ftrongelt Empires 
oftheworld: Inwhofe Kingdomealfo, inthe Prouittce of Mangy more towards the Ealt, 
he hathanother moft'famous Citie called Quinfay, of allthe Citiesin theworld the greateft, 
in circuitan hundred miles about, as m. Paulus Venetus writeth, who himfelte dweltthereia 
about the yeret 260. Itis {cituate ina lake of frefh water,and hath initewelue thoufand brid- 
ges ; of which {ome areof fiichan heigth, thactall Ships with theirfailes vp may ealily pale 
vnderthem.Inthis populouscitie the great cham hath for thekeeping thereofalways thirtic 
thoufand men in gartifon, ‘The Tartar Kingdomethus planredin Cambalu, Hoccasa conten- 


H2 cing 
, = : 


Jength come to nothing : fo fared it now with the Turkifh Empire, pee 











The gentrall Hiftor 











ting himfelfe with the rich pleafures of India, afterward managed his wars by his lieutenants, 
being tor the moft part his brethren,or other his nigh kinfemen; o mi he fent out with his 
armies fome Naattvect Gas Weitward, and fome toward the 1s by whom he fubdy. 
edthe Arachofians,Margians,and diuers other great nations ; and entring into Perfia,fubducq 












WheTurkesdri- the country,with all Parthia, Affiria, Mcfopotamia,and Media, Arthistime inthe cit y Balch 
fap Re or Belch inthe countrie of Chorafan in the fartheft part of Perfia,raigned ouer the Turks one 
tart Curfumes,of the Greekes called Cor/antes ; who finding himfelte farre too weake to {tand be. 
forethe Tartarians, fled with all his people, leauing vnto them both the citieand the countrie 
which hee and the Turkes his predeceflours had ener fince the time of Tangrolipix poftelled - 
which citie the Tarta’s raifed, and tooke theCountrey vato themfelues. In this general] 


femestheit Sulran died, the lattot the kings of the Selzuccian familie that raigned over. the 
Turks in Perfia: whofe fonne ¥gnan-Chaa taking vpon him the leading of fach multitudes of 
Turks as followed his father, {e1ied ypon the great city of Babilonjnow called Bagadat,ncere 
Vato the ruines of the old Babylon : where hauing putto the fwordallthe inhabitants there. 
of,he there and inthe country thereabout feated himfelfe withthe Turks his followers : but 
long he had not there refted,butthatthe Tartars hearing thereof, purfued him, tooke him pri- 
foner,and expulfed thence all his people. There wasat the fame time alfo another kingdome 
ofthe Turks at Nachana citie in Perfia, giuing name ynto the countrey wherein it food, not 
farre ftom Chorafan: wherein then raigned one Solyman,ot the Oguxian familic, as had diuers 
other of his progenitours before him , who terrified with this dreadfull ftorme fo {add enly 
rifen out of the North, and warned by the fudden fal of the Se/zwccian Sultan & his kingdom, 
of far greater fame and power than himfelfe or his, fled alfo with fuch his fubieéts as would 
follow him, into the leffer Afia. But of himandhis proceedings more fhall bee {aid hereafter 
in the rifing ofthe vidtorious Orhoman familie,as defcended from him. After this,che Tartars 
together with their good fortune ftill extending the bounds of their Empire, conquered Ar- 
meniathe greater, with thecountries of Colchis and Iberia ; fo that now their Empire was 
become of all others thegreateft and moft flourithing. This great Conquerour the Tartar 
had in his proud conceit purpofed to haue {ubdued all Afia, and to haue made the fea the only 
bounder of his Empire : but ouercome with the delicacies of India, hauing divided amongft 
his people thofe great prouinces and fruitfull Countries, with the rich cities & pleafant fields 
he fo refted,embracing the manners and fi uperftition ofthe people hee had ouercome. Lon ; 
it were,and far from our purpofe,to recountal the famous victoriesand conquefts of this bare 
Northerne people; firfficeth it to the Hiftorie wehaiie in hand, thar the Furks were by them 
2 then driuen out of Perfia,wich the countries thereabouts,and their Togran kingdome (as they 
1202, Callit)firt founded by Tangrolipix,there extinguithed,about the yere of our Lord 1202, Tire 


The beginning Trks thus driven out of Perfia,and their kingdome ouerthrown,retired themfelues into the 
slong before brought thither by Cutla- 


of the lain leffer Afla,poffe efled by the Turks their countrey men 
ei tedent i Mufesand his fonnes, (asis before declared) and by them cue: fince in fome part,chough with 
at Seoafiaand divers fortune holden, Where thele Turks now arriued out of Perfia ynder the leading of A- 


the leffer Aj 
“a ladinthe foane of Kei Hufren,de{cended alfo. of the Selzuccian familie in Perfia,and taking the 
e 


Opportunitic offered them by the mortalll diftord ofthe Latineswith the Greekes,and the 
Greekes among themfelues, {cifedvpon Ciliciawith the countries thereabouts ‘; and there 
firftat Sebaftia,and afterward at Iconium,erected their new Kingdome ; which of this wale 
di is by the Turks called the Kingdome of the Aladin Kings, although their names were not 
ij Now about this time, and within the courfe of fome few yeatesafter, fi ho 
No f i arte o: » fuch great & ftran 
Hit tions happened inthe Conftantinopolitane Empire,as had nottherein at sos ieee 
infeen : whereby the wholceftate of that great Boopitesapieh fometimecommandedoucr 
> 


and a fit opportunitie giuenyntothe 


ve es 






art of the world, was almoft vtterly fubuerte 


u rom our purpofe ; their af- 
ythefe and their proud & ftately empirethat now hah Ati 
neing raifed out of theraines ofthat Chriftian Empire, &at this prefent tri- 
1¢ famne Imperial citie wherein thefe fo Steat innouations hapned through 

f ; the 


ie 


flight ofthe Turks, whenas cuery man was glad to make what fhift he might forhimfelfe,Cyy. h 


= 


be 


oftheirkingdomsboth in M 


of the Turkes. 
A theworking of ambitious heads,to the lamentable rnine and deftruétion of a fthe 
Chriftian Commonweale, 4 cet 
Alexius the vifurper, but now Emperor,not contented (as is before declared)traiterouf] yto Alexius the 
haue depriued J/aac his elder brother of hisempireand fight together, foughtalfoafter the 2s Prince 


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life ofthe yong Prince Alexius his brothers fon,& heire apparant of the empire ; who feeing Brien 
the villanie committed inthe perfon of his father, faued himfelfby flight froni the fury ofhis pereur <ndrhe 


vacle,and fo accompanied with certaine great Lords ofthe Greeks his fathers friends, fled to 
craue aid ofthe Chriftian Princes of the Weft,whé the Grecians commonly cal the Latines, 
And firft he tooke his way to Philip the German Emperour, who had married irene his fifter, 
the Emperor //aacks daughter,by whom he was moft honorably recciued & entertained: This 
great ladie nota little moued withthe miferie of her father,and the flight of her brother, cea- 
fed not moftinftantly to folicite the Emperor her husband,norto leaue vnreuenged fo greata 
villanie,by the example thereof dangerous vnto himfelfe and others of like maieftic & ftate, 
She declared vnto him,what an execrable indignitie it was, to fee her father the Emperor yn- 
worthily imprifoned,depriued of his empire & fight, & of the focietie of men,by his brother 
that had by him receiued & recouered his life,his light, 8 his liberty:and to feethe heireap-& 
parant ofthe Empire banifhed by the wickednes of hisvncle,to wander vp and down here and 
there likea beggar:a great part of which difgrace, as fhee faid, redounded ynto her felfe the 
daughter of //aac,and fifter to the young wandring Prince, andto himfelfealfo, the fonin law 3 
vnto the ynfortunate Emperor her father. Moreouer fhe faid,that the murderer Alexivs dur 
© neuer haue been fo hardieas tocommitfo great and deteftablea villanie,if he had not light! y. 
regarded & contemned the maieftie of the faid Philip ; whomif he had had inany reverence 
or honor,oratall feared,he durft not haue attempted fo villanous anaé. This Greek lady,mo- 
ued with iuft griefe,with thefe & fuch like complaints fo preuailed with her husband, that he? 
promifed her to be in fome part thereof reuenged ; which hee could not forthe prefent per-= 
form, letted by the wars hethen had with Osho his competitor ofthe empire.At the fametimes 
it fortuned,thar great preparations were making in Franceand Italy,and divers other places of 


Chriftendome, foran expedition to be made again(tthe Turks into the Holy land. The chief cru eg 
men wherein were Theobald Countie of Champagne, (a man of great fame, & Generallofthe ;;; chriffiaas, 
Chriftianarmie) Boniface Marqueffe of Mont-Ferrat, Baldwin Earle of Flanders and Henault, bee 


D & Henry his brother Earle of S.Paw/,Henry Duke of Louain,Gwalter Earle of Breame,with di- peal 
uers other noble gentlemen, which to name were tedious: vnto whom reforted alfomany Va- 
liantand devout Chriftians out of diuers parts of Chriftendome, readie tohaue fpent their 
liuesinthat fo religious a war: fo that now the number of them was great,and the army tight 
populous. “But beeing thus affembled together, they thoughtit not beft to take their wayto 
Conttantinoplethorow Hungarie & Thrace,and fo to paffe ouer into Bythinia, for that the 
Greekes had (til inal formertimes fhewed great vncourtefie vnto the Latines, in palling with 
their armies that way sand therefore they thought itmuch better nowby the way of Tralieto 
take their journey by fea into the Holy land; and for their tranfportation, efpecially to vie 
the helpe ofthe Venetians; whom they found much the eafier to be intreated; for thatby the 

EB means of fo great anarmy they were inhopeto fcoure the Adriaticke(then much infeftedby 
the Dalmatians)as alo to recouer Tadera, with fome other cities vpon the coatt of Sclauonia, 
before reuolted from their {tate tothe Hungarians, as indeed they afterward did, Bitby 
the wayas this army was marching out of France,8 come into Piemont,thenoble eyes 
Champagne General thereof, there fell ficke & died,to the exceeding griefe & ia ls : ts 
whole army:in whofe ftead,the Marques of Mont-Ferrat,a man of great nobilirie,& i | ine 
quainted with the wats of the Ea(t,was chofen General. This greatarmy,titin/ported mei 4 
Venetians into Sclauonia,tooké Iadera,with diuers other port townes along thefeacoaft, os ‘ 
having there done What the Venctians moft defired, was about againe to haue oe pccrtes i 
Syriaj8e(o into the Holy land, Butthe yong prince A/exiwsin the mean time had by ae 

F sthenoble Grecitns (fed with him for feare of the tyrant) fo wroughrthe bee the 
Latin Princes ofthe Welt efpecially with Zanocentius tertins the Popeywith P A ip i Bae i 
his brothet in law,& PAifp the French king, thatthey pittying his eftate,®e in hoe l ag 
fome othetconfideratrons more proper to themifelues,tooke him asit were into their prote- 


don,conimending by letters & meffengers for that purpole fent vato the army, (whi s 3 
nisi” H 3 : mig 


Latine Princes; 
againft bis Va- 
clethe V/urper. 


ah 


nee =" hi Z ‘ >. 
fe ie of the Turkes. a 
 aleriuacom- might command) ghe defence both of himfelfe and hiscaufe : who wi 3 stead or 
: plage ice reat Uhicssconeing to the armie yetlying at Iader ‘ pablo predict ak hans Whileftthe feetthias lay; 
ait rotlinerualled into Syria)was there of them al moft honorably rec ne oe ectoin two great gallies,with three banks of oars, yeel- 


, : : ding vnto the yong prince thatgoodly i 1 Ps , 
peror,and as became one to them {0 highly genni pea  aupaige forthwith aie vad dhe MArattaooivioneeen ovarian diese sane biped 
his good, was not wanting vato him{clte,but recommended his: si feany P hb 70M, as rage the othergreatcommanders of the armieto doc the vttermoft of thei ‘i yf encou- 
apoore exiled Prince in diftrefle yet was hee ofa lively. Apixitsgratiousin ett ll of recompence and rewards anfwerable to their deferts andvalour, oe Svolte,ia hope 
tobehold,andvery young, andswichallfully inf Gediyasinoeiaseagcians ae oe With Before the arriuall of this fleet, Alexis the Emperour ha ; 
him, in all things that might ferue to further his purpofe, And forafinuchas this great Armie the entrance of the haienbeewix: P 


confifted of diuers nations,efpecially ofthe French, Italians} 8 Venetians, not allto be by one lies wel manned forthe lcepiagé 












dwith a great chaine made fat 


Conftantinople and Pera,and appointed twentic great pal. Pere 


[orce'enter the 


‘ " , nf “Taian herof: but a great gale of wind arifi 5 hanen of Co 
mican moued ; he fitted euery one with fuch motiues ahs he mi ae) ee With the greateftand ftrongeft hip inthe fleet(of her greatnes and R voit called he eed fini 
them: Vnto the French hee promifed to pay the great fiims of mon ad borrowed of y B withallherfailesvp, carried witha full gale of wind, by maine force brake the chain tid 


the Venetians for the furnifhing of them{elues in this war: 3 ns he promifed 


recompence for all the iniuries they had fuftained by the late Contant: inopolitan Emperors, fled, leauing the gallies fora {poile vntothe Venetians by Naty eral ne na : 
efpecially by the Emperor Emanuel (who forthatthey refufed to aid him in his watres againi, man found in them.The hauen thusgained, Theodorus Lafearisthe Emperours fon in ae a 
Wiliam king of Sicilie,did in one day confi{caral the goods of the Venetian merchants within ® prefently ready vponthe fhore witha {elec companie of the braueft gallants of the cir af hot shin 
his empire,ofa great value , and afterwards contrary co the law of nations, {hamefully entrea. of the court, to hauchindered the Latings from fadttiga cw hiownal echo thins #8 2 a iia eee 
~ ted their embaffadors fent vnco him,among(t whom was. Henry Dandulue, now by fortune ge- landed with fuch cheerfulnes and courage,and with fuch haft,that in one moment i Tighe cones 
nerall for the Venctians in the army:who moued as wel with the wrong in particular done yn- hauc {eenethem leape out of their thips, take land, enter intothe batte lyand lap y ote eg 
~ to himfelte,as with the common, defired to be reuenged both of the one & the other; which likemad men. This hot skirmifhendured a great while, for that they were only foormen that 
~ although he could not haue of Emanuel himfelfe,being lang before dead,yet washe ftill defi- firftained this brunt;for the horfes.could not fo foone be landed,and the Greeks were brauel 
: tousto haue it of fome one of the Grecke Emperors,whofoeuer he were:)Vinto the Pope and I G mounted, All this greatfight the Conftantinopolitanes beheld, with doubtfull hearts pr 
© © Séhe Italians,both he & the noblemen with him,had beforepromifed, thatthe Greek Church Ging what fhould bee the euent thereof, There were in the citie {ix thoufand of the ower of 
fhould euer acknowledge the fupremacie of the Church ome,and from thenceforth fub- ; Greece,which brauely fi allying out,made the battel much more doubrfull ; yet fuch was the 
_micitfelfe ther ynto the foucraign judge of al the Chriftian Churches:which caufed valour and refolution ofthe Latines, thar in fine the Greekes difcomfiteds were glad to retire 
_ the Pope Znnoceniss by letters,by legats,by embafladorsjand. by all other means poffible, to themfelucs againe into the citie,but with what loffe, was not certainly knowne : eafie it were 
er the caufe ofthe yong Prince Alexivs,{o combined with hisown, alledging the diuer- toguefle,, that it wasright great, for thatthe old tyrant Alexius difcouraged therewith , and 
ie of opinions in matters of religion, betwixt the Greeks andthe Latines,to Lan beenethe doubtful ofhis owneeftate,with Theodorus Lafcaris his fon in law,and fome few others of his 
chiefe caufe thatthe Mahometans had not beenelong agoeby their vnited forces fubdued,or truftie friends (hardto be found info dangerous a cafe) the nextni ght following fecretly fled 
ytterly rooted out. In briefe,the young Prince {pared not to promife moft bountifullrewards out of the citie,carrying away wich him a wonderfull maffe of treafure (which he againtt all 
enerall,toall thar fhould take his part again{this ynclethe viurping Empero! frch euents had caufed.cd bee fecretly hidden by his daughter Irene,in a monatterie of Nuns 
By this means,the deuout war taken in hand for thereliefe ofthe poore Chrifti Siria, x > within the citie,whercof fhe wasthe abbeffe)and fo faued himfelfe, ; 
was laid afide,& the fame forces that fhould haue bin therein imployd,nowconuerted againft ~ \The flight ofthe tyrant once bruted,the bext morning the Conftanrinopolitans taking the zac the ola 
the Grecke empire,to the great weakning of that fide of the Chrittian commonweale,and.ad- old Empetor fac ontot prifon, faluted him againe for their Emperor , reioyfing greatly for te ieee 
uanrage of the common enemie ; Who mightthen cafily haue beene oppreffed,had:hee with his deliuerance aod the fafegard of his life :and afterthat opened the gates ofthe citietothe Sreine(aree 
the vnited forces of the Chriftians bin onth isfide charged home,as hewas on the farther b y Latines;callingand faluting them by thenamesofthe reuengersand fauiours of the libertie of Emre togte 
the Tattars. The Grecian war thus refolued wpon,itfeemed bef vnto she great\Comman dors the Greekes,as alfo ofthe lifeand maieftic oftheir Emperor: they requeftedihem thatthey sins Hafpe 
ofthearmie,to march direétly to Conttantinople,as to the head oft Grecian fara uBoplace might feeand falute Alexius their young Prince, whom they had fo long defired sand fo was 
wherethe tyrant whom they fought after was refiant.In themeane time twas by them giucn the citie of Conftantinople, by. thefubmiffion of the citizens 5 for that time faued from fae 


out thorow all the Greeke cities which the Emperour had ftronof . d fortified f cageand fj poile.The old Emperor thus deliuered,and together with his fon Alexins again pla. 
the (taying of their paflage,that their purpofe ae novtomake eed teri ae var eat ns oe cedin the impetiall feat; gaue the moft hearty thanks that pofiljly he could vnto the Latine 
iends,but only to reftoretheirlawfull Emperour ynt. mer {tate and honors And that L E Princes for that by theirbounty,charity,and valour, the Greek em pire had bin delinered out + 


. 
prafiuch as cuery city and town in antient Greece ha ‘ . | te of alongand miferable feruitude: and for his own particular,chat he had receiued ofthem fo . 
h Sere of} rit a b od delhuchasithemfenraeraate dap Lone hand great good, that albeithis fight could not bereftored to him againeneuertheleffe he acknoiv= 
Bua eines even eftore vnt i dto-euery:man in general, their lodged his lite, his liberty, his empire,his countrey, his fon,to hauebinvntohigahy themre- 
& , . incpleiibatbinech: irc Rored and helikewife tothem;forwhich their fo great-deferts he could not(as he faid)rodew 
houtletthoroy 4 ane id them condigne thanks,or deuife rewards or honors anfwerableto their demerits and valours 
a f ‘Bofphorus Thracius oe bdilide and tha therefore he did ratific and confirme whatfoeuerhis fon had before promifed vnto 
| Agreat / A fia, ame. tace of thecitie,; Anthis a Milken ab them forhis deliuerance sand not only that,but further promifed, That ifthey werenot ther 
; is saa ye bh tic faileof enti Sp Naha aed with contented, he would-of his owne bountie giuethem better contentment, not meaning’ 
aaa le of Vidual hall roge , they fhould goe difcontented,that had faued hislifeand otherwife fo highly pleafired him. 
f _ __B Hereupoarhis good old:Eotperor-began toconfult with his friends about the means where= 
Li Pacesthey. Mi by-he might fatistie andcontent the Latinesin fuch things as the yong prince hisfon had ynto 
cic thet promifed, And tothe intent that the citizens jof Conftantinople might the more wil- 
lingly doeghat hee was tocommand.them,and themore cheerefully pay fuch impofitions as Z 
heywas tolayvpon theme intreated all rhe Eatinesto retire chenulelues out ofthe i, Ls 


The ge erall £itftors cine cet oFibe Parkes ; 
: {sible ie eit Bitiok<() <A pleats ofthe Latines, And thariewashi 
ircampe or about theit (hips, which they accordingly did. Buet te in fsteteni tenes aga A 
donno ha nye mantis as oe se : Beaute 4 ay the Greeke empire,to looke about it, and to haue an eye vnto it felfe, (ith it was berraied and. 
uae: Seaeieeee ede ch i i old Emperour dfaac,who fold by them which ought to preferueandkeepe the fame : that they had now need ofa mart 
erable, Inthis very inftant thacthis exaction Aves Bee eae - tis sci now that loued his country and countrymen,before that which yetremained of the cy ceclan PE 
ing: i ke and ftinking prifon t are 
hauing of long beene kept ina dar! 


were viterly extinguifhed by the Latines. 
Jiuered and teftored to his Empire, could not indure fo fudder and vnexpeaed achange, This his {peech, fitted of 
pea thnaligant of hismanner of lining, but fo fuddenly died, Aha ote Sl 


4 ola tof the L helight Conftantinopoli. buthee,was to bee made chiefe of 
At thisexaétion Dna: > Thatit v2 villanous thing tofee the otherfomecried asiloud to haue hi 
tans grieuoufly PE nd bodlid (bya yong boy) vntoacou suaand ud nation, and fo the greateft crie was to haue him ch 
Greeke empire te a coyne : Thatthe greatand rich Iflan ¢ ig inthe midft of y place, he was by the gencrall confen 
tobe {poyled andbare of coyne fevnto the Latines:‘Thatthe citie of ntinopleand the and proclaimed Emperour. i ; 
the fea,was by him givenas st forced and conftrained to yeeld vnto the See of Rome, Alexius the traitour, by no lawfulleleGion or rightfull fu 
Greeke church, had by him Sr en hurch, to fubmitit felfe vntothe obeyfance of old the tumultuous people, thus created Emperour ; w burae the Ves 
to receiue the opinions of the Latine \ e ‘red euer fince the timehat the empire was by breake the forces of the Latines,of whom only henow ftood in dread. And therforeto begin xerian fers, 
Rome, from whence it had once happily cu an euety one faid for himfelfe in particu- Withall,hee firft attempted by certaine gallies filled with pitch, flax, brim{tone,and firch like 
- Conftantine the Great tranflaced eee t! ; ay noble menin theiraffemblies,and the vulgar matter apt to take fire, to haue burnt the Venetian lect : which gallies fo fet on fire & carried 
* Jar:thusall men faid in generall.And t He as +3 :whereupona great feditionandtumult was with a faire gale of wind among the flcer,had bin like enough to haue done great harm,had it 
people in their meetings, gricuoufly complain een dthe common peopleallienraged ran fu- not by the warineffe of the Venetians bin preuented : Who being good feamen 3 and not vnac- 
Taifed inthe city.Someprefently tooke vp arm i to haue committed fomegreat outrage vp- quainted with fuch deuifes,cafily & without danger auoided the fame,by keeping themfelues 
rioufly eee ae MB pe in that fo fuddenaninfurrection , as might | C aloofe one from another in the fea. This finenes forting to no purpofe, he to color the matter 
onthe perfon of the yong emperor ‘ 2 


gh time forthe citieof Conftantinople,the feat of 


Purpofe vnto the humour of the feditious,was receiued with the 
ied out,that hee, and none 


w 


ofenand created Emperour ; whereunto the reft giving 
t of the tumultuous people,without longer ftay, chofen 


cceffion, but only by the fury of plas 
i ‘ pteth 
as of nothing more carefull than how to ("tite 


° 






i at {ent certaine meffengers to the Generall,and other commanders of the army,to giuethem to 
wellhaue troubled aright conftant man, without reat: y relay Siande al vnderftand that imewhich was done for the firing of the fleet,had bin done without his priui- 
and neceffarie point for the appeafing of the peoples furie 3 vee oratitn thetivto remainin ty,by the malice of the tumultuous people,and that for his part he wouldbe glad of their fa- 
derfull multitude) lee fhewed himfelfe fromaboue inhis faired: eh and liking. but uorand friendfhip, affuring them likewife ofhis, and promifing them to aid them both with 

"their power, and not from Depry eth beri ie le heldthemfelues we eons men and mony ,and whatfoeuer els they fhould haue need of in their wars againftthe infidels, 
ly to depend yponthem : with which good words “ Lipa Biilineeesvernbenide: Wherunto an anfwer was giuen by Dandulus the Venetian generall,that he would beleeue it, 
sand fo was the tumult for that time appeafed.But A ae eae: a ae ih an@afiis pure when Afexis the fon ofthe Emperor 1/4ac,whom the Latines had placed inthe sere 
ring the iniury done vnto him, began to burn. iththede ats nae aFuhewvoula lee Pig affure them thereof, and intreat for the people,ypon whom the fault ofthat eure was i 
pofe. He could bas aaa ah: the aes rei aoe t a thet rs thiereary D whieh aire the Eats motte ay Heelies cae we ae ae 3 : eas “ : Ht 
ife with the Latiaes,he muft of neceffitie o e pl thie : ong prince,by taking him out of the way; to the inten o hinder the pec 1 

“Alexis feeketh ae be found to fatisfie both the oneandthe others Butthin ing himfelfe pag bound ee Wefite ehey had a grow to fome peace with the Latins,by taking him out of prifon,and 

anes fneig. £0 keep his promiffe with the Latines,whofe forces pe tle aad apa tell receiuing him againe for their Emperor : For the people (by nature mutable,and not defirous 

Ci ek aaa " , : , General ofthe armie, to fend him ab - 

t ie, — cretly torequeft the Marques of Mont-Ferrat, Genera! i 


he Rata 1 ‘ ofthe good of themfelues, butaccording to the occurrents prefent, without any great regard 
night certaine comapanies of foldiers vnto the citie, affuring him toveccine them inby a gate of thacthey had already done,oroughtto have doneybegan now to repent seine ce 
“neere nto the palace, which fhould bee opened vntothe 1 ae they had doneagainft the yong Emperor Alexis in the fauor oa emit eat y se : 
there letefor tliat purpofe, Of this plot Alexius Dycas (of his bittle browes furnamed cAtar- Thacthey mutt find fome meanes, whatfoeuer it were ,to remedietheir fuule toget i 
2uffeywhom of a bait fellow the Emperor /faac had moted vntothe greatett honors of the their troubles. Wherefore 4/urewfle fearing the fudden mutation of the people,with s si 
court) was nor ignorant,who being aman ofanafp ind;and in thofe troublefome times hands moft villanoufly ftrangled the young Prince Alexis in prifon,hauing as yet not ae 
having long thirfted after the Empire, tooke now tiers ial ne a eit muchaboue fix none and aapedlatly after ea ie to al aes he Thatthe fai 
rheni ‘ing,he by his agents,men inftruéted forthe purpofe,raifed a : ~ young prince defpairing of his eftate, had as aman defperat hanged himfelfe MG 
__ nopoitans agen Fe peed ene hapned the day before sat atthefame inftant,as ifhe 1 y ase Pesiaisingein Ras, Hiskges pred the burning ofthe let, fil fearing the reid raft : 
$4 had had nothing to do inthe matter, came fiddenly tothe yong Emperotin the dead time of ging {word of the Latines,refolued now by plain force to meétthem inthe field,and oe tO laser; 
thenigitt(wh chihe mi heat allrimes do,by reafon of i ia lat sy ren it a dare them battel. So having made ready and armed the whole ftrength of the impetiallcitie, 
Papas feria a Fel ears nia Ws . ee vpagaini ahvpr ean 
inhinw ad witht (ad countenancetold him, Thacthe people we! i 
‘dp Tene ot eg 





ma ; he with chcerefiull fpeech encouraged his foldiers,requefting them valiantly to bape and 
s viard;8ethat they were comming toward him to do him fome violence defend their country of Greece, the monuments of their fathers, the glorieof theiranc sla 
: f ynto the Latines. With which vnexpeéted news the: ong Emperor ter- their prefent honor,andthe future hope oftheir poftetitie: that haning before eo the 
¥ peur him 2$of his mot taithfull counfellor, What were eftinthat cafe for wals oftheir citie,within whichthey wereborne, nourifhed, and brought vp in si dare 
me ese ly embracing him in his night gown, led hinvour by afecre-doort’ matters,they would have pitie and compaffion of their temples, thei wiues, oe ae 
inch se gal ey label faferbut far was andinno cafe to fuuffer them to fallagain into fo miferable & wretched pa ae * ie 
{wholdeparting from him,as, iftiehad go Fappeafethe’ F todieathoufand deaths. And themoreto grace this his enterprife taken . an : ae e “9 
rsthat he (hou fently after his departure, ids,. fence of his couttitry (as he would hatiethe world to beleeue it) withthecolour of afuper 4 
i ¢ i wire hit tious devotion alfo, hie caufed the Prietts in their ecclefattick attire and ormaments,to marc 


eople,wh wed him {elFto hauegiea compafficnof the! forth in the armie,with an enifigne hauing init difplayed the pi@ureofthe virgin Marie.So 

1 aE ee lies; {pecially inthar the re gouer- conragioufly marching forward, hee fittt charged that quarter of the carpe igi * 
he gouerment, who futlied htm fe Pep beetle daopeing tothe 
rr : pleafure 








=~ , dt ie > ~ ee i 
: etl 
2. The generall Fiftorie 
: the Countie of Flanders lay, whereat the firft was fought a right! 
But afterward the alarum running throughout allihecampe: fh 
comming in on cuery fide,the Grecks were putto the wo fe 
to the city,hauing loft a.great number of mien,together wit 








Latines, andnew fupplies 
againe LOretitcin. 


iperftitions enfigne.It was 

























a wonderfill thing to fee, with what rare agreement the Latines sbeing of divers nations, con. 
> tinued this Sypedivonuadenakra againft the Greekes. Seu nie wo: s was this City of 
Fespipuade Conftantinople ftraightly befieged by the Latinesboth by-fea and Jand , without giuing an 


ime of reft or repole day or nightto the befieged, frefhmen comming till on to the aflault, 
’ par cere fell ofeand m fuch a troubled the Greckes inthe cive,thatthey knew not well 
confentinaple Whatto do or which way toturne themfelues, The Venetians ynto whom was committed the 
feronfre. charge to affaule that fide of the citie which was toward the hauen, vpon two great gallies 
made fafttogether, builtaftrong tower of wood, higher thanthe walsand rampiars of the 
town, out of which they both with fhotand fireworks much troubled the defendants, wher. 
with they in the time of the aflault approaching the wal,by their fine denices fired that fide of 
the citie: by the rage whereof, agreat number of honfes were burnt, with many other ftatcly 
buildings and ancient monuments of that famous citie : and had at that prefent gained a grea 
towerncere ynto the port , deftitute of defenders , had nor the tyrant himfelfe in good time 
come with new fupplies to the refeue thereof, In like manner,the French, with the reft,aflay. 
led the other fide ofthe citie by land,where they were to fight not againftthe defendants on- 
ly, but againft deepditches,high and trong wals,and bulwarks alfo :neuerrheleffe,fach was 
the valourand furie of the Latines, with the defire of vidtorie, as that they were not with any | 
difficulties to bee difmaied ; but preffing {till on,by athoufand dangers,at length aftera mot 
fharpe affaule,they gained onc ofthe greateft baftilions on that fide of thecity, called the An. 
gclstower,and fo n force opened a way both for themfelues and the reft into the city, 
Whereof Alexi erftanding, and ftrucke with prefent defpaire both of his ftate and life, 
night now comming on, fled with Euphrofinathe Emperour Alexius his wife,and Endocia 
t daughter,whom he had married when he had raigned aboutamoneth and fixteene daies. 
~ _ Thetyrant,author ofall this mifhiefe,and ofthe calamities enfuing,thus fled,andithe La- 
tins furionfly entting ; the Priefts and religious men in their furplices, and other ecclefiaftick 
Ornaments with their croffes and banners(as in folemne proceffion)met the Latins, and falling 
downeat the foldiers feet, with flouds of teares aboundantly running downthcir heauy coun- y 
tenances,befought them, but {pecially the captains and commanders,to remember the condi- 
tion of wvordly things,and contenting themfelues with the vidory,the glorie,the honour, the 
empire,the immortality of theirname,to abftain from flaughter, from burning, from {poiling 
& ranfacking of fo beautifull a city:and that {ecing they were themf{eluesmen,they would al- 
fo hauepitie of men: and being themfelues captains and foldiers, they fhouldalfo haue com- 
- paflion vpon captains and fouldiers.; who althoughthey were not fo valiant and fortunate as 
they wete,yet neuertheles were both captainsand fouldiers:and that they would keepeand 
preferuetheir city, whereof (ifthey ruinared itnét) they might hauemuch more pleafure and 
commodity,than ifthey fhould deftroy the fame, which as it had bin the principall feat of the 
Greck empire, fo might itnow be ofthe Latines: That feeing they had thereofacarefull re- L 
gard,as then belonging to another man,they onght now vpon better reafonto haue more care 
___ therof,being theit own: That the authors ofall thofetroubles and mifchicfes, Alexius the cl- 
~— der,and AtarZuflehad already receiued a reward anfiverable to their follies,in that they were 
driuen into exile: That they would haue pity add compaffion of: an innacent and vnfortunate 
multitude*of poore people,oppreffed and gricuoufly tormented with the often tyrannies of 
tnors: Thatin fo doing,God the Lord of hofts,the giuer and 
F of mercy, would therfore reward them:To conclude,they humbly 
he them to pardon their citizens,to put onthe hearts of gracious & merciful lords and 
t of enemies and rough mafters;offorgiuers,not ofreuengers;and to vnderftand by 
heirmiferable eftate and woes paffed. With this fo hun ble fubmilfionand com- 
teligious,fome ofthe better fortwere happily moued:but withthecommon fol- 
ands, the {poile of anem- 
tothefpoile,andin{o grea 
without refpeét ofthe wrong 


eli 



















lonbrfill battely, 7 A 





of the Turkes. 


oriniurie donc to others : onely from the effufionof innocent bloud they ab(tained they 
whote liues they fought after,being already fled, together with the tyrant. Oth iain S 
and outrages ({0 great, as that greater nonecould be) were in euery place fo rife a cae 
itreet, cuery lane, euery corner of che citie was filled with taourning and hiestinelin here 
mighcaman haue feene noble men earft of great honor, and reuerend for their hoarie aires 
wit other citizens of great wealth, thruft out ofall they had,walking vp and downe the citie 
weeping and wringing their hands,asmen forlorn, knowing not where to fhroud their heads, 
Neither ftaied the greedie rage of the infolent foldiers within the wals ofmens private hou- 
fes,but brake out into the {tately palaces,temples,and churches of the Greekes alfo, where al 
wa»good prize,and nothing dedicated to the {eruice of God, left vnpolluted anddefaced,no ,.. A 
B piace vnfought, no corner vnrified : right lamentable and almoft incredible it were to report esata 

ailthe miferies of that time, Some of the Greeke Hiftoriographers, men of great marke and um;folito, 
place, and chemf{elues eye-witneffes and partakers of thofe cuilsshaue by their writings com: 
plained to all pofteritie, of the infolencie ofthe Latinesat the winning of the citie, to their 
eccrnall difhonor : but that difordered fouldiers in all ages in the libertie of their infolent vi- 
Gorie,haue done fuch outrages,as honeft minds abhorreto think vpon. Thus Conftantinople 
the moft famous citie of the Eaft,the feat and glory of the Greeke empire, by the miferable 
a apiuonand diffention of the Greekes for foueraigntic, fell into the hands ofthe Latines;the 
twelfth of Aprill, in the yeare 1204, orafterthe account of others,1200: 

Conftantinople thus taken,and the tyrants put to flight, the Princes and great cotnmanders 


8 


1204 


c of thearmie helda counfell ,to confider what were beftto bee done concerning the citie 


andthe new gained empire: for after fo greata victorie,they thought it not good to rafe fo 

ancient and important a citie , feated as it were a watch-rower vpon the theatre of the world, 
ouerlooking both A fia and Europe from the one to the other,as an eye ofthe vniuerfall , and 
fo commodiovfly planted,as was no other city of the world, forthe keeping vnder of the ene- 
mies of the Chriftian Religion : butthat it were much better to place there a Latin gouernor, 
to eftablifh there the Latine lawes and cuftomes,and to vnite the Grecke church as amember 
vatothe Church of Rome. Inwhichconfultation, fome were of opinion, not to have any 
moe Emperours in Chriftendome but one ,and therefore to make choice of Philip the Ger- 
mane Emperour, authour of this warre, whofe wife rene was the onely daughter and heire of 


“p the late Emperour /fase Angelus, yntowhomby all right theinheritance of her fathersem- 


pire belonged But the greater part,confidering that the troubled affairs of Greece,in fo great 
a change and newnefft of the empire, had need of the perfonall prefence ofa Prince,thought 
it bette: ro make choice ofoneamong themfelues, who there ftill refiant in thatplace,might 
atall times giue aid ynto the Latines intheir facted warres,taken in hand againft the infidels : 
which opinionas the better, wasapproued of themall. Thechiefemen inthis election of 
thenew Emperour, were Ba/dwin Countic of Flaunders and Hainault, Henrie hisbrother, Ze- 
wis Countic-of Bloys, Symon de Montfort, Iohn de Dammartin , Gualter de Brienne, Hugh 
Countie of S, Paul , Joba Countie of Brenne , Boniface Marqueffe of Mont-Ferrat ; Srephea 
Countie of Perch, and fiue gentlemen of Venice: ynto whomealfo were ioyned two Bi- 
E thops of Syria, the one of Bethlem, the other of Prolemais , who had oftentimes come to 
thecampe of the Latines, to ftirre them yp for the taking in hand the facred warre in Syria; 
with two Bilhops of France alfo,namely of Soiffonand Troy in Champagne, andthe Abbot 
of Lemely, Thefe great Lords and Prelatesaffembled into the Church of the holy Apo- 
ftles, afterthey had there with great deuotioncraued of God to infpire them with his fpirit 
for thechoice of a good and iuft Prince fit for fo greata charge , with one confent made 
choice of aldwin Countie of Flaunders and Haynaulr, forEmperour of Greece? 4 braue. 
and valiant Prince, about twoand thi'tie yeares old , who was aftetveii the fisteenthday of 
May inthe ycare 1204 (or after thecomputationof others 5 ithe yeare 1205) 10 the ie 
Templeof. S. Sophia folemnly crowned by Thomas Manrocenasa Venetian, fit Patriarch 


se 


if Of the Latinesin Conttantitiople,. From which time the Greeke Church in Conftantinople 


begantorecciue'the ritesand ceremonies of the Latines, andto ackfiowledge the fupremacie ;, Grete 
of the Church of Rome. anos pire dinide 
‘ 6 . ry i ry th Z 
o Ttwas not long after that Conftantinople was thus taken by the Latines , buethat they sores 
diuiding theirforces without any refiftance , tooke inthe moft part of the great ak 





84 The general 
ouinces on Europe fide, belonging to the Greekee etime of Iftae a ng ely, 
ae is Taper our : he Roruse oft whole empire, as it c oning the fortune of tie 
imperial! citie. Which large countries fo gained from the Greeks,the Latins dinided among, 
them{elues,asgood prizetaken from their enemies. Vato Baldwin the emperor and his fucce. 
fors inthe empire, wasafligned theimperiall Citie of Conftantinople, and oY ot 
Thracia, wich alimired foueraigntie ouerall the reft of the prouincesby the Latines alrcadie 
oratterwardsto begained. Vato the Venetians in thisdinifion of the empire, was allotted 
for their fhare all the rich Iflands of the Ageum, ana Ionian, with the famous Ifland of Can. 
diealfo ; which although it were beforeby the young Emperour L4/exis in the beginning 
ofthefe warres,given ynto the Marquetfe of Mont-Ferrat, yet inthis diuifion ofthe empire, 
__ itwas taken from him (not without his good liking) and giuento the Venetians, as for them 
more fit : in ftead and lieu whereof,the Marqueffe had the citie of Theffalonica with all the 
kingdome of Theffalie, and agreac part of Peloponefus affigned ynto him , with the Royall 
ucle ofa King. Of the aforefaid Iflands (in number many and exceeding rich) the Vencri 
ans inthe name of the ftate, fortified {ome few of the greateft with conuenientgarrifons, thy 
reft they left to bee poffeffedand defended by the better fort of the citizens at their prinate 
coft and charges ; who accordingto theirabilitie,cooke into their poffeffion,fome one Ifland, 
fomeanother, and fome two or three, one,as they were able to fet out their gallies,one,two, 
or moe, for the keeping of the fame : ouerall which, the {eignioric nevertheleffe had a gene. 
rall care, ftill keeping a fleet with one of their Admiralsat fea: by whom they not onely re- 
preffed the Genoa pirats then bufic in thofe feas, butalfo tooke in certaine ftrong townes in | 
. the maine vpon the coaft of Peloponefius,namely Modonand Coronesall which evel oflong 
timeafterheld asa part oftheir {eigniorie. Some other particular places, yer parts al{0 of the 
empire,were gi particular men : as the dukedom of Athensynto one Geffrey of Troy 
in Champaigne, ch man, avaliant Captaine, whom they alfo made Prince of Achaia: 
other Dukedome was alfo giuen to the Countie of Bloys ; as were diners other countries 
& townes alfovato other more private men: whoneuerthelefle were bound to hold the 
me of the Emperor, as of their Lord,and to pay him yerely a fourth part ofthe revenue ari- 
fing thereof,towards the maintenance of his ftate, Yeathe Greekesthemfelues in this fhip- 
wracke oftheir ftateand empire, although they difdained nothing more than the ftrange go- 
uernment ofthe Latines , yetcouldthey not be perfuadedto ioynetogether in fo common K 
acalamitie, butafter their wonted manner fought euery man how to fhare out fomething for 
himfelfe, withoucregard ofthe common good: onefeized vpon one ftrong towne or citie, 
and fo likewife another , which for allthat they heldnor long, driuenthence for the moft 
port by agreater power, either of the Latines, or of their ownecountreymen, 

Theman whom the difcontented Greekes moftlookedatter Was Theodorus Lafcaris, the 
Emperour Alexius Angelus his fonnein law s Whoat thetaking ofthe citie, fedto Adriano- 
ple,and afterward into Bythinia, where hee was of the people, not ofthat countrie onely,but 
of others alfo farther off,ioyfully Feceiued and honoured as their Emperour. Sotaking into 
his hands the countries of Bychinia, Phiygia, Miffia, Tonia, and Lydia, euen fromthe win- 
dings of the famous riuer Meander Southward » vntothe BuxineSea Northward; hee with 1 
_... thegenerall good liking of the people, tooke vpon himthe eftate of an Emperour, and fo in 
i Hees therenowned citie of Nice made the feat of his empire. Atthe fametimealfo Danjd yand 
Trapezond by Alesciues Comneni , thenephewes of thetyrant Cdndronicus (fometime Emperour of Conftan- 
shecenneni, tinople) by his fontie Manuel, poffeffing the more Eafterne countries of Pontus, Galatia,and 

Capadocia, ereéted vnto themfelues anotherempire in Trapezond,where their pofteritie of 
the honourable houfe of the Comneni raignedin great glorie many yearesafter, vntill their 
empire , together with the empire of ‘Conttantinople }was by the great Emperour of the 
Turkes, catahomer the fecond, fubuerted and brought to nought , as thall afterward in due 
tumeand place be declared. Thus the Greek empire expofed (asit were) tothe general {poile, 
wasnolonger one, but many empires : Baldwin vaigning inConftantinople, the Marqueffe M 
of Mont-Ferrat in Theffalie , Theedorse Lafearis at Nice, Alexiut Coninenus in Trape- 
zond , andthe, Venetians in the Iflands, allin royal] dignitj Befides whome were many 
ona ae which had Keere and there acco 


: d heere and Otheirabilitie feized ypon fome 
one or othe: rt of the Empire, and there crected their Toparchies,,’ taigning herein as 


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A pettie Kings:as did A/eiindinus in Atralia, 


4 


of the Turkess 


long to rehearfe. 


ter fort of the difcontented Greeks,to 


tely come into thofe quarters) and by the fugitiue Greeks themfel 
¢licue the befieged citie sand fo with agreat armie a 


Michael Angelus in Epitus 


whereunto the 
{daining the govern: 


ues, tooke vpon 
pproching the fame,fentbeforeicertaine 


& 


swith divers ochers tad 
Baldwin (as isaforefaid) created Emperor of Conftantinople, by 
Admirall Dandelws, and other great sere yoy ofthe j aes a nee 
his obeifance all the cities of Thracia,excepting the citie of Adrianople, 
i gether with Theodorus Lafiaris (di 
meant of the Latines) were fledas vnto a moft fafe {anctuarie : which Bald 
withal defiring whileft yet he had his friends abouthim 
ftay,without farther delay came and laid hard fiegetot 
cull entreated by the Latines,and gricued tobe gouerne: 
B into other their neighbour Princes countries, but efpeci 
Mifia,a large kingdome, lying betwixt the great mounta 
perfuafion,/ohn King of that country aided by the Scythians, (a fierce Northerne peoplty bur 


777) knowing 5 and 


to fet his new Empire in fome good 
he fame. Now the Greekes generally 

d by them, were fome of them fled 
ally into Bulgaria, otherwife called 
ine mus, and Danubius:by whofe 


im to 


troups of the Scythian Archers on horfebacke,to fetch in {uch bootie of horfes oricattell as 


they fhould tind neere vntothe Emperors campe 


charged by the Imperials,they fhould forthwith re 


; and withall commanded them; that being 
tire,fo to draw them out of their trenches, 


into the place where the King with the greateft part of his armie lay couertly tointrap them, 


Which the Scythians (well acquainted with fuch feru 
jp ding of one CozaustheirGenerall, that hauing once ort 
light skirmithes,and fo retyring,and ere long againe wi 


Jehgeh cunningly drew che Emperor withall his armie,in ho 


themseuen as they withed, into the place whereas the Kin: 


the woodsand mountaines forthem ; where they. 


of Thracid now fabieg totheit luft ; greedily purfued their good fortune, without refpedtof 


ice) fo well performed vaderthe Jea- 
wice drawne their enemieswnto fome 
th a greater number returning, they ar 


pe to do fome great raarter vpon 


g With his armie lay in waitamong 


»Wwearied and out of breath with the former 
purfivit, & now on euery fide befet with frefh enemies,were ouerthrowne with agreacflaugh- 
ter. In which conflict toincreafethe loffe, Baldwin the Emperour himfelfe wastaken and {ent 
prifoner inbohds to Ternoua ; where afterwards by the commandment ofthe barbarousking 
he was moft cruelly put to death, hauing his hands and feet cutoff, & fo difmermbred wascaft 
Oultintoadeepevalley,where hee yet lay miferably breathing three dayes after, and fo died , 

5, leauing hisbodievas fortunes {Corne , foraprey vnto thewild beaftsand birds oftheaire, no 
manvouchfating to burieit. Thus perithed this worthie Prince y for his vertues commended 
euen of the Greeks themfelues, being about theage of three andthirtie yeres, andinot: having 
taigned yer full yeare,inthe yere of ourLord 1206.) . reanstone yh Fendt 

Thewvictoriethus gained,and the citi¢ relieued,thé barbarous King with his faudge fouldi- 
dicts having tafted the wealth of the Latines @uerthrowne in the late battel, andthe pleafures 


alhhumanitie :the open country they ouerran,fpoiling whatfoeuer cameto handytherich and 
famous cities they rifled,and afterwardrafed them dgivnto the ground ; namely SerrasPhi- 
dippopolis, Apri;Rhedeftum,Perinthus, Daonium, Arcadiopolis,Mefena,Zurulus,ée Athyra: 
4 thecitifensi& country pedple fled into the citiesifor refiuge, they putalrothe Sword, without 
ré{pecofage,fex,ot condition xcept fome few, whom they carriedaway with thems ‘prifo- 
fetsi; fo thar dfallthe provinces of thatrent and rninated empire;the couhtry-of Thrace sie 
Moftmiferdble,as firtt fpoyled by the Latines, and now layddefolateby the Bulgarians-an 
yehiands Only fometew of the ftrongeft cities,as Didymotichum and Adrianople(valiant- 


defended by. che Greeksand Latines)efcaped t 
feltintotheivtiandsbeinglayel Wwattanddefolare! 


his furi 


eotthe Barbarians., all chereft that 


LarInthisfo croubled a ftataof tienew eteéted Empire of the Latinesin Conftantinople, the 
Ratitiesmadelchoice of Fenrkethe late Emperor Baldalins ether, as ofall orhersthe fitteft to 
Aucceed hinvitvthe Empire:ivho aided by the Marqueffe,aow King of Theifalie,Sethe au 
Matirie Princes{noxibly:topulfed the Barbarians, anid left them hot vatill thar at rade hehad 
io all fuck vownesand cities as they had before taken, and driven them 


-uSBuptoll 


quite out ofttierountriesand forvelleftablithed Himfelfe:it his new Empire, 5 ol 
iueithis difmombredempiteynow:inthe handsofmany,acd to come heekeftorour 


“i 


Mputpoles Alekine Anveliuitheviil rper, driuén dur of the imperiall citie by the Latines, to-fiue 
bf e. 


Se 


le. 


himfelfe 


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85 


peotthe Venetian sedrienoplé 
ime brought ynder belieged by she 
ie Emperor Bald= 
Cl sit, 


1206, 


a 


Hoty filond 

ie 
Datinisin Cone 
flantinoples + 






be ben 


; fled into Theflalie,& from thence vnto Lee Scares (theta great fame amon, 
as eek a rreemnilee at Nauplus,as had his father be orale , Was.in thefe trouble. g 
fometimes growne greater, by furprifing of the two famousci : Bes and Corinth ad 
whofemeanes he cunningly entrapped Alexins Dacas,fyrnamed uffe,the hie fe 
afecret grudgenotcommonly knowne, put out his eyes himfelfe anexiled man,being amon 
heauieenemie ynto the otheralfo exiled ; and himfelfe thruft out of the Empir ened foe 
vnto rhe other,oppreffed with the like calamitie. Shortly ron Conan his fighthe wag 
by chance taken by the Latines, and fo broughtbacketo Gonftantinople, where hee was for 
murdring the yong Emperor Alesiw, worthily condemned vntoa ftrange and horrible kinde 
of death ; for, caft off from an high tower,and tumbling heeles ouer head downward, hee was 
with the waight of him(elfe, and violence of the fall, crufhed al opieces, and fo miferably » 
died,a death too good for {uch a traitor. Not long after it fortunedalfo, that Alexins hiralelfe 
wandering vp and down in Thracia, was by the Marqueffe of Mont-Ferrat,going againtt Sc. 
rusjtakenand ftript ofhis great treafure,and whatfoeuer elfe hee had ; and {fo fent away naked, 
Jong timeatter in beggars eltate wandred about in Achaiaand Peloponefus, now farre valike 
that Alexie which fometime proudly raigned in Conftantinople : but fuchis the affiurance of 
euill gotten honour. He hearing that Theodorus La/carés his fonneinlawraigned in Afia, and 
there held the ftare ofan Emperour,reioyced not thereat asa kind father in law, but inwardly 
gticued thereat as an enemie, forrie that any otherbut himfelfe fhould be honoured with the 
title of the Greeke Emperour : in which malicious humorhe failing out of Greece into Afa 
ouer the Ageum,came fecretly vnto the Turks Sultan fathatines his old acquaintance,then|ly- | 
ingat Attalia, (which famous citie he had not long before taken from the Chriftians ) vato 
whom he declared his heauie eftate, and how his empire had been rent from him, as well by 
the Greckes asthe Latines , requefting that by hismeanes hee might be reftored againe into 
fome partthereof, efpecially thatinthe leffer Afia, which was by Theodorus Lafcaris, toge- 
“ther with the honour of the Grecke Emperor,vniuftly (as hefaidy derayned from him, This 

Tathatines,now Sultan of Iconium, was the yonger fone of Sultan Aladin; who not Jong fiir. 
uiuuing his father Cai-Choffoe,lefchiskingdome vnto histwo fonnes Azadin and Laffadinsof the 
Greekes called AXatines and Lathatines : where long it wasnot, but that thefetwo bretheren 
falling our for the foucraigntie, (which admiitteth no equalitie) fathatines wasby Azatines his 
elder brother driuen into exile,and forthe fafepard of his life glad to flie vnto this C4 lexiw, { 
then raigning at Conftantitople,by whom hewas honorably entertained, and as fome write, 
conudrted and baptifed. But Azatinds the Sultan thortly after dying, this Isthatines returni 
home again,and renouncing the Chriftian Religion, was by the Turksreceiued fortheir Sul- 
tan: ofwhom the Emperour lexius in like extremitie now ctaucthaid. The Sultan not for- 
getfullofhis owne troublesbefore paffed,or of the kindneffe he hadreceiued, and mooued 
with the pittifull complaintofhis old friend,together with his Jatge offérs ;! befides thathee 
!was in hope to fhare out {ome good part of whatfoener he got,forhimfelfe; tooke him into 

his protection, and forthwith fent Embaffadours to Lafearis,threatning voto him all extremi- 

ties,¢xcept he did forthwith giue place vntoiAlexie his father'iwlaw,vnto whorh,asvatothe 

Gréeke Emperor,thofe countries which were by-him poffeffed; ofright(as he faid) appertai | 
ned. With which vnexpected meflage Theodoride was hotalittletroubled, as fearing both the 

Sultans power,and theinclination df the peopletotheirold Emperor. Neuertheleffe, hauing 

propounded thematterin councel;and finding the minds of his fubiedts wellaffeéted towards 
_-him,&a teadines inthem in his quarrel! ro aduenture theirliucs he encou ged therewith, 
Maccoinpanied only with twothdufandchoiceh rfemen, together with the Sultans Emba(ta 

phia':the Sultanat the fame time with dlex+ 


lor, without farther ftay fet forward to Philad 

#5(whom he carried with him asa bairto deceitiethe people withall) andtwentie thoufand 
befieging the citie of Antioch, fcituate vpon the winding bankes of the riuer Meat 

vaderftanding, and thatthe Sultanby gaining thit | 

2 fthe great riuer, the bounder of his Empire) thould ! 

way forhimfel feintothe heart of Rotania Affaica, ro the great hazard of his 

€,  refolied with thofe few h ad, todoe what he might ro ‘teliene his Citie. 

fo vard.vpon the fpurre, carrying: nothing w Aim more than a little vidtu- 

neneere vnto the: bathe ‘Sultans Embaffador, following him 


a. ft 









































of the Turkes. 

A atthe heeles. Who comming tothe Sultan,and telling him ofthe Em 
fmalla power, could hardly perfiade him that it was fo > alth 
oathes : yet at length perfuaded of thettuth ofthe matter, and 
all haft put his armie in the beft order he couldy 
tage,being hindred fotodo by the ftraitnes of the place wherein he lay. Ofthe two thoufand 
felec& horfemen in the Ethperours armie,were eighthundred ‘Italians > allmoftrefolure pi 
who giuing the firft charge , brake through themiddeft of the Sultans army, difordering lifs 
whole battell as they went; after whom followedalfo the Grecks,thouglrnot with likecou- 
rage:but thofe Italian horfemen nowy divided from the reft,cinnumber but few,in comming 
backe agaia,were by the difordred Turks,fomeon horfebacke,fome on foot,{o befer on euc- 

B rie fide,as that there was no way lef: forthem to pafle,but there valiantly fighting, were alto: 
gether {laine , having both before and at the time of their death made fucha flaughter of the 
Turkes, asis hardly to be beleeucd ro haue beene poffible for fo few mento haue made, The 
Greeks alfo hardly laid to by the Turks, and difcouraged by the faughterofthe Latins,were 

> euen vpon the pointto haue fled: when as the Sultan,now almoft in pofleffion ofacertaine vi- 
Gtory,defcrying the Greeke Emperor,and trufting to his own gicat ftrength,fingled him out, 
becing as readieas himfelfeto meet him, whenas atthe firftencounter, the Sultan with his Lathatines the 
horfemans mafe gaue him fuch ablow vpon the head,as might hauekilleda Ball, fo thar the 5#!sa flaineby 
Emp-rour therewith aftonied, fell downe from his horfe : who yet cuen inthe fall comming’ seen cone 
fomething againe vnto himfelfe, and although difmounted ;‘yet quickly ecouering his feet, Emperours _ 

C with his faulchion hoxed the hinder legs of the Mare whereonthe Sultanrid, beeing amoft 

beautiful bealt,& of a wonderfull height, which now fuddenly faultring vnder him,and forthe 
Sultan tumbling downas trom an high tower, before he could recouer himfelfe,had his head 
cut off by the Emperor: which by and by put vpon alaunce, and fo holder vpyawith the fight 
thereof fo difmayed the Turks, that ftrucken with afudden featc; they prefently fled, leauing 
the victorie ynto the Emperour,before more than halfe ouercome: who for all that,confidee 
ring his fall number, durft no further purfuethem, but entring tht citie,gatie thankes to God 
for fo greata victorie: Vnto whom the Turkes fhorely after fent their Embaflidorsjand fo vp- 
on fitch reafonable conditions as itpleafed him to fet downe,, concluded with hima peace; 
Alexiys himfelt: author of thefe tronbles,taken in this battell'and carried to-Nice,was by the 
= Emperor his fonne in law,notwithftanding hiseuill deferts,well intreaced and vied. ‘ 
* “Whileft the Latins thus {pend thofe forces infubuerting of the Greek empire, which fhould 
hauebinimployed for the reliefe of the Chriftians in Syria, andithat the Gréeke Emperout 
Lafcariswas thus troubled with the Turks,the affairs of the Chtitians in Syriaand the Holy- 
land grew till worfe and worfe. Whereof the Knights Hofpitalers and Templars (the chiefe 
champions ofthe Chriftian religion inthofe cotintries) greatly'blamned Almiricus the king oF 
Cyprus, forthathe being fo neere athand,and having married W/abela the heite of that kimg- 
dome, and {in herright taken vpon him thetitle of the King sf Terufalenys- gaue himfelfe 
wholly co pleaftre doing nothing forthe defence or relicfe ofthe poore diftreffed Chriftians, 
or repréffing of the Turks: who although they were yet in league wich the Chniftians there, 

E andatfome difcordalfoamongthemfelues, yerfpared notas occafion fered; ftill more ard 
more to.encroach vpon them, 8 by building ofnew caftles Sefortretesto ‘car chent fhhort’ Of Fe 
alwhich things, the aforefaid Knights by their embafladors certified Pope Danoventin reac 
fting his fatherly care forthe remedy thereoficertifying hint withal, that there was yerliding 
“One Marys the daughter’ of the Marqueffe of Mont-Ferrat, aladi¢of rare beanie, whonithey : 

hertutorsihad brought vp in hope of the kingdome,& how were ready pesca se 

Ome {ucla manas hefhould thinke worthie ofhers together withthe right ‘fhe had'v4ito ¢ e 
kingdomé! HereuponInneceatine difcharging Almericus ofthc titleoF thekingdonic oPTéra: ide Bea 
falem,gaue it to Loh» Countic de Brenae of Daulphine in Fratice,a man oF aredtfamie dc VatOut, Lehn Biome 
then inatmes with the other Latine:Princesapain(the Greeks! Who rontétuming home; po. aia. 

‘F commended his earledome tohis brother,andwith'fich power asas he was#sc to rai Kinga eae 
ting forward, came firft to Venicey where he wasitoyally cnitertained sand from thencefailing 
to Conftantinople, was with like hanour receiiedlby'the Einperor Henry.ané fo at wa Sb 
fift of Septemberarriuicd at Prolemaisin Syria, where hedwas with thegteat rejoyeing an 

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the aforefid Ladiean a8 ye, ws chee cope Beelenpitic coy, of the Turkes. 89 

ned King inthe yere r209.Which A/mericus the old n $ ing, thortly afi. . suit d : 

BOO Nei ee SOO ote, tse ohne xmas par hue yi 

dome,fome that enuied at his promotion,and therefore cor called hin in derifion , the command ofa moft richand pleafant countrey about it, They raft] 4 ENuus 5 Wit 

King,buc (till with this addition, Sans 7idle,that is tofay, Wi : mnek Pretend. war:and thereupon embarkin tHefarclucs with af ‘tne end bethai forfo ie sae ve j 
_ Now was the ten yercs peace,before taken betwixtthe Turks andthe Chriftians in Syria, at Ptolemais, & carried ithe faire wind,they in fhort sine arined at sheeted pore NO rhe fiituation 
atthe comming ouer of Simem Marquefle of Mont-Ferrat (asis before declared) almoft expi. thatrich and antient citie, the key of that fide ofthe kingdome, ftood aboutamile front the °f Damiata ie 
red: which had not fo much giuentothofe poore remn t of the Chriftians fome time of fea,and fomewhat diftantalfo from the great riuer, cnuironed witha nauigable ditch ot Cut, “9 

reft and breathing,as had the difcord of the Turks among the $; which hauing for the drawn out of the Nile,in manner ofan Ifland,asa man commeth from Syriaby land ; &¢ coms 

{pace of nine yeres continued betwixt Noradinand Saphadin fo he foueraigntic, was nowb pafled about with three ftrong {tone walls, the worke ofthe good Emperour e#ilins Pertinax, 

oe the death of Saphadin ended. Neradincontenting himfelfe with th Ie: jouernement of Aleppo, and of him (as fome affirme)calledalfo Aliopolis.At the mouth of chis cut,as you fhould en- 

Clea and Corradin and Meledinthe two tonnes of Saphadin,diuiding their fatherskingdome betwixt B tervnto the citie,(tgod a {trong Watch-tower for the defence thereof , and round aboutita 

"thar fathers them,the one taking vnto himfelfe Damafcoand Syria, and the otherthe great kingdome of number of faire houfes,in manner of a pretty town entrenched. Befide that,for the more fafe- 

x regen kee Beypr,butall enemies vato the Chriftians. ; tic thereof,the fame cut was barred witha great {trong yron chaine, in fuch fort,as that it was 

em Aboutthistime alfo,or not long after, Inmecentin tertins yet Pope, fummoned a general] not poffible for any fhip, without breaking ofthe fame to enter. The Chriftians withtheir 




















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Councel to Lateran,whereunto,befides a multitude of great Bifhops,and other reuerend Pre. fleet entring the mouth of the riuer,& comming to this cut,by great ftrength brake thechain: 
Iats,repaited alfo the honorable Embafladors of moft of the Princes of Chriftendome : ynto but thinking fo to haue made their paffage vato the city,they founda greater {tay arthe watch 
whom fo affembled,among other things was propounded the dangerous eftate of the Chrifti. tower,which ftrongly built of {quare ftone, & wel {tored with warlike engins of all { orts,and 
3 insin Syria,and how the {ame was by the helpe of the ChriftianPyinces of the Weft to be re. agood garrifon of valiant fouldiers, ftayed their further paffage, oucrw helming them as they ° 
lieued. W hereunto all the Fathers & Princes there affembled eafily gaue their confent ; and approched,with fhot, fire, (tones,timber,and {uch like,before provided forthat purpofe. 
thereupon were fome appointed in euery countrey and prouince,to publifhthis decree of the I The Chriftians(after the manner of the fight of that time)had vpon certaine flat veffels built 
d Chriftians, andto ftir vpthedeuout people for the C certain high towers of wood for theaflailing of the watch-tower : inthe approching wherof, 


vnderraking of fo religious awar. The chiefe furtherers of this facred expedition, to bee thus they were not only troubled with the enemie,but with the tumult and ftir of their owne peo- 
takenin hand againft the Infidels , were the Bifhops of Germany, efpecially the three great plealfo ; fome crying that they fhould yet draw neerer vnto the tower; othierfomeerying out 
Bifhops of Mets,Cullen,and Triuers,whofe example mouedalfo many others, all whichto as faft,to haue the bridges caft out,thereby to enter; and the enemic likewife with much cla- 
tehearfe weretedious.Ourof France alfo were fent Aenrythe Countic of Niuers, & one Gual- mor encouraging one another for the repulfing ofthe Chriftians So the folditrs hindred the 
terthe Kings great Chamberlain,with a great number of the gallant yourhs of Fiance and{o mariners to do their bufines,and the mariners the foldiers. Inthe midft ofthis hurly-burly & 
: out of diuers other places alfo: fo that at length fucha number of men were met together at tamult,one of the woodentowers furmounting the reft in height,ouercharged with the preffe 
diuers ports of the Adistighe ae made vp a fleet of two hundred faile , which with 2 profoce of mien, fel,and in falling made fuch a noife,as if heauen it felfe had fallen: where inamoment 
‘Tous wind carried ouer into Syria,arriued in fafetie at Ptolemais the chiete citie of de Chi. (as ic ere)was prefently to be feenamoftheauy fpectacle ; many querwhelmed with the fal- 
- ftians,now that Ierafalem was Ifo Andrew King of Hungary,long { ling ofthe tower,lay there cruthed to death; fome grieuoufly hurt,& yetnot dead, lay oppref 
prs both by hisfath ment and hisowne promife, forthe vieeeelling D fed with the timber, crying out forhelpe ; ot br aed ern, ienct peer alate 
Pere ie a3 -alfo Lewis Du tic fea ther harme,leapt fome into the Nile, fome aboord the o' ; : Is 
eefrcsall clay et et rt hee ok aa c a tae eae ie ofhis leg,fome of his head or other part of his bodie,to the great 


; Auftria,with their forces all wel appoynted + vnto whomal{o raha Kin, i 
ey rth ieh oe jallo Lohm King of Terualem ioyned ‘ ‘ r at time gi 
y é ) ionthere wa. ch that the aflault was for that time giuen ouer. 
cee spon Gas f - ae ra Sp ye Jonthere was for fome greatmatterto haue ae ec i ihe aah oe forthe dite of the King of Ternfalem, chofen Generall 
forward from Sealercaaa ih we ees ret ea iereelits met together. Who fetting of the armie) after he had appeafed this tumult, and given the charge of them that were mai- 
pani : pees oe med or hurt,vato skil full furgeons,and buried the bodies of fuchas were found drowned ‘or 


companies of the Turkes, : 
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the King of Hi ie! aine ofthe Tur ks garrifons.T here to be difcouraged with the accident of the fal ofa tower, which was neither to be imputed to 
and rei jemi ak ans, po! orthwith (as one sede ee = his vow their varie of thevalour ofthe enemie,butonly to the chance of warre. é 
tohis country, all the hearmie of the Chri, aisyand fo from thence backe again in- | Inthe meantime Meledia the ABgyptian Sultan had with a great armie encamped ase 5) 
whoafter thekings departure fill marching i ne eh had Cub terhimn te Contraric withihthe fight of Damiata,thereby to encourage the befieged,and to fill them with eve 
Winternow commin onjandimany of t 8 On,came tothe jount Thabor. But fhort! after, relicfé': fending them oftentimes by the river, newes,meflages, victuals, {oldiers,armour,an 
ec baal Hagtell dying for cold and want of meat,they re- whatfoelier elfe they wanted. The chiefe caufe of his {taying there , was to take occafion for 
therewintred. King Zebn and the Duke of Au. mets Vasari 3 nenegli- 


: copay Sean the furprifing of the Ck riftians,ifany fhould bee offred,either by chance,or their ow | 
Crfarea and: ip ha, called The caftle of Pilgrims, ste eure skirmith or other paffed betwixt our menandthe Barbarians, ours fill 
eat iat thereabouts all that Winter, Vponthe ap- cattyigg by the Viétorie:yet could thefe Barbariansneither be drawn forth to S pkey 
Sh ieee sodas 2 nat for fo mu i BS aa togethersit yas thought beft by all the great ther Gould ourmen keep them from vistuals,for as much as they had the riuer of Nile cious 
Piva ie rftition, ie f Egy pt was the chiefe maintenance of the manidswhereby vidtualls were out of the vpper part of Hey pt in great aboundance wfelfe tates 
aor e honld eto da st tians in thofe parts, and that fo longas it ftood vp- _edintothe Sultans campe: whereas onthe contrary part, the fameriuer dividing it felfe 


0 n aie tthe conqueftthere- MF many armes,i  hereand there overflowing, in another cut into many ditches and 

ieee pe craton : for thatthatking- Chancetaae tT peat ics pentvp by walls and aaties , gauevnto clio geen aif 

vatere pe iend of Pale ne, would of pleafures, And therfore {eeing that the Sultan would neitherginenoraccept o oe a se 

: folited againe to lay fiege to the tower. Wherefore hauing with gr Setar Lowel 

made falt together, framed a Tower of moft od equall inheight va carer, 
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tower,they broughtthe famencere vnto the Turks tower, & the s adioining thereyy, of the Ti urke $3 
Saket ok nosis ae ar aa of Ws et WO: ik d fort geht mesh time ' A Prineés of the Chriftianarmie 5 came to fue fo 
the reft ofthe armie at land ftood in battell readie ranged, asv to difcourage them of 4égy ptian Sultan; profnifing inregard thereofaca} 
the town,as chat the Sultan fhould not beable to helpe them vit ‘the hazarding of battel, and wharfoeuer elchim felf hisfather aa Site t rae ater the Holy Croft, 
There began a ficrce and cruel aflaule sthey of the fuburbes right valiantly defending them, their offer,ymoftpart of the army like ey faving, Thaeeiey lad <a peng which 
felues againft their enemies. Within thefe fuburbs,the tower,and the trenches, dwelt not op. the recouerie of that which had been before gotten aad ah edbytte ae ie st My arms for | 
ly Aigyptians, (the natural inhabitants of the countrey) buta Arabians, Perfians,Syrriang Chriftian captains, and had of late beene taken from them . and Pebloe out the is ae 
Indians,Moores,and Athy opians, who were there refiant , for that,that citie was a publique the Joffe therof,to the end it fhould not be faid,that they could not leaue whole al bal Ks \ 
mart Witereunto all kind ofmerchandife were brought from farr utofthe remoteft parts of, to their children, what their fathers had got,whenthey had the keepingthereof es 
the world, and {o from thence in like manner tranfporteda which encouraged them the uing loftit,be ableagain to recouer it: thatal thefe things being reftored, there reftednotany 
more to fight for the defence of their liues and goods, thetwo things which men hold mof , further occafion of war, or letto ftay themasmoft viétorious conqueronrs to retyrne pode 
deare:and in like forcanimated our men ynto theaflault,as well in the quafrell of the Chrig. B Newertheles Pelagiys, Pope Honorins his Legat (for Innocentiue inthe preparation of the wars Frey 
an seligion,asto inrich them{elues with the {poile of thofe rich nations. The Chriftians with was before dead at Pe lufium) with king /obn,the Matters ofthe knights Hofpitalersand Tem- sual fa 
their fhips drew as neereas poffibly they could ynto the land, ta the intent that ypon the bank plars,the Duke ef Auftria, and the Germaines , were of opinion to the contrary : aleadging, 
of the riuer they might cometo fight hand to hand,and mantoman, and fo come clofe ynto ’ That this facred watre was yndertaken generally again{t the Infidels, and for religions fake 
theirenemies, Butthe Barbarians onthe other fide fought by fhotand all other meanes they againft the Mahometan fuperftition, whereof the kingdome of Bgypt was the chiefefeat and 
q could,to keepe them further off,and fo from landing. x ftay , and that therefore they ought efpecially to impugne that. Which perfuafion, together 
— Adeforataa «That which moft feared the Hay ptians, was,that as one of our fhips by chance ran aground with the authoritie of the perfuaders,fo preuailed, that the Sultans large offers were reieéted, 
of a Chriftian. ypon that fide of the riuer where the enemy lay and being boorded by the enemie, thronging and fo the embaffadors difpatched without any thing obtained of thatthey came for. Where- 
inas faftas he could,and there making a cruell flaughter,one ofthe Chriftian fouldiers going upon Corradin fearing that the Chriftians would arlength come to Terufalem,as the place they 
down vnder the hatches,made there a great hole, whereby the water abundantly comming in, | @ wort patted 3and doubting how hee fhould bee able to defend the fame, forthwith rafed the 
funke the thip before the enemie was aware,and fo drowned a great number of the egy ptians hel? pice sandthe more to deface it, ouerthrew and pluckt downe moft of the goodly 
together with the iftians. At whichtime alfo the high Tower built vpon theca thips houfes,an other ftately buildings therin,fparing yer the rower of Dawid,andthe holy Sepul- 
ssOSe ~ A Vee, P*), chre;which he is faid to hauedoneat thehumble requeft and interceflion ofthe Chriftians of 
the watch-tower,and mating the fame, difmaied the defendants with F : F RA aa 
: : : ; diuers countries, which yet dwelt there mixt withthe Turks and Sarafins: 
s with a miracle, in fuch fort,that they ftrucken witha great feare.as : Hi F stat 
a ftrange,hardie,and cruell kind of men, without 8 Giten Whileft the Chriftians thus lay at the fiege of Damiata, the plague began to arife inthe 
ke th led z 96 Sitti se ea pe utany great refiftance campe, whereof fo many died, that it began to repent thegreat commanders ofthe armie that’ 
tfooke the towerand fled. The watch-tower thus taken,and they that {hould haue defended heyihad {0 niuch heatkenedita theperfaafionof the Lee. king feffion of 
the fame,fome flaine,and fome fled, they inthe fuburbs difcouraged,and flying away, were We rhinsttheatothefoundadiiee cfachenahobake en chec Raat Cea 


ped ina ry pap Sven arms)ratherthanto the found aduice of orhers,who by long experience taughtthe fuldden ale 
a. eo A eabag Nee RL a towerbut now gained by the Chrifti- teration of matters of war,would willingly haueaccepted of the Sultans large offers:fo began 
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Idiers, who entring the fuburbs,putall Pelaci ill fp q 
‘ ‘ igins the Legat to be generally euill fpoken of. There were now already fix moneths paft 
y found there tothe fword,cuen vnto the laftman. There was found great abundance off —D fnce the beginning of the fiege, and the Sultan lying in fight had not with him fo greatanar- Scour: fess 






















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Waipahu iat poate Ae of riches, in fo much that it {cemedto haue bin the {poyle of A- my as before, but only the flower and choice ofhis people, hauing (as we haue before faid)for ne 
4 * oe fe tech * pee sfDamist nit tke " want of victuals fent away thereft vp again into the country: now it fortuned thatthe Chrifti- 
Demiata in yet remainedthe firong towne of Damiata, which was forthwith affaulted by the ans, as men weary of the long fiege, ftood- not fo carefully vpontheir guard, with watch and 


vaia afex'red, Chriftians,mote to proucif in that heatand fudden feare it would bee yeelded, than for any 


ae A rd,as before, but gaue themfelies more to eafe:which the Sultan perceiuing,drew nerer to 
hope they had by force to winit. But having done wh tch | i Riedel eS , lia ce 
other engins,they gained nothing but had at they could both by fcaling , and by the town, in hope vnderthe couert of the filent night,to fend new fupplies vato the befieged ; 


P ind wounds, & fo tetyred.Neuerthelefic which companies by him appointed for that {eruice,couragioutly fet forward, in hope to haue 
tney ote shernelies ‘nate Thbutos » andlayd a great part ofthe armie betwixt the Sultan deeeiued the Cc hriftran fentinels, foindeed came nect vnto sneeed ynfeenor divcauerdas 

bornee Hit atts Seay zi no linea of vituals fhould be brought vato it ; yet and now the foremoft of thofecompanies were already entred the town; when the Chriftians 
pe oh pegs Bs ines DEES to! aus entred the citie, and the befieged to haue fal- perceiuing them, & rafing an alarme, put themfelues inarms,and fo furioufly affailed the hin- 

Ppreatiiiitcaeiirsiat fen f hae er Aa etted to doe what they wouldhaue done,&that |  E dermoft of them,and in {uch fort,that they which were before within, 8 thofe that were but > 

b= the Chrifti ite Fe h, eget ad ‘for why,the town was now oneuery fide fo inclofed now entred, fearing left the enemie in that hurly burly fhould pel mell enter in withthe reft, 
i ANGI Pts e X ane i enter in oroutthereof, Whileftthe Chriftians thus fhuc'them ourofthe gates,expofed to the butcherie,where all were prefently cut in peeces. 
a sachet 8 ie an ne ri abt ses of Nile fwelling w icha great Eafterne winde, rife © The Chriftians encouraged with this viéfory,thenext day leauingagreat part ofthearmy 
aiouee 4 sip “ h Ponenows the places Wherein the Chriftianslay,that they could keep before the rownto continuethe fiege, prefented themfelues before the Sultans campto give 
ts hing ele i ano their victuals were therewith {poyled With which vnfea- himbattell : who forall that well confidering that the loffe of abattelt imighcendanget the 
pepe riling ofthe riuer,s ians notalittle troubled, by commandement of Pelagiue Whole ftate of his kingdome,would by no meanes be drawne out of bis trenches but lay (till; 

fat and prayer by the {pace of thice dayes, But the wherewith the Chriftians, ef pecially the French men (inthe firftcharge naturally furious) 

againe decreafing, they gaucthemfelues more ear- Sreatly encouraged, attempted to haue forcibly entred their rampiers,butnor with fuccefle 

ightie,thatas he had put inag | anfwerable to their courage. For the Egiptians pereeiuing the {nal numberoftheir enemies, 































Brae 2 ’ . ns MF notably repulfedithem,& in fineinforced ther to retire having loft Gwalter one of thelr chiefe 
ma ant intgs, Cal that hee ¥ commanders,with diuers others: yea King Zohn in affailing the campe,loft many of hismen, 
ADs Ais couay t which time al! _ 4d gricuoufly buratin his face,hardly efcaped himfelfe withllife.Afterwhich diftomfiture, 
: i common ager of t Ts they refolued, not to thinke ofany thingelfe but of the fiege,and abouc all thingsto prouide 
aay HANG Da na qd i thatno fuccours thouldbe brought into the towne, They inthe citie more ftraitly wep “| 

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The generall Hiiftor 
befieged than before,and now brought vnto extream neceflit 
of rchefeallembled themfelues to confult of their affaires,an MA tc 
info dangerous a ftate: fome one orother ofthem by night or otherwife fecretly flying into 
the camp. And thavmore was,thecitie had vndoubtedly bin yeelded by the greatet part,had 
aot the chiefe commanders within mured ypthre gates,and commanded that none of the inha. 


92 of the Turkes, 

¢ A hands but found none againft whom to vfethem : fora man could notehtet into anv houfe: 
or goe into any ftreet, but he muft paffeouer the dead, or others which Stig nee eee 
ther dead, were miferably drawing toward their end, Of feuentie thoufand petfons in the ci- 
tic, were not found aboue three thoufand aliue,and thofe for the moft part yet yong children 
forallthe reft were dead, taken away either with the fword, famine orthe plague ; the ore: 


bitants vpon paine of death {hould come vpon the wals, or rampiers,to the intent they fhonld teft part whereof lay yet ftinking abouethe ground vnburied, Thefe three thoufand that were 
ditches. The chiefe com. left,were fo maigre and poore,that pitie it was to behold them : vnto whom their lives were 


i , into 
Not getout,or caft rhem{elues ftom abone ouer the wals intoth : : C a ) 
saath and captains went here and there ypand downthe city,to fearch and view al things, granted,vpon condition that they fhould makecleanthe city,and burie the dead,which they 










ially the {hops and ftorehoufes, where finding fnaall ftore of wheat , they divided it in were three moneths in doing. gee 
eee * of - ota ee. felncsatlanceniian people enforced with want, eat whatfoeuer Thus was Damiata taken by the Chriftians the fift day of Nouember,in the yeate t 23 Tak 
came e hand,were itlawfull or vnlavvfall ot forbidden by their fuperftition,wholfom er vn. } _B terithad beene more thana yeare by them befieged. The fpoile there taken was great,for be. 


frefh,roafted or raw’, and fo prolonged their liues with fach fides the rich marcliandife brought thither from farre,was found great ftore of gold , filter, 
sth contin oe the befieged , not ableto iotlirdthele extreamities of the fa. and precious ftones. The Chriftians thus enriched, and the citie ae clbarofleted there more 
mine (being the pafiton that moft grieuoufly and oftentroubleth mankind) they were alfo at. , thana yeare after,as ina Colonie wherein they had beene willing to dwell, forgetfull oftheir 
tached with the wrath of God : tor the plague(the fury wherof had before attainted the camp owne country.In thebeginning of thefe wars, the Princes of the army had with one confent 
ofthe Chriftians,and afterward quite ceafed)was now got into the city,where it made agreat agreed, That whatfocuer citie or territorie should by them be taken fromthe Turkes or Infi- 
flaughter: which mortalitie day by day in fuch forcincreafed,that men werenot only now no dels, fhould bee giuen vnto the ye of desulpiy whom afterthe Seneca of a King at 
more tobe found,to vifit,com fort, fuccour, ferue, and help the ficke ; but were wanting alfo Hungarie,they had made Generall ofthe whole WePiic Bi Re shes citie bl aye as 
to burie them,to draw them out oftheir beds and houfesyand to feperate the lining from the giusthe legat,pretending, That by the vertue of his sca iS ss, ORR oe mia c 
dead :the ftreets and houfes full of dead bodies, gaue forth amoft horrible ftinke, with amoft o pa et aie Sa avy any ee a cident Be ae 
‘ieuous and infeétionsaire ? there was not any place cleare fromthe plague, or any man that Ee & se ‘ aN fi Uae 
gricu Lg bebtisd Mbatitvicrairiee chisnaeidtie hevesrerk aipbatod ; i edi the aeithere King inwardly difcontented, (and yet for the authoritie ofthe Legat, diffembling themat 


















; ; : vere following, Pelagius wearic to {ee the armes of the Chriftianste-cotrupt with ruft, 
er fo to dy, than to fubmit them {elues vnto their enemies;or to hum- The eee following,Pe cS erly to haue ruinated the Infi- 
emfelucs fo low, asto onuoesety fauour. That they within were thus pinched with fa- aha Arye Colne: son itgeing theidefire andihope beobad yma 

e,the Chriftians knew : bur that the plague fo raged amongé them,they knew not. Now 

_ the Chriftians had of purpofe caftvp certain trenches and baricadoes , for the keeping in of 
fiichasthe famin fhould enforce to come out ofthe town s thinking that the befieged,to cafe 
their wants, would thruft the bafer fort ofthe people & vnptatable mouths out of the city; 

vato whom the Chriftians meant nor to giue any paflage:fortheyhauing long before fo ftrait- 
‘© ly enuironed the citie,as that no reliefe.could be brought vntoit,lay now fti expecting when { 

‘a the befieged,enforced by neceffity, {liould yeeld them{clues,and {6 without lofle of any man, 

to become matters of fo {trong and richia towne. It was now morethana yeare that the Ghri- 
ftians hadthus lien atthe fiege of Damiata, whenas certaine of the fouldiers vponabrauerie 
aduentured with a few {caling ladders to mount the wal:inwhich doing, finding no refiftance, 
and withall hearing fo great filence, as if there had bin no bodie within the citie,they ftood 
ftilla great while hearkening,but feeing that dumbe filence ftil to continue, they returned vn- 
to the camp,giuingthe captains to vaderftand how the matt rftood;who atthe firft thought 
ittobeefome policie and. fineneffe of the deceitfull sett + yetafterward they thought 
itgoodto aduenture certaine men, toprouctheirfortune, andtocaufe certaine companies 
wellappointed to fcale one ofthe bulivarkes of the citie >in fich fort, as if they fhould haue | 






forthe profecuting of this waragainft the Sultan,and the belieging of Caire.But forall that, 
when he had commanded what he would,or could,the foldiers little regarding his command 
with one voice cryed out, that they would not be commanded by any, but by the King of Te- 
rufalem only.So thatthe Legat,enforced by the fouldiers,was glad to fend ynto the King,to 
D ‘equefthimagaine to returne vnto Damiata, andto take vpon him the charge forthe mana- 
sing ofthat war, taken in hand for the defence ofthe Chriftian Religion : who forall thatex- 
cufed himfelfe from fo doing, one while by his owne particular affaires,another while by his 
owne indifpofition : yet in fine, preffed and ouercome with the praiers and requefts of the o- 
ther Latine Princes, he returned to Damiata,at the felfe fame time, that the Duke of Bauaria 
atriued there with a goodly companie of braue men,brought thither out of his owne coun: 
trey, after he had beene now from thence ten moneths abfent, 2 : 
The Legat defitous of the profecution of this war, requefted and vrged the King, with the 
reft of the Princes & great commanders, without delay totake the field,telling them, that ihe 
enterprife ofthe holy war was growne old,and cold, by thofe long delaies and protraéting 


























































/ gone sea a puiffant enemy,that had had the power to refiftthem. And hereupon were {ca- annoying ofthe enemy : and that that was the way, whereby the Worthies of antient ates 
Damiata with. ling ladders brought forth, and all things made ready, as for agreat affault.Sothe Chriftians both Kings and Emperors,had gained vato themfelues mR ony, greatnes,and wealt q 
ere fe Couragioufly mounting the ladders, withoutrefifiance tookethe bulwarke. But as they were That it was for themthat were inuaded and aflailed,vpon whofeliues depended the fafety 0 


chrifiians, theircountry,their wiues,their children,& goods,to delay & prolong the timeas they might 


ntring farther into the towne,afmal company of the Turks and Barbarians (all the fouldiers rime ast 
i todelude the enemy,to fruftrate his defignes,to defeat his attempts,and withdelaiesto dall 


tthe furie ofthe plague had Ieft,and they alfo with the famine & infection ofthe aire very 





nd feeble) met them, and began to make fome final refiftance,but tono urpofe, bein; him offyntil chat havin therby weakned his forces,he fhould together with his courage lofe 

; thal cutinpieces. W hich done;the matter wherewith the gates ofthe ce were cae alfo his} hope: Caicethe faidyto beindeeda great city,but yet thatthe grentit ie ee ie 

OT ag sprefently remoned,the gates fet open, 8 the Chriftians withenfignesdifplaied letin. were, had by the wars become great defarts,torced by the power of shell Ped eee 
gue. 4 a he very cntring inatthe gates,they were attainted with amoft rieuousandhor-  _ enemies: & that great empires,as were thofe ofthe Sultans,ought norto be inuaded o1 


fawa faire OT ae ressand that which was moft fearef Ito behold, the 
with bodies of thedead and frch'adreadfull defolation, as might mouc euen 
t ‘to comipaffion. The Chirittian were entred.as menappointed to haue done 

dto hane made the channels rin wit ,asmen iuftly prouoked with’ 

: paines they had endured ; they cirfwordsand Weapons in theit 


- hands, e 3 


M led by any forrain force,ifthey were not at the firtt onfet, ouerthrown,orat leaft fo weakned, 
asthat chefs Id not ahaa ds liftyprheir heads or recouer themielues;f0r crherm Tis 

they which had prepared a deftruétion for others, fhould fall into the ea be! ec ke i 

‘ it behooued either not to haue attempted or affuiled Agipracal ;orelsnow, afterit po 






<a Say 


* ? : r) Wi thi i tolemais, —— 
é ie of the{c two deuourers,the famine,and plague,deuoured them with- ter) withdrew himfelfe,and fo retired to Prolemai <a 


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dels,togerher with their fuperftition,;commanded, That euery man fhould again take vp arms= 


Delegin sthe 
Ue fee 
sth the Prine 
cesof the € 
Sian troaie to 


E thetime:andthat they which kept wars fo far from home,ought tomake haftto force the ae er o 
mie,to take all occafions, to lofe no time, but cuer tobe doing,and to proue all things for the <7" 





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‘The generale ifn 


- onceaflailed,not foto giue it ouer before it wereconq Ternfalem, whe 
iewere that he were uoRederith the gricfe, that being i of the holy land, hice 
could not hauethe citie of Damiata (vnderthe leadingand cond nm by the Chiriftian, 















i t was not without greatand manifeft dangerto be attempted ; fay¢) 
nie ewouieceney cafe goc seilseyingt that honorable and facred war to haue bin taken 
in hand,onely forthe recouerie of the holy Land,and norfor the winning of Memphis,Baby. 
lon,or Thebes in Hgypt ; which after they were taken, would not for any long time continie 
intheir fidelitie or allegeance,and could not poffibly be kept by force:whercas Syria,by Gey. 

_ freyof Bullion andthe other great princes hisaflociats,cntred into,conquered and pofieficg, 
and fince his time,by diuers other Chriftian Kings & Princes stigecal right their own: P 
and that therefore he greatly commended the forwardnes,the diligeneg.the courage,the de. 
fire,and whatfocuer thing elf{e Pelagins commended : but that he ought to employ the fame in 
Syria,and not there where no need was, or from whence no profit was to be drawne or expe 
Ged. Neuerthelefiethe Legat wedded to his owne opinion, by the power of his authorisis 
commanded the King of Terufalem, the Duke of Banaria with the reft of the great commy 
ders and captains,to take vp theirarmes,to get them into the ficld vpon the expidition by him 
appointed againft the Sultan ; threatning the paine ofthe high fentence of excommunication 
againft him or them,that would fhew themfelues backward or vnwilling to doe what he had 
commanded.So as it were enforced by the Legat,they began with euill wil and worfe {pccd, 
to fer forward in Auguft, in the very hotteft time ofthe yeere. Atwhich time the Sultan be-| 
holding the great armie of the Chriftians,in number about feventie thonfand, retired as aman 
= as hee thought bett, farther off: which the Legat feeing (as one notac. 
‘ Tite¥eats of war (reioyced greatly,as ifthe vidorie had bin already more than 
halfe gained; commending tothe heauens them that he faw couragioufly marching forward, 
ying, That fortune alwaies fauoured the valiant,and that vnto cowards all things fell ftil our 
~ tothe worft. By the way the Chriftians feized vpona bridge,which the cnemic had made o- 
uerthe Nile,and cut in pieces fuch companies as were lett for the keeping therof: fo marching 
onthey drew neere vnto Caire, and there inthe fight of that great and rich citie encaniped) 
where running vp and down, the moreto terrifie them of thecitie, prouoked them to battell, 
vpraiding vnto them theirlazines,their cowardile and floth, braving them (ifthey were mien) { 
to.come out: Yerforall thatthey would not fodoe,but keeping themfelues clofe and couer 
within the citie, let them alone to brag & boattat theirowne Teatro, This fiege continued 
long, of purpofe protracted ftill from day to day by them of th ecitic : and the great opinion 
ofthe Chriftians had of their owne valour, with the fmall regard they had of their enemies, 
madethem fo proudand cartles, thatthey remembred fo more to take good care of the war, 
oftheir dutic, their watch, or their fentinels s"their confidence was intheir owne valourand 


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had purthem{lues within the trenches, falliesychannelsand cuts, ofa deceitfull riuer, which 
noronly brought viétuals vnto their enemics,butalfo fortifiedthem; who by how much they 
were theleffe valiant,and \e(fevnderftood ofthe art ofwar,the more they vied of craft & fub- | 
tilty forthe preferning of them{elises:fo thectafty enemies drew the Chriftians outat length, 
abufing them with many delaiesand deceits, making femmblance of great feare,to make them- 
feluesthe leffetobe feared ;8emore contemptible in their doings,to the end that they know- 
ing the paffages and ftraights ofthe country,and referuing them{elues vnto the occafions and 
aduantages both of the time, & of their eriemies, might circumuentthem and entrap them at 
fach time as they leaft feared eek matter. The Chriftians,at all aduenture had encamped 
themfeltes ina low ground, withinthe banks and cxufies ofthat fenny country,vnder the co- 
uerttherof, thinking themfeluesfafe as in theit trenches sagainftal fidden fallies or attempts 

> theirenemies:but thefe places wherin they lay, were foft & durty,for fo much asthe coun- 
try People yfed at their pleafurerowater them by channels & {luces out ofthe riuerof Nile: \/ 
Thechripians bee a and opened,the riuer began to rife and oucrflowall, Then too late they 


catrapped Wheathem/elues taken as iha grin, without power to defend themfelues orto make any 
eee reeceserby ay othermes to fhew their valor. $6 theriuer {til arifing and ouerflowing 


Wilke, e Tutkes and Agiptians good hope oftheir wars, and of a vidtoriemore defired 


; rm rs than 


ob 


cometo the facred war) giuen vnto him by the Legate; orthathe had before proucdthatthe 


good fortune,not confidering or remembring that they were come into Aigypt,andthat they | 


A than hoped for ouer a warlike and 


B blamed not, for thathe had done his dutie sindi 





ee 
of the Turkesi 


viorious people. 


Allth =e 
-lay encamped,was couered with water, fo high that th: € ground wherethe Clitiftians 


e victual: 
left fora manto ftand or lie drie in, oe aes a ade oa 
Now atthe fame time the Bgyptians had taken the hich laces, with th 
wals and banks in that rie aes eee i wie ee 


4 ountrey,to the intent that the Chriftians fhould not beable 
toretire orto faue them{elues out of the bogs and marifhes couered ouer with water, So was 
their rath valourand prefumptuous confidence in themfelues, expofed ynto theenemies thot 
and furie ; and when they would by forcehaue defended them(elues ; their hardinefte was 
ouercome by the craftie {ubtilitie of the weake enemie, Then began every mantocric out 
againtt Pelagins the Legat, accufing, condemning,and railing at him :the King himfelfe they 
r for fluading of this expedition,and was contrary 
to his good liking lsimfelfe drawn into this war, the charge whereof he hadnotwithoutgreat 
intreatie taken vpon him ; neither might he with his credit wel complaine ofthis misfortune, 
Ieftin fo doing, hee might feeme to haue had no comfort in himfelfe, Bur as forthe Legate, 


* what counfell could hee then giue, what counfell could he then take for himfelfe? They of 


C poore foldiers in euery place fall downe dead for want of food and fleep,and fo 


iF 


Venice, Pifa,and Genoa, left at Damiata,were indeed ftrong at fea,but how could they come 
to relieue him at Caire 7 And how, or by what forces could the Chriftians breake out of the 
banks & fluces of the cuts & channels,which winding in and out with athoufand inextricable 
turnings inclofed them, befetalfo oneuery fide with the vitorious enemie #° After they 





had bin thus couptyp , and enuironed with the waters three dayes; 'youmighthaue feenethe s,, miferie of 


perifhinthe te chrifieas 


water ; the'like miferablekind of death, the reft werealfo in fhorttime after tooxpedt: other /7/ht drowned 


ite rf id 
helpe was there none,but to yeeld vnto neceffitie,and to accept of fuch conditions 4 itthoulde- 


pleafe the proud enemic to propound. Now the Sultan defired not fo amuch Shei isthe 
liberty of his country and therfore required to haue the citic of Damiataagain reftored vato 
him, & all things els in fitch fort as were before the befieging thereof: and fo the Chriftians 
without more adoe to departhis country. Hard conditions ifa rian refpeét the hope wheres 
upon the Chriftians had vndertaken thiswar,& were fo come into Egypt,with thetoilethere 
by them endured: but vnto him thatwil bucenter into confideration of mens affairs, and cfpe- 
cially in martial matters,it wil feem but an accidentto be yeelded vato,the likewherofhath 
oftentimes hapned vntothe greateftmen of the world. Thefe conditions (fuch'as they were) 
were by the diftreffed Chriftians accepted of, But whenthey were brought to Damiata,and 
there propounded to the Chriftians there left,a great contention began toarifeamong them: 
fome faid they would not acceprofthem,or furrenderthe towne,which beeing kept would 
bea {tay foral the affairs of the Chriftidns in the Ealtjanda moftcommodious place forthem 
to hauerecourfe vato; bucbeing reftored aid loft, carried away with it all the hope! of the 
Chriftians,and that therfore it werebetter toindureal extremities,than to receitie fitch difho- 
norableand hurtfull a peace.Orhers ofthe contrary opinion faidjThat they ought nor'to’for- 
fake them that were in danger before Caire; nor to expofe them tothe butcherie;but to haue 





»a Chriftian compaffionof fo many thoufands of foules as therelayidiftrefftd ,fecingthey 


Mright befaucd by the furrendrie of thavonetown: Towns(they faidyconfifted ofthe numbet 
ofmen,and not men ofthe inclofures of wals and ditches, Theythat wereof thisiopinion, for 
the deliueting vp ofthe town, {eeing the other obftinatly feedownto the contrary, withdraw. : 
ing themfelues from the counfel, prefently tooke yparmes, & by force entred the houles of 
them that were of contrary opinion,and took from them their weapons, by that means & per= 


‘force to\conftrain them to yeeldtotheir defire. As foonas they that lay before Gairevalmoft 


drowned inthe waters) vaderftood of this diffentionat Damiataabout the deliuery of the 
town, they {ent them word,that ifthey would not yeeldthe towne co the Sultan, they would 
forthwith fend to Prolemais,which would not faileto doe what {hould be commarided to 

haue itinftead of Damiata furrendred to the Egiptians.So was Damiataagain yeelded to the 
Infidelssand fo great labors ofthe Chriftians taken at the fiege 8 winning therof,all loft. That 
which made this indignity moretallerable, was that Sultan Meladia hauing Without bloud- 
thed gain'd(o great avictory,did neither by word ordeed any thingindifpight ot reprochof —» 


the Ghriftians.but vfedthem with al courtefie,relieniag themalfo with victuals @fluch other 
thingsas they wanted,ahd by faithfull guides conducting them in fafetie out of the my 


} 
s. 


@ 





~ the death of 


Heary Empe- 
vour of Con- 


frantinople, 


», fing ofney troubles, letvsin the meanc time returneagaine vnto the troubled affaires of the 





ae ses 
The generall Hiftorie 
In like manner alfo, Corradin his brother, Sultan of Damafco, madetruge withthe Latines ¢ 
foreight yeares. Wheruponthe King of Terufalem went ouer into Itglie,and there by the per. 
fuafion of Honorius the Pope, his wife being now dead, gaue his daughter Yoland (now crow. 
ned Queene of Ierufalem inthe right of her mother) in marriageto Frederick King of Sic: lia, 
and Emperorof the Latines,the rather thereby to ftitrehimivp for the taking in hand of the 
facred warre, Euer fince which time, hee and the Kings of Siciliahis fuccefiors haue becne 
called Kings of Ierufalem, albcitthat they haue euill profecutedithat their pretended rieht 
and title, as ftill bufied in more prophane warresagainft other Chriftian Princes. King sof, 
afterwards departing from Rome for France,was by the way honourably entertained at Pifa, 
butatriuingat the French court, he found PAilip the French ei) defperately ficke, whob 
hislaft will-and teftament gaue vnto the Knights Hofpitalers and Templars, fixtie thoufand } 
_crownes for the maintenance of their warres againftthe Infidels ; whichmoney was to their 
vfeafterward payd vnto King Zohn, Who fhortly after to difcharge himfelfe of a vow he had 
made, to vifit the pilgrimage at Compoftella,going into Spaine,by the way married Berengs. 
ria the King of Caftlehis daughter: andthere ftaying agreat while, returnedagaine into ° 
France,where he lay long.expecting the fetting forward of the Emperor Fredericks fon in law 
‘forthe recoucrie of his wiues right to the kingdom of Ierufalem; whichalthough hefolemn. 
dy vowed atfuch time ashe with all princely magnificence martiedthe faid Lady at Rome, 
yetotherwife letted with tronblesneerer home,performed notthe fame, vntillalmoft feuen 


» -Yearesafter:\all which time the Chriftians in Syria enioying thefiuivof the lata concluded 


peace foreight yeares,liued in great reftand quictneffe’ where fo leaning them,vntill the ari- 


urkes; Greekes,and Latines, at Conftantinople; and inthe leffer Afia: 
$ id Emperour of the Latines at Conftantinople,afier he had (as is aforefayd) 
«with much adoe repreffedthe furie ofthe Bulgariansand Scythes,his barbarous ¢nemies,and 
=fo giuen peace to the miferable countrey ofThracia,died,hauing raigned amofttroublefome 


Feter Emperor, TIgNe, aboutthe fade ofeleuenyeres. After whom fucceeded Peter, Countie of Aufferre, 


* 


Robert Empe~ 
Tour of con, 


Stantinople. 


An horrible 
ontrage com- 

perfon of an 

Empref. 





‘eon 
mittedupon e-Eenpebariga 


Ahisifonne in law, third Emperour of the Latines imConftantinople:' who inthe beginnin gof 
his empire, willing to gratifiethe Venetians, and to feuenge himfelfe of Theodorus Angelas, 
agreat Prince of Epirus,competitor ofhis empirc,befi¢ged himin‘Dirrachium,which fftong 
cttie; the faid Zheoderns had buc alittle before farprifed, belonging vnto'the Venetian feigni- k 
ioric, Atwhich fiege, Peter the Emperour lying, was fo cunningly bythe wilic Greeke vied, 
‘that'a peace was vponmoft honorable conditions betwixt them concluded, 8& a familiarkind 
lof friendfhi pioined Infomuch that the Emperourat hiswequeft,not well ad uifed,camevnto 
imashis guett:: whonow of hisenemy became his hoft,entertaining hit withal the forma- 
: litiesthaefiigned friendthip could deuife. But hauing him nowiin his power, and fearing no 
-hatm,regarding, neitherthe lawes of fidelitie or hofj pitalitic, he moft traitcroufly flew. him,as 
-héwasyet.inche middettof his banquet, Of whofe chd;fome othersyet otherwifereport,as | 
that he thouldby theifame Theodorus haue bin intercepted about the pleafant woodsofTem- | 
ie Theflaliajas heiwas trauelling fom Rome to Conftantinople, and fo afterwards to haue i 
in by hie cruelly put to death, Of whofe misfortunesTepu/us goucrhour of Conftantino ple 
dale ips mire: fafeticoft iam inthat-vacanci¢ of the Greeke oe ymade 
-peace with Tbcodorus forfiueyearés.and the Tur two. 
pe ahinctbaetape Wh tee ‘ebde! ksfortwo, Shortly after came Robert (the fon 


Peter) with hi hert ftanti 
bpohis Ghent dedtagiennibia ~ r) with his mother to Conftantinople, and there 


LE; 4 ith bet F 
Uiniathedlioforchidinar homivatie Mperor ; but not with muchbetter lucke than was 
daughteroflagreat tichand.noblé Ma 


= 


ete he ants #4 wifeataireyoung Lady,the 
: tronof the citie,,but before betrothed vntoa: 
*gentlemah,aBurgundian born; withisvhom tlie old Lady broke ker toptibatiteney ne 
‘Aullof hordaughretis paeferment, than fidelitie,saue her'in mariage im 
“Theioyidfwhich fo grearah honofwas in hort timeidonterted hot into d deadl 
“butietie inradeath iewolfesfor theyonp Burgandian{moteentaged with thy wwrongdone him M{ 
thar difcostraged wit shagteatneffeatd power ofthe Hmperour, conforted hinifelferwith a ; 
Pants of luftic tablipldidrsyacquainted with hibpubjnde, andiawaiting histinténidenthe | 
B thie courtwith, is defperate folowersyaudhfindd mictritiy 
‘ {eandhhér catcs,andafterwardrhtew heris!d 


mother 


yheanineffe, 


a Wasalfenr,Hy ni 
a befall yoni pref 
ui 


——_,, - 


A 


_ and Empire of the young Emperour Baldwia,now his { 


D 


of the Turkes. 
mother into the {ea,and fo fled outof the citie into the woods and Mountains with thofe de- 
{perate cut-throats the minifters of his barbarous crueltie, The Emperor pierced tothe heart 
with this fo grata difgrace,fhortly after went to Rome, to what purpofe wasnot certainely 
knowne ; butin returning backe againe thorow Achaia,hethere died, leauing behinde him his 


yong fon Baldwin,yet buta childe, begotten by his firft wife , tofucceed him inthe Empire; 

who by thename of Baldwin the fecond,was crowned the fift and latt Emperot ofthe Latines zatsvin the 
in Conftantinople. And for becaufehe was as yet but yong and vnfit forthe gouernment, hee “/t Emperor 
was by confent of the Nobilitie affianced  andatterwardmarried vnto eMartha the younger fee 
daughter of lobn Brenne King of Terufalem,a worthie old captaine, (butas then Gouernour of #ope. 
Rauenina,which city,he being certaine yeres before fent for our of France for that purpofe,by 
Honoris the Pope,he notably defended againft the Emperor Frederick his fon in law,but that 

affinitie was before broken off by the death of the faid Emperors wife) who now fent for out 

of Italie vnto Conftantinople,had committed to his charge and protection, both the perfon 

onne inlaw. Which greatand heanie 

charge he for certaine yeres after worthily and faith fully difcharged, yntill fuch timeas that 
Baldwin was bimfelfc growne able to take vpon him the gouernment. Now although the Im- 

periall citicof Conftantinople,with the countries of Thracia, Theffalia, Macedonia, Achaia, 
Peloponelis,andthe reft of the prouinces of Greece, wereall orfor the moft part vnderthe 
gouerament of Ba/dwinthe Emperor, the Venetians, or other the inferior Latine Princes yet 

were the opprefled Greeks,the natural inhabitants thereofin heart not theirs,as abhorring no- 

thing more than that their forreine gouernment ; but wholly deuoted to their owne naturall 
Princes, Theodorws Lafcarisand Alexius Comnenus , the one raigningat Nice in Bithynia, the 

other at Trapezond in Pontus,both called by the Greckes,Emperors,and fo of wispagepossl— 
lyreputed, La/caris of the two the better beloued,and by farre of greatefepOwet,had during 

the time of his gouernmet fought many an hard battell, (asis in part before declared ) and 
ftrongly fortified his chiefe cities againft the inuafion of his enemies,as wel! the Turks asthe 
Latines : and fo hauing as it were erected anew Empire in Afia, and there raigned cightcene 
yeares,died, leauing behind him one lohn Ducas Batazes,that had married the taire Ladie Irene Tab Bases 
his daughter and heire, to fucceed him inthe Grecke Empire in Afia, This Joba Was aman ie rsh 
ofa great witand {pirit, and of more grauitie forhis yeares, than was Theodorus his father in ja ‘Alias 
law, neuer vndertaking any thing before he had thereof well confidered ; and once refolued, 

not omitting or neglecting any thing for the performance thereof, Sothat it wasnotvnfitly 

fayd of the Greekes, The planting of this new Empire to hauerequired the celeritie of Lafia- 

ris,but the ftay thereof to haue beewthe grauitic of Dacas. He in thebeginning of his raigne in 

very fhort time hauing fer all things in good order, greatly augmented his legions, & fhooting 

ata fairer marke than the Empire he held,euen the imperiall citie it felfe,andthe recouerie of 

all Thraciaand Grecia out ofthe hands of the Latines, which could not bee done without a 

flect at fea,duile agrearnumber of gallies in the ports ofthe leffer Afia. And fo hauing rigged 

Vp and manned a {trong fleet,and fcouring the feas, in one Summer took inmoft ofthe ed 

ofthe A.geum,namely Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Icaria, Coos, with the famous Tfland of the 
Rhodes,and many othersalfo. And not fo contented, to haue increafed his Empire, _ rd 
Spring croffing the Hellefpont, and landing his forces, firft inuaded Cherfonefiss ay : er 

ward to terrifie the Latines,forraged the countrey farreand neere, eucnto the gates é ‘on 
ftantinople, no man daring to oppofe hinfelfeagainfthim. At which time alfo i ea 

Cities and {trong townes alongtft the fea coaft,as Calliopolis, Seftus, and Cardia, wit oN hal 

others thereabour, fomeby force, fome by compofition, the Greekes almoftin one 
yeclding themfelues, where they were not fo opprefledby the Latines,as that a “i ink 
helpehim. Nowby thefe proceedings ofthe Greeke Emperorin aye op hea 9 

feene againe the ruine of the Latine Empire inthe Eaft, allthings oe a ia Teetied 
cordingto his hearts defire. -4ffan the Bulgarian King (no final! terror both 


97 


F andthe Greckes»mooued with the fame hereof, by his Embaffadours ent of purpofevnto 


Johnthe Greeke Emperour, offered his daughter Helena in marriage hepa basen | 
fonne: of which offer the Emperourgladly accepted. For beeing ho i mph vallintehe 
he was loath to haue fo greata King as was 4/fan, his enemie,ableat his plea 


ha ‘ Be : ankes,had oftentimes 
Scythes ; whowwith their multitude,as a great ini ouer the bankes, atric 


° 





nbought moftorient pearle and precious {toncs of, great price; whichthe emperour 
t I he, called 9, 
‘eeemory thar ic was bought with eggemoney. Thus ¢ 





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Ty 

The generall Hiftorie 

carried away whole countries before them, Wherefore the match 
Princes by appointment met together about Cherfonefus, w ere 
ter,beeing then about ten yeres old, was with great joy and triun emnly married ynto 
yong Theodor the Emperors fon,much of the fame age. Notlong after, embafladors were alfo 
fentynto the Emperour from the Sultan of Iconium, to confirmeand prolong the league be. 
twixtthem , for the Tartars not contented to haue driuen the Turks out of Perfiaand the farre 
Eafterne Countries, began now alfotocut them fhort in their prouinces in the leffer Aga, 
Wherefore the Sultan of Iconium, fearing left whiles he had his hands full of thofe his mot 
dreadful enemies , of them‘elues too ftrong forhim, hee fhould behind be fet vpon by the 
Greeke Emperour, and fo thruft out of all; fent thefehis embaffadours ynto him for peace : 
which hee for many caufeseafily granted. Firft, forthathee forefaw v in hard matter it 
would be for him to maintain war at once both in Afia againft the Tur in Europ againgt 
the Latines :then by this warlike nation,as by a moft fure bulwarke, to i¢ his owne coun- 
triesfafe from the inuafion of the barbarous Tartars, vnto whofe furie hee fhould himfelfe 
lic open, ifthe Turks were once taken out of their way. Both fufficient reafons for the Empe. 
torto yeeld vnto the Sultan, which he did: fo was the peace concluded, and the embafladors 


pon,the two grea 












__Plextie enfuing difpatched. This peace exceedingly comforted,and afterwards inriched the Em perors coun- 
of, 


tries: for now the people generally deliuered of the feareand miferie of continual! warre,be- 
anon all hands to falltotheir fruitfull labours of peace, Yeathe Emperour himfelfe, tothe 
irring vp of others to the like good husbandrie,caufed fo much land to bee ploughed vpfor 















corne,and fo many vineyards to be planted, as might plentifully fuffice his owne houfe, and I 


uch poore as he dayly relieued ; with a great ouerplus,which he caufed tobe carefully layd 
Din agrcat heards of cattell,flockes of theepe,and fowles ofall forts with- 
ithber: ke he cauled his kinfmen and other of the nobilitie to do,to the intent that 
greatman hauing fufficient for his owne {pending athome, fhould not take any thing 
Bemte poore country men,that fo cuery man contenting himfelfe with his own,might liue 
in peace without the grieuance of others.By which means inafew yeres euery barne and gra- 
narie was full of corne,cuery cellar full of wines,eucry {table full of cattell,euery ftorehoufe 
full of vidtuals; the fields were couered withcorneand cattell, andin euery mans yard were 
to be feeneall kinds of tame fowles, without number. About which time alfo there fortuneda 






great famine among the Turks, infomuchas that they wereenforcedto fetch their greateftre- K 


licfe from out ofthe Chriftian countries. Then might youhaue {een euery way fullof Turks 

men,women,and children, travelling to and frointo the emperors countries for victuals ; their 
gold,their filuer,theirother rich commodities,they gaue ynto the Chriftians for food:alittle 
cotn was worthagood commodity,cuery bird, fheep,& kid,was fold ata great rate:by which 
means the country mens houfes were full ofthe Turks wealth, & the emperors coffers ftored 
with theirtreafure, The greatneff{e of the profit arifing of this plentie ofthe Chriftians ,-and 
penuricof the ‘Turks,may hereby eafily be gathered,ior that of eggs dayly fold,fo much mo: 
nie was in {hort time gathred,as made the empreffe an imperial crownof, gold,tichly fet with 
Mata, for 












ynder the good Emperor /ohn Ducas :the Turks atthe fame ti ini i 
in one corner oranother by the Tartars,and confumed sues a eee ital: vai 
_ Brederick the German Emperor had of long time vowed totake vpon him an expedition in- 
tothe Holy land, for performance wherof he was hardly called ypon,firlt by Honorixs qiartuas 
the|Pope, & afterward for his long delay excommunicated by Gregorie the ninth:not fomuch 

ortlie zeale they had vato the facred war,as to bufie the Emperour afar off inwarresabroad 

they in themeantime,to increafe theirown power, drew from him fome one part or 
het of his empire: which he not without caufe fearing,from day to day, yere to yere, de- 
the performance of his vow,(o much yrged by the Pope ; by his prefence & power ftil 

















ingall che flie defignes the Popes, conceiued or putin practi infthim. But 






lightning of 
-About which ‘olenta,or To- 
ed, being before linered ofa 
eeding great number of coura- 


gious 
- . 


moourd, ormoretrolytofay, inforced with ds 

- Rope | RRO py ns ho ae with the thunde 
lapd liisswife, ing of Ierufalenthis daughter,died inc 
fairefonne, Nowyweremet  — an ex 





bert 


Affans daush. * A gious and deuoutfouldiers out of all parts of Chriftendome,efpeciali 


flourithed the Grecke empire in the leffe fia, L E King thereof,intheyere 1229. And 





of the Turkess 


Y ontof Germaniej vne 


derthe leading of Lodwick Lantgraue of Thurin cand Sigefride Bilhop of 

vp with the fame of {0 notable an expedition, Bie hleeate heey i 

the plague arofe among the Germans, whereof in (hort timeafter 3 beth the Lant = nae 
the Bifhop died, with many of the otherbeft fouldiers, Thg Emperour himfelfe pee a ‘hi 
way as farre as Malea, vpon the further fide of Peloponefiss, where falling defperatly fie of 
aburning feauer, and putbacke with contrarie windes, he returned againe to Brundufium aa 
there {tayeda great while after, Then began the Pope againe to fret and fame,and to caft oye 
hisexcommunications againftthe Emperour,as if ithad beenthunderand lightning accufin; 
him of periurie,infidelitic,and many other gricuous crimes 30fall which the Emperour we 


ta yall tirred 


B teadieto haue cleered himfelfeinan open aflemblie of the Princes of Germanie to hauebin 


holdenat Rauenna,had it not bin by the Pope and the troubles of Lombardie difturbed, Ne- 
uertheleffe,he by open proteftations and writings, fully anfweredall the Popes vniuftaccufa- 


» tions,wherewith he had been {o hardly charged :and yet defirous to performe the expedition 


by him taken in hand, hauing fecall things ingood order, and put himfelfe againe inareadi- 
neffe,he fet forward from Brundufium in Auguft,inthe yeare 12 28, leauing the charge of his 


territoriesin Italic ynder the care of Reyaold Duke of Spaleto, The Pope difpleafed, forthat 2% 8. 


the Emperorat his departure had neither reconciled himfelfc,nor taken his leauc of him, and 
deeming therein hisexcommunicationsand fulminations to be contemned and fet at naught; 
fell into fucharage and choler, that he forbad all the Ciriftian forces that were in Syria,to 


© follow him,orto yeeld to him their obedience ; and writ lettersalf vatothe Sultan, notto 


come toany agreement with the Emperour,or to yeeld vnto him any partofthe Holy Land: 
which lettersthe Sultan afterwards fent vnto the Emperor. Neither yerfo an, ea 
diatly after his departure, ran vpon his kingdome of Naples, and fo filled aif tate with trou- 
bles. Neuertheleffe the Emperor happily arriuing at Prelemais, wasthere honorably recei- 
ued of the Chriftian forces,notwithftanding the Popes threatsand curfings. Of whofe ari” 
uall Sultan Me/edin having intelligence,and loth to draw fo mightie an enemieas was the Em- 
peror,ypon him,by his Embafladors offered him moft honorable conditions of peace: which 
before he would accept of, he by conuenient mefflengers fent vnto the Pope, to haue his con 
fentandapprobation. But fuch was histage, as that hee would not fuffer the meflengers to 


D comeintohis prefence,or vouchfafero read the Emperours Letters,being brought vnto him, 


but like amad man prefently rentthem in pieces. All which indignities the Emperor neuer- 
theleffetooke'in good part, and concluded a peace with the Turkes for ten yeares,vponthele 
conditions +Firft, That he fhould be annointed and accounted King of Terufalem : then, That 
the holy Citie,withall the land of Paleftine fhould be deliueredvnto him : thirdly, That hee 
might avhispleafuurc fortifie the cities of Nazarethand Ioppe:fourthly; That all fuch places 
as were fometime inthe power of Baldwi the fourth King of Ierufalem, and taken from him 
by Sultan Saladin, {hould be reftored :and laft ofall, Thatall prifoners on both fides fhould be 
fet at liberti¢ withoutranfome. Sothe peace concluded,the Emperor with his armie cameto 
the defolate citic of lerufglem,andthere vpon Eafter day with great folemnitie was crowned 


h imes bornethe armes of bothkingdomes. ; 
=. saris Pope Gregory, in defpight of the emperor Frederick,more than for co nd i 
tothe Chriftian religion,did bythe Dominicans & Francifcans(two orders of Friers but the: 
Jately ereéted)as by his trumpecers, ftir vpa wonderfull number of zealous: resis 
ftians,almoftin euery. part of Chriftendome,to take vponthem the croffe (ast “a ec | 
thecognifance of fuchas had by vow bound themfeluesto takevp le 


Bp Sara tthe tecouerie or'defence of the Holyland. Thefedeuoutmen mettogetherin 


: i i icws Counticof Montfort, 
‘preatnumber.vnderthe leading of rheebald King of Naat, a/mericms C Mor 
feat: Gtapie of c anigial , andothers too long to reh earfe, cae rag to 
“troubletheten erespeace before concluded betwixt the Emperourstl the Turl yo yria) 
fer forward ar afcerlong rave pafingthe fraight of! Bofphorus,not farre from or, 
ony P 2 


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a 


fo having repaired the walls ofthe Citie, with certaine { 2 2 9. 

churches, fortified Nazarcth and Toppe, & furnifhed them with ftrong garrifons,and APPOIN- redericke the 
ted Rayno/d duke of Batiaria,his lieutenantin Syria,he with two gallies only returned into Tra- xs rt 
Jie, Euer fince which time the Kings of Sicilia haue becn alfo called Kings of Terufalem,and tifaitms, on 


and deuout Chiri- expedirion of 





The gener, 


nopleinto Bithynia,came to the tiuer Sangarius, sto refiefhthemfelues, é of the Lurkess 









10} 

Afterwards paffing through Galatia, and {o from country to ce row the lefler Afia A, theirapproch hattily retyredjas ihe had for feare fhunned battel. But whiles acre _ 
they came ah mh oueris ftreights of the mountaine Amanus. penne the mountain Tau. as viétors the night fol lowitig lay negligently incamped along the tiner Gao ee 
rus)which they found before taken by the Turks, and the Sultan of Iconium hinifelfe Not far again with his armic,camevpon them before che y wete well aware, halfe {lepine hatte wi 
offincamped with a ftrong armie.. Nevertheleffe the valiant Countic of Montfort,which had king,but altogether vnarmed, with aimott horrible Outcry, The Chriftians now altogether 

the leading of the vanrgard, couragioufly marching forward, by plain force opened the paf- awaked andor alittle troubled with thefiiddennes ofthe imatter, haftily and diforderly (as 

fage of the mountain, hauing flain or putto flight the Turks aj pointed for the keeping there. muftneeds info great acon fufion) tooke vptheir Weapons, fuch as came fitft to hand 3 ahd fo 

of: the King of Nauarre in the mean time (though in vaine) failing the Sultan in his campe ; couragionfly oppofed theinfelues againft their enemies. There Was fought amoft terribleand 

who fearing the great power of the Chriftians, kept himfelfe within his owne ftrength , and doubtfall battell,and that alfo fora long {pace,the Chriftians (till encouraging one another to 
wouldnot ftitre. Wherefore the King {ecing itto no purpofe there longer to {tay , diniding do their laft deuoir: but the Tarkes ftill keeping theirorder againit the difordred Chiiftians, 

his armie intotbree parts, leftthe Sultan,and followed after the Countie,placing his baggage 9 and far moe alfo than they in umber, preuailed, & thete overthrew them withagreat flaigh- 

inthe midft,and the beft of his foldiers inthe rereward, But whileft they thus march Vp the B tet,but not withousthe loffe ae thoufands alfo of their own men, whichtthere lay dead 

great mountaine,the Turks berteracquainted with thofe paflages, were {till at hand , affailing Yponithe ground: a Tea aap d eae if Commanders both ofthe Templars and Hofpitalers 

them fometime behind, fometime onthe one fide,fomerime onthe other, as they faw occali. Werethere flaine,flich needles SUD Gs : seeeoiineal palianewsiiah ; 

on: and at length taking them at an aduantage in a great plaine,fet vpon them, now before al- The oie pines age vdieheeoae? Bwordultis weak aa ‘to Terufalem; which . 1234. 

moft {pent with hunger and trauell,and there flew of them an exceeding great number. But by wee ath teal lB tu, Pur co ivore aithat hee found therein, men; wortien, an 


the comming onof the night the battell was broken off, and the Chriftians repairing vnro 
their enfignes, pafled the ftraits,and fo at length arriued at Antioch, hauing loft by the way the 
greateft part of thearmic, with all their wealth, their viduals,and moft part of their horfes : fernall fury,defaced and moft fhamefully polluted the fepulchre of ont bleffed Saniout neuer 
the remnant yetleft, hauing alittle refrefhed them{elues » wereby {eatran{ported to Prole- beforethen violated or defiled, but of all nations yntouched & reucrenced 3; Which forall thae 
mais ; from whence they were afterward by the Templars conduéted to Gaza’, where they |, ) 


lay dof the fpoyle of the country greatly enriched themfelues,As forany othergreat mat © may feem to haue bin done not fo much forthe hatred ynto the Chriftian religion}as for that 


: 5 z aa ‘ Tersfalem takew 
children, without refpect of fex or agesand afterwards hating rifled the‘fime, rafedirdowne and rafed by the 
tothe ground, burning the buildings,and ouerthrowing the walls not long before fépaited by 7” 


the Emperor Frederick,and much beatified by his lieutenant Raynold.And carried withan in- 





a P it wi lace ofall ochers moft defired of the Chriftians ; and for the gainin; wherofthey __ 
resotable of themfeluestotake in hand, and helpe of fuch forces asthe Em pe- hi A aad ge fo many hard aduentures,and fo much troubled the sural and carrer” 
atferufalem, andotherplaces, they could haue none s hauing expreffe “Thus by the vnfaithfall breaking of the league,the moft antient and famous citie of Ierufas 
charge from theEmperorhimfelfe, not to doe any thing againfttheenemie , tending to the lem fofttecraé hie terreftriall feat ofthe moft Higheft,and glorie of the world, fell again inte _ 
“breach of the ten yeres league: which the Turks well perceiuing,and that they hadto do bue He : Siiibe ofthe Turks & Infidels,in the yere'r 2 34,in whofe hands ithath euer finceremai- 
with thefe new come guefts,and fome few others theirpartakers ; hauin gathered together oa aaa vntill this day : now a poore ruinous citie, gouerned by one of the Turks Sarizacks, 
their forces, lay in ambuth for them in euery corner,to cutthem off, Neither wasiclong, but py for nothing now more famous, than for the Sepulchre of our blefled Sauior,againerepai- 
that thefe of Gaza going farinto the Country, and returning laded with {poile, were fet Vpon E: 4and much Sifted by the devout Chriftians, and not vnreuerenced by the Tarkes them- 
bythe Turks ; whom they (cafting away the{poylethey had before taken) notably repulfed luc 


and putto flight,the day now drawing to anend. Butearly the next morni Sires : ; itie, together with the dangerous ftare of the Chriftians in 
greaternumber of Turkes than Before ; wh y orning appeared a farre K D © Theloffe'ofthis fo famousa citie, tog 8 


r ich now putting on,charged ifti 
all chatnight had {tood watching in their armor OSes aaaiatiad eked 


t fc and fo ioyned with themamoft cruell battel: 
whereinthe Chriftians fhewed {o much valouras was pottible for men to doe 5 ua vairied 


i i riftian prince {t, efpecially Frederickthe Empe- 
Syriaymuch grieuedthe other Chriftian princes of the Welt, ef : 
rah Ubimion: it had bin buta féw yeres before gained. Howbeit hee could notnow remedie 
the matter according to his defire,being him({elfe grieuoufly entangled withthe endles trou- 


with the long fight,and oppreffed with the multitude oftheir enemies , they were oue 

and flainealmoft eviery mothers fon. Among the reft,thetwo Counties, Maticalasc store 
fell: the King of Nauarre himfelfe hardly efcaped by the exceeding f{wiftneffeofhishorfe, 
a sea wayes Wiese aes downethe country, not knowing well which way 
totake,akter two days came by good fortune to loppe: fome f c i 
Prolemais,the heauic meffengers of the cuilfétmuns 3 1 | 


os their fe . i 
vifiting the holy places at Terufalem,returned home int Hie ness The King afterwards 


- followers,hauing performed nothing of that the Nea crate ES ecebls L 
Vian _, About foure yeares after; Raynold Duke of Bauaria, whom Frederickethe Emperorhad left 
i lie isd his licurenant in Terufilem, died ; elt by the fpace of fiueyeres peaceably gouerned that 
breake thar bruifed kingdome. A fter whofe death, ¢ Templars (who, he yet lining, would oftentimes 
se uth hae broken the: League, butthatthey wereby his wifedome reftrainedynowtooke occafi- 

» Onto tir vp the people to take vparmes againftthe Turks,without refpeé vato the league yet 
~» Anforce,or of the dangers like thereoftoenfue, Whereot the Aigyptian Sultan hearing raifed 
; armie, fending alfo forthe Chorafines, a warlikenation then lying neere ynto Baby- 
stOcome sig pepe i oe vetiettrong he firftlayd fiegeto Gaza, butalittle 
ep and forti y the ' Nauarreand the’ : 
ep sand puntofwordallshae tt neh the Templars, which hee at length M 


as well the citifen H 
nnerhe dealt alfo with them of Afcalon and Bicrniace ee kin. aie uk 
the Templars and Hofpitallers hadaffembledthe whole frength of that 


neerc vato Tyberias came to haue giuen him battell, Who voon 


“ t> their 


bles whi egorie hadas it were by tradition left vnro the other Popes his fiuccefTors, 
pases A of his ftate,vntilat Teepe they had depriued him of his mp eat not me 
after of his life alfo. Among other the great Princes,carefull for the poore . ise inSy- 
ria, was Lewis the ninth,the French King,@ Prince of great power,but of alfotherso: who 
moft famous for his zealevnto the Chrittian religion,and for his detout He a ya 
abounding inwealth andall thingselfe of agreat Prince to be defired,and witha es 
E confidering the notable expeditions many Chriftian Princes had (to their ras ein 4 
| made,fomeinto Syria,fome into Agyptagainft the enemies of Chritt, } ae ants 
} the opprefied Chriftians,was many times about to hauetaken vpon himfe Ife me : i ae 
thefe bis deuout motions, before he Hat ie ev 2 i. ae ‘ it be a : are oa 
infomuch that for certaine days he lay fpeechleffe,deu ceand 
Pat Reve of life, but that hee dida little faintly breathe rwhen bal a 
himfelfe, (whither moued by cs ata a Me: his ome erent patinecok 
i raine,is vacertaine) the firft thing he asked for was the i 
rie Bae cdkenielnesvats the facred warre)which he folemnly eds hy Aes 
the Bifhop of Paris. At which time alfo his three bretheren F eT ett wa as 
E ets,Charles Countic of Aniou, and Robert Countie of Arthois, with ek erecta pl SH 
dic, Willian arle of Flanders, Hugh Countie of Saint Paw/and par Rectichlate oui . 
tic of France,to accompanietheking,tooke vpon them the famed ma oes reparation 1 2 4 3. 
not by and by taken in hand, but fome few yearesletpaffe inthe re cee ane eahire @ 
for fo greatan ehterprife : many inthe meane 3 eee ¢ > by = 








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Ss u c ® mics {hould thereby haue followedafterthem. The Chriftians pe 
of Beauvais, ohn Countie Monrfort,the Cou Sibi ne ica dehenbaes Lord ; 


__ of Burbon,with diuers other Knights & Gentlemen,t thenumberof 2400 that by force of to faue that which the inhabitants themfelues would faine haue 

the infectious contagion, the King was conftrained to diuide his armie into diuers places of afterwards found great aboundance of, tiches, with plentiful ft 
the Ifland,attending vntill the infection fhould ceafe, Inthe meane ti e the Templars hauing wherewith the fouldiersboth inriched and refrefhed them{elu 
infufpe¢t both the French and the Turkes, (the Turkes, for feare they fhould ouerrun all ; the 






with fire deftroyed sand {6 
ore of all mannerof. viGuals, 


ith th ¢s. This fo happy and vnexpe- 
&ed avictorie happened ynto the Chriftians about the beginnning of O&ober, inthe yeare 
























French, left hauing gotten the yigtory,they fhould takeall into their owne hands, and fo dimi- 1249,Sultan Meledinhimfelfe,dif couraged with the loffe of fo ftrong acitic,offered vnto the 
nifl wer and authoritic wherewith they tyrannifed ouer the other poore Chriftians) | C French King for the redeeming thereof,and to haue peace at his hands,more tersitoriein Sy- 
i retly vnto Meledip Sultan of Aigypt, to perfuade him betimes to come riaand the land of Paleftine, than the Chriftians had of long time before ; which large o: 
Y ‘oauert the power of the French King from doing him was by the French, efpecially by the Earle of Arthoisthe Kings brother, mranat ed, 
Hy ding furtherin that war.Of which motion the Sultan wellliking, fen and Alexandria the moft famous port and metropoliticall citic of Agypr, further demanded, 
; is noblemen to intreat with the mafter of the Templars concerning a peace, fo that it to the great difcontentmentofthe Turks and Sarafins, Inthefe troubles died Aeledintlic old. 
Ai be by confent ofthe French. The Templars glad of f honourable a meflage,writ yn- Sultan, aman not much beloued of his people ; in whofe ftead Melech-fala (or Melexala, as 
_ tothe-French King out of Siriaghow the marter ftoo 3 perfuading him to acceptof the peace fome call him) valiant and couragious Prince,wel beloved of his fubieés,and but euen then 
offered, fetting ourin great words, the Sultans great preparations and power. And fo indeed returned out of Syriaand Arabia,whe rehe had beene to craue ayd ofthe other Mahometane 
ad abu Kingshad notthe King of Cyprus acquainted with his doings,perfuaded him Princes, was chofen Sultan, Which Princes, efpecially the Sultan of Damafco, although 
fineneffe of the great mafter,and that he had firft fent vnto the Sultan,and pros they had not of long beene at any good accord among{tthem/{elues,or with the Aigyptian ; 
cured that nobleman to bec fent: which the King vpon confideration perceiuingtobettue, KP. yet inthis common dangerof their uperftition,wh ich by the lofle of Agy pt waslike tobe 
fed the Turks Embaffador with hope ofpeace,but writ vnto the Mafterofthe Templars, vp- gteatly weakened,they ioined hands together, and fo fent him greatayd, 
onthe price of his head, from thenceforth nottoreceiue any embaflage from the enemie, or Thenew Sultan thus{trengthened, drew neerervnto the Chriftians; whichthen lay en: 
to haueany further intelligence withhim. hair poriae ; camped not far from Damiata, and had with thema hot skirmith, wherein he wasiput to the 
Winter now paft,and the plague well ceafed, diuers noble gentlemen and greatcommaun- worfe,& fo with fomelofle glad to retire. But the Chriftians the next day,in hope of like flic- 
ders which following the king,and {etting forth fomewhat late,or for feare of the plague had cefle fallying out again were ouerthrowne, with ten timesmore loffe than was he the day be- 







fore,and fo faine to flie vnto the campe. By which victorie the Sultan encottraged began now 
to.conceiue betterhape ofthe fucceffe of his wars , and by ftopping the paffages both by wa‘ 
terand land,to prouide,thatno victuals could without great perillbe brought citheryato the, 


flayed by the way,and wintred fome in one place fome in another,began to repaire vnto Cy- 
plus :as Robert duke of Burgondie,who hauing wintred in Achaia,came now inthe beginning 
of the Spring vnto the king, with anumber of good horfemen ; and with him, Wiliam Prince 










of Achaia,with agreat fcct out of Peloponefus, which country,with moft part of Greci: citie or the campe, infomuch that at length victuals began to grow fearce in both : whereof 
thenynderthe command of the Latines 5 amongtt others es alfo Willie fymamed Zong. L E the Sultanwas not ignorant, as beeing thereof throughly informed by fuch fugitines j as for 
opie,Earle of Salisburie,with a band ofluttie tall fouldiers. So the army being mettogether 3 want or other caufes, oftentimes fled outofthe Frenchcampeintohis, ra 

and all things againe inreadineffe, King Lewis departing from Cyprus, and toffed at fea with , . Winter thus paffing,and wants {till increafing,it fortuned that the gouernor of the great ci- 





_ contrarie winds, about fiue days after fell with the coaft of Aigypt, and therewith all his fleet e tie of Caite (vpon the fortune whereof depended the ftate of the whole kingdom) a man not 
















ami i i : i iftian religi inhi i i tan, for 
came before the ftrong town of Damiata, bein (as wee haue faid) the key of that ki euillaffected yntothe Chriftian religion, and in his heare highly offended with the Sultan, 
he Sultan fonghetats voderftanding of the Bent Kings mune Te pa prarome. the death of his brother by him wrongfully executed ; by fecret ne oat la 
country,had ftrongly fortified his frontier es,and put into them ftrong garrifons, befide French king to come on with hisarmy to the citie,the regal feat ofthe Su a e a 
mle gre ith hi t allaffaies,as occafionfhould requite,Vp- to deliuer it into his power, with ful inftructions what he had inal points todo na : ‘s 
Damiata was readievpon the fhore, witha thereof, Whereupon the King, who had before of himfelfe purpofed the fame exploit, 









i leto make.At 

now filledwith a greater hope,affembled together the greateft forces he was 2b! 
“ ich ti ishuties wi lifhmen, who for 

forth their loneboats w; ; which time alfo he fent for the Earle of Salisburie, with the reft of the Eng WA 

A Ga ane ‘i . many proud indignities ofteredthemby the French (efpecialy bythe Bare of Artois ue 
and fo without longer fta cameto handie kings brotherywherofthey, could haueno redreffe,were gocctolatntepwittiomsplinoie 
hr a moft fharpe and cruel! battel 5 the Chriftians tohaueany more ferued inthofe wars : but uow being fent for by the ae hse am 
Pe them off, many falling on both fides. But what better vfage and honorable recompence forthe wrongs paft, returned againe "hee 


» = , 4 fhould J ‘ : ‘ 


; who neuertheleffe tefolutely before 


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refolutein his former Gi A fhould an handfull doe againtt fo i att ee d el 
nati i t with Blancé his mother ifes at home, and put all nt : omany 2 The Turks oppreffed with the miltitude (ill land} 
= seperetnation,baning Bkenarrs 4 He ate oe ss : ope ae a os the more and more,and h&uing done what yas pofible for them to doe, fled isaac ee ae 
Eis te for fae of th Petar Frederic chen lay there for his more fatetic)and from ning behind them theirgouernor, wich fiue hundredofcheir beft foldiets dead bint ote 
¢ = L i Sees i u 7 P A ‘ 3 
Bie thenc 10 Marceilles ; where imbarking himfelfe with his armie the fiue and twentieth day _ this citieof Damiata was exceeding rich and poptlous,and had inthe former warres not 1249 
of Augut the yeare 1248, hcethe twentieth day of September following artiued in fafetic vi apa ee sige, y it esfiege, ois tae declared) and that not fo muchby the n 
c is ar » hee POL QGPISMIEh ION _ valour ofthe Chriftians,as by the extremity of ¢ ¢ plague and famin : fince whichtime it | 
ti eh Ifland of Cyprus,and was thereroyally eniectains AA BAligvan then King of that bin ai ae by a Turks, with deepe eral wals,and {trong Blrairon a 
countrey. 2 PGT OG RF aa f was at that time wel ftored with victuals alfo,andal things els for the indirj 
Now was the French King defirous to haue gone dire@tly f pt, without longer ftay Neuertheleffe,the foldicrs that med Jeftand dikcitiveta cHlEGntagPanectre tn a eis 
in Cyprus,had he norbeene otherwife perfuaded, both forthat his whole fleet was not yer gouernor,and remembrance ofthe miferies before indured inthe former fiege,and feeing the 
come,and the time of the yere began to grow vnleafonable,and the weather tempeftuous.But H B Chriftians now ready againe to befiege'the fame)the night following,a little before the break be ith 
whileft he there ftayed, pafling the Winter, the plague (one ofthe readie attendants of great ofday, fet fire euery man vpon his owne houfe, and fo bya bridge which they had made of Dania Ge 
armies) began toarif¢ in the campe , which daylyincreafing ,, had in fhort time taken away a boats fled over the great riuer, breaking the bridge when th cy were ouer,tor feare their ene- //¥#% the 
_ great number of men,and thofe not of the meaneft fort. Amongft whom were Robert Bifhop | p (itltyead7an 


r ! i rceining their flight,with- «x21 sb 
out refiftance entred the city,and being ftrangers,did what they could to quenchrthe fire,and "¢**. 





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p hned,but more b: 


thereto doe their lat endeuor, With whofe comming the Ki D 
new fupplies brought vato him by his brother A/phomfus ourot i, leauing the Duke of 
Burgundie witha conuenient garrifon,with the Queene his he Popes Legate, ang 


, diucrs other great Ladies in Damiata; he himfelfefecforward with tisarmy towards Caire, 
Of whofe.comming the Sultan hearingyandoch vponthe fortune of one batcel to aduenture 
his wholeeftace, offered by hisembafladbrs to reftoue vnto him all thedand of Paleftine, with 


foady rejufed. Agreatfamme of money for the defraying of theicharges of thofe wars,and all the prifoners 


he had taken, fo that he would redeliner vito him the citi¢ of Damiata,, and ioyne with him 
in league and amicie. Which faire offerfor all that; the French King;by the perluafion of the 
Legacand others, refufed. So the King marching {till on; was to paflean arme ofthe great rj. 
uer Nilus (the Sultan onthe other fide ftill readie withvhisarmie toftay his paflageyWhich be H 
had thoughe to hauc made bya bridge of boats,prepared for the famepurpofe:but better con. 
EarleofArtois,with the third part ofthe armie before him yaccompanied withtheimafter of 
the ‘Templars and the Eatle of Salisburie, wich their followers..Who paffing the riuer at the 
aforefaid foord, fiddenly affailed the Turks intheirtents (the Sultan being thenabfentin fo- 
lemnifing one oftheir prophane feafts)and purthemtofight, With which viétory the French 
Earle abauemeafutre encouraged , woitld needs on forwards, asifhee would himfelfe alone 
haue cartied away the glorie ofthe wholeconqueft.Whom for all thatcertaine of the ancient 
Templars,better acquainted with the mannets of thardeceitfull! nation than hee, and better 
confidering alfo of theit owneabilitie and {trengths:perfuaded him tocontent himfelfe with I 
} dy got,and novto proceed any further inprofecuting of the enemie, 
; reft of the armie, efpecially in thardefperare eftate of the ewemic 
wherein he was t or lofe all. Vnto whom the proud Earle in greatdifpight replied that 
ld profecute his viétoric,and follow his good fortune scaling them daftards and co. 
tds,opprobrioufly obieéting vito them the commontame,whereby itwas commonly re- 
ported, Thatthe Holy land might long fince haue beenevagaine vhited vnto the bodie of the 
Chriftiancommon-weale , but forthe foulecollufion of the falfe’Templars and Hof; pitalers 
with the'Turks and Infidels. With which reprochfull fj peech, the mafter ofthe Templars not 
without caufe mooued,an{wered for himfelfe and his fellowes,thavhe fhould, when he would 
and where he durft,difplay his enfignés, and he fhould findthemas ready to follow as he was 
to goc beforethem, The Earle of Salisburie alfo wil ling to ftintthis ftrife, perfuaded Earle 
Robert torto befo wedded to his own opinion, but to liftento the graue ahd whol fone coun- 
{ell ofthe Templars, being men of great experience : and fo turning vatothe mafterof th 
Templars began|likewife with gentle words to pacifiehim alfo. But whileft he was yet ff ioe i 
king,the Earleinterrupting him with many opprobrious words, called him daftard tid co 
ward,and wifhed thatthe army wererid of him, and the fearefull cowards his countreym 4 
Whereunto the Earle of Salisburieanfs wered, Well General, on in Gods name. and whofieser 
you dare fet your foot.mine hall be as far as yours 3 and I beleeue wwe coe this day. where yon hal nog as 
tocome nigh my horfés taile, as afterward indeed it proued.How be itthe Earle fo aid, fo hat 
Earle Robert and the Frenchmen had many times inreproch and difdaine, aftertheit cae 
called him and his followers Englithtailes, raiar ‘ Sepelal 
The protid earleconftant in his former purpofe.and not tobe i , 
ward and firft affaulteda little towne or oullsnoedat fea dei Penne me 
fideratly approching,was notably repulfed; and hauing lofta number othismen wailed an wh _ 
difcouraged,abouttohaneretired. When fuddenly the Sultan,neererat hand than the Ea le 
hi ought, ftirred vp with the noife ofthe alarum, cameon with his whole power ; and fi 5 
¢ ariny ofthe Chriftiansnow divided(as he had long withed)with the multitude of his 
clofed them round, and had with them agreat and morrall fight : wherein th h 
ftians right worthily behaued themfelues, forthe fimall number tl ete, 'y ough 
he multitude,and oneuery fide befet,they were flaineé do’ Ther bu. +f M 
ted the Earle of hisfoolith raflines, and thar he had noth Ned onto better 



























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‘ia ing the Earle of Salisburie valiantly fj htine.cried out: Parente Fi 
God ashe faid. ser ting,cried out vnto him to flie,feein 
Sarbid that my fs ight againft them. Whereunto the oble Barleanfwered notidte;bur Get 
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ers fonnefhould runne oa the face of a Sarafin, 


The French Earle think. 
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‘ of the Turkes: 

king by the fwiftnes of his horfe to haue faued hislife, yi 

i ctoh e, flying out of | i talit ; 
riuer of ites ouefladed with his armour , was nies eenned cae alee Ke 
couragioufly enduring the enemies charge,with his owne hand man fully 1 rae sacle 


and Sarafin that day, vntill that atlen ing hi i i 
F gth hauing his horfe flaine vnderh i ; ; 
wounded inthe legs, as that he was notable longer to ftand, yer vpon his knees laying ic Jatibucesee 


4 3 i liant i 
yee h We him perithed the whole armie, fo enclofed by rele arterial fost Ha 
efeay - F ie 
fgets bert re i ae Templars,one Hofpitaler, and one common fouldicr, the mef. 
About the fametimealfo fickneffe daily increafing inthe French campe.the kine 
L ; ,fenta grearnumber of feke and weake con eueee She rpolng 
Nilus to Damiata : of whofe going the Sultan ynderftanding, caufeda great numb f fal! 
boats to be carried in carts by land vatothe rivers fide, which swelmafinel and as te 
by the way, fet vpon them, and burnt or drowned them cuery mothers fonne faui of i 
Englifhman,called Alexander Giffard,who wounded in fiue places ofhis body efcecee ein 
to i age gece Sia: there what had happened vato the reft, site 
Ow had the Suitanalfo got intelligence ofthe compact betwixt the gouemour i 
and the King, for the betraying of the city: and estitedind had caufed him to be fnieear gp cmprs: 
prehended and putin fafe keeping, vntil he were at better leifureto vnderftand farther of the ded, 
matter: whichnolefletroubled the French King,than didthe former misfortune: al his ho 
Cc forthe yeelding vp of the ci sbeing therby cur off. Thus his hopestogether with his fhietgrh 
daily decreafing, he would haue gladly accepted ofthe conditions which he before refufe 
which the Sultan,now grownevery ftrong,would by nomeans heare of bitin a or a 
by way of derifion, fentto know of him, what was become ofall his mattockes, forkes. rakes, 
fj ye ieamianes be harrows, which he had brought ouer with himzand why he ferthemnotta = 
worke,but fuffred them like aneuil husband to rot and ruttbefide hime All which, with much 
more,the good king was glad to put vp : for now his forces greatly diminifhed,afell by fick. 
neffe,as by the former loffes, finding himfelfe far too weake,he would fainehaue retired back 
again to Damiata: which the Sultan forefecing,got fo betwixchim and home,that now there 
was no remedy,but either to fight it out,or yeeld. The king himfelfe had bin often before in- 
treated by his nobilitie,whilft the riuer was yet vnpoffeffed by the enimie,to hane conueyed 
himfelfe by water to Damiata, forthat inthe fatetie of his perfon confifted (as they faid) the 
fafety of his kingdom,whatfoeuer became of them : whereunto hecould neuer be perfuaded, 
faying,that he would neuer forfake his people,becaufe he would not be forfaken of them,bur 
was refolued to indure with them whatfoeuer it fhould pleafe Godto lay vpon him:fo paf- 
fing the riuer by the fame foord wherby his brotherhad not long before vafortunatly patted, 
and comming to the place where the battell was fought, he might fee the dead bodies of the 
Chriftians pitifully mangled,with their heads & hands cut offtfor the Sultan,the more to en- 
courage his {oldiers,had before the battel proclaimed, that whofoeuer fhould bring him the 
head orhand ofa Chriftian,fhould havea great reward for his labor;inhope whero sthey had 
fo difimembred them. But long he had notthere ftaied, bur that the Sultan began fuddenlyto 
appeare, with a moft huge great army,as if he would euen with the fight thereof haue difcou- 
raged the Chriftians : againft whom forall thar, the Frenchmen in good order oppofedthem- 
felues,and for the {pace of 3 houres made great refiftance : but what could one do againftten, 
and he alfo fainting for ficknes & foods the hard plight wherin the greateft part ofthe French 
army then was, Inconclufion,opprefled with the multitude oftheir enemies, and no way left 
to flie, they wereall ouerthrowne and flain,except ome few, faued in hope ofgreatranfome, 
‘Theking himfelfe,with his two brethren, Alphonfus and Cherles,and ps few others, were ta- 
en ptifoners, and brought ynto the Sultan: who demanding of him, what hadmoued him fo 
to make war againft him ¢ was an{wered by the King, that it was for religion,and the defence 
E ofthenameofhisGod, In thisvnfortunat battel,fought the 5.of A prillinthe yere 1250,be- 
fides the common foldiers, were flainmoft of the nobilitic of France, &all theirtents taken, 
~The Sultan prefently.vpon this ouerthrow, fent of his ownefoldiersthe likenumber that 
the French were of,with French enfignes,and difsuifed in the attire ofthe flaine Frenchmen, 
toDamiata,where the Duke of Burgundie,the French Queene,and the Popes Legare a ad 


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cour -enemies,an é; 
‘ouerthrowne,and the French kin 


n him,and yet minding of ywne gaine;checrin, 
Sa t Alien. & ofa good 
propounded by the Sultan 
itie of Damiara, and more. 
; ¢ ind forthe charges of the warre, eight 
pound of gold: That all prifoners fhould on both fidesbe frankly {evar libertie,and 
‘to be taken for ten yeres.For themoreaflurance wherof,the Sultan offied to {weare 
¢ failed in the performance thereof,to renounce his Mahomet: fequiring alfo of the 
care, [fhe failed in any thing that he had promifed,to denie his Chrift to be God ; 
rophane oath the King detefting,and wifhing rather to die than to giue thefamc ; the 
eat at his conftancie,took his word without any oatharall,and fo publithed the 
Teague.But whilt they were comming together to Damiata, A4elech. fala now in the pride of 
this vidtorie, fearing nothing leffe thanthe {udden change of fortune, or the mifchiefe hang. 
ing oyer his head,was in the prefence of anumber ofhis noblemen fuddenly flain by two def. 
~) peratMamalukes ; and one Turguiminus a fturdic flaue of their owne order and vocation (by 
piv lols procurement was fuppofed to haucbeen done) by theconfentofthe whole armie 
created Sultan in his ftcad:who reuoking the Teague before concluded by Melech-fala,made a- 
ier in hisownename with the King, much vponthe fameconditions that th 
had receined Parise caufed openly to be proclaimed. Nenertheleffe after 
»aied his ranfome, and was with the remnant of his armie by the Geno- 
40m Damiata to Ptolemais,the falfe mifcreant performed not the hal fe of 
fed, of twelue thoufand Chriftian captines that hould haue beene fer free, 
glows thoufand , and killing all the ficke fouldiers whom by his promife hee 
Ohauerelicued , neither fi uffering any Chriftian to carrie any of his goods with him 
which by the league he oughtto hauedone alfo, ° 



























zen sand fortified many {trong places forthe defence of the Chriftians 

34 Is :and fo comeing the protection thereofynto the Knights of the {acted 
y rat f isbrethren away before him, followed after himfelfe,greatly lamented for 
by all the Chri Jans in Syria, and fo arriued in France the fixt yeare from the time of his de- 
partir ce. This the end ofthis long and ynfortunat expedition of Lewisthe French 
‘ome write , were cightic thoufand Chriftians loft: Howbeitthe French 


King, ercinas 
hronicles extenuating their loffe,reportoft two and thirtierhoufand French, fix thoufandto 
The citie of Damiatain the {pace of afew yearestwice 


haue returned agin into France. 

Foouae twiceloft by the Chriftians,was fhortly after the delivering vp thereof,by the Sul- 
tan tafed downe tothe ground, becaufe it fhould no more ferue the Chriftians 

trance into his kingdome. 


Thelate #giptian Sultans th ohont i iftian pri 

x _ Thelate #giptians thi Imes inuaded by the Chrifian princes,and repofi 

q no great affurance in the prowes of the effeminate Aigiptians,a di se for metchendiz® 
ind other bafe Occupations than for chiualrie and war,had forthe ftre: ning of theirking- 
bought an infinit number of; flaves,efpecially ofthe pooreand hardie Circaffians, ca 



















A age: ed 
: timed Geteand Zinchi,neere ynto Cholchisand the Euxine feabrou he vii ¥ 
taaandother porsaf.aypcousof shofebare cold counties bymercheny wef 


cd to.¢ nolee gic eok gy pt: of wich pooreflanes,the late Agi 
c, Bac 


ng out from the reft fuchas were like to be of, : a 
lucred them vnto moft skilfulland expertteachers 5 Pea M 

i ‘leape,to vant,to thoorsto ride withialother feats ofadti- 
handle manner of weapons,as well on horfebacke'as on foot. 
ecome cunning , were taken out of their {¢ choles into pay andifirol. 
S choice horlemen,were commonly called by the name of Marna 


_ kes, 





a:bu \ isk that they were ¢ 


cother was; [ 


ranen- 1, 





of the Turkes. 

A lukes. In whofe good feruice the late Sultans finding great vfe,fpared forno coft, both for 

their maintenance ancincreafing of their number 3 daily erecting new nurferies fored with 
yong fric,which growing vp and teady,was ftilioined to the other. [tis Wondertulto tel,wnto: 

what a ftrength and glory this order of the Mamalukes was in {hort time grown,by thecareof i 


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the Aigyptian kings: by them they managed their greateft affaires,efpecially in time of wars - 

and by their valour,not only defended their country, but gained many a faire viGoricagaintt 

their enemies,as they did now againft the French:butastoo much power in fach mens hands f 

f{eldome or neuer wanteth d anger, fo tellit out now betwixt the late Sultan Melech-fala,and 

thofe mafterfull Mamaluke fl tues; who proud of their preferment,and forgetul of theirduty, 

and {eeing the greateft trength of the kingdom in their hands, traiteroufly flew Melech fala rheruiueopibe 
B their chiete founder, fetting vp in his place (as aforefaidjone Turquiminus,a bale flaue,one ot cwrkskinzdom 

their owne order afid feruile vocation, but indeed otherwife aman ofa great {piritand valour, ™ 4‘gPF 

This Melech-fala murthered by the Mamalukes,was the la(t of the free born Kings of Agipt; 
, inwhomthe Turks kingdome in Aigypt, erected by Sarracon and the great Sultan Saladin (as 

is before faid) and in his {tockeand family euer fince continued, tooke end,as did alfo all the 

power of the Turks inthat great and rich kingdome. For the proud Mamalukes having now 

got the foueraigntic into their hands, & exalted a Sultan ont of themfelues, imperioufly com- 

manded as great Lords ouer the reft ofthe people,not faffering them to haue the vie citherof 

horf or armor,or to beare any {way in the common-weale:but keeping them vnder with moft 


heauieimpofitions, and (till preferring their owne flaues (wherewith the countrey of Agypt 


© now fwarmed) made the natural! countrey people, ofall others moft miferable,not daring to 


meddle with any thing more than Merchandife, their husbandrie,or other their bafe mecha- 
nicall occupations : whercof the greateft profit till came vnto the Mamalukes , 
Lords of all, with great infolencie, at their pleafure tooke it from them astifetrowne, As for 
the great Sultan, they ftill chofe him from among them{clues >not fuffering any the Sultans 
children to fucceed their fathers in the kingdome ; for feare leaft they in proceffe of time,” 
proud of their anceftors and parentage, fhould reckon of them as of his flaues (as indeed they 
were) and fo at length bring in another more free kinde of gouernment. ‘4 a 
Againft which they prouided-alfo, notonly by this reftraint of their Sultans children, but 
of their owne alfo: taking orderand eftablifhing itas an immutable law, That though the fons 


See 


D : alukes mightenioy their fathers lands and wealth after their death , yet that it 
of the Mamaluke ig y 


fhould not be lawfull for them inany cafe to take vpon them the name or honor of a Mama- 
luke: fo debarring them from all gouernement inthe common wealth, tothe intent it might 
ftill reft with the Mamalukes, Neither was it lawfull for any borne of Mahomatane parents ® 
(which could not be flaues) or of therace of the Iewes, to be admitted into that order ; buc 
only fuch as being borne Chriftians and become flaues, had from the time of their capes 
bin infttaéted inthe Mahometan fuperftition ; or elfe being men growne,and comming thie 
ther,had abiured the Chriftian Religion (as many reprobates did in hope of pr onan) 
Right ftrange it isto confider, vato what honour and glorie this flauith empir : Ny ort oe 
grew :many.of thefe poore flaues by rare fortune or fecret diuine ROWaL iaaated Out oh i 
E duftvaro the higheft degree ofhonor,prouing moft excellent and Tenoanes bere oo > 

ftrength and power, as was dread full euenynto the greateft Princes ofthe world, a 4 
great glorie,this feruile empire (tothe worlds wonder)flourifhed from this rine scone? 
er@relt by the {pace of 267 yeares ; vatill that hauing run the appointed races in tae a 
gieat deftrudtion by Se/ymus the vitorious Emperour of the Turks,ouerthrowne hia - 
1517, and the kingdome of Agypr,with all Syria and the land of Paleftine,broug rene 
forme of Prouinces,vnited vnto. the Turks be ahs they ae at iano and as in th 
ofthis hiftorie (hallin due time and place (God willing) at rge appearc. 

But eine the kingdome of ae Turks thus ouerthrowne in Ay prand apace 
there triumphing, the French King retu rned into France, and the Cc preci aa leatisnole 5 

F letvsagaineretume into theleffer Afia, and ynto the imperiall Gia ects oe 

whither the affiires both ofthe Turkesand of the Chriftians aay, fe ae mace sede 
Greeke empire (for fo the Greekes will haue it called) flourithe ee ine ayy 
inthe leffer Afia, vnder their Emperourfohe Batazes : the aa cle hasigetiancle 
time declining as falt at Conftantinople, vader the gouernm ain 








gric led both with Famine P of the Turkes. 
and the often incurfions ofthe Tartars,they had all this whil 
















4 20D. 
enough and nore GA of Bulgaria his ae tie Michael Angelus theDefporof Theff ley whosganaane Op 
thanenough to doe to withftand the {fameenemie. Atlengthitfortuned that John Dicas the ° death gi the qld Empat gin tofpoilethofe countries,pot without hopeatlenethta'haite 
Greeke Emperour died, being at the time of his death aboutthreefcore yeares old, whereog soyne a re oe t ? *i : a whofe comming theywerefor all thandifappointed oftheir 
he had happily raigned three and thirtie : by whofe goodand difereet goucrnment,the Greek purpole,alaB'ac Co luc to him for peace... But whileft hewasthere bufi 


empire before brought low andalmoft to nought by the La 


edyhe was aduettifed — = 
ftrength and to flourifhboth in Afiaand fome little patt of E 


by letters from Nice,that Michael Paleolggus, whom hehad left there gouernor in hisabfence. 
2. 


> beganagaine to gather was fecretly fled vntothe Turks: with which newes he was.no 





















ealfo. Ofhimare reported Whole A nh asteaaLeeeltt : talitule troubled, The caufeof 
C : . : tae + x wé himfelfe gaue it out, was , for thathe pérceiued him i 
many notable matcets;which as impertinent to our purpofe I ile Hd willingly patfe ouer, erg wayes eae his ee ar aT difgrace,andthe Eanprvess cares fo Bikes 
Tnot by the worthy remembrance of one of them faicd awinieby ithe way. fai odious complaints, fo cunningly framed againfthim, asthatthey werenot eafily or infhore 
Thisnobleand famousEmperour hauing longlamented the death of the aire Empretfe time to berefelled :and therefore fearing in the Emperors heauie di folealardto bee ida 
Trene his ficlt wife, at laft married another young Lady,thefifter of Manfred King of Sicilie, B taken away,to haue willingly gone into exile,if fo happily he might {auc his lifefrom them2, 
called dnne,with whom amongft otherhonorable and beautifull dames, {ént by the King her lice ofthem that fought after it, 3 ‘ 
Bo xmpirotin brother forthe accompanying of her to Conftantinople, was one Marcefina,a rare paragon , of 





ue with 


fuch a feature as ifnature had in her meant to beftow her greateftskill. From whole mouth al. 
farcefina, 


wayes flowed a fountaine of moft fugred words, and out of her eyes iffiied(as it were) nets oe y 
intangle the amarous in ; vpon this {0 faire an obiect, the Emiperor not fearing further harine, 
tooke pleafiure oftentimes to feed his eyes,vntill that at length caught with her lookes,he had 
loft his libertie, and was of agreat Emperour become her thrall,in fuch fort,as that in comps. 
rifon of her hefeemed little or nothing to regard the yong Enipreffe his wife ; but fo far doa- 
ted vpon her, that he fuffered her to be attired and honoured with the fame attire and honour 
thatthe Empreffe was her felfe, whom fhe now fo far exceeded both in gtace and fauor with 

nd honor of the people,as that fhe almoft alone enjoyed the fame,without re- 


Athis comming to Iconium,he found Jathasinesthe Sultan making great, preparation againft 
¢ Tartars ; who hauing driuenthe Turks out of Perfiaand other the tan Eafterne countreys, 
asis before declared) and running ftill on, did with their continuall incurfions {poyleagreac 
* part of their territories in the leffer Afiaalfo; and now lay at Axara , atowne not farofffrom 
Tconium : againft whom the Sultan now making the greateft preparation ie could,gladly wel- 
commed Paleologus,whom he knew to be aright valiant and worthie captain,commending to 
his charge the leading of certaine bands of Greekes, whom hee hadretainedto ferue him in 
thofe wars,as he had others of the Latines, vnder the conduct of Boniface Molinea Nobleman 
I © of Venice: and fo having putall thingsin readineffe, and ftrengthned with thefe fortein fup- 
plies ofthe Greekes and Latines, fet forward againft his enemies the Tattars: who at-the firft 







































vas of more right due. Whilft fhe thus alone triumpheth,at length fight of the ftrange enfignes and foldiers weremuch difmaied, fearing fo ie = a 
gloric, attended vponwith moft of the gallants of the court, and been come to theaid of the Turks ; neuertheleffe,ioining with them it atte! bad wwithvii . 
“a fthe Emperors guard, would needs goe (whether for her deuotion or for her recreati- atthe firft amoft terrible & bloudie conflié, wherein that part ofthe ar os that too againit 
oe OW not) to vifitthe monafteric and fairechurch, which Blemmydes (a Noble man of Paleolagus and his Greeks, was put to the worfe,to the great Euvorntiie o oe ie i 
tr¢nowne, both for his intepritie of, life, and learning) had of his owne coftand charges cuenvponthe pointto haue fled,had not one of the greateft Commanders inthe Turksarmy, 
but lately built inthe country, where he to; i 


) cout gether with hismonks,asmen weary of the world, 
liueda deuout and folitarie contemplatiue life, after the manner of thattime, with thegreat 
§0od opinion ofthe people in generall. This Bleramydes was afterward 


danighkin{man of the Sultans, foran old grudge that he bare vnto the Sultan, withall his 
= ae the heat of the battel reuolted vatothe Tartars : whereby the fortune és the bac- 
for his vpright lifeand D tel was ina moment as it were quite altred,they which but now wereabout to haue fled}figh- 












: : : E ene |} i heir backs & flie:in which fight 
profound learning chefen Patriarch of Conftantinople : which great h ; ting like lyons ; and they that were victorsnow gladtoturnt! ae 
Marcasite Eonperor himfelfe, he refufed, contenting himfelfe ith his Goll ereapice Btineaiite : a Steet number of the Turks fal SE onhie, t aeieac tee e 
id the doores fhutagainft herby the with the Generall of chains) = ‘ ee nie after many dayes Bight recouered-acatle 
Monks,betore commanded fo to do by Blemmydes their founder :and fo was to her great dif. aftand,and to fight for their lines, d fo fauedthemfelues, ‘The Tartarsafter this fo 
grace kept out. For that deuout man deemedita teatimpietie, to fufferthat fo wicked and | of shone ace Cerone Gatun ots sane os se ¢ 
fhamelefiea woman, againft whom he had moft 






i 1 ’ itori i kenthe whole ftrength of the Turks,and brought in ha- 
i k ; } great a victorie (wherein they had brokentl D 
poe and wicked feetto tread vponthe faced ppoeadetoliis charch gee eeae zard ue wall thes a gi hinedams) ee here i mae - git 
this indignitie,hardly by fo proud a womanto be with patience dilgefted,and prickt forward uinces {ubiec& vnto the Turkifh Sultan, m ‘ape piphcaiMocen 
a by her flattering followersalfo, returning tothe c nit, srieuoufl tied much that the Sultan difcouraged,& hauing now no ftrength left to oppofe againit then sa 
the Emperousitting him vpby all means he could to reuengete lane retusa ee 5, unis Gres Ener ona gfot a who mation nara het 
aue beene therein him{elfe difgraced. Whereunto were ioyned alfo the hard f; L E his train,and comforte ach fi gh i reabie 
| iti iefauor, itv taspecches of i fetic he fent home with him, vnder the leading of J/aacius Ducas , fyrns 

pe Lhe fauourities, who to currie fauor,{pared not as It were to put oyle vnto the fire, a nadie ost credit with him. In recompence of which kindnefle,the Sultan a 
vnto the Emperor the citie of Laodicea,whereinto he prefently puta ftrong garrifon: a 
theleffe,it was not long beforeit fell againe into the hands ofthe Turks, beinga place —" 
be holden by the Greekes, Yet forall this,the Sultan finding himfelfe ftil too weaketo a 
ftand the continual inuafions of the Tartars,and weatie of the harmes he:dayly — ~ ~ 
theaduice of his chiefe councellors made a league with them, yeelding to pay = edie 
yetely tribute,thereby to redeeme his peace.From which time the Tartarsacco 
Turks as oftheirtributaries and vaffals. Y i " 
BE». Notlongafterthis, Michael Paleologus was by the Emperors kind and Legere — mt 
~~ led homes with his faith ful promifeal{o before ginen for his fecutirgemme’ me st 
bound himfelfe alfo by folemne oath, to be vnto the Emperour ver ne sag a 
_  andfrom Hee neuerto feeke after the Empire, orgiue caule ss 


__mattersas he had beene before charged with : but foreuerco yee yavacine Epes aa = 
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The dathof Now Theodoruethe:Emperorbawing raioned 7. ye fied, | aif 
Teter Oe, bisifonwebn,chen buvachild of fix yetes old;tofueceed whi 


hat 


Greek Emperor 


inconrs, deh change of Muza/o's Fortune ; among themfelues murmured therea 


10%} of the empite,of better tightappertained ; infomuch asthe 
< salo;whom(asthey faidythey had many caufes both 


_ obedience:whichifthey thouldtailerel 


Thege 


fonne;or othenhis{iedeffors inthe Empire;h and fidélitiely, 4 
conditions he wasagaine made great Gonttable,and citied inte the E pers fang 
lined thereft of his taigne in greathonour andicredic h y GY in and 


‘deatinbed} together with the empire;commended to'Ar 
sala his faithtul’councellorjas to his truftie ntorsjto {ee 
webé& peaceably goucrned. This a¢azale wasatnan ofamean for his Furl, 

acquainance & ciuilebehauiour, ofa child brought yp inthe court with the Fisperour ef 
play-fellowswith whom he growingy p;fo framed himfelfeto hismanners & difpofition thi 
“healone was vnto:him in ftead of al, (til ac hand, readie to fay or do whatfoeuet mighe bevnto| 
the Einperofgratious or pleafing. And the elderthey grew, fo increafedthis their mutual af, 


Gionand louealfo:in fuch { oftsthiat wich himaowbmp rourhe-was ofall others in gTeaten 
fauour and authoritie2a wary obferaer oftitveeligtitya readieminifter of his affairs, & fai 
falipartdker ofhis fecrets + forwhich he Wasin fort time promoted vato’ thegteatent honoys 
‘of the courtsé& honotably marti¢d vnto one of the Empei igh kinfwomenjand now athiy 
death,by his lat wil, with the reuerend Pattlatke appointed tutor to the yong Emperor'& his 
‘Woyong filters. And for the morewaffurance thereof,a folemn oath of obedience to the yor 
Princeyas Emperor,and vnto them as his tutors;was exacted ofal forts of men,both high anj 
low, ofwhat vocation focuersand that not once,butfirtta little before the Er perors death, g 
agdinafver he wasnow dead: for many. of thenobilitie honourablydifeended, feeing the fig. 
: i as gtiening at his pres 
tment,{ecing there were many among themjyneowhom botheheesito fof Hie orien } 
ned ; 4 \ Y were both 
heyfor fe belong achargethan was cazy. 
! : nad t to contemne & hate: For,b. j 
wasnothonorablyborne,& had fe érued the lace Emperor Theadee,as the raler, fh in =a 
againitfome ofthe hobilitie,caules fufficient ofthe peoples hatred; if he thould now alfo in {o 
‘Srcatanthoritieaffectthe empire , it was by his malicious enemiesvainly doubted, that hee 
would tot {pare to commit any manner of villanie for the effecting of his inordinacdefires: Of 
ta manatall othertimes ofa mo . 
k 


neeret of kin vatot! e Emperor, & fitter(as they thoug 


all which Muxalowas not ignoran ft quicke: o1 

‘ he ft 

a salar cae ae eff pecially aa ed Walther 
WY aerrore tpeedily calling togetherall the nobility into thecbart Poin, [ 

one by one, & curteoufly difeotmit y td AEehrENGl 


miniftration ofthe empire,and tuition of theyongem arora 
any one of them, whom the reftthouldthinke Aten te {6 . a ‘ 
allwith one confent as it were refufed.{ayj ee foe ral tge:whichthough they 
whomthe emperor,lord both ofthe ct nes That he was ofall others tobe preferred. 
, 


cdijendeniv natn: pele ofthe empire andthe child,had committed the fa 


dthem to the contrarie,& ftifly with tood the; ifhing i 
Ratdetigiaid leda quiet priuat life in fecuritie,chan roihaaebiy Diver! 
or doubt of the enay then arifing,as for feare of fome great dangertheroftocntie Buc, sould I 
aro {Reve wasmnone,butthar asthe late emperor had appointed, fo mutt 
eet flemnite nbeto ga ea he ne 
hitte than before,the third time {worr ; i 
Boge to rib the yong empe rorinhis em pite,and Muzalo inthe festa 
niftration of the affaires of | eo y ee ad themboth all due Konous ind 
j ereligionfly to pertorme,they withed to th 
man;8¢to all ee thamefallendiand dettmétion. Yeenorwithttanding dng oe, 
hg ,mixt mo} Fey onuch forkweating,cherewasnot fully ine days puff son, 
: z so ga. 
‘of enuy, feldome 


He greet of their oath,and ful 
vorthic. cath of Mayxa/o the Proteaor ‘ 
rap] inted forthe funeral dtthenpgeee ns ; 
: OBether at Sofandra(anabbey by himfelfe buileiing 
rfeat Mapnefia) m ny. great ladies, } Poser honor 
es ofthe nobilitic and among the nfpirators’alfo : thither re- 
’ ; , paired 


A pairedalfoa number of fouldiers 


common people, asat Such fol 


fuddenly breaking into the ch 


em 


of the Turkes. 


prepared forthe flaughter, with an infinite number of the 
nitiesis vfual.But what needsmany words 
were yet in finging,and the obfequies performing,the foldiers as they were 
urch with their drawn {words in theit hands 
fled to the altar for refuge) with his two bretheren Andronicus & Theodorus 


wk 


»Wwhilethe hymns 
before inftrudted; 
sflew Muzalo (then p4ugalo traite- 
sboth men of great voufly murdved 


account, & diners others appointed to the maflacre,So thematrons and the re(t of the mules eee 


tude breaking off their mourn’ 


as they could, fomeone way,fome another 
& monks thinking to haue done the like,w 


ing, 


»& for feare thronging out one in anothers necke,fledas fat 
»as they thought for their beft fafery:but the pricfts 
ere by the imperious foldiers,whether they would 


ornot,again inforced into the church; where tumbling one ouer another,as thronging in with 
B great force & violence,and fcarce able to ftand by realon of the flipperines of the bloud there 
fhed vpon the pauement,they in great fare madean end of thofe bloudie ob{e equies. Thisout- 


rage appealed, Arfénius the Pai 


triark 


,& only tutor of the yong emperor nowleft,was therwith 


» yermuch troubled,as with a thing dangerous bothto the perfon of the yong prince, & quiet- 
neffe ofthe {tate ; but what good courfeto take thereinhe could not tell : foras he was aman 
for his learning & integritie of lite not inferior to the beft,fo in matters of {tate he wasas farre 
to feeke:asit commonly hapneth,the contemplatiue man buried in his meditations,to be vn- 
fit for temporal gouernment ; whereas he that fhould performe both,mutt to his rare vertues 
and great learning ioynea ctuil conuerfation, with great experience in worldly affaires not to 
be learned but by great and long praétife. This reuerend father(of no greatreach, yet withing 

© all wellycallingtogetherthe nobilitie,confulted with them what werebeft to be done for the 
gouernment both ofthe yong Emperor and the empire,now that Muzala was dead ; not confi- 
dering in the mean time,who they were with whom hee confullted,or,that councel grounded => 
vponno wife forefight, orapprooued experience, was more dangerous varotim whome hee 
would haue prouided for, thanall the enemies murthering {words, as fhortly after appeared. 


Amongtt others of the nobilitie calledro councel,was Michael Paleologus (of whom we haue® “tical Palas 
before {poken)much fuperior to the reft,as difcended of the imperial! houfe of the Comment, a logua apireth, 


man ofa cheerefull countenance,gracious and curteous, and withall exceeding bountifull and 
liberall, whereby he eafily woonthe hearts ofallmen in generall,bute{pecially ofthe Colo- 
nells,captains,and other martial! men,commanders in thearmie:of whofe afpiringto the Em- 
D His, niany prefages and common rumors (not always vaine)had in former time paffedalfo,to 
the mouing of many:yea the Patriarke himfelfe not confidering his haughtie and afpiring na- 
tureymadeno leffe account of him than did the reft,but vpon an efpeciall fauor,committedto 
his only truft the keyes of the commontreafure,at ich time as mony wasto be deliuered out 
for payment of the armies, or other like great occafions of the {tate ; the moft effectual means 
for the furtherance of his fecret practifes,and the readieft way for the effecting of thathe af 
fo long before plotted: for hauing in his fingring fuch amaffe of treafre, ashee might we 
haue withed,but neuerreafonably hoped for,hee poured it outas it were by bufhels, pet ft 
the nobilitie and martiall men, and {uch othersas he thought wereable to doc moft eh the 
people; among{t whom were many of the clergie alfo:of which his fauorits were : ema- 
E nic meetings,and by them was the Patriarke contiaually foliciced, butyet in genera hrermes, 
without delay (according tothe neceffitie ofthe time)to take order forthe good ad 
of the ftate,which now asagreat fhip inthe middeft of the fea without amatter, i bis 
faid) in danger to perifhand being once loft,was not to be againe recouered, Atwhic “i 
alfo the name of Paleolegus was inewery mans mouth,asthe only man for his Lea . 
perience fitto take vpon him the charge and gouernment ofthe empire, yntil the yongempe 


ror were come to age. Vato which common good liking, 


the Patriarke alfo(feeiag n0 more,or 


peraduenture not fo much asthe reft)gaue his confent:and fo without longer 1 ih ~ 
contentment both of the nobilitie and people in generall;made him Serre “ es, a : = 
and tutor ro the yong Emperor, wanting now nothing ofan Empetor him \ 4 (tieinalcfoss 

F title and imperial ornaments. This was the firft ftep whereby the pie ie ace, 
indifgrace with the two late Emperors, lohm Dacaé,and his fon Theaderm 


tothe Empire, 
“Ttwas not many days after, 


i Ait ic i herein it was alled- 
but that his fauorits held another councel,w fate 
ged, That it was nor{eemly for him that was titor vito the Emperour,gouernour ofthe dad 


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1 i gilione fertheimperiall crowne vpon this vfurpershead ; yet not asvpon him that fhould ftill enioy 
as 


euptter byire the empire,but as ypon a manaccording to the prefent neceffitie of the time and ftate,thoughe 


a Pe- fitteft forfo great a charge, varillthe young child came to age , vato whom then hee was to 
triarke. 


The generall } 3 


and empire,and to giue audience ynto the Embaffadours of 

nour next vnto the Emperor,as well for the magnificence of the $ 
place: whereupon he was both by the Patriarke and the yong Emp th 
tle ofthe Defpot,another ftep vntotheempire. But what contentment finde the ambitious 
euen in the greateft honours, fo long as thereis oneaboue them ¢ Little fure, or none at all, 
more than that it ferueth them to ftepat next vpto the higheft:as did this new made Defpor, 
who fhortly after,was by certain of the nobilitie his great fauorits,neere ynto Magnefia, with 
the greatapplaufe of the people,hoy{ed vp and faluted Emperor. Whereof Arfenins the Pa- 
triarke hearing, wastherewith much troubled , as fearing what would become of the young 
child, the right heire of the empire. And firft he was aboutto have excommunicated as well 
him that was made Emperor,as them that had fo made him :but afterward changing his pur- 
pole, for feare of greater troubles, he thoughtit better by folemne oath to bind both him and 
the reft,that they fhould not feek after the life ofthe child,or by any force ot colour go about 
to depriue him ofthe Empire ; which was {0 done, Yet it was not fulla moneth after, but that 
cuen he that had fo great acare ofthe young child,and fo prouided for his fafetie, (perfuaded 
by them ofthe nobilitie and clergie) with his owne hands,andall the accuftomed ceremonies, 





















giue place,and to refigne to him the Empire. All which being by more folemne oath than be- 
fore, confirmed, goodinews (as the certaine fignes of his fortunate gouernment) were brought 
vato him ofagreat victorie obtained by his captaines , again{t Atichael Ctagelus Defport of 
i IF who having married the late Emperors daughter, & hearing of his death, 
fia aided by the King of Sicilia,and the Princes of Peloponefusand A- 
shad thought ini that hurle and perturbation of the State,to haue taken 
felfe the greatcft part of the Emperors territoriesin Macedoniaand Thracia 3and for 
¢ fame purpofe was with a ereatarmie entred into them, burning and fpoyling the countrey 
before him: whereof Atichael Pvleologwa (chen but newly made Defpor) hauing intelligence, 
fent his brother sobm, and fome other hisbeft éaptaines, witha greatarmieagainft him, by 
whom he with his complices were put tothe worle, and notwithout greatloffe enforced ro 
retyre: the ioyfullnewes whereof he receiued euenas he was crowned, Which was fhortly 
after confirmed by the comming ofthe great’ Commiaunders themfelues, bringing with them 
the Prince of Peloponefiis and Achaia,by them taken prifoner ; who for 


‘ his ranfome was af- 
terward glad to gitie vate the Emperor Paleologas,Monembafia, Maine,and Sparta, three of he 
beftcitiesofPeloponefus: wher 


: einto he putttrong garrifons vnderthe command otConften- 
sinterhis brother by rhe nisthers fide righbvatiant captaine, By whofe good feruiceand che 
contimodiots fcienation ofthe placeshe gained divers othertownes andcitiesyaad ac fength 
che grtaten part oPPeloponenisvour ofthe handd ofthe Ladies sforrhe viter rooungout of 
whowties hee thortly after witha pea Aranie patléd ooer into Thtaciay sith! purgote Cs wras 
thoughtyeo haus belied Conttiatinaples buvfindinpictobeea matter of more difficuitic 
chad wasbefore fuppoRd hetemehimanddaidficcerorhecatioot Peraovueragainiticonshe: 
other ide ofthe haensit hope by miininpattharcaitidyohauebecomenatersy nb the 
COWRES WHAM HE Gore RBeABE tepid sndentoveeddnicd Lotte toxetyyer Sovifingowititthis 
arti ha ronMed aiiueres Sand fonobotddiarhiocounterysboouCoofiatinogtes and 
pein: ST lid a inoonéons poosubleete 
ouNiiarerinoptiiiaersadleereurhig 1idfdtowcepoaiblicast hherkovyiootddocddar 
Aoadaetart ha ogaenolhanir nine Wihobithoeyéanvtl bpeftomeddskhecadiioortitines sh 
ain fiormanos read hoyyerrediitinn 
Fowl Wihhibhidoodjberemrndd agin 
Sgouefihoeshhet toritarhiooplemestkees by 


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of the Turkess 


P: which gaue occafion for fome writerst6 report, That he 


at 
A. was lefcat Venice tobe brought; 
was pawned vnto the Venetians, 

Aboutthis time Mangosthe great Chanof Tartarie,{tirred by Aitonius the ian king: 

by whofe perfuafion he had alfo receiued the Chriftian raion penned wale a i 
an exceeding great armieagainft the Turkes and Sarafins in Sysia and the Land of Paleftine, | ~ 58. 
This Haalon(conuerted alfo vnto the Chriftian faith by his wife) fetting forward with aworld pes 
of people following him, inthe {pace of fix moncths ouerran all Perfia,with the countries ad: great drmie «- 
foyning;excepting one ftrong place inthe mountains,(which fome fay was Samarchand,after: 81” *#*Tke 
ward theroyall feat ofthe great terror of the world, the mightie Tamerlane) which befieged 4 
by tenthoufand horfemen,by him appointed for that purpofe, and fo continued by the fpace 
of feuenand twentie yeresafter,was then at length (as Aitow himfelfe writeth)yeelded by the 
defendants only f6r want of cloathes to couer their nakedneffe. Haalon (in whofe anmic thofe 
tenthoufand left behind were not miffed , marchin 


f 1 ig on, and asa violent tempeft bearing all 
down before him,entred at length into Affiria,and there layd fiege vnto the greatcitic of Ba- 
bylon,then the feat of the great Caliph ; whomall the Mahometan Princes honouted aboue 


allothers,as the true fucceffor of their great Prophet Mahomet,and teceiued from his mouth 

the interpretation of theirlawas moft diuineoracles, Which great citie Haalonwoon, and 

puttiag to fword all he found therein,men, women,and children,with the fpoile theteofand 

the rich treafures of the Caliph, inriched his fouldiers. The Caliph himfelfe (referued for 

that purpofe) he commanded tobe fetinthe middeft ofthe infinite treafure which heandhis 
C predeceffors had moftcouetoufly heaped vp together,andthat he fhould of that gold, filuer, 

and precious ftones take what it pleafed him to eat, faying (by way of derifion) That {o gain- 
fulla gueft thould by good reafon be fed with nothing but things of greateft price, whereof -—— 
he willed him to make no {pare : inwhich order the couctous wretch keprforcertaine dayes, 
miferably died with hunger,in the middeft of thofe things whereofhe thoughthe'fhould ne- 
uer haue had enough, which thonghthey were in valew great, and with grearcarc laid toge-* 
ther,yerfetued they him not now to {uffice nature, beft contented with alittle. Babylonthus 
facked,and almoft rafed,the Tartar marching on through Mefopotamia, by the way: tooke 
the Citie Rhoais,where U4iton the Armenian King, and authour ofthisthe Taratsexpediti- 
on,came to him with tweluethoufand horfen,and fortiethoufand fooryas reporteth Aiton 
the Armenian Kings Nephew.thenthere prefent. So entring into Syria,ina fewdayestooke J 
Aleppo, which hefacked andrafed incheyeare of our Lord 1260. with dittersorhenttrong aims ie my 
cownes fometime belonging vnto the Kingdome of Antioch. ThenwasonecMalacnefirSul- 
tan off Damafto,commanding ouerall Syriaand che land of Paleftine: whoternttiediwith tie 
loffe ofliis Cities;andthe-feate of farther danger,with hiswiteand childtencameand hum- 
bledhimfelfebeforethe Tartar Prince, inhope fo rohaue faued vara htimitiledomegaod 
farcofhiskingdome., Whercinhe was: muctidectiued,, beeing @sfomedtky) carriedaway 
afirrcoffintoexile; becaufeheefiouldnorhinderttie Tartarsproceedings::\anas attivrsine- 
part, (and happel ywithimoreprababilitiey beine by himderained asiiis priftner, andiatter 
watdstethererrour offtisfimescntinpiccesin isiighevndertiewallesofDamatta,aften — 
tiatiit-had invaine beennwiceatfaultedb tie: Mrarssaviicl (ttongeiticfonall ithattticeats ore 
terrvardistookeby itronmliandandifickediinandbytieperiiationat tis: wiltouertinoy: al 
die Wiliomerancemples.asiiec tind befareimeneryp leew eretieweamer Burgarpesiagea 
fuueconeenttonvardteirathlemanttteligecanqneedtie wi alten one editor, eve 
Waetinanigliviitmerctiedtattiafiistinartien linen tieeserosae Chane svticrenr ran diated ns 
jMirmeyantiierunedttinengaine, intioyeadl dhamrextempiite stimadinelineisenpeditiom 
fhenralinuy mtb ipo, ot, onan 

: ities, rarest (Hingrttionthovitiee Turton lized stein evi 

dinestivthedicnatfaires othe Cine msi Shyrecae tence gto yan 
Tbeeneaiitet cancdictestitwvsseroadl i ferietomncessugeiireonesteoeetice othe ineiean Cama seed 
B sweeilesftiead) the Ciwittian timesattive mee tthen netic dhe fedioiae heat oredhrenone 

dite asdietie Taraortiventhey : bt thoy thereat tani! dilicont oni 

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for the recoucrie of the Holy land: who hauing there ftayd A thofe fouldiers totake hiswayes th F ras oe 3 ny 
thers troubles at home, followed him(elfe after him ; but yet Ie tines, whom he-was loth to (ae cee 4 i ie cre f Conftabrinoplests reriifie the La= 
ant Captaine, with ten thoufand of his horfemen,to like purpofe thegates, buttokeepe them as prifonets coupt vp within Aes ofth Rirre too farre out of 
by the infolencie of certaine Chriftian fouldiers in garrifon about captaine with this handfullofmen, pafling Paes ae acne os citie.. This warlike 
ther with his Tartars,made a foe. Thefe garrifon fouldiers hauing b i from Conftantinople ; whereby chance lighting cin certain mae labe i osu tee 
tie out of the Tartarsterritoric, not onely refufed to reftore the fameagaine, butalfo foulel borne inthe citic, and theredwelling, hee diligently inquired of them fhe a ee ere: 
entreated nichias the Wartar-hadienttor the demanding thereof, Whereupon Rirther Btarels of what ftrength the Latines Were, with many Shea things, fuchashe D idleftueine and. 
arifing,ie fortuned anephew of Guirboca’s, avaliant young gentleman, to be Mitnesio reuenge who not onely told him that the {trength of the Latines wasbutfinall , buealfo chastheene z 
whereof hee pees Sidon,and hauing taken it,facked it, and burnt it downe tothe ground te(t part thereof was gone to the fiege of Daphnufia, atowne notfarre Sfivpon ae ete 
sie one sine, ee en seme se became vtter enemies vni e Chriftians, doing th cin 8 4 mh ies ie Apne Greckes euill affected to the gouernment of the Latines,and defi 
the harme they could deuife. ; fd - rousof thelibertic of their countrey) offered of themfelues to fhe, him a fig 
F Thy Egprion This difcord betwixt the Tartars & the Chriftians,gaue occafionvnto Melech the Agypti- giue him entrance into the citie. Thefe poore men dwelt withinthe Tet ELy meet 
Signa” an Sultan,oow iealous of the Tarcars necrneffe, with a great armie of his Mamalukes & others gates, neere whercunto by anold ruinous mine almoft{warued vp, wasa fecret vafulpetted 
tocnterinto Syria, andto {poilethe countrey of Damafco ,agaiaft whom Gairbora with his way into the citi¢,not knowneco any but to themfelues: by thisblind hole they, promifed 
Tactars, although both in trength and number farinferior, went out. But ioyning bateel! with him by night to receiuein fiftie of hisbeft fouldiers ; which faddenly fetting vpon the watch 
him at too much odds,and the victoric inclining vnto that fide where moft {trength was, hee fait by,and difpatching them out of the way,might prefently breake open the gate, and fo let 
there valiantly fighting was flaine,with moftpart of his Tartars : fuchas efeaped fed this At inthe reft of easapianoetnes they promifed themfelues with their friends to put to thein 
meniavnto the friendly king, By this vidtorie,all Syria, wich the land of Paleftine, exce fin, el ping naneesal UDG Hime of the good {ucceffe thereof. This plot forthe betraying of the 
fome few places holden by the Chriftians, fell again into the hands ofthe Agy ptian Solan sith thus laid and agreed vpon, Wa fexims and Cefér well rewarding themen , and filling them 
asdidfome of them fhortly after alfo : fox: Bandecader {ucceeding cAtelech in the Mamaluke op alti gears eres beman ahaa tishty iain bout ia ea a rae 
: ingdome, comming into Syria with agrcat armie, tooke Antioch er, pecans uke | after theit wonted manner teceiued into the citie, without fufpitionatall. And withina few 
BE eis tiehiinplacesbefars ach LALINC 3 Antioch fr e Chriftians, and daies afteraccording to their promife, at an appointed houre receined in'by nightthe afore- 
p ebythem defended. The citiehe burnt,and rafed th : yng 
i downto the ground,and afterward entring into ‘Appeniadti i cS Ta s the Caftle faid fiftiefouldicrs ; who aided by them, prefently flew the watch;and brake open the gate,» 
| guintsutee — Whileftthe Turks kingdome thus gocth ee tatie there great harmealfo, whereby Alexins entring alitetle before day, in conuenient place put his men in order of bat= 
om the re pole (fed by.the Mamalukes « their affzirsi ‘ : ytia, ruinated by the Tartars , but tell,and afterward to the greater terror of the Latines,caufed the citie tobe fer on fire in foure 
“ot eet sae _ sees - a i fe ee in we leffer Afia,znow the whole Hips ofthat Na- | places, which increafing withthe winde,burnt in moft tetrible manner,and was in fhorttime = 
Bs yt i de a } uch better: for Lathatines the Turks Sultan,there foinuadedby | comealmoft yato the Emperors palace. Who fcarce well awaked,and feeing the citieall ona 
sand hauing loft Iconium his regall citie,fled with his brother Melech to the Greck fire about his eares,and the enemie comming on,wasaboutat the firftwith thofe few Lati 
Emperor Michael Palcologwe,in hope to be of him relieued,for the kindnefle hec had not Jon that he had(for Greckeshe had none)to hae made basset aint areca But bettas adui fe and 
te ei him in us eleva he fled from the late emperor Theodore ; whercof hoe perceiuingitto benow tono purpofe,hee (the lattof the fa ine Empetors that cuervtalgned 
utting him in remembrance, hee requefted him either with for i id wh 3 i ; ; ati : 3 af hic fi 
him,or elfe to affignehim fomecorner in his large eipireynhatel haaieiein Pea : faint Scones ieheanen 1 wee a af Leer fe ch 
 hiswife & children,and other followers, whom with much wealth h he Ae eat ? ia MODICCANC GAEL PSE e TEOG! 
: 2 mi witlotr he had brought with him King,in hope to hauc beene by him and the Venetians relicued. After whom fled alfo allthe 
in greatnumber. The Emperor oneuery fide himfelfeiicombred with warres,thought it reft ofthe Latines. Thus the imperiall citie of Conftantinople by great fortune fell againe i 
good in fo great newnefle of his empire,to diminith his owne forces : POUBUEICAOL, 3 eae ‘ OP OD CDi nue ins 
any-placaito inhabit,(eemed so leffe dargeraeatten awe in ?andtoafligne vato him to the hands ofthe Greekes, inthe yeare 1261, after thavit had beenein poffeffion of the La- 
eae > ‘ 5; forthathe hauing been agreat Prince, and tines about 58 yeares. i 
pies Sir many great countrics,and brought vp inall princely royaltie, was motlike ‘The ioyful news ofthe recoueric of the imperiall citie, was in fhort time carried vnto A 
ie pe noe ee ay little: elidel that,his nobility,then difperfed by the Tartars;were chael Paleologus the Greeke Emperorat Nice; whoat che firftbeleeuedit not, asthinking it 
h Bons h imbers to refort vnto him,as vato their head, fo foone asthey fhould {earce pofible,fo ftronga citie to haue bin by fo weakea power furprifed,wherashe himfelfe 
once heare that he were feated in any place : and vnkindly to caft him off that had fo noblel not long before was notable with aright puiffantarmy ;!and much other like prouifion, to 
+ vfed him inlikeextremitie,the Emperor was loath. And i SRUARHAR! AnODIe Peony. ( Fejanicente See Shear eactill 
: ‘ i Y a air : But afte a ; 
wordsséefoording him on from ti «An therefore feeding him yp with faire L winthcecaftleof Galata ouer againftit.But afterwards aflured of thetruth thereof, with his 
inf ipe i eh cee fe re to time with delays, heheld hima great whileasaman handsand eyes caft vp towards heauen, gaue mofthearti¢ thanks to God therefore, caufing 
eee Me ae ae paire. At length in the abfence of theEmperor(though hap- ‘bymnes and pfalmes of thank{giuing to be folemnly fling ineuery church, with all the other 
Pp DOE! ut Nis privitie) he ommanded with all his traine,in number ab fiones of ioy anditriumph that could be deuifed, So fetting all other things apart, hee wholly Paleologar the 
undred;to get himro Anusa F : erabouttwelue i Me P 5 PCAANES apa sae, Greeke BSH 
BC F . hracia, ftanding vpon the fea coaft: where hee much ‘bufied himfelfe in making preparation for his going ynto Conftantinople,now onceagain the ;,, ee Epo 


_ difcontentedsliued likean honorable prifonerat large « but with the ; 
as © ne 5 watch 7 
‘AY vpon him,as that he could by nomeanes(as hedelivede(tape, In ciel om 
le Icaue him,to feed vpion hisowne melancholy though 2 Oks 


awvhad Histol ReloegassbEripross ign e two ycares, when new troubles 

partof his Empire in Europ fide, by the treachery of arichael 
ne Alexites Strategopa- 
‘od fe iceagainft the 


fearof the Greeke empire: wherein, and in travelling having {pent many da esshecatlength (eyion of the ck 
swith thé Emprefic his wife atd Andronicus his fonne,then but two yeares ol ,asifithadbeen *¢ Aa 
infolemine proiceffion,on footentred into the citie, by the Gate called the Goldem Gateyand 
fo after prayers and thankes given, wientto the palace prepared for him neere voto the Tilt- 
yard : for the other imperial palacesof greater béautie (fometime the ftately dwellings of 
M UP - the greatetEmperours of, the Greekes) had nowof long during thesaigne of the Latines, 
Jien ruinous, or altogerherdefaced. Add fhortly after; becaifevertue andtrue. defert 
»fhould not wantthcirduehduour, hecaifed Alexius Cefar’ (by whofemeanes the citie was 
-recouered) in folemne triumph ia hisroabis of honour; with acrowne vpon hishead; fiot 
‘much inferiourynto the imperlall crowned, with great pompeto be cartied thotow a Pe 








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citie: and farthercommanded , thathis name 


5 Wing, inall {olemng of the Turkesi iy 
raicrsand irymnes ofthanfgining,fhould beioyned with Emperor himfelp. © Anow fully refolued to eftablifh vnto him and his pofteritie the foueraigntie of (5 great anem- 
en yet notthinking to haué done him honour enough, y image afterward to pire,howfocuer it wasgot,caufed the 


yong Princes cies to be mot cruelly put out ‘the vival fis toa 
on fuch as they are loth or feareto kill > Ind yetwould Empererseyes 


7 ioufly hie to be fervpona fai: ¢ betore the practife ofthe tyrants of the Eaft, vp 
Fey ee panare cee " : ; oe make them vofit for gouernment.Of which bar 


church ofthe holy Apoftles,in perpetuall remembrance of hi hehad done for the 
deliuerie of his-countrey ; which fhortly after ouerthto 


‘ 1 1 barous crueltie; hisfifter Theodora(martied to MMH HF 
Confantinns Prince of Bulgaria) hearing, ceafed not with teares and Praietsandall other wo. 
againe reftored. Now was this great and famous citie,{e ofthe world, } manly perfuafions, to ftirre vp her husband in renenge theteof: whereuntd allo Fathatines the 
thefe ftrange and fatall mutations, wonderfully deface to great defolation : in Turkes Sultan, gaue no fmall furtheranc 


¢; whowearie of exile,andtobec fo intoa cotner 


emight not ftart,by fecret meffengers intreated the 


alan cel ath ; st f hils ofrubbj confined as intoa prifon from whenceh 
cuety place wasto be feene great heapes, or rather (tofa h) great hils ofrubbid Be Bulgarian Princeto make war vpon the vir 


theeternall-witneffesof the ruinethetcof, the houfes te fallen downe, fo 


i ‘ ping Emperor: promifing hima gteat furame of 
ae bev ‘ “eli mony, ifby his helpe he might recouer his former libertie. ‘Wherewith hee the rather mo- 
ae “aa tee beeen ke ae i bi ak ae ‘ H B ued, with a great power of his owne, and aboue twentie thoufand Tartars which then lay by 
Taedleice, he all ae that they had ir, ate dave Ubiz0y fome the riuer Ifter, fuddenly brake into the Emperours territories,and in Horter time than Was to 
pat orother of it, asit they had knowne they fhould nc itherdidthis lage hanebeete thought, ousrranne.ll the co easel 


a, cuen ynto the Sea fide, lea- 


dey ; ng ing neither man nor beaft inall th hee went: j 
fire raifedby the Greeks themfelues to terri fiethe Latins, sforwhich caule , ding neither man nor beaft inall that countrey as hee went: in good hope alfoto haue by the 


: x ‘ a MERERABR TL As eats Way furprifed the Emperour himfelfe, euenthen returnin from his warres againft the Def- 
the Emperors chiefe care now was to cleanfe the citie, and eft fort he could to reform {o poedh ‘Theffalie ; mi hearing of his {peedie cotuming, beeing got hts the Sea fide, and 
great aconfivfion of things not to be allat onceamended’ firft beginning With the churches, chauing no way lefttohaucefcaped by land) thipped himfelfe intoa Galley of the Latines, 
which ruinous orready to fall,he repaired;and next to that filled the emptichoufes with new which with another , herconfortbound for Conttanti 

inhabitants. And albeit thatthe chicfe of the Latineswereto 


/ nople,by good hap put inthere forto 
gether with the Emperour fled water,and fo in two dayes arriued in fafetie atthe imperiall citie. ‘Thus difappointed of the 
and gone, yet was the moft part of the artificers and tradefinen of thecitie, Venetians, and of Emperor,all his care was for the deliuerie ofthe Turks Sultan, Wherefore marching in haft 
3 them of Pifa, mingled together ; vnto whonvalfo to ioyne the Genowaies, and fo to fill the 1 @ to Anum,he fo terrified the citizens with his comming, that they without farther delay de- 
citie with Latines, he thought it notaltogether fate, ghithat by them hereaped great liuered him into his hands, fo to redeeme their owne peace. Inhis returne you might haue 
rofitswherefore-heaffiened vnto them the citi of Galatia now called Pera,on the other fide feene the fouldiers, efpecially the Tartars, driuing before them infinitnumbersboth ofmen 
of the hauen, forthem toinhabit ; granting greatpriuiledges,and eueryofthofe com. 


ape ei and cattell,in fuch fort,as that in the open countrey of Thracia fora {pace 
_sPahies tobe gouerned by a Confull or Poteftate of their own 


swashardly to bee 
: 5; ! : ‘or the imperial citi cit fecne either countreyman or beaft,it was {o cleane {wept both of inhabit 
et heftored it (foneereas he could) with naturall Greckesborne Agi 
Baleologus 


ants,and likewife of _ 
; y = attell. ee Som 
Aalealogs “Now although all things wentas Pa/eslogus the Emperor could himfelfe haue wifhed syet > Tathatinesthe Sultan by the Tartars cartied our Ifter , and fo by them fet at libertie,thort- Lethetinet ds 
i ae tet contd Henot reft fo contented! for‘feare left thofe which now did eat their owne hearts, and ly after dyed, In whofe kingdome fucceeded not his fonne cmel:cke (as fome write) bittwo Me. 
With gteatgriefe (moiildredtheiranger,fhould at length as the rightfull heives of the empire others (as the Turkes themfelues report) the one called catefoor, the fonne of Kei-Cubades, 
by himv(urped, breake outinto open forcesand fo br cd him grear troubles,yeaand perhaps and the other Kei-Cabades, the fonne of Feramcine,bornealfo of the SelXaccian family , as 
worke his confufion, For {uchisthe torinenting ftate of viurping tyrants neuer to think then» ke D 


felues fafe fo long as any one liueth, whom they may fifpeét. Where fare atonce'to rid him. 
felfe ofthis feare,he thoughtitbelt fo rordifpole of the-children ofth 


were all the other Turkes Sultans,but how neere of blood vnto the late Sultan Jathatines they 
ofthis f elateEmperdr,Theodé- | 
rus Lafearisasthat he fhould not need oftthem to ftan t 


fa . Betwixt which two, ashis vaffals, Gazanthe great Tartar Chah (by whome they 
wens preferred) for the payment of ayearely tribute, diuided the Turkes kingdome ; ap- 
portioning vnto cAte/aer the cities of Amida (in antienttime called Amifus, and Aminfusin 
Galatia, Melatia otherwife called Meletine in the leffer Armenia, Siuafte) in ess 
Sebaftia, and Harbarie, before Satabrea, both in Cappadocia, with all the countrey about 
them. And vnto Keicubades, Iconium, theantient feat of the Turkifh Sultans, with all 
Rumilia, Afiatica, orthecountries ofthe leffer Afiaalong(t the Sea coaft ; whichthefe oe 
Princes heldas the Tartars tributaries, ashadthe late Sultan Jathatines before them , vati 
fiich time as hee was by the fame Tartars againe expulfed. So that the Ehuegee f ; 
E which had of longtime flourithed in the se/Xwceian familie in Perfia, in Syria, Pa : 3 
and Agypt, there quite ouerthrowne by the Mamalukes and Tartars (as is before pe D 
and now brought vnderfoot in the leffer Affa alfo , where onely refted all the hope of eh Fi 
Nation, wasnowata low ebbe, divided betwixt two weake Princes, raigning i a 
uotion Bf the Tartar, In which confufion ofthe Turkith empire, forent; not onely id 
men of greater power andauthoritie amongftthem, fhared yntothemfelues , ‘4 
net ofthe declining kingdome, and fome another; but many ofthe obfcure and eft pi ae 
alfo, bearing with them nothing buttheir bowes and arrowes, tooke the ftrait pcg ead 
themountaines, and from thence with their dayly incurfions , did much ie schade ene 
tries of the Chriftians ioyning vpon them: which Was nogreat matter for i vitanoitand 
F garrifons which were woont to defend the fame, beeing for want of jt Apap Spin 4 
the Caftlesvponthe frontiers by them abandoned , which atthe TT aha aa decay af 
importance negleéted, was at length vato the Greekes agreatcanleot t as devin 
the greateft part of theireftatein Afia, Thefe mifchiefes vnregarded, s . ab wire 
more, the Turkes ftill gayning vponthe Greckes what they loft vito oe 


(two of the eldeft daughters) becing before by their 

Conethe Defpot of Epitus,and the other Prince f Bulgaria) withwhom he had much before 
todo,and of them yet ftood in fomedoubt s bue thefé was fafe enough out of his reach,Other 
two yonger fifters there were in his cuftodic, Theodoraand Irene, with their brother Tobn, the 
only heiteof the empire: Theedora he marri vatovone Belicurt,a gentleman of: Peloponefis; 
and Irene to one Vigintimilio of Genoa; both Lat es.tnen ofno grearbirth or power; firchas 
he needed not to ftand in doubt of.,Th reeraadlaspheclassh tersof{o greatan Emperour 
towed ; remained onelytheir | totker Iobx,the onely heire of 
: hom Peleolaeus!lona before euetrin ebeginning of his 
; a, thereto be fafely kepefarre off fiom the court; for Ferre lealt 
1is right and quarrel {ome difconrenred perfons ‘ous ofinnouation, fhould now be- 
nnefome new ftirres dangerous vnto his eftate. ch indignitie done. ynto the young 
ce; Arfentns the Patriatch (putin isifather for thebringing ofhimyp) tookein 

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2 F i ir kingdome onely excepted) was: Beeeset,as the A fame vnto the Ki ‘i i ng 
"s inuafions (the glotie oftheir kingdom ee A oweror vnto the King. Carthage this woon,the King laid fi aiiteaiibs 
oF caufeoftheir much greater oo wanvenegetee aN, tent i resect, . that wipe dot ectpe not fat off : whete by the ey he a cheouined ye Cee 5 ‘2 
as thefe aducnturous Turks meeting tege' ; De eee ; countrey, who fauing there loft ten thoufand of his Mi a hips BOF the 
“e ahem: jans :azai hael Paleslogus th ‘our fent outa {trong ; it d of his Moores; betooke himfelfe to Aisi 
territotries ofthe Chriftians :againft whom 44s fi thereft. "Who thus oueithrowne, refOltied ho more to tempt fort igor with 
Settee ayn omnercommngon, extranginaenay,ceyfotl | Ee adnne i thseny yaaa he ee Si 
; without refiftanceat their pleafure forrage the countrey Deh Ghicills, Mtl y ae ken hig ehtemies b out)more weae 


t by lying ftill'and protrating the tine, than by open force ich 
their purpofe King Lewis Sei ceitlng #81 Hot to fit freee thence vutilcha ego 
come mafter of theciti¢ ;whichasit {eemed, coild ndthold Sut for want of viuals conf 
dering the miltitude of people that Wete'gor into it, Neuertheleffe thus believed Noth b fey 
_, and land;and fo ftraitly hemmed in on euery fide, asthat no reliefe'could poffibly be brea ht 
B Vato it yer held it ourby the fpace of fixmoneths, After whieh cme wants daily mote a 


i ines. encountering with the Turks,was by hemin a great batcel ouer- 
aay ae aniglctented, or ons of allthatgreat multitude efcaping : for while ft 
the Greekes vnaduifedly purfued the Turks, retiting of puny aoe ox it were by 
them drawne into the danger of a greater power lying inamb) fort! en) al Un pe ha 
were flaine with an exceeding great Anche roe mee ee ae ee . Meee ; tye by thetic 

Hiuieciate Cb nT ase the : more increafing amongft the beficged, embaffadours were {e ace 1 
i gabe » voto the river Sangarius : vpon the bankes a pee al “ee with him of peace. But whileft thete cmbaffadotirs goeto si etka BES. Rae 
was glad to fortifie diuers townes and fortsto keepe them outof Bithynia, Neuerthelefit _ ___ ulations of the defited peAce, behold great and fins B ; 













i i lague arofe inthe Fr 4 
they in (hort time after fubdued all the countries,from Poutus and Galatia, vnto the By an which beganto cutthem downe by heapes: there dyed alah ifs County Beh an Pe, 
and Carian Sea , andthe riuer Eurymedon , which they diuided amongft them into divers Kings youngeft fonne,borne in the firtt expedition that the fard’Kind his fucher madeinto the 
Toparchies : little or nothing acknowledging the foneraigntic eytherof CAdefoot , or Kei- holy Land, euen at firch time as he was taken prifoner ; which Triffdn dyedthe'2 5 day of Au. 
iam , 109 744 | guitin the yeare of our Lord 1270. The good King hauing yet tcarcely performed theok 
Whileft the Turks inthe leffer Affa thus win from the Chriftians on the one fide,and lofe fequies of his fonne, fell ficke of the bloudie Aix, whereof he there fidrly after diedalio, A- 
tothe Tartars on the other,many an hard conflictinthe meantime pafled betwixt the Aigy p- | bout which time arriued there Charles King of Sicilie, the French Kings brother, witha great 
tian Sultans with their Mamalukes, and the Tartars,for the foueraigntic of Syria. The poore ic numberof frefh fouldiers whofe comming lightticd fomewhat the Frenchmens hearts (hea- 
remainder of the Chriftiansall that while there, in doubtboth of the oneand of the other: ie forthe death of theit King) and daunted the Moores, before bragge of the fame,Shortly 


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from whom andfrom the Armenians (thenalfo much infefted with the Mamalukes) diners | after Whomarriued there alfo Prince Edward, King Henry the thitd his eldeft fonne, Whotra- 
‘embaffadors were fent vnto the Pope andthe Chriftian Princes ofthe Weft,to crauctheir aid | uelling thorough France, and taking thippingat Aquefmort, not farré from Marfeilles, was 
. elpe in that their hard eftate : whofe prayers little preuailing with the reft, yet fo moo- howintén dayes with abraue companic of Englifhmen cometo Tunes ; and theteof the, 
d Lewis the French King,and Henry the third,then raigning in England, that they both pro- other Chriftian Princes, namely of Philip the French King (his father Zewis beihg how dead) 
ae mifed themaid. Whereupon Lewis aman ofagreat deuotion,and alwaies forward in that fer- of Charlet King of Sicilie, and of the two Kings of Navar and Atagon; ioyfully receiued, 
iy uiceagainftthe Infidels,tooke vpon him the Croffe,the cognifance of thefacred war ; cauling Butthefe Princes had alittle before hisariual concluded a peace with the Moors Kig, & the 
; his three fons, Philip that fucceeded him in the kingdome,{urnamed the Faire, Peter countie of Infidels, vpon condition that hee fhould pay a ycerely tribute of fortie thoufand erownes vn- 
th Alangon,and Joh Countie of Neuers ({urnamed Triffan,for that his mother was inher grea- K | tothe King of Sicilia ;andto fuffer the Chriftian réligionto bec freely preached inhis do- 
be teftheauines forthe taking of her husband,deliuered of him in Bgypt)and moft of the nobi- D Minions, by fuch deuout perfons as fhould bee there left for that piirpot ¢ and that Vntofuch 
i€ litie of France to doe the like:vnto whom alfo Theobald King of Nauar his fon in law, Alphon- as fhould by their preaching be conuerted vntothe faith in Chrift Tefhs, it fhouldbee lawfull 
: ‘fus hisbrother, and Guydo Earle of Flanders,ioyned themfelues. And fo hauing putall things forthém to be baptized,and to profeffe the Chriftianreligion. Of which peace, Prince Ed- 
: in readines,tooke his way to Marfeilles, ani fom thence embarking himfelfe with his armie wardynderftanding, did what hee might to haue diffuaded them from the fame ; faying, that 
Fe inthe Genoway fhips,hired for that purpofe,fet forward the firft of March,inthe yere 1270. the warre was by them altaken in hand againft the Infidels,as enemies to the croffe of Chrift, 
32 7 © Bucbeingat {ea,he was by force of weather conftrained to land in Sardinia,and there to ftay a with whom they were not tohaue peace : and forthe recouerie of the Holy Citie. Bur fay’ 
pea while : departing thence,he at length arriued at Carthage,the place by him defired ; where in aaa va , and doe whathee could, the peace (to his great difcontentment) Ky now 
= the entrance of the hauen he furprifed certaine ofthe enemies fhips ; but landing his men,and conclided, w' ae ney mightnot (asthey fayd) againe breake :and thereupon with rhe Brit 
affaulting the towne,he was there notably repulfed. This is not that antient,great,and famous faire winde hoifed fui i. ee returned towards Sicilia , with purpofethe next Spring to haue 
city,which fometime mightily ftroue with the proud Miftreffe of the world for foueraigntie, 1 E gone into Syria ; which their a mination was fhortly after by the hand of God difappoin- 
butanother built long after inthe ruines,or at left notfar from the tines of the fame.In the be- ted. Forbeeing come pesto ys of the Ifland tot farre from Drepanum , moft ofthe 
fieging whereof,the Frenchmen found fuch refiftance,as wel put them in remembrance ofthe great Princés ad Seal i ae their ted boats raee land, the reft of si fleet lying 
antient glory of the Carthaginians. One day it fortuned as the King thus lay atthe fiege, that atankerabouta TOTES hachods: BAM el part (hips of great a us they we ie 
y the defendants madea great & fierce fallic out ypon the Frenchmen,who before commanded notableto putinto the harbour: Butasthey fo lay, by force of afiidden and violenttempe! re 
to do, by little and little retired,to draw their enemics further on,betwixt whom & the ci- then arifing ,fome were eaten vp with therough fea ifome falling foule one of another, there princes retur= 
tie,the Conftable with a great power comming in & charging them behind , and they which petifhed together; orhiers drinen vpon the maine, were there beatenin pecces ‘fo iol xi ee 
efore retired now ftanding clofe vnto them, they were onboth fides hardly befet;who for al great fleetbeforethe ftorme ceafed, perithed about an hundred and twentie faile, with al eg! Hels 
hat.as became valiant men,wo hilydefended them (elues.eemadetherea great fight though the people , aswell marriners as fouldiers leftin them , and great {tore both of armour and the soap of 
thout extreame perill vhich they inthe citie beholding,gaue out amofthideous and munition’ In fuch fortthat moft of the common fouliiers and marriners which had efca.. sits 


i j Brensithing igen , dthe plague at Tunes; therevpon the coaft of Sicilia perifhed by fhipwracke, Onely 

pecan awoke hte winging pefotemesibot ys Py Rint fr earns ss cee eran cee 

the fight atland,the Frenchmen by {eaapproching abulwarke prille fidevot of thiporman, Neither werethey that were gorto land at Drepanum in much better eafe, 

ithout refiftance hich fo diftmaid the franc that they began forthwith the plague fill followingthem ; whereof dyed rherbald King of Nauar, and Afabel his, 

the greateft part cafting away their wea = nee by the Kings commande- Wife, King Lewis his daughter , Blicaberd/the Prench Queene, witha wonderfull number of 

sand they ik © 1¢ tovwnvpon promife of their mY the nioble gentlemen,and othercommon fouldiers ; infuch fort chat that Philip the French oe 
es a“ Oo ara 


difcourage 
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* 


to makean end of the intended war, Mt 
1 cuery man into his own country. Only. 1 A 
ae with iehe firlt ofthe next Spring fer,forware Again on his yoy 
a@rimebas with his flcet at Prolemais : where after hejhad oy the f 
‘Pilemsite “is fouldiers after their long trauell,and fi : ftateo 
or feuen thoufand fouldiers marchin Prolemaisabout a 
to ke Nacaaps band pus to {word all Sean ckehinat : 


Ps 


Uy inquire 


nemies following, in hope to hane taken him at 
curned backev 


Bane te 
; AHADEAEC, 
on them, and killing a great.numt 1; pul 
ummer, vnderftanding th: c 5a ; 
ata place called Cakhow, about fortie miles offjhe fet f ies 
ifperfed the reft. Aydedalfo by the Nobilitie of Cyprus, hee with like sar easbefore, 
panier eaniiiion ag ‘inftehe Turks & Infidels; infomuch' fat his fame egantogrow 
eat amongft them, “railie toftand of him inno little dread... ut whileft hee thus pre- 
as by foule treacheric almoft take way. The Admi pa faig- 
defironsto becomea Chrifti illing to further the Princes proceedings, 
iad by a fecret meffenger and letters fundric times intelligence w: th him,as wellconcerning 
his owne good entertainment,as the effedting ofthat which! he had pomiledThismatnge 
by the Admiral thus employed,was (though tothe Princeval wne) one of the .Affafines, a 
z companie of moft defperate and danger namong the Mahometans,who ftrongly delu- 
8 with the blind zeale of their fuperftition, and aecquntiog Eyeatious,by.any meansto 
i Bs m 


vponthemiearly in the snoring nee they wereawate, flew 


killany great encmic oftheir religion ; for the performance thercof,as men prodigall oftheir 
jues,defperatly aduenture themfelucs ynto all kin ow this meffenger, be- . 

gluedto dic,comming the fift time ynto the : r ched for hauing any 

apon about him, as the manner was, had acceffe ynto im, thenly: ig in his chamber ypon 

hisbed,in his ierkin,bare headed, becaule of the heat ofthe weather: whereafterdue reue- 

rence done,he pulled out certaine letters from his Lord vnto the Prince,which he read with 

great delight,as penned of purpofe forto pleafe. Butas he was farther queftioning with him 
ef many matters, and all the companie voided,the delperatemeffenger making as thoughhee K 

V pulled out fome otherfecret letters , fuddenly pluckt outan enuenomed knife, 

had fecretly hidden about him,thinking to haue {trucke him into the bellie as hee 

he auoiding of which ftroke, the Prince lifting vp his was therein grieuonfly 

1) . But as the villaine was about to haue doubled t ¢, the Prince with his foot 

aue him fich a blow,that he felled him tothe ground,and with that ftarting vp, caughthim 

By the hand, where in ftrugling with him forthe knife,inwrefting it ut of Rishand, be-hure 

imfelfe therewith in the forehead ;but getting it ftom him, preleatly thruftit into the mur- 

ae bellic,and fo flew him. The Princes feruants being not farre o: jand hearing the bufte- 

Ting,came running ia; where finding the meffenger deadon the floore,, one of them with a 
ftoole beat out hisbraines: whcreat the Prince tooke fome difpleafure,for fo ftrikinga dead I, 

man.. This danger of'the Princes much troubled and gricued all the Chriftians in Syria; and 

the more, for that the wound in his arme,after it had beene certaine dayes well drefled by the 

skilfall Surgeons and Phyfitians, begantomortificand grow blacke; infomuch, that they 

» and others about him began to mutter among themfelues,and to looke heauily ypon the mat- 

ter, as not without danger, Which hee perceiuing, fayd yntothem , Why whifper you 

hus amongft your felues ¢ Whatfe ouinmee ¢ Can I not behealed? Tell mec the truth 

le of them anfwered ; And like your Highnefle, wee doubt not 

nfl t. Iffaffering (fayd he) may againe 

nto nmec your skill, and {parenot. So 
efhout of hisarmg, and in fifteene 4 

cioycing of all his ise Thegreat 

rcacherie, fent three o} Beblemen 

lone-neyther 

faffered 







hem, 


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of the Turkes. 

A themnotto comenigh him. So hauing tarried cighteene 
comming from the other Chriftian princes 
homeward,landed firft in Sicilia,and from 


moneths at Ptolemais, oayd 
348 was expectedshe tooke Chipping ance 

from thence croffing ouer into Apuliaand fo trauelline 
to Rome, was there honorably entertained by Gregorie the tenth,then Pope and from thence 
by the way of France arriued in England, where he was fhortly after crowned king, inthe ai 
1272. his fatherthe old King, Henrie the third,being alittle before his returne dead, 4 

__ The ycare following, Gregorie the tenth, not ignorant of the hard eftate of the Chriftians _ 
in Syria, (as hauing there bin of late himfelfe with Prince Zaward,at whichtime he was inhis # 
abfence eleéted Pope) and now defirous to procure them {ome relicfe,ratified the election of * 


Rodulphus of Hapfpurge vnto the Empire sVponcondition, That hee fhould promifetotake & 
vpon himfelfe the Croffe 


vnto the Emperour two hundred thoufandcrowne 
Temporaltie for fix yeres:and many goodly bleffi 
, Ofthattime , promifed vnro all fuch as fhould with him take ypon them that facred warre, 
Whereupon the Emperour with all his familie tooke vpon them the Crofle, the figne of the 
facred expedition intended :as did alfo the Duke of Lorraine fhortly after,with fome others. 
Neuertheleffe the Emperour, otherwife bufied in warres againftthe Bohemiansand Bauari- 
ans,and delaying ftill the time,as not greatly willing to take vpon him fo long and dangerous 
ajourney,and the Pope ftill threatning his high fenrence of excommunication, the time pal- 
fed,the Pope died,and nothing was as yetdone. Vntill thatat length the Emperour hauinig 
© happily finifhed his warresin Bohemia , and finding himfelfe at {ome good leifure in fome 
part to difcharge his yow,and to fatisfie the expectation the world had of long conceiued of 
him, fent Hearte Prince of Megapolis,or asthe Germanes call it, Meckelbourg, witha ftrong 
power into Syria,to performe what him({elfe had promifed. Who comming to Prolemais, 
made many notable incurfions intothe countrie about Damafeo,with fire and {word deftroy- 


S, withthe tenths both ofthe Clergieand 
ngs were in his name alfo,by the preachers 


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odulph the 
nper OT fit~ 
ech po hime 


sand to.giue them reliefe: for the performance whereofhe offered #¢cvfe. 


ing all before himas he went,and carrying thence many great and rich booties; vntillthat at * 


Tength hee was by the Mamalukes circumuented and taken prifoner, and fo carried ynto the 
Sultan at hire, where he remained in {trait prifon fix and twentie yeares after ; vatill that by 
chance one‘ofthe Mamalukes (arenegate Germane ) beeing chofen Sultan, caufed himtobe 
brought before him,and:at his comming demanded of him, [fit would notdoe him good:to 
celebrate the remembrance of thénatiutie of his Chrift with his friendsin Germanie ¢ (for 
now thatrime of the yere was at hand) And I know (faidthe Sultan) that thou are foadditted 
vntothy fuperftition,thatthou refpecteft the fame more than thy libertic. Truth (laid Henry) 
mightie Prince ; forlibertie would auaile menothing, if Chrift by his moft mild incarnation 
had not takenaway our captinitic :and therefore how much all menowe vnto the reverend 
remembrance thereof, [would to God thou,é King, didftalfo vnderftand ; which as I moft 
heartily with,fo [would] couldthereof perfuadethee. God forbid (faid the Sultan) for Tres 
member that whenas Iwas chiefe enginer ynto thy father at Knefe-Fenickein Liuonia,and 
there did him good feruice, 1 wasaltogether of the Chriftian perfuafion ; burnow hauing 
left that common crror,hauetherewith alfo changed my priuat fortune. But as forthy Reli- 
B gionT haue nothing to fay, my talke is onely concerning thy libertie: Wouldeft thou theres 
fore gladly be free,and fo returnehome to thy friends? That,Nature craueth (fayd Henry)al 
though my fortune gainfayeth,which yet dependeth of yeur pleafure +1 defire indeed to re- 
turne home,which if you fhould deni¢ me,I mnftas I haue done,take it in good part ; alluring 
my felf,that my wife Abaflafia,withmy beloued fons, Henr’ ,Leo,and Tobn,baue long ag ces 
Iebrated my funerals,and ended their mourning .Thou artdeceiued, (faid the Sultan)for o 
fare that they know thou yetliueftand pray moft heartily forthy returne, Truly 4 8 muc 
vnto the remembrance of chy father,and thereforethis day giue thee thy liberty.An ee 
fo faid farnifhed hiny withall chings neceffary and gaue him leaueto depart a one Martin 
hisfervant; who taken with him, had borne him companie all the longtime " ia pa oe 
F So taking hisleaug¢of the Sultan, hee came to Ptolemais : but thipping him! “ ‘or k Kee 
hee wasby the way by certaine Pyrats taken at fea, and asa fugitiue Cine Sais “thio 
aaainé varothe Sulcan : who pittying his hard fortune, fet himagaine ite oe yeu 
feroutfor that purpofe,tranfported him into oe : where he was by the Queene % land 
a 


Henr.the prinee 
taken prifoner, 
& feat to Caire 








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things fitfor his G 
w dayes refrefheq 










ready written, what 







































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pis the 





The generall Hi 
Ifland his aune (as fome fay ) honourably entertained, and 
eftate. Departing thence he came to Marfeilles,where aft 
himfelfe, he from thence trauelledby land home into his 
he was norknowne of his ownechildren and friends,as being growr 
Jong before accounted among the dead ; butnow at aft found rich 
was of hischildren ioy fully receiued as their father,and of his fib 
beit he fhortly after died,and was honorably buried in the fterie « 
Thus inthe whole courfe of this hiftorie itappears,by that hichis alreac 
notable expeditions cuenthe greateft ChriftianPrinces of th heir immortal glory, 
fromtime totime vndertooke againft the enemies of Cl h oft facred word, & for 
the reliefe ofthe poore diftreffed Chriftians in Syria and inthe land of Paleftine: whercofas 1 
diuers ofthem had right glorious fucceffe,ynto the great pr ‘the Chriftian Common. 
weale ; fo fome of them anfwered not with likeeuent,as v n 
or otherwife onerthrown by the difcord or malice ofthe Chr: U 1 ¥ 
by the enemies force. Which neuertheleffe how vnfort hey felouvinthe hands 
of fach worthie menas vndertooke them, yet hane they t mendation,and com. 
fort, That they were taken in hand forthe honor of the | } ,Chrift Iefus, and the de- 
fence of his veritie,againft the falfe Prophet Mahomet, & his moft blafphemous doctrine ; fo 
honorable and iufta quarrel as might well befeeme the greatnes of the greateft Prince, yea of 
allthe Princes of Chriftendome. Yet could not the worthines therof,euen inthofe more zca- 
Jous times,or the dangerous eftate of that part of the Chriftian commonweale, cuen then like 
£0 perifh, (as ome others be now)or the lamentable complaints of the paore opprefled Chri- 
ftians,crying out ynto their Chriftian brethren for aid,any whit mooue the Chriftian princes 
hat timre,with their combiried forces to reach vnto them their helping hands, orto yeeld 
othem any fuccor or reliefe:for they little feeling thofe harmes fo far off, & mote regar- 
ding their owne hereditarie quarrels,employed thofe forces one againft another,vnto the ef: 
fufion of fo much Chriftiansbloud,as might haue fuficednot forrelief ofthe diftreffed Chri- 
ftians in Syriaonely, butalfo to haue regained whatfoeuer had been before from*hem taken 
by the Turkes or Sarafins.. The German Princes were ftil ata jarre about thechoice of their 
Emperors: the French agreed not with the Englifh,orthem ofthe Low-countries:neitherthe 
Englith with the Scots : the Arragonians were at odds with the French: and in Italy were al- 
moft as many deadly factions as prouinces. Of which diftord of the Chriftians (the greareft 
occation of their ruin and decay) Melechfaresthe Aigyptian Sultan vaderftanding by his efpi- 
als, raifeda great armic of the Mamalukes and others, with a full purpofe to haue vtterly roo- 
ted outall che remainders of the Chriftians in Syria and the land of Palestine , and fo to haue 
entirely ioyned thofe two great countries ynto his ov gdome. But what hehad fo mif- 
chieuoufly deuifed, hee lined not to bring to paffe, bi nthe midft of rhofe his great de- 
fignes taken away by fidden death. After whom Aiph s fome cal him, E/pis) facceeding 
him inthe Kingdome, & witha puiffant armie entring into Syria,laid fiegeto Tripolis,which 
wa heat length tooke by vndermining of it, and put to fwordall the Chriftians therein(except 
(W” fachas by fpeedie fighe had in time gotthemfelues outof the danger) & rafed the city down I 
su. tothe ground: which calamitie betided ynto the Chriftians the ninthof Aprillinthe yeare 
__—-¥389. Prefently after,he hadthe ftrong caftle of Nelefiné yeelded ynto him, whereintohe 
: puta {trong gatrifon,to hinderthe Chriftians from mp dom teuinttheltted raved city.In 
ike manneralfohe tooke the cities of Sidonand Berythus;which he facked,and laid them fat 





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withthe ground. And afterthat, hee remooued to Tyre, which aftérthrée moneths ftraight 
, Bind was by the Citifens (now out of all hope yeelded vntolhim,vponcondition, 
/ wre yeelded, they might with bagge ts: With like good fortune hee in 


ec, and as itwere with 


the {trong To d 
which the Chrittians 2 {trong Townes ani 











Ptolemais ; whereuntoall ee 
pekopousila in ethere M 
hat {trong Citie, the Sulr; “apse 
nes, fearing. (as was fa lhe Qian 
a Princes 


a > 





A 


bs of the Turkes. 
Princes ofthe Weft, ifhee thouldat ians in 
shtdedumries tee? ne once hane then vtterly rooted outall the Chtiftians in, 
: katie ae thus broughitto the laftcatt in Syria : 
uung,by the benefit of the late obtained peace; Peter Belus(é matter of the T: i 
. . 2 2 i 
gtand mafter ofthe Knights Hofpitallers,uddenly lea one (as Embaffadorstronstherety 
pte is, vnto Nicholans quartws then Pope, crauing his fatherly ayd. Who mooued With, 
8 greatmiferies of the poore afflicted Chriftians, folicited the other Chriftian Princes to 
aie fent hem reliefe ; efj pecially Redelph the Germane Emperour,who then bufled with the 
affaires ofthe empire , ‘and histroublesncerer home, (as were the other Chriftian Princes 
alfo) gauegood words,but no helpeatall. Yet fome of themvnder the colour thereof, gor 


jand yet faintly as itwere breae 


B fiom their fubiects great fummes of money, which they imployed to their other worfe vies: 


io) 


E 


onely the Pope fent fifteene hundred menat armes, whom withdeuout perfuafion,and much 
carneft preaching, he had induced to take vpon them that facred expedition’; and entertained 
them of his owne charge : vato whomalfo many others out of diuers countries vpon areli- 
gious zeale,ioyned themfelues as voluntarie men: who meeting together at Brundufium,atid 
there imbarked with the two graund mafters of the Templars and Hofpitallers; in fatetieat 


length arriued at Prolemais. There was then inthe citiea greatnumber of people of all forts ; 7«mi/trable 
ofable men there was about fiftie thoufand , and about fortie thoufand of the weaker fort: pies : 


among{twhom,diuers murders, felonies,rapesyand fuch other fhame full outrages, (all hating 
the dreadful iudgments of God) were dayly committed, and let paffe vnregarded,more thari 
of them that were iniured. Forall the chief commanders were then at variance among them- 
felues,euery one of them laying claim(not worth arufh)ynto the vaine title of the kingdome 
oflerufalem. Henrie King of Cyprus comming thither with a great fleet , charged the Fem: 
plarsto deliuer him the Crowne of that kingdome,which they had (as he faid)wrongfallyta- 
ken from Almericus and Guy his Aunceftors. And Gharles King of Sicilia by his Embalfadors 
layd claime vnto the title of that Kingdome,as duevnto the Kings of that Ifland ; and vnder- 
flanding it to be giuen vnto Hemrie King of Cyprus, caufed all therduenues of the Templars 
Within his dominion, to be brought into his Treafuries and their lands & houfes to be fpoy- 
led. Hughalfo, Prince of Antioch, labopred with tooth and naile, to defend the ouerworne 
right that his father and grandfather had vnto that loft Kingdome, And the Countie of 


D Tripolislaydin for himfelfe, That hee was difcended from Raymund of Tholous ; arid that 


befide himfelfe,remained no Prince of the antient Nobilitic, which had woon that kingdome 
out of the hands of the Sarafins,andthat therefore that regall dignitie did not of betterright 
appertaineyato any other than ynto himfelfe, Neither did thefe foure Princes more ftriue 
for thetitle ofthe loft Kingdonie,than for the prefent gonernment of the Citie, ftraightway 
about to perifh. The Popes Legate pretending thereunto a rightalfo , for that King John 
Breane had before fubiedted it vnto the See of Rome, As forthe claime vito the Citie of 
Proleruais ; the Patriarke of Terufalem challenged vnro himfelfe the preheminence, for that 
the Metropoliticall Citie of Tyre (ynder which the Citie of Ptolemais was the third Epifco- 
pall Seat ) was vader hisiurifdidtion, cuenby the Decree ofthe Weft Church. The Tem- 


E plarsalfo,and the Knights Hofpitallers, whofe power in the Citie was at thattime farte the 


greateft,pretended the gouernmentthereof of beft right to belong vnto them, as the iuftre- 
ward of their bloud, alfeadie and afterward to bee {pent in the defence thereof : promifing 
great matters if itmight be wholly referred vnto them. Neither {paredthe Preach King,ot 
the King of England, by their meffengets to claime the foueraigatie of the citie, by their pre- 
decefforsfometimes woon. And they of Pifa hauing ftill a Conful chercin,and by often mar 
riages with the naturall inhabitants,grown into grearaffinitie with themjdid what they mighit 
togetthegouernment into theirhands. The Venetians alfo by their authoritie and great 
wealth, laboured to gaine the good will of the people, fparing thereinno colt. And they’ of 
Genoaynoleffe cunning thanthe reft, fapplanted the ftrongeft faétions, by giuingaid both ap- 
pertly and conertly varotheweaker sthat fo hauing weakned the faction they moft ee 
and hated,they might by the joynt fauour ofthe weaker, afpife vnto thegouernment oft 
ftronget,and fo confequently ofthecitie ir felfe. The Florentines allo by their continual traf 
fique thither, were not out of hopesby oné finenelfe or other, amongtt fomany eo 
i M 2 


=" 4 a « 


Out Fo, Petifly, 


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- The generall Hip 


to findamcanetoftep vpabouethe reft. But the greateft part sople forallithat were ¢ 


moft inclined ynto the Armenians and Tartars,as both for thei power mot like 
of all other to ftand them in ftead. All thefeaimed at one marke, Was,the gouernmeny | 
and commaund of the Citie ; and moft of them had in the fam ne proper lawesand | 







courts,to decide their caufes and controuerfies in. Whereby it came to paffe, that euerie man 
bigieation checke or controlementalmoft doc what he tify the afadors from one court 
to another,remoouing their {uits as beft ferued their turnes, Thus were murders (as is before 
fayd) dayly committed in the ftreets,men abufed,houfes r« E ed,| s broken vp, and many 
other outrages done,to the haftning ofthe wrath of God,and grit fe f all good men. 
Diuifion and diffention (the ruine ofall C ommon-weales) thusraigning inthe Citie, the 
fouldiers of late fent thither, or in zeale conic ofthemfelues , forthe defence thereof > gaue Mf 
occafion for the more {peedie. deftruction of the fame : Such is the po} of the Almightie, 
in his wrath and iudgements for fine, euen by thofe things wherein we moft truft and ioy ,to 
worke ourvtterruine and deftruction.. Thefe Souldiers, for want offuch pay as was: promi- 
fed them,were enforced to feeke abroad ; and therefore contrarie to the league before made ~ 
with the Zgyptian Sultan, oftentimes went out in great parties into the frontiers of his terri- 







1291. 


+» >» < tories, taking the fpoyle of fuch things asthey tight vpon. Whereof the Sultan vnderftan- 
Bree * dingjdemaunded by his Embafladors, That reftitution mightbe made, and the offendors deli. 


uered ynto him to be punifhed, according vatothe League, But in that fo fickea ftate ofa dy- 
ing Commonweale,neither was reftitution made, as reafon would, oryet the Embaffadours 
courteoufly heard, With which infolenci¢ the Sultan prouoked,fent Emilech Araphus ano- | 
table Captaine,(andas fome fay, his fonne) with an hundred and fiftie thoufand men , to be- 
fiegethe Citie: who comming thither, and hauing made hisapproches, had bya mine in 
floret time ouerthrowne a piece of the wall, butin fecking ro haue entred by the breach, hee 
foundfuch {trong refiftance,, that hee was glad with lofletoretyre. Whileft traphius thus 
lay,atthe fiege of Ptolemais, A/phir the Sultan died at Damafco : in whofe ftead the Mama- 
lukes made choice of this 4raphus for their Sultan; who more defirous of nothi than of | 
the gloric of the vtter rooting vp of the Chriftians in Syria, was fo 'farre from rai ingofhis | 
fiege, (either for the death of the Sultan,or the newes of his Kingdome) thathe mote ftraitly ; 
befetthe citicthan he had inthethree moneths {j pacethathehadtherelienbefore.Nowhad 
they inthe citie chofen Peter the mafter of the Templars, their gouernor ; aman of greatexpe- K | 
rience and valour: vato whom, and the reft ofthe nobilitie, the Sultan offered gteat rewards, 
and vntothe foldiers their pay,with free libertic to depart,{o that they would without more 
adooyeeld vnto him the city,which they could notlong hold. Which his offer the mafter re- 
ieGed,and flatly told him, That he had not Icarned of hisanceftors,to fel for money vnto the 
Tnfidelsa Citie bought with fo much Chriftian bloud ; either did fo much regard his vaine 
threats, as therefore to forget his feruice due vnto his Sauior Chriftand the Chriftian Com- 
monweale, With which anfwerthetyrantinraged, the next day withall his forcesaffaulted 
thecitie,and that in fuch defperat and furious manner, asif hee would even then haue cartied 
it hauing before filled the ditches, and promifed the fj poyle vnto his fouldicrs, the more to 
enous them.Y erhauing done whathe could,and lofta number of his men, flaine beth in 
the affault,and ina fallie which the Chriftians made outat the fame time, he was enforced to 
reryebacke againe into his trenches, Inthis fo rerriblean affaule, not repulfed without fome 
loffe alfo of the Chriftians,the grand mafterand gouernour ofthe citie was wounded with a 
i poyfoned dart, whereof he inthree dayes after died: with whom the courage ofthe Defen- 
dants fainted alfo, no man beeing left likevnto him tovndertake fo gteatacharge, althoush 
many,there wete, that ouctwecning of them{elues defired the fame. In the beginning of this 
he Chriftianshad fentaway all theiragedand weake people,vnfit for feruice,into Cy- 

f erethey infafetiearrtined. Butnow many of the betterfort, both Captaines and 

Ob couraged,one afteranoth er conucighed themfelues away out of the citierof whom 

ber in palling thenceto Cyprus, were vpon the Coalt of the Ifland ; together M 
tke drowned. In thecitie remained only tweluethoufand,whichwere thought 
he defence thereof; who afterwards (as fome report ) fi 


; } ) fled alfoby feaafter 
dfoleft the -ci ie ciniptic vntothe barbatous enemie:fome eS coperting 
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Prolerais in 
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ry 























of the Turkes. 


A ofthem more honourably, as that they fhould right valiantly d 
fault of their encmies,varill fuch time as that moftof them bei 
teft by force driuen frpm the walls into the market place 
ding them(felues,in fying thence vntothe fhips 
ned, Buthowfocuer it was, the Sultan entring the citie 
force taken) gaue the {poile thereof ynto his fouldiers 5 
ner thereof, by his commandement {er it on fire and bur 
ging vp thevery foundations of the wals, Churches, an 
which the fire had notburnt,feftthereno figne of any 
ofthe very heapes of the ftonesand rubbidge | 

B husbandmento plow and fow corne in ; Which he did both there,at Sydon,Beritus,and other 
townsalong{t the feacoatt, becaufe they fhouid neuer more ferue fora refuge vnto the Chti- 
ftians,orgiue them footing againe into thofe countries. Thus together with Ptolemais was 
the name of the Chriftians veterly rooted out of Syria and the Land of Paleftine, inthe yeare 

e 1291, about 192 yeares after the winning of Ternfalem by Godfrey of Buillonandthe other 
Chriftian Princes his confederates. : 

This loffe, as tending to the great difgrace of the Chriftians in generall, mooued rlotalit- 
tle cuen the greateft of the Chriftian Princes; wronged all or moft part of them inthe perfons 
ofthe Templars or Knights Hofpiralers, their fubiects, fo thamefully now quite caftout of 
Syria and the land of Promife ; howbeit,troubled with ‘their owne turbulent affairesat home 
or with their neighbour Princes not farre offynone of them once ftirred for theredrefle onre- 
uenge thereof. Oncly Caffanes the great Tartar Prince, having of late {ubdued the Perfians, 
and married the daughter of the Armenian King(a Lady ofgreat perfeétion, and of a Maho- 
metane become a Chriftian)at the requeft of his wife and his father in law, tooke the matter 
inhand, And forthat purpofe hauing raifed a moft puiffantarmie of two hundredthoufand 
fighting men, and ayded by the Armenians and Georgians, paffing ouer the mountaine Ama-_ 
nus into Syria, notfarre from the citie Hama met with cAelcenafer , the Aeyptian Sultans 
Lieutenant, with a mightie amie, whome hee overthrew in a greatand mortal battell, 
wherein forticthoufand of the Aigyptians are reported to haue beeneflaine, and{o draue 
him quite out of Syria: fending Molais, one of his captaines, with partof hisarmieto 
purfue him, who neuer left him yntill hee had chafed him ouer the defart fands ‘into Agypt. 
The viGorious Tartar after this battell tooke the citie of Hyna, where lighting vponthe 
Breattreafures of the Sultan, hee bountifully divided it, together with the {poile 5:a- 
mongft his fouldiers; referuing nothing thereof vnto himfelfe , morethan afword and.a 
casket full of fecret letters. The Agyptianthus putto flight , hee without refiftance tooke 
inmoftof thecitiesof Syria, with the citie of Icrufalemalfo; which in many places:by 
the Turksand Agyptians defaced, he againe repaited: and together with the Temple ofour 
Sauiour gaueittothe Armenians, Georgians, and other Chriftians, repairing thither out of 
Cyprus, Crete,and otherplaces, to inhabit. And hauing himfelfe honoured the holy places 
with great gifts,returned with his armie to Damafco, which was forthwith delivered yato 
him, But lying there, with purpofe in Autumne following tohaue gone into Aigypt, and to 
haue vtterly deftroyed that kingdome,he was certified of new troubles arifing in Perfia, and 
fome other parts of hisempire : for repreffing whereof, he with the greateft part of hisarmy 
returned himfelfe into Perfia, leauing one Capcapas gouernour of Damafco ; who afterthe a- 

uerthrow of the Sultansarmic had revolted ynto him ; and cAto/ais (of whom wee haue be- 

fore fpoken) gouernourof Jerufalemy : commanding them athis departure to re-edifie the 
citie of Tyre,and tofend embaffadours vnto the Chriftian Princes of the Weft, to toyne 
in league with them, forthe more fure holding of thofe new gained countries. And fo Tyre 
wasindeed repaired as he had commanded,and deliuered to the Chriftians,with - conuenient 
gartifonifor the keeping thereof: but the embafladors comming to the proud . ie aa 

»F the ¢ight® chen Pope, ‘whom of allothersit befeemed to haue furthered i uu ney 

they couldiofhim obtainenothing , but returned as they came. Forheeat “8 rk time a 
len out with Philip the French King ,thundering out his excommunications , ifc ep 
fabieéts of their loyaltie, and fo muchasinhion was , depriuing him of his king : ban 4 
Biuenthefame vnro Ud sbertus Duke of Gptsin gyn he haddeclated Eniperonr: w ed 

: : 3 
] . Fi 


efend the citie avainft the at: - 
ing flaine or wounged, and the 

sand there for awhile notably defea- 

swere by the way alcutin funder,or els drow-= 
(by the Chriftians abandoned, or by 
who after they had rifled cuery cor- 
ntitdowneto the ground: and dig- 
d other publicke or privat buildings, 
citieatall ; but purging the place cuen 
eftof the rafed citie, made ia fit place for 


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Caffamts the 


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wadeth Syrik, 


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hem ail repdia 
red by Caljames, 
















arife great troubles. Befidesthit,he bein ofthe Gaelp 5 ne i pes 305 of the Ti arkes: ng 


: nig in 
earetull,tham of the veter extingunfhing of the contr. ¢ s, efpecia } iy oF G Ay Aladin,who by thename of Aladin the fecondfucceeding in the kingdotiie, vhited aeaine 
theltioft honorabli-familie of the Celwnnj, of whom fome! thee Had pris , the fame before divided. yet paying ftill tribute vnto the Tarrat his Soueraigne as had ie 
ued of their honouts,fome he had imprifoned,and driuenotl esforhat thus | ther withthe other!atgSuitans ofthe Furkes before him. Much it wasnot that this (Aladin 
wickedly bufied for the maintenance of hisowné proud eftate, futette Archie | did, albeit that the power of the Tartars in histime beganne to decline, andnotto lie fo, hea~ 
the good ofthe Chriftian comménweale: which his intollerab! d foreetfulnetie P nie vpon the Turkes as before, Hec wasaman of aquiet fpirit,and therefore much deligh- 
duti¢long efcaped not the reuenging hand of God ; bein ethonght leatt fiiddenh ted in peace : agreat friend vnto orhoman the firft founder of the glorious and mightic oshe- 
taken prifoner arhis fathers houfe tithe city of An age boineyby ‘Saia Col man empire asin his life fhall appeare. Butthis4/«din,the laft of the Turkes Sultans.of the 
eins his mortall eneiie , whom but lately before rede fats gally, the Bench SeXweciantamilic, dying without iffue , one sabib his Velir-Azemes or chiefe Counfeller, 
King had fent forthat purpole, with one Longaret (oras fn % Wopares ) i French and then a manof greateft authoritie,afpired vato the kingdome, which he had for moft part 


Rr 


err oe 


aa 2 ris: P : himfelfe {waied all the raigne of the late Sultan his mafter : which vfurped foueraigntie, no 
vag Bhan  adabipndid Tits ee a j ; i Pein H B way voto him due,hee could neither himfelfe long hold; or deliuer vnto his polenta % for | 
Pre es Se ernie eH 5 NB fe Ga gc 2) ; that many others of the nobilitic, men of great power;and borne of greater families than hee; .), F 
0, al ee ow devouring his owne fingers. This worthie Tartar Prin Caffanes(by whom the enuying at his honour, and difdayning to bee gouerned by him, or any otherno greater than ae 
i riftian commonwweale might have againe riftn in Syria and the land of Paleftine 5 ‘had nor | Foam 


+ them(felues,layed hold fomevpon one countrey or prouince,fome vpon another, where they RES 
| © © were ableto doe moft, erecting vnto themfelues greater orleffer Satrapies, accordingtothe ; 
meafure of their own ftrength and power, without re{pect of any fuperioritie one fhould haue 

ouer another, but cuery one of them abfolutely commanding ouer fo much as he was ableby, 

{trong hand to hold, Sothat asit had oftentimes before chanced, that the great Monarchies 

defticure oftheir lawful heires,had in part, or all, become rich preyes vnto fuchas could firft 


the pride of the great Bifhop,& the diffention of the Chriftian Princes hindred the fameywas - 
(as Aitonus writeth,who was prefent in this warre,followitig his vnclethe Armenian King)a 
. Fas _- mahofavverie fhort ftature,and exceeding hard fauor, but with valor,bountiesand other ver- 
Sa eto the minde, plentifully recompencing What wanted in the feature ofhisbodie. After 
a whofe departyreinto Perfia, Capcapus gonernotir of Damatto, confidering that the power of 
thesPartaistherelleft was not great, and thatnoaid wasto be expected from the other Chri- lay ftrong hand yponthem , euen fo fell irnow outin the great kingdom of the Turks, euery 
tian Princes ofthe Wert 3to recompen(e his formertreafon of revolting fiom the Sultan, [== © _dne oftheir great Princes, meafuring the greatneffe of histertitorie, not by the meafure of 
swithanew reuolt from the Tartar, rofe vpinto openrebellion, drawing after him hot ondly | his right, butby the ftrength of his owne power. Wherein they fhared fo well forthem({elues, 


_ thetitie of Damafco,but the greateft part of S alfo. Whéreor Molais gouernor of Terni. that Sabib at fir(tin poffeftion of all, was in fhorttime thruft quite ont of all’: and fothegreat rherwyge 
Temvaderftanding,was about to hauc gone againft ith his Tartass ; bur aduertifed by | kingdome ofthe Turkes in the leffer Afia, brought vntoameere Anarchie ; no King now left re 
uF ‘efpials,that Capeapes in this his confpiracic had comps withthe AB yptian Sultan al- | among them, the whole kingdom being now diuided into diuers Satrapies,or other leffer To- 


derceiuing hinsfelte too weake to with {tand fo gre tapower,tetyred with his Tartars into parchies. The greateft of thofe Princes thatthus fharedthe Turks kingdome among(t them, _ 
potamia,there expeéting new fupplies borh from Cuffanés and heKingofArmenia, OF | - Was one Caraman Alufirins , who as ftrongeft,tooke vito him the citie of Iconium, the regall © 
whofe departure our of Syriathe Beyptian Sultan vaderftanding, dame directly with his ar- feat of the Turkifh Sultans, with al! the great countrey of Cilicia, and fome part of the fronti- 
esyrizagci, Micro Terufalem,which he tooke,(being forfaken of theaphabirants)andiprophaned thetem- ers of the countries of Lycaonia, Pamphilia, Caria,and the greater Phrigia, as farreas Phyla- 
recouered by ple;{pating only the Sepulchre of out Sauiour, at theliunsble {uit of detphia, and the citie of Antioch vpontheriuer Meander : Allwhich large territorie , was 


, 1 the S| Sauiio it of the religious 3° makin : : 
fe tick cheveagreater thew of deu otion,than of crueltie, After'thar; heewoon alltWe Cuber K i D ofhim afterward called Caramania ,and by the fame name is commonly a fe iy knowne, cara mania, 
and by our late Geographers defcribed. Of this Caraman alfo defcended the Caramanian 


rownes; whichthe’Tartars hag either kept for them! eats vag Kein: 
ad viterly vafatiall the oes the Ho pkalleabahee pare cere torte Chtinins Kings, who of long time after ynfortunately ftroue with the osheman Sultans for the So- 
He a ant men, without ueraigntic of their empires ; vntill that at length they with their kingdome, and all the reft 


rottrerhelpe,, forthe (pace ofulmoft ayeare held outagainitthety vahrin whic 
‘ it I ‘ lke ald one fee of thefe Turkifh Satrapies, were inthe fatall greatnefle of the orheman empire , fwallowed 
vpand deuoured, as in the procefle of this Hiftorie {hall Gif God fo will) in due time and 


. them were honorably flain:the reft thac were: gtaken by the enemie, ha 
ch i { ; pe le! the enemie; had never: 
theleffe leaue giuen with bag &ebaggage in fafetie to depart, hauing before by folémite oath 0. ef L > i ca sihano® 
reat or : place be declared. Next fcighbourvuto him wasSaruchan, ofthe Greckes called Sarchan,o 
whomethe countrey @ft-Lonia-Maitima was atid yet is called Saru-Chan-Ili, and Sarpcha- ccuchavid, 


* for euctabiured the country of Syria:and forthe SrthibhienztheRr@leomnailteHot ihe 
nia, that isto fay ) Sarachanscountrey. The arearcit part of Lydia, with fome part alfo of 


‘Chriftiancommonweale,the Hofpitalers and Templars,which to th native 

bral iat 10! pitalers and ' \ yen 

inad by the fhace of 300 yeres right worthily de fenledboth thet ale r Ly paral 

aehigion, againft the Infidels in Syrinandthe Holy . the greater Mifia, Troas,andPhrygit, fellto Calamus and his fonne Carafins,of whomeitis ¢ 
called Carafia, Or@gratelli, (orgs weemight fay) Carafiuehis countrey. | The greatelt part carsfi 
of the antient Mifia, with fome peattyde, was pofftiied by edidin , abd was of him cal« 


ee le yeiteroficae ord Joo,tothe gtcardifhonotir’sfall frentalas 

oneVW herefore with them now taking our leaue of Sysinandthe Holy tan | ee 

‘ i © Man ‘a Htyela led Aidinia, or Aidin-If,as. bishod rey. Some part 0) the great countrey of Pontus, apn Aidinite 
thecities of Hefdcléa-Pontica, @ poionia,Syhope and ouerenecrevaypthe Euxines an 


faz} 


“ys esi al 
b eauing the fame 
athe poffeflion of the Aigyptian Sultanand the Manidlikes © altliouteh it wel : 
Ficstriough tohancbinage ie recouered from them'b oe RP Atl s 
-greae Tartar Prince Caffanes, andiheir domefticall trottles letted :weNwillagaine returnere- 
__ tumeo the troubled affaires ofthe Turks in the leffer Atlalwhithic ‘theeourfeofthetime had 
: what before called vs,withthe occiirrents thereof, mor? pro to‘our purpofe andthe 
iment we hauein hand, buttharal cannokbeat oncetoldsand forthe better vnderitandine 

sols Mea matin pag een on off the courte of theafore- 

orie drawing fo neeretoanend, Ne it attaker of the heauineffethereof, : 

adthe Furksnokindome left inthe letter A fa, dtharalforartheplealinéof Ga M 

‘betwixt bare patidcenCub bisvatfals ound ynto 

Hinaweby the dreathes of the Martan did 


a : ee ae ce kes 
I F Papblagonia, feltiieo the handes of the fonnes of omer, /orasthe Gree! 
Se aetr seni coun yoke nor hate, ‘as did the others, of fuck, 
Princes as poftefTedh hem , but js-¢ommonty=catled” Botli¢ lof v Citiéin thar Countrey zolti, 
by the Turkes fo ay eh aliosMendeflt, of asfomé call ir Mentefia, aCountrey arendéfit, 
i 








inthe leffer Afia, fo by theghurkeseatled of. Mefidas or Myi dus, a Citiein Caria, There 
werebefide thefe, diuers other saad! 





dF opaxchies inthe er Afia, which inthe ren- 
F ting of thisgreatkingdome, fyon ineteeoucd oan, betaneere', wore 
knowne ; all which ro profecuté:were tedious. ou ficktbitvs, forthem lek h 

3 <3 Meanie Aes asin part alfo forthe 


ue 
Turkes Anarchie, andthe ruine of tlie cingd ea 
more enidenceof the heauie Hiftorie fo to haue remembred thefeas the chiefeft , 





almdgithiried'in abe? ce wring to h eles , 
ney le nde toe ~*~ — efpecially ooke their names of fich great Princes or Gapeoses nthe a, 


va Aladin, 


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hand fi nandfoleftthemty .' : = 

their pofteritieof whom much is to be {aid hereafter. TI iinces oneand allthatthus f,.. ° 

redthe late Aladinéam kingdome, were defcended ofthe bettet: the Turkes,which with | 

the SelXsecian & Aledinian Sultans driuen out of Perfia by artars, had vnder them feateq | 

themfeluesin the leffer A fiajas is before atlarge declared hefe great menthae 

thus diuided the Turks kingdome,mof of themthat w [ ffaires,both Greekes 
and Latines,reckon yp Oshoman(the raifer of his houfe and famili ne, who indeed in the R 
Tattertime of the late Sultan A/aain began to flourifh,and wi 3 ofhim for his valour extraoyd;. 
narily fanoured (asin this Hiftoric thall appeare) but of Pere aa no more than one 
poore lordthip,called Sugutain Bythinia, not farre fromthe mountaine Olympus, (long be. M N 
fore giuen vnto his father Erthegrall, for his shed fiche tex else there. yy y \, 

x about,as he had himfelfe gained from the weake Chriftians his neighbours. For although he fe 
@tboman none WCTC aTurke borne, yet os hee not of the se/zwccian family, as were the reft, butof another K ] N G S A N D BE M P EB R. O R i 
. Cy houfe and tribe,and therefore not of them fauoured pe eee Bab - any 
“ee of the late Sultans prouinces or territories, as had they who beaing of his houfe, and ho pen , ya ( 

withthe predttipecn oftime,enuied atthe fudden rifing of this Ognzsan'T! urk, being to them “FAITHEFVLLY GATHERED OWT OF 
asit were amecre ftranger : whofe fortune forall that (Iknow not by what fecret forcknow. the beft Hiftories both antient and moderne, and ' 
ledgeythey feemed to feare, as in time to grow dangerous vato them and their pofteritie . : : Sridhar Hieme 
wherinthey were no whit decciued. But ofhim and his proceedings much moreis to be {aj digefted into one con : 









hereafter : leaue wee him now therefore with the reft vnto their fortunes in this the Turkes 
Anarchie,and fo conclude this part of our Generall Hiftotic : Glad when I looke backe 
*  tohaue waded thus far, yet fearing tobe drowned before I getouer; fuch a fea’ 
; of matter and world of troubles yetremaining, not without Wer 
_ Much Iabourandtoile, andthatinlongtime 
tobe paffed through, idalay 
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Multiplici laffate Afia ves clade premuntur. 
Hine Sarracenus, Tartarts inde ruit, 
Mutua Chrifticole gladiosinvulnera iftringunt « 
Gracia funefta feditioneperit, 
Tmpiger interes noua concipit Ottomannus 
_ Concilia, dr valida fargit in arma pianys 
Etvaftatricis regnofundaminatirbe? 


, ? Ponit # Grin multofanguine feepera lanage a) 


With endleffe wars the Aan 
By Satafins and Tartars for 
Th SN draw their bl 
ind Greece with ciuill difcord feckesi A 
noone Mle Cord feekesit felfe for to confound, 


bin ; 
» And withacrue ofMartalie .d eee ‘pee 


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ftate farre fpent andouerworne: 
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THE 
GREAT AND MIGHTIE EM: 


PIRE OF THE TVRKES VNDER OTHOMAN 
FIRST FOYNDER THEREOF: WITH 
HIS LIFE AND DOINGS. 

















A {ubiect vnto change euen thofethingsare wherein wee * 
Y for the moft part repofe our greateft felicitie and bliffe, 
(befide thatthe whole courfe of mans fraile life by mai 
4 notable examples well declareth) nothing doth mére 
A plainely manifeftthe fame , thanthe heauie euents and 
4 wocfull deftructions of the greateft kingdomes andem- 
cay pires: which founded vpon great fortunes,increafed with 
AeA perpetual fucceffe, exalted by exceeding power, eftabli- 
soy thed with moft puiffant armies, wholefome lawes, and 
= J deepe counfels; haue yet growne old, and in time come 
NFU ug eee a7 to naught: So that cuenasmen, all things lfc belonging 
Sai a NSS NUNN Vnto man , are fubie@ vato the ineuitablecourle of defti- 
nic,or moretruly to fay,vnto the fatal doome of the moft Higheft, prefining vate cuery thing 
that in time begun,a time alfo wherin to take end,being himelfe without time the great com- 
mander thereof,and ofall things elfe done therein, The fame of the firft Affyrian Monarchie, 
is very antient,and was no doubt both great and long, yet hath it neuerthelefle found anend, 
and the more to putvsiin remembrance of our infirmitie, was neuer with fo much glorie and 
valour by Ninus crected,asit was with fhame and cowardile by Sardanapalus fubuerted. With 
like necéffitie fel the ¢reat empire of the Medes & Perfians,the time thereof being come.And 
after them,the Macedonians allo. Neither hath the great Roman empire, or the proud citie of 
Rome it felfe(fometime the miftreffe ofthe worldyherein found any exemption, but runnethe 
fanie courfe with the reft: which grown great with continual triimphs,and fo ftrong as that 
it was not with forrain power to be fhaken;conuerted the forces of it {elfe vpon itfelfe,to the 
ouerthrow of theantient liberty thereof,rogether with the vtter fabuerfion ofthe ftare, After 
’ whichtime that miglitiemonarchie(ofall that eer yet were,the greateft) vnder the Romane 
Emperors feleniany an hard and perillousftorme,and by little and little (till decliningthough 
fometime likea fick'aged bodie, bythe valour or vertue of fome one or other her eee Em- 
perorsia little reliewed; and byand by againe caft downe by the follie or negligence ohigiie 
others faceeding)it became at length a prey vito afoolifh rude Sebarbarous nation, whielf 


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_ and théroftaken theit glorious {urnames:which now againe without comp pared, basnieg a 
facking  itycaufedivto {toope,and toyed vnto the feruile yoake which tt is ahuaete: wei 
proudly impofed vponthe necks ofothexs : wherein ifany thing be as bl act, iris a8 : e 
fortuneor folly of thisor that mianychen fitting acthe helm(although that may alfo mac Me i 


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BH 4 7 firiall affurancethereis inmens affaires , and how ilsworldly 


ings (ubied 


to change. ae 


‘The preatel 
kingdomes bate 
in time taken 
cad, & (0. coma 
to mancht, 


'F had before oftentimes onercome, andiouer which many the Roman captains had triumphed, 


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Othoman first King of th f 
the matteras a meane) but the inftabilitic of worldly thi 
4 changeable,and the fooner for their heighr,and thac fo forci t 
qj toremedie the fame,either iflic did,weiche able to performe ! reateit means thar men 
could poffibly deuife for the ftay, thereof, being often redter power from aboue, 
: conuerted vito the more {peedic effecting of that,againft the whiclithey were by mans wif. 
a dome prouided.The like might be {aid of the Athenians,the Lace Pees, 
. and of whom not 2 What maruell then, ifthe antientkingdomes of the Turks likewife in Pcr. 

» fia,and the leffer Affa,in Syria, Paleftina, and Agyprt,hauing runtheir appointed times, migh. 
tily impugned by the Chriftians, opprefled onthe one fideby the Tartars, and on the othier 
by the Mamalukes,and at length by them/felues rent in fander(their deftinie fo requiring) lop 
at la(t their wonted maiettie,iind fo fel into ameere Anarchie,as inthe former part of this fj. 
ftorie at large declared ¢ Yet in this far more than any other people fortunate, That after the 
ruine of their former kingdomes, ftraight way out of themfeluesarife another, namely this 
Othoman monarchie, the chicfeobiect of this Hiftorie : whichat the fisft {Carce of the world 
perceiued,or ofthemfelues regarded, infhoxt time fo-profpered,as that the power and glotie 
thereof obfcured not their former kingdomes only (nothing,in comparifon of this)but cuca 
the greateft monarchies ofthe world ; ouera great part of which, it now fo proudly triumph. | 
eth,as if it fhould neuer hauc end: at the beauty wherofthe world wondereth,and at the pow- 
erthereofquaketh : within the greatefle whereof are contained no finall portions of A fia, 
Enrope, and Africke, but euen the moft famous and fruitful kingdomes thereof : no part of 
the world left vntouched but America onely ; not mor@ fortunate with her rich mines, than * | 

in that fhe is fo farre from fo great and dangerous anenemie. The foundation of this fo great 
akingdome(and now fo mightie an empire; asholdeth the world in awe) wasfirft laidby the 
valiant othoman, oras the Turks call him,Ofman ; not defeended ofthe Selzaccian family, as 
* real the former Turks Sultans,but of the ogwxsan tribe and kindred:in whofe linethis glo- 
z Sious empire hath ever fince,by the {pace oftthree hundred yeeres andthree, to the aftonith- 
ment of the world, wonderfully flourithed;and fo yet doth at this day svnderthe gouernment 
Of Mahomet the third, which now raigneth thirteenth indefcent from him, knowing none in 
this world greater than himfelfe. But forafinuch as both his greatneffe,and the greatneffe of 
the reft of the Orhoman Kings and Emperors his progenitors,tooke their begrnning from this y 
worthy and warlike Othoman,with whofe liteand doings we purpofe to beginthis part of our | 
Hiftorie,it fhall not be amiffe both for the continuationofthat we have in hand, with that we | 

haue already written,and for the moremanitefting ofthat which hereafter followeth, alittle 

farther to fetch his race and defcent alo : not meaning with along and faigned pedegreeto fet 

him out of Noah hisarke, (which continual fucceffion of Princes,no Nation of the world, be 

it neuer fo antient,the Iews onely excepted,and they alfo by writings and Hiftories as much 

as was poffible eternized, could truly andiufily challenge) but onely fo farre as fhall be perti- 

neat ynto our purpofe,and by the authoritie of good Hiftoriesto be auerred. 

At fuch time asthe Turks kingdome founded by Tangrolipix in Perfia,fourifhed inthe sel- 

‘ zuccian Princes his fucceffors,there was alfo dnother kingdome of theirs atthe citieof Ma- lL’ 


Bi. c y 
rmanent, but alwayes 








chan,as is before declared but nothing comparable to the other either in gloricor power.In | 
this citie,and ouerthis finall kingdom,raigned one Solyman,by his {ubieéts honored alfo with 
the name ofa Sultan or King;atthe fame time that the Fartars vnderthe leading of old Zingés 
their great captaine,leauing their owne countrey,and bearing downe the world before them, 
hauing conqaered the fartheft parts of the Eatt,and there feated their kingdome, turned their 
forces into Perfia, and there ouerthrew the Turkes kingdome at Balchin Corafan, and draue 
the Turks with Cur/imes their laft King, out ofthe countrey : after that they had therefrom 
Pe the time of Tangrolipix raigned aboutan hundred and feulentie two yeares. 
of Mathanfor. _ This Solymanof whom we fpeake, then raigning at Machan,wasnot ofthe SelXuccianfami- | 
Sekebbosbong- Nafaswere all the other Turks Sultans, the fucceffors of Tangrolipix)but ofthe Oguziantribe, \{ 
As Bie i jlic famous alfoamongit the Turkes.; who (ecing’the Selzuceian Sultan Corfamses (or as 
ome call him,Ca/fnmes) his countryman, beaten our of his kingdome by the Tartar. and his 
Country ouerrun,and the great Caliph of Babylon alfo,qverthrown; thought it not good lon- 
ger to ftay inthar country which hecould not hold, bat {peedie flight betimes to prouide 
for the fatetic of himfelfe & of fuch his fubieds a5 yuld follow him:and heari 1g) chat. Aladin 
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Othoman the firfk King of the Turkes. 133 
A the fonof x e-Hufren,or as the Grecks call him,Cai-Co/roe (a greatman of the Sélcuceta fardi- 
lie,& neere of kin vat the late Sultan Curfumes) who for feare of the Tartars but lately come 
into Romania-Afiatici,had there by force ofarmes moft honourably feated himfelfe and the 
Turks his followers,amongft the Chriftians : in hope of like good fortune, and forthe zeale 
towards his fuperftition(accounting all wel gotten that was gained from the Chriftians)tooke 
his way after him, with fuch of his kinfmen and fubieéts as would accompany him in his new 
aduentures, And comming to Artezerum,acitie in the borders of Armeniaand Cappadocia, 
thereabout in the country according to the feafon of the ytre feated himfelfe with his follo- 
wers,being innumbermany , who with their wiues and children,after the manner of the Tar- : 
tar Nomades their anceftors,in poore tents and carts couered with a courfe kind of cloth,had 
B followed him ; betng indeed nothing elfe but averierude and rough kind of fturdie heard 
men,not wedded toany place,but ftill remoouing with their tents and carts vpand down, a$ 
beft ferued for their purpofe and the feeding of their cattell,as do the Turcoman nation, the 
true difcent ofthe Turks,inmany places of Afiaat this day : and werethereof not only called 
Nomades,that is to fay, Heardfmen, (by which namethe proud Ianizaries will oftentimes in 
contempt call cuen the greateft of the naturall Turks) but amaxophoreti,and Hamaxoby, that 
is to fay,people carried or liuing in carts, So/yman hauing ftayd awhile about Erzeram,remo- 
uing thence came to Amafia ; and there {poy ling the country, then inhabited by the Chrifti- 
ans,did them much harme, oftentimes encountring them in the plain field,and fometimes fei- 
fing vpon theit rownes and cities, vntil he had fubdued ynto himfelfe aright large territory : 
C yeaatlength hauing in fo many battels by him fought,and cities by him; befieged,lofta great 
number of his people, and fo wearied the reft as that they were not willing farther to follow 
him; and fedting al fo with fuch {mall power as he had left,to be able to defend and keepe the 
country by him alreadie gotten, in the midft of fo many enemies , thought itbeft to depart 
thence , andto feeke his better fortuneclfewhere. Atthe fame time it was rifely reported, = 
that the affaires of Pérfia, after fo long trouble (forall this was nota while in doing) began 
to stow againeto fome good quiet, the furie of the Tartars beeing now well abated, and that 
{torine ouerblowne : wherefore Solyman refolucd now to retarne home againe,andto vifit . 
natiue country,ufhim and his peopleaboueall others defired. So paffing paren pe net 
that was now hisway)neere Aleppo he feifed vpona caftle called bap ake - 3 
dfpace forthe refreshing of his people. Afterward fetting forward agains} rah a ent 
to the great and famous river Euphrates, over which hee muft needs Lele in ee 
neither bridgenor foord,or other means to get ouer,he ftood ftillasa raat ‘ a ieee ‘ 
ing what to do. Stay there he would not,and go further he couldnot : his defire n go; 
tt ier fai i itie So/yman himfelfe with his horfe oftentimes 
but the great riuerfaid not (0. In this perplexitie So/y f : 
ing the riter,i {faze ; but finding none, aduenturing too farre, 
taking the riuer,inhopeto haue found fome paflage ; Beer cheriedeerted HR 
Was with the force of the ftreame carried away, and fo togecher with his horfe drowned. 

j Ae feeki i d with che great lamentation of his people 
bodic after lone ecking being at length found, was with the g fene 
buried neere vero the cattle Ziaber,not long before by himraken: Mig gu | a thie ee 
isnow nitheirtongue called’ aé/ari-Zuruc, (viz.) the PP ps e frat ie vd 
EB Tiitks after the death oftheir pti - te iF of a tong oe e ee besihing, 

C ticrabouts,vnto whom the Turks that now ho ¢ : AEN 

Fe rehof chit great ibe and eat oan a peed be pais bs Hp 

led them ; fome ofthem into the waft ground and defarts o bea ale 
aN day called the Damaftené eg hag pei pots Sa ae ro an cial 
iasthe fame way thatthey came ; of whom are dicen I 1 ¢ aR 
neon say get With their wines and children,as heard{men in great companies vses Ms sid 


it ntrey,afeerthe mannet oftheir anceftors. . ; : 
a is Gia ret Tee foxte fons, Sencu-Teken, lindogdis, Brtogral of fe ae ean prt ¢ 
(the father ofthis orhomaii founder ofthe Turks empire that now is) ei i Rovnania: (ad Soro 
Fi folie brethigh, mort part of thefé oguzian Turkes that were left, ee, g ong the Auer BN, wentarey 
is aforefaid)afterthey had there refted theinfelues awhile, is “ dee ter 
phirhtes, came toa place called Pafin-Ouiafi, about ten miles abou E 
ant ¢ 





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isbrocher Dunder , with folire hundered families , TE Ee aeewgbie 
éd With iy ae a carts, their’ belt dWel ia Senewr ani chen,’ 


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a Oshoman fr King of | ; 


en inthe meane time paffing the riuer,returned with the reftinto 
voto their in Ebel this place Ertegrad with his b 
ftaida while,and had divers conflicts with the country people there: 
he thought it bet to returne againe into Romania,So fetting forwar came to Ancyra,and 
from thence vnto the black mountains,and fo toa plain called ofthe Turks Su/tan Fngi,abour 
75 miles Ealtward from the city of Nice in Bithynia,where hebad many skirmithes with the 

fs. 

la while before this, Aladin the elder (of whom wee haue before {poken in the 
former part of this hiftorie)fled out of Perfia,hadfubdued diners great prouinces & countries 
in Romania Afiatica,or the leffer Afia, for fo itis moretruly.called : fo that he was of all the 
peoplethercabouts accounted fora great Prince,and of the Turks them{elues honored with 4 
thename of their 74 Padi(chach,chat is to fay their great King or Emperor.Hauing placed his 
regal feat firftat Sebaftia,and afterward at Iconium;which two cities before ruinous, hercpai. 
red,and therein raigned,as did fome few of his potterity after him,as is before declared. Nei. 
ther was Ertegralignorant ofthe honour,gloric, and power of. this great Sultan: bur hauin 
threefons,namely /undus,Serugatin,and Othoman, tent Serugatix his {econd fon(abold wel fj po- 
ken man)ynto him, to requeft himinthat his fo large akingdome, as yet not well peopled by 
the Furks,to grant vato them his poore exiled couatrymen,of long time opprefied with di- 
uers fortunes,fome {mall corner for them with thei: families and cattell roreft in. Which his 
requeft,the Sultannot forgetfullef his own diftrefle fometimein like cafe, gracioufly heard, 
and with great curtefie vfed the meflenger.. Now-forthe furtherance of his {uit it fortuned, | 
tharthis Sultan before driucn out ot Perfia by the Tartars,and by them alfo much troubled in 
_ “thefe hisnew gotten countries inthe lefler Afia, had wich them diuers horskirmifhes & fharp 

= sinone of whichit fortuned the Sulran him{elfe, with all the power he then had » to 





whom wee there ¢ 
and histhree fon; 
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~ «= Behardly befetby his enemics,andiin danger to hauc loftthe day: when as Ertogru/,burnew- 
~~ Tycome into the coumry, & willing to do the Sulan feruice,& awaitingal opportunities for 
the commending of himfelfe and his followers; vypoathe 
hundred men came yponthe backs orthe Tartats,chen almoft inpoffeffion of a great viory, 
and fo forcibly charged them, that ynableto endure the charge, & to maintain the fightagainft 
the Sultan, (whofe men encouraged by this Vnexpectedaid, as by fuccour {ent from heaucn, 
began now to fight with greater courage) being both before and behind hard] befer, they k 
as menindefpaire ofthe vidtory they had before alfred themfelues of,turnedtheir backs and 
fled. After which good feruice,the Sultan honorably welcommed this new come Turke,gi- 
uing him his hand tokiffe,asthe manner of the nation is sand highly commending his valor, 
commanded arich cloake to be caft vpon him(amoneft thofe Eatterne, ons.a great honor) 
and allhis fouldiers to be bountifully rewarded ; and prefently after gaye vnto Breen! and 
his Turks a country village called Suguta,betwi the caftle Belezuga & the mountain Tmo- 
Js in the greater Phrygia: in which Village they might liuein in Winterand ypon the afore- 
faid mountain,andthe mountain Ormenius,betwixt the riuers Sangariusand Licus, feed their 
eattellia Sommer, And yetnotfocontented thus rani honored him,in whom he faw ich 
approoued valor,committed to his prote@ion that fide ofthe counirie wherein he dwels, he- L 
ingiinthe,yerie frontiers of his kingdome :which hischarge he fo well looked voto, that all 
the:country thercabout,before much intefted with the often incusfions of the cnemie,was by 
his vigilant care and upag well fecured, - a 
-oihus is Ertogrul the Oguzian Turke,with hishowely heardfmen,becomea tty Lord of 
>pvsewen Aeountrey; village, &ingood fauour with the Sultan :whole followers, as fturcke heard{men 
oo pith heir families,liued in Wincer with him.inSeguta ; butin Sommer in Tents, with their 
cattel vpor the Theta ‘haga asd Z Pipes, ang proughr ipa peace vnto his 
conedy ot BOHboxs, as well the Chri ans as the Turks,before much troubled withthe inuafio th 
pl Tantarssitfostuned that the Chriftian fifarcacadl wie MAES 


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sof Cara- calledby the antient 
os bn Grek rgor,and of later time, 24ftron,thatis ite ower or caftle 
The dhyinions Wertie the ne eed ft hey, ile caioyee outwith bm, 
Fig Wndeuilinceated both his faLeA cgi ehe taking in euilpart,ther- 
yd ® f nd f npies rthem a jatetage €$,; fogricuonfly com yntothe 
~*— Soaltans th he revit mooued ( agieatamie, and fo hmel me and 


fieged 


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fudden vnlooked for, with foure | 





Othoman firft King of the Turks. 

A befieged the caftle, But lyingthere atthe fiege, news was brought him, chat the Tatars With. 
a great armic vnder thefeading of one Baintzar,were entred into Caria,and there {poiliag che 
country,had taken Hericlea. For the repreffing of whom, the Sultan was glad to rife with his 
armie ; yct leaving afificient ftrength behind him for the continuing of the fiege, vnder the 
charge of Ertogrul Beg for fo the Turks now called him, The Sultan afterwards encountring 
withthe Tartars at Baga,ouerthrew them ina great battel. Whilett Ertogrut inthe mean {pace 
hardly befieged Cara-Chifar,wherein fortune fo much fiuoured him, that at length he tooke 
the Caftle,the fpoyle whereof he gaue vnto the fouldiers,referning only the fift part thereof 
as due vnto the Sultan ; which he fenthim for a Prefent,together with the Captain of theca. 
ftle,who he had taken aliue: which captaine the Sultan afterward inlarged,and reftored again 

B tohimhis cattle, forthe payment of a yerely tribute, which he truly payed during the life of 
the Sultan ; but he dying about two yeres after,he refufed any more to pay it,and fo reuolted 
. fromthe Turks, 

Sultan Aladin, founder of the Aladinian kingdome (for fo the Turkes call it) being dead ae 
Iconium,after him fucceeded Azatines his eldeft fon, and after him Jathasines his yonger bro- 
ther: who flaine by Theodorus Lafcarts the Greeke Emperour, (asisbefore declared) after Him, 
fucceeded in that kingdome another Jathatines, the fon of Acatines , who was by the Tartars 
expulfed,and his kingdomefubdued,as in the former part of this hiftorie itappeareth. Alter 
which time the Se/zuccian familiethére allo by the Tartars inthe leffer Afia depreffed , retai- a 
ned {carcethe name and fhadow ef-theit formermaieftic and glorie. In which troublefome Saal how. 

C times,and confufion of the tate, Ertdgrw/ well beatenand wearied in the world, kept mee ae 
clofein his houfe at Sugura,as well contented therewith as with akingdome ; fecking by all vi 
meanes to keepe peace on cucrie fide with his neighbours , as. well Chriftians as others. iB 
which quiet kind of life he fweetly paffed ouer the troublefome times of Mefios the fonnés 
Kei-Cnbades,and of Kei-Cubades the fon of Feramuzin, both Sultans, but the Leet - é 
butaries,and raigning bur at their pleafiure, vorill thetime of the fecond Aladin, the fole and 
latt heire ofthe Iconian kingdome,before by the Tartars diuided,which sa _ - ke 
which time Ertogra/ lived quiet at Suguta,as one amongtt many eee - € cae —_— 
fubieéts, wifely confidering ia 2 Ae reeat Sentinal Saietatgbe mi 
asalfo the ruine of his owne houfe and familic, bortettem ro} re adem 

D nothing: and therefore with patience taking the world as H iapocae alent Tai hickGbey 

effitiesconrenting himfelfe with a little,bare him{elfe kindly towards L 
Tdidof ibe rin gett rset facvedby telecond aad thet 
uae suai homthe yong men his fons, after the 
Sultan,thanhe had been of all the Sultans before him: whomt a yo g esa slap 
manneroftheirnation(forbidding them with empty hands to fa me v ie per ersi 
ifited with one Prefent or other; Inall which his fons were iota eoeenare ai 
Bus that in oshoman was gest at pets a a eaadra Kaearieitire 
is brethren:which was the cauferthat he wasthe m si) 
aially ofthe youthfuland warlike fort,which commonly reforred vato ee aa i. sae 
E hawke ot hunt,orco other delights of the field(the counterfeits of war)ana Ww: : 
monly called 0/fan Gitzi,that isto fay,0/man the ha 
Inthis frontiercountrey neere ynto Suguta; the dwelling Strang heds én 
Alagig divers Lieutenants and captains,goucrnors of his caftles an rae S ictetpakea fh 
frontiers; with whom Ossoman was wel acquainted,and vnto cre re bimplBtobe 
tentimesueforted:butefpecially vnto the captaine of In-Vn va » Be pain eens 
of himiwell\bel oned,& therefore vnto him verie welcome. Soitfort ert trea Chi 
Oshoman, being yet but yong,was going romake merrie with the goue! ante erin 
Heabo jemi he Greeks;Paleocafirda) by the way , 
ca(tle abotur foure:and ewentie milesioff,called oft Senet iteandafekwardsto:fall . 
went,ata place 'called Itburne (atown in Phrygiaychanced there: Hhuly inefeafing bbe with 6clmox anes 
inliki ‘ ; i Hom his affection daily incre ag Yensof Malbe 

IB inliking ofafaire maiden called:afalbatumsvnto whom ft f mariave. Which af- 

win ing) a 5 jend@Fht to intreat with her of a V tana C1 ) 
oubhiSfathersknowledgefent afecter friend of his id & requelt,gave'im anfwor, that acid, 
terlong difcontfe toher made concerning oshomans - mi robe regarded ei dof 
betwitt othonan Belner was great inequalityjaching efPece 7 a sid wuitcledlly bore, 

Sich asnyithedtotiue’s bappie life in wedlock = i ind 

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and therefore was notto expeé fo great a match : whereas he co 

maids of more worth, & in ill polices more anfwerable vnto himf 
fes why fhe gauc him this anfwer,one was, for that fome that withe 
head,that Otheman meant not indeed to matric her,but ynder that c 
few. days pleafure, and fo hauing difhonored her, afterward paine A 
indeed far from his thought ; for he the more inflamed with herm ft denial,the more de- 
fired her for his wife. Inthe mean time Othomen going again vnto the gouernor of Eski-Chi. 
‘connen farjand curtcoufly by him entertained,chanced (as it oftentimes doth among familiar friends 
towers. in their merriments)to fall in fpeech of his Loue, with greater affe on than difcretion,com- 

% mending her beautie, her feature,and gracious perfections,not differabling alfo,to her greater 
z praife,the repulfeby him receiued at her hands. Which the gouernor hearing,feemed greatly 4, | 

4 to likeof hischoice,faying,that fhe was by the diuine prouidence(for fo the Turks reli gioufly 

Yofrlendtip y{e to fpeak)appointed only for him to haue. But in the mean time fecretly inflamed with the 
means. immoderat commendation of Osboman, without re(pect of friendfhip,he began togrowamo.* | 

rous of her himfelfe,whom he had neuer feen,, fo light is that foolith affeétton: & that fo far, 

-gasthat being otherwife aman of good diferetion,hee wasnotable to conceale or couer thefe 
new conceiued flames ,but that Orhoman by certain conicéuires’& tokens perceiued the fame: 
And yer diffembling the matter as ifhe had fulpeéted oe tie rifen from the banquct, 


nt choice of other 
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ealling vnto him one of his truftie feruants,fecretly fent: voto certaine of the maids 
friends,willing them in hisname,as they tendred her hot 


sprefently to fend her away vnto 
fome fafe place further off, for feare fhee were not ere bo’ 


en ftom them bya great man 
~ moreamorous of her perfon,than refpe€tiuecof her honour. Andby and by after taking leauc 
» of his vnfaithfull friend, bidding him farwel,took his way to the captain of In-Vngi,whom 
heknewtobehis deere friend. Butwhileft hethere ftayed certaine ae the time in | 





hawking, hunting,and other youthful! difports,with the captain his friend ; the goucrnor of 
Eski-Chifar,who commandedall the country thereabout called Sultan-Vngi, fent one of his 
tiftic feruants ta Tburne, to fee faire talhatun,and how all things wentthere. Who coth- 
saing thitheryand vntlerftanding of her fecret departure, and that by the aduertifement from 
Othoman the was comidyedtocertain of her friends afar off,at his returne, from pointto point 
certified his mafterthercof,. Who é&éee 






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dingly grieued withthe report , and fretting aboue 
meafiureto fee himfelfe fo deluded by Orboman,prefently fentvnto t Ca taine of In-Vngi, 
(being within his iurifdiGion) sebbuseaud him without delay to deliuer Orbomanvnto him, 
Buthe louing of him well,asa faithfull naan vnto his friend, 
bomen ie be perfisadéd fo to'do.. Whereforethe gouernourinagreat rage prefently raifing the greateft 
Co power he was ableto make,cameto the caftleof In-Vngi,, requiring to haue Orhoman forth- 
- with deliuered vnto him. Whereamong the fouldierstherein garrifon with the captain, be- 
gantoarife divers opinions ; fome wifhing, fortheauerting of the prefentdanger for which 
they. were now vmptouided,tohaue him deliuered & other fomeab horring fo treacherous 
axfawilling rather to endure al extremities. Intheend aftermuch confulration honefty pre- 
uatled,é& it was generally refolued,that he fhould be defended, who could not withour their 
great infamie be delinered.But Osheman terrified with that diverfitie of opinions,which had L 
everat firft fhewedit felfe ; & thinking it not for his fafety,to commithimfelfe vatothe tru: 
of fuchiwauering men,entred into a deep conceit of amarterof great aduenture, which was, 
by.dfudden fally to make himfelfe way thorow th idft ofhis enemies. Wherewith hauing 
thade his brother Iuxdus and thofe few his followerst ereprefentacquainted, andthereupon 
adfolued ; he fiercely fallied out i ebrake thotowthemidft of ttiem, andfo 
ooke his way towards Su Lnotably repu fing them that were fent ro puirfuehimy But 
ie into che frontiers of his fathersterritorie, &thereport of his dangers known) & 
butweak Dea sbhabrelenae acr of his enemies purfued ; pre- 
istefeue: who 


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couldwith no threats or intreaty 













well, tookhorfeto comet 





Othoman the firft King of the Turkes. 
A him,and did him great feruice in his wars:Whofe pofterity hath euer fince cuen vntil this out 
age coutinued,next vato the Otheman family moft honorable and famous amongft the Turks, 
by the name of Michsel oglies,that is to fay the fonnes or pofteritic of Michael, 

Ertogrul now {pent with age,fhortly after died,in the yere ofour Lord 1289, hauing liued 
93 yeres,and thereofgouerned the Og#aia# familie after the death of his father Solyman, 52. 
His death was ofall his tribe and kindred generally lamented,and his body after the Turkifh 
manner honorably buried at Suguta,where he had oflong time liued. “4 

After whofe death , thefe plaine Oguzian Turks, ina generallaffemblie confulting whome 
they might chufe for their lord and gouernoy in ftead ofold Ertogru/ ; cafting their eyes efpe- 
cially vpontwo, ftood in doubt of which of themto make choice. For although moft MeN The oguadat 
wereof opinion, that 0thoman for the rare gifts and vertuesas wel of bodieas of mind,wasto pp , 
be preferred before the reftof his brethren the fons of Ertogrul ; yet were there fome,& they make cheice for 
alfo men of great grauitic and experience who had infufpeét the yong mans age,as of it felfe ther gewmrnore 
©  flipperic,& for the moft part prone tovice,efpecially inthe liberty of great power: & there- 
fore thought it better to make choice of Dunder (Ertogruls brother and Othomans vncle)a man 
of far greater grauitie,iudgement,and experience. But Dunder himfelfe being indeed a wife 
man,& far from all ambition, perfuaded them in that choice not to*aue any regard at all yn- 
to his honor or preferment,butto confider what were beft for their ftate & welfare in general. 
For he prenidently forefaw in what danger the Ogusian ftate ftood, expofed onthe one fide 
tothe mortall hatred and treacheries of the Greeks,grieued to fee themfelues{poiled by the 
C Turks,& naturally hating them for the Mabomwetan religion + andonthe other fide not furely 
backt by the Sultans of Iconium,brought in thraldome tothe Tartars,and dayly grown wea- 
ker and weaker, Vnto which inconueniences & dangers(he faid) an old weake,&¢ Gucterown 
bodie(as his was)could giue no helpe or remedie at all but required the helpe of a wife, po- 
liticke, vigilant, tirring,and valiant man,fuch as they all well knew was Othoman his brothers 
fon. Thus before he came vnto the eleétion,he in privat declared his mind vianto the chiefe of” 
the Oguzian familie: & afterward at their requeft comming to the general] affemblie,all mens 
ee ci Gi nhe firft ofal(by his example to encourage the reft)for 
minds & eiesnow fixed vpon Othome ashe fir (by his examplet ) res 
thegood of the Ogu%ian tribe, his antient houfe and family, faluted him their great lord &go- 
ke romifin: cit him all loyaltie,with the vemoft of his fernice: whereunto by and by 
enf te eat 4 laufe of the reft of the people,as vnto a gouernor fentvntothem by God; 
ee starscheys ph lly wifhed all happie fucceffe, with fong long life,and a profperous go- 
oe aed Pinan good liking was Othoman made the great gouernor of the Ogs- 
a  calan te 
man-Beg,or the lord Ofman. Yet wasthis his ones include ‘ liens pi ies re 
ly, without any great pompe or fhew,as commanding aniongt i gunn a 
cards,notacquainted with the curtefie of other more ciuil nations: y' y 
ane homely Sethian Nomades at they wae betas ci - im es: petals 
to forfake their woonted rude and vnciuil manners,by long traay Bqilicgy fh 
reeing wi i ling. Amongtt which rude heardfinen, 
ceftors,and fo beft agreeing, with their nature and calling. Among(t a drain 
a chi ‘nor himfelfe,not too far exceeding the reftin ciuilitie, comm: 
a fe nla ;of whom ge the oe TEpOH ema fiachthings as do the Romans of 
i der,which for breuitie Ithougl¢ good to pafle ouer. ae 

Hicks foun fortuned that Othman euen in ag ageing of He quetng i eon fon 

one Hagionicholaws,or SathdeelarCeannae a en mi oe os nae Daerah 

times of purpofe troubled and molefted the gustan hi Seen reef the captain© EBi- 
their cattell by his caftle.For which caufe OF ih ste _ Sa sete in pafing that Way 
lezu ther caftle there by,alfo his neighbour & friend)thatis peop'¢ 12 the refuge 
ee tofsinemighe A bai, goods & cattell,as vaalicg ae fa me ; 
of his caftle ; which the curteous captain(wel acquaint ee s Sattarcaxellnave ace fle 

E eafily granted: yet withthis prouifo,that none thould with fuch go refufednot,So-wasthe 
"into hiscaftle,but the Turks women only:which his curtefie ants padiing his 
ca(tle of Bilezuga from that time forward a refuge va Se ee a Reem 
ray, and there fhrouded with their goods and eae le ia Sere crbelofieof che Cafes 

me one homely countrey Prefent or other , “oC ¢ “Yet 


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Othoman firft King of the I 


Yet was not Othewan vamindful of the wrong done varo 
the captain of Binegiol: but purpoting to be thercofreuenged,ma 
beftand moft ablemen,whom he appointed fecretly to pafit the 
ifit were poffible, to furprife or feton fire his enemies caftle. Of wh 
warie captaine hauing intelligence by one of his efpials,in place conue 
tain laid a {trong ambuth forthe cutting offoffuchas were by @thoman fent to haue furprifed 
his caftle! wherof Othoman(no leffe wary than he)before warned by his feouts,& avemcntin 
the number of his men,marched directly to the place where theenemie lay. Where bet. ixt 
them(tor fo fmall a number) was foughta right bloudie and cruell battell, and many flaine on 
both fides ; among{t whom Hoz=a,0thomans nephew was one. The vidtorie neuerihe lef fel 
vnto othoman : after which time his people in much more fafetie fed their ea 
mertime onthe mountains,as the manner was, and {0 in quiet pafled to and fro. 
Shortly after,oshonsan by night furprifed the little caftle of Chalce,not far f 










by his euill heighbor 
of feuentie of his 
Ormenius, and {9 
defignement the 














rh Cattle of 
Bata and there without mercic he pucto the {word all the C hriftians he found there 
wards burnt the Caftle. Which outrage was the beginning, 


rom Finegiol; 
in,and fo afters 
and oceafion of greartroubles 
s much gtiened therewith, and 
ine of Cara-Chifar the greateft 
eres before were of mecrepitty 
gan now in warlike manner to lay violene 


















The peitisss thereof enfuing: forthe Chriftians of the countries adioyning. 
ere ae Be affemblingthemfeluestogether , complained vnto the captai 
to them by the COvamander thereabout, That thefe Turks,which nor many y: 


Turks, receiued as poore heard{men into chat countrey, be: 
hands vponthe antient lands and poffeffions of the Chriftians 3 which infolencie(as they faid) 
if it were longer winked at and {uffered by him,and ocher fuch men ofaccount and authoritie | 
were to reforme the fame, they would nodoubtin fhorttime driueboth them andall the 
reft ofthe Chriftians out of their natiue countries: whercforeit were now high time,& thor 
than neceffarie for him,andaall the reft,to awake(as it were)out ofthe dead fleep wherein the ; 
long time drowfily flept ; and ioyning their forces together,to expulfe thofe vathankful. 
oching,and mercileffe firangers out of their countties':the mifchief(they faid)bein ono : 
fpred far,therefore needed fj peedie remedie ; and that repentance would come too’ late Sehien 
it ie paftcure. The seen SAL cat enlgnres ofthelare faét,and iuft Comsat 
ofthe poore country people, fent with all fpeed.a ftron: ie i 
dinh cid tlaien his ies 3; withcom meses thaobee tind Pete eumelts. 
Einegiol,and there to ioyne withthe reftofthe Chri 
; Othoman ynderftanding of this preparation made 
shenodactee toaplacecalled O piiciumy ticcre 
tweene him and the Chriftians was fought a thar battell,, in i Y 
tinwhom the Turks account fora Siliede Mai és ac this aerich mie Ces Real 
a siepied - 2 ak po Frisell bellic Othoman cauled to be ripped,and his in 
t out,naming the place where he was buried, j= isto f a 
Dog-Graue,by which name the place is at this day KUORiTCLOMROR Cee 
tiahe carried to Suguta,and'there honorably buried it neere to the bodie of his fathe Bie. 
grul, Aladin Sultan of 1conium vader i i ict, was’ fy fortheloffe han. 
ned vnto Othoman,being a Mahomeran of interes 
saa fauour,he gaue vnto him the citi 
onging,giuing vnto him alfu leaue to befiege,takeor {poyle,the (eigniori bey 
¥a-Chifar:foraccomplifhment whereof he fent vnto biaibase faMldiarsamiue oe 
Be teopesreel He this great bountie ofthe Sultans, ftraightly befieged the cattlé OF an: 
= “has ie ae a mae, flewallthe Chriftians therein :the captain he tookealiue 
pel cruelly executed :the fpoileofthe caftlehe gaucvnto his fouldiers,referuing only 
uss part therofwhich he fent for ‘aprefenttothe Sultans Allthis hapned inthe foro HM 
d1290/This caftle'of Cara-Chifar,withthe te(t of Hinegiol,Bilezuga Chilessiohers 
J landhercafter in the life of Othomanto bementioned , were all (citwate intheborders 
Phrygia ,-orelfe neere thereunto inthe c C mh ate 
apieotarra droning 











{tian forces, 


againft him, gathering his foldicrs toge- 
Vhtomount Tmolusin Phrygia, where be- 














































eteof,as yet dwelt, intermingled wit 


they liued at continual jars ifthe orhe- 


jextinguifhied, aa wil by chert 





ttel inthe Sum- H 


ey thouldmarch ato the Gatleof 





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Othoman firft King of the Turks. 139 

Othoman encouraged with this good fucceffe, and fupported by the great Sulra 
um,began now after hig ambitious nature to conceitgreater matters, for the furthe 
his honor and territore:yet nottrufting altogether to his own deuice,he entredi 
tion with his ertec > Which wa 


n of Iconi- otbomencin- 
rincreate of fet 
: : Cdintoconfulta= ghar courfere 
lon w ids ay was beftro take to diftreffe and bring in {ubieétion tate for the op 
his neighbours the Chiiftians, In which cafe,fandus aman of greater courage than difcretion, Meling ofthe 
aduifed him with all ccleritie tovrge his good fortune,and prefently to inuade the Chriftians pi 
alreadie difcouraged with the loffe of Cara-Chifar. But this coun(ell altogether pleafed not 
Othoman ;tor(faid he)the caftles and forts by vs gained, muft bee kept with {trong garrifons, 
otherwife they willagain be recouered by the enemie ; which garrifons cannot be maintained 

and kept, if we fpoile or difpeople the countries adioyning vpon ys. for in fo doing we fhal(as 

it were) with our owne hands cut our owne throats : wherfore I thiake it better,that we enter 

into aleague of amitie and friendfhip with the Chriftians round aboutvs ; which leaguewee 

will keep with fome, 8 breake with others,as fhall ferue beft for our purpofe. And according 

tothis refolution,he made peace indeed withal the Chriftians,but {pecially with Michael Cof- 

é,captain of Hirmen-Caia caftle, of whom we haue before {poken, who afterward ferued him 

to great vie inthe managing of his wars,& became alfoa renegat of the Mahometanreligion. 

All this o¢boman did the rather,becaufe he was thenat great variance with one Germean-Ogli 

(a great man among the Turks, but onc of the Se/Zuecian familicywho enuying at the rifing of 

Othoman, fought by all means poflible to hinder his greatnes, as did alfo the others,his quiet- 

nefle: which difcord the Chriftians liked well, as a meane forthem to liue inmorereftby. 

Inthe meanc time, Othoman deuifed with allcarefulnes to beautifie and ftrengthen his new 
commonweale ; and forthe greater concourfe of people,built a faire temple in Cara-Chifar, 
for the exercife ofthe Mahometan religion , appointed markets tobe kept in al peaceablema- 
ner, in his great tovmes, granting great priuiledges to {uch as reforted thither,as wel Chrifti« 
ans as Turks: vfing therin {uch juftice, chat all forts of people without feare,in hope of gaine ya 
reforting thither,furnifhed his country andtownes with all things neceffarie: yet this care of 
ciuil policie and gouernitient, could not fo withdraw him, but thataccording to his afpiring 
fnind,he had alwaiesa greater defire and care to inlarge his poffeffions and territorie, Where- 
fore intending to make arode into Bythinia,he requefted Michael Cofii,the Chriftian captaine 
before mentioned,to deliuer his opinion what was beft tobe done : who fo politickely dire- 
ed him in thar exploit,chathe returned viGtorious, enriched with great{poileand moreho- 
nor, This road fo terrified moft of the Chriftians thereabouts, that thcy wereloth togive 
Othoman any caufe of offence, for feare left they fhould by him befpoiled. ; 

Ic fortuned about this time, that the captains of Bilezugaand Cupri-Chifar falling at dS, orhomax fers 
he of Cupri-Chifar firft taking vp armes fiercely inuaded the captaine of Bileruee ee hother- Psp 
upon fent vntoOrhoman, to pray his ayd,which hee eafily gtanted,and{o without ULthEE ACs: romped 
Jay prefently came vato him with certaine companies of luftie tall fouldiers. By whofe ena 
ming,the captaine of Bilezuga nota little encouraged and ftrengthened, {ct vpomhis enemies 
wherebetwixt chem was madea fharpe conflict, and diners on both fides flaine 3, butthevie 
Gorie by the helpe of orhomanthe Tuske, atlength incliningto the Bilezugian, the other 


E vanquithed captaine inal haft fled voto his owne cattle.. After whome. Othoman followings 


aid fiege vnto the Cattle, which at length he tooke together with th captaine, whomyhecatts 
rats ie prefently flaine,, Itis ftrange _ tell, how proud the Lord of Bilezuga was, to haue, 
fo reuenged him{elfe of his enemic,and to haue gained the wi@orie:: although it mallt 
gotten,not fo much by his owne valouras by the proweffe ofthe Turke : for whome and his 
followers in token of his thankfulnefle,he caufed a great feaftto be prouided iagpecannesen 
there, whereby he honorably entertained them :and inthe end of the fealt, cant an 
ofgreat price (according to the manner ofthe Eafterne nations) to be giuento? peaenin 
kenofhis fauour sand his fouldiers to bealfo bountifully rewarded sbut shis seh a 
fuch aprefimptions tare & grace,asifhe had binfome great Prince, offting vate te 


F foldiets of the Turks,in palling by them,his handto kiffe, asa great favour With which ex- 


ceeding infolencie,orhoman was fo much offended,that hee had much adoe essholdbishange 
from him : yet reprefling hisanger, hee in fecret imparted his ee ag a tet e 
Dunder, his vpcle Dasdersfonne, gricuoufly complayning of ie nv offin tees nis haat 
Chrittian caprain,and ofthe difgrace by him doneyaro the Turks,in offting th A 


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f 
batl Cofi’ Not long after, Michael Co/% the captaine of Hirmen-Caia,os ” iend i ! 
fete we. concluded amarriage geiah a gentleman of that countrey and his. er,inuitedallthe H { B receiuethe multitude o 


Phis 


~ danger,not fearing any fuchtreafon. Orhoman vnderftanding that the time of the marriage 


ting any harnre. But Coffs inwardly grieuing to fee fo brauc a mar, and his kind friend, by firch 


SD one 


Othoman ff King of the T 









Othoman’ fof King 
A yeafon of the dangerous wars betwixt me and the Pr 
wherefore if it might f ftand wi 


of the Turks, 


: kiffesrequiring his opinion how he were for the fame to be corr 
beeing by the faid captaine made his lieutenant, 'franckly told h 


4 






ince Germean. Ogli,as he well knoweth i 























? i C thhis good pleafure, I would preientl fend vnto hi 

thing was to beattempted againft him: firft, forthat on the one fide Germean Oli (a fach things as I make hoft reckoning of,requefting him once ae to etic fuhfull keeper 
great manamongitthe Se/zwccéaw Turkes) their enemie, and roun 1em befides they thereof,as he hath bidlpefore: and tellhim further,that my mother in law,with her daughter 
were enuironed with the Chriftians,;whom he fhould haue all in h at my wife,defi fenothingmore than to find Opportunitic to be acquainted with the honorable 
offerthe Bilezugian captain any wrong.By which anfwer,Othoman pereéiui sgrca j Lady his mothersfor which caufecifir pleafe him)] wil bring them both withme to the mar- 
affection towards the Chriftian captaine , and doubting to hauethe mifchietehe hadimagi. | riage. Lhis othomans requctt 


sWhen the captaine of Bilezuga vnderftood by Michael Coftt, he 
‘gaine to haften his comming , willing himto bring with him what 
hting certaintimeand place whenand where the marriage fhould be, 
folemnifed, And becaufe the caftle of Bilezugawas thought tobe too little conueniently to 


; e of people which were expeéted atthe mariage,there wasanothet open 
Chriftian captains of the caftles thereabouts, requefting them to c ‘Othe marriage ; and place of greater receipt appointed inthe country for that purpofe, about three miles diftant 


: 
: : 3 : tha? Ey wer began now “| fromthe caftle. The marriage day drew nigh,wherunto Othoman rout repaire for his promife! 
ee ee i oe 
I 


i i i ife hi ; Without mo fent the fame Caf backe 

him,by him reuealed,orat leaftwife hindered without more adoe fuddenly ta- hefamend 

tin ig SENbOw his hand, with anarrow fhot him quite thorey, aid flew him. gueffe he pleafed ; appoi 
fe 3 thorns friend , hauing 





that all being made friends,euery man might in more fecurity pofleffe his own without fear 
of being {poiled by him. Vnto this marriage came al thefe bidden guefts,bringing with them 
fuch prefents as they thought good to beftow vpon the new married folks, according to the 
maner of the country :but Othomaws gifts far exceeded al the re(t,who befides many other rich 


he had deuifed forthe {afetie of himfelf, & deftruétion of his cnemy Otheman had oflongace 
cuftomed in dangerous times,e6 fend by carriage the beftof histhings,made Vpinpacksytobe Sink 
kept in fafetic in the caftle of Bilezuga: vnderthe colour wher cof, henow made greatpackes: eo 4 
in formeashe was wont ; but in ftead of histich houfhiold ftuffe,8efch other thingsof: pricey = 
at igobar tt he thruft in armed men, coueringthofe packs with homely coueri s,fending themrby-citide, t 
things,gaue vnto them whole flocks and droues of fheep and cattel: which thing drew all the gesto the cattle of Bilezuga,giuing aeecaiee they thould nor ome thither eenat client 3 
Chriftian caprains into no little admiration of his bountie ;infomuch that they began to fay € Afterthat,heapparelled certaineofhis bett foldiers in womens apparell,asif it hadibeca his 
among them{elues, that Othomans wealthand good fortune did portend fome greater matter, snife and motherin law,with choir womert{el calling hisiourney,thathhewith theledifguifed 
to their vtter rain and fall: which to preuent, they thought it beft by fecret SL Na foldiers,and the other fent in paoks,mightat one inftant meet at the cattle aforefaid/Fhedape 
paffé his death. The execution of which denice they referred'tothe nets of Bilezuga, oY tain being now io the countrey;and vnderftanding that asboman was comming inthe ¢ueni 
yato one with him beft accqainted. This captaine was of great wealth, credit, and authoritie witha great trainsofgentiewomen ; thought the caufe of his late commingto be,for thatthe; 4 
ongft the Chriftian rulers thereabouts, but very full of craftand diffimulation : which his Furkith women'vfe to fhun the fight of Cheiftianmen by allimeans they. can! osbemambecing y 
Vdifpofition,osbeman of longtime well perceiued ; yet at occafion to vichim, in pow come rotheplace: meheicountry where the:matriagewas:next day to be folemnizedyha- 
ubtill manner gaue him (in outward thew) al the honour he could, agnifying him in words, uing done hishumbleireuereiice to the captaine; requefted himto do him thehonorythathis! 
and debafing himfelfe as plaine and poore in comparifon of him. Butro giuea beginning to : gentlewomen which wetenighachand, mightby-hisappsiatmenthe féneto his cattle, there 
this trecherous deuife ;the captaine meeting with Othoman,in friendly manner told him,how to hiue fore ¢onucnient lodging where they mightalight and beftow them felucsapart rom 
that he intended fhortly to marric the daughter ofthe captain of Tar-Chifer,carneftly reque- K | others,accoidirfg volthchombely:fathion of their nation, lefk pesiaduenturethe prefenceot fo 
fting him to honor that hismarriage with his prefence, of thetime whereof, he faid he would | me etorablow companie of nobkensen and gallants,might put tiem out of countenance yshick 
giue him fartherknowledge afterwards: and al wasbuta color,to bring otheman whithinhis the captainegmaoted,anil having faluced them a farre offaftenthe Turkith manner , .commane 
ded themiitobe conueyed.tevbis caftle,makingreckonidgobthem alias of arich prey,At the 
fame time that thefe difguifed fouldiers arriued at the caftle;camethither alto the other fonl- 
dierscoucredsinipacks inthé barniages::whichfafoone asthey cameintothe etter td 
leapt out of the packsyantidrawing thainfhort iwords, with che helpe oftheir difguifedfet 
Jowds, flew the warders of thé taftle, arid wittiont moréadoe poffelled the fame sthegreatelt 
part ofthe captainesipeoplebagiag-befonagond out of thecattle totheplace of the ve 
Orhoivan hawing tacried fo long-wwith thecépraine,as he fuppated che caftle‘ay that hw oy 
E men furprifed;{o fooneas the captainéhadktaken his chamber, fixddenly tooke hor gr 































drew nigh,fent thither a prefent of certain fat oxenand fheep, inthe name of his brother Ivy. 
dws,for the captains prouifion againft the mariage;certifying him, that osborvan himfelfe,with 
hisfimplerétinue,would be prefentat the mariage,& then prefent him,not with fich prefents 
as were agreeable wito his honor,yet fich as his poore abilitie could affoord. This meffage 
with the prefents, were wonderful w elcome tothe captain,ho ing affiredly that his deuifed 
trécherie would take fuch effectas he withed: andtherefore ca ling vnto him Michael Goff, in 
whom he had repofed an efpeciall truft,declared to him his whole denife(wherofhe wasnot LL 
before altogether ignorant)requefting him to take the pains to go vito Oshoman to bring him 
tothe marriage, the time beeing now certainly appointed andat hand ; which hee knew Cofti 
might cafily do,being of his familiar acquaintance:and in token of great friendfhip,he fent vn- 
to Othoman by the fame meffenger,a prefent of giltplate. Co//tooke ypon him this meffage, 


which when he had deliuer’d to Othoman,he found him very willing togo,asa mannotdoub- 


isfollowess accompanied al{ with Coft, tekingihis way dire Aly, tothe cattle of Bileg The céptciial 
wr fudden agate the captaine vnderftanding, pi¢fently tooke horfe and purliiee pe ail fae 
With hlbhistcaine, whichweretorsheyaok pant deubk;and Ouertaking him ieforeda tt ting tbedearh — 
efersipombim ‘in which ednflidshewas by Oxhamanflain,and the reft put ¢ bie Otamany 
fame night Oshomansnfinigareat ceketiviesearly inthe morning furprifed the c3 " eof aie 
Lowhott heerooke pifoners thecaptain:therog; with his! nesanghver ro ifirs 

Poi hone bin marsiedito the ctptaine ofBilemgathe next day)withal tee friends, 
yatare edadiesohaxegeintiynke thamarnidge , which faire Lady he hortly eke | 
hynrohis ldalt fonnciandbeae ; who haddycher Amunath,third King ofthe Tw keban 





trecherous maner to be brought to his end ,moued with compaffion,difcoucred ynto him the 
con{piracy of the captain againft him, of the plot laid for his deftruétion, willing him 





ed ynto himfel which verture, Othoman gaue Geereat thanks,as to his tend 






,& withall richly rewarded him,pro ‘greater matters ifhe would 


sis tai { Stn Aer : ie .M t WBaffani caisi Lobos2ow} und 0% god bo wuicg) ies Beit 

is faith full friendthip. Now concei taine of Bilezuga(fayth ae lyifent one of his captainscalled Dargutsalpes, 

mend me yt tan el h inke my fe iy unite: ara ea acing cbecafleofiineyols whereinhec vied {uch 
af pias \ : ting the fame ofchatyyasdone ar-Bil fy 


a, hee fuddenly enuironed the 
ee 
: bre 


Othoman firft King of the Turkes, 2 oe | eg — 
bronght his prifonetsand prey tothecaftle of Belizuga, and there h 3 fet ings in ¢ Othoman firft King of the Tur ke ef 


good order,came with the reft ofhis men of warre to Einegiol Be A sanwilersbtche(thouisao ays ataatleaneeu enn ndilay 
tooke,promifing the fpoile thercof'vnto his fouldiers, Thecaptai 


; 143 : 
) Bifhop and Indge of Gata® | 


Chifar,commanding the publick praiers which were wont to be made for the health & prof 


his antientenemie,he caufed to be cut in final peeces,and all the ment whi perous raigne of the grfat Sultan,to be now made in hi 
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eltie he vfed,becaufe they a little before had vied the like tyrannie agi his Turks. done by the aid Bifhoy\in the pulpit of Cara-Chifar. A tthe { sae pentane openly 
nbyeds — \When Othoman had thus got into his fubie@ion agreat partoft ng caftles and forces money in his ownc nara), and to take vpon him all other honours belonging eae eat coin 

en, ofthe gteater Phrygia, with theterritorie tothem belonging, he be withall carefulneffe | King : which was about ten yeares after the death of his father Ertogrul, and in the ycare a 

tb bis goe tomake good laws, and to execute Iuftice to all his fubieéts,as well Chriftiansas turks: with our Lord 1300,vnto which timethe beginning of the great empire of the Turksisynderthe 


great indifferencie ftudying by allmeansto keepe his country injpeace and quietnefie, and to fortune ofthis Othoman co be of right referred,as thenby himthus begun. I 30 ° 
protect his fabieéts from the {poile of others,as well Chriftiansas Turks:whereby it cameto a Wh cn Ofhomanhadchus taken vpon him the maictty ofa King,he made his fonne Ovebanes 
paffe,that the old inhabitants which had for the moft part forfaken the countrey;by reafonof } tinceand gouernour of Cara-Chifar ; promoting hisprincipall followers, to be gonernours 


the gicat troubles therein, repaired now againe totheir antient dwellings sand not only they, ; B Ofother ftrong caftles and forts, diners of which placestetaine the name of thofe capraines at 
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‘ ! ar : his day, He himf{elfe made choice of the citie N eapolli aatharat ; 
but many other ftrangersalfo fupplying the places of them whom th tewarreshadconfu: | FAIS GAYS T MS thecitie N capolis,abour twentic miles from Nicesto weepois th 
celtic by his good gouernment,that wafted countrey infhorttime grew tobeeagaine . feat his regall Palace in; where alfo diuets of his Nobilitie buile them houfes , and changed Freq 
very populous. he fit ob MS iiohemad : A ethename of the city ,calling it Defpotopolis,as who fhould fay,the city ofthe Lord of Prince. ncaa 
| Giiep : ‘The ciaillgouerament of hiscountrey welkeftab ithedshebefieged the citie of Ihica, in aval chis,01bommeg cealed notto deutfe by all meanes he could, to augment his kingdome: 
pits antientrime called Nice, a citie of Bythinia, famous for thegenérall Councell there holden and for that caufe beeing accompanied with his fonne Orchanes , made many rodes into the 


5. PRA A 4 mae ete ee : countries adioyning vpon him, furprzing {uch places as mightbeft ferue his fe, forthe 
againft Arins in the time of Conffantine the Gteat. Thiscitie he brought into-great diftreffe,by i. 5° ae DESMA 8 eruc his purpofe, for:the 
placing his men of war in forts new built vpon euery paflage andway leading vate the fame, col ane aragae Ab his pedeab an ies eta partigularto, rsueauls ae reclious’ 3 : 
fothdt nothing could bee brought out of the countrey forthe relicfeof ‘thepoore citizens. | lanthenn Ty TARAS untries POrdceINg ¥ pon thy Nave Kingdome, fearing Prafa hiaed 
OT * - a> : eftthe greatnes of O¢homan might ia fhort time be their vtterconfulion, agreed toioyne all a 
Theyindhis extremitic, by a {ecret maflenger certified the Emperor of Conftantinople (va- | ay ae : é eu piagaee ya 
e) 3 33 > ‘ : : ie their forces together, and foro commit to the fortune of one greatbattell 
a C FA S| 3 great battell their owne eftates . 

_ deriwvhofe obedience they were) in what diftreffe the citie and that except he fentthem with his :accotding to which refolution, the Chriftian confederate Princes; which weref i 
prefone reliefe,they muft ofneceffitie either perifh with faminesjor yeeldthemfclues inta the the moft part of Myfia, and Bythinia, lenying the greateft forces the were able tomake, 9 
handsofithei ‘enemiesthe Turks. ‘The Emperour inoued with the pitrifull complaint of this fireand {word inuaded Othomans kingdome “Who hauin gknowled i beforehand ofthis great 

ie meéf ex, with allexpedition embatked way: ompanies of fouldiers from Conftantino- preparation made againtt him, had in a readineffe all his captaines and men of warre:and hea- 

‘seen sbefieged citie, But Oshomanvnderftandingby. hisefpials;where thefe foul- ring that his enemies had entred his dominion, in warlike manner marcheddireétly towards 
diciswete appointed to'land,in fecret mannerwithdrawing moftofhisforcesfrom the fiege, them, and mecting with them in the confines of Phrygia and Bythinia, fought with thema : 
Jaylinambufhncete to the fame place where Pec rute re oe eps tetera 3 great and mortall baatell, wherein many were flaine on both fides,as well Turks as Chrifti- 
who before they could put themfelues in order of battel were by Os herman his tarksin fuch ans: and after along fight,obrained ofthem aright bloudy viéorie,In this battell Caffeleanus, 
fort charged,that moft of them were there flaine,and the ref driven into the fea, where one of the greateft Chriftian captains was flaine: another, called T¢kenfis of the country which 
eheymiferably perithed.. Orhoman having thus politickely onerthrown the Conftantinopoli- K D hegouerned in Phrygia,chaled by Orhoman yntothe caftleof Viubad not far diftant ftom the 

ran{fouldiers; returning to the fiege, continued thefamein ftraiter mannerthan before. The place where the battell was fought,was for feare delingred ynto him by the captaine of the 

befieged citizens driuen into great penurie, and iby alfa Bl 'yeelded them- fame cattle, and was afterward by oshomans commandement moft crue ly cut in pieces, with- 

felues with the great and rich citi¢ of Nice intothe han Sof othoman,with the fpoile where- jnthe view of hischiefe caftle ; which oshoman afterward {ubdued, with all. the countrey 

offie greatly enriched his men of ware.) 1-4 i ub nt thereabouts. The other Chriftian Princes and captains faned them{elues by flying into {tron- 
\ Aladinthe great Sultan of Iconium, glad torhearé of this food fircces of Orhomenagainitthe ger holds farther off, The Prince of Bythiniathe chiefe author of this war,Ged into the {trong 
Chiriftians, in token of his fanour‘and loue,fentvnto him afaiveenfigne;with certaine drums, Citic Prufa, which the Turks now call Burula, whither osboman not long after led hisarmy; 
and'trumpets,afword and princely robe, withlarge charce¥yT hat whatfocuer he tooke from in hope to haue won the fame : but finding it not poflible to be taken by force began yrefent= 
* " - if tge P =) P Y, $an'p 
the Chriftiansfhouldbealthis owne ; and alfothaopublicke fhouldibe faid in all the atone time to build two greatand ftrong caftles vpon the chiefe palfages leading to the citie, p 
Turkstemples,in the name of oshomas, for hisheal pi is eftate:which twothiigs which caftleshe with great induftrie finithed in oneyeare: and in the one, placed as captaing 
foperly belongedtothe dignitieof the Sultans Phefe inarie faudurs paue occafion b E csdemeur his nephew ; inthe other one BalabanZuck,both men of great courage, and skilfill 
ny to chinke,that Sultan Aladin (hauinginio! éhi : ndedto:nake Othoman in feats of warre sand inthis fort hauing blocked vprhe citie of Prufa,fo that little or nothing 
fonne'and fucceffour imhis kingdomey 120 mae ors s2us1eqob mol! could withourgreat danger be brought intoje, heii ubdued the moft part of Bythinia and fo 
ald gr nad fenwhim, orhoman bora returned home, leauing the two ca(ties well manned with ftrong garrifons, ynder the charge 
part 6fthe {poile of Nice,cakch from'the Chriftianssbiitthe pos ofthe captainesbeforenamed. paged ali 19 puto 
tanonly,he vied notduting the life of Aladin sinnendingnotlongattert - Oshoman returning home to Neapolis,honorably tewarded his foldiers,according totheit 
perforto vite Silean and (dota grovoraine ‘his ture ‘ in d deferts,e(tablithing fuchia quict and pleafing goucrnment in his kingdom,that people ingreat 
things ‘fe 10101 i Y i E forwatr' ; number reforted from far into his dominions,thereto feat themfelues :wherby hiskingdom, 
ecame in few y cars excceding populous, and he forhis politicke gouccament moft famous., 
. _ And foliuing in great quiemetie certaine yeares,bcing now becomeaged andmuch troubled 
dhim inthekingdon, M F withthe goutshis ald foldiersaceuftomed to line by the wars, abhorring peace,came to Aim, 
2 Cit Vent DNS Rig ee h fe warre in hand for the inlar, 
he wasnow!alto- requeftin, it werewith one voice, to take fomte honorable warrea0' lt thet 
1 ging of his k me aes reat cheerfulnes offring to: {pend theirliuesin his feruice rather 
pb ra. ome, BiCaGASse en of war greatly leafed him,andfo ; 
map in @rguueldiaidlcnes: Wi ne VF EAE ROSH he a deer be Tongynmind- © 
giulngih le forthe difmift chem,prou shache Wo be dong vam full 









Si": meg 5 4 

Oshonvan firft King of the Tn 

fail of their requeft. Bur y-trhinking ic good to makeall thi 
any great wars in hand abroad, thought it expedient tocall vn 
Ste orang a 

i i inthe heart of his = ‘ ) 
pet 2 him 3) forfake the Chriftian religion,é& become afollowgre Mabemess {0 totake 
awayall oceafion of miftruft:which ifhe fhould refulero do,then fotgetting al former friend. 
fhip;tomake war vpoa him as his vtrer enemic. Whe \Gofss was fent for, being perfuz. 
ded ‘by the meflenger, that 0theman had fent tor him,becanfehéhadoceafiontov[e his won 

counfelland feruice ina grcat exploit whichhee had intended; as he had of 
times before. Caf thinking ofnothing leffe than of that whichenfued,cameaccompaned 
fachfoldiersas he thought to vfe in that feruice : Butcomming vnto Otheman,and vnderft2 
| Miberleoss ding the very caufe why hee was fent for, and feeing danger emminenton euery fade, kis 
tenet D2 orbymaxs hand after the manner of the Turks,requelted hisvin carteous mannerto enter 
inthe principles ofthe Mahomctan religion, which he promifed euer after to embrace : 
fofaying certain words after 0+b0 man, he turned Turke, tothegreat difpleafare of God 
the contentment of Osheman and hisnobilitie, For whicthis teuolting, Oxhemen prefently 
gauc him an enfigne and a rich robe,tokens whereby the Mahometan Sultans affure their vai. 
fals oftheir fauour and the vndoubted poffeffion of fuch land and liuing as they then hold. 
© -*  Oftentines after this,eshoman tor the contenting of his foldiers;inuaded the countriés bor. 
~~ dering yponhim, tooke many {trong caftles and forts, fubdueéd the moft part of Phrygia, Mi- 
fiajand Bythinia,and other great regions, ynto the Euxine fea: and being now very aged and ! 
difeafed asis aforefaid with the gout,and thereby vnableto goe into the field in perfon him- 
felfe, ofentimes fent his fonne Orchanes againtt hisenemies ; who to the imitation of his fa- 
theratchicued many great enterprifes, osboman his father yet lining. 

‘Now happily mightthe confiderate reader (and not withoutiugt caufe) maruell, what dead 
fleep had oucrwhelmed the Greeke Emperors of thofe times; firlt Atichael Paleologue, and af- 
terwatds his fonne Andronicus, both men of great valour, and {till refiant at Contftantinople, 
thusito fuffer the Turks(not 0 shoman for heas yet bare no fway;but others the fharers of Sul- 
tan Aladins kingdom)to take their cities, fpuile their countries, kil their fubieéts,and dayly to 




































rated 


wer¢euen vndertheir nofes : Bue lechim withme, heereds ina moft conuenient place bur 
breath a little,and confider the troubled Rate ofthat déclining empire;now hafting to an end, 
and he fall plainly fee the caufes-of the ‘decay thereof, arid how like anold difeafed bodie 
quite ouerthrowne and ficke to death, it became atlengtha prey vnto the aff iring Turks: a4j- 
chael Paleologus having by greattrecherie obtained the Grecke empire,and byaare fortune re- 
coueredalfo the citie of Con(tantinople from Baldwin the Emperor(as is inthe former part of 
this Hiftorie declared) fearing the power ofthe Princes of the Welt, burefpecially of Charles 
King of Sicilia,thena Prince of great fameand power,whom he knew Baldwin(the late c= 
ror)ceafed notto folicite forthe reftitution of him againe into his empire, and to have alfo 
ioyned with him anecrebond of affinitie,by marrying his d¥ivhter vnto Charles his fon’: to L 
auert this danger, and to intangle Charles with troubles neere home,by his embaffadors offied 
‘nto Gregorie the tenth, then Bilhop of Rome,to vnite and conforme the Greeke Church yato 
the Latine,and to acknowledge the Bifhops fupremacie, in fiich fortas that it fhould bee law- 
full'forany man to appeale vnto the court of Rome , as vnto the higherand moft excellent 
Miestony CS of which his offer the Pope gladly accepted, promifing to performe what he had be- 
nligien in the Fre requetted, for the keeping of Charles otherwife buficd.But when it cante to the point,that 
Greekechureb, this reformation andalteration of religion inthe Greek church fhould be inade, opp the Pa- 

‘ ‘0 begin withall, gaue vp his place,& fhortly after forfaking the city, pea aiden 
Monafterie neére vnto the ftrait of Bofphorus, where heat quict deuoutly {pent the rett 














istife. The teft of the clerg alfo difcontented with this innouation intheir fermions o- 
Hliaighed 4: i fading the toreceiuéit ; crying'ont, Thatiow was 
thei tdome,andthe time in they wereto 

tht grea ere ther- 

ore: fa vison the clergie only, and 

id abhiorted thefe th procee- 

- eS ie mee, 


incroch vpon them inthe Jeffer AGa,ad efpecially in Bychinia,fo neere vnto them, andias it , 


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Othoman firft King of the Turkes: 


A dings, & made thefe ftirs,but many of the better fort i oi Yak 
a lie So that Michael Paleologsus ze Eniperor Beating tee fomels ong ae 
conuertall his power and ftudy vnto the appeafing of thefe domefticke troubles enforced to 
them of gener dg chan thofe abroad. And firft to perfuade his difcontented fubi cette 
toldthem, That thisa Keration was made not for any good liking he had thereunto hee ‘ 
{pect of the dangeroufltes of thetime:and that it was a point of wifedome,to forefee ait = i 
hanging ouer our head$,& norto delay ,ifany thing were te be altred, forthe auerting chieeaee 
for if the enemies(as he faid)fhould come,the city yet inmany places rent,or but lately repai- 
red,& as it were but newly raifed from death to lite, the prefent mifchiefs would be fur: ca- 
ter than thofe forepaffed,& that then their enemies wouldbecome lords not of their religion 
and ceremonies only,but ofalatonce,their wiues,their children, & whatfoeuer elfe they had 
where their libertie changed into bondage , they thould be conftrained to conforme them: 
felues not with their bodily feruice only,but euenwith their minds alfo, ynto the wills ofthe 
Latines their enemics.And that fo it would come to paffe,that no man fhould be ableto keepe 
* the old cuftoms & manners oftheir anceftors,but fhould {ee euen theirmoft facredrites and i 
ceremonies changed & quite ouerthrown. Which he carefully forefeeing had not(as Ie fayd) 
refufedto yeeld vnto neceffity,and as wifdome would, negleéted alittle harme in refpe&@ ofa 
greater benefit ; & inthe leffe to haue yeelded nto his enemies > toenioy the benefit of the 
greater. With which the emperors perfuuafion fome were mooned,& fo held themf{elues con- 
rented:and fome others not ; againft whom hee wasinforced to vie other more feuere reme- 
C dies,as againft his rebellious fubie@s:of whom fome he imprifoned, fome he banifhied, fome Perjicusion ia 
he tormented, fome he difmembred,fome he bereft of their fight,or confifcated their goods, tH Grecke | 
vfing(in briefe)all the means wherby the minds ofthe refolute or theweake weretobe moo- mae 
ued. All whichthings, they whofe zeale was grounded vpon knewledge(in number feweft) : 
with patience indured : but the greater part void of iudgem.ent, & the refuce ofthe people in 
fimple attire,ranne rogueing abroad, fome into Peloponefius,fome into Thracia,fome into A- 
chaia,& fome as far as Colchos,as men perfecuted for their confcience,not regarding breatly 
whether, fo it were out ofthe emperors iuri{distion, & fomthing fitting theit owne humors 5 
neither conforming themfelues ynto the religionthen commonly by the emperor eftablifhe, 
neither yet agreeingamong themfelues,but taking ynto them divers names,fome as the difti- 
D ples of Ar fénins,fome of J0/éph,& fome of others;fome of them, themfelues deceiued,and de- 
ceiuing others alfo. Thus for the auoiding of forrein danger out of the Welt, was the Empire 
at home no little indangered, & the ftate thereoffhaken, Wherewith the Emperor was fo en- 
combred,as that he had no leifure to pronide for the tempeftarifing by the Tu irks out of the 
Eaft,but wasinforced wholly to imploy himfelf &al his indeauors to the keeping of his peo- 
ple & fubiects in their due obedience at home. All whofe deep deuices, firft in afpiting tothe 
empire,no way vato him due,& great trauells afterwards for the affuring of the fame to him- 
felfe and his pofteritie,againftall right,euen with the alteration of the religion of his fathers, 
yeelded him inthe winding vp ofall not fo muchas credit ofan honorable fepulture: but dy- 
ing inthefe troubles not far ftom Lifymachia,as he wasmaking preparation againft the prince 
E of Theffalie,was there by his fon Andronicus his commandement(for whofe aduancement he ‘ 
had ftrained both his faith & honor)obfcurely buried in thefield,a good way from his camp, 
asvaworthiec ofa better fepulture, for reuolting from the antientreligion ofhis anceftors, al- 
though his obfequies were for fafhion fake afterward with fome folemnitie cicbrateca ale 
was the end of thegreat emperor Michael Paleologus,in whofetimethe Turks,the fucceffors 0: 
Aladin, greatly incroched vpon him in the leffer Afta,as is in part before declared:a ie great- 
lyadorned withthe good gifts both ofthe bodie and the mind, had heenot for thea rae 
ment ofhimfel fe and his pofteritie, tained the fame with foule treacherieand spol : for 
which(as fome fay)he euer after lived in confcience troubléd,and dying bs iy byh iH own 
}/ fonnot thought worthie ofan honorable funeral. 4 notable example vnto aD fuck as wit green 
F dineffefecke after vaine glorie , and foolifbly expo(e themsfelues vmto fach series reaped 
onerwhelme their deepeft deuices bauing in themfelues no certaintic, preferring}! 4 inor tae 
(cithér for them/élues or their pojferitie) before that which & good and Ldap a ebay abr f be 
doing firftin their follc, and shen in their indeanors : who befide the ha toes fetes inf 
their ep” by dy by alfo enidemsly mm with orber things d afd, 


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a ~ Gin F 
: nA | MSP a £ Othoman firft King of the Turkes: 
? : : urkes: 
cafted contrarie-unta them 5 and fa ‘i ta te ig G A dronicus,as better furnithed with ee ue whichb « 
into extreame my erie: for seat ‘ se ape a Vi bildewe ‘ ; yes and curteous behauior than was his brother: infomuch that had Paar 

bappie in his aeingeanercrme wit ne is oe om Pp af bitfe ea # " father could willingly haue left him his fucceffor in the empire This 

nepeanies as he ought 0 haut ca Ai a hi-ewiedecrccamnaie Re D caufe of the emperor) grudge,and the ground of his {ial ition Siew tien nee ae 
as terse Cody es oe pe peri i hefee ” eA ah: ae pe that noc much leffe than this: for that his father in his ihe time had ee ‘ror 
odious es unable bietts,and them alfo for ween hehad foo ‘argot h He. For whereas God had ila vn aS chad hapl Hod ee Cee ae eppraae himab- 
euen from his childhood alloted vuto him the empire (as was by many enia mes and tokens totaye heats 






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prince; and ofa more 
nthe yonger brother,his 


t altaauch ofc telOMes are ct ne,had he not bin by death preuented : which thin 
F i . . C 2. ri ws,anat i i i H . 
bin gathered) if he contd bane moderated bis untimely dir es,kep ‘ o rit ,0F iitanes ; crethatred he for all thataccord ing tohiswi f Sone a fee ae is fe 
from bloud,and not turned out of sbeamay efter Sa Meet lead pa excelled enen the time that his father liued,but three yeres after his death alfo,makin thew of hi fen): 
the beff Emperors his predectJors: wheras now be lieth obfenr EY PHISER; {DT ences ue fheet of defame, H B loueand kindneffe towards him that was poffible Coxftantine in th iB the greateft 
the report of his foule and faishle(fe dealings far exceeding all kts other worth es. : ine inthe mi 


cane time, of fach great 
g great profit, moft bountifully be- 


“6 ‘ 4 ae ; ) reuenues as were by his father affigned yntohim, eapi 
ft : 1 = Ey i Ki 2 $ o » Capin 
Andronicus Psleologus {uccecding hus father in the Empire, and thi reftoring again »and others that made fute ynto him, as well 


: 0 ANG ftowed the fame vpon his followers and fauorits, 
the gouernment ofthe church, together with therites and cuftomes of t the meaner fort as the greater,and with his {weet behaui i j 

pastes all {uch troubles as were before by his father raifed, byb n ~ * men: for affabilitie rik curtefte in high degree Baden: ie zs tea : 
ines ; found himfelfe therein much decciued,and his troubles n h : inthe {pring the paffengers eyes. This was that precept of the wife Indians That the hi ene 
Prince was in dignitic,and the more curteoushe fhewed himf{elfe vnto his infetiors Se bet- 
ter he fhould be ofthem beloued.He therefore that fhould for the two firft caufes blame Con- 


which had before receiued the Latine cuitomes, and;well iking 
ci¢ defending the fame ; and the other of the contrarie now countenanced by the Em. 
peror,withoutmodeftie or meafure infulting ypon the: hereof arofe exceeding great ftirs 


{ p ftantine , thould doe him wrong ; as both proceeding not of himfelfe , but of his fath 

and troubles,efpecially inthe beginning of, his raigne : he great benefit of the incroching much loue: but in the third he was not alpen blameleffe ; for if for Sant of Ssuions 
Turks,who in the meantime ceafednot by all means to.increafe their territories in Afia ; and | — c heprodigally gauc fuch gifts, as forthe moft part might haue befeemed the Emperor him- 
hot only there, butin the iflands of the Mediterranean fea al Andronicus by the death 


: Athy edi | felfe,he ignorantly erred, yet did he no little offend : butif hee knew, that for histoo profisfe Ponte 
» of Charles King of Sicilie,delineved of the greateft feare for which both he and his father be- bounty hecouldnotbe vnfufpected of his brother,& yet without regard heldonthatcourfe, ™* 
*™ forehim had to their great coft and charge both builtand maintained aftrong fleet of gallies , 


: n he was greatly tobe blamed therin, For if nothing elfe might haue moued him, yet he fhould 
" foWw perfuaded by fome, whofe aétions and {pecches were afterthe mannerof the court , all haue confidered to what end the like doings of others in formertimes had forted , and how 
famed vnto the princes appetite, (asthe readi¢{t way tothriue, without refped of the com- many ithad brought to vntimely end. Soalthough perhaps that Con/tantine meant no hame = 


od) to {pare that ncedleffe charge(as they termed itywhich yerely coft him more than vato his brother, or any way to fupplant him, yet did thefe things not alittle increafe and ag- 

g elfe; had difcharged all his mariners and fea men,and commanded all the gallicsto grauate the former fufpitions,and opem the eares ofthe Emperour his brother ynto {uch ca- 

p,fome in one crecke,fome in another ; where negleétedand nat looked vnto,they in lumniation as commonly attendeth vpon immoderat bountie. But to returne to our purpofe, 

tithe forthe moft part rotted and perithed. Asforthe Marriners, they went fome one way, x | this honorable Con/fantine then liued in Lydia,but lately married >,andin good hope long to’ 
fome another, as their fortunes led them,to fecke for thei ings in forreine countries, euen j D liue, being not paft thirty yeres old: but pleafantly {pending the time with his wife at Nym- 
with the Emperors enemies. and fome gaue themf{elues.to husbandrie,thi ingitbetterby | pheain Lydia,at fiuch time as he was thus fecretly accufed vnto his brother, the Emperour 
doing fomething to liue,than by fitting ftillto perifh, Which go ndrie at the firtt {ec- thoughtit good,as vpon other occafions of bufineffe,to paffe ouer into Afia himfelfe,butin- 
med to beverie profitable yato the Emperour, but cfpecially ecing neere ynto deed witha fecret refolution,vpon the fudden to oppreffe his brother vnawares,as by proofe 
th,and couctoufly ginen,made fmall reckoning of; all rhe he moft neceffarie defences of it fel out. Forat his comming oucr,Con/antine fearing nothing leffe,was forthwith apprehen-. 
the émp c,in compari{on of hoording vp of mony,yntil that it wasafterward too late by ex- ded, with all his greateft fauorits,of whom one Michael Strategopu/us(fometimeaman in great 
perience found hereof to haue fprung many great: nite i tothe great weakning afthe authoritie with the emperor his father,and of all other, for wealth, honor, & noble ats moft 
teeke Empire. For befides that the Tu out le Le rme onthe fea;the Py- famous) was chiefe :who together with Conftantine were falt claptin prifon, where wee will 


Tats how out of feare of the E i » A leaue them eucry houre looking to die,their lands and goods being before confifcated. But 
Iflands inthe Me sr raeated fietpokethelpoyle of the rich thefe worthie men,efpecially Conftantine and Strate 


cir] . i 

eat Are gis eprlus, thus laid faft ; who many times 

gticfe ofthe poore { putes pas ogee te raleelab : E ingreat battels difcomfited the Turks, & notably defended the frontiers ofthe empire along 

time two,fometime three,an ne mr ntempt,cuen clofe yntothe im- 

periall citie. Yea the Venetians were fob vp {mall difpleafureto rifle and af- 

terward to fet firevponthe fuburbs thereof, shich they would I duentured, 
the Emperors fleet bin prefered andmaint 


the Eaft fide of the riuer Meander ; they now finding none to withftand them, forraged not 
only all the rich countrie beyond the riuer,but with an infinit multitude palling the fame,did 
there great harme alfo : fo that there was no remedie,but thatthe Emperor mutt of neceflitie 
make choice of fome other worthie captaine for the defence of thofe his cities and countries, 
by the incurfion of the Turksthen in danger in that part of Afia. : } 

There was then inthe Emperors court one Alexis Philanthropenus , aright valiant and re- 
nowned captain, andthen in the flower of his youth ; ofhim the Emperour thought goodto 
make choice for defence of thofe frontiers of his empire inthe leffer Afia (againit the Turks), 
which werebefore,the charge of his brothet Con/tantine & Strategopulus ,ioyning tO pe one 

E Libadarins,an old famous captain, 8a man of great experience alfo :appointiag cae ne 
gouernment of the cities of Ionia ; and vato the other the frontiers alo the winding bankes. 
ofMeander, Where A/exizs hauing now gotten a charge worthic hisva our, 8 ; many great 
conflicts with the Turks ftill carrying away the victory, becamein aaa of great fame :, 
befides thai as exceeding bountifilll 8 curteous vntoall men ; acoftly,but i 


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ynto dangerous credit and renown. Thus atthe firftal th 
to his hearts defire:yea the Turks them{elues,bordring vpon hi 
by the Tartars,& on the other by himfelte; & yet not fo much fei 
hind them,as moued with his curtefie,came ouer to him with their 
ucdthemfelues(many of them) inhiscampe. Butas they fay, T 
might drinke ofthe tun of bliffe,bur that he muft rafte alfo of thetu 
this great captain, who hauing buttafted of the better tun, had the w 
his head. For Libadarius {ecing all to profper with him,and fomewhz 
ta feare & {ufped,left he proud of his good fortune, & now 
allegeance,fhould afpire vntothe empire,and fo firft begin wi 
which thing many of the aobilitie fecretly furmifed alfo,buth ruly many doubt. But this 
enuious plot wasnot yet ripe,but lay as fire raked vp intheafhes. Now there was with Alexi, 
Philanthroperus,certaine companies of Cretenfians,whom for their good feruice and fidclitie 
hebothhonored & trufted aboue others,vfing themall for the gard of his own perfon. Thefe 
4 men proud oftheir credit,hearing of the {urmifed afpiring of their General, & in hope by his 
__ aduancementto raifetheir own fortunes alfo,ceafed notcontinually to fuggeft vnto him high 
conceits of himfelfe,& to perfuade, with al {peed to take the matter vpon him ; the very con- 
ecit whereof(as they faid)would be vnro him no ieffe danger,than if he fhould enter into the 
aétion it felfe,as he might well fee by the wofull examples of the noble Conffantine and Stra- 
tigopulus, both in extreame perill but for the iealous conceit furmifed againftthem. Which 
quicke {uggeftions wrought in his great mind diuers, & thofe meft contracie motions, fo that 
* hefcarce knew himfelfe what he would or would not. For they which arevnto them/élues in con- 
_ fetence guiltie of any griewows ib any mifchiefe bang ousr their heads therefore,it happencth wnto 
them as foreknowing and expecting the fame enen from the time that they offended : unto whom, if no- 
thing elfé,yet that fameverit foreknowledge eafeth not alittle the eriefe and miferie : whereas contrari- 
= wifeshey which are wish fudden mifchiefes,and unlocked for owerwhelmed, not knowing any iuft caufé 
hath necds fland as men difmaid,and almoft befiae themfelues. But atlengthatter divers great 
us Philan. COMAiéts with himfelfe,the cuill perfuaders of rebellion preuailed withhim. Yet didhee at 
openus aipi- the firft forbid any mention to be made of him inthe army as emperor:which caufed the Cre- 
tenfians,the chiefeauthours of his rebelsion,almoft to force him forthwith to take vpon him x 
the imperiall ornaments,thereby to confitme the minds of his followers and fauorits:for that 
fuch refolutions were(as they faid) forthwith to be put into execution s neither thatany thing 
required fo ioynt celeritieand dexteritie botl. ofthe minde and the hand ,and forthat longer 
delay would but fill his foldiers heads with doubts,and difcourage them with the feare of the 
vncertaintie of the enent:all which for all that moued him not fo to dosbut whether for feare 
of the greatnes of the danger,or forthat he fecretly thought how firft ro circumuent Libadari- 
ws,of whom he {tood moft in doubt,is vncertaine. The report of all which his doings and de- 
fignes were in fhorttime carried firlt vnto Libadariusjas the necreft,& fo in poft vntothe Em- 
peror:who were therewith notalittlebothdifquieted. And had Alexius (as fome perfuaded 
him) at the firft fet vpon Libadarius, then ynprouided, no doubt but hee had done much: but L 
God, by whomall princes raign,and whofe power confoundeth the deuices ofthe proud, tur- 
ned him from Libadarius,by whom he wasto be opprefled,to follow after Theodorus the Em- 
perors brother,of whom he wasto haue fearedino harm, This Theodorus,che firft manthat 4- 
bexcines {hot at,warned by his brother Con/fantines harmes,liueda pleafant priuat life in Lydia 
far from the ambition ofthe court,and therefore fo much the more beloued of the emperor: 
‘but Alexins fearing leftin thathurle many fhould refort vito him,as vato the Empetours bro- 
ss op. tHetyand fo hinderhis proceedings, thought beft firftto make him fure, and afterward to op- 
4 fe Libadarins not aware,that in ftead of the bodie,hee followed but after the {hadow. But 
ius, a8 a man of great experience,taking the benefitofthis his ouerfight, andknowin 


bethe finewes of warre, gathered together all the coyne he poffibly could, both of M 
Emperours Treafires Philadelphia, and 


and his friends, fendi alee he Em 
ae which hee furni- 











if Iupiters court no man 
wo:fo fell it out with 
all poured full Vpon 
luying thereat, began 
nvery ftrong,caftine off his 
im, asthe neereft vnto him ; 




















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ifed the greateft po 








Othoman firft King of the Turks. 

A but ofa mercenarie faith,had always the gard of Alexins hisperfon he thou 
prooft if they Ho with ae be Woon to betray him : and fo well wr 
great fummes of mony prefently giuen, & promifes ofgreater preferments wi 
that they (fomwhacbef axe difcontented with Alexins iis flactes, and indounar ae 

; fuecelte)yeelded ving is defir ¢,promifing inthe beginning of the battell to aeuer HIRE ; 

| hishands ; which they fhertly after inthe very ioyning ofthe battel accordingly peiforined 

r delivering him fatt bound ynto Libsdarins his enemic. Whonota little proud thereof, vied 

him with greacinfolencieand within three dayes after put out his eyes,forfeare the emperor 
according to his curtcous nature fhould haue giuen his pardon ; and fo kept him in prifon vn- 


{pect and ambition were 


ay 
ghtgoodto make 
Ought the matrer by 






re te 


till the Emperors pleafure were further known. Thus through falfe fiz 


the greateft champions of the Greeke erapire brought to confufion, j 


i Now afterthisfebellion of Philanthropenss, Andronicus becamefoiealous of hisowne peo- sndreiiewthe 
plejasthar he wift not whom to truft,repofing greater confidence in ftrangers,than in his own Srektemperor 


w=) 

























fubicéts,to the great hurt of his eftate. Atthe fame time it fortuned,that the Meflazets repelng mire 
‘ (actly : , com- a 
monly called Alani) which thn dwelt beyond Ifter,being Chriftians , but oppreffed by the i ieee ; 
European Tartars,wearie of their flaueric,(entfecretly vnto the Grecke Emperor Andvonicns, 7% Subic 
offing chat if he would affigne vnto them a conuenient place forthem to dwell in;they wauld rect borat 


is flates . 


= 
> 


come ouer vato himwith tenthoufand of their families » and faithfully ferue him i 
egainftthe Tur 


andcommia 
greatly truft 
ouer with th 


: in his wars 
ho then grieuonfly wafted his countries in Afia,deltitute of good captains 


ers:) whichtheir offer he gladly accepred,as {tanding theflin need ofaid,8enot 
g hisowa ste a when thefe Maffagets,in number aboue toooo,comming 
wives & childten, were to be furnifhed with all things,and efpecially the men 
with horfes,armor, and pay, (all which the emperor could nor of himfelfé doe) the'firbiedts 
were therewith hardly charged,and Commiffion {ent out into cuery countrey and prouince, 
forthe taking vprof horfes and armor ; eucry citie, every countrey towndand village,euerie 
gentlemans houfe and poore mans cottage, was fearched and ranfacked , andall things taken 
from them, that was there found fit for feruice,to their great difconrentmient, euery mannur- 
muting and grudging to haue his armestaken from him,and giuerito ftrangers: but when they 
were alfotobe contributers vnto their pay, they then openly curfed and banned them ‘tuen 
vato their faces, Yet at length (though with mnch adoo) thefe ftrangers well furnifhed with 
all things neceffirie, were with fome other forces alfo;thipped ower into Afia,vnder the Tea. 
dihg of Michael Paleolagus the Emperourseldeft fonne,and then his companion in the Empire. 
Who marching along(t the country,came and incamped dbout Magnefia, Where the Tutkes 
at the firt,after their woonted manner retyred them{clues into the high mountains and thick 
woods, that from thetice they might more fafely learn what ftrength theirnew come enemies 
were of, and what diftipline of war they kept : for they knew,that vponthe comming of great 
armies many falfe reports did run, 8 that things were made fargreater than indeed they were, 
asdid of thefealfo; as of apeople inuincible:and therefore they thought it beft fo to protrat 
thetimie, vatillthey might fee inwhat fort beftto dealewiththem. But fohouering ouer 
their heads,and perceiuing then oftentimes without order to roame abroad into the country 
E feeking after prey, (for why, they after the manner of mercenarie men {poiled their friendsno 
leffe than if they had been theit enemies) they came downe in good order from the moun- 
taines, from whence atthe firft they aduenturedbuta little; but afterwards they came on 
further,and with greater confidence, in fuch fort,as that it feemed they would ere long edt 
the yong Emperor in his campe.Wherewith he with the ref difcouraged, without any ftro ec 
giuen retyred ; the Turks ftill following him atthe heeles, For neither he, neither the aa 
thing confidered the {mall number of their enemies : butasdrunken nee s filled 
with groffe vapors, aredeceiued inthe greatneffe of the obieét that they fee, andoHentimes 


Santana aaa 


—— 


ey 


: iti ch theirowne feare blinded, 

thinke one thing to be two ;fo were they alfoin likemanner with their owne feare A 

Befide Ming mofteaaim only it falleth out,that the army which infolencie and iniuty forerun- 

enemie fhepon it,they themfeluesbecommingenemicsto themifeluesand Gods a ak 

they ull vnto them fuchan end tr Redd oF pron eae 
he bitver curfesand execrations of their friends. At 

ie 






neth,is appointed to deftruction, andby the fearefulneffe of it felfe ouerthrowne before the 
neadastheir deeds ne pa! : neither was 
loc any great good, thatattheirfirtt fetting Forth, 0” t 1 
ou with ‘i ichael the Emperor fering 


















° Othoman fir King of the Turkess' 
A, Etpperour and thefe Spanith fouldiers: forthis feruice done,the Greekes 
didthe Maflagets alfo, But thefe Catalonianswith RenXerins thei Gener: 
downe the Emperours territories in Afia, didthere great harme. 

mies) vponthem why 
actording to the Erm se 





_) 
tettimed home, ‘as fs ape 
tail, roaming vp and spear gfoay 


the sturning their forces — fpeileth them 
athey were fentforito relicue : alleadging that they had ror rs al (wie 


) $erors promife;and that therfore they muftliu [ 

for them and dectise i chem, So were the poore people neues whcoiouett oe i ge 
and daughters rauifhed, their Priefts andaged fathers tortured to confefle fach {ecrer neat 
they had : all wasfubieét vito thefe diffolute foldiers rage andluft; yeamany of them via 
had nothingito redeemethemfelues, yponthe greedie fouldiers imagination j hauin; theit 
hands or teet,or fome other part oftheirbodies cut offlay by the high.waies fide ele af 


felfeagaingt his ¢ 
what would be. 
poore Chriftians as 
fie paffed oner into 
fhewthe Turks the 


the Maflagets flie,and not daring with thofe few hee hadle: 
enemies,tety red himfelfe intothe ftrong caftle of Magnefia,the 7 
come of thefe mifchiefes. But the Maflagets fpoyling the countrey 
they went,matched direétly vnto the ftrait of Hele{poatus,and ther 
Europe,asifthey had been therefore onely fent for ouer the river Ift 
fooner the way vato the feain Afia, For it was not many ie hen at Michaelthe Em, 
peror being returned to Conttantinople,the Turkes comming down, With great power,fub- 
dued all the Countries, euen vato the coaft of Lesbos, to the great ruin andiweakening of 
the Greeke Empire. : 101 bingddb srs eMooren * 

Tewas not long after thefe great ftits madeby the Maffigets;bue thatone Renzerius (fome. 
time anotable pirat,but as then amott famous Captaine) heating ofjthegreat entertainment H 
















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thatthe Grecke Emperor gaue ynto ftrangers,by mefltngers ent forthat purpofe offred vito 


Rewrcriga bat him his feruice in his wars againft the Turks, as had before the Maflagets,, This Ronzeriue of 


eas 





whom we {peake, had out of Catalonia a prouince of Spaine; and ontof that part of France 










bafe needie naked men, yet luftie able bodies, and fit for feruice either by fea or land’; with 


_. whom hee manned foure tall gallies,and fo asa notable piratlong time robbed, not onely the 


merchants trading to and froin the Mediterrancan,but landing his men oftentimes in the rich 







manner.) by the name of Catalonians, forthatthey were for the moft part Spaniards of 

country of Catalonia. Of whofe comming the Emperor mineantrthertin bs had ie 
afterward by proofe it fell out) intoken of his great fauor,honored him with the name of the 
Great Captaine,and afterwards gauc him hisneece Marie in marriage. But withina while af- 
ter,when as one Tenfa another Catalonian captain fent for by Ronzersus,was come thitheralfo 
with more aid,the Emperor to gratifie them both, gauevnto Renzerius the name of Cefarjand. 
vnto the other the name of the Great Captaine. But when thefe new captains with their fol- 

Towers were to be tran{portedinto Afia,it isnotto be fpoken what harm they did by the wa 
vnto the countrey people, and in the villages alongft the fea coaft ; abufing the men and sed 
menas their flaues,and {pending their fubftance at their pleafure, for which they had many a 
bitter curfe : and this was their firft yeares entertainment. The next Spring they Ge fivweed 
to relicuethe great Citie of Philadelphia, being asthen long befieged bythe Turks, and 
hardly behead without with the enemie; and within, with extreame penuticand famine : 
which good fernicethey moft valiantly performed, and raifed the fiege. Forthe Turkes be- 
holding the good order of thefe Latinefouldiers, their brightarmour, and conragious com- 
ming on, rofe prefentl y and departed, not only from the citie,but quite outofthe Emperours 
“rr He Belides that,in this armie were foyned vnto thefe Caralonians great numbers of 
¢ eft ‘ouldiers of the Greeks, and all the power of the ‘Maffagets : fo that had not the Em- 
rexpreffely before a cp to purfue them toofarre, it was by many thought. 
en aga r : 
n ftom him. But in King domes 
ay thereof; yea th he 




































which is called Narbonenfis,and fome other places alfo, gathted cogetheragreatnumber of ° 








haue beenein fhort time recouered from the M 


mr 





B halfepenie or a pecce of bread, having nothing lef to comfort themfelues withy motéthan 
theis miferable voice and fountaines of teares ; with which their wrongs and miferies worfe 
than thofe they had fuftained by the Turks,the Emperour much grieued, and wellth¢ more, 
for that they were done by him whom he had entertained to relieue them :but what remedy; 
his coffers were fo bare as that he was not able to doe any thing forthe redreffe thereof Ron- 
ztrins hauing thus {poiled the Emperours countrey in Afia, and leftnothing that pleafed 
either him or his,with all his power paffed ouer into Europe: and leaning all thereftofhisar- 
nyie at Calipolis,with two hundred of his men went ynto the yong Emperor Michael(chen ly- 
ing with a {mall power at Oreftias in Thracia) to demand ofhim his pay,or ifneede wereto 


° 










ee ales away pasiee much rich H poylenae) svntill at length by the mifchiefe hee did 
cing become famous, and great wars then arifing betwixt Charles King of Naples, and Theo- extort itfrom him with threats: with whofe infolency at hi i f 
dorus King of Sicilia,he was by Theodorus fent for and requefted of aide which hee (liuing of | c {ended than before, his fouldiers there prefent Pi eraniet ee mania Ronixerins fem? 
the ff poyle) cafily granted,and fo came voto him witha thoufend horfe and as many foor, all compafling him in, faft by the court, flew him, with certaine of his followersthereft fled inal 
old expert foldiers, whofe good {eruice ftood the King ini thofe wars in great Stead. Butas the hafte to Calipolis to certifie their fellowes what had happened. ou 3H 
end of war is peace, fo at length vpon the euil {ucceffe of Charles,a.peace being concluded be- -|Thus by the death of RenXeriws, the young Empetor had thought to hauedi{couraged the 
twixt thetwo Kings,and. confirmed by amarriage betwixt sheivatiichen'n Ronzering lining al- Catalonians and abated their pride,as like enough it wasto haue done:yetin proofe it fell nos 
- oe aa by his fortunes,was tofecke for new entertainment,both for himfelfe and his men git fo,butwas the caule of far greater euils.So when God profpers not mens adtions,the belt 
as hauing neither houfe nor certain dwelling place to repaire to ybut being as needy men hier falleth out vntothe worft,& their wifeft devices turn to mecre follics : forthe Catalonians au 
together, fome out of one place, fome out ofanother, in hope ofbootic as their fortune led Cabipolis heating bf the deatinol RenXeriaathsis Generall fr(tflemalthecicizehs iehe:cityy 
them, In which cafe Ronzerius their General thought it beft to. offer his feruice to the Grecke andnotably forrifying the fame, tookethatastheir refuge, Then diuiding their foldiersinrw 
iperor in his wars againft the Turks ; whereof he gladly accepted,and {o fent for him:vnto twp ans,with thetone part okthem manned qutcight gallies,which vndenthe leading ofthe 
wham he fhortly after came with two thoufand good foldiers,called(akter the proud Spanifh K D gicat captaineArnps, robbed and {poiledull he merchants thips, pafingthe ftraits of Hellef- 


pontus;to or from, Conftantinople : the othe» parcleftia the citic,inthe meantime foraging 
thecountrey allabout them; ;But Fewzafhortly after encountering with’a fleet of the Geno- 
waies, wel prouided for him,was by them ouerthrowne,& moft ofhis Gallies funk;and hime 
felte taken ; buc yet afterwards redeemed by his fellows,and fo againinlarged.Now the Ca- 
talonjans at Calipolis fomwhat difcouraged with the loffe of their fleet and fo many of their 
men, for certain dais kept themfelues quietin within theinwals, nor knowing wel what courfe 
to take,for they feared both the Maflagets and Thracians :them for that they had vpon light 
caufes abufed them, -&flain diuers of them inthe late Afian war; and thefestor that they had 
but euen the other day burnt their houfes & {poiled their labors in thecountry thereby: for 
E which and other their outrages,they ytterly defpaited of the Emperors fauor,whom they had 
fo highly offended.But that which moft ofal terrified them,was,for that they looked foreue= 
ty day,when Michaelthe yong Emperor,who as thenlay not far off, fhould witha greatpower 
come-toa(fault them: for feare of whom they cafta deepeditch about the city witha tron 

counter{carfe,fo preparing themfelues,as' ifthey fhould hauebeerie euen prefeatly befieged. 
Burthe time fo paling, and the Emperor delaying his comming,they begat to thinkof other 
matters:for being brought tothat ftrait,thatthey could not wel tel whic way t0 turn them , 
buttharehey wereon euery fide befet with dangerthey vpoa a raliciols refolution,and vato 
the Greekes moft fatall, by areffengers fent, of pur ‘ofe,craued aid of the Turksthat dwelt on 
the other fide of the (trait ouer againftthem,in,Afia; who prefently fent chem fiue hundred 
F good foldiers,after whom followedalfo many other fugitues and loofe companions, 10 hope , 
~ of fpoile,with whom the Gatalonians fortheprefent ftrengthned, & being themfelues three 
thoufand ftrong,iffued outiofthe city,andfotraged the country therabouts, bringmg in ash 
them greatheards & flocksof (hep and otjevcattel,rogerhe ich their keepers: wherew id ; 
both che Enaperors é their firbiests incenfed,prepared thesalelues forteilenge. This = oe 


. 























hoes nichcilinck cates wr 
ficft calling in of the Turkes into Europe (that I read of) andth 
Tse Chriftiancommonweale hath beene cuer fince moftg 
~~ Ged,andagreat part tiercof ouerwhelmed ; few ornone greeuing thereat, but {uch as them. 
~~ feluesteele the heauineffethercof, whom God inhistmerciecomtort..  " ~ 
The Cataloniansand Turkes now lying abont Cypfellaand Apriin Phrace, cAtichael the 
Emperour with hisMaccdonianand esha fouldiers,the Maflagets the Turcopuli,en- 
the Tercepe!. campediat Apri. Thefe Turcopuliwere Turks, alfo.in numberabour thoufand (whoas is 
7 inthe formerpartef chisHiftoriedeclared) beeing fled with their Sultan Jathatines vatothe 
Greeke Emperour, and left behind him at fuch time as he wasby the Europian Tartars deli. 
ueredshad forfaken their Mahometanefuperftition, and fo being become Chriftians, were in- 
fortanat rolledan i p D 
im. teapproch of his enemies) cominanded eucry manto be in areadineffe, and his captainesto 
regs put hisarmie in order of bartell: who fecing the enemies batveldiuided: into three parts; put 










firk 
Ene 
Cae 


edemd irsalfoin like order,placingthe’Turcopuliand Maflagets inthe left wingsthe Macedonian 
akin ome choice ra ys in'the ‘ight wing, and a reft with the footmen in the maine 
battelloAt which time the Emperour himfelfe riding from placeto place, with comfortable 
{peeches encouraged his men to fight valiantly againft their enemies. The Sun rifing,theene- 
mjesbattell beganto come on, innumber much inferiour vnto the Emperours, yet in like-or: 
dersthe Turks being placed in both wings,and the Catalonians wel armed in the midftiBut 
the fignallofbattcll being giuer»on both fidessthe Maffagets,whether it were by agreement 
/ we, fobetoremade withthe enemi¢; orvponafuddehconceiued treafon, prefently withdrew 
themf{eli¢salodfe off, and fo ftoodasidle beholders;giting aid neither tothe one nor to the 
other,as did alfo the Turcopulitheit companions; which difmaied the Grecians, and 
encouraged their enemies : for the Greekes difmaied with that fudden defection of their fel- 
Jowes, were cucn iin the ioyning of the battell diftouraged. Which the Emperour perceiuing, 
|» With great inftancic intreated thecaptaines and commanders of his armie, calling them often- 
times by hame, not tobee fo fuddenly difcouraged: but they in fo greatadanger littleregar- 
ding his words,and {til fhrinking from him,whenas the gteateft part of his footmen were tro- 
denivnderfoot and flaine,turning himfel fe vnto them that were left,which were but few,hee 
Said A owwarthy men is the time whereinideath is better than life, aud life more beter than death, And 
having fo faid, valiantly chargedthe enemie:in which charge his horfe was {lain vader him, 
and he indaugerto haue bin takenhad not one ofthis faithfulfollowers remounted him Vpon 
his owne hor{e,and fo faued his life with the loffeofhis own: The Emperor flying to Dydi- 
moticham,where Audronichus his father thetlayy was othim ioyfally teceited, but tharply 
reprotied foraduenturing his petfon fo far. Tke enemies purfuing the chace;{lew fome,tooke 
others, yntill that by the comming on of the night,& weary withthe long fight,they retired : 
andthe next day-diuiding the {poile, afterwardsat their pleaftires forraged the country. The 
renegat Turks,calléd Turcopuli,withinatewdaicsafter reuolting tothe Gatalonians, were of 
them jr Da er ci inrolledinto the regiment of chalel,the Turks Generall, 
‘Shortly afterthisviGtorie,the Catalonians began to mutinie among themfelues, the great 
captaine Tenza, and Phareaza hiscompanion, di 
Gcneral’sin which tumult,che ttacter comming’ toblowes Tea%a was flaineandPbarenze for 
fafegard of hislite'gladto flievutothe Emperor/Andronichus , of whom he was;contraty to 
his expediation,ight honorably entercained)About this timealfothe Maflagets hauing done 
the Greekes more harme,thanthe Turkes again(t whom they were entertained, and enriched 
themfelucs withthe fpoile of theitfriends both in Afia and Europe, wereabout with their 
" wiueSand children’; and wealttt, to returneagairie vnto their old dwellings beyond Iter, 
Whichthe Turcopuli, with the @atalonians vnderftanding,and beating vntothem afecret 
nd  iekapantie théwdakerjhad by them oftentimes bin wronged in the diuifion of 
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: loofthe Greekes,lay now {ecrerly in wait for them,as fhould paffe theftraits of 

t no fuchdangerchey Newehem almioftaland with the {poileot 
brn elt aa isbeforeteeiied 
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alongftthe Seacoaft es 


ountain Hemus, Which Bounded thé Greek empire frd the Bulearians:where fet. 
afeen rs tae ial sewherefet> M 


the Grecke fouldiers.Shortly afterthe Emperour (aduertifed by his {couts of 4 


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Othoman firft King of the Turkes. 


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A butalthe inland country alfo,as farre as Maronea,Rhodo izia,layi 
1 country alfo,a pe, and Bizia,layine al w, ¢ 
them. And hauir¥ forraged moft part of Thracia, brake into Mitedonisact thee aii 
about Caffandtia,{ometimea famous citie,butas then all defolate and ruinous, Seales 


c Buitthe Spri 
purpofe to haue fpoiled the cities of Macedonis, and 


aloni swherethe empreffe Trenethen lay:whereig they were 
° Emperc nd forefight prevented ; who doubting fucha matter, had forti- 
fied his citics in thatCountrey,and furnifhed them with ftrong garrifons and all Gitehthines 
necdull for their defence: which they quickly perceiuing, and findiug the country al defolate 
and forfaken by the inhabitants, were about to haue againe returned into Thracia :but as they rp F 
were therupon refoluing,they were informed b: Y The 
B Emperor by a mightie {trong wall buile at a place called Chriftopolis, from the fea fide euen “0m 
vnto the top of tie mountaines, had fo fhutvp the paffage,as that it was not poffible for the 
that way tocnter -With which vnexpeéted news they were atthe firft exceedingly eousled, 
as forefecing, Thatif they fhould there long tay inthat fpoil 
time be driuen to exceeding wants (for they were now in nur 
men) and afraid alfo by a general con{piracie of the people about them,to be opprefled: Thus 
befet,and not well knowing whatto doe,or which way to turne themfelues, they de{perately 
refolued, nolonger there to ftay, but forthwith to fer forward, and to breake into Theffalie 
with the plentifulneffe thereof to relicue their wants, or into fome other country further off 
towards Peloponefiss,and there to feat themfelues, and to end their long trauels : orat lea. 
C wile,ifthey could not fo do,to enter into league with fome that dwelt vpon the fea coaft, and 
fo returne againe into their owne countrey. Wherefore leauing Theffalonica,and deliuering 
the Emperour ofa great eare,they in three dayes cameto the Theffalian mountaines, Olym- 
pus, Offa,and Pelius ; where they at the foot of them found fuch plentie of all things necef- 
farie for their reliefe, that they there wintred. But Winter paft, andthe Spring being come, 
they paffed ouer thofe high mountaines and the pleafant vallies called Tempe, and foatlatt © 
came downc into the fruitful] plaines of Theflalic, where they fpentthat yeare at their plea- 
fure without refiftance,deuouring the labours of the poore country people, and making ha- 
uocke of whatfoeuer thing came intheirway: for asthenthe fate of that countrey was but 
weake,the Prince thereof being but yong,and withall very ficke and like to die, and thefuc- 
ceflion fo ending in him,as that it was feared,who after his death fhould lay hand thereon;and 
euery man therefore more carefull of his own priuat than of thecommon good, Yet toauert 
thefe forraine enemies,who like a confuming fire dcuoured the country before them;theno- 
bilitie choughtit good, with gteat gifts to ouercome their captains and commanders,and then 
to offer them guides to conduét them into Achaia and Beetia, countries more pleafant and 
fruitfull than was theirs, and more commodious for themto dwellin : promifing alfoto giue 
them aid forthe feating ofthem there, if they fhould fo need.Of which their offers the Cata- 
Jonians accepted,as thinking it better with their hands ful of gold fo eafily gotten, to go feeke 
theirbetter fortunes, with their power yet wholeand ftrong,and helpe alfo ifneed were, than 
to hazard al vponthe fucceffe of a doubrfill victorie,and fo foolifhly to preferre’an vncertain 
E hope beforea moft certain benefit.So making peace withthe Theflalians, andctheSpring be- 
ing come,receiuing of them their promifed rewards,and guidsto conduét them, patting ouer 
the Mountaines beyond Theffalie,and the ftraits of Thermopile, they encamped neere vato 
Locris and the riuer Cephifus : which rifing out of the mountain Pernaffls,and er it 
wards the Eaft,hath on the North fide ofthem Locris and Opus ; and onthe South ere 
countrey of Achaiaand Boetia: and beeing agreat riuer vntill it come to Lebadiaan he 1 
artes,is there diuided into two riuers ; the one called Bfopus, and the other TRE Fe athe 
of theformerrunneth thorowthe countrey of Attica, vntill itcome into the Sea3 and the 
other neere ynto Aulis (where the noble Grecians, asthey fay, beeing peed Cs 
Troy, met, and there ftayed) falleth into the Euboean Sea, Butthe Due vciteaellh hes : 
F Athens,and ofall that countrey, hearing oftheir comming , and (as hee t! Mee 1) pro 
uided alfo for them (as having all the Winter and Spring time ee ano epee toads 
dineffe) with oteat prideand contempt denied them pallage thorow a a _ a 7 ti : 
timeas they asked the fame,making notmorercckoning of them, than ss ofafor - oe 
devine mf that could find no place to reft orthriue in: wherewith they inraged, ” nt 


being come,they remoued thence,with 
efpecially therich ie of Theffalonica 
by the Emperors godd care a 


f 


ed country,they fhould in fhore 


nber aboue eight 1000 fighting 


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among themfelues,cither there to feat themfeluesin his co 
paffing the riuer into Beotia, notfarfrom the fame eneampe 
about 3500 horfe,and 4000 foot. But folying and expecting the 
they caufedall the plaine ground about where they lay andmeant 
which they with certaine {mall cuts out of the riuer fo watered,as 
froma deepe marifhor bog. Hither about the middle of the Spr I n 
the countrey, with agallant armie rai fed out of Athens, Thebe: f 5 and 
Megara, in number about 6400 horfe, and 4000 foot, an armie toc sn ig he thought for fo 
contemptible anenemie. Butthe weakeft enemie not feared, doth oftentimesthe greatett 
harme 5 as here by proofe was tobe feene: for the Prince comming voto the aforefaid plaine, 
now growne grcene with graffe,and cafting no perill,encouraging his men, came brauely on 
withall his horfemen to haue charged his enemies: who ftood faft yponthe firme ground, a 
little without their trenches,as readie to encounter him. But before he was come to the mid- 
dle of the plaine, his hor{es finking deepe into the rotten and new ploughed ground, and there 
intangled as ina marifh,lay forthe moft part tumbling inthemire, together with their riders, 
orelfe plunging inthedeepe, and hauing caftthem, ran vp and downe the plaine, as fortune 
ledthem ; otherfome fticking faft, ftood with their riders ypontheir backs,asif they had bin 
very images notable forto moue. Which the Cataloniansbeholding, andtherewithencou- 
raged,oucrwhelimed them with all manner of fhotand flew them attheir pleafure,vntillthey 
had almoft made anend of them : and with theirhorfemen fo {peedily purfued the reft in 
chace,cuen ynto the cities of Thebes and Athens, thatthey without moreadoe even at that | 
inftanefurprifed them both,with all chat was in them. So the Catalonians haning as it were at 
a caftat dice won amoft goodly countrey,garnifhed with faire townes and cities, which they 
neuer built ; and ftored with all manner of wealth, whichthey neuer {weat for, there ended 
ir long trauels,and {eated themfelues : not ceafing (as faith Nicephorss Gregorias,the repor- 
fthis hiftorie, {peaking of the time wherein thefe things were done, and wherin he him- 
ife liued in Conftantinople) vnto this prefent day, by little and little to extend the boundes 

of their territorie. Where leauing them,with whom we happily haue too long ftrayed from 
our purpofe,let vs againereturne vnto the Turksand Turcopulitheir companions. 

Inthe armic of the Catalonians, at fuch time as they were about to haue befieged Theffa- 
Jonica, were three thoufand Turks,of whom eleuen hundred were of them(as we faid)which K 
remained with Melecb ac Anum,after the flight of /athatines their Sultan yato the Tartars,and 
renouncing their fuperftition, became Chriftians , and fo beeing baptized,and hauing wines 
and children,were enrolled among the Emperors fouldiers ; butat the battell of Aprireuol- 
ted ynto the Catalonians,and were commonly knowne by the name of Turcopuli :the other 
being the greater part, werc fuch Turks,as with Chalel their captaine came outof Afia, becing 
fent for by the Catalonians. Now all thefe Turks,as well the one as the other,at {uch time as 
the Catalonians were about to inuade Theffalia, and to feeketheirnew fortunes inthe coun- 
tries more weftward , and fo farther off from A fia : partly diftrufting the focietie of them, as 
dangerousynto them ; and loath alfo further to follow their vncertaine fortunes into coun- 
tries further off,amongft people to them vnknowne, begantorife in mutinie,andtorefule to L 
goe.Whereupon their captaines Melech and Chalel requefted of the Generall ofthe Catalo- 
nians to giue them leave with quictneffe to returne: which their requeft he cafily granted,(as 
now not greatly needing their helpe, after that he was departing out of the Emperors domi- 
~ nion) and fo they gladly departed ; proportionally diniding all the captiues and fpoiles they 
hadtaken in that long warre, according tothenumber ofboth parts. 
‘ ‘Thefe Turks after their departure from the Catalonians,diuidedthemfelues into two parts, 
furcopulj or renegat Turks following Me/ech, & the reft Cha/e/ their General. But A¢elech 
gbefore becom a Chriftian,as were his followers alfo;& after that hauing reccined moft 
‘entertaiamentat the Emperors hands, and yet againmoft fhamefully breaking his 

giuen, and violating hisreligion, had revolted to his enemies, defpairing ofthe M 
urther friendthip, which hehad focuill choice rather to goevnto 
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Othoman firft King of the Turkes, 


A yntothe Prince both their horfes and armour, and to fall to other tr 
atmes bucat fiich time,and fo many of them as fhould feeme ood v: 
receiued them into his countrey, 4 
But Chalel with the Turkes his followers, in numberabout 1300 horfe and ci ht hundré 
foot,ftaying at Macedonia, offered ynto the Greeke Emperour quietly to de ate ete 
fo that he would giud him paffage by the ftraits of Chriftopolis by himfotuaed, 
tic tran} port him andthis fouldiers with all their fubftance, ouer the ftrait of Helef; ontus ii 
Afia: vnto which his requeft, the Emperour confidering the great harme done in his invin- 
ces,and defirous alfo tobe difcharged of fo greaca burthenjealily granted ; andfo Gntaten, 
cherib,one of his moft valiant captaines,to condué them out of Macedonia into Thraciayyns 
to the ftraits of Helefpontus. Where the Greeke captaines and fouldiers {ecing thégteat 


multitude of horfes, and aboundance of money and other fpoiles, which they hauing taken 
from the Greckes, were now about to carrieaway with them into Afia ; they thoughtita 
great indignitic to fuffer them fo to doe:andallured alfo withthe hopeot fo rich aprey , as 
* had bin of long in gathering, they entred intoa deuice far different from that which was vate 
the Turks before promifed;neither prouiding them of fhipping, neither careful of theirfafery 
bur purpofing vpon the fudden by night deftroythem. Whereofthe Turks haning gor 
vnderftanding, fuddenly rifing,furprifed acaftle inthe country there by which thet notabl 
fortified for the defence of themfelues, to the great aftonithment ofthem that had purpofed 
their deftruétion ; who now not able to forcethem, were glad to get them farther off, andto 
C certific the Emperor what had happened : who (after I wotnot what receined cuftome ofthe 
Greek Emperors his predeceffois){lowly difpatching things requiring greatett haft,carelefly 
delaid the time,to the great trouble of his ftate,and aduantage of his enemies.For they wife. 
ly confidering the danger and dittreffe they were in,by {peedy meffengers fent ouer the trait, 
craued aid of the Turks their countrymen in Afia,which they prefently fentthem;wherwith 
they not alittle both encouraged and ftrengthned with their often & {udden incurfions erie» 
uoufly wafted the country round about them,to the great difcontentment of the Greeke cap> 
tains,not able without greater help toremedy the fame. Whothereof certified the yong Em- 
perour Michael Paleologus, vequefting him with all the power hee could make,to come and be- 
fiege the caftle, and to fupprefle thefe fo dangerous enemies. Forthe performance whereof 
D poronly the captains with their foldiers, but the country people in. generall with their {pades 
cand mattocks came flocking vnto the Emperor ; notasiftkey would haue befieged the caftle, 
ut haue digged it downe and ouerthrowne it together with the Turks their enemies. 

/ Now the Emperor with his captains and fouldiers,ancba multitude ofthofe countrey peo- 
ple,being come thither, whoall gladly followed him, moft part of them foolith, thinking of 
nothing, but of the {poile of their enemies,not confidering with what danger the fame was to 
be gained: fo that the more the enemies prouided for the neceffary defence of themfelues,as 
in number but few,& fhut yp in their enemies country,theimore carclefly &neglegently, and 
without al order, the Greeks proceeded in their fiege, for that they wereiin number far more, 
and better provided ofal things than their enemies ; notreputing with themfelues,nothing in 

E this world to be firm and fure;andal wordly things (as faith the diuine Philofopher)to bebur 
the:mockerie of God, and to be haftily tuined vp fide downe,and with moft vncertain courfe 
thisandthat way to wander, But their enemies,who before feared euen the very fame oftheir 
comming,accounting thenifelues rather among the dead than the liuing, fecing their confuled 
and difordered rafhneffe ; therewith much more than before encouraged, beftowed all their 
wealth,their women,and other things vaneceffarie for battel,in good faftie within theittren- 
chés: but them (elues, with eighthundred chofen horfemen only, and they very wellarmed, 
fallied out,euento the place where the imperial enfigne ftqod;being neither ofany dice fafe- 
ty,tieitherguarded with any fuch ftrength orcarefulnesasbefeemed : with which fu — and 
defperateruption of the enemies,the Grecians tertified,efpecially that ruftical a oi 
company, began to lie : afterwhom by littleand little others followed, yneil ac engtha the 
reft without furtherrefiftance fled alfo:which the Emperor {éeing,did what he might to haue 
ftaid theirflighe :but in fo generalla confufionand feare,when every man was fhift for i 
whoregarded him : wherefore wearied and feeing no other remedie, he was gladto takethe 


fame 3 wg with the reftryet many of the more expert captains afhamed of one 
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a flight,made divers ftands : and fo ftaied the barbarous ene! 
Emperorand the other flying Greeks, In which doing, many 
were of them taken prifoners : vnto whom all the Emperours 
wharfocuer honorable enfignes of the empire elfe that were found. 
the imperiall Crowne it felfe, richly fet with pearle and precious 
which (they fay) Chale! putting vpon his head, pleafantly {coffed at 
but late before wore it. : f pest 
fied After this victorie,the Turks with great pride - almoft | cia, in fuch fort as 
byte Tart. thar theipeople for two yeres together durft {carcely go out of their walled townes to 
plough and fow their land ;which exceedingly grieued both the emperors,the father and the 
fon'sfor in their own power they had no great confidence,God hauing(as it were) taken from } 
their people, both their hearts and courage,{o tharall their hope was to entertaine forraine aid 
(chemiferable fhift of the great diftrefled ones)wherin alfothey foundmany difficulties and 
lets,whilftthey confidered the greatnes of their charge,their coffers being then,if cuer,empry 
by'reafon their territories were fo long and gricuoufly by their enemies wafted :yet need ad. 
mitting no law, Andronicus the old Emperour was glad to fendto Crales Prince of Seruia, his 
fon ip law,to pray his aid. But in the meanc time he makingno haft (asmemin reliewing others 
Noe ngpa the miferie more and more increafing,it pleafed Godte ftir vp the heart 
of one Philes Paleologus the Empcrours ncere kin{man,to vndertake the protection and de! iue- 
ranceof hisPrinceand countrey ; and wasafterward for his great valour by the Emperour 
worthily made Lord great martial of the empite. This Philes of whom we now fpeake,had all! 
his life ime bin brought vp in the court, and was for hiswpright dealing and imtegritic of life 
beloued ofal mon,but {pecially of the old Emperor his kinfrman, whom he with like affe@ion 
honored ;but wasamanalrogether ynskilful ofthe wars,asbeing by nature of a weake confti- 
tution of body,and fo ay eet withal more giuento devotion and the fernice of God 
than the affaires ofthe world , oftentimes {pending moft part of the day at his prayers in the 
Whites charch,He now grieved to fee the oy ay Eauperor,and the miferie of bisc sreque- 
ppaatl fted of himthat he might with fome {mall power,znd fome few capzains of his owne choice, 
that be might outagainft thefe proud Turks:hoping (as he {aid) by Gods gracetoreuenge the wronge 
‘ — y thertrdone and to returne to him againe with viGory. Vato which his reqneft,the Empe- 
F rorcalily yeelded;faying shat God was iuft, which delighted not in many legs,ncither inthe K 
greaines of any mans ftrength,butin a comtrite heartand humble mind :not fo giuing his help 
vnto Atichael the Emperoiir,his fon, for the offences of his parents : 2s happily he might vnto 
this fo vpright and denouta man, regarding more his integritie of life, than his skill in armes: 
forturning me about,] haue {cen inthis world (faid hey haue feene,the {wift not to gaine the 
prize, neither the valiant the viGorie, wife mento want bread , and menof vi i 
wealth: the fimple to gain fauor, and the fubtill to fall into difgrace: fuch alteration wor ¥ 
things intime find. So the Empetor(asis aforefaidyycelding to his requeft,furnifhed him with 
mony,horfes,and armor,and {uch a conuenient power, as he himfel fe defired. W hich he ha- 
uing receiued,firft of al incowraged his captains and foldiers with all manner of courtefie and 
kindnes,giuing vnto them mony, horfes,armour,iewels;yeafometime hee gaue vntoonchis [, 
purfe,vnto another hiscloke, his rapier, or fome other {uch thing, as he had about him,to en- 
courage them in their forwardnes:afterthat, he perfuaded them toan honeft temperate courfe 
of life, 6 valiantly to play themen, promifing according to their deferts to reward cuery onc 
ofthem,the war once happily ended: & before his fetting forth, vnderftanding by his efpials, 
that Chalel with a thoufand foot & two hundred horfe was forraging the country about Bizia, 
hehafted his departure,that fo he might by the way encounter themladed with the fpoil of 
the country zand fo fetting forward,camethe third day tovalittle riuer, whichthe inhabitants 
call Xerogipfunr,& there ina great plain neere yntothe fame,encamped, Where after he had 
ings in order fit for battel,he with cheereful fpeechesasagreat commander,encoura- 
: Poor at a and fouldiers; leauing nothing vnfaid or valle, hat ifteelntae forthe ani- M 
hem to fight. But he had not fo lientwodaies, butthat his fcouts about midnight 
ghthim a amiss pee euen athand; 
bin? therifing of che Sun were come within ight, and had themfelues far offalfo difco- 
che Chrittian army,al glifterinigin brightarmor, Wherefore ftayinga’ 


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themfelues for baccell sand fits of.all}compafting themfelues round with theirwes ; 
other carriages,they beftowed in them Rigs Arete tat ree come ee ws ga 
they hadtakenzand afterwardsas themanner was, cafting\duftvpon their heads ton oe oe 
wp goes Heauen,thoyee ame on Andrew the Chriftian armiecameon forward alfo, Miles The ball ah 
fill encouraging botha 1 horfemen and footmen,andright wel conducting them,asthetime ‘vis! Philerta 
and place required.Sofortuned,that he har had the leading of the right wing.ofthaane Bast 
gauc the firft:charge vpon a {quadronof the enemies,andat the firkt onfet-vnhorfedone ates 
enemies,and by and by after him another;But hauing hishorfe fore wounded vader/him,hee 
hettily retyred out of thebatcell ; which fomewhat troubledthe Chriftians, and encouraged ; 
a the Turks, who now witha barbarous outcriebegan moft fiercely topreffe vpon thesretyring 
Chriftians. Phifes in the meantime with many.cheerefull words and. comfortable perfuafions 
ftill enceuraging them te play the men ,and.with his cyes oftentimescaft vpto heauen, with 
Scares running down his face,moft heartity befought God,the giuer of all yitoriesno longer 
» ti uffer thofe his enemies,andthe minifters of his wrath,to triumph ouerhis peoplesias did 
aifo the poore captiues that lay bound ,doubrfully betwixr feare & hope expectingthe euent 
ofthe battell. The Cariftian tootmen ar the fametimeencountering hand to handswith the 
Barbarians,affailed them,and were affailed flew of them,and wete themfelues of them (laine , 
forhat there was crucll fight made onboth fides. But Philes with the multitude of -his men 
basing almoft incompaffed the Barbarian horfemen,witha companic of his moft valiant fol- 
diets broke in ypon the fide of the enemies battell,and fo made way thorowthe midf of it ; 
€ and fosroubled the Turks,as that they well knew not howto ftay,or whattodo.Se being on rteruts 
euery fide circumuented and hardly charged, moft of themthere fell, excepring fome few a 
horlemen, whom the Greeke horfemen purfued vnto the entrance of Cherfonefuswith pur- 
pofetheretofhutthem vp. Philes commi ither alfo,there vpon thofe ftraits encamped:at 
which time the Emperor pre ow gallies to keepe the ftraits of Hellefpone, fo 
thatnoaid might be brought vatothofe Turks ourof Afia. Whileftthefethingsthuswent, 7 
two thoufand choice horfemen cameto the aid of Phies out of Sernia, andthe Poteftate of 
Pera cameby feaalfo with eight gallies moe into Helefpontms, to theaid of the Chriftians: 
wherefore when the Greciansand the Seruians had thus onthe one fideffmat themyp by land, 
aadthey thar were in the galliesonthe other by fea,Phsles withall his power came and incam- 
























u 


D ped about thetowne and the trenches whereinthe Turks lay, planting his barterieagainftthe 


caftle, wherewith he greatly fhooke the fame, and made‘great flaughter of the'Tutkes and of 
their horfes,and that not only by day,but by nightalfo.Batthe Turks feeing death now pre- 
fent beforecheir eyes,and no way left for them to efcape, for tharthey were fo on enery fide 
both by fea and land inclofed,thought good thus to aduenture theirliues,refoluing by night 
to fet vpon the Grecians rather than ypon the Seruians, whom they had hitherto accuftomed 
to ouercome,and whom they had with often flaughters terrified that fo the reft by themalfo 
happily difcouraged,they might fo delay the affault :but inattempting the fame they percei- 
ued them({elues much deceiued, finding them cuen at their firft fallying ont readic inarmesto 
receiue them : wherefore hauing in vaine ginen the attempt (as againfta {trong fortreffe) they 
were fhamefally enforced to retyres Yet werethey nottherewith fo difcouraged but thatthe 
ftrait fiege ftill continuing,they gauethe like attempt vpon the Seruianss, butbeeing alfo by 
them ina like manner with lofferepulfed,they begannowvtterly to defpaire.Whereforethe 
next day about midninght cafting away theirarmes,they with their bofomesand pock ful 
of coyne ran downe vato the fea fide, towards the gallies, with purpofe'to yeeld themftlues 
vntd the Genowaies that were therein; as fearing of them leffe harme,as of men whiom they 
had neuer hurt, But the night being darke and miftie,and the Moone giuingno lightymany a 
them ynawarescame vnto the Greckegallies,and there flying the fmoke ell mothe ie ‘or 
being lightaed of their mony, they were by them forthwith without any pittie fain : o. But 
the Genowaies flew not all their prifoners, but only fuch as had broughtwith them the: oo 
B coyne jleftafterwards bewrayingthe fame,it {ould haue been fought ge the a 
the reft they caftinto bonds,of whom fome they {ent vnto the emperoroth ete cy. pe 
tothem{eluesas their owne prifoners, Thusby the valour and good conduc of this wo : 
deuout cap e Turks were for thattime againe chafed out of Enrope,and the country 0 
Fhracia ar Now 


of agreat feare. 


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58 __ Othoman firft Ringo 










giecaysop | Nowby thatwe haue alreadie written,is cafilyco be feenet sof the decg Oth mae Sift King of the Turkess 49 
 Ghedeey of and fuivotthe ese ae HH eae dige we of their anti ent Re. A i ata with fo grearagriefe,that falling ficke with the conceit thereof, he thortly after 
_ the Greeke — Jioionarid ceremonies,by Michacl Palgulogvs,whercofen{ued a Oe thensby Cone. Seer 
Sarin eats couered with the:name of good husiandry;the veterd Ofthechiefitren ich Andronicus the vnftayed Youth neuertheleffe holding onhhis voonted courte, with a{ectet 
~. oftheempire;next vntothat,by Enuy;cherainofthe Grearsfal sthelofer offtient| ae nee ae Peecn ae fufpicious to his aged grandfather, 
Sits af i Di er: rritlceanrat ‘Se tee AR hud) ull vate. whatend thofe his vio. if 1 
Ambition honors ouerow 5 Die rari ouen Belprrcinaid che ensir fore appointed one prtuamer (aman ofrearcredivandatthoriiemtic ems meres 
faithleffe porter,opening the gatercs : mieM-wherunto foule Difcord joy. areconciled enemie, ite had moft vnaduifedly repofedtoo much truftytoinnuaehimtelfe 
ned ¢as (hall be forthwith declared)\whar wanted that the barbarous enemy could defire , for i ECE oo much truft) to intinuatehimf{el fe 


! V A miei thes into the youthful princes acquaintance and fauor , that{o founding him & his fecret d 
thehelping of themin the fupplanting of fo greatanempire # Buragaine to our purpofe, ij. he fhould not poffibly be able without hisknowledge to re aftleywhichef al ican 


chael companion with his father Andronicas inthe empire,hadby his wife mary two fons, Ay. old Emperor feared moft,as the beginni eater : 5 : 

‘ , Sia fe i ZI ‘i ginning of greater troubles, This Syrgéannesbeing a man 
dronicus who was afterward Emperor,and Manuel fyrnamed the Defpot , and twordanghters, H B of great place and of a fubtill wit, was oivine him(elfe fafpedted of. ining: and therefore 
Anne taaitied ynto Thomas Prince of Epirus,and Theodora married to the Prince of Bulgaria: as vpon the mifprifion oftreafon, was by the old Emperor imprifoned:butatterwatds by him 









of allthefe, the old Emperour Andronitis theirgtandfacher fo entirely loued Andronices bis againe inlarged and recciued into fauor,was now pat intruft warily to obferue the doings of 
hephew,as thatin compatifon of him hee feemed little to regard cither his owne children, or _ theyong prince. But he not vamindfull of the wrong before done vnto him, and inhope by 
thereft of his nephews,withing themallrather to perifh than him): which many fuppofed him troubling the ftate either co afpirevnto the empire himfelf, oratleaftwife to fome good part 


to do,as purpofingby him the bettercocitablifhrhe fucceffion of the empire in his houfe 3s 


d r { thereof; thought now a fit occafion to be miniftred vnto him for himto worke vpon,, both 
alfo for his excellencie of wit, and comlineffe of perfon ; thelikeneffe of namealfo happily 


forthe one andthe other, by fctting the old Emperor and his ambitious nephew together by 
















furthering his kind affection. For which reafons,he caufed hinrto be honorably brought vp the eares: which opportunity he not minding to let flip,taking the yong ptince one day afide, 

in his court,as not willing to {pare him our of his fight either day ornighr. But when hee was difcoucred vnto him all his grandfathers deuice,in briefe,as followeth : 

out of his childchood;.and growne ta bea luftieyouth (at which time mens hot defites are 

. commonly moft vehement) he began:to contemne all chaftifement and gouerhment; efpeci- | C © Your grandfather noble Prince (aid he) hath fet meas a watch oner your actions, or mare truly 10 Syrgiannes bh 

ey ally info high acalling,and inthe prime of his youth, Befides that,his companions became ‘fig as 4 bloud-hound, to feeke after not your doings onely, but if it were po[sbleseuen after your. molt fe- 1") be 

vnto him the minifters and perfuaders of all thofe vaine delights which vnttayed youth moft cret thoughts alfo: and fo mhileft hee malicion/ly prepareth far you (nares and fetters, younotiatare > Andronicins 

defireth:and at the firft began to lead him forthito walke the ftreets,to hawke,to hunt,and to thereof fooli[bly follow your fhallow and childifhconceits. For what fhall it anaile you fecretly to flea 

haunt plays,and afterwards to night walkes alfo, not well befeeming his ftate:which riotous asvay ? whereas, if the bef? chance, yet muff you (as the common faying ts) pus your feet vader another 

*  courfe of life,when as itrequired great expence,and hisaged grandfather gaue him but cer. mans table, andlive of bis charge ; if it fall not ont worfe,that you be flaine or made amay by them you ae 
taine {pare allowance for his conuenieht maintenance ; he acquainted himfelfe with the rich flie unto for reliefe, or elfé fallinto she (nares by your grandfather layd for you. Butif fobe that cafling 


behind you thefe your fond dewices, youswill hearken unto my councell, I wall prem you a readie way, bow 
yon fhallin fbort time , and without any danger, afpire vito the Imperiall Seat and dignitie ; the onely 
[hall flie out into the Cities and Pro- 


prs ni Coney which ames Pera. Hecreofarofe hard taking vp of money, great 
ebt, fine deuices how to come by coyneé, with fecret confultations and {es of flight. vohee Gi : itd i 
when he faw his grandfather old ‘Ande dices long to liue,& his father Hicheel aa sey wherennte isshis, ifyaaleauing the Citic of ri coke 


i oy HERO 3 . ‘ " hange, and the mifera- 
hinitadnohopeofalpig modheempic wheponbisambtiousthougtsandin- | nf Theo, Hu [ah nen ee acco 
potent defires long timetormenting histhaughty heart, fuggefted vnto him fuch purpofes, ra hi 1 allt acc ; b Z 

when ashe would not obey hisigrandfither as his aatenae follow other mens ae aot their griemanses, with immunitic for ener, they will all with one accord follow you wherherfocuer you 





. Wheres ; i ina cajt off, asif it were Sifiphus hes heanie lone, 
child,he foughtafter the Imperial libertiesand abundance of wealth,that he wight haue that eg) ea ia “y fie * his aduice, 1 mill be unto yor Ff the 
was fi ufficient for himfelfe,and wherwith to reward others,as the followers of an Emperour. 4 h elie hades of this ex; loyt, and will eafily bring te good effectihe whole matter « fothatyon 
Which feeing he could.nordo, his grandfatheryet Tiuing and his father raigning ; hee fought ear al sale fide pr caidas mevupon your faith, to reward this my trauell according to my de- 
afcerthe foueraignty of ochet principalities and couttries:one while after Armas belon- | Reet cn Tie dea fhall sbefe Lee tonarable preferments, large polfefions, great rewermes, 
ging ynto him inthe oe of hismother the King ofArmenia’s daughter ; another while af. | Te tbola our faner,and shat no great matter be done or concluded without my confent @> knaw- 










ter Peloponefigy and fometime hee dreamed of Lesbos and Lemnus, and oth i perf plate in ; itieand sion of your dan- 
: : . : erthefruirfull | I Llingly Imake nsy felfe partaker of jour calamisic,and companion of your dant 
Iflands ofthe Aigean fea; which when itwas fecr etly told,fomtime tohis father,and fomtime E tne Hib euen my very faith, ia comparifonof the loue avd a 
to his grandfather, he was now croffed and reproued of the one,and afterwards of | the other. L wah rheare towards you whereinif’ any meifhap [hall by the musabilitic of ‘fortune betide me, I haut 
And to paffe ouer many other his youthfill prancks,he vfed in his night walks fecretly to re- fit dowwne my felfe with patience to endureit. All which confidered, you neednot to grudge so yeeldvmre 


paire vnto a cettaine gentlewomans houfe,more honourably borne,than ho ified : 

which woman,a certain gallant (and another Adonis) no leffe sandthantteltet ec 
hee highly offended, as with his Riuall, appointed certaine ruffiansand fencers to watch her ter unto fuch others, as for the hatred of the Emsperor are Like to keepe our cowncell , and ty yet meet 
houfe. But vpona certainetime about midnight, catanuel the Defpot (his younger brother) . is one ah ae 
feeking after him, chanced to paffe that way where thefe watchmen lay:whofecinghimha- aes 
ftenby , and not knowing himinthe darke, and fuppofing him to haue beene th : 


i he tirwe will fafferne 
Lyon sender your ownefaferic. Andforafimuch asthe flortneffe of the sim : 
ding ons iid pA delay bringeth extream danger, let-vs without longer fiay impart the mat 











« mooued with this fpecch as ifit had bin witha charme,eafily granted to 














ui \ . 
‘sok or the gentlewiomansbeltbeloued) etypon him and fo wounded himsthat he AD, MR fnedeapeadrsing Ce y is on conceiued in writing ra which 2 Bo 
Wat for dead from Mis horie; but being by and by after knowne by others comming in.he F fic ¢ i bi inted with the plot ofthe confpiraciey f 3 
aan “ad. i { J ich as were efpecially tobe acqua ‘ antient fuppo- 
was taken yp,and halfedead carried vnto the Court. Which outrage ini the morning d if gM Fn ait a Synadenms (both men ofgreathonour, andthe old pe aeon te 


‘vnto the Emperour , ¢aft him into a great heauin 





! greathonour, I 
effe, as beholding not the time pre- fed friendsyand of him beloued, much of likeage ynto himfr til and deepe 





ifely confidering what was like to enfue in the time to co ; ith theother. f great place, : 

* os Fy F syetaman Oo: piace, ndey ee = 

ng dead of the wounds therereceiued,andthe report ee es — ys Seething the matter, {hewed them/elues not as minifters , bute ring 
hisfaher » then lying at Thet cn doke hint oy : Pa its 


the young Emperour 







os 


leaders and captains of the intended rebellion. This Confpit 
romifes on ey air confirmed, they began right cunningly 
in withall,Syrgiannes 8 Catacizenwe, by corrupting dinetso} 
courtiers, procured to themfelucs the goncrament ofiduch’citi¢s a 
they thought firteft for them to begin their rebellion in.Syrgéam 
the fea coaft,& the inland country cuen{rom thefea fide rothe ree 

Catacuzenus the gouernment of thecountry about Oreftias. Inallwhith places they, mustred 
foldiers, provided armor,cntertaining alfo ftrangérs,and othe band niafterletfe men;as 
for fome great war:befidesthat,inthe cities forthe gonernmenttherof,they placed their try, 
ftiett friends, remouing {ach othersiasthey had in fufpect, All which they colored by rumoys 














while by the comming of the Turks oucof Alia ; againft whofe inuafion’ thefe preparations 
weregiuen ontto be made,for audiding of fufpivions and thetralrors fortheirprouident care 
highlycommended euen by the Emperor himf{elfeis, againft whomthey wereintended. All 
which things Syrgiannes notably diflembled, oftentimes withall certifying the young Prince 
what he had done,and what was likewife of himito be performed. abadguors: 

But the old Emperor{ceing his youthfull nephew not to hearkento his graueaduice, but 
ftill to proceedinhis diffalute kind of life, wasabout folemnlyto have reprooued him before 
the Patriarch & fome others of thechiefe nobilitie:if happily fuch open reproof might have 
wroughtin him fome change of manners; if not,thento haue committed him to prifon,& like 


i 
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_ Soles? Se. 













(who ofall others was ableto domoftivirh him)by reafon oftheliberty ofthe timesfor then 
itwasalmoft Shrouetide,whenasthe people diftempred with excefle ofmeat & duinke,were 
ofall otbertimes moft fit, vporany light.occafion to be drawnt intoa tumult or vprore : for 
feare whereof,he was contented forthat time to let him alone, But Shrouetide palt,& a good 
= part of Lentalio,the old Empcrorfécingnoamendment in his nephew,calling vnto him Ge- 
rafimus the Pacriarch,and the reft ofthe reuerend Bifhops then prefentin,the-citic,fent for his 
nephew, openly before them all tochidedtim, and to-fehoole him for his difordred life , but 
elpecially for his purpofed flight ; chavathamed of fuch open reproofe before {uch reuerend 





fathers,he might cither amend his life,orat leaftwife ofall menbethonght iu(tly punifhe for 
Tong andvoni- the fame,if he fhould ftil proceed therein, So the yong prince being fent for, 
Bp edd nied with many of his fauorits & followers,moft ofthem being fecretly armed,and hee him- 
_— bigrandfuer felfenoraltogether vnprouided:for it was agreed among(t them, that if the Emperour fhould 
FS vfe gentle and fatherly admonitiontowards him,thacthen they thould be quiet, without any 
fhew of infolencie or difcontentment ; butifhe fhouldin angerreprooue him, or threaten to 
punith him,thenvpona figne iuen,forcibly with their {words drawnto breakein Vpon him, 
and to kill him in the imperial feat, & wichout more ado to place yong Andronicus his nephew 
in hisftead, But comming in,and(as his rnahner was)taking his place next vate hisaged grand. 
father,his difperat followers attending without, tte wasindeed of him grieuoufly blamed and 
reproued for his former follies and euil courfe of life syet with fuch moderation & grauity, 
3 as that all feemed(asit did)to come of amott fatherly careand regard: fo that at that time no 
firch outrage was committed,as was by diners his followers withed,butthe aflembl quietly 


















difmiffed,8¢a folemne oath taken on both fidest of the grandfather, That heefhould not ap> 
point arly but hisnephew to fucceed hint in the empire:& of the yong prince, That he fhould 


neuer go'about to attempt any thi he fhortning or hyrt.of his grandfathers life or Em- 
Seaviticgetistniats fretted & fumed at him, 
fore giucnthem, faying, Wat greater ng couldft thow 
dreadfull onto thine enemies,to di ofc of thine affairs 

A ay eran A 


falfly raifed,one while of the comming of the European Tartasftom Danubius, and another 4 


c. enough he wasto hatic fo doney had henat bin qthetwifeperfuaded by Theadoris Atitochits, | 


»came, accompa: ‘fj 






Othoman firft King of the Turkes. 
A. traiterous perfons,with whom, if he were well aduifed,he would haue nothing to doe, either 
thinke that they would euer be faithful vnto him,that refpedting neither God nor man,tiad fo 
fouly broken their faith before giuen vnto the Emperor his grandfather. With which ynex- 
pected aniwer of fo greatand grauea Councellor,the prince nota little troubled, and withald 
difcontented,{tooda while as inamufe all filent,reafoning as it were with his owne paffions: , 
bucafterwards commanding him without further teplie to depait,and the old companions of 
his follies reforting veto him, hee by their perfuafion entertained againe his former difloyall 
thoughts & defignements: which his grandfather vehemently fufpecting,and therewithnota 
little gricued,would(asif it had been by infpiration)oftentimes in his heauines fay vnto them 
that were about him, /n our time ts loft the matt fy of our Empire,and the denotionof the Church.Yet 
B to prevent the worft,he thought it good betime to lay hands vpon his fulpected nephew,and 
{oto detain him in fafe keeping : acquainting none therewith but Gerafimus the Patriark & his 
ghoftly facher ; who prefently acquainted the Prince therwith, & wasthe canfe that he hat- ‘ 
_ ned his flight,Aying himfelfe before. For he now certainly vnder{tanding the danger he was } 
athe night before he fhould haue been apprehended, with all the reft ofthe confpirators his 
complices,inthe dead time of the night fled out of the City,by the gate called Gyrolimnia ; 
which gate(all che reft being fhut)was {til at his command, for that he vfed commonly therby 
athis pleafure very early to go out on hunting,as he now pretended to doe ; butthe next day 
after came to Syrgiannes and Catacuzenus campe,who then both lay witha great power at Ha- 
drianople,expecting his comming.The old Emperor,before the rifing ofthe Sun aduertifed 
of the flight of hisnephew,the fame day commanded him tobe proclaimed traitor, and pro- 
{eribed,with all his confpirators, and whofoeuer elfe fhould take his part, And forthe more 
furetic,euery man inthe city was fworne to be loyall and faichfuil vnto the old Emperour,and i 
enemies vnto his nephew and his adherents. But he on the other fide,proclaiming liberty and pea 
immunitie abroadinall the cities and villages in Thracia, fo woonthe hearts of the countrey Sipicdh, a 
people in generall,thatthey reforted ynto him from all places ingreat numbers readic armed 7% 
to do whatfocuer he fhould command them. And to begin withall, they firft laid hands vpon 
the collectors of the Emperors mony(then abroad in the countrey ) whom they illintreated, 
taking from them their mony. After thar,and yet feuen days not expired,almoftan incredible 
number of horfemen, footmen,archers,and others,departed from Hadrianople toward Con- 
ftantinople,vnder the leading of Syrgiannes , in good hopeat their firft comming to take the 
citie, being at difcord in it felfe,and moft part ofthe meaner fort, in hope of gaine, fauouring 
their rebellious proceedings,fuch asthe feditious find in fuch rebellious tumults. So having 
marched foure days,they came and incamped at Selyrbia:butas they were eae to gon 
on farther,the old Emperor doubting left the citiferis,fecing fo great an army be ee . city, 
fhould therein raife fome tumult or ftirre, to the indangering thereof ; thought goo he 
to fend Embaffadors'vnto his nephew,to proucif happily thefe fo ae panies t 
by their means in fome good fort beappeafed. The chiefe ofthefe bea Seis one be 
oleptus Bifhop of Philadetphia,amanno leffe famous for his vertue than his i e een 
yet for both ofall men honored ; and with him alfo was fent Syrgiannes i ae he ey 
E others moft fic to appeafe her fon,and to perfuade him notto approchthe shea pe 
of might enfue much bloud{hed,and the deftruation of thecity,or at leaftw . the ee oe 
ing of many , whereof if he fhould bethe author, how could he ever after Se fee i 
jet, but that the torment thereof would follow him euen into his graue ; and therefore to 
daiesa vt ali t Lk dto demand what he pleafed. Spr 
requeft him to retyrea little, and fo tocome to talke, and to Anenrauter 
iannesmoued as well withthe soe se the ahaa eee oe 7 ak sEmbatl 
i ich lay then about Oreftias',; whith . 2 
pr hg ‘ rea pie ae site debating) it wasagreed , Thatthe ete aot, i 
fhouldinall royall manner hold all Thracia, eet K ii Ml ape one already theo 
urbes of Confantinople : and withall, That fuch lands asthe young iabiwere-tuaitias ween 
i i i lremaine vnto them (whic 
F uen vntohis followers,inMacedonia, fhould ftillr 


A < Emperour fhould hold 
yecrely yeelded wait thin a tiehe great revenue) Ae of Racedout beyond 


a 








hi i iall Citie, with all the Cities an 
Gritopolis "S Rohe alone fhould hauethe honour to heare wigs ange 7 oa mmc 
forreine P: , and to giue them their difpatch pforthat the young ne 


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‘The Greeke great wrongs, yet wanting power; was glad to yeeld towhat his neph 
empire in ke- 


uld requeft. Thus 
| rope diunded. 


wasthe Greeke empire in Europe (as then all or the moft part inclofed within the bounds of 
Macedoniaand Thnacia) now diuided betwixt the grandfather and his nephew : Afia in the 
meanetime (whereinthe Greeke Emperors their predeceffors fomtimeheld great kingdoms) 
being left for aprey to the greedie Turks. Osheman onthe onefide cuen in the heat of thefe 
troubles laying the foundation of his empire in Phrygia & Bythinia ; and the other the Turks 
: Princes.che fucceffors of Sultan Aladin sencroching as faft vpon the emperours territories and 
Saree dae countries on this fidetheriuer Meander. And not fo contented, atthe f 
“of the Twrkes great {tore ot gallies, wherewith they robbed the Chriftian Merchants trading to Conftanti- 
4 aed nople, and {poiled the coafts of Macedonia and Thracia,and the Iflands of the Aigeum , and 
" crochupa them among others tooke the famous Ifland of the Rhodes; which they held not long before the 
nk dor Wercagaine driven out of the fame by the Knights Hofpitallers,vnder the conduct of Wiliam 
peti Willaret,aided by the Genowaies and the King of Sicilia, which they ftom thattimeheld (to 
 & the faights the greav honor and benefit of the Chriftian commonweale)by the {pace of 214 yeres,known 
iS sh sv re DY the name of the Knights of the Rhodes : vntill that inthe memorie of our fathers it was 
_— Turkes in she (Ifay no more,but grieue therefore) fhamefully loft vato the Turke, for want ofreliefe ; ne- 
gerexse% — yer place being more honourably defended, as inthe proceffe of this Hiftoric fhall appeare : 
cuer fince which time thofe honorable men (the flower of Chiualrie) haue feated themfelues 
in the Ifle of Malta, which they to their immortal glorie,andthe comfort of all good Chri- 
Rians,haue moft notably defended againft the mightie Sultan So/yman,and all the furie ofthe 
’ Turksyas fhall be alfo in due place declared. be cies 
Butto returne again vnto the troubled eftate ofthe Greeke empire.Syrdlannes the Greeke 
_ © aptain,Scauthor of all the aforefaid ftirs betwixt the old Emperor and his nephew,had euen 
from the beginning thought,asa companion to the yong Prince, to haue ruled all with him at 
his plea{ure, and that nothing cither great ot little fhould haue bin done without him:but {ee- 
ing itnow to fall out far otherwife than he had before expected , and the Prince to be wholly 
tuled by Catacuzenus,and himfelfe ofall others leaft regarded, 8 not fomuch as called to any 
eouncel inwardly tormented with griefe and enuie,he began fecretly with himfelfe to deuife 
how he might be reuenged of the yngratefull Prince,which vamindful of his former promi- 
fes,had fo vathankfully cafthim off. Wherefore he refolued again to reuolt to the old Empe- 
ror,not doubting but fo in fhort time to ouerthrow all the councels and deuices of the young 
Prince,together with his ftate alfo,by himfelfe before raifed. For he,as worldly wife, exclu- 
ding God from hiscouncels,had fuch an opinion of himfelfe,that which ay foeuer he went, 
thither muftall things follow alfo. Wherefore by onc of his truftiett friends he fecretly made 
the old emperoracquainted with his purpofedreuolt,andhow all things ftood : for the grea- 
ter credit thereof alledging, That he could not abide the fight of him that foughtto corrupt 
hiswife,meaning the yong Prince. This news fiom Syreiannes was vnto the old emperor moft 
welcome:for it gricued him@s an old man ofa great {pirit)to fee himfelfe fo contemnedand L 
deluded by his nephew, his empire rent,and his old feruitors ofall forts, by him fpoyled of 
their lands and poffeffions in Macedonia and Thracia.So afolemne oath in fecret pafled from 
theone tothe other, Syrgiannes without longer ftay fecretly fledto C onftantinople: which 
there bruted abaoad,retoyced Sennceoaelt hoping the whole gouernment would againe 
‘come ynto the old emperour,and that fo they fhouldagaine recouer their poffeffions wrong- 
fully taken from them by his nephew. But God not feeing it fo good,all this hope was but in 
___ Yaine,as ere long it appeared: forthe yong prince, who of long knew how much he was belo- 
_ ued of the Conftantinopolirans,and by them fecretly fent for; taking occaffonvponthe flight 
'yrgiannes,withall the power hecould make, marched towards the city and being come 
ight thercof,encamped, Wyingambites vpon cuery way and paflage thereabout, for M 
tohaue intercepted Sy7giannes ; who was then at Perinthus, and the thirdnight after, with 
*. tea r indi red {elect fouldiers,deceiuing them that la ‘inwaight for him’asif they had binall 
4 eepesbefor the rifing of the Sun came toConftar edie the old Emperour would 
‘ Baue givenbim leaue, he bad fuddenly chargedthem that did lie in wait tor bilo they 
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Othoman firft King of the Turks) 
A were aware omits opisingss Butas fooneas it was day, the Prince hear 

Syrgtannes, and no fuch tumult in the citie as he had expt vi is 
retired with his armie the fame way he came, sated Lie tities a me 

By and by after, Confantine the Defpot was by the old Emperor his brother fentby fea to’ 
Theffalonics,to take ypon him the gouernment of Macedonia, and by the wayto apy i ‘d : 
Xene che Empreffe, the young Princes mother; and after with all the power he could niauets 
inuade the yong Prifeé in Thracia:that fo fetting on him onthe one fide out of Macedonia 
and syrgsannes with the Turkes (for the Emperour in this ciuill difcord.was glad tolwferheit 
helpe alfo) and the Bythinian foldiers on the other, they might fo fhut him vp betwixt them 
and take him, According to which refolution, the Defpot co 


q 0 mming to Pheffalonicaythere 
tooke the Empreffe,whom with all her familie he thruttintoa gallie, andfo fent Her to Con- 
ftantinople, where thee was in the palace kept clofe, as toomuch favouring the proceedings 


of the Prince. And afterward raifing all the power hee couldin Macedonia, intadedithe 

. Prince in Thracia, breaking by force thorow the wall of Criftopolis, f f 
Theyong Prince feeing himfelfe by this means,now liketo be driuento a great ftrainfene 
Synadenus with his Thracian armie, to defend the frontiers of his empire towards Conftanti~ 
nople,againft Syrgiannes with his Turksand Bythinians: in hope himfelfe by many fubtle de- 
uices & flights,to be able to enconnter his vncle the Defpot.And firft he canfed diuers edi@s 
and profcriptionsto be written in haft,wherin great rewards and preferments were with great 
folemnity of words promifed to whomfoeuer could bring ynto him the Defpot either quick 
C ordead: which were of putpofe giuen to the country people paffing to & fro, to be difperfed 
abroad in the high waies,and about in thecountry neere ynto the Defpots campe. And after 
that,he caufedthe death of the Emperor his grandfather to be euery where proclaimed,-and: 
how that he was by the Conftantinopolitans in atumult flaine: which the deuifers thereof,in 
euery placereported. Yeafomethere were; that {wore they were themf{elues prefentat hi 


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wofull death,and {aw it with their eies : otherfome, more certainly to perfuade the mace 
y 


fhewed long whtire goats haire,or fuch like gathered out of white wooll,as if they had bin b 
the furious people pluckt from the old Emperors head or beard, at fuchtimeas he was laine, 
Which things being commonly reported incuery town and village, but efpecially in the De- 
{pots campe, wonderfully filled mens heads with divers ftrange and doubtfull thoughts;then 
D diuersalfo of the difperfed edicts being found,and broughttothe Defpot, track him(and not, 
without caufe)into a great feate; infomuch,that by the perfuafionothis beft friends,hewith- 
out longer ftay retired in haft to Theffalonica. Whither fhortly after cameva gallie from Con- 
ftantinople, with fecret letters from the Emperorto the Defpot, for theapprehention of fiue 
and twentie ofthe chiefe citizens, vehemently fufpected forthe ftitring vp of the people to 
rebellion,and foto haue deliuered the citie to the Prince :al whom the Defpot fhould haue 
fent bound in that gallie to Gonftantinople;but they ingood time perceiuing the danger me! 
were in,{ecretly ftitring vp the people,and by and by after ringing out the ses figoa ap 
pointed for the beginning ofthe rebellionyhad in avery fhorttime raifeda ne ul tum! i 
inthe citie ; infomuch,that allthe citizens were vp in armes,who running head’ he 8 
E honfe ofthe De {pot, found not him (for hee forewarned of their comming, was fle is . 
caftleybur flew althey met of his,or ele robbing them, caft them in prifon.As for the : ne “ 
houfe,they took what they found therin,and afterwards pulled irdownto agen ra 
comming to the caftle,they fired the gates: which the Defporfecing ,Senot able 13 le nae 
place,tooke horfe and fled toa monafterie not far off,where being taken by ste clin = 
him,he ful fore againft his wil,for the fafegard ofhis life,took ypon him theha ne ‘ reece 
neuertheles. he was from thence caried prifoner to the yong Prince hisnepliew; ®" hepsi 
himfelfe much more courteous to him,than al the reft of his nobilitie & rc ata 
they would haue eaten him vp, were euen forthwith ready to haue torn ae a re baaiene 
the Prince embracing him in his armes,faued his life. Yetthe next daya we a4 i prifon? 
F ofhiscounfell,he fent him to Didimotichum,where he Was caft intoamo! ae icrmeneDe hi 
being very deepe and (trait, in manner ofa well, no bodie to attend Re tio Cetiiaian f 
where he lay in miferable darknes and ftinke ; they which drew hice Hishead White pre 
the boy, whether by chance or of purpofe, pouring it obeetine yt Aico citi oe 
he had lyerpé geeac while in moftcxtredme mifer ing to ier nett 
























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_— Othoman fr King of the Ta 
Fangtb by she Princes commandemenr(entreated thereunto by ce 
nedtnto amore cafie prifon, whicre we will for euer leaue him 
eee _ Things falling out croffe with the old Emperor,andalthough 
| feeketh for uifed} til bforting oucvnto the worft,he became very penfiueand dot 
Fe ad ¢ se forwined, thavoneday in his Melancholic mood, hauing a Pfalter in his hand, to refolue hy; 
eee, doubefal Iminde} Ie opened the fame, as if itwere of that heavenly Oracleto aske iestine 
: hel, ed ; wherdim she firlt verle thachelightypon was, Dam caleflisdiffociat hes, wine Pepercente : 
| meres Salspon\si Wits these lmighsie {catered Kings (for their fakes) thenwere they as white as [row in Si i. 
wepbom Pa mon. Witich heapplying to him{elfe, as itall thofe troubles, and whatlocucr el{e had ha ‘el 
Shree ned iqrbem', proceeded from the willof God,although forcaufes to him ynknowne: i re 
and byfoughend réconcile himfelfe vato his nephew ; contrary tothe mind of Syrgiannes,de. H 
Gring novhing burerouble. For(aswe haue before faid)the young Prince although he prises; : 
firausofthe powerand libertic ofan Emperor,yethe left the ornaments and care thereof; * 
to his grandfather: and had he not Oftentimes aud earneftly beene egged forward by his seh L 
panionst0 affect thewhole empire, happily couldand would: haue contented himfelfc with * 
the former pacification: for being now {ent for, hee came firftto Rhegium and there vifit d 
hismother (now fetatliberty,and fent thither for the furtherance of thedefired acificati . 
where heewithherand by her counfel did whatfocuer wasthere done, So itive few Byes 
the mattenwas broughtinto fo goodtearmes, thatan atonement was made, and he himnialfe 
ietieaiesty spor wee ta sige sib — gates of the citie the old Emperour 
ing ric, andthe Prince lighting from his, agood furlong before h 
at hieas and although his grandfather was very vawilling, a naib rbad hi Btbboiierhce 
came tohim on foot, and kiffed his hand and fooras he fs i hak abi the ee a 
king horfe, embraced him, and thete kiffed one anoth 7 et : het Se aan 
_Aoldersizand fo hauing talked fome few words, de er ith old Sc ee tne 
"© youngman into bis ¢campe,which then lay neere nme a: mi havin sae ae 
_ ease diners tintes:ints: GonBantinople,and fo went outsedine for no es eyesshe 
iron = cae ni a ina oft pa atic hismother,parcly 
~ Buc syrgiannes nothing glad of theagreement madebetwixtt ror i . 
~~ pe downe ficke in mindy witha heauie sea ee aah a “aes 
pete Te acid es the common wealeinnoftead. Wherefore inal meetinos & atte “i. 
; peter: conuerled with them which moftdifliked ofthe prefent ftate. Beh ake ii: 
ete ¢ Emperoras of his nephew, wronged ashe th ought by them both ; Le in 
Aine nds walking mclnchaievpand ig oc a a fesig one 
who hauing done good fernice for the young Pri vate itis reeerae eer ‘ 
oldiEmperor,and there foundino fuch dias Ms Hetyieenli@euae nena ie 


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ae he ees easton Syrgtan. 
: a a as then,took it in di 
"chil an ab fon in law, who was all inall withthe Ce one ate 
Tiopbtortanitvole tiiest revit efong being throughly fet, A/anes came fectetl vito th id 
amen * holematter,and infine, that except he betimelaid hold on’, 
nah wd Porth gas Mould in hore time be by him brougheto hisend. Wherupon 
Sle me a faft in prifon : whofe houfe with all his wealth, hieeaies Lote 
: ee wher bi porcontemedto have rafed it down tothe ground, con fred 
ne wi ea it ran cemmunuticits vntothe fame, intog tk i 
onsen orthy reward for his manifi Id trecheries. The yong Ps tirefhor. 
( antinople;was'there crowne Beste ie yong Prince fhort- 
‘nto which folemuity inthe greattempleofs eu 
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; Othoman finft King of the Turks; 

fallen¢.which many tooke as ominous; and portending the-eui 

befell him. During thetime of this peaceyic foitgoed to As i ese 
Cherfonefus,feuentieTurks aduenturersywere by fo: 
fore they would yeeld themfelues prifoners,madeagieat fight with the Em 
flew diuers of them ; inwhichconfiétthe young Emperour himfelfe was 
foot,wherewith he wa8agteat while after exceedingly tormented, ». 





atas they orig Prince w 
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fhore swan fen: 
Perorsimdn, and, 
wounded ip: the! 


Andronicus the late Prince, and now fellow inthe empire with his aged erandfa i 

not hitafelf elong fo contented, butafter the aanteng ambitious Peter 

prickt forward by hisafpiting favourites) longed to hatiethe whole gouernment to him felfeg 
which hardly brooketh any partner: and therefore wearie to fee his grandfather line fo lone, 
B refoluednolongerto expect his naturall death, (although it could fot by courfe ofnattire a 
far off) butby one deuice or other to thruft him fromthe goucrament;ot if chatmightnotbe 
wrought,at once to difpatch him both of life and ftate together. And the fureryoday-the plor 

» Whereon fo foule and horrible atreafon was to be built, he by the councell of is raotiter and 
others, by ;whom he was moft direéted, fent for Michael the Prince of Balgaria;tvis brother im 
lay (though before tohim vaknown, as was his wifchis filter alfo) tomake with-himafitme 
league,to theintentby him to prouide,that if the Prince of Seruia@who-had but laely mar= 
riedthe old Emperors nigh kinfwoman, and fo to him much devoted) fhould take part with: 
him,he fhould by the Bulgarian his neighbour be intangled. Who fo fent for, with hiswwife, 
the old Emperors daughter,came to Dydymotichum,where they were many dayesmoft ho- 


C nourably entertained both by the yong Emperorand his mother: for why,this meeting plots 
ted vpon great treafon, was finely colonred,with the defire the yong Emperor had tofee bis mecting. 


fifter and her husband, as before vnto him vnknowne ; and the Emprefle her daughter, whona 
fhe had nor feenc in three and twentie yeares before, But the fecret conclufion betwixtthemy 
was,thar the Bulgarian Prince fhould to the vttermoft of his power aid the young Emperout 
againft his grandfather, and he likewife him againft the Seruian, as he fhould hauenced: : and , 
furcher,that ifhis grandfather beeing depofed,he fhould recouer the whole empire; thento 
giue him agreat fumbf mony, with certaine fpecial cities and prouinces confining vpon him} 
as in dowrie to his kind brother ia law,and companion in his labours. So cAtichae/che Bulga- 
rian Prince honorably. entertained by the yong Emperorand the old Empreffe his motherin 
Jaw, loaded with rewards,and promifes of greater, returned home into his countrey. 

This matter thus difpatched,the yong Emperor therewith encouraged, & knowing alfothe 
Conftantinopolitans, befides the othercities of Thracia, exceedingly to fauour hiavand his 
proceedings;by whom alfo he was fecretly invited to haften his comming thither (as wearie 
ofthe long life and lazines,as he termed it,of his grandfather) thought it beft cunningly togo 
about the matter , that fo his grandfather beeing with as little ftitreas might be depofed, he 
himf{elf mightaloneinioy the empire. But uceding mony for the effecting of fo great matters 
he by force tooke all the money from the collectors, whom the old Emperour had fent into 


"Thraciafor the taking vp of mony there,telling them that he was an Emperor alfo,andinneed 
likewife by the common purfe to be difcharged, 
e, pretending that ypon fpeciall caufes he 
£ Agypts for the tranfporting of whom 
reat{hip,and otherthings neceffarie for 










of money,and that the commoncharge was 


E After that hetooke his way towards Conftantinop! 
had occafion to fend embaffadours vato the Sultan o: 
he was there to take order for the fetting forth of a 


theiourney. Neither went he {lendetly appointed, but witha great power ; andthe cities of 
Thracia before wellafflured vnto him,fuchas he {ufpected being thrutt ourof office, &others 


more affured vato him placed intheirfteads. Butwhilefthe thus beftirrerhhimfelfe, one of 
thofe that.were moft inward with him, detefting fo foule 
mae a acorn 
ned to depefe him from his em 

fhould ftand vpon his ais but ifin the attempt he fhould find 
fe ,and depriuing him ofthe imperia 
dtherefore aduifed himtobewareh 
his wonted tanner:to.come into the citie,for feare of agenerall reuolt, 


to his grand father,from point to point dif 
ywithall,how that his nephew had determi 
~» bereaue himof his lift ifhe 

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asa Monkeintoamonatterie:an 









keepe him our. Which theEmperour hearing, and compar 
hadheard ofa , yet founding in his wae i 
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atreafon,f{eeretly fled from himva-- 
himall the intendedtrecheries ; and 













re,orotherwife to. 


Udigaitie,to thrutthim 
ow he fuffred him: after 
but rather by force ta 
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guith of his foulethus complained varo'Go 2 Revenge 4 


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mewrong, and lerthembeahamed shat rife wp againft me: and p Uatome the impber; A they could to furtherthe fame, and by fecrét letters inuiting hiri iS COs ine 
i power, which by thee giuen unto me,hecommeth to take from mew Ont regot and >in ‘edad ; whothereupon comming eS Rhegitm, by his Pichon afl INEO ria yokng Eine 
; After,hebeganto confider what courfe to take for the affurance of} dhisftateing, | quefted the old Emperor, citherto giuehinrleayeaccotding tothe league bevwlae: en ~ reblefined 
_— greata danger.And firft he {ent vnto his nephew(come halfe way) id him from entrin ) come into rhe ®itie,or elfe to fend him certaine of the chiefe ofthe nobilitic and cle vein, vas grande 
the citic,and to tell him,thatit was a great follie for him,being fo: manifefta traitor,both yn fome ofthe better and mote vnderftanding fort of the Burgets and citizens alfo pales ike: fast 
: his grandfatherand the{taté,to thinke histraiterous purpofesto be viknown vnto the worl HM he might frankly {peake hismind , for them fathfully to deliuerthe fame againe vnto the Bit 
; Andbefide inway of reproote torchearfe vnto-him,how many fions he had gitenfor the : peror his grandfather,ant the peoples Which requefts the old Emperor perceiving tobe full 


breaking of the league with his grandfather : firft in taking aw 




















ony from the calle. of deceit and trecherie;,for agood {pace an{wered thereunto nothing at al, but ftoodal filetit) 


Gors,whereof the itateneuér {tood in morenéed, byreal iffon of the empite as doubting which to grant : for,to fuffer his nephewto come intothe city,hefaw was dange- 
which required double charge ; theninthat he had inthecitie euery where difplaced {uch H rous,the citizens(as he well knew)being for the moft part inclined to revolt 'to him fo foorie 
gouernorsand magiftrats as his grandfather had fentthither,an pla iersachis pleatirre ” B asthey fhould once fee him withinthe gates ; andto fend any forth vito hinm, wtiee défired, 
with many other like fats, declaring histrecherousafpiting Midd NeReeniGh Heras act ahi might be (as he feared) an occafion of fome tumult to be afterraifedin che citie #for he knew" 


Bast Aarir ftcie-n-torbitostoen ta cteucn saa ‘tee chat hisnephewes drift therein was, openly by faire words, and fectetly with ereat eifts and 
sicnllsteré cout aid of Grates Prince of Setuia re Sa | by fe, Jarge Bieetitvestr to gaine them,andby them the reft ofthe citi 2ens. Both which things be. 
eosin re Sonat ieti Cocke f “hh Ww 3 Was ing dangerous,hee made choice of the eafier,and fent forth vnto-him two of thé mioft* Noble 
cus and Michael bis nephews (gouernors of Macedoni ) withall th fc te be eae Birgulteof the iia ¥otemion acter enendtnrite Mine ic cee ea 
“cv arsine Biba rls et “il ae “ah ae to Burgeffes of the citie: vnto whom at their comming ynto him, hee inthe open heating of alf 
and to.go againftthe yong Emperor. Butthefe letters ihustrrieemafatoiehc Pithloe of, Seruia, Ran saben ei fat OT 
the Defpot, and others, (asiis before faid) were forthe moft part intercepted, by fuchas the 
_. young Emperourhad for that purpofe placed vpon the ftraits of ‘Griftupolis, andthe other | 
» paflages ;efpecially fichas were written in paper, yet fome others in fine white linnin cloth 

and fecretly fowed inthe garments of {uchias carried the ' 











It is not unknowne unto the world, you my fubielts, to bane alwates beene unto mee more deare thari The freech of 


C Thanebeene unto my felfe : and how that 1 have not upon any ambitions conceit, or defire of the fale go- pd a4) 
uernment , againfl my grandfathers goodwill, gone out. For you {ce how that Ineither [pare tine grandfathers 






















i is i : m, efcaped for all their ftrait fearch [ owne life, or attend my pleafure, for the care! hane of you: I come not vntoyoucompaffedabous ‘mbajadonrs, 
ae: 1S tra ‘igi sha done, or about to be donein Conftan: inople, ed of armed a asis the manner not of Leas for the mil of esr behets 
‘ eZ aia tatiider inde fh i athe other aduertifed thereof: whereas the ol Empe- but of others alfo of farre meaner calling, whom difafter fortune, banifhed from their parents and kin- 
age “men Of theirown bad di . fing aa ing whathis nephew did abroad,or intended. For aij red, hath enforced to wander hecre and there, with death alfo before their eyes, Let any man tell mee 6 

; fachascouldinot b 4 hh NCCES: him,fome openly bothbodieand foule(as they fay) and how I came by thefé wounds which 1 yes bearein my bodie, butin fight with the enemies of my com- \ 
inydandichabrior Ks Thais im in perfon,yer inmindeand good will were euen prefent with trey which paffe ouer out of Afia into Thracia ; or elf dwelling neere Unto liter, doe with their 
Sénatoaiethe not onely the commen fort of the citizens of Conftantinople, but the chiefe incurfions from thence miferably waffe that fide of Thracia which is next unto them ? Fort (to 
ote brs Shi Aa ei many. other of the Emperorsneereftkinfmen alfo:who x — tellyouthe very truth) feeing the old Emperour by reafon of his great yeares to becoine florhfill and 
ulty-ob{eruing whatfoeuer wasidone inthe citie > forthwith certified him thereof, A RY 'D blockifh, and nos pofsible to bee aswaked out of bis dromfie fleepe , ncither any whit togrieue whem as the 

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4 mongft whom was alfo Theodorus the Marqueffe, one of theold 
many yeres before by the Empreffe his mother entinto ly and 

pei iene gall apt : f] iu fe lie growne fain debt, % Hiaileteliy ame oy ich 

J f © was glad atter the deceafe of his mother, to flie vnto his : 

ftantinople,and there: now liued ; who be fide that h i eianteans ela 
; at he moft honourably maintai imi 

m ~ the ae Heh Yo many great things ypon him,paid alfo al his debes wile ae Rive. 

7 ae in tree le eagpesti he forgetting, wene about moft Zidas like to haue Hetrat, 
father, For he alfo dreamin h i ially 

x for that he was in mindsreligion,manercand habe ‘aes he on d L 

sthought 


: 7 b : i enare, 
he couldinot do hima greater difpight than by fuel tee ld 


poore Chriftians his fubiects were both by day and night , fome as ficrifices fiaine by the barbarous 
enemies, ome carried away intomoft miferablecaptinitie, and the rest poore and nakedto bee drinen 
out of their houfes and cities ; net tofpeake in the meane tine of the greater mifchicfes in Afia, and 
how many cities haue beene there loft through she old Emperours forhand negligence : when t faw 
thefe shings (I fay) firncken with a piercing griefe, which my heart could not indire, Fwent ous for 
tivo can(es,either by fame kinde of honourable death ro end my griefe rogeter with my Life, or elfesd 
the vitermoft of my baie to Stand my countrey in fome ftead, For by nomeanes i# can come to paffe, 
bus that a man, and he that bath of long sime raigned, must at length become loathfome unto bis fub= 











Emperours owne fons: wha 


























iedts, and incurre their deadly hatred, For why, God bath made nothing in this life immiutable and 
E firme : whereby it cometh to palfe, aswe fee, that allwworlaly things ioy and delight in change. But if. 





the neerer he was in bloud, the m i yong Emperor fo that Masi , ve to bi d firine to bind things unto certaine firme and cop- 
: 4 ‘tg oud, ore he was his fathers van ' é ‘aman willas it were force fortune to bis defire,and firine v0 bind things ; 
=. metrins the De{pot,hauing receiued the Emperours lettres non suey. Shortly after, De- vaine firine againft nature, But what[oener is contrary 
Andronicus and Michael his nephewes,the gonernors of 








his forces, & daily expe@ing more aj aes 1a nd here ioc ear SE 
fiends and fainbahies te Macatalghatte a ast uh c i f oe | the youhg Emperours shatevaid i pe it arsard ; meee oar — f ep Fels to 
: by acedonia,vnto their foldiers,who middeshanoe kof whatfe a a le cities and townes of and haning raiened fo long (may almoft fay) as neuer did any but bee, is become batefull unto all 
feemed any way to withftar : Oeuert ae Vpon:and who- his people é vy yet recardeth not cither how to difcharge himfelfe of, fo creat a burthen, oF how to 
hey confifcatedjand draue the men them{elues into exile, Nei ings,their goods and Hie Deine eet teapot usu paaeebe fe nahin 
Ot Andronicus in the meane time idle. but fecretly fent ot hi ‘di me the yong Em- die before him : For my father is dead without any fruit of theempire, except the baresitle onely sand’ 
yea into the very cities of Conftantinople nd hell 1s edits into all “BE others alfo aeeret tohim of blond,and farre yeunger than he, are dead ikewsfé » and bappily t nay felfe 
general atcleaemestof an ~ may die alfo before I fhall rectineany profit shercof : for what can more cally Lappe, efpecially vate 
aman that founneth no danger, and regardeth not his life? Bus fome whey will, fut me of am- 
oft om the Emperour my grandfather, arta for refnfing W067 
tf 


















rts ofthe M 
acedonia: 
' them from all tri- 


tl po “aieleafernet ‘ 
? he rata ‘) Promifed vato the foldiers and men: by him. Which 
, ons and pays which o fooner braited, but thar. 2 abl és ; he Evispireincreale, and the 
~ ‘with moued,b ile anid deed to favour his Poss ary tly deni, or altogether confelfe ® i” 1 feethe Evipire increase, yoy 
ah te  « : 

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ote “Sepia ct afi a aor, 
she BOT 


Osbomai ft King of the 






te fare she besser. But Seeing tbe flate of rhe empire day - 
a pil tb Depalearncd away caplines, Or fancy share Me sbegates and 
“under she wals of the impercall Citic: what deeme you mece shentorhinke?. For moft men tafe their 


prefer gri ith whe bopeof future good, althongh the  farae be bar vaine: But unto mee ¥s not lef; 
nen erm unto weet fone te And can you maracllet baffettion: of the 
Great Alexander of Macedon, grieued and difpleaftd to fee bis father 10 heape-vittorie upon vitio- 
rie, andto-gut off all the bope of bis fonnes glorie, by leaning hime for foroccafions of warre . and 
nat chinke mee (so whom you fee the quste contrarse 12 chanced,and from whem not onely the hope of 
the empire is cut off, for she wafting thereof, but eucn the courfeof a quiet life)ta fret ard eritue there- }} 
at, Moowed herervith,and not able longer toindureit ,at length I rifewp,anidrequefted of the Empe- 

rour my Grandfasher pus a thoufand men at armies, promifing him by she power of Godswith thems 10 
preferue the Cities in Bytbinia, and to drine bis enemies further off (beforeshathaning shen), they 
‘fhould paffe oner the firast , andbefiege the imperial] Gitie of Conftantineple which fofmall arequeit 
hee nos onely denyed mee, but hath ener fince saken mce for bismortall enemies. Bat this and many 
ather shings elfe let paffe I huae now another request unto him by youswhicb és, That heewould gine 
mee eight thonfand duckats to content my fouldsers wishall, ‘who of long baue from plac to place ros- 
medupand downe withmee , following mine uncertaine fortune : Which granted, will no more 


See-vato my Grandfather troublesome, but difnifsing my forces , hold my felfe right well contented. 


“ Hauing thus faid, hee rofe out of his fear, andtakingthem a part oneafter another, cour. 


 teoufly difcourfed with them , and fo filling them with great hopes’, fent them away : who 


phelfpeech of 
the ola Empe- 
tour unto the 
Patriarch and 
the reft of the 
Biflops and No= 
bilitie, concer~ 
wing the young 
Empeour bis 





departing from him and comming into thecitie, became as it wereth¢ open proclaimers of 
his praifes ,. enflaming the people witha greater defire of himthanbefore. Whichthe old 
Emperour.hearing , and perceiuing almoft all his friends in the citieto beeinheart reuol- 
ted from him ; and withall fearing to bee of them ih fome fudden concourfe flaine; was 
therewith exceedingly vexed. Yerheethought itbeft before any fuch thing fhould happen, 
toproue their mindes, andto heare the counfell of the Patriarch,and  #/fanes,and the other 


Bithopsalfo ; ynto whome; being by one of the Senators called together, he declared his 
mind, as followeth: ‘ 


_Were Laffured, that haning depofed my folfe of the imperiall dignitic, 1 fhould my felfeline in fafe- 
tic,and fee ah people wel gouerned, Iwould spony of a sae the Viale! ne 
by much prefer a pleafant quiet contented life before an Empire. For if a man would fecke for the plea- 
fare of the mindobat can be mor pleafant shan to bedisburdened of all cares,cr free from {ich dangers 
as attend high eftates ? Busif for my finne and the finnes of my people,as alfo for the finne of mine an- 
cestors,the vengeance of Godin manner of a.violent tempe/t racing againit us, fubuerterh our empire: 
and Lyet but a youth,by the ie of God reformed and quieted the [tate of the Empire,gricnoujly trow- 
bled with difeord in the Church, and the ofteninuafion of the enemie ; and taught by long experience 
know not how in {o great hurleand tempeft which way toturne my félfe : How cant ay fafttic L 
commitonte my nephew fo greata charge, whoasyet is both an vnflayedyouth, andfocareleffe 
of his owne goud, as that hee knoweth not how well to gouerne his owne prinate affaires ? For giving 
auer his power to young vaskilfullmen, and haning flung away bis imperiall, lon amongft then. 
hee hirnfelfelineth in penurieandwant ; neither regardeth any thing more than his dogges and hites, 
of whome hee hecperh few iff thana thonfandcurrres ; and as many hawkes , and not much fewer 
mento lookevinothem. Wherefore ume fuchaman, hor may fifely commis eyiher my life , or 
the administration of mine Empire, byGodcommitted unto mee? But Iwill neuer witting and wil 
bi caft away either my {ubsecls or my felfe, For my nephew thane loned , not ontly more than my 
mife and children, but (to fay the truth) morethan my felfe alfo ; as you well know how tenderly 1 
ought kim-vp , bow carefully Ihaue inftructed and aduifed him, as purpofing to bane iy M 
ed fecattgn pi al habe Bas , that fo hee might the better 
sid mar. Rute, con 1g my good co} , hath (pent whole nights in banques- 
. brothelboufes 5 wherein bee ih fare hea brother’: me bee 
ied vp his hand again mee. grandfather, end fate thas 
ny = Ai 







Othoman firft King of the Turkes. 

A had of him fo well deferued, attempting {ush a villanie as the Sunne nener 

alfo be iat it bis wickedne(fe, and to rife up so reftraine bis im 

Ecclefiafticall cenfure to denounce him unworthie of the Empire and the communio Ff 

he \ 

ont feperated from God ; shat {0 alhamed and corretted, he may louingly shither rite she tate 

he ts fhamefilly departed,and againe be made heire beth of myne empire and | flaidne(fe : for there is " 

man alsac whom I had rather hane promoted unto the Empire, fo that he would heare my precepts. ai 
ob-y my councell, As for the conclufion he vfédin bu former [peccb,it was altogether feignedscrsfiie 

and malicious : for you bane heard how many reproches he hath gimen me in all that Speech wherewith 


his conctufion agreeth not , but the more to flirreup the hearers thereof agaiuft mee , did of purpofefe 


‘fav. Wherefore vom ough? 
ndent difloyaltie : Pip 


conclude his Speech. 


Vponthis,moft of che forefaid graue and learned Bifhops agreed,that the young Emperor 
fhould no more be named in the prayers of the Church,vntill he had better conformed him, 
felfe. Howbeir the Patriarch and fome others fecretly fauoring both him.& his proceedings 
liked not thereof,and therefore faying nothing therunto, returned home vnto their own hou. 


fes.But meeting once ortwice afterwards in the Patriarchs honfe,they there con{pired toge. Fhe Patriaras 


‘ 


theragainft the old Emperor;with whom alfo diuers ofthe nobilitie confented:and thereup- ith inert 


< oe A the Bifhops sbm~ 
onan oath was conceiued in writing, whereby they bouad themfeluesco continue conftant pebs 


inthattheir wicked refolution. Whereupon,abour three day s after,the Patriarch caufing the =™#7# 


belsto berung,and a great number of the common people flocking together, pronounced the 
fentence of excommunication againft al fiichas fhould in their publike prayers omit the name 
ofthe yong Empcror,orrefufeto do himall honour due vntoan Emperor. Which thing noe 
a little grieued the old Emperor,as appeared by his {peech,in faying, /fthe Dotter of peace be 
fomad Againft vs,jn hope of reward promsfed by my nephew,shat cafting off all fhanre and grauitie,bee 
doubts notto be the author of {edition , whe [bail repre(fe the rafh attempts of the vwlgar bas againft 
as,ifme refpect but mans helpe ? for the Patriarch {0 much asin bim herb 16,1 fee, the murderer of w1, 
So the Bifhops of the contrary faCtion,moued with the notable impudencie of the Patriarch, 
excommunicated him likewife,as he had done them,with his mad followers,as the authors.of 
fedition and faction,and incited with bribes to the troublingof the ftatesfor which cautealfo 
he was by the Emperors commandment committed vnto fafe keepjng inthe Monafterie cal 
led Manganium. Butabouttwo dayesafter,the young Emperour came to the walls of Con- 
ftantinople,to know how his grandfather had accepted themeflengers fent ynto him;carneft- 
ly requefting,thatit might be JawAull for him aloncto enter into the city,todo his duty tohis_ 
granbdfather, But neither hee, neither his words were any whitatallregarded, bur wasby 
{uch as ftood vponthe wals himfelfe with ftones driuenaway 5 who could not abide to heare 
him fpeake,but fhamefully railed at him, faying all his talke to be nothing elle but deceitand 
fraud:and fo for thattime he retyred a little from the wals.But night being come, ce Sa 
fic heads among the common people (and they not afew) fecretly meeting together gene im 
knowledge,that about midnight, whenas all the citifens were afleepe, and the wal h mre 
fecuritie,ie fhould come varothe walls,where they wouldbe readie with ropes i a im 
E vp vatothe top ofthe bulwarks; which done,the matter(asthey fed reat goo as cilia 
ched:: for that they were perfliaded, that the citifensfo foone as they fhould once oe a 
‘d(tof the city among{t them,would forthwith all revolt ynto him. So he according 
re hooters teak maianieee approching the wals,found therenofuch matrerashe ily 
ror thereccit imi ity 5 iwifethe watchmen care 
well hoped, for the receiuing of him into the city ; But corr Masago 
watching allalongftthe wall, and calling Te anot! Sy ies ay, Se ae 
hope, he with CatacuXenus and Synadenss,his c hie € scounae I ee pages rt they raighe 
ity,inali PPE 
city, inalittle boat rowed foftly all along the wa that is t A Teeeterying eta 
ir fei and fo be receitied in: but there the watchmen allo in 
Pa | ati ae ynto then, but receiuing 110 an{were, began to caft ftonesat them, 
from the walls,and calling . ; (eand out ofhope,they were gladtoget 
& andito makeanoyfe:fo oe ieee pe purpofe,an pe, >| 
em further offjand to depart asthey came. \ baie 
a But the enil fircceffeo ichis exploit was thortly after with ie 
forby andbyafter,fecret Jetters were fent ynto him from Theffalo 
all {peed to Me thither, luring him in 


¢ 
, = 


the name of the Bithop,with diyers ofthe Mobil pervs 


fortune recompenced: Les eet! 
arequetting him with [i yagi 











tieandthe good liking of chepe ople in general,at his con 
vnito him: wherup i brchtgeweree: part of hisarmy with $ 


ftantinopolitans, hee himfelfe withthe re(t of his power fetto ds T) hefflonica, 


where he inthe habitofa plaincountry manehtred the city wafi t being got with. 
inthe gate,and there catting offthat {imple attire wherewithshe had coueredi is rich Seroyal 
garments,and prefently knownto be the yong emperor,the peopl c king about him, 
atid with many ioyfull acclamations receiued himas their sord:¢ veraigne: yer fone 
felsmore Ruoring the’old Emperour, fled inter shecattle,and there flbodvpon their guard : 
which aftet they had for afpacenotably defetidediwasat lengthitaken fromthe, 
Theffalonicathus ycelded, Demetrius, Andronicus and Afan Mi the old Emperorschiefe 
captains,then lying with his armie not far off,and not well otro 









another, fled ; moft of 
whofe foldiers prefently went ouer vnto the yong Emperor: who efaeig from Theffilo- 
nica,canie to Serre, which by compofition was: deliuered yntohirh alfo,bucnot the caftle:for 
that was by Bafilicus Nicephorusthe captain thereof) ftill holdento dBmperor! !This 
Bafilicus was a man honorably difee' ded, but ofnd great capacity orwitjasthe finer fort up. , 
pofed,and therefore not ofth ch regarded,or thought ficforthe takingin hand of any. 
ror for his plain finceritieynore than for any thing:elfe, 
uernor OF the country thereaboutss:which heyyer-ftill 
hi imes howe hinselRwiter anther all chat had ‘fo 
thought of him: of whom fome died indifpairesfome fledifome weretaken prifoners,and fo 
fiiffreddthoufind cuils , the reft wicli the loffe of theibhomorstraiteroullyvenolting fronythe 1 
OldEmperor to the yong + whereas he alone; looking butence forward vporhis allegearict, 
With histrutt in God,fo long as the‘old Emperour lined oppoted himfelfeagaintt chefe trot: 
bles,atid ftood fitt for him and wastior to be nfoned withahy fire promifes or Crue|bchreats 
of thé yong afpiring Emperor, W! eof he lacked rione. Buthaling ftronghyforrifedshe Ca. 
Fe Kominittedto bis sie kepe himlelfe,”vntill thavhéaring ofthetdeach'of the old 
‘or 2 hint{elfe'to the young,as ynto his right Soucraigne;delitieved vp 
vito him the caftle: whoin feward OPhis fidelitie,gaue it him againto hold'forhim,inasam- 
emianner as he hadbefore hella folins grandfather. For wifemen honout vertue even in 
their enemies,as did kit? Pritt 1h Demo/thenes,when as he faid.tfany Athenian lining in Athens) x 
doth fay thar be preferresh me Before his conntrey, bins verily would Ybwy with much money 5 bist not 
thinke him worthy my friend|bip: bit if any for bis conntries fake fhallhate mee pine will Limpugne as 
_acafile,a firong wal,or sbulwarke ; and yet admire bis vertueandveckon she city bappy in haning {uch 
man. And {o in few words to conclude along difeourfe, the yone'Emperorin fhorctime ha- 
iningromed thorow all Macedoniayind without refiftance takeniall the ftiong towns Secities 
ane he there tooke alfo Demetrius the Defpots wife and childven,with alt histreafire,as 
alf the Wines of Andronicus & Afanes,and of al the Senatorstharfollowed them:after whom 
ee commanders their husbands were alfo for the moft part taken écaftin prifon;fome 
at: Theffalonica,fome at Didimotichum,fome of the reftafterwardimoftmiferably perifhing 
ii | Wherewitlithe old’ Emperor difcouraged, wasabouttohaue ferit his Embafladors L 
vito his ephew for peace, whileft hee was yerthus bufied insMatedohia:and had indeed fo 
one’, had not atiother hope arifing in the meane time, qhitealtered that his better purpofe. 
TE fottited at the fame time, whileft the old Emperour wasthus'thinking,of peace,that 4 
i eg St in hope of great profit thereof arifey, fecretly. offered his ayd 
vnt6 him ag GH yong eripmtor is tiephew : of which his offer the old Emperour ¢lid- 
ly rane at affadors were fent to anid fro about the fullonclufién ofthe mattéryno 
man te stat dtherewith, more than two or three ofthe Emperourhis moft {ecrat: 
ruthie Councellouirs. “Y meane timé'diféaining to “be fo ‘coupe vpas 
by'Synadensis one of his Neph es Cayitaines, euch inthe Imperiall Cities fent out 
wr Affin , withthe sreatett pattof his Arengryagain® himswhoencounte- yf 
ate : Ee ee eae apace penance pris 
reft of his difcomfited Armie flying Ke obackeacaine to Feehoniel: 
12 BrRc 4 daealrte PF iS vou againe mosfBionbidorineples 


nov almott all at hise¢ 


no ple, to prcuieht ¢ 
¥. 





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A, foftithat they, finding the tity weakely mati 
with fuch ap were abouthimsand fofeifewponthe citis 
fuchaidas mightkeep him out,atid fo cutoffall hisho 







Othoman Soph Kingofebe Turks 
neds thould treacheroully 
themfelues ndpactea! 


-killthe olebEmperour, 
fwifegiue him 


cimealfohere was gr¢acyvant of vidtall inthe city, pe for obtaining of the fame. Atwhich 


the one fide|by.land,and the Venetians with their gall 


at oddswith the Genowais dwelling at Pera, keprall ste onthe other fide by 


in {uch fort; as that neither viétuals nor merchandifecd 
Conttanrinople or Peras pisiers? Te 


havftraitfea 


he with his armie havin 


efhuvit ypon 
fea: who then 


betwixt Eurépeand Afia, 


f onghtithat way-y either to! 
Bhe yong Emperor commingito Conftantinople , atedttned a hig 


firftconimingto haue eaxced the city,in hope withouranypreatyefiftance to hue been reéei 
ued ; butxepulfedby the defendants, was glad to get him further off “About this time’ ¢: ae 
B al fo vntothecitic three chonfand horfémen, the appointed aid of the Bulgarian Prince. ne 
the old Emperor:who although he wanted men,and! was rightglad of) their conmulhdiyerte- 
membring the harms he had before receiuedby forreinaid, and not now dating to creechen 
too far fuffered not them to come into the ciry,morethantheir General and fome fewothers 


of theif commanders withhim. Now the yong E c i is ai 
) i vim ig Emperor vpon thecommming ofthis aid 
fome great harme mightbetide citherthe old onde ot firafelte;cobhe me 


their (tate ; fecretly fentvinta his grandfather, requefting him tobe welliadui \ 

2 secre fathe: \aduifed how heetru- 
fted thofe forrein people too far, offering himfelfeto do whatfoouer he thould comrade ra- 
ther than fo greata hatme (hould happen vnto either of them,as wasfrony them to be feared. 





Butthe tuft the old Emperour had conceiued of this Bulgarian aid , had fo confitmed his 
mind;asthathe little liftned vato his nephews requeft:befides that;how could hee well trufk 
him that had fo oftentimes deceiued him Wherewith the young Emperor much grieued, 


and now againealmoft difpairing of his further fucceffe,diflodged, and drew ticere'vnto the 


place where thefe Bulgarian horfemen lay encamped: from whence he fent certaine Embaffa- 
dors with greavgifts arid Prefents vnto the Generall,and the reft of the chiefe commanders? 
promifing them far greater,’ 


pedin the fame'place w! 










men. About midnight came certai 


vato him,fo that he wou 


g by them declaredand agreed vpon,they byi&by 


















w0 traitors hauing b 















if they would without further troubling themfelues retain home 
againe: whereunto they svillingly granted , and fowere of him honoutably teafted, and thei 
next day after conducted ypor their way homewards, : 
Itfortuned,that the yong Emperor returning backe again from the Bulgari 
here he before lay ; two of the watchmen of thé city, 
Camaris,8¢ the other Caftellanus,both {inichs,fled fecretly va 
fence,and all others commanded to depart,excepting Catacuzenus offered to betraythe Citie 
Id vnder his hand writing afflure them of fuch a fimme ofmony,and 
fuch\poffeffions as they required: which heeafily granting, and thehoure & 
forming of the fame,bein 
ftay, for feare of fiufpition 
the fame place,caufed certai 
But theappointed night being come, thet 
good wine, liberally gaue the fame by wa 
neere vnto them: who dranke fo plentifully there 
E heads,they fel into fo found a fleep,as that but for 


manner of per- 
without longer 


sreturned again into the city. But the Emperor ftaying foure days in 
in ladders to made of great ropes, {uch as they viein great flips : 
efore provided great ftore of 
y of curtefievnto the watchmentheit companions 
oftthar not able any longer to hold vp their 
breathing they diffred not much from dead 
n foldiersefthe yong Emperors withthe forefiid ladders; - 
which the traitors by and by drawing vatothem by-arope caft downe; 
Vato the top ofthe { 
city, without moreado brake open the Roman gate;w 
mie prefently entred,no man letting 
befal ysjareby no meansto be auoid 
warned : For the famenightt 


the gates being fhut,a certain country man came runningiti all/hatt from out of a village there 


by,and knocking hard athe gate cal 

F dicrs  who'being come,he told them, how thara little before he had fen, 
the young Emperours men marc 
man gates which beingtold vnto the ol 
fore thought it good to fend outcertaln 
om fea to fea: which his purpofe c7zere 





theland, 


led Girolimna,requiredto fpeake wi 


hing towards the citieyby the way tha 






hita his chiefe Councello’ 
ca 


* 












thfomedfthe foul 
agrearnamber of 
RS BENE 
4 Emperor, did norallittletroublehim. ° \hd there~ 
Teo to fee ifal were cleere along the walstoward 


rletced, faying, 
8 


7. 


afisand incam= eoyfgnrizeple 
the one called betrayed unto 


tohim: who admired tohis pre- 28 *™- 


perow’, 


and making them fat 
wall,receiued by. the fame eighteerte armed men :whobeinggorintothe “ 

hereby the yong Eaiperor with his Ars 
him, Buritis worth marking, howthingsappoinced to, 
ed, although we bethereof before neuer fo plainly force 
he city was {urprifed, immediatly afterthe fetting of the Sunne, 






itnotto befdemedctiotagivosmiins vflod fo ips 2 
ete fat hoot nina ahaa fea is eet ¢ 
Ef ‘d witharmed mea: which: ily he. . PURE cit f va 
siecle ERs oe et = fear pemetc OK tif nasi A certainti¢ and-varicsicof worldly things,taking by me example: ftcin me th ee 
himfelfe againft the old Emperormightiat i i chieskegsiceal bdecreepittnby Gog eee one night baning receined me an Enaperor of many yeares, Digs pies Hida 
night yet {cant pattdiuersorher countty!nen camevtinning Hite estecoe ateof that ik apenas a 
toldthe watchmen yponthewals jthacagreat numberof meh werd thet Se epaaiaty 
Hei o, 





Othoman firft K ing of the Turkes. 173 










The yong Emperor Andronicus moued with this fpeech,and taking great care of his grand. 
ind- 

















































mangaressvhereotthesm ; ; 
es at omperor hearing, was thece with 1 : iI 4 fathers fafetic, fcarce abftaining 
oe ihe tply ag a M tat faid nhduthentenales ve a Fes barably ancoabere ced te per ern TR | oe eae se 
E 1. fed into amaiof yron, whi atebecome fofec Ire, asnét vo ha Wig way after he went vatethe Monatt aaah ullwordscomforted him, Strait. 
danger-whetwith weateinclofed:See@ chou not thar et ast edny Ifecling of the ee ee the Monaftery Manganium, where(as isaforefaid)the Patriarke E/ai 
Cus iil od take outichiFor thenoifeof my neph ee ole A eas by the aldleeipeie commandment kept in fa keeping Su ae aa eierliaiay now 
; ofagreatdiums and difquicteth royals ltedlo eet mihecaresasthe found hi Coates es carrying him away in one ofthe emperours richeft chariots , reftored 
: ‘ fi fcalanntie broken durrhvaian’ rim again vnto his Patriarchal dignitie ; wherein he afterwards {pared stan 
which oucrwhelmettianddrownethniysheart and a No dso alt mee, tothe fulland moft cruelly to perfecute the old q rls (pared net (Ose ee hia 
; mer opinion,made no.reckouing of thoferéports sand rage. Newertheles heyfirmelinlhis fora to night,aman might haue {eeneall the ricl = emperors day FomOrnine Nie 
Ese alba ccpancddandhionieheec bina hans thereforerrofeite gototred eeorthew ins ee ehchaue fcenealliche riches and wealilt of {ucti no} erGia Zaal aa un 
p That Ne Acc g ofthem, bucas falfealarnies» Butthe ing with the old empcror,catried away,and their goodly houf hr 
HO Odmeuirintshltolvattat bdtsineitiatithia mime Emperor lebeatone,and bf the baf Sete Ree y houfes ouerthrown and made the {corn 
x ny b iting! chisgriefe;laid himvdowne tek of the ba ‘common people: ut efpecially thehoule & wealth of Theodorus Metochita 
putting off his clothes stoutasiikedut! to: Sisatnnclat lowne vyponia pallet,noy but the day beforein greateft fauor with his Prince,and of Sa 
; . tumbling too,and fro asaman in boiconieleitanae Ae ace peop himfelfof greateft authoritie and credit, whofe Seana ae Pree 
mean time he heard a gteat noife avthe court gate, aniteben ocleas cial hes: Inthe in his houfe,but that alfo which he had laid vpintruft with his friends fibouea ty Nove 
Pipe his nephew, with aigreacelattesing a ere ‘okt Lite eentringo heeyouns found in his ftudieybecame moft part a prey ynto the common people. >& thereft comateated 
10. diers.entred with himand withaltlicy-oftheci ‘cna fide id abouceight hundred i vntothe Prince. Thus he which earft of all others next ynto the Emperor was accounted moft 
full accfamar ions» But the old Emperdurhearing ies shoe : i faluted:hiny witli mnoft foi! c fortunate,was now vponthe fudden, with his wife and children brought vato extream begge~ 
pallet,excecdingly.tsoulbled.s and deltivute otallehe el redPhil tind duccriey rofesfrom his rie ; and after many yeares felicity, in one day caft intothe bottome of defpaire and miferie : 
why, his palace wasialtogatherdefblare, diccept at ote of i cape Toulon; fn where aman might haue heard many complaining, fay, Allthat wealth and treafure to haue 
him{elfe.ynto his praietss lithecching| Giachnot to fade Mitt 4 rdinariewairers}berooke bin the bloud and teares of the poore oppreffed fubicéts, brought ynto him by them whome 
merci¢ to<efend him fromithe fury of thofe wicked) ehim in fo gieara'danyer, hut inthis he had made rulers and gouernois of the prouinces & citiesof the empire ;to the intent thar 
him prefent reliefe : for whilft he was thuis pra Le aa Whoprefently heardhim, & {ent when they had dealt cruelly with the people,as with their flaues,he might {topthem forcom- 
.. calling together all his sAptnindsalyaLiodiegananitn the palaceythe yong Emperor without. mingto complaine of their griefes vnto the: emperour : and that the eye of the Reuenger had 
_ neither bywardnor deed LOND e Roan ents vattly chargedithemyponipaineiof death, not always flept,but was now at length awalced,& had of him yet fearcely taken firfficient pu- 
os other about him: forthisvictoric (fai heyG iy tht old'Emperorhis prandfather: nor any nifhment:which cuery where to heare,increafed not a little his griefe. As for himfelfe,he was 
/ ordereth all things,whereunto all rhiapant te ach given Vayand nor wedur felureesthiswil f confined vato Didymotichum, asthe place: of his exile and banifhment , where after he hada 
sexupeltaoplagnct eatshauals fhalver-deert tana Rabie aireythefeasthe eatth jménjflouds D certaintime poorely liued, he was fent for backeagain to Conftantinople : where hauing no- 
timeto our correétion and.deftruaion: whet afer se like foretines to our Bliffeg fore: thing left to relieuc himfelfe (for his houfe at the comming, of the yong emperour, was inthe 
meepbe hath giuen vnto vs this profent victorie: hs ing Vsidstheinftruments of his chattife- fiirie of the people pluckt downto the ground,and the very pauement thereof digged vp) he 
9 others to vie againft vs,and then-asiwe h sh ich’ peraduenrutreromorrow he sil hud went ynto the monatterie of Chora there by, which long before builtby the Empetor Inf- ~ 
they alfo thew themfélues vnto vs again; ne envntothem we haue oitertome,fiich will nian,and become ruinous, he in the time of his profperitic had with great charge re! aired,and f 
webe all. of one country,may moue a3 wherefore ifneitherinighnes of bloud,neicher tl : therein now (hauing made thipwracke of all thathe had) quietly fhrouded himfelfe, tothe 
feclenot,the hand of Gody sys on ties in refpeétofour felues let vs vie mercie: th See great comfort both of his bodie and affliéted mind,where he not long after died. : 
ynto the young Emperonr, hs fies Ha . Inthe meanetime’a courtier optnied'a at wee But to returnagain vnto the old Emperor,asy ct in doubt what fhould become of himfelf: yiphew incr: 
Beet aarip, 2k ad oases Ol es age from his grandfather, | 1h oF wicker it fortuned that the fame day that the city wastaken, the yong emperor at night returning to /th the Joxn 
plication of the -< F9rafmuch as God this day (rm fk : obuid sod ts bavot fepued f the palace,by the way met with 2iphon fometime Patriarch,who asked him how they meant ee i 
ty (my foune) hat Ginen mato thee the imperial cepter, takin E todeale with hisgrandfather. Wherunto theyong emperour anfwering, That hewoulddeale 
rer takin From mee; with him honorably and emperor like; he was by him therefore blamed and reproued, For 


old Emperour Tirequeft of | thee this. Lf y pe a 
‘ cf OME g y fo y hich. than od rth beflewedn) A Niphen beir 
ood turne. for BAN WI eenen from i] thee. s Nép 2) 
fi 7 ee, } thi J : 


her fauned or frowned, bareanefpecial grudge againtt 






this xephers, ears. 
"(for inshis-my hardeflatet ler i 

; er paffe,that T next unto God hawe bene rhe’ i 

increafe) gine mee my life, [pare a i into God hawe bene rhe authour of iby nariniti : 

which thou thy felfe ) father shead, andwith violent weapon uabiwiticand allthem vpon whom fortune reatly eit 

wen PRI ayaa Tene ap untaine of life. Btantiuty bebidas ee ib blond fron the old Hiperor :Firft, forthat atfuch time as he was right worthily for his thamefull coue- 

hed ay antragea Sinner inane gre wherefore make norithe heauens andthe earth beh lr Band bets } _ toufneffe & extortion, by the reft ofthe Bifhops and clergy thruft out of the Patriarkthip, hee 

againfi Cain, hom much loner PUL If brothers blond labe apoe cryedo ; rbof {a wie was not by him(ashe fooked for)defended:& fecondly, for that dreaming againafterthe Pa- 

Eden Nee haenceane fathers bloud crie unto she od and decls a asda triatchal dignity,he thought itone good ftepthereunto,to haute him(as his greateft enemy)ta- 
ard ray rsfersble Bie sy) ee d flars,and make it abharred of all the Prine fie 13 Td aN a ken outofthe way. Wherefore he faid now ynto the youn Emperour, If thew defire to raigwe 

4 18. Cares, PERISH oe ule Promifeth unto mee fhortly deathbus ch of theworld P Re- | without feare, gine not thyne honor vuto another s but taking all ni ornaments of the Empire frame the 

fat Ours: Reaves, a vh tie banc oftentimes moft louingly embraced: see thea off after M & oldman, caft baire-cloath upon him, and fo clap hie faft in iprifon, or thruft hime ows intoexiles This 

By ‘the fone : Spnha thefe lips which hane oftewsinies rn0it lovingly Filled hoe crying in thy mifchieuous councel this wicked man gaue again(t the poore old diftreffed Emperour,not re- 

mit And feeing th se ay 1 a braifed reedcapt dowy by fortune,and dee not aad amitcalted thee membring how ynworthily he had by him been before preferred vnto the higheft degrees 

oa NANG Sting thon ars thy felfe a mangbe wet tooprond of thy prefens- Bok tron ag dim tread vps both of honor and wealth,if he could there haue kept himielfe:vato which vngracious 

4 - PIS WY efets fortune, but confider the vi- couricell dius others of the nobilitiealfo confenting,fo wroughtthe matter. amoreg tt ne 


certaintie Qs 


= ‘ ~ » j 


- } 


pg ee Tie 
Othoman firft King of the 
ratalthough they could not quite draw the yong Emper 
seeyiieh eh ae the fa hae thathe could no longerindi 
inthe empire. Whereupon after may meetings and confultatior 
the oldman fhould ftill retaine the name and ornaments of an Empe 
mieddlein any matters, norto come abroad, butto fir till quietly 
yerely maintenance of 10000 duckats,for the maintenance of him{ 
onhim ; to be raifed of the fithing before the city of Conftantin 
maintenance of fo great an Emperor. Of which fo fhameful a dec 
alfo a furtherer : who feeing an Emperor that had raigned fo long, ¢ downe,and fhut vp asir 
were in prifon,was fo far from gricuing thereat, that foolifhly reioy gshee in token thereof 
abfurdly wrefted chis Text of Scripture,fay ing in his merriment, Letabisur jattus, cum viderjy H 
whionem ; The juft hall reioyce whenhe feeth the reuenge : calling himfelf, Iuft,and the em. 
peror,Reuenge. Burthe old Emperor thus fhut yp in his chamber (differing innothing butin 
name, from a prifon) not long after,the ftare of his bodie ouerthrown with griefe and corrupr 
humors ditiing out of his head, firft loft one of his eyes,and fhortly after the other alfo:and 
fo oppreffed with eternal! darknes,mingled (as faith the Scripture) his drinke with teares,and 
ate the the buead of forrow, being oftentimes (to his great grief) moft bitterly mocked and 
derided,not of them only which wereby his enemies fet to gard him,butof his own feruants 
alfo. Not long after, the young Emperour falling ficke,in fuch fortas that it was thought hce 
would not recouer, Catacuzenus,and the reft of his greateft fauorits and followers carefilll of 
their own eftate,and yet doubtful of the old blind Emperor, deuifed many thingsagain{thim, 
butall tending to one purpofe, forthe fhortning of hisdays. Butin the endall other deuices 
fetapart,they put him to his choice,either to put onthe habit ofa religious,and fo for euer to 
bid the world farewell, or elfe to take what fhould otherwife enfire ; the beft whereof was ci- 
ther death, exile, or perpetual imprifonment inthe loathfome caftle of forgetfulnefle : For 
the putting whereofin execution, Synadenus (of all othersto him moft hateful) was appoin- 
ted. Atwhich hard choice;the old Emperouras with a world of woes fuddenly oppreffed, 
lay agreat while vpon his bed asa man {peechleffe : for what could he do elfe,except he had 
an heart of fteele or adamant ¢ beeing then compaffed about with many barbarous and merci- 
leffe foldiers,and his domefticall feruants kept from him, andno man left that would vouch- k 
fafe to direct him(being blindywhither to go,or where to {tand. Butto make the matter fhort, | 
3 would he,would he not,they made choice for him them{c clues,pollingandfhauing him, and | 
‘Andronicus the cafting a Monks habit vpon him,changed his name,after the name of | thereligious, and called 
ae him by the name of Anthonie the Monke. Glad was Efeias the falfe Patriarch, of this the hard 
j tin | Monkey eftate ofthe old Emperor : for that now that he was profeffeda religious, there was left no 
and cated an- hope for himto recouer againe the empire, either caufe for himfelfe to feare. Yet he thought 
p ibenie. itgood to be aduifed, in what fort remembrance fhould be made of him inthe church pray- 
ers, if any were atall from thenceforth to be made, Whereoftobe ly the old Emperor him- 
felfe refolued,hee (feeming to be very forie for that which was done , but purpofing indeed 
=». therein to deridehim) fent vnto him two Bifhops,to know what his pleafure was to hauedone 1 


therein, Vato which their demand,he opprefled with heauineffe, and fetching a deepe figh 
etien from the bottome of his heart,anfwered: 






|for his companion € 
d, it was dectéed, That 
‘our, as before, but not ig 
inhis Chamber, with the 

andfuchastendedyp, | , 
ore penfion for the 


Mia the Patriarke was 





























“tho old Empe- 
vor becommeth 





| The abe. As in poore Lazarus appeared a double miracle, that being dead, he rofé; and. being bound, walked : 
ek the €h6H (0 was it tobe done in me,shough in quite contrary manner:for lo,being alineyl am dead as ouer- q 
arching quefi- svhelmed with the wanes of calamity and woe s and being loofe,! am bound,not my hands and feet only, 


ane tbe brOHd bye my songue ulfo', wherewith viable to doe any thing elfe, 1 might yet at leaf bewaile my woes and 
‘tela ~ rings unto the aire,and uch as by chance fhould heare se and-unto this moft wofull ries ie, 
oft for euer fit. But fharne hots clofedmy mouth,my brethren abhor me.and my mothers fons ace 


e for a firanger untoshem,and the very light of mynceys is nos with hivnmay friends &> neigh. 
Up & heer all thas faw me lauched me to fcorne my feet had, ees i 












Alnseff overthrown :for I fretted againft the wicked, when | [aw the peace of the oncodly. 
slong ago ane great priniledges ante the Church tH ewhichit at Has Bsaihs 
i a) i nigin) chufe whom they worl Patriarks oncerning q 
Him j wominsted him-unto the Pa of bim, ~ 
ge ee me Oe 





| A and preferred bim before many other right worthy and moft [eee men,belng 






‘ ' 
Othoman firftK ing of the Turkes. f 
bimfeh; A 
old sna more prinat life neuer before preferred.or for any other thing famous : Ha A 
L hae holpen hims and dene hint good.But now when he Should againe have reliened mein my calamity, 
he ioyneth bands with mine enemies againft me,more cruel upon me than any other bloudie anded exe- 
cutioner pot afhamed to aske me hew I would be remembred in the Church: SfAigning bimfelfeto be ig- 
norant and forrie for mine cftate ysuch like unto the 4g yptian crocodile of Nile which haing killed 
fome living beaft, eth open the dead bodie and wafheth the head thereof with her marme teares, which 
fhe afterwards dewoureth \ovether with the bodie. But what to anfwere him unto this his catching que~ 
Sion iknow nov: for if J fall fay, As an Emperour, 1 fhall forthwith be flaine by them which for that 
parpofe have me in hold : but if 1 ‘fay,4s Anthonie the Monke,is [hall be taken as the franke confe/ion 
of mine cflate,by them which haue craftily contrived mine overthrow , as if 1 had not by hompulfion,but 
cuen of mine owne free will put on this monafticall habit which God knoweth was neuer in my theughty 


is] 


Hauing thus faid, he fent them away without any other anfwer vnto their demand : but fit- 
_ ting downe ypon his bed fide,faid, My foule return againe into thy reft.for the Lord bath dealt wel 
with thee:neither {poke any one word more in declaration of his griefe his tongue there ftaid 
by his fingular wifedome,or elfe with the greatnes of his griefe,& fo againft his wil in filence 
pafling ouer his forrow,his mind with the greatnes of his woes oucrcome,and as it were afto- 
nifhed,before the humers gathered into the brain could be diffolued into tears:for asthe Sun 
fending forth his moderat beames,draweth vnto it many exhalations and vapours,but cafting, 
the fame forth mote plentifully doth with his immoderatheat confume the fame before they 
can be drawne vp,fo the moderat affections of the mind may haue cheir griefes by wordsand 
ears expreffed;but firch as exceed all meafure,& with their vehemency asit were overthrow 
the mind,commonly make men to ftand ftill mute and fileat, orif they {peakeat all to {peake 
idly,& nothing to the purpofe,as men befide them({clues, or in an extafic:but for the refoluti- 
onof the queftion by the Bifhops demaunded, the deuout Patriarch decreed, Thatin the 
church-praiers he fhould be remembred before the Emperor his nephew, by the name ofthe” 
moft religious & zealous Monke Anthenie: which was done (God wot)for no good zeale to 
the poore blind man, but the better to colour the matter with the common peor as ites 
weary of the world,had voluntarily taken ypon him that filly profeffion, Neuert Setar in 
D foure daies after, Synadenws, vnderftanding them in euery place to whifper among them{clues, 
& fecretly to mutter againft the hard dealing with the old Emperour, who had long raigned 
ouer iemt fo by right was again to do,ifhis nephew fhould chance to diss ant me the Be 
clefiafticall laws enforced no maniagainft his wil to enter into religious oF fies eth arene 
enraged, fent to him certain of his own confederacy, to exact of him af ost a d at 
he-fhould neuer more afcrthattime feck afer cheempiterye geet te ae ils 
offred him,neither to fubftitute any other:which if he retu ridi pout himn fer Feace 
life:and the more toterrifie him, fet a guard of infolent barbarous foldier sfouleas 
; d.and fo his oath being {olemnly concei 
of whom,he yeelded to do whatfoeuer they require Lane eeblinahe teed Geka 
ued into writing)another man Heading his hand, becaufe he w at pt a Htasing thus 
ared croffe aboue,& a blacke croffe beneath, after the maner of the religious. Mating iS 
5 inhi forfaken ofthe world, with anvalur 
ued in darknes difgraced,{hut vp inhis chamberas a man spartan 
i ce oftwo yeares, it fortuned that the 12. of February 
Bhuataamicnco arcu! ae eee dedicxed tothe vigill of S. Anthony,whofenamethey 
wae nents devine sf his friends that were fuffred to haue acceffe vato him, going as their 
Kadgedinhim hee p foure days to vifit him(among whom was his daughter,fomtime 
TE eee i & Nicephorus Gregoras, author ofthis Hi- 
thePrince of Seruiahis wife,but asthen a widow, familia Suoutie of many matters,wher- 
Raeappautred with soem? ah ene b f they perceiud how the time paf- 
inhe fo deceiued the time,that it was patt SEs a oreay Rs iT a ae releases 
fed.Butthe cocks crowing,he brake 0: pee 3) “ld aie an end of their difeourle , whoall 
F depart, pleafantly faying,that tomorrow ny fatty ficknesas then appearing vpon him: 
shereupelysnol iaeilesc so aay athe ‘hos he eat, was certain fhel-fith, for it 
and after they were gon, called formeat & did cate Mt frer shich,when as he fhould haue 
was with them a falting day,8 he had not eat any rhingzafter wie 
drunk acap ine, for the comforting 



























Bs 


Wy 


ofhis old ftomack,& difgelting of that fo bandmate 


175, 


The death of 
theold Raw~ 
OH. 










: siti Othémdn firftK inp of the Turks: : 
he dtunke could water,as his manner was, when he felt an ) ins GY A. sted, attheage of 60, inthe yeureot Li Ky & si ihc 7 5 
moderatly : which hurtfull manner of diet he then viing allo, began by and by to feele a ar combale yecat hides teach oa ae pene anes ae ried at Prufa, where his rbedatb of 

ine in hi fterbecame very ficke, vithall into peGrey er ees to-peefeenesinacertaine chappell of an old monafterieinthecaftle, mes. 

Bee ee om eer spe eatlya "Y age ay) Oa great lof. gin the midft ofthe citie ;couered with amantle of greene chamlet,and a litle Tuli. m4 tars 
nefle of bodic, fo that inthe {pace ofone aD ofan houre he was lad oftentimes £0 arife, or Turkifh hat(fuch as he vfed to wear)lying ouer his head, differing ftom thofe which feet 
and to goe vnto an homely houfe of office inn inner chamber thereby to difcharge natures ¢ Turkes now weare, clhecially rhe better fort ofthem, fo great that they cantherewith 
burden ; where after many euacations,fitting downe veo aromély ‘bed fart by,and not able {carcely come inata door, There is alfoanothcr monument of him tobe {eene at Suguta, faft 
torecouer his owne bed; hauing as theanoneto helpe gn there before Rawas day, died, af. by the Sepulchre of his father Ertogrul;-there madé by his fonnes in remembrance of Bim : 
hehad raigned 43 yeares, His death was by many ftrangefignes and actidents.as it were fore, whereof fome haue reported him Bebaebin thereburied. Howybeit the Turks themfelues 
told: firfta great cclipfe ofthe Sunne appeared, iuft{o many daies before his death as he had generally fuppofe the true monument Wherein he is interred,tobe at Prufa,as is aforefaid.He 

















leas 

















lined yeares: and after that, another eclipfe of the Moone ; and with it anearthquake,the da was wife, politicke,validnt, and fortunar, but full of diffimulatidn, and ambitious aboue mea- 
before he died at night, being S. Asthonse his euen, whofe name his enemies had thrufty on H B fure , novrathin hisattemprs, and yet very refolute ; what hee tookein hand, he commonly 
him:at which rimealfo, the fea with a great tempeft tifing aboue the wonted bounds 5 Made brought to good cffeét:to all men he was bountiful and liberall,butefpecially to his men of 
diuers breaches in the wals of the citietowards the fea,asifit had been fome violent enemic war,and the poore,whom he would many times feedand cloth withhis owne hands. Of a 
and ouerflowed alfo diuers houfes in the citie, Many croffesand pinacles were then al(o fron, poore lordfhip he lefta great kingdome,hauing fubdueda great part of the leffer Afia: and is 


worthily accounted the firft fouuder of the Turks great kingdome and empire. Ofhim, the 

® Turkith Kings and Emperors cuer fince haue beene called the orhoman Kings and Emperors, 
as lineally of him-defeended : and the Turks themfelues Ofmanide, asthe people or fubiedcts 
of oshoman,or Ofman,for fo he is of the Turks commonly called. 


the tops ofchurches and other high buildings ouerthrown;and with them a great pillar, fom. 
time one of the ornaments ofthe city, ftanding before the church,commonly called the church 
of the forsie martyrs, which being very high,and below burntand worne away withtime,had 
putmany in teare as they paffed by it, leftitfhould haue fallenvponthem; infomuch thatthe 
Emperor vpona time paffing that way, was requefted by fome of the nobilitie there prefent, 
tonide farther offfrom it, for feare of falling vponhim : who fmiling attheir vaine feare, by ( fi 
chanceanlwered, 6 would 10 Godt might line (6 long as this pillar will ffand: which now falling | a 
Out according to his {peech gaue many of them that had heard him fo fay,occafion to maruel, 
His dead bodie was honorably buried in the monafteric of Libe,which his mother Theodora 











Ote, that inthe reckoningvp of cettaineof the great Chriftian Princes and Prelates of the fametinie, at the end of 


the Empreffe had not long before new built, and hisobfequiesthere(after the manner of thar cuery the Turkith Kingt and Emperonrs ities, the firftand greateft number following their names, fheweth the yeare 
time) yearely folemaly kept by the fpace of nine dayes. of our Lord, wherein fuchan Emperour,Xing, or Bighep began to raigaeyot it: and the aumber folowing,how fon 
‘ 


a i i i f grace 1282,and raigne: 
a : Ic, Aadroniens the clder began to raigne in the Eaft,in the yeare of gi 7 i 
vita 3 phen wherein wee fecke'not theexaét computation yntoa moneth or day (as not muck materiall to 
aetant ; but onely the seafenable view of the great Princes of the forepaffed times,as they lir 






Bieter: #6 Thus at length haning paffed through the troubled ftate of the Greeke empire, during the hecraig 
by Otboman yn LONG taigne ofthe old Emperor Andreniens,the confiderat Reader may eafilyfeethe caufesof ea Jnittorie, ot any part of oar purpot) 
fz,arfucb the declining and ruinealfo of this famous empire;and how thatthe GreckeEmperors,trou- ugdinagestogether. 


Greteviye. bled with their tempeftuons affaires neerer home in Europe, yeain the very imperiall citicit 


LAR JUNG 6, 





















vwerect _ {elfe,and in their owne palaces, were not at leafure to looke ouerthe {trait into Afia, but glad “ i 
ries to leauetheirterritories there vnto the weak defence of themfelues. At which time,and fen K | Andronicus Paleologns 4282. 43, 

“felues i gy. itithe middeft ofthe aforelaid trouble, Oshemanon the onefide, with greatinduftrielaidthe e afte jini 1325. 29. 

repe foundation of his Empire in Phrygiaand Bythinia, now the greateftterror ofthe worldsand DOf whe Eait Andronicus Paleologws say 
then did thofe things which we now haue of him written. The other Princes of the Turks al. oe a = Che yenngers 
fo,the fucceffours of Sulian (Aladin,at the fame time on the other fide, alongft the Riuer Me- = gt LO lb Anftris: 1298. Io, 
ander encroaching on as faft : yntill that at laft amongft them they hadthruft the Greeke | : rl abit iar a 1308. 6, 
Emperours quite out of Afia, and in fine became themfelues, togetherwiththeGreekeem- Sopile ea Fd A ehe fourth’ 0 Kawariac Bb Meee 
pire, a prcy vnto the Oshoman Kings, asin the proceffe of this Hiftorie fhall moreat large | sam deoyanpennye st Ase Boag ore 
appeare, Att AE dbard} Spay 1272+ 34° 

Bees opie againcto returne vnto Orboman himfelfe , who allthis while (that old Andronicus the r land rected a ' I ue 20, 
Greeke Emperor was thus troubled) had with his fonne orchanes { ought by all means oneuc- 1 at sien ard be third: ™ 2327+ 50. 
ty fidetoinlarge his kingdome : the garrifons by him leftinthe twolate builtcaftlesneereyn. | iio bs] AANA VLE APT : 
to the great citie of Prufa, vnder the charge of the two valiant captains Aéfemnr and Balabon- ifian Princes oft | SO NSP Ulipthe faire TabGuade 
auck(as is before declared) hauing now continued there certaine yeres,had by fhutting vp the : Chriftian P a ‘th Kings, hese. 1314. 26 
patfages,and {poiling of the countrie,brought the city into fuch diftreffe and penutie,that ma- Ueda ONE ERO 812° Philip she lone. PSY 
ny of the citizens and other the poore Chriftians fled into the citie,there died of famine The 7 al | Charles the faire. ae) ewe 
teftnow ont of all hope to be relicued by the Grecke Emperour,not then ableto relicuehim- i * ee sto2A. 5 d 
felfe, came to compofition with Orchanes (tor Otherman was then ficke of his old difeafe the | Cfo eo roba Baliol, "| Se eee 
Bout) couenanting with him , that they might in fafetie with life and libertie depart,andfo wo MOF Scotland > Rohery Bruce Bp oe 2k 
rach of ther goodsas they themfelues could carrie :and fo yeeldedto him the citie, Which he SNS BR ET atta « attista bad, 8 
conditions(as moft write) were on the Turks behalfe well and faithfully performed:yet fome M iyo ho OS eponifacethe WITT. Se tn95. Se 
thete be that report them to hauc bin in moft part by orchanes broken. Thus was Prufajone of (dS Benedict the X 1. ta te ae 
the greateft cities of that part of Affa,yeelded vnto the Turks.in the aa agian ; | Bifhops of Rome, clement the F ts Loe 8 
and wasa iwadsby Oncaea the royall feat of the Osbomen Kings, >”  Crobmthe SX) a cl 

About time, or very fhortly after,osbomanin the right & twentieth yerqofhis signe ak / 
Ley doe” dyed, KO : 
ey « pe ¢ 





Sufeipit Orchanes 

M ator vt ingeni 
Bithynos, Phryciam 

Et populostate (Martefauente) 
Afiara turbafferuinis 5 
Tranfit in Europam, 
Rident interes Greet fa 


Diss fa contermnupt; 


defiant feptra parents: 
@pfic mages artevalens, 
ufamauefuperbam s 


' 


infia fata raunt. | 





Les oRréar. Knoubeve, 

** Blis father dead, Orchanes takes hi 

As one of deeper wit and reach 

ygians and Bythinians he, 

~~~ Proud Prufa,with : 
_ And glad in Afiato hauem 

.-<. His forces into Europe fends,the 

; ho meane while laughi 

~ Not thinking what a wor! 


s {cepter vp inhand ; : 

his foes for to'withftand. 

by force of dries broughtlow ; 
sand many citiesmoe. | 

cke and fuch {poyle} 

Grecians there to foyle.: 

attheir loffe,did make theredfaa‘ 

to enfuethe fame 








» THE LIFE OF ORCHANES OR. 
VRE CH'AN, SECOND KING*OR™ 9%" 
THE.TYRKES, 










4 (whom the-Lurks call Yrohan) and wddadin his bracher; 
Y hauing with great folemnitic enterred their fathexat Pru: 
{a immediatly fummoned a Parliament , aoe 
4 both the brethren came accompanied with the paigies 
Ja their nobilitic. ‘ThisParliament was called efpecially, 
A for the eftablithing of thefucceffionin this scrigioas 
A dome, and for the diuifion of Othomans treafure a 
j goods, Rerwixethem wie Sui Rae 
4 ken, there was No money, plate, or icwels found int G 
4 Kitgs coffers, for thachoiiad iubigdife timoniehi awn, ° 
A tifully beftowed it vpon his men of warre nba, a 
X facet GARR 4 the wealth he left vate them his fonnes, was, the ie Bree 
ee imitate, large dominions for their pofleflionssftore: Cet wre 
rable reniembranécol DO acca a he coolers of beatts andicattel for houfhold: onto bis nve 
a ws Refor feruice,withg peasy vate Se 
2 chain ioe ate ie demanded of his brother Aladin, what order he thought Waly, feat Oreoame 
Ree tay ec e ares by their father fo left ¢ To whom Aladin. aniniarsid Es it 
sti aia i ing ichJikea good fheep- 
(to be taken with thofe things by theit Tari “thers kingdome , whichlikeag ee 
ws nioftrequilit, isto efiaality eee en and maintaine his men of warte,prouiding 
heard mighegeuctns gud sins oan Andchat vato him of right belonged wilthelg 
Neh et for, defence of his kingdome +f Cae toatl mamas acta 
allthings meet for def 5 = patrimonie of his fucceffour, for 
other thingsby their Ay renee owne part ({aid ealadin) Iclaime no nexstsiRaE 
inrenanceof dais eftane? 1449 58 i fa father by whomalfo you 
maintenance of his.¢ ain tcad of afather sby, | 
seen: pai voto fonof i I things being com- 
eing my elder brother, and f c fefflonof the kingdome,,alithing 
I eae as it were alreadic putin not ona fekoole Thiciodatty of ledin was 
E Siaed ae your gouernmentyuringtive imei by sneanes wheteoh me kingd ome ee 
nded of all the antient co 4 é sir ews Wont olh 
eatly commended of al -egard of which courtefie,orchane. 
greatly con Jefcended to Orehanes.In regat | iepie setiee 
Te ae Gi hi nfell: which honor he wou 
peaceable m his brother Prefident of his counfell; i vishin Aaa 
Hea iue hi lordfhip of Fodorein Teke 
hae made Aladi@bis vc would gine him the lordthip ot 
pater tlm he ¥ whi ip of Fodore, Aladin moft part Hu 
ept, butrequefted rat rante which lordthip of Fodore, ; 
be Pts apitae ee frankly grants fp sMahomeran churches, andan Abbey a¢Prufay 
mn rid quieolife and afteryards built tw ; a 
pene to be fee vant is raigne saS when that bare 
Ehere yet acthisday to be Lene: Jife report this beginning of Orchanes his raigne 3 as yrhex that bar. 
thereyet att iftoriographers otherwife rep! iq © eftobrained rhe kingdome jena nea 
‘Some Latine Hi que threeconnes, and that Orchanest e yong’ FT skith Prins ie sal 
tat Oshoman Moulldbané aragiie A pragtife oflaremaBnles aa ore fhe Packt Mos 2a igs 
"i ce i ges 
Dpliyperialinntags is oe Baiaxer the firttof that nye A hepafedall brotherly. meta 
gape ae ds wich his brothers bloud : wi ae eee ¢ Turks owne.Chroni- tax. 
daachsemiaaiad . . oH molt probablehiftories collected out 
Joue one toakather, as Ql 
clesiaffyme: y= i 


The 
; f 
4, 


¢ itieof i 
" Niemithdi- tie of Nice,wi 
mers other 


S tulsdh oe, 


Neb ene 
Be Sect it vu 


ta 
vecencred 


the death 
ithomsn, 


ing,came down fromthe hils witha world of meh followin 
cry,charged the Chriftians on euery fide, 
hand with their {words & other weap 
ly receiued,antd agreat while right worthil 













Fecouered the 
Ssitcomme 


nl 
: chanceth, that domini ly woon re y 
fiom tier arts dying before there bea firm gouernment eftablif 
te tepofleffed, the caftle of T zuprichifer,{cituate ypon -itton 
pee grieued the Turks, for thereby their paffage into t ached, 
Wherefore Orchanes defirousto tecouer this caft W other of hi, 
beft fouldiers,in the apparel of Chriftianm 


scrading Teatiety 
heir attire to be Mat, 
witheirfwords, fey 
the Turks,and the h 


ints, 
paffe as marchants: the warders of the cattle verily fuppo 
chanes, opened the gates, and let them intothe caftle: me ee 
thewarders,and fo by force pofleffed the caftlesto the great benefit 5 
ofthe poore Chriftians yet left in the countrey of By init they nowshauing opened, 
Way ouer the riuer Sangarius,and as it were broken dows th tronge defence of that fide of 
the Greck empire,at their pleafure forraged the din ch fort,as that the gre 
Nice(for want of vidualsto relieue fo great a multitudeas for feare ofthe Turks w. 
ofthe country into it) was brought to greatextremitic and want. 
i pulfing againe of the Turks, Andronicwsthe you 
ded, with fich anarmb as he was then able to raif e,patled 
‘Conttantinople,into Afiathe greatett ftren gth of his arm 
horfemens the reftas well horfe as foor,being forthe moft 
men'altogether vnaquainted with armes (whointoken 
wereimore mindfulof Aight than of fight,carried ouerw 
and fiich other finall vellels, as they were men,to' 
they thould flieorel{e abiegt rafcals, taken vp hereandth 
was to beexpedted.& of all others moft vafit for fo gteal 
commit the defence of his perfonand honor vnto. But Orch 
certain of his moft expert capraines,to forelay the ftra 
peror was to paffe ; followirg alfo himfel fe after wit ; 
the Emperor. Who in thre daies march after his landing in Afia,b 
alittle owne in Bythinia,and ynderftanding that Orchanes having be 
hot far off encamped with his army ; he thereat Philochrene pitched his tents,and ftaied that { 
nightalf. But the next Mmorning,the Sun as yet [earcely rifenhe feeing diners companies of 
the Turks comming down from the mountains fatt by, puthisatmie thto order of battell,and 
fo fet forward to meet them:where to begin the fight,the Turks archers freely beftowd their 
peng fhotamongft the Chriftians, ftill keeping themfelues dloofe off, foto doethe more 
harm. W hich the Eniperormi(taking yand fi uppofing that their keeping offto haue proceeded 
of feare,encouragedtherwith,commanded certain loofé companies diforderly to march for: 
watd,& to skirmi(iiwith them :which his more expert captains not liking, wouldhaue other- 
wile perfuaded hirt,asto haue kept his frength together againft the danger of thebattel,Ne- 
uertheles,fuch was his youthful heat 


E full heat, as that he could by nomeans be otherwife intreated, 
but that forward needs they muft.But al the for Hoon {pent inthis lioht and tumultuarie kind { 


of skirmifhing,and the Sunat the higheft now thining very hot,Orchanes from the top ofthe 
mountains perceiuing the Chriftians wel wearied with the heat ofthe day and long skirmith- 


g him ; who withamoft hideous 
fomea far off with theif arrowes,and fome hand to 
ons: whofe affault the Chriftiansatthe fit moft valmnt. 

y defended th emfelués,hauihg wounded and flan 
emies. Which hard fight was on both fides couragionfl maintained,vn- 
approchin of the night,with great flaughter on both fid whi €, the Chrifti- 
vea pce ong fight, 6 op Weer the milkitade oe cir enemies,diforderly reti- 
toward their trenches,& hardly purfued byt * Turks,recejued therea great | el 
he en,as oftheisfoon bie eee oe aad 

Te 
Hs 


+ at city oF 
as fled Out. 
eliete whereof.and 


f purpofe to encounter 
g come to Philochrene, 
retaken the ftrairs,lay 


thenight,the battel wa: h 
certain victory. Amo opis dauitieiaea ons 


others there hurt,th ‘Opie ei 
an arrow. That nig! eda at a as wounde 
depron of the ftrength and y; 


f God 
rchaneshauing tohis ag 


the Chri- 


urt 


™ 


Ci 0 . 


A 


a 


the three hundred Turks left for {couts, perceiuing the flight of the Chriftians, entredthe f 


D 


Orchanes fecond K ing of the Turks: 
ftians,é¢ doubting they would thenext day come on further into the country, left threéfturi- 
dred horfemen as {couts,to attendtheenemies remouing:and himfelfe with his army retired 
before hand totake aduantage of {uch places asthe Ghriftians weréto pafleby. ButtheEm= 
perorin the cuening leauing his campe,and going to Philocrene,a little town faft by,the bets 
ter to hauc his wound drefled ; thereftof the armic ynderftanding of his departure, and {ups 
poling him to haue fled for feare (asif Orchanes witha greatarmic would that night haue flain 
them all) fled themfeluesalfo out of the campe,cuery mothers fon’; fometo their long boats 
and other little veffelsthey had for that purpofe brought ouerthe ftrair;fome hafting toward 
the town gates, were by the multitude of others running headlong after them,ouerborneand 
troddento death, otherfome hanging one at anothers taile,like a chain,got fome part of them 
vptothe top ofthe rampicrs of the towne ; other fome drawne backe by them that hung vp. 
on them, falling down together by heaps,and trod vpon by others, there perithed ; fome (ag 
is reportedydied there for verie feare,no man either chafing or hurting them, fo weake is mans 
courage,when God withdraweth from him his ftrength, Butinthe moyning the Sunarifing, 

rt ‘Ors 
faken campe,where they found horfes. armor,and emptie tents, yea the Emperours owne fur- 
siiopahd Wis horfes aay fadled:of all which,two hundred of thefe Tu: ks tooke the fpoile 
at their pleafure,andthe other hundred purfuing the difperfed Chriftians,like heartleffe ment 
wandring here and there, flew agreat number ofthem. The Emperor himfelffeeing hisarmie 
thus(as it were by the hand of God)ouerthrownand difperfed,tooke fhipping alfo,and fo re« 
turnedto Conftantinople, After whofe departare, the Turkes feifing vpon many fea townes 
alongft the coaft of Bythinia,& there feating themfelues, layd heauy tributes vponthe other 
country townes and villages ; for the benefit whereof eta any them; together 
i i i ich they mightat their pleafure fulleafi y haue done. 
eee eels ren cicys Nice Ae fuds, the enemie commanding all the country about 
it,li ina: ficke men doe by hope,and holding out onely vpon hope ofa thoufand horfemen 
ai ici the Ein rour (notwith{tanding his late ditcomfitureyhad promifed forthwithto et 
mpe! \l t=} ay . . 
tien to lie in Fettfon for the fuppreffing of the Turks. Of which aid fo ahr Caan 
fetnandine: furnifhed eight hundred of his horfemen after the manner of the ae 
ai red ae ; ae affe about, came at length into the high way that leadeth from Con- 
paps aaa d dire@ly towards the city,as if they had come from Con- 
ftantinople to Nice,and fo trouped direély to. ne ‘eh LHSLIRe Mateslaaee i 
ftantinople.At the fame time he fent 300 of petra ay of ecigyfaevetot wash 
hes : 
rage and {poylethe country asmuch as they cou ut n Hen aereta dalig haa enenetekt 
of viduals brought into great Eps ws a se sls 8°, Bin bp dace 
hundred horfemen inthe attire of Chriftians, ta) i ig ie be pets A plaabe oasiene el 
: inthe fight of the citifens put them to flight : sh.don ace 
charged them, and inthe fig ¢ fens, which with great plea 
feit hovla@neenned directly again towards Nice. The citife Degas ok Sncy Nadu 
radi ime from the wals feen the moft part of the skirmith, an Kaa 
had in the mean time from Hantinopolitan htfemen,wham they-day 
the Turks to flight, fuppofing them to be the Conftantinopolita Theta chein riendtaB 
ly expected with great ioy opened the gates ofthe city to Recalls ono Each cearpeiGe GA 
te Geino'e wed refently fet vpon the C hriftians,fearing n¢ 3 
magy ocing erred he BE SaE ich in diffembling manner had fled before, & wer 
(Meniled with the other three gate in ss i inate of Turkes before lid in ee 
f ingi themo I 4 
isi eed nih ee ain eiaeee and famouscity of Nice, which = ee ey 
Gravina is day porfe(fed:the fpoyle whereof we iio lec le ate tinss 
: a it iuitie & thraldome, 
the citifens all lead away into miferable captiuitie facceffe inlarec his dominions on al ides, 
bufied,his other captains did with great courage & fuceefl «cer Alpes oncof his valiant 
dayly therothing vee their weake neighbors Hs pea si si iby Poll in Paphlagonia s 
4 awe ia: 
i dy OF Mudra cn ree cebaniaaullattie fale 
Se teiae aitihauear aman ofgreat valour,to gouerne the net hlaponta, idx 
sling a0 ot f his old captaines called ans Pe oe hia ionsplacing gar- 
i la etossTagaeh ole me part ofthofe Countries 
meni,a country neere vato the moun hehad woon, of whom fome parto cS 
ifonsi Jes and forts which he ha Hy Santry Sothat Orchanes his 
rifonsin alfthe Catt zxallini,thatis to fay, The old manscountry, fains:at of hinnfelf 
was after hisname called Coxe /ini,th he induttry of his chieftains} lf 
kingdom grewgayly greater & greater,as wel By mae G9) About 
: Ud 
aj 


‘ 


rhe citie of 
Nice flrprifed 
by the Turks, 






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i 


ea 






























































: 14 Ning Orchanes fecond King of the Turks, M 
_ About this timeit fortuned, the captains fonne of Scai ‘ Pac CG A exccffe both of meat and drink, But bdurachman atthe time in the letter appoi fins 
: Fan theantient city of Troy, & abouradays journy fromt hail SNR pet’) 4 felfe vpon the way with certaine feleéefouldiers, and about midnight comet tale 
to depart out of this world:vnto whole funerals,being kept dateetmeaterinke.acone. place ofthe ca(tle,wherethe yong gentlewoman was attending his comming : and hee by her 
facher thecaptaine with his friends outof Scamandriareforte hol tien Sih means was conueyed intothecaftle, and {t o by her diregted to the porters lodge , where hee 
ralying always in wait,as. fox for his prey,fuddenly peace: i a : iy - aa flew the porter being faftafleepe,and Opening the gates, let in his followers 3 Which went di- 
of he flew the moft paft,and tooke the reft prifoners. Among: whomhea rs, eche apt , reétly tothe captains lodging,and there took hin prifoner,being before their comming ouer= | 
tain of Scamandria,with his caftle and countrey : whont he afterwardsiled pri "an he taken with wine,and faft afleepe. Thus was the caftle of Abydus furprifed by the Turks, from | 
ftle of Abydus which is onc ofthe moft famous caftles: {cituate | fea coatt of A fia, whence they hada fairg profpeé outof Afia into Euro 
ie againtt Seftus in Europe; where the fea of Hellefj pontus by the harrow ftrait falleth into 


pe. The captaine with his faire daugh- 


e,was deliuered to Abdurachman, tobe 


y tae owt ter,and the greateft partof the rich {poyle of the caftl 
the fea of egeum:two caftles much renowned by reafonof their nigh {cituation,and yet pla- sthen lying at Neapolis, 


: 2 S prefented to Orchanes at his court 
ced in diuers parts ofthe worldseternifed alfo by the euerliuing wit of Poets, for the aduen- 1 B 


, : Who wonderfull glad of fo good 
ae hews,gaucthe faire gentlewoman,with the greateft part of the prey to Abdurachman. The po- 
7 i i ftles are now cal- fteritie of this man (as they fay) yet remaine among the Turkess Amon: ft others of the war- 
£ Leander oucr that fret of the fea,to. his loue He hich catt] g 4 fa 
beste ace Accecozee having broughtthe captine captaine Scamandria (lately aman 


like captaines there was alfo one Cararachman,vhofe name was {o dreadfull to them of Con- 
of greataccount in that country) fo neereas he could vnto the caftle of Abydus, offred to fer 


ftantinople,that when peas children Beecalcy a terrifie them to make them hold their 
; eae = ir Caftle, otherwife they fhouldfeehim cruelly peace, by faying Cararachman comes. Not long after,thetwo valiantaforenamed worthy cap- 
him atlibertic if they eee lesan mouedthem ae Abydus,more thanto * tains,Cunger-Alpes and Accecozza died. Afier whofe death, Orchanes made his fons, Solyman 8 
I aetna ld t off his head, feeth him and cat him, but the caftle they Amurath,lords and goueinors of thofe countries and prouinces,And intending(by the perfua- 
fay, That they might ifthey would cut of a afterward by the commandment of Orchanes f fionof Abdurachman)to befiege Nicomedia,he leuied a great armie,wherewith he tooke di- 
intended not to deliuer. Thefame hnabl be redeemed, which herefufed:yet at the laft uers fnaall caftles and forts as he marched towards the citie. Nicomedia was at that time go- 
profered to the Emperor of Conftantinople to | Pi, ‘ za of | uerned by. an honorable ladie, kinfwomanvnto Andronicus the Emperor of Conftantinople : 
d by the gouernor of Nicomedia,and againetetatliberty. Acceconza of long 1 | aL § - By tl 4 1 
he was ranfomed by the g 4 f inually molefted with the garifon of Abydus, C but the {ceing hercitie befiege y the Turks,and doubting her own forces not tobe able to 
time held the caftle of Scamandria ; yet fo, continua oF ara eaeretereeladienche mot hold out the fiege, by atruftiemeffenger offered to yeeld the city ynto Orchanes, vponcondi- wicomedlayeek. 
and men of war fent from Conttantinople,that he adi Z ice theattem MOunainenemics; tion, That fhe with fo many citifens as would,might in fafetie depart with their liues,liberty, peri” 
far toliue Seer ELME cs eae, vent gentle spe mantohisdaugh- and eons : qpastibany eae! ws mee fo ae as would follow her, departed out of the 
¢ captainof the caftle p es (2 Y , citie Yy night, taking fhipping for Conftantinople. 
dnt fhe faid)chanced dream(what Se eae ily wait fardamels ated) N Orchanes hauing taken Nicomedia,made his fon Solyman gouernorof the fame. The chur- 
That being fallen intoadeep myrie ditch,out o " benim if tk infriendI aes Bile ches of the Chriftians he conuerted vato Turkifli Mefchitas ortemples. The greateft church 
aluftie yong ‘oe He ie ore eee The pea renieldreaiiic j (being of wonderfull beauty) he couertéd into acoliedge or fchoole, forthe learned profet- 
hercleane,and afterwards apparelle : 








forsand ftudents of Mahomets law,which is yet called in Nicomedia, Orchanes his fchoole or 
but the image of the young gentleman was fo well “ fe : 1c ais iflapepeiltle ae 
Fhaelntctonaeg chairing iepoglones cir x |p. So emi ele fCamont ed ten daa 
what (he faw not. Thus whilett this yong gentlewoman with ne Sone petaraioed rps his moft experienced foldiers to defend thelfanie,appointing is seid ve them al & 
ears escider aes a ee ee “ips ; 2 uo ni penfions,according to their degrees and merit. After this, orchanes by the councel of his bro~ 
es roe Re” fieged her fathers caftle of Abydus. During which tiege,this gentlewoman oftentimes went 
bhe Turks, 


q i f warto wearewhitecaps; thereby to beknowne from 

into the highturret of the caftle,from whence the mightat pleafure fee the martiall deeds ec, are ear tl Se aeicuth artis daca fag T aeciies fe-acthis day Tite 

boltiides Sad take full view of all the enemies campe. But fee coc ners arene Turks 1 (Gin orchene?raignesand Idng time after; dmbero citorrthaue eet be rs ‘i d 

i 9 ie,approched ncere to the fiegé of the caftle, (he thought ¥ ai if the King would difgraceany man, hee would inhisdifpleafure 

tipo Ee ti of charhewa the werieiman whom fie ad petore dreamed ehiand oie waa al ciedealoe tue “ Shanes The mie of. aiid and fhauing their beards which 

whofe Ideawasin hnenkdarefo deepely imptiacets wherefore he fully tsiblkedsp paiforme they nowvfe , they learned of the Italians 5’ of whomthey bauealfo borrowed many other 
what fhe had without witneffe with her felfe determined. And waiting another time when fa(hions,not only differing,but quite contrary to their antient manners Recitvanitea oFBLATE, 


i i inG ‘ : hanes rere 
Abdurachmanappr ge cea ic re ae ie aiaeer ote a oe. E about this tite remoued his‘court to Nice, where hee lay along time after. There he builea Mpc 
~ made faftyntoa ftone:which letter he taking vp, deliuered the F 


‘ rin Friday:he erected in ¢» yvice, 
inafter fhe had difcouered her paffionate affection, fhee promifed to deliuer thecaftle a ada ap rs comet konawralthie ends enti firangers & “ai 
into ctBdaroread power, ifthe Tutkes would raife theit fiegesand Abdarachman himfelte pobrethe fir(t dinnet.He wasthe firftthat builded abies or monatteries ra A Ae i 
Debedicton deraceeiemiorewhiht(eiomeskmidrtapgne nal | Wiacenmlemato tae rE caucus 
irecti 24 like an old foxe h B ; icomedia f PSN 
Bee elon tetinea fn fear of treafon syct for fo neh as epate the mah, aid hee aia Faifooof ett towardlineffe  giuing i ingreat aia aS 2 ction 
ie vpon{peciall liking hath made choice of for the purpofe,wil you ET ats inuca,and Mudurne,which werenigh vato Nicomedia, 4 
i eye bcc PER A 9 with Ae courage,a furer defence than any armor pees “hipecdearpartier cownes, wich thie countries adioyning, Salyman inflort Lora 
s sis ofeyucited alfo with hope of honour,tiches,and beautie, all worthie prizes for marti- withottt force,by compofition. This So/ymanwas ofa princely difpofition, fo saa ae an 
em {aid he would vndertake the atchieuement of thatexployt, if it were his pleafure IF with clemencie in his goucramtent,that many Chriftians allured Sentara te county 
fo.Wi cupon Accecozea, becaufenothing fhould be fufpected by hisfudden SaaS Ba histeligion,ée gladly purthernfelues vider his ala ' ni rem sparen ep 
ab aniseaitis0 the setae if ne Bal d haue ion Linens fotony sae ace iety ee he neitherabrogated nor changed, butmaintained asthey ha : 
and pbrake vp his fiege, as defpairing of the winning Jeiiniog? : 























: bas : sath hit fonne, Or- 

ned. whereby he are the hearts of the "people, Ansurath his younger fonne, Or- 

HeCitetining cent delivered of agreat danger, greatly reioyced : and as in the rer udety ee goer nour OF Raabe hades vied his couttto Nice, Andsh 
Vikeoal oftentimes falleth out, in their great jolitie fircharged them{elue: Brahe yi ass ~ as Reg cal 





4 “* 
An 










eignioric thereto belongi 
the fonne of bis vncle undies. rity 
There was at thistime in O7 
of Dharafis King of Charatia ; by whofe perluation orchanes in pi 
armie,made an expedition into that country:for that his fathers ful 
King his father,denied their obedience to his elder brother, withing 
fe behalfe Orehanes taking thavjourny,furpril 
ftlesand townes tohis own vit. Orchames was no fooner entred the 
Turfons elder brother fled to Pergamum, whither the Turks fhortly purfied him: where Tir. 
fon defirous to fpeake with his brother,vnwarily approching thee 
arrow (hot from the walls,and there flaine. With whofe death ori 
ded, that he threatnedto deftroy the whole country withsireand fword,if they did not by a 
day prefixed,generally fubmit them{eluesto hismercie. The peopleterrified with this pro. 
‘The countrey of Clamation of fo great a Prince alreadic inarmes,ycelded themfelues vnto his fubiection. The 
/- Kings fone alfo that was fled intoPergamum,vpon reafonable conditions yeelded himfel fe 
voto Orchanes,who fent him to Prufa,where after hehad there liued two yeres,hediedof the ” 
plague:after whofe death Orchanes made his fon Solyman Prince of Carafina. Neitheris this 
takinginofthe country of Carafinatobeaccounted a:fmal conqueft; one of the greateft hou- 
fes of the Turks the fucceflors of the Iconian Sultan‘Aladinsnow thereby taking end, & their 
dominions (which were not fmall,as containing almoft Lydia,with fome good parts of Mifia, 
Troas,and the leffer Phrygia) ow vnited vntothe Othemankingdome. Orchanesvpon his re- 
= tutne, forthe good fucceffe of this journy , builta Church and Monafterie at Prufa, placing 
~ thereinxeligious men,with all diligence fought for out of all his kingdome : of which religi- 
* ousthe Turks write many fables, better worth the {miling at,thanthe ferious reporting. Hi- 
therto the kingdome of Othoman and Orchanes his fon, was contained within the bounds of 
eleffer Affaswhich the Turks call Anatolia. 
Now it refteth to be fhewed,vpon what occal 
as it were fatally, witha {mall powerfirlt pafled ouer Hellefpontus into Europe ; where they 
and theirflicceffours haneby littleand little fo enlarged their dominions,that they haue now 
long ago.quite ouerthrown the Grecian empire, wichmany other great kingdomes,and are at 
this prefenta terror toall Chriftian Princes bordering vpon them : to the perpetuall infamie K 
sand bufied with ciuil difcord,neuer foughtin time 






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fion Orchanes, or rather his fon Solyman Balj, 







of the Greekes,who for want of coura 
to impeach theirgreatnefle.. 
_ Orchaneshauiing now fo augmented 









his kingdome,thathe might from many parts therof out 
of Afia take view of the pleafant borders6f Europ;from whence hewas excluded only by the 
natrow fea of Hellefpontis;and continually. incited withtht infatiable & reftles defire of fo- 
ueraignti¢,bagan to deuife how he might poffibly paffe that {traitfea,and fet foot into Europ 
another part ofthe world. : Which his conceit one'day he imparted to his fon Solynian; who 
prefently anfwered his father, Thavific would pleafehim to giuéhimleaue, hee would not 
doubtto paffe the ftrait of HeHefpontus,& in time toplant the Mahometan religion in thofe 
countries of Europe pafleffed by the, Chriftians. Which anfwer of Solyman much pledfed his 
father,whovgauc him leaue to departinto his country,and inthat matter to proceed fiurther,as 
he thoughbbeft,&as occafion fhould beft (ruc. Sé/ymantaking leaue of his father, tooke his 
joutny into. Garafina,whereriding vp & downthe country,as it had bin for his pleafure only, 
e, made his-way tothe place where it is thought the famous citi¢ of Troy fometime ftood ; 
theTurks\and foni¢ others fay)are to be {cen the wonderful ruins ofthat vnfor- 

the feafide, dn this place Solyman food (tilla great while, as it wereina ftudie, 
forgcafting(asit feemed)fome great mater, without {peaking one word to any of his follow- 
ftains cdtled Exes-beg,to put him ourof his deepe thoughts;boldly 

tohim;My lord and.grearfoueraignswhat ftrange thing is this,that you are fo decpely 
drowned in thefe yourmelancholy thoughts 7 vndoubredly itis fomegtéat matterthat you 
ying vpon. Truvhitis, (fhid Se/yman) for'l wasthinking how it were\poffible to patie 

the borders of Europ,and to take view ofthatcountry, and 

5 laid B2es-beg..ioyning vato hii 

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feaiof Hellefpontus int 
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Orchanes fecond King of the Turks) , 


A ynto you this enterprife.T hen was Se/yman dcfirous to know of them,about what placethey 
would paffe ouer : which they well knowing the fea coaft,fhewed him not far off. Wherefore 
Solywsan giving them leaue,they departed : and fhortly after making a little boat, or rather as 
fome fuppofe a raffe,paffed ouer Hellefpontus by night,and arriued in Europe Rdcineere VEG. 
acaftle of the Turks,called Zemenic or Zembenic,but ofthe Grecks Coiridocajtyon, that isto” 
fay, The hogs caftle,not farre from Scftus: where going afhore, they tooke prifoner a Grecke 
ina vineyard necre ynto the caftle, whom they finding tobe agood fenfible tellow, without 
delay put him into thejr boat or raffe, and returning backe againe, prefented him to Solyman, 
This Chriftian captive Solyman entertained courtcoufly, giuing him great gifts, &tich appa- 
rel,to difcouer ynto him the eftate of his countrey : and in fine, learned of him a means to take 
thecaftle Zembenic,betore the Chriftians fhould thereofbe aware, For atchieuement wher- 
of, certaine boats were {peedily made ready by Sélymans commandement, and he with eigh- 
tie chofen foldiers cafily paffed ouer in them by night,with theit Chriftian guid the Greeke: 
for inthat place,the ftrait betwixt Afiaand Europe, is not paft an Italian mile ouer. This guid 
brought Solyman direétly to the aforefaid caftle,where wasa great dunghil,fo high,that from, 
the top thereof Solyman with his fouldicrs cafily got into the caftle, which they woon with- 
out any great refiftance ; for it wasthen harueft time, and moft part of the people were in the 
Vineyards, or treading out of their corne al night,as the vfe of thofe countries is,Solyman thus 
poflefted of the caftle of Zembenic,vfed no extremity againft the inhabitants therof, fecking 
rather by couttefi¢ to gaine their good wils,than by extremitie to force them to his: yet fich 
gentlemen as he took, with fome others alfo of the better fort,he fent by thipping into Afia, 
and by the fame hips returned fouldiersas faft as he could into Europe : fo that he had in one 
day two hundred fouldiers more brought over ynto him:and manning fuch {mal veffelsas he 
had lefcabout the cattle, {ent Exes-beg alongft the coaft on Europe fide,to burne fuch fhipping 
or veffelsashee could find, leaft the Chriftians fhould by them hinder his paflage vpon the 
ftrait of Hellefpontus. So inafew dayes Solyman had tran{ported into Europe twothoufand 
ood fouldiers ofthe Turks, whom he fo gouerned, that they did notinany violent fortiniu- «| 
tie the vulgar Chriftians, by reafon whereof the common people began to like reafonable 
well ofthe Turks,and to conuerfe with them without feare. This was the firft comming ute 
of the Turks into Europe,with purpofe there to conquer and inhabit,vader the fortune of the 
Othoman kings. For albeit that {ome ofthat nation had at fundry times before come vies as 
men fecking after {poile,or otherwife fent for, yea fometimes by the Sieh Fiance He 
a mipsel 
retumed backe againe into Afia,vatil that now condude: oe 5 far ihevan thei 
tle caftle of Zembenic (as is aforefaid) they there tooke fo faft orig, & We e ye a 
itie after them, were neuer thence to be fince thattime remoued;but {til more : 
Pee vpon the Chriftians, have vnto their Afian me OS agien ee ee 
rope alfo, tothe terrour of the reft chat yet remaineth, a$ ia the procelic of this 


fhall (if God will) at large appeare. 


About two miles from Zembenic in Cherfoneflus was another caftle called Maito,oxr more ‘rhe capt af 


i I aftles in Europe, 
«aly Maditus, which Se/yman alfo tooke : fo that now hee had gotten two c 
. oy Be onely ie: After which time,the Aue nena rat Se 
into E et it of Hellefpontus,to dwell in Cher : = 
Afiainto Europe ouer that narrow ftrait of H ; Ali ane ee 
f the’ - for his Turkes, fent Chriftians out 0: pero 
lyman inftead ofthem, to make roome » f i oS 
a -Turkesin Afia. The report of this comming oucr 0 sae 
Bice Lp ele arta he cattle of Zembenic,carried in poftto Conftantinople, 
herfoneffus, and of the taking of the caftle i ‘ po eee 
Aci que ftitred vp any prouident or carefull men, prelenty 1 
saaae ase of the in alee the erie out ag We pane one 
Eur -ethey had gathered any greater ftrength, orl¢ 
ook ab abe Pea pets negligerice and great fecuritie of rae ore A een 
Mtead thereof, they to extenuate the greatneffe of the loffe,common Y 4 ie ae lb: 
iS butahogftie lott -alluding vato the name of the'caftle: and vandy Ge f ne Te ae 
cheir, cates jeatting arthat was not to be ieafted at,and laughing at ees A gihoat good 
at but Jamented for,asin few yeres it proud; theit foolifh laughter eee 


eaufe egnuctted into moftbitterteares» 


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creafing by the daily commi 
furtherto fpoyle the country of Cherfonefs,almott as faras Ca 
Zembenic about two and twentie miles:after which pleafant citie 
to long. Which the gouernor thereof perceiuing by the Turks co 
him, raifed what power he was able to make, and fo went outa 1 

- Greeks in the meantime lying ftill,as ifthey had binafleepe, or that 

s cerned them : but meeting the Turks,he was by them (after agre. 
1 fafegard of his life glad to fie into his city:after whom the Tuth 
untry round about,and in their returne,by plain force tookethe city, together with the ca. 
le alfo:which hapned in the yere ofour Lord 1358.Where the 
aine more than before to be wondred at ; for the newes of the 
ought to Conftantinople,the people there made fmall account tl 
ed aright great loffe,and much concerned the ftate:but to extenuat 
had any talke therof,in jefting wife commonly faid, That the Turks 
apottle of wine. But by taking of fuch hogftyues and 
Turks in a few yeres afterhad gone fo far in Thracia,that Amurath(the fame 
which now tooke fiom the Greeks the cit 
Greeke Empire, 
his fonne(hauin; 
yeares layd har fieg 
not the great exped 












countrey of Carafina, 
which in hopeto better their eftate were befo 
Sarafins hee commaunded to paffe ouer into Europe lik 
{eating themfelues for atime in the country necre to C: 
omitted no opportunitie to enter further into the count Wi 
ftill peopling the fame with his Turks, And onthe other fide 
pe, placing themfelues as it werein anew world, Fo 
defire they had to extend the Tur! 
warre : fo thatall things at thatti 
Chriftians,- 
Inthetime of thefe wars 
tain whereof was by a Gre 
~ continually molefted and trouble 


mas of Ezes-beg,many of w 
aduantage. 


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got ftron, 

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arre, as well for the fure defence an 
en, as forthe further inuafion of th 
Vito Orchanes, and whereas many families of the Sara(ins 
to poffeffe the dwellings and places 
re gone ouer into Europe ; all thefe 
ewife: which they did accordingly, 
s. Inthe meanetime Solyman 


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ant fiom the cajt|, ° 
ud Turk began nowy 
Hl incroaching ypon 
all the reft of the 
natter had not con. 
i i@)ouerthrown,and 
owing, {poiled the 


efleofthe Grecks was 
loffe of Callipolis beeing H 

cof, although it was in. 
te the matter, when they 
had but taken from them 
termed it) the 
olymans nephew — | 
y of Callipolis)enenintheheartas it were of the 
placed his royall featar Hadrianople:and immediately afterhini, Baiazcs 
'y cuen to the walls of Conftantinople) for certaine 
evnto the Imperiall citie it felfe ; and had no doubrthen catried it, had 
ition of the mightie Tartar Prince Tamerlane (vnto Bs 
meane time happened : whereby. (God foa 
Turkes were fora {pace well ftayed, ¢ 
deuoure the reliques ofthe Greeke Em 
our time alfo (by their example warned) wou 
& of late hath loft vato the fame enemic, not th Let 
4 Mie kingdomes, as Hungarie and Cyprus, andare ftill fai 
} r gtiefe,and foreboding of cuill fortune. Buta 
this profperous entrance into Europe,and there 
tified his father what he had done, an 
voto him agreat {upplie of men of w. 
caftles and forts by himalreadie gott 
meflage was wonderfull welcome 
at that prefent were comeinto the 
* of them, 1 





dazet fatall) inthe 
ppointing it) the profperous fucceedings of the 
hat they fhould not before the time by him prefined, 
be withed, that the Chriftians of 
Idat length awake rf thei 
ecaftle of Zembenic,or the city of Callipolis, 
re inthe way :I {ay no more 
gaine to our purpofe: Selyman hauing made 
footing, by {peedic meffengers cer- 
ent for him with all {peede to fend y 
d keeping of thofe 
e Countrey. This 









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tle caftle called Con 
painfull ma 
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> they of Carafina paffed ouer 
ich caufe, and forthegreat L 
igion, they refufed no paines of 
urks, and went backward'with the 


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allipolis, vaderthe 
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Orchanes fecond King 
A before his own caftle,and had there his he 
forthwith by them that were therein (hauing now loft their ca 
1 Beg avaliant captaine ofthe Turks,placedtherein: who fro 


of the Turks, 


ad prefently ftrucke of : whereuponthe cattle was 
ptaine) {urrendred, and Chazé 
m thence neuer ceated to trou 






ble the country,euen to the walls of Didymotichum,as did Solyman alfo out of Callipolis. 
Thus inthe {pace of one yere the Turks got trong footing in Europe, poffeffing divers Ca- 

ftles and towns,withthe country about them,which Solyman gaucin reward ynto his captains 

and foldiers,as appéateth by the graues and tombes of Exes-beg and Fazxil-beg,the two which 


firft came ouer into Bubope,which are there yet wellknowne. 


Aboutthistime itfortuned,that as this martial Prince Solyman was for his difport hawking rhe death of 
inthe fields of Bolayre on Europe fide, galloping into his faulcon, was with hishorfe oner- S#ma» Bafity 
B throwne ina ditch, of which fall heebeing fore bruifed,thortly after died. The newes of his 


deft fonnes 


death being brought to Orchanes his father,gaue vnto him (then beeing ficke) iuft occafion of Pah 
great forrow: fo that within two months after he died alfo,being fourefcore yeres old, when 
hehad raigned thereof 3 t yeres , and diedabout the yere of our Lord 1359. Somehiftories 

e teport otherwife, both of his death, and of the time wherein hee liued: as that hee fhould be 
flaine ina battell againft the Tartars: or as others write,with an arrow atthe fiege of Prufa, in 
the yere of our Lord 13.49. But loannes Lenuclauius in his hiftorie collected out ofthe Turkes 


owne chronicles (whom we follow as moft probable) reporteth it as before. 


This Orchanes was wife,curteous,and bountiful,more ingenious than his father in denifing 
warlike engins. He built diuers princely Churches, Abbies, Colledges, and Cels, and was in 

C his fuperftitious religion verie zealous : info much that heeappointed penfionsco all fuchas 
could in the Church fay the book of Mahomets law by heart: and appointed competentmain- 
tenance for all Iudges of his Courts, becaufethey fhould nottake any thing in reward of his 
fubiects, tor the peruerting of juftice. He greatly inlarged his kingdome in Afia, andnot con- 
tentto be inclofed with the feas of Euxinum & Hellefpontus,{et faft footing in Europ, which 


fome attribute to his fonne Amurath, He was tothe Chriftians always a moft mortal enemy, 


and fo died. 


FINS. 


Andronicus Palaologuis 


Of the East she youngere 
‘ ae lohan Paleologus. 


cronrs % ‘ 
a Lewis the fourth, of Bawaria. 


ofthe Weft Charles thefourth, fonneto lohn 
King of Bohemia. 


Cof England )( Edward the third. 


ee, 


Chriflian Princes of the 
fame time with Orcha- 
nes. 


5 Philip Valois. 
Kings, < Of France 2 john yalois. 


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Robert Bruce. 
of. Scotland ) Danid Bruce. 


| —fohn the XX 11. 

| Benédict the X 1 I. 

(Biphops of Rowe, \ Clement the ¥ 1. 
Innocent the ¥ I. 





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1325. 296 
1354+ 3° 
T3LAS 38° 
1346. 10. 
1327. 59 


1328. 226 
13500 The 


1306. 240 
1341, 


1317. 18 
1335. 7s 
1342. 12 
1354. 106 


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Scauus Amarathes, animo dum maxima ver[at : 
Difiordes Gracos flernere Marteparat. 
Totus c intentus fines extendere regni : 
E ar opams ‘penetrans, obuia quaque rapit. 
Atoniti trepidant nimmia formidine Thraces : 
JA medio air ene Lfuperba locat. 
‘iaxerne Hine Mafos premitille feros, * miferumaue Dynaflen 
Prana. Coffoniin campis obruit atque necat. i 
Sednon longa fuit fceleris tam dira voluptas : 
A firuocafus, concidst enféferox. 


RiCH.KNoLueys: 


Whileft Amurath in his deepethoughts of greatneffe plo 

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-<° i Ts wrangling Greekes by force Beariuts he feckes pe ‘ 

* And wholly bent for to extend his kingdome, with his power aa 

is Piercing the cohfines of Europe,doth what he mects deuoute 
pre difmaid, the Thracians quake, to fee their foule difgrace : 

ey tpg CI the tyrant ftout his {cepter proud doth place. 

Pet ¢ fierce Bulgarians he didmect,and inthe field fubdue: 

And in Coffou'as fatall plaines,the wofull Defpot fluc. 


De/pot of 4 % 
Seria. Butlong is notthe wickeds ioy, which they it ifchiefeta 


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THE LIFE OF AMVRATH, THE 
FIRST OF THAT NAME, THIRD KING OF 
THE TVRKS, ANDTHE GREAT AVYGMEN- 


TOR OF THEIR KINGDOME. 
1d ANS) 
Y/_al Or 


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M neh ine a of Orchanes fucceeded his father inthe Turkish aura fuse 
kingdome, tis cldct rother So/yman being dead a little before his father, «eat bis ja. 
This Amurath with greater zeale than any onc of the Turkith Kings,ad- ey Oa 
vanced the Mahomietan religion, and had therei fi c e ee 
the J ictan religion, ercin wonderfullfuccelfe,In iagdeme. 
the beginning of his raigne, he gathered great armic out of all parts of 
his kingdome, to Prufa ; purpofing to paffe oucr Helle{pontus,to inhade 
J c® the Chriftians in Thracia. But vnderftanding, that the other Mahometan 
Princesin Afia had combined them{elues againft him, he wasthereby inforcedt ledue his ° 
former determination for Europe, andto turne his forces vponthem. In which warreshee 
mightily preuailed againft them, and returned with victotic to Prufa, Buthauing fo fubdued 
thofe confederate Princes,;heethenext yeare after profecuted his warres before intended 
againft the Chriftians in Europe. For which purpofe hauing leuied a ftrong armic in Afia,he 
paffed ouerto Gallipolis, accompanicd with his tutor, whom the Turkes call Lala Schabin : 
whofe graneaduice and counfell hee moft followed in all his waightie affaires, beeing at that 









p time one of his chiefe counfellors. From Callipolis hee marchedtothe caftle of Benutum, 


which was by compofition yeelded ynto him. Fromthence he wentto Tzurulus, where the 
Chriftians giue him a fharpe encounter : bucinthe end he woonthe towne, and cartied away 
thevitotie. And fo proceeding farther, toake divers other fmall caftles and townes in that 
partof Thracia, which of the antient Romane colonies wasthen called Romania, and how of 
tlie Turkes Rumilia,namely.Mefine, Burgos, and others’, whereof fome he vtterly rafed,and 
into the reft put ftrong garrifons. Ac this time alfo, Chafi-dlbeg and Eurenefes two of his moft 
valiant captaines, tooke certaine forts ftanding vpon the Riuer Meritza,'in anticnt time called 
Hebrus: whereby they.much troubled the inhabitants of the countrey thereabouts. Where- 
with the captaineof Didymotichum offended, gathered his fouldiérstogethet intending to, 

E haue intercépted the great captaine Chaft-tbeg : in which attempt he loft moft of his followy- oa 
ers, and was himfelfe there taken prifoner.. For whofe ranfome and certaine other conditi- joe ane 
ons,the citizens of Didymotichum yeelded the citievntothe Tyikes,. | Me Tare. 
os Shortly after, Amurath (ent his tutor Lala Schabin to befiege Had anople, now called An- 
drianople, but in ancient time Oreftias ‘ of whofe comming the Chriftians hearing, encoun- 
tred bin vponthe way and fought with hima greatbarcell, wherein many were on both fides 
Jott: bu jtrrheend the Chriftians being put to the woul, retired againe to thecitic. “Ofthis 
viGorie Schahin {ent news vnto Amurath,with certaing of ty head he flaine Chriftians : 
who therupon fending Ghefis and paaqsrsroianin elfe with: git tan: 

T i 4 e m. i Cy s F 
tet tothe ewe opHadrianople : of whole comming, the gouernor i Sr blues fo fara. "iam, 
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‘of 
IF dings fled fecrerly oupof the cite by, nightto Anus» The citizens fering elem Irerarie 
Kensaftheie gonemouryeelded theireitic vnto <AtRH oF Di €of our Lord 1362. theta 


si Fheitaking of rhefeRrong cities in Thracia efpecially of Didymotich Hadria. 
en fe fh i otherwilereported: i! ch,becaufe itis nei- 








jmoti¢hum and Hadria- 
noplrsis (by fome of the Tut 


thiodimprobable nor difagigeing from.the Lubul dealings ofthe THK i atten 
vlna . : ; odie 
an : ia 
bof 


ay 









° eAmirath third King 
received, [hauc thought good to {et downeas their o 

The Turkifh King Amurath had(as they fay,; 
concluded peace with the Chriftians of Thracia: during 
dymotichum intending to fortifie his city with new and {trong, 
faultsof the Turks,entertained all chemafons, carpenters, and ot 
ny meanesget: which _Amurath vnderftanding,tccretly caufed WO 
workemenand labourers to come‘out of Afia,to offer their feruice yntor! 
gladly entertained them, vfing theirhelpin thachis great and haftie y 
of the wifer fort of the citizens difliking,withed the gonernor to be 
_men,asby them fulpedted, Buche prefuming vpon the peace made with dr»ureth, and conf. 
dering they were but bafe workemen and no foldiers, had the leffe care of them : neuertheles 
(vfing their worke all day) he commanded them to lodge without the wals of thecitic cuery 
night, _4ssurath vaderftanding that thefe workemen were thus by the gouernor entertained, 
fent for the valiant captaine Chafis-Ilbeg, and requefted him with thirtie other good fouldiers 
difguifed as poore labourers,togoe to Didymotichum to feeke for worke,and in doing ther. 




























thirtieaccording to Amurath his dire@ion,comming as pooremen lacking wotke,found ci. 
tertainment at Didymotichum, where they carried {tones,morter, and fuch like things, euer 
fhewing themfelues very diligent in their worke : Chafis with vigilent eye ftill awaiting what 
might beft ferue his turne for the furprifing of the citie. When night was come, the Turkifh 
worke menand Jabourers after theiraccuftomed manner, andas they were by the gouernour | 
appointed, went out of the citie into the fuburbs totheirlodgings : from whence Chaffs fecret- 
ly departing in the night, came to Amarath and {hewed him how one of the gates of the citie 
mightvpon the fudden be taken, if it would pleafe him to place a fufficient number of Turks 
inambuthneere vnto the citie,to ioyne with him andthe other Turkifh labourers when occa- 
&. fion fhould ferue. Which being refolued vpon, Amurath {enthim backe againeto put this his 
* / deuice in execution : So Chafis returningto Didymotichum, brakethe matterto fo many of 
the Afian workemenas hethought conucnient, fully inftruéting them what wastobee done, 
‘Thenext day (according to his appointmentythe Chriftians being thenat dinner, thefe Turkith 
workemen and labourers fel! at words among themfelues,and from words to fained blowes : 
in which counterfeit brawle and tumult, they fuddenly ranto one of the gates of the citic faft 
by (as was before appointed) and there laying hands vpon the warders weapons, as ifit had 
beeneto defend themfeluesagainft their fellowes, fuddenly fet vpon thofe warders, being in 
number but few,andthen at dinner alfo, and fo prefently flew them : which done, they ope- 
ned the Bite ofthe citic, and let inthe other Turks which lay in wait not farre off: who with 
great celeritic entring the citie,prefently tookethe fame,and there putthe chiefeft of their ci- 
uzens to the fword, {pating the reft ofthe meaner fort, 
The citie of Rhodeftum (of the old writers called Rhoedeftum) wasby Amurath his com- 
Turks, aOR inthis time of peace, by fudden affault giuen inthe night by the Lord Zwrens/és, 
takenalfo, 

» With this foule dealing & breach of league, yet in force,the Chriftians hardly charged U4: L 
murath ,who turnedit ouer to the vnrulines of his captains and men of war, whom hethreat« 
ned with great feuerity to punifh:& to giue the better color that it was done without his pri« 
uity,he had fained himfelf fick al the while thefe things were in doing:butbeing requefted to 
reftorethofe citiesfo wrongfuly taken from the Chriftians,he veterly refufed foto do, faying 
Thatit,wasagainft the law ofhis great Prophet Mahomet,to deliver againe tothe Chriftians, 
any towne orcitie wherein the Mahometan religionhad bin once openly taught. Whereupon 
wars began again to arife on frefh betwixtthe Chriftians and him, wherein fometime the one 
preuailed, and fometime the other: in fuch fort, asthatthofe warres at lefigth became vato 
themborh very tedious, Wherefore Amurath made peace againe withthe Chriftians of Ha- 
_drianople, Selybria, and Conftantinople : yet defiring nothing mote in heart,thanto take the M 

dnl : which the better to bring to paffe , heecaufed Chafis-Ilbeg asa difcon- 

eto flicto Hadrianople, Preteridiug himfelfe to haue beene hardly vied by the 
Petas vate, where haning in his company other fuch diffembling fugiciues as was him 
Ife, he oftentimes ified out of th and valiantly skitmifhed with the Turks; which y 
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Rhodefium fur- 
Prife the 















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A ‘greatly pleafed the gouernour of Hadriano 


ofto efpic ifany opportunitie might be fonnd forthe furprifing ofthe citie. Chafis with thele +, 










cA murath third King of the Turks. 191 

le, that hethereby erew into hi 

Many other Turkesalfo vnder pretence of like Hiftoritettmaene related Bir 

with finding bitnfelfe well ftrengthned,he writ letters fecretly vnto Amurath,Vhathe would 
deliuer one of the gates of Hadrianople ynto him ata. certaine appointed time, ifhee would 
againft the fame time be readie to fend him prefent fuccors, Al things being agreed vpon,cha. 
fis at the appointed time came in the dawning of the day to one of the gates of the city,accom- | 
panied but with ten of his followers,as ifhe would haue gone forth to hunt,as he had before 1 
accuftomed, But fo fooncas the gates were opened, hewith the otherten wellappointed tor 
the purpofe,turioufly fet vpon the warders,whom they flew; and being aided by thereft of 
the fugitiue Turks (which with all {peed by appointment before made, reforted ynto them) 

B they poffeffed the gate ; vntill a great power of the Turks, whom  dzmurath the night betore 
had placedinambufh neere ynto the city,hauing knowledge what was done,and hearing the 
alarme,{peedily came on,and by that gateentred the citie: where was fought a cruell fight all 
that day,cuen from morning vntill night. But inthe end the Turks preuailing,tooke the cities 
which they haue euer fince poffeffed vnto this day. ; 

° | Thefe great cities of Thracia thus taken,or otherwife as aforefaid (for that I leauefor the alert 
Reader to thinke ofas he pleafeth) Amurath appointed the feat of his royal! court at Hadria- therarki ¢ 
nople, asa place ofall others moft fitfor the further inuafion of the Chriftians, andiinlarging dixgtm Exrepe 
ofhiskingdome in Burope : from whence fuch a world of mifchiefsand woehath fince that 
time ouerflowed a great part of Chriftendome, & drowned fo many goodly kingdoms in Eu: 

C rope, asthat both they,and moft part ofthe reft that yet remain (daily in dread of like deftru- 
éion)mightiuftly accurfe and deteft the wofull carelefneffe and degenerate cowardife of the 
Grecks,werenot they themfelues together with the glorie of their church and empire, fwal- 
lowed vp inthe fame gulfe of calamity & wo,and fo become of al othersmo ft miferables but 
what auail vain complaints,but to increafe old griefse wherfore again to that we have inhand 

The proud Sultan Amurath (having to his great content thus feared himfelfe at Hadriano- 
ple,in the middeft of Thracia) prefently fent out his tutor Lala Schabin witha great power Le 3 
inuade the countrey about Philippopolis with the countrey of Tagore ah men s 
the great mountain Hcemus,w here the beft Turkith Scimitars were made, giving ike ares 
vato Eurenofés, for the fubduing of theterritorie of Ipfala ; who both eset er se 

D what he had commanded,and in fhore time brought all thofe countries vader ms ubie ie 
wherein lie fhortly after placed diuers fanzacks or gouernours, forthe better aflurance there- 

i ely gained. a? 
PM user (by the fuggeltion of Cara Ruffemes a dottor of the Mahometan law) Zins 
i i ice 3 the Turks,but afterwards betterknowne 
derlu Chelil,then Cadelefher or chiefe Iuftice among, i ccok onder -Raneasete 
by, che nape treed nals ie ee old, foul be ‘ier yp forthe King,as by 
captive ofthe Chriftians,being aboue fittecn y: ) oe 
fe due vnto him: and ifthe Shabed were vader fiue, thento pay be pa te 
25 afpers, by way of tribute: apointing officets for collecting bot hof ag ae cat 
bute mony,ofwhom the aforefaid Cara Ruftemes hiféltvasehiehts pelo pias are 
FEE elon sagt 
captiues,which by the counife lof the fame Zin re ‘ pl i : r rekigitonsSérnaniersnehe taal 
kifh husbandmen in Afiasthere to learn the Turkith language,rentgion,** rkeeates : 
; i i d trauell by the {pace oftwo orthree yeares, 
they had binbrought vp in all painfull labour an Pee hem conten tematic 
a he court, & choice made of the better fort of the Fe 
ae of sae to ferue him inhis wars where Aisne Ate ke be pi Fig 
izar’ i y ers.) Phis 
tygarecalled by the name Piper eae pe had tincreafe vider Ammurath the 
vars vnder this Sultan Ammnrath the firftsbut bad grea : etna oF 
eh that Zowéys with fome other rabodiaaa ae Boel i hepin! 
thisorder to him:which neuertheles (as aunsattia t i : am kings & emperors,by the 

FE ning asisaforefaid; & hath euer fince bin continu a sfime they be grown that greatnes 
fame and fome other greater means; fo thatin procelte kehi felferafter whofe deaththey 
asthatthey are oftentimes right dreadfultothe great Turkehimtelics 


(t liked, without 
haue fomtimés preferredtothe empireifuch oft the Ser: Car ante “i eae ay 
refpectof prerogatine of age,contrary cothewil'ofthegrea eA 

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ri ad 






—— Aurath third King of t 
the greateft (trength of the Turkifh empire, and notvnlikeintimeto be the greateg Caufe ns 
the rit thereof She finger of the Higheft oftentimes (as wepBiebefore faid) turning wy 
thofe helps which were by mans wifedome prouided forthe eftablifhing of kingdomes, Vito 
their more {peedie deftruétion: and efpecially thefe continualligarrifons of martial] Men, no 
Teffe to be feared than trufted,asin the courfe of this Hiftorie may appeare. Bus 

When Amurath had thus agreatwhile continued at Hadrianople, determining NOWto t, 
turnevato Afia, hee made schahin his tutor Beg-L 


erbeg or viceroy of Romania; and Exrenofe 
lord gouernor ofthe marches; Zinderlu Chelil he made Vezir Azemes or lord prefident 


OF hi 
counfell, and changing his name, called him Cairadin Ba(fa, thatisto fay , The Baffa that ted 
wel deferued, his name witnefling his good defert.After this hereturned into Afia, where le 
{pent chat winterat Prufa, Thefe two vies men Cairadin Baffa and Cara Ruftemes before nai 
med,fometimes two dogtors of the Ma 


ometanlaw, were(asthe Turkith Hiftories Tepotty 
the firftthar corrupted the Turkifhcourt with couctoufneffe and briberie, andare therefore 
of them euen yet much blamed, 


Whileft Amurath thus wintred in Afia, news wasbro 
of Seruia and Bulgaria had gathereda greatarmie forth 
; caufed him to prepare great forces in Afia, 
weinbit, outofAfia,he by the Way tooke the towne 


recoveredaeain that were therein able to beare armes, leading thereft into captivitie, and with the fj poile re. 
fecha warded his fouldiets. This ftrong towne was not long after againe reouered by the Chrig. 
BU Titian. ans, who requited the Turkes with like meafure, and doubting the keeping thereof, rafed it] 


downe to the ground: yet was itafterwards teeditied by the Turks,asitis at this prefenttobe 
feene which was done in the yeare ofour Lord 1365, 


Inthe meane time, the Chriftianarmie of Seruiaand Bulgaria, innumber betwixt fortie 
and fiftie thonfand,marching towards Hadrianople,and now conie very necre the fame, fel in 
mutinic among themfelues. Whereof the Turks by their efpials haning intelligence, fudden- 
a >» lyinthenight fet vponthem: who blinded with inward hatred,and no leffe fearing one ano- 

< ther,than theirenemies neglected to ioyne their forces againtt them,but were readie to turn 
their weapons one Yponanother ; and fo by their owne difcord » morethan by the enemies 
force, were made a prey to the Turkes,by whom they were put to flight, and flaine with fo 
greataflaughter,thatthe place wherein they fell,not far from Germia, isthereof at this day k 
called Zirf-Zindugi,that is to fay ,the place wherein the Seruians were ouerthrown. The news 
of this fo notablea victoric, withthe fift part of the fj poile, &agreatnumber ofthe heads of 
the flaine Chriftians, were(after the barbarous manner of the Turks) fentto Amurath into A- 
fia,being now readie witha Steat power to haue come ouer to Callipolis: who ioyful therof, 
and glad to fee fucha prefent,theaffured witneffe of the viGorie, returned againeto Prufa, 
This was done inthe ycare 1 366.In which yearealfo Amurathwith wonderfull triumph cir. 
cumcifed histwo fons, BaiaXer 


»& Zacup. At which time he alfo builtatem le, with amonafte- 
ty &acolledge,at Bilezuga:& another faire church f 


at Neapolis:at Prufa healfo built a ftatly 
pallacein the cattle, with a great church at the ares thercof:in which citie he alfo founded an 
abbey anda colledge, Germean Ogli, a preat Mallomietan Princein Afia (whofe territorie for L 
the moftpart lay inthe greater Phrygia, and the countries thereabout , borderin Vpon the 
Othoman kingdomeyhauing alwaies enuied atthe rifing of the orhoman kings(as did al the ref 
ofthe Mahometan princes ofthe SelXuccian farnilieyand fearing thattheir greatnes might after 
his death grow dangerousto his fon Jacup, being now himfelfe very aged, thought good for 
the more fafetie of his ftate to ioyn in alliance with Amurath.And for that purpofe fentJ/aac(a 
learned doctor of the Mahometan law)embaffador to him,with many tich prefents, & to offer 
his daughter, the Lad Hatuz,in marriage ynto his fon Baiazet: promifing with her in dowrie 
liuers great cities an townes,with their territories in Phrygia and Bythinia,adioyning vpon 
the Orboman kingdom;namely Cataie,Simau,Egregios, Taufanle, & others.Neither was this 
‘nall dowrie,but well befeeming fo eat a prince :thecitic of Cutaie being atthis day the M 
C t or Viceroy in Afia is alwaies refiantjas 
which match fo offered, Camurath li- 
folemniation ofthe ariage, 
Sto} Mahome- 


ught voto him , That the Chriftians 
ebefieging of Hadrianeple ; which’ 
to aid his captaines in Europe. But in returnip 

of Boga ; where he putto {word all the Chriftians 





Boga new built 
fy the Turks, 






















































eA murath third K ing of the Turks. 
A tane kings and princes both farand neere,toinuitet 
the nobilicic of hiskingdome,to honor the fame w: f 
age drawing neere,Embafladors cameto Asuraths court,fiom all the Princes before inuited# 
amonett whom,the Embaflador from the 4igy ptian Sultan had the higheft place. Thefe Bm- 
baffadors brought with them Many great and rich gifts, fuch as well befeemedthe great 
ces their mafters,which they with all reuerence prefented vnto Amura: 
the reft of his ownnobilitie came the lord Eurenofes, whom he had bef a 
the frontiers of hiskingdome in Europe : who befides many other rich gifts Not eafily tobe 
valued, prefented vnto Amurath ahundred goodly boyes, with as many beautifull yong mai 
dens,all Chriftian captiues, furably attired in garments tichly embroidred with gold & filuer, 

B cuery one of them carrying acup of gold in the one hand,and acup offiluer in the other sthe 
cups of gold hauing in them diuers precious {tones of great value,and the cups of filuer being 
filled with gold, The richnes of this prefent was fo great,that all the embafladors of the for- 
rein princ maitticn wondred thereat, All which rick gift Amurath moft bountifully beltowed 
Vv Bike ftrange Embaffadors , and the Prefents which were fent ynto him from other puis 

, @ s,he liberally gaue to Ewrenofés. The learned and religions which cameto that marriage he 
fo b untifully rewarded alfo,thatnone came to the fame poore, but hee wentaway rich, He 
cs db fore fent diuers of his nobilitie, with an hundred ladies and gentlemen, anda guard of 

h thoutacd horfemen,toattend the comming ofthe bride.On the other fide,the old prince 
Gea eli meeting this honorable companie ypon the way ,faluted enery man of te 

Cc zenaraite os his degree :and bringing themto one of his oh e cole eae ‘sro 

; i ich i gifts : a i with grea o 
J -m many rich and princely gifts : allwhicht ings v r 
Bie; ipa Al isd hre: he bride to two of the moft antient ladies, wherof 
erformed,he deliuered his daughter th \ ) 
ee : had bin Ba‘azets nurfe ; and fo taking leaue of his daughter, fent her oe 
Se ene he re tiers : conueying herto Prufa, fhe was there 
ith his wi f of his courtiers : who conucying to Prufa, fhe 

edigitiiis ae bl eer ea et. The cities and townes promifed in ee 
in moft royal manner marrie acct. Levoikion cake 
brite celiucted into the pofféffion of Amurath,who fhortly after tooke p 

maonanlata ith his own garrifons. : Linh 
eae see ae a veee of Amifum in Galatia,by his Embaffador fold histerri- 

Acthis marriage Chufén- a ith many faive cities & towns ; doulgting,asit was thought, 
torie of Amifum vnto Amurath,with many fe sbwatcome(Stlerate pe omiucchterst 
how to be ableto keepe them,now that ace ede [ikigdone,. Wrhiebebieara 
- 5 ‘ P 
alas ae ays saaibored aftrong armie to returne into Europerbut 
had inthis fort {pent great time in Afia,he oammnceys hiskingdom in Afia(which the Turks 
before his departure,he committed the eget bin tte ogea vanieeriniGl ae alee 
aes : 3 : eat ¢ 

call Anau yao Us (ont ee ie Afia, paffed ouer Hellefpontus, to Callipolis ; 

rerience : and hauing fet all things in order un inet evoull cet cette 
Hest whence he marched towards egies rs veuaswhiere Lata'shaties and Seite is 
way,he befieged Magalgara,which he in fh cines hee fent to beAégetip illeMatae 

sch. i ame to him; whichtwo capta 3 ‘| dv poktice, caida 

with all their forces came 3 But he himfelfe to be reuenged vp mara 
whichwas by themaftera few days fiege taken. ft 2 he had withgptt refiftance forraged the “°** 

E yu the Defpot,led his armie into Seruia : where after hat the {trong citie of Nifla,being 

aie fi ceene days,vnderftanding by his captaines, Thatt . piacere oie femagaan 
the metropolitical citleof Scr eee ae ae Meats the ‘fonne of Temurta~ Niffc taken bp 
ye ame ; he aduice o mace 
ched thither,and layd fiege oie Gag ge Lacaras Defporor Lord of —— rheteelee 
i i Bib se ce iti ith fent Em- 
i puoonler Wviuchtns i ties, forthwith fen 
fai ip : inhis own forces, hauing fo foon oe oo h : een [ tribute of fifty thou- 
. intr ; offerin ives 
Eas ib sain thoutad men a his weareaturtiele = ~—_ Sioa wa 
3 i Wi : tof Seruia. {ppelons 
fand pounds,and to aid him chins peaceyantidaattabed + ee 
: itions Amurath grante peace, and 1¢ fAppolonia, neere vnto the 
vpon which conditions Joo woon the great Citie of Appolonia, net id “5 
iti ith much adoow Ls ‘ irwiues andchilderen tc 
expecieg hee alfo w {tofthe Chriftians, with theiry foldiers. 

pou ean Be citguadhat was not in the taking thereof thoy po cere poaiet 

cepa ainespartot tier gooes a ing Eureno/és vpom the MaFENes, Whe 

This doneyhe Benin backs ae “At ehich — “Af Lala Schabin woon Lich 
1 ith diuers other towns, 

ly after tooke Berrhea,with di 


di h bh ge TOW onthe frontier 
onia, with many o cr ftropg towns V Por the mn 

\ ith many of of 
heand Seres,inthe confines of Mace nia, 4 


hem thereunto: commandingalfo meft of 
ith their prefence. Thetime of this marri- 


prin. 
#h. At length amongft 
fore left gonernour of 








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asina chiefe frontic: a 
towa:and becaufethe Chrittians for feare ofthe Turks wereal. t G 


Seres,greatnumbers of people were fent for out of A fia,to inhabit thi 2 
ftians forfaken in the confines of Macedonia, Amurath had not long: ed at Hadriano- 







eAmurash third K ingiof ‘the. Turks : 

A apartjhe fhould find him notinferior to/himfelfe,cithiet in number of, ; 

; other warlike prouifion:and that therefore if he. teiedted this: fino 
) to doubt but to meet with men of courage,which would Heras 













195. 
wot expert foldiers; of 
Of peace, hee needed not 


le, but that he was aduertifed out of Alia, That Aladin his fonin law king of Caramania, did field againft his Turks,as that hi : emfelues fo valiantly in the 

vith fireand {word inuade his dominions in Afia:with which news he wa ‘excecdingly ie \ ther. Which words of the certs ae resameolats rcioyce of his somtanlag thi 

} bled. And forthat can(e fending for his councellors and nobility tothe court,told them,how him to depart,& to wil his mafter,ifhe were aman of ce at in great rape hee commanded 
x that Aladin \orgertingall the bonds of rcligion, faith, peace, and alliance, withall hoftility in- J himfelfe inthe ficld with all his forces, there to 1 Big ne a & owt faid,to thew 
a uaded his prownces in Afia,whileft he with great danger of his perfon,and greater terrour of ted not butin fhort time to chaftice him according to his. due defertsi-S: : foe becoue 
EA his enemies, fought with honour to increafe the Mahometan fincere religon (as he termed it) dor was departed,marching forward three days, Alis Beg came vntu him seen _ Embalfla. 
in Europe: from which godly war (faid he) I am againft my will enforced to turn my fword, 1 he not alittle reioyced:for why,he loued him deetly,and although he was ne Pe comming 
i in iu defence of my {elfe, againft men ioyned with vs both in religion and alliance. And ha. B Yong,telied much vpon his councell, 4 NS yetof yearesbur 

a uing thus declared his mind,he appointed Chairadin Baffa his lieutenant generallin Europ,and _ The Embaflador returning,recounted ynto Aladinall that Amurath had faid, not onmitti 

alfo made his fonne lis Baffa one of his Councell, although hee were by fome thought too i his hard {peeches and proud chreats,and how that he hoped fhortly to take from him Doe 


yong forfo great aplace. And fo hauing {et all things in orderaccording to his minde in Eus and Larenda (the principall cities of Caramania) with many things more, 






r , : is % leaning nothing vn- 
rope,tooke paflage from Callipolis into Afiaand fo to his court at Prufa,where he fpent thar a a ee Aled hearingsfaid vato the Confederate Princes that were with Fin, Veuly 
; Winrer.In which time Embafladors came vato himdvom tHe Suits of Bgypt, for the renew- ' enact 4 feomnde naka fromys the cities of Iconium and Larenda , but let him take heed 
3 ing oftheir former aritie and friendfhip ; which Wa msurath tooke verie thankefully, and fent wpe gohan sete a of Prufa, ‘Then demanding of the Embafladour, of 
; _ thenrbacke againeloden with kind letters and princely rewards, ‘ f be alae me might be ; it was anfwered by him, that hee deemed himto be about 
‘amuretd and. Whenthe Spring was come,inthe yere 1387, heleuied amightiearmicto make war vp- ‘hall fee Sere hewil aba Aladin nota little reioycing, faid, Affuredly when hee 
 Hromtliee for onthe Garamartian king his fonin law. Whereot Aladin certainly informed,prepared no leife ! Sian aoeitismant wi bah aa ta giue vs bartell ; or if he do,he thal fight vpon great dif 
_ arres porta meet baba Scintiy yet al the ais ae Princes of Afia,which were C full pact I ing bork fewerin numberthan we,and {ore iearied with fing and paint 
notvnder Amuraths obcifance,to whom the Oshoman kings were now grown terrible; which a ' pH 
princes brought withthem great {upplicsto joyce with ‘sledin i f ve oy ieee faaf mine sms oe fully towards Carsinantaycayly st aa geen 
Aladin thus aided by his friends,thinking himfclfenow ftrong enough for Amurath his fa- P omifee : 5 Nisa ate eek oa pita a soe them filling their heads with 
ther in law, fenc an Embafladorvnto him, certifying him, That he was nothing in power infe- t ~ Caramania ‘allod the French plains aa infoinientiy de Chrift ieee ae 
rior to him, 8 therfore nothirig feared him: yetif it pleafed him to haue peace, that he could formoft part cal Franks) in ek inereineatinad hare? cae ie a spins ara x 
for his part be content to hearken vnto the fame vpon reafonable conditions: but if he had ra- Reet Rhein SDE Rant Hedland tana sig ae 
ther haue war,he fhould find him readie to dare him battel in the field, whenfocuer he fhould ning ok te gaialen bees me Shien ae ae " Gealaces patois gore ia 
come. For anfwere of which embaflage, dmurath willed the Embaffidour totellthe periured K : said aah nis armie,and was now incamped within one days march of davirarb, and ¥ 
King his matter, That he had of late,contrarie to his faith before giuen, in moft ‘ital manner See 






D__ Thenext'morning Amurath put his armie in order of battell, appointing the leading ofthe 
right wing to his youngelt {onne Zacup, with whom he ioyned Cuthuses Beg, Ein Beg: Subbalfa, 
Egridum Subbaffa,Seraze,and Cuftendil,ewo Chriftian Pritices,allcaprains of great experience, 
The left wing was led by Baiazes his eldeft fon, with Ferixe and Hozxe both valiarit captains : 
in which wings werealfo placed the Chriftian foldiers fent by aXarus out of Seruia, accor 
ding tothe late conuention of peace: inthe maine battell hee ftoodhimfelfe ;thiewauncgard 
was conducted by Temurtafes ; and the rereward by the Subbafla of Oxyllithus (called alfo 
Temurtafes) and Achmetes, Aladin onthe other fide, with no leffe careand diligence fet his. 
men likewifein order ofbattell, placing, himfel{e inthemaine battell, as did Amirath ; and 
» the Princes hisalliesswith his other expert captaines,fome inthe rightwing, and fome inthe 
E left,as he thought moft conuenient ain fach fort, asthat inall mens iudgment he was in force 
nothing inferior to his facherin law. © Asstawh Hor i 
Thefe great enemiesthustanged;with enfignes difplaid came oti couragioufly,one direétly: rhe great bare 
vponthe other: wheveapproching together,the confufed noifeot crumpers,drums,fifes;with * ae 
other in(truments of warre,the neighing of horfes,and clattering ofarmour,was forgreat,that forsity mus 
whileft warlike minds thereatreioiced,cowards thoughtheanenfel.Butthe figne of bartel OD rath & dlaainy 
both fides giucn,Sdmagazer one ofthe confederat Princes, with exceeding courigefirft chars 
ged Temurtafes in the vantgard,and broke his fanks : at Which time Teberrafés a Tautar Prince, 
and Yarfacidesanotherof the confederats, delinered their arrowsalfo vpon thevantgard, as if 
it had beena fhoure ofhaile. Which i ee fecing,and how hardly Temurtafis was charged, 
F having before obtained leaue of his father,btake in vpon the enemie with fach viblence,as if 


inuaded his dominions, whileft ke was bufied inmoft godly wars (as he termed it) againft the 

misbeleeuing Chriftians: from profecuting whereof, he was by his violence (as he faid)with- 

drawn,contrarie to the law of their great Prophet: for which outrages and wrongs he would 

fhortly. come and take of him fharpe revenge ; and that therefore he wasto expect nothing at 

his hands but war, for which he willed him foto prouide,as that at hiscomming he might not 

find himwanting tohimfelfe. Aladin by his Embaffadour hauing receiued this anfwer from 

Armurath,affembled all the confederat Princes his allies, with great perfuafions & greater pro- 

mifesencouraging them to this war:and they againe kiffing the groundat his feet,as the man- 

ner ofthat nation isbefore great princes, promifedwith folemne oathes neuer to forfake him, L 
but to do all chings which Princes defirous of honour or fame,ought by their oath to doe for 

“aM their Soueraigne,to whom they ought homage and dutie, 

Fhe aut * — Inthis great preparation for wars in A fia,Charaidin Baffa general gouernor in Europe died: 
5 pple which Amurath ynderftanding, appointed Alis Baffa his fonne to go into Europe, there to be 

~~ gouernorin his fathers ftead. But hee was ftayed inhis journey by vrgent occafions ; which 

, Amurath vaderftanding, fent for him backe againe in pot. 4 

Aladin forecafting the great dangers like to enfue of this war, fentanother Fmbaffadourto 

Armurath,with reafonable conde eeaeeact :to whom Amarath anfwered, Thatif4ladia 

_ had made that offer one month before, he would perhaps haueaccepted thereof: but for fo 

a ae he had done him great wrong, and that he had now to his infinite charge drawn him yy 
into the feld fo far from home,he would not make any other endthan fuch as the chance of 
‘fhiould appoint: And wherashe in diferace had called mea heardf{man or fhepheard (faid 
facha onehimfelf,as he faith me to be, let him meet me inthe field & there try 
eunto the Embaflador replied, faying, Tharthe King his maftermade this offer 

any fearesbut co —a jwhi ideration fet 




















































it hadbeenthe lightning; whereofhe waseucr after fyroamed Gilderan,which isto fay, The 
lightening Ferizes and Hox, with the other'valiant Captaines in that wing, following Bax 
fazef, withinvincib ourage entried the batrell’ where for aigreat cewas made a moft 
dreadfull atid doubsfallGght. A cwo rough {eas had met a 


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them{elues.oucrmatched by Basazet and his foldicrs,referuing them 
tunes, turned their backes and fled j when’ A/adin fecing a great partof hisarmie thus ouer. 
thrown¢, and himfelfe now ready to:\becharged with Amarath hiswholepower,de(j pairing 
a of vidtorie,{ped himfelfe in all hafttoTednium, his {trong citie. The fpoile which Camurati, 
got inthisbartel was’great,mo/t part whereof he gaue in reward to Témurtafés and his fouldi. 
ers, which had indured the greatett furieof the battell. Amurath afterthisviorie with 2! 
peed marched to Iconiimy, and there befieged Aladin che Caramanian King, in his ftrongeft 
citie, giuing out proclamation in the meane time, Thatnone of his fouldiers vpon paine of H 
death flould vfe any violence to any of the countrey people,ortakeany thing from them :to 
the intenciemight appearc vnto the world,chat he made that warre againft that Mahometane 
Ksing,rather toipropulfe iniutie and wrong, thar for:defire of | foueraignticor {poile. Which 
his{o {trait a proclamation, the Chriftians {ent by Laxerus,amongft others, tranferefid ; and ° 
theréfore by his commandement fuffered(many of themy exemplarie:punifhment;which Was 
the caufelof the Seruian warre whichnot long afteren{ued,farall Both varo “Amurath atid La- 
zards.theDelpot,ashereafter fhall appeatess:: ite ents 2), 2 pi eet oe 
o= Aladin now-on cuery fide befieged in Tconium and without all hope of efcape, fent to the 
Queene his wife, Amuraths daughter; bewailing vnto her his defperace eftates and:requefting 
herbyral} cht loue thavfochonourableva minded Ladie might bearewnto hermiferable hus. | 
band,to aduenture her {elfe to goe to her angrie father,and to crauepardon for his'greattref 
palfeid offence. The Queon forthwitlactiring her felfeas was fittettforher husbandstprefent 
eftate,came to her father: where falling downe ahis fees vpon herkaees, with words wife- 


Aladin ficth to 
Teaxsen, 


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ly placedsandteares diftilling down her faire cheeksfrom her fainereiessas ifit had’bih: from 
two fountains;in moft forrowfiil manner,craued herhusbands pardonjimputing tothe heat of 
a * — youthwhatfoeuer he had done:nd would notbe comforted ortakenvvp, vntil(he had obtaii 


ae nedgrace.\vdmurath moftcntitely loued this his daughter,and therefore for her fake not on- 
a ly grantedvatoher, ber husbands life (whichinfhorttimewas like to haue bin inhis power 
x to haue {piltybutalfo his kingdom, which he asa viGorious conqueror mightby law of armes 
E haud ofrightdetained. Shenow affured ofhertfathers promife,fentvato her husband Alddin, f 


withing hinthe nextday. withourfearetorcome out ofthe citie& imhumble fort toacknow. 
ledge his fault before hier father. Who the next moming accordingly-cemeour, and proftra- 
ting hinrfelfebefore Avsurdth acknowlcdgedhis vadutifulnes : of whom (for his wiues fake) 
he obtained pardonjand:refticution to his kinkdome,with many other great gifts,contrary to 
his.eu txt, The Latinc hiftorics miftaking the man,report this Caramanian warto hue 
bin foughragainft theking of Caraniania, dmurarhhisown grandfather by the mother fide; 
and thatbee was by Asmurath then {poiled ofagreat part of his kingdome + but ivagreeth not 
with the Purkith hitories;which make Amurath tobe the fonne of orchanes and Lulufer,the 
daughterofithe gonernoty ofthe caltleof Iarchifer, asis before declared in the lifeof orfo. L 
mas, which Luluferliéch buried:by herhusband Orchanesin Prof. i 
_ This great victorie gotten by Amurath againft the Caramanian King, and the otherconfes 
+ ty derarPrimoes,wasthe truc beginning oft Egreaietelofthe oshoman kingdomin Afiawher- 

_ with cheother Mahometan Princes-of the Selzuécian tamily were:fodil couragedsthat they 

weicgladtofubmirthem feluesthus firftvato Amararh,and after that vito his fonne Beiazes + 
vntillchatTarmbérleinethe great‘Tartarian Prince; fome few yeates after, taking Bajaeet prifo- 
ner ina gtear battell at mount Stella,abaredche Orhoman pride,and reftored.the oppre 
fed Reepacon echt ae aa sand kingdomesi site olen cert 


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into theirowne country. Whofe General(whom they call the Va 


ported ynto LaXarss the Defpot,the facceffe of that war,and Girhilnwe es _ é- 


nicall manner the men he had fent were j i 
Wi thw. hom (faid this General) you writiohe ci aeah ete : eamaiiien site 
firtt,by giving yout faith co fcha mifcreant , andthenin fending your topall fubiese ae 
nce.of their good{eruicesto be fo butchered at his pleafiure ; befide the fhamefall tr 
bute which yon yerely pay vnvo him. Whereas if it would pleafe you inthe depth of ahi 
wifedome butto know ydur owne ftrength, you fhould {ind your felfe in warlike force the 
power nothing inferiourtothe tyrant : for we your feruants beeing innumber buta handfull 
were if thefe his lace wars terror ynto his enemies,and by our valor,and horhis own;he got 
the victorieouerchem. What caufe is therethen,that youfhould fiubicet your felf ynto at 
inferiour ? Pknow hee cannor of himfelfe bring into te field aboue fftic thoufand fightin 
mem: buradmit he wercable to bring a handred thoufand,are not you (if you fo pleafe) able 
to leauie fir greater power? and forall other warlike prouifion you are ten fold better pro- 
uided than he. Befides thar, the mightie Chriftian Princes wil fend you fiich aid agaist rhis 
hatefulland commonenemie, that being vnitedwith yours, his Barbarian forces willbe no- 
thing in comparifon of thofewhich you fhill then beableto bring intothe feld againft him: 
which no doubrthe Chriftian Princes willthe rather do, as men defitous to quenchthis de- 
uouring, fixe in another mans hroufe,rather than intheir awne, 


Thefe words of the Vayuod fo much moued Lazarwsthat hee determined in himfelfe to } 
i he de, 
breake thatferuile league which he beforehadmade wich Amurath. And for thatcaufe fent pu be ime 


his Embaffedorwith fecrevinftruétions tothe King of Bofha (in time paft called Ulyria) his 
neighbour: whereof the chiefe point was, to crauc his aid againft the Turketheir common 
enemie. By whom the King of Bofnareturned this anfwere, Tharit had [been emuch better 
fuch confideration had binthought vpon before the foule contract (full of difgrace both to 
him felfeand all other Chriftian Princes) was vpon a vaine feate by him rafhly made with the 
Turkifhtyrant : yet for fo muchas things done could notbevndone, lettingthat paffe which 
was remedileffe, he promifed to ioyne with him his whole forces againft fo dangerous anene- 
mie, And fherupon appointing a place for an interuiew,rmet accordingly,and there fully con- 
cluded allthe articles oftheirconfederation. 

There was in the confines of Bofnaacaftle'called Alexandria, the captaine wherof being 
a Chriftian,was yet tributarie vnto the Turk ; withing vato him {uch good,as men opprefled 
viero doto them by whom they are fo wronged. This captain vnder the colour of friendthip 
went to Amurath,& in grearfecrecy opened to him the whole ftate of the kingdom of Bofna; 
and withall,thatthe King theréofintended fome greatmatteragainft him:for the preuenting 
whereofhe offered his owne feruice, and fhewed fome probable meanes how that kingdome 
might be brought into his fubiedtion, if hee would bur fend fome worthie Generall witha 
conucnient power for the'vadertaking thereof. This wonderfully pleafedthe ambitious old 
tyrant,who therefore commanded a rich garment to be eaft vpon the captain (whichamongit _ 
the Turksistaken for a fare cokenof the kings great fituor) and forthwith appointed his tutor 
Lala Schabin,accordingto this captains diveétion,to inadethe kingdome of Bofna. Who jol- 
nine himfelfe with this deccitfull capraine of Alexandria, with an armie of twentie thoufand 
en entred into Bofira s where ouerrunnitiga fide of the Country he without refiftance tooke 
grearbooties Hand fecing no apparant catife of feate,to doethe more harme,by the aduice of 
thefarie captain divided his armie, which he'fent into-diuers parts ofthe country, biel to 
burne and fpoyle the fame. OF all whofe proceedingsthe King of Bofta by fecretmeflengers 
from theeaptainaduertifed, had in contuenientplaces layd ftrong ambuthes for the intercep- 
tingofhis enemies. So thatas Schahin was returning homeward witha rich bootie, hauing 
thenwith hint but athoufind men,fuddenly appeared in his way thirtie thoufand shriftians 


wellarmed =: which Scbabin fe Se entire ot in, UI many, would 


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, ahd loth to lofe their rich prey , would needs firft skirmi wit 






which di tebe 

ed by the Chiiftians, 4a for Sehabin,hewas glad by fham fal fight say & beat 
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ah the Turks; oe 
a wife intercepted and flaine : fo that of twenty pan pty : A entredagaine into Bulgaria, and ftruckefuch a terrour of his comming into the hearts of the 
— Amurath mar. _ Whileftthefe things were doing in Europe, few oon BI Rhens ot people, thatmany ftrong places were voluntarily ycelded into his power , namely Dititze 
_ Tet the Empe- ed the Emperor of Conftantinople his daughter : whofe two fifte §ien in marr. z 


> Free ae 7 : Coffona,with the citie’T ernouasthe feat fthe Pri 5 neni i 7i 
Tren ante’ age to his two fons:at which time he with gteatfolemnity circun three of Baiazers fons, i Riccar ae teeeeeare ae eae uel Ziftes 









oe Rebaiee > his ime he’ ua, with diuers others :and proceeding farcher:he la ed fiege to Nicopolis,the {tro eft ci 
fee KE thistime alfo returned fazigé Og/,whom he ee Bail i ion of i of Bulgaria, vponthe fideof the great riuer Danubiiy i ‘iether Pepreals was for fae hin 
Algypt,in requitall ofthe honorable embaflage before to him fen efaid Sultan. Now felfe fled. Who finding himfelfe vnable to holdout the fiege, once againe (with fhame 
Armurath ynderftanding of the lofle of his menin Bofha, wi f Lazarus Defpor 


“Tag enough) tying a winding fheet about his necke, ashe had done before, and taking hisfonne 
dt Ales Baffa his chiefe with him, went out of the citie, andinmoftabie@ manner falling downe atthe Baffa his feer 
iskingdome, for the le. craued pardon : which the Baffa,moued with compaffion to fee the miferic offo greaca man, 

hoyght he would hae and hauing alreadie taken from him the greateft parcofhis dominion, and now out of feare of 


of Seruia, was therewith much difquieted, Wherefore he cc 
Councellor,with all pecd to fend forth commiltions intoall; 
uying ofaroyall armit+which was done in fuch pot haft, 
































taken the field beforethe beginning of the Spring. At w Ot he other Mahometan H further refiftance, eafily granted. And hauing thus ended the Bulgarian watte, féturnedto 
Kings and Prinees of Afia, Caraman Ogli,Teke Oglijand the reft,bound ynto him by homage, Amurath,of whom he was right ioy fully receiued. 
with diuers others of {maller power, were fent tor, toaidh © partly for Ammnrath had now made great preparation for the inuading of Seruia, for which purpofe 
feare,and partly mooued with the zeale of their Mahome! ce fuperf ‘ition, foughttheir for. hechad drawne ouer into Burope the greateft forces he poflibly could out of A fia :fending 
ces with great devotion. Vnto this war againft the Chriftians,came alfo great numbers of; the® * alfo forhis yongeft fonne lacep, gouernor of Carafia,who vnderftanding his fathers pleafi ure, 
Mahometans from far countries,as voluntarie foldiers. Ba‘azet hisfonnealfo, then gouernor Tepaired vnro him with allthe power he could make, Thisarmy by Amurath thusaffembled, 
of Cutaic, with a great part of Galatia,gathring all his forces,cameto aid his father in this re. was the greateftithat euer was before thar, broughtby the Turkes into Europe. Lazeras not 
ligious war (as it was bythemtermed.) The Chriftian tributarie Princes were not then for. ignorant of this great preparation made by Aneurathjhad drawne into the fociety of this wat, 
gotten ; of whom two came, namely Cu/tendil a Seratzil:othertwo forfaking Cd mwrath, the King of Bofaa (as is aforefaid) with Vuleus Prince of Macedonia, his fonne in law, tho 
camenot,which was Sa/menos Prince of Bulgaria,and the Prince of Varnaand Dobritza,;with both brought vnto him greatayd : he hadalfo by his embafladours procured eet fupp ny 
. whom Amurath was highly offended. In the time of this fogreat Preparation,old Za/a Shahin, r | from other Chriftian Kings and Princessout of Valachia, eet oe Se le is 
Amuraths tutorand faithfall {eruitor,died, being aman of great yeres:and Terourtafés was aps bania, Bulgaria, and Italie, befides great pee pel vo bet rit ages wae 
sitet pointed goucrnor in hisplace, re pay sae a PR ryt pee all affembled and met together, did in number farreexceed the great armie of the 
reuolting of t wriftian Princes,S4/menes and the Prince of Varna,much Srie- | ES ie ; The cable 9 
uel aval Woe homies af thanamicoh oneal tartan ahr oui eonneticd ek a ee 
|, uadeand fpoyle Sa/menos his countrey now called Bulgariaand invantient timetthelowerMy- ter, not farre from w aR rate fant as it were betwixt Bilgariaand Seria sthis omeineetents 
PS Ga Aly. according to that was giuen him incharge , calling vato him Taxis Beg the fon of Reet ciee  iero Schaal tne a ss CE ae 









caftle being now poffeffed of the Turkes, Was thoughtby Lazarns dangerous to his one ad Tifa 
| whotherefore fent one Demetrius, aright valiant capraine, with certaine companies of fele& 
| mento take inthe fame. Thename of this captaine Demetrius, wasa generall terrour voto the 
Turks, for the harme he had done them: fothatthey inthe caftle hearing that he was come, 
without further refiftance yeelded the fame ynto' him. Whereof Rast Gat 3 
fent Eine, and Sarutze Baflatorecouer the fame : but Lazarus pA ek ee cca 3 Mt ‘ 
hardly bee kept in thar dangerous warre, fent Ms/cws his fonnein me hatte thoufan 
men, tobting away all that was therein, and inthecitientere vnto to eft it fhou ‘ ments 
prey vnto the greedie Turks ; which he accordingly did,andat the ve ae : f a et ibe 
ca(tle and the city,before the comming of /axis Beg, fent ith agate ec ©) 
exploit ; which he commring thither, found alreadie done to his hand by /#les. 


Temurtafes,V lu Beg, Suratze Baffa,with other captaines and commanders of the Tnrkes prouin- 
ces in Europe,affembled an armie of thirtie thoufand forthe inuafion of Bulgaria, Wich this 
armic the Baffa tooke many {trong townes and caftles in Bulgaria, as Pirauade, Venuzina, Ma- 
dra,Suni,and others. ets tis alt Sb ibs 

-Inthemeantime,whileft4/é Bajja had thus beeunthe 
g a, Amurath hauing gathereda great Atmie in iB 





wars againft the Chriftians in Bul. 
fia, determined in the beginning of the 
pring to pafle ouer with the fame into Europe scommending the saan of his Coun- 
. _ triesin Afta,to Temurtafes Bafa, Revives Beg, Temurtafes Subbelfa,Cutla Beg,& Haza Beg and fo 
all things fet in order in Afia,he drew downe his Afian forces toward Hellefpontus,where he 
¢ ftayed with contrarie winds, but was afterwards tranfported to Callipolis, by re. 
Sanzack there. This w thi ime that Amurath brought his armie out of Afia 











t i i id Cuftendyl,two Chriftian Princes his 

ie et his fon wi ; As Amurath was marching towards Seruia, Seratzean i t Rais 

: tbe, Pi epre he lay ; ,BaiaXet eh with a great ee vato Pachactyct him with their forces,whom hee ee 4 Seite bloat es 

ther: Af Baffaalfo vader 8 of Amaraths attiuallin Europe,rctyred outof Bul- Blade patioe chorow Cifedi bisa iemedrtineefe led ith ly al hig a 

or cameto him at Alcide, recounting ynto him the whole fucceffe of his expedition 7 farie: votillat length paffing the riuer of Morouatheleffe,he drew ; pe he 

Feat peints of Bulgaria, fee countrey poyled iia thone tei» caftles taken Coffona (where the Chriftiin armie lay) tharhe with his fonne Bsiazes from | 5 
7 a. A ef i ft 





itti 1 i hofe large plaines 
iew campe, which'was fo great, that it couered allt ; 
ee file Pe i vara sauasted Abnavathsas that returning to hisarmie, he srelendl entered. 










50. a,lecing fh 
~ be the Turks,and withal hearing of their seb ite rations for war ; by the adnice of his no- 
vi bm 





carers pple eA 4 . Ke rfeto take 
c thought it beft betimes againe to Ife vato Amurath : wherefore tying a A ion with his greateft captainesand commaunders, what courle 

‘ winding fheetabout his necke, in tok at he] a defered det (after the Bawerofihe anal “Eyer e em ‘h ‘ivaneeel der: 

Pe ans) he came to Arasrath at Ca Where falling flat vponthe ground, atthe horfes °'Thefe ea armies being now comefonigh together, asthat they might the on Air ne: 

ee A n_Amurath fate,he inmoft humble wife craved p; rdon,offting by a certain day to cry the other, Amardth had purpofedthe fame day to hauegiuenthe Seek with tra- 
ow liner Siliftria the chiefe city 0 inion,into Amur, ath pofictlion,as apledge of his fi- ing diffuaded by Eurenofés, both for that it was extream hot, his folie a inorder of 
Pre. nted oaffure him of his fauo commanded a rich well he refted that night. The next morning asfoone as itwas day, he Pate right wing; his 
a4 aft safte n the Turkes,fending afjeatthetimeap- | F bactell,blacin hisfonne BaiaXet with Eurenofés and Eine Beg see te kd neh 

< ¥ es : en epenting himfelf of thathe had folarge- P youngett fon Saget Saratze Baffa in the left wing ;the maine : 


a ier hee could prefently fortified ‘sit themeanetimehadalfo fet hisirmy in gaod order: 
ae (cand walthis County who accra sea th Bre Sng to vali is fon asthe le wing was led by she Kitig of 
a + oto {poyle untrey : who’ ae« hiscommaun 


n, eatred 


; giuing the charge of the right 
paeater Bofhasind his (on, inthe, 
maine 








cA murath third King oft 
maine battell ftood LaXerus himfelfe ; the Italia 
Bulgarians,he placed in both wings, Itis thought,grea 
. before met in Europe. Lazarus as the Turkith Hiftories repo 
uing in his armie fiue hundred thoufand men ; and Amsnrath: any. 
Tobegin the battel, amurath had drawnea thonfand of hi rs,ynderthe leading 
f Maleozxens,ourofthe right wing of his armie;& thelike number rs ont of the left, 
ae the conduct of one Muftapha: which fo placed anboth fide varmy,as he thoughr 
bellparredframman ofgreat experience, told Amurath, That the Chriftians were for the mow, 
~ part weland ftrongly armed, & Parsi a iba = en belike arock 
of yron,ynableto be pierced butif in ioyning the battell,he would alittle retire,the Chrifti. 
ans following vpon good hope, would fo loofe their clofe ftanding 
ftrength)and leaue an entrance for his men, Vpon which refolurion, Amurath commanded the 
archers ro giue the firft charge : which they courageoully. pertormed.:: Avwhichtime sithe 
ny gauc grounda licle:which the Chriftians pereciuing,witngreat force affailed the 











ly Lknow not)ha. 












uch fury renewed the battel, that the Turks wich before asmendifcouraged fled 
inthe left wing, began now toturn again vpon their enemies,& the Chriftians,hauing as they 
thoughtalready gotthe victory, were to begin agreat battell .Inwhich bloudy fighemany 
thoufands fel on both fides:the brightnes of the armor & weapons,was asit had bin thelight- 
‘the multitudeoflauncesand other horfemens ftaues, fhadowed the light ofthe fun:ar- 
sand darts fell fo fatt, that aman would haue thought they had powred down fom hea- | 
uen,thenoife of the inftruments of war,with the neighing of horfes, and outcricsofimen was 
fo vernible and great, that the wild beafts inthe hei ftood aftonied therewith :and the 
Turkifh hiftories,to expreffe the terror of the day(vainly {ayythatthe Angels in heauen ama- 
with that hideous noife, for chattime forgot the heauenly hymns wherwith they alwaics 
te rific God. About noon time of the day,the fortune ofthe Turks preuailing, the Chriftians 
BY Guapsature ue ground, & at length betooke themfelues to plaine fight ; whom the Turks with 
areal their force purfued and flew them downright, without number or mercy.In which battel 
“ vs the Delpot himfelfe was al fo flain. Howbeitfome hiftoriesre port otherwife,as thac 
he with hisfon were taken prifoners, and by and by afterwards(inreuenge of CAmurath his 
death) cruelly flain: otherfome alfo reporting that he died in prifon.. Amurath after t 
viGorie,with fome few of his chigfe captainstaking view of the dead bodies,which without 
number lay on heaps in the field like mountaines ; a Chriftian fouldier, {ore wounded.and all 
loodie,fecing him,in Naggeringmannerarofe (as if it had bin from. death) out ofaheape of 
flain men,and making towards him, for want of ftrength fell down diuerstimes by the way as 
he came,as ifhe had beenadrunken man:at length drawing nigh vito him,whenthey which 
guardedthe Kings perfon would haue ftayed him; he was by Amurath himfelfe commanded 
to. come neerer;{uppofing, that hee would haue ctaued his lifeof him. Thus thehalfedead 
Chriftian prefling neere ynto him,as ife would for honor fake haue kiffed his feet, fuddenly 
ctbpicin ftabbed him in the bottome of his bellie with a fhort dagger, which he had vnderhis foldiers 
” coat so) ‘which wound that great King andconquerour prefently diced. The name ofthis man, L 
(for hiscourage worthy of eternall memorie) was Miles obelitz’: who before fore wounded 
was fhortly after intheprefenceof Baiaset cutinto {mall pieces. The Turks intheir Annales 
fomewhat otherwife dphornoh edeathof e-4murath, as thatthis Cebelitz,oneofthe Defpot 
his feruants,in time of the battell,comming to Amurathas.afi ugitiue, offering him his feruice 
agd admitted to his prefence, in humbling himfelfe to haue kifled his fete (asthe barbarous 
m: the Turks is)ftabbed him into the bellieand fo flew him: being himfelfe therefore 
¢ prefenceof Baiazermoft cruell hewen into fall peeces. 
nner ofthe Turks hath been,andyeris;thatwhen any 
orftrangeris to cometo kiffethe Sultan hi or otherwifeto apprdch his. 
t were for honouts fake led’ by thearmes vnto prefence,betwixttwo ofthe-M 
t buflbdcedby fo inuogling Hinseobe ¢ (hall not offerhim the like 





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eA. murach third.K ing of the Furkes, 
dome. His yonger brothe 

(cbicor thenobleyyetignorantofthat had lbspnodliiae by ais peas Ballestrrrere ; ti 
facher: who cafting no perill but Comming into his fathers tent, was there prefently b the 

ftrangled,by the commandement of BafaZet,as moft hiftories report: howbeit the Tinks ai 
nales charge him not therewith. This was the beginning of the moft Vnnaturall and inhu- 
mane cuftome, euer finceholden fora moft wholefome and good policie among the Turkifly 
Kingsand Emperors, inthe beginning of theirraigne moft cruelly to maffacre their brethren 
and neereft kin{men, fo at once to rid themfelucs ofall feare of their conypetitors, 
This Amurath was in his fuperftition more zealous than any other ofthe Turkith Kings ,a 
man of great courage,and in all his attempts fortunate : he made greater flaughrer of his ene. 


n Afia he greatly inlarged by the 


{word,marriage,and purchafe :and viing the difcord and cowardife of the Grecian Princes,to 


his profit,fubdued a greatpart of Thracia,called Romania,with the territoriesthereto adioy~ 
Ning, leauing vnto the Empcrour of Conftantinople, little or nothing more in Thracia, than 
the imperial citic it felfe,with the bare name ofan Emperour,almoft without an empire she 
Woon agreat part of Bulgaria, and entred into Seruia, Bofna, and Macedonia : hee was libe. 
rall,and withall feuere: of his fubieétsboth beloued and feared ; aman of very few wordes, 
and one that could diffemble deeply.He was flaine when he was three(core and cight yeares 
old, and had thereofraigned thirtie one,in the yeare of our Lord 1390, Hisdead bodie was 


by Baiazet conueied into Afiaand there royally buried at Prufa,in afaire chappellatthe Weft Vuaurzib inek 
C end of thecitie, neere vnto the Bathes there : where, v 


cloake, witha little Turkith tulipant , much differing from thof great tutbants which the 
Turks now weare; Neere vnto the fame tombe are placed three lausices , with three 
horfe tailes faftened at the vpper end of rhem, which he yfed as guidons in his wars: athing 
inancient time not ftrange. There ftandetha cattle withatombe , madeinremembrance of 
him, inthe plaines of Coffoua, where hee was flaine and his entrailesburied's whichgiueth 
occafien for fome to report that he was there alfo himfelfe entered. 












“‘FINTS. 
John Paleologus. 1354+ 30 
Of the East ¢ Andronicus Paleologys 1384. 3 
\ Emanuel Paleologus 1387.30. 
f Emperors Charles the fourth, 1346. 32. 
| Of the alk. SH eereflamssfanne te Gbarles aed 
\ vaaninngns@ KiteeKehersiesst 1378, 22. . 
1 a AQ thor wrelaqaunrthe fh ay 
f Bdmard shethind, 1327 50. 
by Richand the fecond. 1377: 23. 
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‘ iglobaKaloisesy od oT wy 1350 14. 
is Rago P Charles thefifth. Ww sd 1364. 16, 
Chriftian Princes ofthe ina < Of Pra we Charles the fixt,furnamed, 
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Baiazethes, fidei pacts eh StS aa 
Regni Hadrianopolion fedes fibi legis utelfit, 
erg) Poffet vt Europe Iwngere regina fist, 
met Conpbantinepelise gemina obfidione fasigat : 
1am Gracas vane (pe fibi onder opes. 
ee Cam Tamburlano prabet Astrea, catenst / 
Basa Vinttss, & in cawea probra pudenda {abit 
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> Proud asiacer mot flfe of ich and foathi 
! c > OF faith,and loathing bleffed 

ees His warlike troupes like lightning,to thake he doth rec ccafe 

< Of Hadtianople he makes choice his imperial feat, | 

That Europes kin, domebent ioyne vato his Empire 1 
-., _Conftantino le he diftreft twice with in fiege andlone: — 
“8 EE And vain yhoushe tame eet i 
‘ “But overcome by Tamberlone, falt bound infetrers fare, 
___. ¥rod vader foor,and cloas'd in cage,great thame did th endare, 

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FIRST OF THAT NAME, THE FOVRTH 
AND MOST VNFORTVNATE KING 
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5] Aazets or as the Turks call him, Bafsfit, of his violent and fierce nas 
i) ture fyrn umed Gilderun, or lightning, {ucceeded his father Amurath 

inthe Turki(h kingdome,his younger brother Jacup being ftrangled 
immediatly after his fathers death,as is before declared, He inthe 
firft yeare of his raigne inuaded Seruiaand there befieged Cratoua, Balezetinuae 
acitie of the Defpots : whereunto the filuer mines of Seruia (nor “1! ¢7#i# 
the leatt caufe ofthat warre) belonged. Which city was yeelded'vn- 
to him,vpon condition, That the Chriftian inhabitants might with 
life and libertie depart. Who were no fooner gone out of the city 
but that by his commandement they wereall moft cruelly flaine by his men of war, for that 
purpofe fent out after them. Atthistime he alfo woon Vicupia,with divers other caftles in 
the countrey necre vato Cratoua. 

Sigifmund at the fame time king of Hungarie(a young Prince of great hope,and brother to 
Wenccflans, then Emperour ofthe Welt) aduertifed from the Seruians his allies and confede- 
rates,of thefe proud proceedings of Baiazet ; by his embaffadours {ent of purpofe, requefted 
him, That as he wasa iuft Prince,and wifhed to liue in quiet with his owne,to defiftfrom do- 
ing of fuch open wrong,and from inuading of fuch countries of his friends and confederates, 
ashe had no right in. Which Embaffadours fo fent, Baiaser detained withoutanfwere, vntill 
fuch time as hee had ouerrun a great part of the Depot his countrey, and therein done what 
hethoughtgood, Thencalling the faid Embafladours vnto him into one of the {trong towns 
which he had in euery corner filled with his owne fouldiers, told them that they mightthere 
fee, that his right both ynto that towne and the reftby him taken, was good enough, foras, 
muchas the very wals acknowledged thefame : And fo giuing them leaue to depart, willed 
them fo totell their mafter. Which his proud anfwer,by the fame embaffadours reported vn- 
tothe young King, no leffe troubled him, than if open warre had by them beene denounced 
vnto his, feeing the tyrant (as it fhould feeme) pretended right vnto whatfocuer he couldby 
force get :ncuertheles, being himfel’e not yet wel fetled in hiskingdom, and in doubt ofthe 
contrary faction (that altogether liked not of his election into Hungarie for their King) hee 
was glad at that time to putitvp, and {oto hold himfelfe content, ae 

Thenext yeare, Baiazct by Merifes Beg, tooke the citie of V idina, with many other Ans sane te 
townes and caftles in Seruia, and afterwards returned to Hadrianople. But whileft that hee eq by Raiagets 
thus raged in Europe,the Caramanian Kinginuaded and fpoiled the frontiers ofhis countries 
in Afia: which alchough hee was not thenat leifure, hee forgot not afterwards roreuenge to 
the full. At the fame time Erenofés,Lord gouernour of the marches ofhiskingdome in Eu- 
rope towards Grecia, departing from Seres (where hee then lay)ptooke the Citic of Sitros 
in Theffalia. And Feri(z¢Beg, not content to haué taken Vidina (asisaforefaide) paffed 
ouer the great Riuer of Danubius,and griewoufly {poiled Valachia: From whence hee retur- 
ned loaden witha _— This was the firft time (that I read ofthat the Turks custhel 


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from whence he carried agreat number of captiues to Hadri 
Winter. qa, 

Inthe beginning of the next Spring BafaXer pafled ouer Helle Sto Prufa, where hieg 
builta faire Mahometan temple,with acolledge, and an almes-houfe : which works finithe 
he returned againe into Europe,and built amonafterie at Hadrianople : nd fo returned again 
into Afia, leauing Temurtafes,Begler- Beg (or his viceroy)in Hadrianople. After he was cone 
philedebbia into Afia,he laid fiege to the ftrong city of Philadelphia in Lydia, which wasat that time the 
beheced ty onely citic in the leffer Afia, yet holden by the Chriftians in the middeft of the Mahometang 
“pi! Princes: for now was the Greeke Emperour by the Otheman Kings & the other Turks quite 

driuen out of the leffer Afia. Inthe beginning of this fiege, Bafazet gaue {traight commande. } 
ment to his fouldiers, Thacthey fhall not {poile or hurt any thing inthe countrey belonging 
tothe citizens: hoping by fuch faignedcourtefic to make them themore willing to yceld 
themf{elues ynto his obedience. But difappointed othis expectation, and finding them refol. 
ued to hold it out vato the laft, he forthwith gaue out contrarie commandemient,not to {pare 
any thing they could wafte or deftroy : which was accordingly by his greedie fouldiers pc. 
formed, After long fiege, the citizens fecing the country aboutthem vtterly wafted, & them. 
felues vnable longer to indure,and out of all hope of reliefe,yeelded theircitie vnto the plea. 
fire of BaiaXet. Itis written by fome, that this famous citiewas notbefieged without the 
confentof the Emperor of Conftantinople : and that the Greeksthemfelues,motied with en. 
uie to fee that citic fo long hold out,did helpe the Turkesin the winning thereof. I 

Intime of thisfiege Atdin Ogli Prince of Caria, a Mahometane,came to BaiaXet,and yeel- 
ded himfelfe into his power as his vaflale: vnto whom Baiazet reftored certain places which 
he had in this expedition alittle before taken from him: yet vpon fuch condition, as that hee 
fhould not from that time coineany mony in his own name, either be remembred in publick 
Praiers asa prince in their Mahometan temples, as he had before bin : but that all fuch things 
fhould be done in thename of Baiazet, as his dread Lord & Soucraigne. With which difgrace 
the poore Prince was glad to content himfelfe, and to liueas his vaffale. From Philadelphia 
he led his armic into the country of Saruchania, in ancient time called Ionia Maritima,which 
he fubdued vnto himfelfe vpon like conditions. Afterthat,he paffed farther to Mentefia, or 
Mentz, fometime called Myndosin Caria ; the Prince whereof for feare fled to Cutrun Baia- K 
xet,Princeof Caftamona and part of Pontus, leaving his countrey to the pleafure of the Ty- 
rant. And forafmuch as the young King of Caramania had inuaded his countries whileft he 
was bufied in Europe, Baéazet in reuengethereof entred with his armie into Caramania, and 
tooke Cefaria, with diuers other places there: fothatthe young King difcouraged with the 
loffe ofhis townes,and fearing Baazet his greatneffe, was glad to hold himfelfe content with 
his loffe,and to make peace with him as it pleafed him to grantit.As Baiacet was making this 
expedition into Caramania,another young Mahometan Prince,the onne of Prince Germian, 
¢ame vnto him with one of his chiefe counfellors,and were both by him fent prifoners ouer 
the ftraitto the caftle of Ipfala,where they lay in durance many yeatesafter. Thus Bajacet ha- 
uing oppreffed & wronged moft ofthe Mahometan Princes, the fucceffors ef Sultan Aladin in 
thelefler Afia, aclatt returned againe himfelfe in triumph to Prafa. 

ThePrince of Mentefia,who for feare of Baiazer was fled out of his countrey, as isafore- 
faid,had now incited Cutran Baiazet, Prince of Ca{tamona, with a great power to inuade that 
fide of Baiazet his kingdome which bordered vponhim. Which Baiazet vnderftanding, ga- 
thered a great armic to gocagainft this Mahometane Prince. At which very time the Vay- 
uod of Valachia,hearing of Baiazet his troubles in Afia, with a {trong armic paffed ouer Da- 
Aubius into thofe parts of Seruiaand Bulgariathat were by the Turks asthen poffeffed; where 
he fpoyledthe countrey, and flew great numbers of the Turkes, making Mahometan Saints 
and martyrs by heapes : for fo the Turkes accountall them whom the Chriftians kill in their 
wate: which done, hee retired backe againeinto Valachia, carrying with him alfo many of M 
the Turkes prifoners. BafaXerthus at once inuaded both in Afia and Europe, deferred his 
Wares purpofed againft the Prince of Pontus, vntill amore conuenient time, conuerting 
his forces Rapethe Valachians. ‘Wherefore paffing ouer the ftraite te Hadtianople , hee 


fent hisarmie fiom thence to Nicopolis y andthere paffing the Ringo Danubius, entered 


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into Valachia,butning and fpoiling the countre 
coreprefle his furte, met himinthe field and gauehim battell, but was therein overthrowne 
and many of his people flaine; fo that at laft he was glad to fue for peace,which he obtained, 
by fubmicting himfelfeto Basazer, and yeelding to pay hima yearely tribute, , 
Whilett Baiazet was thus bufied in Valachiajnews Was brought vato him, Tharthe Chri 
ftians of the Weft witha fleet of Gallies did great harme along ft the coafts of his dominions 
in Afia. In reuenge whercof,he entred with hisarmie into Theffalie, deftroying all the coun. 
trey vnto Theffalonicasin which expedition he tookethe Citie of Neapolis in Greece and 
Toanninwin Aitolia,and after that returned into Afia,wherehe fpentthat Winter. ice 
Inthe beginning of the next Spring,he with a great power paffed the ftrait of Cillipolisto 
B Hadrianople,intending to haue inuaded Hungarie. Buras he was Vvpon the way itchancedthat 
a Conftantinopolitan {pie was by the Turks intercepted; with letters fromthe Greeke Empc- 
rorto the King of Hungatic,giuing him warning both of the Turks preparation’& comming, 
3y which {pie Baiazer alfo vnderftuod of another meflenger before fent into Hungarie for 
~ Slike purpofe. Whereupon Temurtafes (then his great lievtenant in Europe) perfaaded him to 
lefift from his intended wars in Hungaric,and ta befiegethe imperial ciry of Conftantinople, 


asa thing of more honour,and leffe danger ; the city being alreadie(as he faid,and as in trathit « 


was)furrounded with the Tutkifh prouinces:bringing in Philadel phiatburd few yeres before 
woon) for example of the like exploit. Of whofe councell Baiazet liking wells returned with 
his armie,and fhortly aftet came & fate downe therewith before Conftantinople, laying hard 
C fiege thereunto, firftby land, and after by fea, with his gallies fent from Callipolis,, Which 
hard fiege continued (as moft hiftories report) the {pace of eight yeres:in which long time he 


y before him as he went. Where the Vayiiod 








felfe in perfontocraue aid of Wenceflaus the Germane Emperour, and Charles the'fixth the 4! 
"French King, and other Chriftian Princesalfo, At which time the Citifens were at length 
broughetofuch extremitie, thatthey were eucn at the pointto have yeelded vpthecity,and 
happely:had fo done, had not Sigi/mund King of Hungarie (affifted with a great armie of the 
French, other voluntarie Chriftians almoft out of cuery patt of Cinriftendome,ro the num- 
bér ofan hundred and thirty thoufand,vader the leading of John Countic of Niners,and after 
Duke of Burgondic) for the reliefe of the befieged Eniperour, pafftd ouer Danubitis into the 
D, Turkifh dominions ; and there hauing recouered Vidina,with certaine other ftrong Holds in 
Bulgaria, layd fiege to Nicopolis : out of which citie the Turkes oftentimes fallied, and gaue 
him manyan hot skirmith, It is reported, That the yong King Sigi/mandbeholding the great. 
neffe of his armie, in his great jollitie hearing of the comming of the Turkes Armie, fhould 
proudly fay, What nced we to feare the Turke, whe need not at all to feare the falling of the beauens 5 
whichif theyfhould fall, yet were we able with our (peares and halbertsto hold thems up for falling upon 
vs. But Batazet vaderftanding what fpoyle the Hungarian King had made in his late gained 
Countries, andof the fi¢ge’of Nicopolis ; commanded the ladders and other great prouifion 
how in readineffe forthe {ealing and affaulting of the citie of Conftantinople,to be barnt,be- 
caufe they fhould not come into the hands of the Chriftians ; & fo raifing his fiege, marched 
E. witharight puiflant armieto Nicopolis , fending Ewrenofés before, of purpofeto intercept 
* fomeof the Chriftians,thereby to learne the {tate of theircampe andarmic. But they hea- 
ting of his comming, fo well looked to them felues, thathe with fhame returned to his pais 
ashe'came, without any one prifoner taken. Which thing much troubled Baiazet, as ae 
he fhould haue to doe witha watie encmie, Sigifinund viderftanding ofthe approch 0! ion 
zety leaning a fuilicient power for the continuing of the fiege,rofe himfelfe, and with the re 
ofhisArmiewent tomeethisproudenemie. Of whofe comming and approch iets iy 
derftahding, diuided his Armic into two parts ; and being now come ‘withinthelig) ce a 3 
Chriftian’Armie, made few but of the one halfe, keeping himfelfe clafe in Pa amoulh, 
not farre off with the other. The Chriftians deeming themfelues (as they ‘ ) Sea 
numberthanthe Turkes which they faw, diuided their Atmic alfo incotwo parts, ae ie 
betwixtthemto haueinclofedthe Turks. Ofall the Clariftians that were, ace prefeat, the, 
French defitedro have the honour of the firft charge to be gluciypontte ie Sy a 
hea: vpon good hope fet forward (ct inc acians witha Gee Hi C S FOeRe 
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cruel fight,and ina Jittle cime many thoufands flaine, not long endureg ® 
g A _ Batazerinthe beginning of his raigne,prefently after the death of LaXarus the Defpot, flain 
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as well became his fyrname of Gr/deran or lightning ; and fo hardly charged the Fy y i 
a c os ig 3 al narged the French, +} in the battell of Coffoua, woon part of Seruia, (asis aforefaid) the other ing {ti 
they amafed at the fuddennefle of the danger, and oppreffed with the furie and multitude a denby Lazarus his {on,called Stephen the Defpot, wibabegt this imbfvante tae 


the vnexpeéted enemy, {tood atthe firtt as men difmaid ; but fecing no remedic,en : a ji i i H 
enem 1 Hitt ass ‘ ; s€NCOUura baffadorto Batazet with louing letters,and royall Prefents:by whichembaflador + 
A another,valiancly tought icout vatill they werealmoftall citherflaine or taken prifoner® Princeffe Lazarus his vaitiow ated her faire CLuhaset epimibeapbensGdenatndy. ne os) 
; in hope to have been relicued by che Hungarians and the reft. Inthis hard conflict diners parable beauty,in mariageto him, ifit fhould pleafe him to vouchlafe his handmaid«astheter 
ofthe French horfemen hauing forfaken their horfes, fought on foor, as theintnanner wa. med her)fo high a place. This lady was long before promifed him,whilett his father Amurath 


which horfes running backe without their riders,vpon the Hungarixns,caufed them to doubt yetliued. Of this embaffador Basazet was verie glad but efpecially for the faire ladics fake : 

that the French were quite ouerthrowne. wherewith difnayed , they without further com. which being known to the Princes her mother, the Defpot her brother,the was forthwith 

ming on,all turned their backs and fled, info great haft, as that it booted not the King or ay honorably {ent to Bajazet, and foto him with great folemnitie and triumph fhortly afierma- suisget merrie 
othergreat commander to.goe about to ftay their flight. The French thus by theirto q B ried. Of all his wives he held her deereft,and for her fake reftored to her brother Stephen the &# Deine the 
haft onerthrowne, the Turks purfuing the Hungarians and the reftof the Chriftians a nie citie & caftle of Semendre(otherwifecalled S, Andrew) and ‘Columbarium in Seruiastheallu- /y recat the 
themagreat flaughter: of whom alfo many were drowned in the great river Danubius, At red him to drink wine, forbidden the Turks by their law ;andcaufed him to delight in fump- Pepor- 


tuous banquets, which his predeceffors,Othoman,Orchanes,and Amurath,neuer vicd, 

Asche Turkith kingdome grew in greatneffe, fo corruption, the canker of great {tates and 
commonweales,increafed likewife ; but efpecially inthe men of law,and judges of hiscourts, 
Wherewith Baiazet gricuoutly offended,commanded diuers of the fame judges to be appte- 
hended,determinig (to the terror of others) to haue executed them ; whofe dangerous eftate 
was much pittied,and alfo fauoured of Avis Baffa,and other the Kings great Councellors: yet 
for fo much as Basazet was of a futious nature , and in his angerdangerous tobe {pokenvnto, 


which time alfo the Turkstooke fo many prifoners, thavit was thoughtcuery feuerall Toi: 
had his prifoner. King Sigifmund himlelfe, who but alittle before had defy piled i tn 
fin of the heauens,had thenalfovndoubtedly fallen into his enemies hands, had he notin» 
fice ¢ boat by goad hap got oucr Danubius:not ynlike another Xerxes > Who hauing couered 
the feas with his fhips,& witha world of men paffed ouer into Grecia, was afterward sbythe | 
ftrange change of fortune,himfelfalone ina {mal fifher boar glad togerback again into Afi, 


















Sigifmand becing thus got o} i ree ‘ eed 
: ee euhe bart fi, fe ah joel Dal sel resvieg sooiblenae a Poems forthe | C none of them durft aduentureto intreat him in their behalfe ; nonot Ali Baffa,Charadyn Baffa 
\ >, the Ifland ofthe Rhodes’; and from thence failing th ie rom Whence he failed vnto his fonne,fometime Iudge of Prufa,although he were a manin fuch {peciall fauour with him, 
* at length xt Dalmatia-and {0 baui ang Whorow the geanand Yonian fea, landed that he was therefore of the common people not onely reuerenced,butasthe King himfelfe 
se Ly al ausitnd o bauing wandred from place to place,tofled with many fortunes, honoured, 
torn if fate “OF hie é oe and painefull trauell returned againe into Hungary. Where hee There wasat that time in the courtan Athiopian jeatter, who vnder fome couert pleafant 
1 of his kingdome in his abfence muchtroubled, thecontrarie fa@ion inthe jeaft, would many times bolt out that to the king inhis greateftheat, which hisgraucttcoun- 7) 
meane time hauing made choice of Lad /lans King of ir Ki Baty heel LL A ss fe Snare rn re 
then witha meer fans King of Naples for their King ; who was cuen cellors durft not once fpeake to him of in fecret:this jefter, Als Baffarequefted to deuifefome 
Boalt aut hele eos: to haue taken pofleflion of the Kingdome,had not Sigifmund in means to increat with the angrie King in the behalfe of thefe Iudges ; promifing to giue him 
§ sme oy tne helpe of certaine of thechicte of the Hungarian nobilitic preuented him, In what he would reafonably defire, if he could appeafethe Kings difpleafure. The Aithyopian 








this battell,called the battell of N icopolis,were of the Chriftians twentie thouf: “ ‘ : : i, 

) and oke the matter,& prefently putting vpon his head arich hatal wrought 
eee three feore thoufand. The Countie of Niuieis the French Kings neere an D yey pean manner of the Fatks neha aderaigae fitting him{elfe with otherap- 
Was there taken prifoner, with three bundred great commanders more: where after hee had atell better beleeming an embaflador thana jeafter ; thus attired prefented himfelfe before 
eae Ela Sa reproch inthe prefence of Zaiazet,hewascommanded tomake Hi King,withagreat counterfeit grauitie. Whereat Baiazet maruelling,asked him the caufe 
choice of fiue other of the captaines,fuch as he liked beft,all the reft beeing cutin pieces bes why eas fo pay. Ihauea requeft ynto your Maiefty(faid heyand with to find fauor in your 
re defirousthan before'to know the matter,asked what his requeft was. If it 










fore his face , and hee wich the other fue left aliue, fent pri fone; , } 
they Were afterwards ranfomed fortwo hundred thouf and Dates atomic: fend ERE leafiure(faid the jeafter)I would faine go as your embaffador to the emperor 
Nicopolis was fought inthe yereof our Lord 1396... cio! of Conftaftiiople in hope whereof I haue putmy felfe inthis readineffe. To what purpofe 
7 ne 5 een after this great victorie having worthily relieued his beficged citiereturned againe would(t thou go? aid Baiazet) To crauc of the Emperor(faid he)fome forty or fifty of his 
ES eficge of Conftantinople,laying more hardly vnto it than before,building forts and bul- old graue Monks and Priers to bring with mehither to the court, And what fhould they doe 
a warks again{tit on the one fide towardsthe land «and paffing over the ferai nae . a u here? (faid Baiazet) Iwould haue them placed (faid the jeafter) inthe roomes of the olddo- 
built 4 trong caftle Vpon that ftrait oueragainft Conttantinople to asivrani fom : ied E ting judges whom you intend (as Theare) to putto death. Why (faid Baiazet) Icanplace 
Polible, all paige thereunto by fea.. This fr cight fiege (as mote write) continu ch cite others of my own peoplcintheir roomes, True (faid the Athy opian)for grauitie of lookand 
yeres, which fippofe by the circumftance of the hiftorie,to haue been part of th fe : faid countenance,and fo would the old Monks and Friers ferueas well ,but not folearned in taid 
eight: yetes. Eeanuel the befieged Emperor wearied with thefe long wars fone ¢ at ore: * laws and cuftomes ofyourkingdome,as are thofe in your difpleafure.1 fthey be learned(faic 
to Bafazercojntreat with him a peace : which Baiazet was the more willin ‘i ete Baiazet) why dothey then contrary to their learning, peruert juftice,andtake hike 
for that he heard newes, that Tamerlane the great Tartarian Prince coearsied tho ie Bee agood rate for thattoo(faid the jeafter.) What reafon ¢ (faid the King.) That is te r 
vpon him. Yet couldthis peace not be obtained, but vponcondition,that the oe 4 fhe vuld there tandeth by tell betterthanT, (faid the jeafter, pointing to All eh a Thi t 
Brant free libertic For the Turks to dwelltogether inone ftreet of Conftantinone so; te commanded by Baiazet to giuethe reafon ; with great reuerence before done, ~~ ae 
exercife of their owne religionand fawes,vnder a judge of their ownenarion og he : 2 ie thofe Tudges fo in difpleafure,werenot conueniently prouided for,and were ea ce 
Pay vnto the Turkifh King ayecrely tribute of tenthonfand duckats.. Which’ dith ee sble ced many times for their neceffarie nraintenance to take rewards, to ade aie 
or di ions the diftrefled Emperor was gladtoacceptof. So was this long fiege ae F courfe of juftice. Which Bafazet vnderftanding tobe true, coutiashds ~ “ ee pies 
p cI Reet fort of Turks with their families were fent out of Bith yi : KC le M them conuenient ftipends for their maintenance,and forthwith granted sr pal = 
0 fe,and a church there built for thems: hich not longafterwasb a ° fiz i : vponthe Bath fer downe order, That of everie matter in fuir exceeding St a pea 
‘ Anke theground,and the Turks againe driven out of the itieyat fitch fe ye : the Iudge fhould haue twentie A {pers fee for judgment,and be euer ans ws we ie 
A ghtic Tamerlane ouerthrowne and taken prifoner. es tat eas | outofthe court,twelug AA pers: which fees they pies ae in thofe cou Not 
. 7 ~~ BaiaXes ; 






Not long after,Baiaset in his furie {ent for certain of his capt 
men of war, with whom he was for {ome fimall occafiong ¢ 
rage to haue put them allto death, which was with himnog 
brought before him,the councellors fecing him alin cho 
ing down their heads,as the manner of the Turks is,notd: 
{peak a good word for them. When fuddenly the aforefat j i 
neftly requefting the king,not to fhew themany fauour,b em prefently,as vil. 
lains & traitorssrailing vponthem,as ifhe had known {¢ by them.Bafazet thin, 

king hecould haueaccufed them of fome great crime,becaule of his ea neftnelfe,asked wha 
’ reafon he had foto exclaime againftthem. Reafon, (quoth the jeafter) becaufe the knaueshy 
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wil but take vp an enfigne in yourhand,apdI go before you with drum, wil ftrike vp fuch g 
equiletntrchand a make fucha deendfull thew,that: nae none of thefe, bad fe]. 
lows or their foldiers in the field to get the victory ouer our i s conceit of the je. 
fter ftruck fuch amelancholie imagination into Baiazet his head, 
whileas ic were in a deepe ftudiesatlaft hauing well confide t 
and his furienow fomewhat afluaged,granted them pardon,which t ey looked not for; 
This Athyopian jeafter,Basazet vponatimefent vatorhe old Queene his mother,to bring 
hernewes of the good fuccefle of his wars again{tthe Chriftians,for at the had fo defired; 
who comming vato her,of by hercommanded to fit down, fhe began to demand of him, how 
the King her fonne did,and ofthe fucceffe ofhis wars. Whereunto he an{wered, That hee did | 
very wel,and had woon fromthe Chriftiaas agreat countrey, and gtearly inriched his foldi- 
ers, Buraftera little more talke,the Queene mother d eDugtO heare againe the good newes, 
Corelfe after the manner of fome, which thinke nothing fufficiently told, except it be told an 
hundred times)asked himagaine,how the King her fonne did, and how he {ped in his wars, 
 Whereunto heanfwered euery wordas before : butasking him thethird time the verie fame 
queftion,how her fon did ¢ Do'ft thouaske me fo often(faid the Zthyopian) how heedoth: 
Bre Cachpe (6whore, {aid he) thou haft brought forth a fon likea diuell, who roaming vp and 
downe, doth nothing but burne and deftroy the world where hee commeth. Whereat the 
Queen crying out,yp ftart the Athiopian, 
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Temurtafis,Ba~ 
Saget ae great the Hungarian king, wherwith Baazet being offended,determined now at length to be reuen- 
Jabsteten pri, $¢4:and therefore intending tomake war vponthe Valachian prince, left Temurtafés his great 
- fouerly alaain lieutenant at Ancyrain Afia,and fo paffed ouer Hellefpontus himfelfe againft the Valachian, 
- mepeneXing Vpon whofe departure, Aladin his fitters fonne the yong king of Caramania, witha great po- 
o'. wercamefiddenly inthenightto Ancyra, and tooke Temurtafes prifoner : who then feared 
nothing le(fe,than in time of peace to be fo furprifed,andcartied away in bonds into Carama- 
nia. But when he vnderftood that Baiazer had ended his wars in Valachia,and was with vico- 
rie returnedto Prufa,he fearing his heauy indignarion for fo grcatan outrage, prefently relea- 
fed Temurtafes out of prifon,apparelled him richly after the manner ofthat nation,craued par- 
don for the wrong he had done him,and fet him at libertie to go whither he would, withal 
fent one of hisnoblemen with great gifts and Prefents to Baiazet, to make his excufe in belt 
manner he could: vnto which bbaflidor Baiaxet(yet in choler)would not giue audience; of 
firffer him to come in his fight:butat the fame time leuied a great armie to inuade Caramania. 
‘Which Aladin vnderftanding,and now out ofall hope to appeafe this mightic enemie, levied 
all the forces he could in his own kingdome,and withall entertained tence: foldi- 
ers hecouldger,intending to trie his fortune in the field,as a man of valour, rather than to be 
out of his kingdome like a coward:and fo in readines,hearing of the comming of Bals- 
net him vpon the way, at aplace called Aczac gaue him battel:but being too weak, he 
Wercome & put to flight;in which flight his horfeftumbling,& he falling tothe ground, 
ereb efore he could recouerhim(elf,taken by his enemies whichhad him in chafe,and 











und to Ba‘azet : his two fons Muhamet Reg 8 Alis Beg being taken inthat battell 
alfo, ifonersto Prufa, Aladin himfelfe was by Batazers command delinered to his 
enemy Temartafés:who in reuenge ofthe wrong hee had before done him, prefently caufed 
a a er i ph x him 


A him to beihanged : which-when Bajazet vnderftood,heifeemed ver 


good fornothing; and they fay that Tamerdaneis witha great army comming againftvstifyoy 


ood mufing apres, 


and betaking him(elfe to his heeles,was neuer more 


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Inthe wars which Baiazet had againft Sigifmund,the Vayuod of Valachiahad giuenaid vnto 


Bria forth King ofthe Turki 228 
him ro death;for that hewas his ownefiftersfon, Baiazer followin Seen fo ig 
Heswoon iLonlur,Larenda, Nigde, with allithe reft of Aladin his kingdomesAbout chivime we vet 
re tit to ea ne are ey eta aed ea 
5! : end the fameagainft the force of Cafi-Burchanj. vmtoBaiarets. 
ein, Prince ofthe great and {ttong citie of S¢baftia , hisienemie snawigtowne to bea manof “ks 
Seat power in that part ot Afia, and had folicited the Sultan of Aigy puto aid him againt Bis. : 
sazet. Whereupon Baiazer returning from the conqueftali @aramamias ledshis armic towards 
Sebattia,wherethe Gitifens had alittlebefore depriued Cef-Burchanidiwof his gouctament, 
for his crueltic,and placed hisfonne in hisftead:butin thorttime nowlef{e wearie of the {on 
B than before of the father, they with like inconftancig fent wordto Baiazet,Thavif he would 
come that way,they wouldyeeld vntohimthe citie :vpon whofe approchy Cafis(hisfon) for 
feare fled outof the citie, to Prince Nafradinhisbrother inlaw. After whofe departute, the 
® citifens according totheir promi(e, delivered thecitie vata Bajazer ac his commings Wherein sebsfie detuee 
he left Solymaphiseldeftfonnegoucrnor. Andfo hauing in this notableexpeditionconque: "* text 
ted the kingdome of Caramania,and takenthe great cities of Amafiaand Sebattia, withmoft 
pare he girveerniie all bine ae of Afiawhich the Tarkscall Rumilia ‘Afiatica, heeiretur- 
Ned to Fruta apa there wantred. 
ThenextSpring, Raiazer hearing that his old enemy-Cwtrwn Baiaget prince of Caftamona 
& Pontus, was dead,came to Caftamonawitha greatanmic swhich dsfindiar:(Cutrum Baiazers peiazet inuee 
© fonne,and then Prince of that countrey) hearing, fled out of the citie of Synope,alirtheGitie Pied, 
yponthe coaftof the Euxine:from whence he fent anEmbaffador to Baiazet, humbly reque- jismona. 
fting him,to fufferhim to haue that little citie, as his feruant toliue in; (which he wasdure he 
would otherwife beftow vponfome other ofhis feruants)and nottofecke the innocentbloud p% 
of the fone for the fathers offence. Whiclvhis requeftBafazet, mooued with pittic, eafily mo 
Branted+: yerneuertheleffe tooke from him Caftamona, with the gre aceft part of his domini+ i 
onin Pontus,which he gaucto hisfonne Selman. Atthe fame time hee violently oppreffed 
the prince Germean, and tooke ftom him the cities of Defpotopolis!and Hicrapolis, with all 
thereftof his dominion. f 2 
19 The Prince of Mentefia long before driuen out ofhis counttie by Ba‘aser, (as is before de. 
D clared) and hauing all this while made his abode at Caftamona, doubting now of his owne 
~ fafeticsafter the death of his good friend Cutrmv Baiazet, inthe habiof an hermit fled to the 
at Tartarian Prince Tamerlane, t i 38 
Bae returning to Prufa, there builta magnificent Mahometane Temple 3 daring which 
workehe with great {uperftition forbore drinking of wine,repofing himfelfe with the com- 
panic of gratieand learned men,and the adininiftration of juftice: whereby hee greatly woon 
the hearts of his fubieés, and had now este hiskingdome, that all Kings and Princes 
ring vpon him ftood in great feare of him. ; 
a atow about this aes Achmetes King of Bagdat (or new Babylon) and revered 
with Lofephus Niger King of Colchis, inforced with the violent incurfions of se ne Ss 
E Tartars, for fafegard of their liues were glad to flie into Syria: where they being difcouered, 

* wete both caft in’prifon by the commandment of the digyptian Suiltan, who then —_, 
ded’ouer Syria:from whence they afterwards hardly efcaping,fled toBaiazets ae ts: - ; 
after Achmites had ftayd two moneths,heby the aid of Batazetrecoucred the poffett vi re 
racum part ofhis own inhetitance. leféphus the other Mahometane King hauing ie if den 
fazets courteight moneths,at length procured him to inuade the dominions of the ice 
Sultan: inwhi¢hexpedition he mightily preuailed , and hauing flainethe eye eae 
General and difcomfitedhis forces,tookethe citie of Malatie or nfslasit in - es 
Diorige,Derende,and Bexene;taken from the Turcomansyand fpoyled e" ue a creation 
abouts, From thence marching with hisarmic towards Erznitzane, the Prince 8 whichiBaias 

E Tachretin met him vpon the way, yeelding his citie and country into eon ouernment, 

™ et prefently aut to Zfipbas Niger; who.after he had fedays enlpyer te eo aing 
finding the people vnwilling to be gouerned by him a ftranger, furren bl = 
pai ds ofhim thabeaue it. Whereupon the Cirifens of Erznitzane humbly reque 
into the hands nim thabgaue It. F erned by their old Prince Tachretin, now his 
fted of Baiacet, That they mightbe againe gouc vailall, 


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fie ia RomaniasBulgzria, Bofina, Theflalia, Valachia,g other places 
yada," redsandinfamed with infatiableambition, had in worfe: 
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Ehvghy Oia ee 
_ Bataxet fourth King 
vaflall, Which thing he at tlicirearnelt requefgranted 
pledge of his loyalry, fent themaway to Prufa,whereth 
When Baiazerhad now many yetesithis mightily pre 














wen into-exile , fon, 
thatthey lined asit were byt * 
hisideuotion)and was now growne tothat greatneffe; thai ride of hisheart he ftood in 
feare ofino man,butwas(as hethotight) atetror-vnto the world hauing vnder his obey fance 
greatandJarge dominions in Europe,but farre greaterin Afiazit fortuned that diticrs of thef 
miferable 8&difcontented MahometgngPrinces,by great fortune,asifit had bin by Appoine. 4 
ment,tomeet together arthe Courrof the great ‘Lartarian Prince Tamerlane, whiethcr the 
were fled for relicfeand fliccors. The Prince Germian Ogi, aftet long imprifonment in thecy. 













low;conforted themfelues with aicompanie of loytring companions, roaming from place tg 
placesdelighting the countrey people with their apith toyes: in which compahic hee paffed 
Hellefpontus,as aBeareward,and atlengrh with muchadocameto Tamerlane his court :whe. 
ther the Prince of Mentefia was come before in the habit ofanhermit(asis afore faid With his 
headiand beard thauen: Aidin Ogli paffing thorow the countrey asa pedlar, witha packe at his 
backe,came thitheralfo:the Prince Tachretin as aferuingman,came attending vpon the prince 










. Lsftwitidr ; who camealfo, but in fome betcer fathion thanthe reftjas an Embaflador from fome I 
_ other prince, All thefe pore princes, with diners others in like miferic, in fhorttime arriued 


at Samarcand (great Tamerlane his court;) cucry one particularly complaining of his own pri- 
uatgciefe, and all together carneftly requefting that mighty prince,totakevpon him their de. 
fence, andto reuengethe wrong done vntothem by the Turkithtyrant Baiazet, Whofe pit. 
rifull complaints much moouedthe noble Tartarian 3 but efpecially the longand wrongful 
inprifonment of Germian Ogi ; andthe pittifull complaint and moane of’ Tachretin,who had 
of late loftihis wife and children by the ctucltie of Baiazer, Yet inthis matterof fo grearand 
important confequence, Tamerlane made no great thew of his forwardneffe, (although he was 
by nature'in thy more delighted, than inthe relicuing ofthe diftreffed, and chattifing of 
the proud) but coldly anfwered thefe Plinces, That bee could nottell whitherall were fo 25 k 
they had reported of Baiazet,ornot,butthat hee well knew himto bea very zealous King in 

fetting forth of the Mahomctan religion ; and that he had therefore made great warres vpon 

the Chriftians,in which godly caufe (he faid) perhaps they had tefuifed toaffithim, orelfe 

had giucn him fomeother greater occafion of offence,to him vnknown : For I canhard! y be- 

Jeeue( {aid heythat fo greatand rcligiousa princeas he, would without iuftand fufficient caule, 
offer flich violence as you complaine of,elpecially vnto you his neighbour princes,and of the 
{ame religion with him{elfe:neuertheleffe,whatfocuer I intend concerning your reque(t(faid 
Tamerlane) | willfend firftan Embaffadour vnto him, to vnderftand more of him an his pro- 
ceedings, before refolue vponany thing : with which anfwer he willed them yatill then to 
holdthemfelues contented. But as Tamerlane was about to haue difpatched his Embaffadorto L 
Batazetshe was aduertifed,that Achmetes late Kingyofnew Babylon,and foféphus King of Col- 

chis,both by himdriuen out of their Kingdomes, hauing broken out of prifon from the Sul- 

tanof Agypt,werenow cometo Batazer his court,toctaue his aid and affiftance: wherefore he 
deferred to fend his Embaffadour,fufpecting that Bafazet incited by thefe twoexiled Kings, 
would firft in their quarrell begintomake war vponhim. But not long after, ynderftanding 
that they were both again departed fiom, his court,as is before declared ; he then dif patched 
his embaffador to Baiazet,with many rich gifts and Prefents , curteoufly Tequefting him, the 
mie fake,to deale kindly with thefe poore Mahometan princes, his fitends , as alfo 









































ththe Greeke Emperor Emanuel his allye, for whom he was now become an in four 

vatohim. Some reportalfo, that he befides this, requefted to haue the two aforefaid ae M 

metan Kings of Bagdatand Colchis deliuered vnto him ; and withal eemed notalittleto dif 

like of Baiaze ‘his proceedings againft the Turcomans his friends. But Baiszes being a prince 

ofagreatandhaughtie fpirit , andvnaccuftomedto heare oF any thing which fitted not his 

humor,highly offended with this dorbidingryin great {corne wiededleic Prefentsby Tamer- 
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- Baiaxet fourth King of the Turks, 
A ave fet to! him, and {pecially cert ain garments which Tarberlane after the manner of thofe 
Eafternenations,had in kindnes among{tother things fent him:willing the embafladorto bid 
his matter fneddle with his owne matters, and toprefcribe lawes vnto his owne fubieéts, and 
not ynto- him, with,whom he had noughtre do;& to fend his raggs for prefents vnto his infes | 
riours,and notvnto Princes of greater power and {tate than himfelfe:Adding thereunto ma. | 
ny other words full of defpight and difdain, affording him no better ftile than the plain name 1 
of Zamberlane : calling himthe husband of a whore,ifhe met him notinthe field sand with. 
ing voto himfelfe againe,to take vato him his thrice diuorced wife; after the had bin pollured 
by another man(as the greareft difhonor that might be)if he failed to meet him wherefoeucy 
he durftto dare him battel, Which proud antwere ofthe Turke,by the embafladopteported | 
B vito Taamberlane, and aggrauated by Axalla (a Chriftian of the race of the Genowaies,born at 
Capha, andthen one of the greareft counfellors abouthim, and the Greeke/Emperours great 
friend) was fo cuill taken by him,that allother things fer apart, he refolued to go againtt the 
Turke,and to take in hand that war, as ofall other the fitteft for the increafe of his honor and 
sloriesBefides that,he thought it not in reafon fic forthe greatnes ofthe Tartarian empire, to 
faffer fuch an vnquiet neighbor to grow great;as (till enchroching vpon other rhe weak Prin- 
ces confining to him, and adding conquefts vnto conquefts; and yet neuer the more conten- 
ted,might in the end proue dangerous vnto his owne eftate and foucraigniie:a oust care 
to fuchas be themfelues great, mounted vp vnte thchigheft degrees of world Aven 
haue idiealoufie and diftraft the fudden rifing of others neeror farcher off,as peri oy < " 
€ gracefull to themfelues, ortheir eftate : whofe growing greatnesthey therefore i ¢ ya 
meancs to hinder ; asdid now the mightie Tamberlane the proceedings pea bys ing : a 
at orhowan king, Baiacet’: and the rather being continually prickt forward fo to do, byt 
P icicat - Greck Emperor Emanuel the other oppreffed Mahometan Princes,and by 
pet aa aie oe faid) a Chriftian of whom forall that Tamberlane himfelf, » 
pare Sao idierebefilelice saith and vertue he found in him, made no final oe 
Aa eras Re ightic affai be by him aduifed ; 
i t H ftand moft waightie affaires to y ; 
ning,but was contented euer in his greate re ahold fotihiniointeb-ceipsegicees 
difliking of no man for his religion whatfoeucr, fo rari sha fh te? 
or ofheavien & earth, and of al that therin is:being himfe pusion, That oo hicomak, tasbolen 
= & inhimfel{eimutable, withourchange or diverfity syet or ed babi Siting boc sce 
D potencie & power,as he had created inthe world fundry kinds of people, If (ity of Pelgions 
ss tasera ad 8 & condition,and yet al framed to the image of himielf: fo was he alfo con- : 
pon rire abet ar ae? i he diuerfity of their natures &einvanners: fo 
tented ro be of them diuerfly Laie ns 3! # t aryl lpada ones tor whale 
that they worfhipt none other {trange gods, but Aes aS ead ae ice RENE 
which was the caufe that he fuffered the vie of al religions wi ; ee 
; vi dience, were they not meere Atheifts,Idolarers,or worthippers 0 ace ri 'g04 mt 
«i Seittiot was proud Baiazet as one ignorant of the power or purpofe ": heist ‘ond ine 
timeidle, bur ftil profecuted his good fortune for the inlarging ©: ae ® bier 
reaing ik his frength: wifely deeming (as the te was) pe rnke na nin cae ees 
i be no other thanimecre threatnings & rorewarning: t 
E ae eisai aefieaed againft him and his ftate elect sd bi Relat ; 
s i ni {pared no intemperate fpeech,whic! 
thanto Spe RPO nothing hontreal tomeet him in the field, there el 
er OF barrell with him. So weake is out forefight of our fortunes to:come, es a 
ess sie ftanding for the apprehenfion or declining ofthe fatal doom oat oy 
reachofaurvn rie heads.as that weoftentimesthrough ignorance moft pple 
don Auidgarthich are vnio vs the chicte fn ts our tid pene {3 ps6 
e we enterinto farther difcourfe ofthe mortal war itolbewhit 
ites Oe taal not be much fromrourpurpofe to id ne = eka Ad the Eatt 
this mighty Tamberlave (of whom fo et ipl athef God. and Terror ofthe world, which he 
F influch awe,as that he was commonly culled, Thewra Pear sorthimeo have bin poorly byte 
then filled with the glorie of hisname. Moft Hiftoriograp! P to haue linedias'a poote me bavescom 


soa in hisyouth th 
borne,ofbafe and obfeure parents + and Cn bis alfedeith other fturdy com> fines rig 


jieard or heardfman in the mountains; 2 bbing ofmarchants other «/Tembel«st 
Aiceshfiie quulii and difpotiion,fuch astherelined yy robOINg palfengers, 


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gatnerspe became materi heteamongltshoms Yo Home ic cn e Baiaxer fourth K ine of the Turks, 
isceported to hauebeen at fuch pode ae esta { P ero “ anh eo path et ere erat pes rnogand 
: moftincredible: , pes : evnto.:A a Chara of Tartariarhistneh ees broehenybeang av sve wa aid SurOP SNe L osung eeny nN 
sank incredible: foralbeitrhac the Roman cimpine, yenanelthisgteabempire ofcic tn ero ich CEPA CoH Hd phew prMRleNemelere RE Bree 
Seo a ie ir besianings hotmuch Yetreron grestargtht onc a saiaggh Siting: hied hissemle ian shiean Avaghe len Ouse ily a 
: ynder Othoman; yct grow feat re OP ly to hitem sriphe 1 cai pra reas 
| ee ee ve sy g they not as onthe fuddenyinitheit tines he 3 hitey ie HP AE Heese i BOSH Mathers Ci nnd G isdold: 


to anyer. 
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their fortunes, addin, 
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win f tion ar tes, y degrees,and thisiniehe! = eet, feat OWA OH dipiyeie c0he Guise (Hal acted of laurdmunkbemgiound, he coargnted the 
ine acini oribg Booey er hetaddlénto bemborthenSeresto ny ato che whald.« Bis een a higia bas vadloub csi la hiAs HEME SFRLABODs 
him brongbrl graphersfeemtoo.much tohate féllawed the scporbo file Tu aoe crewed ara cl daninliin balan ceieaeede 
se i ow,and theirkingdomalinoft tic urks,y oby PONE Ch OL RCE edt hf 


i preferuaionothisarmy, being 
ound fufticient victuals forthe res 
mt,cither ofany thing eliencceflaste forthe 
and wel goucined citie,{tored withalamane 
icens.and marchants,from far countries reforted with their 
9 fome famous mart; and the country people, withoutfeare 





i in on¢ildateel fubuested,re " 
nes ’ ort nou! 
— ae they'may,detratting trom hisworthy. pasilce,mcoage! any . 
= say f rR bis puenilie only,iyur enenimthegourie of - 
aking Laie would hanethewmonldrobeleeuea hauedi = 
t : to belecueparftto ha Das 
ee hisdnbumanecruelti¢. avery, monk ame i clone 
mosesnuly faid of another geéatione much likehimfelfjalump.ofent thre: 
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non folie Sore ntheir country commodities, tor which they received prefent mo« 
I : + loreal amonarch,t lift a7 ey cy nd foun fafery.againdepared.S : ichi 

Rony honor 5.¢{pecially wheras others ofnolefkecredit ch Hs tno Lolow,asto ful of. ay,and {oan Lafery againdepareed. Somarchiag on;he at length cameto Bachichich where he 

pmberlane hg ner reditthanshes ett 7 44 Gas rom to re(} ee = * 7 ‘ = 
Tambwlenels~ sep orobabiliny xcporeohliimthe grcatcd ho Saicshapsncy, withdormore moi c {tic C tua to votre (a his army. eight daics,andchere againe took a generall mufter thereof, wherein 
we - if ¢ (carck. bopest x Sy . or - YEIC. ( oft.w ont: 4 A 

aeiad Goan) hsizac at, Samoa ZW Hnonos tar may.e te waséas : ak were found (as mot write )foure hundred thoufand horfe,& fix hundred thonfandfoot;or as. Thenxmber of 
pan auc ome niche cilicol lic Zagatacen Teafar : foie ochers chat werethete prefent affirme, three hundred choufand horfmen, and fiue hun- Porras 
Legatainn Tx Chaney 1; SER neta dred rhoufand foot of al nations. Vnto whom he there gaue a generall pay and as his manner ; 
Parthia) chirdi ree TightOrhyx was,made-vatothem anoration, informing them of fuch orders as he would hauekept,to the 
theformer jrirr of iro thn Ti re endthey might the better obferuethe fameswith much other militarie difcipline, whereof he 


was Very curious with his captains. Atwhich time alfo,it was lawfull foreuery common fol- - * 
dier to behold him with more boldnesthan on other daics,forafmuchias he did forthattime, 
and fuch like lay afide his imperial maicttic, and thew. himfelte moré familiar vatothem. . 
Now-couldhe hardly be perfuaded; that BaiaXes hauing fubdued the moft partof Grecia, 
D diftreffed the Greeke Emperour,and fo great means to recoucr whatfocuer he fhould lofein 










Thece Adia, would be fo aduenturousas to come ouerthe ftraits out of Europe, totrie the fortune of 
: : abatcellwith him ; but ratherwarily protraétthe time, to wearie him at length with wants, 
Gi thotima ftrange countrey:drew fuch a world of peopleafterhim. Whereinhee found him~ 
foe felfe much deceiued : for having paffed the Georgian country,and being cometo Buyfabuich 





“Avallawhom he hadnot feen in eight dais be fore,becaufehe led the head ofthe armie)came 
dato him with fich newes as hee knew would be right welcome vnto him: which was, that 
Buiazer had raifed his fiege of Conftantinople (asindeed he had) forto come and defend his : 
new conquefts in Afia:andthache was certainely refolued,to come to aday of battell,notfo AN 
much tru(ting vnto the multitude of his army,as to the valour and experience of his foldiers, 
E beeing all menof long welltrained vp inthe wars. At which ynexpected newes, Tamberlane 
Ft j : greatly reidiced:: yet without infolencieor yaunting, but rather with the countenance offuch ! 
i acting bis acm k $ : @oncasindgedthe euents ofbartels tobe asthey are yalwaies doubrfall :{aying fomerimes, 
Fecal eatin ; ; / ’ thar a fmal number wel conducted, didoftentimes carrie away thevidorie fromthe coafuled 
shige a itude,‘Three dayes he ftaied at Buyfabuich, and caufed his fouldiers continually to march 
(aul . wardwhichat Garga and Chiufcrig pafled oucr the riuer Euphrates: which he did thera- 
therto mainrainé hisarmievpon the {poile ofthe enemie,in attending his comming,thanvp- 
f orhisallies: Allthe cities that ycelded vnto him by the way-as be marched, hee 
eceiuedthe othonthat refuled to fubmit themfelues vnto his obeditnce,hee vfed 
1 cere cies(pecially thé great and {trong citie of Scbaftia, where certaine ofthefore- 
uaners ofhis army wereby the Turks there in garrifon cut offiand flaine, & the gates of the: 
t ncorirem im {ecwide'open:wherwith Tamberlane offended, fentoutcer- 
: commandingthernon pain of his difpleafure,{ to beare them- 
that hemightathis comming either findthe citietaken,orthe 
Agehina: forheehadhismenat fo grearcommaund, that no danger — 


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from Cambalu towardsSamarcand, the place of his bi 
hind him the forces brought from the great Emperor! 


Baiaxet fourth K ing ofthe Torks. ” ss aM 


empire sleajiin be * : 
; A andicoutage, andwithallmoft expert foldiers; as having oftentimes refitted the power of the 


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where h i : ing of hi t : 
a See Sieh sy a ee of * army. 2 eamoneft other Prig OshomanKingsiby reaforotthe aduantage their countrey. affordeth them being very rough 
ouied ss He cn or oe ae ne te t pea HEINE Tequetted fo to do, and hard to come into, By thefe kind people, Zamberlaneiwas in cucty place honorably ented 
5 aes site i ae a pate sc nony,and leaue forhisa,’ peas greatarmy with all neceflaries plentifully relieued, Lapaffing thorow which 
, Bis: Abd onibr bicicentetine clade hewitniee nec yaal tL which he afterward, country andthe reftas hemarched,he took fuch order-with his foldiets,that none of the peo= 
» pt : : ee shes recdih ai at he = paid dase > Yatherthan ombimfelfe plewhercby tre paifed,were any thing by them iniucied sinformuch that if a foldierhadtaken 
en ie a preparati eps aa em, vhofe gr tnes was asidreadfinll & dat © bucan apple,or otherthing of like value from any man, hee diedtherefore, fo feuere were his 
en sesh Soles ae aa st a a atthatt me being aftonifhed atthe fig, pede sre: ee that eget his foldiers,hauing takena little milke froma countrey 
oma ch : Peete nas 35 i be step uc eb all his wars: not the leag wee vi ie célup sh oi ne snowed foldier to be prefently killed,and his 
€ that moue eto Oppolc himielfe againft him, d gitmuch betterto 208 | Omackecomeripryliere the milke thathe had of lare drunk being found, he contented the 
5ne ti B woman,and fofenther away ; who had otherwife vndoubtedly died tor her falfe aceufation, 







and fet vpon him in his new conquefts,thanto ftay yntil he therin fetled. wei 

hitayand fo should debate the quarrel! withinhis Pia ee ii cea Shad had itnot fo appeared. Which his fo great feucritie, and in other like cafes, was of many acs 

found refolucion: firft in that ictended to the deftruction at Eheeniemlesioounen/sbcoene counted for-extream crucltic:yer was it indeed the whol fom preferuacion of his army, being 
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ifany thing fhould fal out orherwife with hime shis country: , fo great, as thar it was thought alinoftimpoflible to hauefound fufticient victuals for the re- 4a 
any Lich Aoattmndne asifthe danger wei es therby receiye eliete thereof: whereof for all that,there was no want,cither ofany thing elfeneceflarie forthe 4| 
the mean time that Tamber/ane lay at Samarchand, Axallathe ori Owels of the fame.Novw in vic of man;his camp being ftillasa moft populous and wel gouerned citie,ftored withalmans 7 
lieutenant generall,had affembled all thearm LO ax. catcaptaine & Tamberlane is ner of things: wherunto both artificers and marchants,from far countries reforted with theit 4 
Prince valle font for hi S > 4 army at Ozara.W. ercofTamberlané vnderftanding commodities 8 marchandife,as to fome famous marr, and the country people, without feare : 
begat ered pital : is “ape . deep him about thefetting forward of hisiarmy, Fo; from every place brought intheir country commodities, for which they received prefentmo= 4 
re, . com wit n fA, Hla, whofe i! aniea with great renowned Princes , yet were theyad body in ny,and fo in fafety again departed. Somarchiag on;he at length came to Bachichich where he i] 

; parifon of Axal/a,whofe found counfel had won himdirch credit with hig Lod, | hs : AOS i rr Mea i 
as by his aduice he didal thin id wit - ard isLotd8e matter, | C ftaid to refrefh his army eight daies,andthereagaine took a generall mufter thereof, wherein | 
fauor withthis Pri Eee rout him nothing: which foigreat authority and were found (as moft write)foure hundred thoufand horfe, & fix hundred thonfund foot;or as Bat #} 
pe ‘ 4 aera wanted nor the enuie ofthe cours buc thar great vertues; and rate fome others that were there prefent affirme, three hundred thonfand horfmen, and fiue hun- qratanit, 
fi od '¢ info great fortune) together with fomany worthy feruices ashe had done dred thoufand foot of al nations. Vnto whom he there gaue a general pay andas his manner 
nly im againtt the malice of | thefame.He by thé’commandement of Tamberlane. Hess was,made ynto them anoration, informing them of fuch ordersas he would hauekept,to the ; 

Reset charge ot the army at Ozara,with the prince of Thanais,anotherof Tamsberlains » reat endthey might the better obferuethe fame:with much other militarie difcipline,whereofhe 
captains,camehimfelfe to Samarcand,8 there at large difcourfed with him,about the Die was very curious with his captains. Atwhich time alfo,it was Jawfull foreuery commonfol- ~ = 
3 lorder of his army. And fhortly after, departing with Ayala and the reft from Gimtarcand dier to behold him with more boldnesthan on other daies,forafmuchi ashe did forthattime, 
pds: Socto Ozara the place where all his army met: being come thither, entred intoa oren and fuch like,lay afide his imperial maieftic, and thew himfelfe more familiar vatothem. ._ 
confultation with his moft expert captaines,aboutthe taking of hisi ourney 8 conduct Fol Nowcould he hardly be perfuaded, that BaiaXer having fubdued the moft part of Grecia, 
hisatmy:as whether it were better to lead the fame by the coafts of the Mi wcouit dikedly ro t | D diftreffed the Greeke Emperour,and fo great means to recoucr wharfocuer he fhould lofe S 
—— ee » orelfeon the other fide of theCafpian feaby the skirts of Perfia:where ie Afia, would be foaduenturousas to come our the ftraits out of panes ae se foenne x | 
i. courfe and {undry opinions with their Fealons delinered, it wasat refolued(although abatrell with him ; but rather warily protract the time, to wea ts at enge fe _ — 
¢ way Were the longer) to paffe by the Mufconit,fo to come tothe Georgians,& to T br thavina ftrange countrey-drew fach a world of people afterhim. Whereinhe pe aas 4 
zonda,and from thence to enter into the Orhoman Bilenide f a 4 felfe much deceiued : for hauing paffed the Georgian country,and being Saee uyta = - | 
from Ozara, hecameat lengthto Maranis,where he {taied three dayeslo kine f by g for wa Axalla(yvyhom he had not feen in eight dais before, becaufe he led the hea ° : he armie)c: 2 a 
which Prince odmar fhould fend him from China,notlong bek yessooming forthe forces vnto him with fuch newes as hee knew would be right welcome vnto him: which was, that . 
othe there receiued tewa;Scthioteioasiea shen ‘ ae ‘| id by ‘i conquered: wher- Bajazet had raifed his fiege of Conftantinople (as indeed he had) forto come ae we ie a 
Be bch He had alfothere newes of the aid the Mufcouit did ie d hic spy mutter therofto new conque(ts in Afia sand that he was certainely refolued,to come toa day 0 ae fot 0 = 
quantity of vituals,and moft part of his furni sand caufedan infnic much tru(ting vnto the multitude ofhis army,as to the valour and experience of histo. aiers, 
great commodity & eafeto Biegte hi fh mture to be conueied bythe Cafpian fea,beinga lL beeing all menof lone wellerained vp inthe wars. Acwhich ynexpedted newes, Tamberlane 
twenty leagues thorow places dette esti eons he land,was of neceflity to paffe fome ¥ eal reidiced: peciibl infolencie or vaunting,burrather with the countenance offlich § = 
fting along the fea fhore, paffed the time in hunti ee rodent althe May cOa: zoneasiudged the cuentsofbartels tobe (asthey are yalwaies doubtful :faying fomerimes, 







whi fo, ; 1unting,hisarmy not comming neere him by ten i dudted,didoftentimes carrie away the victorie fromthe confuled 

Pero nie eet reel eee any leages.Comming Peirtic uct pened rye Abit feed at Buyfabuich, and’caufed A eRRES oie ee 

; eriucr at Mechet,and two other bridges ; ' d ©hinferig paffed ouer the riuer Euphrates which he a 

oe 4 a rence: ae. ‘is ald Beers fins 8 Georgians hearing i au tis mn on the f} male of ie fon coe his pains se 
2 a at y their embaffadors offred hi \ Ser eh ded vnto him by the ways be ™2 F 

and affiftance they could in hisiourney as he patfed that way. Thefe Ce lel i eon aagon PAE at era sa fotimie Tbomnfelaes ynto his obedience,hee vfed 
























‘ Georgians we et ceiuedy i = 
ae people, of long time tributaries ynto the Gréek Em Reb ip cena oar y thé great and ftrong: citie of, Scbaftia,where aoe Limes 
if the Perfians:bucalwaics ip tunners of his army wereby the Turks there in. garrifon cut offand es d f SROUNGERE 
butefpeciall by vmurssh city asitwereitcorirempt of him écwide'open:wherwith Siamnbaeletars ‘ aa to beare them- : 
ue bin gtieuonfly oppref tain of his Tartarian hoHfmen,commanding them on pain of his er athe citietaken,orthe 
people,glad of ramsberlane felues againttheir cnemies;as that hemightat his comming si Na chat no danger was cs 
bers ynto the fernice of his gates thercof fhue agaiig:hiny; forheehadhismienar fogrearcom| hb waa ‘ 4 


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vaitothemmore dreailfnll than his difpleafure, n 
cowardifesinfomuch,that ifin his difport ofhunti 


to the Lyon or Beare, and flew him Not, was fure.to.die the 






Baiaget fourth King of the Turks. 


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pibpyond Sea i hing thereof,to make relation of it vato hima, 
: . tok CHOKE] : ume}; This Prince of Ciarcan was Tamerlanes neere kin{aan a mian of great reputation, & next vnto 
backevpon the enemic, was no leffe danger than toruinypon his ewnedeath. Now the a ‘ Axalla,in whofe abfence he had the commanding ofthe auantgard, his | harge ; whoalfofent 
in garrilin at Schaftia, {eeihg the{e Tartarian horfemen me p towards the citie, maki before him another Parthian captaine with soohorfemen, Sohe bad not 

little account of them , for thatthey ivere noe inumber many, iffued out for to 













: ridden ten leagues 
but that he heard news of BaiaXets comming, & hauing furprifed Sennas,vnderftood there the 


certain eftate of the Turks army,which wasthen at Tataia,and fo m arcning forward. Whereof 
Tamerlane certified,commanded him not to retire from that place,yntill he did {ee the arriual 
of the enemie, and thereofto gine him aduertifementeuery houre; being himfelfe refolued 
to paffe on no further,as come toa faire large plain,& a country of aduantage tor the order of 


Wherethcy were fo futioufly charged by thefe few. 


Meet them” 
-horfemen, thatthey were gladto ter! 
and forhafte to fhat\part of their owne menout of theitie sleafthe enemic following hie 
at their hetles, fhould haueencredt 


ie gates togetherwith them: Which Turkés fo fhut oy; 
Were-by the Tartarians flaine atthe gates of thecitie. Shortlyiafter: came Tachberlane yxy 
all his Sarmic,and fate downe before 

















the citie, wherelic lay ftill fenen dayes, novniakin they his battel:for he knew that his army was far greater than Bajazets,& therfore he made choice 
iit talicne br ngeeindnceierae mice neh lagi | ta ume Sut darsaen aaa 
thinking that hea had intended by long fiegeto diftreffe the fame, and the moresbecaufe of Turks amoft warlike ae && welacquainted with all maner of fights & martial ftratagems, 
iis long lying Gill. But aliout the tight day, the wwallsand towers of the citie iMmany pla. he thought it good to be wel aduifed how he proceeded again them. Wherefore he prefent- | 
ceswadermihed, were sada ere c leaning large breaches forthe Snctuer o ly fent for 4xalle,with him to view the faid place,and to hauc his opinion, Whether it would | 
Sebafiayeelded Wherewith the Turk " io be for his aduantage or not,thereto ftay? who not mifliking of the choice of rhe place,yetad- 
last. hope fo:to haue faucd their lines burhee (asth eingentred the citie, com, uifed bim alfo to keepe Sennas fo long ashe poffibly could: and fofent word vnio them that 
maundeda great number of decpe pitstobe digged, and all'the people of the Citie, Withour were therein, vpon the approch of the enemic to fet fire vpon the fame, and {oto withdraw 
= relpect of age,fex, or condition,to be hrowne into the fame,and there buried quieke. Which themfelucs trom thence, totheend that the enemic fhould not haue any defire to incampe 
. done,the citie was by his commandement veterly Tafedalfo. After that,calling vato him 4,4. 
ozzsus,the goucrnourofthe cit 


there,but come ftil forward neereto thofe plains where Tamerlane defired to fight,efpecially 


ic, whom he hadforthat urpofeonely {pared hecomman. | for that he was ftronger in horfe than BaiaZer. Thusthe Turks {till marching on, thought to 
Ettiy dedhimrogoc andtelthis M after . Chicof C i : ‘ 


1 aftet what was happened to his {trong Citic of Sebattia, and 
+» What -heehad there himfelféfeene. 





haue furprifed fome of theirenemics in Sennas;whoas foon as they drew neere,retired al ex- 
Of which tragicall aGion, cAtalconcins hauing made true cepting {ome hundred left of purpofeto fire the town : who hauing perform edthe fame,reti- a Bae 
relation vnto BaiaXet was by him demanded, whether ofthetwo armies he thought bigger or red of purpofe in great diforder. Now the Prince of Ciarcan had divided his forces into two Circa dealt 
omger: for noi Ba‘szer had affembleda mighticarmie of three hundred thouland men, or parts,& giuen commandment tothe firft,that as foon as they perceiued the enemies re parfue Pali tb 
as fome report of three hundred thoufind horfnen,and two hundred thoufand foot. Where- the hundred horfe that fo diforderly of purpofe fled, they fhould receiue them,and fo retyre 
Unto Malcoszins hauing before craued pardon, anfwered, Thatit could not be, butthat Tam. 
Serlanemight in reafon hane the 


rei of the Turkes 
-He in the mean time with the reft of his power food clofe inavalley,neerctoa fin 
= ah eran at all. Where hauing fuffted 200 of the enemies horfe (the vantcurtier ag 

the Turks army to paffe by him,he following them in the taile,charg’d them conte pu 

which before retired,now turning vpon them alfo : fo thatthe Turks {eeing ae us) i: 

befet,& hardly laid ynto both before & behind,as men difcouraged fledin which ig a 

of them were flain,and the reft taken prifoners. This wasthe firft incounterbetwixt the Turks 


f ! greater number, forthat he wasacommander of farre grea- 

ter countries. Wherewith proud Baiszer offended, ihgreat choller teplied, Out of doubr, 

a fight of the Tartarian hath made this cowatd fo affraid, thathe thinkech euery enemie to 
etivon yo 1 : 


' Moft of the Latine hiftories Cepoty 


On dus I 3 fk 
that when Tamberlane hadtaken Sebaftia,hee put all the 
mento the fword, & bringing the wo 





. ; ince asa prefent fent to Tamer- 
1, 8b men and children into thefields withoutthecity,there | and the Parthians : all the prifoners ey ee Apne feel Sa ade earneft- 
ouer-ran them withhis horfemen » ¢xcepting fome few which were referued for prifoners, Jane,S among the reft the Bafla of Natoliawho f him,asto fhew fo great contempt of 
Asalforthat Baiazet there lotthis eldeft fon Erthogrul(offomecalled Orthobules) whofs death ly demanded, what caufed Baiazet fo littleto one Higdtude. Wherunta thebeduantives 
with the loffe ofthe citie,fo much gtieued him(as iris Teported that marching with his creat his armie,which he fhould find {trong cies aa aa id . a dire any equall,and that he ra- 
army again{t Tamberlane, 8: by the way hearing acountry fheepheard meril yrepofing h imfelf ted, That his lord was the Sun vpon ean ig h a rifed fo dangerous ee bag 
— with his homely pipe, ashe fate vponthe fide ofamountaine feedin hispooteflocke . ftan: } ther was aftonied to fee,how he from fo an a ie ee faidvdid ecthenlclee ean 
4 oe ding till a great while liftening vnto him, to the greatadmiration 0 many, at laftferchinga the fortuncof his lord,in whofe fauor a Riis Aieletfolandonehete annie great fole 
hen bainger, deep figh, brake foorthinto thefe wordés : O happietheepheard, which haddeft neither or- » his greatnes,and ynto whom all the wor fs Weer iereci Tamerlane replied Tie 
2 thobules nor Sebattia ant : bewraying therein his owne difcontentment sand yerwith. L E lic in going about to refiftthe peso * j ie him,that the proud are hated of God, 
, all fhewing , That wo: dly bliffe confifteth not fo touch in poflefling of much, fubieck yi: "was fent from heauen to pan a ie hoe aA raifevp the lowly. As forthy felf(faid he) 
to danger’, as inioying in a littley contentment denoide offearex; Howbéit the Turkes | aio lopromilejs to plucks an ial ) what the valour of my Parthian horfe is 
i themfelucs reporting che taking. of \Sebattia,:fpeake not of Orthobules ac all, buticivehim thou haft alreadie fele (although ra . Tite ri ee fedto raife his fiege of Conftantinople, 
Jon fix yeares before,in the warresapainft Cift Burchaniden , andlyeth buried b thie thet at againftthy Turkifh:and thy ae smAflarbiri eae eee changing his fpeech de- 
Prufay Inthiscitie of Sebattia was loft tweliethoufand Turkes 5 men Sank yand chil: and 5 pal ia ue eT en cine obid him batrell  Affure your {elf faid heythere 

dren} as their Hiftories report. The ret of the cities all thewayas Tamber, dy mahdenoula ns 

warned by the déftruction of Sebaft eo heen marche 


. atneffe,ingiuing 
: ! ; ayas Ta J F : fireth;and would to God I mightacknowlege yourgreatneffé,in g 
2eris whereof he courteoully vied, 13, yeelded themfelues forfeare of like danger’: the citi- padi ie ffi me Lord atthat bateell, Good leaue haue thou, ({aid Tamerlane)gothy ways 


and tell thy lord chat thou haft feen me,andchat he (hall in the bartell find meon horfebacke, 
lotgone farre into the Turkesdomini 


ing hi hat next vnto his 
4 enfignedifplayd. The Baflathanking him, fwore,t 
eg pass Cominion, butthat hee was certainly aduertized;how that M F Shae alt ue hats ee aban recitniige tT rouse 
5 Fe ea ne Was comming againft him and how within thittie leagues of him: fone Tamerlane,and truly reported ynto himal! that he had willed a a eas 8° ting 
74 Caufed bir afterthat time,to march with hisarmiemore clofely. Axxalla leading the salle hae at betiltne ciionriie bettie he ; ua ly fect ist 
4 Vantgard fent'foorth Chianfon Prince: of Ciarchan, with foure thoufand Parthian horfemen, ee ll rm aisgounetgan| boiz ito betieadia Te ° 
5 ~ pereies Armnie j-and where BaiaXer lay, asalfo what‘countrey that pertic, 8B v 
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mortall battell 
betwixt Baia- 
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toferucagainft himfelfe. Whereunto Batacer an{wered no more, bu ul 

make triall of him, & that he well hoped before the march wereend AO 
ledge his own folly. The next day the two armies drew neere to dines mped within 
aleaguc the one of the other: where allthenightlong you mig eard fuch noyeof 





i edthe heauens were full of voyces,theaire did fo refound; & euery man 

Seoadtihhe righ foe cometo thetriall ofhis valour,and the gaining of hisdefires. The 
Scythians(a people no leffe greedie than needie) talked of nothing but the fpoyle ;the prond 
Parthians,of tyeir honor ; & the poore Chriftians, of their deliuerance,all to‘be gained by the 
next days victorie:cuery man during the nighttime {peaking according tohisowne hiimonr, 
All which Tamerlane walking ee ae vp & downin his campe heard,and much reiviced ro 
t ope thathis foldiers hadalrea ed of ictorie. 
fest ae sla vnto his pauilion,& there catting himfelf vponacarpet,had thought 
to haue flept awhile: but his cares nov {uffring him fo to do,he then, as his manner was,called 
for abooke, wherein was contained thelliues of his fathers and anceftors, and of other valiant : 
worthies,the which hevfedordinarily to readas he then did:notastherwith vain! ytodecciue* 
the time,but to make vfe thereof, by the imitation ofthat which was by them worthil 'y done, 
‘& declining of fuch dangers as they by their rafhnes or ouerfight fel into. And afterwards ha- 
uinga little flumbred,he commanded Axallato be-fent for,who forthwith came to him, with 
diuers other great lords & captaines the chiefe commanders of his army: with whom after he 
had awhile confillted of the order of the battell, he mounted on horfebacke him felfe,& fent 
cuery onc ofthemto their own charges,to put the fame inreadines." At which very inftant he 
receiued news,that the enemy marched forwardyand'came totake his round for the barrell : 
whole order of march Tamerlane was defirousto fee,thatfo accordingly he might marfhal his 
own#And hauing caufed 3000 horfemento aduatice forward, with charge to begin the skir- 
mifhy himfelfe followed aftertolodgecuery part of his forces in fuch places as hee had fore- 
feentobe fitteft for his aduantage. Now feeing theanizaries march ina fquare battell in the 
midft,and vpon the two fronts two great {quadrons of | horfermen; which feemédito bethirtie 
houfand horfe sand another which aduanced and coucred the battalion of the lanizaries : he 
thought this their order tobe very good, and hard tobe broken;and thereuportturning him- 
felfe to Axalla,who wasneere vnto him, faid, Lhad thought this day to haue fought on foot, 
but I fee that it behooueth me now to fight on horfebacke,to giue courage vato my foldicrs, 
10 open the great battalion of our enemies, And my willis,that my men come forward vnto 
meas foone as they may, for I willaduance forward with avhundred thoufand footmen, fiftic 
thoufand vponeach of my two wings,and inthe middeft of theim fortic thouf: and ef my bet 
horfeman.My pleafurre is,that after they hauc tried the force of thefe men, that they come vn- 

tomy avauntgard,of whom I wil difpofe,& fifty thoufand horfetore in three bodies, whom 

thou thaltcommand: which I willaffift with 80600 borfe,wherein fhal be mine own perfon ; 

hauing 200000 footmen behind me,who fhal march intwo {quadrons:and for my arereward 

I appoint 40000 horfe,and fiftie thoufand footmen,who fhall not march but to my aid. And 

I wil make choice of 10000 of my befthorfe, whom I wil fend into euery place where I hal L 
thinke needful wirliinmy Armic, forto impaitmy commands. Ouer the firft fortie thoufand 
horfe the Prince Ciarcan commanded:ouerthe formoft footmen was the lord Synopes.a Ge- 
nonois,kinfmanto Axalla,and his lieutenant oucr the footmen,a captaine of great eftimation: 







rhe greet and the Prince Axalla hisowne charge confitted of fine fquadrons ofhorfemen, “Baiazer his armi¢ 


beingalfo both faireand great, came brauely ftill on forwards towardstheir enemies, who 
ftirred not one whit from the place they had taken forthe battell: except certdine light horfe- 
men, Scythians, Parthians, and Mufcouits, who fent out as loofe men, hotly skitmiftted be 
twixt the two armies. Now was Tamerlane by anefpic aduertifed, that Baiacet having before 
LT aa for the difpofing of his armic,was on foot in the mid{t of thirtie thoufand Ianiza- 
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had repofedhis greateft hope. His bartell! of horfe was very faire,amounting'to “ 
érofahuridred and fortie thoufand horfe,all old foldiers. The Sultan of Aigipt ha- 
t vnto his aid thittiethoufand Mamalukes, all very goodhorfemen, ‘with thirtic 

So that his armie marching all in one front, in forme ofan halfe-Moone (but 

nittogerher as was Tamerlanes, whofe {quadrons direGly followed ene 
‘ a eeme 


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diein general conceiued of the viétorie. Who after the H 


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ii. Baiaxet fourth King of the Turks. 
cemed almoftas greatashis: and fo with infinite nu: i ies {ti 

uanced forward , Tamerlane his fouldiersall the while rede Bt ieee - 2. 

me There\was not poflibleto be feena more fariouscharge,chan was by the Turks, one 
e prince of Ciatcan;who had commandment Notto fight before the enemy aes onto 
pith could Hane binchofen a fairer plaine,and where the skilfull choice ofthe alanis 
is Te aduantage fortheoné.or the other ; but that Tamerlane had'the riuer onthe left hand of 

nis armig,ferning hima to fome fmall aduantage» Now this young prince of Ciarcan with hi 

40000 horfe; asin chis firft encountéralmott wholly ouerthrowne:yer hauing fousht right 

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valiantly > and entred elien into the midft of the Tanizaries where the perfon of Baiaz was 
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'p, with theiavauntgard:,-b 
altho aha “ footmen comming to ioine with him,as they had bin com- 
Manded,he faced the battalion ofthe Tanizaries,who right valiantly behaued them {elves 
the fafeticof their Prince. This hard fi t i capeye cued aie 


ard fight continued one hower,and yet you Could nochatie 
° feene any, {cattered , bur'the one ftillrefolutely fighting againft the other. “You mightthere 
haue feene the horfemen like moantaines m(h together and infinit numbers of men die, cry, 


Jament, 8 threaten allat one inftant. Tamerlane had patienceall this while, to feethe euent of 

this fo mortal afight:but perceiving hismen at length topineground, he fentten thoufand 

of hishorfe to ioyne again with the tenthoufand appointed forthe arereward,and commian- 
ded them to affift him at fuch time-as he fhould haue need ofthem;andat the very fametime 

© charged himfelfe, and made them togiue himroome , caufing the foormen to charge alfo. 
Quer whome the princeof Thanaiscommanded, who gaue a furious onfet vponthe Batali 
onofthe Ianizaries, wherein was yet the perfon of Baiaset,who had firftaineda great burden. 
Now Baiacet had in his armie agreat number of mercenary Tartars,called Deftenfés,with ma- 
nie thoufands of other fouldiers taken vp in the countries of the poore exiled Mahométane 
princes; in whofeiuft quarrel, & the Grecke emperors, Tamerlane had chiefly vndertaken that 
war: thefé Tartarians and other fouldiers, feeing fome their ftiends, and otherfome their na- 
turall and louing princes inthe armie Of Tamserfane ; ftricken with the terror of difloialtie, and 
abhorring the crueltic of the protid tyrant, inthe heat of thé batvell revolted from Baiazet to 
theirownerprinces;which their reuolt much weakened Bafazetsforces. Who neuertheleffe 

D_ With hisowne menof.warre,e{pecially the Ianizaries,and the helpe of te Chriftian foldiers 
brought to his aid from Seruia and other places of Europe, with great courage mainrainedthe 
fight:butthe multitude,& not true valor, preuailed ; for,as much as might be done by valiant 
and couragious men,was by the Tanizaries 8 the reft performed,both forthe preferuarion of 
the perfon of their prince,and the gaining of the victorie. Burin the end, the horfemen with 
whom Tamerlane hinofelfe was,giuing a frefhcharge,and his avantgard wholly knitagain yn- 

to him, re-inforcing the charge, he with much adoo obtained the vittorie. * Baiazet himfelfe 
wounded , and nowmounted on horfebacke,thinking to haue éfcaped by flight, fellinto the 
hands of Axalla: vnto whomihe yeelded himfelfe, thinking it had bin Tamerlane ‘who fora 
{pace knew him not,but took him for fome other great commander of the Tirks. Mufa(firna- 

FE med Zelebi, or, the Noble) one of Barazer his fons, with divers others of Bataztt his great a 
*~ taines,were there takenalfo:and amongft the reft,Gearge the Defpot of Seruia, who notiwith- 
ftanding this misfortune,had that day gained ynro himfelfe the teputation ofa greatand wor- 
thie captain;infomuch that Tamerlane cucnin the very heatof the batcel maruelling tofeehim 
and the Seruians, with the other Chriftians which he had brought to the aid of. Baracet,(0 va- 
liantly to fight, faid ynto fome of the captaines that were neere vnto him , See how couragi- 
fly yonder Religious fight : fuppofing them by their ftrange attireto haue beene fomeof the 
Turkes fuperftitiousvotaries, Butbeingnow taken,and afterwards broughtto Tamerlane,he 
was by him courteoufly welcomed; butyet withall reprooued, forthat hehad fought for Ba~ 

. « jazet again(t him,who was come in fauor of the Chriftian emperor, & the other poore opprel 
S: fed Princes, fuchas the Defpot himfelfe was. Who thereunto boldly anfivered, That indeed 
it was notaccording to his dutie,but according tothe profperitie of Batazet , yRtO whome it 
feemed that all the world did bend: and that his own fafetie had caufed him, though againft 
~. hiswil; cotake part with him. Whereupon Tamerlane held him exculed;and fo withourmore 
ado gaue him leaue at his owne pleafiire to ba — maa 





ywas aio there flaine; “About whieh time “xalla fetvponthem rie prince of 
ut not with likedangersfor having ouerthrowne one of the enertiies Serax flaine. 


The Twrkes 
onerthrorms 


Baraxet and bis 
Som Mufa taken 
prifonerss 






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through: Baiaset alfo himfelfe being afterwards brought vn 
ram curteoufly econ thewed any token of fubmiffi 
: be gate nature, withoutre{pect of his prefenc (tate y<prefumptuoufl f 
B he demanded, Wiherewith Zamer/aee moued,told him, That 
him rolofe his life, Wherguate heanfivered ao mote;but, Doe ita 
be his greatefthap «Tamerlane afterwards demanding of him, 
asto enterprifeto bring inco his fubiection fo-noblea Ptince es 
heanfwered, Euen the fame thing that hash mooued thee\to inuade mé, namely-the defire of 
glorie and fowsraigntic. Buewherefore then {aid Tamerlane) do'fethou vie fo great cruckie 
cowardsthem thowhalt ouercome,withourrefpect ofage or fex That did T (faid he)to ie 
. --) «+ s5 thegreaterterrorynto my-enemies,'And what wouldft thou haue done with me (Laid Tamsey, H 
Jane)hadit binmy fortune to haue fallen into,thy hands,as thouartnow. in mine?'I would( tai 
Bajazat) baue inclofed thee ina cage of yron, and fo iatriumph haue carried thee vp.& dows 
my-kingdome. Euen fo ({aid Tamerlane) thaltthoube ferued. And focauting him to be taken 
outofhis prefence,turning vato his followers;faid, Behold a proudand ctuell man, he dee. 
ueth to be chattifed accordingly, andto be made an example vato all the proud and cruell of 
i ‘the world, of the,iuft wrath of God againft them. Lacknowledge,that God hath this day del. 
r [into my-hands agreat enemie,to whom we mufttherefore gine thanks, Which:he per- 
formed,the fame day : for the battell was woonat foure of the clocke, and there was yet fiue 
houres of day-light, The next-day Tamerlane commandedthe dead to be buried where among 
the reft they found the bodie ofthe Prince of Ciarcan, dead inthe middeft of the Ianizaries, | 
wherehelay inclofed with their dead bodies, intoken he died not vnreuenged: whofe vn- 
timely death. Tamerlane tor all that greatly lamented, for he was his kinfman, and like enough 
one day tohane done great feruice. Whofe dead bodice Tamerlane caufed to beimbalmed,and 
with two thoufand horfe (and.diuers of the Turks prifoners chained and tied together) to be 
eyed | to Samercand,vntill his comming thither. All the other dead bodies were with all 
honourthatmightbe,buriedatSennas. 

_, Thisgreat bloudie battell fought in the yere of our Lord 13.97, not farre from the Monnt 
Stella, (wherefomtime the great King Mishrydates was by Pompey the Great ina great battell 
ouerthrown) was fought from feuen aclocke inthemorhing,vntill foure in the afternoon: vi- x 
Gorie all that while,as ic were with doubtful wings,houering ouer both armies, as vncertain 
where to light ; vatill at length the fortune of Tamerlane preuailed«W hofe wifedome,next vn- 
to God,gaue that dayes victorie voto his foldiers : forthatthe politicke tyring of the ftrong 
forces of Baiazet, was the fafegard of his own ; whereas if he had gone vato the battell in one 
front, affuredly the multitude finding fuch ftrong refiftance, had putit {elfe into confufion : 
whereas this fucceffiue manner of aiding of his men,made themall ynto him profitable, The 



































4» © number of them that were inthis batrel flaine,is of diuers diverfly reported ; che Turks them- 
se me felues reporting, That Bafazet there loftthe noble Muftaphahis fon, withtwo hundred thou- 
fand of his men,and Tamerlane not many fewer : and {ome other {peaking of a farre leffe num- 


ber,as that therefhould be flaine of the Turks about threefcore thoufand:, and of Tamerlane L 
his armie not paft twentie thoufand. But Jeauing the certaintic of the number vato the credit 
of the reporters, like enough itis,:hat the flanghter was exceeding great in fo long a fight,be- 
twixt two firch armies as neuer before(as I fuppofe) met in field together. 
_ By this one days cuentis plainly to be feenthe vncertaintie of worldly things, what finall 
_ alfurance cucmthe greatefthauein them. Behold, Baiazer theterrour ofthe world,and as hee 
thought, fuperiorto fortun¢,inan inftant with his {tate jn one battel ouerthrown into the bot- 
: tom of miferie & defpaire ;and that at flch time as he thought leaft,cuenin the middett of his 
cateft ftrength, Iwas three days(as they report)be fore he could be pacified,but as adefpe- 
Tat man ftil fecking after death, << calling for itineither did Tamerlane after he bad once ft poken 
i 1 ds curt » butas ofa proud man caufed{mallaccountto 
‘ : ew how to punifh the haughtie, made him to be 
°5 -fhut ypinan iron cage made likea grate,in 
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ghtoncu e fecn yand fo carried him vp and down as he pafled 
wn people scorned & derided, And to his further difgrace,vpon fe- 















of his o 
i mounted to horfe: andar other 


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A times {cornfully fed him like a dog, with crums fallen from histable, Ar 
vneertaintie of wordly honour, that he vato whofe ambitious mind Afia and Europe, two 
great parts of the world, were too little, fhould be now carried vpand downe coo} ie ina 
luce yron cage, like fome perillous wild beaft. All which Tamerlane did not { tirinl 


: vild | ’ 0 much for the 
hatred to the man,asto manifeft the iuft iudgement of God againttthe arrogant follie of the 


Proud. Itisreported, That Tamerlane being requefted by one of his Noblemen that might be 
boldto fpeake ynto him, toremit fome part of his feueritie again{tthe perfon of fogreat a 
Prince ; an{wered, That hee did not vfe that rigor againft him as a King, butrather did punith 
him as aproud ambitioustyrant,polluted with the bloud of his owne brother. 

Now this fo great an ouerthrow brought fucha feare yponall the Countries poffefled by 
BaraXer in Afia, that Avalla fent before by Tamerlane with 40000 horfe,and 1000¢0 foot, 
without carriages,to profecutethe vitorie,came withoutrefiftance to Prufa, whither all the 
remainder of Bafazer his armic was retyred, with the Bafta Muflapha :the countrey as he went 
ftill yeelding vnto him. Yea, the great Baffa with thereft hearing of his comming, and thin- 
king themfelues notnow inany fatetic in Afia,ficd ouer the {trait of Helle{pontus to Callipo- 


‘arecxample of the 


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lis,and fo to Hadrianople , carrying with them ourof the battell, Salyman, ri his eldeft Solymm fer vp 


fonne,whom they fet vp in his farhers place: Mahomet his yonger brother prefently yponth fe 
ouerthrow being fled to Amafia; of whom,and the reft of Bafazet his children, more fhall be 


faid hereafter, Axada comming to Prufa, had the citie without refitance yeelded vnto him, Prat tea i 
which he rifled ; and there with other of Baiazer his wiues and concubines, tooke prifoner 


C the faire Defpina,Basazet his belt bcloued wife,tothe doubling of his gricte. 

Emanwel the Greeke Emperor now hearing of Tamerlane his comming to Prufa,fent his em- 
baffadors(the moft honorable of his court)thither before to Axalla:by whom they werethere 
ftayd vatil the comming of Tamerlane ; who received them with all the honor that might be, 
fhewing vnro themall his magnificence , and the order of hiscampe,totheir greatadmirati- 
on: For it refembled a moft populous and well gouerned citie, for the order that was therein, 
which brought ynto it plentic of all kind of victuals & other merchandife, as wel for pleafure 
as for vfe.By thefe Embafladors the Greeke Emperor fubmitted all his empire,together with 
his perfon,vnto Tamerlane the greatconquerot,as his moft faithful fubieétand vaffall: which 
he was bound(as he faid)to do, for that he was by him deliuered from the moft cruel tyrant of 

D the world:as alfo for that the long journy he had paffed,and the difcommodities hehadindu- 
red, with the loffe of his people, and the danger ot his perfon, could not be recompenced but 
by the offer of his own life and his fubieéts, which he did for euer dedicate vnto his fetuice, 
withall the fidelitieand loyaltie that fo greata benefit might deferue: befides that, his fo ma- 
nie vertues & rare accomplifhments, which nade him famous thorow the world,didbindhim 
fo to do.And thattherfore he would attend him in his chiefe citie,to deliuer it into his hands 
as his own,withall the empire of Greece. Now the Grecke Embafladors looked for ahd 
thanto fall into bondage to Tamerlane,thinking that which they offered to be fo greatand de- 
licate amorfell,as that it would not be refufed,efpecially of fuch a conqueting prince as was 

Tamerlane , andcthattheacceptancethercof inkindnefle and friend{hip, was the beft eelen 
E they could maketherein, Buttheyreceiued anfwer from this worthie Prine fee 
their expectation : forhe with amild countenance beholdingthem,anfwered them, in 
was norcome from{o far a country,or vndertaken fo much paines, for the inlargement o ; 
ini ie lar: ‘too bafe a thing for him to put himfelfe into fo great dan: 
dominions,alreadie largeenough, (too bafe athing P y i 
ger and tranell for) butrather to winne honour, and thereby to make his name rae ies 
pofteritie for euer: And tharthereforeit fhould wellappeare vato the world, t Dates 
come toaid him,being requefted as his friend & allie : Sthat his vpright pir ee 
the greateft caiufe,that God from abouc had beheld his power, and thereby os ‘ite 
off the greaceft and fierceft enemie of mankind that was vnder heauen by i a oaeae 
immortall name, would make free fo great and flourifhing a Citie pei ig she es ‘i 
F uerned by fo noble and antientan Houle asthe Emperors : That a? ahs i copier 
ways faith ioyned, fuch as fhould neuer fufft him to make fo greata - mimpeen ire 
asthatit fhouldbe reported of him, Thatinthe colour ofa friend sh ; done foreeeaieak 
inions of hisallies: Thathe defired no more,but that the feruice ne sate 
ea ; i ie of his pofteritie, tothe end they mig! 
Emperor, might foreuer be ingrauen inthe nenig 5 for 


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for euer with well ynto hina and his tucceflours, by remen he had done th hi 7 
That long mightthenoble buiperour live, happily to gouerne his and that fore i G } —* wiih ve ae Farks. (23 
returne he woulda well confider tor the eftablifhing of the fame,as that he fhould ls his“ E A whom Batazet boldly anfwered ; Were at libertic, thou fhouldert 3 
Ip fillagaine neo thelike jeopandie,alwayesdifiing himfelfeofhisgoot-will and fauoue neither courage norimeans co revenge all my wrongs ahd to ale tho see ce 
wards,him. Eaficir isto iudge what ioy.thefeGrecke Embaffadors receiued,to heare this fo Graight pnb a Cth ba Which his proud anfwere, made aera aa Ls et 


kindan anfwer from thersouth of Tamer/anehimielte : whoratherthan hee would feeme ry In this greatand bloudie war, wherein the Orhoman empire had almofttaken end, the Sul 
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breake his faith,refufed an empire offered vnto him, with one of the moftftarely and magnif anata spars we oot abd a 
endieautorcsiinmowlapemeicamrscot. frlllccawcarinatnewmamcencgoet I 
ikewife but few Tamerlanes inche world. Thefe Embaffidors by the commandement ef Ts. Rind & courteous,fo was heto his meni leffe terrible and dreadfi Ly : “thi pada | 
a peice coon roy: ally feafted, and allthe honour done themithatmightbe. One of before his departure out of the leffer Afia, to takefome zood piel a thefe hie La \ 
ent being fent backe to cartic thefe vnexpected news vnto the Greeke Emperor,filled both } quefts:and finding nothing more honorable to refolue vpory hexeftored vito th son Ma. | 
him andall the citie of Conftantinople with exceeding ioy and gladneffe,which both he and p hometan Princes (Tachretin,1sfendiar,G ermianand the ret before fled vnto him fo setigeyal ; 
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his fubieéts in generall i i if antient inheri ithfi 
fubiects in general! {pared not with bonfires andall otherfignes of ioy and pleafure to ma. their antient inheritance with fomething more , as hee did alfordiuers cities and countries of 


nifeft:Andthe more to fhew his thankfulneffe, fhortly after by the aduice of his g: Nartoli 3reeke E 1 F 
oe K graue Coun. atolia vntothe Greeke Emperour, for the yearcly tribute of f hundr i 
cellors,paffed ouer the firait into Afia,to {ee Tamerlane at Prufa,and in perfon himfelfe to giye _ kats of gold, and eight hundred thoufand fans of iluergvitbte SP OLeHT OTT } 
; him thanks: who hearing of his comming,and very gladthereof,prefently vponthe firft days pay vnto him yerely. And {6 hauing enriched his armie with thie fpoiles of the Othoman em- | 
journy fent the prince Axa#ato mect him,and to.certifie him of the ioy that he concciued,to pire in Afia,he turned his forcesagain{t the ey ptian Sultan, and fo paffing thorow Carama- 


haue the good hap forto fee him,asalfo to conduét him to Prufa:where thofe two great prin. nia,enter ed into Syria,then part of the Sultans kingdome:whereneetevnto Aleppo(beeing i 
, ces,with the greateft magnificence thatmight be, met, and fofpent one whole day together, before yeclded ynto him) was fought betwixt them a great & mortal batrelithe Sultan hauing ee 
» The Greeke Emperor the next day taking hisleaue, was by Tamerlane withmuch honor con | imhie army anchiindiied seni mdi Soe ie aio a ee 

du@ed out of the citi. Now had Tamerline himfelfe conceitied a fectet defire to Lec this fo thirty thoufand Mamelukes,accounted the beft horfmen ofthe world.In which batte), Axalla Aa oe 
famousa city aswas Conftantinople, fromisvhich Pe See farte,yer ri cienot goc the great captaine,with the avauntgard of Tamerlane his armie,was hardly diftreffed,and Ax- 


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periotor thither asa conqueror, butas a priuat perfon swhich by the meanes of Aivallawas.accompli- alla himfelfe taken : but forthwithagaine refcued by Tamerlane: who hadhe not by his com- 
sinople, ed,and he thereinto by the Greeke Emperor priuatly receiued,and wirlvall familiarit re ming on with new forces,{peedily reftoredthe battell cunningly protraéted by Axells; that 
fible, chtertained ; the Emperor fhewing vato hinvall therare and excellent things Barer STE EU ar SSO ate al ft ae aly O93) piped 3 
therein to be feen:and the other Greeke Princes deuifing dll the means they couldto do hi cruell fight. (wherein were fourefcore thoufand men on both fides flaine) inclining to Tamer- 

pleafure , and them which did accompanié him ; who werein a pa ua tk dk er Jane, he Sultan fled Tamerlane purfuing him by the {pace of thtce leagues. After which Vigto- = 
the Greeke fathion. Ac which time the Greeke Emperour Himfelfe errata thew i rie, Tamerlane diuiding his atmie, fent Axalla with fortie thoufand horfeand fiftie thoufand 


foot to purfuethe Sulran alongft the coaft of Arabia: who oftentimes thewed himfelfe with 
fomeifoure thoufand horfero hauehindred 4» al/a,who hauing the {inalleft forces, fallowed 
him theneareft. Tamerlane himfelfe in the mean time, with threefeore thoufand horfejand an 

p_ hundidd.thoufand foot, marching alongft the feacoaft, hadall the cities ashe wentycelded 
vato him ; as Magata, Aman, otherwife called Apamea,Tortolt, Barruto,and Nephthilin: 
onely the ftrong citic of Damafco refuledtoreceiue hin, whereinto the Sultan had put the Paige i 
Prince Zamadzen, witha ftrong garrifon, who did what he might tohaue defendedthe fame: 7 "sn 


himall the faire gardens alongft the fea coaft,a league or two from Conttanti i 

invall the faire gar 21 ‘onftantinople,and - 

. uatly.conduéting him,[pent fiue or fix days with all the mirth that might be poffible ; oa 

set ae lane by the way oftentimes faying, That he had neuerfeena fairer citie:and that it was indeed K 

“thepleafuces of the city(confidering the faireand rich {eituation thereof) of right,worthietocommand al the 

- Conjiantinople. world. He wondied atthe coftly buildings of thetemples,the faire ingrauen pillars, the high 
Piramides,& the making of the faire gardens;and oftentimes afterwards {aid That he nothing 








repented him of his fo long and dangerousa voyage, if ic had bin onely but to haue aetee : ; 
f a : ? preferued Butall invaine, for Tamerlane hauing by batterie ouerthrowne x great part ofthe wall; byat. © 
Seaman ke icond “a sioeae Mga rae othe Emperorhe commended great fault wonthe citie,only the caftle yenemainings beingiofa wonderfull ftrength,and almoft “ 
niceablehor{es.caue vnto Timuabicnces ey oueal thingsto take pleafure in faire fer- impregnable, whereinto fuch a multitude had ar the taking ofthe citiéretired them flues, as 
tobe gore ‘lee richly farni of the faireft, ftrongeft, and readicft, that were poffible was not poffible therein Jong to liue : who in {hort time pitiched witht hunger, and many of 
-be gotten,all moftrichly furnifhed;and fent likewife faire Prefents vnto all the Princes and them dead the reft vpon fafegard oftheir lines offered'to yeeld: whom forall that Tanserlane 
great Commanders of thearmic, and bountifully caufed to be deliuered vnto themall things would not recciuc to mercie,to make-them feele what it was to hold out apainft hira #fo that 
mnie bot hought to be neceffarie for the armic. So after many great kindneffes in {hort time £ moftofthem dying of famine,thereft yeelded without condition,and were for their obftina- 
pafled,anda ftrait bond of friendfhip made,and by folemne oath confitmed betwixtthe two cic almoftal flaine. Which his {everity towatdsthem of Damafeo,caufed,that thirty leagues 
great Princes, Tamer Jane with greatcontentmenttooke his leaue of the Emperor,and returned offthey brought the keyes oftheir cities vntohim,intoken of their fubmiffion: whom henio 
ABLES S: his ip ab. rufa. Wherewith he now at his pleafure without refiftance wafted and 4 way molefted,more than in conttibuting vato thechargeofhis amy. From Damafco, hee 
fpoyled al Baiazet bis dominionin A fiaznoman daring to make head againft him. turned directly towards erufalem, arwhichtimethey ofthe citiehad driven out the Sultans 
_ Theyere being now wel{pent,and Winter drawing on, Tamerlane ifperfed his armie into garrifon,as had almoftall they ofIudea, fubmitting themfelues vnto ‘Tamerlane.At Chorazin 
avers pith prouinces of the lefler Afia,expecting (till when fome of Baiazet his fonnes ot the Sultan had left fix thoufand men in garrifon for the defence of the place , whoat the firfk 
‘ other friends fhould make fuitor meanes voto him for his deliverance, but none came : fome feemed to ftand vpon their guard ; but aferwards difmaiedte fee fo great an army before it, 
fearing Tamerlane his heauic indignation,and others no lefTe dreading the fierce nature of Bs and that Tamerlane hauing approched the wals,was fer'downto haueit,they ac ibe 
Jazet himfelfe,who if he had bene deliuered, was like enough(as was thought)to haue taken felues and found mercie. In which citie Tamerlane left certaine of hismenin gartifon, fort! wa 
sharp reuenge yponall them which forfooke him inthe late battel and therefore neuer made M betterrepreffing of the Mamelukes,who with often incurfions troubled his wae aio 
interceffion for him, Whereupon Tamerlane one day paffing by him, faid vato him, I maruell ing on,he himfelfe with certain horfemen for his guard rode to Vercl e spibda ae readilas 
ofthy fons.or friends either come to fee thee, orto intreat for thee, it muft needs be ; chre fo much reverenced of allnations, and there to make his oblations: a  AEERAGe com a 


u hatt euill: deferucd of them,asthou hatt of others:yet how thinkeft thou,i Id the inhabirants ioyfully received, and havifig fSught out allthe antiquicie 
, »would they i. Teal and een: vo aitie, would be conduétéd ynto albthe places thereabouts, where Tefus Chvift had jects 
‘ whom aa 







fourth K ing 0 


thofe holy places) but of the Iewes only,who greatly bl: 





ing of his cities, efpecially che great cities of Alexandri 
the meantime by his commandment came towards Ay 










ik? of his amie. Now cAxallahaving {ummoned it 

















befides the good fortunethereof,h 
victuals out of all the 
in henothin 





7 


Tamerlane 
marcheth to. 
wards Caler. 


dire@ly vnto Gaier, to the great aftonithmentof the Sultan 
























foot, cuenas Tamerlane his armie approached, 
whofe comming thegreat citie readie before t 
confirmed,to the great hinderance of Tamerlan 
_ impoflible,for want of viGuals for fo greatanai 


— eaierbefeged Aingall this,did not Tamerlane forbeare to dra 
’ by Tamerlane. neere vi 



















thecitie,efpecially the flaues (whichin that populous citiea 






the fiege, one day hee thought itgood t 
enemic¢hada defire to come toa day of! 
fo indeed to feck occafionto fight :inho 
armic into the field, fome reuol mnichl 

vhom liberty was by him promifed)as by 

















Made it knowne by certaine flaues (for th 
how that he was not come to hur: 





there any tumult o i 
ie well prouided ofall things, was: 
0 ito the hazard of abattell. wi 


viori 


errr a > 
eucnasthe pilgrimesdoe : and comming tothe fepulchre 
there, many rich and precious gifts, to the great contentm 


al others, Tamerlane made no reckoning,but called them the accur 
news thatthe Sultan had gathered al his forces,and being come in 


thought norgood tolleaue behind him,although cant 

it was thought impregnable, as well in refpect of the caftle, as of the trong garrifon thar th 
Sultan had put thereinto: buthee; whofe fortune nothing could. . 
ther and fohauing commanded Caxal/a to fet ypon it, followed 










himfelfe was, and whatreligionhe-held ; caufing many of the G 
tothem, and totell themofthe miferie they indured vnderthe 
farce preuailed withthem, that they all determined to aduenture their liues, 
malukes out of the citie,withall them that fauoured the Sulran. 

armas, made themfelues matters of onc quarter of the citie, and delivered one ofth 
Axalla -wherby he entering, pur al the Mamalukes to the {word 
fo gainedthe citie.. Whereof Tamerlane hearing, beeingasy: 
hopc of fo profperous'abeginning, to findan happieenda 


W Neere vnto ic, 
the fame, hauing caufed a great trench to bemad 
thereby to lodge his armic mote fafely:during which time 
uen, as well to trie what confidence the enemie had in himfelfe, 


him: who certainely informed him of the {tate of the citie,and 
fameby him fhutvp,, and the proud Mamalukes ftill put tothe 
9 fhew his armie before 
battelliornot :as alfo to 
ealfosthat ifthe Sul 





nd Caier, 


a 


hay ie, and declared ynto the inhabit. 
(who were moft ofthem Chriftians) the mildneffe and courtefie of Tamerlane, as alfo whe 
recke captains to {peake yp. 


Mootes and Mam 





Ifo of his. 






rein 








iptto Damiatawhich ftr 
e perfuaded{o to 


And fointhe nighe tat 


, or took them prifoners,ang 
et vpon his march, was ingood 
defignes in Agypt. For 
¢ knew that this hauen of Damiata might ferue him with 
parts of Greece,asthe Emperor Emanuel had 
n g failed him, Into which port Tamerlane hauing made 
rifon two thoufand of the Emperour Emanuel his fouldiers, 
tooke an oath for their obedience. So hauing ftayeda {pace 
gatdto march towards Alexandria : andjhauing paffed ouer 


ofthe Mamalukes, 
tan came foorth, 


T,would needs go¢ thi, 
|himiclfeafter Withehe i 


‘ants, 





tO putthe Mj. 


ing vp 
€ gates to 


promufed him, & where. 
his entrie,left there in gar. 
with a goucrnour, of whomhee 
at Damiata,hee caufed his vaunt- 
the riuer,eucn in aninftant turned 


, who made prouifton f - 
fence of Alexandria,as the neereft vnto danger. But vnderftandin ; feieiiin, 


is of thefe n ‘ 
diligence, that he entered into the citie with fortie thoufand ho: f he aa 


rfe, and threefcorethoufand 
purpofing in perfon himfel fe to defendbit. 
 haue reuolted, wasagaine in his obedience 
ehis affaires : forto remain long before it,was 
tmy inthe enemies country. Yet notwith{tan- 
sand withall his army to encamp 
le for to couer his horfemen, and 
heecaufed diuers onfets to be gi- 
as to fec how the people of 
finite) were affected towards 
the armie ; as gladto fee the 
wort. Butthuslying ftillat 1 
the citie, to trie whether the 
view what forces he had,and 
at if jultan did come forth with al his 
“ip tele le wid lg the flaues (vato 
. the citizens themf{elues(difcon i in- 
lencie of the Mamalukes entered of Jate iota the citie with the steer hhad 
at purpofe fledas fugitiues out of his ar 
them,but only forthe deftruéion 
nding fo in battell array, no 
n thecitie , ashe had expea 
folued to wearic him o1 
ig, and fer downe 














my into the 


+ Forthe Sultan y 
t with lying fill, 


ONS City he 
do; forthat 


ch py 


alukes ; {9° 


By x 





Bytaxet fourth Kingof the Lurkes; 

A aduenture:fuchicdafidence he had in the:ftrength 8 multitude of his arm: 
was, fil to take one ofthe cities(for Caireisdinided intothree 

by little & littlero aduance foswatdashe might, til fighting wir 
folution;he:commanted an affanlivorbe gineh;and having broughthis foot 
where he would!hauethemito giwerhe onfec (for thd citiewasnot walled, 


my. Now his purpofé 
8 therin incamping himfelf, 
hthe enemy. V pon which re- 


but only-fortified 


with. dipches & trenches) he comnyandétichePpince of Tibanais with fifty thoufand footmen; 
to beginthe affaulr; enen inthe face of theeuemie 3 whicluhe moft valiantly performedsind 
there begana moftterrible and:cruel fight, #a/la:in thomeanszime,deeming(asthe wuth Was) 
that the Sultan had drawn his greateft forces to the'place where the Prince of Thanaisfought 
to enter,d$ vato a place of greateft danger,fet acompaffe about, & vponanother quatrer of 
B the city,with{mall tefiftance paffed the trenches, witere hee prefently lefothirtie thoufand 
mentoifilvpthe ditches,and to make way forthe horfmerto enter : aduancing forward him- 
f.lfe,againft rwenticithoufand fent by the Sultan to haue {topthis further paffage :the Prince 
of Thanais being ar thacfame time almoft beaten backby. che Mamelukes. Bur the way being 
* made plain,by them that were forthat purpofe left by 4xal/s,and ten thoufand horfe entredy 
whicincharged vpon the backs of the Mamelukes, where the Sultan himfelfe was; and they 
feconded by tenthoufand moe fent inby Tamerlane, following himfelf afier, with al his pow- 
ersthe Sultan retired vito a fecond ftrength, which he had made in the nextcity. The fight in- 
durcil full the {pace of feuen houresswherein were flain of the Sultan his menaboue fixteene 
thoufand ; and of Tamerlanes betwixt feuen and eight thoufand, Who contented to haue ‘dif 
C lodgedithe enemy,and'gained a third part ofthe citie, caufeda retrait te bee founded, inhope 
the next day to win all the reft, as indeed he did. For the Prince of Thanais the next day for- 
cing the enemiestrenches in one place,and Axa//a in another,the Sultanaftera great fightfin- 
ding himfelfe hardly preffed by the obftinat enemy, and too weake long to hold ont, retired; 
and fo forthwith abandoned the citie,é encamped himfelfe along the fide of the riuer'Nilus, 
with purpofe to paffe the fame,and to flic to Alexandria his fecond ftrength & refuge. Which 
Tamerlane {ufpecting, followed after him with his horfemen (who onely were in order) and 
fome few foot,hardly drawn from the citie, which their fellowes were in fpoilings el 2 
was gladto promife them efpecially,to regard and reward their good fernice. oe i Kin 
the Sultan vpon a narrow caufey,had oppofed twelve or fifteen thoufand men, whom hecal- 


D led his flaues(to fauor his paffage) but were indeed his beft fouldiers,and ftood faft,he place 


ferui é i : who forall thar at length forced by theirenemies,ftilin- 
De renagikonan acting ae loffe) caft Prasthtie into the great riuer,and 


creafing,vpon them, (though not withoutg 


made amoft honorable retrait:euery man hauing his weapon 


with the other tothe further bank. The Sultan flyi 
the reftwere fundry waies fled or els drowaed)is 


in the one hand,and fwinaming 


ng with fome eighteen thoufand horfe(for 
reported inhisfight,to haue comforted his 


men,by telling of thém,that they were not men that had vanquifhed them, but gods,there ap 


peared in themfo greav wifedome,force,and va! 


lor: diuers of the Mamelukes taken inthelate 


i i i eoufly vfed,were of him demanded, 
fight,being brought before Tamerlane,and by him courteoutly vied, 1 
ifthey conldbe Content to ferue him,now that their mafter was fled and gone which —_ 
B vtrerlyrefufed:whom notwithftanding, for their fidelitie, Tamerlane ferat liberty od oe 
to the Sultan: asno leffe defirous to be admired of his enemies forhis bounty andc > 


than feared for his force and valor. The won 


derfull wealth of this fogreatand famousacity 


is foldi x ie houres had thefpoile 

ey vnto his foldiers,who for the fpace of foure and twentie hour i : 

mee a a being then by open proclamation comm aunded'to Dee Dine 
The citizens he {et alat liberty not {uffering any ofthem to be taken prifoners:an 


tenthoufind ood foldiers, witha great number of others( 
in his army planting euery where as he paffed as it were ne 
him fuch of the inhabitants as he thought might hurt him, pee 
ceffary forthe keeping of fucha city hee caufed his army to pallbeuss 

F the Suleanto Alexandria,cothe énd not to Jeaue his victorie vnperfect: 


coh pigupegtr ay firto binesagve Sa ee eer with an infinite number of 


re(t of his army conduéted by the Prince o 
boats & foldiers to attend vpon him, going 


Pay) : * DO) 8 
riuer,é& his {wit courfe-fomtimes,and in an inftant tobenait 


by water,taking g 


wherof he cariedagrear multitude 
w colonies)& carrying away with 
and taking order for Ithingsne+ 


for to follow 
Axalla hating before 
forcesagaine together ; and the 


Jeafureto behold the faire 
We alt as if it {carce mane 
€ 


Caier 
mento therplace ¢y Tamerlane, 






225 


e 


a. Bataxet fourth King of the Turkes, 227 
fe into Lybia G A wards the holy city commanded itto be free from all fubfidies and garrifons of men of war 

and gaue great gifts vnto the Monafteries, and honoured them fo long as hee remained itera 

Departing from Ierufalem, he came to Damafco:which great citie,as well for that it was ine 

tected with the opinion of Le%ides (accounted anarch heriticke among the Mahometans) as 

alfo euill affected to his proceedings,he caufed tobe rafed,and the bones of Jezides the falfe 






Ichingside fpenats termined finta timena dexite,in hope, is 









ic P rophet to be digged vp and burnt, and his grauc before much honored, in defpightto be filé 
t fo thats; his pdpuloisiarmie wouldnt jon led with dung, So marching on, & blafting the world before himas he went(for long it were 
ramaiierher’! fo departingiout of Addxendriawi ftamding inihiseyes: ofce B and from our purpofe, to recountall his viétories) he paffed ouer the riuer Euphrates,and hae 
times faid, That God was angriewith hinvand this, ofinecellisie feties uit conHteeza Mefopotamia, wich the great citie of Babylon, and all the kingdome of Per- 
the fatal overthrow ofhiseftareshimfelfchawirigdoneas imiich asinhitn | Suatinne to his i ia, : ae the 1 ne whoa re cternized for euer,he returned at length to Samer: 
- and the ation the world iadibfdhivn't ands atlerigdito return, B cand,t ¢ anious place o his birch,and glorious feat of hisempire, 

is ree ccd agi chidned le the bondage, er: rey hoped etreditsedal le Now had Baiszer(bura little before one of the greateft princes on earth,and now thefcorn 
aa Tamehlenecenmniniptey Alkan pedi ven) tia Raied “ney of fortun®,and aby word to the world)with great impatiencie laine two yeresin moft mifera- 
themfelues. dexantiriatbel eclded to: zaxalla)there Bree 





ble thraldom,for moft part fhutvp in an yron cage,as fome dangerous wild beaft sand hauing’ « 
eno better means to end his loathed life,did violently beat out his braines againft the barres of 
the yrongrate wherin he was inclofed,and fo died about the yeare of our Lord 1399.Yet of 
his death are diuers other reports:fome faying,that he died of an ague,procceding offorrow 
and gricte:others,that he poyfoned himfelfe:and the Turks affirming,that he was fet at liber- 
tie by Tamsber/ane,bcing by him beforehand poyfoned,whereof he dyed three daies after hee 
was inlarged(a report not liketo be true:)but how foeuer it was,his end appeareth to hauebin 
C right milerable, His dead bodie at the requeft of his fon Mabomet,was by Tamberlane fent to 
Afprapolis, from whence it was afterwards conueied to Prufa, and there lyethburied in a 
Chappell neere vnto the great Mahometan Temple without the citie Eaftward : where alfo 
xy I lieth his beloued wife Defpina,with his eldeft fonne Erthogrul. And fatt by inalittle Chappell 
- fiteus torerurn Now afterthisdong traugliehd paines takenjwas Tamerlane more defirous than he had be. lieth buried his brother /acap, whom he inthe beginning of his raigne murthered. 
oe bin cog fore vied;to {ee the pleafuresiof his ownenatiue ‘country stherather thereunto mouediby the 
a requeft ofhis wife;ttien longing tor his réturne sand the néwes he heard-of the ficknes of the 
old Fartarian Emperor his father in law § befides tha 


whilesfending 4xa/ld to purfue the Sultan, ¢xtecdingly' grituedtharhecouldinot get his, 
intostishands; arid shodefraillisrtparhdonoxtt seeded bya gaifediwhicts me 
himo dealétie more hardly withthem whomshe fufpeed to fauout him. Now the bruit 
ofthele victories hauing with Awalla pafledibeyond Alexandria into/Lybia,: had brought 
- fuchaseare,notonely vponthepeopleadioyning vnto thefeconquefts, buralfo vponall Af 
fri¢a (they {uppofing that Tamerlane did followythactwo and twentie ofthe Moorekings fent 
their embaffadoars vnrohimxo/offer vntoihim their obedience :the Sultan as. aman forfaken 
of fortune; ftill ying before bia: Of the néerett of which Kings, Tamer/ane tooke hoftages: 
J asfor'the other farther offy, hee contented himfelfe th their faith giuen, and with the other 
 ranertene do, Dbward fignosoFicheir goodwils, oo yma uniide says b foe i 



























defiteoFrefts'wichwiidnyalfo,the defiresofitis fouldicrsiwe)l acres. Pethen it ; warlike Othoman,the raifer of his family;& Tamberlanin like degree fromthe great Zingis,the 
Hauerunfo manyani:diuers fortunes. Theonely ftay = i ear Hogenmligo! firft and moft fortunat leader of the Tartars(his countrymen)ynto the ae Ca ti 
‘Calibes,an old. and faithfull feruativof his, whdm he for his good deferthad ofhisown ay ord K D both Princes of great power and like Spires pine aa 44 th - 
appointed goucrnor of al hisnewconquetts ii Bgyptand:Syria:agreathonournodoubt, | martial affaires sbutambitiousaboue meafure, the ground! al she pa a taken ae 
but not too greatiforhim thathad fo wel deferued.So thindfull was he ofthe good aEihiks of raifed,to the aftonifhment of the world-Howbeit,the great vertues and other the honourable 
bis So ipl ener heneeded notbyotherstobeofthem putin remembrance,were 
neucr{o farrcoff, as was'now Calibes, who at thistiine was wi ird) i i i i- 
miemaking way:for ied alongthe srtenstiel ena tapi Sh. Sai a honorable predeceffors.For which caufes he was much feqred and Re ees of as oe ; 
and Perfia : whofe comining wasnow with great deuibcioalGolicd anne h sh ‘Opotamia, ersand men of war in general, 8 of them at his moft need oO: Take mney to ue 
firousto returnes Which theirexpedtation he long delayednot, but beving fénefdiniie ; pet nse Voldi as Uses Pea i ee omen sy ben forfabenin 
Alexandria, whi : : y i spear tO was by acommon foldier caftin his teeth,when he rage a 
attentbleae, mike Sea — le raged be sect an oho of Tamerlane againe the arent batrel againft Tamer/anescelling him as he fled,that he ran ah hg wentto tee 
iene wind he ease nes reine} Lin one i wi ee there left L E his pay,wherewith to prouide his children besenhe seca See ai verus ee 
foal fooniegouatedaat dis i si h fix thoufand hor femen and tenthou- berlane were graced with divers other of like nature,no man being to his freinds m an ie 
> place,and lieutenant general vnder Calibes : whom Tamerlane ous or kinde,eithervnto his enemies more dreadfull ortertible, The good feruice of his fer- 











qnalities of Baiazer, were in him by his cholerick and waiward pature much obfcured : which 
made him to exceed both incruelty & pride: being alfo much more handfaft than were his 






























(as I haue faid) had now appointed to commaund overall gy i i i al Flom es 
tid i pt and Syria, together with forgot,cither lefcthe fame long vnrewarded:being therof fo mindful,a 

the countries newly conquered in Lybia and Barbarie vand now conduéting him ynto | Haveli sy Hs a othersintheir benialite be put in remembrance therof, hauing always 

the great citie of Caire, and there taking the belt order he could for the preferuation of his by hima catalosue both of their names and good deferts,which he daily perufed. Oftentimes 

new conqueft, lefohim with fortie thoufand horfe and fiftie thoufand fo ; ARERE ERD 


: : a be- 
3 sp, 2 ot. And fo'haui ayi atday tobe loft,whereinhee had not giuen them fomething : and yet neuer’ b 

fafficiénely inftructed him how hee would hauethofe kingdomes gouerned, difiniffed hin’ SoMa sclecianeso8 fuch as ambitioufly fought the fame(as deeming sean ats 
Rotlike a mafter, but as companion, fecring very forry to leaue him deftitute of his pre- vaworthy thereof)but vpon fuchas whofe modefty or defert he thought worthy thofe his 


fences So fetting forward with his armie conduétedby the Prince of ‘Thanai C, : feuerity of his commands with the greatnes of his bounty, as 
himfelfe, A guard Hints by'th eilbeturned afiionto ie anais, Tamerlane great fiuors;fo tempering the feuerity 8 















E ie vifiti ufalem: Where ; at it is hard to fay, whither he was ofthis nobility & men of war, forthe onemorefeared,or 
masibeigleaen dayes, daylie vifiting the fepalchire of Chirift Telus (whom he alla God M - ae i Siete torn great ftaies of princes {tates ;feare keepi ng theobftinat a Cae 
the Chriftians) and theruins of Salomon his Temple : much wondering thereat, andat Ie- dience,& loue, the dutiful in devotion. But with Barazet it was not fo,who evening al ond 
ru sem the feat of Danids Kingdome, and of that great Salomon ; but grieued that hee could for him but duty,& by nature chollerick & proud(after the maner oftyrants)defired ak otal 
pi Pe fully intheir former beautie. He only defpifed the Te wes, which had commit- tobe of his {ubieéts feared, not much regarding how little he was pach ebeloned Rom af 
“ths oy Octuella murderagainft h came to fauethem. And to fhe his deuorion to- : ae 


~ wards 





The mifevable 
deathof Baide 


Thefe two ereat and mighty Pr inces,Tamberlane and Baiazet, (both ofthem whilftthey li- 4 comparifm 
ued,a burthento the world)as they tooktheir beginning from the Seyths or Tartars,fo were pi) des 
t, age infelfe began to bring vnto him a they of like honorable progenitors defcended : Baiazet being the fourth in defcent from the gerlane. 
5 \ n 



















| Baiazet fourth Ku 
se caufe ofhis great fall and miferie, and that therein hee was: 
iis wherein forall that he is to be accounted more fortunate than th 
tetban enemie,hauing euer fince in the lineall defcent of himfelfe,had of 
anterlirs of the world to fucceed ftil in his kingdome and empire:as he hath ¢ 
a Sultan Mabomet,thethird of thatname,whonow in great maiefty raigne 
Whereas the gloric of Tamberlane his empire , euenin his owne 
thereof, and labouring with the greatneffe of it felfe, and by — 
fonnes, fhortly after his death decaied,rent in funder by ambition and ciuilldifcord , and Dot 
long after, together with his pofteritie , rooted out by Vfun-Caffanes the Perfian King, to the 
worlds wonder, tooke end : nothing of the huge greatneffle thereof now or fince then remy. 
ning, more than the famethereof : as doth alfo the miferie ofthe other fo brought low. Bur 
leaning this mirrour of mifhap (Baiazet) vnto his reft , and Tamberlane for a while to triumph 
in Samarcand,let vs now proceed in the courfe of ourhiftorie,yet npt forgetting bythe way 
te remember furch Chriftian Princes as then lined together with thee two great Monarchs, 


3 
4 ‘ ; 


. FINIS. 














F 
7 ¥ theEas | Emannel Palsologus pe 1387+ 30. 
. =. > Emperonrs, Wenceflans, fonne to Charles 
Mg | Ofthe Weft ; King of Bobemia. ‘ 1378. 22. 
; Rupertus Duke of Bawaria, 1400. 10, 
Richard the fecond. 1377+ 

cofEngland et shefourih, 1 ; Ue oe 

Chriftian Princes of they Kings, J Of France Chat lala est iranian 
fame time with sa ¥ ats med . pear 42. 

att the firff. | of Scasland § John Steuart, otherwifé 
called Robert the third, 1390. 16. 
; ban the V Ie 

Bifhops off Rome Prbe . 1380, 11. 
2 poifie ther x. 1390, 14) 








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MAHOME 


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THE LIFE: OF MAHOMET, THE 
FIRST OF THAT NAME, FIFTH KING OF 


THE TVRKES, AND RESTORER OF THEIR 
} : SORE SHAKEN KINGDOME, 







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iat =) 

Ow wonderfully the Turkifhkingdome was by the violence of T4- Diners opinions 
merlane fhaken,and the maieftie thereof defaced, it well appeareth, in peat, 
that the Hiftories of that time,as well thofe of the Greeks,as of the belt 
Turks,in nothing more differ,than in the fucceffors of Baiazef,theit 
late vnfortunat King, Some writing,that he had two fons,Orchanes 
(otherwife called Calepinus) and Mahomet :and that Calepinys in the 
fecond yeare of his raigne was flaine,and his kingdome pofleffed by 
Mahomet his brother. Others reporting, that Baiazet had two fons 
namely, Calepinus and Mustapha :and that Calepinus fucceeding his 
dome, when he had raigned fix yeres, died, leaning behind him two 
fonnes Orchanes and Mahomet : arid that Orchanes being young, was flaine by his vacle ; whom 
| Mahomet in rcuenge of his brothers death, afterwards flew, and pofleffed the kingdome him- 
/ felfe. Others reckon vp fewen fons of Baiszet ; lofina, Mufulmanes, Mofes,Calepinus, Tofwathe * 
| D yonger, Mu/faphaand Malis , with an vncertaine fucceffion amongft them allo. This dinerfi- 

tie of opinions, full of no lefffe vacertaintic ; as I mean notto follow in report of this Hiftorie, 

fo wil I not {pend any time in refuting thefame, (although much might be faid inthe matter) 

but leaute thefe reports,together with the hiftorie following, to fuch credit as they fhall bap 

to find with the confiderat readers. 




















Fe Pindicibus Mahomet patrinws fibi vendicat armis The Grecke Hiftoriographers (beftlike to know the Turkith fucceffion,as wel by reafon oF 
Imperium, & fractas fernidus anget opes their neereneffe, as inthat they were by them as theirbadneighbors,fo much troubled)make 
Quod patri abfiulerat violentia Tarberlani j no mentionatall either of Calepinus or of Orchanes : In like mannet,Hifforie Mulalmane Twrco- 
Imperioredait Marte fauente fuo, 2 rum, diligently gathred out ofthe Turks own hiftoriesby Zo. Lewnclauiws(a. learned Phy fitian, 
Mle fagittiferofque Dacas,valido(queTriballes and himfelfe a great traueller amongift them, & therefore deferning the more credit)do not fo 
Contndit, G populos Iter amene tuos E miichas name the fucceffion of Calepinia or Orchanes, after the captiuitie of Baiazet , but reie- = 
Tursica fic rurfusfablata potentia, fira ti eth themboth as counterfets. Butin my opinion(without preiudice to any, that vponbetter we 
AttulisimperioRomule magne oh reafon may deeme otherwife) the great confufion ofthe Turkith Kingdome , in fhort time : 
iby fnsecraeniade ‘ 7 wrought by the mightic cia a his be hd thes difcord aid war afeaaiss “we 
es {tout ALahommet his f, i ‘ arifine among the fons of BaiaZet, ftriuing allas it were at once, for the reftlefle room of loue- 
And doth the broken ftate thereof gece . rite, which fufféreth no pri 3 ond ce one of them, according to his hap or power, 
What fo the force of Tamerlane had from his father tane. wae layiig hand vpon {ome one part or other thereof,and bearing him({elfe therein for arimeas a 
He by his forruneand his force reftor’d the fame again King,in countries fo far diftant ; neuer leauing,vntill they had like the earth-borne bretheren, 
The Dacians he vanquithed,and Seruians in feld 5 : wrought one anothers deftrudtion , might giue iuft occafion of fuch diuerfitie of reports as 
And forc’d the people neere to thee faire Hfter, for to yeeld - + js Before fpoken of,concerning the fucceffion of that time,in that troubled and rent kingdom: 
So onceagaine the Turkith ftate (by him rais’d Yeon hi yee F fome reckoning one,fome another,and fome,fuchas neuer were,to have fucceeded inthe go- 
Hath tothine empire, Romnlus, broughtgreat D penitic : ueimment,and { Ovatruly augmenting the number of the Turkith Kings. iebrretorg Aung 
: THE Calepinus & Orchanes ynto them that firft found them,with that Little, which withoutany goo 


ground andleffe probabilitie is writren of their fuppofed raigae; I (following the authoritie : 
= x ofthe Turkifh hiftoryyreekon this Mahomet onc of the yongeftfonnes of, se OU 
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¢ncerer ecame to Tamerlane,the more like he wasto fil]; 
e f ; though happily without Tamerlane his knowledge : bythe aduice of his ees oe eee 
es amorang full iatruaer of thy felfe,to depart , whom otherwife 1 will forthwith, 4 countellours,refolued to goe no further, Wherefore calling vnto him 7; amerlenes embaffador 
fame vniothe refl of my serruories. Wherefore except thon withous de ! wi Seka wo & hethus {pake vnto him peer & : > 
iN ly fafe <asefinads ifignes , I denounce unto thee all the calamiti ar wilh thee with | You fee the dangers and iniuries 1 indurein thismy tourny,and my mind forbodeth greater +9 enfives Makomer bie 
vaptiparesty feta baitell, for that Lmeane foortly to meet with shee. This Jesh ¢ of our wey ' Sor which Cafes Imay not Sot any farther but here returne.Commend me therefore} Pray youunto the fee fe q 
Prana bos, f : ; ¢ j moft mightie Tamer lane,with my father andtel them whi dangers haue happened Unto me vpon the hafiade 
hoxtlyafcer, Mabomer according to his promile mecting with this Tarrar Princesby plaing A) + Which confidered, I ape they will baserne exe ‘fed. For which prrpefe Iwill Ufo find in your | 
Me force overthrew lum,and had of hima notable victori¢. ‘ s canpanie anembaff ‘Adour of mine owne ek : 
Thelike good hap he had alfo noclong after,againnt Cafe Ogliand Kinpeck Oghsewo other. 4 Mahomet af chat time had with him a graue, wife, and learned ian,called Sophis Baiazes, 
artarian capraincs,atche caltleof Chara chizarandthe laine of Artuck-Oua, And hearin B i emerime his {choc olemafter : w. ‘beg he fencemBaffadour to Tamer lane aud his father 360 have 
thee One Mefte 4 Turke,bad fortified himlelte inthe ruins of Sebattia,and from thence {por pss i a tae excufed : and fo departed, hz hom 
the country round abour,ue fent Baracet one of his Bafli’s againtt him; who tn hore time see ner da 





wards, leaying thé way he cai 
tooke him,and brought im | 













; - me (for 
f erjand tl 1y towards Tamerlane who honourably recettied Mabomers em. 
ound voto Limzby whom he wasadiudeed ew Mie But fecing in ont i “4 nid b i online gee ihe 5 oe ith ms at n fent vnto him, gaue fim honourable en. 
i j ra +7 ene. VS “s & 
the man an inuincible sourage,and contempt of deach at fuchtime ashe should haue been Ox: oment, bu erh 
ceuted,mooued therewith, hee gaue him his pardon ; for whic 





him faichfull,and did him gtcat leryice, 
Mshamet biaving many times thus vanquifhedthe ftra 
fought the {poyle of his countrey,became they eby far 
Tamerlane \iis aimig , into much thatthe bruic of his n 
ying in theleffer Alias who as he thought itnocw 
t 


une againe vnto his matter, 
: t It was not long after,but that old Aaiazer died of | i 
ihe euer afterconinued vnty bodie Tumerlanclefear 


ald 5 impatiencic(asis aforefaid:) whofe dead 
“frat A propolis with the Prince Germean, to bee deliuered ¥nto his fonne 
. 4 . ] Mahomet , with Mu f@ bis elder brother (w. 

gling Tattarian Princes, which hal heli i ; 

ousanongft the great commanders of 

amie cameatlength to Tamerlane, care, | 



















hoall this whilehad beene kepteprifoner with 


Aad fo themightie Prince Tamerlane, after he 







fe tahomet hauld require them. 



































































‘is Fong time wafted Phrygia, Caria, Lydia, with the moft part ofthe leffer Afia; and cons i 
ys ; ered all Syria, Iudea Algy pt, and Perfia, with many other great countries and Prouinces 5 F} 
et oxth his greatnefleand labor,himfelsin ad retuined aclalbfoeathie Bed Kingdome, vnto the great citieoF amercand, whi = } 
rm MLO goe againtt fo greacan enemie slo hi ethoughe itnot goad or conueniens quite to | derfully inlarged, and bibunifed Se the fpeiles Ws crca part of the wal te tet a 
Heglett him,bui by fome over meanest he could) to ouertake hims Bor Which purpofe he | walted’: where he afterwards in great peace and gloric raigned,noleffe honoured than feared 4 
veganito (peake many times yer Yhonourably of hiaghigh.y commending his great valor and } ofall the Princes ofthe Fatt, ‘To the terrour of whom, and for the afuring of his eftate, hee rhe great 4 
Hf jepe feitndsi ye A oa And eine for PAN aku hla whag great raertion / kepralwaies a ftanding armie of fortic Bsc neko ee a trea at cana q 
ie ear of his fone Ata femetand chat he was therefore ver eNVOURTO {ee himiwhere all affaies : befide other his great garrifons which he ke tin. Syria, Beypr, ina,and Cam. 
ithe found thavtrue Which was reported af hisgreatvertues, ci would beftow one of his b ne 3as alfo againftche Muteonite, and Turks ; becing commonly in eaeiclice threefcore 
© diughtersypon himin mare tage, with niany other Gteat prefermentsrand therfore willed Sa. thoufand (t ong, thouglinot (till infield, butas oceafion required. Vatil! that at length hea- 
eG TO Write vane him, orto daub fo come vato him,co the Bear good both of himfelfe ring of the rifing againe ofthe Turkifhkingdome,vnder the othomap Princes,the fons of pa- 
andhis father, Which thing Aaiater atthe Guth doubting the wor ft, 1equefted Tamerlane sor K D aeet,with whom the opprefled Mamelukes of Agypt, and the Greeke Emperour (as doubt- 
Fo heleeue thavof hisfonbeing yer Veiyyangand nat worthie of fo preaca fauor, Neverthe. | full of his eftarey had now alfo for feare of him combined themfelues; heby the perfuafion of 
left parc perliaded by Tamer haehis prorelintory » & importuned by hing char Might now Axalla (then Generall of his imperiallarmic) made great prepatation for a fecond expediti- 
thee comnmand him, he With aneuill will wrot to hisfon Atahowwer co fuch Hoag Tumerlaie requis onto bemade for the viterrooting out of the Othoman familie,& theconqueft ofthe Greeke 
red, With which letigns,and athers of like purport Horm bienfelf, with many tich Prefones, 7a. empire. But hat 
MeL Hosen Maboaes oe of his (eer counee Hor) embaflador to Mahometol whom 
hie Was tight lonaially vex i 





iuedand likewile 
ood phe cauleathines 






ling now all things in readineffe > and alfo giuen a good bi 


ginning ynto thefe 
his intended conquefts, (one of the Turkes great Baflaes beeing by 
i teadthe aforefaid fer 


Aberained, Bit hauin 














fered thereby videri 
Pak 
















































Axalla his lieutenant ina 
great barrell Querthrowne,and thittic thoufand of the Turks flaine)he inthe middeft oF thefe % 
i mining he caved INO Councel with the grea fue hopes,asalfo of his Steatelt power,died ofanaguethe 27 day of Tanuary, in the yere wena 
aNla’y Alaouir bi Hy Whether he Were hethto go LO Taner lane or nor, Wherehis Gouncllane of our Lor 1402.A little beforg wholedeath, appeared agreatand terrible blafing ftar,por- Tamerlane, 
t Wee Teleewe BHe opinionathart Was not good for him Codduenture hig perfor to che dan. tending as it were to the world the death of fo eee ins Kesyeaxizn Mewes 
j AGU or che aiercie of fo migheie an er Wie, Of whofe faith he had noany. Le E ture, fomewhat narrow in the fhoulderssotherwife Wellinimed,and’o a great eng a i Speirs tia 
5 Fanee, Andi fobectaid theyahepherewith o Ithy force Ieeke vo haue YOu,We at his cies fate fuch a rare maicttie, as amancould hardly indureto behold them without c: lofing of ofreuerlanc, 
i PONTE ‘a williake the refiuge Ht thewoor Sand there dhroud our { ues vnvil hisowne: and many in talking With him, and often beholding ofhim became dumbe ; which 
‘ , opsaticcl ogainstyr that ASarmie canoe here long fay inthis barecoun. caufed him oftentimes with acomely modefticta abftainetrom looking too cameftly vpon 
r Watt At vgceltavies, Ne hoping that his journy Mighohe both for fuch as fpake vato himpordifconctarh with him) All the refPof his vilage was amiable & wel 
Q oi Of hiv, berand hisey Neadiane SHENG ConteaLe to the anlid ofall his councellors | Proportioned: he had but little haire on his chinne 3 and ware the haie athis head long and 
| Wen To hauing pu pared all hie heedfull forthe honor& fafery ofhisioutny, curled, contrary to the manner of the, Tartars, who.thaue their lieads,hauing be Pe * 
I before Hi 4 jBivaahe he Anette Hiv | bie “nee Of Pontus, Gara sabia Whoin he had Coucted: whereas he contrariwifé was forthe moft partbare headed,commanding hi 
i bherhirowne, vndertanding Scomming that way, ; 
having gor vate him fomeof te " 





foro be foby histutors brought vp :his haiewas.ofadark colour, fomwhat drawing toward 
€ Pingo dytndiare Savcos, fee ? : 
Withas euill thecerle as before, molt of hk me Ny 









i i ich hi i (ashee 
avioler,tightbeantifullto behold:which his mother comming of the race of Sampfon 
i being there by Teta M F gauc it our) willed him to nourifh, intokenof his defcent =the caufe So a rc 
MMefilly to Mie, So tauellir MH further, hevnder Dod that vali ree, a reat Lordinthow mote refpected of his men of war; mot part ofthem belecuing that in thofe irr 
Countries, Went ot tointercepe Hits O Whie fe infuch hattto On, that he hare Vertue, or rather fame fel ea ol a of Sued pect hae 
f on ae wy ier Scomming.or well proui edforhimsfo, . ages,to fil the heads of their foldiers wit fome frrange opinion c aem, 
RS aly R H ‘ie * et deg headers more of hem honored,as ifinchem had binfomeone thing or other more than in other men, 
Stet, tatee ingthe raita 
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His 
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homet fifth King 


«ve [fnd it expre(fed by them that wri 
3 .- tinely counterfeit,as I find it expreffed by t 
te Beis ahh teftimonic of his greatnefle following. 


TAMERLANE. 












Paulusloujas, 
Matte, Viror, 
Elogsi.zsp.97- 


Ile novus Kerxes orients victor, C iagens 

beret permearet, horror gentinm 
Complenit soros Scythico qui milite campos, 
. k Hoc fe ferebat ore trwx Tamerlanes. 


Cuius in aduentum tute altis menibus urbes, 
Ipfumaue terre contremifecbat folurs 
Ipfi adeo monses, ipfaper denia valles, : 
Vim Barbarorum non ferebant agminum. 
Quare ab Cancafets Afiame conualltbus omnem, 
Ad ufyue Nili flamina armis fubdidit 
Enfeaters, (y Tigrimcy rapidu tranauit Orontens, 
Vixwaftitate, cade,cuntta proterens, 
_ Ptqie olimfieds cum sempeftate coorta : 7 
| Erumpitatramubefulmenignenm ? < 
- Obwia quequecadens perrumpit, & alta fonanti 
, op e Templa aque filidas firace turres di ict. : 
po Subfide valta tellus labefacta fragor}, 
Hamil, entes fleraét| as pawer? . ; 
i" Haw 





eM ahomet fifth King of the Turkes, 

Hand fecws ille-vians ferro molitus.cr ignt 
Euertit arces , opids aquauit fale. : 

Regem Afia horribili captums imspete Baiazetem 
Cancaque claufums ferrea circuntulit. 

Hac agitantem illum, dy [pirantemimmania iuffs, 
Que cunctus vodique orbisexpancfiercs 

Exiguocece domitum molimine febrit 
Fatalisunefoluit hora tridno. 

Deqne sos infanis opibus, de tos modo regnis, 
Rcliqua wna parue glba sexit puluere, : 





InEnglifh thus: 


Of vamerlane a Xerxes new, which did the Eat fubdue; 
And in all places where he came, the nations ouerthrew ; 
‘That fild the fields with Scythian troupes,brought from thofe climats cold 
This was the feature andthe fhape which thou do’ft here behold. , 
At whofe approach, the ftrongeft townes could {mall refiftance make 
The earth it felfe vnder his feet feeming for feare to quake, Y 
The mountaines high, mating the skie,and vncouth vallies low, 
Vnable were the force to beare,where he did come orgoe. 
Ajl Afia from mount Caucafiss, vntothe bankes of Nile, 
With valiant hand he vanquifhed and made his forceto feele.’ 
Euphrates, Tygris, and the {wift Orantes gauchim way, 
With force, wafte,and deftruction great,on what he lift to prey.’ 
And as in tempefts great ofttimes,whenallthings goeto wracke, 
The fierie lightning flafhing forth,out ofthe clouds fo blacke, 
Doth breake downe what it leghts vpon, and witha dreadful fall 
Or’ethrowes the Temples, with their Towers,and ftately buildings all : 
So thatthe earth difmaid therewith, doth lowerdowne defcend, 
And feareful wights wrapt vp in woe,are brought to their witsend: 
Inlike fort he with fireand {word feeking all to confound, 
The ftrongett caftles, towers, and townes, laid equal with the ground. 
And like an whirlewind taking vp great Bafazet away, 
Coupt vp in cage, fo carried him, for his difport and play. 
But whileft he rageth thus about,and plotteth in his head 
Such hard commands and heauie doomes, asall the world fhould dread : 
A little feauer inthree fits,oppreffed him with woe, 
And cloafing’vp his vitall {prites,did lay his head full low, 
So that for all the world of wealth andkingdomes he poffeft, 
The fall remainder of himfelfe in fimple graue doth reft. 


His great empire by himfelfdiuided betwixt his fons,wasby their difcord,and the ambiti- 


Mabamer peer 
onoffome of their difloyal fubiedts,in fhort time after brought to great confuilion, & his po eens 
fteritie vtterly rooted out by 7; fus-Caffanes,the Armenian Prince,as in the proceile ofthishi~ ~~ 

ftory may appeare.But to returnagain to our purpofe; Mshomer deliuered of his greatelt feare, 

by the departure of Tamerlane outofthofe countries, determined to goc to Prufain Bythinia, 


where his brother //4as then raigned :but vnderftanding that 1/ had before taken the ftraits 
whereby he fhould paffe the mount Horminius,he tooke another way about,and came to Pa. 
Jxo-Caftron, where the valiant captaine Hine-beg Sub-baffa then remained : who with all ho- 
nourand gladneffe receiued him,and there for certaine dayes refrefhed both him and his ar- 
my: Afterwards gréater forces ftill repairing vato him, he marched thence to Wlabad,called 
inantienttime Lopadium.Ofwhofe gernitiog eesti vnderftanding,and hauing affembled 
his armic, marched thither alfo,8 encamped on the otherfide ofthe towne towards Prufa, 


readietogiuc him battell, But cAtabomes {eeing his brother fo forward, confulted with his 
: Captaines, 



























ines what were beft to be done : where Bime Sub-baffa 
late one of Baiazet his great coun{ellors and capraines, told him, * 
nours being brethren,to pollute their hands encinthe others blo 
rell might by fome other good meanes becompofed,and they mad : zB: 
pole, Mahemer prefently fent letters vato hisbrother//a, concerning the partit ion of their. 
thers kingdome in Afia betwixtthem: offering ynto him the prouine es of Aidinia, Saruchz. 
pia Germeania,Charafia, Charamania, with other countries to them belonging : {0 that hee 
miglt haue Prufa with all the other prouinces about the fame. Which letters, when //a had 
read,and {aw that Mahomet offered him but titles for kingdomes, and fuch countries as were 
rather fometimes tributaries vnto their father Bafazet, than any part of his kingdom,and now 
of late by Tamerlane againc reftored vnto their antient libertie and es out the 4 
. beftand ftrongeft part thereof ynto himfelfe, he brake forth into chollerand faid : 

The axfwere of — What, dorh not my fathers kingdome of right belong unto me being the elder brother ? Mahomet i 

Pate mabe’ vp bys a youth,andfcarce crept out of the {hell : by what right then can be clainse my farhers kingdom 
De “4s hisinburitance ? If he can by the fword win it,les him take it,andfoholdit. 















ready as him{clfe,ftood expecting his comming : and hauing fet his army in order of battell, 
gaye the firft charge’:which was the beginning ofa moft cruel and bloudy fight, whercin,as it 
commonly fallech out in doubtful] battels, many were onboth fides flain, Atlaft the fortune 
of Mahomet preuailing,1/a his armie begantoretire : which he feeing,leftnothing vndone for 
the encouraging of his fainting foldiers, which belongedto a politicke Generall, or valiant 
foldierto do ; but prefling into thethickeft of his enemies, there with his owne hand flew the 
antient and valiant captaine Eine Sab-ba(fa, who had many times becne Generall ef the foot- 
men in old Baazet his wars. But what preuaileth courage again cuil fortune ¢ 1/4 muft either 
flic or die. And therefore hauing done what he could in fo defperat a cafe,being himifelfe on 
euery fide forfaken,inthe end was glad himfelfto flic to the {ea fide:where finding a thip rea- 
die bound for Conftantinople,he paffed oner thither in fatety,and there ycelded himfel fe vn- 
to the protection of the Grecke Emperour Emanuel.In this chafe Mahomet his fouldierstooke 
the valiant captaine Temurta/és prifoner,another of Baiazet his great commanders, & brought 
him to Mahomet : who in reuenge of the death of Eine, commanded his head prefently to bee x 
{mitten off, and his bodietobec hanged ypon a tree by the high way fide. Of this vidtorie, 
Mahomet certified his brother So/yman at Hadrianople, and intoken thereof fent him Temur. 
tafés his head. This battell was much fpoken of, both forthat it was fought betwixt two bre- 
‘thren ; andalfo forthe death of thetwo famous and old captaines Eineand Te emartafes, who 
both together as louing friends,had fortunately fought many great battels ynder Baiakes his 
enfignes ; and now as it were by deftinie, and againft their wils,without any priuate grudge, 
were both drawne into contrarie fxtions and flaine : both whileft they lined wifhing a good 
peace betwixt the ambitious brethren. Butasthe Turks vfeto fay, Whas is by Godwritten in 
mans fore bead before his birth, cannot in his lifebe auvided. agi 
After this victorie, Mabomet thinking himfelfe now in {ure poffeffion of all his fathers do. L 
minionsin Afia,led his army to Prufa,where he was ofthe citizens ioyfully receiued as their 
Sultan :and for his great bountie,ofall men highly commended and honoured. From thence 
hevwent to Nice,and fo to Neapolis,and therein both places was likewifereceiued. Thither 
reforted ynto himallthe garrifons of Carafina, Saruchania, and Aidinia,with other the inha- 
birants of thofecountries,with allloyaltie fubmittingthemfelues vnto him, with fuch honor 
__ andreuerence as belonged totheir King. Ti 
_ Allthings thus forting according to hisdefire in Afia,he fent to the Princ 
ie of his father Ba‘azet,and for his brother A¢u/a,which were there left b 
declared. ‘This bodiewasby the {ame Prince at the requeft of ea met,with great 
fent to Prufa,and therefumptuoufly buried,with allthe Turkith obfequies and ce= M 
he ‘3 moment OP foo read feucn daics vpon his tomb: 
reat cheere was kept forall commers,and much giuentot pche 
tiom)for Baiazet his {c eile oge a others, ¢3 nee see eeapohh 
ftheir Prophet Mabomset,whic Ap rom ot! the Mabo- 
e colour oftheir “ee all green, and not lawfull to be worn of any 
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: eM ahomet fifth King of the Turks, 
but of them : fo that they were by the bountie of Mahenset at that time grea i 
alfo endowed the abbey which his father had there lately buils, with Gore 
fions forthe maintenance thereof. All which things done,and the folemnitic paf he Lae 
progreffe toall parts of his kisgdome, and was in every place ioyfully receined. ai fo after- 
ward returned to Amafia; andthere in great pleafure {pent that fummer.Where wewill fora 
while leaue him,to {ee what Solyman his eldeftbrother inthe meane time doth at Hadriario- 
ple: whofe lively countenance isby the skilfull workmans hand thus expreffed: 





Non malus es nifi te encrnet male (uada voluptas, 
waque minws belle conuénit ingluntes. 
Hofpitio Mirxi fruitur tam Mafa Valachi : 
Ile tuums vigilat proaus in exitinm. 


Tac, BoIsaRDyS, 


Euill art thou nor, except leaud luft doe haften on thy fall 
Orrior,which befeemeth nora porate a all. 

Thy brother cAfu/4 entertain’d by «Marke tothine annoy, 
Doth take no ak but waiteth {till how he may thee deftroy, 


Solyman 









Pees > x 
omet fifth King o ie Mahomet fifth King of the Lurks. 
Baiazet (who kept his courtat Hat é = F es 
; Mahomet comming to Prufa,gricued exceedingly to feethat faire city fo deftroyed: yet 
to comfort the poore citifens,he gaue exceeding fummes of money to be beftowed amongft 
them,and tooke order for the new building of the citic,and there continued certain days him- 


Solymanthe eldeft fonne of kepzh 
saigning all this while ouer the countries which his father Batazes fomeume poflette 
rope) hearing whathis brother eM ahomer had done, and how-véolently againft all'right hee 
had driucn//a outot Prufa, and made him gladto fliero Confiantinople : was with this his paced 
Reneieal, hoffended, and thereupon calling ynto him his Buffaes.and faithfull felferofectheworkebegua, : = inp : : 
SE a van eat ee i dings of hom int his bi Jfain the mean time hauing incited the Prince Isfendiar in his quarrel to inuade his brother 
counfellers ,declared yatothem the vonaturall proceedings 0 mai omer apaint bs brother. | : Gaoine eithenhim(elt fon, was by him now the third time onesth 
¢ in (Lai /[o creat wrong intaking upow him the foueraigntic ouer tho Mahomet, and going thither himicite in perton, was by Him no ime ouesthrowne 

habe ae Caid.he) heearh mtn g ug bel citi his elder broth: id. fe and put to flight. Neuerthcleffe he with fome {mall forces twice afterwards entredinto Ma- 
See Sean ane omnis ae ee HOM ae, Bs os Pon. he hometsd ominion,but finding few or none willing to follow his cuil fortune, was glad at latt to 
ade of oie sahoap i Loa fee Pas omer flie to the prince of Smyrna,by whom he wasboth honorably entertained,and comforted. 
into A fia'with 2 flrong armie, and By force ef areas re rena ‘tl ee i of : Tih eee This prince of Smyrna mooued with //a his pittifull complaints in fo manifeft a wrong, did 

Gradeounfel. otherwsfé come by it. Vato which fpeech one of his graue counfellers replied, That in his opi. 1 B not only promife him whathelpe he could of himfelfe,butal fo by hisembaffadors folicited 
aiariboesnas the bef cour for bimfelfera gre inperfon into a aed pecs) the Princes of Aidinia, Saruchania, and Mentefia, to giue him aid in fo iufta quarrel, for the 
5 Ucat dela a ada ie ag AIO oer et ata eemmanege 38 bi fr relicfe of Ifi againtt his v furping brother. Thefe Princes pittying the cafe of the diftreffed 
tune great, and his experience aboue bis yeares. None naue yet had io doe with him, but they hane had Pelnce at meued with the requeft ofthe Prince of Smyrna, and fearing alfo the ae 
enough of) his « yea it is worth the noting,bow pollisickly be hath borne himnfelfefor bis omne faftte,and aoc ag at amongtchem fee fac ad,thac being all alembled together, reas 
thefafegard of the countries which be gouerned all she while shat the great and mightic Tamer| ings f ensic thoufand men in armes. Mahomet vnderftanding of this great preparation madeagaintt 
pie ira ke ise cyan ey Tee of SA coms ff bye ages if Maloy } h im,and hauing raifed a {trong armie,thought it not bef to expect his brothers comming into 
! met hath now fince his departure, againe recouered. Wherefore it were beff for you to | fend for your an- | his onctae (wher ¢ perhapsmany might ioyne them(elues vnto him, being fo ftrong infield) 
7 grie brother lia, to Conftantinople,and to make h.m Generall of the armse yousntend 10 fend into Afis 























ontr Prince of Smyrna his countrey, with {uch fpecd, that he was vpon him and the 

againft Mahomet. In which warres, it is not valtke, but that one of your brethren will be loftwherby . et ‘ oa BS eae oe Re was looked for 5 where after greatand bloudie fi ght he obtai- 

By an {hall auc one competitor of your Kingdome the leffe. Sop allow aftermeauasaat® Ieffe trouble fub- I C nedofthema notable victorie 1/4 hauing loft the battel,and therewith his hope alfo,fled into 

due him that is leftor at leaffrrs/e pleafe him with {ome part of shat which they hane fo mightily ftriuen * Caramania,and there in fich ob{curitie ended his dayes, thatno man can tell where nor how 

Xenithasrest for. This counfell was of Se/ymanand all the reft well liked of,and approued.Se was //e pre- he died. This was the end of this noble Prince, always of greater courage thanfortune, The 
ermefon’.. {ently fent for vnto Conftantinople, anda greatarmie levied. Who beeing come to Hadria- ; 

ben inv af- Nople,was by Solyman courteoufly welcommed, and made Generall of his armie: and there- 

pact 4e- wich (hipped ouerthe ftrait of Hellefpontusinto Afia, Where at his firftcomming, hee pol- 


Prince of Smyrnathe chiefe author of this war, humbling himfelfe to tee oberiees ne 
fauor. The other confederat Princes which gaucatdto i/a,were fhortly after by Mahomet for 





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Yfa flieth into, 
Cavamania,and 
the rheve diet 
in obfcuritic. 


: iled of their dominions. Which done,he returned with victorie to the building 

a “ee feffed the wholecountrey of Carafiaor Lydia: and paffing further, inall places where hee ‘ of Beeateins now to liue at more quiet. ; : 
t » came, was teceiued of the people with great reuerence, they all promifing him their obedi- Bat while Mahomet after this vidtorie dreading no danger’, was in the mid of his plea- 
F ence, ifit were his fortune to preuaile againft his younger brother cAabemet : wherewith hee Hy fures at Prufa, he was certainly aduertifed, That his brother Solyman had raifed agreat armie 
a held hinifelf wel contented.So céming to the cit of Beg-Bazer, otherwife called Defp oto- j in Europe,to 2auade him in Afia. Vpon which aduertifement he furnifhed the ale ol Prufa 
e. lis,he there wintered with his armiec. In which time, he with many kind and louing Jetters ftil K } D withaftr ong garrifon,and all things needfull for the induring of along fiege,and placed Jacup- 


diveéted to Mahomet as his yonger brother, feemed to be glad that he was fo wel obcied & 


the fonne of Firo/és,captaine therein ,and afterwards departed himfelfe,becaufe that city 


“i ; ‘gee d ; ; ; 7 Beg h left to be accounted of as a 
liked of by his fubieéts: and that prefiuming of his loue and fauour,he wasas his louing bro- i burntby //aywas not as yetto be defended, much lellt tc 
sat ther,and notas an enemie come into iat ponte with him of fuch matters as much Bo cer. esas fete ynto ifr Ba) thould fo Faguitd From Prufahecame to A feiss en one 
ft nedthe good of them both, Whereunto Mahomet with like diffimulationan{wered, That Firegted commiffions for the taking vp of foldiers inall parts of his kingdom. we Jen fatans 
he was right glad of his commiig ; for which he needed nor (as he fayd) tomake any excule, he wrotletters alfo to Doiorana Tartar Prince (whom he had many times great yp ani) 
he for that he was entered into akingdome, in part his owne, and the reft open before him : in for aid: who prefently came vato him with certaine troups of braue horfe, promifing him hi 
token whereofhe commanded a rich garment to be caft vponthe meflenger as afauour, {en- faith full feruice. . iff i me oucr 
ding alfo diuers rich prefents vnto his brother, with great prouifion of viétuals,and other ne- Notlongafter, hearing that his brother So/yman was with a puiffant part an ‘eenet 
ceffaries for his fouldiers. Héllefpontus he confulted with his beft leaders,what courfe firft to ae eing him, ra 
q ; But Winter paft,and the Spring come, I/a marched with his army to Prufa,8 there fhewed 1, E pinion without delay to meet his brother in the field,deeming it eae 4 Sie nae of he 
vnto the citizens the louing letters he had at fundrie times before recciued from Adahomet « : are battel. But he was by hismore expert captains aduifed,to confider that he wiley . 
4 and telling them that he was in good hope thacthey fhould in fhort time right well agree; re- t ain(this elde® brother, of whofe good or bad fortune he hadas yetno Me is the th 
2 quefted to haue the caftle deliuered vnto him, fometime their fouctaigne: Wheeinto the bet- mai fecretly fauored his quarreland claime,asthe eldeft fonneand right ah a "hof his 
ter fort of the citizens had retired themfelues, & made faft the gates againft him:but when he aah sand therefore it were better for himto retyre further off ai hs oe itdoth 
faw that he couldby no faire words or policie gaine the poffeflion of the caftle, enraged with kingdome and fo temporizing, toawait all good opportunities that ee ees ofone bat- 
mere 4y thar repulfe,he fet fire vponthat goodly citie,and burntatdowne to the ground. Mahomet not in nothing more than in martiall affaires ; rather than to commit a U eaceinetae every 
, ignorant how his brother //4 roamed vpand downe hiskingdome , vfing alkindnes to fuch tell, wherein if fortune failed him,all were Theavetetly loi arian, marching out 
F as yeelded vito him , and exercifing no leffe crueltie vpon fuch as refufed his obedience:and iederont Ancyratowards Amafia, At which time Doieran the falfe diet can Beainiasil 
ae how that he had rafed the royal citieof Prufa :hauing gathered a {trong army,marched inten at the other fide ofthe Citie, fell to robbing and fj poyling of capes pynderitood he with 
“ dayes from Amafiato Prufa, and by the way mecting with his brother If, inagreatbattel! 4 burning the countrey villages asthey went: Which thing hbase: 4 re flew moft part of his 
be ouerthrew him with all his forces, I/ahim{elfe accompanied with no more but ten perfons, : F his horfemen purfued him,and ouertaking him before he was Bare: ae thames gene esl 
a » fled ynto Caftamona,Prince Jsfendiar hiscitie: who hearing ofhis arriuall there, entertained men,and recoueredall the {poyle which he had before taken ale : + hauing revenged him- 
° him with al the honor he could, in recompence of thegreat friendihip he had before found at (eldiers : Doioran himfelfe hardly efcaping by fight. And fo se La 
his hands,at what time he was an humble futer in hist Baiazethiscowt, ; 4 felfe vpon his diffembling friend held on his way towards Amalia. salymen 
oe ne iy ld Pails a XY @ 
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ant Mahomet fifth King of the Turks. 
; and thathe was poffeffed of agreat part of his kingdome there, wastherewith exceedingly ¢ 
troubled. Wherefore lqauing his deputie inAucyra, hee with all hisarmy came to the ftrare 
ofBofphorus,and there of Emanuel the Greeke Emperor obtained pallage, promifing for the 
fame to reftore vnto him certaine places before taken from him in Afia: for Mufa had fo pro. 
uided,that he could haue no helpe of the Tuskith thipping, which was by, his commandment 
all before brought ouer vato Europe fide. eMufa bearing of Solyman his arriuall in Europe, 
made towards him withagreatpower : but afcct that both their armies were come the one 
within view of the other,and now.readie toioyne batcell;many of Mufa his captains forfi Ooke 
him,and fled to Solyman the elder brother,and their vodoubted king: which Ma/é beholding, 
was gladto flic, andto take the fafegard of the woods and mountaines for his refuge. After 
which victorie, Se/yman returning to Hadrianople, tooke againe poffeflion of his Kingdome, 
andthere without meafure gaue himfelfe to riot and excefle, according to his woonted 
ae ae departure of Seman out of AfiaZacup-Beg (but lately before againe receiued into 
Mahomet his fanour, and now leftas Se/yman his depurie) deliuered Ancyra,with the cattle of 
Prufayandall the reft that So/yman had gained in Afia,to Mabomet , who fhortly afier led his 
armie thorow the countries of Carafia, Aydinia, Sarucania , Tekenfis, and Germeania, redu- 
cing them once againe vnto his obey fance :and afterwards returned to Prufa,where hee now 
the fecond timetooke poffeffion of his fathers kingdome in Afia, - 
nale os  —, Mufaftilaided by the Valachian Prince his father in Jaw,gaue many great attempts againft 
ain Solymen, his brother Solyman,, but was {till puttotheworfe. Atlength having gathered fome good I 
ftrength,and diligently actending the leaft {mile of bettenfortune, drew neere vntothe place 
where Seljman lay swlio at that time wastas his manner wasybanqueting with great pleafuure in 
his campe,and ful of wine. Infomuch that when news was brought vnto him, that his brother 
‘ Mafa wasat hand swith a great power,he in his drunkennes caufedthe meffenger that brought 
a thenews to be beateri:and when he had with greaterearneftnes than was to hisliking,attirmed 
that hisreport to betrue,he commanded himito be flain fortroubling his mirch.Buc Shortly 
after, Ma/a was. come fo neeré,thar the vantcourrours of his atmie didskirmifh with fome of 
Solyman his [oldiersiwhen as Chafit Enrenofes one of his fathers old captaines, prefiing in, told 
him that au/a vvas at hand,and liad skitmithed with part of hisarmie. Whereof Solymen(now 
far in wine) hadnoiregard,but faid, Good Tutor de not trouble meno more , my br other Mula dares 
not comefonich mes if (dobwut holdvp my cap,bevs gone. NVith which anfwerthe old Captaine 
going ont dilcontented,fent in Ghafan, Aga ofthe lanizaries: who boldly.comming vnto him, 
told him plainly of the imminent danger, and fharply, feprooued him for his intemperance 
and fecufftie. With whofe freefpeech Soljmanmoued;in great rage commanded his beard to 
be cur off, thenno {mall difgrace amongft the Turkes. Cha/an prefently comming fotth:thus 
difgraced, {aid to them that ftoodwaiting without, Thasdsthe honor wherewith Sultan Solyman 
in bis exceffe rewards his moft faithful feruants. Wherefore beit known to you all,t will from henceforth 
(and nos without caufe) forne Malaya Prince of greater temperance and difcretion : who [owill follow 
me, come and welcome. So mounting to horfe,ahd accompanied withanumber of his Ianizaries 
(of whom he wasgreatly betoued) went onento Mua ;asidid many othergreat captainésalfo L 
wich theircompanies,mooued by his exam ple foto doe. But when Solyman vnderftood that 
Chafan withmott part of the Tanizaries; and many other worthi¢ captaines, with the greatelt 
firength of his armie,were revolted to Mufa,then faft by, and readie tofer vponhimiy icthen 
tepented him tao late of his diffolute folly :and finding no otherremedie now to efeipe; bid 
Selman flies, hinofelfe vneil it was darke night; thentaking horfe, accompanied only with Garatce=fegand 
5.5 Cara Muchil,ewoofhis noblemen, and one.couhiry Turke whom they had retained for their 
- guide,thoughtto haue fled to Conftantinople. This malicious clown hauing ofpurpofeled 
them by,vnktowne wayesallthatnighttooand fro, as it were inamaze, (oftentimes mifna- 
ming ynto them he placesthey. pated by,as ey had been inthe rightway)broughs chem 


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fe en oa fttrdi¢; peafane ot 










a hee ee v 0! juaintane har Solyma *¢ =f } ing eo Gmake ftayofhim: 
ree ot ecountry churles, with fome others running out with batsand:ftaues; 
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«Mahomet fifth King of the Turkess 
A would not yeeld ato them, but ftood vpontheir guard,and tooke 5 ive: Jas i 
commonly falleth out in the vulgar anes furie ome tued out ro eee 
the warres ; ome likewifeto burne ie ;and fome to hang him , and fome fewto faue him : 
eucry one as his rude affection lead him, Inthe heat of this countrey vprore came Mafia, who 
glad to his brother Solyman fo hardly befet, caufed him prefently to be there ftrangled: when se 
he hadraigned in Hadrianople fix yeares and ten moneths. ; tt ns! be 

_ Thiswasthe miferableend of Solyman,the eldeft fonne that BaiaXet left aliueA manmuch (77 4M 
giuen to exceffé, otherwife indued with many great yertues,being both'of great valor,and cx- that fame wb 
ceeding bountifull, In his time liued the learned Dottor Achmetes,which wrot the hiftorie of /™ ‘al! cele- 
Alexander the Great in Turkifh Verfe, and publithed itin the name of Solyman himfelfe : for ans 
which hewas by him bounteoufly rewarded. The dead bodice of Solyman himfelfe, was by «74 recken bi 
the commandement of A4«/a conueyedto Prufa, and there lieth buried faft oy the bodie of ehclh?: 
his grandfather Amurath.So now of thefe Cadmeian brethren remainednone but Mahometand : 
Mufa,the one raigning in Afia,and the other in Europe, divers parts of the world, and well 
bounded with the fureft bounds of nature : yet not fufficient to content orcontainetheir:-am- 
bitious minds, vntillthatthe yonger had moft ynnaturally deuoured the elder: whofe lively 
counterfeit, as it is by the skilful workeman expreffed, youmay here behold : 


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Quid properas infime tunms peffendare sfratrem® 
‘Nam (celeris tanti, pramis dignd feres. 

Quicquid enim fratré malefeceris foc sibi frater 
Mox refere, mimis hac in tua fara russ ? 


Rirem De 


dit 
Whathalteft thou,mad foole,thy brother to confoun 
The guerdon of fuch villanie fhall to thy felfecedound. sacs 
For looke what mifthiefe thouhaft wrought, final — a 
romihy 


Why do’ft thou therefore, foolifh os hafter - 


if 
fo 


ae 


grcar power 
. Ging defperfedthemfélues & fied.As for Orchenes himfelfe,he was by his willaw£ul 


erring as T fuppofe, both infucceffion and thename, Se: 


=) i : i ; . ; 
mtweene-the :mperourand hisvncle mahomes y <7 bower 
sthoway ashe wastrinélling, the Durkifoycluncarie i thatthe was a | 
Tonohtheiclare/King Selman, retorted vnto himin greacnumbers, offering in his quarrel) ‘4 
{penditheirllinessOf whichinfirrettion azahomet heari therinall hatte wich, 
to fupprefle the famesof whofeeomming the fouildiers wi vwntleritan. 
é tu * 
betrayed vntothisvncle Aabomet : whoprefently cauled hiseyestoibe put siemens 
¢ Prufa ; allowing him great reuenewesro linevpon, ande 
‘gteathonour. Thefifter of this Orchan i i " 
tie. Thisis chat orchanes, whom fomeHiftoriographers reckon ypamong the Tur. 
‘Kings, as one of chef ucceftors of: Batazet s and chat he was betrayed at his <a meal 
I 
Now Aéahomzt callingto remembrancetheiniury which anian king had d 
him imhis abfence, ‘retuining toPrula, stlindiliog great armie to reuenge Himielisof cur 
a At which tinte, he fentto the Prince Isfendiar for aid who fent him his fon Caffome:, 
ce comaranded alfo the Prince Germean Ogl:, to make prouifion for thevidualling of his 
¢, ashe thould fe by his countrey : which was accordingly done, And fo pronided of 
neceflarie he with hisarmy entredinto the Caramaniancountrey : wherehe rooke 
ae ropelis, Defpotopolis Hicrapolis, and befieged Iconium ; but by reafonof the 
pare an raine which at thar time fel,he was glad to make peace withthe Caramanianking, 
iis abe. Ard fo rafing his fe d towards Pontusywhere he had not long 
aot re a news was broughr Yorochim, Tharthe Caramianian king renouncing his Teague, K 
me os me Whereforereturning into Caramania, and {oto Iconium;hee there 
land Sate deehipliaaifoners who re. 
fan Serene! denier many oftheirftrong citiesand caftles anto his hands: and 
: ether : ae : 3 
ile aacst Siar nate o™ ro Te 
~ TheCa nian war thus happi ended hewent ouerinto: opeyand 
oubius;foraged the country oie ray arceccene corte 
whereof,the Valachian Prince by his Emba(fadours 
his fonne alfo to feruchimit hiscourt. About 
Prafa, and other places of Afi hereby many- hou 
which,enfued great troubles in moft parts of Afia: how 
prefence: Kept a /his'dominionsin peace and quietneffe, me. 
Jsfen diar ptince’ot Caftamonaand part of Pontus,ref¢raing vnto himfelfe Caftamona,with 
gductherelt vnto Aahomesvpon condition,thathe frruld 
time ferued in szabe- 
his father and a 
Fs yrac d, 
lage poelfons within his vnoking- 
z ie Bhima) 10 ra Lihat aero 
t Mafaihad font Sébeiohes Bearédinthi brothers 
Nic aplace ofexite, allowlng hind nenerdhtleten eee, 
ues This Hedhedio ied in his houte one Rurelucehimrafaphahis fewaer ere 
theiow rie fomermuleorrebaliontcreatieahe eee: ‘a3 
Bor which purple, Barlvcei(accordingtothe plocbytteninneer tena 


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A way into Aydinia (fometime called Caria) and there pretending great zeale of reformed telis 
gion, witha wonderfull grauitie began to broach diuers new and ftrange opinions, far diffe- 
ring from the Turkifh ancient fuperftition,yet very plaufible and wel fitting the humor of the 
vulgar people. By which means he was in {hort time reputed fora famous learned devout man 
and had many followers,drawing after him much people, fit to begin fome great innovation. 
Bedredin glad of his mans fuccefle,fled from Nice into the Prince Isfendiar hiscountrey ,trom, 
whence he tooke fhipping ouer the Euxine into Valachia,and there withdrawing himfelfe in. 
toa great forreft,as if he had beenc {ome deuout and tligious man, allured vnto hima great 
number of outlawsand theeues which there liued. Whom when he had fufficiently inftruéted 
and framed to his purpofeshefent them in the habit of religiousmen into the country of Za~ 

p 80%a,and other places inthe frontires of Mahomes his dominions,ncere vntohim, as his difci- 
ples: who with great boldnes and confideney,publifhed Bedredin his doGtrine and authority; 
and how that he was by God appointed to be the King of Iuftice, and commander of all the 
world : whofe doétrine and maner of gouernment was(as they faid)alreadie receiued(as they 

egaucit our)in Afia,being fettorth bucby one of his (cholers,Bmrg/uzes.whofe fame was now 
difperfed throughout all the Turks dominion : and that therefore if any were defirous of pre- 
ferment,they fhould repaire to Bedredin,who would in {hort time fhew himfelfe tothe world, 
and promote his followers according totheir deferts. Many of the country people deluded 
with this phantafie and praétife of thefe feditious feed-men, reforted to Bedredin in hope of 
preferment,and with them fome of good calling alfo. At laft,out of the forreft commeth this 
© great Prophet wich banner difplaied, attended vpon with agreat multitude of the {editious 
vulgar people, which daily reforted ynto him more and more. Mahomet forthe reprefling of 
thefe dangerous tumults,fent his fon Amurath,and Baiazer the great Baffa, with two thoufand 
men to apprehend Burgluzes in Aydinia: but when they came thither,they found him guar= 
ded with three thoufand men well appointed, readietoaduenture theirliues in defence of 
their foolith Prophet. Neuerthelefle, Amurath & Baiazet not difmaied with the multitude of 


thofe vplandifh people,fer vpon them: where was fought aright bloudy batrell, for the num- Durgleres 


ber,8 many flaine on both fides; yet at laft the rebels fled :in which flight Burg/ufes bimfelfe pane. 


was flain,and hewen al to peeces. After which victori¢ Buia=et from thence halted to. Magne= 
fia,and there executed Torlac Kemal, another {editious T uraifli Monke,which with two thou- 
fand,by him feduced,did much harm in the country thereabour. At the fame time alfo, Mahe- 
mee {ent another power againtt Bedredin:bur moft of his followers feeing in him no fuch silts 
ter,as was by his difciples and himlelfe promifed,and as they hoped for, were alrcadie fal a 
fromhim, fo that of chat great multitude which before followed him, few or none wore) le i 
with him, wherby he was eafilyjapprehended by them that 44ahomer had fentagainft himian 


fo being brought to Mahomepto Serras, was there in the market place before atauerne doore, Pi bam 
2 | 


re hanged, without any further harme. . 
as in the thort np of his raigne finithed the great Mahometan Temple at Hadria- 
nople,before begun by hisbrethren Se/ymanand Mufa. Wherehee alfo builea Ponce via 
lace,the feat ofthe Turkifh Kingsin Europe,vatil the taking of Conftantinople. He alfo buile 

E afother Temple, with amoft fumptuous Abbey, and a publick {choole thereto adiouniies 
endowing the {ame with greatreuenesves, fuch as had by himand thofe his brethren ef 
bintaken from the Chriftians.He gaue alfo great fummes ofmony,yerely to be paidat i is 
naand-Mecha, forthe relecfe of Sen: Eulgaiens saanelling from far to the fepulchre oft e 
g rophet Mabomet,at Medinasor his;Fempleat Mecha, ¢ 
aes am <Mabomes fol{ick.at Hadrianople,and perceiuing himfelfe in danger of Gratis 
by his laft will appointed his¢]deft fonne: Amarath to fucceed him inhis kingdom # 
Elyantbeg (axman in great fayorwith him) inpoftto Amafia,, to will him with a pee pers 
paireto the courtat Hadrianoples Butfeeling death to approch,and that peso ne py 
Jiue vnrill the comming of his fonue, hee ftraightly charged)-his Tallis qe eto? 

F, roconcegle his death, vatill his comming, forfeare left any trouble thoy f a he ane 

* thereof, before hiscomming,thithers and {shaping {er all things in ors i a aa ted 
this worldynco his Prophet/abomerabouethe yere ofour finior C wie Se eek 

raigned fehenteen.yeares ; agcquating,ia his raigne that ‘troublefometen y e 


captiuitic of Baiazet,in which time the Fusks hingdome was by his ambitious ia 


Mabomet dieth 
at Hadriayople 








ly + < 2 > a “4 . XN Be E a . " 7" 
-funder‘as is aforefaidyvncil it was at length again by this Ma me edto the “af ined 
i ign, . a 


grity,about 7 years be fore his death), which the Turksacconnt fort é 
of Sethe other roublefome ro yeresas a vacancy or anarchy ofthe 
alome: Oo, Mahomet being dead,the three great Baflaes, Fiuafes,Baiazet,an 
0 i og ofthe feare they had ofthe Janizaries,& other foldiers of the co 
z 
g 


Mat fel for the war's, as ifthe King had bin aliue : wherein it was pr 


termined to make war vpon the prince of Smirnazand that f 
‘That the Ianizaries fhould forthwith paffe over into Afia,t 
prefle mony was prefently given them, & they fentouer with 
of Anatolia,for the aflembling ofan armie for Baga. In the m: 
~ the court fardaily in counfell, placing and difplacing,promoti 
thought good, as ifthe king had fo commanded :the kings phy fic 0 
ceits,after their 





matter, were commanded continually to go to and fro ele i = 
wonted manner,as ifthey had had the king ftill in cure: a ; Claes to Elvan Of theEaft[ Emanuel Paleologas, 1387. 30 
Beg, for fpeedy difpatch of the bufines for which he was tes a. Yet foral this cunnin é- ; 
aitftilavion the cpeaticts and other fouldiers of the court,wont tobe neere ynto the Line tod ag ees Ofihe Weft Ee i ne ibe tb avec: 
perfon, and fome of them alwayes of the priuie chamber, began tofufpec the matter : and | ‘gsfnan a rec. 
comming to the Baffies,{aid they maruelled thatthe king info long ime did neuer fhew him. i <i — 
felfe, as he had alwaies before done. Wherunto the Baflaes anfwered, That he hadbin dange. { Henrie the fourth, 1399» 13. 
roufly fick,& was as yet buta little recouered, 8 thar therfore the phyfitians would not fatter cof England > renrie she ffih. ‘ 1413. Be 
o looke abroad, or take the aire, for feare of cafting him down againe. Then will we our | | : 
feluc s,faid the pentioners,go and fee his Maieftiesand with that were readie to force invpon ' Charles the fixt,furnamed, a 
the Baflaes.Fiva/és {ecing their importunitic, defited them to hold themfelues contented, and Chriftian Princes ofthe Kings, s. Of France > rhe Welbeloued. 1381, 42+ 
notas then to trouble the king, for that he had that day,as he faid,taken phyfick , butcomor. fame timewith Maho- { 
row (faid he) wewill requeft his Maieftie, it he fo pleafe to fhew himfelfe, that you may {ce mes the firfte | Tobn Stuart, ot herwife 
him:wherwith they for that time held themfelues content. Now among the kings phyfitians { lof. setlnds called Robert. 1390.16) 
there was one Geordiron,a Perfian,a man ofa quick {pirit & fubtill denice, which found means ; lames she fir. 1424, 13. 4 
to deceiue the pentioners:he deuifed,that the dead body ofthe king being apparelled in roy- | : 
all large robes, {hould be brought betwixt two,as if he had bin led into an high open gallery; CRoniface the 1X. 13920 kA 
and being there fet,to haue a boyfo neatly placed behind him vnder his large robes,as that he | Innocent the F111. 1405+ 2 
vaperceiued,might moue the kings hand vp to his head,as if he thouldtrok his face or beard, Bifbops of Rome Gregorie the X Il. T407. 26 
‘manner was, The next day the deadking being accordingly brought forth by the Baf- ere 2S Alexander the Fe T41O. Te 
nhis rich robes, & wrapped with clothes about his head, as ifit had bin for feare of the tobn theX X 111. RA KSaa2 
aire,or of taking cold, &¢fo placed inan high open gallerie, as was before deuifed, fuddenly (Atartin she PF. T4170 1 30 
the phiyfitian came running in,fuming and raging asif he had bit halfe mad,teady to tearehis 
cloths for anger';8 in great chollercaftnig his cap againftthe ground,asked the Baflaes ifthcy ° 
* meantto kill the king, by bringing him into the open aire? We(faid he)haue with great pains, 
in long time,alittle recouered him, and will you thus foolifhly caft him downeagainc ¢ Pat- 
don'ys good doctor(faid ed is thefe gentlemen(pointing to the pentioners) were {oim- 
pottunatto fee his maieftie,that to fatisfie their defires,he was contentto be led forth of his ater 


chamberswherofwe hope fhall enfe no harme. The pentioners feeing the king many times 
fouinghishand istic ands were voting hsbead ld thence wel eorgen, 
fuppofing him to haue binaliue,although but weake, and therefore not willing to fpeake vito 
them, The phyfitians taking him vpamong(t them,cartied him into hislodging again, which 
was but falt by, making as ifthey had carried a extreame ficke man. T hus was hi i 
sing) \ concealed one and fortie daies, yntill thee ‘Amurath his fonne 
is atabomet wasboth wife and valiant, and: 


meth tives x bountiful, butambi ‘aud 
ofié meafiure : and may of right be accounted the reftorer ofthe Turks eee 


againe all thofe countries in Afia,which Tamerlane haditaken away and giuen vato 0- 


metan priacsater the Guerthrow of BaaZer, And when asthekingdonicof the 
Sale 


xightto noughtby ciuile wars, and the:ambitiono! y 


his for Amn- 

itr vigmented.: 
tit 'to behold, in 
iLDG* 


Se! Yr 


jon of the whole; & fo: 
hough not fo muc 


















pli baaiee Enropam lutiy cy funeftis cladibwe implens, 

Savus Amurathes totus ix arma ruit. 

Major at Huniades virtute cy forsibses anifis, 
Cogit eum trepida vertere terga fuga, : 

Confilra Eugenij bellum furialia pis 
Sacrorum antiftes Martia ad arma rut : 

(Arma viri tractent, curet fua templa facerdos) 
Enropa exitinen res tulitifta grane, 

Fierce 4 murath doth Europe fill with bloud and wofiull cri 
And wholly giv’nto martiall d i aH 
int oe a leeds,doth whole inarmesarife, 


Hes (tl of greater ftrengthand might 
___, Enforced him righttearefully Ecc hisbaclae fight, 
® — Eugenie his infernall {pels ftirres vp a fatal! jarre: 

Who hauing charge of fac 


red Rites i r 
‘Leaue martial! deeds to martiall men ah red ae 
aecay. 





artial and let the Prieft go pr 
Such diuclifh councell,worfe atc } 8° pia ae 
Sf |, wor © recelu'd wrought Europes ‘at decay, 
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Se ag 


THE LIFE OF AMURATH, THE 
SECOND OF.THAT NAME, SIXT KING 


OF THE TVYRKS, AND THE GREAT ESTA- 
BLISHER OF THEIR KINGDOME, 





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Frer that the death of A¢ahomes had beene politiquely concealed one and Polk ets 
fortic days,by the three great Bafla’s BaiaXet, Einafes and Ibrabim, Amu- a Defer 
rathor Murat(as the Turks call him) his eldeft fonne, at thattime com- 

ming to Prufa, was by them placed inhis fathers feat, andthe death of 

Mahomet at the fame time publifhed:whereupon great troubles began on 

X euery fide to arife. 

AGO CB The Princes of Smyrnaand Mentefiarofe vp inarmes: and at Thefla- taba the 
falonica, an ob{cure fellow creptas it were out of achimneyscorner, tooke ypon him the oe 
name and perfon of Mustapha the fonne of Bajazet , which was flainemany yeres before, im vebedid againft 
the great battell again{t Tamerlane at mount Stella, as is before declared inthclife of the vn- 47" 
fortunate Sultan Baiazet. Thiscounterfeit 44#/tapbs animated by the Grecian Princes,andgo- 

ing from Theflalonicato Vardarium, fet fo good countenance vponthe matter, with fuch a 

grace and majeftie, that not onely the countrey people (apt to beleeneany thing) but men of 

greater place and calling alfo, as Tzwmites Beg the Prince of Smyrna his fonne, withthe fons 

of old Ewrenofés Baffs,perfuaded that he wasthe very fonne of the great Baiazet, repaired vn- 

to him,as vnto their naturall Prince and Soueraigne. From Vardarium he went to Serra, and 

from thence to Hadrianople, ( Ams#rath being as then at Prufa) where he was receiued as if it 

had been that noble Prince Afs/tapha, whom he feigned himfelfe to be: fo thatin fhort time 

he was honored as a King inall parts of the Turkifh Kingdome in Europe. 

Amurath to repreffe this fo greatand dangerousa rebellion, fent Baiazet Baffs aman of 
greatauthoritie in his court, with aftrong armie into Europe. This great Baffa pafling ouer 
Hellef{pontus,foundall the countrey revolted vnto their new found King Mastapha: but mar- 
ching towards Hadrianople,with purpofe to haue giuen him battell, hee was firft forfaken of 
the Europeian fouldiers which he brought out of Afia, and afterwards of allthe reft alfo:and 
being left poftalone, with his brother Hamze Beg, was for fafegard of hislife glad to yeeld 
himfelfe to Aduffapha ; of whom he was gracioufly entertained,and ypon promifé of his loyal- 
tie, fworne one of his priuie Councell. ars Hs 

Muftapha thus now poffeffed of the Turkifhkingdome in Europe, andentertaining great 
thoughts,the better to maintain his credit, leuieda greatarmie to make warvpon Amurath i 
Afia, And as he was vpon his way, ata place which the Turks call Saflidere, or the place of 
willowes,his other councellors repining at the great honour he gaue to Baiazet Bafa, aduifed 
him to bewarethat he trufted him not too far,of whofe final faith hehadfufficient trial alrea- 
die, & was like enough when occafion fhould ferue,to reuolt from himto Amsurath, Sto draw 
after him fome great part of his armie,to the great perilboth of himfelfe é-all them his faich- 
fal feruants & followers, Vpon which jealous conceir,this great Balla Baiazct was there forth. 
with as a traitor apprehended, and without further triall execured:at which time his brother 
Hamze was with much ado {pared. This sone uefa on his journey, and paffed 

Za 


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Sie 





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Muflephs fieth too) 





eAmurath fixth King of the Tarkss 
ouer with hisarmy at Callipolisinto Afia, Arsurath vnderftanding of the proceed ings of ay. 
_fiapha in Europe,and of his preparation made for his inuafion of Afia, created three new 1 “ie 


fas, Omer,Vrage,ant_Alis,all threethe fonnes of Tomar shake heioihed with his old pac 
q 







{a's Ibrabime and Einafes. Allthefe fiue he yled as councellors for th by whole adi; 
he fentfor Po a yrnamed Michael oglt,who inthe tinicthat Mafa raignedwa Vie : 


royin Europe,and therefore a man well knownétomoft principal me i Muftephahis armic 
buthad been kept prifoner in the caftle of Amafia, from the time that Adu/a was depofed ang 
putto death by his brother séshomer,vntil now that he was after eight yeares imprifonnien, 
for this fpeciall purpofe inlargedand receiuedinto fanour, > 

About the fame time that ix/tapha {et footing in Alia, Arswrath hauing gathered his army, 
fet forward from Prufa to meet him, yee with {uch diftruftin his forces, which were thought 
to bemuch inferior tothe European foldiers that followed aa/tapha,that he was glad vpona 
fuperftitions opinion orzeale,to proftrat himfelfe atrlicifect of an Emir (one ofthe falfe pro- 
phet Mahomet pofteritic) to receluc at his hypocritical handsa gracelesbleffing for-his better 


and thereupon had his {word girt vato him withthe Emir his holy hands, with many other 
vaine and fuperftitious ceremonies. Yet for all thefe charmes,he marched on with his armic 
in feare ¢nough,vatill he came to the riuer of Vlibad (otherwifecalled’Rindacus: where ha. 
uing intelligence of the approch of cMuftapha, hee forfeate caufed the bridge ouér the riner 
thereto be broken downe,and incamped himfelfe onthat fide the riuer, Nort long after. came 
Muflapha, and finding the bridge broken, incamped atthe foot thereof onthe othe? fide: fo 
that nothing parted the twoarmtes,bucthe bredth ofthe riuer onely, Whilet they Jay.hus 
neere incamped together, thatthe foldiers might on both fidestake the full view one of ano- 
ther,andalfotalke together ; emahomet Bee,lyrnamed Michel Ogli,but lately delitrered out 
of his long imprifonment (as is aforefaid)came tothe riuer fide, and witha loud voyce called 
by name vpon the great capraines and old foldiers that were in Mu/fapba his armie 3 asking by 
ame formany of hisold friends and acquaintance: many ofthem being there prefent, reioy- 
cing to fee that honorable man (whem they fuppofedto haue been dead in prifonmany yeres 
before) came gladly to the fide of the riuer,to heare what he could fay, 
Then with aloud voyce he began to perfuade them, thatthe man whom they followed 
wasnotthe honourable aa/lapha, but fomebale high minded fellow fet vp by the Grecians 
abufing the ob{curitic of his birth,as the vaile vnderthe couert wherofhe went craftil y about 
to intrude himfelfe into the honorable difcent of Batazer 34nd fo masking in the counterfeit 
titles of ftolne honor, had mif-led them from their dutie to their natural King and Soueraign, 
to follow hima meere deceiuer.And further affured them, that Muftapha, BaraRet his on was 
dead and buried in the bed of fame 22 yeres beforeshonorably ending his days in defence of 
his country,in the greatbattcl of mount Stella againft Tamerlane: wherefore they {hould doe 
well to forfake that fuppofed Muftapha,and again to yeeld their dutifull obedience vnto theit 
vndoubted Soueraigne 4murath. Thefe words deliuered vnto them by Atahomet,whom they 
generally both reucrenced and trufted,wrought fuch effect in their minds, thatfome prefent- 
ly aduentured to {wim ouerthe rider,and jioyned themfelues vnto him 3 and many others that 
ftayed till , begannow to doubtleftthey had worfhipped a wrong Saint. At the fame time 
alfo, Eius/es Ba(fa, to terrific Muflapha, fentvnto him letters as in great fecret,aduertifine him. 
that 4murath had the nextnight purpofed with his armie to paffe ouer the riuer abone the 
broken bridge, at which time the chiefe captaines of his armie being (ashe faid)cerrupted 
had promifedto deliner gues into his hands,and with his headto pay theranfom of them 
all. This he coloured with uch faire gloffes,that Mustapha partly beleeued the fame,So when 
the dead time of the night was come, Fivafes with certain troups of horfemen paffed ouerthe 
Nuer, atthe verie fame place hehad in his letrers named 3and tharwith fuch anoyfe and tu- 
mult, as Aysurath with his whole armie had becne comming. Atn/rap Y 





thustoworke according as Efafes Baffa had before written; and with this,doub: 


6 a Sig va ti be 
Prefently betrayd,and carrying about him aguiltie con{eience(the motheroffeares dita) 
orfe, (flenderly accompanied but with ten perfons of his wholearmie)and fled in haft, 

no man purfuing them, vntill he came tothe riuerof ‘Boga, and there with a great fumme 
; Pfr ; of 


Ce 


= 


fpeed:by whom he was made to belecue,that after two repulfes,he had with much ado atthe . 
third time obtained grant of the great Prophet CHahomer,that he fhould preuaile in that war : 


isa) 


ha feeing things begin M 


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A of money obtained paflage, by corru 


cA murath fixth K ing of the Turks. 

: pting the capraine that dwelt int he pat: 
fage ofthe riuer: and thethird day after Ni Sci the ftrait of Helicformet enn 
lipolis, The flight of Muflapha once knowne in his armie,they all yeelded themfelues at 
Eiusfes Balfa: who taking pofleffion of Muftapha his tent,caufed the broken bridgeto bere 
paired ; whereby Armurath paffing with his armie, ioyned himfelfe with Einafés. The other 
Bafla [orahim,councelled Amurath to putto {word all thofe rebels that had followed Mufte- 


pha: but by the mediation of Eiua/és (to whomthe : g 
Te ee aes ( omthey had yeelded themfelues) they were ge- 


Amurath departing from Vlibad or Lopadium, 


. cameto Boga, and there hanged vpthi 
captaine thathad giuen Mu/fapha paflage. From then 55 ged vp the 


ce he held on his way to Lampfacum,in- 


B tendingto purfiie Muffapha into Europe : but being come to thefea fide hecould findno pat 


fage,forthac Muflapba bad cauled allthe fhipping on that fide, tobe brought ouer into Eu- 
rope. Yetatlaft Amswrath by good fortune chanced vponagreat Genoway fhip,which he hi- 
red for foure thoufand duckats to tranfporc his Armie, and fo with muchadoo at length lan- 


» ded in Europe. Muftapba {ecing that Amswrath was now come ouer, fled to Hadrianople,where 


he found fuch cold entertainment,that fearing tobe betrayed, he was gladto {peed himfelfe 
thence,thinking all the world too little to hide himfelfe in ; and fo came to an obfcure place 
inthe countrey of the Turks,called Kiful-Agatze- Genitze:where the foldicrs fent to purfue 
him,ouertook him,and broughthim bound to Amurath,hen being at Hadrianople:by whofe 


commandement he was fhamefully hanged from the battlements of one of the higheft tow- Muispha bax. 
C ers of the citie,and there left to the worlds wonder. oo 


This Maflaphais of fome writers reported to haue been in deedthe fon of the great Sultan 
Baiazetand thathe was kept in prifon all that long time,and thus at length fet vp by the Greeks 
totrouble the ftate ofthe Turkith kingdome:but the Turkith Hiftories reportas before, cal- 
ling him Dafme or counterfeit Muffapha, And itis verie likely,that if hee hadbeen one of the 
fons of Baiazet, he would haue found fome means to haue made fome great {titre long before 
that,asall the reft of the vnquict brood of Baiazet did,which neuer refted vntil they had, like 
the earth-borne bretheen,one deftroyed the other: befides that, their bloudie natures confi- 
dered, itis very like,chat cAfabomes his younger brother,who raigned in Hadrianople almoft 
eight yeres,and was in league all that time with the Emperour of Conftantinople, would for 


D_hismorefafetie haue got him into his owne power, if hee had been in prifon withthe Empe- 


rour; or elfe haue di{patched him, ifhe had been in prifon with himfelfe. All which Tam the 
rather perfuaded to thinke, for that Orchanes achild,che fonne of So/yman,could find no fate 
place ofabode at Conftantinople in the raigne of Mahomet, but fying, wasapprehended, and 
his eyes put out,as is before declared in the life of Mahomet: much leffeis it like,that cAtu/a- 
pha,being a warlike prince,and his elder brother,could haue been fo long preferued and kept 
in prifon from his furie. 


It fortuned in thefé late broyles(as oftentimes it doth with others in like cafeydiuers ofthe yo (ani fold 


rebels A fapi,or common foldiers(whom he for his greater countenance had apparelled & ar- pares, 


med like Ianizaries) to fallinto the hands of the true Ianizaries, Amarath his faithfall guard 5 jy.4, 


E whofe liuesindeed they fpared,but vfing them with all the defpight and indignities poffible. 


Amongft the reft,one of the Ianizaries being an hungred, brought two of thefe Afapi his pri- 
foners vnto acookes fhop, offering to fellthem ynto him fora little victuall: which the cooke 
refufed to gine him,as hauing no vfe for fuch vaneceffarie feruants. Wherewith the proud Ia- 
nizary inraged, {wore many a great oath,prefently to cut off their heads,andto giuethem him 
for nought, if he would not for athing ofnought redeeme them. And like enough hee was 
to haue fo done, had not the cooke, moued with pittie, offered him for them both atheepes 
head: which the Ianizarie tooke forthem, {wearing that the cooke had giuen for them more 
than indeed they were worth. Which difgrace fo long fince done vnto thefe Afapi,is yet of- 
tentimes by way of reproch ingreat contempt, by the mafterfull and infolent lanizaries,obie- 


F ted vnto the whole bodie of the Afapi,the greateft part of the Turks huge armies;of whom 


for all that the proud Ianizaries make {mall reckoning,accounting them fearcely for men,and 
in their rage oftentimes telling them, That two of them are not worth afodden fheeps head, 


Amurath hauing at length with much adoo thus pacified the dangerous rebellion raifed eofantin 


by the counterfeit aru/apha both in Europe and Afia, yeas yetnora little grieued, to thinke ie 
Zz 3 > how rath, 


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259 


how the fame kad,to the greathazard of his onakeibin firft pli 
wards coun:enanced by the Greeke Emperor,of whom he thought ne 
Het Stee him Michael Og/i, his lieutenant generallin Ext 
ian foldiers to inuade the country about Conftancinople, followedhimlelfe after with .),_ 
Tanizaries and his A fian forces sand incamping before the Citie, filled ‘all: ere ie 
which liethbeforeit, from {eato fea. And:fo incamped, began right furiou(ly to ine pat 
wals,in hope fo to haue made a breach, & by the fame tohaue entred thie city *but finding te 
Hie of greater ftrength than he had before fuppofed, & the defendants ftill RRR yk” 
oeuer the frie of hisartillery had beaten down or fhaken,he ceafed hisbetteric,& cor an 
on withall his forces,defperatly attempted byaffault to hae gained the citieswherin h iste 
tune was not anfiverable to his defire;for approching the city, with arrowes as fhoure: ne 
vpon the defendants,and fealing ladders inthe meantime clapt vpto the walls, & the a ling 
pees aa ns beft nae Br mounting the fame,they were by the Bending 
ilfed & beaten down, lofing fome their hands,fome their arms, irene 
burmofttheir liuesjno thot falling in vain fromthe wal whi a 
no ° h Amarath beholdi Het 
uedtofee (though vawilling) commanded avret Ween eee pywOlditig, & ric. 
a rait'to be founded, and the affaule giuen o1 
Lae ce eh ones to Bide in great rageraifed his fieged & prea, vite 
¢ mperor not long after fent his Embafladors to i 2 With hi 
oe. ; “agin 5 i fe a fer hy proiidly threatned to We ake Diver al 
‘ ; ged: 0 ¢ Greek emperor to deuife i 
- ing i. o eftate,fo to keepe him otherwife bated sashe did erly ve ae a es ah 
nie 4 y Se bese cin another A4nflapha(fyrnamed Catzug or the Little) aa ‘ 
8 Sr poeta ea the raifing of new ftirres, and Amurath hisno fmall trouble. ‘ 
on ete on : ing en fiue fons and feuen daughters,whereof Amurath was mee! deft, 
third, who died befo _ via at: a ; caters the fecond,firnamed the Little; Mobaieresthe 
plague,being but children,afterthe death pea doled 2 


totheth ; - er, Three oftheir fifters were marr 

me ie tee gre 
< sfeadtar, Ibrahii : . ; vans, 

to Cozza-Beg Viceroy of Anatolia: and the fitinsh Cafimes :the fixt was giutn in mariage 


pres fhe went vpon fuperftitious seecaren cignraceoue feat 
a “ph caleba bufied in his warres in Eutope,againit Muffapha the fuppofed 
tid gheanat his panes fon of Mahomet (called alfo Muftapha)being butthirteen ae old, 
aitideinenade ne e eee was fet vp to raifenew troybles, by the King of Caishis ia 
good policie,b th swell Mahometans,as the Chriflian Princes of Grecia ; who though “a 
pha ftrengt hued wich Tae oa of rite This yong BEE deaf 
befieged Ni i riends,entred into his brothers dominions in Afi: 
Tone Nicenrhich wasarlengehycelded vat him, ammrarhaduertiled Beep tb 
theBiingaintebishan ay promifes corrupted Ilias Beg, the young Princes tutor. bbe ay 
mic Been inrsle oi wane Amurath with great ccleritie fet forward ith h i as 
Gancembaranee pea bef Oninedays cameto Nice,where he entred the citie with fi il eff 
wis beeiaie ae a 5 ab de Muftaphawas by his fal{ tutor to him bite i ai 
HRTRL eapritishan mee z the ee Othoman bloud, (as the Tuthes callin 
accordingly,and his bodie atiervardsbutied by MisohereePae shina Madd 


A A haui 

Bic bi dae ei | ny bl fas out of all feare of any competi- 

B ‘ : y three, and therefore au 
maure,VrusXi,and Alis (che fons of Temurtafés)into honorable place Ene erliccons 


cell, only the two old Bafla’s,brabi i 
. i um and Einafes. But fhortly after, Ef 
re Spat tby his fauorits fhe foldiers of the aut site fects tat 
d 5 lepofe the King ; and that intending fome fch Waited i did reall M 
K [ 


femeapriui ” ois 
a priuie coat. This fufpicious report troubled the jealous tyrant ; wherefore on atime 


ashe rid ac ii i js : 
é he epmrenicd with Béuafes,he caft hisarme about him, as if ithad been in kindneffe : 


im fecretly armed, wouldneeds kno: 
cae nh reeds know the caufe thereof: wh i c 
bit was for feare of f ome enemies he hadinthe court : bur Ehis exenrw-eota by 


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cA murath fixth King of tue Larks: 
| A sovmeahs ferue his turne : wherefore he was forthwith apprehen Fi ae 
‘of Amurath,and both his eyes burnt out with whor frecaghetiecen by = commandement pal. 3 
7 Whitt Amurathyeas thus bufied in fubduing rebellions achome,Mabamethes theGaranae 
nian King befieged Attalia,a great citie in Pamphilia,by the {pace offix moneths, which was 
valiantly defended by Hamza: beg, Arimrarbbistieuenancthere : at which fiegethe yatortu- 
nate King himfelfe; as he was taking view Ofthecitic, was flaine withagreat fhendut of the 
citie: whereupon Ibrahim, whichfucceeded him inthe kingdome, brake vpthe fiege, andre- 
turned home to burie his father. Atthistime'alfo, Dracula Prince of Velachia, pafling ouer 
Danubiibs,did the Turkes muctyharme about Srliftra, buewas afterwards enforced to fubmiit 
him(elfe to Amurathandbecomehistriburatie. re ’ 

B  Aboutthistime alfo T2unites , the Prince of Smyrna, which had before aidedthe rebell 
emuflapha, did by al means hecould vex and moleft faxts-beg,( Amurath bis lieutenantin Ai~ 
dinia)and hauing by chancetaken his brotherprifoner, purhimto death. This princeofSmir= 

nawas dé(cended of the antient Princes. of Aidinia, and therefore pietended am intereft in 
s that feigniorie : which his claime the people of the country fecretly favoured, fo faras they 
| durft for feare ofthe Turks. Amurath hearing of the harmes that this Prince of Smynadid, 
| commanded Aame-beg,viceroy of Anatolia,with all his power to makewar vpon him.:The 
viceroy without delay aflembled a great armie, and inuaded the Princescountrey : andthe 
Prince being well prouided for his comming,mecting him ypon the way, gaue him battell : 
i wherein Hafan the Princes fon,leading a great part of his fathers army, had put one part of the 
Turks army to flight: and purfuing them with roo much furie, left hisfatherat the famerime 
C fohardly befet by the viceroy,that hewas gladto flic to his cattle of Hipfily fatt by. Hafan re- 
| turning from the chace of the enemie,not knowing what had happened to his father, was by 
the Turks in his returne ouercome andtaken prifoner. After which vidtorie the vicetoy pre- 
fently laid fiege to the ca(tle wherein the prince was. This fiege continued a great while: at 
} length the prince broughtto extremity,was contentto yecld him(elfe vntothe viceroy vpom 
condition he fhould vfe no violence againft the perfon of himfelf orhis fon,butto fend then 
prifoners vnto Amurath: which thing the viceroy by {olemne oath premifed,whereuponthe 
Prince came out of the cattle, and ycelded himfelte prifonerto theviceroy. laxis-beg whofe 
brotherthe Prince had before put to death, attended the going of Hamzethe viceroy to his 
tent,where finding Ha/as the princes fon fitting vpon the ground,as the manner of the Turks 
js,took him by the choller with great fury,é& drawing him along to thefeet ofthe prince his 
father, there moft cruelly ftrucke off his head : and inthe fame rage laying hisblondic hands 
vpontheaged prince,ftrucke off his head alfo, to the great difhonor ofthe viceroy, who had 
. before giuen his faith for theirfafety. Theheads of the Prince and his fonwere fet vpon two 
Jaunces, within the fight ofthe caftle; which the defendants feeing,and now difparing of all 
refcue, yeelded themfelues with the cattle. This infortunate Tzwnites was the laft Prince of 
Sinyrna,after whofe death ali histerritorie was vnited to the orhoman kingdome. After all 
thefe troubles, Amarath with great triumph marriedthe daughter of the Prince Isfendiar. 
Amurath hauing laid vp in the depth of histhoughts the remembrance of thatthe Grecian 
Princes had done, ingiuingaid to the rebels aforefaid, thought it now high time to takere- 
uenge ofthat wrong : and for that purpofe gathered a great army, wherewith he rangedachis 
pleafure thorow Macedonia, vntill he cameto The ffalonica, furprifing by the way diuers ct- shefaleien 
ties and caftles,at thattime belonging tothe Gonftantinopolitan empire. Thisfamous citleok pofeged, 
Theffilonica,now called Salonichi,for beautie and wealth fometime not inferiour to me ° 
thegreateft andmoft renowned cities of Grecia, is fituate vpon the borders of Mace bY 
clofe vnto abay ofthe Archipelago or the fea Aigeum : which bay was inantient ooh - 
Jed Thermaicus-Sinus,and now the bay ofSalonichi, Tothe Chriftiancongre ation ~ 
dwelling,S. Paul wrote two Epittles,in the latter wherofjhe forewarneth them 0 a ay a 
fe@tion co come before the latter day. Before this Chriftian citie, then in Aa 7 ; 
the Venetians, dmurath encamped bis great armie of misbeleeying Turks ; a aid har eed 
to it with moft rerrible batterie : at whichtime he by fecret means corrupted certaine ofthe 


wicked citizens,to hauebetraid the citieby a fecret mine,and to haue 2 c areshiarics 
fon was by the Venetian gouernours perceiued,and the plotters thereoklor talegare’ 
liues glad to leape over rhe wals,and to lie into the Turks aid Pg 


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vemaia flaines 


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common foldier 
il eticlab edema: The Vnctes _ seth ellis beeienaces DOF i 
10 feasbut the infiniomiferies whichthe iftian citizens eadured in +) 
fet oftervabasobs non tongue idle to exprefie or pen devi sdeatn 2 ec 
. ——— sunapes ss sate i ) Chriftians 
to dic,and coulénot ; etthe futions eacmics i 
Wwouredallhe people, wihoatrefpcétof abo =. 




















comlines of perfon, were referued for pai 
afterwards difperfed inco moft miferable fervitude and flawerse, ioamen fch 
kith ki -The infinitriches of thar pie arene NM 


diers ,the goodly houfes wercletedefolate, void of ishabisanrs. Thus the beautifull! citi 
Theffalonica,fomtime one of the moft glorious ornaments of ree Pleafecn dere 
ling placeot many rich Chriftians, was by the tyrant ginen for an habitation to fach bafe 
:? Turkes, as at theirpleafure repaired thither to featthemfelues, and {ois by them at this da 
poffefled."This calamitic happened to Theffalonicain the ygare of our Lord 1432. ; 
‘Theffalonica beeing thus taken, A murath revurned to Hadrianople himfelfe yand at the 
tagen yam fame time fent Caratze with the greateft part of his armic into Axtolia, Charles prince of that 
countrey dyinga litcle before the comming of eAmurath to Theffalonica,and hauing no law- 
full iffueshad divided the countrey of Acharnania amongft his three bafe fons, Ademnon,Tur- 
nus, and Hercules,\caning all the reft of his dominionto his brothers fonne, called alfo Charles 
But fhortly after, fuch difcord fell among thefe bretheren,that Amurath fending his Turksto 
=: aid one of them againft the otherjas he was by them requefted, in fine broughall that coun- 
| nel of Aitolia into fubieétion to himfelfe, leaning nothing for the foolith brethren to ftriue 
ih than the bare titles of imaginatiuehonour, The other Grecian princes of Athens 
: ocis,Boetia, and al the reft of Grecia, vato the trait of Corinth, terrified by their nei, h- 
ours harmes,wereglad.to ubmitthemfeluesto the barbarian yoke, and to become a 
eo plots Turkifh tyrane ; vnder which flauerie they of long time moft miferably liued, K 
rate 3 sie nen Weber Ss accounted a life. Thusthe Grecians loft 
h ciranceftors had many times before,to their im 1 praife i 
ly defended againtt the greateft Monarchs or thew Id, at os aaa 
, ¢ darenow fo degenerate, by th 
meanes ofthe Turkithoppreffion, that in all Gracia is hi rd b Paialicenem. 
brance of theantientglorie thereof: infomuch that iter Meg) 2 oe aaah 
other nations barbarous in comparifon of themes, cherie : Sy ooo 
rous,than thoferude nations whom they before {corn Tie laa 
sf iuftly impure he ute owne cabirishatd diode He gems 
\t this time,among the iftreffed Princes of Macedonia and Graecia,one John Caftriot rai 
i ACLS Cea 
ha. > 1 y means to wit! i i 
_ _ obraine peace, he was gladto deliucrinto Amurath 1 Rear cere ne ah 
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7 Ua 4 
spo fises ,Conflantine,and Georve,for hoftages: whom Amurath fai mi 
geet a E thfully promifed - 
A eh woth net ston re oe fsa within his redaloe falfifed tis Alle i 
caufed D tthe Turkifmaner,and to be inftruéted inthe Turkith fu- 
per{tition,to the greargricte of their Chriftiany : eae 
Hee riefe o parents:and afterwards,whi \ 
oe a a id vai Be eee pa all the three elder Ce nuatiy, on 
Aone of t jon Croia,hischiefe citic,andall the reft of his territori 
asifthey had by good right deuolued vato him.B : ohne ea 
es | i t But George the yongeft,wh G 
Sy 0 a a lord Alexander, for hisexcellent feat sate ices at M 
ti Ae ba igoodyintraged nal une than he fhould haue louedaboy Him he 
D ed inal kind ofaétiuitie and feats of war, wherein h excelled 
qu Eek ll his court; 8 rifing by many degrces of honor,came ‘s jatt(be- 
oung) tobe a great. Sanzack or gouernor ofa prouince, and was many times 


appointed 































count am 
Whilcft Amurath was thus befied int 


in law, inuaded his dominions in A 


Europe,aad the Mahometan princes of Afia, to who 
was now become dreadful, That whenfoeuer he inua 


rm 


fia: for 


fa. 


ce metan princes fhould inuade his countriesin Afia;and that when 


ces into Afia,the Chriftian princes fhould {poile his co 
nianking, 4mwrash tranfported hisarmy into Afia,8 as 
Sarucania, Mentefia, and other prouince 
uing out the poorc princes before him, & 
far, that he was glad to agree to fuch conditions of pe: 
him,& to fend his fonto wait at hiscourt.Andatthe {a n 
diar prince of Caftamo na,caufed him tobecome his triburari 
alfo. By which meansthe name of Amurath 

When Amurath had thus quiete 
ynderftanding that the Hungarians pa 


curfions into his dominions, he was therewith 


fent Alis Bajfathe fon of Burenofes, 


cordingly by the {pace of a moneth, and 1 


long after,he himfelfein perfon made at 
Seruia his father in lav, to giue his armic: 
cula prince of Valachia to aid him with his forces inthat expe 
ment both the Chriftian princes (more fo 
Amurath pauing inriched his fouldiers with the [po 


sans and the Mahometan King of Carama- 
he rather induced to belecue , forthat 
the other,either in Europe oria 


wintred at his court at Hadrianop 
The fecret confederation berw 


chiefeauthor,although 


fearing that which afterwards fel 
all means he could pofiibly,efpec 
uiayand left therein his 


finitic and league hee had with t 


to fpill the play, fent forthe prince 
he deiiion fome Tnrkith tragedie, pretended g 
out, fortified an 
ially his chie a 
fon Gregorie (or as fome call him,Geerge) as gouc : 

i pe his fitter. The princeof 
urt, with the Queene re cheréai eine 


le. 


cene the Hungarian 

nia, was not ynfufpeéted of Amurath, which hee wast 
whenfoener he inuadedthe one, he was prefently fervpon by 
Afia: of which plot hee doubred not but that 
in fhew he was therein the leaft 
hisfather inlaw to come t 
reat occafions that h 
d manned all his trong 
fe citie Semendre(otherwi 


fon Stephan was long before in Amurash bis CO! 
Scruia himfelfe went into Hungarteto proc 
fel fe certaine territories, which he had inex 
Hungarie) for the citie of Belgrade. 


he Prince hi' 


s,which were 
fo entred into Caramania,and in 
ace as it pleafed him to propound nto 
fame time picking a quarrel with Isfen- 
¢, & to fend his fon tohis coust 


became terrible to all the Mahometan princes. 


ure 


dall his troubles in Afia,he 
fling over Danubius, hi 


greatly offende 


eturned fromthence wit . 
le another road into Hungary,commanding the prince of 


free paflagethrough 


r feare,than of good will) dilige 
ile taken.in Hungarie, returned home and 


George prince 0 


change of Sigifm us 
twas not long after, but Amurath forgert 


5 father in law, 


untries in Europ.A: 


from thence fomeaid, 











rac of Bol i 
1is faire daughter 





by § 


foeuer he fhould turn hi 


na. Allw we 


Arai 


arsin Earope,the king of Caramania his brother 

it was agreed between the Chriftian Princes of 
m the greatnes of the Othemankingdome 
ded the Chriftiansin Eurepe,the Maho- 


s for- 


gainftthis Carama- 
he went, feifed ypon the countries of 
before but tributaries vnto him, dri- 
forced the King fo 


returned to Hadrianople :and 


adin his abfence made diuers in- 


d ; andin reuenge thereof firft 
with an armic to inuade Hungaria, which he performedaec- 


his country;and charging Dr4- 
dition : which his commande- 


ntly performed.So 


¢ Seruia (his fatherin law) was 


aGtor. Wherfore Amsurath intending 


6 the court at Hadrianople: but 


rnor ; for hi 


undus (lace Emperor and 


encered witha great ar 


e could not come s an 
ciriesandcattles by 
{e called Spendero- 


s other 


King of 


ing boththe af 


mie into 
Seruia, 


Amurath bis brethren, and Orchanes the feane of Peru amemg 


adabemet , with many orhermen of great ac- the Turken 


h rich bootie. Not Hungarie (poi= 
led by A 


wourath 





eeiate yeelded himfelfe,with the citie: wh 





oy (eg {werto theembaffadors, Thathe would accept oft 





Inorath cop. Setuia,de(troyingall before him,and hardly betieged Semend 


uernour (the Princes fon)doubting to fall into his enem 
Genleaie ant : ich shiny fo difcouraged the reft 
fhort time, Sophia, Nouomont, with all the reft of the cities of Serui: 
power of Amurath, After which conquefthee returned to’ Hadrianop} 
Prince of Seria with the Hungarians,were making headagainft him,ana t 
Seruian Princes, Gregorie and Stephen, his wittes brethren,had intelligenceavith their father, te 
commanded them both to be cattin prifonar Dydimoticum, & theirey 
out withabrafen bafon made red hot,a common vnmercifull practife ¢ 
About this time, A/bertns dukeof Auftria,hauing before maried E/i E beth the only daugh. 
ter of Siei/mundthe Emperour, and fucceeding his father in law both in theempire'and king. 
dome of Hungarie (into which type of higheft honournothing more furthered him than the 
remembrance of Sigifmund) in the fecondyeare of his raigne, beforehee was well fetled in 
thofe newatchicued honors,diedofthe flix,as he was making great preparation again{t Army. 
rath the Turkith King : who hauinglately driuen George Prince of Seruiaand Rafciaout ofthis 
dominions, had now extended the Turkifh kingdom cuen vato the borders of Hungarie. This 
Albertus dying, left his wife great with childe, The Hungarians,in whofe minds the remem. 
brance of sigi/muna was yet frefh, could haue bin contented to haueliued vnder the gouern- 
ment of the Queenie his daughter, the widow of A/bertus (then great with child;) burthatthe 
Turkifh King was now grown fo great, & come fo nigh, that it was thought more than need. 
full by Zohn Huniades,and otherofthe Hungarian nobilitie,forthe defence of that kingdome, 
not wholly to reft vpon the deuotion of the people towardthe Queene , and the expectation 
ofher iffue, whereby they thould be nothing ftrengthned »but to make choice of fome great 
Prince,by whofe powerthey might the better defend themfelues and the kingdome againft 
their dangerousenemies. Whereupon with confent of the Queene, it was refolued Ypon, to 
make choice of ¥/adiflans,the yong King of Polonia,thena Prince of great power,but of farre 
greater fame and expectation : and by Embafladours to offer vntohim the marriage of the 
‘Queene,and with her, the kingdome alfo. This embaflage being {ent vato Yadi/lans,the mat- 
ter was to and fro debated inthe Polonian Court, whether it were to be accepted of or not ? 
‘Some beganto fpeake of the inequalitie of the match, confidering that the King was but in 
the prime of his youth,and the Queen well fte 
offered inthat match but wars;and that the Hungarians therein fought for nothing more,than 
by the Polonian|forces to defend themfelues againft the Turkes . Others of the contraric 
opinion, faid, that the vniting of thofe two mightic kingdomes would be tothe great good 


ofthem both, andtothegreathonour of the king, whofe very name wouldthereby become 
terrible ynto the Turkes : and thatit were greater pollicie, by the forces of both the King- 
domes,to keepe the Turkith king from entring into Hungarie,than to leaue thatkingdome to 
him land fora prey, & afterward be inforft to fight with the fame enemic inthe heart of Po- 
Jonia:and as for inequalitie of yeres betwixtthe King and the Queene, it wasnot fo greata 
matter,that in regard theroffo 


i honorable & commodious alliance fhould be reie&ed ; foras 
muchas Princes do more rega 

& wealth of their kingdoms thanthe fummer fruit of youth & beauty,which ofit felfin fhort 

time doth rot & peri(h,although it be neuer fo carefully kept and preferued : and that for as 

much asthere can be but oneking inakingdom,{uch choice wasto be preferred of Kings as 

had nottherinthe greateft hope of many children, After long deliberation, //adiflauscaue an- 

a he offers by them made:wherupon fome of 

_ them returned to make relationto the Queene , and fome of them ftaied behind to haften the 

ing forward. But whilft thefe things werea doing,the Queen in the mean time was delinered 

ofa faire fonne, whom the caufed to bolboriass & named Ladiflaus. Afterthe birth of this 

ild,the Queen moued witha motherly affection beganto repent her felfe,that he had gi- 

confent forthe calling inof the P: 

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'y were in 


fome of the Hungarian nobili pro peliaaiig ofthe good grace 
el 


¢Queen;hopedto grow greatthemfelues,ifthey might firft draw the g 
gdom to the Queen &cher yong fon) exclude the Po- 
greater part of theno ! 


rai yall 
‘Detterconfideri Was moft expedient 
Sy ae tae » for 
ay ny ek "eae oe Ab 4 m 
















= 


in, 


Teel 


ptinto yeares,vrging farther,thatnothing was K 


rd the vertues of their choice, with the increafe oftheir honor L 


iia king,to the preiudice of her{fon, And being M 





eA murath fixth K ing of the Turkes. 


A forthe prefenteftate,and that they could neither with honour or fafetie fie from that which 


was before(for the common good) by the Embaffadors concluded ; continued firme intheit 
former refolution for the bringing in of /adiflans : fo that by this meanes, fometaking part 
with the Queene and her young fonne,and others ftanding fat for / ladiflane,the kingdome of 
Hungarie was diuided into two factions,and as it were rent in pieces, & fo grew to ciuil wars. 
The Queene with fuch as fauored her claime, the moreto gaine the minds of the common 
people, (which are many times no leffe carried away with fhews than matter) caufed her fon 
Ladiflaws (being then but three moneths old) folemnly to be crowned King at Alba-Regalis, 
the vfuall place for the coronation of the Hungarian Kings, But afterthat the Polonian King 
had entred into Hungarie with a goodly armic , and ioyned his forces with his friends, moft 
part of them which before followed the Queene and her fonne,reuolted ynto Vladiflaus. So 
that when he had done what the could, thee was glad at laft to commit the tuition of her fon, 
together withthe crowne of Hungarie, vato Fredericke the third,then Emperour : neuer cca~ 
fing forall thar, to the vttermoft of her power, to trouble the gouernment of fe Sa 
tinually ftirring vp great warres againft him both at home and abroad,vntill thatatthelaft by 
her death her quarrell rooke end,together with her life. . = ; fe 
Inthe midft of thefe ciuill wars, Amwraththought a faire opportunitic prefented vnto him, 
to make an entrance vato the conqueft of Hungarie,which kingdome he had in his ambitious 
mindalreadie deuoured. And therefore gathering a great armie, he marched along the es) 
Danubius,vatil he came tothe ftrong citie of Belgrade, called in antienttime ee 
of fome Alba Graca,but now commonly Grecis Weifenburg. This citic is ‘hilton ae : 
Eaft fide with the famous riuer Danubius, and onthe South with the great Sy of ‘ ne Co) 
Sawe,which there falleth into Danubius;and on the othertwo fidesis ir fe diets 
walls, with deep and large ditches , and was then accounted the gate or entranc ig 


ric. Vato this citie Amarath at his firft comming gaue two terrible eee a was A good Let 8 
hope fo to haue woon the fame,but yet was both times valiantly repulfed,with great flaug) 


i erefore finding it to be amatter of more difficultie than was by him atthe 
nae pane toraife roan nan ve mee ory te i . phe e ey 
‘ ‘sand furi attered the walls.At this tim a 
ea a ed SiroHle into both the riuers of Danubius ie bot ft 
‘a citie on thofe parts where was leaft feared,and by that meanes ee See Hae 
citie fromall fuccors to be fent that way out of Hungarie, Yet fora saat! oa a 
the citie was ftill valiantly defended by the Chriftian foldiers, vise He ler : eee te 
conduét of Ioannes Vranws a Florentine,gouernor thereof,with often Y lies eee pia 
flew great numbers of the Turks. Atthe time of this BB ete Fok in iunealfaimtie 
ly cleét King of Hungarie,wasfore troubled by the Que ae nese, aichou ARIES 
thing the Turkifh King knew right wel,and therupon continue fs here delpte 
an greatly to increafe in his campe, hoping in nothing more, thant te) pater Se 
cs of helpe from the King,would in {hort time yeeld vp the citie, 7 rath bl ene 
ted with ciuill wars,as is aforefaid,that he could not poffibly peat ee 
Rene the befieged citie:yet forafmuch asthe Turkifh Ese oie oe cr sity pte 
fador required to ioynwith him in league & amitie,hethought ee Tent Dobrecofne, Ofe- 
ife the fiege,by fending vnto him the like embaflage. Wherupon e eke: 
raife the eave? Gorfenfis: three of che Polonian nobilitieembafladors vato ra 
Sibi That for fo muchas he had offered by his embaffadors,to poke canine 
ina nebek fehe caitié outof Polonia,the remembrance thereof had takenfuc x sae ‘att 
ee his a d.that he would nottake vp armes againfthim,although it bla : saevadle 
defeat iefice he had offered him reafonable conditions of ae peers nated Becen- 
defift from inuading of Hungarie whereof 7 adi fans wasnow by Se aaetviadh eafily 
fentof the people,chofen King) and fo raife his fiege, thatthen they toad infetiorto 
i. ‘i ie * ft dpeace:in concludin whereof, he fhould not fin erik bet aRatO 
hit teins oie aoe rincely courtefie : but if hee had rather SS eta Waew dit 
aie Meas trength he wouldihen do the beft that he oer att Sa to ahs te 
he i UOTE power,ia f>inftaquarrelto withftand he Be ie tppouned whe Erba 
wrongsto him done. When Amurath had receined this emballag®y AR 






















Om ath fix [ 
fadours to withdraw them felues fora while to Synderonia (ac! 
‘till he might better confider of their demands ; pretending, that | 
but asappeared afterward, {ecretly refoluing with himfelfe,prefently 
noire, forthe gaining ofthe city,8 vpon the fucceffe therofto thapeth 
ly.Wherfore fo foon.as the embafladors were departed to Synderouia, i 
gers afluied the minds ofthe citizens and foldiers with magnifical prom large liberties, 
and infinit rewards and preferments, ifthey would yeeld vp the cit many arroweswith 
letters made faft vnto them, full of like promifes,wereat the fame time fhot into the citie. Buc 













eA murath fixth King of the Turks. 
A. sing brought the Hungarian and Polonian Forces againft vs) {hal {ie the {ame hanocke and {poile made 
in our kingdome with fire and ford , which he bath before as made fils in his one. bie if his 
fortune fhould anfiver his defignes (which God forbid , but yet it may chance) befide all the miferable 
andintolorable outrages, which are to be feared of an angrie Congquerour, it is accounted whe for 
agoaly andreligious worke, toufeall cruell and un{peakeablevillanies againft onr nation,except we wit 
forfakeshe farth and religion delinered unto vs by our anceftours, and follow their new and incredible 


















ar ceremonies. Neither doe they thinke they can more cafily and effectually procure the fanor of Godwith 
when he faw no hope to preuaile by that means, he called together the captains and comman. ‘ any kind of (acrifice or fernice, than by onerthrowing and prophaning our Temples, by feoffing at our 
ders of his armie,znd there in the prefence of themall , {pakevntothem as followeth : 7 moft facred and fecret Rites and ceremonies , by feorning our Religion and Priests : and that yox may 
o- Sens C baa Arid; H | ‘ know all the furie wherewith theyrage againft us and our Religion , they account all them for holie 
ght know it isin mine owne power, to grant, or wot to grant, the peace whereof our enemies : B. Saints which die infight againftus. There is no canfe (valiant fowldiers)sbat vpon the vaine hope of 
a motion : yet it is my pleafure (worthie fonldiers) toknow your m Ufo. For fo mnch j peace, we fhonld expect whileft the enemie doth gather and wpite his forces and armes againft-vs, efpe- 
hae that warre in hand, wherein with worldly felicitie, ( whereof among/t yew I hold the chrefe a cially (uch an encraic as propoundeth not poyle and worldly henours, but immortalisie it (elf, at a re- 
fo endangered in our religion,and puritie of lift; the defence and care whereofequally belon. ' ward of his victorie, We hawe alreadte taken much more labour thanwe have to take, we hane filled 
usall : for although we differ much one from another in the manner of our vocationsand |i. © the ditches mith refile(fe labour, we haue caf vp bulwarkes equall pith the walls, and part of the walls 


yer after death we alt hope for one and the felfe fame felrcitie. And therefore I would hane 
rfand all that 1 {hall fay, as proceeding not of any regard of mine one private, but vpon 
ration of the common good of you all. For as concerning mine owne eftate, I poffi(fe fo large 
sin Afia, {uch great dominions in Europe, that either part thereof (in good time bee ét fayd) 
might feemea fuffcient kingdome : othat perhaps it might better fland with my eftate, to take more 
Shes, for keeping of that Thane, than totrauell for the gaining of more : but you are to confider with 
—-gour felues, whether you haue eaery man fufficient to fiffice bimjelfe or not, and hew long you thinke 
your felues affiared of she fame ; andmorcouer, that togerher withthele worldly thingsyveeyball bedri- 
nen at length to for[ske our profifsion ana religion, if wee {hall now lay downe armes, For our enemies 
’ at mee fhould first ceafe from mwarre , andihen afterwards they thinke it meete to talke of 
Ll wot ups of theindignitic, that men befieged, and in euill, phehsfienly ropound condi- 
of peace to them that befiege them,and are well furns{hed of allshings , shat feeble and cowardly 
om: fepeace unio couragious and expert fouldiers : 1 omit what labour and paines we have 
ing our fitge, in raifing of mounts, in making of Jhipping , all which,onr enemies command 
5 a5 if they hadus alreadie bound er conpearp inhold, as weehauethem. All Bulgaria, K 
ands ber park of Rafcia ts new by vs conquered, and moft part of Seruiais at our commaund : 
_ all which placesare by vs either to bee kept, or el{e all she reft of hat wee poffiffe in Europe, is with 
them to bee quite loft and farfaken, Whofoener {hall hauein sheir power thts Citie which wee beficge 
(and that onr enemies know right well) [hall haue not onely as it were a fortroffe and bulwarke of de- 
fence for his owne, but alfoa Caftle and entrance for the fubduing of others. The Kingdome of Hun- 
¢ divided in it (elfe, and full of domist call fedition : neither is it fo much yflrengshened by 
th hing of thekingdome of Polonta, as tt ss by cinill diffintion weakened, Andin this motion of 
peace nothing is fought for but togaine rime for she pacifying of their priuate quarrels , shat they 
miy afterward with their double forces fet wponvs. For if wee fall breake vp our fiege before see 
hanemoon she citre, they sill cafily finde delayes fo long to protract the conclu ron of peace, vnsillshat 
ether Viadillaus his good fortune, or elf: she Hungarcans beesae of themfelues better aduifed, [hall 
make an end of their ciuill warves What manner ¢ conditions of peace wil shey then require of us yohon 
hey are at unitieamonght themfelues , and in armes againfh vs ; feeing that now. beeing in danger 
ith mutuallaifcord , and almoft byvsvangu fhed, they thinke is reafonable ( if they bad woon the 
that wee fhould firfi raife our fiege, andthen mtreat of peace ? Their proud. demaunds for she 
Rssution of Bulgartaand Kafera, with other countries and cities woon by our travell and danger , 
found in mine cares» whicht wee [hall refufe to grant, net onely t Hing. ans becing 
umitse among them felues » but alfo the Folontans , ioynedunto them , will bring tho 
a our doores, which wee new at great aduantage make upon them, troubl 
les And if for defire of ac wecould bee content to yeeld vate fich ba 
and reftore vatestens all they, inreafon could de 1 
contented with bis owne, whoft haughtte minde 
1 fuchmightickingdomes, th y 
at all that is oursin Ewrope. 


we haue beaten enen with the ground, fothat you fee the sowne halfe opened : and shat towne, by gaining 
whereof, all that ours is, ay be made fafe and quiet ; and that which our entmie poffe(fish > fubie 16 
our [poyle and prey. If yor will but a lustle enforce your felues, as men mindful of our good fortune and 
forwardne(fé, you Shall find our semmples.our facrifices, our religion, all worlaly and heauenly felicitie so 
be then alfured unto vs,when as yon hall to maxyow owerthrow the verie foundstion of she enemies wals 
Thea (couragions foulaiers) we may crie,¥ iCtorie, not for the prefent, but forener. If this war fhould 
bring untovs not hing elfe but an alfred fecuritic of our eftase, st were fufficient reward , for which we 
ought cherefully to aduenture our (elues to all dangers, and so challenge in combat enen death it felfe. 
But asthis victorie doth defend all our things as with a deepe trench » or fare wall, fodoth ttlay opens 
and expofé all our encrates dominions vato danger and {poyle. Hitherto we haue firinen ai 
her felfe ia the rough and abrupt mountarnes of Bulgaria and Rafcia, where ite mie to firine Me in: 
gersthirit, labour, and: defperasion : all thems we hawe overcomse, allured wath no ober Peon that 
at length Ne might attaine unto the wealth of fruisfiell Hungarie, from whence ve mat sa i eguer~ 
don of our wittorie, and the ground of our elt are ee ih eh pase sche — 
inacce(ible rockes, or wacoth defarts, but we fhart g j y 
Nain f esas pep and the induftrie of man ; wie steer eee es me ro 
- 5 ‘if ile, doth euery where yeeld plen 4 j 
UN a peepee ial Ritie, but encn to glut onr wanton defires What 
both for man and beaft pot only to firne for natures reapers Sean a peiilvigf if Vale ye 
thing foener curions endeauor hardly bringeth ding is or ‘ apo Pesaro 8 
deth plentifully of # felfe:fashat itis to be thought that na ip aia tr nee ES 
ordinarie care when as fhe wontd fet forth a patterne of good husband Pe pe eh 
i +n any place bin more bountifull in beftowing her rich gifts: ‘for gold,wh 
TN ade that in few places,she Hungarians gather at their eafe,as if it were agrow- 


ing pla 

















7 jt il 10 morrow open aray to all shee goed 
of ur power (worthie faldiers) wherber yori d 
ee soe nt an ener,or elfeleaue the ah Met fer pests ar o ia wnat) a 
hen you co unto the breach , that abl 6He | ; 
BE that youwould remember when you § i Paces 
hout any other defence,without any etter garrifon,witho eeper 
custo you for 4 prey without any os” f oe Fe scand religion, ogee Oe 
that bebind you are your wines, children, your boufes, your temples, 4” hesicks wedinfolen the 
j ‘i homa.ex cept you win this cities  fisr 
wards of all ate former victories : omer w) Tol emer aed he xa 
widtorious ehemie will muft cruelly and hamefully infult. 1, ting ae an ue 
Ul cafily perceine bow you are fet dawne tocomm qnuer ors, oie 
twtr ta anfver io the most infolent demands of the ene ania fi 
she meane time mae nouch of your felues, and together with your armor bane all shing: > 


that to morrow with she dawning of the day we may a(fanls the breach. 





















Be The Turkith captains for that time joyfully departed,.as itehey had ome eee ot 

F of the viGorie, g of allthole good things which Amurath had folin y Preccasaivanes 
Thenext Promine verie carly, Avinash commanded the alfa a a9 sets ae 
which he had made in the wall with continuall batterie:the foldie! 


we i Haly Ba(fa valiantly woon 
to Jed the breach, efpecially the lanizaries,who vpaelas Ieading of Haly Ball y the 





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fadours to withdraw t ‘ues for a while to Synde: ac 
‘till he might better confider of theit'demands ; pretending, th 
butasappeared afterward, fecretly refoluing with himfelfe,p 
uoire, for the gaining ofthe city,& vpon the {ucceffe therof to tha e 
ly. Wherfore fo fon as the embafladors were departed to Syndero’ 
gers affaied the minds ofthe citizensand foldiers with magnifical pr 
and infinit rewards and preferments, ifthey would yeeld vp the ci 














a wat 










bane that warre inhand, wherein with worldly felicitie, ( whereof among ft 














ynto VU: 


ation of the common good of yox all, For as concerning mine owne ¢fhate, 
tries in Afia, [ich great dominions in ne that either part thereof (in good’ 
ight feeme a fuffictent kingctome : fothat per 














jour félues alfisred of she fame ; 











ewe jhould first ceale from marre, andthen 











em thas befiege them,and are well furnsfhed of all things 1 





¢, asif they hadvs alreadie bound er co 
and the greater part of Rafcia is new by 
all which placesare by vs either to bee kept, or elfe 
them hn quite loft and forfaken, Whofoener 






















(and that our enemies know right well) [hall baw 





ne, but alfoa Caffle and entrance 
ded in it (elfe, and full of domi: 
be uniting of thekingdome of. Polonia, as tt is 
peace thing ts fought for , bus togaine rime 
may, afterward with their double. forces fet wponus. For if wee fhall breake v 
Pane woon she citie, they will eafily finde dela , 
either Vladiflaus bis good fortune, or lft 

d of their cil warres What man: 

ite among ft therafelues , and in armes againfivs ; feeing t 
ldifcord , and aloft by vs: ess Shed, pin Hii it free ( 
ba / nd thi 


Sor the fubduing of others. 
call fedition s neither is oy 
by cinall diffintion weakened, 





























intreat of peter ? Their pr 
Pee an 
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bu 
gur doores, which wee Behn fo the 


is if for defire of eae 


tftore vatothem 


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vastse among them felues 






age make Upoi 
! bee content 10 yecld wnto firch fa 





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0 
1 bis owne, w, wghtie minde (i am fure) beci 
ich mishrickngdomes, 1 whe not i ae ie of 
OTs 4 f he hi ) ‘ 
a ‘that is onrsin Ewrope He will no bik binge atisfied, 








1 a Nany arrowes wir h 
letters made faft ynto them, full of like promifes, were at the fame time fhot into the citic, But 


when he faw no hope to preuaile by that means,he called together the captains and comma. 
ders of his armie,and there in the prefence of themall , {pakevatothem as followeth : 


though know tt isin mine owne power, to grant, or sot to grant, the peace whereof our enemies 
padea motion: yer it is my pleafare (sworthie fouldiers) to wr minds alfo. For [0 winch 
on | 
4s alfo endangered in our religion,and puritie of life; the defence an Mey lercsf equally belon. 
us all : for although we differ much one from another in the manner of our vocation,and |i. © 
after death we all hope for one and the felfe fame felicitie. And thercfore I would haye 
rfiand all that J {hall fay, as proceeding not of any regard of mine owne prinate, but Upon 
Ipafififo large 
time bee it fayd) 
aps it might better fland with my eftate, totake more 
are, for keeping of that thane, than totrauell far the gaining of more : but you are to confider wish 
- Jour felties, whether you have enery man fufficient t0 fuffice brmfelfe or not, and hew long 
andmoreouer, that together with the(e worldly things,vee 
mat length ta forfake our profifsion ana religion, if wee fhallnow lay downearmes. For our enemies 
] afterwards they thinke it mecte to talke of 
Lot. pests of the indignitie, that men befieged, and in euill plight sens ropound condi. 
f ce tot at feeble and cowardly 
om fepeace vaio couragious and expert fouldiers « omit what labour and ipaines we baue 
en in laying our fiege, in raifing of mounts, in making of fhipping , all which,onr enemies command 
unteforfll apearp inhold, as weehauethem, All Bulearia, 
Us conquered, and moft part of Seruiaés at our commaund : 
all the reft of that wee poffiffé sn Europe, is with 
all hanein their power this Citie which wee befiege 
fe mot onely as it were a fortreffé and bulwarke of de- 
The Kingdome of Hun- 
much firengshened by 
And in this motion of 
for thepacifying of their priuate quarrels , that they 
our fiege before wee 
es fo long toprotract the conclu hon of peace, vaiillthat 
Hungarians beesae of themfelues better aduj 
ner Cy conditions of, peace wil they then require of vs oben 
at now becing in danger 
if they had woon the 
id demaunds for the 
t cities woon by our trauell anddanger,, 
fufero grant, netonely the Hungarians becine 
zoyned unto them , will bring thofe warres 
fieons growled ith d feordandci- 
mba ) sefull and miférable 
; iwi hate could defire : doe you. i the ? i 
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eA murath fixth King of the Turks. 
uing breught the Hungarian and Polonian Forces acainft vs ) fal fee the fame hanock, J 

in oun kingdome with fire and ford , which he bat ri (eh ee b - in his he ‘4 ee 
fortune fhould anfiver his defignes (which God, (forbid , but yet it may chance) befide all the miferable 
and intolerable outrages, which areto be feared of an angrie Conquerour, it is accounted with them for 
a goaly andreligious worke, to-vfeall cruelland unfpeakeablevillanies azainft our na Hon,except we wil 
Sorfake she faith and religion delinered unto vs by our anceftours, and fo 


low their new and incredible 
ceremonies. Neither doe they thinke they can more eafily and effectually procure the fanor of God with 


any kind of (acrifice or fernice, than by onerthrowing and prophaning our Temples, by fcoffing at our 
molt facred and fecret Rites and ceremonies , by feorning our Religion and Priests : and that yon ma 
know all the furiewherewith they rage againft us and our Religion, they account all them for holie 
Saints which die in fight againfhus, There w no canfé (valiant fowldiers shat upon the vaine hope of 
peace, we fhauld expect whileft the enemie doth gather andvpite his forces and armes again vs, efpe- 
cially fitch an enemic as propoundeth not [poyle and worldly honours, but immortalisie it felfe, aa a re- 
ward of his victorie. We haue alreadie taken much more labour than we haue to take 5 me haue filled 


* the ditches with refile(fe labour, we hane caf up bulwarkes equal with the walls, and part of the walls 


we haue beaten enen with the ground, forhat you fee the towne halfe opened: and that towne, by gaining 
whereof, all that ours is, may be made fafe and quiet . and that which our enemie polfe(fech, (ubieh té 
our fpoyle and prey. Lf you willbut a lutle enforce your felues, as men mindful of our good. fortune and 
forwardne(fé, you fhall find onr templesour (acrifices, onr religion, all worlaly and: heauenly felicitie 40 
be then alfured unto vs,yhen as yor {hall 10 moxrow ouerthrow the verie foundation of she enemies wal, 
Then (couragions fanldiers) we may crie,¥ icorie, not for the prefent, but for ener. If this war fhould 
bring vatovs nothing elfé but an alfred fecuritie of our eftate, it were (uf ficient reward , for which we 
ought cherefully to aduenture onr (elues to all dangers, and to challenge tn combat enen deat it bfelfe.: 
But as this victorie doth aefend all our things as with a deepe trench , or fire wall, fadorh tr lay open 
and expofé all our enemies dominions vato danger and {poyle. Hitherto we haue ftriven with nature 
her felfe is the rough and abrupt mountarnes of Bulgaria and Rafcia, where we were to firiue with ites 
gersthirit, labour, and defperation : all them we haue onercome, allured with no other Homaedilas that 
at length we might attaine nto the wealth of fruitfull Hungarie, from whence we muft ue the guer- 
don of our wictorie, and the ground of our glorie. Weare come to she gates, which ieine ayd ope we 
are not to palfe ouer inacce/%blerockes, or sncoth defarss, but we fhall goe thorow moft pi ie ? 2H 
decked both by Nature her felfe, and the induftrie of man, where the konpecet tots a the aire, ad 
Liuely Springs, with the fruitfulne(fe of the feile, doth a w ries gli pee A le ie eg ’ 
capt not only to ferme for natures mecefsitie, bu ur woan, i 
ie aa eles th ree forth in other places, that the anette of the foile yeel- 
desl plentifully of it felfe:/0 shat it ts to be thought,that wature adorned H weary with a certainextra- 
ordinariecare.when as fhe wonld [et forth a fe FA i armen vp ¥ a rents fedora 
hath (he in any place bin more bountifull in beftowing her B Lh 
ay ft pe all di Fre that in few pesisthe # waiant ee ap oa ee o uk va 4 ion 
j t, It 18 in your power (worthie foldiers) whether you will to mo 
es your Wits far ener,or elfeleaue the ral ape fe pus fonieedth . be ea a rio 
that youwould remember when you go unto t | iss 3 ss pA sp ae eS 
vato you for 4 preywithout any other aiarewit out ays ii se aft siete. weg 
that bebind you are your wines, children, your boufes, yon ign ne , sasha 4 te alee ihe 
wards of all your former victories : ower whomssexcept ase F ih pariotierme ‘8 
victorious ehemie will muft cruelly and fhamefully snfult. 1, acco § Peet 
orrow, [hall eafily perceine bow you are fet dawne 1ocommeand as Cong H ies 
me Ti bi pire ta anfwer to the most infolent demands of ik rg saree fi 
the meane time make much of your felues, and together wish pet a ane 7 > 
that to morrow with she dawning of the day we may a(fanls the breach. 


The Turkith captains for that time joyfully departed, as dichoy hd a aes et 
of the vi&torie, & of allthole good things which Amurash had folin y | mento 
Thenext morning vericearly, Amurathcommanded the aflinl to im a ie pro 
which he had made in the wall with orwinnpldbateariot shy fal Hay Ba in oe 
Jed the breach, cfpecially the Ianizaries,who vada ¢ leading aes 

















i synde! 
till he might better confider of their demands ; pretend. 
but as appeared afterward, fecretly refoluing with himfelfe, 
uoire, for the gaining ofthe city,& vpon the fucceffe therofto tha; 
ly.Wherfore fo feon as the embaffadors were departed to Syndei 
gersaffaitd the minds ofthe citizensand foldiers with magnifical pr 
'infinit rewards and preferments, ifthey would yeeld vp the c 


eA murath fixth King of the Turks. 


wing brought the Hungarian and Polonian Forces a ainft vs) fhal fie the fame hanock ji 
in inden wihrandiord, michal some maton heen en 
fortune fhould anfiver his defines (which God, {forbid , but yet it may Bhome) befide all the miferable 


and intolerable outrages, which are to be feared of an angrie Congquerour, it is accounted with shem for 





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miles of large liberties, 

















ES OTe 


: any atroweswit h a godly and religious worke, tovfeall cruel and valpeakeablevillanies againft our nation,except we wil 
Jetests thadefattvara them, full oflike promifes, wereat the fametime fhotinto the citic, But forfake she faith medica delinered unto us by or anceftours, and follow their nes and incredible : 
when he faw no hope to preuaile by that means,he called together the captains and com ae pastes, Neither doe they als they vee more aie and effectually procure the fauor of Godwith 
ders of his armie,and there in the prefence of themall , {pakevntothem as followeth : - any kind of facrifice or fernice, than by onerthrowing an prophaning onr Temples, by feoffing at our 





moft facred and [ceret Rites and ceremonies , by Jeorning our Religion and Priests : and that yom may 


I 





‘ Ae : : Bae y i know all the furiewherewith theyrage againft vs and our Religion they account all them for holie 

sgh ~ oe 4: % ss mine aie ire vals folte es es ve a a Fives B. Saints which die infight againfus, There ts no canfé (valiant fonldiers )that vpon the cea hope of 

y RONEN: yet st 15 may pleafure (worthie fouldiers) to minds PANO. LOP fo wine eA hould expect whileft the enemie doth gather andvnite his forces and j 
haue that warre in hand, shies with worldly felicitie, (whereof E you T hold the chtefe peace, we fhauld exp ft & forces and armes againft us, e(pe 











/ j cially uch an enemic as propoundeth not {poyle and worldly henours, but immortalirie it (el) 2, ab a 7e- 

$ alfo endangered inour religion,and puritie of life; the defence and care w reofequally belon. p opt f his vittorie. We fli alreadie ae much en then we haue to take, Kons filled 

tous all : for although we differ much one from another in the manner of our vocation,and |i. © * the ditches with refile(fe labour, we haue caf? vp bulwarkes equall with she walls, and pare of the walls 

ere, yet after death we all hope for one and the felfe fame felicitie. Andsherofore I wouldhane we haue beaten enen with the gronnd, foshat you fte the sowne halfe opened sand shat towne, by gainin, 

rand all that 1 (hall fay, as proceeding not of any regard of mine one prinate, but upon whereof, all that ours ts, may be made [aft and quiet 5 and thas which our enemie poffelfeth, fubieE 16 
on of the common good of yox all, Fer as concerning mine owne eftate, I polfi(fe fo large ) 


ee 










our {poy le and prey. If you will but a lutle enforce your felues, as men mindful of our good fortune and 

C01 in Afia, {iuch great dominions in Enrope, that ether part thereof (in good time bee it fayd) forwardne(]2, you fhall find our temples.our facrifices, onr religion, all worlaly and heanenly felicitieto 

might feeme a fifficrent kingdome : fothat ner la it might better fland with my efate, totake more “be then affured unto vs,swhen as you fhall to moxyow ouerthrow the verie foundation of she enemies wal» 

_ tare, for keeping of that thane, than totrauell far the gaining of more : but you are 0 confider with C Then (couragious fovldiers) we may crie,¥ idtorie, nos for the prefent, but forener. If shis war fhould 
Ms our felies, whether you bane en } 


ery man fufficient to fuffice bimfelfe or not, and hew long you thinke 
gree ‘felues affisred of she fame ; andmorcouer, that together with thee worldly things,wee fhall be dri- 
_ nenat length to forfrke our profi{sion ana religion, if wee fhallnow lay downearmes. For our enemies 

require, thavwee houla: first cesfe fromwarre, andthen afterwards they thinke it meete to talke of 





bring unto vs nothing elf but an affured fecuritic of our effase, it were Siufficiens reward ; for which we 
ought cherefully to aduenture our (elues to all dangers, and to challenge 1m combat enen death-it tfelfe.: 
But as this victorie doth defend all our things as with a deepe trench , or fisre wall, fodoth tt lay opens 
and expofé all our enemies dominions unto danger and (poyle. Hitherto we haue ftriven with nature 






























L mot (peake of the indignitie, that men befiece and inentll plight, fhould propound condi- her felfe in the rough and abrupt mountarnes of Bulgarta and Rafcia, where we were to firiue with hux- ° 
peace to “i em that befiege oenced arewell ee of ddsdhines . ee val oe ui; ; ee ania defperation : all them we hane onercome, allured wb no other nonaudiigs that 
dprom:fepeace unio couragtous and expert fouldiers : Lomit what labour and ipaines we haye at length we might attaine vate the wealth of fruitfull Hungarie, in whence rons ie "3 Ie @uer- 
in laying our fiege, in raifing of mounts, in making of ‘hipping , all which onr enemies command don of our wictorie, and the ground of our glorie. Weare come tot : sie ich we ay spit 
ik » 15 6f they hadvs alreadse bound or conpeavp in hold, asics hauethem. All Bulgaria, are not to palfe ouer inaccefiblerockes, or sncoth defarts, but me fhall goe thorom moft pleafant places, 


Sr eater part of Rafcra is now by us Conquered, and moft part of Seruisis at our commaund : 
2 placesare by vs either to bee kept, or elf@ all the reft of that wee poffiffé in Europe, is with 

to bee quite loft and forfaken, Whofoener fhall hauein their power thts Citie which wee befirge 
onrencmies know right well) {hall ha ly a5 it were a fortroffe andbulwarke of ae- 

M45 one, bat alfoa Caflle and entrance for the ‘fubduing of others. The Kingdome of Hun- 
dinided in it (elfe, and full of | domist call fedition + neither is it [0 muchflrengthened by 
if thekingdome of Polonia, as its by cinill diffintion weakened. Andin this motion of 
thing is fou bt for » bus togaine sime for. the pacifying of thetr private quarrels , that they 
ward with their double forces fet vpon us. For ifwee fhsll breake vp oxr fiece before wee 
mn she. they will eafily finde fase Solong 10 protract the conclu ion of peace, vntillthat 
Nadiflaus brs Good fortune, or elf the Hungarians beesue of theemfelues better aduifed, [hall 
make an end of their ciuill warves, What manner conditions of pace wil they then require ofus,ubin 
they are at nitie among sbersfelues , and in armes againflys ; ficing that now beeing in danger 
bmutualldifcord , and almoft by vs vangu fed, they thinkeis reafonable (asf they had woon the 

d) that wee fhoild firfl raife our fiege, andthen intreat of peace ? Their lemaunds for the 
tution of bulgarsaasnd Rafera,. wish other countries and cities woon by our tranell and danger, 


; fs BV ASM ple 
‘te foundin mine cares + whi Af wee [hall refufe to grant 6 Hungarians beeing 
¢ Folontans , ioyned unto them , will bring thofé warres 


Nature her felfe, and the indaftrie of man, where the temperatene(fe of the aire, and 

D eh with the itis of the foile, doth enery where yeeld plentic of all oe of ford 

both for man and beaft pot only to ferme for natures mecepitie, but enen toglnt our wanton defires W 7d 

thing foener curiows endeauor hardly bringeth forth in other places, thas the fersilitie of the foile yeel- 

beth plentifully of it felfe:/o that it is tobe thought thas nature adorned Hungary with a certainextra- 

ordinarie care,when as fhe would (et forth a patterne of good husbandrie for osher seule 7) rie 

Neither hath [he in any place bin more bountifull in beftowing her rich gifts: for gold,which other men 

soft painfully dig up,and thas in few places,the Hungarians gather at their cafe,as if it en: 4 ree 

ing plant. It 1 in your power (worthie shidiers ) whether you will to morrow meee to 4 i ef, guid 
things for your (elues for ener,or elfeleane the way open for your enemies unto alt sat you Ho ce 

B that jouwould remember when you go unto the breach , that all she fore of coasts ah ~ 

wnto you for a prey pwithout any other defence,without any other garrsin ows any a i, ines = 

thas bebind you are your wines, children, your boufes, your temples, and religion, rage Hom y i 

wards of all your former victories : ower whors.except you win this citie,the seit a info eon 8 

vittorious pbb will muff cruelly ane [hamefully saith 1, acceding tf ne qm fe oot 

row, [hall eafily perceine bow you are (ct dewne t0c0 X 
oe meee ve ee ta.anfwer to the most infolent demands of the yd sa oe fi. 
the meane tinse make much of your félwes, and together with your armor bane all shings 1 5 


that to morrow with the dawning of the day we may affanlt the bredchs 


ifthey had beenalreadic affured 
call fecbefore theireys. 
ultro beginentoa great breach 
diers with great courage aflai- 
Haly Ba(fa valiantly ri 
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tumtite among themfelues af Mt A 
x doores, which wee now at go cat aduantage make upon them, troubled with d j 
i tf age make Upon tiem, f [cord and ci- 
nd if for defire of peace we 1 a 
=H if iil eg ce a ‘ich fhamsefull and miferable vq 
Oi 


» 
[ui piabiiehing ‘omes, thinker, 


all that is oursin a” willno 





SF uke Turkith captains for that time joyfully departed, a 
of the vidtorie, & of all thofe good things which Armurash 
Thenext morning veric early, Aimwrath commanded the aflai 
which he had made in the wall wich continuall batterie:the fol i 
led the breach, efpecially the Ianizaries,who vadeiies Ieading © 





4 or in reafon con efire ; doe you thinke 


"a Lam fire) becis 


the recoucri 


inks bimelfefarsfed, 


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rence 
ith the 


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fame,and were entring the citic with affured hope of victori ce The ¢ t 

z angerc0 be folatnsiey tothe breach from all parts of the citie, cibly charged the 

Céryfian, proud Tanizaries on euery fide,thatthey were gladto retyrewith more haftthan they before 

entred:in which retrait many of them were flaine, and the reft Aying outat. the brea, 

either flain,or burnt to death inthe town ditch with wild fire ; whereof the defendants had 

€aft great-{torevpon the Turks at che breach, which hauing taken hold ypon the fagors, hy; 

dles,and other light matter, wherewith the Turkshad vponthe fudden made their way oye; 

the town ditch, did fo terribly burne, that the Ianizaries which had entred the breach, bein, 

again repulfed,were ia that fierie lake confiamed,or elfe with fmokertrangled, In this atuyip 
Amurathisreportedto haue loft 8000 of hisbeft men, befide poco othersiouerwhelmed or 

ftrangled in the mines, by the countermines ofthe Chriftians: The other artof the Turks, H 
whichat the fame timeaffaulted the citieby water,out of their gallies and {mall fhips, had ag 
euill orrather worfe fucceffe:many of them were {inke with grea fhor,8efome burnt by the 
fire caft from the walls,and fo fired one another and diuersofthem inthatfitdden teare, for 

auoyding of that prefent danger,rana ground ¥pon the fhelfsinthe river,and fo fplit.” Amy.” 

rath wonderfully difcouraged with the flaughter of his men, and fhamefirlly beaten fromthe 

‘ affault, returned to his campe with his Turks, much like men which had lacely efcaped from 

fome great thipwracke. And thus partly by famin,and partly by the defendants force, hauing 

loftthe greateft part ofhis army, hedecermined now after {euen months fiege to return home, 

Yet becaufe he wouldnot encouragchis enemies by thewing his feare,, he. fent for the Em- 

baffadors into the campe,and with fterne countenance anfwered them inthis fort + i 


ch, Were 








Amit bic Weill hid heythen talke of peace, when V ladiflaus (hall deliuer cuntovs all that part of Rafcis 

whichhe yet holdeth, and alfo this citie of Belerade as a pledge of the league. And for this time I will 

* yaife my fiege, to gine Vladiflaustimeto adnife himfelfe s yet Twonld wilh him vatherto accept of my 

- fread upon thefe conditions, thanby denying that little which ts demanded, to hazard the flate y 

both his fisraees Taske but that which is myne owne by Law of ' Armes, before Vladiflaus wa 

called into Hungarie's and the Hungarians cannot transferre unto him that right which they bad nor 

themfelues. Wherefore if hewill proceed rather to Sirine for that which is orber mens, than quietly 
to poffi(fe his onc, 1 will in good lime repaire hither a igaine, with my God the beolder and rewenger of F 

prong. . 


With this anfwerhe difmiffed the-Embafladors,and forthwith rofe with his armie, fore re- 
penting hiscomming thither:yet becanfe he would take fomething inhis way,he left his.ne- 
phew //4-Beg withicertaint troupes of horfemen at Scopiain Seruia, who fo troubled the 

, King of Boina,thavhewas gladto require peace of Amurath,and to promife vnto him a yere- 
ly tribute of flue andtwentie thoufand ducats, 

Viadiflaus newly elected King of Hungarie, feeing that part of his kingdome which is cal- 
led Tranfyluania or Pannodacia, to be much finibed to theincurfion of the Turks, (who ha- 
wing got into their poffeffion all the countrey of Moldauia, and grown infolent by continual 
victories, ceafed not to inuadeand fpoyle the countrey of Tran{yluania) for remedie of that L 
dayly mifchief,created Iohn Huniades Vayuod,or his Vice-gerent in Trafyluania. This Hunis- 
des(as fome write) was Earle of, Biftrice,borne in Valachia: others fay, that he was borne but 
of meane parents, and called Huniades of the village wherein he was borne » and grew tobe 

great by his vertue and proweffe. Whatfocuer his Parents were, he himfelfe was. politque, 
Valiant, fortunate, and famous captaine, his viories fo great, asthe like was neuer before by 
any Chriftian Prince obtained againftthe Turks:{o that his name became vntothem fo dread- 
full,that they vfed the fame to feare their crying children withall. This worthie captain, ac- 
Cording to the truft repofed inhim,beganto keepethe Turks fhort,by cutting them off, when- 
foeuerthey prefumed to enter into his countrey ; and alfo by fhutting vp the paflages where- 
by they were woont to forrage the countrey of Tranfyluania:and when he had pur hisown M 
charge into good fafetie, he entred into Moldavia » and neuer refted vntill he had woon it 
{ quite out of the Turks hands. And not contented with this, paffed many times ouer Danu- 
tus intothe Turks dominions , making hauocke of the Turks » and carrying away with him 
great bootie, with many captives, a? t : 


Now 


riftians {ecing all. ¢ 





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cAmsrath fixth K ing of the Turks. 


Now were two great and worthie captains met together, in places nigh oneto anothersH- 
niades in Tranfyluaniaandthe next part of Hungarie,and TfainRafcia & the vpper part of Ser- 
uia ; the one lying at Temef{war,and the other at Sinderouia ; both men of great {pirit, and 
defirous of honour. Ofthefetwo, //a in great fauour with Amurath,and by him highly: pre- 
ferred,to increafe his credit with the Sultan his vncle, and to inlarge the bounds of the ‘Tur- 
kith kingdome committedto his charge,continually forraged the country about Belgrade, to 
the intent that having wearied the inhabitants with the harmes he dayly didthem,& brought 
the citie into greatwants, he might fo at length gaine the fame, for the moft partabandoned 
then of citizens,which Amurath couldnot by force obtaine,and fo to opena way into Hunga- 
rie. Thus was the country by him {poyled, the villages rifled and burnt, and great numbers 
both ofmenand cattell dayly carried away : yea fomtimes not contented to haue {poiled the 
pen country,heaffailed the verie fuburbs of the citie, and was thence hardly repulfed: and 
finding Hantades the only man that hindred his further proceedings, to requite him, and pro- 
uoke Iria themore,brake fomtimes into his country, laying ineuery corneras he went, (trong 
ambuthés, fo to haue circumuented that warie captain, itit had bin poffible, But he grieued to 
fee the conntrey thus fpoyled, and purpofing thereof to be reuenged, fecretly raifed a {trong 
power both of horfe and foot, with his companion Nicholas Vilach a eso 
paffing ouer Danubius , cameand incamped betwixt Belgradeand Sinderouia, being al a 
2omiles diftant. Of whofe comming I/s-Beg ynderftanding , forthwith fer Soe witha 
great armie againft him, left he fhould by longer delay feemeto ftand in doubt of | SEN 
whom he had by many iniuries fo often prouoked. So marching on with his armie ra —_ 
order of battell,he found Haniades as readic for battell as himfelfe ; who inboth wings r 

laced his light horfemen , and behinde them his men at armes, with certaine one 
Br itesowrs on horfebacke: inthe midft ftood hisarmed sen wih ae 
: ie ; arde : 
ce clea male siantcte reatikae cvatbane footmen, Thefignal ofbat- « 
¢ rerewar ig iq , : Vanaed 
Ce ee 
come, or there honourably to end their days. At : paebie s alas at 
battell were by the Turks inforced to retire ; but pep eeu rte = Tels 
was there ftayd,& a cruel battel fought, wherein many fel o i oetiietin 
ing to theiragilitieand nimblenes of bodie, were notable long to endure the 
eo inierocieimen heapes ouerthrowne, and moft miferably 
d ftreneth of the men at armes,but were there by heapes 0 : apenas 
fet Which 1/a-Beg beholding,and perceiuing the ail a ee Jo aes a st eat 
almoftin poffeffion of an affured victorie,to oe a eae themfelues to fight alforafter 
roui io the fi > ‘ 5 
rouia.The reft beholding the flight of par all ye deshimfelfe,whoby hisexampleto 
whom the Hungarians fiercely followed, efpecially Imoft to the fuburbs of Sinderouiaifew 
imate'the reft,left nor the chafe vatil he was come almott t trerfo pvéata videny With 
‘ofthe Turks efcaped,the reft being either taken or {lain. awe a a er faficiently bh — 
arich prey and amultitude of prifoners returned ad re ay ifathe Turke wasmore 

ed himfelfe of the wrongs he had before receiued Atte Fata vidioricincteated now kita 

ae hauing fuificient proofeof his valor, The fame oft Teeth citiaviah joyrand jc 
hela fH oe ades,the report whereof comming to Buda, filled the citie ae ay? shanklgis 
OL Raden e ¥ ladiflass,who thereupon caufed publique prayers, fahren 
pai one os a ane and by his letters gratulatorie,with many rich ai 6 ae 
abepepe conver 4 n of the religious warre ; Wherein was propounace vit 

ies ede Seana nnmvetiti@ bafe rey in the honorableybucthe immortalitic 

ut 3 . 

of hisname,and hope of bien ae i ater in Tranfyluania. Fo +d inuaded and 
Notlong after this victorie,Huniades chain ee by his icone If, receiued iled by ages ° 

much Brieued with the loffehe had peak Id fe celdvnto the Hungarians, fre: #ajiay 

at Belgradejandin the countrietherabout ; left he fhou! poke Ks a eenitivods in V. ala. 

repaired his broken forces with new fupplies,with id, f he Bafla’s called Azefises(his Vice= 

chia’ Agere haning put lt thingsta 8 pace hi r)witha puiffantarmie vponthe fud- 

roy in Afiajaman ofigreat wifdome,experience,and val ‘fi ania, This worthie captainaccor- 

dei by he way of Valachia Heel aa ting fiom Dansbiss fuddenly entred into 

ding to his charge'departing out oF Qerula, WK : 3 


14.4.0. 


ir Amsurath: Tranfluania 


Haniades 


eA murath fixth King of. 

Hupiades his country burning and {poyling whatfocuer came in| 
light ypon,man, woman, & child, without refpe@of age,{ex,or condition, 
trey as he went withtumult and terror, Whercof Awasades(but lately come inta the co 
vaderftanding,and hauing as then no fufficient forces to Oppofe againftthe furie of (5 ie 
an enemic,cither means to raift any in fo great a confifionand feare,was wonderfull : 
thereat,and perplexed in mind,as not well knowing which way to turne him{elte, A i 
Hexiedes fits he toake his fight into Albalula,vato his old friend George Lepe Bithop of that citic sil 

of greatvertue and grauitiesbut whileft he there ftayeth with his friend,about the raifi ‘hom 
tumultuarie armie,the cnemic was now come neere vnto him 3 who ‘hauing overrun Fie a 


teft part of the country,had {eraped together {ich a beotic,and taken fucha multit inn 
foners,that furcharged as it were with the foyle,he was glad tomarch foftlier ; - file 
ning the country before him, Which Haniades andthe good Bifhop beholding out of the i 
fo much gricued thereat,that albeit that they bothwell knew themfelues,with an hhandhl. } 
men taken vp inhaft hand oucr head,too weake to encounter with theirenemies;yct tho, h ‘ 
___ itbetter,with fuch power as they. had to go out,and fo in defence of their country honorab , 
to die,than longer to behold the moft miferable deftruétion of the fame.But while& the if 
on thisrefolution(carried forth with too hora defire of reuenge)march vnaduifedly scr, 
withoutany fcouts or efpials fent out before them,they fell before they were aware into {uch 
ambufhes both of h orfe & foot,as the crafty enemichad in the fecret woods &vallies whe ? 
bysthey, were to pafte,laid of purpofe to interceptt ss 


. ry 3 atl hem: which now with great fi 
Hevilie ond ible outcries breaking out yponthem on cuery fide,difmaied them mine a 
© alba ina en- Usand the Bifhop {eeing themfelues fo intrapped an 


pes 4 the mies,asthat they muft needs perith if theythouldlo 


afterwhom followed all the re of their armie,and a\ 


al the coun. 
















iffant 
Bricueg 





redinone of the flying Chriftians they could ouertake 
leffemoft part ofthem efcaped Gisakx againto Albal 
hinnfelfe by the fiviftnes of his horfe,comming toari 
and there by the enemic flain, With whofedeath the 


victoriebegan now more atliber 


but putthem all tothe fivord:neuerthe- 
ula. The Bifhop thinking tohaue faued 
uer, in taking the {ame was ouerthrown, 
Bafla incouraged,asalfo with the prefent 


of hiscountry, and out 
fuadedalfo the Sicilians(or peo- 


pride Was returning , laded with the 
himastime or place fhould giuc him 





. é rcat power was comming 
q here was prefent — Ls 
who diftouered vnto him for ; 
him ;bue efpecially,that the. 
Cree they fhould.inthe beginning of the battell afaile the A 


*> * being once flainjthe re wou reafily b i atts naff, for theche 
eit performance ect “ih akocopipwies i, op his ditedtion :8e that 


dappointe. i ahi i : ai 
Sriamaccreirtoliens herby cote eh an companies ofhis beftfoldiers,, giving 


“atmioone Simon Kement,atightvaliaee and ro at and his horfe ¢/ There was theninthe 





4 d , us gentleman,not j a 

Ean heahobed are basis and rs ot, appointing ter vl 

: Se eMC OtO: vpon him: neither was this counterfeit Humjader viral i 

1 expofehimfelfe vnto the danger, accountin, ithonour e! Tey ee Nawilling to. 
: Hi of his friendyantd preferue fo Sollhite adefenderotre ifby his death hemight faue 


feetthe Bafta marching before him, fousbeby |, Commonvyeale, Huriades fol- 
one lide fometimes onthe other,and fometimesin Hi pla Fe eeigastmiioes onthe 


qorinall 


e rereward, to ftay him, and at fome ad- 


uantage, 


te . 





A 


os 






eA murath fixth King of the Turks: 
uantage, ifany {uch were giuen,to fight with him before he fhould t 
Jength finding {uch an opponaniegs he thought goodto lay hold pon,he ete feta 
ces,as if ithad been aviolent tempeft, came vponthe Turks fo fuddenly, as thatthey had not 
time to put themfelues in order of battell,but were glad confufedly to fightas they mise & 
without orderzin which difordred fight many fel on both fides,but far more of the Turks But 
whileft both armies with like obftinacy incounter together,certain troups of the moft Valiant 
Turks defcrying Simen the counterfeit Humiades,& by the fignes before delivered vnto them 
both of his horfe and armor, fuppofing him to haue bin Huniades indeed ; with al their power 
made towards him, to haue flain him, according as they had in charge : where meeting with 
right valiantmen, of no leffe courage than themf{elues, there was fought amoftterrible and 4 
bloudie battell,in furch fort, as if in that verie place fhould haue been tried the whole fortune 


of the day, Burthe Turks ftill bending their forces moreand more thither, for the killing of “” 


him of whom they ftood in more dread than of all the reft ; at length by plaine force made a 
way vnto him,& hauing flain them that were about him, though not without their owngreat 


* loffe,furioufly affailing him, flew him,vainly fuppofing itto haue bin the very Generall him- 


Cc 


™ 


felf: who had he there perifhed (as like enough it was he fhould,had he not bin before warned 
of the Bafla’s purpofe)no doubt but that the whole country had bin with him,or fhortly after 
quite loft. But Huniades in the mean time riding to and fro in the armie, encouraged his foldi- 
ers not to forfake the vidtorie they were now as it were in poffeffion of nor leaue vnreuenged 
fo many flaughters and harms fo lately committed by their enemies, but to remember asthey 
were fighting that they carried in their hands their wiues and children, and were inthat one 
battell to reuenge the wrong by them done bothto God and man, Somtime he with new fup- 
plies encouraged fuch as were ouercharged , andeuennow readie to lie ; otherfome he with 
cheerfull words ftayd,that had alreadic turned their backs;performing in euery place all the 
parts both ofa worthie commander and valiant foldier, as the neceffitie of the time aad place 
required. Inthe heat of this battel (fortune yet fauoring neither part, butboth fighting with 
all their power) the Tranfiluanian prifoners thatin great number were kept in the camp, with 
ing rather to die,than to be carried away into captiuitic, and thinking it now or neuer, time for 
them to attempt their deliuerance; with one confentbrake afunder their bonds,and with fuch 
weapons as firft came to hand, fet vpontheir keepers,of whé they flew a great number, & fo 
defperatly iffuing out into the battell,incouraged their countrimen,& difcouraged their ene- 
mies. Yet was the battell hardly fought,though not altogether with like courage,or for like 
caufe: for why,the Tranfyluanians fought for their country,their wiues, their children, their 
lines, their libertie,theirreligion,and alters : but the Turks, for the rich prey they had before 
taken, && that they were by victoric in hope of. Butat length the Turks by the breaking out of 
the prifoners (who laid about them like defperat men) out of hope of the victorie, began by 
litcleand little to retyre;and the other onthe contrarie part by this ynexpected aid encoura- 
ged,and quickly finding the enemies fainting fought more fiercely than harprherr caer | 
his armie thus in euery part wauering,was therewith exceedingly troubled : but Brefently i 
ter, beholding fome of his men retyring asif they had fled, and other fome flying outright, 
and no mearts to (tay them, for fafegard of his life turned his horfeand fled alfo : after wie 
the Hungarians followed with moft terrible execution,as men defirous ofthe bloud oer ah 
that had done them fo great harme. In this chafe Mefites himfelfwith his fon were both flain: 
the repoort of whofe death in the purfuuit, added fwiftnes vnto the Hungarians, ted 
fing of the flaughter of the Turks,whom forthe defire ofreuenge they ceafed not Sue? 
daysto purfue,vnto the top of the Alps. In this battel were flaine ofthe Turks shad 
the Hungarians about 3000.Haniades with this vidorie recouered allthe prey ; e i hig He: 
taken of the fpoile of the country,together with their tentsand besa? rh ioe iinet 
turn into the campe,a wonderfull number of the poore captiues came, a 4 sted ne eS 
and kiffing them, gaue God thanks for their deliuerance by ete i Aas aad 
fome the defender of his country ; the foldiers their inuincible sal the i" Dain Hisar 
deliuerer; the women,their protector, the yong menand chi ee te shthe id aan 
Inall whichjoyfall acclamations,ni0 honorable additions was hear ete ia hie 8 isle 
ofall men,worthily agreed not with his deferts-He again with tears ftanding ys, 


x t : ini tie 
teoufly embraced them; rejoycing at the poe geod and himfelfe gining moft pre is 





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great bate 


STwixt, 


id Pied eh 


Great reiaycing 
for the vittout, 
















TS: and will} 

as it were with the firtt fruits thereof to gratifie King V/eaiflaus andth {pot of Bodie A: 
prefent with him,he fenta great waggon, with 10 horfes which could fearce draw,laded it h 
the Turks enfignes and the chief of their heads,where the heads of the Bafla and his fon ftood 
formoft,and aboue them was placed an old Turke,fomtime welknownyato the Defporyho 
in this order prefented vnto them, is fayd to haue thus delivered his meffige, as followeth ; 


ell Huniadesyour Maie/ties mof? humble [éruant, and the moft hononrable De 

wring the JOH this part of the hoyle gained by this late victorie, le he fhould Lfeeme to if d you of the honour of 
vato the battell happily fought under your good fortune, The{e heads of the Afian Robilitie he fendeth yoy 

MERE: for a Prefent,that you [bould not want the affured teftimonie of fo notablea victorie : the/e ar J 


¢ two prints 
ces heads,the one of Mefites Balla the Gencrall, and the other of his (on ; the reff are the heads of the 


other great commanders and Sanzacks. All the/e witnelfé the greatneffe of the late flanghter,and exhort 
5 youto greater atchiewements What your royal Mateftie for ihe natural inflinc? of pietie and religion in. 

krafied into you,may i for, and what an occafion of immortalitic and glorie w offred unto yon, Hu. 
niades wifherh you hereby to confider « and) humbly requefleth, that general applications ma 1y be to 


manded, anda great armie prouided, forafmuch as all men Hes > that the Turke will cage bis whole 
I 


Sorees,and leane nothing Unattempted, in renenge of fo great a fauchter of his people. 


_,Hauing ended his {peech,he thewed vnto them the grifely mortified heads: which the no- 
bilitie and others there prefent,earneitly beheld, and wondred at, ef; pecially the King & the 
Defpot ; who by letters further vnderftanding the whole proceeding ofthe war, and fortune 
of the battel,highly commended the difcreet valour of Haniades. tosett 


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Upplications to be made in all ariejand by 

of purpofe to Huniades, gaue him great thanks, according to his aeferts, 

fents alfo,commending his faithfull and worthie feruice:and requefting him, with like cou- 


tage and care,to profecute the war, fo happily begun; promifing hi F i 

; 3 promifing him, That he fhould neither 
Wantmcn nor mony,orany thing elfe neeafull thereunto, Vpon this viorie, the countries of 
Moldavia and Valachia,be fore tributaries ynto the Turks, now reuolte again vnto the Hun- 


gatians,to the great gricfe of Amurath: and the fame of Huniades wa ort time difperf 
thorowall Europe,and a generall hope conceiued of him,as of one mot liketo ere Bee 
ete eg anrions gh the Chaitin commonweale,as in his time vadoubtedly he was 

é _* Terepore of this late ouerthrow, with the death ofthe Bala c3 ‘of hi 
Armie,being brought to Hadrianople, much troubled t ite eee ots 


1 he Turkifh Tyrant ; bue: 
the reuolt of the two Countreys, Meldauia and Valachia. So chat meee of. 


I wrath full indigna- 

tion, and defire ofreuenge,he commaundeda great armie to be raifc infk 

gone therewith itafrsigs ie after nevsatied againft the next Spring, 

purpole, he committed thc leading thereof vato one Sch 

aeniea Pal) an pec fae yet neuertheleffe a right valiant and expert ca 
iceroy in Europe , with charge fir{t to enter in i , i 

harme he could coiida fireand trord, to doe thelike Miva a ane ets Pung Bene rhe 


y : oldania: and afterthat, with all his 
are to breake into Tranfyluania,there to reuenge yntothe full, the offes beforereceiued, 





















































b ngers fent 
with many rich Pre- 


























































ptaine, and his 













with the sabeaies ofthe Hungarians to fa 





with : crifice ynto the ghofts of their dead friends and 
hott yaar pa aang his charge, departing or of Macedoniand marching 
y Myfia, paling oucr Danubius, with an arm ¢ of feurefcore thoufand fighting 


, whereof foure thoufan 
with feare and tumult he | 
nesagainft the furie of the 
Hungarians. Whom fo 


c ofthe beft Janizarics, entred into Valachia. fli ig the 
achians now alto ire to he; de- M 
urke 






athena / ful words. 
imeto retyre themfelues secHErL 2 
es with their too Ww, Penney s.and:npt 


ieof the Barbarians ; pro- 
vl miling 


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cAmurath fixth King of the Turks 


mifingin.goodtime to come himfelfeto their teliefe, not doubting by the power of Tefus 
Chrift,te dare them battel in the plain field,and to hauc ofthem a glorious victory although 
they were in number far moe than they were reported to be, The Baffa dividing his armie in- 
totwo parts, fortaged the countrey far and neere, burning the countrey townes and villages 
before them, {poiling whatfoeuer came in their way, and killing whofoeuerthey light vpen. 
men, women,or children, without refpeét of age,{ex,or condition, But the Valachiansfor ihe 
moft part had retired themfelues,fome into the mountains,fome into the {trong townes, and 
fome into places further off;fo that few fell into the enemies hands, but fuch as were not able 
to flie;ornot regarding the danger, bad negligently ftaid the enemies comming, and fo peri- 
fhed. Valachiathus fpoiled, the Turks paffing ouer the mountaines, defcended into Tranfyl- 
uaniasas Amurath had consmanded, with purpofe there to haue don the like or greater harm, 
if poflible it had been to haue fo done : but there was Huniades with 15000 chofen fouldiers 
readiecoencounter them. A {mall power indeed, in comparifon of the multitude the Bafla 
led bural men of great experience & refolution,in valor counteruailing the great number of 
* theirenemies,menrefolued rather to diethanto flic.Of whole approch the Baffa(vnto whom 
the name & fortune of the man was dreadful)by his efpials vnderftanding, ftaied his intended 
furic,and as one well aware with whom he had to doc, without farther proceeding encamped 
himfelfe with hisarmie,to fee what power and courage theenemic had. But certainly intor- 
med by his {couts,for that purpofe fent out, That he was not in numbera quarter fo many as 
the Turks, but lay ftrongly encamped with his waggons & carriages, as ina finre fort,in fuch 
order,asthat he could not without great danger be affailed,& yet mightat his pleafiure come 
C forth, and fo if need were retire again, as into a ftrong hold : he wondered at his courage and 
skilfull manner of encamping ; yet prefuming ofhis own multitude and ftrength,he doubted 
not to march forward, and to offer him battel. Being come within halfe amile the one ofthe 
other,although they were on neither fide vnwilling to fight,yet hoping both for a great vidto- 
rie,they thought it aot belt ro attempt any thing rafhly, but betooke themfelues both ynto ° 
the higheft of their wits,as willing in fo greata confli@,as wel to thew the vimoft of their po- 
licie and skil,as of their courage & valor. The Turk thought it beftnot to ioyn battel with his 
enemies in one front, for feare of confounding fo greata multitude, burto diuide poral in- 
to certain battalions, & fo to fight by degrees and in good order,whereby to make al his a 
profitable:or if he could not do fo,then with his multitude to enclofe the Ss era ae oc 
fo to ouerwhelme them. Onthe other lide, Huniades charged his foldiers,abouea Ithingsto 
keeptheir order,and in no cafe to fuffer themfelues to be divided plier ee 
day, being come yntoa place which they call Vafcape, both thearmies| i es. Me Hh 
began to diflodge;at which time the Baflafpenta good fpace inthe martia ing of his gi - 
maid tHlali ey WT HRs eli ident forefight and policie to match the multitude of 
my,as did alfo Huniades,fecking by provident forelightane policie he chief eapetines and 
his enemies. And fo hauing fet all things in order, calling vnto him He c aa Pr ; 
commanders of his armie, with cheerefull countenance encouraged them as felloweth: 


wo 


No courage(beleene me)worthie companions andfellowesin arms,could haue pe La to ys i res on 
B ter fogreata multitude,did not necefity it felfeenforce me, your approved bee perfeade oe i ies ear 
ew hope 1 bane in Christ lefus aboue all things confirmse me: bauing madechorce of os a i it con ete ‘ 
bis facred battell, and by our right is is ain ay ll vi td iy! pa ts ‘a ei ih fre pee 
ciall choice wee are to confider how much hee hath beloued us: and for tix if 
i dities hath God thereby euen this day propoanded vntovs, 
geednefé andmercie. Three fuch commod feed he dgesntrons 
e willbe the (ame men we hauc beene in times paft, as that the leaf? thereof w ’ 
reg men sa for the {amie tolay downe their lines, held they them neuer P meg i, ei 
to fi ight for the health and welfare of your children, wines, and conntrey, foyne wih i” ja hh 
then,for eternall clerie and renownein this worlaxand laff ofall, for ype i a bien for 
(hallnener be taken from you,in the world to come. How many miferses a a Sire saab 
“mer timesyandof late receined from the Turks, would to God you bad rat site’ face tai keh 
than feene the fame with your eyes, and indured them in your felues. 7 real aa youre bad 
* of your beloned wines and children , whore moft miferable ferwituae Danger off ede Sie 
neither houfe nor Church, wherein to dvell or to ferwe Ged, bad net tHe 5 


our liberty,yow 
rare prowelfe becne at hand for prefent refine : your conotrey, your goed, your bonoHr, Yow bi ld 


ae 









thanks vato God,commanded the like to be done inall 








Somtime 











he commended the foldiers valor,and in generall the peoples hobilitie & wor, 
thie captains he extolled by name , according as their deferts had hatnotable battell, 
not detracting any thing from any mans worthie prayf es:part ofthe of the Turkes he 
; appointed ynto deuont vies, and the other part he dinided among the foldiers : and will 
as it were with the firtt fruits thereof to gratifie King Fladiflans and the Defpot of Seruia,then 





prefent with him,he fenta great waggon,with 1o horfes which could {earce draw,lad 
the Turks enfignes and the chief of their heads,where the heads of the Bafla and his 
formoft,and aboue them was placed an old Turke,fomtime wel known ynto the Defpotnyho 
in this order prefented varo them, is fayd to haue thus deli ed his meflige, as followeth ; 


ch of — Hutniades your Maie/ties mo/t bumble feruant, and the molt honourable Del] 
SE ead jou this part of the poyle gained by this late victorie, left he fhould feeme to de rand beg of the honour of 
vato the battell happily fought under your good fortune, The{é beads of the Afian Robilitie be fendeth yyy 
Sora Prefent,that you fbould not want the alfured teftimonie of fo notablea victorie : the 
ces beads,the one of Mcfites Baila the Generall , and the other of his fon ; th 
4 orber great commanders and Sanzacks. All thefe witne (fe the greatnefe of th a exhort 
you to greater atchienements What Your royal Maieftie for the natural infliné? of pietie and religion in. 
grafied into you,may af for , andwhat an occafion of immortalitie and glorit s offred unto yon,Hu. 
niades wi[herh you hereby to confider + and humbly requefleth, that generall {applications may be com. 
+ manded, and a great armie prouided, forafimuch as all men sfappofe , that the Turke will cage bis whole 
E Sorces,and leane nothing unattempted, in rencnge of fo great a laughter of bis people. I 


Hauing ended his {peech,he thewed vnto them the grifely mortified heads: which the no- 
bilitie and others there prefent,earne/tly beheld, and wondxed at, efpecially the King & the 
Defpot ; who by letters further vnderftanding the whole proceeding ofthe war, and fortune 
Ee of the battel,highly commended the difcreet valour of Haniades,together withthe glorious 
vic orie, worthie(as they faid)of a Roman triumph: for which,V/adi/laws commanded publike 
fupplications to be made in all churches thorow Hungarie,andby Honorable meffengers fent 
of purpofe to Hunjades, gaue him great thanks, according to his ceferts, with many rich Pre. 


fents alfo,commending his faithful and worthie feruice :and requefting him, with like cou- 
tage and care,to profecutethe war, fo hap pily begun ; promifing him, That ke fhould neither K 
want men nor mony,or any thing elfe necufull there 


unto, Vpon this vidtorie, the countries of 
Moldania and Valachia,be fore tributaries vnto the Turks, now reuolted again vnto the Hun- 
gatians,to the great gricfe of Amurath: and the fame of Huniades was in fhort time difj perfed 
thorow all Europe,and agenerall hope conceiued of him,as of one moft like to be one of the 
greateft champions of the Chriftian commonweale,as in his time vadoubtedly he was. 
a The report of this late ouerthrow,with the de: J 


The rer r ath ofthe Bafla cAefites,and the loffe ofhis 
Armie,being brought to Hadrianople, much troubled the Turkith Tyrant ; burmoft of all, 


the reuolt of the two Countreys,Moldania and Valachia. So that fall of wrathfull indigna- 
tion,and defire of reuenge,he commaunded a great armie to be raifed againft the next Spring, 
with intent to haue gonc therewith himfelfe: but afterward vpon better aduice changing his J, 
Purpole, he committed thc leading thereof vato one Schech «ibedin Baffa (corruptly called 
Sciabedin Bafa) an Eunuch, and yet neuertheleffea right valiant and expert captaine, and his 
Viceroy in Europe , with charge firtt to enter into Valachia , and there hauing done what 
harme he could with fireand {word, to doe the like in Moldania:and after that, withall his 
power to breake into Tranfyluan there to reuenge yntothe full, the loffes before receiued, 
Sidith the flaughter ofthe Hungarians to facrifice ynto the ghofts of their dead friends and 
pions. ‘The Baffa according to h charge, departing out of Macedonia,and marching 
w Myfia, and fo paffing o ius, with an armie of feurefcore thoufand fighting 
h fi th tred into Valachia, filling the 
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eA murath fixth King of the Turksé 
mifingin.goodtime to come himfelfe to their teliefe, not doubting by the power of Tefus 
Chrift,te dare them battel in the plain field,and to haue ofthem a glorious viétory although 
they were in number far moe than they were reported to be. The Baffa dividing his armie in- 
tocwo parts, forraged the countrey far and neere, burning the countrey townes and villages 
before them,{poiling whatfoeuer came in their way, and killing whofoeuerthey light vpon, 
men, women,or children, withoutrefpeét ofage,{ex,or condition, But the Valachiansfor the 
mott part had retired themfelues,fome into the mountains,fome into the {trong townes, and 
fome into places further off; (0 that few fell into the enemies hands, bur fuch as Were not able 
to flic,ornot regarding the danger, bad negligently ftaidthe enemies comming, and fo peri. 
fhed. Valachiathus fpoiled, the Turks paffing ouer the mountaines, defcended into Tranfy|. 
B Uania,as Amurath had commanded, with purpofe there to haue don the like or greater harm, 
if poflible it had been to haue fo done : but there was Huntades with 15000 chofen fouldiers 
readie toencounter them, A {mall power indeed, in comparifon ofthe multitude the Bafla 
led: butal men of great experience & refolution,in valor counteruailingthe great number of 
their enemies,menrefolued rather todiethanto Aie.Of whofe apprach the Baffacvnto whom 
the name & fortune of the man was dreadful by his efpials vnderftanding,ftaied hisintended 
furie,and as one well aware with whom he had todoe, without farther proceeding encamped 
himfelfe with hisarmie,to fee what power and courage theenemic had. But certainly infor- 
med by his {couts,for that purpofe fent out, That he was not ibnurnieeae aea ra " 
the Turks, but lay ftrongly encamped with his waggons & carriages, as ina ute arin uc! 
order,as that he could not without great danger be affailed,& yet mightat a eafre oe 
C forth, and fo if need were retire again, as into a ftrong hold: he wondered at he ee 
skilfall manner of encamping ; yet prefuming of his own multitudeand peat 1,he up 4 
not ro march forward, and to offer him battel.Being come within halfe a are the one se e 
other,although they were on neither fide Ng eM : 
rie,they thought it aot belt to attempt any thing rafhly, tee taaseabseriothcpt eles 
the higheft of their wits,as willing in fo great a confli@,as wel tot e 4 cit po 
licieand skil,as of their courage Y valor. ae dances a ae aa Me 
“mies i 3 r feare of confounding fo greata 3 s 
Pent atatoeaniots fightby degrees and in good order,whereby to make alhis os 
ences i x fo,then with his multitude to enclofe the Chriftians round, 8 
profitable:or if he could not do fo,t ae { i des charged his foldiers,aboue all things to 
fo to ouerwhelme them, On the other us Si bl . Seite ire ecemeeinhcex? 
yi Ad 8 an call Vatea e, both thearmies by the breake of day 
day, being come yntoa place which He al ks jer rors wie wmiinl tig of ia geass 
began to diflodge;at which time the Baffa ae Sapesla polleiecovmarch (heichtitmalh pA 
my,as didalfo Huniades,{ecking by provident ee erage hina the chefs capt 
his enemies. Aind fo hauing fet all things in order, ca e voreeedicheetaerallb meh 
commanders of his armie, with cheerefull countenance encourag 


i i encoun» rhe mop Chris 
No courage (beleene me) worthie companions and fellowes in arms,could rae yes 
E te great a mulsitude,aid not necefsisy it felfe enforce me, your approned valour pe " 


Hueniades toens 
i i ht this bis fobs 
affired hope 1 bane in Christ Jefus aboue all things LA me: nee crane ce a tof re sek 
d and by our right bands toreuengethe difhonour of b ~ In hich is Pe beta 
i al dig iclel He ise much hee hath edie and ir es ales ee or 
’ ' ie. TI iti sod thereby ewen this day pr a 
. Three fuch commodities hath Go cides MUA 
Pai iorisfantee we fee beene in times pel as the itd ae ste fa th ke io 
orth, for the (ame to lay downe their lines, held they Bd 4 Polat 
78; CaN ike eb and’ nes of your children, wines, and conntrey, ashe Mia ia ths mk 
then,for esernall glerie and renewnein this worla sand laft ofall, for wee asun ws beivin fre 
(hill newer be taken from you inthe worldto come. How many miferies - 2 Sy irativabr 
mer times,andy late receined from the Turks, would to Goa you bad. zi ri Latha beep 
than feene nt. with your eyes, andindured them in your felies. Z na sda ha ba 
of your beloued wines and children , whore molt miférable pagar " a erpene-ofGbds abd 
neisher boule nor Church, wherein to divell or to ferue Ged, bad nos 


bonowr, your liberty,yox 
rare proweffe beene at hand for prefent refiue + your countrey, your govds, your Lononr, y Li 


ig 












1 The Furie of the Turke had me 

wot beene by your arms defended, and heeby, 

the flayed .the Grecians,the Macedonians (t 

sanders) the old Thracians,the flrong Bulgarians,the valiant Epirots,¢ 

sheer force:The Athenians,the Thebans, the Lacedemonians,aushors Gr maf the antient difeiplin 

Ofwarre willingly cawe plece vate thefe. Vntovs,jsthe praife and: f this wétoriey Gog 
oftemtimses with « fnall power yea and that ——— 


ink all hopeshaue with a notah| 
flag heer excribronnt them vanguifbed them.and put them to flight. Neither is there any men inthe 


serld whem they mere feare and flandin dread of than jou.whem though in number but fore they bane 
by their dsily laughter and lefes, learned ro leffe 10 feare, than if you mere many. And new 
of their pesver,they are come with ther innumerable legions : but are rot tfor thas of you any 
thing the moreto bee feared than befere: fecivg that wee all beare armes under she cords li of the moit 
mightie Ged ; and aré by dasly vsciorie long expersence,andapprooned valour tanght, wharspee are y 
dare:befides that the createfi part of their armte is of common Soldiers flanes.or rude conntrey pefant;, * 
or men by force by shee compelled . more than the lanizaries,are no Seed foldiers among thens,the rep 
as men coferced. ferue them fer feare,and acainft their wils,and they by their cowardife brought inte 
that be ndage te. What Greckes,Macedoniens.or Sclanenians foewer are ent to their aid, for 
afmach as they are nes yet renelsed from the Chriftian faith, decme them net to fland ifor them, but for 
us = they leng for vs the rencngers of their w1 ongs,ard for you as wichericus corgucors:in this warre 
they bene ginen vnto the Turks their names.but unto-vs the: 
our vittorie : wherefore you onght [1 much the more valtantly and couragionfly to fig ht, by here much 
Lreattr yon fee the vsciery.the benor,the prey before your tyes. We are not to fight for ether mens heufis 
altars but fer our owne ; fo our prefent nect{iity requireth, in fuch fort, sharif we our felues deliner 
nh onr filues,and beare our felues upor our wonted hope and valour, we fhall this day be enforced to n- 
dure the. greatefl mifirie that men may poftbly Firft, the leffe of our goods and, Ufubftance,the capsiuity 
of our children,the deflowring of onr daughters,the ranifbing of eur wines the flaughter ofour parents, 
the burning of our hon ifés and churches ; and that which worfe is than all this, the fcorne of our Sauieur 
Chrift lefus, and bis Saints 3 whofe images you fhall (ee in aelpicht broken, or draggin the durt, or 
moulten and conuerted into other prophanevfes , all Religion iredden dewne,and Ged bimfelfe fi it 
were pofole) with violence and. at{patre drinen out of our hear 15,4f me fland not manfully unto it as be- K 
cometh worthie champions. Ged is able with his little fingersif be [0 will forthwith.so defirey all the 
ai ie Se oe 3 but fécing be bap peniin unio our right hands the defence of bis namehe firft 
makel proofe of our courage and valour, that finding the fame faithful a i 
cde: i ap ia. bi hs sf ime Sathfull and readie, he may frengthen 


f any faithfullor dewout ma wil 
our Saumour Chriit be wanting unto you,if’ yon be not waming we af s inthe am, pe 
por i i ion nares hat fread dave tit reece enermies.and exalt the righteous that put their 

tm. Moreoner the caufes that they and we combat for are diuer ’ : 

They fight for their Prophet.a ae re p ion nen prot Dimer epmeimneb rene 

Siraction of nations by Nitici/teee 

_ tories for worldly praife andglorie « 
~ our faith and religion, far the Chriftia 

























































































































trey or laid downe their lines in defence o ? Neither, banin 
f : f ‘ oft dare 
we ignorant,that Ged wil nener forfake. a honor feare,and firue him. Wherby Yiltesiten) 
jou may plainly perceine.bow far your bo esare beyond theirs, Beleene our Sawtior promsfing vEloyow 

nd valor unto God ie countrey together, Wherefore 


y ecan before the fignal of battel be 1 /- 
apiains,and lieutenant by your effeétuall @ Chr ifian + erie. eine befeech you co 


+09 0 all & : 
Peourage your foldters,waliantly toftghs the Lards battelsch for the prfin ie ae 
gear in bis mouth to prepare hie/lf according to the neceponie of * 
p herds Supper: fb hawcngalean, id you fontesmbraceyono pl ght your meu 
doar right band ch 4 k:Jesc make a perpesnalconenane among your fle ore of JoM 
peace a Mr vel gion Ce conntry walsanily 10fhehs itons,euent0 
ee ae she 














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eA murath fixth King of the Turks: 


the laft man. Anda little refrefbing your felues with a fhort repaf as you and,vpon ts 

e, thrice calling aloud upen the ee sl Chrikt lt i i sf Ucar oes 

ncereas you can,that he in the agonie of death fought for your redemption and libertie:-which hea on 

soil willingly do,t requeft and charge youshis for our Sauiors Sake,for the loue of our conntry ey fii 
faith you owe both to God and man! alfo pray and befecch you.fote fight,as men refolued either to gaine 

4 moft glorious victorie, (whereof I donbt not) or elfeif it fhould otherwifé chance, this day to purchafe 
unto your felues a bleffed lift in the kingdome of beanen : not tofup in hel with the Turkes,but with the 
bleffed wights in beanen : for Chrift lefiss our Saniour willbe alwaies prefent with vs,who (beleene me, 
and fo hope) wil this day not only deliver.vs ons of the hands of the Turks bus to our immortal glory lode 
us with the rich  {poiles of our enemies,and, Loin fafesie bring al home again with much ioy & trinmph. 


The Baffa on the other fide likewife enconraged his foldiers,putting them in remembrance 
oftheir former victories,exhorting them not to degenerat from their worthie anceftors and 
themfelues,by whofe great valor the glory and empire of the Turks had bin fo mightily in- 
creafed;and ynto whom their great prophet Afahornet, the interpreter ofthe gods, had fore- 
told the empire of the whole worldto be by al the gods allotted;& had by diuine infpiration 
prophecied , thacantient and ftately nation in time tobecome theterror of the world, the 
{courge of the wicked,and commander ofall nations.He farther declared vnto them,whatan 
increafe of kingdomesthey had got inthat fhort time, fince which they firlt patted over into 
Burope: and filled them withthe hope ofagreat {poile; promifing vnto them that fhould in 
the battell valiantly behaue themfelues, not onely the fpoileand prey, butwhole villages, 

C towns,and cities,and other great preferments,according as they fhould deferue.As forthe vi- 
Goric,confidering the weake power oftheir enemies,and the great number ofthemfelues,he 
affured them thereof, ifthey would huta while valiantly fightit out like men, In conclifion, 


he told them, that hauing ouercome Huniades(whom only,as he confeffed,he had found to be z 


the moft valiant and skilfull captaine of the Chriftians) nothing fhould afterward beable to 
ftand in their way,or to hinder their further conquefts : and thatifthis day they Gpldiier 
ly ouerthrow him, they thould gain the moft honorable victorie that was euer yet got in Us 
rope. Wherefore he willed them aboueall things, in the battel! to feeke after him;promi ing 
voto him that fhould kill him,a great reward, with moft honeurable alla gel iS 
firfficiently, ashe thought, encouraged his Turks, he fet forward with his armie z or at 

D battell, His horfmen and footmen he diuided into two greavwings, betwixt mules “Aa e 
the Ianizaries ina {quare battell, all men ofapproued valour :after whom oa t a ies 
ward : yntothe wings he hadalfoioyned certaineloofe companies of light pre ; 
gin the battell,and to flie about the enemies,and fo as occafion thould ferue, zs er 2 mk 6 
or retire, Huniades likewife had placedin both wings two fquare battalions ae pee 
and with them certaine horfemen with croffe bowes : befotethefe wings he oat be oe 
certaine troupes of light horfemen,to encounter the enemies;:tin the midi ftoo: Heed ae 
battels of men at armes : and betwixt them-a rong {quadton of armed sie = 
hind with a conuenient number ofpikemen and archers: both the seiesee ha ee el 
about witha multitude of carts and waggons, and they alfo well manne . is Bae on 
ward,and both armies being come withina quarter of amiletogether, the figna 


A crnell batten, 


i d Huniadesfecing: ltitude'of his entmies, (eee aia 
th fides giuen,and the battell begun. Hamiadesifecing the mu tytn 
cat a ace ine theformeofa wedge,the more eafilytodiuide them and they on the desand Abedin 


i readi ine hint ith fides they af 

fide in form ofapaire of fheeres, were readie. to receine hinnwhere onbot ey 
Seca fuch furieand outcrie;as neuer wasthing mot neg pe 

or {een. The Turks trufting voto therultitude of theirnimble light ais faftane igi 
light tanes,and afterward with their crooked Scimaters fletcelysaflailed x ao oes 
horfemen, in which firft incounter many fell on bathrfides, Butrhe wedge 4 “re al 
ftians could not ofthe Turks be broken,as confitting all of valiant expe ae fa are A 

_. alfo ftrongly armed, who,docthe Turks what they could, witha srt on a ait 
4 mic infunder,bur not without a great fight,and fome loffe alfoxoay - ggg i 
aifothe lahthor fe nfora were suena sa Sain rebate 

with tharkind offight becter acquainted than the Chriftians,& ber lame a 

pole, and-exceeding in number alfo,puethe Chik c horfemento the wart, nis 







ee Codi 


S eee Sa 
Amurath fixth King of tl 
ced them to retire to the men atarmes. Here began the fortune of t 
both parts defperatly affailing the one the other, was madea moftt 
~ part of the Turks light horfemen were flain: for why,they were no’ 
the men atarms,although in comparifon of them,but few; but we eir lances and 
ming {words ouerthrowne and flain, no otherwile thanifthey hadbin naked men : fo thar i 
both wings the Turks began now to faint. But the battellin both the wings yet wauiering and 
the victory donbrfil,in the maine battaile was foughtamoft cruel fightsthe Tani zaries With 
aftrong power of menat arms, & certain troups oflight horfmen,compaffed about the men a 
armes that ftood (as wee faid) in the maine battel of the Chriftians,were the old Tanizaries 
with their crooked Scimitaries,with great courage cut in funder thelegs of the horfes of the 
menat arms; of whom many fel.down,& lying along vp&h the ground, were made thorter 
the head:as likewife on the other fide,the Ianizaries whi 
menat arms,were themfelues ouerborn & troden vnder foot. Wherupon fucha flaughter was 
made,that the bloud ran like riuers, whileft they defperatly fight with furious tage both on 
the one fide 8 the other.In this cruel fight moft part of the Ianizaries were flain,and many of" 
the Chriftian men atarmsalfo. The Baila now perceiuing thé Hungarians to haue the better 
both in the wings and in the main battell,& yet in hope that with long fight they would faint 
(although he faw great laughter of his men in cuery place) came on with the rereward, & 3 
number of other frefh foldiers which he had left forthe guarding of hisbageage,al yet found 
men,in good hope foto oucrwhelme the wearied Hungarians. It was now foure houres that 
this cruel fighthad endured , when as the Bafla beganne it afte 
don withoutreafon;for why,he was afraid left ithis men fhould turntheirbacks and flie, the 
whole armie fhould follow after:and therefore to make v{e of all the menhe had, he brought 
on his tereward,in hope that his enemies,now { pent with long fight, would not longer endure 
a frefh charge. And the more to encourage his men,he commanded them to compaffe in the 
Hungarians round, and to difpatch their wearied enemies,vainly boafting, That it wouldbe 
the latt battel that euer the Hungarians would fight. Onthe other fide,Munsides perceiuin: 
the enemies purpofe,fuffered his mento be in part enuironed, and by and by cavfed the wa : 
Boners with the armed carts & waggons to thruftin behind them,ai : 


oners w ind {0 to compaffe them i 
diuided in parcfrom the reft,& afterward with freth fupplies renewed the Wattel with cibete’ 


my. The fight was grear,and in euery place tightterible:and albeit that the daught 

Turkes was inmany places great , yet by reafon of their multitude they felt fine ae he . 
fought yet fill moft defperatly : vntil that they in the right wing feeing themfelues com paf- 
ae to behind with the waggons, & fo fromthem charged with fhot,darts, & other fich mif. 
a Weapons; ftanding in doubt which way toturnthemfelues,& befet with dancer on cucry 
ie A ae faint,and fearing the danger behind them, fhrunke from the fight. Onthe other 
fide,the Hungarians,now ingood hope ofvictorie,with great & cheerful outcries, as men in- 
fpired with freth f irits,more furioufly affailed their fainting enemies aftont,than before. en- 
couragingthemalfo that affailed them behind inthe waggons,to approch them neerer: with 
which double danger the turks hardly befer,fought diforderly,é& doubting to beallinclofed 
fspie, TOUN, firft retired, ) mfelues to plain fight i 
already fhutinbetw 




















































































































# the fafegard of his perfonsafter whorn followed alf’ fo many ottiera ry eat al cues, 

reft difperfedly flying thorow thewooids ores, 8: murals ethertheres ites 

er,or falling into the hands of the Valuchians,were'by them flaite.O fo great aharmic 
afla broughtinto Tranfiluania (carce the one halfe returned de ¢ Diblsine Itis 

éd by fomethat were inthat battell, that if Hwmaidéshauing them chace, had purfued M 
dec le contented with fo 
‘m notfarbut entring 
Ss foldiers.Befide the 

& roo oftheiren- 

_ fignes. 


1 poile therof greatly int: 
the Turks Here aide 5 


leftthey feek the deftruction of the A 


fh : neither was this byhim | 


age 


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A. fignes. Long it wereto rehearfe and reckon v 


eA murath fixth K ing of the Turks. 


ptherich fpoiletheretaken, 
goodly furnicure,both of men and horfes, befide the rich pauilions and tents there ftanding 

In briefe,the wealth there found , was fo great, asthat there was no man in Huniades an 
which was not thereby for euerinriched. Humiades for this fo great a victory,& tor his coune 
try,deliuered from fo greata feare,caufed general praiers with thankfgiuing,for the {pace of 
three dayes,to be made in all churches of thofe three provinces, ynto whomthat danger was 
threatned and at Vafcape, where the battel was fought,hanged vp certaine of the Turkes cn. 
fignes,astrophies of the vidtorie there gotten. This was the famous battle of Vatcape,where- 
in Auntades got the greateft victory that euer any Chriftian Prince betore thattime obtained 
againitthe Turkifh Kings. The fields thereabouts lay couered with the dead bodies of the 


the guilt armorjand 


B  flain Turks;whofe carrion carkaffes fo infected the aire, that many of the better fore ofthe in- 


habitants ot the country were glad fora feafon to leauetheir dwellings, &to get them farther 
off, for feare of infeétion, Afterwards he in great triumph came to Buda, & there prefented to 
King Vladiflans the enemies enfignes, with fucha part ofthe fpoile,as tight both wel declate 
the g.catneffe of the victoriejand befeeme the greatneffe offo great a Pritice which the king 
thankefully received, highly commending his great valour, the fame whereof had in fhort 
time filled euery corner of Europe. : 

Amurath,a \irtle before this great ouerthrow of his armyin Tranfyltianiaaffuring himfelf 
ofthe viétory,had feat a proud embaffage to King V/adiflaus intd Hungarie,offring him peace 
vpon condition, That he fhould delitier vato him the ftrong city of Belgrade, or elfe yecldta 


© pay him ayerely tribute: to which, vpon the firft report of the victotic, anfWer was given by 


the king anfwerable to the proud demand, That according to the iffte of matters in Tranfilua- 
nia,he would fhortly in perfon himfelfe come & giue him farther anfwer. With which {hore 
an{wer,the proud embaffadours were difmiffed and gone,alittle before the comming of Hue 
niades to Buda. : 

How much this late ouerthrow grieued the great king Amurath,/ladiflans was not ignorant; 
either of his power and defire of renenge,as {uificiently warned thercof by:the worthie A wai- 
aes: for the with{tanding wherof, he thought itgood not to be vnprouided. Wherfore cal- 
ling together the {tates of his kingdome, and with them ZuHaz the Cardinal of S. dngel, the 
Popes Legat ; at flich time as they wereall affembled, he propounded vnto them the great- 


; aide ’ : Freres 
D neffe of the danger threatned by the angrie Turke,leauing vnto their grauc confideration, to 


determine how the fame were by ftrong hand and plaine force, or otherwile to be auorted.In 
which moft honorably affemblic, fa/ian the Cardinall of purpofe fent thither by Pope'Frban 
to ftir vp the Hungarians againft the Turks, being requefted by the King to deliver his opini. 
on firft,fpake ynto them as followeth : ' ; 
Since the time that the Turkih peftilence began to rage in Europe , no mcwes was ewer more wel- 


come unto the great Bifhop, vato the Apoftolicall Senate, and. other Princes of Italie (mot migh- tbh Legat 
Ms s 5 “n. in 

tie King, and you other moft worthie Princes) than when it was told them, That Vladiflaus Kong of 

Polonia was by you alfo chofén King of Hungaric. For 4 fitter goxernour of the Hungarian fiate,and puede thervar, 


leader of their power, could not the Hungarians anywhere haue found : As hein whome luftice, re- 


E ligion,wifédome, valour and martiall skill, doth (o abound, that he feemeth rather for the gooa of this 


7) God [ent from beauen,than here in earth chofen by wien By this happie ey fortunarcholee, 
eee 0 oh Hh Italians which before lay heaute and difcouraged, were lightned: an rewived : 
and therefore that this choice might bevnto the Chriftian Comino. weale both clorious and Ristori 
they made their folemne vowes and praicrs. At ‘ich time as the nsoft holy Senate belie Mf 4 
cinsll difcord of this kintgdome.and the danger of theT: irks ff by, it fent mee hither te dea F we q bh ‘4 

for the appeafing of thofé troubles,and repre(ing of that mifchicfe (4s you haue oftentimes es i: 
‘f*).) The kingdome is by your force and valour,by my medistion, and the desth of the pay sei 
cified : but yet rhe other remaineth full of honour. full of profit full of fafesic, glorie, an ie rh. 

tre, beft fitting Vladiflaus conduct and fortune, and the valenr of the Hangarians. 5] 


"BI rannie and their proud command ( worthie Princes) istobee repre(féd + yeatheir -feruile yoke banging 


eucn now oner our necks; is to be (haken off,and to be drinen away. What you areto tite ns ie se 
four and fortune of Huniades.foretellérh you : the fortune aid of Huniades, a ae 

Christian common-wealéand pre{ent mercie of our ble(fed Sauionr, Ci bs é tie ono 
and dowwne to(féd bur not quite drowned. Iffogreat an armic of theen * 


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ing of tl 

: cedthem toretite to the men atarmes. Herebegan the fortu 
aa both patts defperatly affailing the one the other,was madea moft te 
~ part of the Turks light horfemen were flain:for why,they were not a 
the menatarms,although in comparifon of them,but few; butw 
ming {words ouerthrowne and flain, no otherwile than ifthey had 
both wings the Turks began now to faint. Butthe battellin both the Auer 
the victory donbrfll,in the maine batraile was foughtamoft cruell fi ¢ Tanizaries with 
aftrong power of menatarms,& certain troups oflight horfmen,compaffed about the men at 
armes that ftood (as wee faid) in the maine bateel of the Chriftians,were the old Ianizaries 
with their crooked Scimitaries,with great courage cut in funder thelegs of the horfes of the 
menatarms; of whom many fel down, & lying along vp& the ground, were made fhorter by 
the head:as likewife on the other fide,the Ianizaries whileft they feek the deftruction of the 
menat arms, were themfelues ouerborn & troden vnder foot. Wherupon fircha flaughter was 
made,that the bloud ran like riuers, whileft they defperatly fight with furious rage both on 
the one fide & the other.In this cruel fight moft part of the Ianizaries were flaia,and many of 

the Chriftian men atarmsalfo. The Baflanow perceiuing thé Hungariansto haue the better, 

both in the wings and in the main battell,&& yet in hope that with long fight they would faint 

(although he faw great laughter of his men in every place) came on with the rereward, & a 

number of other freth oldiers which he had left for the guarding of his baggage,al yet found 

men, in good hope foto ouerwhelme the wearied Hungarians. It was now foure houres that 

this cruell fight had endured , when as the Baffa beganneit aftefh : neither wasthisby him | 
don withoutreafon; for why,he was afraid left ifhismen fhould turntheir backs and flic, the 
whole armie fhould follow after:and therefore to make vfe of all the menhe had, he brought 
on his rereward,in hope thachis enemies,now {pent with long fight,would not longer endure 
a frefh charge. And the more to encourage his men,he commanded them to compaffe in the 
Hungarians round, and to difpatch their wearied enemies,vainly boafting, That it would be 
the laft battel that euer the Hungarians would fight, Onthe other fide,Hunsides perceiuing 
the enemies purpofe, fuffered his mento be in part enuironed, and by and by caufed the wag- 
goners with the armed carts & waggons to thruftin behind them,and fo to compaffe them in, 

diuided in part from the reft, & afterward with freth fupplies renewed the battel with the ene- 

my. The fight was great,and in euery place right terrible:and albeit that the flaughter of the x 
Turkes was inmany places great , yet by reafon of their multitude they feltitnot much, but 
foughtyct ftill moft defperatly + vntil that they inthe right wing {ecing themf{elues compaf- 
fed inbehind with the waggons,& fo from them charged with fhot,darts, & other fuch mif- 
* fiue weapons; ftanding in doubt which way toturnthemfelues,& befet with danger on eucry 
3 







toftay, whe 

le. ight, whercin a 
le to abide the force of 
with their lances and ary 
innaked men: fo that in 


ing, et wauering,and 























































fide,beganto faintjand fearing the danger behind them,fhrunke from the fight. On the other 

fide,the Hungarians,now in good hope of viCtorie, with great & cheerful outcries, as men in- 

fpired with freth fpirits,more furioufly affailed their fainting enemies afront,than before, n- 

couraging themalfo that affailed them behind inthe waggons,to approch them neerer: with 

which double danger the turks hardly befer,fought diforderly, & doubting to be allinclofed 

round, firft retired, & prefently after betooke them{elues to plain flight.Butthey which were 

already that in betwixt the waggons'é thenr that foughtbefore them, perithed every mothers 

_ fon. They which foughtin theleft wing alfo,difcouraged with the fight of their fellows, fed 

_likewife: after whom the Hungarians fiercely followed. ‘The Baffahimfelfe{eeing bork the 
wings of his battel put to flight,8c his ownbattel fore broken alfo, ft ith ¢ 

i izaries, which he had ftil kept about him againft all cuents, 

1 followed alo fo many other ofthe Turks as could; 

s,fo ¢ Mountains, either there 










. 
a 










eAmurath fixth King of the Turks. 


A fi jgnes. Long it were to rehearfe and reckon vp the rich fpoile theretaken, the guilt armonand 
goodly furnicure,both of men and horfes, befide the rich pauilions and tents there ftanding. 
In bricfe,the wealth there found , was fo great, as that there was no man in Humtades armic. 
which was not thereby for ever inriched. Huniades for this fo greata victory,& for his coun- 
try,deliuered from fo greata feare,caufed general praiers with thankfgiuing,for the {pace of 
three dayes,to be made in all churches of thofe three provinces, ynto whomthat danger was 
threatned sand at Vafcape,where the battel was fought,hanged vp certaine of the Turkes en- 
fignes,astrophies of the victoriethere gotten, This wasthe famous battle of Vaicape,where- 
in Auntades got thé greateft victory that euer any Chriftian Prince before that time obtained 
againftthe Turkifh Kings. The ficlds thereabouts lay couered with thedead bodies of the 
B flain Turks,whofe carrioncarkaffes fo infeéted the aire, that many of the better fort ofthe in- 
habitants of the country were glad fora feafon to leauetheir dwellings, & to get them further 
off, for feare of infection. Afterwards he in great triumph came to Buda,& there prefented to 
King V/adiflaus the enemies enfignes, with fucha part of thefpoile,as might borh wel decla te 
fhe g.catneffe of the victoriejand befeeme the greatneffe offfo great a Pritice;which the king 
thankefully received, highly commending his great valour, the fame whereof had’ in fhort 
time filled euery corner of Europe. : ‘ . oe 
Amurath,a little before this great overthrow of his army in Tranfyltiania,affuring himfelf 
ofthc vidtory,had feat a proud embaffage to King //adiflaus inté Hungarie, offring him peace 
ypon condition, That he fhould deliver vato him the ftrong city of Belgrade, or elfe yeeld to 
© pay him ayerely tribute: to which,vpon the firft report of the victotic, anlWer was given by 
the king anfwerablc tothe proud demand, That according to theliffite of matters in Tranfilua- 
nia,he Would fhortly in perfon himfelfe come & giue him farther anfwer,, With which fhore 
anfwer,the proud embaffadours were difmiffed and gone,alittle before the comming of Hue 
jades to Buda. ‘ 
a sw much this late ouerthrow grieuied the great king Armurath 7 ladiflaas Was Not ignorant, od 
cither of his power and defire of renenge,as fufficiently warned shersof by ins soahie Elags- 
des: for the withftanding wherof,he thought itgood not to be vnprouid in ett Praca: 
ling together the {tates of his kingdome, and with them tullasthe air ! a i Ange st 
Popes Legat ;atflich time as they were all affembled, he es igh ae ere As 
D_ neffe of the danger threatned by the angrie Turke,leauing wnt ict er Pe a i a 
determine how the fame were by ftrong hand and plaine force, ot meat y zi aoa 
which moft honorably affemblic, fa/an the Cirsinall of ate fentt id oe ry abe ce 
to ftir vp the Hangatians again(t the Eu, Tg requefted by the King to deliu opini- 
n firft,fpake vnto them as followeth : ’ jo: pheefstuall 
to) Since the time that the Tarkilb peftilence Tbe Sige in ah sd eae SS hale ee ire ft 
” great Bifhop, unto the Apoftolicalé Senate, ana otin Y s Lp A. 
aicieg ost ibe worthie pints ) than when it was toldthem, That Viadiflans,Ksng ofrin they 


meat fo per 
Polonia ywas by you alfa chofen King of Hungarie. 


295 


For a fitter gouernour of the Hisheer nen juade the war, 
i efi : LAS hei Iuflice, ré- 
+ ower. could notthe Hunzarians any where bauefovnd : As hein whore re, 7e- 
a eo es i fe i aibinent martial skill, doth (o abound, thar he feemeth rather for the good af this 
i domeb God [ent from heauen,than here in earth chofen by men. By this happie cy fortunate sac 
Heaiii af of all the Italians which before a Ree and elicit Sok nee fennel bettie i 
his choice might be unto the Chriffian common-weale both glorious ai i 
dake. Tes loads and praiers. At ich ess nr bs holy aA tbe vi Ks 
ineds ( it fent mee hither to dealer 
ins li this kintedome,and the dancer of the Turks faft by, se t 
rites is of shale troubles,and reprefing of that mifcbicfe(as'you haue pit oe dno 
fr) The tingdome is by your force and valour,by mt brig 4 1 rte if 4 Que ah nt 
7 -f ¢ . ‘i e g , 
d+ but yet theother remaineth full of honour full of profit uti of fayette, g nt 
aie Filgg Viadiflaus conduit and’ fortune, and the valour of the Hangarians. ‘ Bobi eh 
Bl ranme and their proud command (sworthie Princes) isto bee repre(féd yea their i ' ae # si "6 
F euen now olter our necks, is to be [baker off,and to be drinex away. Yas Hg hs ppiee ‘af ie 
@ — lour and fortune of Huniades.foretellath you :the fortune faid 1 of ine es, Pinsent} 
Ghriitian common-wealé,and prefeot merce of ovr ble(fed Sanionr, which  fuffer pe 


é ; je of the enermtes was vangut/hed and put 
and doiwne to(fed bur not quire drowned. If fogrest an armne of - 


eA murath fixth King of the Tu: 

soflicht by the power of one of thy captaines and that but frtall: shat is tobe hoped of thee (soft mio, 
eee halt lead ibe armies thy felfein perfonsunder thine one conduc? and thy me G 
section of Christ lefus 2 The eyes of all Chriftian Princes are caft upon sheeupon the Hungarian ay 
Polonian forces pon thee hane they repofed all their hy es,they all expect that thow Phowlaft be the ry. 
nenger of the Barbarian crucltie,the defender of the faith, and protector of Europe: and thatisis, fy, 
which the Pope dosh with bis letters daily folicite and importance yon. _Andalbeit, that the conynyy 
cau fe and quarrell of the Chriftian religion require tt,yet doth the necefitie of Hungarie and Polonia ng 
leffe enforce it : of which,the one is most miferably and daily vexed with the. urks forces and furie ou 
of Seruia and Dalmatia ; and the other ont of Moldania ana F alachia. Nowifany there be, whom nei. 
ther the xeale of religion,the necefitie of the canfe, the hope of immortall fame and glorte.can moue let 
sheir owne fafetic,the prefemt feruitude of their wines and children the fafegard of thesr wealth and (xb. 
fiance,she lawful rewenge of the wrongs don them fiir them vp te take in hand this facred expeais on. sy 
“fi ans opportunitic is now ginen unto you, that at one and the filfefame time you may fet your bodies in 
perpetual (aftrie and happineffé; your foules in quietnelfe and reft , and unto both gine eternal glory 
and bappine{feX ou Lacke not (sworthy captaines) money,the finewes of the warre,which [hall be brew), 
unto yeu from all parts of she Chriftean common-mealth ot lufiie and couragions sfouldiers ot pol, 
not fortune,not the propitious heauenly powers,which haue made choice of you for the defence of the ing 
faith andreligion : you want nothing (warthie Princes) but Will. Itis an expedition nece(farierilegi. 
ous profitable,and honourable :wherein are propounded moft ample rewwards both in this life, sndinile 
lifeto come. Wherefore(moft mightte Prince,and your right worthy Princes all) I pray and bcfeech you 
by the faith of Chrift lefus. by the loneof your chilaren, by the health of your kingdonie and deliversnce 
from your prefent deflruction,with valiant courage Gr oneconfent to take this facred war in hand,and 
fo thereby to enroll your names sn the eternall booke of Fame. And fith that you are to goe,not fo much 
Aly 45 afpirituall warre, acainft the enemies of Chrift and bis truth, take vp your armes with 























to 4 wor 
¥ . Sich zeale,courage, and cheer fulne{fe,as she expectation and hope of men,as your valor, the prefent den. 


er ,and the mercies of God towards you,feeme of right to require. 





ey. y Phe Legate hauing made an end, forthwith enfued the miferable fupplication and teares of 
j a ee ie the Defpot ; perfuiadiug them, ofthe neceffitie of that cxpeditionto be taken in hand, decla- 
. Dejpot,of the ting vatothemthe crueltie ofthe Turks, their torments and ftrange tortures,his fonnes depri- 
Reg is ee ued of their fight, and {poiled of their genitoires, many halfe mangled,and moecutin funder K 
ding thenua. With fawes ; fome flaine quicke, and others buried aliue, with many other ftrange kindes of 
| (ahd ine death, firch as would abhorre any Chriftian ares to heare. And warning the Hungarians, by 
2 theminbana, his example tobeware how much they had nced tolooke to themfelues , told them, That 
| they were but by the riuer Savus divided from the Turks; which in fummer was oftentimes 
| 
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7 








tobe waded ouer,and in Winter hard frozen,& fo to be paffed : thatthe country beyond Da- 
nubius lay allopen yponthem ; and chat hee, fometime the rich King of Seruia, was now 
driuen into exile by the power of the Turke, depriued of his kingdom, of his children, fhame- 
fully difgraced, {poiled of his wealth and fortune, glad to flie from place to place,and yet not 
ableto finde any fafe place to reft in. Firft he fled (as hee faid) to Ragufium,where by and by 
he was foughtafter,and endangered by the Turks: then into Hungarie,which was alfo forth- 
with by them oneuery fide infefted : and whereof the Barbarian King now asked tribute, t0 
haue fome colour for the inuafionthereof : which dread full enemy was not farre off from it, 
but ftill houered euen ouer it ; as well witnefled Valachia and Tranfyluania,two of the grea- 
teft and ticheft prouinces of the Hungariankingdome : which hadnotthe valour of Hunis- 
des, the fortune of the common-weale, and aboueall , themercy of God, deliuered out 
the hands of this filthie Nation, the ftate of Hungaric had now beeneyeterly forlorne. The 
cuents of warre (hee faid)were diuers,fortune vncertaine, and that God wouldnoteuery day 
bee nany teares abundantly running downe his aged fice, he be- 
eft,not to let flip this faire occafion,ncither by cowardile of 

















nes,than of their owne,and to fatisfie the good 
was (as he faidyafufficient example to al men- 
wards the defraying of the chars 
menand mony from diuers other 
a Chriftian 


their good fortuneand vidtorie : butte make choice M 


. 


A Chriftian Princes. Which opinion of the Legat and Defpots being 





cAmwrath fixth K ing of the Turks. 


generally |i = 
ued,a decree was made by a whole coarcof Parlament there affembled, The a ine 


hiinfelfe in perfon,withal {peed poffible entertain that honorable war. So that though itwere 
now ypontheapproch of winter, yet were mentaken vp in euery place, and embafladors { 

ynto theEmperourand the other neighbour Princes,to pray of them aid againtt the cohen 
cnemie.W ho for the moft part excufed themfelues by their own particular affaires,but fentno 
aid arall. Neuertheleffe many deuout Chriftians both out of France and Germanic, for the 
zeale they bare ynto Chriftand the Chrittian religion, forfaking wife and children,and what. 
foeuerthey had elfe, came and worthily ferued vpon their owne charge. ‘The Spring being 
come, andfirpplications made inall places , for the profperons fuccefle of this religious war 
King Vladiflaus the firft of May fer forward from Buda;where paffing the river Danubius, and 
marching faireand foftly,& comming tothe riuer Tibifcus,he there ftayed three days forthe 
comming of his armic. Departing thence,and marching onalongft the fide of Danubius,yntil 
he came within the fight of Bulgaria,he there ata place called Cobis,ouer againft Sinderouia, 
paffed oucr Danubius\with his army which was now grownvery greatiand fo marched dire- 
aly to Sophia, {cituate about fixdayes march from Danubius, inthe frontiers of Bulgaria, fo 
called of amoft fumptuous and magnificent temple there bniltby Juffinidn the great emperor. 
Which citie being then oldand riinous,& but badly fortified,was cafily takensand afterward sophietaten 
for chat it was not well to be holden, was by the Kings commandemenrburnt, as were all the 
other country towns and villages thereabouts,to the terror of thé reft.. Marching thence, he 
came ynto the riuer Moraua,and there incamped : where the plain country ealily riferh & fal- 
Jeth in manner of the fea,whenit is moued witha little wind, Here 500 horfemen being fent 
ouer the riuer, not fo much to fecke after prey,as to view the countrey,which way the armie 
might moftfafely and eafily paffe,hapned vpoa the Turks fcouts,of whom they tooke foure ¢ . 
and vnderftanding by them, that 2000 of the Turks were comming at hand, knowing them= - 
felues too weake to encounter them,they retyred backe again withrall {peed they could,vnto 
the riuer ; where many ofthem for feare leapt headlong from the high and broken banks,and 
fo perifhed in the deepe ; the reftterrified with the misfortune oftheir fellowes; ftood ftill, 
doubrfully expecting what fhould become ofthemfelues. Beyond the riuer:was another hil, 
vpon the top whereof the King with aigreat number of horfemen were hunting: whome the 
Turks a far off defcrying,and doubtful to fall into fome ambuth, of purpole layd forthem be- 
twixtthen& the river, without comming on further,retyred. Whichthey chat before feare- 
fully ftayd’on the further fide of the rilier, perceiuing, and now encouraged by the comming 
of the Kingdowne to the river, followeda whileatter, fo to.increafe their feare; and fo ha 
uing well feated one another,retired dn both fides worfe affiaid than hurt, The nexe day the 
King paffed otter theriuer, fending out his{coursto fee if all ‘were cleere: before himsby 
whom he was aduertifed,cthat the Turks were at hand, hauing placed certain ambuthesfalt by, 
expecting buta fit time to fec vponhim. Whereupon entring into councelliswith hisbeft and 
mioft expert captains, what were beft to bedone,it was refi oluedypon, ThatHuniades:thenext 


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night with 10000 choice horfemen, fhould vponthefudden fet vponthe enemic,, then fea- 

ring nothing leffe. Who conduéted by the efpials,wasinthe firftwarth oftthenight brought ruiades with 
verie neere vito them. The Moone by chance,as fauouring his greatattempt; did thenthine iinet 
out)forhathe might wil difccrne how the enemi¢ lay incamped, Sowhicl way fortorcharge ij she rarkes 
thentforlhis beft advantage , which was by theifame way they were moftliketo-flic,ifthey by aight. 
Showld bé pyr co the worlt:vato which place heledhismen, and there Wwithamott hideous 

outerié entred the campe,, as then forthe moftpattburied in fleepe and fecuritie :when"us 

the Tutksawaked with the fadden noyfe,asit were out of a dead fleepe ; and difmayed with 
thehortarofithe crie,began to betake thent fome to theit weapons,fometo their ye a Of 

whom fitehas fled ighting vpon theenemies troups ftanding in their way, —— = acke 

acain : thé other fearce yet well awake,and ouercome with feare,& now {caree y them clues, 

had mu¢hadsoto makethem(eluesreadie to fight.» Haniades in the meantime riding vp and 


* downe antongthismen; cheered them vp, till crying out and calling vpon themcourapiow 


Hiy-tod(failé theirfleepie. naked, and fearcfull enerhies, and nor to let flip fofairean occafion, 

land fo norablea ecorie tie alresdi¢ in their hands, At the firft encountet the Laren 

“ther madea ftirre, than fought ; but eee heard that Hauniades Wwasthere, — - 
a . 


maied with his name,they turned their backs and fled, find 
theit fellows halfe dead or wounded:yea, fucha confufio: 
reatnef{e of the fudden feare, thatthrufting together, wi 
they trod one another vnder foor,& thrutt t em{elucs one vpen an 
teft part of chem driuen headlong into the thickets and other: f 
outthence,were there by the victorious enemie, fiercely. 
the fearefull Turks were with great {laughter heldin ch: 
that remained of them, ranalfothe fame fortune witht 
was theremade,thana man would thinkethat fo few 
10000 horfe,300co Turks were inone night flain,and. number of theiren. 
fignes, Of Huniades his men werenot many loft, forthe laughter : moft re- 


portnotaboue 500, for few of them found any enemie to fif i es as takenall the 


@cuer they took, 
agtt them with ie ¢ 
defire of fight, 
pons:the greg. 
table in time to ger 
lain, Al thatnight 
a as day, the reft 
A far greater {laughter 
swhenas but with 


{poileofamoftrich campe,the enemit hauing carried iththem ni mtofit, Hani 

hauing info fhoretime gained fo notable a Yideniegtelitate saiitsan y,returned to the ing ‘ 
in great triumph :neither was that day more joyful vata thefe us fouldiers,than ynto 
the reft ofthe armieswho moft joyfully expected their re me. ng atid the Defpothea. 
ting of cheapprochOf Hamiades from the flaaghter of the Turk: e great applaufe and 
j acclamation of the other legions, went to meet himthree miles : and at fuch time asat 


Apa eae 3) ; ; ; 5 
meeting of their firtt meeting Huniades was aboutto haite lighted to have done him honour, he would in 


Lladifians a no cafe fiffer him {o' todo, bur taking him by the right hand, joyed with him for the victory, 


Mniader 6} 


thanking Godin thehearing of the whole armie,thache of his maecebd giuen him fich a 
Captaine,as,without enuie,in all’mens iudgments was worthie to tule the Romanempite. In 
briefe,he thewed how much his country,hiskingdome,yeathe Chriftiancommonweale,was 
boundiand indebted vnto him ,. gaue him his due praifes, exhorting all others to imitate his 
glorie:the likelonour did alfo allthereft of thenobilitie vnro him. A’s for the common fol- 
ceaasnhonregts notbe fatisfied with beholding of him, but imbracing one another,as ifthey 
would haue died onein anothers arms, welcommed their viétorious friends, So with joy joy- 
ning their forces together, & fending the rich fpoile ofthe enemy,with the prifoners chained 
together in long ranks before chem ; the King and Hwniades in great triumph returned into the 
campeswhere they caufed generall prayers, with thankfgiuing vnto almighty God for fo great 
ayiétorie,to be made thorowontthearmic, ; Watt 
» The Legat Julian,Generdll ofthe volu ians,which for deuotion fake ferned of k 
their own charge, after fo greatavictorie moft carneftly perfuaded thie King andthe rett of 
the great commanders of thearmie,to profecutetheir aod fortune; andin Gad his fo great 
fauror not to loitey,buedaily to march forward,and dotbdintheref of Bulgaria, Now had Ha- 
piades by hisefpials learned,that from: Sophiait was butthree days journey to Philippopolis, 
agtcatcitie of Thracia ,andthe like diftance from thene 0 Hadrianople , the chiefe feat of 
the Turkith tyrant, and as much more to Conftantinople. ‘The onely diffcultie was,how to 
paffe the greacand rough mountain Hemus which ronning amarucllous way in Jength,cuen 
vato the Euxinefea,and mating almoft the skie, diuiideth thecountiies of Bulgaria and Seritia, 
from Macedoniaand Thrace:and forthe great height and'roughneffetherof, is not to be pa 
fed ouer but intwo places ; the oneraadeby the great Emperor Traian & the Romans, where 
asyetisto be feen amighseBrongipsiont ilt of great {quare ftone, whereby the pailage that 
way was opened or fhutatthe pleafie of them that had the keeping thereof: the 
Igarians now call Saltiza.By citherofthe 


ante 


ignore aa 
ut vp with ercat ftones,timber,an 
hardly tobe forced. Wherfore #4 


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B 





eA murath fixth K ing of the Turks. 


ethe F 5 : 
re essng ees vay may headlamp 
grea st y places, with abundance of water poured down 
the fteep hilinthenight,and hard frozen with the coldneffe of the weather madef fli a 
as that it was not poflible either for man or beaft thereto ftand , or toget vp that = Wee, 
hriftmas cuen came to the other,by which the riuer Saltiza runnes,the which he found bee. 
wife fhut.Here they met with many inconueniences : firft, the difficultie of the paflage ane 
old Amurath had(not without great reafon)fhut vp,& there placed ftrong garrilons,toat cafe. 
and without danger of battel(fo often by his Bafla’s vnfortunatly proued) to defend his king 
dome in Macedoniaand Thracia,from the inuafion of the Hungarians,who now ofall nations 
he moft dreaded, Befide thar,in the armie was fuch want ofall things,as that the foldiers were 
readie to torfake their enfignes,and to rife vp ina general mutinie: for the country neere yato 
the mountain Hemns,riling high, with brokenrocks, and inacceffible places , wasaltogether 
barren;and vidtuals failing in the camp, they were glad to line witha little wheat & flefhboi- 


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«ledtogether,and that fo fparingly, as that che fouldiers begannow generally to grow weake 


and faint. Belides thar,the Winter was exceeding cold,and the froft fo grear,that many times 

they couldnotgo out oftheir tents to fecke for forrage or water. So thatthe armie enforced 

with hu and cold,and the difficultie of the paflage,began to retire,and had vndoubtedly rhe Hungarias 
bin diffolued,had it not bin forthe often and earneft perfuafions of Huniades : for he daily told BGG) ae 
them,chat the greateft difficulties were paft,that that which remained, was with their wonted Ae De Kf 
valourand courage to be indured, whereunto nothing was high or difficult: that they fhould ‘ mountaine 
forthwith come into the borders of Thracia, where they {hould find plentic ofallthings:thac ""™""”* 
they were how come fo far,that if they would go back again,they fhould in thofe waft coun- 

ities through which they wereto paffe, find greater difficulties & dangers,than in going for- 

ward ; thatthefe ftraits once opened, remained no more trauell, but cheerefully to falto the 

{poile ofa moft rich and pleafant country. They were not (ashe faidy to ftay inthe midft of 

their fortunes,for that itwas notalways permanent,and for that the contempt of Gods fauors be 
cated them to be oftentimes taken from vs: al that was yet done(he faid)was nothing,if they 
proceeded not further: for that whatfoeuer they had already woon,was cafily by the enemy 

tobe recouered,exceptthat thofe which yet remained (for that moft part of them, ashe faid, 

were flain, with their houfes burnt ouer their heads)were drincnout of Thracia and Macedo- 

niaand {o quite out of Europe. So whileft the foldiers heard Huniades {peake,cuery man was 

wel inconraged;but when they remembred the miferies wherwith they were inuironed,they 
curfedall the rafh attempts of ambitious princes. In the mean time news Was brought by the 
fcouts,that the Turks were commiting after them : but then began they to rejoyce,as deeming 
it much more honor,manfully to die in battell, fhan to ftarue with hunger and cold. Againtt 

thefe Turks was Huniades fent with certain troups of horfemen :who incountring withthem, 

cafily inforced them with Joffe to retire. Eight times he incountred them(as the foldiers there 
prefent reported)&as often put them to flight. In retiring back from the impregnablemoun- 
tain, the king with the greateft part of the armie went before;after whom followed Huniades 

and the Defpot,a good days march: when the Turks that kept the paffage vpon the mountain, 
vnderftanding of their return, followed them down the hill, in good hope to be of them well 

reuen ged,before they fhould getour of Bul igaria. Carambey the Baffa of b Sripee Agi 
to Caly-Ba/fa(aman ofall othersin greateft fanor with Amurath,and his brother inlaw, 7h 2 
uing masried his filter )was General of this army,& by him appointed for the keeping oft 

firairs ; with expreffe charge,vpon no occafion whatfoeuer,although it — ew pe ey 

affured a viétorie,to fight with the enemic : for he thought itvictorie enoug| » ite ie x 

Joffe to haue kept his enemies out of Thracta. Which the old Kings commana, sg > 

all thatneglected, in good hope bya notable victory eafily to an{wer thecontemp caren 

was commanded. Phe Chriftian armie defcending down thebroken setae facto 

goreat mountain, which the Bulgarians call Cunobiza, and part ofthe ees a 

whofe heeles followed Carambey,with his Turks, ftillhouering over their hea spare <a 

at fome aduantage: whom the Chriftians beholding,could not by om areal ° - ai 
tharthey would many timesby companies fie forth vponthem 7 7 ss igri ee 8 Sabine 

them in places of great aduantage, faying, Thatthey had rather ae ig han we Se 
ftarnewith hungerand cold. Here Carambty, ee himafelfe aman of grea o> : 

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uantage of the ground, perceiuing himfelfe to exceed his enem 
ofateeould notbe ftaydsbuc would needs give battell, with fuch « 
readic affired of thevidtoric. Hamtades and the Defpot had bef 

prouoked with the braving of their men,would afluredly fa 




















much troubled with the abfence ofthe King, who (asis before f. i ie 
before they {aw they could neither fhun battel,neither ifthey cou Idh sWOuld their 
defperat fouldiers be ftayed, forthe defire they had to fig feeing Carambey commin, 


downvponthem,they putthemfelues (though vnwillingly ) inbeft 
cciue him,perfuading their foldiers not rafhly in furieto run 
men prodigal] of their liues, butro keepe their rankes, ando 
mento carrie away the viorie,or to leaue vnto their enemie a 
feat Mitel’ Now had Carambey fenc his hor{men down the hil,and the battel 
corer Balt armiesmet together with great furic,and a cruel fight wasmade bot 
facaramby. among the hils and valiicsalforin which hard incounter many 

fide as the other. The Polonian men atarms(whom the king bi 


Huniades againt all eucnts)with the Hungarian light horfemen(of whom the Defpot had the 
~ leadingyfought fo thacday, as if they had fought for nothing more, but how honourably to 
dies8 the Turks fora {pace ftood hardto it,fothatmany werethere flain:yet at length finding 
themfelues hardly layd to,as by defperat men,refolued to fel their lines deere, they beganto 
faint 8 to giue ground : when as Carambey comming in behind them with new fupplies, rated I 
the cowardly, ftayd them thac were flying,and {omtime with rough {peeches,fometime with 
faite perfuation, incouraged the wauering, and reftored the battell, before almoft quite loft, 
Neither did Huniadesand the Defpot lefle beftirthem,but as foon as they perceiued the ene. 
‘miealittleto faint,by aadby cried out, Victorie; with cheerful {peech incouraging their men, 
ftil calling vpon them,To keepe their ranks ftrong,and to vrge their prefent good fortune, 
furing themfelues,that the fought againft thofe infidels vnder the fauor & protection of the 
Imighty:and forthwith fent certain Companies of footmen,who climbing vp the hil among 
the buthes, wich their halfe pikes 8 boare-{pears paiched the Turks horles as they pafled by 
them, Theft loofe companies didthe Tishahetlecres much harm,and hee began their bat- 
tel todecline ; they which were comming down, for feare of the danger retyring back again K 
vnto them that were left aboue for the keeping of the ftraits: and the bolder fort of them, 
which were come downinto the vallies,compaffed about with the men atarmes, hardly reco- 
uered che rifing of thehill, Carambey inthe meantime crying outbehind them,one while cal- 
led back them that fled,another while relicutd themthat fainted,and to the yttermoft of his 
powerreftoring the battell performedall the parts both of a valiant fouldier & worthy cap- 
taine,couragioufly fighting himfelfe in the thickeft of his enemics,andby his own valor ftai- 
| DheTerksover- ed fovatime the loft battel. At lengch performing his laft indeauor,deceiued by the fnow, he 
alae felintoa bog,whére ticking faftwith his horfe, and not able to helpe himfelfe, he was taken 
ners prifonerby acommonfoldier. The reft thatefcaped out of this bloudie battel, retired them- 
felues vnto them that were left abou 


hat abouc vpon the mountain, for the defence of the paffage. Af- L 
ter whoni the Chriftians followed,through the vatraét and rough places,vntill that hindered 
oftheir farther purfuicby the approch ofthenight,and the abruptneffe ofthe way,they were 
gladto found aretrait,and fo retyred ynto thecampe. Many other gicat men were taken be- 
fide Carambey, burmany moe flaine in the battell, and moft of allin the Gi ht, few efcaped, 
but firchas fled backeagainevp into the mountaines. In the retrait, Haniades{eeing fo gallant 
_-amaniasiwas ease: (though toh altogether ynknown) ynworthily bound, and led pri- 
—— foner by acommon: eee ouldier, if he would fell his prifoner: 
Lduckats, (a pore pri 











rderthey could to re. 
on their enemics,as defprrare 
2 eam {0 like Valiant H 
cee brance therop 
begun, where both the 
hat the foot of the hil nd 
were flain, as well onthe one” 
¢ before had left with 
























































































































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effe ofth Nation, and 
ne gefle by his talke, what 
SBeueiPy Ms he 


ry 


oe 


eA murath fixth K ing of the Turks. a8s 


A hewas,and pittying his eftate,asked Huniades,how he would ranfome him¢ Hea re 
coft him foure hundred duckats,but that he valued him at forty thoufand ; w' u - im 
offered to pay him. Thus by the ftrange change of fortune, was Carambey, ic) aa i a 
commander,and fo neere allied vnto the great Turke,valued & pri zed hee a cl es ee 
enemies,as a mitror of the vncertaintie of worldly bliffe and felicitie. The E bs rfid et 
fomewhat otherwife of this battell ; as that V/adé/las thould himfelfetherein afte Si wd 
the chiefe that therein commanded : howbeit the Hungarian writers, whofe a bade al 
follow,report it as before,not ie ene fee ae the good fortune of the King 
bfent,but vnder the leading of Humiades and the e{por. . F ; 
a ‘ow of this bettell (or alors others report,a little before, out of ee of ne pe 1 
B fled the great captaine George Caftriot, otherwile of the Turks called Scanderbeg, a seth: re 
to deliuerboth himfelfe,and his natiue country of Epirus,out ofthe thraldome of the 3 
t er he did : woonted flight nota little terrified the reft of the Turkes 
as prefently after he did : whofe vnwoo} ted flig i Halt 
armicand much furthered the Chriftians viétorie, whofe proceedings hea’ ey Aa 
“uored ; hauing (as it was thought) fecret intelligence with the great capraine rah a “ 
not without inttruétions from him (as fome fay) gaue that great pela ee 
\ Morau. Butof him and his worthie acs done forthe deliuerance and defence o ‘ 
le- rey re {hall be faid hereafter. ; ‘ 
j “Shortly after this great ouerthrow and difcom fiture of the Turks, the ul onmeain 
i Huniades & the Defpot,together with the King,confulted for the remouing © eek 
4 C sifons,left aboue for the keeping of the ftrait paflages of the See babi pei 
{ the war. Which Fadi aws(confidering the difficultie of the matter,and his foldier 
thoughtit not good Wee to ak ST ane byte acon ieee oem 
irfting after honour,and the other in no ioe TO) Fe 2 a 
ee ane his loft kingdome,faid, That the Turks were in any cafe iar det - 
paflage opened, & the {parks that yet remained, for feare of raifi nga APs er pert 
oppoling Create Eee nae Re atte lobe altioa Tow ich opilon the king alfo(left 
| whereunto(they faid)nothing was impoffi ; uTow oe dediee ts cari 
he fhould feem to diftruft the valor of his ee Biles pera Weeohascantwal vale 
ded on Gods name to fet forward. The firft that mounted the hil was : inivde Ceo 
sanerotel {fe and abruptneffe of the mountain hindered, oftentimes ftayd, But Hw pnt alge 
| D byhe pause ae fecute the vidtorie, and leauing nothing vnattempted, grrie monataim 
ce oc lame set? Shake way, whereby hewith his men,more eafily & rea- Hemmy 
rie a ae sett aie mi their enemies, vadefctied or molefted, by 
bes of the ee one of the place: from whencethey Musas good nape ety ite 
a i i ingc ypto the place they defired,they a flict 
api id ete “of Ac bots Festhieth and the encmic,as Was neither to be paffed, “ saa 
on ne sae come verie neere,they attempted by croflebow me pane perk 
f flines, and other fuch engins, to haue remooued the Turkes from ar plac wee 
isserrith and withtheitvnexpected approch,at the firft fo greatly ne yeceain od aCe 
B fted,that they were almoft at the pointto haue forfaken the pa nee Shemtact oa ghiete 
ig t before chofen for their General inftead of Carambey)incourage hence i ee 
night befo' {ing themfelues vnder the broken rocks, & parapets wit be i ef Sel: 
Se teen (altee from the fhot oftheir enemies. Nhe pe Sate ser feanSeRNGE 
ie i y the enemie was alfo to be appr ; a 
a a higt eee i sie ‘i toomuch difaduantage, were by the Lie na athe 
companies of a ta ing the vain attempt given by himfelfe vpon the top of the hil ; ci 
He al Fehe others in climebing the inaceeflible lage oa ne. ie ot 
Soon eee defpairing to intorce che enemy, he by the Kings comman se ae ribs 
pecs ee q fo Paaing etic down the mountain, to the great ty neath fe 
Fr a — ‘si i a coldraging,and wantsin the armic ftill more and tilly otieke 
ia Re dhane great commanders entred te ie beforet ante 
éstarn oust a aS aay ‘Aercie Haaiede (giuing place vnto neeeffitic, 
were brought into any greaterextremitic. W alana snow eilily yeelded:only the Defpot 
which always fuffreth not tobe regarded that " C7 y fpaks 








fpake againft it,blaming them, chat hauing taken the C 


a ca Fe tin eA murath fixth King of the Turks. 


and viétorie now as it were in their hands, they would no: 


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the war,but cowardly turntheir backs vnto thei : i 7G fpoilesashad binf i i 
ene : 5 A. fpoilesashad bin aued, Behind the Kin, jades i i i 
tet aa atiy ecoughoehopunligas if : enemi “a | rwixtthe Legare onthe right hand, ant Se ee ee midftbe- 
Diabet ticae Bopes Logurslfy. But Ee f h had beft deterued the honor of the triumpth Next vnte th "oll wean ee 
lesen Fe egetaxe eet pai h ans,that forthe zeale of religion had nfeiuhensedal ay een sous Cesta 
itneuer{o great, beperfuaded co {tay ; openly cryin af it, th ‘ in thofe wars :and on both fides of them the ciuill a 2iftrates and ees Mo 
lieutenants, which wanted nothing,but tiem the ose ee 4 o, captaines ang hind them came the reft of the legions,and about the mat vpon the ight hand and th hy 
| t ¢ ie a nN 2 
tse any! ragstgemepeinan te pom ions connonpeopldexblngandrdmblngshepaea binging 
See rl hee nen ARE dealin y and no -Be a efe went the prelats an priefts in folemne proceffion finging hymnes and 
PEG Ticailelovanibainctambayimeweptiy wasn: , , leviseneonena ore ae ee 
: fans beaentl Con aloe | Winter was paftyt! illing. auc bin the author of fo great avidoric, alighting from hishorfe, on ; 
retin veinednn a RES ites yd hunger Gonimes, H B ‘eet vot fi rft ynto the cathedral church of our Lady ;& there giuing moft heartie thanks yn- 3 
regen ereto retreth our me almightie God, hanged vp the enemies enfignes, & part of the {poile,in perpetual remem- Z 





dies,fpent with labor,cold, an ; 
gage, reryred again 6 STB rape piMtin eras fending before his bio. brance of fo notable a victory :which he afterward caufed to bee moftliuely depainted in a 
Teed issdsithincg! lupplics,followedate is : ich the T m aboue beholding, «" faire table of moft curious worke, & there inthe fame church to be hanged vp, as were alfo 
{ailing them in fare lats cae (cr ‘ aes after men had fled:oftentimes at “the arms of althe notable Chriftians that ferued in that moft famous expedition,which there 
the Other with Scape er eet ae aren bonita the one fide, fometimes on Tong coe after remained: Which folemnities ended, he went to his pallace in his caftle, and 
a easier sity viecethendtcluen thas ed Poco SWhofe manner of Gel ns te been 2 eucry man,but efpecial ly to Haniades his due commendation,gane thent 
againghetr eneraios,their backs once wmned ee > and prefently by great troupesto charve eaue to part: usthe Hungarians,with whom alfo the Polonians in moft part agree, re« 
; firatned siictiamatta ite a eitperh rhedtot em; & fo troubled the army, thac it was ab ( port of this notable expedition of their king Hladéflaus : howbeit the Turks (notable diffem- 
Pareneait: fagease Sane te rap les that, loded with the rich {poile of the enemie, and n- blers of their own loffes)confeffing the great ouerthrow,call the Baffa fo ouerthrowne,not by 
Mb traded th vemood full ‘ee it {elfe make any great haft. Now was it by the way cone much | the name of Carambey, but of Caffanes ,and the noble prifoner that wastaken, by the name of 
eli, OF eo sei a 94 leep bogs and water-courfes, Mechmet Beg,Sanzacke of Ancyra, Amurath bis fonin law, and brotherto Cali-Baffa, Ammwrath 
ee Ene ee ene in the rereward, at the entrance of the wood were leftcertaine ( his great councel lour,of fome called Carambey after the name of his father, 
ms, asa wall againft the purfuing enemie: whor ne {trong Out of this late laughter of the Turks,where Carambey was taken,{ca ed that valiant prince 
ig enemic: whom the Turks with tl 4 i fot (ofthe Turh : oa i; 
A their and famous warriour George Cajtriot (of the Turkes called scanderbeg) asisbciore declared : 


lighthorfemen fiercely charged i 
“ ged; wherebetwixt them,i D : 
1a eames feats in the wood was fought agreat | whofe noble minde had long time defired to breake out of the golden fetters of the Turkifh 











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Ya 


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NtOa grea 
hard to be paffed thorow: where the a Rok 








TENGanea preatrun of they which mar i 
eee eee thing many ofthen folie ctae er cameos haftily re. thraldom,8 tobe reuenged of thentollerableiniurie by Amara don ol cssiiays te Fe 
whith y could hardly rid themfeluesagaine, pe crea ae ee ie places, outof rents,his brethren, & himfelf, Although he had always mott warily diffembled the fame,for  , derbep 
ee ome turnings and windings,with fudden defcents fo fteepe,asth many crooked and feare ofthe oldttirant:being oftentimes folicited and animated cherunco hy. fetes letersi wit i 
“famne,their horfes came tumblingheeles 2 samen pe,as that in going downthe , meffengers from his friends in Epirus, knowing right wel thar the leaft fortune theref bad bin bibs fe 
‘ vato him prefent death. But finding no fit means for the accomplifhment thereof, wifely dif- Mn eend 












their riders:in fuc ‘ad, and there lay ouerthrown er with K 
t h fort,as thatto auoyd thefe difficulties, they Pmeeda toto ic ; 


Foon TA whi Peach 
foot.In which Saubiele a See ape enelior ofthe men at arms were loft 
vere flain, were taken anhundred and { 4 
¢. Inthis wood the Chrittians wer een 
t { 2 rere more t ed wi 
ea meanamniss affaults. Wherefore wants dayly Be crc 
eet Pola a y cafon of the multitude oftheir carriages abundance of thei 
Er ares ite Sa pe eee to make no vay the Ring for EchisAr- 
zusihonl inl flow amarch thorow thofe troublefome & countri ‘ 
midi of thexmyn of lh sigs carriages cee ee seers, F ae 
ee pe i i tings as {erued rather tor burthen than ve “id ae a 
ee bier re A ue ae im sie thereloft,as of theenemy,to! be buried in 
aise oe ienuepetusite rte lerued for burthen, to be killed. Sothe armie well 
w 


fembled the fame, with al the thews of loue and loyaltic to Amurath that might be: vntillthat bis comasry 
now in this great overthrow of the Turksarmy, vnderthe leading of Carambey,and in fo great 
aconfufion,he tooke occafion to put in practife what he had long before in his deepe conceit 
plotted, for the delivery both ofhim(elf & his country from the Turkith bondageand flauery, 
‘At which time Scanderbeg(tor fo from henceforth we cal him)hauing a little before imparted 
the matter vnto fome of his truftie friends and countrymen, nO leffe defirous of libertiechan 
himfelfe,but efpecially vato his nephew Amefu,the fon of his brother Repofins,a yong man of 
great courage (in great confufion of the Turkifh armic, whea cucry man was glad to thift for 
himfelfe) had euerin his flight avigilant eye vpon the Baffaes principal fecretaries whom ac- 
companied with afew Turks,be with hisnephew Amefa, & other of his fairhful friends clofe- 
ly followed,as he fled fromthe flaughterrbut when he had got the fecretary with his few fol- 
lowers in place moft convenient for his purpofe, he fet vpon the Turks and flew them cucti¢ 
one:and carrying thefecretary away with him fatt bound, when he had brought him whither 
he thought good with great threats compelled him (fore againtt his will)to write counterfeit 
leters,as from the Baflahis matter,vnto the gouernorof Croia,commanding him in Amuraths 
name, Forthwith to deliuer vnto Scanderbeg,the new chofen Gouernor,the charge of rhe city 
with the garrifon there : cunningly enterlacing many other things inthe fame letters, wher- 
by themattermight feem more probable. Which letters fo extorted,he prefently flew the fe. 
cretary,8as many more of the Turks as came in his way,ofpurpofe that his doings mitt be 
the longteagg {50% the knowledge of Amurath, who not hearing what was become of him, 
al 


u + 
increa 


ynto tl i marched much mote {peedily, nei 
tynto a eae aeaiae “Andoaicosht il either som : 
Here he was of his {ubieéss honorably recei Bea th a, 
Heo ce Pie seeping ei 
an Stance iekbilyreceined alfo:the 
ant potontheleft:after whom followed 
s whoatthe firft meeting with 


> bound in chaines ; vpo 
enemies enfignes,and fuch 
——_ fpoyles 





i i i i i hereft ofthe Turks. 
might reafonably coniecure that he was flainby the Hungarians among ¢ 

Whileft the oe of this great overthrow is going to Hadrianople, and there filleth the 
Turks court with forrow and heanineffe, in the mean time ‘scanderbeg hauing with him three 


thoufand Epirot fouldiers which followed him ee as men defirous TED 


_ 


» > 







r 


Amsarath ficth King ; : 
lp eAmurath fixth King of the Turks: 


fight for the libertie of themfelues and of their country,than arrellefthe Tork 
Was 





285. 





















































with incredible celeritie come into the vpper countrey of Dibra, in theb , 
about feuentie miles from Croia: into which count he was met foyfilly seer oP 
he ftaied but one day,and chofea few ofthofe three hundred which he brought with ras 
wait vpon him when hee went to Croia,as if they had bin his domefticall feruants : th soy 
with other,three hundred lufty foldiers,which were then come ynto him out of | Dibra h ei 
pointedto beled by fecret by-waies thorow the woods and mountaines by perfedt e ide 
votill they came fo nigh Croiaas was poffible for them to come, vaperceiued , and ‘Seni 
fee vntil he might find opportunity to conucy them into the city to oppreffe the Turkithe a 
rifon.Sohe with a {mal company of his followers,as if they fia bin his privat retinew, en 
the way towards Croia. But when he began to.draw neere to the citie,he fent Amefa bef 3 
with two Seruitors attending vpon hit, as ifhe had bin his Secretarie, to certifie the Go oh 
nor of his comming. This yong gentleman,as he was of a moft fharpe wit, and well a 
. had hee framed his countenance and attire,that he feemed tobe anaturall Turke : a a 
ag as he was come into the citie,he went vnro the Gouerner,whom after he had faluted a M 
oe ing tothe Turkifh manner, he deliuered his meffageas fiom Scanderbeg his matter with 
- rane fo Man aie al he {aid was verily beleeued for truth. Bur w Bes 
elfe came, and had deliuered the great commanders letters, tl : 
ee no further queftion ofthe matter, but prefently deliuered vnto him ti aiid 
:. eee a next ony. fs af out of Croia with all his houfhould towards Fidrizno 
Ic, eg hauing by this policie got the goucrament ofthe chiefe citie of Epirus. the 
night following found means inthe dead time of the niel oo Veen 
ers of Dibra, who were by thistime come,acco HS er Sida gS 
: : ,according as he had before appointed ; 
ee ithe places ik pe ome sue ncts of the city,and forthe fj peel ee 
ith the reft,firft fet vpon the Turks which keptth 
. and flew them; and afterwards breaking i heir privat ho Galo 
paaeeui cheer eS their privat houfes, flew many of them ia theit 
1 ms atthe fame time,helped toi 
ter of the Turkes,fo that in the {pace Bf : few h TT neat bead 
lef, retain ae oe ee ew houres, there was none of the Turkith garrifon 
ptf € content to forfake their Mah iti 
to become Chiriftians. Many ofthe Turks might foh oS aaah 
fing rather to die,and (as it isreported)alfo a kil r t Weenie SES al Rau 
pa a : i ° nen i the regard of life vnto refolute minds, 
1¢ of Croia being thus happi é i 
git dfcaly& hope this goer or bad lace en tee ce eappeted Dot th 
ty, c ca 
ric i ar into Dibra , and other fpeedic medleneets tiverneneal sat 
lear en ie : A me ot rp! <pes people to take vp arms forthe Kecoletic hei 
) ig athe {peedie poft,had preuented the meffengers by him fent,and 






in what quarrell foeucr. 
















were now yp inarms in euery place, wanting nothin; bicleall ae Bere, 
ey Pe ey ftaied not therupon,butruming tossrins top ier aout 
iayabreadin vite ea aa ¢ is in all great tumults) they fet vponthe T urkes Pion : hich 
Turke could ftitre ieehec’ and flew moft part of them : whereby it came 3 aife is ve 
5) there was nora Turke 3 bere Be oe hewas fhatched vpand flaine,fo thatin f , da cs 
b, chia frie of he neoel he ‘ound in Epirus, but fuch as lay in garrifons in {tron on ae 
pleby the way Si Hig enef Goma Sagat all his retinue,was by the Bounce peo 
When Scanderbeg had thus se nd flaine, and all his goods taken asa prey. 




































i couered Croia, and fcoured refs g 
fon Be >. ured the thereft, whereupona great co 
trifons, which Aesurath had p lig citich anh mucha eters paredefitousto vecld¥p the citie, when oe mae by i eT ere aa are Hse 
pofe he comman thofe few which took his part,to yeeld to their defires,they violently” ny * bythe garcifoms 
fad pended thofe whom he had ap- red iin with es reftto Sander beestal bound,and fo yeelded vp the city.For which fact, fea- 


ic power th ule t 
flea ect 

t niles diftant from 
the top ofa fteepe rackie 


mountaiac, 





than to forfake their damnable K 


’ 


D more precious, yet neuer more than in martia 


* ring i 
8 F Chriftians the reft were either honeftly prouided for,or 


mountaine, as all the reftof the cities of Epirus be, and was by the Turks w i wi 

A men,munition, and other things needfulls yet Scanderbeg rat in good eee ne " sot 
gattifon there, terrified with the fortune of the garrifon of Croia, and the laughter pes 
Turkes in the countery round about, would beglad to hearken vnto reatonab)c conditionss: 
Which to make proofe of,affoone as he was encamped, he {ent one of thu: fouldierswhich 


had followed him out of Hungarie (a faithful and wifefellow) vnto Petrella,to offer vmto the 
foldiers, That ifthey would yceld vp the citie, it fhould be at heir choice, either to continue 
in {eruice with Scanderbeg, with whom they fhould find moft bountiful entertainment,or elfe 
to depart in fafety with bagge and baggage at their pleafure, with an honorable reward to be 
divided among them. The {ubtil meflenger comming thither, and framing his tale according 
to the prefent eccafion,and neceflitic of thetime, firft declared vnto them, how that Amurath 
of late vanquifhed by the Hungarians in agreat battel,& looking euery day to be fet vpon by 
diuers other Chriftian princes,was fo bufied that h no Icifure to looke into Epirus,or to 
fend them any reliefe:atter that,he inthe name of Scanderbeg offered them the conditions be- 
fore rehearfed,fetting the fame forth with many great words ,willing them oftentimes by the 
way,to confider the dreadfull miferie that but the other day befell to the garrifon at Croia, 
and other their fellows abroad in the country, whole dead bodies asthen lay in cuery corner 
of Epirus fora prey to the hungrie dogs and gredic wolucs: which «hing wascafily beleeued 
ofthem of the garrifon,for thar diuers of the Turks lately fed out of the country into the ci- 
tic,had them/felues feene the fame to be true. Phe Gouernor hauing a little confidered ofthe 
macter,was content to giue vp the city,vpon condition thache with the foldiers might in fafe~ 








C tiedepart with fuch things as they had: not couenanting vpon any further reward, becaufe it 


fhould notbe faid that he had fould the city. Which when Scanderbeg had faithfully promifed 


to perform, the Turkifh Gouernor comming forth with allhis garrifon,yeeldedvpthecity: opespettayeetied 
and Seanderbeg mindful of his promife, gaue vnto them both meatand mony, and fent them fe) Scandere 
gs 


with a fufficient conuoy of horfemen in fafetic out of Epirus. < i 

When Scanderbeg had thus gained Petrella,he placed therein a conuenient garrifon, and fet 
allthings in orderas he thought good ; but fuffered none to enter into the city,more thanthe 
appvinted garrifen, although it wasthen very cold and froftie weather. This done,he prefent- 
ly raiféd his campe,& following his good fortune,marched towards Petra-Albain fuch haft, 
as ifthe citic had beene running away from him ; well knowing , thatthough Time be euer- 
affairs, wherein the leaft moment is oftentimes 
of fuch poweras to effect or fruftrat mens greateft defignes. Petra-Alba isacitie inthe coun- 
trey of Amathia, diftant from Petrella three miles, {trongly {cituat vponthe top ofa moun- 
taine,neere ynto the riuer Emathus,Scanderbeg had fearcely well encamped himfelfe before 
this citie,buc thatthe Gouernour thereofyterritied wich the fortune of Croia,and Petrella,of- 
fered to deliuer vp the citie,onthe fame conditions that were granted at Petrella: which bee- 
ing agreed vpon, the citic was forthwith deliuere 
fully performed. 


Petra-Alba being thus taken, and all things fet in order, Scanderbee cartied with the courfe 


of his victorie, without delay came to Stellufa, whichis alfoa ftrong citie of Aimathia, fiftie 
miles diftant from Croia,pleafantly (as it were of purpofeybuilt vpon the top of an high te 
ftanding in the midft ofa pleafant & fruitful vallie, with great plaines round about ir, There 
Scanaerbeg encamped alittle before the going downe of the Sun,andrefted that night. Inthe 
morning he fentameffenger to the citie,with like conditions as were accepted at Petrellaand 
Petra-Alba: which moft part of the garrifon fouldiers ofthe Turkes would gladly haueac- 
cepted,but that De/drot the Gouernor ofthe citie,with fome few others earneftly with{tood, 
ntentionarofe amongft the garrifonfouldiers. But the greater 


hh Scanderbeg, and afterwards became 
ele wel rewarded & fuffered to de- 
part whether they would, All the other weaker places of Epirus whereinany ofthe Turkifh 


garrifons lay, hearing that the ftrongeft cities were alnsady delivered vino Seanderbeg,in i 


to returne to Amurath, fore of them remained wit 


° 


dyand the conditions by Seanderbeg faith- po haa 





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286 eAimurath ficth King of the 


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time yeclded themfelues vpon like conditions: oncly Sfetigrade | C 
citie) remained inthe poffeffion of the Turks.: which citieis placec 
Dibra,inthe frontiers of Epirus,vpon the top ofan high and fte 













the contrary part hee had the gouernour in bands, with all bis wilfull partakers,whome th 
fhould prefently fee executed before their faces), if they forthwith deliuered not the citi y 
Thismeflage troubled the minds ofal the garrifon,but efpecially ofthe gouernor,{ecin, ne 
fore hiseyesin the wofull example of another man, what might by and by happen vnco ' fe : 
felfe. Wherefore fearing to deliuer his own opinion and to gine anfwer vnto the embaf} id 3 
for offending the inconftant multitudeand ynknowa minds of the people, he firft entertaine| 
the embaffadorshonourably, and afterwards turning himfelfe vnrathe citizens and foldiers 
faid vntothem , Worthie men and moft faithfull fouldsers what és your pleafire, or what hall we 1 
Jer to thefé our enemies demands ? Then onc of the fouldiers that ftood by (arough bold { ine 
ted fellow) vnwilling for his owne part to giuevp the citie, and deeming the goucrnor e Be 
of the fame mind, inthathee had tearmed them worthie and faithfull, and Scanderbeg by the 
name ofan enemy drawing out his {word, 8 with his right hand fhaking it on Bes leantinered } 


Maft valiant couernor,this fame and the like, fhal make anfwer fe j 
/ g i i ‘or us. Nothing was to le(fe purpo/i. 
than with premeditated words to fecke td terrifie valiant minds, fir[t with thediners a Ff ie 


tothe rhe bis a then of. Stellufa: for as the faces and countenances of menare diners , foalfo.are their mindes and 
everett ifpofitions.Euery man wifely directeth bis owne actions according to his own proper bumer, o> by she 


fame plaies the foole or bedlam. We pre{cribe no lames to them of Petrella,nor to them of Stell 
: wit a them preferibeany vntous. Let nener fo bafe examples of cowardly lanes i 
t ng + of conragious men : brane mindes difdaine to imitate otbar men in their honeft actions 
ast fe en aes why? for ewery man lineth after bis own fafbion Wher fore let Scan 
ee 8 sp let hins kil the gouernor of Stellufa before our faces.let him facrifice our fellow foldiers, 
our bloud there be fpilt ? But ohappie bodies, O ghe, ji 
be (pile ? B b ghifts of meener tobe renerenced,which in wv - 
; fea Hi 4 ves wd jon pp iedifvemy comtemned gold, oo cali 
r worlalings hold deare or difmall ! Wherefore carry thou back agai nvntoth maf, 
eh ipa ix eee Sy if a fetkto ib thefe ene upon vs m tie a ee 
F men of conrage fearenot (0 much as he thinkesh.He may perad infor 
to thefé conditions of hisif God forfake vss but affuredly per, ' nna 
bis, % de us voto them, {hall h id 
yet for al that.your mafler Scanderbeg is mot the ras bpd I $f ne 
of an honorable mind,eafie to forgine,cr fuch aone as wil i re mains eins oop 
an j ” ndifferently inde betwixt th by bim- 
Sit fer why then dath he hold in bonds the taaibes of. Siete ibe he rel nth ap : ri 
Stondin defence of his King bis faith and liberty? Why doth hes a js hash 
ot deferned thefarnesalshough he bath refolwtely offered bimelfe thereunto.for defence of bis libertie? 


All they whichwere prefent,liftened with gr i Idiers i 
a hee interrupted by any,vntill he had fé sidnibes rps ns se ae 
“ De bigot beating their fwordsand targets together, withall gauea great fhout a He 
ass ey “ onesies his {pecch for anfwere, Sothe gouernour encouraged with the chee 
‘alse pat wt ou eis redid theembaffadour without other anfwere than that of the 
1 CGS R IE Teer nies te pn i a 
anfwerthat was fant him from ide eae when Scanderbeg had heard the 

atand faid, Hee is Undoubtedly 2valiant fonldier, if bi j 

‘orce faile me not, Twill ‘df ee ppie ot ect lig m yl 

nd by commandedithe gouernour of Stellufa, with the other captives, © 

chim, aad there ome oft them which were content voluntarily te 
— : —— forfake 












Cl 
‘Ste 







Ppcr countrey: o¢ Gy 
ronti J a epe : Were an Eao| 

nett. Vito this citiecame Scanderbeg with all his armic : and hauing placed his tents,h he 
gan firftroaffay ifhe could gaine itby compofition,as he had done the reft:and the nathe 4 
mouethem by theexamples of others, he caufed his embafladors to declare vnto then al i 
had happened at Croia;Petrella, Petra-Alba,and Stellufa,{pecially how he had vfed the a 
rifon of Stellufa, which yeelded vnto him, with allbounticand courtefie ; and how hah, 


erfore think that we fhal diein their bodies ? fhal our lining [pirits be shere extingnifhed? fhall x 


hreaten bim with death,wheras he bath 


mouth ofa common fouldier, hee M 


# 


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eAmurath fixth King of the Turks: 






287 


A forfake their Mahometan fuperftition , to be prefently baptized, to ‘ or 
other Turks. Dfedret the gouernorwith the alia =f ee ofthe ieee & Petal Safi 
fight put to death:wherupon the garrifon fouldiers with great indignation gauea et cit excenteds 
from the wall,and bitterly railed vponthe Chriftians. Se aa 
scanderbeg confidering the ftrength of the citic,with the time of theyeare, vnfit for fold; 
erstokeep the field, for Winter was now grown on,left Aofes Golemus,a moft valiant cipal 
with agarrifon of three thoufand fouldiers, to keepe in the Turks garrifon at Sfetigrade. and 
to defend the borders of Epirus , yntill hee might at more conuenient time him{elfe returne 
agains tothe fiege : and fo with the reft of his armie repaired to Croia, when hee had inthe 
{pace of little more than one month,to his immortal praife,recouered his kingdome,and cri- 
B uenthe Turks out of euery corner of Epirus;excepting only Sfetigrade: which citie alfonot 
long after was by compofition dcliueredvatohim. During all thistime, from his firft com- 
ming into Epirus,hencuer flept aboue two houres inanight,but with reftleffe labor profecu- 
ted his affairs He cuer fought againft the Turks with his arme bare,and that with fuch fierce- 
neffe,that the bloud did oftentimes burft out of hislips. Itis written,thathee with his owne 
hand (lew three thoufand Turkes inthetime of his warresagainft them. But of his great and 
worthie victories obtained againft the two mighty Turkith kings, Amnrath , and Aabomes his 
fonne,more {hall be faid hereafter in duetimeand place, 
Afcer that Scanderbeg had thus by great force & policie wrung hisinheritance out of Ams#- macedonia per 
raths hands,and {coured the Turks out of every corner of Epirus;he proceeded further pan by Scammers 
overran part of Macedonia,making fundrie incurfions intothe heart of that countt 


theninthe Turks poffeffion, whereby he fo enriched his fouldi 
better pay. Which was foviualla thing with this reftleffe princ 
aprouerbe in moft princes courts, That the fpoile of Amurath 
reuenewes. Complaint hereof came daily to Avmur 
ing then troubled withthe Hungarian warres) feem 
pleafure remedy; altho 


butasof that he could eafily and at his 
grtictied at the heart. But whenthe ce 


another, continually founded inhis eares, and that 
feries,he fent Alis Baffaone of his greateft men of war, 
D fouldiers,at once to {ubduethe countrey of Epirus,and to 

The fetting forthof this great array,vnder the conduc of fo famous a 


minds‘ofthe Turkes with fuch an aff 


Scanderbeg had binalready taken, Snow broug’ 
fore their fetting foreh,were oftentime ¢ 
were neuer like to hawe: Se readie are mento promife w 


with their own defires.And onthe other 


all the {mall country of Epirus, with great terror & 
trymen with their families fled into the ftrong cities, 
fortifying the fame,and kept continualwa 
E bythem:the aged men & women commen 
and thento the courage of the luftie fo 


Only Scanderbeg was nothing moue: 


otthe vain feare of his fubicéts but alwaies keptehe 
nted wi 


ntsbeing well acquai 
pi SE eee 2 before from fis fecrer friends inthe 


uing (as was {uppofed) ‘certain intelligence 


rtain repor 


red hop’ 


fide, Fame,t 


tch and ward, 
ded themfelu 
Idiers with tears,asin cafe of ext 
d either withthe tertiblereport ofthe Baffues comming, 
fame cheerfulnesboth of countenance & 
chthe tumult ofthe Turkith wars, and ha- 


ed at the firftto make no great 


he faw noendto beexpetted 


sat vain contention for the diuifion ofthe 


onders 0 them/elues,whilef? they confer buk 


he forerunner of great attemp! 


begs 
ey, beeing ¢ 


ers,thatthey defired ofhim no 
¢, as that itbegan to grow into 
his dominions,was Scanderbegs 
aths court,which the craftie aged fire (be- 


account of, - 


gh he was therwith inwardly 
tofone mifchieteas it were inthe necke of 


of thefe mi- 


with an army of fortie thoufand fele& giistapfe with 
ndtobridg itagain ynder his obeifance, s0¥7 of fore 


pie thoufand 


captain,replenifhed the (ey, «cainf 
cof vidtorie , thara nian wouldhaue thought scaxderbe, 
htto execution: yeathe common foldiers be- 


fpoile they 
ts,had filled 


feare of Alis Ba(faes comming.The coun- 
& the citizens within their walls fellto 
as ifthe enemy had eventhen lien fafk 
esand al theirs firft to God by praiers 
reme peril & danger. 


Turks court,” 


ofall Amuraths defignes So that hauing fecall thingsin order forthe fafery ofhis country,he 


lequie an army at Croiazae which time moft S 
aioe, aed dvnto himi:the confederat Chriftian pr 
bors, and for moft part his kinfmen fent to hin great fupplies: befide or 
* like minded Chriftians{svhich voluntarily reforted vnto him from farin great numbers. Out 


wereabletobeare armes,tepaire 


Ac whichhis confidencie,his frignds 


of which multitude of peoplehechofe only 8000 feucn 
ashe might haue raifed afar greater atmie:and placing fome few in gat 
cities where hee thought molt conuenientjal the 


syeaand his 


part of his fubiedts of Epirus, which 
inces alfo,hisneigh- 
her devout and war- 


horfemen & feuenthoufand foot, when 


tifons in the frontier 


refthee fent home again totheir dwellings. 


eneniles alfo much maruelled 


sthat when he 
might 






8 cAmurath fixth K ing 
might haue had fo many,he wouldtake the field with fofen 
thoufand,he marched from Croia, fourfcore miles to Dybr 
ofthe approch of his enemies, after he had with cheerfull fp 
eueopee with hisarmy in the lower country of Dybra,neere yood fid 
way. where the Bafft muft needs paffe. In which wood, hey c nce ir 
ambuth witt three thoufand men+commanding them cae pete weet 
throughly ioyned battell with the Baffa,andthen with al their force to breake eo eh 
rereward. The Bafla marching forwardjcame and encamped neere vnto Scaxderbe, fey his 
fore the going downeof the Sun,and there reftedithat night, making great hie ees 
ioy, with great fires incucry cornet of thecampe, as the Turkifhmanner of enca npn 
Wheras in Scanderbegs campe,all things were filent,and no thew ofany fireatall, see 
derbeg had commanded: which macethe Turks the morec leffe,deeming therb 
ftians as pet as already difcontaged. The next morning scanderbeg ranged his a 
of battell, placing Tanufins inthe left wing, wich fifteen hundred borfmen,and 2s 
and Aofes in the right with like number:and leading the main battellhimlelfe. the resenn 
by Eeaphied to Franacontesaman renowned in thofe dayes, both for his grauitic aie 
aes : sea in pepe ba gerne or be commanded ; bucafterwards amdnghttheren 
r for the worthic defending of Croiaagain{t Amswrathy being then there hint 
in perfon.- lis Baffa conterning the {mal number ot Scanderbegs’ a) ahem 
ween i ie cH 
“ a ue 0 be feared more than the good order thereof,edue the filchargerich - Sia aie 
ech a u ane ar the firft incounter retiredjas ifthey had fledyof purpofe that the Ch iRise 
Feat altily purfuing their'vntimely bope,might diforder their! hattel y8fo'Biue accafior Bien 
© Scanderlog, OOS paesrony a by the commandement of Scanderbeg: (sho cafily pect ike aa 4 

meaning)their dangerous forwatdnes was watily waied,& Liswith fafery-kepri ane 
= maidens comming on,the wings Ropantig pepe eah ann aa ey 
se : ees te = apmifscon go face ofthe Baffaywaliancly. chanaidihish ne Byiha 

t , ‘Iswere throughly joyned,atn/arbee and rue(a {addenly. iffue: : 
wanes - ead A vponthe rereward of thejEurks pe ue ‘iene ae fa °t i 
Poi a i | Codeine 5 anes aes wasthe Baflaes great i fe fight 
. ‘ behit ardly befecand laid nto with afmall numb ! 

‘ _» placed his beft fouldiers neereft vito himfelfein dy in "Soe ane ae 
de ew ss d neers ‘in the main battell,as hi 
| and laft refuge : thefe valiant mén ftood fuftandrenewed the a ae “oir . 
ind : vatill thatthe well aduifed and valiant captaine 










lad 














for L0 Scan. 
y theChri. * 
tmy in order 
many foor, 




























ae 
























\ 











hae Scanderbegs fortune wascuen atafta 
a V ranacontes hauing receiued the wearied foldiers into th i i 

is rascompaniod with certain troupsof frefh (aldateneiione a 4 a 2 a 

sbrake through the Baflaes army wirh fuch-flaughterotthe Turksyhit Ro Basreayfir 


A great flaugh- Scanderbeg and all i i ; 

ter of the Turks eg and all the reft of hisarmie. T i i inui 

Phe Tks Of hele old foldiers,dethe laughitenof tine ge omited wich the inuticible courage 
eo ; rei il ape b Lael | pe 
































with foure and twentie of the’ Turksenfig he 
pee core Sere cnfignes: Wheras ofthe Chriftiahs were (lai ft 
« wenty..T. miesitents with all their carriages. ietapiatea 
aa iltes aes 8 me ViGlory whesScanderbeghad indie riya ny fo sare, hort 
aso ets abe re vem thchorfts of theflain Turks he brake into the etemies aoe 
peaweaig hace ane erm hefilledthe defires of his fouldiers with th oom wa id 
nedto Croia, oe wade animes 1d fword could deuoure:and fo with iGo a 
ek fics — + is) bicds ioytully received. lis Baffa with the re ane of 
le en cna eather nora ashariycagedo 
= & Ww. i , oftio puiflant anarmy to fo weakean' 

: y to fo weakeanlenemy- 
ions of f Ih corer es pee ih int of wie Sea Fi 
eiued into fauour,and that great oulerthrowimpntedto thecha: ee 

thhauing receiuedtwo fo FousithiowssEntftomnste adie ; 
she ignore beter with fomany mifch alates that: 

tormented with defpaite,and defito of re- 

i uenge, 










Ann iat in 
_defpaire, 







= 


PET 









eAmurath ficth King of the Finks. 


A. uenge, whereof he faw {mall poffibilitie, fell into fch amelanc 
with the darke conceits thereof, he was aboutto haue becom 


holie pation, that ouercome 
e the bloudic executioners of 


5 


himfelf, had not Caly Baffa by his grauc aduice comforted vp his dyine-fpiri 
; } h phis dying fpirits:b 3 
fuafion(centrary to his haughtie natureyhe yeeldedby his iibaffadors tea force eA pon F] f “ 


pole,to defire peace of Vladsflaus King of Hungarie ; vling the exiled Defpot of Seruiachi 
ther in law)then prefent with the King, as a mean therein: Whoatthe ff pave Ore 


yato the Embafli i i i 

ml Sas cyano. fuch thingsas they told bim,vntil that at length better perfua- 
ded of the truemeaning of the Turke, he fo wrought the matter both with the King and the 
reft of che nobilitie,and efpecially with Hwniades, thatthere was an honorable peace conclu- 


ded. The capitulations whereof w q i i feite 
Race if ee kes ereof Aaah Amurath withdrawing allhis forces & gar- rhe ecpitelatte 
rifons,fhould clearely depart out o eruia,and reftore the fame vnto the poffeffion of George %: of the ten 
the Defpor,the right lord and owner thereof; deliuering alfo freely vnto him histwo fonnes 
Stephen and George, who bereft of their fight,he had long time kept in {trait prifon, Alfo, That /zdifl2us. and 


D 


a 


Baffs , fecketh 
re peace of 
king Viadifians 


yeres peace con= 
9 cluded betwixt 


from thenceforth he thould makeno claime ynto the kingdome of Moldauia,nor to that part 77” 
of Bulgaria which hehad inthe laft wars loft. And finally, That he fhould not inuiade or mo- 

left the Hungarians,orany part of their kingdome, during the whole time of that peace : and 

to pay 40000 duckats forthe ranfome of Carambey. Vato which hard conditions, whenthe 
Turkifh tyrant had full fore againft his willcondifcended,a peace for ten'yeres was forthwith 

on both parts concluded,and the fame by folémne oath contirmed: King Pladiflawetaking his 

oath vponthe holy Euangelifts;and Amurath (by his Embaffadors) vpon their Tarkifh Aléo- 

ran, This was the moft honorable peace that euer Chriftian Prince had before that time made 

with any of the TurkifhKings,and moft profitable alfo, had it beene with like fincerti¢ kept, 


as it was with folemnitie confirmed. 


Awmurath with this peace deliuered of his greateft feare,conuerted all his forcesagainft the 
Caramanian kingjin reuenge of the iniuries by him done whileft he was occupied inthe Hun- 


garian wats. This King of Caramania knowing himfelfe vnable to withftand fo greatan ene~ 
mie, durftneither meet him inthe field, nor truft bimfelfe tothe ftrength of any his cities ot 
ftrong caftles, but fled intothe mountaines, there fortifying himfelfe more fare than in any 


other his ftrong holds. 


he went,and tooke great booties: Atlaftcom 


The poore King fee 
fent embafladors,an 


offeringto pay vnto him yerely the doublet 
mance thereofto giue his forine in hoftage. 


peace,and forerurned. Inthiswarre, 4 
of his aged father, being flaine witha fall 


Old: Amurarhthorowly wearled with cor 


Amurath entring into Caramania,made great {poyle in the countrey as 
ming to Iconium, he layd hard fiege tothe fame, 
ing hiskingdome thus fpoyled, and his chiefe citiein danger to be loft, 
dwiththem his wifealf{s,which was Amuraths fifter,to intreat for peace, 
ribure which he before payd, and for the perfor- 
Vpon which conditions C4 marath granted him 
Aladin, Amsaraths ehdelt fonne, died, to the great griefe 


from his horfeas he was hunting. 


reftle(fe roomes; fefoluedtiow to retire himfelfe roa more pri 


therefore fent for his fon Ma#homet,being 


theirlaw,to be his truftiecouncell 
Beg ore ot his noblemen in whom 


as aman weatie ofthe world, gaue himfe 


companie of certaine religious Tur! 

Many great Kings andPrinces,as we 
garian victorie , were now 

Vladiflaus &e the old Sutin 

happily begun, vould ha 

fore they fought by all poffible meanes 

F league he had fo lately and 


Amidrath : as 


Emperor of Conftantinop! 





foughtto joyne with him in amitie and 


nie bifithe viter tuin'& deftruétion o 


fofolemnly mades 
inoplé, did by letters importune the King to rem 


then 


ntinuall warres atid other troubles incident ynto 


nat and quietkind of life’: and 


but fifteene yeres old,to whom he voliintarily 

refigned hiskingdome,appointing Caly Gaffe histurour, with’one Chaffee a learned Doctor of 
lorsandchicte directors, Al 

he took¢ gieareft pléaftire departed to gnefia,ind there 

Ife to afolitarie and monafticall Kind of life, inthe 

kith Monks,as they accounted ofthem. : 

I! Mahometans as Chriftians, glad before ofthe Hun- 


fio leffe forrie £6 heare of the late concluded peace betwixt’ King, 


ndfotaking with him Hamze- 


being ofopinion, that the prof écution of thiswarfo’ 


f the Turkifh kingdom. Where- 


to induce the young King //adilans to breake the 


tionhe had made with the other Chriftianpritices,forthe maint 
common enemie of Chriftianitie : which Ptiices were now prett, 
fift him with their promifed aid: adding moreouer, That wh 


friendfhip,he hidvtt 
Cc 


ith the Turke: efpecially sobn Paleologus the 
with the Turke : efpecially ‘en 


cra 


ember the co 
‘enance of the wars againft the 
sandreadie (ashe faid)to af- 
reas Amurath had diuers times 
erly reiegted that offer of peace, 
prefer- 


Amurath inns 
det Caramamia 






ng the vniuerfall profic(like to infue to al Chriftend eA murath fixth King of the Turks. 

isown proper fecuritieand profit, being for his partin reg jo forces with © 

Kings,if-he would prefent!y enter into armes: which he could neuer the 
now,whileft 7eurath,terrified with his Jate ouerthrow,and | 





A thewarre ? Wercceined thems. Did not you in my prefence, and 1 the authour the iti 
soft holy league with the Italians and Cs Af hs one should with rer ad eee eo 
out of Thracia ; andthe other with a great es [hould come into the Helle(pontus ? We made i in 
made it, why breaking this, made you another with the Turks ? or by what right can yon keepe the te 
being made? Wherefore sf he laf} yeare you made a league with she great Bifhop, (Ged bis Vicar here 
ancarth) if yoube men, if you be in your wits,if you be Chriftians, the fecond league is to be broken left 
you [hould violate she firft, and that a moft Chriftian league. which except you do, I feare left thet a6 


drawn his greateft forces out of Europeinto Afia,in {uch difordre 
he rather fled for feare of his enemies in Europe ,. than marche 
Afia,and now being wearie of all, had betaken him(elfe to a priuat! 
he requefted the King,not to leauc him and the other Chriftian Pri 
prey to the Turk,who would affuredly with all hoftiliti j 
himfelfe fafe from the danger of the Hungarians, At the fame time: 







c ludas betrayed Chrift, fo you way feeme to betray his Vicar , or that God, whorw hitherto you haue al- 

5 and vponthe de o wayes found prefent, propitious, and | fanourable, you fhall hereafter find him angric, and an enemie to 

ture of the Turks Embafladors, for the performance of fuch th ings a they had promifed he : your proceedings. And now | pray you tell me, What will you anfwer unto the Conftantinopolitan em- 

ters came from Francis the Cardinall of Florence, General Chriftian cet CaaS Hq B peror ,who according to your appointment, bath now with the fir/t taken the field, and info great an op- 

how that 4mwrath having left almoftnone in Europe, was allthe power fie cb uld ih portunitieexpecterh but your comming ? What will yow anfiver the great Bifhop? What the Venetians 
gon ouer into Afia againft the Caramanian King, leaving amoft faire o« “3 


‘ans,eafily to recouer whatfoeuer they had before loft in Euro 


Son for the Chritt and Genowaies,who hane their great fleet readic, as was appointed? What the Burgundians , who for 
come with his fleet vnto the ftraits of Hellefpontus,accord: 


“he was in good their zeale unto the Ghriftian faith and Religion bane long fince paffed the Ocean, and fo by many dan- 


ee a gers of the fea now flotein the Helle(bont ? Deuife (Ipray you) if youcan, fone excufe and ¢olonr, that 

n promife,and there lay Teady r es ma logether vnlsk 3 hi i 

; R Wes . y y not feeme altogether unlike our felues : if ont of your hidden skill you can coyne any thine.fhew 

i eT ange Se Teeter a ence ve In eae it. You promi, fed with the firft of the Spring, that you would be in the field « and now your His i 
a 3 : BOSS : ee 2 ere prefen Spring and S ; h 

eeiggmsreneser more forrie or afhamed for any thing they had erie their fac: : ah jab a Sup Lon Ri pica herd aA neg Ys 

forthe league fo lately with Amurath concluded: for why, they faw thatall the plot they had 


and negligence. O the great blindne [i of mens minds 1 O groffé cowardife! O detestable Leacue,made 
tothe deftruction of the Commonweale | Some man happily will blame me, and aske, why I faffered it 
with she reff? I was prefent,I muff confelfe ; but as much as in mewas I intreated it might mot be. Lai{- 
C likedit ,and (as many of you here prefent can seftific) Tvutterly condemned it. 1 was onercome by the 


laid for their immortal glory was now by this hafty peace that they had made with the Turk 
without the good liking and knowledge of their confederats, : oe 


brought to nought; 8& tha 
had thereby moft fhamefully deceiued the generall expectation chaetie Chrifian ae 


wifedome and authoritie of Huniades,and the conspafsion of the Defpot, left (wnbappie man) he fhonld 
weale had conceiued of them; & thar they, of long time called the proteétors of the Chriftian by . interceffion feeme le to want his Diegtetet die pei fhonld call (i 4 piled o 
faith;the defenders of true religion, the reuengers of Chrifts name, & deliuerers of the faith- impugner of your good .1, full of forrow, and unwillingly, gaue way: not ignorant, the health of the 
I nations ; fhouldnow be accounted the breakers of the Chriftian league. men forgetfull of * Chriffian Commonweale to be therein weakened, the hope of your smmortall glorie extingw foed , and 5 
heir confederation both with the Latines and the Greeks,contemners of immortality Below L wus all (by your leawe may 1 fay it) accounted breakers both of dinine and humane Leaguer, forfiworne 
uers of their own profitonely.Inthis doubrtulnes of minds whileftthey ftood yet thus waue- | men, and traitors voto all good Chriftians. Wherefore except before the report of our perfid.onfneffe be 
ring,Inlian the Cardinal & Legat,always an enemic to the peace, and by reafon of his lace a farther bruted, we deltner our felues froms thus infamsie, nothing can be greater, or more miferable, than 
manin greateft authoritie next to the King,tooke occafion to diffuadethe fame as followetn: our fhanse or villanie. If we will fo doc,we may no! focafily, as juftly and religiosfly doe it » Haning 
é if Ai hie (faid he ee. are . ‘ K D made reflitusion of Serniaand the ie what ts elfe it Ly He raed at lyse a 
tanning — Tf any of yousright Worthie {aid he) fhall haply maruell that I fhould [p 4 rie otvoar crite, rapreparevwhas oi ncedfull fir wHTe 5 a 
yk r pee and violatin, oar faith les him firft pare oa, lat this ie itis ie bins the Criftien Princes? And) is ay. bat King Viaditla wus,after his league ue with btenaas; and aa 
dinall per elie but thefishfull obfer wing both of the one andthe other : ledwith like repentance witb ae sine Princes, could not without the confemt of the{2 his Confederates and Allies ( 7 r whofe oe 
ee Bs melon? | es fortune that Common warre was undertaken) conclude any thing, efpecially wish the eis, cA th 
ae ine €reed againft my will “Chriftian Religion? And shat sherefore, if any thing were agreed UpOr betwixt him an i e Tr a 
 badbeforemsde the ceale unto the Chri was fruftrate,and the firft league to be flood upon. Who is partiall an yin 7 mens if pee that 
| would not eafily judge, That in cafifa th were ginen to both, i were rasber to be kept wt hi rifiaws 
than with a Turke ; with a Beleener,than with ax Infidel ? Againft pe fale Ee il i 
they fay) for aman to ufeall cunning, forceand deceit deludi ana with eran ae with fraud. 
By craft the Turke first pa ed oner into Burope,by little and listle he vals : Bh ing. anit oo 
kept faith with any he grew toshis height rather by cunning than by freee et a hike ha uf 
blind,as tothinke it better to keepe your promife with the Tarke, dewoyd of ie h is 1m oi ‘ 
sher than with the faishfull Cn ahs ae bi inks : ae singh rae | 
i icie :the Romanes our anceftors uprightly ana y th 
Fee aesbe deluded the deceisfull oth reskin yoo ne MF ine Hie bs ee 
raigntie the Law was fometimes to be broken. ae er ip ae Fr aki MT ea ie ad 
red Afia)oftentinses wjeacanrinc ae deceit for’ . ofire ie vt ss paper ke asa om 
tors. It is fomserinne lawfull for t e commnonrveal fake, a Aes fais 0 Tee. 
our faith with them that be them[elues faithle(fe. Lamfullit isto brea ie ote 
At tobe acainftright,reafon,and equitic, Wiss st lawfi for edes, 
oo hieiaige ie ios mfoorr he firft mer at his resurae into Be real : tas Hye 3 
"that ih vow and oath 2 Verily itwas a great impictic. Behe : uhy tie as Saehen 
ment of all men to be religion ly kept, but fuch an oath # a 4 i: bet Ss f i deaing be farther 
deftruction , shat onght to be vaine and fruftrate. Wh "Tou 


n con which except 
rie; or I returne to Rome, where all things are | ah 
judgement cenfared, Confider, pray you, intowhat miferies this haftie re[olution bath caf vs We L 

banc entred into league with the Turke, an tnfidel,toviolate our faith wi Chriftians:and'to breske 
the holy cee before b the great Bifhop and the other Christian Princes our confederats, And 
that for what, for wh £ Forfooth, that fome might againe reconer Seruia long before de- 
ofit,which may againe sn fhort time be cut sand. deprineth vs of 
de meress 4 d inconfiderat,than 

Publicke soithons refpect of rt- 

ight Honourable) what you 

ops and. the confederat Chrifisan 





‘breach of faith, 

; Sg ae id M ; 
ere Worthtes: After you had hap~ :! 

rders of Thracia,and toe that tri y 

balfices from almoft all ttaly,ch from 

victorie,and exhortations to seminae 

ied “the 


Ce 


rath, 








Iulian the Car- 


eeiites his name difannulled the le: 
ering ued him,with the reft whom it 
theirath bofore they had made. 
ginon to Amu , 


vf atno leffe'th 
inaope eng vato his ome 
2 














of the Turke, Suffer-nos this fo fit 








Chri ftians fleet nore in thefe 
Thracia, Macedonia, Grecia, 
Wherefore for Ged bis caufe, 
happie and victerious forces, 
the other Christian Princes y 













eAmurat 
shix fpread abroad, 1 befeech you,worshie men,and shee efpecia 
violate your fat ae she rari i gine the 
ther Chrifttan Princes. The leacue you hauemade with she Grecks and the Latines, faishfu 
aah keepe ; the expedition by common confint takenin hand, by theemample of your co, 
profecute ; the fonudation of immortall glerieby you layd,buildup. Deliner the Chrift 
oppreffed with she Turksfhferuitude ; fatisfieithe bope conceined of yons.and deceine nos 
the world bath now conceined of you,than which. 
of the league youhaue made with the Infidell, 
the holy league made with the. great Bilbop.and the atherGhriftian Princes:thinking, 
do atherwife,God (which be.of hismercie forbid) would become of that yourfalfified fe 
and fharpe reuenger: and that you can do nothing more acceptable vate our Sauior Ch 


rious to your felues,than to deliver the oppre(fid Chriflian countries from the cruell fla 


soflip away, than which, a fitter can newer be zinen, Ey. 
5 their returne isiombarred by the 
4 of Hellefpontus.; you need but to go fee, and asit-swere to take a view 
aad Epirus, there tsno enemieshere left to eppofé 
Zrequeft yowabouc al shings to continue the Chripian 
to march formard-intoc Macedonia and’ 


ru ts unfureifhed of the Turkes , 


To conclufion, hauing much fp 


4n occafion 





our confederates. agreed, 


; might concerne, 
I Which fo well contented bor 
more queftion of the oath, or of the lawfulne 


nuation of the league with the other Chrifti 


tion of the wars againft the Turks, as was w. 
fay,they were not to forfake,andto leaue th 
now for nothing more in danger,than for th 
quarrell. Vato which vofortunat Decree, 
of the Jate peace betwixt the King and Arsurath) cafil 
the great hope he had conceived of the goo 
fire of the or dike of Bulgariaspromifed y, 
if : 


fome {aid) aflured ynto him.. 


beforeagrced ypominthe la 


tous he was ofpeacewichehe 


tainedto hisownv(e certain af the 
euer afterwards borea feeret 


_ Nowas King xadiflass (bh, 


, ughty defignes(aiming 


bufied in the Caramanianwarre 


4) grown 














Verie 





Preparing his forces,the fame of the E 


NG AO in any 
oft holy Fathe 


nothing can be-naore difhonerable : ra 


ke n0 
but thinkeita great impretioand wickedne/fe, 


himfélfe Again/) you, 
league,and with your 
Thracia, as ts before by you with 


oken of the authoritie and power of the great Bifhop, he in 
ague whatfoeuer, bythe King made withthe Turke’ and abfol- 
from the oaththey had giuen,andthe promife 
h the King andthe reft, that there was now no 
fle ofthe war, buta decree made for the conti- 
an Princes their confederats,and for the profecu- 
ith them before agreed: whom, they could now 
em as'aprey voro the. Turke their greedy enemy; 
at,at their requeft they had taken vp arms in their 
both the Defpor.and Hwajades (the chiefe authors 
y.conlented:the Defpot,induced with x 
dfucceffe of. the war; and Humiades, with the de- 
nto him by. 7/adi/laus,and by faire Charter alfo(as 


“ee thisthe Kings refolucion for the breach of the 
a 


fpced giuen varothe Conftantinopolitan Empero 


pee withthe Furks 5 Notice was with 
c urjand\F. is i inall, 
then lying with avleet of feuentic gallies, atthe furans Slefpaitesstosfearset iy 
hearing of the former concluded peace; thould alter al 
purpofes.Inthe mean time,whileft thefethings were 


ofaccording to his promifehad withd tawaeall his 


»0f Hellefpontus : for feare left they 
fojorelf quite defift from theix former 
yetin ploteing,the Turke ignorant here- 
Kap ha eae ceaeansions oF Seruia, and other places 
the layfull owners, alchoughit was not deed the ne ert a aes 
beendone, In. which timealfolie fetatlibertic gr 
isi, thetwo blind fons of thé Prince of Seu 
fore vponthisreligion ae theleague wit 


tefixed dayatwhich it fhould haue 
the greatriumbers of captiues , andamongftthe 
ia ; faithfully performing whatfoeuer he had be- 
: with the Chriftians before Concluded, fo deli- 
acians.Howbeit /adiflaie by the 
tong Holdsin Seruia:forwhich 
eCagaintt Humiades. oe 04 


o of Inli. 
erwixe. him de ante ation Se ne 


was al (o(by the recouerie of his 
ibythe late ouerthrow of dliepa 


beta herewith Pladiflaus moued, & reafo 


councel of Hanjades,de- 
caufe,Geerge the Defpot 


he Catdinall, ranonnced the 


! irot Prince Scan 
fatherskingdome of Epirus combfthe Turks hands, 


Feat, euery one {peaking of him honour and 


ly perfiiaded what a furtherance irwould be 
lethanthe vtter ouerthrow ofthe Turks kingdome 
at preparations joyne alfo the ftrength of that fo for- 


. 


tunate 


Point ie ¢ 
7 and >| 
ily and . 
4 mnfederate, 
tan Proninces 
the expeétarin, 
Confcience 
t0 Violate 
thar if yeu Nhould 
ith a molt lenere 
nb fEsOr more ley 
erie cy bondage 





! A tunatea Prince, by the confent of his Nobilitie, with all {peed difpatched away hisEmbaff- 


Seiten aee 


| D 


aT 


_ 






eA murath fixth King of the Turks: 293 
dors with letters vnto him,certifying him of his honorable purpofe for the rooting out ofthe 


Turks ; and in that common caufe praying his aid againft fuch a dangerous and dreadful ene= 
mie. The purport whereof here followeth: 


Viadiflaus King of Hungarie and Polonia, ynto the noble 
Scanderbeg Prince of Epirus, greeting, 


1t may be that fomse good hap hath deferred this our late congratulation untill this prefent,to thei®- 14. reves f 
tent we might at this time,together with you,rejoyce in the double (acceffe of your profperitic : firft, for king Vladiflays 


d . 4 4 b 
B the happie recouerie of your effate . and then, for that the fame hath by your wifedome and valor of late 'Scanderbeg, 


bien fonotably defended. Wherefore in this me rejoyce, not only in your bebalfe, but in the behalfe of all 
good Chriftians, that it hath pleaféd God of bis goodneffe, by your valour to haue ginen (0 great an in- 
creafe and comfort unto the Chriflian commonweale :for as much as amongst others our great euils,the 
loffe of the Albanian people hath not bin to be accounted the leaft,at fuch time as Lohn fae ae 
shie Prince, your father oppreffed by Araurath and by the ungrateful Deftinies taken ous of this wor ld, 
had neither the means to lesue vato you his kingdome and{cepter, (4s unto his foane then lming in his 
enemies power) either was able yet otherwifé to prouide for his affres. And would to God this bi ais 
ther, molt happicin {isch afonne, might hayes ll now lined : whofe felicitie had in GL tial al 
others, if he might bane feene you before his death. For as you freme unto me aboue all ot if ost in 
the world (without offence be tt (aid) moff accornplifhed with all the vood graces and perfections both of 


i i ine diui : od 
C bode andmind ; [0 are you indowed alfa with a certaine divine and wonderfull fortune : under the go 


conduét whereof , not onely the whole kingdome of Epwus may thinke it felfe dal 7 es 
reff of the other nations alfo,lately by she deteftable fraud ee, Or pies pag pi 
Mi dad ny, bi ee ae 4 aka Cialis tastie catinsats made you = 
ties. For (to fay nothing o thofe things w Mich ener, rom Nt a 1 , 5 
enuied Was Aah poe unto 9 as Bel tae ib) hi A sori te eae pa raceto 
them|elues) what canbe more glorions than this victorte wh I f ¢ Da 
your Hea admiration, hane obtained, by the ouerthrow and et re af ones 
his fo great and mightie a power ? But now 0 Scanderb eg (Go fa cane +f ‘ Me aides 
fecret wifedomse hath referned you unto thefe fo dangerous times, He ee seeds “i 
of the Chriftian Commonweale) there offersit felfeunto you an 0 is : vite ge eneiatehdy 
faire and. fit occafion for you to revenge your felfe of all the wrongs an ‘ap omh mers 
Amurath the Turkifh Sultan done, notin priuate to the perfor a Hr wife chon as 
inipans intel Ms SP Mare ia ee a difr ai done againft the Chriftian 
trey onely, but the publique calamities alfo, and thofe epprobrions aii a ayae is i i om 
Faith and Religionin generall, now oppreffed (1 will nos [ay slid ss ae alrogetier defperdte 
victorius Forces will fuccour ws in this extreamitie of our affair snot y cl 8d 
es Ul the Princes of Hungarie and Polonia,and all other men of courage smutte y ‘obra 
Cotati ve Angell ieiveaiset yon ; with all thofe denout and couragions Cee ee s 
Hine here with vs.and readie in armes, wifh for nothing mire than bd he f yy smal mentibite 
Jignes. Which fo faire an accafion (by God bimn{tlfe now fered) ify0 he Turke, and to drive him guste 
sont be afure meane to vangquifh and ouerthrow our common pid : i ‘ ea iippelt)tecfean 
E Europe, wrong fully by him of folong time poffeffed. Tnee ws hi i pacha fecicedl health, 
E ret dee i ifion ome your 1n this caufe and quarrel the defence wherof doth pu anberispe We 
saps hat : but being necletted, I feare and abhorre to hls ee plage poe: aimee 
Chrift ans hawe been too t00 flacke and backward in sis vebinnflf What do we (ee of the Greek 
confumed sal, pbileft ne ae iar pase ere bse loffes, al many calamities alreadie, 
me ‘pve Se Linon he braue and moft valiant Princes , the fureft Bul» 
an le > 


‘ ime loft andthe puiffant Are 
warkes and\defences of the Kingdome of Hungarie, i a bing, whos able to 


ot 
mies witbone and the fame fasall chance of warre poole 1 hes os - arie, which isnotin 
F veckonrup @ Info much thas there #8 no bouft, wifes nee h i Prices bere of, and yer the 
fore mcafare partaker af tis beanie, All th et BT bem, but ffervs Sh a 
mifcrableeftate and condition of their allies can . i al Sacrifice 

3 


° 






ie 
q rbeg bis 
Cs aafepure by Let 


ters umto King General affemblie of my Chiefiaines hauing caufedp 


Pladiflans. 







—Amurath fixth King 
Srerifice far the reft.tobe on all parts expofed to the rage and furi IO an j 

mit. Only Eugentus the mop by if fh, Reoesrad Pte Duke of Bur, pail ries 
bearea part of the burthen of this our afflicted fortune: the one hath fent hither bis Legat Teieato 
Cardinal with netable and puiffant fuccors and the other with bis fleet at Seaand come as far enithe 
Le(pontin, (0 much asin bim lieth, doth notably binder the Turks paffageinto Europe. Ando piel. 
ope there snot now far from vs, and that isyour helpe, whereof we are [0 defirous: which ai other 

of you,mouea thereunto partly by your valour (0 well knowne,and partly inregard of the inominen sae 
and common danger of us all, And albeit we are not ignorant, fie ewill you may be at leifure Us Hil 
Sich an expedition in hand, for the late troubled cftate of your affaires, and your new recoucred ee 
orme,us yet fcarcely well eftablifhed : yet wotwithftanding, let it not with: hold you, or keepe you b, is ; 
Affuring ‘agus as this expedition cannot be but unto you moft honorable, euen fo this your pr om OR 
Sere foall not be beflowed upon ungratefall and thankle(fe men , but that which you ifhall now firft he Gy 
a ere ie our prefernation and dignitie, we will from henceforth and eer Lontinse for a 
Slorie, and for the increafe of your greatne(fe. Fare you well, ithe of | ; 
er afé of your grearne(fe 4 From our regallcitie of buds thefiar)/ 




















: OF this the Kings motion Scanderbeg liking well, and thinking itfarrebetter now in {> fi | 
time, with his own forces joined ynto the Hungarians his friends,thorowly to bufie 4m, fh, 
than in thort time after, him felfe alone to fuftaine his whole power ; by the general Ponto ft 
the Albanian Princes his confederates and allies,yeelded vnto his requeft sin liberall e _ 
peoriting him by his letters,in good timeto be prefent with him with thirtiethoufand ed 

Oldiers, The copie of which letters I thought it noramiffe here ro fet downealfo, 


Scanderbeg Prince of the Epirots, ynto Viadiflays King of 


Hungarie and Polonia, greeting. 


Tour Letters, moft innincible King, 1 hae with like joy and contentment receined: which I in the 
ubliquely toberea 

which was not. of opinion, but that fo Juf? an occafion of are by you yeaa he 7 

fly on our bebalfe alfaembraced, Andjo enery man doth both publikey and, print! afi vate, T hat th - 
thing could bane hapned unto them more acceptable from Gad, than that the mi b by fam y 

Sernice teflifie their gratefull mrinds,ana bind ume them ‘fa excellent 4 Bilas as af 4 ‘Ha ffi e 
cors onto the Chriftian Commonyweale. In wh. ch forwardneffe of my lp L i felfe lace Ve | 


tentment and pleafire, both in regard of your lfe,and in the behal j 
i n felfe, ¢ of the publil. : 
Siting my men of warre,and ali other my pie of what fate pice Ate Re vcoecie 


F ue oe my pa tobe focheerefully and couragionfly minded in deferice of the faith,and of sheChri- 

pe a 5 i “fe ahh Lappe is mel voyall Majcflie. And to fa 7 the truth, Who 

2 9 Goa and man) albeit there were no queftio i Com- 

mud thf iahendlnlemar fring aan bee ty 
route, Thatwe Chriftians donot only raigne, but ewen line breath re theli 

tie of our fJeech, Who would rot willingly take Up Armes, rie] aduenture himfilfe ee or L 
Da 


and certaine danger for the people of 1 fe; | ifti 
ni ok pe ia of Uae Mise in allages the Chriftinn Commonyyeale bath 


enen 1 the verte cradle hane been continuall enemies UIs cree tte wd definded a 
wm shen forte bag of she ChritonRlgin and nome, Wald God vf oven 
ene inmy powe: id y 

ese dewens ase eanfiver able untom Bier eh ee it ce ee Mi in os 
” i he int penn A: oftate , o rf iby Arnurath ; neither hould she fla on mn or 
| a ono ae Uc the Hungarians, nor euerie corner of Macede ih the 

dof the Epirots : both natio is being as it were become theespistorie cries of exbers finn and 
a eit enerie man thinkesh hinfelfe borne bus for bimilfe M 

ine complaints. Truly, 1 iepene 

Nay once mect and 
farrow or be a- 
s which late- 
: 4 


























A Ij difcomfited Alis Balla on the borders of Macedonia 


eA murath fixth King of the Turkse ee ae 


é my purpose is to ioyne a héne + 
swith all which firength as foone as conueniently they may,I wil begin to ie fires dy ah py a 
enfignes 0 allenents whatfoewer. And fo fare you well. from Crosa the third of Anguf 14446 “ 


Thefe letters being difpatched away vnto the king, Scanderbeg forthwith beganto ley his 
forces.And firft ofall hee caufed with new fuppliesto bee made ftrong, all thole com aie 
wherwith hee had ouerthrowne Alis Ba/fa,not fuftering any one ofthem to ablent hitaelte 
from this expedition. Vnto whom being in number fittcen thoufand,al men ofapproued valor 
he ioyned other fifteen thoufand moe, no leffe valiant than they: ficha poweras he neuerei. 
ther before or afterraifed tor the recouerie,or defence of his kingdom, And {o furnithed with 

B all things neceflarie for fo honourable awarre,cheertully {et forward, accompanied with the 
vows and hope ofall his moft faithfull and louing fubieéts, But being come to the borders of 
Seruia, he found the ftraic and difficult paflages of that rough country fhut vp by George the 
Defpot, (Lord thereof, aman adorned with all the graces of nature, but otherwifea wicked 

» damned Atheift, anda Chriftian but inname onely) who but lately before reftored vnto his 
kingdom by the helpe of King Vladiflaus, hauing changed his mind,did now mightily cleave 
vnto the Turke his fon in law (by whom he had bin before himfelfe exiled) and in fanour of 
his querrel,and defpight of the Hungarians, but {pecialy of Humiades,had {topped vp the ways 
and paffages wherby Scanderbeg was with his armie to paffe : who by hisembaflador (ent of 
purpofe vnto the Defpot,complainedto him of that wrong, putting him in minde of the per- 


C jurions dealing of Amwrarh with him, notwithftanding he had maried his daughtersand of the 


great pleafures the Hungarians had done him;ofboth which he had good proofe: requefting 
him if ic were bur in regard of the commoncaufe of Chriftianity to gine varo him(as vnto his 
friend by whom he was neuer in any thing wronged)paffage ; and not to ftaine himfelfe with 
the perpetuall note of infamie, That hee being a Chriftian Prince,and of late fo mightily op- 
preffed by the Turke, fhould now to the great hinderance of the Chriftian comnion weale 
take part with him,againft his friends and deliuerers. But what auaileth praiers or requefts,be 
they neuer fo reafonable,with a man fet downe to mifchiefe ¢ Scanderbeg out of hope by any 
other meanes to open his way,but by plaine force,refolued fo to doe: although it much grie- 
ued him to fpendthofe forces ypon a Chriftian Prince, which hee had prepared again{t the 


D capitall enemie both of himfelfe and all good Chriftians , old Amararh the Turkifh 


Sultan. % ) NAWAB SALAR JUNG BAHADUR: 
But whileft hee thus difcontented, fpendeth his time with his armie vpon the borders of 
Seruia,befer with many difficulties 7 /adiflaus prickt forward by the continual folicitation of 
Inlianthe Cardinall, orelfe drawne on by his owne ineuitable deftinie, hauing affembleda 
great armic of valiant and couragious fouldiers out of Hungarieand Polonia(yet innumbet 
far inferiour to that he had in the yeare before, for that moft ofthe voluntarie fouldiers were 


fit for warres) paffed oucr Danubius, and entring into Bulgaria, cameto Nicopolis,the Me- 
tropoliticall Citie of that kingdome (but thenin poffeffionof the Turkes) wherehee burnt 
the fuburbs thereof, and in thatfruitfiull countrey thereabouts tefrefhed his people three or 
foure dayes, where heealfo muttered his armie,andtookea vicw thereof: Atwhich time 
Dracala Vayuodof Valachia, aman of great experience in martial affaires, being then pre- 
fentyand confidering the {mall number of the Kingsarmic, began to perfiiade him to retires 
faying,He had finfficiently leaned by his owne harmes , to deemearight ofthe power ofthe 
Turkith Sultan: who (as hee fayd) was wont many times to carrie more men with him into 
the fields into his difport of hawking and hunting,chan wastherein the Kings Lg ah 
fore hee fhould doc well, not to expofe thofe his {mall forces vnto fo manifeft peril!, in i 
yn(eafonable time of theyeare, but to referue them vatoa more fit opportunitie, ste ec 
might with greater power encounter his puiffant enemic. This his counfell - ° ee 
teftexperience, and not carried away with other private refpects, abana whole aa ue 
the Cardinal, author of this farall warre, extolling with great words the latt oer orie 
ob ained againftthe Turke,with glorious promifes of great aid,as neat fea = ; ic rope 
andthe Venetians , as by land from the Emperour ‘of Conftantinople and other Chri+ 


ftian Princes ; augmenting alfo the great troublesin Affa, and promifing an cafic ni 





King Vladi (~ 
las (erreth fore 
' wardagainfs 
returned home) fet forward from Segedinum,and inthe beginning of Nouember (atime vin #e Tarkers 







thoufand manners of death, whilft both 


 Amurath in, 





with oppreffed by the multitude of his 
##s,0ne of the old Ianizaries, was by hi 





a 
| A murath fixth King o 
many were there flain on both fides : the Turks fecling the 
reafon of cheirmultitude,and the Chriftians,by reafon of the: 
Gorie ftood doubttull, infomuch,that at length the Turks be 
ofthe bartel where the King and Hwajades fought. Bur inthe} 
the Chriftians,thar they were euen readieto haue fled. Which wi uniades (hau: 
lant eye vnto cuery part of thearmie) perceiued, he with fj peed madethither,and th 
With his prefencereftored the battell almoft beforelof{. Which done, ‘ eet 
wards the King, who inthemeane time had moft valiantly repulfed a great numbe 
Turks,& now was come nto the Ianizaries, Asswrath his laft hope. There was to be fen : 
ea 














ig a Vigi. 


he returned again to 


the armies fought more like wild beafts in their ; 


and fury than wary and politick foldiers. Inthis confafedmedly,the i j . 
greater courage than care of himfelfe,brake into the battell let ea oe ue 
Fgh him{elfe was by a valiant Frenchman a Knight ofthe Roads, firft wounded wih 2 
eas after affailed with his {word,and had there'ended his days, butthache was {; =i 
f fain in th y as guard,by whom this worthy knightafter great proofe of his valour een i? 
tapi ani of his enemies. /adi/laus being got alfo in among them,valiantly perforn y 

parts of a worthie foldier, till {uch timeas his horfe being flain vnder him,he was ‘eit. 


hich time 


eacmics and flain: his head being ftrucke off by Fy. 
m prefented ynto Amurath, who commanded it pre. 


fently to be put vpon the point of a launce io} 
¢ put vp i and proclamation tobe made,that i he hea 
qe atin king:which was afterwards fo caried thorow the principal Ghles of Maced : 
ee — “ er rh a as pus vigor Huniades after he had in vaine Bites diver 
t refcued the Kings bodie, retired wieh a few Valachi [ 
fecingno hope of better hap( for all the Chriti Spe Werte aaa 
: | riftians being difcouraged with the d f 
king, had now taken themfelues to flightgaue place to medtlficicyen rari: 


mewrite)by Dracala Prince 


., jet future fortune, fled ouer the mountains, into the thicke wo 
Fairer) aay ods, from w m f 
‘ wt cultic he"got ouer Danubius into Valachia, and was there @sfo See eumtatuch dif 


he fo aided Danws again{t-Dracula, that 


feppadry whom h 
ious war,and there left giui 
battel,fel.into the suguleaatts, 4 be 


This great and mortall battel,as it was w 


ber of them that were flain in this b 
I 1 
mountsand little hils taifed of the ine 


Acaft thereof affirme,by thirtietho 


b came very melancholie & fad, and 





placed inhis roome. Julian the Cardinall flyi 
E ulian ying out of the barrell 
man Gregerie Sanofe, lying in coh defart forreft by the way fide mortally wounded, and halfe 
was in few words fharply reproued, asthe wicked author ofthat per- ; 


portthereof moft vncertaine : for the Turks that 

Paice there by asthey fled,that the battel was ae ee 

i i it qoeees apnea of the viGory, amit 
emi{elues, whilft they fufpeed { iti i y 

filence therin,ftaid two daies belone Pheydaee es pee ee 


n ufand. Which ¢ 
i acs his vidtorie;titheruther prolccecithe one oe! es 


was flain,with anin{cription ofall that Lert e 
MME todebelnnbagree wis atacke oc 


ofthat country taken prifoner:In reuenge wherof,after he was inlarged by the Hungarians 


in fine, Dracula & his fon were both flaine,and Danns 
was found by that worthie 


ghoft.Many of the Chriftians which fled out of thit 


& fe ink 
were drowned inthe fens,or that by raiciniee hr Breater was the number of them which 


and miferable trauell, finding no paflage ouer Danubius,fell at length intothe Turkith Alauery. 


perifhed in the woods, or elfeafterlong 


ith diuers fortune fought, fo wasalfo the prefentre- 


a e ae reported in the 
, adalthe day endured th 
& notknowing whether the Hungarians had os 


peat take the {peiletherof. Th a 
348 Wel onthe one fide as weoltleas; ec zie 


this day declare, Howbeit,the certaine i ie aioe pitti that were there buried, do yetat 


fewer. Yetinthis mofta ij 
igice,that of the i 

cfcaped :and thatthe Turks bought teen 

them leffe felt, by reafon of their multitude ; made leffe b 


notknowne, fome reporting moe,fome 
mie,being nor gheiliarce the third part 
th afarre greater loffe, although it was of 
y that flaughter, as they that report 

fr that 4ms- 


fe ny tok i ! 
being of them about him destanted aiveher m3 M 


‘great pillar, inthe fame place where 


‘Brcata victory,he was no merrier, anfwered:1 
Sanat ONY : 0; anwered, That he withed: > great price,to gai 
my lchisoes e in memoriall thereot tidntedeed are lane ee Byer é 


ina(in antient time calle 
Dionifio- 





kingdome vont 
rie and private 


*melancholie ! 
ric,or elfe folicited 
refuming vato hin 
ambitious fonne Adabomet. 





eAmurath fixth King of the Turks. 
Dionifiopolis (a place fatall vaco many great warriours, and therefor 

horred) the tenth day of Nouember,in the yeare of our Lord Chritt — —_ neta 

Some malicioufly impute the loffe ofthe battel of Varna,and the death ofthe King,to His 

niades,who (asthey faid) fled our of this battell with ten thoufatd horfemen: but this report 
agreeth not with the noble difpofition of that couragious and valiant captaine, but fame 
rather to hauebeene deuifed, to excufe the foule dealing of the clergie;who as mofthiftories 
beare witneffe, were the chiefe authors both ofthe warre,and of the lamentable calamiti¢en- 
fuing thereof, 







From the battell of Varna Amsurath returned to Hadrianople, hauing loft the greateft part amsuratbts 


of his beft fouldiers,and there with great fole 
Europe,flaine in that battell :and then calling 


mnitie buried the bodié of Carazia, vice-roy of per forme his 


‘uow, refignetl 


together all his nobilitiésagaine refigned yp his biskingdome te 
0 his fonne Mahomet, tctiring himfelfe vato Magnefia, where he liued a folita- it/om mabe 


metzob ch he 


life,hauing before vowed fo to doe, in the great feare he was in, in the battell ix short time 

againft V ladiflaws : but after he had a fort time performed thefe his vowes in that obfcure & «/tera.eth 
ife,he weary thereof,as fome fuppofe,as nota little reviued with the late vi@o- 
by Cali Baffa and other great counfellors,rcturned againe to Hadrianople, 
felfe the gouernment ofthe kingdome,to the great difcontentment ofhis . 


gain vpon bith, 


scanderbeg yct ticking inthe borders of Sernia, and hearing what had happened vnto king 


Vladsflaus with the Hungatians,w 


hope whereupon hee had vadertaken that fo gre 


againe into Epirus. Neuerthelefle 
his armie forcibly brake into hiscountrcy 


ning homewards,¢ 


ter at Varna,tepaired vnto him,whom he (ac 
teoufly relicued : and furnifhing them with fuch things as th 


ing to Ragufa,from whence they mightin fafetie returne . 
ia Byatt eandtrecherie of the faithleffe Defpot of Seruia,was Scanderbeg ftaid from 


by the difloyalti 


bei fentat the bloudi battell of Varna, to che vntpeal 
Tai emleneorike be,but that fo many thoufands of moft refolute andexpert foul- 


hiefetaine, muft needs haue done much forthe gai- 


mon-weale : for it could not 


diers, vnder the leading of fo worthiea chiefe 
je. And what more glorious fight coulda man 


ning of the victor: 


feene fo puiffant an armie inthe field againtt the 


two fuch valiancand renowned chiefetaines, as neuer, ¢! 
{cene the like in ope battell againft the enemie of Chrift ai 
were both men of inuincible courage, of exceeding ftrengt 
dent,and fubtill ; both of ong ti 
nation,and moft worthie champions of the Ch 
Jous. Ofthetwo, Maniades was attnatt! C d 
politicke, as aman of greater expertenc® 18 martial affaires, 
which was wel'counteruailed by Scanderbeg his perpetuall go 
ding vpon him,and by his exper 


appeareth. 


‘Amurarbaduertifed of thefe proceedings 


done in Macedonia,and thatthe frontiers of hi 


his furie vtterly wafted and 
had forfeare forfaken their 
with exceedingly moued. 

was now himfelfe clogged 


fo the young yeares of his eldeft fonne Ma 
and troublefomea kingdome ; with the perp 


Haniades :hethought it not 


{poiled, and his pe 
dwellings,and left 
Yet for fo much as 
with yeares, 


beft ro conuertall 


__ cunningly draw him into fome difhonourable 
Ieifure beethe better reuenged of hii 


me exercifed inthe Turks warres, the greateft terror of that 
riftian religion, beeing therein both very 2¢a- gerbiy: 


hattime accounted thi 


jence afterwards gotten, as int 


and therefore more defirous.o 
bomet, asyec vnfit for the gouernment of fogreat 


etualligood fortu 


im. For which caufe he writ vato 


as therewith exceedingly gricued :and hauing now loft che 


at an expedition, refolued to returne home 


sto be in fome part revenged of the wicked Defpot,he with 
and thcre did exceeding great harme. Inhisretur~ 
reat numbers of Hungarians and Polonians,lately efeaped from the flaugh- 
cording to the extremitic of their fortune) cour 


cy wanted, prouided them {hip- 
into their owne countries. Thus 


kableloffe of the Chriftian coms 


haue wifhed for, than to haue 

{worne enemy of Chr iftendome,diredted by 

ithet before orfincetheir time , was 

nd the Chriftian religion ¢ They 

hand agilitie of bodie, wife, pru- rhecomparifin. 
a betwixt Hoa’ 
des and Staat= 


ebetter commander,and the more 
by reafon of his greater yearess 
‘od fortune, (till as it were atten- 
he courfe of his Hiftorie well 


of Scanderbeg,as alfo ofthe great harmes by him 


dominions bordering vpon Epirus, were by 
ople there for moft part flaine,and that the reft 
the country defolate and vapeopled:was ther- 


he till (tood in dread of the Hungarians, and 
freft , confidering al- 


ne of Scanderbeg, and malice of 
his forces vpon him,, but to proue ithe could 
peace fora time,that fohe might afterwards at 

him letters;mixt with 


gri¢uous threats,and fomie feigned coutteliesyas followeth oa “Aronrath 


cA murath fixth K ing of the Turks, 














as Basie : va saree be wl show hafteffnded riesnot fr any shy refed 
acer Sann Tee 3 Gf ith, Inow pardon thee all thou-haft offended me. not for any thy prefent lferts; hich are none, but 
3/5 A enon es Salen et an itera A bebdefa in this publique enmitie it pleaferh me toremember my former kindneffe in prisat towards thee, 
; Eaff, to the moft ingratefull Seanderbeg, wifheth ne 


: a é andithy faithfulneffefometinses in my affaires x ¢(pectally for thar.she time was much longer wherein 
health norwelfaré, 


<span thow ferncaft me, than the time sherein thou halt effended me. Grosaand thy fathers Kinedvme (al- 
: tee Sb ve dace rhouzh thou haf gained the fame by foule treacherse) 1 gine unto thee, vpow condition thon willingly 
The/allen and 1 neuer wanted honourable preferments to beftew upon thee all the while thon diddeft line in 


reftore unto me the other townes of Epirus.which by norizhs belong unto thee, but are myne by Law of’ 
erafticleiters "court, of all others most unkind Scanderbeg , but now I want wordes wherewith to fpeake vnte thy. Armes, by my felfe bonaurably woons Whatfaener thou haf taken from my father in law the Prince of 
of Amurath to 


Scanderbege thou haft (ohighty offended my minde, an touched mine honour, that know notin aifcretion why, Sernia:thon fale forthwith reftore, and make him an honorable recompence for the other harmes thew 


: / i ‘ntit Fl ' san y hou fhale as well forbeare ta-offer violence to any our i 
words to-ufevnto thee, but of late one of my domefticall feruants. For neither will bard (peech mol}. hafl. done-vnto bim ; and for ewer hereafter t : 
“ai fie the les  ferceneffe of thy proud difpofition, neither art thon worthie of better, which haf fir (friends, asto aydany our enemies. So|halt thou for ener auoyd the difpleafure of the clei prs Waid ; 
soa 5 : ; renok i d grace and fauour, as thon baft done before : except shou haat rather (being taught by thine 
 exccededall hoftilitie. And becanfe thou wouldeft omit Me eee enoke mee,ba afilate proce. 1 ac gp Si rosind mercie, when th forious outrage [ball bane mein perfen an im- 
~ ded tathat point of fallic, that thon haft had thine owne affaires, nad the wilfare of thine owne fi. bri he conan et Forces, thou nove the firength of myne Armes ; thon baftbe- 
_ ietis, in finall regard, by confiderating 1 hy felfein armes mith the Hungarians agsinft mnte, 11 ¢r¢. Peth ; Te best fp pam pla of the Hungarian fortune. (0 that shou neede(t no further ddimonitions, 
weth mee torchear(e other thy unkindne(fé, and as it were to touch thofe fores,if my minde would eye, fare thyne eye ee Large,what thon intendejt to do. Thou mayft alfpconfer wish Ayra~ 
Suffer mee toforget the fame, or shat shine fo manifold and horrible sreafens, and firange examples Tee trwonld thou fhoulaeft write Aca A Bed et as i bal shi: sand woxcobavnare’in + 
a moft unthankfull mind were tobe couered with filence. Yet I thought good: to aducrtife thee( altheuch bt oa fer ee rife ui i Sasa: me i ve Ber of oh Hilee ie ioe = 
* perhaps t00 late) leaf that thy vnflaied heat doe untimiely onerthrow thee, ee vnluckie kingdom; ; shefeletters comprifed. 
and then thou wouldef? make humble confeftion of thy long sanlerehien, when shou haft loft thy (lf . ers Scanderbeg gaue {mall credit, and leffe tothe meffenger, but leaft ofall to 
and left no hope of refuge in thy defperate eftate. Wee hawe hitherto fufficiently [uffered thy “lla Tothefe letters Ge ee elle citolhaie RO nothing limply of goodinea- 
ininries © thon hast {ufficiently prowokedthe maieftic of the Othoman Empire, with wrong and con. the old Fox hinilelte,, w: lation from warres , votill he might at better leifure fet vpos 
tumelious de ipight 3 4nd with patience hane born all thefé thy contempts. TI hinkest thon that my ar. | Cc bin’ i Baan ea se tiioce calling, Ayredin the meflenger vato him, whom He ra- 
mit by thee besraita unto the Hungarians {ball beeunrenenged ? Thinkelf shou shas (0 many cities and therheld foracraftie Spie, than an honourable Embaffadour, after he had many times both 
townes in Epirus, by thee rent from the bodie of my Empire, with my carrifows there flaine, hall be 


publiquely and privately difcourfedwith him, fo farre forth as was‘poflible to found the 


forgotten ? Or thinke/t thou swith thy late committed outrages to cfrape my renenving hands? Remen- depth of his comming, and had alfo further entertained him with all honourable couttefies, 


ber thedeftruction of mire armie under Alis Balla ; the wafting and barning of my dominions ; aad 


i i i hereof ; which he did, becaufe he would nor ‘ 
‘ (hewed himall his campe, with the ftrengthe SE ene Meenieite ‘ zs 
‘Tately, the Hungarian warres , by thee fé farre asin thee was, countenanced , with the territories of pe ne craftie meffenger to thinke, that hee was any thing of aid ct bis bats Boe. 
George, the Defpot of Séruia,my futher in law by thee fpeiled.As length amend shea eraceleffe man, neffe.. Andat lattjereatly complaining of c-Anwurath his cruelland perfideo gag 


and expect not further, whether my ind,gnation will breake ont. Let not the(é trifling allurenients of his father, his brethren, and him(elfe, he feat him away with fuch an{were in writing}as fol 
“thy good fortune, fo puffe vp thy fooki[h defires and fharpen thy conceits that thy lh Galea of ; 
terwardls may moue een thy createlt enemits, or my félfe to compaftion.1 would thou fhoulde/? at length i 5 adScanderbe 
remember my conrtéfies(if any fparke of bumariitie remain in thy fauage nature) and make me not lon- X D The Souldier of Chrift lefus, George CaStriot, fyrname f Inger veg 
ger forrte,that 1 baue focurll beflowed AAs And alibough it ss nos the part of an honorable sind, Prince of Epirus, to Amurath Orboman King ofthe Turks 
Dia things which we tiaucin bountic beftowed Upon any man; yet is it theroken of amop ' ( 


loweth: 








fendeth greeting. 
‘wathankfil nature. fo cafily to forget all krndnes paft,as to need tobe put in remembrance therofiwher- 1 , ; ; j i # ber : 
fore Sci ete. teak abi thy bap, hae thine fine : For tolet paffe the abe Thon haft in times paff, as thou writeft exceeded me irre ee pha lak oe er poe Sear 
thyfoule (which thou a very reprobate, efleermeft as nothing)wot to fpeake of the Lawes 4f Mahomet by Twill exceed theein modeft and temperate [peech > for I thinker ee ewen vilto our roft mortal ene: Arslan 
© thee defpifed; andthe holy Prophet by thee contemned, for the xeale thou baff-unto the Chriftian fiper- shan not to be able so forbedreso gine railing and opprobr bat ae thers and mneffenger ; andtd'confe(fe “bie 
fition : what haf thou (which now holdeft 1h poore and bafe kingdomein fuck price) ener wanted at | mies, Wherefore we hane with patience receined and [een sy my 9 oboe DHLGE UE i fof tbii Hl 
ay Halt rapid ‘thofé yoda moft dilight the defires of men ? Diddeff thou ener svant armenr, atruththey ane miniftred unto me greater of caffon of frite, 


; ; : ‘ollowi ilder palstor, feenaf 
, hineratitude and treafon: and prefinsly following ami: Seid 
 meft ip to Pauli of ne ine enorant of thyie oivne eftate,as a fiudious defender of « oat fe ans 
ee pase at laft keeping neither law of armes, ner ete a anions : et ‘ se tits 
leerrour. 2Reept : ; wiibeel emevatsy " 
. ifédly, as avaliant conqneror tobe vang ; ar : 
pea kit ‘and condition,that myneedres [corneta heare ms je Ni Pe 
pi iia th immodérate rayling might moout a mar of greateft nie ne " Ay | ref 
pele ibe nd partly to thy great agt, and partly to the wwaiwardne([e of. : y) rae 3 as ve 
yet oma riefe, which T know thew canft hardly pest 8 ee nad nent! 
aptaine of wxcemorc hv- i yo me wos lf racontend ith hee Be? mn oer pbs wre and man 38 though 
nonred, Forall thefe xy eat Venefith, Scanderbeg, tou ows fherett shy felfe (uch an oni abet maybe ' rie of war. Tet I pray shee bares de fh oes K . e sed vharxbon baditnosinivushfirp dae th ifme. 
ec de to hawe ed Op fach 4 maras-1 hoped for, but avery ferpent in mine owne bofarne. Bus 55 thon hxc frp (affered wring and inj 


Or diddefi thou want miatiey ro exercsfe thy valour, forencrea/e of thine honour ? Wastthow ewer deni- |, 
ed prefarments ables ob aii fit fe thine age.beth at bomeand abroad ? Was any 
mai in wy court dearer wnto mee, than thy felfe ? what growing wit, not of ftrancers only but of them 
Hat ween Untdmy felfe, was better weleome omer Hi thine ? i has careful see: 
Wien did 1 canfe thee ta be brought vp ? When thon walt deliuered vntowee altapft ackild,1 daily che- 
ae, and irl hoped towwardline fe, withlearning and nurture :.1haueat all times honowrtd 
witBivich rewards sag nificallpratfes, and honours of the field (which of all worthie things is mop 
b0m8) fo that in all feats of armes no fowdier was tome better knowne.er captain 


horfesa ee of folloroens dnd fernants, mony,or other Tea alluyerments of alages ? 


Ne us 






i tid atime: ame i ‘ jue country by my policie and ya- 
‘sah , ti ouethee , whichifthou hadftasked of me, would Thawe denied she fawe F poi thon call may neceffarie departing a sae Leones ie = ae ays 1 Bi Pas 
vata thee ? which( if thon dbeft wellyremember) I (> oftenti s voluntarily roferednte thee? But | j Lour recoueved, cleft thou objec? to we ast UF vieaeohehy kindie[a rowards mewhich thou rehearfejt,t 
Either so tai ib the fame by tea cherie, than to-receineit ar Aine bs of courtefie: Sathine f ! 1 fuchorimes for ener, Tcare nots the long aie ay iter ance of onyereatr if rehieb 
é fare ow God bivnabice, and thatwith my very goodwill. And verily, according so my atch # f couldswillingly remember, if is drew wob weit be es emembr rie. if 
aes ency towards all them wohome’ once well knowne , dit il 


aed bene farpiliarly acquainted 
t wi, 


 & " . | 









gor Amurath fixth King , 
‘ 5 | 

Uf they were to be compared togerher, the ereatne(fe of t od de fei i 
multitude of thy erik pees wht E Fa fies safle : enerwhelmed ith thy ; ; boa dois “ie nid sie 
wobilef Wefeltthenbe Serymainths Da ae len ti osareele ’ a y fe: fi, thas biyp & A Maftapha having receiued his charge, when he beganto draw neete the bor 
that thouwaf? not wearie at laft of thy crueltie snd ficres hatred: Thow Deby le a a unually fent out fconts before his armie,co {eeit the palfages were cleere,& fo warily entred 
nih Petonuite pa gira pinaster “s the vallie of Moc rea,where Ferizes not long before was overthrowne. Inthis fruictul vallie. 
ee Chilefarad ens fc hcoucloede anbis alse nae : being the frontiers of Scanderbegs dominion, Muftapha intrenched his armie, vponthe rifing of 
Mrindsdifiversef libre, ewld is rébroel ons vbetinde ugeto thee,0 A 4 ; a hill,and placed efpials vpon the top of the high mountainis round about,by them to difco- 

x x ‘ak out of the bon offagrest GF infolent flanerie? Hop lon uerthe comming of the cnemie,and'to hate notice thereof by fignes into the campe:thenre- 
















ders of Epirus;coti= 

























atdength didft thore thi j b which for a erui ith himk 
wi oes i 08 ase ~— ee irene ees which for all shat, U many yeres ends. feruing 4000 horfemen with himfelfe,to keepe his campe,he fent forth the reft of his. armie. 
REA mmand.Texpofed my felfe to publique and privat dangers both voluntar about 9000 horfemen,to forrage and {poylethe country {¢iuing charge before, That eerie 
‘ \by eal iaent ceches were Giuen our dayly by thy felfe,and the admonition of my y friends lacus man vpon pain of death fhould pref anil retyreto the Loan een ri ehicntiaainence. 
ee M het we tS was rifein myne cares:T et for all that,of long time I firwply beleewed bor), is as toa place of fafetie and refuge. The Turkifharmie ranging ouer thatrich and pleafant'val- 
pore a 4 ane been denoyd of all fraud, untill shy cankered malice began a0 too apparently q B ie, burnt the villages,cut down trees, {fpoyled the Vineyards, and made havocke of allthings 
At felfe ; shen began 1 allo to glofe with thee, wholly metamerphefed into thyne owne conceit: that fire and {word could deftroy ;inthat pointexecuting Amuraths command tothe ful. At ~ 





Lfoundoccafion to reconer my libertie Wherefore there is no i i ie wi é 

; ’ caufe thou fhouldeff now eriene, i length Scanderbeg drawing neere to this vallie with 4coo horfemen and 1000 foot, was ad- 
= ned ia ec “Ai But thefé a but trifle, Acmurath,incomparifan of vbof ek uertifed ofall the enemics doings,by an Epirot foldier, who grieuoufly wounded, fad hard- 

hh ~ ind refolation of mind. : : c. r :of hi : ¢ rks we i 
woo ote Hangeriafirane ney menbuh bu oonroeationind ep are err! “Litofingtnccountyoiecampesliokethy Aufopheand ow leer place 
ea Bob te" : And partir BCE , Ss 2 
ae of bis sitions 34nd, ‘fo will: we with patience endure fuch fortune as it ballplea ao. i sf oe onthe mountains, Ssanderbeg hauing well confidered Muftaphe his warie proceedings, and 
in nee Hime, for direction of our affaires we will not requeft councell of our oul i fecing no policie to be vfed againft fo caretul an enemie, rcfolued to vanquith him by plaine 
of theesbut vittoria by she belpe of God. Farewell. From our Campe. Baeieieate force, by affaulting him fddenly in his trenches, before his difperfed foldiers could repaire 

. to the campe:and hauing tothis purpofe with effectual perfuafions incouraged the minds of seanderuig'ta 




























When Amurath had read thefe letters, and furth t i , 1 his valiant foldiers,readie of them{elues to follow him thorow all dangers ; whenhe had {et wetiant refolie 
with wrathand indignation, wondering at the ase Ci Rea sa he was filled C allthingsin order forthe affaulting of the enemies campe, fpeedily antied the vallie, and was tien/er the a 
catting in his mind (as was thought) the dificultie of that warre y aS is re ee ttly prefently difcouered by the enemies efpials, from the tops of the high hils,and a figne giuen Hebi that 
notoken of feare, oftentimes ftroking his white beard, as sic etPecaufe he wouldgive tothe camp, from whencealfo the appointed figne was siuen for the difperfed foldiers to re- came. 
ze towly angric,witha diffembled checrefulneffe of cou ( ea eepisn he wastho. ; tire: but moft of them being ftrayd from the campe,& bufied intaking che {poile of the coun- 
7 cf rie ee: 2 eh . intenance fayd, ities try,heard not or faw not the figne giuen. Thofe which were within the aes terres pt 
Amirath bis Thou defireft (wicked man f i 3 ~ and at theitheeles followed Scanderbegs fouldiers, terrifying them with callin 
pies & pe leone vs) we ie itthee “ith Say Hed ne ine wile atetle deat b:We willigine it thee(be. Goaiteans of Scanderbeg.Many of the Turks w a by the Chrift cats fain inthe eleaate 
gcink Seander- Jon (though vubidden) honour the funerall pom aie yeh, mbar of our fof er. clild, ard’ in per- of the campe, with their booties in their hands, and prefently the Turks trenches were now 
a complaine among the damned ‘ghofts, that wis ‘dae hp oh of Epirus, shat thow Jhals near by Scanderbees fouldiers couragioufly affaulted , andthe Turks beaten from the top of them. 
: ‘Andi , te ae ft dies befeor a eure kind of death, K They hauing won the trenches, preuailed {til ypon the Turks, filling all er et bare 
nd for becaufe at that ti eae ah ti ; D auehter. There was no vie of {hot in that medly,by reafon of the raitnes of the place, 
his whole power inte ety Spor fealon of many great occurrents, hecould notconuert. |» aie wede Lye come to pell mell. Mu/tapha feciniy hiv fouldiers put to the wort, and that 
» he lent Feri/es one of his beft ptaines , with nincthoufand 4 the campe was not long to be defended, tooke horfe and fled by the port which was furtheft 






doing, andto fpoyle his countrey fo much ashe i from the enemie. The rett of the foldiers fed alfo,making {uch poore fhift for themfelues as 


choice horfemen, tokeepe Scanderbe 
in 
could. Which was wi es s aes ats 
ee they could. Inthis battel 5000 Turks were flainjand but 300 taken , forthe Chriftians inra- 
sed themfelues with the flaughter of the Turkes. 


of Epirus, before Scanderb ih: i ing. 

Heats Pefo eae ff sould haa geot his comming, But for all his hat, ged with the (poyle of the countrey,reueng : 
ser set arecusat the & yi i 8 fine, ues Scanderbeg hearing thereof, and hau ing his I Scanderbec lottin this confi but 20 horfemen and 50 foormen. The reft of the Turks armie 

mena wey Pearle is “i se phos oe Beod rpoumien in ambuth Vponthe rough } difperfedin the country, hearing the tumult inthecam Rae the fortune oftheir fel- 
BU taciboal fonts it 7 OFN , Whereby the Turks muft needs paffe into Epi- lows,fled alfo ; yet many of them were in chat fight purfued and flaine. ? 

ce i myo thousad hos toon, SP. O.eple Aspen cetthtonsifafahe returning to Amurath,ghe better to excufe the misfortune 






























behighm E of himfelfe and the other captains before fent,greatly commended the inuincible courage of 
) 4 ite paflage fierce Scanderbeg,and his wonderful skil in feats of aims , perfiiading Amarath,cither to fend ao 
hauing no yfe of their horfes, but rath iy arifing out ofambuth, where the Turkes : ter poweragainft him, or elfe none at all: faying, That co fend fuch fmallarmies, was ut to 
in cope, Tashiesadie ae ee er ‘encombered,were flaine a3 Deere enclofed minifter matter to the increafe of his gloriejand the infamie of the Turks , and to vie policie 
number flaine, and Ferifis h felfe a rs ers, and agreat . againft him,the matter of policie,was butmeere follie. It grieued Ainurathto heare the ae 
icine pean) in ¢, with the reft, enforced to flic, crying ftill ane asherted) {es of hisenemie, although he knew the fameto be true, by the continual! fortune hel ad i Z 
vest bene 3) set jeimektesaslog thus ouerthrowne Ferifés, purfued him into ways again{this great captains, Alis Ba(ft,Ferizes,and M\ uftapbarwherefore he pee ‘or 
ene “ee P . yie there taken,tewarded his foldiers,ashe had alfo many times atime norto prouoke him further, but to fffer him to liuein peace : yetcomman a ‘ tae 
wrath gricue dwith sha es vy Salone bier! ish phatorenew his armic for defence of the borders of his kingdom towards fp 
= he ntaine, with anew fi Caasiton of Ferifés, prefently fent Muflaphaa politique and M Innouation of Scanderber , but {traitly commanding him, inno cafeto inuadeany ewe tl oe 
‘ ptaine, with anew fupplie of fixthoufand foldiers, to rake cheehares Barn ‘3 rifts = yus, neither vpon any oecafion offered, or conceited hope of viétorie, to Joyne attell wit 


ing him innovafe,nory many occafion to ente: into Epi 
u y occaion to enter farre in A II fucceffe as before. i i 
(Re ee oa noes bet nell ie Scanderbeg, for feare of fuch euill tuccetle Ned Morea) hauing before fortified 
» 


<< Arthistime alfo the Grecians of Peloponefius (now ca { 
its ofthat Country had feltthe farce of his anget- 6 -) the firait of Corinth from feato fea, with ie peeencoelay which they called bee 
- 2 


—— 4 eet 














= hardic captaine, with anew fupplie of fix thoufand foldiers, to take thee 







Amurath fixth King of the 
Uf they were 0 be compared together, the ereatne(fe of thy goed défertss 
cai of thy part anal 5 which I ri pit hontde/? com 
whileff I repeat thems. Exery man that knoweth shem, may marucll how | had power to endure them, or 
that thouwaft not wearie at laff of thy crucltie andficres hatred. Thou tookeft away my fathers King. 
dome by force, thou diddeft mursher my brethren, and my (elfe thon dial? moft wickedly vow to death 
wheal little feared any fuch crucleyscr doth it now feeme ftrange to thee,d Araurath,that an inuincibl, 
mind,defir ozs of libertie, fhonld feck te break out ofthe bond: of fo Mie Cr infolent flanerie? How lone 
atlength didft thon thinkel would endire thy proudvondage? which for all shat, I many yeresendy. 
red,and vefifed net thy command Tex pofed my felfe to publique and privat dangers both voluntary, and 
| by thy.defignenent : beeches were given out dayly by thy felfe,and the admonition of my friends concer. 
ning thy deepe treacherie, was rifein myneeares:Tet for all that,of long time I firwply beleewed both thy 
words and deeds tohaue been denoyd of all fraud, untill shy cankered malice began tao too apparently tp 
Shem it felfe ; then began Lalfo to glofe with thee, wholly metammorphefed inte thyne owne conceits,vnsil 
1 found oecafion to reconer my Libertie. Wherefore there is no caufe thou fhouldeff now eriene, if thou be 
welbeaten with shyne one rod. But thefe are but trifles, Amurath,in comparifon of thofé things which, 
+ Dhawelaydp inhope andrefalation of mind. Therefore hereafter farceafe shyne angrie threats,and sel 
. worus ie the Hungarian fortune senery man hash his own refolution,andewery man a particular gouer- 
nar of bis aétions , and fo willie with patience endure (uch fortuneas it fhall pleafe God to appoynt vs, 
An vbemeane time, for direction of owr affaires we will not requeft councell of our encmies, nor peace 

of thee,but viltorteby the belpe of God. Farewell, From our Campe. : 

_ When Arwrathhad read thefe letters, and further conferred with CAyradin, he was filled 
with wrath and indignation, wondering at the great refolution of. fofmalla Prince, ptefently 
cafting in his mind (as was thought) the dificuitic ofthatwarre, Yetbecaufe he would giue 
notoken of feate, oftentimes {troking his white beard, as his manner was when he was tho- 

a towlyangric,witha diffembled checrefulneffe of countenance fayd). culile; 

Amurath bis Thou defireft (wicked man) thow defire(t the title of forse honorable deash : We ‘i NH ise itt 

Li bee » lene ws ) wewill give it thee ; we our pee will be ie at the burial of owr on ld, es 

ink Scander- JO” (though wnbidden) honour the funerall pomspe of she great King of Epirus, shat thou Shalt nea 
ia complaine among the damned ghofis, that shou diddeft die a afer Bae kind of death, 






And for becaufe atthattime, by teafon oF many great occutrents, hecould nor 
his whole power into Epirus , he fent Ferifes one of fis beft Captaines vith Hite Found 
choice horfemen, tokeepe Scanderbeg in doing, andto fpoyle his countrey fo much as he 
could, Which was with fuch {peed done,as it was thought Feri/és would haue bia inthe heart 
of Epirus, before Scanderbeg could haue had knowledge of his comming. But for allhis hatt 
he could not fo preuentthe flying fame, but that Scanderbeg hearing thereof, and hauing his 
Sh vaycs in readineffc,placed fifteene hundred good footmen in ambuth vponthe ‘+ h 
Olintaines leading into the valley of Mouea, whereby the Turks muftneeds paffe into Epi 
Placing alfotwo thoufandhorfemen, ashe thought moft fit and conuenient for his ce 
te. Rerifes defcending from the high mountaines full of woodsand buthes, by the Telen 
woe, ftoniewayes leading into the valley,was inthattroublefome and intricate paffa e fierce- 
ly fet ypon by, Scanderbegs readie footmen, fuddenly arifing out ofambuth where ee Turkes 
hauing no vfe of their horfes, but rather by then combered, were flaine asDeereenclofed 
inatoyle, nthisco Aidt feuen hundred and fixtie Turks were taken prifoners, and 4 rat 
humber flaine, and Feri/és himfelfe, with thereft, enforced to fie, crying {till ontas he fed 
5 er fame faned, than allloft. Scanderbeg hauing thus ouerthrowne Ferifés, purfued him into 
Macedonia,and with the. poyle there taken,tewarded his foldiers,ashe had alfo many times 


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A Maftapha having receiued his charge, when he began to draw neere the borders of | Eptrus;coti- 
tiaually fent out fcouts before his armie,ro feeif the paffages were clecre,& fo warily entred 
the vallie of Mocrea,whcre Ferizes not long before was onerthrowne. Inthis fruictul yallic 
being the frontiers of Scanderbegs dominion,Muflapha intrenched his armie, vponthe rifing of 
a lull,and placed efpials vpon the top of the high mountaifis round about,by them to diico- 
uerthe comming of the enemie,and to hatenotice thereof by fignes into the campesthen re- 
feruing 4000 horfemen with himlelfe,to keepe his campe,he fent forth the reft of hisarmie, 
about 9000 horfemen,to forrage and {poylethe country {eiuing charge before, That eneric 
man vpon pain of death fhould prefently retyre to the campe,vpon figne giuenfromthence, 
as toa place of fafetie and refuge. The Turkifharmie ranging ouer tharrich and pleafant val- 


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Bie, burnt the villages,cut down trees, fpoyledthe Vineyards, and madé hawocke of all'things 


that fire and {word could deftroy ; inthat pointexecuting Amuraths command to the ful. Ar pe 
length Scanderbeg drawing neere to this vallie with 4coo horfemen and 1000 foot, wasad- 
uertifed of all the enemies doings,by an Epirot foldier,who grieuoufly wounded, had hard- 
dy efcaped from the Turks: of him he ynderftood,what number of Turks were burning and 
deftroying the country,ofthecampe alfo keptby Mu/lapha,and how efpials were placed vp- 
onthe mountains, Ssanderbeg hauing well confidered Muftapha his warie proceedings, and 
fecing no policie to be vfed againft fo caretul anenemie, rcfolued to vanquifh him by plaine 
force, by aflaulting him fuddenly in his trenches, before his difperfed foldiers could repaire 
to che campe:and hauing tothis purpofe with effectuall perfuafions incouraged the minds of naaniety 
his valiant foldiers,readic of themf{elues to follow hini thorow all dangers ; whenhe had {et varent soln 
€ allthingsin order for the affaulting of the enemies campe, {peedily entredthe vallie, and was Rea hese 
prefently difcouered by the enemies efpials, ftom the tops of the high hils,and a figne given Pan crs 
tothe camp, from whencealfo the appointed figne was siuen for the difperfed foldiers to're- campe. 
tire:but moft of them being ftrayd from the campe,& bufied in taking the {poile of the coun- 
try,heard not or faw notthe figne giuea, Thofe which were within the hearing therof retired FS 
to the campe,and at theitheeles followed Scanderbegs fouldiers, terrifying them with calling 
vpon the name of Scanderbeg.Many of the Turks were by the Chriftians flain in the entrance 
ofthe campe, with their booties intheir hands, and prefently the Turks trenches were now 
by Scanderbegs fouldiers couragioutly affaulted , and the Turksbearen from the top of them. 
They hauing won thetrenches,preuailed ftil vpon the Turks, filling all their camp with feare 
and flaughter. There was no vic of {hot in that medly,by reafon of the ftraitnes of the place, 
for they were now come to pel! mell. Mu/apha fecing his fouldiers put to the worft, and that 
the campe was not long to be defended , tooke horfe and fled by the port which was furtheft 
fom the enemie, The reftof the foldiers fed alfo,making fuch poore fhift for themfelues as 
they could. Inthis battel 5000 Turks were flainjand but 300 taken , forthe Chriftians inra- 
ged with the {poyle of the countrey,reuenged themfelues with the flaughter of the Turkes. 
Scanderbeg loft in this config but 2¢ horfemenand 50 foormen. The reft of the Turks armic 
difperfed in the country, hearing che tumult in the camp,mifdoubting the fortune oftheir fel- 
lows, fled alfo ; yet many of them were in that flight purfued aad flaine. : 
After this ouerthrow, Muffaphs returning to Amsurath,the better to excufe the misfortune 
of himfelfe and the other captains before fent,greatly commended the inuincible courage of 
Scanderbeg,and his wonderful skil in feats of aims ; perfiiading Amarath,cither tofendagrea- 
ter poweragainft him, or elfe none at all : faying, That to fend fuch fmallarmies, was butto 
minifter matter to the increafe of his glorie,and the infamie of the Turks ; andto vie policie 
againft him,the matter of policie,was but meere follie. It grieued Armurashto heare the pray- 
fes of his enemie, although he knew the fameto be true, by the continual! fortune hehad a 
waysagainfthis great captains, Alis Baffa,Ferizes,and Mu/tapba:wherefore he determined for 
atime not to provoke him further, but to fuffer him to liuein peace: yetcommanded oe 
phatorenew his armie for defence of the borders of his kingdom towards Epirus,againit le 
innouation of Scanderbeg ; but {traitly commanding him, inno cafe to inuade any part ac Epi- 
rus, neithervpon any occafion offered, or conceiued hope of vistorie, to joyne battell with 
Scanderbeg, for feare of fuch euill fucceffe as before. ' ¢ 
Acthistime alfo the Grecians of Peloponefus (now called Morea) hauing before fortified 
the ftrait of Corinth from feato fea, with a perpetualltvall which they called neue 
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and deepe trenches about fix miles in! Ss 

a of Caps to.take away, seating hand othe he Son fame ¢ Ap katie of; nase he: ves sna prating for warshicaping vp great treafure, and {uch other 

only co deaie the yerely tribute th Be ae W not 7 things; as withour which the wars ould not be maintained:Bucaboue allthi 4 
yi yerely re they were woont to pay vatothe Turkifh King, but als: oto } full af tie goodagreement ofthe Nobilitie, taking grear paines . Rae dip 


inuade fuch Princes of Achaiatheir neighb Prot i 
Supre enong ma Neceus een of Athantcated Teretatnets lor Theft = - esate ally sa ay a eee Fy | RE 
rath,ceafed not by continuall\cormplaints toi . fae : t Army and athers generally bothcbeloued and feared. } : 
hauing his ee reqdinefl, i Sanh Fee gree “a Us. Who Inthe mcane time, whileft he was thusbufted indifpofing ofthe cinillaffaires ofthe com- y 5 
forward from Hadrianople, and marchine thorow Theflali we esumobeMe Very aged, fer monwealcjssth¢ admiaifiration of juftice,he wasaduertifed by his efpials; how'that theold 4a 
of th parenaclany esere alae Bed for fares asaie a, where Mo Sultan 2tmerach was railing great forces both in Afia & Europe,and thatasthecommantane Menee ie 
came to the ftrait commonly called Iftmus,where ie fa i P eee his armie, he wenr,forithéintafion of Hungaries: Bor the withftanding whercof,A wntadecbotvaprouided, Tk 
and there incamped his armienéere ynee a aie mala Kip Corinth fomtime Rood, asncucr Vorhindfall\of fordangerousian enemic, of of any chingmore defitous, than infome 
thatthe Grecians of Peloponefus,cerrified wich ne - ue - ately before built-hoping § fortco be nehenged ofthe great loffereceiued avVarna ; inthetourth yeard of his gouerne- 
iancetibmit Giemdsiiee: bute ae, ee at ue ae isarmy,would without ye. nicht and ikithe:y care ofour Lord 1448, accompanied withmoft part/of the Nobilitie of 
trufttotheir ftrength,he laid bateerie ra de ny toftand ypon their guard, andto Hurigari¢,ahdthe Vayaod of Valachiahis friend and confederat,fet forward againftthe Turk 
brake thorow the fame with his arm Thee all she we and hauing madeit fultable Witlianarta y of twondtwentic choufand choice foldietss>Sohaning pafled the riuersMibifs 
Hediiemero ons Pecrsticlien Ee mA eis ae loft the wal(their chic fe ftrengthy cus, Or Teifeyand’ trducHling thorow'Walachia, a litre beneath wheretherierMorauarons 
their pleature fpoyling and defies a my , ah cir fortuneled them ; the Turkes at ning thoroy Seruiayfalléch into Danubius, hewithmoft part of his armic paffed that great 
worthie wits,and famous captltiee ; i a ae HM f P cafant country, fometime the nurfe of } riuer ; the teftin the mean time rakmg paflage our atatowne called Seuerin, “Huniades with 
Mes Wontnuiier in Zh a es ey found wonderfull riches, and tooke prifo. i hisarmicbcing thusgotcen ouer incoSerma, by his Embafladors requeftedthe Defporjashe ” 
There Ansurath for his Heatvecuel aes fould among the Turkes at moft vile price, had oftentinies before! co puchimifelfe:into charmoft Chriftian ware, and:remembrihg the 
az pene Iighottofhis dead te-he; Dob u ser ced fix hundred Chriftian captiues, to the hel. great benefrrshe had tecefued from th Hungarians, not tothew himfelferhtteforelyngnate- 
-—He-vate te loponefians,and other Grecian princes anda sairatas impofing a yerely tribute vpon the Pe- ] \. fullychanpwhich nothing could be more difhonorable :andrwencouragehirnthemore; cerri- 

Tarte.” further flaucrie vader the TL ah ¢srow yeelding againe vnto him,as an induction to their C fied him both of his owne ftrength,and of the ayd brought vato him by thé Vayuodiy & that 

urkith tyrannie,he returned, taking in his way the two famous ci- for the good fuccefle of the warre there wanted nothing but his prefence and direction, with 


= ties of Patras and Si fl 
nd Sicyone, Thus the rich country of Peloponefiis, and allthe reft of Grecia fuchtroupesof light horfemen as he knew he had alwayes.in readineffe : wherewith hiecre- 
i j quefted him with all {peedto follow.him. But he being aman of no religion, and bétterafs 
























































































fometime fountaine of all learning and civiliti 4 2 
ta . sy g and ciuilitie,became tributarie to 
| ¥ & Pea ee ssgre ok our bord aa Se bs Beg nous &e cruel 2 fected varo.the Turkethan Hwniadesythe more cleanly to withdraw hinlelfe from this.war; 
 Bejaxet bore his refhat Ha dtiantple cB8e He) yeares, and wearied with lo prerendedmany excufess firtt, Theleague hehad with Amurath bisfonnein lay, which he = 
14.4.6. 1446 , who afterwards of | Peace pet ; faidhe might not breake, for feare that iPthings chanced not welshe might {o fillagain head 
ftantinople,as in his place Shall long into his old miferiesthen, The vnteafonablenefie oftherinie, Autumae being now patts 
The Hungarians ae th if 1 Beare d which difficulties in thofe cold countriesthey had to their cofttog.nineh felt inthe lace ware 
theirking, lov ee ¢calamitie of Varna (wherein they had together with Vladifia Thefe with'many otherfuchiike hevalledgedsimexcuft that he came not: but the eruth was, 
thane i PA ant oat ae He ina sree affemblic of their States , ade “ D the maliceot the man gpieued ta fee Humiades preferred Posneia ny in ree pba ofthe 
tor)fortheir ki OF Alvertws(and then in keeping of Frederi: ¥ kingdome} &di(daining to erue vader his enfignes,being himfelfDefpotand King of Seraia, 
ner efo Be a pil ha ‘oralin ae as he being then buta child of fi Nojeres old ae dif ended ofthe dyah race, was the Giuse of his backwardness fo thatblindedwithrennie,he 
andthe good hope Roa Sone el eh grandfather,and Albertus his Rtier could notthererightly judge of himfelf,or what was fit for oe inthis _ te ee 
him ; i o or any otherthing prefentl : Huniadés angrie with his vnkinde anfwer,chreatned him with his owne hands to bereuenge 
wothee spougl re than neceffary,to make choice of fe noite tera bg vpon hind topineaway his kingdome toone more worthiethereoftham he; ithefhould 
y might, during the time ofthe kings minoritie,commit the sou ee with vidtotie returner So pafling thorow Seruiajas thorow the enemies country, hecame into 
; ee od Bulgaria Afrer whofdeparcure,the falfe Defpot by fpeedie meffengers aduercifedemurath Theale etae 


protection of that fo great and turbulent akingdome. Many t 


femblie well thought of, both ofthem(elues and others; but hae wereinthat honorable a- 
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Huniades,and fo ove 3 f uch was the gloriean 

Bites othe en ae eae yas of his worthie deferts, both of oH ees ae L daysmiatch:; and howthat Hamiades was but with a {mall companie of his owne; and fome of vader bi 

the general fior and fufftace aes € in general,as without his feeking,procured vnto him weak flipplies of the Vayuods ; come over Danubiuss whom if he-fhould not=prefently of ba fica ah 
Ses ofall; yea fo far, that euen th meet; but faffer himh to come on further, and foavith his armie ro get berwixthim and home, 







E nor(as ouerfhadowi ; ey which moft enuj F ie: f 
Huniadesintie common! coe tees glad tohold their peace, for chante he 7" 6 E hemight fo fhut himin,asthat be fhould be hardly ableto {cape his hands. Allwhielthe did, 
1 shin es conlenro ‘al the States there ane en kingdom could not Jong ftand:So by the general partly for Enuie, partly’ to oratifie the Turke,and the better to keepefiiendthip with soe ‘So 
a d ] she was with the great appl fe 8 Anmurath othe Defpots councell, fuffered Haniades without refiftance torenter 
Spezia and proclaimed gouernor,as ofall others molt fitfor fo sreat & heanig te Pe oP Choten CHRD into hit Monit, and comming tw otortheeat hbehind him, fo topped 
Hungaie, quart tes in deciding ofciuil gomuronedfes one Srete ge wherein le ie att: ath ih a dbata aot offily He ores bth chat he mutt ned fight And now. they 
i ing many pete ‘ eane time the indiffe ; cia a Rc i srbre BRR Doth vite a great ola nin Bulatria which the Hangaitianscall Rigomezu;and the 
tion, vfing therein fuch arirom the place of judgment, and that without all fafpici Rafcians } the Plaine of Coflona’ through the middeg whereofthe river Schichnizarifing 
He 6 eae ana expedition & neuerwearied patience in hearin ae M out of tHe mountaities of Illyria; running, at length falleth into Moroua, and {0 into Danubi- 
ng pe fe a = eee he difpatched many great and waig tie, Ba. an us. This Plainis about 26 miles in length, & in bredth fitieenuironed on each fide with plea~ 
‘able and curteous,as well vnto them of the poorer fo Resort i 3 ; fantmountaines in manner of a Theatre, therinerand low valleys atthe foot ofthe moun- 
ee taines being garnifhed with many countrey villages ard rowns.Intothis fatall Plaine;when as 


(0) eth 
. ng, thathad any fute: him, $ . 
wasthar sae his fei um. Sothatit was ofhimtruly fai 
i vm fijends more » Of vnto his enemics more Matitnicomane. the Hungarians firft, and after them the Turkes, wereas into aplace of combat bai oc 
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The  emisow of late pafled with aloud voice cried our, Osho much L now feare t fortune ofthe tH, 8G A, baue not Befides shat, enery houre sve looks far shemartbie Scanderbeg his commino.che danger isnot 
* poe #30ld rane, Whenas their pa(fage ouerby the foordtraubled. the riuen but-one day,and the Ties f ‘fo-grtaty as shat mv fhouldfeare it,; on fovitle, as that we fhould contemne is. Bas e piarigesy 
















wictoree, we may nokcoe, for that our armie is hardly by the fraits of thefe mountaines tobe ledrand if. 
she may mere newer [0 cafie, get w.thont doing thatwe came for, and glorie with vittorie;we may net| 
retire Hpso.the Valiant sall diffiemlties are propounded, Wherefore ish this your laft lab our is ap ie: } 
wherein the whole flrength of the Turks may be far ener cut off, pray and befeech you( fellow fouldiers , 
by that God vader. whofeipower and. protection wee ferue,and by thelone yon beare unto ONT conntrey, 


* three ; by the finalf number oftheir armie, divining their enfuing ouerthrow...In the mid@t 
Pe almoft of this Plain arifeth a finall hill,by the foorwhercofthe ri Phviaepennceh, ae 
farbeyond which,towardthe head of the Plaine was &cerrain towet built like apy rainide,, 
in memoriall of 4msurath the firlt ofthat Ppl Pee ERY don 5 amt pO ich 
tower Amurath fearing Ielt Haniedes marching before him, thould take, 1 , 
“him ominous ( faxes dh inateeherheniin eigerovai fi bade 5 ie een ug your w,40s,your childrenyand wealth,upon the fignall of batsell ginen, Jo tofhem your valony,as, men ye- 
to joyne battell with him before he fhouldcometo theforefaid tower's Alana dasibeie rpofe falsed to.be fully reuenged of the ininrtes by ibs filshieand wicked nation dene both teGodand man: 
vntothe hill,eafily arifing in the midft of the Plaine, there iricamped,expeéting-tho or come and e{pesially of the lolfe receiued as Varna. Wee loft there a denout King, wko for our fafetie, and 
Of Seanderbeg ; who was fuid (according to appointment de betwixt him and Wii aes 4 B, for the breach of bis fansh, facrificed hirrfelfe , by which royall facrifice, that dinine anger is appeafed: 
be enery houre comming, Wherefore Amurath fearin IP oe f by firduled he es) to wnto whale choft I befcech you,in this barsel so make an honorable facrifice.Not forgetting withal,to re- 
and the cnemies power ftrengthned by thec cinahidgi gt the Albani y sked #f C taken, uenge the death of other worthie menin that battell flaine. This feare of the Turkes,is at ence and enen 
battell); who ftll refufed che fame in hope of his friends comiaiaglahicisadannr rc a Eitan ke cut ef 3 ands 42048 it ould gue grom, decline ts ngmiind geet 
more fierce vpon him, feeking by all means he could tadraw him ro bartellbueefpecially, : tobe delinered from she danger of moft cruel flancric, a: shat.it may by ths. dayes worke gaine per- 


bare : rs i ; PERE IPE petnall reff and glorie, unto the enisying of the pleafwres both of this lift, and of the lifete come. 
cutting hiny off from water and forrage : for why, he much prefumed-vpon his multitude, ha. Wherefore (worthiefouldiers) we muff fight with all our force , for that Hel soe nent our 


oo oh he cla we. fighting mensAclength Huniades tot waritiof wa. profitfoperfuadeth, and necefistie enforceth. As for our felues, howfoener the matter fall ont, alt foab 
mandedhis {oldie es aif ES il ghryvpon S. Lakéday, beingthen Thurfeday, com. be with vs well: if vsctorse,perperuall bliffe and bappinelfe [hall sherehy be precared vrite ear coun 
oc, Hers to make them (Clues readies and dividing his Armic into twoland thirtie trey,and immer tall fame Unto our (elues :but ifwe [hall be onercomse, here we fhall be moft honenrably 
attalions, in fuchiorder as he meantto giue battell, the more toencourdge them) Apake ynto beer, 
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i buried in the bed of fame,so line in heawen with God and bis Saints for ewer. Wherefore 1 befee, ch yom 
them asfolloweth ech! 2 sng esenoiilS Ch ro ght men refolutely [es downe to onercome, or if 1t bould thew fall ae mes taped be. 
Rue era fae T9A3 2 gail hoor nourably to die, : : aie 
al ned seer lengsh (valiant fouldiers, and fellowes in Armes) the day % come’, wherein yon may revenge # op bil 
adiaataizirve- en se or diferace you receined tn the batrell of Varns , and reconer your former: credit of With this the Generals fpcech, all the minds of the hearers were greatly enflamed, &cthey. 
- r ’ eco 4 prasfe, if jn oO play she msen. The Encmsie oppofeth cara thefe reliques | all by his words,and their owne hot defires,fufficiently encouragedineither did old Anearath 
Foust the ; i riba ey ts enand pies! sho although they in number morethan yon I onthe other fide with leffe care or. diligetice mar(hal his army,& incourage his Turks. fpating - 
siefar the een ee = firength, farresmfertowr. “Far sehet can they hope for, which fight neither cheerful {peech, glorious promifes,or feuere command : whofe armiebeing brought 
pi yt “th anon ¥ mans Kingdome 9 and in Conquering, procure unto them/elues no- into the plain,& ranged in order of battel, filled the fame fromthe one fide to the other,euen 
14 ige in thislife, and tormentin the life to come, and in both, perpetwall andendle(fe mife- } voto the very mountuins,to the great aftonifhment of the Chriftians:and fo about nine actock 


vie ? Whereas you owtbe other fide, bom{oeuer the matter fall out, frebtine for sour anne Ki 

ni en your Countrey, your Honfés, your witches ret th 7 frin both ein : 
wndenbted bliffé. Tow bane alfo farre apace canfe to fight as they whichif they dong Ualiant! oner 
come their enemies, are in danger.with themfelues,to = alfa all shat sheirs ts... The firengrh of ‘eth & 
Sofficiently tried. Once we unfortunatly joyned battell at Varwawohtreif we might make exchange of 


inthe morning fet forward. Hwnisdes had fromthe hill where hee lay, fent downe both the 
wings Of fhis army, & had afront onboth fides before them, ftretched out certain long troups 
OF light horfemen to begin the skirmifh. Inthe midft betwixt both he bad placed Zeche/, his 
fifters fon, with a ftrong fquare battel of men at armes:and fuch as he had kept aloft vpon the 
hill fot tefcues,he had compaffed about with his waggons,as with trenches. The fignal ofthe .,, wverhats 


bat 


aur fortunes there found, haply the Turke would make choice of onr flight; arrellveina en, : ; ear a 
af Ain ie : ight; rather than.of the creat battell’being giuen,the fierce and couragious fouldicrs on both fides,with cheeretull minds, teivefcofewa 

pies of | azine mh bing naabl lenioniers war ibere ntely betas ode lie of , beganat file to skirmifha far off : but aherwatds fortune as it were fawning vponboth fides, feng abi 

sna thoughthe loffe, he fuffered p 4 offe there receiued , might connterwaile onr difhongur,, al- and theit courage thereupon increafing, they began with greater force to fight foot to foot, 8 jresiades three 

Powers frame aboue (willin es mtn swt Ht by choice, “Bat of that our ouerthrow,the angrie hand to hand. Which hot fight continued about three houres:at length the Turks battel was 4sies teesber. 
rab than war comardife: fore ve thie 4 lithe : iE of, Beith tes as verily beleewe, she café, rasher put to the worlt,by Benedic# Lofanicus,who had the leading of the right wing ;and fo likewife 
er eve receined the jufl guerdon of 1 patie. pay nes iff that perfideons dealing, entn there fay, emerie J. inthe leftalfo by Stephen Bamffi,who with great {laughter had notably foyled the great Bafla 
# reacheri¢. Whereas we, againft our swills drawne inte that woful of Europe, {till prefling hard & deff portly pen him. Which difcomfiture of his menin both 


Warre, by the excrete of Ged yet linewith you y 
» preferued for the de Chri 
af ang thecal of Hangarie, that it fowld not ji ee hinge: oo eer of x 
Ibm ier mat ane cdeny foe am fom bain harein 
p 5 rrie EUs fi i A 

bite power of God than man, 40d in the name of Chrift Tefuus at Bole niet Reptenfongis 

pees tatteia Which mayeieaer wehawe turned eur -felues in his mof 
re Ly Ul ariows Armes opened our way, for shat we fought under the leadi 

hie whefe helpe we hane alwayes felt at bind iatither Thal wethercof shi drones on 

f vi us forepaffed lone towards us,and of our woonted valesr, God tsalways prefent x i babe wie ; 

in se eneeren hele concen Hereunto is Joyned the fafe manner of our fight. by Mn M 
bine pe Ke / aie Rhy Hts 4ftrony caftle cannot cafily be Phe ico 4 heal 
. 4s may cafily be commanded, an rong enongh againf} ow ies: whe i 

multitude by tdethbut confufion. Wham teal fi, pe poi f. ee eis h ik 

4 oS date (Adel 5) 

haue 


wings Amurath beholding,prefently fentin {trong fupplies, & in both places renewed the bat- 
tell: wherby the Hungarian and Valachian light horfemen, before wearied, were enforced to 
retireynto the men at armes ; who ferred together,and ftanding asa {trong wall,cafily repul- 
fed the greateft affaults of the Turks. In which maner of fight many were on both fides ain, 
but fat more of the Turks,by reafonthey were neither fo well horfed nor armedas werethe 
Chriftians. Hwniades inthe meane time with the artillerie from the hill, did the Turkes great 
harme : which Amurath perceiuing drew as clofe vnto the hill as hee could,by that mean fa- 
uing his people (fo much as was poffibl-) out of the danger of theartilleric,mountedon high 
aboue them in fuch fore,as that itcould litle ornothing now hurt them:which Hwsiades from 
» the hil beholding came downe to the releefe of his men, fending new fupplies to both wings; 
fometirae encouraging them with cher rfull (peech,and fometime with his own moft valiant 
hand:vnto the wearie he fentreliefe, the fearful he encouraged, them that were flying he fai 
éd,andwherc he faw the enemies fafteft comming on, there was he himfelfe prefent Poa 
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308 Amurathiireh King of pRes eevsihocue 
them, owitting nothing that was ofagood Coming eae et: Valiant \ Amurath fixth King of the Tar Kgs 399) 
he commutended the Goward he F ed, 823 dare General, in cuery tlie Cc A brother, General of the Valachians,with his light horfemen fetting firlt forward after whom 
prefent) Whereby the Battell bechneo Rerce ahd tertible, ae manmioht infeemely order followed the reft of the nobilitie,with their co : 

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c ; \ m panies. Wher i is 
Hiaue\feen alt fouly-foiléd with bloud and the qlidtrey of the dedi like minnes‘n; houves,the battell was hardly fought with like hope on both fides, & agreat faughereem pace 
ited fappl Laub lie aitcuaRs cd with the great lone of his prefumin vr if : but {pecially of the Hongarians;who wearied with the long fight & moft part of them ® third dey. 
shuteniral a8 fully te(Bhiied ordetly ie hh einake vie BFabbhistarees ia ieee his / ded, were now alco endarethis third daies labour.Zechel (Haniades his fitters fonne} valiantly 
by continial (ending'in freth fupplies,to Weare his enemies: whoitheriw'h conNa i fe fighting in the front of the'’battell,was the firft ofthe leaders there {lain inthe thickeftot the 
pas five Whey hie was Reenter Horie battalion GF che BRNtiaNe wise * y : ‘Lurks. Emeric Marzalus and stephen Barsffi,both great commanders,enclofed by the Tarks, 
SONSORABRT ete a ‘Tak’ before they could be feed th, oltens | there dicd alfo, Amurath ecing the formokt enfignes of the Chriftians,which ftood in Zechels 
onfofaft Tita dayt : yi vied & high ihthe battell refiethind 1HeRielaaewith ae moe regiment,taken,and his fouldiers (difcomfited with the death of their colonell) turning their 
partastiiey Balitd edt Rath ing, aiiis. ay vidi. The Turks NS Was tht} yin ctie Su. backs, prefently commanded al the companies, which were many (yet leftinthe trenches, for 

att Wade and eennidee Watt ated MA HER aoa Wy tte it MARV o TY Place p frefh{uppliesyroiffue forth, eat once to ouerwhelm the Chriftians,being (ashe faid)burfew 

aRUERB Reh rene vas the harcell mlivaine renewell def Fou BNDBPA Yider and ouerwearied with three dayescéntinuall fight. Vpon which the Kings command, they 

Welly By We lie Uher co Shae SE he te die,"This Hee + Cs,as y fiercely breaking out,prefently ouerthrew both the wings ofthe Chriftians, before wawlering; 

a eey Rae Vth Zak bat NUnia Bt engBUSSER TNE Mtes ghtmain- | and in a greatbattell (wherin moft of the chiefe commanders were flaine,and their enfignes 

tel bWae trenchice’But with putpofe the nest da tOreHeM LAS La Gave Tetiring inte taken)difcomfited thereft, and with agreatflaughter put them to flight. Heniadesteeing his 

DEEL sieract were By dint paar relththed $8 ie Blue ouer or I brother now flaine,the enfignes taken,and the batrel quite loft,betook himfelfeto fightalfs pupiecys gi 
: t ent, bork afiBies keeping moft aii. vatch alleae ally th ts Hance that leaning behind him bis tents and baggage,al which (hortly after became a prey tothe Turks: on 

rhe bette be. BRUSAGRY PRAViC PSMAPhathier hey MOULG ees Shay Uae xpecting the next day, as who from noon vntill night furioufly followed the chace, with moft cruell executions but at 

semen test et BSR i freddy a8 Tbe esa a ners Gale TA both lengthiftaid by the comming on of the darknes,they returned again ynto their trenches, The 

bagi Aiioge s fous Aiea Reeang Coutteees BURGH PSh eke vee A reft of the Turkes army that followed not the chace, compaffing inthe Hungarian:campe, 


Epes als ie savatheta torrie 1A fare j v 
¥ day sefOre Mpenctheir WASTE AE: ees HERG RAEN EL CabmNeLscoeeneeTS were there by the wounded foldiers,the waggoners, & other drudges of the army, keptiout fo 
eeittins. Hott} ole ftrength,wherds there was-yet 40000 of the Tur pacts i at i 

Ee whichicith ,, ‘ if Pade! y 2.01 the, Turks C longasthey had any thot left;but yet were in the end euery mothers fon flain,though not alto= 
smaayebi diss either had not foughtatall,or but lightly skirmithed, Yet Hamiades exhorted his foul. 4 : eta 


ney culatiaare a fades gether vnreuenged,two orthree of the Turks in many places lying dead by the bodie of one 
Paebeeut eer ean tik fa breaks pffthe co He fthe vidtorie by them the day Hungarian, Amurath to couer the greatnes of the loffe he there recciued,commanded the bo- 
sp want tO ther eth sgrouny to profecute the famesbefeeching them not tobe now dies of his caprains there flain,tobe forthwith buried and the bodies of his comnion fouldi- 















> fore. ah how CRer rite ano femeabed w they had foughe the day be- ers,to be forthe moft part caft into the riuer Schichniza : for which caufe the inhabitants of =, 
' fhamcfully to fruftratall the pains and dance 4 Hain,8e not now at lait to giue ouer,& fo the country there by, of long timeafter abftained from eating of any fifh takeninthat riners 
faidjwete'to be thought woth / of hono: a HE before enduted:for that they (as hee The plain by this great battell made once againe famous, lay neuertheleffe many yearesafter 
ons. He witht hemes eb Mets lice pee ane ‘ egan,but whic hi ded honorable a@i- couered with dead mens bones, as ifit had bin with ftones : neither could be ploughed by the 
atdsBeuercomie: Hath eaiuare ind eon amitics liketo enfue,ifthey fhould aS cow- countrey people,but thatlong timeafter armour and weapons were there ftill in many places 
and children. the raaithnent of Ween “Sof death and torture ;then,the flaneric of their wiuces K turned vpand found, Thus albeit that this bloudy victorie fel vnto the Turks, yet was their 
ofth Wigdom with thehortible hee ate ae sand laft ofall, thevcter deftruaion D Joffe far greater than the Hungatiansshaning loft (as was reported by them that fay lefhfoure 
were by that one dates labor(fai ahenoberech de unas wel ficred ag Prophane;al which and thirtie thoufand ofchemfelues,for eight thoufand of their enemies.Howbeit they thems 1.1.54, © 


oI ak, STU TEPER RT HRD And therfore he befought them f 
fe lpeanee x, withtheirwonted yalor,that day to fet atlibérty for cues it 
Sopa, Beta id ara coat ident yhaoeuer they held deere. In like man- 
a ws ratherte éndare any chin, than by tha 4 crs, with great promifes and threats, perfusding hee 
- es Dad wit te eo OY that days ou tthrow to be driuen out of Europe, He care. 
the ae ‘ht tr a eee is ae gate s,€withmany gteat reafons perfiaded th toni 
bacelnbigh Mnf cee ry anh palit hea ely leh 
vounded, came now again into the battell there ef psore.Orthe Chriftians many then I) 

ci thei Woundsbetoeerecegeon oes citherby fpeedy death or mepY.E 
didi BY ov ae aa RE did sishtecod fe Race i Was the flayghtcr in 
ai : ¢ Turk Co Id ot Be Nes! Hun T4 is be Withftoo: FA Of€ firionis im reff 
a Wodelate si iorebd pltine force endurc,shey began with thei freth hor emen, 


felues report the loffe to haue bin on both fides far greater;as that ofthe Chriftians were flain the Turks end 
feuenteen thoufand,and of them{elues fortie thoufand: which in fo long and mortal a fight,is Ra rsalrys: 
not vnlike to hauebin true. Inthis vnfortunate battell, fell moft part of the Hungarian nobi- H apt 
litie : all men worthie eternall fame & memorie, whofe names we for brenitie wil paffe oner. 
Many in the chace taken,andthe next day.brought to Amarath,where by the commandement 
ofthe angry tyrant flaine. Such as efcaped out of the flaughter by the way of Illyria,returned 
ih fafety : butfuch as thought tofauethemfelues by returning back again through Seruia, the 
Defpots countrey, found the fame fo troublefome as that few of them efcaped, but that they 
were by the way either flaine,or quite {tripped ofall they had. 
Neither was the fortune of the noble Humiades much better thanthe fortune of thereft, 
E who hauing on horfebackallalone by vacouth and yntract waies trauelled three daies with 
out meat or drinke,and the fourth day tyred his horfe and caft him off; being on footand dif- 



















cun efperat fiercnes:at fch times th 4 : F ; ; indifpoiling hi i i 
to chirecthem,they b & by turned thas it {uch | im¢eas the unganians bepanmoft hard! armed, fel into the hands of two notable theeues,who in difpoiling him of his apparel finding 
f. veutteled sieht Hed thet bac Ks,faffer ae thema while o follow after ined a faire crucifix of gold about his neck, fell at ftrife betwixt themfelues forthe fime: whereby 
i : Ke ih the purfuit Morden IBM he OPE. heb ViGory,ea erly pur- hetooke occafion to lay hand vponone oftheir { Words, & with the fame prefently thruft hina 
BAe ing ack vpon the difperfed Eaiswclceente Esty giuen,clofing to- through,and then fuddenly affailing the other,put him to flight alfo, So deliuered of this dan- 


re I aobae sit er cnatee een arly weatidthe Hung only slaty M 
Were (aia de poet yocertain kind of fight,al the day lon: i 

* Were flaine,and the Turks h ey ie aay long, Many ofthe Hungari- 

an nes ede: Tee i adthat day thebetter.and fo botharmiesbeing wearied night 


Wearing led the fight $bo ‘ing into, theirtre 
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gerstrauelling on,and almoft fpent with thirft and hunger,the next day he light vpona fhep. 

heard,a fturdie rough knaue, who hearing of the ouerthrow of rhe Hungarians, was (in hope 

of prey) roaming abroad in that defolate country : who at the firft meeting, ftrucken with the 

maieftie ofthe man,ftood at gaze vpon him,asalfo did Humiades fearing in his fo great weak- 

neffe to haue to do with him. Thusa whilchauing the one well regarded the other, they be- 

ganto enter talke,the fheepheard bluntly asking him of his fortune ; and he for Gods fake + 5 
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ech vvhaseby ajorattel be fel fierce ahd tertible, th 
elfen al fouly law Ua rey ofthe'd 
ferivin IL pre alters with the great Tove e 
shuiltietrdesas Fully reBliied ordetly ‘ 
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fe st s Fou Wich fi heand sounaee fore)! 
Lay fore Tpencthelt whole Mtesechaehe 
poviedyer, OOTY efpenttheir whole ftrength;whe 
— eewrageth bis Which either had not fought at all,or but)i 
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eAmurath fixth King of the Turks: 
A brother, General of the Valachians,with his lighthorfemen ferting firtt forward after whoth 
infeemely order followed the reft of the nobilitie 3 
houves,the bactell was hardly fought with like hope on both fides, 
butfpecially of the Hungarians;who wearied with the long fight, & 
ded, were now alto endarethisthird daies labour. Zechel (Haniades his fitters fonne) valiantl 
fighting in the front of thebattell,was the firft ofthe leaders there flain in the thickent of we 
‘Lurks. Emericds Marzalus and Stephen Bar ffi,both great commianders,cnclofed by the Turks, 
there died alfo. dmrath fecing the formoxt enfignes of the Chriftians,which ftood in Zechels 
regiment,taken,and his fouldiers difcomfited with the death of their colonell) turing their 
backs, prefently commanded.al the companies, which were many (yetleftinthe trenches, for 
p trefhfoppliesytoiffie forth, & at once to ouerwhelm the Chriftians,being (ashe faidybut few 
and oucrwearied with three dayescontinuall fight. Vpon which the Kings command, they 
fiercely breaking out,prefently ouerthrew both the wings ofthe Chriftians, before wauering, 
and in a greatbattell (wherin moft of the chiefe commanders were flaine,and their enfignes 
» taken)difcomfited thereft, and with agreatflaughter put them to flight. Haniadestéeing his 
brother now flaine,the enfigtes taken,and the bartel quite loft,betook himfelfeto flighralfo; 
leauing behind him his tents and baggage,al which (hortly after became a prey tolthe Turks: 
who from noon vntill night furioufly followed the chace, with moft cruell execution 3 but at 
lengthiftaid by the comming on of the darknes,they returned again ynto their trenches. The 
reft of che Turkes army that followed not the chace, compaffing inthe Hungarian campe, 
were there by the wounded foldiers,the waggoners,& other drudges of the army,keptioutfo 
C longasthey had any thot left;but yet were inthe end euery mothers fon flain,though not alto= 
gether vnreuenged,two or three ofthe Turks inmany places lying dead by the bodie of one 
Hungarian. Amurath to couer the greatnes of the loffe he there receiued,commanded the bos 
dies of his captains there flain,to be forthwith buried; and the bodies of his commion fouldi- 
ers,to be for the moft part caft into the riner Schichniza : for which caufe the inhabitants of 
the country there by, of long time after abftained from eating ofany fifh takeninthat river. 
The plain by this great battell made once againe famous, lay neuertheleffe many yearesafter 
couered with dead mens bones,as ifit had bin with ftones : neither could be ploughed by the 
countrey people,but that long time after armour and weapons were there ftill in many places 






D turned vp and found, Thus albeit that this bloudy victorie fel ynto the Turks, yet was their 


Joffe far greater than the Hungarians; hauing loft (as was reported by them that fay left)foure 
and thirtiethoufand ofthemfelues, for eight thoufand of their enemies, Howbeit they them- 
felues report the loffe to haue bin on both fides far greater;as that ofthe Chriftians were flain 
feuenteen thoufand,and of themfelues fortie thoufand: which in fo long and mortal a fight, is 
notvolike to hauebin true. Inthis vnfortunate battell, fell moft part ofthe Hungarian nobi- 
litie : all men worthie eternall fame & memorie,whofe names we for breuitie wil paffe oner, 
Many in the chace taken,and the next day. brought te Amnrath,where by the commandement 
ofthe angry tyrant flaine, Suchas efcaped out of the flaughter by the way of Ilyria,returned 
ih fafety :butfuch as thought tofauethemfelues by returning back again through Seruia, the 
Defpots countrey, found the fame fo troublefome as that few of them efcaped, but thatthey 
were by the way either flaine,or quite {tripped ofall they had. 
Neither was the fortune of the noble Hamiades much better thanthe fortune of thereft, 
E who haning on horfebackall alone by vncouth and yntract waies trauelled three daies with 
out meat or drinke,and the fourth day tyred his horfe and caft him off; being on footand dif 
armed, fel into the hands of two notable theeues,who in difpoiling him of his apparel, finding 
a faire crucifix of gold about his neck, fell at ftrife betwixt themfelues forthe fame: whereby 
hetooke occafion to lay hand vpon one of their (words, & with the fame prefently thruft hint 
through;and then fuddenly affailing the other,put him to flight alfo,So deliuered ofthis dan- 
ger trauelling on,andalmoft {pent with thirftand hunger,the next day he lightvpona fhep- 
heard,a fturdie rough knaue, who hearing of the ouerthrow of rhe Hungarians, was (in hope 
of prey) roaming abroad in that defolate country : who at the firft meeting, ftrucken with the 
maieftie ofthe man,{tood at gaze vpon him,asalfo did Huniades fearing in his fo great weak- 
__ heffe to haue to do with him. Thusa whilehauing the one well regarded the other, they be- 
~ ganto enter talke,the fheepheard bluntly asking him of his fortune ; and he for Gods fake 7 
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swith their companies. Where for certaine hebatrelle: 
&a great flaughter made, gaine began tht 
moft part of them wonne 77444" 


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the Turks and 
Chrifians flaia 
in the battell 

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Deffot, 


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waar his|kingdome was by king /adi/laes reflored yreohim, fhould now be 


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eAmurath fxth K ing of ke 
uing of him fomething to eat. Wher as the fhepheard hearing of his hard 
his eftate,and bope of promufed reward, brought him vntoa poore cottage 
tebe/et before hum bread and water, with a few oynions, Whoin the pleafanr Temembranc 
of thatpaffed miicry, would oftentimes after in his greateft banquets fay, That he neuer in his 
life fared becter,or more daintily than when he {upped with this fhepheard.So well can es 
ger fedfon homely cates, Thus retrefhed,he was by the fhepheard conduéted to Sinderouia, 
Whereof the Defpothauing intelligence (whofe country wasall layd forthe staying of h im) 
caufed him by the Captain of the caftle to be apprehended,andimprifoned. Buc after certain 
daies {pent in talke about his deliverance, it was atlength agreed, thar all {uch ftr ‘ONE townes 
in Rafcia and Seruia, as had by the Hungarians bin detained fiom the Defpor,at fuch time as 
aine to him delixe. 
red; and that Adstthias Huniades his youngeft fonne, fhould forthe confirmaaion of further 
friendfhip,marric the Defpors daughter ; with fome other {uch condititions as it pleafed , he 
vngratefull Prince for his owne behoofe to fer downe.For performancewherof, he rc quited 
tohaue Ladi/laws,Anniades his cldeft fon,in hoftage, All which Huniades was glad forth. wit) 
to yeeldvnto;for feare the falfe Deipot fhould haue‘deliuered him into thehands of Amiraih 
hismortall enemie, So the hoftage being giuen,Hwaiades was again feratlibertie, Who vpon 
Chuiftmas day comming to Segeitinum, was there by all the nobilitie of Hungatie, and greag 
concourfe ofthe people, honorably recciued. Thisingratitude ofthe Defpots noleffe gricued 
this-worthié man,thanthe difhonour receiued from the Turke. Wherefore Vpon the fudden 
taifinga great armic,he inuaded the territorie,long before giuen to the Defpor by the Empe- 
tor Sigi/mand in ungaric,in exchange ofthe ftrong towne of Belgrade,deftroying the coun- 
try before hin,and-burning che villages, neuer refting,vatil he had got into his power what. 
foeuetthe Defpotihad in Hungarie,& not fo contented, prefently eatred into Rafcia, where 
the Defpots embaffadors met bim; bringing with them Ladiflans the hoftage, honorab] y re- 
warded; Sc humbly crauing peace at his hands s which he,at the requeft ofthe nobilitie caf 
Btanted,with forgiuenes ofal former wrongs or iniuries:and fo hauing with him Bpncludeds 
peacesreturned back again into Hungarie, But forrune neuer fuffereth long the valiant man to 
reft;but fill keepeth him bufied, leaft he fhould at too much eafe attaine vnto honors elorie 

_ The yeare following, Amurath certainly informed, That George the Defpot hauing of late 


Rot far offcaufi 


1 fs cris . r . 
= at 2 Haniades in his power, had again {er him at liberty was therewith exceeding wroth,blaming 


ueded by Ami, Hin.Of great ingratitude, That fora kingdom which he had at his hands receiued, he had not 


Yathycrancth 


dof Huniades 
anak 


delivered to him his cnemy,in fal recompence therof . whom ofall others 

therfore likewife witht to haue had him perith.In revenge of which Gene aa 
melancholie tyrant,fent Fritze-beg and Tofe beg,two of his mok expert captaines, with a ftron 
powerto inuade Rafcia, the Defpots country:who accordingly centring t erinte, tron Ly for 
tified Chryfonicum,atown before ruinated,ypon the fide of the riuer Moraua,& owech: “nce 
with fire and fword deftroied the country both far andnecre. The Delpot difmaied ish hi 
fudden and vnexpeéted inuafion,witt not well Which way to turne himfelfe : the anori T Kk 
he wellknew,was not to be appeafed without ycelding ynto fome reat inconueni fice ind 
to pray aid of Huniades, without which he was notable to withftan u ae 
but vaine,for the wron, 













goucrnor.according to his honorable ature, forget- 
and the rather, fort i ak, 
tobe ofthe Turks in fome part renenged ofthe ete Geib ead es 
plaines of Coffoua : as alfo for that he wifely torefaw, That the Defpots count ea 1 o ‘y 
pubeald hauethe Turks ftill brauing him euenas it were in the gates of Hun “ wh “0 
re hauing with great {peed raifed a conuenient power, he forthwith in Hi hit tue fet 
a eae vias oe the riuer Danubius iat Bite nowe 
Aenthe Defpots,which he found there ready.And fo march; ith 
on,thathe preuented the fame of his roftining sand theweathe alec Re ach expe 


ing his purpose, and cauering the country with athick mift, hey 
“country Ww was the fourth 
urkes beforethey weresnare of him, 10 wonderfully Gtimayed with 
fe “ i the 


Nr scafily granted : 


































© Rafcia,there joined his pow- M 


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eAmurath fxth:K ing of the Turks: zit 


’ 
C A the fiidden comming of the Chriftians,and vponthe breaking vp of the mift,difcouering alfo 


wn 


mo 


\ Huviades his cnlignes (alwaies vnto them dreadful) thought now no more o! 

} the ordering of their battel,butas men Ai(Wonrageivatook chesalelace to face Ro 
ter whom followed the Hungarian and Seruian light horfemen,with moft bloudie cncatel 
hauing them in chafeall that day ;Haniedes with his menatarmes following ftil after in good 
order, for feare the Turks fhould againe make head yponthe light horfementhat had them in 
chafe. Andhad not the comming on ofthe night ended the flaughter, few of the Turkes had 
there efcaped: but by the approchthereof many of them got into the woods, and fo faued 
themfelues. Fritze-beg the Generall,with moft part of the Turkes beft commanders, were in- 
that fight taken.Mwniades after this vidtory entering into Bulgaria,cameto Budina,the metro- 

B political citie of thar countrey which(as the caufe oftentimes of great wars) he burnt downe 
tothe ground. And fo hauing well reuenged himfelfe,and cleared the countrey of the Turks, 
he returned backagaine into Seruia,& there gaueto the Defpot fora prefenrall the prifoners 
he had taken ; and contenting himfelfe with the honor of the viGtorie, returned with triumph 
to Buda, there to find no lefle trouble with the Bohemians, and fome ofthe difcontented na- 
bilitie of Hungaric , than hee had with the Turks, tothe great hurcof the Chriftian coms 
mon-weale. 

Allthis whilethat 4mwrath was thus troubled with Haniades and the Hungarians, fuftapha 
lying {till vponthe borders of Macedonia, as Amurath hadcommanded 3 it chanced that a 
great quarrell grew betwixtthe Venetians and Scanderbeg,aboutthe inheritance of Lech za- 
C tharie(anoble man of Epirus) then fhamefully murdered by his vnnaturall kinfman Lech Due 
chagne; part of whofe inkerirance lying in the frontiersof Epirus, the Venetians claimed, as 
belonging to their feigniorie : and hauing got pofleffion of the city of Dayna,part thereof,by 
force held the fame againft scanderbeg :vpon which quarrell great wars arofe betwixt the Vee 
netians and him,who had before been very great friends : infomuch that in the end they ioi- 
ned in battellatthe riuer of Drine, wherethe Venetians were by him ina great battell ouer- 
throwne. Of which troubles A¢u/tapha daily vnderftood,and how that Scanderbeg {obufied, 
had left buta {mall garrifon vpon the borders of Epirus. Wherefore being defirous to redeem 
his former difgrace with fome better hap ; hee would faine haue taken the opportunitie now 
| prefented,but that his great mafterscommand lay fo heauie vpon him , asthat hee’ durft not 
D without his leaue attempethe fame; knowing that the danger of his euil fortune,ifit hhould fo 
fall out, would far exceed the vacertaine glorie of his better fucceffe. Yet ceafed henor from 
timetotime to giuc Amsarath intelligence ofthele troubles and warres in Epirusscarne(tly ré- : 
quefting him not to letilip fo faire an opportunitie, but to giue him leaue to enter into the uy 
country + in manner,affuring him before hand of the vitorie, Yet the fufpitious old King was® 
Jeng in refoluing what to doe,ftill fearing the fortune of hisenemie. Atlength difcharged of 
the feare ofthe Hungarians, and commending Afu/tapha his forwardneffe, he fent vato hima 
meflenger with letters ofthis purport,anfwerable to his defire, 







The wars thou (6 greatly defiref behold Muftapha we grant unto shee + the glorie thereof (ifthe : 
E things bee true “is we bake of the Venetian wee) she owne valour, madirily right As bal Spe 
gine shee: yet thon mouft warily deale with that enemie,and nos rafbly take up armes sohich thon wusieft adeertifement 
be enforced (hamefilly to cal? away,when thou thinke(t leaf. Peraduenture the connterfzit fhew of war aan 
and faigned falling ous among the Chriftians do too much allure shee ; for the common fayinig ts, There going azaine 
45 no quarrel fooner ended, shan betwixt the father and the fonne : we in perfon abfent, can neither ad- ¥*0 Epira te 
wife thee as ee. nor commend a fooli[h forwardne(fe in armes. Then wuit before shou put On Armes, 
difpofe of all things and confider of euery particular which is te be pus in executionwhen thon ars in the: 
field. Thou haft a great armie of frefh and lustic fonldjers thine enemies are with continnall wars ota 
ried andypent : in that remaineth,doas thou shinkeft cood; for I forbid shee she doing of wothing which 
FE thon thinkeff rsay be for she aduancement of our honour . 


Aduflapha hauing thus obtained Seaue, and well appointed, with all his forces entered into 
| Epirus, hoping inone battell to end that warre : which he (prefuming ypon the ftrength of 
| his armie)many times offered in the plaine field. News herof was broiiglit to Seanderbee(chen 

lying at the fiege of Dayna againft the Venetians)from his garri gvponthe Bhi 
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Minmowifetoen,. | A 
cir trong holds,¢ G 
IMI¢ 500 horfemen, 
umber marched to the 
bia: Teauing 4. 
Sinvaine foughtto dray 
the garrifon foldiers our of their trenches by offting them many-faire opportunities of adugn. 
tage, & now out of hope that way to citcumuent them, began {poile and burne the Countr 
round about, But when'he ynderftood by his {couts of scanderbeg his comming, hee {j Peedily 
called together his armie,and cncamaped within two miles of Scanderbegs camp,at aplace cal. 
led Oronoche, in the ypper country. of Dibra,Seanderbeg had therein his camp,of his garrifoy 
foldiersand thofe he brought with him, fourethoufand horfemen;anditwo thoufand toot, all 

ald expeut fouldiers, where, after hee had made his trenches ftrong, he lefeherein three hun. 
rethofrhem,and brought the reft iato the field in order of battel.Atuftapha on the other fide 
Lkewife brought onin good order his armiealfo. But whileftbotharmies thus {tood Tanged } 
one within the view:of the other;expecting nothing but the fignall of battell, fuddenly a man i 
atarmes,in gallant & rich furniture,iffued out of the Turks armie into the midft of the plaing 
betwixt both armies, é& trom thence swith aloud voice challengedito fight hand to hand wich 
any ong of the Chriftianarmie. This Turke wascalled Csrega/a,Acthe firlt Scamderbegs foldi. : 
ers. vponthis challenge ftood till, one looking vponanother;foras they were all afhamedto 
refule fobrauc an offer, fo the danger fo fuddenly offered, ftaydeuery mans forwardnefle for 
awhile: yauill that one Paw! Afanef,accounted thebeft man atarmes in Scanderbeg his armie 
(vpon whom euery mans eye wasnow caft,,a5 if he had bin themanby name called out by } 
the proud.challenger)not able longer to endure the Turks pride,with great courage & cheer: 
full countenance came to Scanderbeg equefting him that he might be the manto accept that 
challenge Who greatly commended him,and willed himon‘God his nameto {et forward, 
firft to win honoux to himfelfe, andtheato giueéxample of hisvalour forall the reft of the 
armic to follow, Pay/ ftaying a whilevacill Hehadforthat purpofe moft brauely armed him- 
felfe,mounted prefently to horfe, & riding forthiinco the plain, called aloud varothe Turke, 
~ that he fhould make himfelfe ready to fighe. Whom Caragufa tequiredto fta while,that he 

might {peake vnto him a few words,indifferently concerning them both 

The wictorie (Laid hey onr force and fortune hall determine : but tbe conditions of the vittorie,we 
are new to-appoint onr (tlnes.If the Deffinics bane a(Ggned ‘unto ibeethe'bonour of this day, refafe not, 








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gee “© bus that thou mayest by law of ‘armes, when | am oucrcome,carry away with thee my rich ifpoiles,and at 
es thy plesftredi[pfe of my dead badie, But iin ec under my hisnd, Lrequire that 1 may haue 
— the AGht , and power ower thy capsi 













and cas oy Generals will grant that no maa 


hallmoaue ont of cither armic, to better the forty, ¢ of cit ‘ws inthe time of the Combat or 


after. zit! of fdr ' 
Whereunto Manefi anfwered,That he agreed 10 thofe conditions of the combate 
mele fecsrbed fore mined tabee kept : [asing, That where before fan badzech 
right allthe reft out to bi ¢ conguerours,and that therefore he fhauld fig n\ 
1A fo foone as hee had deprived of | Lift, he fbewk 
VW if thon wore t 





“Mawel bis 

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yeelded,therc of ood 
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if eft gine (aid he)wuto the teares of m fellow foul- 
Hild not worthie Scandetbeg fuffer the carka/{e snifbed coward.so 
oe againe into bis canepe,. . esafir ae fife vangnifoed coward.sobe vought backe 







Aish watt 










_Carege/s maruelled to heare his fo braue refolation,ée as it wasthou Biytepaated him of bis 
challenge. Butafter that both the Generals had vpontheir honoss confirag eset: 
coat >efore rchearfed,boththe champions were leftalone inthe middeltof ihe laine be- 
tween both armics, with almenseys fixed vponthem,Now both thearmiesbetwixe feare & 

» food in great expectation of the cucnt of the combat,prefaging their owne fortunesitt 


tune of their Champions.In which time they both hauing withdra hemfelues one 


¢, forth t with great vio- 
at through the head 
« off his head:and fo loaded with 
ih i@ory to thearmy where he was 





joy fully, 


eA murath fixth K ing of the Turks: 


joyfully receiued and brought to Seanderbee,of whom he was the 
Meee eed and rewarded. Scanderbeg {ecing his men by this eee pi a 
encouraged,and the Turks as men difmaied with the death of their Champion, han; aa rs 
heads, like an inuincible Captaine, himfelfe fet firtt forward toward the cnemie ass erate 
contempt of their multitude: and had charged them as they ftood,, before they had fet one 
foot forward,had not Muftapha to incourage his foldiers,with certain difordred troups oppo- ‘rhe battell bee 
fed himfelfe againft him ; which the whole armie fecing, faintly followed: butas they fer Dwvixt Scander 
forward with {mall courage, fo were they at the firft incountereafily driven to retire, Which beg aud acne 
when Mu/lapha faw,he called earneftly vpon them to follow him, and the more to encourage ns 
them by his own example, put {pursto his horfe,and fiercely charged the front of Scanderbegs 
armie,as one refolued either to gaine the victorie,or there to die : after whom followedmoft 
of the principall captains of his armie, which would not for thame forfaketheir General:thys 
by his valor the battell was for awhile renewed. But Mofés preuailing with great flaughterin 
one part of the Armie,the Turkes began to fie: in which flight cAtuftapha the Generall,with 
etwelue others of the chiefe men inthatarmie, were taken prifoners,but ofthe common foldi- 
ers few were faued. There was flaine of the Turks armieten thoufand, and fifteen enfignes ta- 
ken ; whereas of the Chriftians were flaine but three hundred. The Turks tents and campe. 
with all the wealth thereof,becamea Pley to Scanderbegs {oldiers: wherwith although he had 
fatisfied the defires of them all,yet to keep his old cuftom,he entred intothe confines of Ma- 
cedonia,and there burnt and fpoyled allthat hecould, And afterwards leaning a garrifon of 
two thoufand horfemen and a thoufand foot for defence of his frontiers, returned againe with 
the reft of his armie to the fiege of Dayna, 

Not long after , the Venetians made peace with Scanderbeg , and Amurath defirous to te= 
deeme his Captaines,about the fame time fent great Prefents ynto Scanderbeg , with fiue and 2ufapha ren 
twenty thoufand duckats for the ranfome of Mu/tapha and the other chieftaines whom Scan, [mee 
derbeg fo honorably vfed,as iftherehad neuer been any hoftilitie betwixthim and them:and 
fowitha fafe conuoy fent them outof hiscountry. The ranfome of Muftaphaand the other 
Turks hediuided amongft his foldiers. When Scanderbeg had thus made peace with the Ve. 
Netians, he forthwith led his armie againe into Macedonia,with the fpoyle of thar country to 
make his foldiers better pay,as his vfuall manner was, And todo the greater harme, he diui- 
ded his armie into three parts, wherwith he ouer-running the country, wafted and deftroyed 
allbeforehim, putting to the fword all the Turks that came in his way. As for the Chriftians 
that there liued amongft them, he {pared, but lefr them nothing morethantheir liues:the buil- 
dings of the Countrey he vtterly confumed with fire, fo that inall that part of Macedonia 
which bordereth vpon Epirus, nothing was to be feene more than the bare ground, and the 
shews ofthe fpoyle by himthere made. Which vnmercifull hauocke of all things he made, 
totheend thatthe Turks fhould finde no reliefe in thofe quarters, whenfoeuer they fhould 
come either tolie in garrifon in that country,orto inuade Epirus, The {poyle he made was 
fo great,thatit was thought he left notin all that country, fo much as mightrelicue the Turks 
armie for one day. 

Ofall thefe great harms by Scanderbeg done in Macedonia, Amsurath was with all peed ad- 
uertifed,and therwith exceedingly vexed:howbeit he refolued with his great counfellors,no 
more to fend any of his Bafla’s or captains, but to go himfelfe in perfon, with fuch aroyallar~ 
micas fhould be fufficient net to conquer Epirus, butif need were,to fil euery corner thereof. 
Wherefore he commanded Commiffionsto be fpeedily direéted into all parts of his King- 
domes and prouinces,for the leuying ofa great armie for Hadrianople : yet whither he inten- 
ded toimploy the fame, was not known to any inthe Turks court,more than to the Bafla’s of 
the councel, Which caufed all the bordering Chriftian Princes to make the beft preparation 
they could for their own aflurance,euery one fearing left that growing tempett fhould break 
outagainft himfelf, But Scanderbeg of long acquainted with the Turkith policie, eafily percei- 
ued all that great preparation to be made againft him ; which’ hee was the rather induced ta 
think,by reafon ofthe vnaccuftomed quietnes of Amurath,who althat while had neither fent 
any armicto teuenge Atu/tapha’s ouerthrow,norfomuch as agarrifon for defence of the bor- 
dets ofhis kingdome,but had let all things negligent , asif he had bin ina dead fleepe, 
Befides that,it was alfo thoughtthat he had {ecret intel! sence from fome of his old friends & 

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eA murath fixth K ing of the Turkse 

A ring and deceitful charms,he departed out ofthe city vnto his armie. 
and began prefently to march towards Dybra, But he was not farr 
Mofés with a gallant troupe of horfinen comming from Sfetigrade,a 
tuate iathe confines of Bpitus, bordering ypon Macedonia: whiclcitic was Scander beg his fe- 

‘ cond care, for that it was like to be the firft that fhould indure theangtic tyrants fury itending 
themall:exhorting them therefore to confider,how far the dangero f firft in his way,as it were the fortreffe of that country. Mo/és had there {et all things in like 
extend,and thereforeco (tand fat vpontheir guard. ‘Then he fe ni order,as had Seancerbeg in Croia, and hadthere placed one Peter Perlat (a graucand politique 
captains into all parts of Bpirus,to take vp foldiers,and all the prouifion Feorne and vidticls man) Gouernour, witha ftrong garrifon of foldiers chofenout ofall the country of Dybra, 
that was poffible to be had. Wherin he himfelfalfo bufily trau led day and night,not reftin, which were alwayes accounted the beft men of wat inall Epirus,and was for fo doing great- 
vatill he had left nothing in the country, whereupon the enemie mi, tfhew his cruclty.Mi jt ly commended of Scanderbeg. Who deliuering vnto him all the forces he had Prepared for 


acquaintance in Amuraths court, who p ed the matt 
ferting all other things apart,eaue him(elf wholly to the preparing oft 
defence of his {mall kingdomeagainft fo mightic an cnemy. (th 
aduertifed all the Chriftian Princes his neighbours & friends, of the 
that war: wherein Arsurath (as he {aid) fought not only his deftruétion 


sthen lying within view, 
¢gon,before he met with 
{trong citie of Dybra,{ci- 


































pertfoldiers, whom he purpofed to lead himfelfe, to incounter wit Turks great army, as 
he fhould fee occafion, and placed 1300 in garrifon in Croia, ‘The Citifensalfo themfclues are p 

were thorowly furnithed with all manner of weapons & other pr i Mmieet far the alseaas Almicghtie God could not this day offer vate you (worthie fo 
oftheir citie. Then proclamation was made, Thatall theaged men vnfit for wars, with the 





| ence {pake vnto them as followeth : 




















part ofthe common people, with their fubftance, were receiue rong citiesstheret y | B the defence of the other caftles and cities of Epirus, fent him with divers other of his nobili- 

took the refiige of the Venetian and other Chriftian Prince untries farther of | tie and captaines,to take order for the fafetie of thofe places, appointing vnto euery man his 

vntill this farie were ouerpatt : all fuch as were able to bear arme ‘werecommanded tore | charge. As for himfelfe,he with afmall troupe of horfmen wentto Sfetigrade,careful of that scanderbeg 
= paire to Croia ; where when they were all affembled, they were y low to haue made a right : citie aboue meafiure,as it were before diuining the infuing danger. Being comethither, and ane 

puillant armie. Butout of all this multitude, Scanderbeg made choice only of 10000 oldex.- * all the foldicrsaffembled by his commandment into the marker place, he there in openaudi- ”"*""" 


é ouldiers of Sfetigrade) better matter, ‘roe feétuall 
acither coulda fairer occafion be prefented unto brane minds and oldiers defirous of honour,than that (peech of Scare 


i 5 3 hi 
: womenand children, thould depart the citie, and none tobe therein left, but the garrifon fol- rahe bste ee ches juf a ee cin you may for ener, by worthie example, iodcreand ee 

2 i iit ns : Rede. 0 & mare Knowne your confant farth and worthie valour, both towards me in prinat, and the people of Ept- tizens of Sfetin 
. diers,and pee citi ap as were willing to tarrie,and able to bearearmes. Thiscitieof Croia I rauin general. Hisherto me bane borne armes for the honour Pour the, eh Pe th cn rade,to cmon 
was the chiefe citie o Epirus,and of the fortune thereof feemed to depend the ftate ofall the “ti ss Ghetto he wall over hier Thon Ty oat tagethi agciah 
other ftrong towns and cities,and fo confequently of the whole kingdome : for which caufe, For our lines,our liberti,and the walls of our countrey You muff now force your felues, that you doe not she commingef 












Scanderbeg had the greater care for the defence thereof, 
mentable departure of this weake companie out of Cr 
nohoufe,no ftreer, no part of the citie was without mournii 
was tobe feen the very face ofcommon forrow and heaui 
great numbers flocking together, poured forth their deuo: 
ringing their hands;yea,and fome in the impatiencic of th 
med toexpoftulate their grief with God. But when their 
their hearts fomewhateafed,theaged mothers kiff 
commandment: fometime rehearfing, 
"atid dtherfome times fhewing vnto th 


aa niferable fight, to fee the la- 
Ne Iwas fal of weeping & wailing, 
ing:but efpecially inthe churches 
neffe ; whereall forts of people in 
ut prayers, with fountains of tears, 






you obtained under my conduct. The greateft part of the fortune of this war dependeth Upon yon : For, 
the firft paffage of Amurath into Epirus (that 1 my felfe may be unto you the firft meffenger of that 
danger) will be this way ; she firft furie of the Turks will affaile jou, that bauing bere as it were broken 
downe the firongeft fortreffe of Epirus, he may afterwards breake into the country ,more [ubieé to dan- 
ker. The firft fruits of this war is yours, you (if you beare the bearts of couragious men,mindful of your 
libertie) may beat down the proud firength of the haughtie encmie,and, diftouer his high conceit, The 
D Othoman Xing fhall hane the beginning both of his hope and feare, of you: if he fhall find you fo‘min- 
ded, as I now fee you gallantly mowed , and with joy heare yourwiolent indignation ; he willin euery 
place feare a great force of danger, and thereby learne to abftaine from the other cities of Epirus. Nei 
ther willhe lie here long at a vaine fiege, except the wayward old man will Soolifhly berenpon gage all 
his whole forces : for fuch ss the (cituation and frrength of this citse, thar it may eafily fet at nought an 
angrieencmic. Wherefore refolue with you felues (1 worthie foldiers and citifins) only by confhancie and” 




























fin ; i rane {END StOX maki ‘aithfulnelfewithont bloudfhed, to caine unto your ‘felwes an honorable vittorie, Of your valeur (which 
sfeither diffuade them from aduenturine the left they thoul Las falae 9 10S J sis pao 
__-- morethantheir natiue country. Inthemiddert of thefe Ao ee ae paersgiies laeetalatce al ua Us ten 


‘ ashe part nies nt on, whore they may praifé or accufeand whofe example they may follow in the fortune of thefe warre 

Thee te baal oe us Pees might taketh cir pl ces and charge. a towhas purpofé hale ee és Bons pretend the nece(sitie of athe the af fors 
thecity had eventhenbin prefentiytike - ye criching & tears: man Would haue thought E tune? whereas by Reafin things are both beft begun and accom lifhed. It feldome chanceth,that fortarie 

~ the imbracing of their fiiends,all now def ie uc Turks, They coul {hardly be drawne from & Sasleth she fecond adusce,or is not obedient to vertue:and you hane all things which moft politique tare 
oftheir common dangers, But when hey Ger ehe pee inthe city, partakers conld prouide for your fafesie.T ou want not armor, you want nodplentifull prouifion of viGtuels’, yon 
to haftentheirde parture, th en with h YA off tneft vpon them,and want not valiant men ; the fuperfluons multitude of: vanece(fary people.the pittifull lansentation of wo 
parted our of the citic Teri t te their laft Farewel,& de- men,and troublefome crying of children fhall not wishdraw you from your publique charge, from your 
lookebacke again y eA thet t where, for defirethey hadto Seruice and defence of your countrey , I bane left you alone to your (eles, for defence of your cities your 
Cities Beschet ted fice from danec : ‘onueyed alfo into the Venetian 
Y ceined into ‘he ftrong cities kane ra TY peo} ple which were not before a with the emulation of aducnture and danger,and the verie fight one of another 3 and I my — not 
country of Epirus, butthe bare o een S &cattel; leauing nothing in be far off with my conragious foldiers, a filent beholder ana encourager of your vertue:where although 

























i andl] doodle Se Bn ey . After this multi- ; T may not anert from you all the force of the cruell enemic by rafhadsenture, nprtriethe whole fortune 

as departed,and arnt Ma t ne © of this warre es field ; pes oe A great part fy ir dangers upon my felfesand trouble the 

r the induring of _— enenuies defignes with many a hot skirmifh. For as much as there is no better manger of fight, nor (a- 

me final reward. Ser kind of war for us.amoneft {ich a multitude of men,and ominy thonfindsof fouldiers than newer 

ded Gouer to offir battell unto the.enemiein plaineficld, neither so'adneatgre all upon the fortune of one confi, 

although ansan die fee apparent fignes of widtories Senlighered as the frfl gine vs the opporti- 
hei eer 


niti¢ 


& 


Eerkigeand divellings.rhat you might be encouraged enly with the “prouocations of honour and liberty, 


by reproch and cowardifé flaine the worthie praifés you haue alreadie aeferned by the great victories by Armmrath, 














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the to becut off.as time and place ine occafiow. For truly that witée 
pri a yf ay buy wih pee yfaldiers pple : 
renfull shan plesfant fight , 10 ee cight or tem shon{ard of my enemies ifisine y 
Jon. praife and boner my fabsects of Epirus for valiant com qacr ors if | : 
sabecongucred of the Turkifp King. There [had rather 10% conragions fouldie / 
sonfider with your (elues,shan thas | [howld i (ceame to difiruft of joa aired it by gn JO & cape. 
Sill and tediaws admonition. 7 peux 





ik 7 
When Scanderbeg had with cheerefull perfuafion thus encoutaged the minds of them of mR 
Sfetigrade, he departed thence, and vifited diuers other cities Epirus ; where finding al} 
things politiquely ordered by a4o/és and the other captaines, whom he ‘bad pur in trufthe ren 
turned to his armie,thenlying neere vnto Croia, tige boldest , 
Whilett Scanderbeg was with greatcarefulneffe yet thus prouiding for the fafegard of his” 
Kingdome, inthemeane time Amurath his armie was affembled at Hadrianople, tothe num. 
ber ofa hundred and fiftie thoufandmen, whereof many were pioners,and men appointed for 
other bafeferuicesneceffarie atthe fiege oftownes. Of this greatatmie Amurath (ent fortie 
thoufand light horfemen before himto Sfetigrade ; who accofding to his command came 
and incamped before the citic, The newes of theircomming, witha 





- 1 ro dealemore than } 
fers truth, was forthwith broughtto Scanderbeg, then lying with his finall Armie necre Croia: 
Ms whereupon he with foure thoufand horfe » anda thoufand foot, tooke the way toward Sfeti- 


grade, and ftrongly incamped his armic within {eucnmiles of the citie. Where hauin fet 
all ae in good order, he, accompanied with Mofesand Tanufins, wentby certaine blinde 
oa wayesthorow the mountaines and woods, vntill he came fo neere ynto thecitie, that from 
° the place where he ftood,he might eafily difconerin what fort the enemie lay incamped:and 
Ee 3 fo returning backe againe to his campe,rofe with his armicin the night following, and draw- 
ing asneere vnto the Turks armieas hie could, yndifcouered » Placed all his armie in the co« 
“H neseble free Wert Of the woods and fecret vallies, Vnperceiued of his enemies. After that > hefent forth 
i ee ‘Mofésand Mufachi his nephew, with thirtic of his bet horfemen, apparelled asifthey had 
Grivaring of been but common fouldiers, bur paffing well mounted, driuing beforethem certaine horfes 
Mis catmies, see haleieaa By maysad hey, re aed purpofed to haue got into the citie, The 
day th A cre difcouerrd by the f : 
Mofésandthe reft a of purpofeto flic 4 but aaa faval a oN ae 


\ : w that they were purfued but with 
like number to themfelues. he turned backe y, : f 
Patxicothecare a Generate Pe asad flew fiue of them, and chafed 


; horfemento purfire thefe fuppofed vidu Hers: 
forthat te of purpofe Me Unt rons 
nigh, Mofes lefethe horfes laden with Corne, and fled; yet fo, that he ftill drew onvf 
with hope to ouertake him , vatill hehad brought cies where Scanderbeg with hi ine i L 

sy in wait: by whom they were fuddenly affailed on euerie fide, and with great flaushter put to 

aS Aligh 5 3 got ma ae of the Turks wereflaine, andath fand oftheir horfes 

Pe aken : ¢ Chrittians were loft but two and i i > fir: 

Turks armic to Sfetigrade. . a a oo ibe ee ote 








anfwered 
m the hea- 
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Hues by night nel 


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sue by: large< ers,or fome realonable compo. 

wrath,and the next day fent the meflenger 

ell {poken man, himfelfe borne in Epirus, This 

rs, was by the Gouernors commandement,by one 

d brought into Saint Maries church. Whereafter he had 
nuate him(elf into the minds ofthe Gouernor & the hea 
nted the terror of Amuraths power beyondall meat{ure,laying be- 
victories by him obtained againft the Hungarians and the other Chrifti- 
eld the citie vnto him ; in whofe name hee promi- 
fed firft, That the citifens fhould inall re{pedts vnder his gouernment liue as they had before 
done vnder Scanderbeg : then, That the gouernour fhould receiue at Amurath his hands moft 
honorable preferments, with many rich and princely gifts:and, That it fhould be lawfull for 
the garrifon foldiers to depart in fafetie whither they would, & to haue three hundred thou- 
fand Afpers dinided amongft them in reward. But when the Baffahad ended his {peech, the 
Gouernor in this fort replied: 

















ofthe ports received 
with great eloquence 
ters, and afterwardsaugm 
fore them the grea 









If you had not delinered this (peech unto refolute men, denoted unto the defence of their libertie, it om Blane 
might perbaps bane wrought fome effect ; andwe ({aid he) might peraduenture liflenunto your Offers, ‘she Gouernour, 


if we were cither affraid of the Othoman King, and the vaine threats of our enemies, or elf were wea vaso she Bafa 


rie of the gouernment of the noble Scanderbeg. But forafinuch as no enill defers of his, nor good de~ 
Sért of your mafters, hath yet paffed, for which we fhould preferre a firanger before our natural Some. 
raigne,an enemiebefore a friend,a Turke before aC. briftian ; let your mafter proceed firff in his action 
begun, let hins prooue his fortune,ler bi by force terrific 5, beat downe our walls, make banacke of our 
men,and by fhrong hand driue vs to humble our (elues at bis feet,and to fue for pedce.But it were a great 
difhonour, yea a thing almoff tobe laughed at, if we Should cowardly anys of thefe conditions by bim 
offred,before any affauls ginen,before one drop of bloud [pilt, before any foldier did fo much as once groan 
Sor any wound receiued, before one ftone were fhaken in the wall,or any final! breach made. But your ma- 
Sier fall do better to rai{e bis fiege,and get hins backe againeto Hadrtanople,shere to {pend the fmmall re- 
mainder of his old yeares in quiet, and not to prouoke vs bis fatall enemies, whoft courage in defence of 
our sberties,and fidelitie towards our Prince,be hath fo oftentimes prooued to his great dilhonor,cy lo(fé 
of bis armies. The faith Thane once giuen tom ry Soueraigne, for the defence of thss citie,t wil neuer ‘for 
getyvatill the effufion of the laf dro of my bloud. It fhallbe unto me reward and honour enough, fl 
either lining defend this citie,or wish loffe of my life fhall leaue may guilsle(fé foule as Libertic,ce my car= 
halfe armongst the dead bodies of worthie faldiers,when I ‘hall find a way into a far better place. 


The General hauing giuen this refolute anfwer ynto the Bafla,bountifully feafted him that 
E day at dinner,and afterwards led him thorow the midft of the citie ; where he faw great te 

of victuals,by the gouernor commanded of purpofe tobe fet in fhew, to put Amurath out ‘. 
hope of winning the citie by long fiege. And fo fent the Bafa ourby the fame port whereby 
he came in, much difcontented with the anfwer he was to returne to his Mafter. 

When 4murath vnderftood by the Bafla,of the gouernors refolution,he wastherwit pas 
ceeding wrath, and thereupon with his great Ordnance battered the citie threes out 
intermiffion, And hauing by the furie of his artillerie madea {mall breach, he fort ne ete 
thereuntoamoft terrible affault, laboring firftto win the fame by the forceand se city be 
his common foldiers,which the Turks call Afapi, whom he forced by greatnum a tot * 
feruice. Ofthefe fouldiers the Turke in his wars maketh no greacreckoning,but to see) the 
{wordsof his encmies,or to abate their firft fury,therby to giuethe ee is aa 
zacies and other his better foldiers : whichthe a Kings hold for good po sab 
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Sfetigrada 
afinlted, 











LEONG 

thefe forlorne foldiers, without refpect of danger preflin 
breach, the Janizaries at the fame time inanother place attemp ed t« 
thecitie: but whilft they with much labor & difficultic firft crawle y P 
the citie was built,and afterward de{peratly mount vp their {calin g they were by the 
defendants , with huge ftonesand weightic pieces of timber calt vpo ntl beaten downe 
wherewith they were driuen headlong tothe bottom of the rock,and fo miferably flain,\.’ 
nie of them together with theirskaling ladders, were by the Chriftians thruft from the wai) 
and tumbling from the rocke,violently carried with them others comming vp behind the m, 
Some few got tothe top ofthe ladders, and taking hold of the battlements of the walls, Joi, 
fometheirfingers, fome their hands, butmoft theirliues , being beaten downe as the other 
Were, Many of them which ftood farther off, were then wounded alfo,& with fhot from the H 
wals flain. With this miferable flaughter,& no hope to preuaile,the Turks difcouraged,beean 
to withdraw them{elues from the affaylt : but the Bafla’s and captains ftanding behind ther 
forced them again forward, exhorting fome, threatning othersyandbeating the reft forward. 
with theirtrunchions. By which means the aflault was again renewed, but not with fuch cous 
rageas before, though with no leffe flaughter:which the défendats feeing,gane from the wals. 

at tokens of joy & triumph, Amurath perceiuing his difcouraged foldiers readie of them. 
elues to forfakethe affault,prefently fent Feri-Baffa (one of his moft valiant Captains) witha 
new fupplie of 3000 chofen foldiers to renew the fight. The Chriftians well aware of their 
comming, ceafed not with continuall fhot to beat them ftom the walls: but {uch was the for- 
wardnes of that fierce captain,that withoutregard of danger,he brought his men tothe wals 
where the defendants from aboue ouerwhelmed them with ftones,timber,wild-firaand {ich 
other things as are yfually prepared forthe defence of towns befieged. For all that, Feri-Ba/f 
gaue fo greac an affault, that he flew diners of the defendants ypon the wals,and liad there for- 
cibly entred,had not the gouernor,perceiuing the danger, with acompanie of fieth fouldiers 
come with {peed to the defence of that place; wherby the enemie was prefently repulfed,and 
driven again from the walls. Amurath fecing the great (laughter of his men 5 andno hope of 
fucceffe,caufed a retraitto be founded, and fo leaning the aflault,retyred again into his camp. 
The great loffeand difhonor at this affault receiued,much troubled his waiward minde,who 
for all that yet ceafed not to giuethe like vaineattem pts.At length,the captain ofthe Taniza- 
Hes perceiuing that part of thecitie which was fartheft from the campe,to be commonly but K 
flenderly manned,by reafon tharit feemed a place imptegnable,both for the height & fteep- 
nes of the rock;told Amsurath, That he would aflay (if it {0 pleafed him) fecretly inthe night 










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Priethecise. Ted,than the height thereof,which they,fipported with the wings of defire, doubted not to 
ag Mount vnto. This his denice exceedingly pleafed the King, and was the next night with great 
filence put in execution, But {uch was thecarefulneffe ofthe goucriior ouer enery part of his 
charge, that nothing could be done againftthe fame, but that it was forthwith by him difco- 
nered. The gouernor aduertifed by the Watch, ofthe Turks attempt ; with great filence pre« 
fently repaired to the place witha great compat i iers,and ftandin Ble 
from the top ofthe wall beheld the Turks,as ithad bin a {warme of Emmets, climin i the 
* high rocks,and one helping vp another,by fuch def; perat way, as was in reafon to the Uric 
thought no man would haue attempted. Bue when they were come to the top ofthe rock,and 
ue fuddenly ouerwhelmed,as ithad been with 2 
noft part of them which 
“ith the weight of them- 
tftanding,was therewith Nite 4s ae 4 
* During the time of this fiege,Scanderbeg neuer Tay long ftill in one place,b Be trisic - 
___ tioually from place to place,as beft ferued hi ci tie 
heey’ ally Pp place,as rued his purpofe,breaking fomtim $ into one quarter of 
oe. at Turks campe, & fometime into another, & ftraitway fo fuddenly gonagain,a 4 it were a 
hed out of fight,that Arnsurath many times wondered what was become xf 4 # grits M uf 
eing the latter end of Tune,he was come with his. tmy within eigh; ile FEE Awaraths 
ta from thence fent Azofé reateft captaine,in the attyre Gite fouldier, 
to take view how mic lay incamped, By Which truftic efpials he was 
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A enformed, That the Turks lay ingreat fecuritie, as men without feare, kee 


eA murath fixth K ing of the Turks. 


watch. Of which opportunitie,Scanderbeg reioycing, the night following cee negligent 
one quarter of the Turks camp. Whofe comming, although twas alittle berore bytis Turks 
{couts difcoucred, yet his furious affaule was fo fudden and fo forcible,that he flew two thou. 
fand ofthe Turks, and filled every corner of that great campe with feare and tumult, before 
they could well arme themfelucs or make refiftance. After which flaughter he fafely retired 
carrying away with him two hundred and thirtie horfe,with fenen of the Turks enfignes tae 
uing in this skirmifh loftof hismenbut two and fortie : whofe dead bodies the Turkes the 
next morning in teuenge of their flaine friends hewed into finall pieces. 

Vponthefe great difgraces one following inthe neck ofanother, Amurath hauing no other 
obicétbut the citieto thew his furie vpon, gaue three fierceaffaults vntothe fame, one after 
another, 8 was alwaies with loffe both of his men & honor repulfed. But the more he loft,the 
morehe burnt with defire of reuenge,perfuading his foldiers, That as the ftrongeft cities and 
fortreffes were bin& by mens hands, fo were they tobe ouerthrowne andlaied euen withthe 
ground by refolute and valiant men:incouraging them toa freth aflault,with greater promifes 
of reward than cucr he had done before inail his wars,fromthe firtt beginning of his‘vaigne, 
And becaufe he would with more fafety giue this his laft & greateft affaulr, he appointed Fe- 
ri-Baffa, with twelue thoufand horfemenand fix thoufand foot to attend vpon Scanderbeg, if 
he fhould hap to come(as he thought he would)totrouble the affault,by affailing ofhis camp, 


» Feri-baffa clad of this charge,wel hoping now to redeeme his former ouerthrow with fome 


great victorie,and leading forth his armie alittle from the camp,as he was commanded, fo lay; 
withing for nothing more than the comming of Scanderbeg, vainely boafting, That he would 
feek him in the field,and there tric his force and fortune with him hand ta hand:which hedid 
fhortly after to his coft. When Amurath had thus fet in orderall things requifit,as wel forthe 
fiege,as for the fafegard of his campe, the next morning he compaffed the citie roundiabout 
with hisarmy, & couered the ground with his men of war,purpofing at that time to gage his 
whole forces vpon the taking therof. The wals he had beforein fome places battered, fomuch 
as was poffible,& yet but fo,as that they were not without {ealing ladersto be affaultedspart- 
ly forthe naturall ftrength of the place, & partly for that the defendants had with great dili- 
gence continually repaired & filled vp with earth whatthe fury of the cannon had throwne 
down. This affaule dmsurath began firtt with his archers and fmal fhot, which deliuered their 
arrows and bullets vponthe top of the wall,& into the city,as if it had bina fhower of hayle, 
therby totrouble the ftationary foldiers. Inthis heat,ladders were clapped to the wals incue- 
ry place where any could be poffibly reared,and the Turks began defperatly to feale the wals; 
butthe Chriftians nothing difmmaid therat,with great courage refitted them,& with fhot from 
their fafe ftandings wounded and flew many of them:yet others {til preffed vp inthe places of 
them that were flain,fo that the affault began moft terrible in many places at once,butefpeci- 
ally neere to the great gate ofthe citie ; where the Turkshad vpon the fadden with ladders, 
timber,and plancks clapttogether,raifed clofe vnto that tower,as it had bina wooden tower, 
equallin height to the wall ; from whence the Turks greatly diftreffed the Chriftians inthac 
place fighting with them asifit had bin vpon euen ground, ftill fending vp frefhfouldiers in 
ftead ofthem that were flain:& thereby preuailed fo far,that they had fet vp certain oF Ammis= 
raths enfignes vponthe wall,to the great comfort ofthe Turkes,& aftonifhment of the befie- 
ged Chriftians. The Gouernor fecing the eminent danger,hatted to the place with a company 
of frefhand valiant fouldiers,by whofe force the Turks were quickly repulfed from the wal, 
their enfignes taken and fent into the market place:the tower of wood with many laddersand 
much timberby the Turks brought to that place, was quickly confumed with wilde fire caft 
vponthef{ame from the wals. Perlat hauing delivered the citie of this feare,prefently placed 
fieth fouldiers in ftead of them which were flaine or hurt,and fo worthily defended the citic, 
Whilett Amurath was gining this greataffuult to Sfetigrade, Seanderbeg to withdraw bim 
from the fame, came with nine thoufand foldiersto affaile the Turks campe, as Amurath had 
before filpected,& was now come very neerethe fame, Feri-g4/a glad of his comming, op- 
pofed hisarmie againft him :which Scanderbeg (ceing, retireda little of purpofe to draw the 
Bola farther from the campe,and then forthwith began to ioyne batrell with him. The Bafta 
confidcring the {mal number of his enemies, & his own greater power, withdrew foure ba 
; ; : a 


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fand horfmen out of his armieto fetcha compaffe abou 
derbegs axmay:hoping fo to enclofe him, that he fhould neuer efcapet either t 
. be flaine or taken aliue,and bisarmy veterly defeated. But the exp C ime perceiving his 
purpofe, to meet therwith, left 4/o/ésto lead the mainbattel,and he himfelfe with two thoy. 
fand horfinen,fo valiantly charged thofe foure thoufand of his enemies before they were wel 
departed from the reft of the Ballaes army,that they had now more caufe to look to their own 
fatety, than how.to circumuent others. In this confi@ whiter handto h and,as he had oft 
times before defired,encountring with Scanderbee,was by him there flain, All this while thar 
Scanderbeg was in fight with Fers-Baffa in the right wing of the army,and AMu/achy in the lef, 
Mofes {tod faft,receining thé affaulc of the enemy without mouing any thing forward,expe. 
wa ting the fuccefle ofthe wings. But Scanderbeg hauing difcomfited the right wing, and {laine 
Ps the General,comming now in,he fet forward with fuch force & couragesthat the Turkes not 
ablelonget to abide his force, turned their backs and fled : of whom many were flaine in this 
chale,though Scanderbeg doubting the great power of his enemy fo nigh at hand,durtt not fol. 
low themfar; but founding a retrait, put hisarmy again in good order,for feare of fom fudden 
attempt from the campe, and after appointed fome of the meaneft of his fouldiers totake the 
{poile ofthe flain Turks. When Amurath had vnderttood what had hapned to Feri-Ba/fi, hee 
was fo ouercome with anger and melancholy,that for awhile he could not {peake one word: 
buratter the heat was alittle paft,he commanded certain fall pieces of ordnance, which he 
had before vfed againft the citie, to bee remoued into the cam and there placed vpon that 
fide which was moft indangerto, 
fouldierstoioyne with the remainder of Feri-Bafaesarmie, for defence ofthe campe, with 
fttaitcharge thar they thould notiffiue out ofthe trenches, Neuertheleffe he himfelfe conti- 
auedthe affault of che citie allithat day:but when night drew on,& no hope appeared for him 
to preuaile,he caufeda retraitto be founded ;and leaning the affaulr,he returned again into his 
campe.Atthisaffault Amurath loft {euen thoufand men, befide many that died afterwards of 
their wounds ; but of the garrifonfouldiers were flaine but feuentie,and ninetie moe hurt. 

'" Theterrour of the Turkith armic began nowto grow in contempt throughout Epirus; and 
Seanderbeg was in good hope,that Amsarath after fo many onerthrowesand fhameful repulfes, 


would at length raife his fiegeand begone yet hee fent {pies continually to diftouer what 
. was doneinthe Turks camipe, and he 


thew himfelfe vpon the fides of the mountaines neerevato 
draw the Turkes out, that he might take them at fome aduantage, But the old King had giuen 
commandement vpon paine of death, Thatno man fhould goe out of thetrenches without 
Teaue,or onceto {peake of giuing battell or affuult ; fo that he lay certaine dayesin his cam p, 
notlikéa King befieging ofacitie, but mote likeaman befieged himfelfe : the which his ftill 

lying, Scanderbag had the more in difttuft, fearing greatly that hee was hatching fome mif 
chiefe,which fo fooneas ir was ripe would violently breake out. ; 
“Ammurath by Amurath confidering with what cuill fucceffe hehad many times affaule 
erent ding it fora great difhonour toraife his fiege and depart, hauin : 
ad gavifon membrance ; thought good once againeto proue, if it were pot 
of Sfeigad. ofthe garrifonfoldiers with gifts, whom he was notableto fubd 


t ue by force. For which pur- 
3 pofe he fentan embaffador vato the city, offering vnto the befiegedand garrifon filers fe 
. conditions of peace, with fuch Jarge gifts & rewardsashad notbin heard offered to any garri- 


fon informer time. A! which his magnificall promifes were lightly reieéted b : 
3 ‘dby th 
confent of al the whole gartifon, preferring their faithful loyalty Oe hiiceldes pov: 


tains.For all chat, Amurath was in good ho e,thatamongft f fe i 
to whofe minds his large offers Pe,thatamong(t fo many ome would be found,in- 


Atraiorcor For one bafe minded fellow an 
rapted ae fering his owne priuat wealth, beforet! 
; pein, confrence with the Turks efpials, prom } 

westobe~ 4 rath profered,to find means that in ic ita 
a hi corrupted traitor;had laid many mifchieuo or g of this horribic tre- 
‘ a, id coe deuice he putin practife,which ofalothersa man vroulie eae ee kat ; 
: bin of leattn oment, ferued his wicked pyrpofe in ftead of i 01 

















































Amurath his campe, of purpofe to 




















edthe city, & hol- 
done nothing worth the re- 






























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ll the reft, All the garrifon foul- 
diers 





wardofscan. G 
lereeithertg 






the enemie. He alfo prefently fent thither foure thoufand I 


himfelfe with two thoufand foldiers would oftentimes K 


ble to ouercome the mindes Jf 





a FE which condition fome accepred, & fome forfaking al, went to Seam: 





eAmarath fixth King of the Turks: cy | 


diers of Sfetigrade were of rhe vpper country of Dibra, put into thatcitie,by Afofes,fortheit 


A approucd valor aboue all the other (oldiers of Epirus.But as they were men of great courage, 


fo were they exceeding fuperftitious both in their religion and manner of liuing putting nice 
difference betwixt one kind of lawfull meat and other : accountingfome clean,fome vnclean; 
abhorring from that,which they fondly deemed vacleane,with more than a Iewith fuperttiti- 
on, chufing rather to die thanto cat or drink thereof: fuch is the ftrong delufion of blind er- 
ror, where it hath throughly pofleffed the minds of men. The citie of Sfetigrade (as is afore- 
faid)is {cituace vponthe top ofa great high rock,as moft of the cities of Epirus now bee, and 
was then watred but with one great well inthe mid{t of the citie, whiclyfunke deepe intothe 
rock,plentifully ferued both the publick and priuat vfe of the inhabitants Into this common 
well the malicious traitor in the night time caftthe foule ftinking carrion carkaffe of a dead rrp carpay oe 
dod,knowing,that the conceited garrifon fouldiers of Dibra, would rather indure the paines deed apc 
of death, & ftarue,or els yeeld vp the citie, vpon any condition,thanto drink ofthat polluted incemere 
water, Inthe morning when that ftinking carion was efpied,and drawne out of the well, the that [erned the 
report therofwas quickly bruted in euery corner of the citie,& thatthe wel was poifoned:fo «#* 
that al the people were in maner in an vprore about the finding out of the traitor. The citizens 
were exccceding forrie for that had,hapned, but the garrifon foldiers detefted that loathfom 
and vaclean water(as they accounted it)more than the Turkifh feruitude,protefting,that they 
would rather perifh with thirft,than drink therof. Wherupon fome of them defired to fet fire 
vpon the citic,and whileft they had yet ftrength,to break through the enemies camp or there 
manfully to die. And they which thought beft ofthe matter,requefted;that the city might be 
Cc yeelded vp ; for now,they difcouraged with afuperftitious vanitie,could be content to hear- 
ken tothe formerconditions of peace, yeathey were ready enough of themfelues to flue to 
Amurath tor peace, though it had bin vpon harder tearmes. The Gouernour troubled with rhe Gower 
thathad hapned,and aftonied to fee fo great an alteration inthe minds of his foldiers Vpon fo invade 
{mal occafion:could not tell whether he might thinke it to proceed of a fuperftitious conceit, eine 
or of fome fecret compact made with Amurath, Butthe better to pacifiethe matter,he came try ty driuhe f 
into the market place,and therein the hearing of althe garrifon, with many effe@uall reafons, ie neater 
exhorted them to.continue faithfiul vnto their Prince and country in that honorable feruice), 
and in amatter of fo great confequence to make {mall reckoning to vfe that water , which 
would eafily in fhorttime be brought again to the wonted puriticand cleanneffe :and ie per- 
D faade them the rather,he went prefently tothe wel himfelf,and inthe fight ofthem a es 
agreat draught of the water, whofe example the citizens following, drank peat: bey Fi 
it was offered tothe captains and foldiers of the garrifon, they all refufed to taft phe as 
it had binamoft loathfome thing,or rather fome deadly poifon, & with great inftance Sa 
vato the Gouernor, to giuevp the citie: for which caufe many thought they were sa 
by Amuraths great promifes. Howbcit none of the garrifon (except that one traitor) i cuer 
afterwards reuoltto the Turkifhking,or yet appeared any thing the richer for es! Hs Boe 
ued, whereby fuch fufpition mightbe confirmed. When the Gouernor faw pee ne bei _ 
minds ofthe garrifon were not to be mooued with any perfuiafion or reward (w oe ‘ a 
red not ro make large promifeynor by any other means which he could cca e Hs 
him his chief captains, with the beft fore of the citizens, & refolued with them fu ih agai = 
his wil,to yeeld vpthe city to Amurath,on fuch conditions as they themfelues there jerece 
E vpon:which were, That it fhould be lawful for all the captains and foldiers to os x i 
tie with their armor andl other things;and that fo many of the citizens as wou Rds 
there ftil dwel in the city,in furch fortas they had done before,vnderthe Cad a 
derbeg the reft that lifted notto remain there ftil,might at their pleafure with g 7 i : 
depart whether they would. Glad was Amsurath when this offer was made ee ve 8 a 
tedthem al that was defired, fauing that he would not confent that the ibe Feapeiare 
tinuc inthe citie,yct was he content that they fhould liue vnder him as a : of the'city i 
quietly enioyingall their poffeffions, but to build their houfes withoucthe wa ‘ y 4 
derbeg, Whena' aaa : 
rowly agreed vpon,the keys of the gates were deliuered to ripe eb a SiGieenps i ee 
captains, & al the garrifon foldiers fuffered quietly to be ee oe are Tpolition, 7 
King had promifed. Howbeit, AZabomet the fon of Amarath,a Pri! carnettly 















es 






earncftly mabe in ieens haue broken his fai 
faying, it was one of their Prephet AZahomets chiefe com aN san 
the deftruétion of the Chriftians.But the old king would) i i 

ing, Thathe which was defirousto be great among men,mu 
word and promife, or at leaftwifefeeme [o to be,therby tog 
naturally abhor the gouernment ofa faithleffeand cruel Prince 
the water,remained ftill in the city,and was by -Amurath rewarde 
parell, and fiftie choufand afpers, and had giuen ynto him 
- thoufand duckats, But fhort was the ioy the traitor had of this euil gotten 


\ t 


@ people, who 

which Corrupted 

api CH ts Of ap. 
rpenfion of ww 

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she was fuddenly gone, 



























Aiprovaea hada few daicsvainely criumphed inthe midft of Amsurat 


according tobis and neuer afterwards {een or heard tell of being fecretly made 

| Wafer commandement of Amurath:whole pablaheneeale ea : 
treafon ferued well his purpofe, Amwrath entring i to Sfetig ra 

withxepaired,and placed one thoufand two hundred Ianizari 
his campe the firft of September,departed out , hi 
Turks at the fiege of Sfecigrade;much grieued in y 
the enemie,whom he came of purpofe to fubdue, In hi 
before him with the Afian fouldige’ in the rereward 
































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, ed ¢ wals to be forth. 
ngari i there. And Taifing 
ee tees 
y of Afia marched 
his Europeianfouldiers: in the middeft was Amara 
ier fouldie r Ahis depart 
followed {peedily with eight thoufand horfemen, and three tho: am ea ee 
uantage of the thicke woods and mountaine traits ct ibe See etic t 
n fometime onthe one fide,and fomtim 

flew many ofthem: whereby he fo troubled 4m, his pailige, at fe ae | 


wasluppoledbythe | 
uirtie thoufand of f= 
he viceroy of Europe with 
nizaries and other fouldiers ofthe court. seander peg vader! 
armie was to paffe, oftentimes skirmifhed with the’ Lane Pee ey that grea 
the viceroy of Romania,with 30000 toattend ypon Scanderbeg,that hehimfelfe might inthe | 





utor,although the 
e could not vanquiliy 
fe,compatfed about with his Iz. 
ftandin 
ward,and fomtime iuthe rercward,fometime he pe ametie inthe va 
 Meane time with more fafery march away with the reft of his army.s, iui 
~~... flay ofthe viceroy,ceafed to follow murat er, fae ae ena ka 
ss twogreatarmies, The viceroy feeing that Seanderbee was retired after hee hg Be 
dayes, followed his mafterto Hadrianople,and Scanderbeg returned toc 
Sortlyafterthe departute of Amurath out of Epirus, Scanderbee. 
vponthe borders for defence ofthe country againft tk: 
kept inthe Ianizaries leftin garrif t Sfetigra 
but coat were intercepted and {laine. And wit! Ww 
army of eighteen thoufand,and laid fiege to Sfetigradethe 
middle of September vatill the middle of OAober. Tn 3 time he gauerwo faul 
to hauerecouered the citie,but was both times re theloffe of flue a een 
Amurath vaderttanding that Scanderbeg |; eth fe twee; oe ae 
call bisarmic, but lately before difperie aves i BReasto tr 














had ftaida tew 












ring alfo the difficultie of the enterpri peece.contider 
Bune a : where he fet all things S fiege,and re- 
of Amurathto the fiege of Sfetigrade, and putt eft foul 
rifon, vader the charge ofthe famous.ca taine¥ranacontes, and Miss fete 
yictuall fora yeares fiege, wherein he ete sy 65, and pre ti Ue wit] ten 
an Princes, for that there was then great {earcitie o; 75 inEpirt Sandother Chrifti- : 
res. Thelike care he had alfo of MH ch reft of hi i voP feafon of thelate 
secret friends in the Turks coure A hegrear p1 aduertifed from 
urkifh King,againtt the beginning of the n aft him by the 
4 vnderftanding that Scander 
mination for the calling backe agai 




















meet againe at 
ergreatcom; M 
wrath had | 








eA murach fixth King of the Turks: 


captaine,as his vauntcourriers into Epirus,in the beginning of Aprill.i 

ee villiae captaine with great {peed me no Baiance eee into Epitas. pace Aisi 
charge,and without let came to Croia : where,after he had aduifedly confidered ofthe fei * 
ation thereof,and of the placesthereabouts, he ftrongly encamped himfelfenecre ther ae 
inthe pleafant plaine called Tyranna : and there within his trenches kept His fouldietsutgiet 
attending nothing more, but that no new fupplie of men, munition,or viduals,fhouldbe con. 
ueied into the citie, more than was therein before his comming. For he was not able with his 
horfemento doe any thing againft the citie : and Scanderbeg had left nothing abroad inthe 
countrey fubiect to his fury, Befides that,he was exprefly by rmurath forbidden, to attempt 
any thing againft Scanderbeg himfelfe. 

p __ After Sebalyas had twentie daycs thus lyen encamped before Croia, neither doing nor ta- 
king harme ; Amurathby reafon of his great age,hauing marched oftentimes but fiue miles a 
day,came thither alfo with his whole armie, wherewith he filledal the country round about: 
the very fight whercof,had bin enough to haue difcouraged the {mall garrifon in Croia,had 
éhey not bin men both of great experience and refolution. Where after he had {pent foure 
dayes in fettling of his campe, he fenttwo meffengers vnto the Goucrnour (asthe manner of 
the Turks is) offering him if he would yeeldvp the citie,that it (hould be lawful for him with 
all his fouldiers in fafetie with bag and baggage to depart , andthe Gouernor himfelfe to re- 
ceiuein reward two hundred thoufand afpers, with an honourable place amongft the great 
Baflaes of hiscourt, if it would pleafe him to accept thereof : and further, that the citizens 
fhould enioy all theirantient liberties as in former time, without any alteration; with promife 

C alfoofgreater. Thefe meffengerscomming to the gates of the citic, couldnot be fuffered to 

enter,but ftanding without,were commandedthere to deliuer their meffage:which when the 

Goucrnor had heard, he fcornefully reiected their offers, and returned the meffengers fhame- 

fully derided by the fouldiers which ftood vpon the wall. Amurath more offended with this 

contempt,than the refufall of his offers ; and {ecing no other means to gainethe citie,conuer- 

tedall his deuices vnto the fiege thereof. Wherefoic he firft commanded ten great pieces of 
artillerie to be forthwith caft,for he had brought with him none readie made, becaufe ofthe 
difficult paflage ouer the high mountaines into Epirus ; whereby itfeemedto bea matter of 
infinit trouble to haue brought his greatordnance: and therefore carried with him great ftore 
of mettall in maffe,whercof at his pleafuire to make his great artillerie as he faw caufe. In fif- 
teen daies this worke was brought to perfeétion,and ten pieces of huge greatneffe were ready 
mounted pon carriages. Six ofthem hee placed againft the Eaft fide ofthe citie,towards the 
plaine of Tyranna, and the other foure againft the gate + inwhich two places onely , Croia 
was fubie& to batterie, being onall other parts naturally defended with impregnable rocks, 
vpon the tops whereof were built faire battlements, more for beautie than needfull defence. 

Thefe two places Amurath battered foure dayescontinually,and withthe fury ofhis artillery creia bettered; 

had in both places beaten downe hal fethe wall, & fore fhaken the reft. W herewith the Turks 

were excecdingly encouraged, & with great cheerfulnes made all things ready to affaulethefe 

breaches, whenfoeuer 4murath fhould command, ftriuing among themfelues who fhoud fhew 

himfelfe moft forward in that dangerous enterprife.And Afahemet the yong Prince,the more 

toencourage the foldiers,befidesthe great rewards by his father propofed, promifed ofhim- 

felfe to giue an hundred thoufand afpers voto him that fhould firft {et vp an enfigne vponthe 

E wals of thecitie. The garrifon foldiers onthe other fide, confidering that the whole ftareand 
welfare of Epirus was repofed inthcir valour , and that the eyes of moft part of Chriften- 
dome were as it were fixed vpon them, were nothing difinayed with the breaches made, but 
manfully comforted and encouraged one another to endure all manner of perill and danger 
thatmight poflibly chance: but efpecially the worthic Gouernour Vranacontes, who going 
through the middeft of his fouldiers,and fhaking fome of them by the hands,withall {aid : 


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5 Theft, thefeare she fortreffes of our citie, thefe are the inuineible bulwarkes, thefeare the irremoo- re cherfad 
" 4 wable flones and fureft fesment. What honour ? what praife ? what trinmph fhowld wwe hope for ? if thefe Pr 


wals ftanding whole and flrong, wee fhould lie fhronded under the defence of them, and not they deftrr- Geuernexr 10 
dedbyus ? So can cowards defendcities, and fheepe feare not the wolues 74ge » when they are faftly pean bate 
} fut up wishin shesoals of their [beepecoats : But vst istBe praife of she sii aaa — tile 

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Groiaafanlsed When Yranacontes had with this comfortable f; 


eAimwrath th King 
worthie Caltriot our Prince bath commended this his city tol 
ss attended upon with danger, and foftered vp amongff perils *: ene 
frireweather » and firme things fland of themfelues, and need not 
worth fhan fuch things which being kept or loft, yeeld like praife. Thi . 
and thither hafteth honour, and there (worthie fouldiers) appeareth courage an Alour. Wherefoy ‘3 ; 
our valiant right bands defend theft broken breaches and in flead of thefé dead wals, couraci ay ct 
pofeour luffie and linely armed bodies againf? the force of our encmues. If t fe wals flood illfn’ . 
and vnbattered,you fiould then fight from the top of them like women:b hip 

















that they are fomet), 
fhaken, you (ball as men fland vpon fomewhat wsore euen ground, and encounter your ee ie 
hand, the better to firisfie your furious defire. Where 1 alfoin the thickest, [halleafily view and sud ‘ 


of ewery mans private courage in particular, and of allyour aalow 
confider of the matter,the place it felfe doth yet notably make for vs; ‘cod bo, 

or nothing by thefe fasall breaches diminifhed:for,this rifing of the hil : ot pofitble a be ta sian 4 
alchengh st be not fobigh as it isin other places, yet,dothit wot ferue vs fifficiently at great aduany A 
to charge our enemies, and hinder their affault ? The ffe L i ri oe 






And yet if wee well 


wre epne(fe whereof, as it wil bee trouble t 
them, fowill it keepevs moit frefh in firength , and make fi ‘a iat habe, 


; } ar hot more forcible. Wherefor ; 
beene a thing of vs to haue beene wifhen for, ifwee defire the ei) ter i  GAlieae 


of our enemies at this fiege. or j 
we oH for perpetual honour and glorie by this warre, For this breach of thewals will hone, 
Barbartansandallure their armed men to climevp in greater multitude than if the wals were whol 
whereof fo many fhall on enery fide be eafily flaine,as ri: bat aime at cexcept you bad rather “fit ib 
bolding jour hands together in your bofomes 4s cowards. Their dead bedies at fill up the rh ; 
ageine, if you be men mindful of your Iibertie. Whas is there (worthie captaines and fouldscrs) in 
psy our victories or memorable flanghter of our enesmies? by whom onely thefe two places ef the citie 
fae H ee ref is o oid fa He no enemies force. Here onely is the pains io be 4 

F onely or you 50 defend, and here {hall yon all be : the couvace. ad A of yi ; 
allfhall in this place appeare. How will you (0 many worthie captai 1 esl anha 
roome beflow your filues ? We are too many ai erase, ‘or fo OS on ai 
doe our endenour s let us in one confi nb the aoe: enpanpe ih the men,or 
Sorfakeshis city,andrasfe his fi ; oo aeepa 


Se 
the lines of fo many thonfinds piss phe tie ol ee tees? bi 

















peech thus encouraged his fouldiers, again * 
ind had with great care & diligence fer al ie 
4s wel as was poffible in that cafe,he gaue them 


the affaule which he expected the next day ; ai 
in order forthe fame,& repaired the breaches 











guo,a fudden alarum was raifed th 
Sioa Heuied eae fouldiers, had teeny pecan ep f the Turk 
yandat the firft encounter had flain fix hundred of th a eiicc tic 

sea HOMIES: wherof,troubledthe whole campe,and eieeete mint eines. 
sont d he nepehss, for feare ofthe dangerbehind them. Armurath alton h af ee 
oe ap ise ie00; he had before left for the fafegard of his rents ia fo ae fre: 
leg ca, o ie greateft captains, with foruethoufind foldiersback i alee wan 
4 up oresiietys avin, g,that Beri ng could be too fure,againft that wild Palate i hehe 
much againtt isk fathers wil Rea eat rhein grestoholet with his gud, 
a rs s 5,96 i ‘ i ii 

ithftand the multitude that was {war mbites ‘canta eae “ae 0 

at which was 


ming thither(cententin 
mining, {peedily retired with all his army into the fate- 
reat harme in 


he came: hauing done g: 





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| rbeclntheheat ofthisetirent the Turks campe, 
ged himfelf among the Turks,charhe wasby ee Rr ited fo M4 
> hanebin flaine or taken : yet valiantly breaking th ae oy. lofed,& in great 
Tecouered the mountains,and with much ado cameat he the 
ort of them all, being before in gr ‘ is mp,to the great 





tat feare he had bin Lo} . This was accounted 
the 





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eA murath fixth K ing of the Turks: 


the greateft ouerfight of Scanderbeg in all his wars ; for fo muchas the office of a 
is rall confifteth not in aduenturing erhis perfonto manifett Heer batine ieee hapsed 
} mentofhis charge, During the time that Scanderbeg thusaffailed the Turks campe bi. 
but faintly affaulted the breaches, expecting the fucceffe inthe campe:but when he vader= 
ftood that Scanderbeg was retyred, and all quieted, he brought all his forces tothe walls, and 
firft with the multitude of his archers and {imall {hot laboured to drive the defendants from 
the wals,ouerwheliming them with arrows falling as thickeas haile. And likewife atthe fame 
; time othercommon foldiers of bafer account,brought {caling ladders and other things need- 
3 full for the fealing of the walls, After whom alfo followed the Ianizaries and other chofen 
f foldiers,readieto mount the ladders {o foonasthey fhould be fetto the wals. But whilft they 
climbe vp the high hills inthis order,the garrifon foldiers made fuch flaughter of them with 
fhot from the wals and out of the citie,that they would haue prefently retyred, hadthey not 
bin forced forward by their capraines, who {pared neither ftripes nor wounds, when words 
would norferue. By this tyrannicall meaas, the fcaling ladders were with great flaughter of 
the common foldiers fet vp againft the walls,and the Turks climing vp,came to handy blows 
with the defendants at the breaches; nothing was to be heard but the crying of people, the 
clattering 0 farmor,& the inftruments of war,which was terribly redoubled with the eccho's 
from the mountaines roundabout. The Turks doing what they might to win the breaches, 
; were by the Chriftians worthily repulfed, & with their ladders tumbled headlong down the 
«Mountain, with fuch horrible flaughter and diftomfiture, efpecially of the common foldiers, 


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that none of them would fet one foot forward again toward the wals,although they had fmall 
C hopeto fauethem(elues by retyring back: for the fierce yong prince +Zahomer cuen thenma- 
king fhew of his cruell difpofition,caufed them that returned,to be flain, by the terror thereof 
to driue others forward. Thefe common foldiers, whom the Turks make {mall reckoning of, 
ate forthe moft partmiferable Chriftians,which line in fuch countries as had fomtimes recei- 
uedthe faith of Chrift, but are now vnder the Turkith flauerie , of which fort of wretched 
people the Turkifh tyrants draw with them great multitudes in their warres,moft commonly 
vnarmed,becaufe they darenot wel truftthem in wars againft the Chriftians : thefe carry all 
the baggage ofthe campe,thefe ferue to fetch wood and water for other foldicrs of better ac- 
countsthele ferue in ftead of pioners, to caft trenches and raife bulwarks 5 and when battell is 
to be gitten, if it be in plain ficld,thefe haue then weapons put into their hands,and thruft into 
the fore front of the battel,to blunt the enemies fwords:but ifacity be tobe befieged,thefe 
ferue as fit matter to fill vp the breaches with their deadbodies,or to make bridges for other 
foldiersto paffe ouer vpon:and ifthey fhrink to attempt any thing they are commanded,then 
are they more cruelly vfed by cheir commanders than by theitenemies. When Anurash faw 
his foldiers fo difcouraged,he ftood in doubt whether it were better forthattime to founda 
retrait, ot to fend anew fupplie : butbeing inraged with the loffe of his men, and defirousto 
be in fome part reuenged,he fent diuers companies of hisbetter fouldiers, forthe incourage- 
ment of them which were before difcouraged,and fo gaue a frefhaffault: but withas euill or 
worfe fucceffe than before ; for Vranacontes had withdrawn from the breachesall thofe fol- 
diers which had indured the formeraffaulr,and placed other frefh & luftie menintheir Read; 
who incouraged with the former viétorie, and loth to be accounted inferierto their fellows, 
repulfed the Turks with double flaughter:vntil thatthe aged King,not able longer to behold 
E theendleffe lofte of his men,caufed aretraitto be founded ; which al his foldiers wereglad to 
heare, and fo returned into his campe, hauing loftinthofe two affaults eight thoufand men, 
~ withourany notable harme done vato the defendants worththe remembrance. " 
This fhameful repulfe much grieued all the captains & commanders of Amaraths army but 
lly Adahomet the young Prince,whofe violent nature ynacquainted with mifhap,burnt 
tiently with reuenge. Wherefore vnderftanding that Scanderbeg lay intrenched vpon ae 
“mountain of Tumenift,not far from his fathersarmy,he drew moft ofthe belt & readieft fol- 
diets ofall the whole camp,into thatquarter which was neere/t ynto Scanderbeg : of purpofe 
that if he fhould again affaile the campe in that place (asit wasmoft likehe would) he fhould 
be incountered with fo many braue and valiant men there in readinefle, as that it fhould be 
_ hard forhimeitherto do any great harme, or for himdelfe to efcape.OFall which, Fee 
__ bycertaine fugitiues had intelligence, asalfo in “3 der the campe lay: whereupon i “a 




















































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A botif to haue broken them open. In this affault wild fire was catt int i ? 
and the greatartillerie oftentimes difcharged into the breaches : rietby, ae 7 Turks 
themfclues were flain with their owne great fhot,together with the Chitians: for penis 
defperately fet, was content to buy the life of one Chriftian with the loffe of twenty of his 














left Mo/és with fiue hundred foldiers in the place where he lay 5} vith hi 

hisdeparture , thatheata certaineappointed houte in the night fol fore G 
Turks campe inthe quarter next vato him where Mahomes lay ; and hauit 
tumult, fpeedily to retyre again to his aflured ftrength in the mounta 









with the whole ftrength ofhis armie,in number about 8 inthe; I ne P 
piflewandby, SaTBTaCait byevayts ebroulghitte waa ae me tooke acom. Turks. Butthe Chriftians ftill valiantly repulfed their enemies, fo that of them thar came to 
ther Gddad ches arbi catupe,to.aplace called Mounnecle, Aho a ee Vntto the fay. the gates, none efcaped aliue ; and of them that affaulted the great breach , they which were 
appointed houre with his s00,fouldiers affailed that aa hea ‘ork OMoWwINs, Mo/fés nt the moft forward, were firft flaine, and they which ftood farther off , were fore wounded with 
with fichnoy{e and tumult as if ithad been {ome greatarmie, § one Pe Next Vato him, shot. : Yet for allthat, Amurath till maintained the affault, by fending in ofnew fupplies,de- 
Turks camp wasinalarm, and drew in haft to that pl ies 7 Ocealuonwhereof , all the qi lighting to fec them goe forward, bit grieued atthe heartto fee them fo flaine : vatillat lat 

3 piace wher heard that great tumy|; 4 wearie with beholding the flaughter of his men,hee canfed a retrait to be founded,and fo en- ee 


p ded the affault ; perfuaded by his Baffaes,not wilfully to caft away his valiant foldiers where 
there wasno hope to preuaile,but to referue them for his better feruice. 

Ammurath now out of hope to win the city by affault, thought good to proue what might be 4mtath iw 
don by vndermining of the fame:during which worke he caufed {mall alarums daily tobegi- bs eid 

euen ynto the citie,to the intent that the defendants bufied therewith, thould not perceive the 
fecret worke of the mine.About which time his prouifion of corn began to faile in his camp; 
for which caufe he fent his purueyors for corne te Lifia,a citie of the Venetians, with whom 
~he was at that time in league,and bought of them great ftore of corne.But as his officers were 
conuey ing it to his campe, Scamderbeg hauing intelligence thereof, flew the conuoy,& carried 
away with him all that prouifion,diuiding it among his owne foldicrs. Howbeit,not long af- 
C ter, Amurath receined great aboundance of corne and other prouifion out of Macedonia : be- 
fide thar, the Venetian marchants afterward furnifhed him with plentie of corne, oyle,hony, 
-and other neceffaries ; which Scanderbeg might well hanc hindered, but that he would not in 
fo doing offend the Venetians, which were alfohis fecret friends, confidering that Amurath 
might haue had all the fame prouifion out of the further part of Macedonia, Thracia,Myfia, 
and fich other places, if he had not otherwife had it from the Venetians. 

Whileft Amurathchus lay expecting the fucceffe ofhis mine, foure hundred of the garrifon 
fouldiers of Croia fallying outof the citie, chafed diners of the Turks that were come forth 
backe againe ynto the campe : wherof Amurath was élad,hoping, that they encouraged with 
that good hap, would to their further loffe giue the likeattempt afterwards, But the ftaid dif- 

D cretion ofthe Gouernour deceiued thathis expeétation , who confidering the danger, would 
not fuffer his foldiers any more to fallic out of the citie.scanderbeg alfo at this time having en- 
creafed hisarmy with a new fupply oftwo thoufand fouldiers, divided the fame into three 
parts;deliuering one part to 4o/es,another to Tanufie; and referuing the third vato himfelfe, 
With this armie of nine thoufand thus divided, he determined by night at one inftant to af- 
faile the Turksgreat camp inthree diuers places,apointing in which quarter eucry one fhould 
charge.But as Scanderbeg inthenightappointed,was comming towards the Turks campe,hee 
was difcouered by their fcouts:wherupona fidden alarum was raifed in thecampe, & al mens 
minds turned that way,& foldiers appointed with aldiligence to guard that fide of the camp. . 
But whilft the Turks wereal at gaze this way for feare of Scanderbeg, Mofes and Tanufie,in the 

E dead of the night,at one time aflailed the Turks camp intwo divers quarters,as they wereap- 
pointed,where they flew anumber of the Turks,and madegreat fpoile. At which time Seaa- 
derbeg did alfo what he might:but by reafon he was before difconered,did not much harme. 

Vponthe approch of the day scanderbeg retired againe to the hils,& by that time it was faire 

daylight, fate down. vpon the fide ofa great mountain, abour twenty furlongs off; inthe open 
fight of allthe Turks camp:which he did ofpurpofe, that Mofés and Tanufie, which were by 
night retired into the mountains, might {ee which way to hold,to meet with him again. Bnt 
the Turks thinking that he ftood there to braue their whole camp, & as it were to deface thens 
tothe great encouragement ofthe defendants:diuers of them earneftly craued leaue of Ams- 
rath,that they might goe vp to him, 8 at leaftwife beat him out of fight: which he granting, 
12000 of his beft fouldiers, whereof 7000 were horfemen, and thereft foot,prefently fer 
forward to encounter him. Scasderbeg feeing them all the way they came,vpon their approch 


as was before by Mahomet commanded, Whenatthe fame i ; s mult, 
mie brake into the other fide ofthe Turks campe, eho alg fe: ahs with i Bi Ar. H 

from whence the beft foldiers were before drawne by Mahomet; id there aa al prota 

ter and hanocke of the reft (not knowing which way to turne hen bine the om i augh. 

before receiued vnder the walls of Croia,was now forgot,asa fall thing in Eomip ‘ f it 
Hus AMtofés hauing raifed a great feare,and done little harme, returned i Ma fener on of © 
pie ftrength ; and Scanderbeg hauing made great {poyle inthe campe,fearing to his well 
ed with the multitude of his enemies, ifhe fhould there longerftay . re pee perl 
Easier one man. Seritay , returned in good time, 
Amurat after this great loffe and trouble of his campe, wi : as 

cee. he ie before bent againftthe citie,into Bee ceeakeie a4 fil ee | 

o ‘i ome ain the defence thereof againft the fudder, attempts of Scanderbe ae lof- 
that fome ; ae not in that hot feafon of the yeare fo clefely inc ampe his rat ae ie a 
a pe atoetrould ftill be in like danger as before ; hetherefore a ihe ah j ue 
at, ti a iers to attend vpon Scanderbeg,that he fhould no more ues th and 
, Sek er esshe battered the walls of Croia akreth,and with his great o ‘t campe. Af. 
Gaia peasy the citifens hadrepaired, making the breaches preteen i re fault ai 
foldiearn? He coding once againe by anew affault to pronehis fortune, and nhetor i” als 
orden, pe eoanred! to bethe next day. But when he petceiue ae otf of his 
g pe inthe heauie countenances of them difcouragedyand that che veclicltene: 
ORim 


their c nfents,rather for feare and ft > Ope Of victorie 5 he calles em cewards, K 
0! ! t name. than for h f vidtorie:. h ut dth ‘d x 
difcou ‘aged with the leaft frowne of fortune 5 arid {aid 

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Anmurath his erie weak is 0 out o laule : wy, rs he Wil at of their 
Amurath his _ Enerie we: ecafile is able tohold out ne alfa ibutif on svill draw t fe ilde beafls o tof thi i 
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dens. ] 
hate » Jou mut arme your felues like refolute men of inuinci 
tte 7 . . 5 . Lida. bi i 7 
it yeoied Beis ae Capthins with their puiffant pa hae feehig' | aa Loi h ae thing foewer shat 
- fee ine 4 Lod pee will yon bawing receiued fo many diferaces Hi ie ape 2 
5 ¢ ‘bat great vittorie was ; per Ca Ep 
re it the most glorious vittorse of Parna. It te Dior eae mins mee 
bb ce enemsics necke. All honorable things are broucht to ith Pie pegs fee eke 
end of this war dependeth of thesaking of Crota :if it Sig be fe wish aduenture 


which if Scanderbeg lof (being th 5 
1g the flremeth of his kined wn} : 

ha tie d ‘ngdome,be will ‘ Cae 
‘ nh Bg i fi Gombe: | couragioufly fet upon itt PEER co ent longer in Epi- 
yet Iwill not denie,but ue, tLe iy de neaedsand oftentimes prouoked of him etl - dh ee, 
Ole ieee ible ih We parte againft this enemie.and ee sl "4 
hae il A p Tedfon like wild beafts to run headl leet 
hl pacts tila of them at an afl yet aterhen deepest At 
‘force may ee renaile. wi 27h shemfeles, and 0 makeup then breaches ¢ rH eeeie, 
y firsdbel ar oe re vind forme meane that we looke not for, as ae nsasenereif 
eg afore mean aii 












_ Witht hefeand like fpeeches old irate tee, Se 
ae cl oro begen the alfuul bi a his captains & foldiers,and the next foftly retired alittle farther vp into the mountaines, {tilexpeéting the comming of Mo/és and 
Sub regartok anger came to the gates of | the Citie aff Pt pany snenpecd jand with- Tannfic. The Turkes ynacquainted hith fuch difficult waies, marched vp thefteepe hils after 
; , > aiisy ng, but with vaineand defperat la- Scanderbeg with much labour and pain, wel wearied of them{elues:but when they were come a 
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eAmurath fixth King of the Turks: 
A wilnener whilf? be lineth depart ont of. Epirus before he hane impofid a deadly yoke on has neck. Ava 
= - e bebiold,the firft of this miférie beginneth at this citie,and upon your filues. We da iyly heare his pauilions 
: of their enemies. Wherefore fearing tobeenclofed,t found mish shefe and fuch like fpeeches, That heswill neuer depart ont of thn Place before hehaue taken 
retrait Scanderbeg hardly purfued them, and haning the aduan ; y this citie,and [atisfied his angrie mind with the torture of your bodies, 0, n0t if be Jhonld therefore lofe 
ofthe burefpecially with his archers. cf ofesalto cominingafrefh Bebe fides cated | Hadrianople, yes,and that moreis,bis whole kingdome, And varily he will do st,which | feare to diuine 
-them to flie down the hillamaine, and befide the {laughter thathe made, tooke dine; Z 





inedinth . eoep pile v shinke wpon : For although twith others beare again/t you the mind of ap enemic ,yet am Ia men, 
ners. After which yicorie by Scanderbeg obiained in thefighr of Amarat ihand his Whole Ar. van ap vit with humane pasion + beleeue me ( she of Croia) eet Hit, my es PAA barely ; 
amic,he retyred again into the mountaines. z breeder ect |: arial ea dure 60 behold the horrible fpectacle of your miférable fortune. I tell you againe, be will doit, except 
a, Dost ofthe Turkscampe , with this ouerthrow of the fouldiers bur How fene ie wie oir purpofeand, pe on life. libertie,and peace,whileft is is fp freely offered. For ) 
againlt Seanderbeg,much grieued the old tyrant:but the werke oft themine,wherein he had of albcis that this notable ftrong place,shefe impregnable walls,andefpeciall your own valor, doget defend | 
long layd yp his greateit hope,forting now tone goodpurpofe, being deemed a8 welan end. H | yous bosw.long willit hold ous ? ¥ erily no longer than you haxe victuall, nolonger than youhane meat | 
leffe peece of worke, forthe naturall hardnefleofthe rocke, as adfo of {malin : 


{ portance, for tofiefiaine your bodies. Do youthinke that Amyrath will raifé his fiege in the middle of the heat of this 
thatit was by the defendants difcoucred,draue him to his wits end, Hisforceshehad to his 





e ¢ war, knd be gon? No, no, if force rill ee if all bis attempts faile, yet fhall sy [ee and. feel 
great loffe fufficieatly proued,and ftil foundthem too Weake:and policie preuailed not.No. thefecnemics continually to your burt ; you fhall abvays hane thefe Re imyour efes, iis sey & ss 
: thing now remained, but to prooucif by great giftsand glorious promifes he could fir cox, } wmill long famin,which maftereth all things, tame your courage alfo. T pra yh, wont Ceaes 4 
i rupt the faith ofthe Gouernor, and afterwards the garifon: wherein he determ ined to fpare | left ? from whence arifish in your refalute minds fach defperat contempt of dang. 
‘no coft.V pon which refolution hefent one of his Bafla’s(a man of greatauthoritic and dexte. 


vitiuall you being [0 firaighsly befieged ? which hideth himfélfe (poore man) in thewoods all. day, and 


Sb : : ’ : ; reliewc his ovone mife- 
ritie of wit) vnto Vranacontes, with fuch rich gifts and prefents as mighthaue mooued 4 tight. Ff flieth oner therops of the monutaines, leaden with tranell ana care, {carce able to reli if 


conftaptmind:commanding the Baila (if it were poflible)firft to fatten the fame v 


pon the go. rie. Or will the Venetians reliene you,which dayly bring vntous and lore vs it ie toe ee : 
iti is valiant mind. and ; 7 7 i 00 ranch hardineffe a 
~ uernor,as prefents fent ftom Amurarh of meere bountie,inthe honor ofthis valiant mind sandy of all things nece(Jarée for this war againft you. BC vena eM, ii oe Pek ‘ 
| afterwards to deliucr his meffage,not {paring to promifé any thing forthe giuingvpoftheci. 1 | your wits sogesher behold, 1 10 enemie adi i , m” 3 ee hintsndietie 
tie,yeamore than fhould be defired. The Baila attended on but with tworferuants,came with | your obftinacie : your countrie and libersieis not fo by 


Ae : ; 15, libertie ? you muft gine place Unto your fortume, and 
thiszich Prefent necreto the gates of the citie,and there.ftayed yntillthe gouernors pleafire Hight agataft God. Bus wherefore del call this likertic? you mul gine p f y 
~ wercknown:by whofecommand he was receiued into the citie,and brou 


; ibertie,rich rewards, perpersal re 
ght to his prefence, } learne to obey them that be too firong for Hy 2 re ie yi Hillis iy lies lef Wa i vit 3 
Thenthe Baffa with much reuevence,and many magnificalwords,prefented vnto /ranacontes with pemnuratt Pi age Lists te requc[t yon, and bad rather have yow our BIBI : 
ae the rich gifts {ent from Amurath, and would foruhwith hauedeliuered themvntohim, asthe ; mine of ,whileff we your en 
rewardsofhis valour, But Vranagontes willed him firftto decla } 


tehismeflage fiom Amurath, 


pantons 4nd friends, than oxr enforced feruants and flaucs, 
eitherreceiue or refute them: 


Vpon the hearing wherof he would (as hefaid) as he faw cafe, 
before which time he would notbe beltoldento his encimie, 






































i ich g: rauitie, and noleffe vehemencie , expedting fome great 
by réceining from him the lealt RENE all spake ene het vel routdteres But when he perceiued that his {peech 
courtefie. With which anfwer the fubtill Bata nothing difmayed, with great conftancie thus ghee BR led ii with indignation, than with'feare , and that it was bur avaine thing to 
py der ae Bea K ne - bie aOR with Pepa all the power of Amurath gourd ot matte afraid 
i ¢ reque ¢ with the gouernor in fecret: whic awasalfo gran- 
‘The erspie  Howfbeuer we agree (Laid he) upon other matters sve come for, we brought not thee gifts of purpofe with ware sind bey up ofthe onthe Gpiterhobts, fidelitie , than of his 
fie fn #4 deceine any : for fo menufete desle with their children and ernants, aed. not with men Of courage Bs it “oust valour. The craftie Baffahauing him by hinnfelfe, began with great cun- 
anmurath ro 7b Valour, _Andalbeit that enemsies Gifts arecuer tobe ufpeéted, ( 4s you haue right wifely faid,and ri + deliuer bis more fecret meflage : when /ranacontes perceiving by q little; what the 
corrupt the Gen ge oar félnes kaow ). yes wedurft not for [hamé conse unto fo worthie a Gonernour (as the Cipiooe mh be c luer ears: ved him inche middle cthie {peech, and without more adoo com- ° 
Perfiade ef, SVB) emptie banded : neither aught you, if jou be the may you feeme tobe, andwhons men rt- bis ai ate artis as itly charging him, That neither he nor aay other fhouldafter that Hrraaesstesre 
diers t0 yeold pork youare , torefufé our courtefie. Take thefe Prefents in good part,which fhall na way inforce or hin menace Dy Tain fi ‘om his Malter to thecitie, to fpeake with him about any fich difho- 7" Prefinss, 
taptbecitie. “der you to determine oy dipole of your affaires otherwife than [hall feeme Unto you good : neither fhall time i ume to yaar. did; heevouldin decetirrion thereoP cauerhere Ran dis, Heir doll sad seven 
thr He ee Gua ey afer in the great Sultans name. de cane : tof and fo returnethem difmembred, in ftead ofanfwer. And fothe Bal 30% 
ther youreject or admit our demaunds and meffage ; wherein there sx E their ete ae ena turned out of the Citie, ‘and no man fuffered c8 receiue any 
of elie MO Mean Fee shece YS SE Sekt shale mind, thanto me, i hope to foun sa ere aid * although the fouldiers could haue beene well content to haue 
veceiue againe. We come vnto you Srankely, ( worthie Gonernour ) I fpeake ir Srom my heart : we thing of him in te tgs . Pte tcartidee. if the Gauemeur whould Buc hatemtnned 
foe not about with tie and rich rewards to circumuent thee, whol, imincible mind ye hane fo caine him and his Seruants o age , 
Ofters in vaine prooued with our Forces and, ower. That wit for which Amurath : vA | therear, ats ae » aa B ah Seine 
Cre ee the vertues of bis Hee and if it Ce ble, defireth by sooihe ae af lth a Great was the expectationin the Turks camp,of the Bafla’s returne: but whi y 









Silfe. There werily with fo mightic a Monarch might thy inuincible mind, ‘and, bet- 

ter way vaso the higheft type of Fortunes bliffi. Not that I condeinne Scanderbegene” co bee 
mies doe highly commend , for his sane \fowell recouerea, and So oftentimes worthjl; defended, 
Jet chiefely by your helpe « but yox are worthy ; 7 2 
wer of Ca 


2 5 worthie of another maaner of Souerai ne, and hi f= 

ling, and wot Laperaa the dayes of your Life, and fuch heroicall Ce ee Ps 

offence be it fayd ) in comtemptiblebafinele. Befides that, “2 hy. is bm 
jh 


fe t i hen 4- 
notreceiued,they eafily guefled that all went noras they wifhed. But w! 
pi i vaderftood a gouernorsrefolure anfiver, hein great rage comangeees ut 
things to be made readie for a frefhaffault:which he did rather to fatisfie his anaes a” P —_— 
any hopehe hadto preuaile therein. The next dayhe caufed a furious oie eras nis agai me: 
the citiebut with grearer lo(le togimfel fe chan betore.; the Chriftians tti vi a YS ae 
ding thecitie againftthe Turkifhturie. Inthisaffault many. of the Le ren reratred 
breach with theirown great fhot:for whileftdmurath fought shgeendth to iy nen 
ans from the defence of the breachshe flewagreatnumber more ois penny ya - 
smen,than he did ofthe defendants.But ats a behold thee is 4 



















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ee ee es en 
A narath firth King 
hismen,hegaue overthe affault,and returned int n 
ticke or diftra@ of his wits,and there fate downe inhis tent, 
ese fometimes violently pulling his hoarie beard and wh 
ard and difafter fortune, that he had liued fo long to fee thofe 
his former gloric and triumphant victories were obfcured, by c 
Baffaes and graue counfellors labouring inthe meane time with lon 
himyp :fometimes recounting vnto him his many and glorious vidtories,and other whiles 
producing antient examples of ke event, But darke and heavy conceits had fo oucrwhelmed 
bs melancholic old le oe SRE ae Seite reuive his dying 
pirits : fothat the litleremainder of naturall heat w ich was eftin hisaged bodie Now op- . shines, Lleaue-unto thee this enemyscharoing the e not to leaue my death unrenenged. I+ is all l charge 
preffed & almoft extinguithed with melancholie conceits, his aged body dried vp with{or. yy Amt for o great and flately Aepihey thon ars to weet from me sit dabw'inl facrifice slab 
tow,he became fickfor gricfe. Wheruponby the counfell offome of his Baflaes, he {entan B say old departing hoft defireth of thee 
embaflador to Scanderbeg, offering him peace,ifhe would yeeld to pay to him a yerely tribute : naraet 3 
often thoufand duckats:thinking by that means his honorto be wel faued,itbefore his depar. Shortly after he became {pecchleffe, & ftrining with the pangs of death halfe aday,hethen 4muratb his 
ture out of Epirus, he could but make Scanderbeg his tributarie, This embsffedor was by Seay | preathed out his gattly ghoft,co the great ioy and contentment of the poore opprefied Chri- age 
derbeg honourable entertained in his campe,but the offered peace at the fame time veterly ie. I ftians. He died about the middle of Atumne,in the yeare of our Lord 14.50, when hehad li- 
fufed. The embaflador returning to Amurath, declared vnto him the cuill fucceffe of his em- ued 85 yeares, as moft write : and thereof raigned 28 (oras fomie others report 30 5) about 






; eA murath fixth K ing of the Turks. 331 

A Huncarianswith other the Chriftian Princes,rofe up in armes againft vs: at which ti Hb 
Byes for foueraigntie,but if the whole ep i our ineibei ye the bloudie Pains 

Coffona fill wines unto the world. Sowhileft 1 had neither leifure nor fufficient power to take or- 

der for all my important affaires at onse ; in the meane time this enemie grew asyoufee. But how,or its 

shat order you arc hercafter to wage warre again(t him, you may wet looke for any direction from mee, 

which hauein all thefe matters (0 ewill directed my felfe : Fortune newer deccined my endenours more 

than in this. But happily thow Mahomet my fonne,maief? prouea more fortunat warriour againf} bine « 

and for fo many honours alreadic giuen unto me,the Deftinies haue referued the triumph of Epirus for 

thee Wherfore my fonne,thon {halt receine from me this fccpter,and thofe royal enfignes :but aboue all 































As baffage, which greatly increafed his melancholie fickneffe. And Scandcrbeg to grieue him the fiue moneths afcer the fiege laid before Croia. 
mote,vnderftanding that he was dangeroufly ficke,and that the great Baflaes were more care- Thus licth great dmsurashycrftnot inferiour ynto the grcateft Monatchs of that age,dead al- Eggs eI 
NGL Oh Se Fane iach the fucceffe of the warres ; diners times aflailed the Turkes ! moft in defpaire : a worthic, mirror of honors frailty ; yeelding vato the worldly man in the tite: os ms 
a i A eh re ough the Baflaes kept from his knowledge with all carefulneffe syet | end,neithercom fort nor reliefe. Who had fought greater battels? who had gained greater worldly boner. 
¢ oftentimes fifpected the matter, by the often alarumsand tumults inthe campe, and with € victories, or obtained more glorious triumphs than had Amurath ? whoby the fpoiles of fo 
He pe aie 8 So ere his fickneffe daily to encreafe,and that he could nor ; many mightie Kings and Princes, and by the conqueft of fo many Boyd aid wife nauions, 
longer liue,lying vpona pellet inhis pauillion, grieuonfly complain his Ba ine reftoredand eftablithed the Turks kingdome,before by Tamerlane and the Tatars in @ 
the aetnies had'(o blemrithed allthe former Tete Rrniee life. ig mri iuet } mane cee Neeeet He it Nae burftthe heart of the arold Grecians, eftablifhing his 
thathee whichhad fo often repreffed the furie of the Hungarians , and almoft brought * | empire at Hadrianople , euen inthe center oftheir bowels : from whence haue proceeded fo : 
nought the pride ofthe Grecians together with their Thin tbould now beeenforced tine many miferies and calamities into the greateft part of Chriftendome,as no tongue is able to ot 
£ veer vnder the all of an obfcure caftle (as hetermedit) and that inthe fight of his expreffe, He it wasthat firft brake downe the eal gee guanine re ae * 
contemptible enemie. After that,turning himfelfe i Mz hed, i ‘the greateft part of Peloponefas. Hee it was thatfubdued vnto the 
ded hi to the faithfulneffe of hisBaflacs, ‘antl ine Hieinaye rr itihaeca Sea aie ea eee ails in Afi ; that in plaine field and fer battell ouer- 
§ times in fecret betwixt themfelues, 8 fometimes in the heari Go hers: Pal oth & threw many puiffant kings and ptinces , and brought them ynder his fubiection ‘ who hauing 
a abundance of teares running downe his aged face (vponthe fight of his fon viele ftrength,& K D flain lads the King of Polonia and Hungarie, and mote than once chafed ourof the field 
. terry ting his {peech. Yet ficke vnto death as he was, andrew ing faft vnto his ets everccd Hunjades that famous and redoubted wartiour ; had in his proud and ambitious heatt, promi- 
Drips jes himnfelfe,to warnc his fon of fuch things as now at his death gricuedhim moft, ; ' fed vnto himfelfe the conqueft ofa great part of Chriftendome. But6 how far was he now 


sdadmonition , Let Mine example(quoth he) be a warning unto th ; ’ ; ‘ changed from the man he then was ! how far did thele his lat ff peeches differ from the courfe 
agiadiisnition ipre(quo’ ) be a warning unto thee my fonne,nen om th . u 

of Amurath to he newer foweake of which one thing abone all. others, La Ae of| hic fore paffed life ! fiul of fch bafe paffionat complaints and lamentations, as befeemed not 

slespe Sas on my death, cp vated of humane things remaine pidide And that was fp feels J Bios. aman of his place and fpirit, but fome vile wretch ouertaken with defpaire; and yet aftaid to 

shen, Siderate, as to Softer up as it werein my bofome this my domefticall and negltledemcmie, wh La I dic. Where were now thole haughtic thoughts, thofe loftie lookes,thofe thundering & com- 

SM a ie p ed unto ry Jelfe this calamsitie, and for euer blemsifhed the honour of the Ot Hi Wi 44 me manding {peeches ; whereat fomany great commaanders,fo many troupes and legions, fo ma- 

ing whileft 1 fa bafely end.ng my daies under the wals of Croia, fhall become a by-r oe vat an d i) i”. ay thoulands ofarmed fouldiers were wont to tremble and quake 7 Whereis that head, be- 

and all pofteritiefor ener. This traitour foould euen then bane bene oppreffed when hee by id mihi. fore adorned with fo many trophies and triumphs ? where is that vigtorious hand that fiwated 

; cherie, firft reconered his wicked kingdome : intbat nesonelfe of bis citate, “and befor We wales of ‘ fomany {cepters ¢ where isthe maieftie of his power and ftsengt, thie perenne: ie 

* the people were affured vwso bins, then it bad beene an i ag , bithontBloudfed wo bane vite fo many nations and kingdomes ¢ O how is the cafe now altered ,he lieth now dead, agatly 

extinguifoed the wretch, together with bis name. Alis Bafta, whafeenill firtinerwes 1h6frh i filthie ftinking carkas,a clod ofclay yntegarded, his hands clofed,his eyes thie, and his fee 

Webs of his good : Nor the other Generals, who by him flaine o aken prifoners # caled bis firetched out,which erft'proudly traced thecountries by him fubdued and conquered. And 

rength and credit vato bis fubieéts Should nut banebeene fent again bins : pws 1 j fe ¢ of now of fuchinfinitriches,fuch vameafurable wealth, fuch huge treafures,fuch ftately honors 

, 4 and vaine glorious praifes as hee in his life time enioyed ; hisfrailebodie enioycth nothing, 


tensinses thought vpon, but could {earcehauebeleewed . that ener'T | ould ase F 
difgrace,togerher with the henorm: iting of m kingdome, ifticlehnne but leftall bchind it. © the weake condition of mans nature ! O the vaine glori¢ of mortall 














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owne experience, tomy preas loffean bh Web eiteredtiweah 7 i : of foolifh men! Why do wefo magaifie our 
Bens tye is Ai mers rong snow if nif Mg sn and His u aa Felucse me Che Hind ae Bar re leaty ae te Aeacties sar et pot riches, au- 
ter, you ph ll find a great tans of that nu el ldnbvcesbaine aires a thoritic,& other vanities of this life? wherof neuer man had yet one days irance,and at our 
itude of our men : but no nan é tie ? box Desfasieans vider: 7M  moft need,and when we leaft think quite forfake ys;leauing euenthem that moft fought after 
Cahacigls id ih 6 aa A for me, the Dy ir es haue vowed them,and moft abounded ia them, throwded oft times inthe {heet of difhonour and fhante. 
his connsrey 9 in wherefore do I: That his death is otherwife by fomexepotted,1amnot ignorant: The Turks faying,thathe 


_ died maraculoufly forewarned of his death at Hadcianople + and fomcothers, That hee ae 


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eAmurath fixth Ktog c 
ia Afia,ftrucken with an Aploplexie proceeding of a furf 
of wine, But Marinus Barlefivs, who lived in his time in Scod f 
tie, in report os the pial betwixt him and Scanaerbeg wee follow, 
ner as is aforefaid, A : 

me Prelently after his death, A¢ahomet his fonne, forfeare of fOme innouation to bee made at 
home,raifed the fiege and returned to Hadrianople : and afterward wi rh great { olemnitieby. 
tied his dead body at the Welt fide of Prufa,in the fuburbs ofthe citié, where he now lieth in 
a Chappell without any roofe, his graue nothing differing from the manner of the common 
Turks : which(chey fay)he commanded to bee done inhis laft will ; that the mercie and blef. 
fing of God (as he tearmed it) might come vnto him by the fhining of the Sunneand Moone, 
and falling of the raine and dew of heauen vponhis gralie. wai 


Whose author, 
h it downe in firch 











He whileft he liued,mightily enlarged the Turkifh kingdome,and with greater wifedome H 






and policie than his predeceffors,eftablifhed the fame:infomuch that fome attribute vnto him 
the Prt inftitution ofthe Ianizaries, and other fouldiers of the court (the greatelt ftrength of 
the Turkith empitc) before indeed begun inthe time of Apsurath the firlt, his great grandfa-, 
ther (as is before declared)but by him greatly augmented, &the policy ofthat ftate swherby 
it had euer fince in his pofterity Aourifhed,euen by him felfe plotted.For the berter eftablifh. 
ing wherof in his owne houfe, and to cut offal! occafion of feare, as alforo Jeane all {ich as 
might hauethe heart to arife againft him, naked & bare of forces to refift 3 but efpecially the 
other ancient and noble families of the Turks, (till fecretly repining at the great honor of the 
Oshonian Kingsthe as aman of great wifedome and iudgement, to keep them vnidet inthe be- 
ginning of his raign,by manifold fauors began to bind vnto himfelf mea offtrange’& forrain’ 
countrics,his feruants,& by order ing of his moft weightie affaires by their anthotitie, fo by 
little and little to caft off the feruice of his natural Turks: they inthe meantime little or nas 
thing atall looking into this his practife, And wheras the Orboman kings his predeceffors, had 
for themoft part, or rather altogether raifed their Ianizaries & other foldiers of the court, of 
fich children ofthe Chriftians as were taken inthe watres;he,{ecing by experience how fers 
uiceable thofe new kind of fouldiers were, began forthwith to pl iia his head} how to make 
himfelfe an army altogether of fuch able perfons,his owne creatures, & foto bring ina new. 
kind of warfare, wholly depending ofhim(elf, And to'thit end, by is officers appointed for 
that purpofe, took from the Chriftians throughout his dominions, cuiery fift child :the fairett 
taglioat Hadrianople, and the tef'in other like 
ch purpofe ; where they wereby fufficient teachers, firtt inftruéted 
Mahometan religion, é then inall maner 6f aétinity and feats of arms, 


Jathe principles ofthe ton, 8 then i 
Of thefe,when they were grown to mans ftate, he made horfemen, gaue them great penfions, 
‘ $perfon; Honouring the 


and forting them into diuers orders,appointed them alfo to guard hi 

better fort of them with the name of Spabi-Olani, that isto fay,hisfonsthe Knights ; and of 
thefe he beganto make his Baffacs, his generals ofhis armies, & the gouernors of his prouin- 
ces & cities, with all the great offices of the tate. The reftand far the Breateft part of thefe’ 
tribute children, taken fromt] iftian'parents, & not brought Vpinthe Seraglios hecaw! 

fed to be difperfed into euery city an y of hisdomin i 
to be brought vp in alfhardnes & pain 
hajd brood! Oenured to pains,he made choice 
teft for feruice,ashe thought good who kept 
to handle all manner of weapons,but efpecial ly the bow, the peece, 

him as occafion ferued added to the ther [at int 
perfon:: calling them commonly by the fames of his fonnes, The emainder of thefe tributg 
children,as vafit for the wars, he put vato other bafe occupations andminifteries, But vnto 
thofe martiall men ofall forts fo by m ordained Teapportiea A continual pay. according to 
Big eereesand places: and by great benefits berties beftowed vpon theitbound them 
fo fatt vnto him,as rhat he might now account himfelfeto have ofthem fo many fons. as hee 
; had Ifoldiers: For the y together with the Chriftian ior atige forgot the! arehts and 
-Countrey,and knowing no other lord and mafter bur hit, & acknowledeing aff ah they had 
to come and proceed of his ec grace « mAb ound and fath ful vr him:andfo 
kept others alfo,as wel the natural Furkes themfelue SacotneroRplens Chrittians wich 
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rneuertafting of eafe or pleafure:out of which 

lufty & able bodies fits 
1& by skilftil’men taught 
cially the ¢ce,and the feimitar, were by 
er Tanizaries, and appointed for the guarding of his 



























minion in Afia,there fot certain yeres p 





A 


B 


eAmurath fixth K ing of the Turks: 


inthe bounds of obedienceand loyaltic.A great policie proceeding froma deep iudgement, 
firfkto weaken the Chriftians by taking from them their beft children,and ofg 
and then by them depending wholly ofhimfelfto keep inawe and dutiful obedience his na- 
turall fubicétsalfo : haning them alwaies asa fcourge ready tochaftifethe rebellious or ditt 
loyal. Now the other Othoman Kingsand Emperours,the {ucceffors of Amurath,keeping this 
cuftome,and alfo increafing it one after another, haue thereby not enly kept the empire {til in 
their houfe and family where it was firft gotten : butalfo fo maintained the maieftie of their 
ftate,as that they are of their fubieéts feared,obeyed,and honored, not as Kings, but as Gods. 
Forthenaturall Turks their fubiedts lofing courage continually, & daily growing more bafe 
and daftardly by reafon they are not fiaffered to practife the knowledge ofarmes; and the fol- 
diers in whofe powerall things are, knowing nothing oftheir owne,but holding and acknow- 
Jedging all that they haue to come of their Lord,accountthem as Boreisand Kings of all:ra- 
Jing much afterthe manner of the Pharaohs the ancient Kings of Aigypt 3 Who were abfolure 
Lords and mafters, both of the publicke and priuate Wealth of their {ubiecés, whom they kept 


#¥aderas flaues and villaines. And hereof commethitto paffe, thatthe better part of them 


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Whom we call Turks, (butare indeed the children of Chriftians,and feduced by their falfe in- 
ftrudtors) defire to be called Mufialmans(chat is to fay,right beleeucrsyholding ita pet 
full and difhonorable thing to be called Turks, as it were peculiarly and aboue other people: 
For that they knowing right well, thatthere is not one naturall Turke among allthofe that 
beare authoritieand rule,and are had in greater honor and reputation than the reft(fuch asare 
the men of war and courtiers) but heis borne a Chriftian cither offather, orat the leatt of his 
orand father auouch thofe onely to bee Turks which liue in Natolia,all of them either mar- 
chants, or of bafe and mechanical crafts, or poore labourers with the fpade pelaichen apd 
fuch like people vafit for the wars , the reft (as T fay) holding it for a OS ORDNES ee - 
fcended of Chriftian parents. Yeathe Grand Seignior himfelfe, althoug (al Fi a ue 
he become of progenitors fuch as were naturall Turks borne,yet many of them had Chrifti- 
rs, which the din the greateft part ef their nobilitic and honor. Thusby 
an mothers,which they accounte g HOS Gedtasteuldicn cua 
ifed of <Amsurath was the order of the Tanizaries, and other fouldiers of th 
ae ie ainiced though not by him begun, and the politick {tate of the Turks kingdome (to 
fine truth) quite altered sthenaturall Turks (more than the Sue pile! 
therein no fway:but onely thefe new fouldiers,all of them geften ci i! Sa Hr ian pa : 
and by adoption as it werebecome the fons of the Turkifh Sultans, and vnderthem comman- 


i i ice won- 
* ding all :by whom they haue euer fince managed their eftate,and by their good feruice 


derfully,cuen tothe aftonifhment of the world, increafed and extended their empire. But of 
) 


we Aa Sng liued, of his fubie@s wonderfirll beloued,and no leffeof 
them after his death lamented, Hee was more faichfull of his word than any os the — 
kings either before or after him “by nature melancholy & fad, and Bees rather po! Ss : 
than valiant yet wasjindeed both: a great diffembler,and pain ful hone x see re 

teftie aboue meafure,which many imputed vnto his great age.He had iffue fix fonnes, Achme- 


E ses Aladin, Mahomet,Hafan (otherwile called Chafan) Vrebqn,and Achmetes the yonger,of fome 
? 





i ee i ; bucthetwo youngeft were by their 
cd Calepinus : three of whom died before ; le tv eft wer 
ad ctrl brother 44ahemet,who fucceeded him inthe Turkifh king- 
dome, cuenin their infancie,in the beginning ofhis 
raigne moft cruelly murdered. 
OX 
‘ * 


Fal nas. 


333 


greatefthope , Agréat pelisies 


Amurath hg 


difpofition. 


The fonnes of 


Amurath, 





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é John Palsolozus, 1421.5 
i sheEaitS ConfansinaPaslagle > ii, . 
Emperoars, 7 \ 
ala gen mae Sig freiaine yf Hungarie. 1411, 28 I 
| | Albert the ficond King of Hi Pet | 
F ties LOfthe Weft garie and Bohemia, 1438, 2 | | 
a Galhste | Frederickethe third, Arch- i | 
ee eee ‘ duke of Anfiria. 1440 54 
Fhe | we . 
“aaa | (Of England Henrie the fifth. 1413. , ; 
Chriftian Princes of the | th enrie she fixth, 142 : <3 4 ; 
Same time with Amn-| Kings. : ; : } 
4 rath thefecond, vi < Of Fravce Me a 5 1381. 42,, | 
cee © Ccharkstbefoen, ase sy 
a a, ti6 | Of Scoslands ames the rf. I j 
424.13. 
| 2 istsdlefheed 1436. om. 
‘ . Martin the 7. 
Biflep: of Rome, Eugenis the 1111, ‘ee 
, Nicholas the vy, Bee 1S. 
f ; 1447. 8, 






Pape ronie Qui vici innumeros popnlostot regna,tot urbes : 
Eclog.lib.3. Soles cy immenft qui timor orbis eram : 


Me rapuit quacunquerapit mors imaproba, (ed fume 
Virtute excelfa, ductus ad affra tamen. 
Major Alexander non me fuit,Annibal cy nen, 
Fuderit Anfonios tot lice ille duces. 
Vici vittores Danaos, domuiq: feroces 
Caonie populos,Sanromatalq; truces; 
Pannonius fenfit,quantum fur gebat inarmes 
Vis mea: qua latio cognita nuper erat. f 1, 
Arfacida fenfire manus has, fonks Arab/que: { 
Et mea funt Percecognita tela duci. { 
Mens fuerat bellare Rhodum, fiperare fuperbam 
Traliam, (ed non fata dedere modum. 
Hei mihi,name rapuit mors a[pera,quegue [ub alte 
Pectorecondideram,vertit &y hora breus. 
Sic hominum fuftus perennt, fic flemara, fcque 
Imperium ,atque aurim,quicquid cy orbis haber. 





337 





Ju Englifh thus, 


Ithar fo many nations, townes, - ~ : ie a 
and kingdomes, have brought mae : 
And hane alorie difmaiedthe world, © 
cd hane alone dilmaied the watldy) THE LIFE OF «MAHOMET, SE 





Am now by death (which all deuoures) COND OF THAT NAME, SEVENTH KING 
brought downe from high degree + a AND FIRST EMPEROR OF THE TVRKS, 
Ferdoth tie eee ° d FOR HIS MANY VICTORIES 
urmount the itarrie Sle, 4 
‘The great King Alexanders fame, SYRNAMED THE GREAT. 
the world no better fil’d: 








Norworthie Haanibal, whofe force 
fo many Romans kil’d, 
I vanquifht the vitorious Greekes, 
and tam’d with mightie hand, i 
The warlike people of Epire, 
and fierce Tartaria land, : 
My force in field Hungaria fele, 
my greatneffe is there knowne s , 
Which of late time through Italie, 
totheir great ruth is blowne. 
Th’ Affyrians feltmy heauie hand: 


HE report of the death of old Aeurath'the late king was in fhort 

time blown thorow moft patt of Chiriftendome,to the great joy | 

} of many ; but efpecially of the Greeks and “other poore Chrifti- | 
ans which bordered vponthe tyrants kingdome ; who were now 

4 inhope, together with the change of the Turkifh King, to make 

exchange alfo of their bad eftate and fortune? and the rather, for 

that it wasthought,that his cldeft fonne arahomet after the death” : 

of his father, would haue imbraced the Chriftian Religion, being . 

in his childhood inftruéted therein (as was {fuppofed) by his mo- id 

ther the daughter of the Prince of Seruia,a Chriftian, But vaine 









syed . x Z Ip) was this hope, and the joy thereof but fhort, as afterward by , 
f er Arab nS proofe it ipceited : For Mahomet biti ibis theage of one and twentie yeares, fucceeding 
The bi an King wich all his force, his father in the king¢ome in the yeare of our Lord 1450, embracediin fhew the Mahometan i 
; I a he le ae Religion,abhorring the Chriftian , but indeed making no great reckoning cither of the one ae 
Pome cs, or of the other,but asa meere Atheift,deuoyd ofall Religion,and worfhipping no othergod ¥7 on of na 


Ifthat the fatall Deftinies 

had granted leauethereto. 
Butwoc is me, for grifly death 

hath brought allthis to nought s 
Andinthetwinckling ofaneye * 


but good Fortune,derided the fimplicitic ofall {uch as thought'that God had any care or re- 
git of worldly men,or of theiractions: which graceleffe refolution fo wrought in him, that 
he thought all things lawfull that agreed with his luft,and making confeience of nothing, kept 
no league, promife,or oath, longer than ftood with his profit or pleafure. ; 

Now inthe Courtmen ftood diuerfly affected towards the prefent ftate >the mighty Bat 


peeraue fa's,and othersof greatauthoritie,vnto whom the old Kings gouernment was neuer gricuous, 
Sop ie a x inwardly tained his death ; doubting left the fierce nature of the yong King fhiould turnto 
fehen ' weal naa abo? the hurt of fome of them in particular, and the fhortning oftheir authoriticin generall , asin- 
His gold. saa iy ito iii deed it fhortly after it fell our. Baethe luftie gallants ofthe Court weary of the old Rag re 
ed eat acute er elfe, inhope of preferment had long wifhed for the gouernment of the yong Prince, were g adto 


E fec him fet vpon his fathers feat. And the valgar people (neuer conftant bucin vaconftancie, 
and always fawning vpon the prefent) exceedingly rejoyced intheir yong King. The Taniza- 
riesalfo at the fumetime(according to their accuftomed manner)tookthe fpoile of the Chri- 
ftians and Iews that dwelt amongtt them, and eafily obtained pardon for the fime: whereupon 
he was bythe fame Ianizariesand other fouldiers ofthe Court; with great triumph faluted 
King. Which approbation of thefe men of war, is vnto the Turkifh Kings agreater aflurance 
forthe pofleffion of their Kingdome,than to beborne the eldeft fon of the King,s inthe pro- 
ceffé of this Hiftorie fhallappeare : fo great is the power of thefe matterfull flaues, in promo- 
F ting to the kingdome whichfoeuer ofthe Kings fons they moft fauour, without much regard 
whetherthey be the eldeftor not. i e j 
This yong tyrant wasno fooner poffeffed his fatheys kingdome, But that he forgetting the aeakeme mar. 
Jawes of nature, was prefently in perfon himfelfe *boutto haue murthered with a Fa 
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hands,his youngeft brother, then bur cighteene moneths old en.en the dauehtc, f 
Sponderbeins. Which vonaturall part, A/o/es one of his Baflae: Ngieatly in his fag a G 
percciuing,requefted him ,notto embruc his own hands in thi Other,but rathe, 
tocommit the execution thereofto fome other: which thing a7 imanded him t} 4 
author of that counfell forthwith to do.So Mofes taking the chil enurfe,Arangled i" 


with pouring water downe the throat thercot. The young lacy 


Saft Emperour of the Turks. 339 
A fo puiffant an enemie,fled into the ftrength of the great mountaines,and by his embaffadours 
offered yato Mahomet {uch reafonable conditions of peace,as that hee was content to accept 
thereof. Which after they had by folemne oath onboth parts confirmed, Mabomes returned 
with his armieto Prafa: but when hee was come thither, the Ianizaries prefuming thar they’ 








it 
OB Of the Geath of 























“i ; eis, ec 2 tell S i 
her child(as a woman whom furie had made paft feare)czme,zn ! creuiled the Bins along Maaco Fe g RT oe PR earn =e pec. oF ares [ans 
to his face, fhamefully ypbiaiding him for his inhumane er Wh aborwerto appeale done. With which fo great prefiumption, A¢ahomet was inwardly chated : but for fo much as 
her furie,requefted her to be content, for thar it ftood with the policie of his fiate and will d they were his beft foldiers,and alreadie in armes,he wifely diflembled his anger forthe pre- 
her forher better contentment, to aske whatfoeuer fhe pleafed, dihe fhould forthwith haye fent, hauing a little before had warning thereofby Abedin Bafa, and Turechan- beg, woot his 
Weaics cu it. Buc fhe defiting nothing more'thanin fome fort to be renen d, defired to Laue Mofesthe H great captains, who had got fome fulpition ofthe matter: wherefore to contentthem;he cau- 
iicsuce, executioner of her fonne) deliuered.vnro her, bound : which When the had obtained the py¢. fedten great bags of afpers to be {cattered among them,and fo pacified the matter. But with- 
fently firuck him intothebreaft with'a knife (crying in Vaine ypon his vnthank ful matter for B in few dais after, he caufed Doganes(the Aga or chicfe captain of the Ianizaries)robe brought 
= helpe:) and proceeding in het cruel! execution, cut an hole invhis rightfide, and by peece. before him,and tobe thamefully whipt:and fo prefently difcharging him of his office,placed 
meale cut our his liner,and caftitto the dogs to eat. Acthe fame timealfo he caufed another one Mustapha inthe fame. The like feuerity he vied againftthe reft of the vnder-captains,cau- 
of his brethren,committed by his father to the keeping of Caly Baffa,and now by him betraid : i “fing them to be cruelly {courged and beaten like flaues : which in thar tyrannical goueroment 
into his hands, tobe likewife murthered. : | isan v{uall punifhment, vpon the leaft difpleafure of theking to beeinfliéted vpon any man, 
| Mshowetvefrr Thus beginning histyrannous raign with the bloudy execution of them that were in bloud | without refpeét of degree or calling,ifhe be not anatural Turke born, Prefently after he fent seentefis/ubs 
ee necreft vato him,& whom ofall others he ought to haue defended, he prefently after began dfaack bis lieutenant againft Elsas Prince of Mentefia or Catia,by whom the poore Prince on Wee 
Neel. to frame a new form ofa common weale,by abrogating & altering the oldJaws and cufioms } was driuen out of his countrey : euer fince which time it hath remainedin fubiection. tothe 
ahd publifhing of new, better fitting his owne humor, and more commodious for himfelfe : Turkith Kings,as part oftheir Kingdome and Empire. hier: Seid F 
inipofing alfo new taxes and fubfidies vpon his fubicéts, neuer before heard off: ther ebyto fh: When Mahomet had thus ended the Caramanian war,and was determined with hisarmyto 4 452 
creafe his treafures,and fatisfic his auaritions defire : which amongft many other his vices.fo | © returnetoHadrianople, he was aduertifed, That the ftraits of Hellefpontus were fo ftrongly ce 
much raigned in him,as that he was thought ouer-fparing vato himfelfe,as wel in his a el poffeffed by the Chriftian fleet,that he could not there poflibly paffe ouer but with moftima- 
asin his dieteAnd proceeding further,he called vnto ftraitaccount all the Pred: Sificereet his nifeft danger : wherefore he tooke his way through that partof Bythinia which lyeth aboue 
. 5 kingdome: of whom fome hce putro death, and confifcated their piodet others hee putto Conftantinople, and came tothe caftle which the Turkes call _Aece-Chifar, and the — & 
: Cod great fines,or quite remoned them from theiroffices. In like maner he aloe fowitht i a xevefaxszer, OF White caftle, ftanding vpon the narrow ftrait of Bo{phorus on Affia fide; an ee 
_ __ Baflaes,admitting many falfe and furmifed accufationsagainft them : whereby to brin om pailed ouer into Europeatthe fame place where his father Amsnrathhad notmany <i - 
within his danger,where little mercie was tobe looked for. By whi ie an an b . fore inlike manner found paflage. Where when he was fafely gor oncr with his, armie, he by 
leffe terrible ynto his fubi , Re eet ame ae scaine no adui is Baffaes encamped faft by the fea fide; and.there prefently began to builda 
t to his fubicéts,than he was afterwards yato his enemies: & fo was of them cx theaduice of his Baffae P y Propontis,on Europe fd 
ceedingly feared,but more hated. Among other things,he much mifliked in his court oo ay : gtcat ftrong caftle clofe vnto the ftraits of Bofphorus, neere vnto Propontis,on Europe fide, 


directly ouer againft the other caftle in Afia, For the {peedic accompli{hment ofwhich work, 
heaffembled thither all the workmen he could poffibly get out of Europe and Afiaapportio- 

ning vato his captaines and fouldiers of his armic part ofthe workeal{o : by whofe induftrie 

and labour, that great building was in fhorter time brought to perfection,rhan was by any a 

at the firft expedted. This caftle which forthe greatneffe thereof is of moft writers ee 

fora citie,was by the Turks named Genichifar, and of the Grecians Neocaflron, or New le, 

and alfo Lemocaftron, or caftle vponthe {traits ; and was there by the Turkes built, aswel for 

the fafetie of their owae paffage too and fro, as forto hinder the paflage of the Chriftians 

through thofe narrow ftraits, they now poffeffing the ftrong forts on both fides ; and therby 

alfo to diftreffe the citie of Conftantinople,from whence this cattle was noraboue fine miles 
diftant.When 44shomet in the fecond yere of his raign had finifhethis great cattle, with fome 

E otherfinall forts about the fame, and alfo repaired the other caftle in Afia ouer againft it, hee 

placed therein ftrong garrifons, and furnithed the fame with artillerie ; in fuch fort 5 te 

thip could paffe through the (trait of Bofphorus into the great Buxine,or blacke fea, but 4 

was in danger to be funke : whereby the rich trade which the marchants of Venice, Gena, 
Conftantinople,hadto Caffa, and other places lying yponthe Euxine,were almott ay 4 

off,to the great hinderance of thofeeftates. Now Mahomet by natureambitious, 3 dwit 

defirous to doe fome fuchthing astheglorie whereofmight farre pallette ofhis Lis ¥ 
ceffors;thoght nothing moreanfwerableto his high conceits,than to acne See ng : 2 : 
Conftantinople,and the vtterfubuerfion of the Grecke empire: Whereupon ‘ Boes hes iisinatindy 
rath, andhis great grandfather Baidzet, had before in vaine {pent their forces. area gts 
gricued him to feethat goodly citie, the antient feat of the Chriftian enpirgis re Wae Js ging or 
modioufly {eituated as it were inthemiddeft of hiskingdome, andnottobee Pantin 


ot i ber 0 lich was grown fo great by the immod 

Po del light which his predeceffors tooke in the pleafures of fhe ania ane ei ™ 
: panes of the Kings charge, {euen thoufand faulconers, and not many fewer hunte{men, 

| t Ayingst at he would not be fo mucha foole,as to maintain fuch a multitude of mento attend 

= Hie omecte avanity, And therefore tooke order,that from thenceforth there fhould beal- 

ms Owance made for 500 faulconers only,and too hunntfinen: the reft he appointed fe 

foldiers in his wars.At the fame time al linto league with CapPentinus Planar 

rhe BA marae ¢ fame time alfo he entred into league with Conflantinus Paleolagus 

Be acipee of Conftantinople, andthe other Princes of Grecia: as alfo withthe Defpot of 
eruia, his grand father by the mothers fide,as fome wil hauc it. howbeit, fo; ie 





ee ; 

hy 0 " . . 1 e ly mr 

ca pede Be tebe Aesth his wife, was buthis mother in ieee wider y 
c olttiendlhip fent backc againe vato her father afte he death of 4 5, Bi 

Towing hera princely dowre But ifthe were not hi rset Amurarh, (ill al- 

i ; re not his mother (as lik iti 3 
eae more happie was fhet t fhe neuer groned for fo aracclefem a a i that {he was 
ae et i et Mahomet was thus occupied about his ciuill affaires Ibrahim King of Caramania, 

ih tbeting “U0 long before had maried Amuraths fitter,and yer for all that, had (as his. nceftors had be- 
Garawania, fore him) alwaies enuied the profperous fuccefle of the »Kiny 8 f. Scealh afin the 
is raig With fire and fword to inuade his dominion in Afia, Whi 
thing when Atahomet vnderftood,he “epee his lieutenant nA Meee 
pon whom not long before hee had Vpon fpeciall fauour beftowed pee ce M 
1 of Sponderbeius,one of his fathers wiues,of whom w sake before. This great 
abomet in perfon — 






14st 
















01 | 

em Mt Afia,asa t fuffici- 
ntto mannage fo great warres,and appointed s/dac Bafain his roomeamonacion 

Nn marriage the faire 














entered with great smand,Hereunto the {inall power oftht Grecke Emperour himfelfe, and the other Chriftian 
3 Weable to} withftand ~Princesat the fametime Faia iifcord amongtt themfelues, miniftred vnto his greedie 
4 Pe tad - ae % Gg i gett 


n+ 


Mahomet the Great, 
cefire no fmallhape of ftcceffe,and ferued as fps to prick him forwardvrto fogrear enen. 
terprife:Wherfereal the Wirter he caufed great prepsrationto be ade cf thipping Sother 
warlike: prouifion beth for fea‘and land : and gaue out commiffions' forthe levying ofig 
“mightie army,tobe in readineffe againftthe next Spring. But whither he weuldimploy the 
{arne,no man couldcertainly tel : {ome ghefling onc thing and fomeanother,asthe manner of 
confentions  amervis, when {uch extraordinarie preparation isathand. Confansinwethe eightofthatneme, 
siete’. then Emperor of Conftantinople,a Prince ofamild andfoftipirit, fitter forthe Church then 
‘aid o the Chri tor the field hearing of the great preparation made by the Turkith King,and fearing lez thar 
ffian Princes. tempeftthen growing, fhould vpon the fi udden break forth vpon himfelfe,firft made fuch pre. 
paration as hisowne {mall abilitie would extend vnto . And thenfent hisembafladours ynto 
other Chriftian Princes,earneftly crauing their aid and affiftance in that his dangerous: ftate, H 
Bur that fabourwas loft, and all his {uit vaine : for they beeing at variance ore with another, 
and hauing more care of private renenge, than how ro repulfe the common enemie of Chri. 
ftianitie,could not,or would not affoord him any helpe atall. Nicholas the fitth ofthat name, 
then Bithop of Rome, with Alpbonfis King of Naples,and the State of Venice, promifed to 
haue fent him thirtie gallies,but none for all that came. fm i 
There were by ehance at Conftentinople certain fhips and gallies of Venice, Genua,Crete 
and Chios,of whom the Emperour made ftay : at which time alfo itchanced, that soaxwes In- 
flinianmsan adventurer of Genua, who had beene {couring thofe feas, came to Conftantino- 
ple with two tall fhips,and foure hundred fouldiers : where he was entertained by the Empe- 
_ tour. And foraftnuch as he was aman honorably de(cended,and fuppofed to be both of great 
courage and direction, was by the Emperour appointed Generall of all his forces next vnto 
himfelfe. He alfo entertained fix thoufand Greekes: which,with three thoufand Venetians, 
Genowaies and others,whom he had made ftay of,ioyned vnto the citizens,was al the weak 
ftrength he had to relic vpon, for the defence ofhis ftate and empire. 
to£53 . Againftthe beginning ofthe Spring,the Turkithking had in readineflea great and puiffant 
Vide Leonardi army of three hundred ehoh aor men,of whom, the greateft part were taken out of Bulgaria, 
cae At Seruia,Rafcia, Theflalia,Macedonia,& Grecia, which as yet were called the Chriftian coun- 
Mirjlea sit, tries,and were themtfelues cither indeed Chriftians, or elfe fuch renegates as bad. not long be- 
(os a fore forfaken the Chriftian faith :vntothefealfo were ioyned diuers other Chriftians which 
politana. 


~ 


none of the leaft means, whereby the Turkith Kings haue grownero great,and theirkingdome 
fo migitily inlarged,by inforcing and alluring Chriftians to fight apainft Chriftisns, to the 
viter confufion of them{elues. Among the great multitude of the Europeian Chriftians,were 
mingled his effeminate fouldiers of Afia, and his naturall Turks and Ianizaries, which were in 
number feweft,and yet commanded all the reft. 
Mahomet ex- With this great army, well appointed with all warlike prouifion,came Afahomet the Tur- 
Fae iteath ie, kithiKing from Hadrianople : and the ninth day of April, inthe yeare 145 3,encamped be- 
fore Conftantinople, and withthe multitude of hisarmie filled all the maine far before the 
citie,frem thefeafide of Bofphorus,vnto the place where the fame fea compaffing inthe city 
ontwo parts, andrunning far into the land betwixt Conftantinopleand Pera, maketh there 4 4, 
goodly hauen betwixtthem, 
‘The titmation This cirie of. Conttantinople (called in antient time Bizantium)is informe ofa Triangle, fci- 
ee tuated in Europe in the pleafantcountrey of Thracia,vpon a point of the maine Jand {hoot ng 
Out towards Afia,called of Plinie and Solinus, the promontoric Chryfeceras ; where the fea 
of Propontis ioyneth vnto that ftrait of fea, which divideth Afia fiom Europe, called inan- 

. tienttime Bofphorus Thracius ;fometime the ftraite of Pontus 3andthe mouth of Pontus; 
and ofthe moderne writers, the (trait of Conttantinople , and about two hundred yeares paft, 
ormore, S.George his arme, This point ofthe maine, whereonthecitie ftandeth lyethabout 

~~ » twoTtalian miles more Northwardthan doth the auntient citie of Galcedon onthe other 
% fide ofthe ftrairin Afia : more than thirtie miles diftant fromthe Euxine of blacke Seasly> yg 
ing from it Northward: Andtwo bundred miles from the trait of Hellefpontus or Cali- 
* Polis, from thenceSouth. Which noble Citie (of allothersmoft firly ‘feared forthe | 
‘oe of The World, and with great maicttic oubrlooking both Europe and Afa)is by 
f € Cofmographers accounted to ftand inthe height of 43 degrees,vpan {even little hils; 6£ 
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Sift Emperour of the Turks. 341 
A nogteatand eaficafcent : and wasthere firft built by Pau/anias the Lacedemonian King, and oP 
called Bizantium,and fo many yeares flourifhed as a populousand rich citie; vatill the eiuill 
wars betwixt Severus the Emperor,and Niger : what time it indured the fiege of the Romans Caaxtinaplee 
vader Severus,three yeres,with fuch obftinacie,that it yeldednot vail it was broughttofuch si! yA i 
extremitie,that the citizens did eat onc another,and then yeelding,had the wals ouerthrown by Severus, re 
by Sewerus, and the citicit {elfe deftroyed,and broughtto the low cftare of a poore countrey ee 
village, and fo by him giuentothe Perinthyans.. Inwhich bafecftate it continued yntillthe Great, com 
time of Con/fantine the Great,the fon of Helena (whom fome will needs haite to hauebeene an "#2 Mahon 
Englith womanyby whom it was new built,andbeautified with buildings fo ftately and famp- "“"""*7"”** 
tuous,that vnto the ftrange beholders it feemed a dwelling place for heauenly wights, rather 
rather than for earthly men, And to grace it the more,tranflated his imperiall fear thither, and 
called it Nowa Roma,or New Rome ; and all that pleafant part of Thracia alongft the fea coaft 
of Helle{pontus,Propontis,and Bo{phorus,by the name of Romania,of the faire Romane co- 
Jonies there by him planted ; which name it at this day retaineth, and is ofthe Turkes called 
Rumilia and Ram-Ili, that is to fay,the Romane countrey, Butas forthe citie it felfe, the 
gloriousname of the founder fo preuailed, that the citie was and yet is of him called Conftan- 
unople, or Constantine his citie ; and now of the barbarous Turks commonly,but corruptly, 
Stamboli, Itis (as we faid) built in the forme of a Triangle,whereof the longett fide, which 
runneth from Northeaft to Southweft,is onthe South fide wafhed with the Propontis;and 
towards the ending of the point,which is aboutthe feuen towers, is fomewhat indented;be~ 
ing commonly reputed to be eight miles long. The other fide lieth Eaftand Weft fiue miles 
C inlength,being wafhed with the hauen,which is fomwhat more than eight miles long before 
itmeet with the freth water,and about a quarter of a mile broad: onthe further fide whereof 
ftandeth the citie of Pera, commonly called Galata, fometimes acolonie of the Genowaies, 
Thishauenis very deepe, & by that reafonas commodious as deep, bearing fhips ful fraught 
clofeto the thoare, fo that they may difcharge their burthens with the leaft trouble thatmay = 
be and is of strabo called Cora Bizanty or the Horne of Bizanrinm, The third fide of this ci- 
tig towards the Continent, lieth almo!t North and South fiue miles alfo in length : thofe two 
fides that lic yponthe fea,andthe haueo,are enuironed and girt in witha fingle wal, built after 
the antique maner,with many high rowers,which ftrongly defendand flanke the fame, With- 
D out which wals(efpecially towards the hauen)there lietha ftreet betweenthem and the fhore. 
Butthe other fide,which is the third, & regardeth the maine land (befide the ditch, whichis 
al fo fenced)is defended with three wals:the firft wal ftanding vpon the ditch being but low , 
and the fecond not far diftant from the firft,raifed fomwhat higher;but the third ouerlooketh 
and commandeth both the other;from whenceas from an high fortreffe both the other wals 
andal the ditch without may eafily be defeaded.But thetwo vtter wals,with the wholefpace 
betwixt them, arenow by the Turks bur flenderly maintained , lying full of earth and other, 
rubbi(b,cuen as they were in the time of the Grecians:fom caufe why they with leffe heart & 
courage defended the fame againft their barbarous enemies.In theEaft part of the city,onthae 
point which in the raigne of the Grecians was called the cape of S.Demesria,diftant from Afia 
not much more than halfe a mile, ftands the Seraglio orpallace of the great Turk, containing 
initfelfea great part of an hil enclofed round with a wall,as if itwere it felfe acitic,in circuit 
more thantwo miles : whereinamonglt other ftately buildings, neere vnto the fea ftandeth a 
E very faireand fumptuous gallerie,built for pleafure,witha priuy gate wel fortified and plan- 
ted with great ordnance, and other munition, whereby the great Turke at certaine times paf- 
feth, when he is difpofed in his gally to take his pleaftire vpon the fea,orto pafle ouerthe ftrait 
vato his houfes or gardens of delight,onthe other fide in Afia.In this greatcityarcalfo many 
other moft ftately and {umptuous buildings, as wellof lare ereéted bythe Turkith Sultans, 
fince they became Lords therof,as before by the Greeke Emperours:amongtt all which the 
Temple of S.Sophia ftanding onthe Eat fide of the citiesnot far from the Seraglio(now redu- 
eed vnto the formofa Mahometan Mofchie,& whither the great Turke gocth oftentitmes to i ib 
heart feruice,being indeed butthe fanétuarie or chancel only of thegreat,(tately,& wonder- 7 miei 
falchurch built by /u/finianthe Emperor)is moft beautifull andadmirable, That which ftan- s sophia. 
det} ofic now,is both round and very high, built after the fafhion ofthe Pantheon in Rome, 
butmuch greater; fairer,and not openin thetopas is that: the wals thereof being of the fineft 
: Gg 3 marble, 









342 eM ahomet the Gre : 
maible,and the fore al paued wih faire marbleal{o.In the mi eisavery greatind ¢ 
large circle compafled in with high and huge pillars of meft excelle ible of diticrs foits, 
and thefe fv pporta mightie vault that beareth vpas many mo landing after the 

very fame order,andinadowne-rightline,almeft of the like grea agcedrcfic ofthe 
marble with the ether below :vpon which,abotc the fecond yaul nei ofaloouay ye. 
fteth the great round roofe which couereth all that fpace of the Church which is compafled 
with the aforcfaid pillers: being altenameled and fillived the pictures of Saints,after the 
-+ antient manner of fome great Churéhes in Chriftendem hat the Turks, who like not 


Sirft Emperour of the Turks. 343 
A the gates of the city called Calégaria,andterribly battered the fame, {pecially with one peece 
of ordnance of a wonderfull greatneffe,which with much difficultie was brought fron) Ha- 
drianople wich an hundred and fiftie yoke of oxen, and carried a bullet of an hundred pound 
weight,made (as his other fhor was) of a kind of hard blacke ftone brought from the Euxine 
fea : for as yet (as it feemeth) {6 foone after the inuention of that fatal engine,the vfe'of bul- 
lets of mettall was ynknowne. There with continuall batterie, hee tertibly fhookethe wals, 
which although they were very ftrong, yet were they not ablero withftand the furie of fo, 
great a batterie. The Chriftians alfo out of the citie difcharged their great artillerie vponthe 


















to hate any pictures intheir churches, haue put’oue their ¢i jas lothtof{poile fich arare Turks,but fo {paringly,as if they had bin afraid to fhake their owne wals,or loth for good hut 
peece ofwork,and viterly to deface it.In like maner the wals ofthe vp H bandric,to {pend for & poulder, which was tothe canoni¢rs,very {paringly allowed:yer that 


painted, or portraicd after the fame order,though in fomepart d ice 
continuance and ftanding. About this church aie cightecnee 
faire and coftly well declaring the magnificence and grcatne ing, 
whenjsithad (asiseported) more than two liundfed doores u] jand greatne ‘e _ eforchat purpofe, and fu made ftronger than before. In which moft dangerous worke, they 
and befide the hugéneffe of the frdineand building itfelfe, had alfo ners faire monattcrics | were altogecher direéted and greatly encouraged by Jwfinianus the Cenoway,the Emperois 
and houfes of religion ioined vnto it! whertinto belonged fixthoufand Pricfts, whofe houtts licurgnane general] for defence of the citie.” 

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| which was {pent,was fo well beftowed, that the Turks were therewith erceuoufly andy cd, 
| Thebreach alfo which they had made at the aforefaid gate, was by the defendants with great 


and dangerous labour againe repaired with faggots and earth,and {uch like marter belt {eruing 
































and lodgings extended almoft all ouerthe place where now theFurkes pallace flandeth, and Yet forall this diligence of the Chriftians, Mahomet continued his batterie with no ae onjeto 
the other places adioining to this great church, which is now th feMolchic. & called i furie than before : but repofing greater hope to findea way into the citie, by Oia a the Pe 
by themby the proper name of S, Sephia,becaule they held even'as we d ithe wildomé of t mattocke,than by batterie ; he employed his pioners,whereofhe had great Roresto digg ‘i md 
Godto be incomprehenfible & infinit, Thenextin magnificence vnto this. © Mefchicof I : mine : being altogether directed by Chriftians skilfullin thatkind of worke; w a a Fae 
Solyman,wherin he lieth buried, & his bse De! a ss iE wel belee- } forthat purpofe entertained. By whofe cunning direction, with the ins eas i our q v ce 
ming the maicfty of fo mighty a Monarch. Thereae befide thef€ alfo many other faire Mof C poore pioners,the mine was brought to fuch perfection, that part Oui wa aust one g ae 
chies,Setagliocs for the Turke his wines and Coneubins, Bezaftanes dr Bur {es for marchants, ftrong towers inthe fame,was quite vadermined,and ftood fupported,t sf sic ngs va y 
Obeliskes, Bathes,& other publick edifices and ngs of s¥cat’ aicftic and 'ftate, all well ftaies asthe pioners had left for the bearing vp thereof til fet time as cows ee y! be yy 
worth the bcholding:wherin confifteth al the beaiity of this {6anti tandrenowhed acity; rants appointment blown vp. This dangerous work was neit Sees hohe BEI S £ 
far volike to that it was in the time of the firft Greek Empe beforeit was {poiled by by the Conftantinopolitans,as a thing not poffible to haue bin ong oral in ef as Belge’ 

ie the Latines, For the Turks priuar houfes in this fo'great andiimperiallacitie;fomuch renow- Amurath bad both with great labour before in vaine eae t stash a aee Hl 
nedthrough the world, arc for the moft part low & bale, after Turkith fethion, built fome hardly befieged the city. But that which thofe great bg! ha it pons eaabaeyer es 
of wood, {ome of ftone,and fome of Ynburnt brick, laid withiclayand dirt;which quickly de- t skilfirl! men made proofe of, Mahomet had now by men of greater deuce, brought to pale; 





though it took nor fuch effect as he withed: for one Jo,Grards,a German captaine, and aman 
of gteat rete ifpedting the matrer,had caufed a countermine to be made,whereby i 
D tabour ofthe Turks was in good rime difcouered, and they with fire and {word Sa oe 
themine,and the fame ftrongly filled yp againe, and fo the citie for that time de oe of a 
great feareand danger. cMabomer perceiuing that it auailed him not to continue a seer 
againftthat place, which was againe fo ftrongly repaired, remoued the fame, and planted it 
againft a tower called Bactatina, neere vnto the gate called Potta-Romana, of, Romane gate. 
Which tower fhaken with contiuuall batterie, atlength fell downe, and filledtheditch be- 
fore the viter wall, enen with the ground, Bur this breach was alfo {peedily and wie great 
courage made vp againe by the defendants,alchough the Turkes did what they could, wit 
continuall (hot,to haue dritien them from the fame. Atwhich time they alfo erected pari 
high towers of timber, couered with raw hides to defend the fame from fire, out of we 
they withtheir (hor flew many ofthe Chriftians vpon the wals, & in making good ny aaa 
faid breach : but Mahomet {ecing this valiantnefle ofthe defendants,openly faid, T at i ah 
E heitherthe Grecians skill, nor courage, but the Frenchmen that defended the ae : fans 
Turks'commonly cal] all the Chriftians of the Weftby the name of Frankes or oi a 
Thecheerefulneffe and induftrie of the Chriftians in defending and repairi ng the ‘ ore era 
breach,was fo great,that che Turkifh King begahne almoft to defpaire of winning the hie brought eighee 
which he could no way affault but on one fide, When as a bad Chriftianin Pe aa ain 
againe in good hope,by fhewing vnto hima deuice how tobring a gee laden fee os een. 
land into the heauen,& therby to affault chat part of the city by water, whic af ceaaatibis ee 
fearéd:by which ingenious deuice,and by the great ftrength of men, A agen a tive ae pee 
that charge was committed)brought feuentie of the leffer fhips & gal RX ty landoteas 
broad (ro the great admiration of all that faw them)\vpagreat hil, and fo by Gry land, 
the Bo{shorus behind Pera, the {pace of eight miles, into the bh; 


auen of Conftantinople, which 
nunhinginbetweene the citie and Pera, runneth into the maine Land (as we haue {aid) pon 


caieth again : they after theit homely manner(by longcuftome receiu ecerbuilding any K 

thing fiimptuoufly for their owa priuat vfe,but cencenting themfelues with their fim ple cot- 

tages, how mean focucr;commonly faying them'tobe good enough forthefhort time of their 

pilgrimage: and yet not {paring forany coft vponthe publick buildingsand ornaments of the 

common'Weale,which they build with great maiefy & pornp;but {pecially theirMofchies, 

wherein they cxcell. Neucrthcleffe,there yetare in Conftantinople fome other houfes alfo 

built high and comely enough;but thefe be few,and very old,all inhabited’ by the Chriftians 

and Tewes,and not by the Turks ; but of this enough. And fo againe to our piirpote, 

Mahomet with his puiffant armie thus encamped before the citi¢, placing his Afian foldicts 

TheTwe fe onthe right handtowards the Bofphorus ; his Europeian foldiers onthe lefthand,toward the 

hauen ; lay himfelfe with 15 coo Tanizaries and other foldiers’of the court, inthe middle be- 

tiixt both, againftthe heart of the Onthe farther fide ofthe hauenalfo by Pera,he'pla- 

ced Zoganits one of his chiefe counfellors,with another part sarmy.At which time alfo 

Pantologes his Admirallcame tothe fiege,with a Acetof 30 gallies:and 2.00 othet {mall thips, 

andanumber of other leffer veffelswhich were towed three, or fiue oares a pecce, ful of 

Yarkifh archers, fitter for thew thah feruice.But for def the hauen,and fo of the city on 

that fide,the Emperor had caufed thetauen to be ngly chaind ouerthwart from the citie 

to Pera: and within the chainehad otderly placed his ftrong Aeet,the greateft ftrensth wher- 

of was fenen greatfhips of Genua, wit Hthtee gallics, and tivo galliots of Venice , three of 
Ctect,and a few others of the Ifland'of Chios ; all which were there, rather by chance vpon 

‘marchants affaires then that they were prouided for any fuch feruice :yet by this means the 4 

: utingood fatetie onthat fide. 

nd furrounded the citie both — 

ould vnto the wals ofthe 

ifelues, from whence the Turks 

laced his battery againft one of 

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|mountsin diuers places as high asthe walé¢ 
reatlyannoied she defendants.Afte 


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a4 eMeahomet the Great, Ey 


nedit-ofthe Venetians, who not long before had done the like: ate f Bennacus. Glaq 
was Mahomet to {ce fo many of his fhips and gallies in the hauen, and the Chriftians with the 
fight thereof no leffe dcouraged, Neuertheleffc, they attempted tohaue unt thofe veffels 
asthey were in launching, but the Turks had fo commodioufly placed certain pieces of, tear 

Ordnance for theirdefence,that the formoft of the gallics ofthe Chriftians, approching the 
Turks fleet, was prefently funke ; wherewith the reft difinaied, returned backe from whence 
they came. Certaine of the Chriftians ofthe loft gallie, whom the Turks tooke vp fwimmin 
in the haucn,were the next day cruelly flain in the fight of the Chriftians: in reuenge whey is 

of,certaine Turks before taken prifoners into Conftantinople, were forthwith brought to the 
top of the wals,andthere in the Gghe of the campe with like crueltie put to death. 

a wonderjutt — Mahomet thus poftelfed ofthe hauen, fhordly after cauleda Sparen dsc tobe made 
iit by quite ouer the hauen, ftom Zeganws his campe which lay by Pera,ynto the wals of Conftanti- 
eee steed nople: which bridge was built with timber and plankes,borne vp with {mall boats and cmp. 
Conflantinople . tic. caske, after a moft ftrange manner, and was in length more thanhalfea mile : by’ which* 

bridgehis armic came ouer the hauen, to aflault the citie on that fidealfo.. 

Facute fi ft & use ae als three tall Genoway fhips laded with menand munitdn fiom the Ifland 
bere are Of Chios,with one ofthe Emperours laded with corne from Sicilia,came witha faire winde 

pris pg for Conftantinople. The Turks great flect then lying not far offywithin the fight of the camp 

Twtsget, {et vponthem, and aftera great fight, whereinan exceeding number of the Turks were flaine 

with fhot,the gallies boorded the fhips : but beeing much lower,were fo far fiom doing an 
good, as thatthe Turks could not well looke out, butthey were from aboue flaine or ie 
ded, Mahomet from the fhore behol ding the vnequal fight,and flaughter of his men,cried out 
aloud {wearing and blafpheming God,and in great rage rid into the feaas far as hed urft;and 
comming backeagainc rent his clothes, faring with himfelfelikea mad man. The whole army 
- of the Turkesbeholding the fame fight at fea, was filled with like indignation alfo, but could 
nothing remediethe matter. The great fleeteafhamed in the fight of their King to be ouet- 
come of fo few thips,did what they might defperatly to enter : but all in vaine,being continu. 
ay sien feloied with fhotand ftones from aboue,and valiantly beaten downe by the Chri- 
jan fouldiers.At length wearie of their loffe,they were glad with difhonour to fal offagain, 


eight miles. The Chriftian that difcouered this deuice vnto estan haue lear. ; 
ind the ( 








and to getthemfarther off. The report of the loffe the Turks fuftained in this ght, is almoft s 


inctedible : fome of the Turkes fugitiues report 

ft of the Turk ported,almoft ten thoufand Turk 

perlted aa it is, Ro mee ae loffe, as filled the role nae ee 
ow, hauing there loft their kinfemen or friends. Three of thefe (hi 

made this fight, arriued in fafetie at Conftantino : So ena 

t ars j tinople,the other was loft. «Mah i 
cusatior eae eh rata! fee Pansogles his Admirall, fli ieee Fahe ed 
nc es that he neuertheles thrutt hi rt } i 

wa by gi great Rah intreated to feats Mle shee contliaied ts Beene 
left Mahomet thus lay atthe fiege of Conftantinople, and } i 

es oe pes Riors loffe vato ae thantothe jibes, Beato giuen aie 

np, that was comming out of Italie by fea, and out of Hungarie 

relicfe oft ips befieged. This report(although indeed it was-not a  aaree 

on ofthe ange ofthe fiege, filled the Turks camp with feare : fothat the foldiers common! 

easy anenee tooth That ip fatisfie the ambitious humour of their ath 

King,they wel init impregnable wals & fortreffes, i - 

is H eer iat i ecupaerenpes feiss entered into Oi oe 

reat count » Whether it were beft for himto continue th 

Ca dae (orschine h Hi tutor,a man of greateft authority among the ity ether ween 

= sanrience and high place,and withalll fecretly fauouring the diftreffed Em ero enn 

Seater pe ene sf ti cleo alate the difficulty or rather impofibiltieot an wifh- M 

-_ €dlucceffe in that prefent war;& confirmed the fame,by produci jaces 

| 4 ivoire i 1 sPy producing theexamples of Baiaztt 
fi = grandfather, and of Ansurath his father,who had both in vaine made proofe of theit 
a) 






rength againft that city:at length concluded,that in his mind; A 
Jo Sah aay eres i at in his mind hi . 
fic depart! mete had fuftained any furtherloffeordifacehin pastoralelis 
uor alfo with A¢ahomer, and {ecretly couying the greatnetfe of Caly Baffa, per- 
; ; fuaded 


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Sfurft. Emperour of the Turksi 3 
} -A fuaded the K.to proceed inhis honorableenterprife:affuring him ofthe good {ucceffe there- 
of,and with all the reafons he could deuife,impugned that which Caly Baffz bad id, And of 
| the fame opinion with Zoganys was alfo the third Bafla rather of purpote s@erofle Culy-Balfa 
and withal to fitthe Kings humor,than for any grcat hope he had in the good fucceffe of Tha 
he fo much defired. Howbcit the fpeech he & Zoganus deliuered fowel agreed with thekings 
affection,that he refolued to continue the fiege:and thereupon gaue fil authority to Zeger 
toappointa day for agreat and generall affault to bee ginen,reloluing at once to gageall his 
forces vpon the winning ofthe city. Which charge Zaganus gladly tookvpon him, & with his 
. goodliking, appointedthe 29 day of May forthe general affault,being then the tuefday next 
following. Inthe meanctime he feat one Ifmael,the (on of Alexander Prince of Sinope,embat- 
fador vnto the Emperour,to offer him peace :but vpon fuch hard conditions,as wereno leffe 
Beto berefufed than death it fel fe. Which thing he did, partly to fatisfie the minds ofhis Turks 
| (who are for moft part of opinion, That God will not profper them in theiraffaults, excepe 
athey firftmake ynto their enemies fome offer of peace, how vnreafonable foeuerit forceth 
not)and partly to make proofe what confidence the enemy yet had inhimfelf forthe holding 
out ofthe fiege. But that difhonorable peace fo offered,together with the intolerable condi- 
tions,was by the emperor honorably refufed:whono leffe fearedthe Turks faichtifhe fhould 
hauc accepted therof)than he did the hardnes ofthe conditions. Three daics before this fatal 
affaultwas to be giuen,the Turks(according to their maner)kept their folemne faft,eating no- 
thingal the day vatil night,and then making the greateft chearc & ioythey could deuife,and 
inthe winding vp of the fame,took their leaue one of another,with fuch kiffing 8eimbracing 
as ifthey fhould neuer haue met againe.Acthe fame time AZahomet to encourage his foldiers, 
caufed proclamation to be made thorow his camp, That he would freely giue all the fpoile of 
thecitie for three daies vnto his fouldiers,ifthey could win it: and for confirmationthereof, 
folemnly fivore the Turks great rath, By the immortal God,and by the foure hundred Pro- 
phets,by Atahomet,by his fathers fourc, yy his owne children,and by the {word wherewith he 
was girt, faithfully to performe whatfoeuer he had to them in his proclamation promifed. 
Whileft thefe things were in doing,Ca/y-Baffe difdaining that his counfel was teieéted, and 
the opinion of his aduerfaries followed ; by fecret letters aduertifed the Emperour of the day 
appointed for the generall affaulr,together with all the preparation made againft him:perfuva- 
ding him not to be afraid of tliem, who were them{eluesno leffe afraid of him, but carefully 
D to prouide to haue al things in readinefle for the defence of his cityjand valiaarly towithftand 
| the rafhand la{tattempt of his enemies. ti 


fubicéts,that many times they could hardly be drawne from their priuate trades and occupa- 
tions,ynto the wals to withftand the enemie; foolifhly affirming, That it was tono purpole 
for them to fight againft the Turks at the breaches, & to ftaruc for food at home in their hou- 
fes. For which caule,the Emperor commanded a view to be taken ofall the corne inthe citle 
(which then began to grow very {carce ; but vpon diligent fearch made, fuch ftore was found 
E inmany tens hands,(which was by them either altogether kept in to fel afterwards at yarea- 
fonable prifes;orels fb fparingly vetered, as if they had none to {pare) as that icappeared, the 
dearth and {carcitic which then began to intcreafe, to proceed rather of the couetoufnelle of 
men,thin of any true want of graine: this {tore the Emperourcaufed to bee proportionably 
divided vnto euery family at reafonable prifes, according to their {pending ,and fo eafedthe 
great thurmuring and grudging of the common people for breads The Grecian mercinaric 
fouldiers alfo,regarding more their owne privat profitthan the publicke feruice, refltfed any 
longer'to’go to the wals,than they were fure oftheir daily pay : which the poore Emperour, 
otherwife vnableto giue them,wasglad to conuert the church plate & jewels into, money;to 
content them, For he had many times before with teares,in vaine requctted to haut borrow- 
cdmoney of his Couctous fubiedts, to haue beene earployed in defenceof the citic ; butthey 
would @ill fweare,tharthey hadie not, as men growne poore for want of trade: which in few 
daies after,theirenemies found in ftuchabundance,chatthey wondered attheit wealth ,& de- 
-rided their folliesthatposfeftitig (o much they would beftow folitlein defence ofthemfelues 
candthie countrey, Butthis had beene their vftrill manner of dealing with their Enea, 
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45. 


The citizens of 


This wofull Emperour had already done what he could te the vetermoft of his power for cogai bait 
defence ofthe citic,all thetime of the fiege : but fuch was the difloyaltie of the citizens his ysishout caxfe 


marmaragain® 
the Biperost= 


Abst pin 


x 







Mab > Gitea ' 
in erie ftate of the empire : as well appeared inthe time ofthe Empe 7 ; fapplichi Fife Eup ou of the Turks. 347 
who for lack of money was glad firft to fell away many of A any to fupplic his roome, and fo got into the citie by the gate called Romana, whi 
an afterwards topawne his owne fon ynto the Venetian mz caufed to be opened in the inner wal: pretending the caufe of his departure to ao hehad 
his flate,as in the former part ofthis Hiftoric is declaredy- =. ding vp of his wound,but being indeed a man now altogether difcouraged. a 
‘ Butto retuinea aine to Hewett oun tert The foldiers there prefent,difmaied with the departure oftheir Generall, and fore charged 
the enemies purpo! ¢,for the gencrall aflault fhortly to beg by the Tanizar ies, forfooke their ftations,and in hafte fled to the fame gate wherby infin Bang 
ofhimielfe atl the Biheco the protedtion és theaimightisb Was enter ed, with the fight whercof,the other fouldiers difmaied, ranthither by heaps allo. ee 
pia y appointedeuery captaine and commander, | ‘ofome y ep a whileft they violently ftriue,al together to get in at once,they fo wedged one another im 
defence thercof : which was done by the direction of o.Juflinianns his ( i Be fal ance of the gate,that few of fo greata multitude got in :in which fo greata preffe & 
Jour the Conftantinopolitans had repofed their greateft hope. et | *, con ufion of mindes,800 perfons were there by them that followed, trodden vnder foot, or 
— But the citie being on euery fide now befecwith wheat thrult to death. The Emperor himfelf,for fategard of his life ying with the reft,in that prefle 
in number but few,for fo great a citie(in compaffe nigneaal a aman not regarded,miferably ended his daies, together with the Grecke empire.His dead 
many places bemanned, and efpecially on toffee co Wetelt uid. Spd yas thorely after found by the Turks among the flaine,and knowneby his rich apparel; 
gerwas, The greateft ftrength and beft fouldiers, were f rie . yiaishead being cut off,was forchwith prefented tothe Turkifhtyrant: by whofe comman- 
wherethe breach was,and the affault expeéted bylinderajint " elie b cape pe pe thraft vpon the point ofa Jance,and in great derifion carried about as 
trshndered Genovayeswelanae, and etn colen Gees Ver ook thelr seraphieof his vidtoti,Gritinche cape, andafterwars ypand dowmethe cle. = cute 
& tha pattofthie battered wal,neere acoane Roman gat at thefall ofthe eee’ “ae a ks re W i nag a ight ofthe Chriftians, prefently aduanced their enfignes soo by she 
atina had filled the'ditch as is afore(aid : againft which place Mahomet him{elfe lay ¢ Bey a fA a Shel us wall,cry ing viétorie ; and by the breach entered as ifithad bin ™*”* 
pedjithhis fantvalteeand belt menof ware Neere vato infin f ea agr a‘ ies oy ty a we nae eae inthe banke,ouerfloweth, and beareth down 
/ before ir: fo the ks whe 5 /tter wal,enter i 
sa rs af te oe as of the wall:and fo other captains orderly thsheircompanies all that was ophiied as upini bins Fi sai ey Tee i m7 i ‘i ie ae =A thecity by the fame gate 
sloneit evtter me ‘and becaufe the defendants fhould haue no hope to fane their liues,mo atrillenebrand whhenerarenmica y anit son ahs nthey had before made with their great 
a r own valour,the Emperor canfed all the gates of the inner wal to be faft fhut Sait C fiftance became lordsof th: Y otveoue eet setial cles pee ial 
wi h Peay lay le ie night, expecting continually w theaffault fhould be inal fi 203,who Be ctoat ics d : thbek ; ee wilh eee tnueled ‘ oan bei iw ma a 
chtimethey might heare great hurl ! en the affaule th : ans,y -ferring death before the Turkith flaucrie, with their {wor sintheir hands fold 
ude taings Se nelle pas : oe burly and ni inthe Turksca mpe, as they were a ft pena i pesin even : mache whom, thetwo brethren Paw/ss and Troilus Bo= 
oe emer is pee Padi the wals nd begun theaffault, where shot and great valour Ee nirares seer oe as aoe eee are ea y rere 
by dafitot the rious : ae eh the wals,as thickeas haile; whercoflittle fel in vain lions made flaugiiter of their enemies,died in the midft of them,cmbrued with the it bloud. + 
darke how to dcGndshcuicnetiaw eh ee wals,could not fee inthe rather oppreffed by multitnde, than by true valor oucrcome. In this fury ofthe Barbatians, 
} 5D “4 5 r cata 5 : 5 rie 
sitccnmon sivas afrimie Talsligmemeerasta'ss | SMayinangofarioa tliat pols eral 
rit force of the defend baGAe ce Oe 1 an eee amb : Se Seeliiana 
the figne appoinced forthe generall tahoe the firftappearar ce ofthe day, Adahomet paue K out pitty flain,except fome few referued by the barbarous vietois,to purpofes more gricuons 
ftant on cuery fide moft furioufly alaulted b a ae rie was inamoment & at onc im + than, death itfelfe. The rich and beautiful ornaments and iewels ofthat moft fumptuous and 
} the defendants,and thebevértvan mene url s : for Mahomet,the moreto diftreife 1 magnifinent Church (the ftately building of Laffinianus the Emperor) were inthe turning of 
. Which pattof thecityeabry pe rag fess sah ofthe fouldiers, had before appointed ahand,plucktdown pad caried away by the 1 urks: andthe Church it felfe built for God to 
performed, delivering iRelnatean enemy 1s regitnent fhould affaile. Which they valiantly be honored in, forthe prefént conuertedinto a ftable for theirhorfes,ora place for the execu- 
sand fhot vpo! the defendants, fothicke,that the light of tion of theitabhominableand vnfpeakable filthineffe : the Image ofthe crucifix wasalfo by 
> couragioufly mounting the {caling them takendowne,anda Turks cap put vponthe head thereof, and fo fer vpand fhotat with 

















the day was therewith darkened: others i ait tienn 
Ladeiefand comising cuir to eaetiie Aes inthe mean ti 
final Groretous isoheert mi rine with the defendants ypon the wall; where the their arrows,and afterwards in great derifion carried about in their campe, asit had beenein 
other fide, the Chriftians ean a He eee by them which followed after. On the proceflion,with drums playing before it,railing and fpitting at it, & calling it the God of the 
downagain withiizreardtones atid Wightsn ge with{tood ithfurie, beating them ae me ich I ae mie fo much done incontempt of the Image, as in the defpight of 
ot darts, andatrowes, cepa, ede - iiftand the Chriftian religion, 
b adiinaie eich my, mene a ra ‘ ae * f erie iL Butwhileft fome were thes fpoiling of the Churches, others were as bufie in ranfacking of 
— Mebimerrense Mahomet fecing the great {laugh bs ereadiet : nth 4 priuat houfes,where the miferable Chriftians were enforced to endure in their perfons what- 
wb the afault, Yanizariesand belt nien of wari Tandd fiture of his men, fentir ate . E focuer pleafed the infolentvictors : vnto whom all things were now lawfull char ftood with 
i aoe, OMIM gE hat purpofe refe ; ; their luft,euery common fouldicr hauing power of life and death, at his pleafuire to {pare or 
I Santee ing tc againe encouraged, ; fpill. At whieh tinye riches were no better than pouertie ; and beautie worfe than deformi- 
: n poffible meanes tie. What tongue were able to expreffe the miferie ofthat time ¢ orthe proud infolencic of 
faavaro font thofe barbarowsisenqueronrs ¢ where of fo many thoufands, euery man with greedineffe fit- 
é ites of ae ted his own ¥nrestonable defire : allwhich the poore Chriftians wercinforced toindure, But 
oft, dreadfull, to {peake of thehidden treafure,mony,plate,iewels, & other riches there found,paffeth cre 
dit ,the Turks themfelues wondered thereat,and were therwith fo enriched, that itis a pro- 
g uerbc amongft them atthis day, ifany ofthem grow fuddenly rich,tofay, He bath bene at she 
Sacking of Conftantinople: whereof if fome reafonable part had intime beenebeftowed vpon 
defence ofthe citie, the Turkith King had not fo eafily taken borhjitand the citic, Buteuery 
"man was carefull how to‘encreafe his own privat wealth, few or sione regarding the pli 
we ate 3 
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ty poore man;and likewife by Neephitus,who then hauing that office 
tion of che citie,had in fhore time gathered together feuenty thoufan 
all aworthy prey vato the greedy Turkes 1a 
After that the barbarous common foldier had thus by the: 
trolment taken his pleafure in the citie (as Azahomet had befo 
facke euery corner thereof; they thenreturned into the camp. tich {poiles.diyin, 
the poore Chriftian captiues before them, as if they had bin drouesofcattell, or flock. ¢} 
theepra {pectacle no lefe lamentable than was the facking of the citie. Itwould have gree, 
any ftonic heart to haue feene the noble gentlewomen and great ladies, with their beauif,\| 
children, and many other faire perfonages, who lately fowedin all worldly wealth and plea- 
fare, ta be now become the pooreand miferable bondflaues of mot bafe and contemptible 
rafcals who were fo far from fhewing them any pitie,as that they delighted in noth ing more 
thanto heape more and more miferie vponthem,making no more reckoning ofthem than of 
dogs. There might the parents {ee the wofull miferie of their beloued children ,and the chil. 
dren of the parents;the husband might fee the shameful abufe of his wifeand the wife of her 
husband,and generally one friénd of another sandyet not able to motrne together(the leaf 
part of heauic comfort) being inthethraldome of diuers cruel matters,by whomth ey Were 
keptin fiinder,like in few daiesto be difperfed into divers farre countries, without hope that 
they fhould euer find releafe,or one {eé another again pi Seabees: Te 
Proud conquerour, with great 
then defolate and void of al Chriftian inha- 


bitantssand there after the manner of the Turkifh Kings,made a fumptuous & royal feaft vato 
his Baflaes and orher great captains: where afterhe had furcharged him{elfe with exceffe of 





e¢ daies without con. q 
and throughly ran, 















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an 


——— Mabonttfolem- — The foldiers being all retiredinto the campe, Mahomet asa 


: - mfetb bis feafs triumph entered inte the citie of Conttantinople, 


In Conftantino~ 
plewith.the 
— blowd of the 
Grecian nobis 





whom many were of the late Emperors lineand race) to be in his prefence put to death,as he 
with his Turkes fate banquetting ; deeming his feaft much more ftately by fuch effifion of 
Chriftian bloud.Which manner of exceeding crueltie he daily vfed,vntil fach time as he had 
deftioiedal the Grecian nobilitie that was in his power, with the chiefe of the late Conftanti- 
» Nnopolitan citizens. At which time alfo diuers ofthe Venetian Senators, with Bainlus their Go- 
uermour,& many rich marchantsof Genuaand other places of Italie, were in like manner mur- 
thered: fo that of feuen and fortic Senators of Venice which were there taken(whereofmott 
partcame thither by chance , bound for other places, but there vnluckily fhut yp) fome few 














found the fasour,with exceeding great ranfomes to redeeme themfelues. 

Asoo thefe noblemen thus lamentably executed , wasone Lucas Leontares, or Notaras 
commonly called Kyr-Lucas,orlord Lucas, but of late great Chancellor of Conftantinople, a 
man of greateftaccount next vnto the Emperor himfelfe: whom. the Turkith tyrant feemed 
grcatl yto blame,that he being aman in fo great credit with the lateEmperor: perfuaded him 
= not intime to haue fought for peace vpon any condition, or els tohaueyelded vpthe city, ra- 

therthan to hauerun that extreme courfe of wilfal mi fery.He to excufe t! 3 r 


: xcufe thi id, That 
the late Emperor his matter was chcouraged to hold outthe flege, b ite ae &citi- 


zens of Pera, from whom he receiued fecret aid:as alfo b fome of his 

own perfon:for proofe wherof he drew out of his boltats the lett ine pf to 
that purpofe written vnto the Emperor 6¢deliuered themto Mah ing iherby to haue 
found fome fauour But when he had faid what he could ons then liuing(for 
ad lo me of the fic te his face,& the yon- 
ued forthe tyrants luftsand after a 1 ad truck off with the 
ated for that daies facri ut of thisge ed To, Ju ftinianus the 
y al {peed fleda ) Peraand f wherein few daies 


A e after 










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ae 


tie meat and drinke,he caufed.diuers of the chicfe Chriffian captiues, bothmen and women (of i 






















Sift Emperour of the Turks. 


A after he died, of griefe ofmind(as was thought) ratherthan of his wound, being happie if hee 
had honorably before ended his daies vpon the wals of Conftantinople.//idorus alfo the Car- 
dinal 8 Legat from the Pope, dilguifed infimple apparel, and being of the Turks vaknowne 
redeemed himfelfe fora {mal ranfome,as if he had. binaman of none account,and fo efcaped: 
whom if Mahomet had knowne,he had'vndoubtedly beene made fhotter by the head, 

The glorie of this famous citie of Conftantinople continued many hundred yeares, com- 
manding a great part of che world,vacill chacby ctuill difcord and private gaine,ic was by lita 
tle and little fo. weakened, thar the Emperours of Jatter times, for the maintenance of theire~ 
ftate,were glad to relic fometime vpon onc,and fometimevpon another, yet till holding the 
title and ftare of an empire,by the {pace of 1 r2.1 yeres, when as(God his iudgement (erapart) 
wonderfull and fhamefil it is to confider how)it was by this Turkith King Mahomet foquick~ 
ly taken,and the Chriftian empire ofthe Baftthere vtterly overthrowne: which happened. oa 
thenine and twentieth day of May, inthe yeare of our Lord tas 3. Gonftaminus Paleologus,che 
fenne of Helena, and laft Chriftian Emperour, beding then flaine, when ne had raigned about 
eight yeares.Since which time ivhath continued the imperial feat ofthe Turkih Emperors, 
and fo remaineth at this day, ( ; 


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349 


The poteftates and citizens of Pera,otherwife called Galatasacitic Randing oppofitagainit Peraycelded me 


Conttantinople,on the other fide of the hauen, and chen vaderthe goucrnment of the Geno- 
wayes,doubting to run the fame courfe of miférie wich their neighbours, (ent their! Orators 
vnto Mahomet (the fame day that Conftantinople was taken) offering to himrhe keies oftheir 
gates, and fotobecome his fubiects.. Of which their offer AZahomes accepted and {ent Zoza- 
nus with his regiment to take poffeffion of the city. Who comming thither,according to Afa- 
homes his commandement, there eftablifhed the Turkifh goucrnment, confifcated the goods 
of all fuch as were fled,and vfed the reft of thecitizens which ftaid, with fuch infolencie and 
Oppreffion,as that their miferie was not much leffe than theirs ot Conftantinoplesandbecaule 
it was doubted, that the Genowayes might by fea giue aid vnto the citizens,ifthey fhould at 
any time feeke to revolt, he caufed all the wals and fortreflesiof the citie which were toward 
the land, to bee caft downe and laid euen with the ground. ‘Thus is the fatall period of the 
Greeke empire run,and Afabomer in one day become Lord of the two famous cities of Con- 
> ftantinopleand Pera : the one taken by force,the other by compolition.’ At which time the 


D miferie of Pera was great, but that of Conttantinopleiuftly to beaccounted amongtt the grea- 


reft calamities that euer happened to any Chriftiancitie inthe world, see ie 

Mahomet had of long time borne afecret grudge againft Ca/y-Ba//a,fometime his tutor, for 
that by his meanes Amsurath his father, inthe dangerous time of the Hungarian warres, had 
again refumed ynto himfelfe the gouernment of the Turkifh kingdome, which he had before 
religned vntohim,then but yong. But foraftmuch as he was the chiefe Baffa, and had for many 
yeares ruled all things at his pleafure, to the generall good liking of the people, during the 


raigne of old Amurash,and was thereby growne to be of fuch wealth, credit,and au: horitie,as 
no man had at any tine obtained greater vnder any of the Otbowan Kings: Atahomset in the be- 
ginning of hisraigne,before he was eftablifhed in his kingdome, durft not'to take es of 

i 


that iniuric(as he deemed itybut yet ftill keprit in-remembrance warily diffembling his 

conceiued hatred, as if he had quite forgot ite Neuertheleffe fomerime (for all his warineffe) 
words fell from him, whereby the warie courtiers (which’ as curioufly weigh their Princes 
words,asthe cunning gold{mith doth his fineftgold) eafily perceiued the feerererudge that 
ftuck in his ftomack againft the Bafla: and thereby diuined his fall to be at hand.Soit hapned 
one day thatas A¢ahomet was walking in the court, he faw a fox of the Bufla’s tied ina chaine, 
which after he fd awhile eamneftly looked vpon, he fuddenly brake into this fpeech? Calas 


— poorebeaft,haf? thon no mony to gine thy mafter to fet thee at hbersie? Out of which words, curious 


heads gathered much mater concerning the Kings difpoficiontowardsthe Bafla This omi- 
fp nous furmifing of the courtiers (whith ofttimes proueth too trueywas not ynknown voto the 
~ Baduhim(elfe,but troubled him much: wherfore to get himfelfe out ofthe way forafeafon, 
more than for any devorion,he took vpon him to go in pilgrimage to vific the temple of the 
great Propher(as they terme him)at Mecha, which among(t rhe Turks is holden for aright re- 


the Tytke. 


Mabowet moter 
bey diffemblerp 
his batred @ 
gainft Caby 
bala. 


ligious and meritorious worke : hoping, that the young Kings difpleaftire might intime bee 
» Mittigared, and hismalice allwaged. But crtshomer perceiving the diftrag of the Baffa , and 
: ” Hh whereot 
















eA ahomet the Great, 


whereofit proceeded, fecmed to take knowledge thereof, and wit 
him vp, willing him to be of goou chcere, ana net to milcoubtak 
the vaine {peech of foolith people, aflurir ghim of his vadoubre: 
him out of al fu{pition,conunually icant lim rich gifts, & heape 
it others he had cfteemed him moft. Vntil that now.at the tak 
Soe idea eee Meee vice eben. poifoned potions of loue,was not liketo liftento any good counfell; were it neuer Lo wifely 
grudge that thetisant bare again(t-him,as al{o for fie rea ecalh 1 em eas gr the old given: butasa man metamorphofed, to turne his furte vponhim which thould-prefume fo 
mandement aj rehended and carpied in asd seiEladil ‘ le 1 ee hel emets COM ] wholefomly(but contrary to his good liking)co aduife him: Vahappy man,whofe great eftate 
guifiteto ees criforcedt fofesvien ree eet Hawhereia iS Ghia with ex. & fierce nature was not without danger to be medled ortempered with,no,not by them who 
Quiltecormentssmad PoC CHS Where itis tRenLL Tes yy he was mofl-criclly in of all others ought info greata perill to haue bin thereofmott carefull ; buewere now for 
his exurcame old ageexecuted.;Atver whofe death, his friends and ferucnts (which were ima. 5 


JSurft Emperour of the Turks. 


A fpeeches were now growne fo rife,and the difcontentment ofthe men of war fo aredt,that it 
was not without caufe by fome of the great Baflaes feared,whereunto this their lo ercat info- 
lencie wouldigrow .But who fhouldtel thetyranetherof, whofe frowne was init felfe death 
or who durft take in hand to cure that his ficke mind ¢ which diftraught with the {weer, bur 





ither to re 

Bee eto regard 

andl EMOTEtO put 
MEW honours.as i¢ 














peatlagt, rss RS \ feareall become filentand dumb. Now amonatt other great men in the court, was one A¢u/la- 
ny, tor, he wasa man greatly beloued in covsnyiin woken oftheir gricfe,pnt on mouining Appa. pha Baffa,a man for his good feruice (for that he was ofa child brought vp with him)of cafa- 
’ rel; fothatin thecourtappeared agrcar fhew of common forrow, wha with Adaheres |. ; 


Ss 






homer areatly fauoured,and by himalfo highly prom oted ; and hee againe by himas his So- 
sueraigne noleffe honowred than feated:: who no leffe than the reft, grecued to fee fo great a 
change in che great Sultan, of whome they hadconceiued no fmall hope of greater matters 
than were by himas yet performed ; and mooued alfo withthe'danger thfeatned vnto him, 


offended, caufed proclamation to be made Phat alliuchas «id weare fuch mourning aj “9 ee 
fhould the next day appeare:before him: : ae which tame there was novane tobe Lecce abou 

the court inthat heauie attire, for feare of the tyrants difpleafure,, ab aitls 95 dzsnis 
, Bhi 4A fierthat Mahomet was thus becomeLordotthd imperial cicisoh Co antinople,as is a. by the difcontented fanizaries and men of war # efpying him arconuenient leifure tobe fpo- 
‘apes sii fore menandnad flay refoluedthere to placchis impentallieat, he frftrepaired de wals and | ken vnto, and prefuming ofthe former erediche had with him,aduentured thus to break with 
other buildings fpoiled in the late fiegeyand by. proclamanons feny forth into all parts of his him,and to giue him warning thereof. 

















fastinopleand a niin 

isweorthiy ac- dominions, gauc great priuiledges& mumnniticstoailifucbas fhould come 10 dyyell at Con. 
cor ftantinople, with free lihertie.co.exercife what x« ligion or trade they,pleated. Whercby ia I 
toe. fhort time that great & def olate citie was'agaitrwelll peopled, withduceh as cut of divers coun. 
tries reforted thither: bur {pecially with thé ketvith nation,which, duiyen out of other places, 


How dangerous a thing it is for a fubiect or valfalewithoat leane,, refismptiiox ly toenterinto the fe- 

+ crets of bis dread Lord and Soutraigne, the wofull excamples of orbers ( molt michtie Mahomet) bane 
ues : [ofufficiently warned me, as that were it nos ‘for the dutifull loyalrie 1 owe unio your creathelfe, farre 
came thither in great numbers,and were ofithe-Turks gladly recesucd, So when he had there “dea er Unto wie than mine owne life, Iwould not at this time aduentire my [elfe unto the bazard of 

eftablithe all. things according to his heartsdefire, he wokypon him the name and title of an your doubt full acceptance of my faithfull fpeech and mean but with others keepe filence, and in (2- 

Emperour : andis from thartime not vawerthily reputed forthe firft Eni peror of ther Tu Ve ‘cret mourne together with my heanie' thoughts iwhich if T [boul info great alanger both of your life 

’ : _ Nowamong many faire virgins taken prifoners by the Turks atthe winning o ¢ Conftanti. and empire now doe, without warning yon rhercof,tovere not to be accounted Ynwartbie a thofe your 















































nople,was one /rewe a Greeke bornesoffuch incomparable beautie &. f ibye reat faiours and honours, mo } bountifully on me bellowed’. but a3 xmoft ile traitor both ‘unto your 
bodig 8 mind,as it nature had inher,to teaumivaien of aad aes meestecbot Fhind And perfon, tobe of all men detefled and abherred. The life you pane'ef late ledger finte the fae 
; F her greateft skil |,{0.prodigal ly,dhe-had beftowed vpon bh éryal Ith 3 eri ci cs Shotrn ight b Rautifte hing of Conftantinople,as 4 man carele fe of his effare, “anid wholly wedded Dnto bis dnt ipleafure. hath 

















orcommend that her {o curiousa worke, This paragon was by him that by chance had raken 
pes Me vnto the great Sultan boc bila. fala 19 no mans wearing 
st twenta ¥ ssa : byshebeaus © and fectet vertues whereof,he found himfelfe cuen ypon the filk 
} a pote Phi ours hs Cuertheleffe,hauing’as then hishead {ull of troubles, and aboue all 
qo7 wake il for the afluring of the imperiall citie of Conftantinople, by him bur euen then 

aay 5 prefent.commitred herto she charge of bis Eunuch,ond {ent her away, fo to 


K einen occafion not unto the dulear people aucly (ahoayesreadie v0 ay the ie) 
* Court, the gwarders of your per[on,buk ewenanto the ertate/? Comrnainders of ‘our ar 
D ‘winrmure and erndge,tdare not [ay,t0 confpireagainityon.Tet pardod ve dread Sozrer¥} aif f 
fo [ay far thas there ts 10 wisn which with great difeontentment miaruellérh nor: mith Wee forerént iin 
alteration in jour heroicall ix Lae d napare : whereb you are Become farre Gulike that.noble Ma- 
homet, which haning onerthrowye the Grecke Empire hd ed ts rhe visa in hide ite 

ot vintill his by ifurey But thofe hi mi(ed both unto himfilfe and others the conquelt of Italie, o> the fucking of Rome,the fhatery [ear oft 

ts well afured, efit abort troop Aut ins, alowed nis pee ia 5 Pen Romp eee Tou ne Gracie oer (43 abies aypoile ‘and prey vito a poore 
ending for her,took inher perfeétions fuchndelight and campeinity en aren ie fimple woman, yor flauz and valfale,who with her beautie and allurements hath fo bewitched your v- 






























































had changed ftate with ber, thee being beco, der (landing and reson, as that you can atsendnoshing bas er ferwce, and thefuisfying of your mu 
x conqueror; & hein othing more delighted pion sie sect ndernt himfogreata ~papsionar'and inérdinag defires Conny horw msuch she ware you cherifh them: fo much the trove tbey 10r- 
fat ha ih ath i decanted thepighes gieateft honor & feruice he | pent and vex you.Enter bar a lissle inteyour felfe (U) 5 ve the Life-yon view lead with 


mpany j j in dalliangesal time fpent in her 
company,feemed to him fhort; % withouther nothing pleated laneesal time Ip 

her well tamed and his wonted ca er nothing pleafed : his fiercenatute was now by 
the Talterdmnigi wa care of arms quite negledted:aéars flepr lap,and now. 


E she like rinse heretofore by jon (pent in treading honoy Sandy all finita notable difference be- 
twist the one and whe der ye Ub nable Otbondn re firft raifer of. ou Vou aiid fan If ated 
himm[elfe der ito pleawre, you Bad hot now jnbabited the countries of pipsaand Glitia , 78 
atheribeeealonijt rhe Busine, by'bim vomqabied. ishor bad Bis fame ethics he fey Hage, 
of bis father, and follower of bi nN ing tht fe artiimphelloher Licaonts, 
gid,and Caria, or extended fhe boumd\of 0 bapa 
frould't peake of Atmiitath: Bis "9 nd fue nin abe 
“OrliorvatiKings, pale Bh Petiptites whdte ND 
cia, Balguria and Ra bay cheat epi fate’ ts fo iifertae Te Pe 
i combed assoaoe bi paimigbise Taian ah fre bd Ra he 
“mtn iid ie bamedre ADoser foo, i on BY a ile oka *-comportOh it nim asenapaaitbil 
aid greatelfe of bis By iaboom Be'b ss pSlbuar come: Neveberieidy Pith flenc ve ona Se 
ndfather she Noble Mahomet,who not cont red to Biswe oredthe els SSF bares ets 
irs par of. Citacedka ete RE Leonia (2, ing the terroir Aha, 
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$2 2 @NMabomet'the Great, 
? Aid, tid great weathers againft the Caramanians and ethers. As ‘Ale father Arurs rf Emperour of the Turks: 353 
spurtbio masse) thous butea tej greed griefend fice Tele f Picket, she Murah (yp G A thy Soueraigne (not without offence to be of thee once thought upon)and therefore deferueft well to dies 
tieyeares wade both the fea and earth tequake under his ferte, arid wit fren Pag tir. yet for shat thon wast a child brought vp together with me, and baft eucr binvntome fatthfull,7 for 
vanguifhed the Hilagrjans, land bebupltaraddr He (ull ion becentsoauaf oe at ea re i a Pipe thee: and before to morrow the Sunne goe downe, will make it knowne both to shes and 

Nia aii Bice vical sesh : ; : poe > seAito. others of the fame opinion with thee whether I be able to bridle mine affections or not. Take oraer in th 
5 Great part of Morea sandtofpeake of him tracy, brakeewen theveryheart and / reneth } meane time that all the Baffaes,and the chicfe commanders of my pee. warre be affembled pe _ 





eect emma Mmmm taretin’. | ernitrvtnmnsfektnser wkrffa te 
‘ r) are into ere or beiBaltwomibod conte Figen cela saith; mGracka 
the world, awake you out of this beanie raneet wherein yan baue ro lone flepeyea,ler soe ren - Sothe Baflabeing departed, heafter his wonted manner went in ynto the Grecke,and fola- 


cing himfelfe all chat day andthe night following with her, made more of her thaneuer be- 
fore: andthe morexo pleafe her, dined with her ; commanding, that after dinner fhe should 
beattired with more fumptuous apparrell than euer fhe had before worne:and forthe further 
fon. yy gracing of her,to be deckt with many moft precious icwels of ineftimable value. Whereunto 
Wailer the poore foule gladly obeyed, little thinking that it washer funerall apparrell,. Now inthe 


brance of the conqueft of shisimperiall Cisie by you to.yeur sesmortall alori 

x : pe Glorte ween, fiirre ya 0 
ter things : and ler tt neuer be {aid of you, That you were ablewith yonr fwvord ioe cae ies 
teft enemies, and not withreafenso fubdue your inordinate affections : Thinke that your gras grea- 
queff, and fuffer wot your (elfe, fo.great a conquerour, to beled.in trinvaph by your flaue. What a 


















He : 
paiearstel sath ofa boned en Wat tit op fed ake aff stele golden fetser wherein mean while, A£u/tapha (altogether ignorant of the Sultans mind) had as hee was coinmanded, 
yet fall simse di(Zep st, and make yon tothinke it both coed 5) USCOREISIEE 30 bardand painfull eauféd all the nobiliry,and commanders of the men of war,to be aflembled intp the great hal: 
‘Jilfefiom your de ire andginerep Sate pie oh i a mesferiefer jour flate. Weane jour euery man much maruelling, what fhould be the Emperors meaning therein, who had not of 
Mr aeilbusdliveleta dae de seiitlire ith Les Ae ‘bel + whic Ifyou cannot do at once,pirine long fo publikly fhewed himfelfe. But being thus togetheraffembled, and cuery manaccor- 
loathforneffe. Maderatesonr elf rberefine Fes bee th ome ufe thereof, and fatietie bringerh ding as their minds gauethem, talking diuerfly of the matter: behold the Sultan enterediinto 
$m “sy hi wil t0 your farther trouble [et th ani cup armues. Your fouldiers if they bee not } the pallace leading the faire Greeke by the hand ; who befide her incomparable beautie and 
Mean ig wmastialaifiplnecorre id ies to worke at Lomwe: Idlene(fe maker them in. other the greateft graces of nature, adorned alfo with all chat curioficie could denife, feemed 
aud difloyall fpeeches, That sf) either th their oy Aas Hereef praceedeth their intemperate not now tothe beholdersamortall wight, but fome of the ftately goddeffes, whom Poets in 
man empire : sid allyounsmopbroble BF cre fort fat she henvur andivlargement ofthe Otho. | their extafies defcribe. Thus comming together into the midft of the hal, 8 due renerence to 
owne children, And what she. common is a py, Hol wAl Uetup anuthar the [ball ence one of yor C them done by allthem there prefent ; he ftood (till with the faire Lady in his left hand,& fo 
pofe: which what Aconfufien isswonld ‘eo res eani ah bhesr great commanders malic. only pur furioufly looking round about him, faid vnto them : 7 underftand of your creat di(contentmenter 
ger of your rayall perfor, aibercetoth his aa iy le flate of yeur empire, together sith the dan- that you all murmur dy erudge,for that L, onercome with mine affection toward this fo fatre a paragon, 
your felfe, and with ihemaiepieaf 7 kes. Wherefore tt shime,it ss nom high time for yon to fhew cannot withdraw my felfe from her prefence : but L would fain know which of you's fo temperat.shat if 
ne Pi Rebellions are bs i Je searciaeeie irepreffe their taroultuous tnfalersie, before it breake behad in his poffe(ion 4 thing [orare and precious, fo lonely ana (o faire, would not be thrice aduifedbe- 
multitude ieasvild be aftr fy apart ewemted, than in their heat ap fed, “Sian Sore he would forgo the {arse Say what you think: sn the word of 4 prince Igiue you freeilsbertyfotodo, 
Mer tedodimed: yr abe pi ivi! viol lts once enragedts neta Little 10 efeared,or withont dan- But they all rapt with an incredible admiration to fec fo fairea thing,the tike wherof they had 
fershem alfo. B “as Sepa parte 4 er of your omue afeeions, and you fialLea{ily ate neuer before beheld, faidall with one confent, That he had with greater realon fo paffedthe 
yom, that I bagel ee aS a > hemes mt nes far iy iyes,pardem mice 1 befeech time with her,thanany man had to find faule therwith:wherunto the barbarous prince anfive- 
\ wine infpiratiog Lkarpw ist, lenis ie an fens tee liking) alreadie hid spronoked (by what di- K red,Well.but now I will make you to-underftand how far you haue bin deceinedin me,ey that there is no 
today open vi ) a tee t phy 5 cain m iy weill,to difconer untae yen the fecret of my heart , and | D earthly thing that can [a much blind my [enfes,or bereaue me of reafon,as not to fee and undefand what 
‘yom. Andi be taafer a oe 6 theese MOWINg AE well as Tao yet far feare keep she fame from . —_befeemeth my high place and calling syea! wouldyon fhould all know,that she boner & conquefts of she 
Saweraigne) vat pzcale we my ie iy, thas Rang id forget 1 fUfeimpote thefiweims dead Othoman Kings my noble proger stor, is (0 fixed inmy breaft, with fuch a defire in my felfe so exceed 
or 10 ear anticns. Ari sy! ae dota pt yew. REY mA fep ten by yon tried, the farae,as that nothing but death able to put it out of my remembrance, And hauing {0 faid, pre- 
ther than tomy pre ah Hs ans chyeek ae Hien tomérd met) or a het ele al pry nabs } {early wich one of his hands catching the faire Greekeby the haire of the head,and drawing 
wide % em farre thane alwaics becy,1 ; wm, his talchion with the other, at one blow (truck off her head,tothe great terror ofthem al:and 








étpeale cnem Sti ; i : 
TES ; meg eay meaities hauing {0 done,{aid vato them : Now by this indge whetber your Eraperor ts abletobridle bis affecti- 


ons or not. And withina whileafter,meaning to difcharge the reft of his choler, caufed great 
preparation to be mrde for the conquett of Peloponefus,and the befieging of Belgrade, 

_ Atthefame time that the barbarous Turkes tooke the imperiallcitie of Conttantinople, 
E Thomas and Demetrins Paleologi,orethrente the late vafortunat Emperor Conflantinus.goucr- 
ned a great part of Peloponefus,one of the moft famous proninces of Grecia, whic hin forme 
of aleafe ofa Plane tree,is almoftin manner ofan Ifland, enuironed with the feas [onium and 
Zgeum,which running farre into the land on either fide therof,{eperaterlthe fame from the 
re(tof Grecia, by two great bayes ; leauing buta ftrait necke of land, called of the Greekes 
Tftmos,in breadch about fue miles, which was fometimes by the Grecians,and afterward by 
hi Was ? the Venetians, fortified by a {trong wall,and fiue great caftles : neere ynto which place ftood 

ip.with contrary ; Lb $ , Bro maetey Me takes 
1a the great and famous citie of Corinth. This Prouinceis inlength 175 mies, ‘ i 
Ons much inbreadth ; wherein ate contained the countries of Achaia, Meflenia, Lacedemonia, 

Argolica,and Archadia,with many fameus citics and goodly hauens, wherein it farreexcee- 

deth allthe other prouinces ofGrecia. Thefe twoPrinces Thomas and Demetris, difinaied 

with their brothers difafter fortune, began now fo farre to defpaite of their owne eftate, that 

" vponthe firft bruitthereof,they were about prefently td haue fled by fea into Italy. ie as us 

commonly falleth out, That one euill air notalone ; fo atthe fame time ittortuned, 
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tuie dGome of his,fo free 
ention, + er ckned vn who all this while with 

Beko obese an te yng e Bafta ui or ll 

u A (TD! m : i 

Bs tera ute ar et rete 
rbred him many att if a K of the leauing of 
Gountenance well app ¢ Regs a eS bi his often changed 
ions, fil ine vs new. ty ut ,and his amarous affe- 


that 












eM abomet the 
thatthe Albanians rife in arms againft the faid two Prine 
- teading of their rebellious captaine Emarnnel CatecuXenus,e 
Princes. Thefe Albanians were arough and hardy kind of people,y 
ner of the rnde Scithian heardfmen,by feeding of cattel,had of lon 
in Peloponefus, differing from the naturall Greekes, both int 





JSirft Emperour of the Turks: 333 
A. fromthe Prince his brother in law,attended vpon with thany gallant gentlemen histollowets: 
of purpofe to aid himagainft the other Prince Phomas,nothing tearing any harme to have bia 
by the Turke intended again{thimfelfe or his brother inlaw Demetrinsw tiomthey borliree= 


fand vnder th 
dubled both the poore 
ling after the man. 
Pkinted themfelies 






































Hiving and |, koned of as of a friend, But when AZahomet was entred into Peloponefus,andicdiné tote pea, 
=, guage : which diuerfitie was no {mall caufe that they often ce ae 1 he caufed thethe fame Arfanes,with all his chicfe follawers,to be laid holdvpon,andicadl wito 
: gouernment of the Grecian Princes, In this extremitie,t] ; bonds : knowing (as it fhould feeme) no man for triend, which might any way hinder hisam= 

mt 4 y 4. knowing which way to turne them{elues) fought: bitious defignes. 398 


Demetris hearing what was Happened vito Arfanes, fledtoSparta;now called Mizithia: pemerrins fub= 
whither Mahomet imfew daisatver came and laid fiege to the citie, But the poore princwcon te mittesh hiner 


come histributaries. Of which their offer he willingly 
conqueftof that country, & fent Terachan Goucrnor of 











h anarmic i i ; ; dering,that he muft needs avlength fail inco-his hands, went out of the citi¢, and humbiy:fubs. ” Mabon, 
sg athe eel he vinie nee ed r Holy Ab B mitted himfelfe with all thachehad into his power, Which fo wel pleafed the Purkifheyrane, 
eted ; yet fo,that irwas now becometributarie tothe Tt | CPonclus qui. that he courteonfly recciued him,comforted him,and promifed him in ftead of Sparta to give 
: > pri j Mattek a... s I her lands and poffeffions of like value elfewhere ; neuertheleflehe committed himté 
| Thefe two princes Demetrins and Thomas,the latt o princes that rig ae ae us {him ak ith him as his prifoner}yntil he hadifinifhed thofe wats 
in Peloponefis,hauing thus loft their libertic. liued for res z stheT 2 © tafe cuftodie,and carried him about with him as his prifonerjyntil he had fia iy 


stheTurks vaflalsspay. | 
time many difpleatures 





ing fuchycarely tribute as they had before promifed, Du 


After he had taken Sparta,he befieged Caftriay where hee loft diucrsof- bis Ianizaries # for 
arofe betwixt the two brothers,being both icalous of th 


which caufe,when he had taken the citie,he put all the fouldiers thereinto the {word,andeut 

































; : Fis AR firous by all plauf. ec es ouerthwart in tw s. From thence h¢ marched to l.contarium; called in | 
i wane 4 up apraines ouerthwart in two peeces, y calle 

ee h ber aR pape ave from an eame fo to pafte, Scans Mégalapolsen halls tooke ; with another cizie cal'ea Cardicea,whitherthey | 
i BOR Hidkubicg tf jie 2 Senate they weaknec mn whe credit, and had | of Leontarium had before conueied their wiues and children, as to aplaceot more fafeties i 
Thomas e Deo as {¢ h Be oe eommancaspet tood with th j rie of their eftate. Neucrtlicles, 3 There he cruelly put to death all the inhabitants of thofe ciries,men, womicn,and children,in | 
——metrinsrebe, 2S thon, asthey vnderftoodjthatthe Chriftian Princes oft eWeltweremaking great prepa |_| numberabout fix thoufand,of whom he left not one alive:and y et not fo fatisfiedjcommanded 

sed Eg co ral ett ase aie thinglofieh ; ¢ (then the Bithop of Rome) the very beafts and cattell of thofe places to be killed. Many citics of Pcloponefus terrified 

pal Bed 1a ady put a flect of gallies to fea,which did gre levpo! borders ofthe Turks 


ve a 
f thie dominions, hey vainly perluading hemfeluesthasihe Ty SWo 


with the dreadfull example of their neighbours, forthwith yeelded them{elucs :andamorigft 
driven out of Grecia,refufed to pay any more tribute to the Tur) 


fhore time be againe others Saluarium, a great and ftrong citicof Archadia ; where he caufed all the inhabitants, 








































ny ith hi t , orto kcepe league en,and children, to the number often thoufand to be caft into bonds, tookitgtor 
ann “ee him. Vpon which occafion, Mabomer puiffanc armie came gait eae pie fentdeath : all which afterwards he egmmuanded to be fentcaptiuesto Con- s i 
elieged Corinth,and afierwa:dsentering into Pe Oponeliss,tooke divers ftrong townes ftantinople, and with them peopled the fuburbsof thar cities “After thar,he by the counfelfof 4 
andideftroied the country before him : and forcec hetwo princes for fafegard of their liues caver fent onc of his capraines called. sofua, with certaine companies of Greckefouldi- i 
tofie,the one ee ote ntiniasand ithe other into theftro tie of Epidaurus,now called Ragu- ers,vinto the {trong citie of Epidaurus,to com vand them ia the name of the Prince,to deliver | 
ae ine poore princes deftiture of fuchaidas they, xpeéted,and altogether vnable towith- vato him the citie, with the Prince his wif and daughter,which lay theresBut the Gouernor 4 
a + dpi ee of the nap iciepeaco aha ofuetor peace: which he, hauingnow x trufting vnto the ftrength of the citie, refirted to deliuerthe fame + yertuffered the (oe fF 
ae Saies ve aa vponcondition, That al fuch placesas he had alreadie taken, with her daughter to departout of the citie,beeing willingto goc to her husband; whom os | 
. Nein efit nis own; anda fo that the citie o Patras with the county’ ioyning,fhould be captaine hauing received, returned, and prefented themto Atahomet, By whofe commande- 
feline dvnto him;and that forthe reft,the fai sfhould pay vnto him ayecrel tribute: ment they were prefently {ent into Beotia,there to attend his returne to Conftantinople, and i} 
ich liard conditions the poore prince: t | , were elad to :. cara an Eunuch appointed ro take'charge of the yong Ladie,who had fo warmed Mahomers affedti- i 
hae a utpllgiy, eos ane ip ae. on, that he tooke herafterwardsto his wifes Atthe fame time he alfo orien hie 
© he tooke the citie o nisin! no} f of Achaia and Elis,by Zoganas Ba/] his lieutenant : whither he came not long after himfelfe, | 
ws Acciauoll) by mpofition (by | , ie hee 3 ee and laied fiegeto sf of Sree which for lacke of water was at leng:h yeelded vato | 
ines) promifing to giue h: nthe country the citi Pr hebesi Him : butthe cattle was by the {pace of a whole yeare after valiantly defended againft the 
i hc | id aang i Nevius,fo i \ Turks lefcto befiege it,by Thomas the princes of whom Mahomet afterwards gauc this’ com- ; 
time been bro ght vpin the Turk court, as one of Mahomet pene : > mendation, That inthe country of Peloponefushe had found many flaues, butneuera man 
(as was flipp: ofed) entirely bel ied. But when he had re hebes,inex- buthim. This valiant Prince feeing the miferable ruine ofhis country, andthe ftate thereof 
change fof his princely ftate of Athens, he was fhort in F “Fiend. veterly forlorne, after he had moft notably endured a yeares fiege in the caftle of Salmenica, 
tip fentby Mahomet to Zoganus,his ti ny he en nits. gotto fea,and {% 9 artittedin Italie: where crtuelling to Rome,hee was honorably receiued by i 
ee teoufly entertained, buta exward b “ing abi arth a eens ‘ Pigierusdiaeschich Bihop there: who during hi lie, allowed him alarge penfion for the sate 
r re-commarided y ftaied,and w! 3 Bead. maintenance of his ftate. Thus Afabomet hauing chruft both the Grecian Princes out of their Pelopontfisibe 
Ne é dominions,and fubduedall Pelopon: fus (excepring fuch ftrong townesand caftles,as borde- age | 
felues againtt ring vponthe fea coalt were yet holden by the Venetians) left scenes ane oo! ; 
time,and much gouern thatnew conquered prouince,& with great triumph returned himfel 2 saa ean { 
1 pire,which y E ftantinople,carrying away with him Demetrius the Prince, with his wife and daughter, 





i fi in his royall fear 
ny other noble prifoners. But after he was come to Hadrianople,and placed in ya 7 
4 remoaed Ae aich from the faire yong Lady, and rooke charge of her nine 9 re * 
Demetrius her father, hee gauc to him the citie si cuftomearifing of the fale 








ae : i ; d populous countrey” 
ere made,as apenfion for him to liue vpon, Thus ch mous alld pop 
fPelopanefiis fel intoche “ar four Lord 146 ae ‘i P 









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eMiahomet the Great, 
after the taking of Conftantinople. Which I haue here together fetdo ow iti 
by them who lined inthat eee and inthe fame canis : hse ir ee Ss orted CG 
occutrents of the fame time (which {hall in conucuient place be here ter declared) ra pet 
tentthatthe falliof, that great enipire, with the common miferie ofthe delicate Gre eae 
mightappeare vnder one view ; which otherwifebeing delivered by peece-meale fa ae | 
Concurrewwith opher great accidents according tothe courle of the time, would b ars hy 
confufion,and require the Readers great attention, te oS 
~., The Chriftian Princes,e(pecially fuch as bordered ypon the dominions of the Turkifiey. 
rant,were no leflererrificd than troubled with the fubuerfioniof the Confantinopo li aie. 
Ppire:forthey {aw by:the continual! preparation of the Turke,thar his ambitious tea 1 ane 
ratherincreafed chan in any part fatisfied with fo great & latevidtories, Wiict fore ih ah 
allcarefulnes fortified their tronticr townes;and prosidedall things necc lity tor de fe al 
themfelues,& fortherepulf ing of fo mightie an enemic.Among the relt, George the 1 thy A 
Pot;or Prince of Seruia(whofe dominions of al other lay moft in danger ofthat tem a ‘ ts 
dily muftred his men of war, fortified his ftrong cities,placed his garifons,& lef: ae Hlpees 
don that he thought needful tor the defence. of the country:for he hadmany times b of fat 
eee painted the fury ofthe 7 urkifhkings,although he were ivined to them srt 
eee er . lance.And hauing thus politickly fet all things in order at home in 1 a 
eae Me € es earaney into Hungarie, from thenceto procure aid againtt {uch sine: as he 
in “ih a ut the Hungarians, & efpecially Huniades(who at tharrime bare 1 ca ch 
: i id eat before had ffficient trial ofthe yacertainty &light faith of tha 
if a oe ° efiay patined himfelfaccording to the occtirrenis of the time rs 
, rright Turke nor good Chriftian irefufed to promile him any aid but 


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left him to his own fortunes: wherwith h i 

q p e returned difcontented, & ful of pnation.B 
maar 7 “ eek ae died i ahurt received ina shirmidh Bric Fie) ib a” 
te:whote brother Ladiflaws he had bur alittle befe Hie 
ted,as he was travelling by wagon to Bel ith his fai el IS 

ed,as 5 igiade with his faid brother Atichael, 1 
bebe gee rai seaitip of! ris Defpor of Seruia,when he iticedooycn: 
: ie,he had plentifully tafted ofboth f 1 of 
| ee! a marucllous ynquietnature:by profiffion achritian ae of 

a ee oe + hale ones ae ip pe ftead:adeep diffembler and sf Gubl i al 
Uings;whi chafed ynto him i ieee 

bor Princes whileft he liued,either beloued sp sbeat nie fetane se 


ath of 
Defpot 
Seruia, 


: to Mahomet,carrying with them a great 
Be aise brotheshato keep fiendtups eit 
great yercly tribute,and fo to become his tribittaric.. But within 
: pssyite uae sy ep prince a raigned in Seruia:after whofe Neen same sin 
_ pepper ace lie eblind brethren til crauing aid of Atahomer Shieh, h . fat hie y 
rnp age eet ene 
‘ lofthe Hi i Ich meanes the wi 
en = ee rich ft uch time as that the Seruians, feeing ian fein een : C 
erm Wearie ofthe harmes they daily receiued ofthe 7; Miesy velded 
hela ae the obedience of the Turkith Emperour ey, She h 0 
o ieee echt : on us cm pire as a prouince thereof,and fo itremaineth ech aay 
‘J thathethon meen yy ‘bh continual courfe of his vidtories, crown tothat hei ie f mai 4 
ts ong ae ? id ie bad neti, forcesneither any enterprife fogreat “i i h eves 
Ane te gro i. fe: wherfore heeceafed not oneuery fide continall ‘ ; v : and 
i nor ofe conte bordered vpon his. But aboue others, er wae rea { 
fk fie : 2 thacby themthe Turkith Kings his ance! ae had ei wie 
their {tate more endangered, than byanyoralother the Chriftian princes. Wher- 
— fore 4 


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Suft Emperour of the Turks: 
forehe refolued now to take themin hand, which thing he bad from the beeinni i 
e raigne greatly defired. “And becaufe the citie of Belgrade ftanding vpon Aiton es 
Danubius,was accounted the key of that country,he determined there to begin his wars.and 
by takiag thereefto make an entrance into the heart of Hungarie,Mereuponhe leuied a great 
armie of an hundred and fiftie thoufand of his beft fouldiers; in whom he repofed fuch anaf- 
fired truft and confidence, that he accounted the citiealreadie as good as taken, anda faire 
way made into Hungarie: fo readie are we to promife vnto our felues,the things we earneftly 
defire.For the better accomplifhment of theft his defignes, he had prouided in readineffe a 
fect of 200 fhips and galies,which hefent vp the riuer of Danubius from Vidina to Belgrade 
tothe incent that norelicte or aid fhould bebroughtvnto the city out of Hungarie,by the 
great riuers of Danubius and Savus, whereupon the city of Belgrade ftandeth. With this lect 
hekeptboth thofe riuers fo ftraitly that nothing couldbe poflibly conucied into the citic by 
water : and not fo contented, fent part of his faid fleet farther vp the riuer of, Danubius,and fo 
funding his fouldiers in many places,fpoiled the countries all alongftthe rivers fide. Shortly 
after he came with all his forces by land,& encamped before the citie : whereunto at his firlt 
comming he gaue amoft fierce affault, thinking to haue taken them vnprouided : but fiading eq 
greater refiftance than hejhad before imagined, & thatthe Hungarians were readie to skirmith 
with them without the wals,he begun to proceed more warily,& entrenched hisarmie:and 
to prouide forthe faferie thera fiby cafting vp of deep trenches & ftrong rampiers againft the 
fudden fallies of his enemies : & after, planting his batterie,began moft furioufly to fhake the 
c wals with his great artillerie: By the fury wherof,he ouerthrewa part thereof, and laid it fat 
with the ground : which the defendants wich greatinduftric and labour fpeedily repaired, by 
cafting vp. ofnew fortifications & rampiers,in fuch fort,that ic was tather ftronger than before 
In the meantime Huniades(not to be named without the addition ofa moft worthic captain) 
being then General for the Hungarians, fenta fleet of fips and gallies, well appointed with 
all warlike proujfion,downe the river of Danubius ftom Buda : which encountring with the 
Turks fleet,rooke twentie faile ofthem,and fo difcomfited thereft,thatthey weregladtorun 55, 


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357 


Belgrade befite 


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Tarks fet 


themfelues on ground acere vnto the Kings camp. All which were by Mahomets commande- suertirarone dy 


ment prefently fet onfire, becaufethcy fhould not come into the power of the Hungarians, 

By thismeanes the Chriftians became matters of both the riuers of Danubius and Savus;and 
D foattheir pleafiure, by water conueied into the citie all things need full for the defence there- 
of. Hwniades alfo him felfe,with fiue thoufand valiant fouldiers, and Je.Capiftrands’ a Minorate 
Frier (by whofe perfuafion fortie thoufand voluntary Chriftians out of Germanie, Bohemia, 
and Hungarie,were cometothat warre) entered into the citic that way with their fouldiers 
and followers. ‘ peaks 
_. Mahomet refolutely fet downe for rhe winning ofthecitie, had with continual batterie 
i, made the fume at length (aulrable ; and fo determined the next day to giue a generall affault, 
“appointing which part of the wal cueryGolonel with his regiment fheuld affaile. Bue asthey 
were with great dilligence and greater ftir, preparing all things ncedfull forthe next daies fer- 
uiceyicforcuned,that Carazias Bafa, Mahomess lieutenant general in Europe, and his heft man 
of war,wasby chance flaine with a great fhotout ofthe towne. With whofe death Mahoweh 
was exceedingly sroubled,as with anominous token ofthe enil which afterwards enfiied va 
tohim and his whole atmics-Forall that, profecuting kis former detetmination,the next day 

















the Chrifiant J 


ieee uf, 


ven 


early inthe morning hee commanded the affauleto be given’: te with the. dreadfull found of aelgr 






trumpets,drums,cornets,8 other inftruntents of war, brouglat on his lanizaries to the breach; 
who ascouragious foldiers fiercely affailed the fame,and withoutany great refiftanceentered 
both thereand indiuers other places of the citie reckoning the famexe benow theirowne. 
For Bunjades hauing before ftored euery corer of thecitie with hismat valiancand expert 
foldiers,had taken order thanthe defendants, ypon the fieftcharge of the Tanizarics, thould. 
forfake their ftations,and as men difvouraged,retize cowatds the citi¢,of purpofe to. draw the 
erce enemies fatter on,coxheit farther destrugtions& vpana figne given te-fet vpon them on 
(h,& to repaire to their former places of defence ; which was accotdingly dene: fothat as 
jas the Tanizaries, with other - fhe. beter shan a vecs iti ene 

ntred,vponthe retiring ofthe defendantss&.the fgne before appointed in: : 
defeadants,asaxen qui chy, h ng sing gun eel charged the pitas 












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358 Mahomet the Great, 5 
a ao. tred contrary to theirexpedtation : and the valiant Heniades, atthe fame'time ifting oy Ped aaicus Sf Empe: Tour of the Tur ks oS 359 
eeu cucry fide with his moft refolute fouldiers, fo opprefled the Turks,that few ofthem tha fen G 5. WEN ich time, Calixtus the chitd,then Bifhop of Rome, aided by the Genowayes 
emred.efcaped with life,buc were there inthe citie either flaine or taken prifoners he Were (for the grudge they bare againit the Turks forthe taking of Pera) put to fcaa fect of fixteen 
reft with exceeding flaughter beaten from the wals.Prefently after, Huntades in this ie | tall fhips and gallies well appointed, vader the conduct of Ledewicw, Patiiarch of Aquilla 
ofthe Turks,ftrenathened with the fouldiets which came with CBirarns the Hii on who with that fleet fcoured thefeas,& recouered again from the Turks the land of Lemnos, 
fallie EOF THe owdiand {er vponthe Turks appointed reHBCMEAMeeFttiesreac - made a wu qiuers other {mal Iflands thereabout:and encountering with the Turks flcct neereynto 
which was with fich refolution performed, thatthe Turks were glad with Bear ‘i as the Ifland of the Rhodes,at aplace called the Burrow of S.Paul, difcomfited them,{unke and 
forfake their charge,andto leauethe ordnance to their enemies. Steat Lauchterty tooke diuers of their gallies,and forced them £0, forfake the Rhodes.A fier which vidtorie at 
The Turkifh ryrant fore troubled and throughly chated with the foffe of his ereat ordnence fea, he forthe {pace of three yeares, with his gallies, at his pleafure fpoyledthe frontiers of 
couragioufly charged the Hungari ; ite) Tdnance, the Turks dominions all alongft the fea coaft of the leffer Afia,and wonderfully terrified the 
Uragioully charg Alungarians afrefh,to haue recouered the fame againe : but was { Cie MRE oes ne nen die oteaniicorraed ale YE ¢ 
be aig ul ean oe fo beaten with the murthering fliot Gut OF the citie,th at ie him many Pere Bs hulenieoyie fT ee eee 
jen * a f > . iathe 3 1 
sierra Nd ake He iat ely baci Huniadesailo yeti. H B After that Mahomet was thus fhamefully driuen from the fiege of Belgrade, and his cet at 14.6 1, 
theta fmall'hireve, LV po urks campe,and with the fame diq fea difcomfced (asis before selene yhe began wu higreat diligence pie wi breparatt Vian caffan ts 
nthi: _ +a: ‘ . s : @nagainft rhe next Spring to fabdue the Tilesofthe Ayeum, {pecially thofe w rich lay neere em eng 
she pee al eee then lay onthe other fide of Dany. vato Peloponefus. But while(ehee wasbufiein Ligier ue ie meane time ceatall Habe 
felues with Huniedes,then lying withoutthe eiieaaith mee an, inthe citie, ioyned them.» dours from //fin.Caffanesthe great Perfijn King, arrived at Conftan:in »ple, withrdiuers rich apie 
thie new fipplicsaffitted the Turkes trenchesrasif v renee ho notably ftrengthned with prefents fent co him tion the faid King. Where among other things, they prefenred vato * 
campe : at which his prefyumption,th are sifhe would enen prefently hatie entred their him a paire of playing tables,wheria the men & dice were of greacand rich precious ftenes 
outothistrenches aie Walfentt »the proud tyrant (neuer before fo braved)difdaining, went of ineftinale worch, and the workmanthip aothing inferiour to the mattyr: which the em- 
nance : from ihened hewas _ baie ote beat him backe againe to the great ord- bafidors for ofteatarivn faid, Tat Kfan. Caffanes found in the creatures of the Perfian King, 
of doubtful! atid aibnileulvectests y the Chriftians driuento his trenches. Which manner whom he had buta little before flain and bereft of his kingdome, and had there bin left long 
" moft{pent : WieScleraich ealiaede onboth fidesnotably maintained, yneill the day wasal- I C before by the mightieconquerour Lamerdane, Together withthelc Prelems,they delivered 
Ne other, \ndiffcrent wings, houering now ouer the one fide, now ouer the their em affige the effect whereof was, That thofe two mightie Princes might ioine Scline 
Inthefe hor skirmifhes and confliés, Ch, - . together in anicie: andthat whereas Dawid che Emperor of Trapezond shad promifed to pay 
Sica? valiant men were flaine. And ed 1 *) o afanes captaine of the Tanizasies,with many other vato.Mabomet.a yercly tribute,enforced thereunto by Gearge his lieutenans iaAfiashe fhould 
tative. fouldioras ofa ne ; 5 oe (a idl, himielfe performing the partas well ofacouracious not now, lookefor any fuch thing sferafmuch as.chat empire afterthe death ofthe Emperour ~~ 
fo" atta. veh wefordetd d fo € chicfetaine, was {ore wounded vader his left pap; fothathe was ta- then liuing,‘hould ofright belong yiato Yfan-Caffanes,inrightof his wife,who was che daugh- 
pended siiciontind an h is pauil} ‘on, cothe great difcomfitur cothis whole army. ter of Calo-/oannes, the elder brother of Dasid the Emperor, thenliving:and further required 
Aheribite gic aie eee att fe, and confideviap thathe had inthat fiege loft his whole him, from that time not totrouble or, moleft the faid j:mperor his friend Se neere alliance, fo 
rownesfectetlyin heriet moft part of his bettfouldiers and yer in no Poffibilitic of the fhould he find him his faithfill & kind confederat : otherwife it was(as they faidyin his choice 
fiill looking behind es ide cits hisarmiesand with grear filence thamefully departed, p? draw ypon himfelf the heauie.difpleafure ofamoft mighticenemic. Aahoraet be fore cnui- 
troubledhim vpo hie whenthe Hungarians thould haue purfued him into Seruia be haue x ing at the rifing of the Perfian King,and now difdaining fuch percmptorie requetts,little dif- 
captaines and ites a bain Conttantinople. At this fiege (befidemany of his bett fering from proud commands,in great -choller difmiffedthe embafladors, with this fhort an- 
chnenen there Nit Se Sa ala flaine-fortie thoufand of his bett {i Bieler The lofle | {wer, That he would ere long be in Afia himfelfe in perfon, to teach V fun-Caffanes what to 1¢~ 
ciieeiretraal icant a fo great, and fo ftucke in his mind,that euer after during his lite queft ofa greater thanhim(elfe. This vakindnes was the beginning & ground of the mortal 
many/zimes with rahi - peake ofthat ficge, he would fhake hishesdand fish deen and | wars which afterwards enfued betwixt thefe two,then the greateft princes of the Eafl,as hall 
ued fogreat diftbnin, ies neuer {eche that citie,whereatboth heand Hifelather Ih beet j be hereafter moreat large declared. The embaffadorsbeing departed,and 4ahomets feet of an 
that fideofDanubius ; any were of opinion, that iFHanfddes had there had hish fe hundred and fifty faile readieto put to feahealrered his former determination for the Iflands 
fe: Janubius to haue prefently purfiied the fearefulvienientt iia reunne of the Ayzeum (which afrerthe loffe of Conftantinople had forthe moft part put themfelues 
» Pakerhe ep thauethere bin ouerrtow ei my d | ion of is d ded his Admiral with that feetrostake 
. Turke the fisth of Aouttin the: ne. Thisnotableyidtorie was Obtained againftthe vnder the protection of the Venetians) and commanded his Ad mirall yi a ee 
aeat Shortly afrerthi é leyeare of our Lordr4s6y «= = 3 his courfe through the {traits of Bofphorus into the great Euxine fea, (now called thgblacke 
The death of © y atter,this moft valianeand renowned captain Huxisdeeworthieofi le L fea)and fo failing along the coat to come to anker before Sinope, the chiefe citie of Paphlay - Ailes 
WOrthieofimmortal praife, gonia, & thereto expect his comming thither with his army by land, This great city of S00p€ vero sfiyacel, 


the mo) famous died of ahurttakeninthefe wats 6 t 
0 ¢ I 5 Oras fe ers wri i ife 
1 pe imHungarie: whowhen hee felt Hiinfelfeindaneer orc hy ra ead Br ecnieye 
before his departure,and would in any cafe (fi asian ne icmett 


E ftinds pleafantly ona point of the main which runs a great way into the Euxine,fomtimethe prisceof Somops 


: : , dit (fickeash Mei tinea... metrapolitical citie ofthat prouince:butas then,with Caftamona and all the country thetede 
teiue the fanie 3 faying, Thativis nor fir, thatthe L ov ha als tothe Churchto re- } bouts voder the Eee of Z/msael, a Mahometane prince : vpon whom Mahomet had 
lel the fertiant ratherto goc tothe houfe ot his Lord and mi: ier So enente of his fr. : now bent his forces, for no other caufe chan that he was in league with #/ua-Cu/fimthe Bertie 

an captain that fhewed the Turks Were tobe overcome ,and be in OO | anking. Now with gteat expedition had Mahomet leuieda (troag arnwy, and palling therewith 

~sbed than any one ofthe Chriftian Princes before him, . eee atonr victories oucr into Aa, was cone before he was looked for,to Sinope... I/rmael [ceing himf-lte {9 fuds 
la a li nite ple ofthem beautified his ‘countty sand now dying,was denly beferboth by fea & land inhis ftrongeft citie although he wanted aging ase Re 

Aan emai ieee pais A : 2, rea pais ity ; me ' ? 2 
greulyfamented ofall good Btdoftuage in. Stephens Chutch : hisdeathbeeing 4 his defencéading inthe ciciefoane handed peeces of srentar Bers oy vate cin 
ani an © ty to Mshomet, wichall che yeft ofhis dominion,vpon condition, That hee fhould freely giue 

| _ him in lieu therofthe city of Philippopolis in Thracia,with the country thertoadioining.Of 

) which his offer Atshonset accepted ; and {0 taking poffellion of. Sinope,with chef eee 


‘He wasvnto that barbarous 


diers:yet doubting to be able wish shat {trength to indure the fieg 






_Maborver tie Turkith Emperour, go lefle defirous : 
hig by. kith Emperour, oo leffe defirous to extettd his empireiwich OE TE 
: feaycewi beta geo ey arte taking of Contantnape,puragres ets 
F $bo1: lands nthe #geum,and.Hardly befieged the Cirie of the \ 


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Mahomet ¢ 
mona, andall the reft ofthe Princes territorie, fent hit 
polis,as he had promifed, This //mae/ was the laftof 
who had long time taigned at Heraclea and Caftamona 
en for with hisarmy to Trapezond, This famou 

























Euxine or blacke fea in the countrey of Pontus,where the Sent: e 
alwaiestheir deputies, whileftthat empire flourifhed and co Pa t 

World,as farre as Parthia : but aftcr it began againe to declin Worldy things hae 1° 
theirtime) one //aae (whole father, Emperour of Cong ‘Conftantino a but 
had for his euill gonernment flaine) flying to ‘Trapezond, im the Bolte 









that citie, with che countries of Pontus and Capadocia,an 
wasat firft called the King of Trapezond : butafter he 
ment,both heand his fucccffors took vpon them then: 
maintained equally, ifnor betterjttian the late Conftant 
are of moftaccounted for Emperors. He that then raigned, 
moft honourable family of che Comment had long time before rai 
_,,. Outof the fame were many oihet great Princes defeended, 
asp pl be Macedonia, Epirus,and Grecia. Mahomet comming to Trapezond, laid hard five yne 
fed! fame by the {pace of thirtic daics both by fea and land,and burr the fubuibes thereof, ie 
» — hadbefore at Sinope. The fearful! Emperourdifinaied with the prefence of fo ee a 
* enemie,and the fight of fopuiffantcan arm y offered toyecld vnto himthe city with Kew, ie 
empire, vpon Condition, That he fhould take hisdaughterto wife,and deliner vato him fen : 
other Prouince,which might yeeld him fuch yearly profitas might furffice for the h Gh 2 
maintenance of his ftate. azahomeripeveey ing the weakenefft of | ice 
pee tp aces thereof,and avempted uy force tohaue 
6 to his defire, the matter was againe browslit to parles wher ‘lon i 
ps lig laftagreed vpon, the Empcour ype c She Me te 
af oe a Laide awed ie,if happil fofome good Be terient 
n ade betwixt chef: Whereponthe Empe ¢" ith 
folemt fen for his fafe'rettirne, duhas bole Eseene i ee pith before 
in hope tohaue made fome Soodagreement With him :but as foone 
pee atcordingto the damnableund hellith do@rine of his fal 
bekept with Chriftians) prefently caifed the Eniperourta t 
ean a prifon 
raat 


: S ent of 
atl rouinces and 


i hed Inthargouerne. 
'perors; which the 
Perours, and theretore 
| Danidc, omnenys: wi) ith 

Conktantiitople, a 
led in diners places 








































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cnemie by his large of. 
heCitie : whiclj Notfor- 





















hich When it was 


Emperors daiih- 
‘as hie found inthe 
Yy feaas it were in 
as he pleafed for 


i i whom appeared 
“Avie ar aNGkcitizens were fent 


inople, Ofthe ref ofthee 
appointed ight hundred of 
rought vp for Tanizaties, m 












N nflantinic le sthe beautifull womete ig 1 
Spee ee had hese er cath pape ene Sed nes ’ 
oe fon afk ate lithe cite, and efi nonetherebucthe baer os Ate 


" puta ftrong garifon of his Ianizariesi  & apieat ease ett Of the pedple,hee 
pe citie, appointing his Adi mi rogoernete eae fein common He ets na 
‘ownes, difcouraged with the taking oF T ; an ¢Hmperours ftrong 
mitted themfelues vnto the Turki yy Kerof,in thort time fub- 
So Mahomet in the {pace of tew mi He cue fince moft miferably 

ce, returned in great tri * into the forme of 

dPaphlagonia,Pontus,anda ree Nad | inthis ‘expedition 
*Euxinefea, When hewas t prouinces neere M 

ni Em rour with his 


‘the PerfianQueenc, @ 
ncle chewy ¥ 


ONer fathersempire:hee 
pe 3 a d there cruelly caufed him, with \ 
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Jirft Emperounof the Turks. 364 

A all his fonnes and kinfmen,to be put to death;and co the vttermoft of bis power rooted autal 

that moft honourable familie of the Commeni,excepting Georzethe Emperours youngeft fon, 

whoat his firft comming to Hadriasople turned Turke : whole filter (tae Emperours day 

ter) Mahomet atcervvards cooke to be one of his,concubines. ‘ 

the Turkith tyrant. Mahemer thus miferably fubuerted and brought to noughtia the yeare of {ae wn4- 

our Lerd 1461- VF esi ; 1 
The yeare following ,which was the yere 1462,Mahomet having intelligence, that W/ladus sabemer fey 

Dracula Prince of Valachia,his tribytary,was refolued to catt from himhis obedience;and to 

ioyne himfelfe vnto the Hungarians, his mortall enemies;thought it belt to proucifne could of valachia. 


by paticy circumucnt him,before hewere altogether fallen from him, For which purpofc he 
fent Catabolinus his principall {ecretarie vntohim.to bring him vntolthe court, fpernifeg tins 
Sreater fauors and promotions from the Emperor,than he had as yetat any time inioyed, ad 
byshe fametruftic meffenger, he commanded Ghaptuxes Baffa, Gouernor of Bidina and the 
Country lying ouer againtt Valachia,onthe other fide of Danubius,to do his verermoft een 
fr the entrapping of lads : promifing him greatrewards if he could bring the pan toef- 
feét. Whereupon Chamuzes deuifed wich the fecretarie,that when he had done his meflage a 
the Prince,and with all his cunning perfuaded himto take that iourney vpon him, hee as 
fecretly before hand gine notice yato him ofthe certain day of his revurne back pasion font 
the prince :at which time it was like, that Wade would in courtefic of himfelfbring t r i 
cret aric wel on his way,bcing aman of fo great account in the court, orat Leb wife (3 refi E 
fo to do,being therto requefted by thefecretary:at which time the Baffa fecretly paffing ouer 


C Dasubius with certain troupes of horfemen,and lying clofe in ambufh vponthe way, fhould 


fuddenly fet vpon the prince, & foeither take him,or elskil him. The plot thus lal ney 
circumftance agreed vpon,the {ecretarie held on his way; and cOmMIB IONS prineey _ 
his wit to perfuade him togoc tothe court:fometime cunningly extolling the an ae 4 
that Adabomer had of his fidcliticand valor yand otherwhiles feeding him, with the wan 
greater honors & princely preferments he wasto receive at the Emperors reer Bate 
had faid what he could,he obtained no moreof the wary prince,but g00 she isage ile 
that he would in courtefie conduct him on his way to the fide of Denbisan exd pose 
tarie by {peedy meflengers gaue Chasuzes intelligence : who fecretly, pa reine ie 
with certain troups of horfemen,aad riding a good way into the neh ese we ibe saci 
the way wherby the prince & the fecretarie mutt needs splisiceon ing as ie ae 
ted,the fecretary accompanied with the prince,put himfelf ypon the reais dete Tait 
fixed time came to the place where Chamuses lay in ambufh with nid 4 ase hen 
arifing,& on euery fide affailing the prince, flew diuers.of his pai eforet re ae 
ware ofhis comming. But W/adus being a man of great courage, anc pet: jibe ae 
Baffahad fuppofed(for he wentalwaies attended, vpon with a ftrong ane dhe i 0 
men) fo receiued Chamures & his Turkes,that he flew many, of them,8¢ at length a 


‘ C: : phe rie ruine of 
This Chriftian Cmpiie was by: the empire of 


hethloenrrap 
viadus Pismee 


Chamuxes Raffa 


confli@ took hiax with the reft prifoners:whofehands and feet he caufed to be cut bis? sangre 
bodiesafcerwards to be thrutt vpon fharpe (takes {et fat inthe ground,to the terror ofa fieretay bate 


i im: fecretari agibbeta ged. 
faw them : and did the Balla fo much honout,as to hang him and the fecretar iewpen : 
E greatdeale higherthan the other Turks.And not fatisfied with this reuenge,prefensly gathred 


Wed ini F before 

is 5, 8 ping ouer Danubius into the Turkes dominions, burnt all the country ) 
Neonat fea fide, killing man,woman,& child, without mercy:after which eur 
and daughter made,he retutned again to Valachia, The report of this nes sheng re iced 
Mahonset,fet him in facha choler & rage,that he commanded the great Bafla Ma +a ee 
firfttold him therof,to becruelly whip!:which feruile punifhmentinthar comer sa dif. 
ment hath vfully bin inflisted eucn ypon the greateft princes of the court, va A ccaraftid. 
pleafure of thetyrants, efpecially ifthey. be not naturall Turks borne ; eT as Sol 
theiranger but as their bafe & contemptible flaues,as wel appeareth or atone a all 
E ny,cuen of chegreateftofthem.But when he vnderftood by mot fure ei See dchic 
was asthe Bafa had before reported, or rather worle, ivis not tobe ms oe fal death o the 
hacarage he fell:the (pile o° his country grieued him riwcchtnas A “anebfilledaisraith 
_fecrecary his embaflador,and of CL rmuzesthe Ball cde bai ri ie femble 4 his foldiers 

andignation Sedefite ofreuenge. WW iesefore yan {peedpoit : ad 


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> 


eM ahomet the Greasy 


andmen of war,out of all paris ofhis dominiors to peda Ug in fhort time tai. G 
fed fuch anarmie,as the like hehadnot at any time imploied fine: ‘the winning Of Conflanti. 
nople.Atthe fame time alio,he fent his Acmiral with 2 5 gallies,and 156 faile of other ft, it 
Vetlels by the Euxine, toenter the river Danubius, and there landing his HEN, toioyne his 
forces with the Prince of Pedolia: who foragrudge he bare again y bad promifed to 

_ aidthe Turke again{t him, Whenall things were now in readinefle,he marched with his a, m 

Habemetbiee feoey Philippopolis, and pafling over Danubins, entered into Valachia ; before which time 

Cll Ebel the AdmirvIl had landed his men,and with the helpe of the Podolian; had burnt the (ats 

bahia, tie of Prailaba, the greateft Towne of trade in all Valachia’s and was befieging Cebiy m, 

called inantient time Lycoftomos ; where after they had lien awhile and reccined {ome 4 
loffe, they left the fiege and de parted,the Podolian backe again into biscountry,and the Ad. 
mirall to his feet. ‘ : 

AMabomet being got ouer Danubius,burnt the villages,draue awa’ 
uocke ofall thatcamein his way.As fo 
hiscomming,had retired their wiuesa 





ag Sirft Emperour of the Turks. : 
A death :fo that aman would hauc thought, tharallthe torments the Pocts feigne tobe inhell 
had beene there put in execution. All thefe were fuchas the notable,but cruell Prince, tealous 
of his eftate,had either for iuft defert,or fome probable firfpition, put to death and with their 
goods rewarded his fouldiers: whofe cruel! manner was, together with the offender to exe- 
cute the whole familic,yea fometimes the bide taded Lid bat he was by ee 
ture of a fierce and cruell difpofition, wondred to fee fo ftrangea {pedtacle o Gee ai a 
tie : yet faid no more but that Wladus knew how to haue hisfubiects at a ie ter that, i a 
Mahomet fent lofephus,one of his great captaines, to skitmifh with the Valac a nen was te 
by them putto the worfe:but by the comming in of Omares the fonne beh tae re teiMttis ties Nae 
again in agreat skirmifh ouerthrowne,and two thoufand of their heads brought e . urks 
vpon their launces into the Kings Fae : for which good feruice Omares was by the King 
r 2G nour of Theffalia. as 
as pian thustraced Valachia, and hauing done what harme pester st 
itto be tono purpofe, with fuch a multitude ofmento hunt afer his flying pela fi 
kept the thicke woods or rough mountaines : he returned againe to ee Ome 
behind him Haly-beg with part of hisarmie, to profecute that Warre ; and ts it eet ie a 
the younger brother of Wladws , who was alfo called Vladws,asa fale to oa a nt si 
into rebellion againft the Prince. This Dracula the younger, was of aliee ie : Ai ey 
in Mabomets court,and for his comely feature of him mott paffionatly affected : . te pore 
nat perturbation, fo preuailed in the intemperat nature of the la{ciuious prince,that he ; phe 
faire words and great gifts to corrupt the youth, and not fo preuailing, attempted a 
failee c an i 1 th being enraged drew his rapier,and ftri- 
C Jatt to haue forced him : wherewith the noble yout 1 being ent ged cites histep ler aah 
king at him to haue flain him,grieuoufly wounded him inthe thig 5 a It : sue ee 
uertheleffe being drawne back againeto the court, and pardoned, he was afterwar 


363 





w 


y the cattell,and made ha- 
1 prifoners,he tookebut few ; for the,Valachies befoig 
ind children, and all that werevnfkt for Wars, cither into 
their {trong cities, or into the refuge of greatandthicke woods(whereof there is in that coun. 
trey plentie)or elfe into the high and rough mountaines where they were in more fafety than 
inany their Rrongeft holds:and all fuch as were able to beare aims, followed the Prince, who 
euerkept the woods and mountaines, ftill following the Turkes armie fo ncereas he poffibly 
could with fafety ; and many times cut off {ich as ftragled any thing far abroad from the ar. I 
mic, into the country : yet neuer durft thew himfelfe in plaine field, being indeed but a hand- 
full,in comparifon ofthe Turks multitude. Acahomet to {mall purpofe roaming vp and downe 
the country athis pleafure,ftaid neuer long in one place ;and taking no reckoning of facha 
Weake enemie as durft neuer fhew him 


felfe, pitcht his tents till inthe Open plaines,and fo lay 
- with his armic in great fecuritie,not entrenched tall Wlads 


‘Wladusby his efpials vnderftanding of led to the King,and fo became his St ded pe sis a tats fon theyalachiey ee . 
thisthe manner of Atahomets encamping,cameinthe dead time ofthe night, and with al his loued and honoured, and now {et vp fora Stale (asis 
power furioufly affailed that quarter cfche Turks camp wherethe Afian foldierslay ,& flew treymen to gafevpon. 
many of themintheir tents ; the reft terrified with the fud 


I denneffe ofthe alarum, fled our of 
theirtents for refuge vnto the Europcianfouldiers : the prince followin 


and entring into that quarter of the campealfo, did 
rall terror & feare into all the Turks a 


Icfortuned,that after the departure shee Sis Vai a ena aa ae 

i fuch frie f theirsas had bin taken prifor IS, 
kifh General], to ranfome fuch friends o : bute fr Mpa tad 

i ined :to whom the younger Dracula by way of di g the 
WaaetwecitierathEn itwere li ing the manifold and endlefle mi- 
1 > Tarki erour,and as it were lamenting thema a 

D Feri ES ninaaiie olatey cealnginteminedne fame ynto the main fatto § 
cries of his 3 J s paul mats ea nat 

his cruell brother, as the ground ofall their woes :affuring them of PP pe 


ig them at the heeles, 
there great harme,and ftiuck fucha gene. K 
: my, that they were etien ypon the point to have whol- 
ly forfaken their tents and betaken themfelucs to flight. Yea Mahomet himtelfe,difmaid with 


the rerrour of the night and tumult of his cumpe, and fearing left the Hungarians had ioyned 
their forces with Piffin snot knowing d 
4 


aor ee : eaue vnto him as their Soue- 
which way to turn himfelfe. had vndoubtedly fled redreffe, ifthe Valachies,forfaking his fierce ola yest Mae A ENS aa theeate 
had not Mahorset Bajfela naan of Steat experience in martial affaires, perfusded him otherwile, raigne infers ee ie tee that they there prefent, perfuaded by him, 
and by general proclamation made thorow the campe, Thatno man fhould vpon paineof fuch lively reafons, and in flch ¢ iL ac ifi ‘at beenby a fecret confent, forlooke Whadas the 
-death, forfake the place wherein hewas encamped, ftaid the flightsand with much ado enfor- and others by them, in fhort time all,as if it : 
ced them to make head againttthe prince.Wledus perceiui : 
vpon their guard, " 


f heirprinceand foueraigne. Who 

 brother,and chofe Dracula the younger brother robe yieipanges 0 é keg 

Riciscsusnic ihe Turks forces, by the confent a cae tooke ‘ ee ihe Goueitts 

if i ; yet holding the fame asthe Turkith sval- 

ment ofthat warlike countrey and people , yet holdi a ee 

i i i iti dus {ecing him{clfe thus forfaken of all hi 4 

faile,the readieft way tainfidelitie. Wladus fecing hin Pieced ee 
hisy nger brother poffeffed of his dominion, fled into Tran iluania,y 

PP Ralaraier of he sree King,apprehended and laid faft in {trait prifon at Belgrade, for 


ays Of he tents forfaken by the Afian fouldiers, and vpon the approch of the day, againeretired [, | 
with victoric into the woods, As fooneas it was day, Mahomet appointed Haly. Beg with cer- 
tain companies of {elect fouldiers,to purfue the Valachies :who Ouertaking part ofthe Prin- 


B 
ces army, tooke athoufand of them prifoners, and put the reftto flight + all which prifoners 


were by the tyrants command, prefent! 
night entrenched his armic, and caufed 
his campe,than before. 

A mip borrible 


(pets, Were hanging vpontwo 


Ashe marched along the countty, he cametothe 


high gibbers,and thedifmembred Turks 

them : with which fight he was grieuoufly o 

conraining inbreadrh almofta mile,& in ee 
takes,and other inftruments of terror,death 


putto the fword, From that time 


Mahomet eucrie 
etter watch and ward to bee kepri 


ineuiery quarter of 


fended. And paffing on farther, came to a plaine 


th two miles, fer fil of. gallows, gibbers,wheles, 


and torture; all hanging fll kafes M 
‘ofmen,women,and children,thereupon executed n ae ofthedead ca 


thoufand: There was to be feene the father, with his wife. hildren, & whole family, hangia@ 
ohare gallowes ; and the bodies of fucking bidbes, ftic! Pee rciin acer 
_ others witha 


wil 


their limbs broken vpon wheeles 


in number (as was deemed) about twentie @ 
t kingvpon fharpe ftakes j 
With many other ftrange e horrible Mass ef 
leathy 


i i i un- 
that he had withoutiuft caufe(as it was laid to his charge) moft cruelly executed diuers 


i impri tobeagaine The death of 
garians in Valachia: yet fuch was his fortune, after ten yeres hard imprifonment, gainne ‘The de 


‘9 ie in battaile againft his antient enemies the Turks. 

Ba a fe ba eeer valet to Con ftantinople, fentthe fame fleet ys vs) 
viedinhis late wartes,into the Ageum,to take in fich [flandsas being WE Ns areas Be 
ftantinopolitan cmpire,had vpon the loffé of the citie pat themfelues vn Fuuee meets 

the Venetians;but efpecially the Ifle of Mitylene, called inantient time Bees af 

thar Nichelays: Catelufins prince thereof,did harbour the pyrats of Na eee Rata 

ic alfobought of them {uch prifoners, and other bootie, as they en eccrendtasatte 
’ Turkes at {ea, oraloneftthe fea coaft, ourof many plages ba i hie alilch brotha 
the chaftiling of the fayd prince, f= that he had by pit ee rat beetietulle Be 
fo vniuftly taken vpon him the gowiernment, ; ie: fleet thus fec > (mall 


Poy 


14.62 





364. eM ahomet the Greet, : bei a 


finallarmie i 5 Fis ee , , "oe 4 

niko pean ibn fats Alia and ic mnetbpeland to T'osidinm stdin’, Toniaoucragaing ¢ ; fp ft Emp erour of the Fur kss 365 

Hissin a i Hi he em b aah d ih lelfe ouert ie narrow ftrait into the Iland whe re ‘A bly vfed,and not to receiue in his perfon any harme from the Turkith Emperor. Whereupon : 
ed hisarmie, he in fhort time ouerran the whole Ifland, and mifera};| y the Baffaes oath to the fame purpofe was with great folemnitic taken ; and for themore vn 


fpoiled the fame, leadine away all thei i i iviti 

h ig away allthe inhabitants thereof into captivitie; who {i apie 
were fold at Conttantinople like flocks of fheepe,and from ssage arated ie ieee Rep 
his dominions, After he had thus harried the countric,and left nothing therein yntpor Aw 


rance conceiued in writing, firmed by the Bafla,and fo deliuered to the king : which done.the 
king came out ofthe citie and yeelded himfelfe. The Bafla hauing thus taken the king prifo- 
ner, carried him about with him from place to place, & fromi citicto city, {vatill he had taken 





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mijn bike be esed th Pres Sate ¢ led, he 
ged. fis ier i vince in the evan of Mitylene, whereof the Ifland now taketh name :and With poffeffion of all the kingdome of Bofnasand fo returning ynto his mafter, prefentedvnto him 
5 - pes Sines ly Hestiad the lame by thefpace of 27 day-es (in which time ma the captiue king : who was nota little offended with him, for that he had vato him'fo far en- 
Mintle ye. nithed a pee TheP Ogiuen by the Turks, whereby the defendants were greatly dim. gaged his Turkith faith. But when the poore King thought tohaue departed,not greatly fea- 
ed to the were tie Cdk fils rince percciuing himilelfe notable long tohold out, effcred to yeeld ring further harm,he was fuddenly fent for by M«homet:at which time, he doubting the worft, 
Tutke. Ma -citie, with all the {trong holds inthe Ifle,ypon condition that cAabomet fhould theres H caried with him in his hand the writing wherin the Baffaes oath for his fafety was comprifed: ! 
: saan ee fome other prouince, of like value tothe Ifland : which his offe: Mabaae: neuertheleffe,the faithlefle tyrant without any regardtherwf, or of his faiththerin giuen,cau- i 
accepted, and by folemre oath bound himfel fe for performance of that hee had promifed fed him prefently to be moft cruelly put to death,oras fome write, to be flaine quicke+Thus 4 


Whereupon the Prince came out of the citie, and humbled himf{elte before him, ¢ Xculing was the Chriftian kingdome of Bofna,fubuerted by Afabomet in the yere 1464:who after he 
had at his pleafure difpofed thereof, & reduced it to the forme of a prouince,to bee (asit is at 
this day)gouerned by one ofhis Baflaes ; in great triumph returned to Conftantinople,carri- 
ing away with bim many awoful Chriftian captiue,and the whole wealth-of thatkingdom, 
Mahomet following the example of his father Am*arath,had from the beginning ofhistaigne ,,, 
j am} : Decaat a3 7 stat ware 
by one or other of his greatBaffaes or expert captains ftill maintained wats againft Seanderbeg berpix: sraba- 


the moft valiant and fortunat King of Eiprus: the greateft part wherof,alchough it did inthe we pe 
a 





himfelfe for the receiuing of the men i rewi 

g of wai (wherewith he was charged)as done for no othe. 
Seen but chat they fhould forbeare to {poilehis ewne country,much fubicét to eee 
. ie y< enying thathee had at any time bought, or thared, any part of fuch prizes as had ye 
. ¥ ee ee a bin Laat be Turks, With which his excufe, Mahomet feemed 
‘alonably well contented,and with good ihi :ne leffeas fo 
; - ic ea wrifngon words cheered him vp:neuertheleffe as foon 


: : intl rinc sideli 

into his hands,heno longer made reckoning ie eamerainy sie Bees rican s deliuer ed courfe oftime concurre with the things before declared, and might by peecemeale hatie bin (2;-¢ rina 

the chiefe citizens of Mitylene to be ah h;andth Fee Peanlcd many of C amongft the fame in their duc time and place inferted , yet I haue of purpofe for divers rea- yee . 
inthe citie,to be cut in tiVO peeces tee fe ee beni haste pentethiom he found fons wholly referued them for this place: firft, for that I would not interrupt the courfe of ee 4 
placed conuenient garrifons in cuery ftrong hold inthe Ife, phere Kee Cc ee hehad the hiftorie before rehearfed,with the particularaccidents ofthis war: And then, for that the yita,& ellis 
= catrying away with him the Prince,and allthe better Toranth pes f°) ave antinople greateft heat of this hereditarie war,deliucred asit were from hand to hand, from the father wander > 
z= were lefraliue, together with all the wealth of th ft ri Sibhaeitants of Mity lene,that tothe fon,hapned not long afterthis time ; whenas Adshomer hauing conqueredthe kingdom ‘1; hitpeteae 

almoft defolate,none remaining therein more thai ne Hich and pleafant Ilan , leauing ic of Bola, had farrounded a great part of Scanderbegs dominion: : wherein T had refpect allo ‘te! cme 

reftandbafett people, catahemer after he his owne garrifons,with afew ofthe poo- ynto the Readers eafe,who may with greater pleafiire and content,and leffe paines alfo,view (jy jim 
| cholaus,with Lucius his cofin (whole helpe eh are a Conftantinople,caft the Prince Nj- the fame together. than ifit had bin di(perfedly feattcred & intermedled withthe other gtea- xd 4.67 
into clofe prifon: where they {eeing theta i eee ore Wed in killing of bis elder brother) I teroccurrents of the fame time:In which diftourfe I will but briefly touch many things wel 
fauour in the tyrants fight, wickedly offe € sae cuery houre in danger of theirlines,to winne K worthie of a larger treatife, And if forgetting my felfc, Ifhall in fome places happen te ftay 

Tutke, Which Atehoner Sd fag re me repouncerhe Chriftian Religion,and to turn D fomething longer chan the Readers haft would require, yet !hope,that the zeale and louc he : 

2fau'éd them both to be richly apparelled, and with beares vato the worthy memorie of moft famous Chriftian Princes,together with the fhort- Met 


Brcat triumph to be circumcifed,and prefently {erat liLerei i ing i 
i sand prefently fet at libertie:yet ftill bearing in mind hi 
beth ae EY are ye they leatt feared any fuch ariee claptthem leah fests i 
rae paeene € a i g aie bee moft ctuclly putto death. A inft reward for the blou- 
s ou 5 poftacic, who to gainea little longer life, were content to forlake 
4.64. Ps i devia splined, that stephes King of Bofna (in antienttime called Mafia Superi- 
eee sppetics wn fe tare Emperor,had wrong fully obtained that kingdome againtt 
ah refu ad now to pay fuch yearely trivuteas hee had before promifed : for 
Dorobiza: wheel ii a ftrong armie entered into Bofha,and Jaied fiege ee the city of B 
fe feegil w en eehad with mach adoe taken, he dinided the people Rarciaro 
b SPATS pb hereof he gaue as flaues vnto his men of war Ain art he fent vn- 
pagent meh , and the third he left to inhabit the citie. From Dorobin ee marched 
oe ag ae ed Taica,the chiefe citie of that kingdome,which after foure hsfi 
voto him by compofition:in this citiehe took. Bie iter ou, 














neffe of the hiftorie,in comparifon of that which is therof’ written iniuft volumes by others; dc vita & gee 
{hall eafily excufea larger difcourfethan this :Butagaine toourpurpofe, te Scander 
Mahomet in the beginning of his raigne fent embaffadors 6 Seanderbeg, offering him peace, **" 
fo that he would grant co pay vato him firch yearely tribute as his father Amurath had in-his 
life time demanded. Which embaffage the craftie tyrant fent rather to proue what confidence 
Scandérbee had in himfelfe,than for any hope he had'to haue his demand granted. This difho- 
forable offered peace Scanderbeg {cornfully reiegted, and {o returned the embaffadors asthey ® 
came : and prefently vpon their departure entered with his horfemen into that part of the 
* Turks dominion which bordereth vpon Epirus :and when he had wafted the country, retur- 
ned home laded with the fpoile thereofila reuenge of which defpight, Mahomet fhortly after 
ferit Amefa one of his beft men of war, with 12000 horfemeninto Epirus,to requite Seander- 
bee with the like fpoile of his people and country. But Scanderbeg vnderftanding by his efpials 


ofthe Turks comming, lay clofein ambufh with 6000 fouldiers vponthe great mountaine 
s they were about by 














foners, with moft of the nobilit; d the Kings brotherand fifter pri- Modtiffaouer which the Turks muft of neceffitie take their way: and a: 
Co n(tantinople.T he a 2 4 eae sap sogsiom eben hefentasit Were in triumph oe nightto haue paffed ouerthat roughiafd fteepe mountaine,and were with much difficulty al- 5 } 
oina fo lowing the example ofthe greater, ycelded moft got vpto thetop thereof, they were fuddenly charged by Scanderbeg his foormen, who mesg 





themfeluesalfo. But Atahomet vnderftandi i 
— Ay «But A4ah anding that the King of Bofna f ired him{el fe i 
» epee pate ie bis nnagenay frat prenen his chiefe Batfa a a nltejare 

uns p edfuch diligence,that he had i inclo i 

: befo ie avant, thathee could by fo meanes cltapeiesbinhe dete i ine i 
; vo BE jo the King for lefegand pf hislife was faine totake the citie of C] fie for his re- . 
; Feel dh eA ea ‘4 ee ly laid to by the Baffa,that {ceing no other remedie te offered to 
q st Vponthe Baffaes faithful promife by oath confirmed, that he fhould be honora- 


bly 


hauing the aduantage of the placejmade great flaughter ofthe Turks, & draue them down the 
mountaitteamaine ; at which time their horfes ftood them inno ftead at all,but were rather 
co them an hinderance'in that vneuen and troublefome ground, Now whenthe Turks were 
re to the foot of the mountaine,they wereiin that great feareanddiforder againe fiereely 
hiled onthe one fide by Scanderbée “8 on the other fide by his nephew, called alfo ei i * 
ho betorerhe Tutks consming had placed themnfehies wi Joc gapped? 
aduantage #fa that the Turkes hardly Sefer and forced on euiery fide, wereih fhore athe « q 
Se ; li 3 hyowrle 



















eM ome tt 
es id putto fight. In this conflié feuen thoutai 
Ge lof the Turks armie with diuers other captai 
anersto'Croia, For ioy ofthis vidtoric at Scanderbegs return 
a) ae + during which time,Scanderbeg canted dm 
Turkifh captains,to be enlarged, to be partakers of that ioy, wh 
‘ occafion ; and afterwards ved them with all kip 
theirabode. This Amse/a requefted of Scanderbeg,that he mi 
to certifie Mabemet how the cafe ftood with 
to haue bin flaine in the battell ; andto.proc 
quett: derbeg cafily granted,and {et downe their ra fand duckats, T; 
newes of this ouerthrow fore greeued the Turkith tyrant, afterwards when he Pate be 
‘mainder of his army without theit Generall'& leaders,h ning for moft part loft their aie = 
mour,and al{o the meffenger that was fent from . hefell into fucha race 1h nee 
d to giue any thing atall for his ranfome :imputing allt 1 loffe to his treacherie fol | “ 
or cowardife, Howbeit he was afterwards perfiiaded by his Bafta dotherareat coir a 
domifi hisfriends,to thinke better of the Ganngatinahs ithfulneffeand valour he ta S 
Jon time had Feat experience,and alfo to fend his ranfome: by de nying whereof. he fhe Wd 
ey faid) {courage his other Generals and captains,whc y ¢ of war fi hel h : 
eh pte the like danger. By whofe perfuafion Mabomerfent an embaflador to Sosiserin 4 
with the tanfome demanded, and other great prefents aifo.Vpon receit whereof, Awse/a w 4 
the other captaines were fet at libercic,and fent with fafeconuoy ou of F yall 
feapforche Turks ranfome, Seanderbeg diuided amongft his captainesand fouldiers, 
ailing the Proud tyrant wit t cfire of rcuenge, fothathe de- 
/anot. ae atmic into Epirus ; the | ading. whereof, diuers of his 
tainesam itioufly fought for. Fe t Aabomet had promifed great re- 
whofe ha} )vanquith scanderbee, 
teat fauor with his {o- 
ith excceding confidencie 
Pirus,than others thither 
hereof, he requiredto haue no reater power 
‘Was returned tothe court,& had with long 
7 4g> withthe inuincible courage of his 
edtoreceiuea new 
th which armiehe 


moft expert caj 
id moft honorab 


fo i 18, Debreas became m 
fupplie; fothat he had vnde 


gcrsforthathe wasn 
Ofallthis Preparation,and of the com- 
foluednot to expe the comming 

is befthorfemen s with whom he 
untry,and came by night vn- 

m before they were aware, 
for by the lighr of the 

¢ defcried, yer the paride 

dthe whole army of 


ched wi 
to the plain ‘ 
and fo to haue overt 
Moone(which then, 


land mafter, with 
troups of light horfe- 
'Swholearmic in order of 
ganatharpe skirmith ; both 
ni uc Scandérbeg 
might tend to 


blamed by Scas- 
der! bef 





H 


it of Epirus. All themony I 





Saft Emperour of the Turks. 

A derbeg,that he could not with greater moderation vic his good fortune commending fuck for- 
wardneile ina privat fouldier,but notin fo greata commander, When Afo/es and eArnefi ha 
thus put the Turks to flight, Scanderbeg brought on his whole armic, and fiercely affaited ae beg 

i Turks, yet troubled withthe difcomfiture of their fellowes. Debreas onthe other fide, with 

cheerfull {peech,& his own yalor,fo encouraged his foldiers,that Scanderbeg was there nota- 
bly refifted,and his fortuneas it were at a ftand : vntill chat Mufachine with certain troupes of 
refolute men,drawne out of the left wing of Seanderbegs armic,gaue {uch a fierce charge vpon 
the fide of the Turks armie,that he brake their tankes,and fore difordered that part of thear- 
mic: which when Debreas percciued, he withdrew himfelfe out of the front of thebattell 
wherinhe had valiancly ftood againft scanderbeg, and came tothe place where Adufachizs had 
difordered the batrell,and with fuch courage cheared vp his troubled foldiers,that his onely 
prefenceand valour feemed to bethe very life and heart ofhis whole armie. Whileft Debreas 
was thus bufied againit Atufachiss Scanderbeg inthe mean time with mightand main ftil char- 
gedthe front of the enemies armie : who now inthe abfence of the Generall began to loofe 
their order & to giue ground, making no fuch refiftance as before.At which time, Ao/és Forci- 
bly breaking into the thickeft ofthem, tooke one of their enfignes, which hee threw backe 
among his followers; wherwith they encouraged, fo preffed vpon their enemies, without re- 
gard of danger,thatthe Turks being therewith difcouraged,and their battell difordred, were 
almoft ready to turne their backs and to flie. Debreas fecing allindanger to be loft,hafted with 
all {peed vato the place where he faw moft perill; and did what was poffible to haue reftored 
the battell,and encouraged his foldiers : where prefling in among the formoft,he was by Scan- 

* derbeg himfelfe encountered handto hand, and fo by him flaine: with whofe fall the whole 
armie¢ difcouraged, without further refiftance fled. #70/és purfuing them onthe onefide , and 5 
Mufachins on the other, with furious hand flew more in that chafe than were flaine inthe bat. « 
tell,Ofthe Turks were flaine inthis battell 4120,and fome prifoners taken,but ofthe Chri- ” 
ftians few or none : fo that forthe good fortune thereof, Scanderbeg accounted it avictory gi- 
uen. All the fpoile taken from the enemie,together with the priloners, was by Scanderbeg c- 
qually diuided among the foldiers. Vito Afofés he gaue Debyeas his horfeand armor:and vata 
Mufachius a prifoner,which by his port and behaviour feemed to bee aman offomeacconnt, 


by. 


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ment made,drew forth the mony out ofa little bag which he had kept fecretly about him,and 
D offered it to Atufachius for his ranfomiwho receitting the mony,toldthe Turke,that he miuft 
prouideanother ranfome,forafmuchas thatmony was his owne before by law ofarmes,as ta- 
ken with his perfon. The Turke on the other fide alledged for himfelfe,the agreement altea- 
die made,with the paiment of the full fumagreed vpon. This controuerfie was brought be- 
fore Scanderbeg : who with great pleafure heard them both whac they could fay: ctw /achine 
laying in hard foranother ranfome,and the Turke for hisliberty vrging the agreement. Who 
when they had both faid whatthey-could forrhemfelues, Scanderbcg {miling,told them, that 
they borh contended for that which was in right his, and neither of theirs : for the prifoner 
with the mony were both mine (faid he) atthe firft taking of him,fince whichtime I hauegi- 
uen to you Afafachivs the prifoner,which I knew,bur not the mony which [knew not of:net- 
ther doth the concealing thereof make it yours (faid he to the Turke)who had by law ofarms 
loft your felfe,together withal that you had aboutyou. After he had thus pleat difcour- 
fed ofthe matcerjand brought them both indoubt, he awarded to Afu/achins the mony he a- 
greed for,&to the Turke his defired liberty : who glad thereof, and hauingalfo receiued his 
horfeand armor of the gift of Scanderbeg, departed, {peaking all the honor ke could of fo no- 
bleaconqueror. After this vitorie Scanderbeg with great triumph returned againe to Croia, 
When Afahomet vnderftood chat Debreas was laine, and his armie ouerthrowne,he became 
exceeding melancholie : bucafter he faw fo'many of his foldiers retumed as had bin fuffici- 
eatto hauereftored a loft battell, he was fo highly difpleafed with chat cowardife, as that he 
couldnotendure the fight ofthem. The death of Debreas grecued none morethan the King 
himfelfe: forthe captains generally either enuied at his hardinede,or elshated hisinfolencic. 
Am¢faamong the reft rooke no {malhpleafure, thathis proud fucceas had taken part of his 
euill fortune,and fo in parteafed his formerinfamie. The great Baflaes and men ofw ae 
their fouesaigne fo defirous of; ‘sensed! pend their lines inchat feruice wel Fi 
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The battellbe- 


xt Scander= 
ch Debreas. 


Debreas ‘fizine 


y Scanderbeg, 
ind bis arm 9 


mer thy Om 
_ 


A pleafant con 


This Turke agreed with A4u/achins vponaranfome of 200 duckats,and prefently vpon agtce- jeyrim betmext 


Mufachins and 
a Turke for bis 
ranfome. 


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wardneffe he feemed not to refufe: howbeithe had in his 
er f reuenge. Hee was not ignorant, what great mattcrs his fath 
me fowing difcord among the Princes of Grecia: which foul tile he purpofed nowy 
to put in practife himfelfe. There were acthat time many famous chiefetaines in Epirus, of 
Scanderbeg both beloued and trufted; among whom,he wasin hopeto find fome une wig for 
defire of wealth or promotion, might be alluredto giue fome defperatattemptagaing the lit, 
or fate of Scanderbeg. Of all others, AMo/és Golemwus of Dibra(a manhonorably deitended )was 
tmoftinward with Scanderbeg, and for his prowefle and experience in martial! affaires, of al] 
men accounted the beft captainc in all Epirus,next vnto Scanderbeg himfelfe shim, the cra ttie 
tyrant moft defired to alienate from Scanderbeg, as one fitteft to ferue his purpofe, and cafleft 
without fufpitionto be dealt withall,becaufe he commonly lay with aftrong patrifon in [);. 
bra,vpon the very frontiers of Epitus, Wherefore he direéted his letters vnto the Gon 10r 
of Sfetigrade, commanding him by al means ke could poffibly deuife re withdraw Mofes fiom 
Scanderbeg ; and not to {pare for any gold or golden promiles whereby toallure him:promj- 
fing alfo vnto the Gouernor himfelfe great preferments, ifhe could winhim.Vpon receit of 
which letters,the Gouernor began forthwith carefully to deuife, how he might beft attem pt 
the matter he had in charge:where after many deuifes, he at lat thought vpon a fhrewd-head. 
ed fellow, one of the Chriftians which dweltin Sfetigrade; whom for that he was a Chriftj. 
an, heemight without fufpe@ vfeas an inftrument in fo dangerous and important an action, 
This Chrlftian the Gouernor called vnto him,and after he had with great gifts and laree pro- 
maifes won him to vndertake the m n 
inftrugtions,full of treafon and deceit. When this fubtill 
vnder pretenec of greatand fecret matters of im portanc 
Priuat ; heafterfome difcourfe had of matters well worth the hearing, beganatlength vnder 
tbe the couert of faire glozing words,to vtter his poyfon : thewing vnto him (asa metfengr from 
the Gouernor)the great and good opinion the Turkith Emperor hadof long time conceiued 
of his valor and prowelle Hoewhich cau hisheroicall naturecould not but honor him, al: 
though he were his enemic ; and therewith alfo marvell, that hee being a man of that worth 
could be contented to be commanded by Scanderbeg, whofe ftate was by him chiefly vphol. 
den: wherasif he would do wifely,and changing his affection, follow A¢abomet an Emperor 
of greateft magnificence and power,he fhould quickly in his court find firch honorableenter- K 
tainment,as were to be preferred before the ftate of Scanderbeg : or if the foueraigntie of Epi- 
tus hisnatiue country did better pleafe him,he mighteafily be therunto aduanced,b foiain 
re ee ee “ied ag Sa nthe pleafed Afo/es well to heare his ath praifes 
incident vnte hautic minds) and he liked well thathe x i 
peror : but the hope of the kingdome of Epirus,beg: ot TD 


an to worke in hi i 
moucd him more thanall the reft. Such is the force of ai a 


ctl mbitious though 
man forget all things,fauethemfelues fo glorious a thingitis,to adding HUHNE eet 


all that, A¢ofés neither in word or countenance made an femblant of Liki ifliki 
meflage. Which the wil meflenger taking for'a fecrexebaies si fearae hy erik ba 
bin fo well heard;not de iring as then any further anfwer,craued ichidteadee fn romifing in L 
thort time to returne to himagaine. After the departure of this meflen ne tah troubled 
pe hts began toarife inthe eh en his mirth was changed MG rselanet ot ly, &the 
cheer: eofh ntenance was abated ; his hautie thoughts were his (aliracinecparani. 
ons,and the imagined kingdome the Idol hein fecret wolbpeds ote Ke fee. 
med tothe wifer fortas aman altogether metamorphofed, Some were (y Bold.as forto aske 
the: aufe ofthe meffengers comming: vato whom he anfwered, That he Was one. from whom 
iued intelligence of matters oncerning the good of the ftate: Which his anfwer was 
n for true, for who durft = miftrutt Mofés? Whilft he thus was tofled vp and downe 
it lait es of a wrought fea,the fame flie meflenger, 
ine ; and for his moreccredit, infectet broushe with him 
nets have bin fent from the Great Turke " with hig Ging 
park hieh that was fent, a esis ‘reportedto haue receined no- 
felfe. And fo returned the meffenger, with 
Fthe Turkith Emperors great fauorss ie 
/ or 


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rath had brought ty G 


atter,he fent him away, fully beforearmed with plenteous | 


Sint Emperour of the Turks. 


A. forthe reft of his tequefts,whatfoeuer he fhould chancetodoe therein, he thould not fro 
thenceforth find him any great enemie:: commanding the meflengerat his departure,no more 
torepaire vnto him about that matter, fdr feare of fufpition. : 

After thar, it chanced that Scanderbeg cameinto Dibra, tofechow all things flood there, 
and to confult with Afvfés forthe befieging of Sfetigrade , which citic it grieued him to {ee in 
the poffeffion of the Turks, Mofesto auert Scanderbeg from that enterprife, wherein he matt 
of force be driuen to thew himfelfe,told him, That he vnderftood of late by a cettaine mef- 
fenger which cameto him out of Sfetigrade,that the citie was fo well ftored by the Turks,of 
all things neceffarie forthe defence thereof, that it were but loft labor to attemptany thing 
againft the fame: wherefore hee aduifed him rather to befiege Belgtade (not that Belgrade 

B whichis fcituated vponthe riuer of Danubius, but another of the fame name) inthe confines 
of Epirus,then holden by the Turks,but diftant from Sfetigrade about an hundred and fortie 
tailes ; of thetaking whereof, there feemed to be more hope. By this perfuafion,Seanderbeg 
refolued with himfelfe to make prouifion for the befieging of Belgrade. And forafmuch as 
his fouldiers of Epirusalwaies viedte the field, were not fo fit for the befieging oftownes,hie 


369 


thought it good te pray aid out of Italy ,frem his old friend Alphonfus King of Naples, with sce 
whom he had beene oflong time acquainted,and ynto him much beholden. Wherefore he “ 


fenttwo of his noblemen embaffadors vato him,with certainerich Prefents,and familiar lec- 
ters of this purport. 


Our fouldiers of Epirus, know oncly how to fight with men.and them to vanguifh : with wals they 

C know not howto deale. You Italians (as 1 undertand) hane skillin that kind of fernice, and take plea~ 

fare therein: wherefore now at this prefent, I hane needs of your helpe and cunning, There becertaine 

townes of oir encmies in Epirus.yea almoft in the heart of eur kingdome , which eye-fore ! hane of long 
defired (if tt pleafed God) to take out of my fight :bus being occupied with continnall wars,bad no let~ 
Surevunsill now, happily to attempt any shing again(t them.This time I haue chofen asmoft fit,to atisfy 
my defire,both for the féafenablene(fe of the time of the yeare,and for that Mahomet/pareth me leifures 
whofe furie I haue twice calmed. You under ftandin few words, what Lhave need of :all other things are 
almoftinreadine(fé, and we onely looke for your helpe. Lend me {uch fonldiers as know how to fight afar 
off, Imeane harquebufiers and canoniers, for of ethers we haue lore plentic. But happie is Apulia,my 
Alphonfus, vader thy goucrnment, from whence men fit for all feruices may bee drawne as out 
of 4 moft plentiful treafsrie, Whenfoewer we haue requeffed men fit for feruice, either in peace or 
warre, you bane beautified both our court and campe. By you the kingdome of Epirus hath beexe  (appore 
ted with cinill polisie, and warlike flreneth : all fort of people, of what condition foeuer : yea eucry cor~ 
ner of Epirus foundeth forth thy piven at home and abroad-But for mine own part, doe fo louing- 
Ly embrace your kindne(fe,and Lo firmaly retaine the remembrance of your deferts towards we,that fome- 
time I wilh you that fortune(although in fo doing 2 may {ceme unkind) which (as the common faying is) 
proucth,but gesterh not friends : to she intent, that yon msight by famse more certaine proofe know, how 

much Lam to you devoted. 


When Scanderbeg had fent away his embaffadours, he withall diligence began to prouide 

E things neceffarie for the fiege of Belgrade: wherein he had purpofed alfo to haus vied thefer- 
uice of Mefés, But henow in heart atraitor both to his Prince and countrey, anda friend to 
Mahomet,found many excufes to ftay at home in Dibra;alleging firft,that it was tobe thought 
that fo foone asthe Turkith King fhould heare of the fiege of Belgrade, heewould inuade 
fome part of Epirus, thereby to withdraw his enemies fromthe fiege :andthen,thatno part of 
all Epitus lay neerer vntothe Turks, or more in danger than Dibra ; and that therefore hee 
could not doe any better feruice,thanto fee vnto the faftie of that country,long before com- 
mitted co his charge,and in which alfo moft part of his liuing lay. Thefe his excufes,procee- 
ding indeed from deep treafon, were yer neuertheleffe thoughtreale onable,and he for his pro- 
uident care highly commended : andauthoritie giuen him with new fupplies to augment the 
garrifon vader his command,as time and occafion fhould require. 3 : 
‘By thattime that Scamderbeg had fully made his preparation for the inteaded fiege.the em: 


baffadars b:fore {ent to Alpboafis, were returned into Epirus, and with them fuch aidas Sean- 


derbeg had b2fore requeited, andaeteat deale more : For A /phonfia fearing the meas 


pat 
Nuples 


Alpbomfus (ome 
deth aid unté 
Scanderbeg. 





aS Mahomet the Gres, 
diminifh the:infamy ofhim{olfe,incemmunicating the fomedwiths ) i 
__ gietenetedie befoietyeTurkiheyrauethanstl ethouldgsacontempablelugr rc 
» +», alone Wheretore ypoathe bad news from Belgrade; he feemed the firth very penduc. 
much to lament the mislortune of Scanderbegsand ubes omsionmallaniagthbe Cou: ny, ck a 
Tus, with many weids amplitying the fame: andthenonthe contrary part,{etting forch ¢ ie 
vitermoft the forceland power of the, TurkiflEmperouratehi ro ftrike ae eo 
terrourand diftiufintotheminds ofthem wii iwhomihewasconuerfapr > bucvnto hate 3 
weremore fecret and inward with him,he dilcouered the greataficction.and faiour Tt : = 
aperowfakomet had of long born him, with the large effenot his gifts snd prefeiments at 
furingthem of theJikeal{o,if they would¢onform themfeltesvnto hisapperite; feekin soe 
by fomiuchas he could; toallure them into the participationot bis moft execrable was at 
yet when he had faid what he couldshe found none buta few ofthe baler {ort of the con ih 
fouldi¢rs, which were willing to hearken voto him or to follow him... When Aofes Prive 
much hebad laboured, and how little Preuailed,fearing to be difconered, he Ace byinigh te 
Sfetigrade,accompanicd withafew bafe fellowes,and cafily obtained the Boverooure, afk, 
ip eae to Conftantinople : where he arriued alittle before the returne of eae 
eh Belgrade,and was of. Makomet beth ioy fully receined and henoutably entertained, 
hae a neeer ied Voderftood that Azofes was thus reuolted,at the firft eport thereot he was 
e ns os mts the ftrangenes of the fadt,that he ftood fpdechleffe as aman atenied sbutaf. 
2 rf a ving awhile,& pon further enquirié had found it out to betrueshe according to 
Be ne ” os cet ambi coreg ame hecould eafily haueAofes excufed,forthat he 
was way Wi TCE. fortune as might haue alienated the mind of 
right conftant man,» And.wheniditiers of his friends(accordi he rl) 
withihard {peeches feeracd to aggraute his offerice she gaiideeetiiie oie a 
c 1 F ( heare the fame. 
uetaled ue tohold their Peace;& nomore to vfefuch {peeches: withing ape 
Pe eiviotiinasteken eae therinepe ies thisnews Scanderbeg ac- 
of Dibra,&cthere with alcate cawfedmton diligentinquitinre henna ns Cousty 
pass of the confpiracie with MefibiBhohadinghe neste i 0 aaa 
is fubieéts:& hauing fer al thingsin good eisintban eee ol ta oon. 
Mofes remaining in the Turkscourtjceafed not to fe hal tasiemertons need Pare 
again scandebeg promiigy se tho Siicit Mahomet to procced in his warres 
t 3 erin great matters, eucnto the fpendi i intha 
ree aia tyrantthiaking it not good to cruft him too fanie before ena 
hts ee re aied him offtd)the next Springspretending that the yeare wastoo far fj pentto 
[ Fea en Hs aan ss rie! pe rasiyle ere re andactions,to be diligent- 
y 54 ¢ difco with hi i 
gingiot tha war: all which he did efpecially to found the Et Bieta, And 





Malomet fen- 
eth mofes 
w th fifteene 
Uujand felek 
R10 innade 


Epirus, 


uice,8ealrogethercftranged from Scamderbe inthe begi 
his charge the leading of fiftcene thoufand Wonleme fej tae 
r i en fi i i 
sate ap nih fhould make choice of :foragreater ive ae 
lagest i a ee fouldiersalthoughthey deteftedi(foitew in duiter} to ave that fa- 
ome es an “ La Beyer sera harms,yet heartened on by the opi- 
iow the K R nerall,andthe ho i 
. ftiends inthat country toio yne with themswerethe milling a ee chan “ageet 


angtable army, and all warlike pronifion he couldidefiretor the defttudtion of his country; 
and marching through Thracia 


and blinded with the imaginationefakin 
vit the imagination ef akingdomec,fet forward 
Epa ioniasforperting the loialtie due vato his Soueraigne,and the lo: h ht ro haue 
a BP felt ara ae entered into Dibra, © Sh led 
ocanderbeg by'his efpials vnderftandingioftthe commin, of uve 
wasot,tood Not now vpon any policic againtt him who bad ot pe Siar 


ig he committed to 


oa ranged inorder of battell,a mefenger cemefrom th 
Fine ocbeitany one ofhis army durft to prove hi $ fortune iol ame Z yell 


pil betorethe ginning ofthe generall battel.By which meffenger anfwer was returned, 
: That 





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1; but was ready’euen at his firft entrance with trievalor to incounter him, As both the® 


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fin ingnothingin him but the moftaffured & vndoubted fignesofa mind deuoted tohis fer- * 


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A Thatthe challenge fhould be accepted. The name ofthe Turke which madethisbraue thal , 
Jenge was AbemaXe,a man for his valour and courage of great name amongtt the Turks. Vpon pet peti 
this proud challeage, Zacharias Groppa,a gentlemanof no leffe reputation amone the Chane anda chiifian. 
ans,haftily ftept forth before Scanderbeg (asit he had bin afraid to haue beene prevented by 
fome other) and requefted,that he might be the man to abate the Turks pride.S canderbeg em- 
bracing him,commended his noble mind, and wifhing him good fortune,jgauc him leaue to 
carrie with him into the field the firft honour ofthe Chriftianarmie. As he was arming him- 
{clfe,his Companions and fellowes inarmes ftanding abouthim, wifhed yntohim not more 
cuurage or ftrength than he had,,but onely the fortune of Zane. Vpon his armor he put on 
muiny rich iewels and ornaments, the allurements or rather the rewards of the enemie, if hee 
could vanquifh him, The Turkifh champion was no fooner come intq the plaine betwixt both 
armies and made fhew of himfelfe in great brauery,as ifhis match had yet bin {carcciy found, 
buthe faw Zacharias come forth brauely mounted, and readie to charge him : to whom Abe- 
maze calling aloud, faid there would betime enough for him to haften to his death, & there- 
Fore requefted to talke with himbefore. So when he had learned of him both his name and 
place, he propounded fuch like conditions of the combat,as had bin long before derided by 
Manefi: whereof Zacharias inno better fort accepted. In few wordes it was agreed vpon be- 
twixt them, That each ofthem fhould abide his owne fortune, without any helpe orayd of 
others;and that the vidtor fhould haue full power ouer the bodie & fpoile of the vanquifhed. 
Thusagreed, they withdrew themfefues one a good diftance from another , and with their 
Launces charged, rantogether with {uch force, that with the violence of the encounter they 
brake their Launces one vpon the other,and were both horfe and man overthrowne . But vn- 
horfed,they nimbly recouered themfelues, and with theirfcimitars fiercely aflailed the one 
the other on foot.Fortune it fhould feeme had determined to beautifie that combat with vari- 
ctie,ftanding a great while indifferent to both. After many fturdie ftrokes giuen, without any 
hurt don,by reafon they were fo ftrongly armed,it fortuned that both their fwords were bea- 
ten ont of their hands: then grapling together with their bare hands,as ifthey had bin two wn- 
armed wreftlers,after long ftrugling till they were both almoftlout of breath, Zacharias oucr- 
threw the Turke, and lying vpon him, with his dagger, aboue the gorget thruft him into the 
throat, & flew him ; and fo rifing vp, with the {word that firft catne to his hands, cut off the 
D Turksheadiat the fight wherof the Chriftian army gaue a great fhout for ioy,to the great dif- 
comfiture of the Turks.To be thort, Zacharias defpoiling the Turke ofhis armor, 8 what els 
he thought good,returned loded with the fpoile of hisenemie, and prefented vato Scander- 
beg the proud Turks head: for which he was of him afterwards moft honorably rewarded. 
Into this place yet recking with the bloud of the late flaiae Turke,came CMofes,and with a 
loud voice challenged scanderbeg hand to hand , thinking indeed that he would not hanead- 
uentured his perfon ; bur when he faw him readie to come forth,he fhamefilly forfooke the 
place,and returned with fhame enough into his armie. me 
Prefently after,both the armies vpon fignall giuen {et forward,and fo began to ioine battell 1 ray jen 
where at the firft onfet Scanderbeg fo valiantly charged the vauward ofthe Turkes armi¢,that ipvixe Scander= 
they were gladto giueground: which Afo/és perceiuing,relecued them with new fuppliestand Ys nd afer 
riding how here,now there,with his prefence and courage reftored the battel,in many places 
almoft loft. Howbeit, the Epirots encouraged with the beginning of theit good fortune, fill 
pretiailed vpon their enemies, & after great (laughter made, came to the ftrength of their bat- 
tell swhere c4f0/és had placed moft of hisbeft foldiers,as his moft affured and laft refuge :in 
this place the Turks fought with exceeding courage,and Mo/és warily obferuing it what part 
of the battell Seanderbeg himfelfe was, directed his moft torces againfthim, of purpole,ifpol- 
fibly he might,to haue flaine him , whereof he miffed buta litle: fora conragious foldier of 
the Turks by chance encountering with Seanderbeg, with his horfemans ftaffe bare him quite 
F backeward vpon his horfe,in fuch forcible manner, thatthe Turks forioy gauea great fhout, 
thinking verily thathe had bin flaine:but Scanderbeg recouering himfelfe again, & chafed with 
fuch an vawonted difgrace,furioufly affailed the fame Turke with his fword,and after agteat 
g fight flew him. A great part of the Turks armie being alreadie ouerthrown by them thathad a 
the leading ofthe wings of Scanderbegs armie,diuers of the common foldiers thruft the heads 
ofthe flainc Turks ¥poa the points of their {peares, intoken of vittorie,to the great nee 
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374 eALabomet the Great, 
BERS ep ig tee ta | fit Eperonof the Ti. a7 
TKS C 5 nco. . 
was poffible fora man to doe. sete Nh eee ee apne | A tionsas he had before inioyed:and by open proclamation commanded, That ftomtheneforth 
thevi@orie : vntil he feciog Giegrauid about hin Govenee ae ie ftaid the courte of no man fhould ¢ither publikely or priuatly {peake ofthat atofes had trefpafled.catahomet vine 
foldiers,& that there was no remedie butthache mur cithecdia Ge ead bodies of his Mh derftanding that A£0/és was returned againe into Epirus,and honoured Of Scanderbeg 2s in for- 
and fled. Inwhich Aight, macy ofthe hindermot ofthe tiie Ie,or there diesturned his back mer time,\vas much greeued thereat, and fumed exceedingly :firft, for thathe had at all tru= 
? urks were flaine : as for Azojes him: fted himsand then, that he had fo let him flip out of his hands: being verily perfuaded,that all 





felfe,he efcaped by wai i F : Z 
Mainder of i ee ne te = pena re ound men, the poore re. that Mofes had done,was buta fineneffe of Scasderbeg to: deceiue him. 
were flaine: whereas ofthe Chriftians werenornathen itt Sake oufand,all choifemen, Shortly after thar Mofés was returned into Epirus, Atahomes by like practife allured ynto 
ded.Ofall the Turks that were taken,on! P faued ndred loft,and abour cightie woun. him Ame/a Scanderbeg his nephew;promifing to make himking of Epirus in his vnckles ftead, 
,only one was faued, who beinga man of good account For by chat meanes, the craftie tyrant thought it a more cafié way to draw the mindes of the 
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hadyeel i ; : 
yeelded him/elfe to Zacharias,and was afterward ranfomed sthereft wereall by the com. people of Epirus from Scanderbeg vnto him defeended of theprinces bloud,than to Mofés,or 
B toany other ftranger he fhould {et vp. Ame/a vponthis hope ofakingdome,fledto Conftan- 

































mon fouldiers, without pittie tort i < 
Belgrade paki ie hin Ree nee 8 ae Rea of the crueltie by them fhe Wed ar ' ae : 
Afofes with the reft of his difc fil rie et ercof,or winking therear, tinople sand becaufe he would cleere the mind of the tyrantofall {ufpitionand diftraft,he car- 
ard Wold fains Kane perfec ae ted armie, lay ftill a while vpon the borders of Epirus ried with him his wife and children,as the moft {ure pledges ofhis fidelitie; This Amsefa was 
againe into Epirus teh an 2 vhcmalicr the departure of Scanderbre,to hauc followed hin» H of ftaturelow, andthe feature of “his: bodie not fo perfect as might fufficiently exprefic 
—_ Frotuitiog fo bit ae aue furprifed the garrifon left in Dibra, in numbernot aboue ae the hidden vertues of his mind: hee was of courage haurieaboue meafure, fubtill, andiof a 
ede ee saing. Bue the Taks han int the fame garrifon, before they fhould bee aware of their com. pregnant wit ; wonderfull painfull, and thereto courteous and bountifull (the chiefemmeanes 
Tarkt, him,and to returne h bing him now in contempt,were about by generall confent to forf: ke I whereby afpiring minds fteale away the hearts of men)whatfoeuer he got of himfelfesorhad 
nople, with Peake deed fo Mofés {ecing no remedie, returned with them to Confan : by the gift of his vackle, he diutded iramong{this fouldiers or friends : he was very affable, 
py ts ihe ae Ree PesuGAS ifhe had binacondemnedman now Carried tothe ple and could notably both couer and diffemble his affections : for whiclrthings, he was aboue 
Bie che ioala urkes which had not long beforehadhim in great admiration, all others both beloued andhonored o fall the peoplé of Epirus next to'scanderbeg himfelfe. 
to fpcake all he ault iyeandee the warres in Epirus, begannow to difgrace him as A i Achis firftcomming to Mahomet,he filled not his eares with great promifes and vaine'praifes 
vee Dashing fat ie ae ie eeycale deuife. Yeathe tyrant himfelfe (although hee Calg C ofhimfelte as had Mofes s but onely excufing his owne pase co to Pe 
hisarmie hare had 4, ‘ortune) was fo highly offended with him forthe lofle of he hadforiutt caufes left his vnckle, witha defire now faithfully to ferue him, And'totha 
Gthetneercabae f ve a su Al him to moft cruell death, had not the great Baflaes & purpofe fpake vato him as followeth. > 
ee rfuaded hi i | F ? 
Ee se erecta! tags Flom revolting vito himoraneneeene Pee oe alicnxe If it foould pleafe shee (moff noble Mahomet) tocall to remémbrance the oldiniuriesandansient amie bit Bip 
© was he by their mediation pardoned his lifesbur withall.fo die d. fey” his feruice, difpleafsres by vs committed againft thine imperiall  Meaieftie:-we might feeme now rather t0haue> ae 
Aothing allowed him afterwards for his neceffarie maiaten anal nee weay penad little or come hither to receine the iuft. guerdon of our enill deferts,than upon any ope of) honour or preferment. 
tumeliesthe outwardly feemed pati ently to beare,but wasi ance ; a. which defpightfull con- For what could bane bin done more in diferace of the Othoman Empire, than that you hane eene 
choly and griefe,that he could not neither cat nots Seach aluel fotormented with melan- long fince done by vs,in the moft dangerous time of the Hungarian warre, rather of 4 malicious and fet 
crtne remembrance of the foule trea- K purpofe, than for that we were inff enemies? Whenasin the fame perfidious cour[e, I my lft being 


foncommitte, agai i i and cou Was day andn htbefore his eies-and the dif. hel er and partaker there dome of E, ives by great Sreacherie J 
0 d gaintt his pripce an intry. Ly ig ip , ad the king fo: pi 
} 's as d; is ei 
Braces ofthe Turks court inwardly tormented him wii hi i icfe y' | , i 
2 ith into, {erable gricfe: the fight of the our fathers armies J se) ta ih Me 


tyrant(who meafured all thi d ¢ 
Teturn again to his naturall elas ae, a A - heart with fecret indignation ; andto i of your fathers hands ; the onely canfe of fo many calamities, and of fomuch bloudfhed. Burwaine is 
. ad fo euill deferued,he was athamed : fome- this feare,and our fufpition needle(fé,with fo wifé and mercifull a Prince , ¢{pecially for that mayyeares 

i prone nto the harme of it (oft, and a mind not refting upon his ownerefoluri- 


time theclemencj ‘i 
and eafic to be rier ap dest Mite brbeg, whom he knew of old,flow to revenge, then greene,and yout 
deration of his foule trcafon Sueea mon to thinke of return;and by & by,the cone ons, deceinedme. Ibeleeuedmine unckle (far the ignorant beleene many things) and allured with the 
thoughts plunged too andfro. tormented eee with defpaire, Thus with’ contraric defire of (oncraigntie (the proper aifeafe of that age) and too much credulous, I forfooke you and fal- 
€nce,not knowing what to do, purpofin withthe vn{peakable griefs of a troubled con{ci- lowed his promifes,but diferetion growing with yeares, I hawe by little and little perceiued both theflie 
riba ie ad thing,and by & by another;at laft he refol- perfidious dealing of mine unckle, as alfo that my rewolt from you was more hartfull unto my fife thaw 
ok THY 


ued to forfake the infolent tyr ale 
; Yrant, & to fubmit himfelfero the mercie of, Seanderbeg , withing {, to any other, Scanderbeg recouered, and alfo enlarged the kingdomeof ata jbat st * ms 
E great labour and helpe. Texpectedlong time, shat be [hould bane giuen ene, if not my fathers whele 





4 maa : 
maser Fa aie fi fis ris Pa aie than toliue With infamie, derided in the Turks 
sean Ea ong hint ponth a ion, one eucninghe got feeretly out of the gates of inheritance, yet at lealt (ome part thereof, as « (mall reward of my (6 great trauell and dancer. 
is aaa oul eae ea ightand the day following before he refted by lon Not long after he married a wife;and hath becot a young heire, « new fucceffour in bis kingdome:vn- 2s 
ca spdmeay cuniscame hi this nariuecomry of Dibra, Thegarifon (aldicrs tehor to mse for [hame of the world, becaufé 1 (hould not altogether leade a prinatelife, he hash apigneds bale 6 
Cabin and ocean feat effe,asaman eaten Yp with cares, moued with corner of Epirus. where be enioying the reft, Imight lead pore and:comemptiblelife. Inehiscafel ; 
Fi Ra i eo eth inthe occafion of,receiued him with many tears had much adoe to bridle my affettions, and could newer difeeh that iniurie : yet theiniquitieaf the time, 
ey es eae PB Ha He ite Scanderbeg, who by chance then lay not far off. with theinfolent difpolition of the man, compelled me to (mother up my thoughts, and te make faire © > 
24 fico gyiohin mi ihe : ca outhisneck,intokes hence Weber deck weather, leaf finding fone fulpition, be foould craftily bane insrapped me,as hedid of ate George 
: to tit coy vs oun ; m walking be ojehistean anihecr nen Strelic his fiffers fonne , whom wronefully charged with fained (wrmifes, he bath almoft deprined.of all 
sctling dom pric ahisfeet ibmitedhinnihent ne eee th heals F pis polfifioxs. Twoaldwwillingly haue fled unto che feet of your bighne(fe, wowldigtadly hane forfaken 
sad igneso °p mance ca dhis moft gracious pardon Which Ion eahri my ingratefall vnckle with the fiaines of bis inftmsons kingdoms ; but thar the remembrance of the 
plenty grated ea ing im ¥p by the Ratdlerabreced sie Lifed him. into- ¢@ old rebellion, and many ininries fithencedone,did make me afraid xvatill thst vow (God L — fe 
in hen org im and within fe Mics sfer, sua {fich things ® appoiating it) [came moff gladly, following your maf royall faish and promifé. Tow had mer eck = 
aca fore again reftored vnto him, with all {uch offices & promo- wed v 1201 y04 bed earcely invited mut, having of long inténsinely w sited encry occafion,bar firaighs 5 
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ith fuch fpece bane flowne : Ili 
or bis enill hap , or your more profpereus re as of laiedid A 
i feareer regard of fomeeminent denger,rather 10 bas 
than tohaneembraced your magnificence. Neither bere J Acfh any thy 
any canfewherefere! fhanlddefire to returne againe into Epirus : ber 
my lone,and faithfull pledzes of myloyaltie. Behold (rorthie Mahom 
untome, yea whasfocncr vsture could gine, pleafing unto menin the cou g 
brought unte thee, which (houldwith violencehawebeene taken $m an uch pawres 4s mi hy 
affire thee of the faith ofa meft aonbtfull man. More than this,bane ] brought nothing: for in ifog “i 4 
Speed andfecret departure, Lcouldnot haueregard of my fubflance. CAndifl might Laue bid tinge te 
. we trufjed up my trafh as leifwre, yet I know net how, 1 ftonld bane thonghy 4 akind of bafere(fe, 19 
. anebrought w.thsme any part of the poore réliques of mine old fortu 2 efpecially unto thee, of ‘allo. 
: sher thericheft. Onely my fidelisse 1 lay downe before thee, for anything greater I bane nes: and ifthon 
defire of me any osher bond for more alfurance, 1 refufe not what fee er our big bneffe Shalt appoint: for 
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if. bat toreceinethim fromycy 

dare not promifesevinguifh mine unckle,and to fubdue Epirus Ea 7 nls on ig i Hol 
the misfortune of Hal y-Balia and other your Generals ; yeaand the late andrare victorie of Scbalias 
with great bloudjhed gained, may ferne for exaraples.n me you fhall neither want diligence nor faith. 
Sullfernice :as for asher things concerning she enent of this warre,and for the reucnge of the iniuries by 
you receined ; you being « Prince of power inuincibleand of a moft deepe indcement are nor 10 be adusfid 

by meyour vaskilfull vaffaile. ‘ a oi ss ” : 






gota boners. Thisfpeech of Ame/a, fcemed vnto Mahomet frce from all diffimulation, forafmuch as he 
F ry aatetsiad knew moft part thercot to be true ; and his wifeand childyen brought vato his prefence,con- 
‘ ” * firmed thereft. Wherefore commending his good affeGtion, he appointed him honourable 
3 , entertainment,teferring other matters vnto afurthertime, 
~ ____Vpontheapproch of the Spring, Afahemet defiring nothing more tha 
Seandlniag,conceaiine coniulsayon with hisgreat Baffaes concerning the inuafion of Epirus: 
vato which countell Ame/a was by Mahomet admitted, and bis wicked denife for the ce(tru- 
Gion of his courtrey,ofall orhersbeft liked. After the matter had bin long too and fro deba- 
ted,itwas concluded, That //aac the great Baffa of Con(tantinople,thould with anarmic of ff. 
teenthoufand be fent againit Scanderbeg,and, Amefa with him,hauingthe charge of fiue thou- 
fand horfemen :and the Baffa to proclame 4 mefa King of Epirus; thereby toperfuade the 
, Epirots, that Afahomet inuaded Epirusrather for the difpleafure hee bare againft Scauderbeg 
> and for the aduancement of Ame/a,than for any ambitious delire he had to take vato himfelfe 
. chatkingdome, \ xed * 
Great was the preparation for this warre,and the expedtarion thereofereater. Flying fame 
had in fhorttime fi lled euery corner of Epirus with fhe fapauiee ‘eae ce 
unto (asthe mannenis)a great deale more than was tiue. Whereupon Scanderbeg wichout de- 
. pol fe bi fama hue ae warinto Dibra, where that tempeft was firft tobe L 
, xpected : and whenthey wereall af mbled, he declared vmtothem th i - 
gerjand what hethought thereof, ictltamiceren hea a ge pec 


Briss 
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2 tw iol ey wi 2 ees ty pe 
A more ft allother things which God bath left tovex audgreene the minds of men in [p crest vs= 
‘rietiv ofrworlaly affaires,we fee (right. worthie fouldiers ) tine oe The 
captains, bw St 4 more comfortable thing and proper toconracions minds(1 may nat fay af light beleefe: the other 
at ove athing of more aifiretion and/afetie, which although it ufe to deferre the tires men, yet hath it 
wircome Pomerat length excellently t0 cureand feafon she fame. Hereupon is it eafily to be cathered, hat tht 
Ms heefetaines af former times haue gained more honour and greater victories, by fearingall that 
ared, than others in fhew more bardie,re ich feared nothing. Herenpon she great Carthagi- 
tainerfed to.call ithe uN ner thonght seo flew and too frarefull) M 

mie: But Terentius Va rhe call mie unto his owne countrey and tht 
ethan to himfelfe. But wherefore a lly call shat Feare, which might more tri- 
eretion,orwholefameRolicy ? Callst, is not much material: bus shis one 

my, Thas thereof hath rifem shea the old and{euere 

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ee 


Sirft Emperour of the Turks: 


A gouernment of martiall affsires. This adnifed carefulne(fe cheriheth and nour: e, is 
oath nothing rafely, it Ae eyes iiprehidad if oa fides uh weipleth is earner fare 
| things paf, prefent, and to come. You may now perceiue toswhatend my {peech tendeth. I woyld Lfirft 
couferre with you, ond know your opinions before | determine any thing of the order of this warre : that 
either 1might yeeld vato your opinionor elfeyou( as you haue alwaies hitherto done) to mine Tou heave 
f now with your eares, what preparation , what warlike prouifion is daily made agdinfi vs. Loe 
the great Balfa of Conftantinople,all the flower of Enrope,andwhole frength of the Othoman King- 
dome knocketh ut our gates, I want not courage (neither ener did) to proone my fortune againft hime, 
not without your honour : But I thinke it besser t0v(e policie and warie heed again/} fo great an enemy, 
_. than oar woonted force and courage. Thas notable ouerthrow of Haly-Baffa,fo many great victories by 
B vs atchiened,our minds by fo many good haps confirmed,per/uade metothinke tbat we haue both cou- 
rage and flrength to encounter him in plaine battell : but the uncertaine euentsofwarre , and fortune 
neuer fufficiently knowne, maketh wife men to forget what is paft, and to fearethat istocome. It was 
neuer proper to any man, it was neuer ginen by inheritance, alwaies to omercome 3 mew occurrents re~ 
“quire new correfpondents : neither may you, for that you conquered yefterday, prefume to affure your 
felfe to dinide the {poile of your enemies to day. Vittorieis like atranellonr, and goeth hither and thi- 
ther not refling long ina place : and although it be for meoft part both gotten and kept by courage and 
diferetion, yet oftentimes, when you haue moft carefully and politiquely difpofed of all things, the for- 
tune andchance of warre bane therein a great fivay. 1 was woont to require (I remember is well) one~ 
Ly valour and courage in my [ouldiers, comtemning all externall accidents and fortunes o if you did 
Cc promife unto mecouragions minds,laffaured you of all good hap and profperons fiucce(fe : but that loffé 
we receined at Belgrade (the remembrance whereof my mind, Tare ond alwaies abberreth 10 thinke 
upon) hath much changed my former cogitations, and made mete deeme farre otherwife of worldly 
matters,and the vncertaintie of fortune. What if that day bad bin longer ¢ or Scbalias of more cone 
rage? might not the fate of Epirus haue that day bin utterly overthrowne ? We were then rather 
by God preférued, than by any thing that was in our felues : What remained more, but that we fhonld 
like cowards haue yeelded our (elues to bane bin bound of the conquerours z, The night defendedvs.yea 
euen God himelfe defended vs ; who tooke froms them both policie ahd force,end gane vs time to breath 
and efeape away. We were then but-as 4 prey, expecting but thecomming of the victor : Howbeit he 
} tooke nothing from vs, be carried little ar nothing asway with hime,being too much carefull to keepe the 
horour be had alreadie gained, and peraduenture in feare of them of whom he was not without caufe 
molt feared, I /peake not this of purpoft to terrific any of you, but rather to admoni(h Jou,and to con- 
i Silt with you,bow (0 great preparations say be fraftrated and onerthrowne, and fome notable victory by 
i vs atchi¢ued, without the price of our bloud, or the loffe of (uch things aswe haue, The number of our 
enemies # great, and fo great, as untill shis day se ntuer [aw in Epirus greater,except at [uch times as 
they came to beftege our cities,andtodenoure vs all. Now if wee {hall mect them in the plaine fields in 
afer battell, the enent thereof willbe doubtfull, many of us muft needs fall, many ofvs muft die (I 
would I might be a falfé Prophet) before (o grear on armie will cither flie or be onercomse, your vittorie 
hall be mingied with teares,and the heanineffeof the conqueror not much unlike the forrow of the con- 
quered. Was it but afew that we lost at Belgrade? is that loffe (o t0 be reconered ? What flower of 
Chinalrie, hardly to be inwsany yeares refored? How many worthie men were there flaine ? Epirus 
muft needs in {hort time bevnpeopled, ifwe [hall fode(peratly onely feeke for fuch glorious victories. 
Wherefore if we will do well,we muff fo fight to day,as that we may fight to morrow alfa. Neither are 
our enemaies and we in like café, The loffe of fortie or fiftie thoufand ss eff unto the Turkifh tyrant, 
shan shelo[fé of an bundredof you isto me.We are in all but afew ; and therefore carefully te be kept = 
which if we regard not for our own fakes,yes let us docit for our wines and cbildrews,whofe welfare and 
libertie dependeth of our lines:1 know the nunsber of you,t know your faces andconntenances,and almo[f 
enery one of your nameswhich maketh me alfs more carefull of your health. And yet! would not re- 
Sife to try the whole fortune of this battell in plaine field, if we might thereby end all the marres againft 
thé Turks for ener . if Trwere in hope fo to find anend of owr labours and tranels hereafter, would glad- 
Ly aduentibre way life with yours, for the perpetwall quict aid peace of our pofferity : but a new enemy 
__ alwayes ariféth and we muff fill looke for new warres, When this Ifaac ss gone,anotber Tfaac will ere 
? Ks come in bis placé tw: hall be alwaies exercifed with mew warres, and sntloféd with new dangers : 
ei si the deftinie of Epirus (as farre 45 1 can fee) andwe our felues are borne shereto.Wherefore we muft 
gather-our wits together,we muft well husband our ats dinide our patrintonic, as thas oe 
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35378 chew eMabomet the | j 


alnasts hane fomsething tocontent aur creditors, when they (ball chance 

Ged (no donbt) pote vate thefe troubles : ar exit 
and jou yonr félwes fall at lengsh take reff : yea the and p 

_ many Vaincatterpts, will atlafl. bane enough thereof, and leane off 7 


_ vs: then fhall is be 10 you no fmmalf pleafure te remember fa many la 


Sift Emperour of the Turks: 


A_his mightie enemie, but lay with fix thoufand horfemenzonly in thewsasifhe had determined 
wich them co haue giuen them battell, but meaning indeed nothing left. , Foras foune as-the 
Bafla was comcin fight, he with thofe horfemen, according as he bad before appointéd.as if 
he had bin difcouraged with the very fight of theTurks,curned his backe and fled. Aad be- 






















Manel declared unto yon the commeditics and sncommoaities enfuing the caufe he would nos Siuethem any.occafion tpi pect ittobee done for (oun policie or fing 
T ‘ f ; j Li Pls : neffe,and fo to make them more carefull, he Aed not into the mountains or woods}as his won- 
what if we be-vanguifed'? where haue we any bape of reliefe left ANG DSU RECXPECE ely ted maner was,bur direétly toward Lyftaatown ofthe Venetians {t Oding vpohthe feac< 
hess Willshe blondie encrwie, inflate with victorie, expect mbileft 4 tine. ¢ firength anden- Ha3, y toward Lyfla,atown of the Venetians ftanding vpohthe, Coat, 


‘as ifhe had quite defpairedof the keeping of Epirus,and fled thither for refuge. The Bafta fee 
ing bim. file, was glad therof,& fent cextaine troupes of hoifemen to purfue him, and diligent- 
ly comarke which way hetooke : but encamped himfelfe with hisarmie inthe plainesvLDi- 

g bra,uecre vnto Oronychium, where Scanderbeg lay before sand thererefted his armie,-wearie 


ude ae 
A ‘counter hims againe with mew forces ? No, heswillpurfie vs and chafe 45. 47y Of ws are 
left sand haning onercome vs, willponre ont the reft of his furie, 0 our and countrey, t hen i 





Sisbieté to hisiniurie. Bat fome of yon iperadwenture mul lfay, thas hey ar by policte 10 be onertak en, rf 
fish Saat aust Pisaets gatas |.) ue jet ; ie geitmesen ote of long trauell expecting the returne ofhis horfemen, fent after Seanderbeg. Burvponshicir re. 
tire of ding i i 5 : ie 3 et eens £2 e de turne,when it was, for a certaintie reported by them, ‘That Scanderbeg withan handfull ofmen 
ceined : when as they being as it were in poffe((ien of 4 fuppo e semen oncrioyed, {hal caf Waited out of Epirus ,and not an enemie tobe feene,the Turks beganto reioyce,and proud- 

no perill, Kow they comecuen from the gates of Constant if prying into cuery cor, Peed triumph, that they, had without any loffe driven. the enemie out-of the countueyes yet 
mer, ab MER before warned by others harmes, ana [0 many a / Bhadd es oftheir fellowes + Be. ‘Mich ereeued, that they could:no where find any thingto fatishie theit, greediedefites.¢: for 

Fates that, they hawe with shem my gracelefe nephew and domefficall foe Av ela, whe will teach them why,al things were fo clengon,asifthe country, had bin {wept againft thei rcomming\which 

te forefec and foun fuch [nares as in times pall hewithus was woont te la y for thers. Wherefore ie might haue beenea fufficient caufe for titem.to haue-diftrufte dfome great matter butthey 

































2] a 5 a Ey a* b 
muff now tower Up dias bogie ofjome notable and iran oth our conntrey ma flactering themfelues,fuppofedall.this to be done forfeare of theni,vponextremendtéfpexari- 
b Pom danger preferue te he lem grea Orley WHMONE OM Bloudfied (which Seldome 4 ) on;fuch is the fraile condition of men,to lofe,(trengrh,ef bodiejcommon fenfe,ychytheirxene 
chanceth) vbtained + which 10 the maintenance of our antic lorie and renowne, we hawe to this dey TY, 4 C ‘fon & ynderftanding, when fome great milchiof.is appointed for their oucrthrommordeftru- 


by many moft notable victaries gained : But time andfpace, and the fight of t enemie, [hall furn; 
babi denife. Now (that my difconr{é may come to the p ip 


‘ ' ie : ion, The Baflafeeing the enemie fled,and nownocaufe offeare, confulred with his.cbiefe 
fed end) fir(? of all, all things fubicct captains,what were now.bett to be done ¢ Amefa Kill perfuading him notto remoueseuethere 














te ar victor ie of thi anemic, are toberemoo of the way; all people, of what age, to tay atime,and to expe the farther euent of matters, Butthe greater aumber,whole opi= 

9 bebronght ont of the cowntrey into places of fafetie ; and then, our townes nion preuailed,faid it was betterto go farther into the country, and to take tha fpoile.thereof 

Saraifhed with frren, gira oid other mece(farie prone, 4 allthe chances of beforethe country people fhould conuey away.al theirfubftance into places of faferyasahey 
Befides, who knosreth gH i be ied of the tyraut? or whether imfelfe (of long time had done there in Dibra,and leaue them nothiag butthe bare ground arid emptiecothiges.By mt 





BHA GG engesand tie fin b Mi hy ie heeles, or no ? Perhaps £ this perfuafion,the Bafta carely next morning ingood order fer forward: coninianding byes 
tie toay beleewe and feare more tha s apa ll ; bus it j 10 fear maybe feared, that we may nerall proclamation, That no, man ¥pon pain of,death fhould breakehis anray or ftraggla from 

‘indeed feare nothing. If ART aes Joall thus be fer inorder, if there fhall nothing be left inthe fields | thearmie.. Yer before hee fet forward,he called amefavata him; whom after heliad highly 
or intl hah dias enrich, feed, or feare our enemits, andwhich shay withdraw onr care and commended, & with great vehemencie inuayed again{t Seariderbeg hewiehthe great applaufe 
















thong! from our wemiesvndoubtedly we hall be vittors. And if you willbe ruled by meeand fal- * “ofthe Whole army inthename of Adahomet creatéd-him king of Epirus. Thatday he marched a pd 
Loss my diveclion in thee wars,1 will affuredly deliner Jour tnemies into your hands to be fleine at sonr | not far,by reafon ofthe great hear: for it was thenabout the midtof luly, Yet whenhe had trina 
Pleafure and (by the leaue of Ged) will make the name and Valonr of the Eperos: more terrible vriethe : well wearied himfelfe with thatdayes trauell, finding neither enemic not any thing el{e:wor- 
Ten ke,tharnewer it hath beene in the tivse of our anceflors. I flatter ner my felfe,] deccine you wonifany I thic to be accounted in any part ofa vidtorie, he encamped at night, keeping diligent watch, 


thing may be promifed in worldly actions, this T afore you of, and this will T take vpom we. Ent thefe 


i and fending forth his {outs euery way, but efpecially towards Lyffa. Thenext day, which 
things are better done than [uid, Inthe meane while,to fpend no wore time in longer talke anddi[conr nd fending for tou 'y Way, pecially 


was the third day after the Baflaescomming into Epirus, he{et forward: againe, and came at 








: (than which, no eater loffecan be to fauldiers) let ewery one of'us take a Partin this charge, fir the length into Emathia,and there encamped that night. j 
? Sead fpofing of all things,and how to withftandtbe ewemie. Twill net command any shing to others When Scanderbeg (ying for feae,as the Turks fuppofed) was gonea great way out of their 








fight towards Lyfla, and come cuento the borders ofhiskingdome, he there ftaid all the reft 
B SFthat day. And alittle before the going downe ofthe Sun,he with afew felect horfmende- 
parted from the armic,and with painfull trauell got vpto thetop ofthe high mountains; from 
whence aman might by day well difcouerall the plains of Amathia. There he appointed one 
Peitrs Emanuel ,a politicke and valiant gentleman,with certaine horfemento marke diligently 


which Twill not my felfe doe : I will refufe norhing.or reckon any thing baft,which 

win bonour or profit ofvsall, ORR has fs OE L 
AY of ‘ ware ve live vase , 

This fpeech of Scanderbeg was well likedand joyfully teceiued of a theh hat ma- 

ny befought him to nianifeft to them how he purpof fh proceed inthofe Hics riyeeuste : 

he with cheerful! countenance anfwered, That it was et joug forhim,if they did but belecue which way the enemie held, and by certain {ecret andappointed waftings and fignes; togiue 

him, promifing himfelfe in perfonto bee inthe meft dang aGionsas f knowledge thereof to thearmie. After fuch ordertakea,he returned himfelfe,and came again 

wherewith they refed contented ind prefently difpatching his lieutenant en, to thecampe aftermidnight. And prefently rifing with his armie, and fetchinga compalle a. - 


‘gh his kingdome, as he thought moft conuenient,prouided,that all thin bout,came vadifcouered,and fecretly encamped himfelfas neereas he could vnto the moun- 
le Epivets re- ¢ f oad Lye pelle * ES ie. The Bat. 
tains where his (couts lay, with eagleseis waiting forthe left mouing of the enemic. 


conucied out of the cou rong townes and other place ge. Nocorne, no ; 
fa defirous to getas far as he couldinto the country before the heat of the day,began carly in 


«swell thei ‘ Jukes a: 
et outof Cat er other things ofany w was left inthe country ; butall left folate,in like man- 
of Cre M F the morning to fet forward, and cameto the plains of Pharfaliasthrough the world {poken of 
forshe great battell in them long time before fought, between the two moft famous chiefes 


a ia before at the comm Pees King Armurathto the fiegeof Croia. 
‘4 Seis Se Pion ae ieh 
Cefar and Pompcing : and now once more to bee made famous, by the flaughter of thet 


accompanied with atmsefa :andas 
fully to view t fla 
i ‘ s.Herethe enemy finding fome ftragling cattel,& other {tnall things which the country, : 
Le had in their hafty fight left behind them, fel to {eeking after booty, ,as men without 



































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feare 





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feare,fpent that day in roaming vp and downe' the country, 
nightencamped without any great watch,b 
curitic) looked for the comming of Scande Ae 
-intriuraphvp and downe the campe, as ifhe had bin alreadie 
Epirus.Scanderbeg lying on the other fide of the mountaines, 
way the enemic lay : and with great filence vnderthe couer 
cretly benthis courfethe fame way,vatil he cameto amount 
wherofhe encamped that aight. Thenext morning the Bafla 
camped not far from the fame mountain,and there ftaid h 
Amefa with the other halfeto burne & {peilethecoun' 
campe with fuch prey ashe had 
the day. scanderbeg like aicatefu older,who be 
honorable perfonages, trufteth'not t6 his wife and feru nt 
his prouifion himfelfe,carefully otdering and difpofing an 
ifhis prouifion(for want of abiliti¢ )be thort,to welcome 
forth tothe greateft fhew,fecketh atleaft to filthe eiesoth 
tisfie their appetites : fo he carefully viewing all the moun 
bouts without refting, fet atofes in one place, Tanufites in 
cenuenient.He appointeth euery man what to do,and inftrud 
ry particular circumftance himfelfe:and fo diuideth his forces, 





ut towards Ly ffm, 
beg, 8cas it were ind 








alfe his army aiid fent 
noone returned tothe 





‘ot, with his foldiers wel 
| houfholder,who being ab 







sand fetting althings 





although he doubtte in. 
d thicke woods therea. 


ththem,é confides eth of eue- 
d asmight beft {eruc his purpofe, 
and make the moft terrible thew tothe enemie : for which purpole he in cuery companie pla- 
ccd moe trumpets, drums,and otherinftruments of war, 
Whenhe had {oto his moft aduantage beftowed fo many of his captaines and foldiers ashe 
thought good, &as the nature of the places would giue leaue, he with 4000 horfimen and the 


like number of foot, fpeedily marching vp the rough mounta 


than behad before atany time v{ed, 


ine of Tumenift, from thence 
plainly beheld in what order the Turks campe lay in the plaines below. The Turks 
they which were lately returned with Amefa 
broad inthe fields, with their horfes vnbridle 
got vnder the thadows of trees were viualling themfel 
onthe greengraffe; the reft were paffing tl 
fome with another,as foldiers doin field when 
the hotteft time both of the yere,& ofthe day 
time ofthe day. The like negligence wasalfo in 
lay every man taking his eafe and pleafure, 
of featbof Scanderbeg, whom they though 
men without care wrapt vp in {ecuritie,th 
wealths. Ame/a with the great captaincs, 
lion, confulting whatcourfe they were b 
Aomet,and thei own commendation : fo 
they could in Bpirasyand fo having laid th 
to march direétly to Croia,toprouc ifthe 
recciue Ame/a forthcir king otherfome to th 
_ inc of the country,if vpon the vaine expedtati 
to fubmit themfelues:As for Scanderbe 
-was in all that confultation leaft feared: 
curitic & diforder ofthe Turks campe, 
diers, & martialed them inifach order a 
fying of the enemic, But firft ofall he 


rom the fpoile of the countrey, lay {catered 2- 
d,refting their weary badies : fome 
es; fome hauing filled their bellies, 
he time, fome with one kind offport, 
hey haue little ornothing to do:for it was then 
eing about the midft of Tuly, and the noone- 
that part of the camp where the Baffa himfclf 
with {mal regard of horfe or armour;for being out 
tto hauc bin a great way off at Lyffum, they lay as 
¢ common deftruction of great armies and common 
were at the fame timeall together in the Bafla’s paui- 
eft to take,to do fomthing tothe contentment of M4- 
th fire and fword to deftroy al 
Others thought it better 
dto yeeld themfelues & 
continual fiege,and vtter ru- 
canderbeg they fhould refufe 
ouering ouertheir heads, he 
tmountain,bcholding the fe- 
he therofrencouraged his fol- 
im, forthe charging and terri- 
{couts, which lay at 
{men firft fecretly del- 
fiddenly came onthe | 
the fwiftnes of his horfe,came run- 
inderbeg was comming. TheTurks{u- 
¢ 






Aw 


me faid it were beft wi 









¢ country waft.to returne, 
zens could be perfuade 
reaten them witha 
on of helpe from 5 
himfelfe, who then lay h 
who fromthe top of the 
& delighted with the fig 
s they were tofollow hi 
determinedte oppreffet 
purpofe he himfelf witha few hor 
ing fhortly after, & { 
















the foot of the mountain:for which 
" cended the monntain,the reft of his arm 
- fcouts, that he flew them all except one,wh 






id, ; 
binafiuddentempeft , broken in 





Sift Emperour of the Ti URS. 


A amongft the vnarmed Turks, and there making greatflaughter of them, filled af 
with fuddentumuleand feare. dmsefa who at the firftnoife had fpeedily gothimy 


Ithe campe Seanderbeg* 
Ohischarge, fiddenly afai- 


wich his fouldiers fome halfe armed, fome on foor,hauingno leifure, to bridle their horfes, 4/4 #4 T#rkt 
? 


was the firft that made head againtt Scanderbeg. The Baflaalfo did what he might in that {ud- 
den feare and fhortneffe of time,to arme his men,and ro put them in order: butwhilet thofe 
things were in doing, the fouldiers which layin ambufh inthe woods,came downethe moun- 
taine with fach horrible fhouts and noife of inftruments ofwar,as if heaven and earth fhould 
haue prefently gone together , the hils and vallies with their hollowecchoes,cncreafing the 
terror of the alarum. Infomuch,that the Turks difmaied,and fearing thatall the torceof Epi- 
_ rus With the countries adioyning had come ypon them,beganto flic oneuery fide,before tat 
B Mofes and the reft chat lay in ambufh were come into the plaines, Amefaacquainted with his 
Vackles ftratagems,as much ashe could encouraged the Turks,crying aloud and tellingthem, 
That fuch vaine tumults and terrors were notto be feared, being but the bare (hifts and deui- 
fes of their enemies to couer their owne weakeneffe : and by his owne valour ftaied many 
ewhich before were about tohaue fled, In this while,the Bafa haning put his medinbelt or- 
der he could,was comming tothe aid of Amefa,hardly charged by Scanderbeg : but inhis fer- 
ting forward, he was fo valiantly encountered onthe one fide by A4o/es with his horfemen,and 
onthe other by Tamufius andErsanuel with their footmen,that he was enforced, not without 
great loffe,againe to retire vnto his trenches. 

All the hope of the battell depended ypon Ame/a, who ttill with great courage withfteod 
his vackle ; exhorting his fouldiers valiantly as mentoendure thar firlt affault, which fhould 
afterwards bring them moft alured viGoorie: heartening them on wich hope of {peedie helpe 
from their fellows ifthey would but awhile endure the furie of their enemies, whofe hearts 
(as he faid) would prefently be difcouraged, ifthey preuailed not inthar their firftand defpe- 
Tat attem pt,hauing nothing elfe to truft xnto.By which perfuafion the Turkes were againe en- 
couraged,accounting it a great difhonour to flie and leauetheir Chiefetainein the field, But 
when they faw Scanderbeg ftillto preuaile vponthem, and that no helpe came asthey hoped 
(for many were by Seanderbegs hor{men {laine as they were arming themfelues;many were by 
the way cut offas they were comming, & the reft put to flight) they which before fought va- 
liancly with Amiefa,turned their backs and led alfo.Scanderbegs horfemen purfuing the chale, 

D made great {laughter of the Turks, and inthe fame chafe tooke Amifa prifoner.Scanderbeg han 
uing ouerthrowne that part of the Turks battell, was comming with athoufand foormen and 
fome horfemen,to haueayded Mofésagainft the Baila: but before his comming, Mfofés to blot 
out his former infamie, had with inuincible courage putthegreat Bafla with all hisarmieto 
flight : and Scanderbeg following the chafe,gaue him not leaue to looke behind him,vatill he 
Was got out of Epirus, Many were in this chafe taken prifoners,and amongft the reft one Afe- 
fites aSanzacke, aman ofgreat account amongft the Turks.Inthis batrell befidethe prifoners, 
Were taken twentic of the Turkes faireft enfignes.As for horfes,armor,and other fpoilestaken 
inthe field,andin the campe,all which fell tothe fouldicrs fhare, itis almoft incredible to be 
told. The number of the flaine Turks is of diuers diuerfly reported; they which write of the 
2 mo't, reckon vp thirtie thoufand , and they which {peake of the leaf, accounttwentie thou- 
find. Of che Chriftiaus were loftbut fixty. Now ifany accountit ftrange,that fo greata vidto- 
rie fhould be gained with fo little loffe snot to fpeake ofthat is written in holy writ, let him 
but read she antient hiftories ofthe Romans,or the Chronicles of our own Countrey,and he 
fhallin them find victories no leffe ftrange. There waste be feene the firdden and ftrangealte- 
racion ofthefe worldly things,ao moreindeed (whatfoeuer we account ofthem)to berecko- 
ned of, than of things we haue not. Scanderbeg poffeffeth the rich pauillion, erftbelonging to 
the great Baffa , and other of his captaines ehioy tents, with much oxber ich furniture neuer 
prepared tortheirvfe. Ame/a which the fame day asa viGtorious conquerour ouerran agreat 
F part of A mathia with his horfemen, and was catried in triumph with the generall'acclama- 
tion of many thoufands of valiant fouldiers, and honoured.as aking,and of them fo called , is 
nowled through the Chri(tian army to hisvnckle, with his hands bound behind him as'a 
fliue,{peechleffe and confounded,ynableto hold vphis head for fhame:whofe miferie moued 
mot ofthe beholders to compaifion,and forced teares out ofthe eyes ofmany, 
The next day after this great victorie, Scanderbeg caufed the bodies of the laine Turkes Hy 
e 





aig een ox 
















1em,butthatthei; G 
reat uiumph to 
tfeare of the Turks 
Others allo out of 
him went the captiye 
enforced tocatriethe 
nfuch Taner fup. 
imlelfe withthe 


beburied,together with their horfes ; which he did not foran 
loathfome carkafes fhould not infeé the country : snd afterth 
Croia.By the way as he went, the country people, which were! 
fled into the woods and mountaines in great multitudes met him 
the cities, whofe mouthes were all full of his worthie praifess) f 
Turkes with their hands bound behiad them, excepting ft has we 
Turks enfignes, Next vnto them followed the great Baflaes ; 
ported by the fouldiers, as ifithad bin inthe field. Thencame Scan 
Turkith Sanzacke, and Ame/a following him ; for Amefa ha Bre tand humble {vir ob. 
tained of his vnckle,that he might not as he well deferued,be d bound among the other 
captives. Laft ofall came Scanderbeg his vitorious fouldiers in goodly order.cucty man lea- 
dingafpare horfe taken from the encmie, and loaded'with fpoile, So when he was come to 
Croia,and there ofhis fubie&s ioy fully receiued, he brake vp hi is armie,and gaue everieman 
Jeaueathis pleafuretodepart. The Sanzacke,and Améfa,were committed tofafe keeping. 
-till farther order was taken for them. Amefa afterwards was for his treafon worthily con 
ned to perpetuall prifen, and by an Embafladour from Scanderbeg (ent vnto king Alphon/ra 
Naples,there to be kept in durance ; and with him was alfo fentan honourable Pre/cnt ot par 
ofthe fpoile taken fiom the Turkes,in token of the vidtorie, Whar became afterward of this 
Amefa,concerneth not much the courfe of our hiftorie ; yet to fatisfie the defirous, | thinke 
‘itroramiffe with him'to ftray alittleoutoftheway, - 

When 4mefa had remained yeare in prifonat Naples, Scanderbeg vnderftanding of the 
death of Alphonfiss,by his embaflador requefted of Ferdinand his fonne, to haue Ame/a refto- 
red to him againe. By which meanes he was brought backeagaine into Epirus,and caft in pri- 
fon at Croia ; butnot in fach ftraight manner as before Scanderbeg according to hisaccu- 
Atomed clemencic, began now to forget the iniurie to him before done , and atlaft ouercome 
with the continuall {upplication aud tears of his nephew, pardoned him his life;and reftoring 
him to his former libertic, receiued him alfo into his former fauour. But Amefa remembring 
whatpledges of his loyaltie hee had left with Mahomet at Conftantinople, and fearing what 
would become of his wife and children, if he fhould haftily vfe that his liberty,giuing his vac- 
kle moft humble thanks, brake vato him hismind concerning that matter,as tolloweth, K 











G 
ity 























Whereas you of your owne gracious goodnelfe onely, without any defert of mine, bane regarded my 
life andwelfare,és behooweth me alfato be carefull for the life ve rss least whileff I receine your cx- 
ceeding bounty swith t00 much defire of mine ewne bealshandhononr, 1doe at this prefent, by this fame 
benefit of yours caft away them whom Thane long fitkence by mine owne treacherie undone. Mine 
unfortunate and guiltlefe Wife is with Mahomet, my little and innocent Childaen are with him hl 
shefe yet tine, and hall line, fo long as the tyrant fhallthinke, that I line in heart his 3 but when be fhall 
once perceine by this your gracious dealing that Tam fallen from him, thecrnell creditor will  forth- 
with vat and rendin peeces the ee of my faith, and their innocent bloud fhall pay the guilt of sheir 
Fathers offence. Wherefore the Seana oe ts of meby fome denice tobe deceined, that! may J, 
in the meane time prefirne thofe pledges.untill | mayby fomefit occafton afterwards redeeme the fame. 
Twill byyour leauethis night take my flight out of Crota,as if Thad broken prifon, and efeaped againft 
» your will, and fo flie unto Mahomet, making the greateft fhew 1 can of my moonted lone and 

Loyaltse sowards bine + not omitting to beare. fi at credulous King uch things con- 















cerning your estate, as Iwas woont inmy better fortune : that haning [a cleared my felfe of all 
ton, which he perhaps hath conceiue by reafon of my captin Cells with you, Lmay at 

h my Wife and Children,(oefcape from him » Wherein. on may helpe me much, if you 

make fhew as if you ened with my efipes and, ce tobe highly offended: with the 

fithe prifon for the fam ne time, svbileft Dfhall flay in the tyrants court ela 





_ for my efcapes 1 Alp souinflead of anintelligencer, {o that your enemie fhall not 
ea 


ledge either attempt or gue about any thing againft which fhal be kept from your hearing M 
vb bawic) taut isn: ee 


al 


A probibit you so vfé that our gift to your moft good, andto the preferuation of thems who 


F Fading no way toefcape, was glad to yeeld himfelfe prifoner to Seanderbee,by whom he was 
__ Courteoufly vfed, and afterwards {er at libertic. Iuffum-bag following 4famwith cighteene 





Sift Emperour of the Turks. 383 
Amefa, fithence we haue granted you life, with all she good things thereunto belonging we will not aera 
moft inftly call upon yon,as debtor unto them, for their welfare andlibertie.Goe thy ae ue on ee 
thytinse and occafion as tt fcemeth unto thee beft , and at length reforme thy ifelfewhileft thou yet hak 
fol jffcsent time and [Pace.We now beleeue you in all shings,and well like of this jour deme: Ameta you. 
foal herein aeceine no man but your félfe, if you hall longer follow the faith andcourt of the barbaroug 
King whereas Ithe danger is both of body and fonle both to thee and thine Whenfoewer thou fhalt returne 
vatoUs tho canft not avevs a greater pleafure : andin what regard thou haff heretofore bene withus 
an the farme shou {halt be with vs againe, 





Thefamenight Ame/a by fecret order from Scanderbeg, c{caped both out of prifonand out 


% of Croia: and inthe morning it was all oner the citic, thathee was gone, and the keepers" 


fharply rebuked for their negligence. He comming to Conftantinople,eafily perfuaded 4a. 
4omet,that he was by chance efcaped, with all things elfe that he told him: yetwas he not for. 

atl char, fo well graced of himas betore ; not forany diftruft he had inthe man > butforthe 

cuill fucceffe hee had in the former warres, Now whether Amefs negle&ed his promifed re- 

turoe,or could find no opportunity to performe the fame,is yncertaine :but certaine it is,that 

fhortly after hee died at Conftantinople, poifoned as was thought by the commandement of 
Mahomet,who could no longer indure the fight of him, whom hee reckoned the author of the Tae wy 
notable ouerthrow receiued in Amathia. This was the wofull end of this nobleand valiant : 
man, well worthie of remembrance, had not his haughtie thoughts foared too high withthe 


C defire of Soueraigntic, 


When Afahomet vnceritood in what manner //aac Baffa was ouerthrowne, and his armiedif= 
comfited,hee was therewith much greeued, and iuftly blamedthe Baffaes fecuritie : yet fuch 
was his credit with his Soueraigne,that the matter was inbetter fort paffed over than was fup- 
pofed it would haue been, Neuerthelefle,Afahomer in reuenge thereof would willingly haue 
imployed all his forces ypon Scanderbeg, ifhis more vrgent affaires would haue fo permitted, 
Forat the fame time, befides that great warres began to rife betwixt him and the Venetians 
(which continued for many yeres after) he was certainly informed, That the Chriftian Prin- 
ces were making a ftrong confederation againft him. At which time Atahomes difdaining 0 
penly to fue for a peace at Scanderbegs hands, cunningly pragtifed by fuch as were fent to re= 
deem the prifoners,& alfo by the Sanzack himfelf,to perfuade Scanderbeg to require peace of 
him ,affuring him,that ifhe did but aske it,it would fora long time becalily obtained. Which 
thing Scanderbeg,well acquainted withthe Turki(h policig, veterly refufed to doe, Wherefore 
Mahomet for the defence of his countries bordering vpon Epirus, {ent two of his moft expert 
Captains, Sinan and Hamsar, with cach ofthem 14000 foldiers into Macedonia,exprefly char- 
ging them not to enter at any time or vponany occafion, into Epirus, or by any meanesto 
prouoke Scanderbeg: which his commandementthey {0 well obferued, thatthe E pirots by 
the {pace of almofttwo yeres enioyed the fruits of peace, although there was no peace atall 
concluded, So that the remembrance of old iniuries wearing out with time, at length by the 
Mediation of the fame captains,a peace fora yere was agreed on betwixt Afahomet & Scander~ 
beg In which time he paffed ouer into Apulia,andthere notably aided King Ferdinand againft 
the French, the proceeding wherein,as not pertinentto our hiftoric, Lof purpofe paffe ouer. 4?" @ 5 
After that the time ofthe peace betore concluded wasexpiréd, allthings now going well dermis: sfobo= f 
with ALahomet as he defired,he refolued according to his wonted manner totrouble the quiet ere Seas : 
eftate of Scanderbeg :and {o fending anew fupplie of foldiers to Synamt=leg,who then lay with ; 
a {trong garrifon ypon the frontiers of Epirus, cormmanded him with all his power to make 
wats vpon Scanderbeg.Synam accordingly with anatmie of 20000 menentered into Epirus; 
where he was forthwith encountered by Scanderbeg,and hisarmy veterly overthrown, fo that fy 
but few efcaped by flight with synam himfelt, Prefently after he fent 4few beg,tnother of his : 
captainas,into the fame feruice, with an armic of thittiethoufand, whom Scanderbeg alfoin | 
plaine battell vanquifhed at Ocrida ; in which battell Afam him (elfe was fore wounded, and . 
| 


thoufand into Epirus, was fet vponby Scanderbeg alfojand hauing loft patt of his armie, was 


‘ glad 









glad by fpeedie fight'to faue himfelfe withthe reft.Afte 
and aman of great experience(who had bin a great commander,a 


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i C . G A of amitie: to the intent that our antient acquaintance and familiaritie.which by reafon o 

fg * he Le a “a ah a aa Ae ait ag Vives worne out,may againe take life, increafe, and be Sen of. re ie aes 
proued experience of tlais old leader put A¢ahomet in fuch hopaaees Riediced ore andap, capitalations if they fhall feense vnto you reafonable : for tknow it belongeth unto lim that reqniresh 
prefent order for the leuying of fiich an armic as Caraza h Bee, BEd, that he gaue not the peace,to appoint the condisions of the fame. Firft.swe require of yon freely and peaceably to fuf- 
jmothamhehadanchaart ret oe With this Aron a4) quefted, and f thoufang fer our armies to palfe through your kingdome.for the belieging of the cities and inuaaing of the conn- 
Garaealenforvardibadin aan filled shelainds fee ieee ! ‘thoufang tries [ubieét to the Venetians our enemies : Then, to deliuer unto vs your fonne lohnin hoftage whorm 
‘ F iJ ‘ 4 ee es men with the expectation of fome grea. we will alwaies v(t as one of our owne naturall children : And afterwards, that our Marchants and 

er mattertehaue bin by him done. Scanderbeg vnderftanc ir. peed that Caraza was com, men of trade, may peaceably come and trauell into all parts of your kingdome with their marchandife 
ming,ftood more in doubt of the man than of his power: and t jerefore ailembled Bleater ane and there freely and fifely ufe their negosiation : Laff of all, tbat your felfe in perfon may at your hee 





ces than he had vfuall done before : and to welcome him, fent two thoufand of hj 
*moft expert fouldiers fecretly into the enemies countrey s who 
woods and mountaines,whercby Caraza mult needs paile,fudd 
shorfemen¢ the forerunners of Caraza his armie) who marching d 
firch matter,were in a trice oucrthrowne,and moft pat ofthem flaine : thofe fewthatefcane 

fled backe againe tothe army,asifthey hadcomein poftto bring tidings offome RaGiente: 
tothe General]. With which fo vnfortunata beginning, Caraza was fo difcomfited,that fine 
might for fhame,he could haue bin content to haue recurned againeand gone no fart her k # 
for his honours fake holding on his way,he came into Epirus;where while he was(afic i 
manner of old men)long in refoluing what courfe to take, he was vponthefudden aflailed by 












h sbeftand fare fafely and without all feare repaire untovs , andinlike manner returne againe. In which things 
ig IMaMbufh amonep thie F ifyou will yeeld untovs, [promife in the faith of a King,to grant unto you and your kingdome fincere 
ly fet vpon foure thoufand peace,with perpetuall tranquititic ; and that there [hall not be any more decrer vato me than your [elfe; 
iforderedly,and fearing no and will neuer to the uttermoft of our power permir your kingdome to be infefted or molefted by any of i 
ony fubietts or others. Whatfoeuer you (hall further receine from us by the mouth of our Embalfadour i 
Muttapha,.you may thereto give fullcredence. Fare youwell, From bur imperial palace at Conflan- 
tinople the 10 of May 1461. 
Scanderbeg hauing receiued thefe Letters,and well confidered of the fame, returned himan- 
{wer by the fame meffenger as followeth, 






nee es ould mall put his men in order of battell. At which time theré fell fuch I The foul dier of Chrift Tefus ee Caftriot otherwite cal led Scanderbeg, 
Pans wer of raine,that both the armies were glad to retire before any great hure was c .Prince of the Albanenfes and Epirots,vnto cAtahomet Prince of the 
‘one. Three daies together it rained continually (for it was about the latter end of Autumne) Tarkes, greeting, 


all which time Scanderbeg ceafed not in one place or othertotreublethe Turks cam p: fo that 


_ theold General], partly diftempered with the extremitie of the weather, which for the vio ieamecsacre asi es ica) are celizcrés unto vs. obec pol rit: #f Oa ae 


The anfier of 


lence thereo: i ; ‘ ‘ , j ee ty) | 
arn rei he tooketo be ominous 3 and more difcouraged with the reftleffe attempts of and fingular affection towards us,confirmed as you (ay by old acquaintance : which being crowne up be candarbeeta 
c inderbeg role with his armie, and retiring back by the fame way he came,ret pps twit vs,and by tract of time firmely rooted and.as it were inte nature conuerted, {hall alwaies retaine theformer let™ \ 
. ftantinople. Where hewaswellderided of Makomenthar fant romiled fo ids . Con- ; his force and flrength, But foralmuch as it feemeth unto you good to awake the (ame, hauing of long a of ake \ 
| formed fo little : yet afterwards was againe by him in fortifoxomommnendt es fae: Se time and many yeares lien as it were afteepe ; and to make a motion that we fhould enter into a certaine ” ds 
I ded, for that he had new league and confederation, whereof among/t other conditions of she leagne by you propounded , this 


; with lefleloffelooked vpon Scanderbeg than other his Generals before fentag 








; AMéahomet perceiving that Scanderbe : ainft him, is one, That your forces way freely palfe through my kingdome, toinuade the Venetians; Vinto this your 
— hot then at Teif ureto aloy on him sinter se iy forces ashe was K reqneft, ta ikem it Hei setiel to equitie nor with mine honour to ‘confent, for fe 
ches & glorious fhews of fained friend thip get within him aie ee he coul dby faire {pee- D much as the Venetians are my efpectall good friends and confederates. As for that you defireto hane 

which purpofe he fent vnto him an Embaffador with rich beds ring him to confufion: for } my fovnelohnwith you in hoffage forthe better affurance of the peace betwixt us, 1 fhould peraduene 

aS a itee eld rele ents,and letters of this purport. q ture do it (molt noble Mahomet)if fatherly affection would gine me leave : but fithence hs haue 710 moe 

~. SultanM “y . “3 nif but him, andhe as yet atender child, it is not for the good either of him or vs, to haue him now taken 

. 120 fae Henge Msp of the Eaft and of the We > ; from vs whenas ps ought of vs to be moft bie fe cbeiied and carefully inflrnéted.. As for that you 
= ? EON Albania and FE irus, fe ea Yee sD, tinceof reqnefted concerning your marchants, Lhat they may freely and [afely traffique into my kingdome at 
Beinn rv i pirus,tendeth greeting. 3 their pleafiire,! can be content to yeeld therunto,and wi{h heartily that there might be a free entercourfe 
c f pha Pana ge Sor our marchants indifferently with their commodities into both our kingdomes. Further whereas yon 





Mabsmet to Tthinke friend Scanderbeg,that woe wsintance can be greater.or frie : 
d Suaidevbeg. tiny hath growne of long and mutual vivath ig one i malate ai prmore firme, than that 
RR a beginning from childhood andtender ye Ares, ae Sp 3 Specially sf the fame hane 


ot long time, euen from our childbood. lined together in great loue a) chwixt vs tye , who hane 
As hoflage in my fathers court, Wherfore hae Seartderbe : peer ‘ nas yo firfl lay 


L earneftly perfuade me boldly and without feare te come unto you, that by fuch enteruicw and perfonalt 

pr Prefence,our great defire,cr one of long abfence might be the better (atisfied : in this thing molt excel- 
Lent Prince,1 cannot but praife your molt honourable difpofition, and commend your good nature ; and 
wonld therefore boldly fallow your per{uafion, if my other urgent affaires, with the gonernment of my 
kingdome,would/o permit. But what {hall (doe ? Myfonne lohn (as faid before) burl tsle,andas 
yet unfit to gouerne ; and my people (as you know) lowe alwaies tohaue fomething to doe ; being by na- 
tare afferce and refle(fé nation,whons I my felfe bane much adoe torule and gouerne: For all that 1 wil 
come vate you according to your defire,expecting onely amore commodious tire. So fare you well, 
and loue me fill, From our Campe the 30 of May, 1461. | 


























8 things.svith others wherewith our youl full cares weve then 4 eT es 

Hirer jou bane “seid the aduancement se ld ) a of i 
ae ue apie Othoman familie, Acannor chafebar embrace thee with Jingu ie Ks decd ih 
4 or Itake God to witnefexthar nothing could chance more sve ome or pleafine umj Facto th 
fa hauethee with me, and for a while toenioy thy company. Neither neede El athe eae 
























(i tpi i 4 fel be 2 : itto him 
Gomme vrio me, for that my fouldiers without my knowlideeey rp... thou te Care any thing t0 When catabomet had receiuedthefe Letters, and well pernfed the fame, hee writto 
= > ont my ky 7 i : M4 ; es, . 
_ and {poiledthy kingdome + ase eee ih us geor ‘commandment fen broken it yp # againe in manner following. The leters of 
5 M10 it any whit offend me, shad hospoaeh pibrothe me ex ceed nely difpleafing : v¢t- ; Mahomet to 

lof ther evsll deferts, and that all thing scacheblogenn and fo recth ve Sultan Mahomet, Emperour of all the parts of the World, vnto Scanderbeg ——scanierbegfr : 
heart could hawe defired. But. ape: the equiste of ' a " Prince ofthe Albanenfes and Epirots, greeting. “ ofa pera i 
4 y p =~ o peace ix! 


"Tonr Lesserswe haue receiued by our: embaffdor Muttapha,wherein you gine vs to weer ala Hen: 
° Ld ili 


Sift Emperour of the Turks. 


A (as in confultations of great matters witha multitude > lt moft commonly fallech outtobea 
harder matter,and to require longer time,to bring the multitude to fomecertaine refolution; 
than icisafterwards to performe the fame in ation.) Iathis {fo greata diuerfitic of opinions 
concerning fo weightiea caufe, at length one Victor Capelfa,a noble gentleman and graye Se- 
nator,ftepr vp inthe middeftof the Senate,and there franckly delivered this notable {peech 
























. Peet “ 2 melion and bounties fore | haue thor, 
we gincwnte you all bole things, which you by force of armes haue taken from my father in @- OS teieit of necefities 
Bamia and Epirus, forker yon may polfe(fe and entoy the fame , as if bad abwayes beene yx; ahd ; ; 
your anceftors : Wherefore igint, grant,andconfirme unto thee and thy beires all theFight, title op in 
terefi, which hertsofore bad tbercin, and from henceforth will alwaies account and repute thee as 
¢ Albania and Epirus, andfocall thee. And as Ibaue promifed thee inthe 


titgood, briefly at'thts.time so call-vpom you for refolution ;: forafimuch as 1 fee we 
akevp armes, be we neuer [oloath or vawilling: For to my under flanding, you dee 
BP! betray the late, in delaying the time to make prefent warre upon the barbarous enemie. Yet many 
Principal men amonglt vs,adut(é vs tobemare, that we doc not rafbly or vnaduifedly determine of mar 

: 4 prince ters of fagreatconfequence , and thinke st requéfite, that we fhould fend Embalfadours unto the tyrant, 
‘aith ofa kK: ting will neuer toexpofulate with bins his uninft dealing in breaking bis faith and league ; andwithall to requeft hime 











with warres molet thee or thine, except show thy félfe gine caufet reef Wherefore « fier , l, ; 

3 : Bees you to obferue the conditions of the peace before acreed upon, if happily be may rather by perfitafion than by 
bawe with your fésle confirmed thefe things,you may commind thers to our faithful Emsbeffadonr M4. armes be mooued to change his purpefe : and if by shis meanes norbing may be obtained, then at length 
ftapha, to be by him brought untovs s unto whom I would yon (onldinall things gine full crediy, So] they thinke it mece(farie to refolue to make warre upon bim. They alledge farther, That if wee fhall at- 

fat yon as , aud render vs loue for lowe. Frome our Imperiall Palace at Couftantinople , the of tempt warre our cities inthe contineat,bordering upon the lonian in Pelopone/us.with dinerfeathers of 
lane, 1461, 


ours inthe firme land, will not be abletabold ont very long, but for wane of meceffaries muff needes 
perifh with the first of the trouble ; befides that , if thofe places hall be wafted and(poiled, greatlelfe . 


ee oe ~ Vponreccit of thefe Letters,a peace was concluded betwixt Mahomet and Scanderbeg and the (asthey fay) fhall cnfue thereby unto mol of usin priuat : The greateft motive (perbaps) where= 


““Habem: and fameby publique proclamations folemnly publithed through both their kingdomes, to the Sore they thinke it moft connenient 10 deferre she wares, and for that puirpofé tefend our embalfidors 
vane Ms: reatreioycing of many. Which peace was for a feafon faithfully kept onboth fides, vntill unto him, Of whichembafface, firft by your leaue a few words. As fuch time as thefe onr Em- 
thatthe Turks lying in garifonvpon the frontiers of Epirus,began after their wonted mance baffadours , men of great wifedome and reach, not long fince came untohim, he had thens in no re- 
againeto fetch preyes and booties out of the countrey.Of which iniuries Scanderbeg by Let- Gard s burdallying off the time with fraudulent deccitfull and glofing (peeches, didindeed fuch things 
ters complained to Mabomet : who anfwered that he was altogether ignorant thereof,and fec- . tothe contrarie as we leaft heped ; wherefore Icannot well denife (if'we fbould fend thems, or {uch others 
medin thew to be much offended with the infolencie of the doersthereof : and forthwith againe) what e(pectall thing of all that wethengaue them incharge, they [hould now propoundunto 
caufed many things to be againe reftored, By which meanes the peace before concludéd,was D bimssbading already {aidwhat i tobe aids except hey ould fay , That whereas we arenet of fof. 
Atl pitt continued, : ? F Sicient flrength and power to wage war againft mee oe be glad to, re the a <A — on 
x : ittle before the conclufion of the aforefaid pea ; ‘ | by that fimple mecanes to redreffeour taiuries 5 ana upon the matter,to few our (elves preft and ready 
the Turkes andthe Venetians, who all this while Rage sige at oe ae cen } ; to fallto eeddanee with rac according as fhall fend with his good pleafure and liking. Truely 
followed their traffique and trades of marchandife, little or nothing Bidlt tes, fulag thele f : this were good plaine dealing, but it will not ferueour turne. Argos is abreadie taken from vs, and 










neighbours harmes and miferies, vntillthatnow the flame and fire b 
theirownchoufes, and as it were to awaken them out of 
, he had fubuerted the Empire of tered cris driu 


hee maketh open warrevpan vs : wherein he doth but proone our courage, and trie how long we will 
pat up thefe ininries. If wewill quietly ai(geftthe(e, be will then confidently and without feare pre- 
ceed further : bur if we [hall as bef befeemeth vs , valeantly refi bim , be hall ee of [uch 


egan to take hold ypon b 
adeadfleepe, For carabomset after 
¢n Thowas and Dewmetrins the Empe- / 


















routs brethrenout of Peloponefu : reft ase [hall give him , and when he knoweth not well which way toturne himfelfe, [hall beas glad 
Jicurenants and other grear lapeincbbesinto cn oe fo contented , but by his Gee aswetolay downe armes,andto fecke for peace : whereas if we [hall doe otberwife : I feare we hall 
held in their poffeffion Methone, Corone,Ncapolis. Ar: oy the Venetians, who then | repent our (elucs when it willbe toolate, Ibis reported, that.as faone as be was come into Pelopene{is, 
- inPeloponefus, ftanding vpon the fea coatt. eh now nee di eee {trong townes he went himn{eife in perfon unto Enbea, to view the citie of Chalcis : And ving 4 fecond tine out 
‘Mahomet his Lieutenant in Peloponefus, had by the treafon ofa Chie eae of Peloponcfis , founded the depth of the page, andcame within the ficht of the Citit, of pur- 

3 


fudden furprifed the citie of Argos : and Omares another of his gr i i 

eat C firft 
{poyled the countrey about Nau aGtun(now Lepanto)entered farther femitone af 
the Venetians about Methone an Corone, making hauocke of whatfoener came in his ways 









Pole to have affanlted it, if he aad feandel naan » atwhich tine be binifelferidentethat firait 
of the (ea betwixt Bretia and Enboes with bis horfe, and curioufly viewed inwhat place be might moft 













With which iniuries plainly tending to open warre, the Ven aii 1 : marre, whereby any man may fifficiently prooue , that he bath long fince refilued (/o ifoone as he is 
bled, fate oftentimes in counfell,deliberaring with tmuchcare hee # ala readie) tomakewarre upon vs. Whileft we are yet dreaming in the middeft of our long confultasi-~ 





 offogreat importance.Some'being of opinion,that it were beft to fend '§ to MA- 
; homet,fo to make pr oofe if the matter might by faire meanes be Bln, cea con 
part deemi itto beto no purpofe fo todo; forafmuch as fuch great and manifeft o 
paaag. differing from Plainhoftilitie, could not postibly be done without thetyr 


lexpreffecommand; After the Senatoyrs had oftentimes met together, @ 
tr oui: aa fBteoncluded nothi 
‘ d ; (as 


4 ons; hewill proceed inthewarres hehath begun , and cutting us fhort, angment his owne dominin 
in ons. Thenwillbe blame his Lieutenants and Captaines , as authours thereof: bat fill be doing that 
SF bef ferueth his parpofe. And whilef? noman oppofeth bimfelfe againft bia, bis power dayly increae 
: Sing. he will doe the bef he can,fuddenly to fivallow vs ings unprosided, Forbe may eafily raifé 


M 

















great forces, that by [afferance of ethers, maketh hs great firength there where be had be- 
~ foreno footing. Shallwe then [ay that we bane no war this encrocbing tyrant ? Somer know 
Setdshemfelues andoshers alfé, mikfecaive hopes.faying, That he will newer turne bis forces upon'vs, 

P 4 Lby ner, 


. = ia 


oh we ee = tree MINE VIMbD thee 1); a vato the reft,concerning the matter propounded, as followeth. 
oe _ 130 like es «lfo your lekeconfemt-and agreement. A saad Confirm Thaue before this at other times by long experience often noted (moft nableSenatonrs) that in all The notebe 
om Seen 3 ; Bor would farsber, onr greateft confiltasions of matsers moff concerning oar common fate, fomeare alwaies {oaddidled Seb of Vidier 
shat yes wonld command trow!ed ec rhereof tobe made by oclamation through al! you | } J 4 Pape! Capella $0 per= 
x Twillva like cane Pelicutexe sha beige: 4 eflasion of sh rinedom, | or rather wedded unto their owne conceits , that they can hardly with pasience endure toheare theo fuade the yene= a 
£ & you, Foveada alfa thet yon fooulder and, That efi rr . oe 715 My Lone resonable opinion of others contrarseto thetr owne , the chief canfe of our flow refolutions. Where. *axstotakerp 


armes agarnfe 
Mabonet, 


Conueniensly paffe oner with his armie to befiege the Citie, rect thefe are the mop manifif fines of 








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ea alegre UN, 








“Mahomet the Gr as 4 7 
: : Sift Emperour of the Turks. 389 


maar racmast war ef ete be ; let 
(, dhtloanch he might 21 exfe doit : Wherefore WAU ref rsine fom C f i 
om G - A inthe {pace of fifccene days fortified all that ftrait from the Ionian, tothe {ea Aigeum, witha 
7 Gi > 


wares, nd oft sar peace end gastize fe ? 
3 Jet emitting nothing 
. ee Bas forsfmzch a; 1 placnel eth i i itchi i i 
oer far. z iy sppearce conrinuall rampicrand double ditch inlength about fiue miles. In which work th 
— abreads coated proclameed wert aztefi vs, & } helpe of thittie thoufand men ; and in doing thereof were much furthered oe, ae ee - 
old wallbefore deftroyed by Avsurath. The Venetian Commanders hauing fortified this 














g ap ae eagrranetme ee if f 
Oe RemsEIONs 19 bt ti from, er rasher TUS. t renee before Corinth “ - 
=% 2 ‘ = 7 le the : rait, incamped before Corinth, and layd ftrait fiege vnto it: where at the fecond affaule,Bar- 
Karey beer six | cif af eur power end firength 2 For if tote open igh eld | tholdus the General defirous by his owne forwardneffe to encourage his (EBidierssimp me 
7 ; > Wee affault gricuoufly wounded with a {tone caft downe vpon him from the wall, of which burt 


ied. Neuertheleffe the fiege was ftill continued by Betinus Calcinatins, who 
holdushis place. But whileftthe Venetians lay thusat the fiege of Corinth 
nt Vato the campe, Tiiat Mahomet was comming witha great army 
£ whereby me he fiege,andto deftroy the new fortifications at Ifthmus. Where- 
Sas this press ane r. vponthe Venetians leftthe fiege, with purpofeto haue defended the late fortified trait : but 
the Grecians, whom oe Z LP after thacit was certainly knowne,that Mahomet was euen now at hand with an armie of four- 

BAe of the Pr wethen yy “fore thoufand Turks, Betinus diftrufting with his {mall number to beable to defend the ftraic 
complaints r lof.” tnces of againtt fo puiffantanarmic, lefc the place fo lately before fortified,and with all his armie reti- 
4 off, and fallen | redto Neapolis to keepe the fea coatt, 

Ilentered with a world of men by the 


ll by 
Gill be ul he fhortly after d 
telive the be ee fucceeded in Bart 
Safes fuddenly newes was broug! 


7 ; 
pbefere « donb sfull p himfelfein perfon,to raifet 
















eee pct fa alan and cart, 
oe antl ooh inefcise and all bes demsfes i ara 
wih bas profperons faceffespcople mil desly more aad mere fallen 





red shewals of Confers: de s for eurtr 
3 ue was much 
igs e shemfelut.. After that, we pis ipa veictted she. 
‘clepancfas.. shoe with teares craved our aid : and now we fee that, 











suite kis bands, threngh our floath and necligenc 

; S ¢. Of late, when ? 

efoto ln. fully to manera we 3 fr 5 rh th af et . Shortly after, Atahomet without any refiftance at a 

‘Mibftene is sngdome to be loft and himfe Ae leat etn ine, om ld doein bis i. ftrait into Peloponefus ; and when he had with the great flaughcer of the country people roa~ 

oe loi, on i aon cannes efcapethe imfimons report ofall the theTurks, Fer med vp and downeabout Argos, he came to Neapolis, and inmoftterrible manneraffaulted 

—- or; 9 a [43 That we for the greedue defire of trade and filth reft of the nations the citie twice , both which times he was notably repulfed by the Venetians,and many of his 

— icin parts betraied whole Kingdomes and Nattons , agrecing with Rete, bane forfa- | C jen laine. Departing thence, he deftroyed and walted the countrey about Merhone (now 
3 ana to bane flood ft looking on, untill 1 beh +5) ‘uodued Pe vs both in manners | Modon)and Corone, and aflaulted the citie of Iuncum, but withno better fucceffe than he 

vere. wed and brought into thral- f had before Neapolis, Wherefore Winter now drawing on, he returned with his Armie to 







dome by the Turkes, Wh 
is tersfore sn few wordes te fhut vp the matter, if we fbould lioyne in league with Conftantinop! 
“ onital jopic. ° 
he Venetians {poyledall that part of Archadia which was fubie& to 
















the Hungarians i 
x é 4nd enter int ‘ 
meee 3 snd bt afier fees "ef am a a ie, art peaesaplerees if we fhall “Afterhis departure t 
i : 5 i e i : : Sreaae het 
waprouded, and wrest from vs all our prouinces and territories whi me tenly denoure vs, being the Turks, requiting him with like iniuries as he had done them before. Notlong after, Las- 
7 Pepe ch border uponhim. And there- retanus the Venctian Admirall had the Ifland ot Lemnos deliuered vnto him by one Caminsws 
e fame,and takenit from the Turks ; but diftrufting how 










a famous pyrat,who had furpr ifed th 

he fhouldbe able to keepe the fame, deliuered it over vato the Venetians. Shortly after, Pr 
fatus Iu ftinianns a great Magnifico among{t the Venctians,was fent rofucceed Laurcranus their 

i D “Admirall : but whileft he was {couring the #geum with afleet of two and thirtie great Gal- 
: c deratly encountering withthe 


lies, Andreas Dandalus Generall of their forces at land, inconfi ] 
by them ouerthrowne and flaine,and 


E 4 great maffe of 
vi ey BAe Z money. to 
wuswarre. Andbefide the Nanie we now bane in 


ate eben 


foreit is(to my opinion) bef t i 
fire a that warlike Sates ines Sst fea a is 
Hnelfe, 10 put to Sea as many mere by alli 4 i 
10 ps.and galltes as we a | The great Bi| 
hy by ainensenes 10 be drawne wail ” ph oe ne th 
3 fe up rebeilion aganft the Turkein P opone/us : oye will a 4 4 
0 bar 


> 


































Mantynia and Pytheme,was 


































For if the Peloponefians rije in é 

manner of , turkifh K. paar a ae one of their pore Princes Turks horfemen betweene was by them ot 
both by fa ) danger: whas thinke yom they will ih, ‘ a ucatured thern/elues into all with him diuers other gentlemen of greataccount? in which skirmith fifteene hundred ofthe 
(map) h, ¢ and landagain(l the Curkilh king? It we id phall fee fa great forces comming Venetians were flaine alfo with theit General. Andias Fortune ts neuer more conftant,than in 

sean ieee into Peloponcfus,to animate the people i ond fend two thonfind Ita- mifchiefe,fo atthe fame time /rfatus Generallat {ca,landing his men inthe Ifland of Lesbos, » 
when oP refenily rewolt from the Turks, and yech omhion 1 hus to proceede,will befieged the citie of Mitylene,& gaucthereunto two great affaulrs,wherein he loft fiue thou- 
ence me may mel) commedionfy vex and moleft this tyra As 8 ve nireyuntovs, from fand men:and vnderftanding thar the Turks fleet was comming to reliewe the citie,raifed the 
Path onefi a where better entrance fiege,and failed into Eubceoa,and ee thence paffed ota into Be ape on 
dgriefe of mind. In whofe place the Venetians fent another fa- 





into his kingdome.s, 
fall bc fet birm on enery fide :tbey alfal 50 that ioyoing in leag 
they alli beri d auc with the Hungari: 
not therefore fit fill wath our bands in onr bofs oe fi de pons. Le o 
10 the Turks « but encoura aken fiomvsandour 
to reff thecrue Dan d bar uimare shem to take 


ly after died for forrowan 













The Venetians well confidering the grea 
their Embaffadours, to draw as many of the 





uparmes, and valiantly 





at name was then the great Bil 


“7 





Begreatly ftrengthned: Pins the fecondo' 





Ps : 
Y anfwered the Venetian Embaffadors, Thathe mufttake away the little Tuske, befor Kc 
any thing vo doe with the great : meaning thereby, Sigifmundus Ataleta pia of Arimi- 
ed, for that hetooke part with the French,againft the Aragonians, 


num,whom he deadly hat : i 
‘Howbeit, the warresin Italie being wellappeafed, Pins (till (olicited bythe Venctians,made 
, \ fon himfelfe go vnto 


f Hungarie,and 
- F. great preparation againft the Turks ; giuingit out, That he would in 


ures againft the 
thofe warr and by hisauthoritie (then much regarded) procured great aid out of Germa- 
nie, France, Spaine,and other countries alfo further off, Acwhichtime alfo voluntatie men 
in great numbers reforted out of all parts of Chriftendome into Tralie, readie to aduenture 
their lines inthofereligious warres.At the fame ime alfo the Venetians had with much adoo 
_ by.the working of Paulus U4 gels Archbifhop of Dirrachium, perfuaded Seanderbeg to te- 

peice: : y Tale 3/- pounce 


\ 





Ghriftian Princesas they could into the fellow~ ir iinscu 

thip of this war , but efj pecially the great Bop by whofe means they were in good hope tO ‘eiber chriting — 
a h {hop ; who ac firft Prince again 

e, beforehe had weet 


mous Captaine called Iacobus Lauretanus. 
t power of the Turkifh Emperour, laboured by rhe Venetians 








eM ahomet the C 


nounce the league which he had before made with the Turk Ree 


390 















' Sift Emperour of the Turks: 




















which he prefently did , and {poyled ; ane a" 
Wikeneedich ay, st th ve lier aE a = Fr: Ons next yng hin’ A. conditions of our peace pane enteredinto Jour confines, and from thence carried a Sreat boorie.ofrwhich 
the Cheiftians sar orp epi Ft wie all the reft of the great Preparation 4 thing (you fay) the Venetians are the authours. whom you call your mortall enemies : inftrie se 
= —— aks res . om rai dbecaudtnne he fhould be made General} ward,that you are little therewith offended, for that you are a molt mightie Prince, and can cai look 
fo dreadtull was the name of Sc. anderbeg among{t the Turks, sWiarstow c 4 Kingdome fuch vnkindnelfe, forthe great loue you beare unto me : and the rather, for that 1didst deceiued/ar it 






uenient for his affaires, ro reconcile hi 


pleafeth you to fay) by others, CAML thefe things you can cafily forgiue and forget , fothat twill by fo- 
purpofe, wrot vnto him as followeth : 


lene oath confirme the fame conditions of peace that were in our former league betwixtvs acreed 
upon. And thereunto you doe greatly urge me, you admonilh and: counfell me to follow your aduife 
d q 


m if ic were poflible, by his Embatfadour| Ran fn a, 





i : + 8 f as tending to the great profit and fecuritie of me and my po fteritie, leaf? happily whilefP 1 fecket 
Sultan Mabomet, Emper our of the Eaft and of the Welt vnto Scander), the Venetians, I ine your ve “plone. Befide this, the se mt | onife ses inf 
Prince of the Albanenfes and of the Epirots, Greeting. rheg it were ina Catalogue,the People, Nations, Kings,and Princes,by you overcome and (ubdued. But what 
Seriatiy " 1 4 F : . H B is that which is faftrange (I pray you) and which you [0 much maruell at (moff noble Mahomet e)is 
Maheme: so, 7 PAwealwayes had thy fidelitie and upright dealing in great admiration, moft noble Pri it not for that my fouldiers did that in the con fines of your dominions,whereof they were (of right) for- 
Scandeibee. beg: for which eaufel thought it a thing sncredible, that thon being a Phare of fuch he Scander ries ancthad thereof tome complained, that your fouldiers bad before done the like in their goods and 
Princely fhe igh Shonlalt fo inconfideratly and without any hrealis break the faith am Neroicall ang Poffe{ions Wherefore if they alfo Upon a militarie braneric (as is your maner of phrafeyhane made them- 
thou not long fince folemnly contractedft with me.F or as Lama aduertifed, the ae andleag we which _felues whole, and done one [hrewd turne for another,reuenging iniurie receined,andnot inferring any of 
Sines of our dominion with a kreat armie, and with fire and foorddef é “ll h entredinto the coy. ww : therets nocaufe that you fhould either thinke it frange or blarwe me, 1 would my felfe hanere= 
carried away withthee a great bootie. Of which bing U knew rieks wh tbe all that thon COuLdEB. halt rained my fouldiers, althongh they were grieuonfly iniuried (Iwill plainely confe{fé vnto youa troth) 
caufe, by whofe counfell and Iperfnafion thon ha of beene ainsi Ks . os y at the Venetians are the on|; Tiwwldhane appeafed their angrie minds enflamed with defire of reuenge ; if: ‘you(a Prince of all others 
burement sand fabtill perfisfions aft made war vpon me, and art te EeAce and fed ced by their al. wojtrich and bountiful) would either haue taken order,that full reflitution might haue been made un= 
omne league, and of the facred law of Nations. Yet doe I little or i the faithleffé breaker of thine sathem of all fich things as they had lost.or elfé would wish condigne punifbment kane chaftifed the in~ 
ding more she can/é of the tgnominie, than the adelpight tt felfe “dl. ing blame thee therefore, regar. | C fitencie of your fouldiers : which you would [fecmeto couer with the tearme of militarie wantonneffe or 2 
abvayes beene my foes and capttall enemies,rather eae eis and lay the blame Upon thers who bane brancrie ,anexcufé fiarce currant among(t children, For although offences arein all places erieuous, 4 
“ — detbeg) that thou haft done, which poffelfe foman and f a But alas,what tA Unte me (Scan. yet ought they moft of alla tobe deemed sn martiall affairs What I pray jou, would you bane me to take 
doe fo great burt unto our Kingdome , by ‘(ile titel Sf Dominions ? Diddeft shou thinke tg it for ala fciuion{neffe in-your men of war ? efpecially when I hadreceiued a.great loffe, whenas you 
7 our Cattell, more like 2 Theefe Abi Ba bbe HHS Bc Peece of our Countrey , and by fealing might with a wordfir(Phaue reftrained them from doing of it and at your pleafure correéted them afier i 
worth the name of anininvie. But if thon thinkeds oe bia ? Which thing 1 yer account Ot the deed was done. Wherefore (moft excellent Mahomet) take you al{o in good part thefeour tearmes, 
muore account of thyfrienalhip and laue, than of te, ol 5 proceed in the/e thy doings’: for I make which you bane accuftomed hitherto moft elorioufly to.ciue and/ell-unto vs, whilef? you alwaies coner 
Thane abvayes borne unto thie an sfpecialifeatay Re i me deereit 3 becaufe (as thou Anoweft) your reach with fome excufe or fhew of right. As for that in excufing me,under colour of old acquain- 
45 1call to remembrance our tender yeares and old far: liar fe he entirely, And therefore as often tance and frienalbip,youinuey again(t the Venetians, verily you doe them wrong: forwhy, thofe good, 


court at Hadrianople, 1 cannot but thinke my filfe bound unto thee ft we lined together in mey fathers iuft,and-vertuous Princes are nora be flanderedby you, as feducers of me or others. Befide, what need 


good Scanderbeg Tmoft beartily requef ant in allcourtefie, And therefore m D shat inuincible fate to enter into councell with me, or (ait pleaféth you to fay) so allure meto fall at 
peace,may of new Confira the sans a i We Wie ale iS Werenewing the former ie & ods with you, or to proficute you as their enemie? Who of themfelues , yea (Lfay) of themfelnes alone, 


thon wouldeft not have fuffered thy felfe ifthe former perce had bin eftablifhed, shen occafion fhall require, are ableto dare you in plaine barrell , andto abate your pride, Further- 


to hawe been now Of the Venetians 


Tes therefore ncedfull. that we 70 [0 citcumuented as morewhereas you aduifé nse to reieét their frienalbip, your labour is therein but loft ; for what man is fo 
and facred oath ht, fides : wichita he league and Peace betwixt ie rs ae | defperat.or hated of his fubietts,that would not cbuft rather toerrewith that moft honorable Senat,than 
thou with thy pofteritte fhall unaoubre aly awayes a (45 Lhope thou wilt,andin this be aduifed by me) ' tobe in theright with you ? efpecially 1whe bane of long time bin confederat with them, and am of all 


others unto them moft deare : which you for all that had noregard of but (according unto your untrue 

| lie dealing breaking in funder she bonds of peace {poiled and wafted their territoriein Pelopone/us.Nei= 
ther canyour great threats terrifie mewhich you after the Turki[h maner thunder oy poure out againff 

3 me except I willbe ouerruled by you + for wt is the part of an Albaneft both to endure when need 

hall require,and alfo to do fuch things as befeeme a man of courage. Yo» cannot make me afratd, being 

h but 4 {mall Prince,with my honorable friends the Venetians.Anawhat are yor ? fo great an Emperor of 
the Eaft and of the Weft,and ofall parts of the World, as you vainly tearmae your felfe ? Truly you make 
mefmileandother Chriftian Princes langh you to feorne,in ufarping falfly to your (elfe she ftately ile 
of the Emperour of the World. What poffe(fe youin A fia the greater ? verily nothing. Isall yours 
10 Afia theleffer ? not fo. What haue jon in Europe? except Thracia, cAtyfia, part of Grecia, and Pe- 
loponefus.with the ifle of -Mytelene. As for Africke,you nener ‘fetyour foot therein, Is this to be Empe- 


Jonrs. Whereas if shou fbalt doc orhersife,beheue we mig eed i” fafetie Polfeffe wh ‘ 
at DAtfocwer is 

paws alreadie my forcewhich heehee the be lie Hsp tise fies and that es py ie 
Sed. The pore Pringes thy nesghbours, the Venetians thy feds & 11, thou wert bef 10 be wel adui- 


the King of Bofwa put to death ? andall POUMCES Of Seruiy i 
* the Kingdomes of 4 ; 4 and Refcia defroyed? 
Deas hal andonerthrowne, and made t fubsece Hs me Pe ime other Kings and Princes 
the allom my counfell heepe i premifi, 4nd fo beleene me thou hd Pe ei BeSy 1 adaifeshee 
fe matters , we awe giuen further Commandement to our Emba hedge be deci 


ued. Concernin 
which commeth unto thee :umowho doubt thou nor tfiadour and Souant Mustapha, 


| 


~ aes 


our tnperiall citie of Ci i / seit eredencein any thi r 
- ee onflansinople the fenenth of May, 14 a. a ing. Faresvell, From ronr of the World ? Bus fuppofe.fappofe (1/ay) worthie Mahonnet,that all from she fartheff part of the 
ae bier iui Bie abreiidmeenger ects uae , Occanwereyours, you.ought not therefore (ato fivell,as to contemine all others.Ceafetobeaft, and learne 
4 re een danfweras followehe ele letters, and wel] confideredof now (fyoucan) thefpecrall, but true examples of humaine fragilitie. Where are now the Alfjrians, 
ra, sp ; saa : at aA which [ometiwse frayed the World? wherebe the Medes ? Where the pafesis and: i be fart , where 
: _—Jampion of Chrift lefus, Georee Cz/}yin 4 j are the Romains the greas commanders of all ? Verily, Tamerlane she Sythian King (called the terror 
wnderbex bis ofthe Albanefesand Epirots,to the vores Carioeother wife called Standerbeg Prince Pof the world was far greater than yous whoin srisnph,, drew befare his charios hy great grandfather 
Settee the» ea mot excellent Mahomet King of the Turks Cooen Balacetin chains: whe had before won fo many victorics,ywhoms nenersheles he onerthrew tn the plaines 
Has no TOU maruell (moll Noble Mahomet) that miy fauigier urks, Greeting. - of Armenia ith bree ondvedshonfand Tarkesbanin inbisarmie (asia veperted) svelue bundeed 
wet. + met) f my fonldsers (as y contrarie so the League andthe | = ad cia me sais” aici —— thonfand 
fi) dant 
, 3 a conditions 













shaafend mts, greets thes Xccueser Das ins, whofe armies 
they went, yet for oll shi: (xeble Mahomet) they ore 


a gen 
yexwell know. shat all your tinedome ts vieleotly gotten. that 
afrais net ently 10 withfiand jou whens 
but allo vabently end coxrecivufly to dare you suto the field a 
awe «unable vizorie ower youi¥'c bane fonldiers alf, which 
before sheer encmits and bow so beare themfelues inthe heas of the 
‘former league, you labour now bat invaine to cércumuent ' 
indeleflation : fora{msuch as. 
Jou dd, or whatfoeuer 0M promife 
Wi cr my | ingdome, Yet thu lone 1 hanedy 

jour policies.allyour crafts and deceits. But Uhope there will in fbort tings 
masiers, when all your fleights and denifes (hall nes ea m4 
bead or Turksjb pride any thing profit you. 1s isnot 1 alone that fo much, 
efter me a gress nursber of Chriftian Princes : behold,the whole chiualrie an 
Commerimcale and comming againft thee with all their force : allt 
bane combined themfelues together, with the great bi 


foore time be prefent to 


r you of all rbefe things,that y 
of your felfeand of your king dome, You fe 
ey you can efcape or 0,1 know not:yet 
Jour name and empire of great. 
ds ifcapting off; itn fie 8 
‘ ey : y hcbegd of Chri 
which excel al your prede 
Sibieéts asvit an er 


ig tab 
7 casfe ? Ton bres 











Ferwhich caufe | em nv: 






fe shetr wespons, tomarch 









f exfirming of 
i boent yoar faith tn fach dif raft,and your friendlbap 


cunntngly and fubsilly after the manner of your anceflors whatfoener 
Pers «are A all to ne other end than to thruft me out wey, ; pert captain 
Be Sead thé,that ift 





le you, ntisher your working 
he you, there commih 
rie of the Chrifiice 
. ot and Princes of | 
é , again thy flate, andwillin 
ingadome Wherefore (worthie Mahomet) I haue though it 
the fame hath by you beene greatly empaired and viols- 

tb gather your wits together, and sn time prouide 


fo well pe 
ding as they coul 







ete force and power of fomany great Princes, 
nee peli wil chow iy dduife,you tay,J 

ons ofl re 
an the groffeerrours of the aalbroeshs en: 
lefius,andat length hane regard 





fuperftition, yon will ems- 
of your foules health. Andyon 





inheritance to be longer 





in your wilfullervours : but doet 
tie be confirained to do.T0 fiy,Had 
ia Emperour, At length amend and 
mmmcanes.whereby you may quiet the whole fate 
sand renerence you.Nesther let the ambiti- 
troubleyou from {0 doing : For 
Princes will grant, confirme, and 
. So fhall yon be a true Monarch 
nflup Godaright :which fo 
0 it no fooner,you weil griene at the 
fier flition which them 

6 of May, 1453. 


ri . : %a = 
he Turks Embaffador, About which ti 

dit oar ie which time here- 
saccompanied with the Chriftian Princes,would 
Chriftians,co ioine theit 
nz exhorting him inall 


D and died inthe yeare 14.64.Whereupon the armie was 


of your owne accord,which otherwy, 

I wit hath ener bin aci i ag 
ur felfe. Behold, Almightie God dotk 
mne,and all our Kings and Princes lone, 
re of foneraigntie or immoderat care of tho(e 






whatfoewer you hance uninstly and unlawful 

eitablsfh omo thee.as if iat bad bin ee 
indeed, andrule andy, 
foone as you fhall feclet 
time you haueloitsand viter 


Ufurped, the Chrifiian 
your owne by Dahan Ba oak 
» if you fhallembrace this Faith, 









Prophet Mahomet hath left amonc/t you. 
DR 3 oRVith these Lowers stander 





nto Epirus witha tte 
‘ommon enemie of the Chri 







‘ong armie of valiant 







dominion, burning 


nderftood of the great p** 
of late m: nie 





firft Emperour of the Turks: 


A more increafed : for that he faw not the wonted cheerfulneffe im his men of warre but all full 
of hceauineffe and defpaire,asifthey had bin menalreadic vanquifhed. Netiertheleffe!he {pee- 
dily tooke order for the leuying ofa great armie ; fortifying his cities and {trong holdsylea- 
uing nothing vadone chat Was poflible, for the affurance of his ftate. And to repreffe the turie 
of Scanderbeg , lent Seremet Baffa with fourteene thoufand fouldiers to lie yponthe borders 
of Epirus, with charge only to attend vpon him. ‘Who mindfull of his charge,came into Ma- 
cedonia,vato the city Ocrida,nowcalled Alchria,inthe very confines of Macedonia towards 


Epirus,and there lay with his armie ; (ome part thereof lodgediinthe citic,and the reftin pla. 
ces more conuenientneere about the fime, 

The comming of the Baffa,as alfothe mannér of his lying, was not vnknowne to Scande- 
beg,who defired nothing more than to be doing with him. Wherefore he fecretly in the night 


marched towards Ocrida with twelue thoufand foldiers, and being come within three miles 


ofthe towne, lay clofe in ambufh,& vponthe breaking of the day fent out 500 horfemento- 
Wards the enemy,vnderthe condué of Peicus Emsanwel,and Petrus Angelus two valiant and ex- 





ns,to draw him ifthey could into the field. But Scanderbeg had before commanded 
he enemie did come forth to fight,they fhould make but {mal refiftance,but retire 


backe as ifthey had fled,and fo totraine him onto the place where the armie lay. Which was 


Scanderbeg ay , who fu 


rformed by the two skilful captaines,that the Baffa with all his power was accor- 
dhaue wifhed,drawne into the field, and brought to the very place where 
ddenly rifing vp with all his armic, affailed the Turkes on euery fide, 
arkes were Ten thoufend 


and flew them as Deere enclofed in atoyle, Inthis battell renthoufand ofthe Ti 


Cc flaine,the Treafurer of the armie with twelue other of great marke were taken pri 
who were prefently ranfomed for, fortic thoufand duckats. 


brought bound to Scanderbeg, 


foners,and, 7" fo™ 


Scanderbeg hauing obtained the vidtorie, returned with ttiumph into Epirus, dayly expe- 


ting the comming of the great armie out of Italie : But fa 
mins higheft defignes bad not fo appointed, For when Pins the 


tal Deffinie, the mightie controller of 
great Bifhop had out of all parts of 


Chriftendome allembled a greatarmie (whereof the greavelt-part were voltntaric fouldiers) 
&all things were now in fuch readines, that he had put himfelf vpon the way, 8 was come to 


Ancona,acity vpont 
with ten gallies well appointed,to 
now in expectation of {ome great 


preparation fruftrated,to the exceeding gricfe of many 
the Turks, who now reioyced to fee the 


he fea fide(where Chrifophorns Maurus duke of Venice came vato him, 
haue accorapanied himin thofewarres : and all men were 
matter ro haue bin done) fuddenly he fell ficke of afeuer, 
forthwith difperfed, and all that great 
Chriftian Princes and no leffe ioy of 
mf{elues delivered of fo greata feare. 


Aboutthis fame time, Fidfor Capella chiefe perfuader of this wat betwixt the Venetians & 


the Turks, was by the Senat fent Genera’ 
yeare was then expired. He hauing receive 


Hof their forces at fea, in (tead of Lanretanus, whole 
dthe charge from Lawretanus, and failing out of 
cloponefus ouer againft 


Eubcea, in fhoretime tooke from the enemic the citic of Aulisin P 


Chalcis, and alfo the citie of Larfum inthe guife 


ith the Ifle of Himber. 


of Theffalonica, w 
ifed the citic of Athens 


Afterwards landing his men by nightat Pyraus, he fuddenly furpr 


(now called Sethina) fometime the mother of learning, 
from thence caried away with him into Eubcea al the peop 


ble citie of Grecia, and 


and moftno C 
Je he there found,as his prifoners, 


together with the rich {poile ofthat citie. Whileft helay in Eubcea, he was perfuaded that 


the citie of Patras in Peloponefiu 
therein,ifhe did but thew himfe 


s would be deliuered vnto him by the Chriftians that dwelt 


Ife before it. Wherupon he departed from Eub 


ming into the gulfe of Patras, landed 4000 footmen vader the leading of Barbarscws, 


horfemen, of whom one Nicholaus Ragine was captaine. Barb 


aricus marching coward Patras, 
and of the vntuly mariners, 


was come withinamile of thecitie; whenmany ofthe horfemen, 


diforderly {catering abroad,negleéed the intended feruice 
thecountrey, The Turks garrifons taking thiso 
men, and fo,eafily onerthrew them, being {cattere 


ehtafterpillage all about 
hem with their horfe- 
‘Ac the firft encounter, 
and aliue empai- jpin petra, re 


sand fou, 
pportunitie, fetvpo! 
dand out of order. 


Barboricus himfelfe was flaine ; Ragins Captaine of the horfemen was taken, 
ledvponatharpeftake., Of allthem that were landed, fearce2 ¢ 


faued theirliues by fying vnto the gallies. With this oue! 
mirall was greatly difcomforted,yet having conceiued fome 


houfand were left , 

rthrow idfor the Venstian Ad+ 

hope of better fuccefle, a few 
y' 








depart thenee.. 
melancholy there ta 

nd mu Jed a pe they h on nai 

3 thet embplideie Hiei r Beicisy ation 

league with them, iassnotlong before cl,g, 

fi g prc fe furnifh him Paap 9 akeypasmesagsinftthe com, onate ki 
i elon ogcwir she Rie Age mie Dee hand es reales yexcly sen 
i ishstivexc the Rhetian Alpes, Pitty eva ee i 

t Of the 


ives fi amed Carwin } Oitiue uh: x 
Hiab {dian aca fome ofthe mon farouscsy., 
7a Ae deka ating mh 
; € z EHS A » 
is auth aaa agadantyangting et vtec 
the kings Coury. Watch ate athens, He oa 
al to pe al nantes Outtage the young ing a oe my 
pi vA i Vag Sere trogen emer 
ge lca SSS MMEORSGE Haaidesor tbe fiche aac 
Bu Ast rcaceupagieee ame te em 
ahs aR seme iti: PRB NORA OMA a6 oreo 
HRY i RAR MAE, A BR sean de sein. ine. tit 
SW 


i 
AY x io Brench. hs 
mn i le Piss Riehl aig, 



















to his ‘powerby lang 
Wesagainitthe ination 

















































byar ee Hiaasen 
+ Fe Fe he Ne UOR Nts Aeatonain eget tare 
ft in Lhe +, “th . ie Henn e eae ‘ 
f pp ies alte ree = UT FReeap inte yiron. 
Wes ‘, Neti : a ets tvs eA 
Tage, at ‘abalhes ; CEVA eis tien isu 
> ‘ i 
thhsthie far. i Lim d rds, Ry nike Kap 
si Kes Sfer,the kite to qn bled south wt a 
tite bibertie, i si, eins carey Hejiticwouk 
Son nC KIDg 0: Moreen ; ah 
. Lanta Rs Hae chegmme pte 
his ding er: P fenthe Cirking. ed fo in, iesat 
: ied Win co Hungate eke ed Mm witha things fifo ccc 
: Hibs bSreat ioyand triumph recei- 
my TigNed for the fisice of cight 
iejand became 
» And therewirhall 
agreat fiueurer and 


seine Wellconfdered of tate Veneti- 

em Ae oan refufedto giue 

ght icathing not 

s; forafmuch as they ies ree 

te with him : fo that the Hun- 

fy otttmee than yp 

cd. he was) 

¢ hadrequefted:promifi the > 
theirrequett,to take Sureliis pro: 
Adriatique : which thing hee 


























[el 


u ofhis praifes) wasal : 












moft 









ry 
Y penti. 


See 


A mofthonourably performed. For with thefirft ofthe Spring he paffed over Damubiusat Bele 


‘ 


grade witha pui 
{e entring into S 





Sfirft Emperour of the Turks: 


395 


flant armic, and rafed the forts whichthe Turks had built thereabouts ;and 


eruia,laid all che country watt before him:and afterwards la 


returned home, carrying away with him twentie thoufand captines. Neither (0 refted 
with great good fortune maintained great warres againtt Mabemet during all the ue sf his 

raigne : and afterwards againtt Bataxct his fonnealio, whereinhe moft commonly vet a 
with victorie: fo thatitis of himas truly as briefly written, Thatno Chriftian king or chick 
taine,did more often or with greater fortune fight againit che Turkith nation, or had of then 


greater victories 


den with fpoile, 


but 


Mahomet deliucred of the great feare he had before conceiued of the generall preparation 
ofthe Chriftian princes again{t him,determinéd how to worke his wil ypon fich as werenee 
reft ynto him, andafierwardnotto forget them that were farther off. The proceedin of 
Seanderbeg, with the lace oucrthrow of Segemert with his armic in Epirus, fticke in his fto- 
macke: in reuenge whercof,he now fent vata Balabanus Radera,> molt Valiant capraine, with 


fiftecnc thoufand horfemen, and thee thoufard foot,to inuade Epirtss. This Balabanne W438 alt 
horles fonne of that country : and being ofaboy taken captine ofthe Turks 

of bis fathers cartel ,and of lotig time brought vp in (ernitadé aon 
ie both to their religion and mranters . after lone letiice got the ctedit 
Prat whew a5 at the raking of Gorftitinopley it Was his Fei tiine 
ie thar gained the topo thé wats, and cntered a 
da bed 


Epir 


borne,a¢ 














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wae till of hidaranie its Egitas: WH 
Yaey)) BORE RAY se 









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yer teat ee Seppe TTT, (Cay coy Gee igh 


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ne 












I pysirthiscanvers tome tirere* renenged AW bei oie kuomng 
lav nochrreef vpen the tronuessot hiskingdome , 
ir eo cee yporthimi keforc hewereavarcot his comming Abs 
rorow him , bucSeamderoeg having knovtledge thereuf by tus icouts : , 

reivBalensnns perceiving thathe was difcoutred tzid VpOnthe Way, 2elshons gy 


Tire lett. die pane cL WAAL, pal 














io aise go 
‘ CSANATUAL VAUD 
pedepvcummneddiiddenty inthe 
{o if icwreee, politbleto qucr- 
sievforward ingood or- 


Mabsinet Trp 





Eran 















ulin ee 


aera echemW het c \ 
2 \ within two miles Of Scanderdig ,who had then in his asmic bucfoure th: 

ho aad fue hundred foot, butall choife men,and moft cxperefoul- 
die { ~pleafantvalley-called Valchal. Atthe farther end whereok se 
labanes ix ere vatoaroughand woodie hill which enelofed chatypart ofthe 
valley. W both armics thus lay within view.one of another,s canderbeg well confidering 








the grow 


~enemie bad taken,iand thatiowas li 


ke he would offer him bactell, with cheet- 


full {pecches encouraged his fouldiers : ftraitly charging them vpon painc of his difplealure, 


Thatif the enemic vpon 


fhould:norinan 
lay sgheffing toc 


bufh,esa fire refuge c 


y cafe put 


the fortune of thebattell , thould chance to flic or ro retire, they 
fuetivem farther than the ftraits.of the hill whereby the ¢nemic 


struly, that he would in (0 connenienta place leaue part of his armi¢ inam~- 


‘otruft vnto whatfoeuer fhould befall. When hee had thus encouraged 


and intruded his fouldicrs;he rife with his armnic,and in good order retired vnrothe rifing of 
an hill,which was agood way behind the place where he before lay : of purpofeto haue the 


aduantage of the ground,ifthe enemy fhould follow togine him parte! Balabanus 


feeing hina 


retire,andthe {mall aumber of hisarmie,thought vee that he had fled forfeare : andthere- 


fore to ftay him 


who ment nothing Ieffethan to fic ‘ct forwardingreathatte. ‘The’ 


Turkes 


thinking vpon fo great aduantage to haue found no greatrefiftance , followed after Scander- 
beg as ifthey had bad him in chafes and by that time they werecom® the pee | 


ftaied,were by t 


heirhaft greatly diferdered and ent of aay. Seanderbeg his old truftic 
e 


eth Bala 
to inwade fica 









i at phen miss Paces but wit 

My aS AERA ecitie, and the reft glad cota i I I 
rs ne difhonot to depart thence. And fo ans Reishee e 
fae eth alle ma melancholy,there fud deal, ip an Cauinedle rey, 
‘ene leceiued ofthe great hope they had conceit Te 

‘att the T they had conceived ofthe generall prepo,.y: 
He urks,and much troubled with thehard proceeding Oftheinwe re aration 


¢ alle an encinie ; by their embaffadours folicited catathias,notlong before c| 
“ n 
























Sagaing 
fcr kin 
Ncnemi 


















tie, toioyne in league withthem, and totak i 
refently to furnifhhim with a great fi totakevparmesagainftthe commo 
sas t agreat{ummeof moni 
onfathemsicmnceotthole mares orwhih heeled he 
their ecwexst the Rhetian Alpes, and the Adtiatiquesagainttthe ir ont i 
: sa @10N Of the 





> 












Turke, 






he fame F-Iricys at 
as glad for te pre- 
aan, Whofeimmode. 
citizens of Alby 
¢ i ons of Buniades fe ir fi ss Poral 
ys endings sfor their fathers fake, Fo 
bearer an ae ca enia causa path the fons of Huniades vpon i ; a a 
ahaa cul i a Uflaus being then about fix and twentie y ets 


7 pees ; 
ry ofhis brothers hard fortune,as vadoubred) y he eal pPeting rene elfe but to bepartaker 
shad not Ladj 





Whoexe 
5 ) ¥ 
that, Ladiflaus returning 







fuidden,as he was y ; 

JO ant as vpon the top of his marri i fans the yong king,v 
 vatimely death bi Poms matriage with Magdalaj Ae. nesvponthe 
__ BiieiemuctnanyMerntetdahalivetas pennies 
Mathias of thehi prifon at Prag uc,to he s.by amilitarie eleétion,chofethis a4 Me eee ti 
us as of an old gouernor had m: ees Hine. Wiherof, Pogebrache(who sie no a a 
tae he was fitting ata nh umcirethe yong king of Bohemia)hanj cath of Lads/laus, 
tia: f vg ee ing Of Bohemia) ; 4 
hicn'to fit downe at the vietes is ag his prifoner, and honk ae ed 
> anae 


erie. 
abouteighteene yeares ofage, and ra He: whereat the young gentleman 


cobesibeed tone petehs was auetl een Hane Pardon. But when che k ing 
plea fe your maiettic a aml goodnewes to tellhim.Good 5 

ting him by thename 8! et Pie bettie. Yea that, faid the kin od newes,faid he, if it would 

was by the generall copier is of Hungarie, brake vnto hike a i 90 tand then {alu- 

married fohinnt daughter ; anger as, chofentheirking, A er rahe 

ompanied hin seen eons he Furnithed him with all ite Bic hee 

things fit for his eftate, 
















HE of good letters and ingenious deuifes 
. vutro returne again vnto our py fe cs. 43 
ins had requefted,anfwered th Pr Pole, Mathias having well confide F 
se ¢ Hungarian kings piesa thes had many times ie Sfthatthe Veneti 
eafonable,that any fuch thing thould be rene ¢o tn fhatmore w eegecnictogiue 
ceiued ne harme from the Tetke tg etuettedat cheis hands, forsfer ae ating not 
trian kings wanting their ielen nea league and amitie with hina hae a 
Bann } shad many tim oe ae : fothart « 
Bes, fhould haue done, if they had Ss teceiuedgrcater loffe from the Turke, He % 


tto forget all fiuch vnki eene by them ai 
1B ronda rat Fi &te grant them whatthey het ae forall that, he was 
heir ettitericberr zt mH he &accordin totheirrequ niin the 
—/aneete Kai aii . Tiatique : Ralucie tatty hep 
‘ moft 








| 


Sift Emperour of the Turks: 395 
A mofthonourably performed.For with the firft of the Spring he paffed ouer Dasubius at Bel= 
grade witha puiffant armic, and rafed the forts whichthe Turks had built thereabouts. and 
fo entring into Seruia,laid all the couatry waft before him.:and afterwards laden with fpoile 
returned home, carrying away with him twentie thoufand captines. Neither fo refted bue 
with great good fortune maintained great warres againtt Mabomet during all the time efits 
raigne : and afterwards againit Baiazet his fonnealio, whercinhe moftcommonly returned 
with viGorie: fo thatitis of himas truly as briefly written, Thatno Chriftian king or chief. 
taine,did more often or with greater fortune fight againft che Tarkih nation, or had of them 
greater victorics. 


Mahomet deliucred of the great feare he had before conceiued of the generall preparation 


ofthe Chriftian princes againft him, determined now to worke his wilypon fuch as were nee- 
reft ynto him, andafterwardnotto forget.them that were farther off. The proceeding of 
Seanderbeg, with the late oucrthtow of Sesemset with his armic in Epirus, ftuckein.his fto- 
sacke: in reuenge whercof,be now fent vase Balabanus Badera,a molt valiant captaine, with 
Afeeene thoufand horfemen, aad three thoufand foot,to inuade Epirus. This Balabanwes WAS AN yehomee figs 
E borne, achorles fonne of that country : and being of aboy taken captine ofthe Turks, deb bee 
as hee was keeping of his fathers cattell, and of long time brought vp in feruitude amongtt 12 ”™méde Hpi. 
them, framing him{lfe both to their religion and manners , after long feruice got the credit ial 
ofagoodcommonfouldier. But when as at the taking of Conftantiaople,'ic was his fortune 
to be the firft man of the Turks armic that gained the top of the wals, and entered the citie, 
-C hewasfor that peece of feruice cuerafterwards of Mahomet greatly efteemed: and befide 
his other great preferments,now fent Generall of hisarmie into Epirus.. Who as fooneas he 
was come to Alchria(acitie vponthe frontiers ofthat countrey) {ent many rich Prefeats to 
Scanderbeg, making fhew as if he had beene defirous peaceably tolicypon the bordtrsicom- 
mitted co his charge,without farther purpofe to trouble his countrey :yet indeed waiting no- 
thing more than fome notable opportunitie, fddenly to doc him the greateft mifchiefc hee 
could. But Scanderbeg well feeing into the malice of the man, reiected his faigned friendthip 
and gifts, and in derifion fent him afpade, a mattocke, a flaile, with other fuch inftruments 
belonging vnto husbandrie ; willing him totake in hand thofetooles, and to follow hisfas 
thers trade of life, and to leaue the conduéting of 'armics vnto men of greater skill andbetter 
D place. Which difgrace Balabanus tooke in exceeding euill part , purpoling in himfelfe,ifeuex 
it lay inhis power, to be thereof renenged.Whercfore knowing thar Scanderbeg with a {mall 
power lay not farre off vpon the frontiers of his kingdome, hedetermined fuddenly. inthe 
night to fet vpon him before he were aware ofhis comming ,and fo if it were poffible to ouer- 
throw him , but Scanderbeg having knowledge thereof by his fcouts,fet forward in good or- 
der co haue met him. When Badabanws perceiuing that he was difcouered, ftaid vponthe way, pelabans go 
mped within two miles of Scanderbeg ,Who had then in his armic but foure thoufand te 
Jone thoufand and fiue hundred foot, but all choife men,and moft expert foul. a 
hen lay ina large pleafant valley called Valchal, Atthe farther end whereof Ba- 
cere yntoarough and woodiehill which enclofed that part ofthe 
one of another, Scanderbeg well confidering 
















anden 
horlen 
® dicrs jane 
labanus lay alfoencamped,n 
valley Whileft both armies thus lay within view 
the ground the enemie had taken,jand that it was like he would offer him battell, with cheer- 
full {peeclies encouraged his fouldiers : ftraitly charging them vpon paine of his difpleafiure, 
Thatif the encmie vponthe fortune of thebattell, thould chanceto flic or to retire, they 
fhould notin any cafe purfuethem farther than the ftraits of the hill whereby the enemie 
lay:gheffing tootruly, thathe would info connenient a place leaue part of his armi¢inam~ 
bufh,asa fare refuge ro sruft vnto whatfoeuer (houldbefall, When hee had thus encouraged 
and inttuéted his fouldicrs,he rife with his armic,and in good order retired vnto the rifing of 
an hill, which was a good way behind the place where he before lay : of purpofeto haue the 
aduantage of the ground,ifthe enemy fhould follow to gine him bartel.Ba/abanus feeing hina 
retire,and the {mall aumber of his armie,thought verily thathe had fled for feare : and there- 
foreto ftay him who ment nothing leffethan to fie fet forward ingreathafte. The Turkes 


thinking vpon fo great aduantage to haue found no great refiftance , followed after Scander- 
ic to the place where hee 


~ . 
~~ begasifthey had bad him in chafes and by that time they were come to" ’ e 
flaied,were by their haft greatly difordered and out of aray. Scanderbeg his old truftic fle 





















aaa, _ pay. $e) oe ten * 
396 DM. met the Great, 
: ours nothing difmaied with the haftie comming and hideous cl 

_ Thetatne fe them with great courage ; fo that there began a fierce batrell. 

_ wat axd Scan- fides,which tora great while ftood'doubtfull. Yet fuch was the it 
derbeg. dérbegs refolute fouldiers,that the Turks(who as then fought in catlat put 

to flight, and with much flaughter chafed vnto the ftraits of the mountain, where Scanderbes 
had before commanded his men to ftay .But certaine of hisbeftand prince { 


= f : Sirf Emperour of the Lurks: 
ofthe Turks,receineg thoufand horfmen and three thoufand foot, fent him againe to inuade Epirus: and the more to 
Ton both 1 A encourage him, promifed to make him king of that countrey, it he could fubdue Scanderbeg. 
! Balabanus with his armie comming to Alchria, and ftill in vaine plotting how hee might cir 
cumuent his warie enemie;after his wonted manner fent diners prefentsto Scanderbee which 
he ftill (Cornefully refisfed. Three months he lay ftillat Alchria, with nothing more troubled 














‘ d , 1 ipall Captaines for. chan with his own thonghts :but finding nothing that pleafed himfelfe, he determined toad- 
getting what he had faid vnto them;and led on whether with the heat & furie of the barte|] uenture by plaine force to fubdue him. And vponthat refolutionmarched with all hisarmie rhe batteltof ' 
i rather with inevitable ee ae os fay) vnaduiledly purfiedtheenemic into thoi. into the great plaines neere vato Sfetigrade, whither Scanderbeg came with his armic alfo, S/etigrde te. 
taits, whereofthey were by Scamder beg bel ore warned, and d thatthey fhould not cn- which then confifted of cight thoufand horfemenand fifteen hundred foot: with which {mal yi, end scane 
ter :where they were oncucry fide belet with their enemies ut of ambuth : and afte, power he refufed not toioyne battell with Balabanws,being innumbertwoto onc. But after derbeg, 
they hada long time defperatly foughtas wild beafts enclofe hunters,at latt opprefeq they were cometo handic blowes, to hane feene Scanderbeg his men fight, aman would have 
with multitude, were together taken and broughtto Balabanas,by whom they were forthwith B thought them rather to hauc binraging Lyons than men, they {0 furiouly ays eae | 
fentto Mahomet to Con{tantinople.Who as aa. heard of their taking,i ne mies, without regard of perill or danger, as men nothing afraidto die. Scanderbeg with great 
great reioycing to haue faid, Now am T {ure thavtl cee eer: Aas skill gouerned that rt leacetully ale tor cuery danger :himfelfevaliantdly fighting in 
names ofthe principall men which were there taken,was Mofés Gelemus of Dibra,the o1 Me the head of this bartell,but not without care of the reft, ftill fending {peedi¢ releefe where 
captaine of Epirus next vito Scanderbeg himfelfe ; Giuriee Me Niderbee Fiske moft need was,and bringing in frefh fupplies in fted of them that were wounded i cree 
Mufachins,Scanderbee his nephew by h ind» Giniws 2 ebiNis = Baie formed all the parts of a moft worthy cheefetaine and valiant fouldier :where moft peril was, 
evils deténtied Sfetiorade i v4 ie i bi eet ens persis, there was he Saighivea at his prefence danger fled,as if viGtory had attended ypon him.But 
Ginins Mancfins: whereof: cuery one ofthem tus ableto) rents ‘ ed Chuees,and whileft hethus fought in the midft of his enemies, his horfe fortuned to be flaine vnder him, 
might worthilic haue beene accounted amoneft the ereatelt captai it _ and and falling downe with him, fore bruifed one of his armes, whereof he complained long time 
‘king of thefe worthie men brought fuch a ae i replete oi Sein tt after. The Turks feeing him downe,preffed on fiercely to haue flaine him : but he was quick 
the victorie was nothing accounted of,cuery man lamenting the loffe of fiuch etl. fates I C ly refcued by his owne fouldicrsand remounted,And forthwith encountering with one Sa- 


fiman,agreat commander inthe Turks armie,{lew him in fight hand to band : whereupon fich 
aterrourfell ypon the Turks,that they began to retire,and after a while to betake themfelues 
toplaineflight. scanderbeg purfuing them with fuch execution, that ofthat great atmie few 
efcaped with Balabanws to carrie newes home. : pice 
Balabanus now.thrice vanquifhed by Scanderbeg,andin thelaft battell having loft what hee 


4 Scanderbeg carefull oftheir deliuerance ; prefently fentan Embafladourto 444, 
a fting thathee might redeeme his prifoners , either by exchanging of others for them,or cl{e 
: for fuch ranfome as it fhould pleafe him to fer downe, But hee knowing themto bee scan- 


- derbeg his beft Captaines, would neitherexchange them for others, “nor graunt that they 


homes, reque- 







‘ fhould bee ranfomed for any Gold : Burafter hee had vfed them with allthe difpigh i : 3 
4 4 ie d tC thee 2 ould haue loft himfelfe, returned to Adahomet at Conftantinople,, of 
: | ch eaal pees te caufed them allby little and little, to bee laine quicke: in which haiferable ES Meky aliessien forthe great ouerthrowes he had {o oftenreceiued, At which 
taines "cruel herent ey liued fifceene daies, and fo died, Scanderbeg hearing thereof, was therewith r2- time Balabanus at firft gaue place to the kings furie : butafterwards when the heat was ouer,he 
; Tila te erie difcouraged ; andinreuengethereof, with fireand {word entered into with alarge difcourfe cunningly excufed himfelfe, imputing all thefe mithaps vnto the ap- 
oe i kihed dete. {paring nothing thathee could cither burne, or poffibly by any other x D pointmeat of God,andthe formune of wat nand yoshe cad toi datasets pial, Toshiba 
y 7 rm / burinvain to fend fuch fal armies into Epirus.But if it would pleate 4 
aes glad Re thetaking of thefenotable men (although they were bought with the 7 valiant'captaines with a puiflant and henaetiics who diniding the fame betwixt them, and 
colnet rd a ee commended Balabanus highly, as the onely man that knew how entcringat One time into diuers parts of Epirus, might {poilethe countrey before se and 
conta ss ¢ intt Scanderbeg:and in reward of his good feruice, fent him diuers rich gifts,with enclofe Scanderbeg betwixt them, if he fhouldaduenture to give either of chem batte! being 
Which t bie ag ad repaire againe his armie, and to proceed in his warres fo ha ppily begun, before refolued neither of them to offer him battel or yet to accept of the fame being by him 
his ftren: ae h ry ih ee Ld performed, Yet trufting more ynto his policie,than offered,except the other werealfoat hand : and foby mutual confent to vndertake NRE 
neh gth, wine at Alchria, fentagaine diuers rich Prefents to Scanderbeg, as defi ae neuer fingleBy which courfe he promifed vnto him an eafic and affured victorie: forasmuch 
lucin peace by him; but fecking indeed to bring him into fecuritie and fo fuddenly (ifit as it were impoffible for any man fobefer,and as it were on cucry fide coupt vp with his ene- 
Pilih tocntrap him. Which thing Scanderbeg well perceiuing faicGedihis faioned ’ * _. mieseither to.efcape,oryet to make any great refiftance.T his perfuafion of Balabanng fo wel 
fricnalhip together with his Prefents,as ent froma bale peifant.Wherupon galabanys entred E Stred the tyrants humor,that he appointed Balabanus himfelfe tq be the man to put his owne 
into anew deuife, and by fecret meanes, with greatrewards Corrupted tvaeks his fcouts. L deuife intexecution: giuing him commiffion to leuie fuchanarmicas he fhould thinke {ulfici- 
whereoffome were Balabanus h iskinfnen,though it were to Scanderbe Binowne By which ent for the performance of that feruice: and withall to affociat vnto himfelfe for his <omthae 
Practife,he had vponthe fudden inthe night opprefied Scanderbeg. re Beciped iad rony- nion which foeuer of hiscaptains, he pleafed. .Balabanus according to his commiflion,tooke 
‘cheum, if. Scanderbeg himfelfc (who commonl y {pent moft part ofthe hight in i refull els mnttei's of the men of war,and made choice of fortie thoufand good fo diers,and chicane 
going about the campe, had hot in thefilence of thenight afar off per sli dth Peroni oft Tacup Arnaut h(otherwife called lames the Epirot, becaufe he was alfo bore in Epirus,a yalt- 
the enemic by the noife of hishorfes: and thereupon with wonderfull elsticie uttin, eis ant caprainé)to be his companion : whom he {ent with fixteene thoufand dodgers ay bs wy 
" aera fuch order ashe bet could, was readie to receiuehim «and atlatbaticr a Been fe ght : of Theflaliaand Greciainto Epirus,commanding him inno cafe ro toine baa i io And 
put him to flight:and hauing him in chafe , flew moft part of his armic. alah s himfelfe beg\votill he bimfelfe vere alfo come into. the country with,the other part 9: Ly iach i 
vith a fmall remnant hardly efcaping, — ; ; BBelabanwe fo fetting bath forward, Rélabanus, taking the neerer way through Thracia fo M ar ony 
Now when Mahomet vnderftood that Ralabanses was ouerthrowne. and his armie loft, 4 FS amedtte into Epirusywith wwentiethoufand korfemen, and foureshouland ft ate pil 
‘in doubt, whether to fend another Generall, or elfe againe to pro Brahe (orrneok, ped in theally of Vialchall..Scanderbeg both by his efpials and lewters {ror 3 sfecr coisas | 
Butafter hee had well confidered, that Balabanus was tight valiant Captaine, and ~ ®© inthe Turks court, haning certaine intelligence ofall Balad ener honlen ul Pf se a j 
se aN ew the countrey of Epirus,and withalla mortallenemicto Bvard beg: heres readinefle againfthisicomming ia ftrong armie, ofcighttheular horfemen and fo Ciel 
i le vponhim,and notto fend any other. So con mitting to his charge fouretecne 4 balls 4° =s 
ae thoufand RS s 


ae . y % 









3 ,, find foot, all choife foldiers, And now hearing that h 
fener’ Valchaal,fent out three efpials to difcouer in ae order hela 
rou fiero banws bis kinfman(but not {o knowne to Scanderbeg)by whofe 1 
5 they had taken full view of Ba/abanus his army, & thould hae. 
a! Pecllifeace id that they had feenc,like falfe pea and dil 

red vnto him all chat they knew concerning Scanderbee: hoping thetefoi RRR 
Stcat reward,as their fellow had before patie themin eenear ome 
Pials returned not againe as they were appointed, and doubting that they had binb tt ae 
mc intercepted, and ving many times in matters of fuch importance to truft bimialie re 
refently wene out with fluc luftic foldiers, rid forth ledifconerthe mater ef thee . bet 3 
ing. Balabanss like a craftic fox,miftrutting that Scandérbee deceiued of his firft { al 
for like purpofe end foith others,luied certain horfmeniinlecret ambtth in dinere,). \°" 
intercept them ifitwere poflible. Thefe horfmen laynot focouert,but that they Wertin’ a 
time deftried by Scanderbeg and his followers (who with Argus cies, pried into ene 
thicket asthey went)before he was altogether fallen into their danger sand yer 

came,to handie ftroks,where Scanderbeg & his followers oppreffed with multitude Were o] 
xt wood,the Tirks horfmen following them at the hes 






































butfo thar he 








foe as at they couldinto the ne 
t fortuned thatas they were Aying,a great old tree was fallen crofle the w i 
: : . a 
; fig putting {purs to hishorfe, leapt over with one ofhis men after him;the rent 
ane get one back vpon the Turks,and there fighting were flaine. One of the Turk § 
Meas ; y paied i te me se hishorfe toleapethe tree ‘ 4 
! ereeg : Who looking backe and {eeing but one, turned im 
flew him : the other Turks trauine flaine { 4 a lala 
f Scanderbegs men which could. 
the tree,returned, And Selves saniea ithOné OF hi Ne alia 
¢ : “Al nderbeg accompanied but with oné of his followers ‘ 
gaine to his campe;and there with ai! {peed put his armied ine’ eigtrsnae 
eat Seunie ahah peca put his armicinreadinestogo againtt Balabanus 
reforer ain panion,with the other part of his armie. V i 
tion,afier he had with cheerfall perlaeh jcdbbefOulditts ondaeadthcn ce 
on,aftei id wit perlusfions encouraged his fouldiers, and fi! it mi 
with hope of vidtoric, hefer forward. and¢ ith he miiey coon: 
ae Hrnbthis ah Sandel feat (old with great {peed into the valley of Valchaal 
Medveledtn the cere § NAG aiuided hisarmy into foure {quadrons; whereof Tannfins 
one, ras Groppa ot another,the thitd was committed i 
pak page pean conducted the fourth So fetting forward, hele iribieen, serine 
Baath al ucbufiers, and archers, to prouoke the enemie andto draw him forth vnto A 
ay e oa a tales himfelt with his atmy in feemly order before his tents. but there 
dere watecisitae ry "i : res aa Nel the’ comming of his fellow, Which Scans 
grating, t ightbutto dallic outthe time, and asonevnwillingtofight 


had againretired his armic into the fafetie ofhistr : 

ad agalnretited his armie ¢ ofhistreniches :' drew nect i inn 
corrals ig With fich as hefenr out,daring him to thefeldlarbrausig nevi 
sale ae fortaeithe would hatie forced the fame, & by fron ate true ferhir 
erica apis Turks fretted and chafed exceedingly inforituch’ steeeh ywere ready 
toes ailera iy ‘bana poecaufehe wouldnotlead them forthito battel buvilife them 
as tens ea nitidfiul of thathe had promifedto Arabomer his preat lord and 

anita heccalge ho ee dette tipesbit whenhectaw chars feo camenoe, 
Pe teal ae the matte#,beingfo continually afalted & braued by Scan. 
oe is (aay heaves At s' Paonitt prouoked; were readi¢ ofternimes tohaue iffued 
FR nse ates oe remedie but chit he muftneeds Ashe. placed his men in 
Eeteorcre becwinchimand genera osnels ime Fading bee wing 
Bul Staouerbee engchned cna, narbeg was thade Fierce ight,avany falling om both ides 
mieicredas ee ‘ rise Cold garifon of Croia,andthemottexpert fouidiersof Di 
ato ee vil ave aa orced them togiueground, yer ftilkepin, itheirorder . The 
eek Pek bctalh th ‘d nn the battell,thatin other places they tood alr ill as 100- 

Cee See 2 i tC i fortune of theit Generals: which thing Seangerde Jerceiving, M 
“fag f Ba Bai; Hy Na he wing; whereas he fai was lea danger, w thf edily 

hemif fo With wonerileleie one general ahdegsine wichita . 
inthe left Wing fo thatthe ‘Turks there fiercely charged ua peagia;ty 
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Sirft Emperour of the Turks: 


A of Scanderbeg his armic, fell in other places with agreat laughter. Balabanus with exceedin 
courage gainftood his enemies, fo long as there was any hope left :but when he faw the foe 
tune of Scanderbeg to preuaile, and all about him to become defperat , he made (hift for him- 
felfe, and fled our of the battellas taft as he could. Thereft of the armic being in other pla- 
ces, beforetroubled and difordred, fled alfo, fome one way, fome another, cuery man asia 





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fortuneled him. Some few that followed Balabanus cfcaped: the reft were for moft patei- - 


ther flaine or taken prifoners. 


Scanderbeg had {carcely well breathed himfelfe after this vi@torie, and diuided the fpoyle 
amongft his fouldiers, bur that newes was brought to him in Poft from the ladic Mamizea his 
fifter, then lying at Petrella, That /acuppe Arnauth was by the way of Belgrade come inte Epi- 
rus with anarmie ef {ixteene thoufand horfemen, burning and deftroying the country before 
him, and then lay incamped in the plaines of Tyranna the leffe. When Scanderbeg to prooue 
the minds of his {ouldiers, had cherefully imparced vnto them fuch newes, as was like tobe 
the beginning of new labour and perill ; they were therewith nothing difmayed , butreadic 
to follow him with fuch cherefulneffe ofcountenance and mind, asif they fhouldhaue gone 
to fome great feaft or banquet ; reckoning of them, but as ofthe remnant ofa difcomfited ar- 
mie. This cherefulnefle of his fouldiers , Scanderbeg tooke as an aflured token of his good 
fucceffe ; and hauing all things in readinc fle, p:efenily fer forward, and in fhort time came to 
the place where the enemie lay. Zacuppe hearing of his comming, remooued his campe into a 
corner ofthe plaine of Tyranna,neerc vnto a litle hill,as 4 place of more fafetie for his armie 

C tolicin. Scanderbeg hauing taken the Plainé, incamped his Armie in the fame place from 
whence Jacuppe was buta little before departed , where he refted one whole day. Thenext 
morning, to terrific his enemies (who as yet had not heard of the ouerthrow of Balabanus) 
he caufed divers ofthe Turks heads which were flain in the late battel(which he had brought 
for that purpofe) tobe caft before the trenches of the enemie ; and withall, divers of them 
which were taken prifoners,to be fhewne: which Jacuppedcholding, ingreat defpaire fayd, 7 
fee the enill hap of Mahomet, Immediatly atcer, Scanderbeg fent furth 500 horfemento skirmith 
with the Turks, commanding them, fo foone as they were charged by the enemie,to retyre, 
if haply they might fo be drawne into battell, Which felloutaccordingly : for Jacuppe now 
fecing his fellow was nottobe looked for, and willing alfo without further delay to trie his 
fortune, came readily intothe field, and begana fierce battell: which endured not ong ; for 


Scanderbeg perceiuit : 
and fingling him out, with his ewne hand flew him. 


ag in what part of the armic /acuppe was, bent his greareft force that way, 

Whcerewith the Turks being difcoura- 
ged, forchwich betooke themfelues to fight, and in flying, were for moft part flaine ortaken, 
Thofe which efcaped the prefent furie of the fword, ftragling thorow the countrey by thicke 
woods and blind wayes, were by the country people either flaine or taken prifoners. Ia thefe 


two battels were flaine ofthe Turks 24000, and 6000 taken. And of Scanderbeg his men were 
loft aboutathoufand. Scanderbeg and his fouldiers were fo wearie of the flaughter of the 
Turks,that when ic was told him thenext day, That Balabanus was fled but with one cornet of 
horfemen,and night eafily be furprifed ifhe were well purfued ; he fayd,o les fomeof our ene 
mies live to report their owne flanghter,and our victorie. After that S canderbeg had in this fort vam 
quithed thefe great captaines, he prefently entred into che frontiers of the Turks dominions, 


aad roaming vp and down t a u 
his way : and after returning to Croia with victorie, brake vp his armie, 


leaue to depart, euery man to his owne dwelling. 


Whileftthefe things were in doing, Mahomet had with great rewards procured two Turks 
s, making fuch 


ne fuperftition, 
hey defired to 
principles of the Chriftian religion, were by 
rinces whom God hath in his moft mightie 


to vndertake to kill Seanderbeg. Thefe traitors camé vnto Scanderbeg as fugitive: 
thei of the deteftation both of Mahomet his tyrannical gouernment, and vai 
that they were both of Scanderbeg and others, reputed to be in deed the men,t 
beaccounted : and fo after they had learned the 
their owne defirebaptifed. Buttreafon againft P 
protection,cannot be long couered ; much leffe,wichout hisg 
® fortuned it, that thefe two falfe diffembling traitors, expecting not 
performetheir diuelith deuice, vpon fome occafion fell at varia 


thei heat let fome flich words fall, as being taken vp by fomet 
ba . Mm 2 


reat fufferance performed. 


cat his pleafure without refiftance,made hauocke of all that came in 
and gauc his foldiers 


Se 


hing but opportunitie to 
ince betwixt them felues,2ad in 
here prefent, drew them both 


into 


Tacuppe flain bp 
Scanderbeg, on 
his armie dife 
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L068 — Mahomet the 
into fufpicion: and thereupon being ftraitl ined, i f 
Nn ly examined, it w | 
: they were fent by Mahomet, ot puipote co haue flaine Seaesee ch pane fled, That 
. ri prefently executed,as they hadright well deferue: en Bitkcines on the 
at Balsbanus was overcome, Jaeap ilaine, and both their Armi Lae etftoog 
after his impatient manner fell into agre ee aitcdcftro ed ‘ i i i i i 
acient : great rage, and became as aman almoft franticl, Yed, he the confederat princes of Albania, [llyria,and Dalmatiaspraying of them aid now at bis: 

P ee calling oe his great Bafla’s, relolued by theiradaice,not eetttad mcs Fandaf. again{t tharencmie, which preuailing againgt hirsswroie tart heh ypon Bere see 
nerals again{t Scanderbeg, burto ge himfelte in perfon, with fuch anarmie as th Y More Ge, princes promifed forchwith to fend theirfuccoyrs, Arthe,ame tine al fo he pa douse into; 
make an end of his wars in Epirus forcuer. Hereupon commiffionswere direa, Ould at ence Italie fecretly,and difguifed in.fimple attige,cameto,Ratpe,to crauesid of Paulysth he oa 
his kingdome,and anarmy railed of two hundred thoufand men. ilrentacers thorow al] ofthat name, then great Bilhop: by whom ewes Lcnaeny, ente! tained hae 

‘ cers aduertifement, fortified all his citiesand ftrong kolan Pipecially ene Citing thing of that he came far ; fo cold was his denotion: onely at his departurche gaue yore 
ponthe fortune whereof depended the whole ftate of his kingdom ante Of Croia, + netrio, Scanderbeg bis treafurer,a poore almes gf three thayland duckats... mee 
Strong gerrifon of his moft valiane & faithfall {oldiiers Porte ir ay this citie he uta Scunderbeg veturning into Epis found all {tich aid Hal as. was Sil from the confe-, 
things neceffarie forthe enduring ofa long Adee and aa ug. urnifht the fame wich all p deratprinces,but efpecially from the Venetians, which was for moftpart. drawne.outot ‘hein 
worthiecaptaine) gouernor thereof, With likecarehe cunts a nie (2 graue ang garrifons of Scucari,Driuatto, AlyfMayand Dirshachiums forharhe had infew daies.in hisae- 
Sie aletie Of his othe sic thirceeene thoufand foure hundred choice fouldiers. With this {trength, he maschedto; 


cities,and tooke order thatthe countrey i anna 
cople were eith : 3 ‘ : ; 

y peop er receiued into the fty Ong towner H iy Croia: but vnderftanding by the way,that Jontma was within 2 daies iouray,comming 

} 1a new fupplic to his brother Balabanus, he drew, out cettaine troupes .of his) thors t 


Sirft Emperour of the Turks: 4B, 


A asthe foulsiers were with continual warsfore wafted,ang his warie enemies lay fo encamped 
as that they were not but by a ftrong armie tg be remoued, fent vnro the Venesians and otbet, 


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a ele into other places of retuge,and left nothing abroad in the countzey cae 

rks to prey vpon ; as he had in like cafe done long before,at the cemming of | Tey for the : 4 : -y 
tHE Ce 1S fold Camnyas), men;and coafting ouer the country in the night,{uddenly came vponthe Turks,and put chet 

f to flight: whercamongft others, fonimsa himlclte,Wwith his fonne Hedar, were taken prifonerss scandevbeg 


tothe fiege of Croia,asis before in his life declared, 
whom he fhewed the next day inbonds to Bulabanas. This exploit {o happily performer hag Mitel! lee 





















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chad eal ee of roles in anders his old friend Balabanus with 
rus,and ranging oucr te country two ae ee apis armie) was entred into Epi. with all {peed returnedro his armie ; and fo marching to.Croja,; by plaine force driuc the o nalebenus, 
Mabonet com. the gouernor athis firft Coinaadaniieds man brauefalit c pans before Croia *vpon whom I Turks from themountaine Cruina, their greatelt ftrength, ahd neerefttothe citic. of..Croia, a4 Hedar bis 
Fe with his huge armic,and there incanaped alfo: whe ae ewdayes after came Mahomey C Which thing when Balabanus faw, he with certaine traups of horfenien rid cucn to the gates 
requiring to haue it deliueted vnto him vpah et eae ee unmoned the cit of the citie,perfuading the defendants to yeeld the citie,making them.in the name of his mas 
felf, (as che manner of the Tiirke is:) whercunnt ie ) € conditionsas it pleafed iNisns fer fuch offers and promiles ashe thought might moft mone them, Rutthey nothing Tegate 
anivet,shanby cootinuall.thundsive thocin hi ¢ worthte goucrnor returned him no other ding his words, but rather incenfed with his prefumption, {allied out ¥pon him, and inferced 
ordnarice-as be badito be planted Pater 9 4 campe. Whereupon Mahomet cauled fuch him to retire: but he therewith enrag ed,and halfe mad for anger,carhe vpon them witha frefh 
meveallis hehead for chat torpofe bronek ie san commanded other new to be caft, of {uch charge, thinking by plaine force:to haue driuenthembacke:nto the citic. In which skirmifh . 
‘riiheadedead rer in : ve tin maffe:all which,he did rather to ftrike a terrour { he was by one Georgie Alexivs,with a bullet,{hor quite thorow the throat ; and feeling him. j 
Te tie tag bc oo Seed”) pees for any greathope he had oftaking the citie by force: felfe morally wounded, {ecting,{purres to his horfe,ranas Faftas he could to his campe,where 
ing Dy Ais owne experience, that it was aplace almoft impregnab! Hv he prefently fell downe from bist nd died. The Turks difcouraged with the death of 
pregnable. Whileft Mahomes their General, & the comming’of beg,role che fame night, & with great filence retired 





fa,ab0oi cegight mile: from, Croia.scanderbeg the next mor- 
ningentring the chts @ uks,foundthetingreat Rore of core and other victu- 
als, which he cauléd to be forshwicth Conueyed into the city, & 1atsiumph followed after him. 
felfe,to the great ioy and comfort of his late befieged {ubiects : whomhee higtily commen- 
ded for their fidelitie,and bountifully rewarded according to theirdeferts, The fame day he 
fene certains companies of fouldiers to rake the ftrait paflages whereby, the Turks muft needs 

pale in their returne out of Epirus, which when the Turks vnderftood,they fent two meffen- 

gers to Scanderbeg (who feemed tobe men of good account in the armie)offering in thename * 

ofthe reft ofche captaines and commanders, to deliuer vatq him cheir,harfes andarmes, fo ~~" 

thar they might in fafetie depart with theirlives. Which theirrequeft Seanierbeg propoun- } . aat 
dingto his counfellors and captains, was by them diverily di'gefted, In conclafion,they recel- ee Ta 
ued this anfwer from Scanderbeg himfelfe.,, That as they came is countrey, Without his 
commandment,(o fhould they not by his leaue depart thence. T Turks receinin 
anfwer by their meffengers,¢ confidering that they myft needs in that bare coun 
time perifh,cither with famin or with the (wordsthe fame night de 
inthe dead time ofthe night entering the aforelaid ftraits,by plain fore 
row and efcaped, but not without their great lolfe : for whofe efcape.¢ 
murmured gricuoufly againft Scanderbeg,and were not without much 


time after, Scanderbeg recouered al {uch placesas Mahomet had before and put 
whichd one, evp hisar- 


was thus bufied,f& lictle or nothing i 
‘atic or noching preuailed,Scanderbeg lying abroad int 
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taines;with 2 {mallarmie of be valiantand couragious ok Sea a ofie f ie 
ad fuchas broughtin viuall or neceffaries for his campe: and nie 


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gteat flaughter, 
ing ate - decreafe dayly, 
Fequirea long hege: and fearing alfo to make that 
mifchance which might ha i Sat : 
; ppen vnto himfelfe vnderthe wal Big 
be a ered i determined to rerurne himfelfe to ars Tear nf pocioierno 
aden eie Pettof his armictocontinueche Gege.. Vponwhich deers gor ncaa 
cominge bee es petra of the whole matter for the continuing, A eT SE mcoinonlte 
) ee ceatant fd Mh bs ed captained syetfo,asthat they Pee bale 
: ee uing with him threeand twentie thou{or ; y 
Ct ape of hi one ofthe other eight Captaines funsnones Eaegebisbel ere 
eos ie of his pletion Croia, towards Conftantinople, B ie pete hime 
faitofa face culled os certaine fmall forts, and with faire Srilee yitiie way as he went 
ee alive nen nie phe ate ale thoufand of Scanderbee hi fouldice ' ee 
n ver,vpon his faith before giuen, Thatall ch, ¢ ay 
ene ee ensshcacs. Buraf ee the ort had Pe giers ith the ach 
=o ife, he caufed them en is power, with- ‘ 
} ‘ther man, woman, nor child, tothe great he tp tobec Peace ncl- pte fvord the foldiers he had léft For the keeping of the fame: _ phi 
any time before receiued foereataloffe. Andafcerhe Teer Scanderbeg, who had not a 4 * inie,reraining only two thoutiad horfmen & athouland foot for the defence of his force 1466 
es aie cp loonie a eens Ma aaged, hein great melancholic 4 : e Turki(h eyrant hearing of che euil fucc Fhis affaires in Epirus, as that his General 4 . 
p aini data chiiete atta hog ee z fr ia telteijed. bis 
athe! ork eon ii cel 1 Balabarius ( time one athe be % See Re i i 1 
a Bes Seat pie, lcwe th fame, for asmuch 4 at or drink,or take reftshis di ‘ ; 
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i aC | faucet Spring to go again in per 
armie into E) sand fo if it were poffible,to make 
pole Scandérbee vaderftanding, prouided for hisco 
Spring being come, Afahomet according to his form 
ite Ei and there with exceeding labour & charge, 

~ old ruines of the citic of Valmes, wherein he left a ftrong 
part ofthe country.From thence he marched to Dirrachi 
time Epidamnum)a city vpon the fea coaft, then in thi 
many things in the time ofthe Roman empire,but ¢{p 
nat thither,and their entertainment there in the time ¢ 
pein. This city Mtshemerthoughr to Haue taken v: 
ried it but was therein much deceiued, finding it 
Venetians and Scanderbeg. Where when he had there {pen tin TO his greaclogeig 
vain attempted the citic,We rife vpon the fadden irin; nto Epirus, cane and {at down, 
againe before Croia,ot purpafe by his fiidden com toha fied the citizens: and 
vainly perfuaded,tharhe had left Scanderbeg in Ditrachium, e affziling thereot he 
~ haddifcouered many of Scanderbegs men, and thereby fu im to haue bin there aif. 
~ the greatcft caufe why he fo fuddenly rife and cameto Croi Sfirf Comming he offered 
great rewards and large priuiledges vito the citizens, ifth wld forthwith yccld vp 
citie ; otherwife hee threatned vnto themall thecalamities of} 

theace beforche had it : wherunto he receiued no otheranfwer 
him by the mouth ofthe cannon,or brought hinyby many moft 
mean while continually molefting his campe, & cuery night falling into one quarter or ano. 
ther thereof. ahomerraughtby expericnce,to what fmall purpofe ir would be for him tolie 
there long, rife with hisarmic, and marched againe to thefeafide, toa place now called the 


head of Redon ypon thegulfe of Venice,net far from Dirrachium, where Scanderbeg had be. 
guntobuildanew citie'called Chiurill, notyet finithed: which A¢ehonset in defpight of the 
man,rafed downe to the ground, After that, hearing that many ofthe Epirots were retired ine 
tothe mountaines, heewenrt > feekethem out, and was with great loffe by thofe mountaine 
ies repulled: scariderbeg ftil follow and awaiting al! opportunities, K 
daily cutoff part of hisarmic.So thatat] ‘tyrant defpairing ofany good to bee done in 
th apaition, was glad to depart out of Epiru having atchicued nothing worth his com- 
ning,and fo, full of difcontentment and melancholic returned into Conftantinople, 
_ After all thefe great titex ares amet part of Epirus, to view the fate of 
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: there to confer with the Veneti E herthe confederat princes, of mat- 
rcrscs cerning their fate in scnerall, t nner v as butmore particularly how they 
; might take the citie of Valmes, wh Mahomet laft yere built in the feignorie of Ary. 
aaderbeg. , Annites Comynat,and much troubled virus. But whilft he lay thiete he fel ficke of 
( eke feaucr, which daily fo increafed vpon him. th: y. > 





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be exprefled,euery man bewailing himsas the only (tay of the common-weale, andas if with 
him they had loft all their hope,His dead:bodie was with the general lamentation of all men 


roially buried in the cathedrall church ofS, Nicholas ac Lyflaswhere it tefted in peace, yn- 
tillthat about nine yeares after,the Turks comming tothe fiege of Scodra, by the way tooke 
the citie of Lyffa,and there with great deuotion digged vp his bones, reckoning itin fome part Hele 
of their happineffe, ifthey might but {ee or touch the fame sand fiuch as could get any part Sem 
thereof, were itneuer fo little,caufed the fame tobe fer, fomein filucr,fome in gole, soap " 
about thcirnecks,or weareypon their bodies ; perfuading themfelues by the ree esse of i eae 
of to be partakers of fuch good fortune and hap as had Scanderbeg himfelfe whileft he liued : 


B whichis not vnaptly by Gabriel Fairnus of Cremona,thus in ver{e expreffed. 





S.C. AN) D.Br RoBi BeaGs 








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--NAWAB SALAR JUNG BAHADUR, 








Paulus Tovins 
iluft.virorum 


Eloglibs. 


* rurcarum clades,othomanni nominis horror, 


iri illo: chro: : ; 
Epiri tutela, illo iacuere fepu : 
@ quondarn innitti cubucrint off4 Georgi. 
qe & membravirie di (fecturm in frajira [epulelrarm 
Interijt, [pari msanes,con{cia vagunter 5 
Offaynec in gelida nunc faltem morte quicfonnt, asl 





Sift Emperour of the Turks. 403" 


Scanderbeg bun 
vied at Ly[fa. 


digged up by 
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pw ome thi 
©) Nawmgue os i affertim tories costa 
23) dmperiam, exacia moriens etate'ra 
ilo’ Micet immanes tenwernnt omnia Intce,. i, a 
8G Ls Turmclars Her ois venerati wobile bnflume, ih se 
O07 YEW; Offaqie,marmoraque,inuitture cond. ate ub 20 
A bitulerant,fibs quifiue in partes fetta minntas, > 
Tanguare ifs bellica ss, G Martivs ardor ineffenis Be i 
Ergenure preflarebonum fartemgwe valerentis |. 3.on 3 
Sic gua alys sumulumn Virtus paratabfulitiliin- 
Atquecadem dire venerandum prebusthefthecc= 


> 2 In Engifh Phir. Jo urn beth. yu « ' ee, ,i 


The bloudiebane of faithlefle Tuskesand Kmouroftheir kame 

- Epitus {trong defence and guard, lay buriedthere withfame: 
Within that tombe wherein long fince,Great Caffriotns lay i 
> 


But now thofelimbes and tombe defac'd,are carried quite awa ye 


The remnants ofthat worthie Wight out of hisgraue were torne 


And being dead;could find no reft,but were for Iewels 

For after he,farre fpent with age,gaue place to fatal debe 

ae we ap Bones kingdome, got and kept with 
orthwith the cruell Turks preuail'd, and all things there : 

Who worthipping his ftately tombe,and place biehies ‘oa ; 

Dig’dvp his bones, and brake the tombe wherein he did remaine : 

And glad was he that could thereoffome little : 




































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d c art cbtaine, 
aa As ifinthem fome martial] force, or vertue preached beene : 
’ @ Orfortune rare, fuch as before in him was liuing feene, ‘ 
Sovyertue, which to others giuesa fepulture and eraue 
Bereft it him,yet for’ ft his foc j i nee 
iia um,yet tor'ft his foc in honour itto haue 
resco off part ofthe times of thofe wars betwi 5 


Fakerbthe king. ANd the Hungarians by Jand,kept the Turkst 
fat fades garie (according to his promt made ynte 


BOR Tanks. he 
» Whereiby force he ouerthrew the ftrone forts whi ilt f 
fence of theif; Ontiers,and manfully draue fen out he ne mae Beis ia ai 
an i ee ae ed ‘4 atlength took :& following eee 
| urxes to breath, vntill he had by force wrei I tha 
cine Whang ns ete cea en egecalngy gcd ner 
je i vaviansly defended, vntill Mathias witha puifint Aer ee the a a Geol : 
begs a athe Turks campe with continual! skiimithes onthe one id i dt iy ofth 
extremitie cite a Hi Nas a é length the proud Turke es Den 0 fuch 
sthat h zac Iecretly to fteale away by nike wi * vie j 
Sad Seep gna both histents & eee ane ne into Seria s 
are i 2 seething the tuer, becanteit fhould nat c Si; (t fee bitories 
is 3 ‘ fe Has after he had thus valiantly pur to flight his Wi into the hands of t e 
ey edthe 1 urks into Sertiia,and took part of thar county | ied ae Bee 
the vnied tothe kingdome of Hugarie, In thefe warres enor tke 
Orce and power of Atathias and the Hungarians, that fora Bcc of te 
ftomacke to prouoke them farther : for why,the nafhe fo) 
Turks no leffe dreadful, than was fomctime the nameo 
he Venetians atthe fame timealfo with their callie 
ometime in one ae in another, did great ha many t 
1 wonneere vnto the fea coaft. Amonpit other their ralsai F ; 
bales Canalis fceedin a Ha Sei Re tection ig 
scharge,ca n ister, We hat nich Poken of)as foone 
illag he’ ciwards 






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,and Jandirg hismen, 
Tetyining into Pelo- 
ponefiss, 





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A ponefis,he fortified the towne of Legofticium inthe gulfeof Pai 


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firft Emperour of the Turks 405 
: tras, which work 

with their ofcen skirmithes laboured to haue hindred, butin defpite of all shovel ioe? 

was brought to perfection, anda ftrong garrifon therein lett for the detence thereof “ which 

donc,he returned againe to Eubcea, Shortly afrer, he with the fame Acct putto fea Beton 

and {ailing alongft the coaft of Macedoniaand Thracia, furprifed the citic of Anus which 

fkai ideth y ponthe mouth of the riuer Meritza, called inantient time Hebrus, Ypon which ri- 

yer the Famous cities Andrianople, and Philippopolisare alfo {cituate. Canalis after hee had 

taken the {poyle ofthecitic, returned tohisgallies , carryingaway with him two thoufand 
captiues into Euboea. At the fametime alfo, the Venctians giuing aid vnto Nicholas Duchaine 
againtt his brother le. 1€ ariance for the principalitie of Zadrima, neere vnto the 

niuer of Drino in Epirus, gaue a great ouerthrowto the Turks whic @aite in the quarrel of 
Alexins, 

Mahomet not alittle off 






























Ifland of Eut ow called Nigroponte) was for the commodious {cituati- 
herof,the chiefe place from whence they wrought him allthefe wrongs,and 
afterwards retired againe, as vnto amoft fure place of refu ermined with 










tonce to beeuen 
land for the gaining of that » This [fltad of Eadoe vis about an hundred miles in length, 
and licth oueragainft that part of Gracia which was of old called Beotia, from whence it is 
feparated with anarrow ftrait of the fea: it aboundeth with corne,wine,oyle, fruir, & wood 
iefe city thereof,was in antient time called Chalcide,and of latcertime 
me allo the whole Ifland was knowne: albcitthe Turks now call ic 
1,and trong cities {i Iwarkes,that(in moft 
xo this {trong citic, Mahomet refolued to 

- thereof depended the ftate of the whole Ifland. 

( y,and made ¢ i H nd land:and 
whenall things were inx fent Mabor reat Bafla ¢ ha fleet of 
three hundred gailies,and certaine other finall ve I furnithed with fouldiers, mariners, 
and all things necetierie,by {vainto Euboei: and witha great army marched himfelfe by land 
through Achaia,yniill he came ouer againftthe citic ot Chalcis. Phe Venetian Admirall hea- 
ring ofthe comming ofthe Turks fleet, fet forward to haue met them neere vnto the ftraits of 
Hellefpontus : but after he had by his efpials defcried the great number ofthe enemies fleet, 
finding himfelfe too weake, fhaped his courfe tothe [land of Sciros. Tlie Baffa comming out 
of the {traits of Hellefpontus,conered the fea with his fleet, & holding on his intended courfe 
without let came to Euboea : where at his firft landing, he tooke Storaand Bafilicon,two fmal 


iby feaand 


























































this great feet was there ariued, Afahomet caufed a great bri f : ¢ 
fels ouer the ftrait betwixt Achaia and Euboea,whereby he paffed all hisarmie,and fo belaied 
the citic tound both by fa andJand. Andafrer he had planted his batterie, began moft furi- 
oufly to fhake the wals ; wherein he had in fhort time made faire breaches,and the fooner, for 


















fignes agreed vpon, g ncertaine knawledgein what places the w ls were weakeft: exis 
whereby they fo aptly planted their batterie, as itthey had taken view on the infide ofthe 
wals. Which foule treafon wasatlength perceiued,and the traitortherefore worthily execu- 
ted. Yet little preuailed the tyrant thereby for fiich was the induftrie of the defendants, that 
whatfoeuer hehad by the furie of his great ordnance beatdown by day, that they Lonel 
leffe labor repaired again by night. Thus wasthe fiegecontinued thittie dayes,inwhick § 


manyafharpe affwule was ginen by the Turks,to their great loffe , andthe citie ftill 
defended by she, Chriftians. Atlength the Venetian Admirall (to the great com fort eftie be~ 
figed)came with his fleet within view ofthe city,making femblanrasifhe would haue giuen 
p the Turks battell.Whereuponirisreported,that A¢ahonet was aboutto haue r: 
and haue got himfel‘e oucr intothe maine, for feare the Venetians fhould w 
e hauc broken thebridge,and fohaue fhuthimyp into that Ifland: whichthiog waschausht 
the Admiral might haue done,to hisgreat praife,jfhe would asacouragiqus chicane: Tame 
aduentured the matter,as hie was carneftly requefted by the captaines of cucry pesuatgalliieg, 
° 7% 0 




















«nded with the harmes done vnto himby the Venetians, and per- 1 79 


! pI a Serer chalcis the 
townes, which he rafed to the ground, and ftom thence went directly to Chalcis.As foone as chiefe citie off 


to be made of his finaller vef- rubea’ befeged 
by she Tur ke. 


(chiefe canonier of the citic) before corrupted by the Turks, by. so ig she 


406 CM abomet the 
whogenerally gricied to feehim fo great a commander, 
But he fearing to come any neerer,came to ananchor and mou 
comfort or reliefeto the befieged. Which thing the Turkifh Kin 
therewith encouraged : hauiag now in diuers places beaten downe the wals, and made t} 
faultable,brought on his men co the breaches, promifing them the {poile ofthe cit ca 
ny othergreat rewards and hie pre ferments according to their particular deferts all ae 
faid,he would himfelfe be an eye-witnes. Hereuponthe Turks gaueamot fierce a ee ‘ 
affaule ; which the defendants with invincible courage received, and made fuch fla qurious 
them,thar the ditches were fill’d,& the breaches made v p with the bodies ofthe Weak rie 
Butfuch was the number of that populous armie (the greateft ftrength of the Turks i nan 
lining little felt the loflgef the dead: Mahomet continually fending innew fup llee es “S 
men, in ftead of them that were flaine or wounded : fothat one couldno fone: fal b fel 
orthreeftept vp in hisroome,and fo fi ucceffiuely,as if new men had fj prong out of the b, ‘ie 
ofthedead, Twife they had euen woon the breaches, and were both times with Woden: 
padi sbi flaughter beaten out againe. This deadly and dread fulaffault,was maintained a whole d. eu 
bythe Tarte, Night without incermiffion,At length the defendants being forthe moft patt flaine o a ate 
ded,and the reft wearied with long fight,and vnable to defend the to wn now affaulted i ae 
round, retired from the breaches into the market place,and there like refolute men fold yee 
lives ata deere price vnto the Turks. Amongftthe flaine'Chriftians, were found the de. te 
dies ofmany notable women,who feeing the ruine of the citie, choferather to die wi ‘i a 
friends in defence thereof,than aliue to fall into the hands oftheir barbarous enemie: oa 
: pees being rlow become Lord of the citie,and hauing loft fortic thoufand of his Turk 
ie at fiege,in reuenge thereof caufed all themnn that were found in the citie aliue to Bes : 
mi cruel death,efpecially the Italians, vpon whom he thewed his tyrannie with mof in 
i a Pinca ee bab ofthecitie, with afew others,who with 
ms eo sheheadi attic, without refiftance deliuered the fame vnto him Vpon his faith- 
; i y might ia fafetie depart: butafterthathe h, d ii i > 
the perfidious tyrant without regard commanded them all lr iicctt! 
jithout r be cruelly murther : 
uernors daughter a maiden of incomparable beauti pe aati 
for herrare perfeion,by them that tooke hir pr. fe x “at ee, cc einnssaed 
ce SP Rabat ab a prefented to Adahomer as the mirror of beauty : 
fuafion,to induce her ts confentto his pir ee och We oO ee 0 apa tee 
<.», Mother vaine, and began to fhew himfelfe in hisowne nature 
ture,and force, worfe than death it felfe, if the would not oth 
Whereunto the conftant virgin (worthie cternall fame)anfwer 
* be y Fi Uae expectation, thathe being therewith enraged, 
‘ ¢ horrible and monftrous crueltie, with the filrhieo 







































Tfland of Fux barbar a 
ea taker by ‘ous people committed, at the taki i é 
the Tats. 4 woon, ine that faitfull [fland mahoarinenene ee Cnelats thus 
uerte, vnder which it yet groaneth. This calamitie | 
© j=. ther (to fay truly) to the generall hurt ofthe Chitin eats the Venetian ftate, ot 1a- 
dem ption, 1470, ommon-Wweale, in the yeare of our re- 
Canalis the Venetian Admiral, who all the ti pe 
: , im i af kee 
en se asa looker on, fearing now that the ciiheaciatnene the fight of the Va 
: ie ioife criti and laded with difhonour returned in hatte vito én vpon by the Tur a 
commandement of the Senat Committed to prifon, and after lice, Where he was by 
led to Vtinum, ite : terward with all his familie exi- 
» Shortly after, when Catabomet was de; dis ihinidetens aay 
dat : was departed with his arm 
A | Stele a : the Venetians with theirgallies, ahiepted to haw he fade 
thse be pice ecitic,a little before loft. Bur Mahomet bad therein le ere He Vpont ale 
‘ enthe Venetians had landed theit men, they weteagaine enforced. rong a iettae M 
“ant eons scammence retire tO t , 









‘out of Eubeea,and his fleet re- 








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ctr <Mocenit 5 A 


by their embal- 
and Ferdinand aii 
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et 








fiurft Emperour of the Furks. 407. 


A of Naples, with Lewisking of Cyprus, and the grand mafter of the Rhodes,to ioynetheinfoie 
ces together with theirs againftthe greatand common enemie: which thing ali che afarefaide 
Chriftian princes promifed them todo. And the more toliintangle the Turke,they atrhe fame 
time fent Cateriaus Zenus their embaffadour with rich prefents vnto Alymbeins fan Caffauness, 
the great king of Perfia,to incite him on thatfide again(tthe Turke sin which negotiation ze 
wus Lo well behaued himfelfe, that the next yeare following, that great king tooke vp armes 
againtt AZahomet,and had with him mortall wars,as fhall bein conuenicnt place hereafter de- 
clared, Afahomert not ignorant of the proceedings of the Venetians, & thatthey did whatthey 
might to ftir vp as many enemies as they could, and to bring him (ifit were poffiblé) into hat 
tred with the whole world : and well knowing how much he had offendedthe mindsiof the 
Chriftian princes with the cruelty he had ef late vied againftthem of Chalcis,thoughtinnot 
beft as then further to prouokethem, and fo happily to bring all at ortce about his cares but. 
fora feafon to lic till at Conftantinople, as it he had becne defirous now to live in peace; not 
meaning further harme : hoping thereby, that although he concluded no peace with»any of 
them(which indeed he wasnot defirous ofpyet that tra& of time might mittigat the hainoufs 
nes of the fast,and coole the heat of their difpleafure, whereby it came to paffe as he wifhed 
that nothing worth the {peaking of was that yere attempted againft him:and becaufe the Pér=, 
fian king was the man of whom he ftood moft in doubr, he fought by his embaffadors to pa~ 
cifiehim,and to withdraw him from the league of the Chriftians: requefting him, ifit were 
for nothing els but for the communitie of the Mahometanteligion,wherinthey wellagreed; 
and were thereby the profefled enemies of the Chriftians, to withdraw his hand, and in their 
caufeto ceafe to take vp armes : vrging now (for that it fo fteod with his purpofe)rlic zeale of 
religion,whereas otherwife he regarded (as was thought)no religion at all, But Zemwthe Ve~ 
netian embafladour lying continually inthe Perfian court, fo wrought the matren with fun 
Caffanes,that he told the Turks embafladours plainly, That he could not nor wouldnotdonger > 
endure the manifeft iniuric and wrong done vnto him by the Turkifh king:and farther, thac ) 
he had made a faithfull league with the Chriftian princes, and therefore would tothe vtter- 
moftofhis powermake it knowne vato the world, that he would effetually perfarme what 
thing foever hee had promifed sand fo difmiffed them, now no leffe difcontented thah were 
before the Perfian embaffadours.atfach timeaathey returned frontthe Turkes court, hauing 
obtained nothing they then requefted concerning the Emperour of Trapezond. 


The yeare following, Mocenicus the Venetian Admiral with his flect artiued inthe Ifleof ; 473" 


Lesbos,wherc he did great harme, From thehce hee paffed the bay of Adramittiumintothe 5. joist 
Ic(fer Afia,and fore fpoiled the countrey about Pergamus, A fier that he landed agaimat!Coi- aided by xin 


i4 
the 
me, 
qreat 


dus vponthe coatt of Caria,where he tooke a great bootie sand fo hauing done the Tirksiex- iB 
ceeding much haeme in Afia all alongtt the fea coaft oppofire to Gracia, hee returnediladen 
with fpoile' towards Peloponefus. In his returneabout the promontorie of Malea,-vpon the aster he 
coatt of Peloponefusshemet wich Richaienfiscomming vato him with 17 gallies from King 7,4, rue ti 
Ferdinand : by whom he was certified , thattheigreat Bithops fleet was ready to come forth bare ell 
alfo.\A fter mutuallgratulation,as the maner at few isthe Admirals ioyning their fleets throne, vege 
landed at Mcthone,now called Modon, thei aweitie ofthe Venetians in Peloponefis ¢whete fs. 

after they had wellrefiethed their fouldiers,and taker in frefh victuals,chey: put to.fea againes 

and failing throught the Ilands, landed in Afiapwherethey were at thei firft landing encaun- 

tered by the countrey Turks,whomn avilaft they purto flight, and by the{pace offouredayes 

tooke what pillage they could inthe countreys wherethe fouldiers found great ftore of rich 
bootie,efpecially of Turkiecarpéts, which are there madein great abuadancess From thence 

they failed to Halicatnafus, which is partof' Caria @where fometimicitood the ftatelyrombe 

which Qlicene Artemeffa built forrher husband At an (alias accotintedamongft the woliders 

of théworld) wherethey tooke awondetfall fpoile. There. caite yntottem Nighelas Bifhop 

of Modruffa,withtwentic galliesfenofronythe great Biflmp :hwhow the other two Genetalls 





BF Welcoined withgrearidy. Arthefinse ritirealfoleame thithtr-tivo gallies from the groatma- 


fter of the Rhodes; With this fact ofeightiesfine gibliesythey failddicd.the Iileof Samos 


_ otter igaint Ephefis (ometindsaplace oFereat fame; bur thynalrogesher defolace and vo 


-Loofing from Sa+ 


e ri Tak ‘ - 
© peopled) there cocohfilr:forncheit further proceedings:.in ghofe sarresy “400 beg 
‘anchfanled at Atsatia,the chiefe <i, 


“gnos,they took their courfe along(tthic ee a 
Mass’ f as 






of Pamphili Place ue : where they fo: ef f the citie 
Bacbhn hc ee sees thitherout ey pcan swhercof the 

what inetd thentend burnt the reft together with thefi n 

began to lay fiege, but perceiuiug that it was not without Te oft 
they departed thence: & running allalongft the coaft of Pam uilia,burnt and de ftroied wha: 
came in their way,and fo returned backe againe to Rhodes : wh ethey met an Embaffadoy 
from Fim. Caffanes the Perfian King, to the Bifhopand the Venetians, for great Ordnance , 
whercofthat{o mightie a Prince was altogether vnfurnithed. OF t s Embafladoury hey vn. 
derftood,that ¥/w Ca/fanes was entred into league wit Princes, and now bufje 
in making preparation againftthe Turke. At which Fequited the Venetians 


withnoleffe harme in Epirus and Dalmatia,thanthey me in Afia : for now that 

















































Scanderbeg was dead, the Turks mightily preuailed-vponthe ake princes of Epirus and A). 
bania,with the countries adioyning. The Chriftian fleet depai ting from the Rhodes,landeq 
in the country of the Myndians, a part of Caria,and with reat f} eretutned to che [land of 
Naxos,one of the Cyclades: from whence King Ferdinand his gallies returned home, lade, 
with much rich {poile ; for now the yeare was far fpent. Yerafter the departure ofthe Kings 
gallics, Mocenicus with the Legat returned backeagaine into A sand there landing their men 
tooke the famous citie of Smyrna in Ionia, and when they had taken the fpoile thereof, fer ir 
on fire. At which timealfo they did great harmeabout Clazomene, nor farre from Smyrna, 
Sov Vinter drawing now faft on,they returned,laded with therich f poiles of A fia ; the Legat 
1 into Italie,and c4tocenicus into Methone, ) oft Bstoics I 
4 7 3 The infatiable defire of Soueraigntic, whereuntothe Ti king was naturally inclined, 
hosed had continually armed him, not onely againftthe Chriftian princes, butagaintt othersal{o 
unto the mabe- cuen of his owne fuperitition : making no great difference betwixt the one and the other, if 
milan princes fo hemight extend his dominion.He hed long betore ynderthe pretence ofa friendly parley 
craftily circumuented the King of Myfia, a counttey in Afia, and hauing got him within his 
danger, cruclly put him to death,& by force {ubduiug his kingdome,letrnot one of the kings 
dloudaliue. After thatheinuaded Cilicia, which the Turks call Caramania; where the two 
young brethren, Pyramet and Caffambet raigned,and drauethem both out of Gilicia:of whom 
Pyramit the elder, fled for refuge tok fan-Caffanes 5 Caffambet the younger affifted by his old 
friends, fought by force Ofarmes to recoueragaine his inheritance wrongfully by the Turkes 
WA; poffeffed,and was befieging certaine townes vpon the {ea coaft, which cing taken fiom the 


. « Furks would cafily raw all the reftofthekingdome after them, Adoceniciés the Venetian Ad- 



































































bad 







( rks the ich he ered to Caffamber. In like man- 
ner hetooke the citic of Corycus,which healfo ieftore lamberArtalt he laied fiege to 
Selelgeotiiel ftandeth ypon thetiuer Qrontes;and wash! bynKing selewces, one of the 
_§ faccefl 1s of Alexander che Greatjdiftany from jefea about five tikes: thé Gouernor of this 
: _ city difcouraged witlrthe fight of the great t Herie,deliveted thecity to the Venetian cap- L 
taine,wholby the appointment ofthe Admirallreftored the fame to Gaffamiber.. Who by this 
meanes bronght ageineino hiskingdome; gque great thank voto the Admirall, promifing 
forhimfelfeand for his other'tobe alwaies frinds ‘ Venetian 









he Venetians. Atocenicus de- 


to Venices'«) 
Sromakewarvponthe Turkih yy 
lot be from our purpofebriefly 
edtothekingdome of Pe 
ccouritédamongft the gre 
esbetwixt him and tlie gt¢ 
~ Tarkith 






t 
ae 





Brea Gg | 


. Sift Emperour of the Turks, 
A Turkith Emperor catahemet, This ¥ (wt-Ca lanes of whom we now fj 
that Tachretin, who with other =e th ie! ert ge aay’ 


rinces was driuen into exile by the viole, ; 
. nce 
the firft, great grandfather to this cA¢a Ol Batazer 


bomet the great, Em peror of the Turks, and i 
reftored by grcar Tamerlane,as is before declared in the life of Baia; death of Pan 


‘ ixet. By the death iS 
tin, bis fon Vfin Caffanes (ot fore called alfo Afjmbeins) obtained t see 


that fmmallterritorie whi 
: : ; : nls. ch 
his father had in Armenia: nothing an{wering vato the greatneffe of his conceits. Wherefore 


fhoulder for moreroome,with {uch weake princes hisnei 

deale withall ; wringing one prouince from this prince,another from that, and thruftingfome 

others quite out of all that they had: and in fhorttime foinlarged,his dominion, that ie had 

B gotintohis hands a great part of Armenia, and was reputed both tora mightie and fortunate 

prince, Infomuch that Calo foannes,tlien Emperor of Trapezond (whofe power altogether an- 

{wered not tothe greatneffe ot his Rile,being for moft part (hut Vp within the bounds of Pen- 

~tus,and fearing the greatneffe ofthe Turkith Emperour Mahomet, whofe name beganthen to 

| grow dreadful vato his neighbour princes) gaue to him his onely daughter Defpina in marri- 
age, by fuch allyanceto ftrengthen him(elfeagain(t the Turkith tyrant,if need fhould require, 

Acwhich marriage it was agreed, That V fun-Caffanes fhould in the right of his wife enioy all 


the kingdome of Pontus, after the death of Calo feannes her father, and of Danid his brother : 


and that De(pina (hould fo long as fhe liued haue the free exercife of her Chriftian Religion, 
By this woman,¥fin Caffanes had adaughter called atarsha, whom I willingly remember, for 
that the was the mother of Hy/mael,afterwards the great king of Perfia,commonly called Ayf- 
C mael the Sophy ,of whom moire fhallbe faid hereafter in the life Of Selymus. V fun-Caffanes ho- 
noured with this marriage,and {treagthned with this new allyance,ceafed nor,after his wone 
ted manner, daily to incroach vpon his neighbor Princes ; and proceeded fo far,that at length 
he began to lay hand vpona part of Armenia, which was then partof the Dominion of the 
Perfian King, ZenXa(whom fomecall Tzokies,which was indeed the name of his father)raig- 
ning then in Perfia,by his Embafladors admonithed, and in fort commanded Bi to 
hold himfelfe content with his owne, or at leaft, with thathe had alreadie wrongfully taken 
from others, & not to prefume to come within the bounds of his dominion, threatning other- 
wifeto take him as anenemieto his ftate,and to turne-his forces vpon him. With which em- 
D baflage V fun-Caffanes being much offended, gaue the Embaffadors no entertainment,but com. 
manded them with {peed to getthem out of his Kingdome, and to tell their Mafter, That he 
Would fhortly himfelfe in perfon come and debate the matter with him face to face, With 
which proud anfwer from fo meane aprince the Perfian king moued,leuied firch an archie for 
the inuading of him, as was thought to haue beene fufficient to haue fubdued a farte greater 
prince : and fo appointed, fet forward toward Armenia. ¥ fun-Caffanes much inferiour to this 
great king in wealth and aumber of men,but not in haughtines of mind and valiantnes ofcou- 
rage, {tayd nottoexpeétthe comming of fo puiffantan enemic,but full ofhope fet fowatd to 
meet him,and by great journeys fought to come vpon him before he coiild haué any know- 
ledge of his comming: yet had he then in his army fearcely one man to ten,but al armed'with 
couragioushearts,and condugted by a moft fortunat chieferaine which feafed nothing,Sohol- 
ding onhis way,at length he met with the greatarmy ofthe Perfians, with whom he} pre alg 
joyned battell, and aftera long and cruell fight overthrew them in the plaine field, with fuch 
aaughteras might well haue weakned the forces of a right great kingdome. The gteat king 
more inraged than difcouraged with his ouerthrow, raifeda far greater army than before; the 
verie @rength of his kingdome:refoluing now,notto fendany more his lieutenants bit to ge 
in perfon himfelfagaintt fo defperatan enemie. All things being in readineffe,he fer: forward, 
and at length met with the Armenian prince,whom he found.as ready attel ashe was 
at the firft. So being both defirousto trie their fortune, they ioyned battel whereinthe Per- 

















me en 





_VYin-Caffanet 





flans Were againe difcomfited and put to Alight,and mo of them flain in thac battell;than were ix great battel 






* brought into the feld in the firftarmie, ZenRes the P. 


ives his ownehand, aad Cariafaphus his fon taken pr 
ith the greatefthonor could be deuifed,giuin 

eis le the himfelfethe bare name of : 

only to pleafe the Pevfane cdagamage them 









€ honorand titledueto the Per. 
‘ofthe Perfian ftatc. Which he did 

ntillhe had got feme more affuted pol: 
Na feAon 









erfian king wasthete fltin with Ffam-caf. yetiemtt 
: whom the Atmenian prince yfed ji 5 








od that heappointeda yearely tee vnto one, to: bit Mavinmind doula Boke Rone oF m 


. 


Scocita, Meceniens having receiued fich commandment from the Senat,came 
felfe to Grissus the new Admirall, who then lay with his fleerinthe mouth of Bol hai... 
tiuerrunning out of the lake whereupon the citie of Scodra ftandeth, Thefe two Bes: “Star 
mandets being met together, were both as one man, and with a wonderfull confent fi pane 
they might for the furtherance of the Common good, athingnor common finite 
firong garrifons, withall things neceflarie,into Colchinum,Lyfia,Ditthachium,ane o ‘t. aut 
tes of their feigniory vpon the fea coaft.A feer that,they wentvpthe river Bo! jana “* *y 
taine gallies,and came within fight of Scodra,and there by fires in the hight, and othe P Hcl: 
ofcomfort, encouraged the defendants, as with anaflured promife ofrelicfe : whi, hehe : 
gticued the Turksto behold, who therefore went about to haue fhutin. thole fame = 
with agrear chaine drawac croffe the riuer, where it was narroweltbetwixt then, » 
butin doing thereof, tlic Venetians out of their gallies flew sa00f the Turks 
diuers others, andfo returned againc to fea, Ir wasafterward attempted by chic 
mirals,ifanew fupply might hauc bin put into the cities buttheenemy.had fo be! 
aatthies King thatit was notpofhible tobe done. Inthemeamtime,-Atathias king of Hanga 
» tana in. great yerely portion of the Venetians forthedefenceoftheir couninics ig 
Tarkes to for. Ting that Scodra was befieged,began tomakefuch {poyle in the Turks 
fate she fige of vpon him, that Mahomet was glad.to call homethe great-Bafla fromthe 
Scotia. fend his own frontiers, So the Baflaattcr he hadlicnthree meanths with hi 
fiege,and loft 14000.0f-his mea,whereof the gicaich pan dicdof fickn. 7 
ing inthe rotten moorithgroundacere vate the k 
role with his armic.and departed... The Venctians 


their gallics, were taux 


; or 





and joined him. 





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AT oA gricuonily fpoyled themountainie people, ftrangely paffin 
tanauga wole abrupt ane high mountaines with their horfes, where men coald hardly either 
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, king a great compalic about, returned home another way. 
© oti abet icracmbring the fhamefull repulfe he had about foure yeres before receined at - 1 4 5] 9 
Scodra, ahd hauin 3 the name of thar citie daily founding in his eares, determined now once 
againg ro gage his whole forces vice the winning thereof, and fo ro giue peace to his ambiti- wanes 
Sus defires.And becaule he would not againe be difhonored with that he purpofed toakein parlewum de 
hand,he gaue oucorder into al parts ofhis dominions,both in Europe and Affa,fortheaffem- xpug. Sco 
bling of his bc ft {ouldiers and men of war. Now when all things were in readineffe, and fuch dren 
an armieaffembled as he feldome or neuer had a ftronger ; firft he fent forth /y-Beg(Watden 
ofthe frontiers of his kingdome alongft the riuer Danubius) with cightic thouland of the fol- 
diers called Achanzij, towards Scadra, Thefe Achanzij are horfemen, which forthcirgood 
. feruice,according to their deferts,haue certaine lands ginen them by the king to liuevpon du- 
c ring their liues ; forwhich they are of dutie bound toferne vpon their owne charge,as the 
forerunners ofthe Turke his armie,whenfocuer he gocth to befiege any place :thefe be they 
which firft enter into the enemies countrey, burning and fpoiling what they can, vntillthey 
come ynto the place appointed : and haue this priuiledge, That {o foone as all thearmieis 
come vato the place tobe befieged, they may then atthcir pleafure either depart or ftay. 
The Gouernor of Scodravnderftanding both by common fame and certaine intelligence, < 
ofthe Turks defignes,withall care and diligence fortified the towne , labouring continually 
both night and day at the rampiers,as ifthe enemie had been already prefent;and plentifully 
prouidedall things neceflary forthe enduring of along fiege, The aged and vnneceflarie peo- 
ple,hefent outof the city into other places of more fafetic farther offtin whofe ftead he tooke 
D ingreat numbers of ftrong and able men which dweltinthe countrey round about : amongft 
on Were many mariners taken out of the gallies,and other men of like qualitie,which got 
their lining vpon the riuerand lake of Scodra, luftic bodies enured to hardneffe, who in the 
long re lowing did great feruice. 1 
Whileft this preparation was making in Scodra, behold, the mountainesa far off North- pale 
ward from thecity,began to fhine with many great fires,and all the country was couered with pee af the 
thicke {moake,which enerie houre feemedto draw neerer and neerer;when within fhort time Tuts. 
atter,the poore country people (which as yet were not all fled) with fuch trath as they could 
well carrie, came running for Sifeall ouerthe countrey to the {trong cities vponthe fea fide, 
crying outthatthe Turks were come, Bhs aS 104 
~ _. The next day, which was the fourteenth of May, 4/y. Beg with his cightie thoufand Achan- 
zij, came into thefuburbs of the cities and there encamped , fo that none could goe in or out 
ath “ieee was not the leaft part of his charge. To him, by the commandement of Ma- 
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bomet had Scander-Beg Gouernor of Bofha;and 4ta/cosins with feuen thoufand horfemen,ioi~ 
themftluesyponthe way.Ofthis Malcoriue it is reported(as was of Augu/ius)that thema- 
i is countenance, with the refplendant beames iffuing out of his eyes(asif ithad been 
the rayesofthe Sunne) were of fuch piercing brightnef{t, that no man was able with immo- 
uedand fixed eye long to behold the fame. Thefe horfemen (the forerunners,as Ifaid, of Afa- 
éts greatarmic)the Chriftians much troubled, with often fallies and fhor,out of the towne, 

m with little or no loffe vnto themfelues. . 
had thuslien before the citie ten dayes,came Taut Gaiols the great Baffaof 
flue and twentie thoufandfouldicrs, and aboutrweluc thoufand camels, 
inmaffe, fortomake great Ordnance of, and other necef- 
Ines grea ‘Tent of purple colour,was pitched vpon 
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¥ felfe to Grittws the new Adinirall, who thenlay with h nthe) 6 \ 
riuerrunning out of the lake whereupon the citie of Scodra ft 
manders being met together, were both as one man, and with 





Sirft Emperour of the Turks 44 
A time alfo the Tartar Princes,namely the Precopenfes and Deftenfes,terrified with the'great. 

neffe of the Turke , cowardly yeelded themfelues as tributaries vnto him ;euer fince which 

time they haue liued amoft feruile and troublelome life, fubieé& to cuery command of the 9: 





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they might for the furtherance of the Common good, athi OMMON : firftthe WW thomsan Emaperor , for whom they haue done great feruicemany timesin their Wartes,againft 
Bae eart asqaithall things neceffarie,into Colchinum,Ly Di hachium,an 4 eee the Perfians,the Polonians,the Hungarians, Tranfy luanians,and Germanes, as inthe proceffe 
ties of their {eigniory vpon the {ea coaft.A fter that,they wentvp the riner Boliana y, ith “4 of this Hiftorie well appeareth ; and as the aforefaid nations their Acighbors, with others alfo 






farther off,haue cuen of late to their great loffe felt. 
Although the Venetians had in thefe late warres loftthe great and fertile Mand of Eubcea, I 
with the ftrong citie of Chalcis, the fureft harbour for their gallies ; yetheld they ftill diuerg 77 
{trong towns and commodious haucns by the fea coaft,both within Peloponefus & without; 
H as Methone, Corone, Tenarus, Naupactum,& others: which ftanding’as it were in the bofome 
of his Empire, Mahomet fore longed after. And therefore to fatisfie his ambitious defire, fent 
Solyman (the great Bafla of Europe) witha {trong flectinto Peloponefis. Who entering the 
is Came ; gulfe of Corinth,at his firft comming layd fiege to Naupadtum, now called Lepanto, a citie 
HNgarte ( receiuins #anding in the gulfe of Corinth,inthe countrey of Ozole neere vnto Locris,ouer agaitit Pes 
loponcfus.: Antoninus Lasretanus (for his late good feruice done in defending of Scodra) made 


Turkes to for Hl f ; sacl : ine 7 q Admiral for the Venetians, came with fpeed to Naupaétum,and in defpight of the enemy fo 
eke the fegeof yponhim,that Mahomet was glad to call home the great Bafa from the fiege of Scod ra,to de. furni(hed the citie both with menand whatfoeuer elfe was need full sthat the Baffa now oat of 


taine gallies,and came within fight of Scodra,and there by fires inthe night, and othe; ts 
of Pore encuages thedefendants, as with anaffured promife of reliefe : which oe 
gticued the Turksto behold, who therefore went about to haue fhut in thofe fame galf. 
with agreat chaine drawnc croffe the riuer,wher twas narroweft betwixtthem, and the fea: 
butin doing thereof, te Venetians out of their gallies flew 500 of the Turks,and Wounded 
diuers others, aadfo returned againe to fea, It was afterward attempted by theaforeaig A. 

mitals,ifanew fupply might haue bin put into the cities but theenemy had fo befer the j 
agatthias King thatit was not poffible tobe done. In the mean tim athias kin 


















































fend his own fronticrs, So the Baffaatter he had lien threemonths with his great armie at the hope to winthe citie,rofe vpon the fudden with his armie,and in a great furie departed/after 
fiege,and loft 14000 of his mea,whereof the greateft part died of ficknefle taken by long ly. he had lienthere foure moneths, Inthis fret returning towards Conftantinople, he put cer- 
ing inthe rotten moorifh ground neere vato the riuer; by commandement from his Mafter, | taine companies of his men to fhore in the Ifland of Lemnos ; in hope to have vpon the 
rofe with his armie and departed, The Venetiansalfo,which lay all that while thereabout in © fadden farprifed the citie of Coccinum : but asthey were about to hane entered ‘they were 
their gallies, were touche with the fame contagion : Triadanus Grittus died thereof, 5 & More. contrarie to their expeétation, manfully refifted by fuch Chriftians as by chancé were next 
#icus the other Admiral fell therof dangeroufly ficke,bubeit g fomwhat tecouered, returned the gate : where the notable courage ot Marwlla (a maiden of that Citic) was much'commen- 

a home, and was fhortly after for his good feruice chofen Du af Venice, Atarcellus the old ded’; who fecing her father flaine in the gate, tooke vp the weapons that lay by him) and like 
Dukebcing then dead. With this difhonourtaken arScodra cAahomes was fo difcontented afierce Amazon notably reuenged his death,defperatly fighting in defence of her couatrey, “ 
that heappointed a yearely fee ynto one, to put him in mi idayly ofthe Gege of Scodra, with thofe few which were there atthe firft ; and fo kept the Turks out, vntill the reft of the 

‘Thefame yeare that this great Bafla Se/yman had i befieged Scodra,he was afterward citifens (mooued with the alarme) cameto the gate,and forced them,not without fome loffe, 


to retyreagaine tothcirgallies. Not long after, Lawretanus came thither with his fleet : but 
before his comming, the Baffa was departed thence for Conftantinople, having inthis expe- 
t ba t K D Bib o dene nothtig beta at Lush eel . asin by ce ee eat cig 
Mahomet {ent outaere ‘Mabomerafterthe death of Scanderbeg ceaftd not from time to time by onc reat cap- 
onduét of Geduces delmeseshischiete counfellorandarenetie enn ee an taines or otherte inuade Epirus,and the other parts of Albania }and fo gaining fometime one 
dreadful inall places where he came)in hi reafon fed th ; art,and fometime another, had fiibdued moft partthereofi Andaboutthistime hisarmy lay 
pia ¢ he came)in hope to haue by treafon furprifed the [Mand of Crete: ' part, : ea rae lon ie wae! croit befieged 
but thar plot was ingoodtime bythe Venetians per le traitors executed:and he of his at the fiege of Croia: forreliefe wherof,the Venetians(in whofe protettion it was ent Fran- pe 
purpofe difappointed. Wh hang, former purpof ped tenan di e jie cifus Contarenws,anoble gentleman, their lieutenant, wich fuch forces as were firfficient fot the 
fanie Achmet deet into ine(orasc tenn Crete; an rm A raifing of the fiege, He finding the Turks in the plaine of Tyranna,gavie them battelP, which 
ich citi Thi the blacke {ca) tobelieg a great while ftood doubtfull:at length victoric inclining tothe Venetians, the Turks began 
fis, , Hofigfeinuare inthe or to flie ; after whom the Venetians made no great purfizit, but contented to haue put them to. 
aullehatehis rea Eenperassochoe ni flight, tooke their tents, with me pon nity sty ele seat the wt gta whileft the 
: d falling out wi inetioni feet : : Venetians thinke themfelues in fare poffeffion of the victory,& out offeate of their enemies, 
vpen the ftraits of cetponasand Sunt Vedas, had by his ftrong caftles built they were through their ownetoo nicl fecuritie,by and by thenifelues'ouerthrowne : For 
into thofe feas,a Il poffible meanes f “mht i in of edb ' i whilft the common foldiers hauing their minds more fet vpon the fpoile,than vpon the pur- 
is credibly reported, that one vali eae vnde eng on RaNuatares: qreial fae \ {uitofthe enemie (the battel as yet fearce ended) featter themfelues, & the captains et con- 
men) and. } 
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wonderfull fwiftneffe of amare whereonherid, fae apne oohgeh eS 
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; fives: p oke to fulting whether they fhouldlodge that night (which began then to approch) inthe enemies 
Mame: NAtAbouRonE: pa ihe Genoa to Caffa, not much leffe than two pet ih not; anche aide oftheir confultation,the Turks hauing pércciuedtheir diforder, 






wet doyie C 0 pa 7 . 4 
ninbaees asia ileal f what dertaken, Achmetescomming anne faddenly returned againe vpon them, and without great refiftance ouetthrew them, and put 
ra 2 * she . fi - shea vhic! liuided init felfe by reafon 0 them toflight. Inwhich flightathoufand ofthem fell,among(t whom Contarenus the Gene- Coated TP 
"aia = PRE B oF alucrs Nations, fome Genowaies, fome rall,and diuers others ofgood place and calling, were laine alfo. ‘This overthrow the Vene- ai firs 
ae ips not long iold out, but was in fhort time g!- tians tooke a great deale better than that which fhortly after followed inthe confines of Ita- 


lie,ar the riuerofSontium, * : . eae iy vintk & 
F ‘Mahomet hauing conquered a great part of Albaniaand dayly incroachiug vpon the Chri- 

ftians, made diuers incurfions into the countries of Dalmatia; Hiftria, ‘and Carniola; yea,and = 
i ‘entred intoghe prouince of Friuli, calfed itamtis Sy ss 
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ght in fafetie depart thence wich thei wealth. 
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Li prifoners, with much {poile, 
wonderful labour fortified alongft the riuer of Sontium C 
the{pace oftwelue miles, and there built two Forts, whercin 
gartifons for the defence of the country. Whereby the countre! ethinking themfelye 
now in fafetic,began to fall into fecuritie (the dangerous fickn t 1 commonvweales)ney. 


leéting by their carefull watch to forefee a farre off the enemies c ing,as they had bet». 
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the rertsfoew vied, It fortuned at thistime,that A/a-beg (whom) Marb ne of the Tur 
rgd iit caprains,ypon the {udden when no lich thing was feared,came and fhewed himfelf in an aa 
am. ning yponche further fide of the riuer of Sontium , with tooo horfemen: vpon the fight of 
whom, an alarme was raifed in both forrs,and every man put lfe in readineffe,as if the 
fhould euen prefently haue ioyned barrell : burit was fonigh night, asthatnothing could as 
then be done ; yet the Venetian garrifons ioyning secaldlae gether, watcht all char night 
inarms. There was at that time inboth thefe forts, 3000 horfemen,and fome tew Companies 
of footmen,all vnder the command of Aferonimus Newel Countic of Verona,a famous cap, 
of that time: who with the reft of the captaines refolued if they 
from paffing the riuer ; ifnor,then to giue them battel, Marbeck [ 
taking good view of the place,in the night time fecretly conucyeda thoufand of his beg (o” 
diers ouerthe riuer, foure miles off, in frch a place as the Venetians feared leaft, deeming it 


sppatibialor any man,thereto haue paffed oner. Thefe men he a 
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! ppointed to lie clofe in am. 
behind a great hil, in fight,not far from the other fide of the riuer,and v Pon afigne giuen, 
prefently todifcouer themfclues and charge the enemie, The next morning verie early, he 
fent certaine troups of his readieft horfmen ouerthe riuer,which by offering to skirmith with 
the Venetians, mightdraw them into the field ; andthen as menin doubt whethcr to fight or 
to flic,to tole them on to the place where theambuth lay. The Venetians had diuided them. 
felues into three battalions ; whereof the Ife had the leading of the firft, who 
fecing thefe difordred troups comming to sk h him,encountred them fiercely , and 
cafily put them to flight(being fo determined before) & in that flight earneftly purfued them; 
efpecially the Counties fon,a valiant yong gentleman, who with others like him{elfe,thought 
by that dayes good feruiceto gaine ynto themfelues great honour. When the Turks General 
faw that the Venetians following the chafe, were gonea great way from the riucr, he forth- 
with paffed ouer with the reft of his armic,and followed a Venetians at the heeles : which x 
the Turks which before fled, now. beholding, turned againe vpon their fierce cnemics , and 
valiantly withftood them, At which very inftant the other Turks vpon figne giuen arifing out 
of ambuth,came downe from the hill Licinis,with fuch violence and clamour,.that the Vene- 
tianstherewith di{couraged, would haue fled if they could hauc told which way: but they 
wereon cuery fide fo befet,that there was no way left for them to efcape ; but were thereall 
flainc,except fome few.which ycelded them/{clues,and fo were faued, The other two batta- 
lions of the Venetians,di couraged we the laughter of eiaated incontinently,and in fy- 
ing were sper of them flaine. In this battell the Countic him! clfe,with his fonne, and many 

ther notable gentle; aesaan ies the horfemen, were loft. The Turks incouraged with this 
viGorte,the next day {poyledall the country of Friuli,be t 


, y y ca i the ri i ther- 
wife called Lifonzo)and Tiliauentum,and cruelly burnt all i te gts sue (or ae 


at once roocountry vilages wereto be feenonalight fir ther, whi ick,that 
itfeemedas if one continuall fire had wholly Farag alle ie of fees oH barbas 
rous Turks laden with the poile of thatrich country,and dri ing be orethem great numbers 
f mi Hageble captiues,as if they hadbin fo Sof epee edto Sontium, But when they 
fled theriuer,and had trauelled homeward one days journey,and allmen thought they 
cM Pega d back and pofting thorow the country 
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Jurft Emperour of the Turks: As 
A lay witha ftrong garrifon of rhe Venetians, offering him skirmith,foto haue drawne him into 
the ficld. Bucthe wary captaine confidering the great ftrength of the enemie,and the lofle re- 
ceiued tae yeare betore, would not be drawne out of his ftrength, but ftood vponhis guard 
expecting co take the enemieat fome more aduantage: which thing the Turks fearing AW 
not di/perfe chem{elues abroad forthe fpoile ofthe countrey, leaving fo ftrong a gattifon of 
the enemies behinde them. And therefore when they had gone about foure miles into 
the countrey, they turned theit courfe vp into the mountaines (which are part of the Alpes) 
towards Germanic, and there grieuoufly fpoyled the mountainie people ; ftrangely paffin 
through thofe abrupt and high mountaines with their horfes,where men could hardly either 
go¢ or ftand on foot without fomthing to ftay vpon. And fo when they had done what harme 
they could, taking a great compaffe about, returned home another way+ 
Mahomet vemembring the {hamefullrepulfe he had about foure yeres before receiued at 14.99 
Scodra, and hauing the name of that citic daily founding in his eares, determined now once 
againe to gage his whole forces vpon the winning thereof, and fo to giue peace to his ambiti- Sane 
ous defires. And becaufe he would not againe be difhonored with that he purpofed to takein parleom te 
hand,he gaue outorder into al parts ofhis dominions,both in Europe and Afia,fortheaffem- <xpug. Sco» 
bling of his beft fouldiers and men of war. Now when all things were in readineffe, andfuch “"*™* 
an armieaffembled as he feldome or neuer had a ftronger ; firft he {ent forth 4/y-Beg( Warden 
ofthe fronticrs of his kingdome alongft the riuer Danubius) with eightic thouland of the fol- 
diers called Achanzij, towards Scodra. Thefe Achanzij are horfemen, which fortheir good 
feruice,according to their deferts, haue certaine lands giuen them by the king to liuevpon du- 
ring their lives , forwhich they are of dutie bound to ferne ypon their owne charge,as the 
forerunners of the Turke his armie,whenfoeuer he goeth to befiege any place :thele be they 
which firft enter inco the enemies countrey, burning and fpoiling what they can, vatillthey 
come ynto the place appointed : and haue this priuiledge, That {o foone as all thearmieis 
come ynto the place to be befieged, they may then at their pleafure cither depart or ftay. 
The Goucrnor of Scodravnderftanding both by common fame and certaine intelligence, 
ofthe Turks defignes, with all care and diligence fortified the towne , labouring continually 
both night and day at the rampiers,as ifthe enemie had been already prefent;and plentifully 
prouidedall things neceflary forthe enduring of along fiege, The aged and ynneceffarie peo- 
ple,he fent out of the city into other places of more fafctic farther offtin whofe ftead he tooke 
Din great numbersof {trong and able men which dweltinthe countrey round about : amongft 
whom were many mariners taken out of the gallies,and other men of like qualitie, which got 
their liuing vpon the riuer and lake of Scodra, luftie bodies enured to hardnefle, who in the 
long fiege following did great feruice. 1 
Whileft this preparation was making in Scodra, behold,the mountainesa far off North- Pipi 
ward from thecity,began to thine with many great fires,and all the country was couered with jy7erreo/ the 
thicke {moake,which cuerie houre feemedto draw neerer and necrer;when, within fhort time Tarts. 
atter,the poore country people (which as yet were not all fled) with fuch trafh as they could 
well carrie, came running for life all ouerthe countrey to the ftrong cities vponthe feafide, 
Rf Crying out thatthe Turks were come, GI Mes ae : 
~ _. The next day,which was the fourteenth of May, /y. Beg with his eightie thoufand Achan- 
zij, came into the {uburbs of the citie, and there encamped ; fo that none could goe inorout 
of the gates:which was not the leaft part ofhis charge. To him,by the commandement of Afa~ 
bomet had Scander-Beg Gouernor of Bofha,and c4fa/cosins with feuenthoufand horfemen,ioi- 
ned themfelues vponthe way.Ofthis Malcorius itisteported(aswas of Augu/fus) tharthema- 
icftic of his countenance,with the refplendant beames iffuing out ofhhis eyes(asifithad been 
the rayes ofthe Sunne) were of fuch piercing brightneft, that no man was able withimmo- 
ucdand fixed eye long to behold the fame. Thefe horfemen (the forerunners,as 1 faid, of Afa- 
bomets reatarmic)the Chriftians much troubled, with often fallies and fhor,out of the towne, 
and flew many of them with little or no loffe vato themfelues. " 
,. When.4ly-Beg had thuslien before the citi¢ ten dayes,came Taut Gaie/a the great Balla of 
Conftantinople with fue and twentie thoufandfouldiers, and abourtweltte thoufand camels, 
formoftpart ladenswith metall inmaffe, fortomake great Ordnance of, and other necef- 
faries forthe campe. ‘The Baflaes, great and ftarcly:Teat of purple Se a pitched vpon 
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thetopofanhigh hilcalled theB: Baflaes hill, becaufe in 

formerfiege about toure yeares before : the Balfaes armie | 
andthe towne. This Taut Gaiole was borne in Epirus of b; 

by the Turks carried away young to Conttantinople ; where for hi: 
actiuitie,he grew into fuch fauonr, firft with Mahomet, and after 
that he was by them promoted to the greateft places of honor, n a 
in hebecame fo popular, andhad fo pofleffed the hearts of the pe ple, that it w: ers 
of fome,he would haueafpired to the Turkifh enapire himfelfe.Prefently after he filpected 
ofthis great Bali, workmen were fet a worke about the cafting o “ial 





Sirft Emperour of the Turks: 47 


A the Venetians)hauing holden outa yeares fiege,after that all the kine irs 
arcof Albania was Tott-for lacke eenitern yeeldedvp ote Tukey 
That the hungerftarued defendants (who chen feemed rather ghofts than men) migh@at (Hele 
pleafure in fafetic depart: which agreement the faithlefle Turke brake and without mercie 
put them alto the {word. This heauy news was delinered to them of Scodra by certain Chri- 
‘inti ftians in the Turks campe: wherwith they were much gricued;but nothing at all difcouraged, 
Whiles the Turks thus lay at the fiege,the watermen,of whoma great number lined Vpon 


. i t g of the great ordna 
king readie of other things for the fiege. The Chriftiansalfo wer Piet eb ma- the great lake of Scodra (being in circuit about one hundred miles) came many times downe 
Out their the river by night,and did much harme inthe Turks campe for remedie whercof,they were 


fortifications,the Gouernor appointing vnto euery man his charge,andwhi. 

“ todcfend yethepingconincall inthe mat lace cenaine es mic Wal inane ee certaine ee keepe them in,who for all hat,many times ftole fe- 
»Marke,and S.Stephen) to ferueas frefhfupplies,as need or v© Cntignes cretly vpon them,and much troubled them. 

: the great ordnance was in calting, the Bafla caluel geanbytgerdEtirbers Tequire, Whilft Ls The te and twentieth of Iune,the Turks mounted two great peeces of ordance vpon the 
» . theriuer,that fo he mightat his pleafure paffe ouer his men, and comm “Ne be made Ouer top ofthe hill whercon the Baffa lay ; whereof the one carried abuller, made ofan hard kind 
tluet. The Chriftians in the meane time with vigilante ¢ foattendi va oth fides of th of round ftone, of three hundred pound weight, and the otherabuller of foure hundred, 
them could ftirre within fhor,but he was forthwith fet offand fl i cht e Turks,that None of Wherewith they began to batter the towne foure daies :after thar,they placed athird peece of 
The thirteenth of Iune, Muftapbathe Begletbeg or Vicer SCA Ge artillerie at the foot of the fame hil; which deliuered a bullet of foure hundred pound weight: 
gteat Balla of Natolia) came alfo ingreat pom “rathefia oy of Ala(commonly calledthe and the next day they planted a fourth peece, greater than the reft, abourthe middle of the 
pe ge with thirtie thoufand fouldiers fame hill ; which carried a fhot of fix hundred and fiftic pound weight. Inthis while, eight 






























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brought out of Afia: perfonabl i , 

foritisa common faying caotgiin Tee oe fouldiers as they of Europe: thoufand of the Turks foldiers,called A fapi(which are knowne from the Ianizaries by their 
doe beft feruice, Thisgreat Batfa was honcaph eke eran andthe horfes of Afia | ted caps, whereas the Ianizarics weare white) came into thecampe. And fhortly after came 
an Conftantinople,and was dations y met and welcomed by the other great Bafta C Mahomet himfelfe with all his armie to the riuer of Drimon, whither the two great Baflaes 


‘ d vpon another fide ofthe citie. ioti ; ; i t i 
(alliof' Greene) was pitchtin avi , ue ofthe citie, where his rich pauillio of Afia and Conftantinople went with great pompe and triumph to meet him. 
courage of hi es ee rong “ iat nya towne. Muftaphato ile tte The fecond of Iuly, cahomet with all his armic before the rifing of the Suncame to the >ebunet ix 
Tw gtk butto goeand touch the wals of the civic, rd tow ich focuer, of them, as durftaduenture campe before Scodra : where after he had wellviewed the fcituationthereof, he is reported P'/e# Pim/ite 
c cb atemp. well niounted, attempted to haye eck 1¢:vpon which oceafion, two of his fouldiers paffin to haue faid, 0 what a faire and flately place hath the Eagle chofen ont for her filfeto build her neaff, the fege of Sex 
"Scotrs, poffibly, they were both flaine f per how i J and to batch her young ones in. Diuers rich pauillions were fet vp for Afahomer himfelfe, bur one #2, t 
 Breboth flaine, valiant fouldiers which fallied HO DANE Wy) far grcater than the reft,diftant ftom them about a flight fhoot,which,was the place wherin he mebsmets 

and one of their allied out ofthe towne,and his head being cut off, was v | held his counfell ; the other were for his one priuat vfe. Round about thefe his tents,lay the “mee. 

n3.sels cot Wael) 4 wages Tanizaries incamped,a good diftance off;yct fo clofe one to another, asifit had bina perpeta- 


heeds(eop — Leevpon the wals for the Turks t 
0 behold. 
wpon the wat, ‘The fifteent iearied 
p h of Tune,5 600 Ianizaries c all rampire or ftrong trench, wherinto was but one entrance, continually guarded withamoft 


5 ame into the campe,with f i 
a j e,with fou i 
hofe comming all the fouldiers of bothth re re white enfignes sat K D) ftrongguard.Round about the Ianizaries lay all the reft ofthe armie encamped: fo that al the 


























































3 . ¢ Baflaes camps g 
co ; ue awon ee ; 
pe ea ony ip ioy. Thefe are thegreat Turks; Bin) ik ee a wy countric as farre as a man could {ee was couered,and white with tents,much likeas when the 
whole Forint of his kingdome confifteth,and are cal dthe fons of theere Sul NAR 4 ground in Winter is coucred ouer with a deepe fnow: and ftill more people reforted tothe 
oe i Breen Sincan After campe daily;fo tharit was deemed by men of grear experience,that Afahomer had then in his 


armie of al forts of people, about 350000 men,al gaping to deuoure that poore city:afight of 
i felfe fufficientto have daunted the courage of right valiant men:bucwhat can beterrible to 
them that feare not to die ¢ Againft this terror of the enemie,the defendants were notably en- 


citiesand the reft of the captaines, to delinerynto them : c ati ; 
: oth fea at couraged by the comfortable perfuafions and exhortations of one Bartholomieus , a preaches, 
Spel sity pe brought voto them from Mabome et bare in sted fondle (fometi aes nk of the worth ie: Scanderbegs fouldiers) who afterwards giuing himfelfe to the 
celal me ter he had with many glorious words fet forth the ea being granted,the | ftudie 6fdiuinitie,becamea zealous preacher,and in this fiege did notably comfort the Chri- 
voschavie Pe shesheretee cities, with their Princess and furtie “hes of his mafter, and y, ‘ ftian defendants againft the terror offo great an armic of mifcreants.All this while the batte- 
hi ug ad ike to fall,if they thould long ftand Vpon'their defe et fhewed into what dan- rie was {til maintained,and the fifth of Iuly the Turks mounted two other great peeces,wher- 
arnsoyectdupshecitic; afluring them ofall kin fage, wit Cfence: he began to perfluade of the one was like voto the former before mounted, but the other placed vpon the middle 
§reat Emperor,whereas otherwile,they were to e&thothi many tich rewards from the ofthe Baffues mount, was of anincredible greatneffe, difcharging a thot of twelue hundred 
pound weight,arid was called the Princes peece, in whofe name it was with much cunning and 


thamefull death, Whereuntoanfwer wasin th, a burextreme mi (eri ft 
i 6. twas in thenameofthem me miferie & mo 
Seat ines;2 pracand Wworthiecitizen; Thatthey meen ge by the mouth of Petrus induftrie made : with which huge peece,the Turks cuen from the beginning ofthe fiege had 
oft threatned'the befieged, willing them to exped the comming ofthe Princes Peece. Thenext 
day they planted vpon the fame mouata feuenth peece, which carrieda fliot of five hundred 


pea ‘ee si erkaaee call dog cand thachethould find ie hades igs: nee 
sibel Xi ade t O deliuertheir citi pire : ( 

furev{e-his forces agninit men filly refoline, ritherooyeekaeroretharse might at his pleas and fiftie potind weight : from which time they battered the citie with the aforefaid feuen 

Vato nati _ great peeces,and ceafed not oftentimes by night out oftheir great mortar peeces,to caft great 

F bals of wild fireinto the city,foro haue (rit on fire:wherby divers ofthe citizens were infor. 


4 hearkento any compofition : and in conclufion told them, that ifthey deediten bie iyi 
: ime 
céd to vicétiertheiPhoufes coucred with hingle, & by men appointed for that purpofe, to : 
watch the fal of fuch fireworks, 8 fo to'quench the fame:which they {0 carefully looked to,as 


hy fuch motion; they theuld notexpeé an other ahfwer | 
that che deyife Ofthe enemy tookeiio effect at all. At the fame timcalfo the Turks out oftheir - 


ith which fhort anfwerthefeetcatin ira ga he Fino 
csi sre Patted not alice difeontented. 
. thort mortar peeces,caft huge great ftones of ingiedible oo one 


veers Steatmen, a 






3 [ d le vnto them by thereft | 
ad aushoriti thee mendefited,that they mighnarn on 








































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aad doar at Craiainhic nderbee had Jiulng {0 ho 
i ion and potion ot 










moftcerribly crafh i atfocuer thing they lig 
were wonde fully |.In few daies pra a mic 
whereaf one was greater chan that was called the Prince 
dred weight : from which time they daily battered th 
hath feldome times beene heard of: andthe arrowes: 
bin continual! fhowers ofhaile, fo that no man could 
t. Yet in the midft of all thefe dangers the Chrifti 

their deadly thot from the wals and mounts exceedingly 
of Iuly the Turksmounted another great peece like vnto 


i 































e I ; ner,vpon the Bafly’ 

and the fame day battered the wals with a hundred fe at fhot of thi “Mount, 

AM€akomet hauing by the farie of his great or ie ¢, beaten dow Re eles f 

and that now nothing ftood inhis way but lucite! -repaires as efendants mth a q 
made 














of timber & planks, with carthcaftin betwixt,was in good 
fter ofthe towne : and therefore fent certaine companie: of 


: (which he with continual {upplies of frefl men fi c 
u 














breaches, {oj 







































= were poffible to enter the town,or at leatwifeto i A 
i feadants had made, But that which {eemed we hima sc and panes aaa 
iran ae danger:for the Turks appsoching the breac ound t ererefolute nye 
defence than any wall: whofe valiant courage ferued i ‘te ‘of aftrong bulwarke, ea furer 
ns defperatly ftriue inthe face ofthe breach either Dter orto fet fire vpo gab 
ar a made for moft part of timber, and the de Its wil no leffe ref i poe 
what they may to the ytmoft ro repulfe them, y on ch fides. in,b fe aside | 
—.. theaffailants. Which Atahomer wel erceiuing luthae atma nner ban ia cipecially of 
: thing but notable loffe & {poile of his beft men,¢ aule etteat tobe nee Depained fo- 
tobeagain forthwith renewed; euery day fhakin, t en ey 









fhot, and one day with 19 4,the ENS or 180 moft terrible great 
wa by AAC.OBE da) 5 greateft batterie | . gical 
"oA: ater is great batterie, the tyrant caufed a frefhaffau arc peaen cuties, th cae 
ae wee efucceffe than belore:forthough livers ofthe dels | nts,and mon he Aes 
fe pod aceas Franefim Patannn,Franefe Sorbarasno Ilan cataiand fone ther 

ie better fort of the citizens were there flaine with the ereat thar wien et 


that day difcharged into the b 2 op ea ae co! shesneai 

wena i hape's i He date A ayer eel: Gigtemeslatt ron againe K 

otwithftanding this repulfe, Mahomet continuing h vith n 

am Ic, Mahomet continuing h th no leffe furi u 
ne ill fought by force of his artillerie to opena way into the ci ag aa 


the former affaulc, gale amore furious and Seen t vnto the citie than before 
scome ith the Chriftians,and 


that the Turks were in the breaches to ha 
eat ee ahead dah aricteneeare oth les,but ef the Turk 
e.It was art Aba he ¢ Chriftiansalfoflaine, £ y wit the Tu ks bs i, 
made d Mghtruthfull Ggheto haue feene the rar vat urks great ord- 
wae flatto the ground, and to fie full. sae ecibesiebee- 
¢ Chriftians : at whic 


place the enemie fo preuailed,t Bae ae 
‘ ‘entered , forthe Turks {fo 
these he 
at there was {carce any 


FT ates ae Prcuailed,that he was cuen now req 
surioufly affailed the defendanrs,and the mouse it athe 
h une Orgricuoufly woun- 
eg die cnemie euen rea- 


d fo terribly into thebreach,b ation 
ofthe Gnitiansuichdetenka ie i 
Buc whenal emed nowalmoftd 

O ; new fi lie ie 
pane 

a 














uoure his n 


en ed, came couragioufly to 
ia fo enforced 









furie caufed 1173 great 
ffaes and other his 
ea bi M 
id monerh fine 
of warre— 


lericand engines of 
fi , and rhe balwarkes. 
So oftas mee bane fet fre 
pm 


firft Emperour of the Turks, 


A vpon their fortreffes,fo often we hane pronoked them of Scodra to fight, and bane alfa much vexed thenb 
with affaults. Laft of all,as you know,we haue left nothing unproned,nothing vnattemptea which could 
be deusféd,the eafilier so onercome them being wearied,worne ont and their firength fjent Wherefore in 
mine opinion) the matter is not longer to be put off or delayed , but enen to morrow before the enemie 
can recouer bis ftrength or repaire bis breaches, let vs enclofé the citierownd, and gine them a encrall 
and terrible affault: and therefore enery one of you make your (élues readie,and exhort your fouldiersin 
the campe , that they cuery one of them to morrow with the dawning of the day come forth armed and 
wel: appointed for the winning of the citie. Now will! prooue and know thems that areworthie of my 
pay. Thou the Baffs of Conftantinople, with thy (qnadrons and certaine compantes of the lanizaries 
our faithfull guard, gine charge unto the breach : inthe meane time, let the Baffa of eAfia with his 
B power affault the other parts of the citie : let enery man make readte and bring with him what fois need- 
full for this generall affanls , my mind ginerh me, that to morrow before this time we {hall winne the» 
citie : for who istherecanrefifivs? The towne (as you fee) is bared both of wall and of all other de- 
fence : the bulwarkes and ditches are laied cuen, and an eafie way for vs to comevntort : the citizens 
themfelaes wearie with fa many fights and affaults faint and want firength ; whereas we are full frefh 
and luftie ; they in number fes,we almof} innumerable :befides that,we farre paffe them in the force of 
our artillerie wherewith many of them fhall perifh in the defending of the breaches. Who then can gasme~ 
fay ut that they of Scodra are alreadicour prifoners ? Where, vponfnch as remaine aline , Lwill ab 
my pleafure ue the Lam of armses and captinstie. On therefore couragions hearts without farther delay. 
Is not the very name of Scedra hascfull untows ? For which of you doth not with great difdasne cail to 
remembrance the death of your parents,or brethren,or friends,or companions cruelly flaine under male 
C wats ? Can you difeel? your hatred agatnft them of Scodra ? And{o many flaugbsers of your frends, by 
them made ? But to forget elder times,and she harmes receined from them long fince, let-vs but locke 
upon our late flanghters and wounds a; it were yet bleeding: it is nor yet full foure yeares fince that we 
made warre with thefe men of Scodra, whercin (0 many shoufands of onr people fell, thas their flanghe 
« ter is yet almoft obiecks to our eyes, and their bloud craning revenge. This very hill whereon we ftundy 
and the fkones yet feersc befprinckled and polluted with thesr bloud. Wherefore afte you as men of cone 
rage: Take up armes, valtantly monnt the hill,affault the towne , and reneng? your old ininries. Glut 
jour felues to the full in the effufion of the Chriftian bloud. wherennto our lawes doe (> much exhort vs, 
and doc what you may with force and fvord , that not one of them of Scodra may bes left alne: which 
D Ja aay cafily bring 0 palfe, hawing all shings shereunto needful : for shere 1s wotbing to withfland 
you, nothing wanting for the gaining of. the vichorie All ihings are prepared, all things are readse: 
ancafie matter it isfor a flrong man so auercome the weake and feeble, that wanteth, firength as dos 
they, 


419 


This fpeech of the barbaroustyrant,was receiued with great applaufe & goodliking ofthe  « 
hearers:and now was Scodrato be with all might & maine affaulced, and not aman there left 
aliue.Hereupon proclamation, was madethroughout the campe, That euery man vpon paine 
of death fhould be readie againft the appointed time: and the great captains and cemmanders 
ofthe armie departing from AZabomet,went vp tothe top of the hil wheron the Baffa lay and 

/_ from thence taking view of the citie, and laying their heads together, confiulted how they 
might beft giue the affault. The defendants onthe other fide alwaies expecting their enemies 
houering ouer their heads, leftnothing vadontharthey could poftibly denife, forthe defence 
ofthemf{elues & the citie. Now ypon thetop of the Baffaes mount,wasa royal pauillion ere- 
éed,tichly couered with purple, from whence the proud tyrant might plainly beholdall che 
afault.who with the dawning of the day(being the 22 of aly) entering the fame, the Turkes 





who in the couert of the night had conuciedthemfelues, as neere vnto thewalsasthey could pq" cisie of 
ypon the fignall of battell ginenby atire of ordnance difcharged from the Baflaes MOUNE, Scodra affaule 


{uddenly ran to the breachesasthicke as bees,inhope by theirfiidden approch co baue taken ah fred 


tlic Chriftians at fome aduantage,wherin they were much deceiued, For theyalwayes douby foxret sims. 


_F ting fiuch a matter, 8 carefully obferuing the leaft motion ofthe enemic, were alwaies in rea- 
dines ro mect withtheir attempts :fo thatthe Turks defperatly ftriuing (0800 the breaches, 
and the Chriftiaas valiantly defending the fame, there was in divers places begua amoftcru- 
ell and mortall fight: burefpecially neere vnto the great gate, wherethe furie of the cannon 
had made We wals moft fqultable. There the enemie was tome to fight handto hand, and pre- 





* = a 


a Mahomet 
palliga poe thedefendants, had fet vp oncof the Turks en 
ay x ich Aahomet beholding, reioyced exceedingly, thinki 
ms ut the Chriftians feeing the danger, {peedily repaired chithe 
Praine force draue the enemic outagain, & beat him fromthe 
ce comming vp, they caft downe peeces of timber, pre: 
ae epeeahings as might moftannoy them : as for {hor, no 1 
x ebssxllnultinade ofthe Turkes, who ftood fo thicke, tharamancouldha alvnn.. 
5 epagraie of nutes feed from the wall but ictmuft needs hauclight vpon fo Y Pate ct 
cedtoretiefon the wa, Whreh Aa Te aap dowoaniy 
: a a pene ClCY ent, 
Tage,and forthwith commanded his great odmacontiee eS: fell into a ba 


? ' ; reater fury th bedi 
ged into the breach and with great words commanded Sieh rs « Tae * niche 
CD ood 


. , y Hin wen ie pute gee prefently downe and enforce the foldiers which we 
Reesor Hina: the affaule, Thefe great commanders feeing thetyran Tealrea. 
drawne {words enforced * fe ee hill, and where perfiuafion would not ferue with Ma 
oo oe ie olcicrs to returne backe againe to the aflault. The Rigi 
ds, feithmighand acco ne NEAT ee gx cn 
Were b&aten downc tothe ground, thaken before chistes tls of the citie 
Pe aieiccr 2 maxcn belore this affault with 2539 thot of the canny 
A mihi reribte CEP PEECES OF orce. The Chriftians : Pattie 
Pi ae Citie,with inuincible courage oppofed rian Tae es erecta wy 
et hore detpera 


fight than there,was hard| 
“si epi abt tmen with defperat band aflailing 


of men,and noife ofthe 


{ently fallen ¢ i 
pretently fallen together;and arrowes falling into the citieas if it had bin fhowers ofrainof 


tentimes dark eli } 
Bilikbivetchernn. tightof the day, Tn this dreadfull ightsimany of the defend, 

uen, Were certaine Joupas! ona ae ¢vnto that gate where this terrible affaule ii 
that fide of the citie, outof which the © maine rocke, which flanked the ditch all alongtt 


neir murthering fhot made | 
Forallthar,the mightic Baifies and 
ting thaninfichtj threatning, forced them ftilforward, 
inganinihing gisele apr rg ee cag 
inftead of chem thac were thie eB On long aslife lated, and others Renoir 
that place were formoft part me fees ine My Preuaile vpon the ilesntane ole fa 
¢rs, and th Nutt) and againe re : 
fife Sebati: none the Turks enfignes, Then began REPS Oy fe top of the rampi- 
iy easton hte baa eco on a ng 
Gitto Mabimer-Forthe ‘ ih anies, from the 
nentd ‘ n being cre cuents & oftentimes withing for 
riagisind thseevaten place ofthe alfulebeke aims aauetti’ed of the immi- 
feta : ere Valiantly encountring them, {lew a panne 1e Turks taken good foo- 
fom the rampiers ; and Pcingdovinetheiteaignesbeitteryn, ke i sited ea 
elo "4. Ps Aitead of them plac: 
, ant tbey quite forfooke the af- 
eating any Tene of retrait,in haft 
ornityited Airfoil 0 : ip aes boue meafurewith 
one edhimlelf with his o p ing asa man hal fe mad, where 
= ea eens afterwards tookethe fp S| It dmittingany manto his prefence, 
Sand Turkes: bb them vp pon poles roundab, + OTKS, and cutting off diuers of their 












































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© fiminthe Fault Were'x2.600 of the Turkes {} “Tour of their fellowes. In thisal: M 
bpegent. and fniatyecenelie leleeited, nded. C the Chriftians were ot 
a Hai i sw 






home i } i none, butt he was w pmnore of ce. 
ce fent for baththe prear rote cn im 


ad-Afia, 












C ofamileroun 





Surf Emperour of the Turks: 


thereon to gage his whole forces; forthey were all of opinion wit 





Aan 


A’ and other two of his chiefe Counfellors, with whom he refolued to gine another affault.aiid 
> 


h him, That the defendants 


were fo weakned & wafted with the Former affault,that they could not poffibly hold outano- 


ther. Whercupon ftraight commandment was giuen thorow thec 


ampe,that euery manwith- 


out exception fhould be readie to goto the aflault whenfoeucr they were called vpon:& the 


moreto incourage the foldiers, great rewards and preferments we 


re promifed to them which 


intime of the aflaulefhould performe any elfpeciall piece of feruice. The firft appearance of rhe Turks fe" 


the new Moone (which the Turks worfhip with great devotion) 


had appointed forthis generall affault : inthe medn time he {pared notto poure out his furie 
again{t the walls and rampiers of the town,by the mouth of the canons The Chriftian defen- 


wasthe time that Mahomes perflitionflyres 
udrencetbenee 
Moore. 


p dants onthe other fide, firft by heartie prayer commended themfelugs and their Citic to the 
proteétion of the Almightic,and afterwards with reftleffe labour and no {mall perill fpeedily 
repaired and new fortified whatfocuer the furie of the artillerie had ouerthrowne or fhaken ; 
Omitting nothing that could be done or deuifed for the defence of themfelues and their citie. 
Wow as foon as the new moon began to fhew her {elfe,the Mahometan priefts going aboutthe 





armie,gauc the foldiers know 


dge thereof(astheir manner is) by finging of a fong in manner 


of aproceflion ; whereunto the whole armuic anfwered with a fhort refponde, but with fich a 
terriblenoifé as was wonderfullto heare; and atthe fame time bowing themfelues to the 


uted the Moon with great fuperftition. All their fond 





groun' 


ceremonies performed,they 


_ began to draw nigh the citie fo thicke,and innumberfo many, thatallthe ground for the {pace 


it Scodra,was thicke coueted with men. The 







houretobea 
mie:butef} 


Chriftians cxpecting cuerie 


were readie vpon the walls and rampiers of the citic, to repulfethe ene- 
ally at the great gate where moft danger was feared , forthat the Turkes with 


their great Ordnance had made that place ofall others moft faultable, Here Iacobus Moneta a 
noble captain, with his brother Moncius avaliant gentleman,tooke vpon them to receiue the 


+ fir affault, whichis commonly ofall others moft terrible ; forthe Turksv{e in their affaults 


to giue three attempts, whereof the firftis moft furious and dangerous,as performed by their 
beft oldiers: the other two are of leffe force ; but if they faile in allthree , they forfake the 
enterprife asmen difcouraged. While both the affailants and the defendants ftood thus in 
readines,the one as it were facing the othera great part of the night, Mahomes before day went 


vpto therop 


whofe comming there were prefently 11 canons difcharged,and r2 fa al $ 
appointed forthe affault.) The Turks vponthis figne given, with exceeding tumult & mofthi- ji 


of the Bafla’s mount, from whence he had before beholden the former affault:ar 


aller Picces(the fignal s¢edra agcine 


deous outcrie(as their manner is)beganto aflaile the citie round,and with fuch wonderful agi- Turks. 
litie oF bodie aad courage mounted the rampiers atthe great gate, that they had there as it 
were in atrice fer vpone of their enfignes,which was forthwith plucktypby cMoneta, & the 
Turks with great {laughter driuen down, where many of them were flainwith ftones, timber, 
fire,& fuch other thingscaft down vponthem , befide a great number flain or wounded with 
fhot,arrows,and darts, whereof none fel to the ground in vain,by reafonthatthe Turks ftood 


ie fothicke, 


that they violently preffed one another forward, in fuch fort that the formoft could 


by no nieans fhun any danger, wereit neuer fo great orterrible.In this fort the affuult was with 
great laughter of the Tusks continued vntil it was day ; they ftriuing towin the breach, and 


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the Chriftians 





1s moft valiantly defending the fame. Moneta himfelf in this fight receiued diuers 


wounds, and was twice beaten down tothe ground ; yer ftill reconering himfel fe,incouraged 


his foldiers,and worthily repulfedthe enemic. Mahomet fecing 


his fouldiers beaten from the 


breach,caufedatyre of his great ordnance tobe difcharged vpon the Chriltians which ftood 
therein thicke for the defence thereof, by force whereofmany ofthemmwere rentin pieces, 
and thé ret fore difmayd : which the Turkes quickly perceiuing,andtherewich encouraged, 
came onagain witha frefh charge, forcing themfelues to the vimoft to haue entred,Butthe va- 


F liane captain nothing difcouraged cither with the lofle of them th 


at were flaine,or the danger 


of himfelfe, valiantly withftood the furiousenemy, maintained the place till new fupplies 
~ came to relieuehim,and departed not thence,norfutfered any manto depart, til the affault was 


ended, Many were fain on both fides ; yetnothing troubled 
— great ordngnce, which being difcharged from the Bafla’smoua 
Parks were driven back,flew many ofthe Gani ns, leauing t 
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the defendants fo mugh as the 
c, inro che breach, when asthe 
he breachalmoft cleexe :fo gi- 

ung 


oft furtoufly 
ultedbythe 






uing occafion for the Turks to haue entred,had not other couragious f ers ftep 













: Vp i 

of them that were flain,who manfully repulfed the enem ‘om the Loree G 4 
the inuincible courage of the defendants,was therewith exce: ly troubled: but full 

folued now or neuer to haue it,commanded all his forces to| fromall o Yre. 





ther parts of 
SNCUer to re, 
igie army Was 
Uc a fharpe ang 


 thecitie,to the greatgare,there to renew the aflaule ; ftraitly charging his captain 
turn thence vntill they had takenthe citie, Hereupon the greateft part of that hu: 
forthwith in the fight’of himfelfe brought to the appointed place,and there ga 
_ cruel affuultat the breach, with fuch defperatfury,that in fhort time they had {1 





































ain m 
defendants there prefent, and aduanced diuers of their enfignes vponthe top of the pete 
Which Mahomet beholding from the Mount, rejoiced exceedingly,making fure account tne 

© the city wasnow his owa:but by thactime he had well conceiued this ho suet 


W PS, New fupplj 
frefhand couragious men (of purpofe referued for all cuents)cameto the place of 7 eal 4 B 


with great refolution oe ee wearied Turks, draue them backe , cleared the breach’ 
and ouerthrew the enfignes, Which fo fudden an alteration inthe breach, Wrought no lee 
alteration in the proud tyrants mind, his hope was tutned into difpaire, and his joy into che 
The Spe Jer ; infomuch that in his furie he commandedall his great artillerie to be at once difchar ed 
fiercely by the into the breach,whereby many of his forward and couragious fouldiers were flaine togither 
Turks, with the defendants. At the fame time,the great commanders & captains knowing them {elues 
to be inthe cye of their imperious lord and mafter,with their drawn fords forced the poore 
foldiersagain forward to the breach ; & the more to encourage them,aduentured themfelnes 
alfo among them : whereby the fight became more fierce and terrible thanbefore, Man ot 
the Turks were there flaine ; yet fuch was the force and multitude of them which Mill ftepe 
vp in their place, and bullets and arrowes flew fothicke, that the defendants Opprefled with 
multitude,and ouerwhelmed with fhot,were hardly able longerto maintain the place being 
for moft part either flain or wounded. Wherupona great crie ran apon the fudden thorow the 
city, that euery man without exception fhould forthwith tepaireto thebreach. Which was 
with fuch cherefiulnes done, that in leffe time than was to haue bin thought,a wonderfiil mul- 
titude of all forts of people was there met togither,encouraging one another againgt the pre- 
fent danger ; who allas¢men refolued to lay down their liues in defence of their country, va- } 
3 liantly encountred the Turks vponthe top ofthe rampiers,and fo hardly laid vnto them, that 

gain to wauer and fhrinke back.Which x 













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- Hotwithfanding their great number,they began now a 
thing the tyrant perceiuing from the mount,in great rage commanded his canoniers. 2s fat as m 
they could to difcharge the great ordnance intothe breach, without regard of his ownmen 
fothat together with them he mightalfo kil fome ofthe Chriftians:and withall imperioully 
commanded his Captaines,with all their force and power to maintaine the affaule threatning 
them withmoft horrible death, ifthey returned without vi@orie, Hereupon che affaule was 

again renewed, cuery man (in thew at leaft) fet downe there to doehislaft deuoire. But th 
great ordnance ftill playing vponthe breach, flew many ofthe Turks,as well as of the Chri- 
ftians. Thrife ia al fhot fell amongft the Turks themfelues,and rent in funder agreat num- 

ber of them which were formoft, to the great difcouragement of the reft: whereof the tyrant ' 
had {mall regard, fo that togither with them he might alfo diminifhthe number of the defen- if, ; 
dants. ‘Neuertheleffe, {uch was the def perat furie of the enemie,that the citie was in no {inall ; 
dangerto haue been prefently taken, had not freth fupplies come: ftom other parts of the city 
which they were appointed vato ; who with great courage refifted the enemie, Yet the Turks 
far exceeding in number (and freth mencontinually ftepping vp in ead of them which lay by 
heapes vnder their feer, and ferued them in ftead of ftepsto getvptothe rampiers ) maintai- 
neda long and terrible fight : at which time the great ordnancealfo fore Sacred the defen- 
ants,fo that with one thot (wher ry the greatneffe oftheharms dene at other times may be 
gath dd) cighteen oft the Chriftian defendants were flaine. Asfor arrowes. they flew as thicke 
einto the citie,fo that‘ ap eased the light of the day, and lay faanolt places of the 
a hicke : fo that for! ce ofamoneth after, the inhabitants yfed no other fir 4 
tkiff arrowes. twas a hae fight, to haue feene the bodies of the 
tin funder withthe great fhot,and peeces of them cleauing vponeuc- 
every ftreet was ftain al b ; i 

ie (0) 


5 loud, th inul- 
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ea the heauie countenance of the 
ayre 





furft Eemperour of the Turks. 


aire it {elf feemed to bewaile the miferie ofthe poore Chiriftians : befides,the noyfe of trutt- 
pets,drums,and other inftruments of warre, with the horrible crie of thehellith Turks,was fo 
great and hideous, thavit feemed as if heauenand earth fhould haue gone together :nothin 
was to be heard butthe verie terror of the care ; nothing to befeene but death, andthe re 
inftruments of death. And now inthis extremitica fearefall crie ran through the citie, ‘That 
without prefent helpe all would be loftat the great gate : whereupon not onely they ‘which 
were whole, (which were the feweftin number) but they alfo which lay. wounded or fickein 
their bedsycheting vpthemfelues,with weapons in their hands ranne with {peedto the place 
where the danger was ,chufing rather there to dic,than to be flainin their beds. Thus whilert 
the Chriftians ofall forts,and fromall parts ofthe citie,ran de{peratly tothe gate, the Turkes 
were on everie fide hardly preffed,andin great number flain ; yet fresh men {till comming vp, 
as if they had fprung out of the earth , the deadly fight was by them ftill maintained : for the 
Turks onthe one fide,for feare of the tyrant,laboured with mightand main to winthe citie ; 
andthe Chriftians on the other, knowing no hope left for themif they fhould be ouercome, 


43 


With no leffe refolution defended the fame. In this obftinacie of mindesmany fell on both 4 douse 


fides ; fometimes the Turks feemed'to hauc the better, and were ftraitway by the Chriftians fight 
putto the worfe. Which manner of mortall fight, with doubtfull euent,was continued moft 
part of that day ; vntil that at length many being on both parts flaine , and the reft for the 
moft part fore woundedand hurt, the furie of the affault began to afluage: forthe 'Turkes 
now wearie of that long and deadly fight, and fainting with their wounds, hadno great fto- 
macke to mount vpthe rampiers, where they faw no hope to preuaile, butall thingsthreat- 
hing prefent death. Mahomet bcholding the wonderfull flaughter of his men,and that hiauing 
done what was poffible for mento doc, they now fought as men difcouraged ; and in defpaire 
of victorie himfelfe, caufed a retrait to be founded, which the Turkes no fooner heard, but 
that they left the affaulc, and without order ran to their tents, as men halfe feared out of their 
wits. 

Ofthis victorie,the Chriftians (as they had good caufe)reioyced greatly : yet was this joy 
mingled with much forrow and heauineffe, forthe loffe of fuch worthie men as were flaine in 
thataffault, many of whofe bodies they were gladto gather vp by piecemeale, fomehere, 
fome there, fome cleauing on this wall & fome onthat: which they, as the time would giue 
leaue, honorably buried with the reft of the flain, At which time alfo, they with all diligence 
and expedition repaired their breaches, and put all things in fuch readineffe, as ifthey fhould 
haue prefently receiued a freth affaule. “ 

(Mahomet wonderfully grieved with the fhamefull difhononr and great loffe he had recei- 
ued at the laft affault,repented himfelfe that euer he had takenthe matter in hand,wifhing that 
he had neuer heard of thename of Scodra:and in his cholerand franticke rage moft horribly 
blafphemed againft God,moft wickedly faying, Thatit were enough for him to haue care of 
heauenly things, and not to croffe him in his worldly actions ; in which furie he defcended 
from the Mount,and got him into his tent, where he againe tormented himfelfe with his me- 
Jancholie paffions by the fpace of two dayes ; wherein he would weither be {poke withall, or 
admit any man to his prefence. Vponthethird day he called a generall Councell ofhis com- 
manders and beft fouldiers,and thereupon openly before them all fayd, That he was determi- © 
ned to giue the enemiea frefhaffault, for thar being weakened with fo many affaults, hecould 
not poffibly be able to hold out another ; and therefore hoped for an eafie viétorie. But he had 
no fooner fo fayd,but that all they that heard him, cried out with one voyce to the contraric ; 
faying, That it was not by any meanes to be attempted, for as much as his belt fouldiers were 
alreadie flaine, and the greater part of them that were left, either fore wounded, or brought 
to that weakneffe,that they were notable to doe any more feruice, and that thereforeit were 
better for them to kill one another, orel{e him{elfe to killthem one by one, thanto expofe 
them to be fo thamefully butchered by the Chriftians. Inthis diuerfitie of opinions, Achme- 
tes Bafa the great champion of the Turkcs (a man reuerend and of great authoritie, for his 
birth, yeares, and rare experience in martiall affaires , and one by whom Mahomet had done 
great matters) ftanding vp, with pleafing {peech ical ppt mind, and with fubftanti- 








allreafons, perfuraded him to defift from that hisin urpofe, and to take another fret 
courfe,as followeth ; 


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fpeech of the great B BY: 


























tab] ; 
Your great valour and worthie praifes, inuincible Emperonr (ta able toe G 
‘ grief whereof the mind of man cannot conceine, and my dull der at . pail ? the * 
tereth to [peake of them, neither would this time ferue fo much Bist of a nich 
ice. 





med a thing of creat honour (moj? dread Soucraigne) when ak 


; ineda Ki 
hts Anceffours, to be "eon a and defend the fa wis, etme from 


SIS it, honourahy, to 
















increafeandangment it , (0 left but of a [mall thing, by wor rine it to the hj 

of worldly honour , is of all other things the ereateft. Which | lencie , all welighen type 
a abe ra and felicitse : and I, of all oth bring the m of Estee 

mmonie, who hance oftentimes beard it of mine Anceftours teftt. 


the Othomar 







of Afiainto Europe) that your worthie predeceffors at their, 
Fess popfe(fed bus a corner bettefove Hi ee 





adioyned fo many prowinces,kingdormes,and Empires, asw 
worthily expreffe, how you hane in Europe fubdued Conft 

pire, withall Thracia, Achaia, Grecia, Peloponefus, Bae " 
Mother and Nurfe of all good learning. The Empire of Trape 
Jouonershrowne : The Kingdomes of Sersia and Bo/na, with the P 
riouly vanguifhed, You haue at your command twelue kingdomes. 












ae Emperour thereof is 
loponefics, are b Dy you as 
effer ; Pontus :Byth: nia, 

















op 

fubiection. The great coup. 
boea, are parts of youp 
Ctorioufly vanguifbed? 


Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, Cilicia, Pampbilia, Lycia, Cart ia, Nie ji 
Ps ; gonia, 5 iphilia, Jeta, Carta, 4, Ph Nicomedia, and Nicea 
4 sith the famous citie of Prufa. Befides shef?, lonia, Doris, Smyrna, C Ephefis, Hileum, 






Haltcarnaffius, Pergarnus, with the Countrey of Tanrica, are Under 
trey of Armenia hath felt your force : The iflands of Lesbos, Chic 
Empire. What fhould | (peake of infinite people and Na 
This may fiffice for all, That you bane gained from the Chri ians Proninces, andimo | 
dred Great Crsies. For it were too long ferereege the Mahometane ings aud Princes by yon nn 
wanguilhed : In all your expeditions all things haue yet ginen place to your fortune. The he i 
oie me ee i cand of Gelht Scipio, Pysrhus, Hannibal, and other Chief. 
i f Vations : for why, theyare orl tori 
tries fubdued. The Othoman Familie etre ae 9 ie i ae 
Soon time come vader jour gouernment, and all Nations fhall fern - for this towne ae 
‘i #4 01 fo much griewe you worldly things (as youknow) doe oftentimes deceine our expetlation jn 
them Fortune beareth great fivay. Ter foe this matter quiet your, ‘or I dare cage a Faith ont K 
your sige Majeflie, that Iwill in fhort sime find meanes, "E citie. hall Munda your em 
tit F dna! of late bring into your fubseétion the impregnable citie of Croia which you fo long defi- 
ile. ig et gu won, gee ageing ehratt abtempt towtn it by affauls,I therein crawe your par- 
net ape be ofthat opinion, but muff needs thinke far otherwife: for to attersps war , and to 
owne,isaneafic matter for euery one to da but tovan, yf bon 
triumph, that right few men know. He that confulteth of fuch uP d eaeyana te carry aney the 
free borh eae and defire,both euill Counfillors, . hh by is nes 


de ae eget 4 ee Sor info doing safel but lofe your laboy r if you contd nos fubdue them. 
il ile hls ae ae 
7 4 fy le camp,and | Le 
0 tent, yea fearcely any cabin withous resning fishing rehed ener sent; and fo aie A 
= weffe, ferro, mouraing,anddeath it lelfe « for in the la ineuery place ie aus~ 
your if pater aay) mocare griewoufly woundedand m ie pee fe 
Signer at he was ther . fo Pie be that dare againe ma, carrieth abou pee 
ee Wi ps Hy i, edt en! demanded , hh ee dine 
j he caufe they ha: Q , , 
nthe werielooke of pe of Seodra,w That it was he look, 
r flerne and terrible countenances Hp oe Se 
Vherefore 1thin 
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Sirf Emperour of the Turks. 


A. shehard and rough people of Epirus, And you know (moft mightie Exeperour) the freneth and cos 
rage of this Nation :it is now thirtie yeares that you haue meade warre againft this People and baue not 
yet altogether [ubdued them 3 and how dangerous and chargeable this warre hath beene ania you, whe 
knoseth not? It ts now fix moneths fince we came firft before this Citie ; we haue intrenched our flues 
round about it,we haue day and night layd hard fiege unte it, wehaue battered it of long with elewen 
Cannons : I fpeake not of other fmaller Pieces or engines of warre, with all kinds of fhot and fire-works. 
and what(oener elfe we could dewife. Wehaue msany times to our cof affanlted it ; what couldbe done by 
force, flrength, or multitude of valiant men, is alreadie done in the forwser affaults : Nothing hath bin 

left vnattempted, no policie, no direction hath wantedin your Leaders, neither courage in your fouldi- 
ers, What {hould Urecount the innumerable great fhot, or (peake of our arrowes and darts, delinered ine 
B tothe citie as fhowers of haile ? Did all this, or any thing elfe we could dee, any thing terrific theft De- 
Sendants ? Were they not, nay are they not fisllreadie with great affurance and courage at all affayes to 
encounter us? Ton take awrong courfe, by force to conftraine them : they hane taken upon them thede- 
fence of this place, and are not thence to be remooued,there {hall yon be fire fiill to find them cither alin 
or dead and what account they make of their lines, you fee, they will fell them untovs deere for their 
countrey, and preferre an honourable death before afernilelife. Wherefore againft men fo fet down, po- 
licie is to be ufed ; and them whom we cannot by force ubdue, let us by delay and time ouercome. If you 
will winne Scodra, blocke is up, build trong Forts in places conuentent round about it, and farnifh 
them with good fouldiers ; make a bridge oner Boliana, witha ftrong Caffle on either fide, to flop she 
paffage : which done, befiege the other weaker Cistes of the Venetians , which are as it were the 
C limmes of Scodra ; and fubane the Countrey round about, which willbe wehard matter for you todoe, 
being mafter of the field :[o must Scodra at length of nece/Stie yeeld uate you, 46 of late did Croia, in- 
forced thereunto by famine, Thus may you in faferie without laughter of your people, come to the full 
of your defires. 


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The wholefome counfell of the Baffa fo well pleafed Mahomet himfelfe,and the reft there pe 
prefent, that the affault was layd afide , and prefent order taken for the {peedie execution of 
that which was fo well by him plotted, Whereupon the Baila of Conftantinople with his 
Forces was fent to Zabiache,a citie intheborders of Dalmatia, ftanding vponthe lake of Scu- 
tarie, not farre from Afcriuium, which in few dayes was ycelded vnto him, The Bafla pof- 
D {effed of the citie, thruft out all the inbabitants,and leauing therein a garrifon of Turks,retur- 
ned againeto the campeat Scodra. Acthe fame time the great Baffa of Afia was alfo fent by 
Mahomet again{t Driuatto a citie alfo ofthe Venetians: which when he had befieged and fore 
battered by the {pace of fixteene dayes, the great tyrant came thither in perfon himfelte, and 
thenext day after his comming tooke the citie without any great refiftance. Such ashe found 
vponthe walls,he purto the {word ; of the reft he tooke three hundred away with him to the 
campe at Scodra, and there in the face of the citie canfed them allto be cruelly flaine, of pur- 
pofe fo to terrific thedefendants. The next day after,he fent the great Baffa of Conftantino- 
pleto Lyla, called alfo Aleffa, a citie ofthe Venetians, {cituated vponthe riuer Drinus,aboue 
thirtie milesfrom Scodra. The Bafla comming thither, found the citie defolate, (forthe Cle agit taker by 
” E tifens hearing of his comming, were for feare before fled) for which caufe he fet the citie on {Tiki oe 
fice. Here the Turks digged vp the bones of the worthie Prince Scanderbeg, tor the faperftici- Scdderbeg lig 
ous opinionthey had of the vertue of them ; and happic was he that could get any little pare agape 
thereofto fet in gold or other jewell, as athing of great price, (as is before declared. ) A Creat 
thefe things thus done, Mahomet committed the direction of all things concerning the fiege 
of Scodra,vnto the diferetion of Achmetes ; by whofe perfuafion he leauing a great power for 
the continuing of the fiege, departed thence himfelfe with fortiethoufand foldiers,for Con- 
ftantinople, curfing and banning by the way allthecountrey of Epirns,, allthe inhabitants 
therein,and euery part chereof,their corne,their cattell,and wharfocuer elfe was fruirful , but 
aboue all other things, the citie of Scodra,withall thattherein was, for that he had neuer re~ 
F ceived greater difhonour or loffe, than there. ; 

Afier his departure, which was about the feuenth of September, the two great Bafla’s of 
Conftantinopleand Afia,accordingto order before taken , builta great bridge ouerthe i 
Boliana, and on either fidea ftreng caftle, to the intent that no reliefe fhould thae we) 3 
brought into the city. Which worke when they had brought roperfection, & furnifhe ae 

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Sift Emperour of the Turks« 427 
tpe the Turks were encountred not far from Alba Iulia, and there ina great andbloudie bate 
dl ouerthrowne: wherein i/4 one of their great Captaines was flaine, eine meee 
Furksmo. Neither was this vitorie gained by the Chriftians without loffe, Bator the Vay- 
uod him{elfe being fore wounded,and eight thoufand men flaine. ¥ 


caftles with gartifons, ordnance, and all things neceffari 

thoufand fouldiers to continue the fiege, ca returned sae 
ple, the other into Afia, The warie and politique Balla mind! 
vpon him,tooke fuch order, that no reliete could poffibly be brough 
Jand or by water :and fo lying ftill before ica long time,hebroughtit 


































































ftreffe and want of all things, that the poore Chriftians wer is 

and loathfome things ; hor{es were daintie meat, yea, they were glad: Oclean I Mahomet in his ambitious humor,had long time defired to haue in his fubicétion the Ifland aeabomet lene 

and the skinnes of beafts fod:it exceedeth all credit, to tellat wh face cat dogs, cats, Tats ofthe Rhodes. For why, it gricued him that fofmalan Ifland fhould lie fo nie his great domi- set sftr the 

little moufe was fould, or puddings made of dogs guts. ‘Allthefe b “oye SICA price g nionsin Afia, holden by few Chriftians, tothe greattrouble of his merchants trading inthe Bigs 

the poore Chriftians were content to endure euen vnte the latt Dale fits and eXteMities ' Mediteranean, befide many other harmes daily from thence receiued, and to hanc no tecling 

ean into the hands dftheirmercilefleenemies, ‘galpe, rather than to yeeld ofhis greatneffe. But forafmuch as the winning of that place was thought to beea matter of 

© Whileft Scodra thus lay inth + 4s eT ereat difficultic,and in former times vnfortunarly attempted by fome ofthe Mahometan prin. 
pants evenaen wearie ofthe long and chargeable Ww cesthe purpofed now with good aduife to take vhs enterprifin hance, Wherefore calling to- 





they had to their gr eat lofle now maintai again, i i 1 it 
ned rie an enemi ar 
gal ft fo mightie an enemic by the{pace Of fi , gether is graue counfellors and moft expert men of y ar,atter he had declared vnte th ic 






























teeneyeares, and hauing no mean i indi Baek me 
bet aioe ifthey eye st po i Scodra, thouph¢ i manifold injuries teccined from them of the Rhodes; hepropounded the matter, Whether ic 
Benediétus Trinifanus, a great Senator ah “agi e tyrant. For which purpofe they fen # srebeftro attempt the winning ofthat land or not? Sonte forward men perfuaded himto 
Rapsllvied the mute thatafter fe ant Sreat experience, to Conftantineple : wh, \ 1 ge thofe iniuries done by thofeChriftians , and to filbdue that Ifland, which for the 
ded s whereofthe chic een satin ig debating too and fro, atlength a peace was con | Hf necreneffe vnto Caria,might of right be accounted as part of hisdominion, & not to forbeare 
ap tons were, Thatthe Venetians fhould deliuer vnto iN cdomes that enterprife for feare of repulfe,forafmuch as he wasable to bring mo mento affaile it than 
he wal about it. Others better aduifed,declared the ftrength of the Ifland, with 7 


the citie of Scodra,the If] 7 
> and of Lemnes,and the ftrong caftle of Tenarus in Peloponefits.and were ftonesint 
sin the valor ofthe defendants , menalwaies brought vp in armes,and asjit were chofen out ofall 


¢ yclg f t 
pay him year ely eight thoufand duckats that the might fr eely after their woont 1 fo that it w y, 
3 y § : €a'manner arts of Chriftendome: fo tha ¢ ? 















































arts of his domini ; si > 
a 2 Fens Concerning the citifens of Scodra, itwas comprifed i Bn Otten of C thanwasby fome fappofed , whereof fome of the Mahometan princes had to their no fimall 
peace, That it fhould beat th mkine} > comprifed in the f y Byes P 
of the Turkifh Empe cit owne choice, either toliuethere fillvnder the gou a difhonorsalreadie made fuufficient triall:alleadging farther,that that final! Ifland which fearce- 
ther they would sae roe elfe at their pleafireto depart in fafetic with their’ wnt ly appeared in thefca,wasnot of that worth, as that he fhould thereon gage his honor, with 
Patek feroucch, a ed hauing in this mannerconciuded a peace, in hisr B00ds whi- the lines of fo many good men, and moft valiant fouldiersas might ferue for the conqueft of 
de tthins oy Ms prill foutid the Venetian Admirall riding atankerin th eturne home- akingdome. Forall that, Mahomet prickt forward with the fpurs ofambition, and continualf 
mantierttic patie ie er by letters certified the Gouetnorand citifens Resedee of Boli- folicitation of Anthonins Meligalws, afugitiue knight of the Rhodes, refolued to follow the a 
Geter pe uded with the Turke , and what prouifion was the:ei ra, in what counfell ofthem which perfuaded the war. This Mligalus wasaknight ofthe Order,which 
: * eit of which letters;the Gouernor calling together the citi ciein made for when he had prodigally confumed his fubftance, which was great, with two others, Demetrins 
Abard choice. tion cafe ftood ; and there with th d'into ¢ ash a ety and Sophonius,men of his own qualitie and difpoficion, fled vato the Torhadh Eenperel Ss 
: renal illi i i ; \ ~ oti i feé plot ofthe citie,with all the ftrength both ofit, and the Itle wherin ie 
untrey ‘vnder the Turkifh ty- x D Foeaeanich ery he ailshevil mofteafe win it.In which feruice they frankly offered to 
leneth it , and many reafon perpetual exile? But after {pend their lines: buchoping indeed, by fuch foille treacherie to repaire their broken eftate, 
h ota 3 a. generall confent concluded , That they fhouldall ar Parts alledged ; at All things being now in readineffe, Mahomet appointed Aefithes Paleologes, one of his chicfe 
a yeh ‘age, as dangerous both to their foules a) : orfake the citie and the Baflaes(the neere kinfman of Conffantinus Paleologss the JaftEmperor of Conftantinople)Ge- 
as Jeetded God amongft other Chrifti vert Toutes and bodies, and'liue as it thou! iti iting to his cl he whole managing of that fo great an 
tanto the Turks, Chtiftians; tans. So the Tarks giuing pledges for ueas it fhould pleafe ‘ nerall forthat expedition; committing to his charge the who ¢ managing gree 
| q Sin Scodra, they all aran appointed day with bap: or the fafe departure of the a@ion. Afefithes embarking hisarmie,in number eightie thoufand, and throughly furnithed 
NOAM tranfported into otter pans egnge came out of thecitie, | with all things necefflrie for the fiege, fer forwardtrom Contaane ne a ba apleafiny 
lued in peace, The Turks (who had "pats of their territorie in Italie eale of wind, failed alonettthe coaft of Afiathe leffe, towards the Rhodes: where by the 
a n Jeiti ; pall Leelee ) 
aoe a igi s entred the citie mith genteeret ne awhole yeare) after : way he called vato him Demeiriwe on ofthe panes kngetisyte lear ofan ne beft mean 
saiiMionoftens ut, hath euer fince,to the great ruth of all Chriftest 3 Which, with ma- for the fafe landing of hisarmy- for the arch traitor Meligalus, and chiefe authour oft ; 
aithleffe Infidels, Thuswas the ftrong citie ot ndome, remained in the 1 4 warre, he was fallen ficke vpon the way ; and inthe extremitic of his fickneffe, growing bot 
Bcitie of S he Turks that were with him inthe fame gally,was by the ie 
A death right 


codraloft,and the long wars & troublefome and loathfome vnto t ere W 
eare 1, figoi \y marriners throwne ouer boordaliue , crying out in vaine forhelpe , noman youchfafing to a 
d{o fwallowed vp of the fea, receiyed amidft the Waues, graitour, 


G i p ; 
nded betwixt atabomer and the Venetians, which hapned 
haue any compaffion vpon him : an 
theiuftguerdon of his treacherie. ; 
a Frenchman, an Auergnoies, a man of fingular gouernment, 
‘ 


Mahomet now at peace with the Venetians, fent the fame., 








Acthistime Peter Danboyfé rnin 
was Great Mafterof the Rhodes whofe vigilancie was fuch, that commonly ence ineight 
daies he had certain intelligence what great matters paffed inthe Turks court: and therewith 
of fuch deepe indgement,that he was feldome or neuer ouertaken,or deceiued with any falfe 
aduertifements. This carefull Grand Matter, was not ignorant ofall thefe great preparations, 


neither ofthe comming of the Baffa;and thereforehad before ftrongly fortified the city, and 
h J haue feruedfor many yeres fiege:but 


eafily took the f ; onefus :: a 
ly took the fame Tflands, thi Beard of hisitsber cies eae 


lie with his wi F 
M About che hen tealresto King Ferdinand, whofe nigh kinfwoman 
Beg iyran ated er eee gh eto xeon Bl 
<7 : or great nt am th | ae Bhes 3 ; 
nded) ra into Tranfyluania witha ereat arm oe ea Oe sisal onourably dif- 
: qu esa brought 







erall feare vpon the countrey , : y 
fo ftored the fame with all things needfull,as might we 


jas king of H zlad with all § ; 
Boccia? efpecially with fich thot and powder, that it was deemed(as indeedit was)an efpeciall meanes 

‘ ‘uerth whereby the citie was afterward preferued. Atthe fanietime, many noble and valiant gen- 
: ? aon ; is Countic of Temefware, tlemen heating ofthe Turkes defignes, repaired thither out of Italic, France, ‘soe 
Mey : that ; , 




















The oration 


valiantly to 


Tarkes, 


the Great Ma- were before adnertifed, as well A Letters from our frien 


Sler to the re} Tion = ti i 
phe baie fe os defiruction ; in readinelfe to de 


Souldiers,to tn- foeuer elfé we account facred or relivious « i . 
courage them vs all if i 3 feeking the ruineo 


withfand the 


i _ Mahomet the Gre 
saanic,and other places of Chriftendome,cheerfull retheinliues.i 
a the place, and ofthe Chriftian religion; ses the pi oa Ch “a ‘ge 
reat Mafter takinga general view of all the forces he-had, too ea ais fe ol 
soos that he had inthe citie fixteene thoufand able men:iny ea Seno 
oned many Jewesand other men of fernile condition Who inthe fiege follo Gere 
good fernice, The great Bafla conducted by the falfe traitot Demetri tafe ihn det wie 
Paks and artillerie inthe Ifland the two and twentieth day of Iune, not Bttcom of a Ie 
ee mie mae pitt piefior confidering thatthe fafeticof. the tie confifted mp “i 
ri y a aus the ae lants,than in.the ftrength of thedead wals, or other warlike aay 
ia tong if ecu ia é petra his dutie,by ST og encourage fae : 
sito eithtadebes cir enemies, Andth torbealbng: themall together, (fake 





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of - Atlength valiant fouldiers and, ifellovwes at armes, we fee the Turkes our mortal enemies ( 
Ts ase 


des, as by consreon fame) breath; 
by ct ‘athin, 

roy our Churches, our hey our Altars, our pean 

this noble Citie, and th f 

3 Gaping at once, to denonre our lines, our wealth j " sealed 
é our hope, with all 

truly a5 I cannot denie but shat the chance of warre is dowbiful, jondthe, ane aed 
i Ce 


ertaine :So 
Bari coe ; i, L prefently conceinea 

Yeats. The fet ang inte armes again vs, aii) rho defert fon ‘fn red bupe 
Chr fun religion “ t 7 viele defire of rule, and the great defpire they beare againft peas 
pons nér artil nt oi to mthftand their furie, and to frm rate their defignes, we sant slo 4 
wiards, Germaines a aioe fee meng yeares sme hanes moff fir Ong, earrifon of French; “ah ey 
Chrift tofu ests 3 hes others the verie chiualrie of Chriftendome : and that Saka, si 
Of cur moft id PO schist i) whofe power, we fballno doubt cafily repulfe the a Be 
whereuntorwe are by fp ial, i at. care me haue for the defence of the Christ a 
Pir wtihing ores th is all profe/son bound, will animate and encourage vs Againft the a nee 
fb fim "6 Chip 1 z ee their wicked 4nd groffe faperflition, 10 1he ‘reat difbono ot i a 
WOU hee, at 8 that, we are warlike Frenchmen,Italians, Germaines A - ra and 
wat perfons rong fi ar e yh fi pte reins and she other delicate countries a; ia: if ne 

. 4 ? raw you into a; i : J . 
Bie yo ne biti ge ne or tofill your cares mn) windie ee eiahle danger nti- 
Spaine, 4s mille ae # OF, siete a ci! come fuch ftrong ayde ons of | ed hate 
7) rapezond, Then fall bee peat Be Seges bas roreconr againe the Empires of np a oe 
ded, as that they fall bardhy bo ich pester of. their conncels; but allsheirdensfes octgfa 
happen, which 1 feare not z) Me) ti yfpecdse flight tofane themfelues, But fuppo SB ae 
defence of 4 good con(cien ’ BE) Hy) any man account his life moft happily App ; bh / ae 
now alnel punsin Vie 4 a e quarrell of Chrift lefus ? Truly my 1 Dare mirc ly {pent, in 
fiafred of sat gud le ae ‘s the Chriftian pita (45 Tewerdefired) dot Sure pail ofife 
70 whit feare ar: ae DIM MCI hehe y Chrift lefus (1 whofe battel| et Ma 
the uttermoft m Bes or ree ‘D bese all that, Thane ey ee pe 
you therefore ofzood cheere and comfort (@ pies enilhpet hope) be therewith ouerwhelmed.Be 
ons which refteth wholly in your felwes : Jou are) and fhew 


v d a Jew your felues valiant and couragi= 
pronide I doubt not. and as for all sher ftime,and our deferesion, Srallrigh sel 


zt horfemen and fome foot, toview the 
ic. be da in great pride riding abou 

at Matters brother;by whofe leaue,hefallied our with. 
fhed with them : but the Turks being Bee an care 


oY Aailoanie perceiuing turned vpon them that were a 


tthe citie, wasknowne by 





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Sift Emperour of the Turks. 


fuch force,that he flew or wounded moft part of them, In this hot skirmi , ‘ 
his horfe {laine vnder him, and himfelfe pianlieti was there a ame es 
horfes feet :an end too good forfo falfe atraitor. Maratins a French knight vnaduitedly dif. 
poiling his dead bodic,was by the Turks flaine, and his head prefented yntothe Bafla intead 
of Demetrins. 

The Baflaapproching the city,ar the firft comming tookea great orchard,whichthe Great 
Matter had ftrongly. intrenched,and therein placed cextaine companies of foldiers,with fome. 
{mall peeces of ordnance : which place if it could hau binkepr, might fitly haue ferucd the 
defendants to haue at their pleafure fallied out vpon theenemie. But they which wereap- 
pointed to the keeping thereof,cither terrified with the fight of fo greataniarmie,or els doub- 
ting to beable to hold it againft fo great a power, abandoned irby night, and retired into the 
citie ; leauing the great ordnance behind them for haft.In this place,the Baflaby the counfell 
of George Frapaine (a Chriftian fugitiue of the Rhodes,and now matter of his ordnance)began 
to plant his batterie, and from thence to batter the tower galled Nicholea, or $. Nicholas his 
cdwer,diftant from the citie three hundred paces. Butagainftthis place, Dawsboy/é had fo apt- 
ly mounted two great Baliliskes, that he made him glad quickly to forfake the fame yerfin= 
ding no other place more conuenient for his purpofe, fhortly afterhee neere vntothe fame 
place planted againe his batterie, of far greater force than before. W herin,befade the ordnance 
of greateft charge,hevhad three hundred {mallet peeces for batterie: wherewith at the firft he 
did {mall harme, for that this George Frapaine repenting himfelfe(as was thought) of his foule 
treafon,beftowed the fhot to {mall purpofe ; tor which caufe the Bafla began tohhaue him in 
diftrutt ; which Frapasne perceiuing, fled by night againevntothe Rhodes , and difcouered 
vantothe Great Matter all the fecrets ofthe Turks campe. The Turks continuing the batterie, 
had fore fhaken the aforefaid tower called S.Nicholas, and beaten downe fome part thereof : 
which the Chriftians with great induftrie, (peedily repaired in beft fort they could:forall that 
the Turks gaue thereunto a fierce affault,by the {pace of fix houres, forcing them{elues to the 


vttermoft to hauc taken it: but perceiuing that it preuailed them nothing,they retired, hauing Right bundred 
loft eight hundred of their men, with many others drowned inthe fea, of whomthenumber Twrkes fain 


was not knowne,and.athoufand others fore wounded. 

Mefithes difappointed of his former purpofe,bent his artillerieagainft the wals ofthe city, 
and with continuall batterie had made a faire breach, But Dambeyfe forefceing the danger,had 
withgreat labour caft vp {uch rampiers witha countermure beforethe breach, that the Baila 
durft not in any cafe aduenture to enter the breach hee hadmade. For performanceof this fo 
neceffarie aworke,the captainesthem/{elués refuled not to put too their helping haids'=by 
whofe example,all the reft ofthe people which were able to do any thing, being moued,wil- 
lingly imployed their labour vatill the worke was fully finifhed. t 

Whileft thefethings were in doing,caly Ba/fathe younger (agreat courtier) was fentfrom 
Mahomet to fee with what fucceffe the fiege went forward. Vpon whofe arriuall, it was given 
our chroughall the Turks campe, That 44ahomet was in perfon himfelfe comming to the fiege, 
with rococo men, and rsopeeces of grearordnance. Thefe newes (of purpofe deuifed 
tothe terror ofthe defendants)being bloyrne out of the campe into the citie,ftrucke an excee+ 
ding great feare into the minds of fome of the defendants, and fo difcouraged the Spaniards, 
with their nigh neighbours that came from Nauar,that they began openly to reafon in their 
conuenticles, That it was not poffible for the citieto be defended againtt fucha power; and 
therfore after an infolentmanner,defired leaue to be gone, to the great difcouragement of the 
reft, The Great Matter vnderftanding of their doings, fent for thefe mutinows Spaniards:and 
after he had {harpely reproued them both of diforder and cowardife, promifed to fhip them 
away forthwith ont of the Ifle, faying, Thathe doubted not,right well to defend the citie a= 
gainft the greateft power of the Turk, without thehelp of fuuch bafe minded cowards. In the 
meantime he commanded them to furceafe from their mutinous talke, threatning otherwife 
to make them examples to others,what itis formuch to forget themfelues. But thefe Spani 
ards fhortly after, better confidering of the matter, and what a difhonourit would be both to 
themfelues and their nation, if they fhould fo difhonourably bee fentaway, repenting them- 
felues of thatthey had done, came and craued pardon of. the Great Mafter: and to: redeeme 
their former fault,inall fallies 8 feruices during that fiege,fhewed themfeluesmoft pale 

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forward men: for all that, the Great Mafter would, 
alon 2 attempting much and preuailing’little. 
fignes,ifhe could by any meanes take the'Great Mafter ou 
e he faw all his deuifes (till countermanded? wherefore to b 
he praétifed by the means of one /amws a Dalmatian, to poyfon 
ceiued this treafon from the Bafla,was receiued into the citi 
gitiue fled from the Turkes : where heeacquainted himfel 
great familiaritic with cAtarine Philelphus (ot late Secretari 
es in ee tharhewas partaket with the § 
nus by the means of Pythixs,whom he had now throughly ¢ ; folight after ph) 
- Sais eisiet whothemas he right, wall knew, ‘liued difeontented, pai eeesty to ence gH 
thegreat majer “eafomytor chat he wasa man well acquainred'with 1 he coukes: nd butlers, ‘and other (ep nf 
aifcaueredsond tors in the Great Mafters houfe,and himfelfe iden thetovt ap ont? allo. Pyshing ref s 
Aad mingofhis old acquaintanceand familiarity with Philelpbussani eae ypon his diklonche : 
liehumor,began to /perfuadehimito reuienge the diferace he lined and withal to thew hit 
the:meanes how to do it,by poyfoning of the Great Mafter which might Cas he faid)fal our 
tohis greater good than he was yet aware of P hilelphwemaking femblantas if he had not dit. 
liked'ofthe motion, was defisous to know of him wharfartherbenefit might thereby atifera 
him; more than reuenge. To whom Pythian forthwith fhewed the Baflaes Lettersto Tie, 
wheieby hee aflured him, that whatfocuerhee fhould promife'vnto any man forthe ‘furthe- 
rance ofthe practife,he would to the full performe the fat 1¢ Philelphies having got fullvnder- : 
ftanding ‘of the treafon, prefentlydifcoucredthe famet ‘Damboyfé. BY whole commande. 
ment; Yas and Pyshins were {traight waies apprchended,and being examined, confelled the 
Bi, stk Tih nh ae peo and Pythins (as he had well deferued) was fhamefilly 
« Phile or his ned his forme: and agai iuedi 
By stiles A sae € eed th = , oy pene receiued into 
© The Bafa vnderftanding thatthe treafon was difcouered he traitoursex 
»: muchgricued therewith. Neuertheleffe,he ceafed not dekteonnniltdecric to tied 
tie, but efpecially the tower of, iS.Wicholas,for theaffailing whereof,he made wonderfull pre- 
yeaa Among ft otherthings,he had frameda great bridge, ftaied with ftrong ropes and ca- 
oo thortfrer.of the {easbetwixt the place of his battcrieand the fame tower. whereon 
iximen might march abreaft: in which denice he tepofed great hope,Butas the Turks were 
nase taft thisbridge, and had (as they thought). brought the worke toa good perfection ; 
‘ ttaaifeRogersan Englishman of great courage, and very skilful in feamatters, found meanes 
i to cutand breake in funderall the ropes and cables wherewith the bridge was ftaid, 
which now loof ¢, was by the violence ofthe fea quickly carried away, and the Turkes difap- 
pointed oft theinpurpofe.For which good fernice he was by the Great’ Mafter honorably re- 
ae ga it audience highly commended, } 
»Yetswas the furious batterie by the Baila (til! maintained. and anew bri d vpon 
ronancuigheryel aoncdvih emdachonndduen peta 
fn i “cS. 90 thatthe the tower was at onetime battered both by fea 
and land, the defendants affailed with final fhotand ar wes int stb onal 4 
fie inftant defperatly {caled. But Démboy/ehad fo placed hae cae the tower ate 
force.thereof the bridge was broken inf ele sit es ey ea rae note 
ema and ordnance: the defendants alfo inthe towe: with (hot,tinber ftones, & other 
fach: 1 urpofe, pri helmed the Turks that were {ca- 
ling ithe: wals and beatthem down with preat' ughter, This hor; Sd in- 
tained by the Turkes,from thveeaclocksiaitheseafnia ‘ i i Berea toning 10 


90) thoufind hopeto prenailé,gane ouertheaffault, hauingtherein lo aboue oomen; whofe dead bo- 


enight two merci- 
‘apprehended and put M 
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i sfhartly after driucn on thore,were fpoiled by the Ch -f 
arian naxie fouildiers of Crete,going about to Bs Nea Te Chien, The 
F ; th. And:George Frapaine, who inthe 
eb eal of treafon,was 
her force nortreafon preuaili canfe he would leaue nothing vnpro- 
sata cas ak y e nothing ynpro: 
better his caufe,fent certain ¢ Great Mafter,o! aringco him 
} in 






Damboyfé, but asthen out Fi} 
















Sift Emperour of the Ti urks: 4a 
A inthename of the Turkifh Emperor, great rewards,with many honorable preferments, ifhé 
would yeeld vpthe citie, which he could not (as they would haue perfuaded him)long hold 
againft fo mig htic an enemie : withing him now in his declining eftate not to refufe fach ho= 
norable and princely offers, for feare he were afterwards conftrained to accept of far worfe,or 
els through his defperat wilfulneffe plunge himfelfe and his people into fuch extreme peril 
as fhould be impoffible for him erthem to find any way out of. Whereunto the Great Matter 
in briefe anfivered,That be would not willingly in his fure extate ufe the counfell of his enemy: neither The refolate an 
imbis greatefl diftrelfe refufe cheerfully toyeeld bis life unto Almghte God, to whom bedidowe it. ae 
and thas with far better willshan to yeeld up the citie upon any conditions, beare shey nener fo faire a [a 
fhewe of \henor or profit. The meflengers perceiuing his conitant refolution, rather to die thanto 
yceld his citie, began (according to inftruétions before giuen them by the Bafla) to temper 
with him another way,and to perfuade him to yeeld vnto the mightie Emperonr fome fmall 
yercly tribute or other homage,as an acknowledgmentof his greatneffe,and fo to liueas his 
friend ia peace. But the Great Mafter knowing by the wofull example of others, that in that 
fimall requeft lay included the beginning of the Turkifh thraldeme and flauery ; veterly refu- 
fed to pay him the leaft tribute,or to doe him the leaft homage that could be deuifed. With 
which an{wer the meflengers returned, hauing obtained nothing ofthat they were fent for, 
Therefolute anfwer of the Great Matter, reported by the aforefaid meffengers vate the 
Baffa,troubled him exceedingly; for though he had fmall hope by force to winthe citie, yet 
he was alwaies in hope vntill now, at his pleafure, to forfake the fiege with fome fuch reafo- 
nable compoficion as might ftand with his honor. Butfith nothing remained now,butby plain 
force to conftrain his enemies, he refolued forthe fategard ofhis honor, in that extremetieto 
vfe that extreme remedie : wherefore befide the great peeces of batteriahe had already plan- 
ted againft the wals,he mounted diuers fmaller peeces much higher,thereby the more to an- 
noy the defendants, by beating downe of theirchurches and high built houfes. His ordnance 
thus placed, he battered the citie day and night forthe {pace of foure daies together without - 
intermiffion : during which tinie,the Chriftians out of the city {pared not,liberally to beftow 
their fhot among their encmiesalfo :{othat the aire feemed to grow thicke, and the light of 
the day to be darkned with the fmoke ofthe great ordnance;and the great fhot came fo thicke 
into the citie,that the fearfull women and children were glad to fhroud themfelues from the 
danger therof,in cellars and caues vnder ground.So long continued this great batteric,that at 
length the ftrength ofthe wall gaue place tothe fury of the cannon,& afairebreachwaslaid cay 
open for the enemie toenter:which was no fooner made, but that with the firft thew thereof 41 (3 
the Turks gauc thereuntoa defperat affuult ; and preuailing by reafon of their multicude,had fre rarker 
vpon the fuddenrecouered the top ofthe wals, &chere fet vp fome of their enfignes:butthe Sttrie. 
Chriftians fpeedily comming in on euery fide to the defence of the breach, they wereagaine 
quickly repulfed & beaten down into the diches,out of which moft ofchem neuer rife more. 
At which time the Turkes in another place with their fcaling ladders had gained the top of 
the wals, and there aduanced their enfignes alfo, and were now fiue hundred of themventred 
the citie and come into the {treet called the Iew ftreet:where they were encountered by the 
Great Mafter and his followers,andall laine that were already entered,and their enfignes that 
ftood vponthe walsthrowne down. The reft yet fealing the wals,and ignorant of the formne 
of their fellowes,were likewife beaten from the wals,and with wenderful flaughterreiedted. 
So that the Baffa not able longer to indurethe flaughter ofhis men, being in both places re- 
pulfed,caufed aretreat to be founded, and left the aflaule ; wherein he had loft of his moft for+ 
ward men about firethoufand, with {mall loffe of the Chriftians.In this affault,the Great Ma- 
fter himfelfe receiued fue wounds, whereof one vnder his right pap was thoughtto haue bin 
deadly : which yetafterward was very wellcured withthe reft. oa 
Afterthatthe Baffa had by the {pace of three months to {mal purpofe {pentall ne eters and 
deuices vponthe city, he began to doubt whether it were better for himto ives se eo & 
depart,or totarrie & expeét fomebetrer fortune, which in al his former actions nac'cemed ls 
moftto haue waited vpon him;to forfake the fiege,was difhonorable;and to asin itwith- 
out hope, prefented no leffe danger. Befides that,inthe former affaults he had already loft nine | 
thoufand of hisbett fouldiers, and all the reft of hisarmie was filled wrth peaningts ane de- 
{paire,to heare the wofull fighing and groning oftheir fellows,of whom fifteent tier re 






















difperfed inthe campe fore wounded, and readie man vptheghort 










































q Sift Emperour of the Ti rks. 3 
she camp : mOgIUEVPtHE hoon, ee : 43 
but euena little before,two great fhips fent from Fer ‘ apices with menand my. © A. Achmetes with him as his chiefe man of war, reiecting the wars of Italie vnto 
nition, were in defpight of all the Turks gallics fafely arriue Breat joy nienttime, pafled ower into A fia: where vpon the way,abouta dayes journey thor sp Nieés 
and encouragement of the befieged, and noleffe difcontentai hilett the mediaa citic of Bithynia, at aplace called Geiuifin he fell ficke, and there for the f ane 
Bafla was thus deliberating what courfe to take, a rumour Was fé c Thatthe ; three dayes gricuoufly tormented with an extreame paine inhis bellie(which fome fppoted Mahomet dieth 
Chriftian Princes were comming with great power to reliene the we + with which Newes tobe thecollicke) died , but being indeed,asmoft menthought, poyfoned ; whenhe had’ |i. *! 9°" 
~~ the whole armie was exceedingly troubled ; whereupon id his fiege. Some others :: ued about 52 yeares,and thereof raigned 31,in the yeare of our Lord 1481. His bodie wag tes 4 
pve 4 re ‘ Sfay : gnea 3 y 4 ie was without fu/pi= 
» thar Mahomet nearing ofthe euill ft uccefle of his armie inthe If d of the Rhodes, with the afterwards magnificently buried ina chappel neere vnto the great Mahometantemple,which "» #f pole 1A 
difficultie of the fiege,and now readie to goein perfon himfe fe againft the Sultan of Egy & he himfelfe firft built atConftantinople, 14 81 | 
fentfor the Baflaand that fo the fiege was railed, How/foeuerit was, the Bafla before his Ai The death of this mightie man ( who living troubled a great part of the world ) was not se is buried 
parture caufedall the vines and trees growing in that part of the Ifland, to be cut downe aa much more lamented by thofe that were ncercft voto him, (who euer lining in feare of his «! Seah 
fpoiled: and fo afver he had poured foorth his furie vpon the fenceleffe creatures, which ie ctueltie,hated him deadlyyxhan of his eaemics,who cuer in doubt of his greatnefle,were glad ‘fe ierpion 
The Rafi rai- could not according to his defire exercife vpon the people, againe embarked his armic af to heare of his end. He was of ftature but low, andnothing an{werablle to the height of his of ssbomer 
Sah bis fege. wich fhame departed,the feuenteenth of Augutt. rE 2 mind, (quare fet, and ftrong limmed, not inferior in ftrength (when he was young) vato any.in 


Atthe fame time that the Rhodes was thus befieged, Mahomet fenthis old and mo expert his fathers Court, but to Seanderbeg oncly : his complexion was Tartarlike,fallow andmelan- 


t | : \ holic, as were moft of his anceftors the Othoman Kings ; his looke and coun ce ft 
captaine Achmetes Baffa,with agreat Aectanda ftrong atmy tomakean entrance into Iealie«t . Cages stars ; Ree da doe ae ‘ountenance fterne, 
no kingdome was {0 itrong, which the ambitious tyrantin the pride of his heart PRatehece with his eyes Histe ing, bho ie lute asit marie hishead,and his nofe fo high 
: a . , Conta tinop! on and crooked,t nat it almofttouched his vpper lip. To be briefe, his countenance was altoge- 
- night nowy command) and having longbetore ayant ntinople, otherwife cal. therfuch, as if Nature had with moft cunning hand therein depainted and moft curioufly fet 
ed per Rome,wasittll dreaming 1 wot not what) of the conqueftof Old Rome alfo. The forth to view the inward difpofitionand qualities of hismind,which were on both parts no- 
mifchiewous Bafla according to his great mafters defignes, embarked his.armie at Vallong table. He was of a verie fharpe‘and.apprehienfiue wit, learned, as amongft that nation, efpeci- 
(otherwife called Aulona)a featowne inthe borders of Macedonia ; and from thence paffing | ally in Aftronomie, and could {peake the Grecke, Latine, Arabicke, Chaldee, and Perfian 
cdchmetes len Airey ouer that narrow fea,which is inbreadth about fixty miles, landed his men inthat rich Tongues. He delighted much in regarding of Hiftaries, and the liues of worthie men,¢fpeci- 
mica and fertile part of Italic, called in antienttime Apulia (now Puglia) neere vnto the old and fa. ally the liues of Alexander the Great,and of Jal. us Cefar, whom he propofed to himlelfe as 
tooirmio,-nd MOUS Citic of Hydruntum , at thisday called Otranto: where as foone as this warlike Bafla examples tofollow, He was of an excecding courage, and thereto verie fortunate 5a feucre 
poiethihe had landed his forces,he forragediall that rich country alongft the fea coaft and tooke fuch in- punifher of injuttice, in them efpecially to whom he had committed the adminiftration of ju- 
mrit. — finit {poile as might wel haue fatisfied thegreedie defire both of himfelfeand of his hungarie ftice.. Men that excelled in any qualitie, he greatly fauoured andhonotirably entertained : as 
foldiers .all which rich bootiehe caufed to. be conueyed into his gallies. So when he hadat : he did-Gentil Bellin a Painter of Venice, whom he purpofely caufed to come fromthence, to . 
his pleafure ranged yp and downe the countrie by the {pace of fourteene dayes, and fawthat Conftantinople, to draw the liuerie counterfeit of himfelfe, for which he moft honorably.cem 
none made headagainft him,he laid fiege to Otranto, the chiefe citie of that countrey,and as warded -him. He fo feuetely punifhed theft, aschatin histimeall the wayes were fate, anda 
it were the key of that part of Italie: and‘hauing with {uch ordnanceas hee tooke out of his theefefcarcely to be heard of. But thefe good pacts were in him obfcured with moft horri- 
Otranta taken gallies;madea breach, cafily entred the fame, & fo without any great lofletooke thecitie. A x | ble and notorious vices :for why, he was altogether irreligeous, and of all others moft perfi- 
‘bythe Tuthes, thing nor greatly to be maruelled at,forafmuch as it was but weakly manned,and more weak- i deous, ambitious aboue meafure, and in nothing mere delighted, than'in bloud ; in fo much 
w y defended, by men altogether lining in fecuritie inthe midft of their wealth and pleafure. thatitisprobably gathred, that he wasin his time the death ofeight hundred thoufand mens 2 
* The Archbithop,with Zurlo the Gouernor,andthe chiefe men ofthecity, for fafegard of their i craft, couetoufneffe, and diffimulation, were in him accounted for tolerable faults,in compa- 
liues fled into the great Cathedral'‘Church, as into aSan@tuarie, where they wereall cogether rifonofhis greater vices. Inhis loue was no aifurance,and his lealt i, was death : fo 
moftmiferably flain, The reft ofthecitizens,whofe hard fortune it was to efcape the fivord(as | that heliued feared of all men, and died Iamenred of none,, He had iffue three fonnes,Miite: tafe 
peoplereferued to moe mifery)were afterward fhipt ouerinto Grecia, & there fold for flaues i phs (deadbefore him,asis before declared) B4jacet, and Gemes, ot rather Zemes, of {ome cal- fotenee 
The landing ofthe Turks in Apulia,with the taking of Otranto, b ae | if 4 led Zieinsus, competitor of the Empire with his eldeft brother ; whom he exceedingly trou- ‘esd zene 
onallItaly,infomi Sixi ’ Bee Obantoy bronghita generallfrare vp- bled inthe beginning of his raigne, fo that he could not well attend any other thing but him: 
taly,infomuch that Sixtus Quartws,then the great Bithop of Rome, forgetting al things ; ining, igac, h 
faue himfelfe, was about to haue forfaken the citie for feare. Now after th setting hel which opportunitie (by God himfelfe no doubt offered for the fategard of Italic) aiphonfas 
pleafiireranfickt Otranto, Aehmetes caufed the fameto ag owafter the Turks had attheir L f Duke of Calabria (King Ferdinand his eldeft fonne) taking hold vpon, with all the power hee 
> ameto be ftrongly fortified (as the fure foo- could make in Italic, befieged the Turksin Orranto ; with whom he had many fharpe skirimi- 


ting of the Turks in Italie)and vidtualled for cighteenmoneths,and there leauing eight thou- 
fand of his bef fouldiers in garrifon, returned himfelfe with the rats & Valles, “and {fo by 


Land to Conftantinople to know his great Matters further pleafi , ith hi ' 2 : Ripe 
i apse fters farther pleafure : but purpofing with him- atrifon of the Turksputto the worle , vatill fach time as being ftrengthened with aid out of 
ae ry we ie Pie to have returned with greater forces againe to Italie for Sozine and Peouiadl. cour efpecially with certaine Sepeignt mot valiant fouldiers fent 
ted Fel retlifel th i i rs = ftorie, Which if he hadidone, it was greatly ro haue been fer- fiom cAtatshias Corinus out of Hungarie, whofe forces the Turksmoft feared) he began to 
; that all chat goodly countrey, fometime miftreffe of the World, but then and yet alfo cut them fhort, and ftraitly befieged the citie both by feaand land : vntill at length the befie- 
rentin funder by the difcordand ambition of the Chriftian princes,had in hort time become > 


thes, wherein he loft diuers of his great Captaines and Commanders, as the Countic Iwlio de 
Aquaina, Loys de Capua, and the Countic fuliode Péfa, with others, and was ftill by the ftrong 


: ; 4 ; ; ged Tutks hearing of thedeath of theit great Emperour, and now hardly preffed with the 
ee, fio rin se FES ripen 2058130 ag ol yo ud dangers ofa Waithege. nolonger expecting the returne of Achmetes theit Generall, (chen rea- 
y ie whileft the Sreac Balla(in his lite time the great {Courge of Chriftendome)thus proud- { dic to have come to their refcue with fiueand twentie thoufand fouldiers)yeelded vp the city Agr in 


oly plotteththe ruine and deftruétion of faire Italie, God;in whofe handsthe hearts of Kings y 









yntothe Duke, vpon compofition before made, That they might with bag and baggage in 





putan hook in the greattyrantsnofe,and led him quite another way, For at the {ame time, fafetie departthence : whi j fall Italie holden °°”? 
oF on ely ae aia ame, ee hee srk y. epart thence : which they did, afterthey had to the great terrour of a 
i manian Iking,aided by the Perfian & he Sultawof Aig pr hagina great bartel 0} that ftrong citieby the fpace of a yeare. And fo wasthatrich countrey rather by the mer- 
a aiazet (« Mahomets eldeft fonne then liuing)and flaine moft part of his army Hn Te- cie of God (in taking away the great Tyrant) preferued, than by the ftrength or policie ofthe 

ucnge whereof; Mahomet with great expedition raifed and! puiffancarmie, and raking P Pp Inhabitants, 
agin ; 7 dcbunttes | ° 


























































aipeatatin Seno eicsnd readies ro chi i theghott and in. Soft Emperour of the Turks: 433 

uc cuena little before,two great {hips tent rom Feraim ¢ es wit . . * . 5 Seay 2 

cidoert in defpight of all the ‘Turks gallics fafely arriued : flies, Bate ne Mu. G A ada a ze ciate aye of war, inieGing ci Wars of Italie vntoa more'conue= 

and encouragement of the befieged, and naleffe difconrentny ‘ rofthe Turkes. Whil res ad media chicof Bithenia, ata ie hf ea ‘2 pei ¥e pages peaeiey thort of Nico- 

Pe peeeesdcib erating pangs sont seas rumpuriastalted in the campe, ‘That th | three dayes gricuoufly tormented with an extreame paine inhis bellie carhich RPE nal H 
Chriftian Princes were comming with great power torelieue thetowne swith which Deane, tobe thecollicke) died , but being indeed,as moft men thought, poyfoned , wheahe ee mi Phi! 

the whole atmie was exceedingly troubled ; whereupon heraifed his fiege.Some others faye ued about 52 yeares, and thereof raigned 31,in the yeare of our Lord 1481 His bed Se ne Bahia ; 
thar Mabomer nearing ofthe euill fucceffe of his amie inthe Ifland ofthe Rhodes, With the : afterwards magnificently buried ina chappel neere vnto the great RadHanietanpenale ‘ Ma mi ma fl | 
difficultie of the fiege,and now readie to goe in perfon himfelfe againft the Sultan of Egy e x he him(elfe firft built at Conttantinople. ple,which oe 
fent for the Bailajand that fo the fiege was raifed. Howfoeuerit was, the Bafta before his 4 > The death of this mightic man ( who living troubled a great part of the world ) was not se is buried 
parture caufed all the vines and trees growing inthatpart of the Ifland, to be cut downe a much more lamented by thofe that were neercft vnto him, (who éuer liuing in feare of his «! cai. 
fpoiled: and fo after he had poured foorth his furie vypon the fenceleffe creatures, which lee q ctueltie,hated him deadlyychan of his enemies, who cuer in doubt of his greatnefle,were glad 1 feiyeiption 








The Bape rai- could not according to his defire exercife ypon the people, againe embarked his armie, an, d to heare ofhisend. He was of ftature but low, and nothing an{werable to the height of his.9f mebomes. 
? 


Seth bis fege. ich {hame departed, the feuenteenth of Augutt. $ iene, mind, (quare fet, and {trong limmed, not inferior in ftrength (when he was young) vato any in 
Arthe fame time that the Rhodes was thus befieged,Mahomerfenthis oldandmottexper | his fathers Court, but to Scanderbeg oncly : his complexion was Tartarlike,fallow andmelan- 
captaine Achmeres Ba(fa,with agreat fectanda ftreng atmy to makean entrance into Italie for k cholic, as were moft of his anceftors the Oshoman Kings ; his looke and countenance fterne, 
no kingdome was {0 ttrong, which the ambitions tyrantin the pride of his heart thought not i with his eyes piercing, hollow andalittle funke as it were into his head,and his nofe fo high 
he might now command) and hauing longbetore conquered Conftantinople, otherwife cy. and poked it it riot touched his vpperlip, Tobe briefe, his countenance was alroge- 
led new Rome, was till dreaming (I wot not what) of the conqueftof Old Romealfo, The ; ther fiuch, as af acure sayfa ¢ ape eee pore caparenend moft cursoufly fer 
mifchicuous Bafla according to his great mafters defignes, embarked hisarmie at Vallong a Se Mie pre a po ste and qualities of hiSmind, which were onboth parts no- 
Cockiem ite tettedl A ntonaya feature intheborders of Macedonia ; and from thence pln tab) ec. He was ofa verie fharpe'and appre henfive wit, learned, asamongtt that nation, efpeci- 
j icaguiorcite pees / f Meee eo palling ally in Aftronomie, and could fpeake the Grecke, Latine, Arabicke, Chaldee, and Perfian 
aehwatiy) lars y ouer that narrow fea, which is inbreadth about fixty miles, landed his men inthat rich Toneues, Hedelighted much ine of Litasiectarel Helicase ; ; 
“OE ae and fertile part of Italic,called in antienttime Apulia (now Puglia) neere vnto the old and f.. aly Geese ctecalls che Greet andor fal oh of i ton hc oped obit an 
aie Sa ith eho 2 at oe ai er Otranto penne foone as this warlike Baffa examples tofollow, He was of an exceeding courage, and thereto valk fortunate 3a feuere 
By tae ‘orces,he onraget ‘all that rich country along{tt ¢ feacoatt and tookefuchin- punifher of injuttice, in them efpecially to whom he had committed the admini{tration of ju- 
it {poileasmight wel haue latisfiedthegreedie defire both of himfelfeand of his hunearie ftice.. Men that excelled in any. quilitie, he greatly fauoured andhonotirably entertained : as 
foldiers<all which rich bootiehe caufed to. be conueyed into hisgallies. So when he hadat q he did-Gensil Bellin a Painter of Venice. whom he purpofely caufed to come fromthence, & . 
his pleafure ranged vp and downe the countrieby the {pace of fourteenedayes, andfawthat Conttantinople, to draw the liuerie counterfeit of himfelfe,for which he moft Leena 
none made headagainft him,he laid fiege to Otranto, the chicfe citie of that countrey,and as warded -him. He fo feuerely punifhéd theft, asthatin his timeall the waycs were fate, anda 
it were the key of that part of Italie: and/hauing with fuch ordnance as hee tooke out of his theefefcarcely to be heard of, But thefe good pazts were inhim obfcured with moft horri- 
“otranta taken gallies;madea breach, eafily entred the fame, & {0 without any great lofletookethecitie. A x | ble and notorious vices : for why, he was altogether irreligeous, and of all others moft perfi- 
by the Takes thing not greatly to be maruelled at,forafmuch as it was but weakly manned,and more weak- ~ _D deous, ambitious aboue meafure, anitin nothing, more delighted, thanin bloud ; in fo much 
” ly defended, by men altogether living in fecuritie inthe midft of their naiaa ih eaainlexture thar itisiprobably gathred, that he wasin his time the death ofeight hundred thoufand men: 
. The Archbithop,with Zurlo the Gouernor,and the chiefe men ofthecity, for Gafegatl of their i craft, couctoufneffe, and diffimulation, were in him accounted for tollerable faults,in compa- 
liues fled into the great Cathedral Church, as into a San@uarie, where they wereall together rifonofhis greater vices. Inhis loue was no affarance,and his leaft i, ee was death : fo 
moft miferably flain. The reft of thecitizens,whofe hard fartinpdhiae Foetapethedvordés | that he-liued feared of all men, and died lamented ofnone,. He had iffue three fonnes,Mufte. ‘rhe finer of 
peoplereferued to moe mifery)were afterward fhipt ouerinto Grecia, & Macs (bldfordlaues ' pbs (dead before him,asis before declared) B4jacet, and Gemes, or rather Zemes, of {ome cal- Melee ie 
The landing ofthe Turks in Apulia,with the taking of Otranto bbe ie I fearev 3 led Zizinsus, competitor of the Empire with his eldeft brother ; whom he exceedingly trou- pape: C 
onallItaly,infomach that Sixtus Quartus,thenthe great Bitho of Ro 8 i poner i Rte bled inthe beginning of his raigne, fo that he could'not well attend any other thing but him: 
Sauce himfel fe, was about to hauc torfaken the citie for Placa Watha fi |e peat a "hee which opportunitie by God himfelfe no doubt offered for the fafegard of Italie) aiphonfas 


Duke of Calabria (King Ferdinand his eldeft fonne) taking hold vpon, with all the power hee 
could make in Italie, belieged the Turksin Orranto ; with whom he had many (harpe skirii- 
thes, wherein he loft diuers of his great Captaines and Commanders, as the Countic Iwlio de 
Aquaina, Loys de Capua, and the Countic fuliode Péfa, with others, and was ftill by the ftrong 


pleafiireranfackt Otranto, Achmetes caufed the fame to be {trong} i foo- 

E ting ofthe Turks in Italieyand vidtualled for Re ae ad ete a ght od. 
% os a Ae i aoe a gartifon, returned himfelfe with the reft to Vallora, and foby 

: i to Conftantinople i : j bhi 

felfe, with the frit britgtiesbricgvot wes i a : but purpofing with him- gatrifon of the Turksputto the worfe , vatill fuch time as being ftrengthened with aid out of 

the profecuting of his formerviGorie. Which if he h La gtcater forces againe to Italie for Spaineand Portugal, (butefpecially with certaine companies of moft valiant fouldiers fent 

‘red, that all chat goodly countrey, fo! neti #9 ie ita f one,it was greatly ro hauebeen fea- fiom cAtatthias Corninus out of Hungarie, whofe forces the Turksmoft feared) he began to 

Ransia tinder by the difcord elie meat Cc eof the World, but then and yet alfo cut them (hort, and ftraitly befieged the citie both by feaand land : vntill at length the befie- 

aprey v fro thé barbArouerren ler etal were hriftian princes,had in fhoretime become ged Turks hearing of the death of theit great Emperour, and now hardly preffed with the 

SBhewhilemthe brea Balt éésshis Hertha bh 130 23Gt * “bad i dangers ofa ftrait fiege, no longer expecting the returne of Ashmetes their Generall, (chen rea- 

f 8 ‘ timethe great {tourge of Chriftendome)thus proud- die to hane come to their re(cue with fueand twentie thoufand (ouldiers) yeelded vp the city oxvantoyelded 








® plotteththe ruine and deftru@ion of faire Italie, Godjin ‘ M F i vane in ve fo tbe THe 
a a f ae 7 din whofe hands the hearts of Kings vntothe Duke, vponcompofition before made, Thatthey might with bagand baggage in Fv 
bciistd lee aca ai Nimhet Bi tied enothcosrgy, Bex atthe fame time, fafetie depart hence : which they did, afterthey Balto tiara terrour of all Telie iced em atid, 
i ran aca ots Mi: a i fit ne ane shadina grearbattel ouey- ; that {trong citie by the fpace of a yeare. And fo was that rich countrey rather by the mer- 
ett Mahomess ¢ eft fonne then liuing) ahd flaine moft part of his army #19 T¢~ { cie of God (in taking away the great Tyrant) preferued, than by the ftrength or aoe 
reo, i Pp itants 


bowet with great expedition raifed): wand puiffantarmie, and raking 
5 i t  Achrnetes : ° 





: «Mahomet the Great, 

Inhabitants, which was thenin great danger to haue for euer giuen place vnto the om 

thegreat tyrant,had he longer lined ; yea and after his death,tathe power of Bajas puns 
had henetby domefticall troubles beene enforced to turne himfelfe another Ways and as ip 
were to neglect in timeto relicue his diftrefléd gartifon in Otranto, as fhall hereafter be de. 
clared. , 


FIMIS, 





pea ieee Paleologus, 
i Of the Esk, § aft Chriflian Emperor 
ay } of Conftantinople, 1444, 8, 
‘ A Emperours, 
Of the Wep Fredericke the third, Arch- 
? duke of Anfiria, 1440. 54. 
Henrie the fixtb, > 1422.39 
: ff Engle, 2 v byard shefenrs 22, 
Chriffian Princes of the i aed a 
fame'time with Ma- Kings, | Charles she fewenth, 1423, 38) 
bomet the Greas, "8 6 Of France, Siem theclewenth,, ay ie 
; Tames the ficond, 1437, 24. 
| ks Scotland, Wate ee = si 
icholas the ¥. 1437. 8 
| % Calixctws the LIL, aiee 30 
Bifseps of Rome, ccPiss the 1 L, : 1458 6. 
Pawlus the 1 1, 1464 7s 
Xyftucs the 1 y. 1471. 13+ 





















sols hetaplalivenaliannstatns rages ei ae : econd Emperour of the ; 
mary other famous Kings sf (forreine pin, f 0 ba f : eh = 
- by, and better flrengthened, with the counfelland aid of their mo 
‘others. But Baiaze: is of a furre other minde, repating violence: 
greatefl and fure[? defence + herein his fierce nature de igbteth more t 
ture, tuflice, and équitie ; be had rather haue his brother his enersie than 





A himfelfeto make open war vpon him ; repofing fome good hope in his fecret friends, and in 
the revolt of fome of the great captaines, who difcontented with the gouernment of Baiazet 
fecretly wifhed for his returne. ; 
Whileft he wasthus plotting thefe weightic matters, ameffenger with letterscame filly 14. 8 26 
from the King of Caramania, offering with all the power he could make,to joyne with him 3s 





brethren, rather tf ; 
i ¥ than with 
inelfe of heart to be his 
lawfullcour/e of na 
end, and to drive) 



























snto exile, tha; 4 a ae, i iueh : : : : 4 ) If The King of ca 
: IDana Retreson, by the facred reliques o ane and being ableby his friendsto make fome good force,was inhope by joyning with z etl Zeer Te 
Mahomer, which thou haftat Hicrafalem and Mee ak BRE AGLOL our grees Frophes ct y stomakelumes y Lae Ae hi) CMES XO ‘take up armies 


7 f recouer {ome part of the Caramanian kingdome,trom whence his father was notmany yeres ogainjt gatezet 
nifhment and exile, poore and’ miférable , 4 (corne of bis brothers crueltie, furre f> before driuen by the force of the late Turkifh Emperour cAtabomer the Great, Baiazet his fa. 
from by f > om home y pe 

rare Pou: andkingdome ; but regarding the Law of the great Prophet, liftup the ee H ther, Itishard to fay, whither of thefe diftreffedand exiled Princes gaue the greater encou- 
appreffed, and by she great'authorstie which you bane, bridle meficall wrong ; or tf that i and B ragement tothe other, to take this defperat war in hand, being both together farvnable by all 
take place,renenge it mith thyfivord, and fixffer aot our Empire, with fogreat trauell founded ied the friends they could make, to encounter with the great power of Baiazer. But what is fo 
pails Had enerwilfull mars to be onerthrowne : which bould be no more griestous and Lp) i" dangerous or defperat, which afpiring minds will notattemptin hope of akingdome ¢ whofe 

e tous, than dangerous to your moft hich eftate, andall : , siieale. bri * fo daze heir eyes, that they can fee nothing but it, 

t} other Kings and Prince. , rightneffe fo dazeleth their eyes, that they can fee nothing but it, 

you of your felfe underftandright well, what deadly enemies the C. mf jan Pee eer eel ERE | ° Hereupon Zemeshauing receiued great gifts of the Aggy ptian Sultan, with promife ofaid, 
and doe you thinke, that if any great warre (which Iwifhaot) oould arife of this eur $06 Turks: departed from Caire (the Sultan earneftly perfirading him to the contrarie)and as it was be- 





a’, fuffer me not, a Kings fone, to line nbs 































would long reff in quict, and as tdle beholder: (Land looki ey elt aifeard, sha they fore appointed, met with the Caramanian King vpon the borders of Afia the leffer: where 

ther haning fuch an apportunitiepprefented, shuld ait OURO MA RL eas br Org. they Conehiided to joine together fuch Forces asthey had,and to inuade Ba‘azet, Which they 

dome, before fhaken with ciuile warres, and fecke the wtter ruine and deflruction of See ie: accordingly did :for raifing all the power they could, they entred into Cilicia, (now called 
F f Cb 


Caramania) and joyning their armies together, incamped betweene Iconium and Larenda. 
C Neither did Baiazet intime of fo greata danger fit ftill ; not fo much fearing his brothers 


their defire, if that hatefall people corld 


Selues) my raind abhorreth to,thinke how fring to pall (robich thing Mahomet ture Upon then. 


far that mifchiefe would runne : For the Ochom 


















ance rooted out, thereis none of our R ‘eft 4 ay an familie ower, asthe rcuolting of his captaines and fouldiers, whom he knew cither to loue,oratleaft 
t their power : wherefore you ‘i vate aie ie ee ii ae sable to withflaud nat to hate the young Prince his Brother. Wherefore heraifed a greatarmie,and fent Achme~ 
the force of the Chriftians, you mul? ria pe ; Hane : iL, thereft , you alone mufE withfland tes(the great man of war)before with the one part thercof, himfelte following after with afar 
_ moft vncertaine fuccelfe. Wherefore inuincible Na Ob Yad id loffe, aad greater charge, and greater (trength : for at thattime he had vnder his enfignes two hundred thoufand men, 
onreftate, whiles the matter is ‘yer whole and remed, psd) mal ai pefeech thee, that pittying As he was marching with this great armie,@ rumor was raifed in the campe, T bat fome of 
Embaffadours, That though he will vot veveige Hebe Mn ud te had, fo deale with Baiaeet by your his chicfe captaines had con{pired to betray him into the hands of his brother,and that many * 
admit me into fome mall part of my fathers Lined TRY 4s partner of the Empire , yet at leaf 10 of the fouldiers fecretly fauouring Zemes,would vponthe joyning of the batrell forfake him, 
his command « ler it be lawfull far ze poore ma ‘ome: Let him raigne and rale, let all shings be ap and take/part with his brother. Which report fo troubled Baiazer,that he ftood in doubt what 
but fo much 4s may foffice mee bonefl Thera aa Migs 40 linen reff and quiet fomenbere pofifing i todoe,or whom totrult : bueknowing that nothing winneth the heart of thecommon foldi- 
alshouch be neither feare the Lawes 7 Ged 4 prinatelife. Which thing if he fhall refufe to grat, K D ermore,than the Generals bountie, he forthwith caufeda wondertull mafle of mony to be di- 
at Mecha (if by your leaue Ima Wry) ifdeg ti yet as Thaue at Hierufalem, fo will | alfo fhortly uided amongft the captains and foldiers, loding their minds with ample promifes of far grea- 
sy Cruel Bil rnvasippallbroph ve He oe Vato the great Prophet, Of the iniuries done vnto mte by ter rewards, for their fidelitic and valour tobe thewedin that prefent fernice. Hauing thus af- 
which rope fhall much auaile Bai if :: He! make proofe of your compafiion towards me, all fured himfelfe of the wauering minds of his fouldiers, he beganto draw necre to Iconium, 
parationenforcesh mento wHeciiat ( which 1 would not )t ‘hall prooue al thefe things in vein, sfith def- where his enemies lay incamped:and by glofing letters and flattering meflengers pel fhew 
Sorce, by right andwrong : sinsl ie par, i hi feiverdand laughter oy Secret and open openly, as if he had co es ete to vA to ae good rie a Bs ane ne 
mann eee, > my hateful brother by all ma ae cretly went about to {top allthe ftraits and paffages, in fuch manner i 
part vie Pa BE is di ma ere Can end of confoundin of all omill Wed plik, oe pottible for them date td retyre backe into Syria: for he doubted nothing more, but left 
MMV my life leaue shofe dias and loft things for (ie) mete they being few in number, & in ftrength far vnequall vnto him, would notvpon fo great difad- 


enioy. For I deeme i , j ; ; t i 
4 H rauch better quickly to aie,than with uantage hazard the fortune of abattell,but retyrethemfelues into Syria, and fo to his excee- 


i difera Pye : 
loathed life, grace and infamnie Hoprosract a lingring E ding trouble and infinite charge protraét the warre. 
The greatSultan incourteous ma forted : Zemes perceiuing his brothers pee 4 feeing ne fch spe re Naa ae 
i Pare coo ontealegert i illine hi nd as he x lettersto him bin promifed ; and weighing with realon his owne WCak 

ad cheere,and patiently to beare his prefent Be aa prince, willing him to be of f ine “e een i seen time vntothe iat ofthe mountain Amanus,which diuideth Cilicia 

igh fortune, notto be difcouraged with any mifch nee,” raised became gman borne info fiom § iy Here.de(pairing of all good facceffe in the entetprife he had taken in hand, he per- 

var than he looked f or:commending him ‘withall : { a ha saad tetbings fell out other- | fuaded Mie Govanuariad king his confederate to giue place vnto the time, andto referue him- 

: than might well haue becommed his bettereftate, 8 will ‘ie ee nee ai ie courage {elfe vito his better riyecie : and fo breaking vp his armie, with a few of his followers came 

Fs | hte fed to doe what in him lay,to reconcile him to his broth OE te te ftill in hope,promi- down tothe fea coalt of Cilicia, where he hired atall {hip to attend in readineffe, thatif any 

pis onde on- De tecciued into fome part ofthe kingdom:andto th er, & ae uade him that he might { fudden danger {houldatife,he might go aboordand fo faue himfelfe by fea.Ta the meantime zemes Ayerh 
ijedorsto an honorable embaflage to Bajazet.Zemes inth at purpofe fhortly after difparched away j he fenta meffenger ynto Daraboys ‘Great Matter of the Rhodes, certifying him, That foras ‘/* 
peer! a fuperftitious deuotion trauelled into Arabia oot Sameer the fame Sultans leaue, pon _F muchas hehad no place of fafetie'leframongtt his owne people, wherein he might fhroud 
his fepulchre at Medina. V ponhis returneto Chi vi ie Temple of Agaboret at Mecha,and M hitnfelefronnehe Any oF his brotherytill ecking afeer his life;he would wponhis fafe conduét 
£0 but nor hauling obtained any thing they detente rabalfadours before fent,returned al- cometohim intohis Iflandofthe Rhodes, Which hisrequeft the Great Mafter eafily eran- 
grcement,but feemed altogether to contemneand def apa) iCal Not gine eare to any a- ted, deeming the flightof fo ereata Prince fromthe Turke, tobeathing much profitable to 
vponitomacke & defire of reuenge,than for any figpelie h ad ay partere are ae : the Chriftian Commonweule :andithereupon he prefently fene forth certainegallies to et 
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him from the troublefome coaft of Cicilia. But before thefe 
forced by the fudden acceffe of his enemies,for th J 
on that fhip which he had prouidently befure prepared bipur 
_ And hauing puta little from the fhoare, (hor backe againe an arr ith letters made fae 
it,direéted vnto his brother Baiazet,containing as tolloweth: Ynto 
zemes bis ter. Thou knowef (most unkind and cruell brother) that I flienot unto the Chriffians, the moy, all 
ters tobis bro mies of the Othoman Farle, for hatred of my religion or nation . but enforced thereunto bysh ee: 
Her baer. jurions dealing, and dangerous practi[és which thou tnceffansly attempteft againfl me, yea ene, rs ae 
extreame miferie. But this mir hope! carrie with me, thas the time will come when as thon the m 
thour of fo great wrong, or thy children.fhall recesue the tust give of this thy prefent tyranny q tA 
thy brother. Sainp 





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Certaine daies he gaue himfelte wholly to mourning and heauineffe,and would in no 
comforted :infomuch, that he was brought intothe campe by the Baffaes, as aman 
ftraugh of his wits,{hunning for a feafon all mens {peech and companic. 

Zemes {ailing to the Rhodes,was there honorably receiued of the Great M after,and allth 
reftofthe Knights of the Order: to whom intheir publicke aflemblie three daics after, Re 
openly declared the caufes of the difcord betwixt his brother and him: alledging for the a 
lor of his rebellion, That although Baiazet were his elder brother, yet that he was born whilt 
his facher yet liued in privat cftate, vnder fubicétion and command, long before he pofleffed 
the kingdome, and fo no kings fonne: whereas he himfelfe wasthe firft bo 
becing an Emperour, and fo not heire of his fathers priuat fortane (as was Bafazet)but of his 
greareft honourand empire;and yet not of fuch an hautie mind, but that he could haue beene 
Content to have giuen place vato his brother, fo that he could haue bin contented likewife to 
haue granted him fome {mall portion of the empire, wherein he might fafely haue liued as 4 
poore Prince,and his brother : but that fuch was his pride,as that he would not vouchfafeto 
fuffer him toliue fo muchasa poore privat lite in any comer of fo largeanempire, and was 
therefore by his vnnaturall and tyranous dealing,enterced to craue aid of the Chriftian prin- 
ces,Of whom (forfomuch as he had alwaics heard much honouryhe was in good hope to find 
fucconr and reliefe inthathis diftreffed eftate: protefting vnto God. andthe world, that if 
cuer it fhould be his good fortune by theirmeansand helpeto obtaine the empire,’ he would 
neuer be vamindfull of fo great abenefit ; bucto make with them a perpetual and inniolable 
peace,and fo to reft their fatt friend foreuer. The Great Mafter onthe other fide comforting 
him with cheerfall fpeeches, promifed to keepe him in fatetie from the furie of his brother; 
and farther to commend his caufe to the other great Kingsand Princes of Chriftendome. 
This exiled Prince Zemes, wasabout theag eight and twentic yeares when he came to 
the Rhodes;of; ftature call,fomewhat corpulentand w. mb’d, gray eyed, but looking fome- 
thing afquint shooke nofed,and inthe midd rifing,induch maneras thie Perfians commend 
intheir kings :ofcolonr brawne,fpare off peech, and by nature cholericke :a great feeder,{o 
thathe feemed rather to deuoure his meat,than to cat itsmuch delighted in fwimming, and to 
lic abroad in the night; penfi ueand melancholie,which men imputed rohis grearcares,neucr 
merrie but in the'’compahic ofthe gtand Mafter;a religious obferuer ofthe fu perftition,from 

which he could nenerbe drawne d ring the long time he lined in exile;learned as among the 

Turks,fo that he wrovrhe hiftorie of his fathers life, But leaving him in fafe kee ping with the 

grand Matter of the Rhodes,Jet vsagaine retyine tothe courte ofour hiftorie. 
Batazet having now the fecond time chafedawa his brotherjafier he had.wel quieted that 
part of his troubled kirigdome in Afia,returned againe to Canftan aple,carefully attending 
when fome new motion thould be made by hisbrother,tohisfarcher difquict, But after he vir 
» derfloodthat he was with the Great Mafterof the Rhodes,: hee fent certaine of -his Baflacs 
oa whom Achmetes the great fouldier isreported ro haue bin one) vato the Great Me 
Fa uetting hin to deliver vp Zemes, offering for hima wonderfull fim of mony. Which 
d thonorable requett, when it could by no: anes be obtained, the fame Embafladors inthe 
nae oftheirmafter,concladed ceverycommodiaus for the Rhodians: wherein among 
Fo po itwas agreed, That the GreatMafter thouldkeepe Zemes in fafe cuftodie,fo that 

flo more trouble the Ttkith Empire :.in co} tion whereof, and for his ho- 


nourable 
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Lirft Emperour of the Turks. 


A’ notablevfage, zaiacer fhould yearely pay vnto the Great Matter thirtie thoufand duckats the 
firftof Augaft, which was afterward accordingly paied. 
It tortuned that whileft Achmetes the great Baffa (emploicd inmatters abroad) wasabfent 1 4 8 4. 
from the court, Ba‘azet difcourfing with the other Baflaes his graue countellors,y pon his late 
expedition into A fiaagainft his brother, feemed to be highly offended with the vatruftineffe 
& doubtful faith of fome of his greateft captains & foldiers ; yet vpon whom he might inft- 
ly lay theblame, he wellknew not,althoughit feemed by his talke, he fhould fomewhar di- 
ftruft thé great captaine Achmetes. Hereupon Jfaae the moftantient Baffa of the court, and of 
greateft authoritienextynto Bafazes him{elfe (whofe daughter, a ladie of exceeding beautie, 
Achmeteshad long before married;but doubting that fhe had yeelded her honour to the wan- 
B tonlutt of Muftapha the eldeft fonne of Afahomet the late Emperor, had put her from hing, and 
wouldby ro meanes be reconciled; for which caufe there was a feefet hatred euer after be~ 
twixt thofe two great Baffles) perceiuing the Emperors difeontented and fix/pitious humour, 
and defitingnothing more than the deftruétion of Acbmetes,tooke hold vpon his opportunity, 
f and by all meanes he could deuife, encreafed the fufpition ofthe treafon, which hadalready 
toomuch poffeffed the iealous Emperor : fometimes craftily imagining, intelligence to hane 
patfed betwixt Zemesand Achmetes ; and forthwith amplifying his power and authoritie, 
which (as he faidywas fo great with the Ianizaries and fouldiers ofthe court, that they by rea 
fon of his often imployments,were wholly at his denotion; fothat hemight at his pleafure 
do more ‘in Zemes his quarrell,than fhould ftand with the fatetie of Baiazer 5 amatter wellto emmcl 
C be confidered of,and alfo carefully prevented. For remedie of which dangers,it was thought death conrined 
neceffitie, that Achmetesachis returne to court, fhould be taken away and flaine. ie 
Achmetes fearing wothing leffe thanthat which was contrived againft him , came after his 
wonted minef'to the court,and was with the other great Baffaes inuited to afolemne fupper 
which BafaXet had commanded to bepre pared, to folacehimfelfe atter his traucls (as i - 
it giuen out) with his chiefe Baffaes, To this royall fupper came ibe es the rel of the 
bidden guefts, miftrufting nothing, and wasthere fumptuoutly feafted Py aor wes is » 
make his guefts the merrier,dranke wine plentifully him(elfe, caufing a al a rin re ny 
like manner ; fo that they were full of wine sathing vcterly parties by their la ws yet el 
ly more ‘and mote vied, efpecially by their greatmen intheir ia fe io Be sh, 
the night far fpent,Basazet in token that they were welcome, and {too . hi 8 dg a” 
\fed certaihe rich robes of pleafing coloursto be brought forth, & : ep pear ty “a 
his guiefts onc, giuing befide vnto euery one ofthema faire guilt on e fu Z* pes Kit an 
Achmeres was catta gowne of blacke veluet, which among the Turks may we i . ced 
mantle of death, being fo furea token of the Emperours heauie indignation, astha ; 
‘ : i i for him ypon whomitis by the Emperors 
for any man once to open his mouth,or to intreat Pp Pires 
commandement fo caft. Achmetes fecing himfelfe now vnder the fhadow 0 . a Ds “ie aaa 
ing it but vaine to intreat for mercie, as he was aman of great fpirit, brake ee rs ee 
cachpooly(which isas muchas to fay, thou fonne ofa whore) fith thou A e ns tye 8 
eltic againit me,why didftthounorputitin execution before thou hadtt He aan ten 
E thisimpure and forbidden wine ¢ and fo cafting hiseies vypon the groune ™ i ne he 
Baflaes hauing leauc to depart,gining thanks to the Emperor,and crauing = _ eens 
Celle, kiffed the ground at his feet and fo departed : with whom Achmetes o : * evi i. 
out al fo; bur was forthwith commanded to fit (till, forthar the Emperor hadt ro 
him in fecret. The Bafla's were no fooner departed, butthe terrible fae Hea o PT cin 
wrath ftepr inand laid hands vpon Achmetes to haueflaine him ; when one o belt 
reateft fauor with the tyrant, {tanding by,aduifed him not to be too haftie inex “ee 
par) irelyb i Idiers and men of war, bur rather to ftay his (x 
great aman,fo entirely beloued ofhisbeft fouldiers and me Mees ca 
ecution fora while,to fee how the matter would be difgefted , and inthe ee oe ataat 
ture to wre(t it out from him what might be got,to make it in fome fort app: s ‘ Bev ici 
F forhis due defert. Hereupon Baiazer deterred & pas toa farther time, 
thera prefently to be ftript,and catried away to be tortured. ; che oreat Baffie 
pe dict gallants of the court which attended ue Bags Hla eco ails fx praie ; 
whomthey followed, was one of Achmetes his fons, a genteman a aval * tie ily running ie jar 
his father amongthe reft, began prefently to miftrutt chavall weat : pax 


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from one of the Baffaes to another, with much adolea 
of he wasalfo atthe fame inftant aduertifed by afe 
thisyong gentleman began forthwith piteou 1 
againft the crueltie of Baiazet ; called onthe Ianizaries 
of his fathers great and manifold deferts towards them, toget 
and fo running vpand downthe city inthe dead time ofthe night,had in fhort 
all the Ianizaries in armes:who vnderftanding of the danger oftheir antient commande, wh 
they generally loued and honored as their ee cs from all parts ane 
Citie vnto the court gave,there with terrible exclamation doubling and:redoubling thei: j,. 
Bre, (which barbarous word they commonly vfe in expreffing their greateft difcontentme : 
and fury)& did indeed fo turioully, bear atthe court gate,that Basazet fearing leaft they fhould 































Outat anyron window, demanded ofthem the caufe of thattumultand vprore, Towho, 
they infolently anfwered, Thatthey would by and by teach him asa drunkard, abeat, and 
rafcall,to vfe his great placeand calling with more fobrietie and diferetion: and among, | 
other opprobrious words wherewith they fhamefully loded him, they called him often, “ 
by the name of Bengi, Bengi (thatis to fay, Bacchelor or Schollerywhich amongft thofe mar, ‘I 
en, contemners ofall learning,is accounted a word of no {mall reproch and difgrace, And 
after they had in moft defpitefull manner thus reuiled him, they proudly commanded him 
forthwith'todeliuer Achmetes vnto them,or elfeto take that fhould enfue thereof. Baiazes ter 
fe sresbines. rified with this infolencie of the Tanizaries, & fearing fome {adden violence to be Offted cx. 
tothelanze. manded Achmetesto be without delay deliuered vnto them: whch was done in {uch hatt th 
ries. he was brought forth vnto them almoft naked, bare legged, bare headed, bearing inhisbo. 
dy the manifeft markes of his hard vfage. The Ianizaries receiving him with great reioycin, 
fapplied his want of apparell with fuch habiliments,as they forthat purpofe vponthe fade, 
tooke from Baiazets minions : and fo taking him vpon their fhoulders,with great ioy carried 
; ‘him our ofthe court, ftill crying vatohim , How he did, and how he felthimfelfe ¢ And {9 
arded hirg home, ready no doubt ro haue flain Bataxet and rifled thee court,ifhe would haye 
ut faid the word.Buthe yctloyall;laboured with good words to appeafe thar tumult. andto 
pacifie their furie : excufing thar which BaiaXet had done againft him, to haue bin done onely 
- tocorrecthim,for that happily he had forgotten {ome part of obedience and dutie, Neuerthe- K 
effe,hereuponremained no {mall heartburning betwixt BasaXet and the Tanizarics for along 
timeafter: yet Baiazet for feare ofthem reconciled himfelfe to cheeses, and in open thew 
had him in greater honour than before, promoting him euen vntothe higheft degrees of ho- 
nor,howbeit he inwardly hated him to death, And the more by the contiuuall inftigation of 
the old Baffa /faac : by whofe perfuafion,when it was thought that all had bin forgotten, hee 
was by BaiaXets commandementas he fat at fupper inthe court, thruft through the bodieand 
flaine. This was the miferableend of Achmetes, the great champion of the Turks,and one of 
the greateft enemies of Chriftendome that useed inthe Turkith court: for by him Maho- 
met (ubuerted the empire of Trapezond, tookethe great citie of Caffa (calledin antient time 
fag ee Sees re Cherfoenefus,the impregnable citie of Croia, 1, 
g irus, the iti i 
laft ofall Otranto,to cancehod ofall igh eee paeenes ne Dale 


: : Wazet i flight 
his brother Zemses,as is before declared, In reward of which eee tein ey: 


rant (vpona meere fisfpition) thus cruelly and thamefully murthered, Ab istime allo. 
Caigubus (Zemes his fon, then butachi i Beis havoc ° 
angled jinthe new rower of Gatien ee eitiabtaieerbisexit 
Baiazet now gricuoufly offended with the pride and late infolencie izaries, caufed 
fecretinquiric to be made, ofthem which + ms the authors of thofe ne ee them 
tobethe officers of their companies,and {pecially thofe which had before {lain Mahomet Baf- 
fathe great polititian, immediatly after the death of Mahomes the late Emperor,st which time pj 
they had alfo raifed great tumults,and done much harme inthe citie , he ynder color of prefer- 
ment, fent away thofe auchours of fedition into diuers Parts of his Empire appointing vato 
them (as vnto old fouldiers and men of good defert)certaine lands & reweanes fortheirmain- 
tenance and preferment, But as {oone as they were departed, he by fecretletters commanded 
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flaine. 


breake in by violence, éaufed the outergate to be fer open, and thewing himfelfe trom aboue A 


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Second Emperour of the Turks: AAS 


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them,and as traitors tO put them to death 3 Which was accordingly done 
the court and about Conftantinople, hearing what had hapned vnto their fellowes became 
wonder full difcontented, andbeganto mutine in diuers places ofthe citic, vttering {peeches I 4. 8 7 
againftthe Emperor full of defpightand reuenge. Which thing when Baiazetvnderiieod and Seis Wha 
had wel confidered the lace danger he was in,together withthe intolerable pride and infolen- Egat ine 
cie of thofe his mafterful flaues ; he fecretly purpofed in himfelfe for curing of fo dangerous she Lamsxariths 
a difeafe,to vfea mof de{peratremedie: which was,fuddenly to kill and deftroy all the lani- 
zarics,¢fpecially thofe which wete belonging to the court,or about Conftantinople. This his 
purpofe he impatted to diners of his greateft Baffa’s, charging them vpon paine of his heauie 
difpleafure not to difclofe it: and for theexecution thereof, had fent for great numbers of 
thofe foldiers which are called Acanzij,who are amongft the Turks feputed forthe beft fort 
of common foldiers, Moft ofall the Baffa’s to whom he had imparted this his cruell deuife, 
much difliked thereof, as too full of perill and danger: yet feeing him fully refolued for the 
pesformance thereot,would not,or durft not fay any thing to the contrarie. Only Als 8c Ifhen- 
der Baffe(both difcended of the honorable family of Michael oglidiffuaded him from attemp- 
tingany fich thing:alledging firft, Tharthe Tanizaries were in number many, foldiers ofgreat 
courage and experience,refolute men,and fach as would fel their lines decre: Then,admitting 
that he fhould kill al! them about the courtand in Conftantinople ; yet for as much asall his 
ftrong townes and caftles,efpecially in the frontiers and chiefe places of his dominions, were 
poffeffed and holden by ftrong garrifons of other Ianizaries, fellows and friends of thefe(who 
would vndoubtedly take vp arms in defence of them{elues,and reuenge of their dead friends) 
it were a thing very like toendanger himfelfe,together with the whole ftate of his empire, be- 
fide the great difhononr which would grow vnro himfelfe thereby for etter. : 
This fo dangerous an exployt,wherein the hands of fo many were to be vfed, was not kept 
fo fecret,but thatthe vigilant and wilie Ianizaries had got aninckling thereof; and thereupon 
began daily more & more to ffpeét the matter,both by the often & fecretyepare ofthe great 
mento the court,more thanthey had before fen, & alfo by the vnwonted multitude of thofe 
Acanzij, which were daily brought vato the imperial citie by great troups. Wherfore rane 
tobe fuddenly furprifed,they banded themfelues together,and dpenly ftood vpontheir gard: 
and by chance lighting vpon lis Beg as he came from the court, (who wasindeed their beft 
friend) after their barbarous manner,with many opprobrious & coatumeliotis words,deman- 
ded of him, if he werenot one of them who had confpired their deftruétion: and without 
moreado had pfefently flain him, had he not (as a well {poken man) with great proteftations 
and oathes perfuaded them, that he neuer confented to any fuch thing, or that they needed to 
feareany fuch thing from him : and fo with much adoe rid him{elfe out of their hands. 
Baiazet feeing his purpofe difcouered, and that he could not without great bloudfhed, and 
danger both to his eftate and perfon, werke his will vpon the Tanizaries ; bythe counfelland 
adtrice of them that faw further into the matter, to colour his former intention, commanded 
by open proclamation, Thatthe Tanizaries and other his men of war (of whom he hada great 
power now aflembled at Conftantinople) to be in readineffe againft a certain prefixed day,to 
~ go with him into Moldauia:as if he had raifed that power for that purpofe only But whenthe 
time was come that he fhould fet forward, the lanizaries put them{eluesin order of battellby 
themfelues, and would inno wife joyne themfelues with the reft of thearmic, or receitte the 
Emperor into the midft of theirranks,as they had alwayes before accuftomed ; but furioufly 
fhaking their weaponsat him, told him plainly, thathe had fought their deftruction, and bid 
him therefore if he thought it fo good,to fet his executioners to worke ypon them, whom he 
fhould find both readie and able ro defend themfelues. To pacifie their furie, Barazet was glad 
to gine them good words,and to vfe'll the means he could (by his great Bafla’s and othercap- 
tains which were ableto do any thing with them)to perfuade them to be quiet , {wearing vn- 
tothem by theholy foule of his father (a folemne oath among(tthe Turks)that he would net 
B harme or wrong the meaneft of them. So with much adoo they were at length appeafed,and 
receiued Baiazet into the midft ofthem,as their woonted manner was. x yi 
This dangerous tumult fo quicted, Baiacer fet forward, and paffing ouct Danubius,entered pers = 
into Moldauia,where he firlt layd fiege toa ftrong towne ftanding sii the Buxine — 
Q4 4 


leliueted vito hj 





ofthe Turks Kele, but: sree Aas ¢ 
compofition. Fromthence he went to Ac- 
teramoneths ficge was alfo deliucred vp by compo 
age he Sri againe to Conftantinople, 4 
xo) any great princes defirous ot Zemes,labored by their] fladors to 4 
rg Sidhe if of the Great Mafter ofthe Rhodes: firft Baiazet his brother aga oe tained him 
a Khe for or other againe breake forth vpon him, orelfe fet vp by the Chriftian Princes AE One ting 
e eftate, offered great {ims of mony to haue had him | iuered into his hands : and trouble hig 
French king purpofing the conqueft of Naples, (which hein few yeares after perf let 
after that to haue inuaded Grecia, thought Zemes.a moft fit in! frument for the fart 
thofe his high defignes,and was therefore wonderful defiron: o haue had him 
King of Hungarie (a forcunat Warriour againftthe Turke); t 1 
might be ynto him agreat furtherance inthe courfe of his vidtories, fought by allt 
_ hecould to haue obtained him. At which time alfo Iamocentius the eight of that nar 
of Rome, noleffe defirous than the reft,to haue in hiskceping fo great a pledge of tee 
war (the bridle ofthe Turks furie,together with the large penfion he was {ure a r Te 
ly fiom Barazer: for the fafe cuftodie of him) fowrought the matter by Lyexe/ Bithop of 4 
cordia,his cunning Legat, thatthe Great Matter, fearing onthe ene fide to be boule on 
the great power of Bafazet, to grant that he had fo often refufed, and now fo React 
tedon the other fide by the Bifhop, caufed Zemes to be deliuered to him at Rome in ile 
yere 


fo {tron 






g plac { 
. Cslow 
On, 

































nall. So Zemesto the great profit of the Bifhop (who receive ji 
of fortiethoufand duckats ) remained in fafe ites at rene ee we Jpn pena 
alfo of Alexander the fixt his fucceffour: vntillthatthe French King Charles the “iting i 
thorow the heart of Italie with aftrong armie againft Alphonfiss King of Naples. 8 oe 
149 5, atid making his way thorow the citie of Rome,fo terrified the great Bitho ( : he Ai 
esiet fauoured and furthered thetitle of Alphon/ies) that he was gladto yceld Geel alto. 
and ppodiclons as pleafed the King: and amongft the reft, togiue in hoftage vnto the keke 
Ese e fonne Cefar Borgia Vales inwt,and al{o to deliuer vnto him Zemes hishon ble : 
eras fhall be afterwardsin laccceriventant at large declared. rable pii- 


oe Cacti 


a oa uae of Baiazet 
ia,lohn Caffriot the fon of Scanderbeg, aided b: i : 

t y the Venetians, afterheh 
throwne the Turke ina battell neere vnto Croia,recouered a great er, f Epis a atthe 









poffeffion. Atwhich timealfo lobn Chernonich,a Chriftian Pri i 
f t c 5 ‘ince of Albania, cafting 
a onde pele vponhim by the late Emperor Mahomet,{uddenly Pec a 
ty Big Meine ae valiantly repulfed the enemies out of that part of Albania vand 
recoucred, and fatetio ee hnleaths Fall mY, % f a  akaiadee "4 
of al ‘ i i tibute for the reft, 
: 14 8 6. Fi eeeechiohly gisndey with Abraham (whom fome call Pyramct) the King of Carama- 
line ae s ne er Zemes againtt him ; in reuenge thereof raifed a great ae both in 
ee em hese fe Aan aha alongft Afiathe leffe,through the Bettitesof Phrygia, My- 
\ a i he coop papel iesensed at length intoCaramania, Butthe Kin enwns- 
aida ae 8 peri Wnts nes knowing himfelftoo weake to mect him in field, for- 
ae ae rhe P laces of his kingdome, and retyred with his armie into the ftraits 
fhe aca iv ssiaseattesh Cilicia from Syria ; wherein he was inmore fatetic 
Pe canper apart gc ee Baiazet finding no way to come to him, {pent mott pat of 
poe Se ae peeres countrey : but perceiuing his enemies couldnot fo be 
thechampaine part of Beagioro the famous citie of Tarfus, being the chicfe Citic of 
tered the walls of nice aera of Saint Paul the Apoftle) and in fhoxt time 0 
ater s cit ies lis great ordnance, that he had made them faultable. The 
ey were in, offered to deliuer vp their Citie, their liberti¢, 


= ues confidering the danger 
fus in citi lines,and | a 
liues,and goodsreferued. Of aéazet accepted, and moft honourably per- 

‘ing any of his foulders to enter the Citic, 


oe 4 Pays promife forthe erm, 
chas muftneeds, bode fafe keeping of the citie. And 
on, fed his fouldiers into the Pney 
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‘ Procaftron, which ? G. 


1488 : for which doing he was by the Bifhop honoured with the honour and title of a Cardi I 
i. 


israigne, whileft he was bufied againft his brother Zemes in x 





Be 


Petre Dajane 
any thing els which might turne to their profit or good ; wherby they were inforced to yeeld 


B of the foldiers,was maintained the whole day with doubrfullvictorie and great flaughter on fj, it 
and the «ang, 


D fabieét vntothe Turkith Kings , began Bafazet now té tur 







Jecond Emperour of the Turks. 


illages round ahout, not fuffering the countrey peopleto till or fow their land orto doe 


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rnemfelues wholly to his deuotion, The Caramanian King feeing his people dai 
him, 6 fearing to be at length forfaken of his foldiers alfoyia this his diver obeictlait re: 
ofmenand mony from Caytbeins the great Sultan of Aigipt,and fo with all the powerhe could 
make,tooke the field with the firft of the next Spring, fully refolued to triethe fortune of a 
battel,although in ftrength and power he knew himfelf much inferior to his puiflant enemy. 

BaiaXet glad to {ee his enemie fo forward, {peedily affembled hisarmic,aad without delay 
offered him battell: whichthe Caramanian king refufed not. So betwixt them was begun a 4 trap and ter- 


fierce and terrible fight ; which by ghe skilfull conduct of the leaders,and exceeding courage rile battell be- 
bist -B-tazet 













¢ pplies ftill comming on in ftead of chem which wese flaine. ‘The day decli- carameava. 
ning,the Caramanian king (whofe fatal deftinie had now appointed him vnto his laft worke) 

{ecing his wearied foldiers rather ouerlaid with multitude,than vanquifhed by force,to begin 
to gine ground vato their enemies ; couragioufly thruft forward with his guard and other va- | 
liant foldiers about him,with fuch furie,that he brake into the midft of his enemies battaile: 

wherebcing known,he was forthwith enuironed by the Turks,and fo hardly charged on eue- 

rie fide,that hauing his horfe flaine vnder him, he was enforced to fight on foot ; where after 

he had with his owne hand flaine diuers of his enemies, he fell downe dead in the middeft of 

them, His fouldiers difcouraged with his death, turned their backes and fled , and in flying 


both fides,new fuppli 






C were for the moft part either flaine or taken prifoners. After this viGorie, Baiszer {peedily 


ouerran all that large countrey, and without refiftance in fhort time brought vnder his obey- 


fance allthe countrey of Cilicia. 
There was at that time inthat part o 

fea fide,an antient Mahometan Prince w 

with the famousand populous city of Scan 


£ Ciliciawhich is called Trachea,and lieth toward the 
hohad vader his command moft part of that country, 
deloro,thechiete place of his refiance. This prince 
had of long time liued betwixt the Chriftian Kings and the Kings of Caramania,as neuter, til 
fearing the greater,but indeed louing neither : and had yneil chen chic fily maintained his ftate bs 
by theallyance heand his ance(tors continually held wich the Kings of Cyprus and the grand 


Mafters ofthe Rhodes. Againftthis poore Prince, the only one now left in Afia the leffe,not 
fie his forces ; purpofing before he 


roceededany furcher,to make a ful conque fhofthe leffer-Afia,and fo to make all fare behind 
Be Ofwhich his purpofe the Prince hauing knowledge,and wifely weighing his own {mall 
powerto withftand fo puiffant an enemy ; offered by his Embaffadors to deliuer yato Baiaxet 
hischiefe citie of Scandeloro,with all the reft of his territorie in Cilicia,vpon condition,that 


Baiazet fhould giue vnto him other pofleffions for it, in fome other part of Afia the leffer, to 
the like value. Whichhis offer Batazet accepted,and fo became lord of all the fea coaft, from 


the ftraits of Bofphorus,ynto the confines of Syria. 
Afcerhe had thusconquered Cilicia,with agreat part 
ded into Armeniathe lefle, and in fhorttime brought vnder his fubiect:on fo much of that 
E countrey,asalfo of Cappadocia,as was fometime belonging tothe Caramanian Kings. When 
Baiazet had thus flaine the Caramanian King,and fubdued that moftantient kingdome of the 
Turks,which had long and many times mightily contended with the gloric afd power of the 
Othoman Kings,hele't Muftapha,one of his great Baffa’s, at Iconium, with his Afian armie, to 
keepein obedience thofe new woon countries : and as a triumphant conqueror returned him- 
felfe to Conttantinople,where he was ot his fubieéts joyfully receiued. ; 
‘After that Baiazet had thusinlarged his Enypire with the kingdome of Caramania,and was 4 4 8 Te 
ow becomean vnwelcome neighbour vato the great Sultan of Agyptand Syria; he began 
to fwell indifdaine againft that mightie Prince,forthat he had giuenaidagainft him, firft vaco 
his brother Zemes,and afterthattothe Caramanian King in thefe late wars: of which wrong 
F purpofingto be reuenged,he fhortly after appointed one Caragofa Baffa hislieuremant in Afia, 
with I/hender another of hisgreat Captaines, witha {trong armie to inuade Syn then part of 
the great Sultans Kingdome. Theferwo great Commanders well appointe forthe purpofe, 
when they were come tothe vttermoft parts of Cilicia, the new bounds of BaiaXets Empire, 
were thento paffe by the confines of Caladewles his kingdome, before they could paffe bes 
Qq 2 g 


ofthe mountaine Taurus, he defcen- 


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great mountaine Taurus | 
rude and fierce people w y f 
Jeague with the Sultan, He hearing of the approch 
his mountaine people lay in ambuth in the ftraits \ 
pofe to intercept them, //hender marching inthe va 
tarie fouldiers called Acanzij,as the manner of the Tu 
be fet vpon by the mountaine King,before he w 
mies, and was by them fo fiercely charged on ene! neit places of aduantage +}, 2 
there loft moft part of his men,and forfaken of the rei hfought by flight to fae a he 
felues,he with his two fonnes and others weretaken prifoners : -Michacl-bee the elden, ithe 
: two being faftbound, was flaine by one of Aladeufes his fo lowers, whofe brother he had ” in 
‘ inthatskirmifh:his head being cutoff, was by the comp ement of C4ladeules Grae 
his father //hender,the more to gricue him:who difdainfully willed the meffenger not hr to 
itvaro him,butto bid his mafter car itif he would. With which an{wer Aladeules ate ew 
dingly mooued ; neuertheleffe pittying the old mans miferie,he fhortly after fet Tee 
yonger brother at liberties but d/hender him{clfe he {ent prifoner vnto Caitbeius the pre; o. 
tan at Caire , where he remained in prifon fiue yeares after, Caragofés the Balla difcoy, - 
with the loffe of fo greataman, retyred with his armie backeagaine into Cilicia, ang f; 
_ thence aduertifed Bata=et what had hapned,by whom he was conimanded to returne fe on 
ftantinople,as a man vofit forfogreatan enterprife, _ i 
The next Spring following, Bafazet con{tantin his former refolution for the inuafi 


Siria,fent Achmetes another of his Bafla’s, with a far greaterarmy than had Caragofes sapainn ihe 


ata place cal. 
and there ina great 
antly,lofttwo of his fingcrs;and 









































































1488 
ithmetes bei veers. 
Geompied, 4 Sultan: who was no fooner come to the further part of Cilicia, buthe was there 


tatea prifner led of the Turks, Tzucur Oua,encountred by the Agyprians & Arabians, 
Gfeatiocaire. barrell ouerthrowne ; wherein SR Aer aay ta 
being taken prifoner was fent to Caire. eR ae 
_ Batazet with this overthrow ratherincenfed than difcouraged,made great preparation the 
next yeareagainftthe Sultan both by feaand land, fuch as he had not before at any time made, 
And vhen: fl things were now inreadines, fent Alis Bafa (of fome called Calibers and Chey h. 
his fone in aw, two notable captains, with agreat and puiffant armic by land againftthe 
Aigyptian Sultan: at which tim equefted of the Venetians, with whom he was then in 
league, That he might by their good Icaue,as occafion required, refreth his Acct (thenreadie 
to put to {ea for the inuafion of Syria,as he faid)in theintiland of Cyprus. Which his requeft 
was by the general confent of the Senat denied, as a thing tending tothe great danger oftheir 
e y doubting left Basazes taking that deniall in euill part, fhould feeketo haue 
hichh by requeft, they prefently fent Francifco Prinsla 
he defence of that Ifland. He hearing tharone 
f Helle{pontus, lay houering at the I(land of Sci- 
ia; and carefully confidering how fecretand 
Ww4s giuen out,thatal this great preparati- 
not fuddenly furprife the Ifle, 1, 
chers,out. of €reta into Cyprus, 
ithhis flect at the Ifland of Naxos,that 
uerthe Turks intended. But when he 
e hoyfed faile,& held his courfe 
iling alongft the coaft of Lycia, 
ey came vpon the coaft of Syria: by 
mightie armi Cilicia,neere vato 


NG ent Vsbeg a 
ther | 
y ‘0! 
oli 
































: direétly for Cypru 
_ _- ._ Pamphilia, and 
Which time Calibe: 









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K | 


ced 


Jecond Emperonr of the Turks 
A thevefore although heknew himfelfeto be for number farinferior vnto his enemiés,yet fap- 
plying that wantwith the valour,courage,and affured confidence hie had répofed intheappro- 
ued and inuincible force of his Mamalukes, he expected not the comming ofthe enemié into 
Syria,but pafling ouerthe mountaihe Amanus,and {o defcending into Cilicia met him not far 
from, Tarfus,in the fame place (asit-was thought) where Alexander the Greathadlong befSre 

ina great bartell vanquifhed Darius, 2 


Thefttwo puiflancarmiescome from far‘out of diuers partsofthe world, the oneto finde 4 long and ter= 

> "were a7 9 4 0 ithlik fethemioy alt Tible battell bex 
the other, were no fooner come together, but thacwithlike cherefulnefle they joyned bartell, voit (eR 
= . > a andthe Mama 
moft prefent deftruétion threatned ynto chem all: which tertible and cruel fight was maitrar- ee 


and charawith fuchwviolence and furie,that the earth feemedto tremble vader their feet, and 


o 


nedall that day with doubtful viétoric,and exceeding flaughiter ofiborh fides the politique 
Generals with new fepplies of frefh fouldicrs continually relieuingthe moft diftreffed parts 
oftheirbartels ; and they likewifeias men prodigall.of their lives, refélutely offering ther - 
felues to all dangers. When this moft dreadfulltight had inthis fort endured the whole day, 

Yad many thoulands of valiant men of latealiue, lay now ded vpon the gtound, the appro- 
Ming night brake ofthe battell,and both the armies {ore wearied and weakned (butefpecially 
he Parks) retyred to their camps, where they refted that night. : 

Bur the Aigyptians comming to their campe, found all their carriages with their prouifion 
of victuals and other neceflaries quite taken away and gone. Which thing (as fome write\the 
bordering people of the country (for moft part living vpon robbery) had done in time of the 

C battel,to pleafe the Turks:or as ome others report,they which had the charge thereof, terriff- 
edwiththe greatneffe of the Turks armie, and doubtfulneffe of the battell fed away ; and ta- 
king their way along the fea fide, fel into the hands ofthe Tutks which were put on fhore out 
of the gallies,and fo were of them fpoy led, Howfocuer it was, (for in fo greatyncertaintié I 
dare not affirme)certain it is,that the Egyptians were fore troubled with the lofle of their pro- 
uifion, fearing thatif they fhould now {tay longer in the countrey’, they fhould forthwith be 
dtiuento great extremities for want of neceffarits. Wherefore whenthey had euill refted that 

night,the next day early inthe morning they prefented themfelaes in order of battell before 
theit enemics,brauing them into the field,and daring them to-battel, TheTurks difdaining to 
fee any prouder in field than themfelues, after they had in goodly order ranged their battels, 
fet forward with enfignes difplayd againft their proud enemies. There began a moft terrible 
and bloudie batrell, fought with fuch defperat refolution, as if'they had folemnly vowed, ci- 
ther to ouercome or die inthe place where they ftood, A maniwould haue faid, thatthe former 
days furie had bin but a play in comparifon of this :many valiant foldiers conered with their 
dead bodies the fame ground whereon they lining ftood, whehthey receiued the firftincoun- 
ter of their enemies, OfFboth thofe great armies none was feento gitte ground, or once looke 
backe:the Turks Tanizaries, and the Algy ptians Mamalukes (the vndoubted ftrength of the 
greateft Mahomeran Monarchs, foldiers for their valour mach feared,and through the world 
renowned) there buckled together, and ftanding foorto foot fpent the vetermoft oftheir for- 
F ces one vponanother ; as if they would in thatbattellhaue made itknowne vitto the world, 
which of them were to be accounted the better foldiers, Whileft victorie ftood thus doubr- 
full,and the day was now farfpent,/sbee the Algyptian Generall with fifteen¢ thoufand vali- 
ant hotfmen(whom he had receiued forthar purpofe)gauea frefh affailtvpon the Turks {ua- 
drons,with fuch force,that they had much adooto keepe their order, and began now ro gite 
ground; which wasby and by made good againby other frefh men {peedily brought on by 
the Bathe’s, Then became the battell more fierce than before,euery man ftriuing tothe veter~ 

moft ofhis power, to fell his life vnto his enemies as deere as he could, Inwhich vatee 4 

fightall the reft of che day was fpent,vntill thar after the going down of the pt aeles fe 
of the night comming faft on,they were glad for lacke of light to breake off the batte and to 

F retyre themfelues into their camps,not knowing as yet who had gotthe poe fend Bi 
The Turks Ball's taking view of thearmie, and finding that of anfupdita u a f f ts 

ing men which they brought into the field,there was farce athird part lefc,andmoft of them 


t 


i ind i morni their refolute ene- 
[fo maimed or hurt-& doubting to be fet vpon againe the next morning by 
a ie rnets for hafte theirtents well ftored rhe rurkes fla 


mies, fled away fecretly the fame night, leauing behind them 




















4 ight, 
wich victuals and all other things needfull. The Agyptians alfo hazing loft one half oftheir 7 ™™ 


Qq 3 armie, 


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“the mountaine,and entred intothe Tuiks campe,whe: 


‘ 


” wife Daltibe,an Arabian borne,a woman of an haughtie {pi 












etyred allothe famenight i Second Emperour of the Turks, 


h 2 rahi 2 Te 5 . 5 ; . 
the Turks. Andfome of the fou 3: It A his bafe daughter inmarriage to Godfrey Borgia, the Bifhops fon,and made him princeof Ca- 
rinula : his otherfon Fraaces he entertained alfoin great pay to feruchim in his wars. Aad t 

















ia, raifed y went, ti i j 
Syei ascent repereellouct vis sepia bir went, h CoN AMIS Was oU¢ by his embaffadour Pandonius Camullus,lately returned out of France,gaue aiazet to ynder- 
4 mn, t go ic { the true knowleq © of ‘4 ftand, what the French king had purpofedagainft them both, requefting hit to aid him with 






“euent of that battel,euen vato them that were prefent th 
vpon the fide.of the mountaine, had {peedie intelligence 


Turks : which being alfo confirmed by his efpials to be t 
hi 


a : e : : : : 2 
The Agyptian lying that nj fix thoufand horfmen & as many foot againft their commonenemie,proniifingto giue chem 
honorable entertainment daring thofe wars. And to further the matter, Alexander the GICAL a phonfus hing 
: = 5 é ee A iphan| f 
Bithop tent George Bucctarde,a Ligurian, skilfull inthe Turkifh language, ensballador 10 Baia- of Napes, aad 
zet,to declare vnto him with what great preparation, both by feaand land, the yong French ales Tae 
king (defirous of honorand the enlargement of his kingdome) was aboutto inuade Naples 3 iso Bi) 


and then, with what great power (after he had difpatched his wars in Italie) he purpofed to iaw« againfl 
Charles the 


Freuch king. 















» other things needfull for the retrething of hisarmi oat 
_ cladeules the mountaine, King, with the people called Varfacide, by whofe c, : 
Turkes muft needs in their recarne pMieealb and rin Sher intheir = the H B pafle ouer into: Grecia,and that he had to that end carneftly crauelled with him to hance Zemes 
fliglit , and had fo ftopped the paffages,that they were in flying ouertaken by the Mamal ie his brother deliuered into his hands, whom he defired to vfe as 2 moft fit inftrument for the 
and {laine with fo greataflaughter, tharof all that greatarmie of the Turks few ri Ukes, . 
aliue to carrienewes home. Cadsbecus and ¢, rfeogles the Bafla’s,were in that flight Pera 
prifoners, and afterwards prefented to Caytheius the Sultan, at Caire, with eightcene fa en 














troubling of his {tate and empire, by reafon of hismany friends: yerthat his Holineffe (ha- 
uing the Frenchy in diftruft as a proud and ambitious people, as alfo care full for the danger of 
A thacitic of Rome,and of the ftate of Italie in generall)had entered into aconfederation with 
ofthe Turkes Sanzackes, which are greatmenamongft them, hauing eucry one of the ote Aiphenfus king of Naples,with theirvnited forcesto withftand that proud nation, bath by fea 
regiment and commaund of fome one prouince or other, and are indegree nex i a the and land wanting nothing more for the accomplifhment therof,than mony : by which means 
Balla’s. er? , ii Gerstner re -) tno’ the only, Batazet might (as he {aid) prouide for the fafetic of his kingdomein Grecia, if he would 
_ Neither was the fortune of Baiazet his nanie at fea, better than that of his atmic at | putto his helping hand,to furnifh chem with money for the entertainment of fouldiers + for= 
as it lay at rode vpon the coaft of Syria atthe mouth of the riuer Orontes, which iat ; I (3 OPP ea ith mal ‘fe teat Sip ee eee te sae a AA 
the famous citie of Antioch, his gallies wereby tempeltand rage of the fea put fromeheirae the Orhoman empire , ifhe notaltogether refufing the charge, would not {pare foralittle coft 


: ; A F ; intai e war rather in that forrcine countrey than to receiue it, brought home to his 
chors,and in the fight of their enemies {wallowed' hefea, ; : FOimaintainethe war tat ’ ‘ mrey sd dutch 2 
D 3 tnics {wallowed vp of the fea,or el fe driuen Vpon the main, owne doore,concluding, That it were much more commodious and eafie with his treafures \ 





“ Cc “4 ‘ . CY ag a 
aa aor anaaee eae Bir (some ene troubled with there €o repreffe his enemic ina ftrange country a far off,than by dint of {word and plaine batcell in 
14.92 withthe Sultan, vnto whonies Sond all rer “ ON0Ys he Embaffadors concluded a peace hisowne. A jthing by experience well knowne, That they which haue neglected and fetac 
eaetolie whiehthe Sultandeliuered eee “Cadi UGH iA lacesas he hadbefore taken from him : for nought remote dangers, for {paring of charge, haue afterwards bin inforced with greaterdan- 
twist Ba- raft of the Turks prifon hich rd ibcins, Ci ereogles, Achmetes, and Ifhender with all the gerto receiue the fame into their owne bofomes, whenas they were become defperat & patt ¥ 
and Cayt- © Shortly af he oners, which he had ingreat number inhis keeping. semedic. Baiazet, who both by his efpials and oftenletters andembafladors from WAlphon(as, 5 
oe te A ed i sali 7 Seay wasconcludedbetwixt thefetwo great and mightie Princes,eayt- knew all thisto be truc,gaue great thanks tothe Bifhop by his embaffador, for that he fitting 
ely SOU ANCES HW, oofa Circaffian flaue,by many degrees of honour,and by thefuor , in fo high place,did fo friendly and in fo good time admoni(hhim,both a ftranger & ofacon- 
ofthe Mamalukes his fellowes,obtained the rich Kingdome of Aigypt, which he right wor- R D trarie religion, of things of fo great confequence: yet foran{wer, he willed him toteturne 
thily gouerned to his inmortall praife by the {pace of twoand twentie yeares scommanding | again vnto his mafter with one Dawtins his embaflador,who fhould carrie with him bothmo- 
at one time the great andrich countrey of Hgypt, with all Affticke, as farre as Cyrene Wel ny andother his fecret refolutions concerning thofe matters, Among other things given hint 
ward ; and Iudea,with a great part of Arabia,and all Syria,vnto the great Bhiitarholistiser Et: incharge,was an Epiftle written in Greek,wherinthe barbarous king with great cunning per 


Phrates, Eaftward. Inthe latter end of hisrai fuaded the Bifhop to poifon Zemes hisbrother, as aman ofa religion altogether contrarie to 

his : forindeed of him alone for his great vertues Bajazer {tod in feareand doubt, leaft hee 

{hould by fome chance efcape out of prifon to the troubling ofhis ftate. For the performance  :.-er/endeth 
of this his requeft,he promifed faithfully to pay vnto the Bifhop,two hundred thoufand duc- Dalasi 
kats, and neuerafter fo longas he liued, to take vparmes againft the Chriftians, Otherwile prelims 
than had his father Afahomet,and his grandfather Amurath done,who bothas deadly enemies jayp wy xome. 


E ynto the name of Chriftians, neuer ceafed by continuall warres to worke their woe, 


igne he (ouercome with the importunitie of his 








f irit) joyned hi thes, 
ong: at of. about foure and twentic yeres old, with | ‘in indialslowibicet fis ceouh 
that fo poffefled of it his father yet living,he mightthe better enioy itafter his death. Contra- 
yee ae cuftom ofthe Mamalukes,who of long time had not vfed to haue their king by fuc- 
ceffion, but by their free election. Whogrudging tobe thus defrauded of their wonted choile, 


immediatly after the death of Caysbeius flew Mahomethes his fon ; and ina few monethsafter, 




















_ foure moe,who one after another wi thei iki ; But Georzethe Bithops embaflador,and Dautias, trauelling towards Iralie, and hauing NOW jo Rowereas 
neither could they be oe nae & a te hadafpired Ato thekingdome’ happily pafled ohare as they Wereabouttohaue landed at Ancona were borded by ia bal 
cuftome fet vp a Sultan of their own choice, — thatthey had according to their wonte Io.Ronerens, brother to Iulianws the Cardinall C man of; iugesccount inthofe qualia a pelea. 

About the fametime that theaforefaid pe ‘ cleane quit of their treafure and whatfoeuer elfe they had aboord. Rowerews pretending tor 
metane Princes Baiazer Ss Sine al he | uded betwixt the twogrest Maho- the defence ofthe faét, That the Bifhop did owe hima great fum of mony, due yato him for 
again{t Alpbonfwsking of Naples  giuing it out. fetch King was making great preparation his good feruice don inthe time of Janocentius his predeceffor, for which he now paied him- 
would forthwith from enti fet Bet after he had recouered that kingdom, he felfe. Neither could the Biflop, muchtroubled with thatiniurie, euer after recouer one part 
che haughtie King was in daeadtnes hee bs pgpmioione in Grecia. Which great “a therofalthough he thréatned vengeance with fireandfword,andalfo fuglee oe 
Dut efpecially the folicitation of Ledou a, y the perfuafion of diuers of his Nobilitie, of the Venetians,whom it concerned to fauethe Turks harmleffe in thofe feas: for why,Rowe- 
of Italie was in fhort time after Axis a ete Duet Millan : whereby the whole ue F ews bearing himfelf vp onthe Freach,which werenow vpon: comming, whofe oe he - 
Jaft carr yay | fieqiere Sfortia himfelfe, authour of thofe troubles, # lowed, keptthe mony, and fet at nought the Bifhops thundering curfés and vainthreats. Dan- 
ied away by the French, miferabl his day # . [phon § te ROBYs . n foot to Ancona; 
theNeapolitan King doubting the ereatneffe o S dayes as a prifoner in France. 4) = tius himfelfe, Bafazers embafladour beeing fet on fhore, was glad to go io ‘ , 
SAG atlases ith conta ane . mel the French King his enemie, aa i es and fo trong thence paffing vp the riuer Padus,came to F: lag shasi Ep dee 2) ‘ 
heer rer bar arpar tere Hoe | Italie, agai Fr ci te vantientiiiand iit its Ri ce was courte 
<a tc lar chea ithopof aca againféthe Fregch , but efpe whom for (the antient friendfhip betwixt him and oe at 
ss 2 ae cu 


etter affurance whercof, he Onis . & 


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armie shih sath fi i eo ethoufand)an gtheitnecetfrie prouigoy FF Second Emperour of the Turks, Ast 
eryred allot t into.the mountaine Taur h i ; i i i ji i 
te Turks. Aantal hfe fouldlersipefingell q tine wi pessitlis ’ A his bafe daughter in marriage to Godfrey Borgia, the Bifhops fon,and tade him prince of Ca- 































Syria, raifed a reporvall ouer the countrey as they went, tans armic y Ys into aut pabtee P Hscoetiaee alfo are Beppe rue Hint in his wars. And 
thrown, and thatthe Turks had got the victorie er he true ki NAS Outer, y ate -s ay COIN SECIS Sood ae epee 8000 Asc ON 

1 | g lc : Nowledge th ftand,what the Brench king had purpofedagainft them both, requefting him to aid him with 

euent of that battel,euen vnto them that were prefentt he Aigyptian lying that nj he fix thoufand horfmen & as many foot againft their commonenemic,promifing to give them 

i he fide.of the mountaine, had fpeedie inrelligen ned ladenles,of the flight of jh honorable entertainment during thofe wars. And to further the matter, lexander the BUCA rbon fas hing 







hich being alfo confirmed by his efpials to bi 
~_ the mountaine,and entred into the Turks campe,where!| 
» other things needfull for the refrefhing of hisarmi 


he prefently came down 


, Bithop tent George Bucciarde,a Ligurian, skilful inthe Turkith language,emballador to Bai 
‘ i i e g guage. OF CO Baia- of Napes, aad 
/plentic of viduals an Se n pest 


d of all zet,to declare ynto him with what great preparation, both by fea and land, the yong French pee Bi- 
king (defirous of honorand the enlargement of his kingdome) was aboutto inuade Naples , eae" 











° ; ; F 3 craueard 
__ CAladeules the mountaine, King, with the people ca led ' ‘a ide, by whofe confines the H and then, with what great power (after he had difpatched his wars in Italie) he purpoled to itt agaaft 
Turkes muft needs in their retarne paffe, robbe: jand flew many of them in their diforde, ‘ B pafle oucrintoGracia,and that he had to thatend carneftly crauelled with him to hanc Zemes <7 ie 
flight ; and had fo {topped the paffages,that they were in ng ouertaken by the Mamaluhe his brother delivered into his hands, whom hedefired to vfe as a moft fit inftrument for the a 
~ and flaine with fogreavaflaughter, that of all thatgr of the Turks few rem); 5, troubling of his ftate and empire, by reafon of his many friends; yerthat his Holineffe (ha- 
‘aliue to carrie newes home, Caliberus and Cherfeogles the Bafla’s,were in that flight bor! “9 ning the French in diftruft as a proud andambitious people, as alfo care full for the danger of 
prifoners, and afterwards prefented to Caytbeins the Sultan, at Caire, with cightcenc ee thacitic of Rome,and of the ftate of Italie in generall)had entered into aconfederation with 
of the Turkes Sanzackes, which are greatmenamongftthem, having eucry one of tain Ai, fenfus king, of Naples, with their vnited forces to withftand that proud nation, barh by fea 


and land, wanting nothing more for the accomplifhment therof,than mony : by which means 
only, Baiazet might (as he faid) prouide for the fafetic of his kingdomein Grecia,if he would 
putto his helping hand,to furnifh chem with money for the entertainment of fouldiers : for= 


regiment and commaund of fome one prouince or other, and are indegree next vnto the 


Baffa's. , aa ae eevee 
_» Neither was the fortune of Basazer his nauie at fea, better thanthat of his armie at | 


as it lay at rodevpon the coaft of Syria atthe mouth of theriuer Orontes, which and for afmuch as the citie of Rome,and the kingdome of Naples,were the fureft wals of that fide of 

the famous citie of Antioch, his gallies wereby ter eis Fthe fe uch runneth by C the othoman empire ; ifhe notaltogether refufing the charge, would not {pare foralittle coft 

chors,and in the fight ofthis enemics fete a oftlitfesorelied enue Sin to maintaine the war rather in that torreine countrey than to receiue it, brought home to his 

st sete) : f | owed Vp tiuen vpon the mai 5 i i 2 j i i : : j 
* and there with the furges of the fea beaten inpieces, Baiazer nota little troub P Main, owne doore,concluding, That it were much more commodiousand eafie with his treafures 


led with thefe €o repreffe his enemic ina ftrange country a far off,than by dint of {word and plaine battell in 


Joffesboth by {ca and land, at length with much ado, by his Embaffadors conclud 
4.9 2 with the Sultan, vnto whom he reftored all-fuch places ashe hadbefore taken fom Histon 
2 Ea which the Sultan deliuered vato him Calibeius, Cherfeogles, Achmetes, and Ifhender,with all the 


hisowne. A thing by experience well knowne, That they which haue neglected and ferat 
nought remote dangers, for {paring of charge, haue afterwards bin inforced with greater dan- 


ra yi ° P er'to receive the fame into their owne bofomes,whenas they were become defperat & patt ; 
t aid Cayt= reft of the Turks prifoners, which he had in great number inhis keeping. roncticindaett; who both by his efpials and often letters an embafladors FhorsAlpialid: ." 
bem 4, .. Shortly after this peace wasconcludedbetwixtthefetwo great and mightie Princes, cay. knewallthisto be true,gaue great thanks tothe Bifhop by his embaffador, for that he fitting 
betus the Sultan died : who of a Circaffian flaue,by many degrees of honour,and by thefiuor , & in o high place,did fo friendly and in fo good time admonithhim,both a ftranger & ofacon- 
ofthe Mamalukes his fellowes,obtained the rich Kingdome of Agypt, which he right wor- ft D trarie religion, of things of fo great confequence : yet for anfwer, he willed him toteturne 
thily gouerned to his inmortall praife by the {pace of two and twentie yeares scommanding | again ynto hismafter with one Dantins his embaflador,who fhould carrie with him bothmo- 
at one time the great and rich counrrey of Agypt,withall Affricke, as farreas Cyrene, Welt. ny and other his fecret refolutions concerning thofe matters. Among other things giuen hint 
ward ; and Iudea,witha great part of Arabia,and all Syria,vnto the great and famous fue Eu- ‘incharge,was an Epiftle written in Greek, wherinthe barbarous king with great cunning per- 
__ phrates, Eaftward. Inthe latter end of his raigne he (ouercome with the importunitie of his fuaded the Bithop to poifon Zemes his brother, as aman ofa religion altogether contratie to 
wife Dalsibe,an Arabian borne,a woman of an haughtie fpirit) joyned his ane Mahomethes,2 his : for indeed of himalone for his great vertues Baiazer {tod in feateand doubt, leaft hee 
yong man of about foure and twentic yeres aldauibininin the fellowship of his kin: gins ; fhould by fome chance efcape out of prifon to the troubling ofhis ftare. For the performance saiezee ondeth 
that fo pofteffed of it his fatheryet liuing,he might the better enioy ir af P hi death ae id of this his requeft,he promifed faithfully to pay vnto the Bifhop,two hundred thoufand duc- pastas bis 
tic to the cuftom of the Mamalukes,who of long time had not vfea totes their king by fice kats, and neuerafter fo longas heliued, to take vp armesagainft the Chriftians, Otherwife enielsioat 18 


ceffion,but by their free election.’ fi ‘ i : than had his father 4f4bomet,and his grandfather Amurath done,who bothas deadly enemies jjyp of nome. 
immediatly Deana death of Conde Soe tts defiauded 23 their wonted itm E name of Ch riftians, neuer ceafed by continual warres £0 worke their woe, si 
r ; anthcne ‘ metnes his fon; and ina few monethsafter, But Georgethe Bifhops embaflador,and Dautias, trauelling towards Italie, and hauing now so.rowereas 


foure moe,who one after a i i i : ; 
-: DT Oe nother without their good liking hadafpired ynto thekingdome : happily paffed the:Adriatike, as they wereabout to haue landed at Ancona were borded by rabbeth tbe 


neither could they be contented, vntill {uch time as that’ 











cuftome fet vp a Sultan of their own choice they hadaccording to their wonted ‘Jo. Ronereus, brother to Iulianus the Cardinal (aman ofgreat account in thofe quarters) and ee 

_ Aboutthe fametime that the aforefaid cacayr | . h cleane quit of theirtreafure and whatfoeuer elfe they had aboord. Roncrews pretending for 
metane Princes Baiazet and Caytbeina, Cl, BL fe as concluded betwixt the two great Mao- athe defence ofthe fact, That the Bithop did owe himagreat fm of mony, due vato him for 
again{t Alphonfusking of Naples . ria ita ets a brsootie ing was making great preparation his good feruice don inthe time of Jnnocentius his predeceffor,for which henow paied him 
would forthwith from sleneeiatade t 2. TT ppnat afterhe had recouered that kingdom, he felfe. Neither couldthe Bifliop, much troubled with that iniurie, euerafter recouer one part 
1 -haughtie King was induced to teat ye lominions in Grecia, Which great attempt therofjalthough he threatned vengeance with fireand {word and alfo fought forrecompence 
Bieiberialis the folicitationof, Lada -inhand, by the perfuafion of diuers of his Nobilitie, of the Venetians,whom itconcerned to fauethe Turks harmleffe in thofé feas :for why,Rome- 
of Italie was in fhort time aber lore rad af He, Duke of Millan: whereby the whole fate F rews bearing himfelf vp onthe French,which were now vpon. comming, whofe faction he fol- 
if carr: d away by the French, mifera hand Sfertia him{elfe, authour of tho{e troubles, # yf - lowed, keptthe mony,and fetatnoughtthe Bifhops thundering curfesand vain cits Dau- 

Ne aclican tine don tk > Mm ded his dayes asa prifoner in France. Apher: i sins himfelfe, Baiazets embafladout beeing fet on fhore, was glad to goc on foot iS te 

tion with certain efle of the French King his enemie, alah = and fo from thence paffing vp the riuer Padus,came to Feancifews ce R RESO essed ‘ 
rthe fiat th “eae againftthe Fregch , but efpeci# » whom for (the antient friend{hip betwixt him and sone was courteoutly “= 4 





he better affurance whercof, he ois < 







ples 


and fai andapparell, and: Ret aaraar 
-newesvil terhowhe had{ped. si 
When Baiazet vnderftood by Dawtins,theeu fue iis late iourny 
with fent Afwfapha one of the Baflacs of the cou pudlesaniey 
inftcu@ions as he had before giuento Dautins: who. iucdi ’ 
to Romein fafetie ; where he forgot no part of thatw 
fter. But anongft many other things,the life of Zemes: 
_. _ fhops hands. £483 
14.95. — Arthefametime, which was inthe yeare 1495 
aye 













teat Mg. 
for at the bi. 















name,paffing through the heart of Italie witha ftron 
and taking his way without leaue through thecity of R 
who (as we haue before faid) altogether fauoured, andas muchas in him lay, turthered “ig 
cauleof alphonfua ; that he was glad to yeeld toall {uch articles and conditions as i¢ pj. ig 
him then to demand :not purpofing in himfelfe at all the performance of any of hone 
which for feare he had with great {olemnity promifed,as the fequel of the matter afte; ee 
declared. Amongtt other things, he was infore iue voto theking his graceleffe fon¢ 
Borgia Valentinus (thenone of the Cardinals) in hoftage, for the pertormance of the baer, 
his promifes. Which difgrace the craftie old Bifhop fought to couer,by gracingshis fon ; ‘i 
thetitle of his Legat: and with him he was alfo enforcedto deliuer Zemes the Turke, 3 
ets brother,his honorable prifoner ; whoto the great profirofthe Bifhopand his prede 4g 
—-zemesdieth,, for, had remained in fate cuftodie at Rome about the fpace of feuenyeares, But Zemei wi th ? 
te pee yy an three daies after he was deliuered tothe French, died at Caietaybeing before his deliveran ; 
flop of Rome. poifoned(s it was thought) witha powder of wonderfullwhitene fle and pleafanttan, Sites 
i power was not prefently to kil,bur by little andlittle difperfing the force thereof, did in fie 

time bring moftaffured death : which pleafant poifon, lexander the Bithop, skilfull inthar 
practife(corrupted by Baiazets gold,andenuying fo great a good ynto the Frenchyhad caufed 
tobecunningly mingled with the Sugar wherewith Zemes vfedro temper the water which 
he commonly dranke. His dead bodie was not long after {ent vo Baiazer,by. Aduftaphabisem- 
baffador, whoto the great contentment of his mafter, had thuscontriued his death with the 
Bithop. Notleng after,this dead body fo farbrought,was by theappointmentof Bajzs at,ho- 


























































s __ giuenin hoftage vnto the Frenchking, deceiuing his keepers at Velitras, rev i 
3 “otal Rome before the French king was come to Maples This wicked impe Sonio Spbtltsar 
q ‘not worth the remembrance but by way of deteftation (the very monfter of nature, ifa man 
should well confider the courfe of his whole life)fhortly after his efcape,enuying at the honor 
of Candianus his brother, who then was Genes er the Bifhop his fathers forces, which 
..._-wereat that time greatswhenhe had onetime merrily fupped with his faid brother. withtheie 
mother Hannotia,traiteroufly caafed him to be vnawares murdred in the ftrects.as he was g0- 
ing home,& his dead body to be caft into the riuer of Tiber. Then cafting off his prieftly ha- 
bit with his Cardinals robes,he took vpon him the leading of his fathers army inhisbrothers 
be i gauch ine wholly to martiallaffaires;avo ‘ 
ie ifpofition: and with exceeding prodigalitie, wherwith h i 
ce thetrea fi ures ofthe church,bound fat es koh, epee aeanaanal “eer 
" niards, his fathers countrey men)fuch as he knew fittett to ferue for Se eetnciiol hismoft 
dpsible deuifes. Which manner of his proceedings,althoughthey were {uch as all good men 
erefted,yct did the old hypocrit his father winketherat,fearing(as it was thoughntobe mur 
oe of the viper,himfelfc,when it (hould ferue for his purpofe, Now ivhea he had thus 
lial hes ae vita ce ASSN I ie lg Rome and the feig- 
ees : sais) help of his father(whe defired nothing more than to 
make him great) firlt drauethe mo: roe bleshantl of the Colimnj atof the city, 
€ ‘draue the mc ble lamny the city, atid 
bee out of poe dts Oo MiMle tat dronebttnmder tinedehe honorble 
perfonages ofthe great houfes ofthe ¥xfini & Cactanistakingto himfelfe heir lands & potel- 
thlike cruelty he ftrangled ato time four noblemen of the Camertes: & draue Gm 
; Hen rbin.Hetook the city of Pifarum from 10.5 ortia,who with much difficul- 
loudy hands:8¢ draue the Malereftaes out of Atiminum. The great lady Gatle- 
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norably interred among his anceftors at Prufa.Cefar Borgia alfothe Bifhopsfon,alittlebefore 


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Second Emperour of the Lurks. 


A rineSfortiaiethtutt out of Forum Liuij and Forum Cornelij,é& fhamefully led her in triumph 


through Rome.And neuer fatisfied with bloud,which he without meafure fhed,he tooke the 
citie of Fauentia from Affor Aanfredus, ayong gentleman ofrare perfection: whom after the 
beaftly tyrant had moft horribly abufed again{t nature, he caufed tobe cruelly ftrangled, and 
hisdead bodie to be caftinto Tiber. Hauing thus filled che meafure of his iniquitie, andasa 
fretting canker, hauing either deuoused or driucn into exilemoft part ofthe Roman nobility. 
and purpofing by the fupportation of his father, to make himfelfe lord and foueraigne both 
of the citic, and of all Latium, in the pride of histhoughts hee was by thehand ot the moft 
Higheftatrached and caft downe, and that by-firch means as he leaft feared:for being with his 
father ata folemne {tipper inthe Vaticane, of purpofe prepared for the deftructionof certain 
rich Cardinals and fome other honorable citizens, they were both poifoned by the fataller- 
ror of one of the waiters,who miftaking of a flaggon,gaue the poilese4 wineto the accurted 
Bithopand his fon,which was prepared for the guefts ; wherof the old Sifhop in few daies af- 
ter died, But his fon who had drunke the fame more delaid with water, although he died not 
of feng time after,yet prefently fel into fuch an extreme fickneffe,that he was not able to help 
Litwelfe , or to command his defperat followers,whereot he had great ftore: but lying ficke, 
in fhort time faw himfelfe of them forfaken,and two of his enemies,Péns the third, and Julss 
the fecond,one after another fitting in his fathers place.Of which two,Pé#s enioyed that pon- 
tificall dignitie but fixteene daies : and Zulias fucceeding him,caufed this Cefar Borgia(who of 
right had deferuedathoufand deaths) to be fhut vp inthe caftle called Moles Adriani, from 
whence he fet him arlibertie vpon the deliuerie of certaine {trong holds which were yet hol» 
denby his garrifons. After he had thus rid himfelfe out of Julius the Bifhops hands,he fled to 
Oftia, and fo by feato Naples : where he was by the commandement of Ferdinand king of 
Spaine, apprehended by Gon/aluus the Great, and tran{ported into Spaine, for feare leaft hee, 
being ofamoft troublefome nature,and much reforred vnto by his old fauourits,fhould raife 
fome new ftirs in Italie. He was no fooner arriued in Spaine, but he was caft into prifoninthe 


which he had gotten, let himfelfe downe from an high tower of the caftle: and fo efcaping, 
fledto the king of Nauar, whom he afterwards ferued in his wars, and was in an hot skirmith 
againft the kings enemies (whereinhe had obtained the victorie) flaine witha fmall thot. Vn~ 
worthie after fo many horrible villanies,to haue ended his days fohonorably His dead bodie 
was found ftript,and fo brought vnto the king vpon a bad beaftasifit had bin a dead calfeall 
naked , which was by hiscommandement honourably buried at Pamphilona. 

But toreturn again from whence we haue fomething too long with this troublefome body 


gone aftray, The French King hauing thus loft both his great hoftages, Zemesthe Turke by ee 


death, & the Cardinal Borgia by efcape, held on hisiourny towards Naples,Sewith wondertul yycpis. 


facceffe preuailed as he went, all places yeelding vnto him without any great refiftance. AL. 
phonfies {ecing himfelfe deftitute of fuch aidas he had in vaine requefted both of the Turkith 
Emperourand of the Venetians, and now almoft befet with his mightie enemie, towhom fo 
many {troag places had in fhorter time bin delivered than any man hadbefore imagined , and 


“ Withall confidering with himlelfe, how that he had loft the hearts of his fubiects (the ftron- 


gett defence of princes) forthatmoftof the nobitixic, and efpecially the Neapolitanes, hated 
him for his too much feueritie in punithing the offenders in the fate rebellion , whereia the 
princes of Sarne and Salerne were chiefe,and the common people wereno leffe offended with 
the grievous and heauie exaStions, required ofthem forthe maintenance of thefe wars, info-. 
much that their murmuring fpeeches came oftentimesto his owne hearing ; as oftentimes it 
falleth out, That the hatred ofthe fubiedts againft theic Princes,which hath for feare of long 
time bin diffembled during theit profperitie, more franckly & fiercely breaketh out in their 
declining eftate : fot. thefe caufes,/phonfus fearing to be forfaken of his people, asamanin 
defpaire,withabundance of tearsopenly inthe fight ofal the Neapolitans, refigned his king- 

_, dom of Naples to his (on Ferdinand, whenas he bad as yet {carcely raigned one whole yeare 

°F afcer the death of Ferdinand his father :and with Foure gallies patfed ouer to Mazerca,a city of 
Cicilia. His fon Ferdinand prince of rare perfeétion and fingularly graced with all fh ver 
tus of true nobilitie,and thereto deatly beloued ofall the people,was to the wonderfull con 

tcntment. ofthe Neapolitans with great ioy & <a alured king ; and fo hauing per- 


; formed 
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Cafar Borgia. 





caftle of Medina,where after he had lien three yeres he deceiued his keepers,and with arope 5 } 
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L95¢  Acthefametime, which was inthe yeare 1495, 








¢ V 1 fterhow he hadfped. | ai! 

~ When Baiazet vniderftood by Damtine,the euill fircce 
with fent Muftapha one of the Baflacs of the court, vnto 
inftruétions as he had before giuen to Dasrius: who wi 
to Romein fafetie ; where he forgot no part of that w 
fter. But among{t many other things,the life of Zemes wasttl 
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name,pafling throughthe heart of Italie witha peat pe 
and taking his way withourleaue through thecity-of Rol 

who (as we haue before faid) alcogether fauoured, and 
~ canleof Alphonfiw ; that he was glad to yeeld toall fuch articles and conditions as j¢ 5) 







him then to demand: not purpofing in himfelfe atall the performance of any of thofet} 
which for feare he had with great {olemnity promifed,as the fequel of the matter afte; 
declared. Amongft other things, he was inforced to giue vato theking his gracelef{e fo, 
Borgia Valewtinws (thenone of the Cardinals) in hoftage, for the pertormance of the o 
his promifes. Which difgrace the craftie old Bifhop fought to couer,by gracingshis fc 
theticle of his Legar: and with him he was alfo enforcedto deliuer Zemes the Turk 


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- ets brother,his honorable prifoner , whoto the great profitofthe Bifhopand his predece, 

zemes dieth,, for, had remained in fate cuftodie at Romeabout the {pace of feuenyeares. But Zones wink 
Q Leben Ff 4- three daies after he was deliuered tothe Freach, died at Caieta,being before his rlaliveraze 
flop of Rome, Poifoned(es it was thought)witha powder ofwonderfullwhitenéffe and pleafant taftswhote 





power was not prefently to kil,bur by little andlittle difperfing the force thereof, di 

time bring moftaflured death :which plea(antgpidiiuetory io the Bifhop, srl . at 

practife(corrupted by Baiazets gold,andenuying fo great agood vnto the Frenchyhad caufed 

tobecunningly mingled with the Sugar wherewith Zemes viedito temper the water which 
_ hecommonly dranke. His dead bodie wasnot long after fent to Baiares,by Atufaphe his em- 

baffador, whoto the great contentment of his mafter, had thuscontriued his death withthe 

Bithop. Not long after,this dead body fo far brought,was by theappointmentof Bajzeer,ho- 





norably interred among his anceftors at Prufa.Céfar Borgia alforhe Bithops'fon,a little before K 


giuenin hoftage vnto the French king, deceiuing his keepers at Velitras, returned againe to 


‘ ata Rome before the French king was come to Naples. This wicked impe come ofan cuil (train, 


‘not worth the remembrance but by way of deteftation (the ver i i 
should well confider the courfe of his Tholelifeyhorlyafer Bee ecchayingaihc baer 
of Candianus his brother, who then was Gencrall ouer the Bifhop his fathers forces, which 
wereat that time great:whenhe had onetime merrily fupped with his {aid brother, witheheit 
mother Vannotia,traiteroufly caafed him to be vnawares murdyed in the ftreetsas he was go- 
ing uke his dead body to be caft into the riuer of Tiber. Then cafting off his prieftly ha- 
ret his bt robes,he took vpon him the leading of his fathers army inhisbrothers 
ie a gaue imfelfe wholly to martiallaffairessa vocation beft fitting his fierce and bloudy 
" pofition: and with exceeding prodigalitie, wherwith heexhaufted his fathers coffers and 
the treafisres ofthechurch,bound fatt vato him defperat ruffians and foldiers (efpecially Spa- 
Pe sah counrtey ms fucl as he knew fittett to ferue for the execution of hismoft 
deve yetddtield ypauiahisernidiee eae 
petcitaHt ; d it twinketherat,fearing(as it was thought)to be mur- 
dered of the viper,himfelfc,when it fhould ferue for his purpole. ; 
: ap C len ‘ue | “| Now when he had thus 
Hee orciboughcby ed Ge Hetil Ramen 
iories t sheby the dew helpof his father(whe defir ing more than C0 
sake bim great) firlt drave he od Mable isle of tetrwminy oar te city, ui 
ipaifombeass dhe arcattloulePG Alene ieee aes pe one ot killed he honortbr 
ons. Wiel ‘ik sl thn este iets himfelfetheir lands & poflel- 
ACH aussi: WI on aa one time four noblemen of the Carmertes: & draue Gi? 
leaf mye ‘Vrbin.Hetook ey: i 1ftom Jo,Sfortia,who with much difficul- 
ape bloudy hands:8 draug ie Mi out of Ariminum. The great lady Gathe- 
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A rine Sfortialie thtuft our of Forum Liuijand Forum Cornelij,é& thamefully led her in triumph 


through Rome.And neuer fatisfied with bloud, which he without meafure hed,he tooke the 
citie of Fauentia from Aftor Manfredus, 2 yong gentleman of rare perfeCtion: whom afterthe 
beaftly tyrant had moft horribly abufed againft nature, he caufed tobe cruelly firangled, and 
hisdead bodie to be caftinto Tiber. Hauing thus filled rhe meafure of his iniquitie, andas a 
fretting canker,hauing either deuoured or driuen into exilemoft part ofthe Roman nobility. 

and purpofing by the fupportation of his father, to make himfelfe lord and foucraigne both 
of the citie, and of all Latium, in the pride of histhoughts hee wasby thehand of the moft 


- Higheft attached and caft downe, and that by-fich means as he leaft feared:for being with his 


father ata folemne {\pper inthe Vaticane, of purpofe prepared for the deftruétion of certain 
rich Cardinals and fome other honorable citizens, they were both poifoned by the fataller- 
ror of one of the waiters,who miftaking of a flaggon,gane the poife-e4 wincto the accuried 
Bithopand his fon,which was prepared for the guefts ; wherof the ola § sifhop in few daies af- 
ter died, But his fon who had drunke the fame more delaid with water, although he died not 
of feng time after,yet prefently felinto fuch an extreme fickneffe,that he was notable to help 
Litwelte , or to command his defperat followers, whereothe had great ftore: but lying ficke, 
in fhort time faw himfelfe of them forfaken,and two of his enemies,Péns the third, and Julins 
the fecond,one after another fitting inhis fathers place. Of which two,Pims enioyed that pon- 
rificall dignitie but fixteene daies : and Zulias fucceeding him,caufed this Cefar Borgia(who of 
right had deferuedathoufand deaths) to be fhutvp inthe ca(tle called Moles Adriani, from 
whence he {et him atlibertie vponthe deliuerie of certaine {trong holds which were yet hol 
denby his garrifons, After he had thus rid himfelfe out of Julius the Bifhops hands,he fled to 
Oftia, and fo by feato Naples : where he was by the commandement of Ferdinand king of 
Spaine, apprehended by Gon/aluus the Great, and tran(ported into Spaine, for feare leaft hee, 
being ofamoft troublefome nature,and much reforted ynto by his old fauourits,thould raife 
fome new ftirs in Italie, He was no foonerarriued in Spaine, but he was caft into prifoninthe 
caftle of Medina,where after he had lien three yeres he deceiued his keeper s,and with a rope 
which he had gotten, let himfelfe downe from an hightower of the caftle: and fo efcaping, 


fledto the kine of Nauar, whom he afterwards ferued in his wars, and was inanhotskirmith The death of 
~ 4 Cefar Borgia. 


againft the kings enemies (whereinhe had obtained the victoric) {laine witha {mall thot. Vn- 
worthie after fo many horrible villanies,to haue ended his days fohonorably.His dead bodie 
was found ftript,and fo broughevnto the king vpon a bad beaft,asifit had bin a dead calfe all 
naked ; which was by hiscommandement honourably buried at Pamphilona. 

But toreturn again from whence we haue fomething too long with this troublefome body 


facceffe preuailed as he went, all places yeelding vnto him without any great refiftance. Al- 
phonfis {ecing himfelfe deftitute of fuch aidas he had in vaine requefted both of the Turkith 
Emperourand of the Venetians, and now almoft befet with his mightie enemie, to whom fo 
many {troag places had in fhorter time bin delivered than any man had before imagined ; and 


~¢ withall confidering with himlelfe, how that he had loft the hearts of his fubiects (the ftron- 


geft defence of princes) forthatmoftof the nobititie, and efpecially the Neapolitanes, hated 
him for his too much feueritie in punifhing the offenders in the late rebellion, whereia the 
princes of Same and Salerne were chiefe,and the common people were no leffe offended with 
the grievous and heauie exactions, required of them for the maintenance of thefe wars, info-.. 
much that their murmuring {peeches came oftentimesto his owne hearing ; as oftentimes it 
falleth out, That the hatred ofthe fubieés againft theit Princes, which hath for feareoflong 
time bin diffembledduring their profperitic, more franckly & fiercely breaketh out 19 their 
declining eftate ; fot, thefe caufes,A/phonfus fearing to be forfaken of his people, asamania 
defpaire,withabundance of tears openly inthe fight ofal the Neapolitans, refigned his king- 
dom of Naples to his (on Ferdinand, whenas he bad as yet {carcely raigned one whole yeare 


"Batter the death of Ferdinand his father :and with foure gallies patted ouerto Mazerea,acity of 


Cicilia. His fon Ferdinand d prince of rare perfection and fingularly graced with all ver- 
tus of true nobilitie,and thereto deatly beloued ofall the people,was t0 the wonderfull con- 


sara ofthe Neapolicans with great ioy eeacclanis fluted king ,and fo oe 


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gone aftray, The French King hauing thus loft both his great hoftages, Zemesthe Turke by eats 


death, & the Cardinal Borgia by efcape,held on hisiourny towards Naples;Swith wonderful yyeptes. 



















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azet videritood by Dansius,theeuill: =he ha EBidurny.he G A rine Sfortialiethrutt out of Forum Liuijand Forum Cornelij,éfhamefully led her intriumph 
. - with fent atupapha one of the Bailaes of the coure, vnto thegr ithopAlesan rg e forth, through Rome.And neuer fatisfied with bloud, which he without meafure fhed,he tooke the 
inftru tions as he had before giuen to Dastins: who with| lap atriuedin Icaly, vith like citie of Fauentia from Aflor Adanfredus, a yong gentleman of rare perfe@tion: whom after the 


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Raniah beaftly tyrant had moft horribly abufed againft nature, he caufed tobe cruelly ftrangled, and . 


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3 ; life Rzémrehin : hisdead bodie to be caftinto Tiber. Hauing thus filled che meafure of his iniquitie, anda: 
fee coe many other things,the idole ‘ a “ ot foughetor at the yt. fretting canker, hauing either deuoured or driucn into exilemoft part ofthe Rona nobiles 
: ee * : ancarhaiita ie ae and purpofing by the fupportation of his father, tomake himfelfe lord and foueraigne bot 
2 Se alae sere apsstnens a mab the eight of tht of the citie, and ofall Latium, inthe pride of his thoughtshee wasby thehand ot the aor : 
name, pafling througnt : SUS Alphonfasking ot Nales, Higheft attached and caft downe, and that by-fiich means as he leaft feared:for being with his 










and taking his way withourleaue through the city of Ror etrified Alexander thc 


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ithop \ father at afolemne {pper in the Vaticane, of purpofe prepared for the deftrutionof certain 


who (as we haue before faid) alcogether fumes mucl him lay, furthered the rich Cardinals and fome other honorable citizens, they were both poifoned by the fataller- 
~ cauleof Alphonfi ; that he was glad to yeeld to all fuch articles and conditions as jc pleated ror of one of the waiters,who miftaking of a flaggon,gaue the poife et wine to the accuried 
him then to demand :not purpoling in himfelfe at allthe performance of any of thofe thing Bithopand his fon, which was prepared for the guefts ; wherof the old Sifhop in few dais af- 










which for feare he had with great folemnity promifed,as the fequel of the matter afte; 
declared. Amongft other things,he was inforced to giue voto the king his gracele(fe fon ¢, 
Borgia Valewsinus (then one of the Cardinals) in hoftage, for the pertormance of the ot 


2 ter died, But his fon who had drunke the fame more delaid with water, although he died not 
ofleng time after,yet prefently fel into fuch an extreme ficknefle,that he was not abletohelp 
Litnelte , or to command his defperat followers, whereof he had great ftore: but lying ficke, 
his promifes. Which difgrace the craftic old Bifhop fought to couer,by gracing: his fo in fort time faw himfelfe of them forfaken,and two of his enemies, Pius the third, and Julia 
thetitle of his Legar: and with him he was alfo enforcedto deliuer Zemes the Turke, p the fecond,one after another fitting in his fathers place.Of which two,Pit#s enioyed that pon- 
3 ets brother, his honorable prifoner ; whoto the great profirofthe Bifhopand his prede ot tificall dignitie but fixteene daies : and Zulins fucceeding him,caufed this Cefar Borgia(who of 
—-zemesdietb, Lor, had remained in fate cuftodie at Rome about the fpace of feuen yeares, But Zemes eat right had deferued athoufand deaths) to be fhut vp in the ca(tle called Moles Adriani, from 
i pions ba three daies after he was deliuered to the Freach, died at Caictabeing befate his deliuerg 0 whence he fet himat libertie vpon the deliuerie of certaine {trong holds which were yet hol» 

: ie dha. poifon ed@s it was thought) witha powder of wonderfullwh iteiie fe and pleafant tath woe denby his garrifons, After he had thus rid himfelfe out of Juligs the Bifhops hands,he fled to 
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‘po’ i i dlittle di : Oltia, and fo by feato Naples: where he was by the commandement of Ferdinand king of 
a Are bring molt ar ER sata Safe) sel aaaed inthore Spaine, Raton by Genfalens the Great, and tran{ported into Spaine, for feare leaft hee, 
3 P P : nthe Bithop, skilfull inthae beingofamoft troublefome nature, and much reforted vnto by his old fauourits, fhould raife 


=f practife(corrupted by Baiazets gold,and enuying fo greata good vnto the Frenchyhad caufed fome new ftirs in Italie, He was no foonerarriued in Spaine, but he was catt into prifon inthe 





¥ tobecunningly mingled withthe Sugar wherewith Zemes \vied.ro temper the wai i wo ae : ; serie ; ee : — 
hecommonly dranke. His dead bosie wasnotlong alter lento Baier by ual tisen BRED Madina the ra a coreget tie eal evand elo, } 
baffador, whoto the great contentment of his mafter, had thus contrived his death withthe fledto the dogof Nanay whom he aferwards {erued in his wars, and was inanhotskirmith The death 
Bifhop. Not long after,this dead body fo farbrought,was by theappointment OF Baiazet,ho- aoainit the kings enemies (whereinhe had obtained the victoric) flaine witha fmall thot. Vin~ 6 Bs 
norably interred among his anceftors at Prufa.Cafar Borgia alfothe Bithops (on,a little before worthieafter fo many horrible villanies,to haue ended his days fi ohonorably.His dead bodie 
Be sicinwh giuenin hoftage vnto the Frenchking, deceiuing his keepers at Velitras, returned againeto a f D was found ftript,and fo broughevnto the king vpon a bad beatt,as if it had bin a dead calfe all 
ar ad Rome before the French king was come to Naples. This wicked im pecome ofan cuil {train } naked ; which was by hiscommandement honourably buried at Pamphilona. 
ie ‘nor worth the remembrance but by way of deteftation (the very monfter ofnature, ifaman But toretucn again from whence we haue fomething too long with this troublefome body 
a fhould well confider the courfeofhis wholelife)thortly after hisefcape,enuying at thebouer gone aftray. The French King hauing thus loftboth his great hoftages, Zemes the Turke by jh Ee 
; of Candianws his brother, who then was Gencrall ouer the Bifhop: his Gathers ices, which death, gc the Cardinal Borgia by efcape, held on hisiourny towards Naples; Sewith wonderful yaar z 
.._ wereat that time greatswhenhe had onetime merrily fupped with his faid brother ovittienete facceffe preuailedas he went, all places yeelding vnto him without any great refiftance. Al. 
mother Vannotia,traiteroufly caafed him to be vnawares murdred in the ftreets.as he was go- phonfus {ecing himfelfe deftitute of fuch aidas he had in vaine requefted both of the Turkith 
d ing home, & his dead body to be caft into the riuer of Tiber. Then caftin ofthis rieftl Me Emperourand of the Venetians, and now almoft befet with his mightie enemie, to whom fo 
j bit with his Cardinals robes,he took vpon him the leadin of his fathers ah i brétiets many {trong places had in fhorter time bin delivered than any man hadbefore imagined ;and 
ftcad,& gaue himfelfe wholly to. pichialleinadevobai niet fitti his fee ns ‘d hloudy 2 qa withall confidering with himlelfe, how that he had loft the hearts of his fi ubiects (the ftron- 
difpofition: and with exceeding prodigalitie, wherwith h iene hits ates 2 get defence of princes) forthatmoft af the ita Pa issu aN ave 
the trealiures ofthechurch, bound fattvato him defp : , im for his too much feueritic in punithing the offenders in the late rebellion, wherein 
niards, his fathers countrey aaa ce aun Saad Ng ees igs ay a princes of Sarne and Salerne were cade lee the common people wereno leffe offended with 
horrible deuifes. Which manner of his proceeding end ita forthe executiono ial the gricuous and heauie exactions, required of them forthe maintenance of thefe wars, info-.. 
detefted,yet didthe old hypocrit his Jathtuw tikes Ae eet they werefuchasallgoodmen much that their murmuring fpeeches came oftentimes to his owne hearing ; as ona it 
dered of the viper,himfelfe,when it (hould fer 4 sa aring(as it was thought)to be mur- falleth out, That the hatred ofthe fubieés againft their Princes, which hath for feare of ong 
ftrengthned himfelf,& that he was becom ferue for his purpofe, Now when he had thas time bin diffembled during their profperitie, more franckly & fiercely breaketh out in Heit 
niories thercabout,he by the deuifea Tralee coallthenobilitie of Romie and the tele declining eftate : fot thefe caufes,A/phonfis fearing to be forfaken of his people, asamanin 
1 sheby the deuifeand helpof his father(whe defired nothing more chan t0 defpaire, withabundance oftears openly inthe fight of al the Neapolitans, refigned his king- 
as ——_. domofNaplesto his (on Ferdinand, whenas he bad as yet {carcely raigned one whole yeare 





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make him great) firft drauethe moft honourable family of the Colummji ity,ard 
; eal ie oes (ef te rable: zi Columny out of the city,at 
"i ee TG Latium:and by it ain ahaa pe ae 
perfonages of the great houles ofthe ¥+/ini & Cactanistaking to himnfelfe their lands 8 pofle!- 
fions. With like cruelty he ftrang! dat our noblemen of the Camertes: & diane Gi 
ut of Vibin.Hetook the cit} im from 0.5 fortia, who with much difficul- 


dhis bloudy hands:& draug the atala : 'Atiminum. The great lady o#%e- Z feo, 
rine ' 


i F atterthe death of Ferdinand his father :and with foure gallies paffed ouertoMazetea,a city of 
Cicilia. His fon Ferdinand d prince of rare perfetion and fingularly graced with all ie vet 
tus of true nobilitie,and thereto deaily beloued ofall the people, was t0 the wonderfull con- 
teatment of the Neapolitans with greatioy vaca fluted king ; and fo ieee be 


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Bye formed all the ceremonies bel onging to his coronat 

4 this time the French King with all his forces was entr 
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< x t : Owne ftren, acct . t js oats 
fuch a generall terrour into the mindes of tt . he 8th, ftruch, the citie with teport, That all the chiefe caprains of his army were cither gone o} erto the e- 
{trong Poet toabide his penance en eri. a pt ouehe no lace nie nemie,or els for fafegard of their lines fled ; That the whole army was broken eae Capua 
yong king with his armie had taken the {traits of the fo as ences Ferdinand yeelded tothe French. Wherefore the Neapolitans framing their fancies according to the 














+ Germane,thereby to 


the fircher pa‘fage of the French king, But whilft hewasehere Beatie es mae condition of the time,began now alfoto fawnevponthe good fortune of the French, andto 


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h haue king Ferdinand in contempt : which he well perceiuing, and fetching a compafle farther 


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tiled,that Fubritinus Columva wit! m : . : ; ape 

jato Campania,and (one ewig poe ae d ety the Appenines broken off from the citie, came vnto the caftle, whercinto he was receined with his followers by his 

two trong armies ofthe enemies,he reti df dil refore doubting to be hut vp betwiy faithful captains therein before left. But prouidently forefecing that hecould notthere long 
: 5 aie retired {peedily t ) : ftay, but that he fhould be befieged by his enemies both by fea and land, he commended the 






nuer Vulturnus ; purpofing there by meanes of that deep 
fing farther. But whileft he lay there,newes was brought vato him, That all the ¢ 
ples was inan vprore,and thatthe citizens wereall vpinan 







keeping of that peece vnto Alphonfus D’analws,amoft valiant captain, and departed himfelfe 
with 20 gallies well appointed vnto Ainaria,an Ifland not far from Noapl@®, having init acom- 
modious harbor and a {trong caftle : where fortune,neuer firme butsimncric, feemed againe 
to deride the poore remainder of his honor:for comming thither,the captain of the caftle, vn- 
worthily named /uftas, forgetting his duty towards his {oueraigne, of whom he hadbetore 
receiued many excraordinaric fauours, moft traiteroufly now in his fo hard diftreffe fhut the 
gates of the caftle againft himvat his landing, and vnkindly refufed to receiuehim. With 
which vnexpeéted ingratitude,the poore king was wonderfully perplexed & almoft abafhed: 
yet with carneft intreatie & ample commemoration of the benefits and preferments which 
both his fatherand himfefle had in times paft beftowed vpon him,he preuailed fo much with 
is this vnthankfulman,that he was content to receiue him into the caftle,fo that he would come 
being their naturall king,or rather their brother borne and brought vp amonett th C buthimfelte alone:ofwhich his offer,when no more could be got,the king feemedto accept. 
all with one confent an{wered, That they would {pend their lines and goods in them : the So the captain hauing opned a port to receiue him in,was inthe very entrance therof fudden- 
; Soods in his quarrel, fo ly ftabd to the heart with a dagger by king Ferdinand and (lain inthe midft of his armed fol- 


long Pp S defend the city o ip a : ch was With 1uch > 
as he fhould kee ¢ his armie whol & de} ne ‘ ers 
> ne i f Capua but if ir thould fo hance di which was done with fuch a countenance & naiefty that the w A moft ref! 












i itie 
I ‘ mes,as men in doubt whj 

Bi; __ turne them{elues. Ferdinand not alittle troubled with thefe bad news,cominende 
Ferdinand qe- Of hisarmic and the defence of the citic of Capua to his chiefe captaines, and ri 
—parteth from poft backe againeto Naples, ié ‘ 


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pon his arriuall there :f 
Naples. denly all the tumult was appeafed, eucry man laid downe hisarmes, and welcomed hin e's 
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a generall gratulation : for he wasaman of a greatand inuincible courage, and of 

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perfonage,as might eafily win the hearts of his fubieéts; Pechcbitiatnhen if ae 4 
guefted them, that they would not traiteroufly betray him to his barbarous &cruellenemie, I 




















King,as vidtor,to approch theciti 5 and the French ons in their hands, difmaid with his look, forthwith at his commandement opened the gate, ted «& of ti 
by aig fidelitic and a emoer aie ts houldido Bort againft reafon ard equite, if as reciued him in withall his followers. Whereby itappearcth, That in the countenance of Ferdisaxdiaa 
fo expofe thatnoble citie witl Pl ap pechended with fo iutt a feare,he thould inces refteth a certaine divine maieftie, in all fortunes abouethe common courfe of nature: 
by adem pee ce counircy thereabout, to be fpoiled and deftroied hich is of power to dauntthe hearts of moft difloial traitorsinthe petformance of theiryn- “f 
Tine er enemie. Whi eft Ferdinand was thus bufied in appeating and confir- tural treafons. The next day after the departure of king Ferdinand from the caftle of Naples, ‘* 
b fare etienie, eee Ne French king hadtaken diuers Cities, and was come K whee the French king was Jeecided into the citie,with fach pompe, triumph,and acclama- e 
é gonian Kits, ver feciiothe eee pec ee alwaies well affected to the Aro. D tionofthe Neapolitans,as ifthey had euen then by the benefit of that forraine king, bin refto- ey 
“i Bintan rote ‘ King asa moft vio enttempeft to beare downeall before red to perfec liberty, & delinered out of fome long & hard bondage. Shortly after,the caftle vcd into Nan 
ihe Aore eink een b a er of yeelding vp the city;whereuntotheywere of Naples, with all the {trong places thereabout were yeelded vato the French,and embaffa- pis. 5 
ers as alfo by the de pene ¢ udden reuolt of rhe great caprain Trinulsins with his follow dors fent from all the princes & people of that kingdome,yeelding themfelues into the pow- 
vholteei Pa OF Verginius and Petilianus,two greatand famous commanders er of the French king. Then Ferdinand (eeingall loft and gone,departed from Ainaria, where 
it eee bemfelies forfaken of Trinulrine ed with their companies vnto the citie of No- he lay expecting the cuentofhis hard forcune,and failed into Cicilia. Thus the houle of Ara- 
of ri te: baatoree ey sea armie,the Frenchmen had entered into the fuburbs gonin leffethan fiue moneths,loft the kingdome of Naples, ae 63 yeares ane e it was 
lied with their Penrointe sh i Pe reat German captaines)beholding,fal- firfttaken from oe French by Alphonfis i cle ae Bi ee he great me hee ‘a 
confitme the doubifullcitizens . Thefe wo v p pole to abate the pride of, the French, and to The report of ‘ he ae et oe made yt ¥. sSpermanes 4 . ae nS 
lour repulfed the French,and thou ie © captaines,when they had with exceeding va- led the cares of them which dwe . ay be the Forkedog tie ae 
feredtoc eb wus aue againe returned into the citie, couldnot be fuf- they faw the French enfignes difplayed vpon the wals of the caftles, gt ig 
o i nter,but were by the citizens fhuroutof the gate,in danger to hane had theirthroats the coaft of Calabriaand Salerne, fucha {udden feare fell vponthe Turkes garrifons alongft 
’ ee Py Be ge which perplexity they wereglad vpon theisLnees to intreat the coward- the coatt of Epitusand Macedonia on the other fide ofthe Adriatike, oucr againtt that part of 
“4 FA Bi 4 a paige ponte Wals,not in fuch traiterous mannerto betray their friends ready Tralie,that many of them forfooke their charge: the Chriftians in thofe places,as alfo in Gre- 
- h 4 ae, ence - beftow their liues ; and with much intreating, at len a obrained of thofe ciaand Peloponefus, beginning thento lift vp their heads in hope of their delinerance,and to 
eartiefle men, thatthey, might by teh and teninacempanie be restated ne gate of the makethe beft preparation they could to ioine with the French againft the Turks : butelpeci~ 
citie, and fo put outat another, fartheft from the danger of the enemi oo he hi ‘4 fort when ally the rough and wild people inhabiting the high mountaines called Acrocheraunij in the 
’ ef Hs Ebates Cie the citie,they tooke the way towards Ngieevicponte may met borders of Epirus, who prefently tooke vp armes, refufing to be any longer tributarie vnto 
/ith the king at Auerfa,vnto whom they declaredail t} no ssand Vf : the Tutkith Enaperour: 
Pape einelthosi hela his armie difperfed,and ba oo i hy palais ee m4 ; ; _ Thisprofperous and fpeedie fucceffe of the Freneh King in the conqueftof ‘Naples, i 
Ward,and came to the very gates of Capua,andt Aetetoalte ee on éf © themindsof moft ofthe Chriftian princes, asalfo of the TurkithEmperor, with adoubr 
thecitie requiring tobe letin. But when he faw tliere-swad ’¥pon diners of the chiefe Fa, M expeétation whither his greatneffe would grow:many being of opinion,that he conertly affe~ 
igne ofthe French king difpla redvpont ie Done re reli him tl be ed h L &edthe empire of Rome,and to make himfelfethe fole monarch of Italie. Which gensan 
returmedto Naples: where he found the gates n Po Aaa tne citie was become Fre 4 ; little troubled both the great Bithop Alexander,and Maximilianthen Emperout, Bataxer a 
igainein armes, and not willing toreceiucany low thut againft him’, andall the citize ‘ raamepenhr Neat Mapa ea Se 
Sham Sabie. eet ng te rece icany of the fouldiers whic icame from Capua, ? . Pi Wwe 
: : og : ; more 


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_ eesagainft the 
French king. 






Ferdixand ve- 


4! couereth bis 
Kingdome of 
f  Naplesfrom the 
French, and 

~ died. 


Agreat league " 
wade by divers Spaine ; f us Sf 
Chrifian prin Pe the more affurance of their eftates, by their embaffadors fpeedily fent from one ton. 


his no finall difquiet. And Ferdinand, the aduifed Ki 
fafetic of Silicia, Ledouscus Sfortia al{o({hortly after created 
fion of the Freneh Kings comming into Italie, anda greata 
now to confider berter of the matter, and to ftand in doubt of the King, whom hewell p.°. 
ued to make {mall reckoning of bis word or promife,fothat he might thereby enlarge his 3 
minions, And the Venctians,who in all thefe wars had ftood looking onas neuters (jp Hope 
that whenthe Arogonians and French had with long wars,which they vainly imagined | 
weakened one another, that they might then at their pleafure fhare out fomething for “Hl 
{elucs) were now in doubt with the reft of the States of Italie to lofefome part of theitownn 
territorie: for now there was no Prince or {tate in Italic able to oppofe them{elues dgaing re 
French, but ftood allas it wereat his devotion. ¢ ‘ ¢ 















Alexander Bihop of Rome, the ftate of Venice, and Lodonicus Sfortea, Duke of Miler 
> 










ther,concludedaftrong leagueameng themfelues;whercof the chiefe capitulation yy, 

ifany of chefe confederates fhould vpon their owne accord make warvpon any other P). 
they fhould doe it vpon their owne charges : but if any of them fhould chance to be invaded 
by any other,that then eucry one of thefe confederats fheuld oftheir owne charge fend four, 
thoufand horfeand ten thoufand foot in aid of theirconfederat fo inuaded, vntill the warreg 
wereended : which league was to indure for twentie yeres. The fame ofthis league was wel. 
come tomany other Princes,but efpecially to Bafazet,who now feared nothing more,than the 
forces of the French, and had therefore offered vnto the Venetians, to aid them both by fea 
and land againftthe French, iftheir affaires fhould fo require. This league fo much pleafed 
not other Princes, butit troubled the French king more, as‘of purpofe made againft him yal. 
though it was by the confederats pretended to be made onely fortheir owne fafetie, Wher. 
fore he with all expedition placed his beft captaines with {trong garrifons in all the cities and 
ftrong holds of the kingdome of Naples,and lett Aormepenfer his viceroy inthe city of Naples, 





- and with the reft of his armie returned into France; purpofing by the way as he went toterri- 


fie the diflembling Bithop, fo ifit were poffible to draw himfrom the league, and afterwards 
todealewith Sfortia and the reftas he might: But when he was come necre vnto Rome,the Bi+ 
thop for feare fled our of the citieto Perufium, intending ftom thence to hauc fled to Venice, 
ifthe French king thould haue further purfued him.Charles deceiued of bis purpofe,in peace- 
able manner entered the citie, and there ftayedthree dayes,and fo departed ; ving violence 
againft none,bur againft fuch as were well known to be of the Aragonian faction, From Rome 
he marched to Pifa,and fo with much paine paffing the Appenines,was at the riuer of Tartus, 
not farfrom Parma, fet vponby Franci/cus GonXago Duke of Mantua,Generall of a greatamy 
which the Venetians and Sfortia had raifed vpon the fuddento haue ftopped his paffage : in 
which battell he was in great danger to haue been taken or {laine,andithere loft his tents, with 
all the rich fpoile gotten inthe rich kingdome of Naples : yet having at length with great 
flaughter valiantly repulfed hisenemies,he afterwards returned in fafetie home. 

About the fame time that this battell was fought at Tarrus,the yong king Ferdinand, ately 
driuen out of his kingdome by the French King, returned againe out of Ciciliato Naples : 
where he was ioyfully receiued of the Neapolitans, and by the help of his friends (but efpeci- 
ally of the grearGonjaluse, {entin hisaid by Ferdinand king of Spaine) in leffe thana yeares 
{pace recouered the aigtons of Naplesagaine fromthe French : and then dying without 
iffte,left the fame vnto his vnckle Fredericws.Wherin the vncertaintie of worldly honors,the 
chiefe felicitie of ambitiousminds,is wel to be noted;wherasin that one kingdom thechiefe 
gouernment wasfixtimes changed in leffe than the {pace of three yeares : for firft, Fer dinand 
the elder dying, left that kingdome vnto his fonne .4/phon/ws, at {uch timeas the French King 
was making preparation for thofe wars: Alphon{us de{pairing of his owne forces, refigned the 
kingdome to his fon Ferdinand,when he had {carcely raigned fully aycare «Ferdinand inlefle 
than threemoneths was driuen quite out of Italieby Charlesthe French king Charles poffel- 
fed of the kingdome, in (hort time after was againe difpofleffed by the fame Ferdinand : Fer~ 
dinand hauing with much troublethruft out the French, died within leffe than ayeare ! After 
whom fucceeded Fredericws his vacle,no leffe vnfortunatthan the reft:and Charles the ai is : 

? ing 






Wheretore the aforefaid Princes, namely cAtaximilianthe Emperour, Ferdinand King o H 


| 
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K 


B 


= 


A 


B 


D 


Jecond Emperour of the Turks. 


ing then bur feuen and twentie ycares old, leaning the flourifhing kingdome of France, with 


ned with grcat trouble ro conquer the fame, and with greater grieteto lofeitagaine, 
But to returne againe.to.the courfe, of our Hiltorie, fromiwhence the great occurrents of 1 
that time (nor alrogether impertinent rojour purpofe) haue alitle roofar ledvs. Baiazerdes rhe 


part of the Polonian kingdome, where the Turks did great harmeyandicatried away many pri- loft, 
foners, Butcomming again the fecond time,and making {uch like {poileas before,they:ftay- 
cdfo long,thar the cold of Winter (which in thofe countries is verietxtreampwas now come 
on tand in their returneas they, were: about to have pafled through Moldauia, they were by 
Stephanus Prince of that Countrey, denied both paffage and victuals, and foreedto take the 
Soy aboneft the feacoalt : where many of them ftragling from their Armie, were by the wa 
cue ofFand flaine by the Moldauians ; andthe reft, what by the extreamitie of the cold, what 
for want of food, and fouleneffe of the way, perifhed : fo that of that great Armie veric few 
returnedhome. The Turks hiftories report, Thavinthis expedition were loft fortic thotfand 
Turks, 
He fentalfo Cadumes onc of his Baffa's into Illyria ; who {poyling that country, witha part 
of Croatia, was encountred by nine thoufand Croatians and Hungarians neere vnto the riuer 
Moraua,vider the leading of Countie Bernard Francopaine ; where after acryell and blondie 
fight, the Chriftians were put to the worfe,and aboue feuen thoufand of them laine ; thereft 
{aued them(elues by flight through the mountaines and woods, Of the Chryiftians that were 
loft, many were drowned in Moraua,chufing rather fo to end their dayes,than to fallintothe 
hands oftheir crucl! enemics. This overthrow was impuredto the Generall, whowould nceds 
giue the. Turks battell.in plaine field, although he was earnefy entecated by Countie fe. Tors 
quatus to haue kept the ftraits of that country,whereby he might hauehad great aduantage of 
theenemie.. Torquatws himfelfe hauing loftall his horfemen in that battell, and his horfe kil- 
led vnder him, fougat valiantly on foot, yntilhe was by:the multitude of his enemies opprefs 
fed and flaine.. The Baflato giue Bagazet a fice reftimonie ofthe vidtorie, canfedall the nofes 
obthe flaine Chriftians to be cut off and pur vpon ftrings,and fo by waggon fentthemasabar- 
barous Prefent to Conftantinople. After the death of Charles the French King, Lewé the 
cwel teh of thar name hauing obtained chat kingdome, wrot himfelfe alfo Duke of Millan; as 
difeended of one of the daughters of Jo, Galeatius firft Duke of Millan: in which his fuppofed 
right hee was fully refolued to make warre vpon Sfortia then Duke of Millan, And for his 
better fucceffe in thofe wars, fought by all meanes he could, to draw fome other of the Prin- 
ces.and Stares of Italie into the fellowship of that inrended war ; butaboue allothersthe Ve- 
Actians,as moft commodions for his purpofe: with whom he madea firme league,and for the 








B aydthey wereto giue him,couenanted that they (hould haue for their fhare the citie of Cre- 


. his moftdangerousenemics. By thismeans the Duke was in good hope 


mona, withall the pleafant countrey about Abdua, then part of Sforsia his dominions which 

was afterwards accordingly performed. othe seat 
Sfortiavnderftanding of this compact made againft him , and knowing himfelfe faire too 

weake of himfelfe to ftand againtt {o puiffant enemies ; atempted firft to fer Maximilianthe 


4 : 4 ; i Sah canta 
Emperor, wich che States of Germanie,yponthe French King, Buethatnot fortingtohisde- 


i a ee: “Poet phim by paying 
fireshe fought to agree with the King, by offering to hold his dukedome of him, by Pp 
hima Gay, tribute.A feerhe had thusin vain proued allthemeans he could deuife;to hatte 
appeafed the French King,and prouided for his owne fafetie ; he by his Embafladors fent of 
purpofe, certified Baiazet of the confederation betwixt the French King and the or 
and thattheir purpofe was after they had oppieffed him,and fome other of the States o * = 
lie,then with their ynited forces to inuade his dominions ?and that store 4 Ee . oe 
him ingimetolooke vnto it,and to giue ayd againtt thofe which would : : a ees Ss 
netiansby bringing the Turke vponthem,asthatthey fhould ftand the French in {mall ftead. 


Atwhiciutime alfo the Embaffadors of Florence did what they couldto pricke saica as 
Rr TRE 


457 

king himfelfe liued not long after, but died fuddenly as he came from playing at'Tennife, bes ‘rhe death of 
Charles the 

the troublefome title pretended ro the kingdome of Naples,vnto Lewis his fucceffor, who li- Bene, 


14.96 


M4 aie wt Turkes ime 
Jiuered of two great deares, firft by thedeaph of his brocher Zemes,and after by the cafting nade Fodoliage 
out of the French out of Naples; began now to turne his forces vpon the Chriftians, andby Raffa aa 


ery . Ly var ' é . their return are 
his lieurenant Bali-beg Sanzacke of Siliftrayinuaded the countries of Podoliaand Raffiabeing for mop part 
















neti: 
ppreflion of the Floren 
zt pe “d by the Embaffadours, and calli 
done him by the Venetians firft by giuing ayd tc 
| Chermonich another Prince of Epirus, (whereby h 
alfo further enforced to yeeld to fuch conditions as 
ine, by denying to giue his fect leaue to put into tl 





sh uis hy 
Cyprus, in the tj 






















his warsagainft the Sultanof Aigypr:all whi ; me 
© his brother Zemes (then liuing) fhould by their mc ait aes for feae let ha 
~ doewhatthe Embafladors hadrequefted : d 3 Promifed nowy 
ori) Naka . ifcord of the Chen” 
Princes had prefented vnto him fo ftanop, Chriftian 


ae Hereupon he made great pr ionboth by fea 
a Pp preparation both by fea 
‘a 99 es the fudden caufed Sandi Baffa his lieutenant in’ lyri 
the Venetian 
£erritory fpoiled 
gacrure. 






againft the Venetian 
‘twelue thoufand horfe rand vpon 


‘Orie vponthe frontiers of Tele ie 


- ae aang of Friuli, part of the Venetiante. 
Baffaas he had in charge, paffing ouer diuers great riuers, at length entred 
ningand deftroying all before himas far asdinad rae in, Pay. Witshin MF 
countrey people prifoners. But when hewwas come to the banks of Tiliauentum a ae 
ftood that hecametoolateto pleafure the Duke of Millan (for why, the French with is 
netians had before without refiftance driuen him quite out of Italie and Germanic ¥ ve 
‘a scape barbarous ae put fourehoulnd po €prifoners'to the fivodre ge 5 
uing filled the countrey with mourning and with bloud, rerurned from w ane 
ie rh i ae oe ine eae returned from whehice he came, | 
* Atthe fametime alfo,Baiazer put to fea fuch a fleet as none of his predeceffours hy, 
ra 5 he ae great armie in perfonh fe Meiieiehiciescort fae 
eds i noite ani t fea, is heereas they could, kept cuen pated 
fiAhvesteone eeenderstie cha eof pire Ms cue eae 
mpgs Crlesepige tok ratinee milion their Admirall ; in number 
prouifion,much fuperior. 







































zriman their Admir: far inferi. 
ilfi Rae other manner of watlle 
ier abet which c Turks,although defied and brauedb . 
Poo hee a bi x ee wheel inbatel barf kept Plguptthe Seno! 
. ng to pt her off int ‘a. Inthistheircourfe the Veneti bl 
“eedingly, bimes raking thew saheaneealiien i¢ Venetians troubled them 
exceedingly, fornt king thew -y would haue conftrained them to fight,& other- 
peo ad . HGsekees een cee ey iv ada acceunting it a Ht Boek tee 
wecey z “epe that hugie fc m landing in Italy, or other place of the Vene- 
aa a Pa 1g00d hope, that ifthofe great fees fhould ei jayne tabae 
pe hag Aaa haue had anotable viétorie;for that the enemie as afraid kept fo dan- 
of Venice o ~ Stine hake The long thus failed, the more was the State 
and fil fuffe sean Seste Sb tet , ase 1¢ to all expectation, delayed to fight, 
ye Leal ic had not rat nae he: PA Mamie el heerer their territories:andthere 
Felons Fionn i oe befull war. Whileftall mens minds were thus in expectation 
Had tthe te Yt to be done vponthe enemie,news came tothe citie that the Turks fleet 
atin vis aes ele ET hraga,to water,and was thereembaied by the 
affured:and fo eae more, for ‘nt ly receiued, as if the vidtorie had bin alreadic 
out any great Joffe, But others whichbere ey ePPoled, that it would be gained with- 
ie faving, TH aetien iter unas i etter knew the place, deemed ofthe matver far other- 
ratte opattehaiite,} aah ah lay was fiuch, as that he might (ufely athis 
‘out of theharbor,thar i asthe Turks fleet was more fubieé vnto danger in put- 
\ ic man but was of opinion, That the Ve- 
20 1¢ forth againc. Whileft men were 
comming forth ofthe enemisfleet, 4 
(two valiant gentlemen) buca lit- 
the battell, were che firft that be- 
EO ie bullets) boot- 
































-n, that fhe feemed rathera Ca- 
2g filg 


vpon the hazard of one battell,than to | 


Second Emperour of the Turks. 


A ftlethan a fhip,wherof one Baruch of Smyrna (anotable piratywas:caprainswho aftoralong 8& 
cruel fight, perceiuing that he muft either yeeld, or by force be taken, defperatly fee fire ont 
hisownthip, by therage whereof both fhe and the Venetian fhips fart graphed vntoher, were 
allthree together burnt downe to the water. Many of the men (to fhun the violence of the 
fire) leapt ouer boord into the fea;where forne of them were taken vp by other thips,and fome 
perifhed. Some few-other ofthe Venetian feet couragioufly affailed the Turks at their com- 
ming out, ahd doing @reat harme, putthe Turks whole fleevin nofinall feare. Burtheimoft 
part of the Venetian gallics lay looking on afar off,ynto whom the other before in fight with 
che Tarks, after they had done what they could, tetyred alfo, Butby thar they had done,it 
appeared plainly, thatthe Venetian Admirall that day Ict flipout of his hands a moftnotable 

B victorie, if heas #refSlute man had with his whole flcet charged theenemic. 

> After this fight the Turks held ontheir cou fe, ftill keeping Morea on the right hand, 
whom the Venetians ftill followed sat length the Turks fleet was come to the entrance ofthe 
gulfe of Patras, where the Venetians againe faintly fetting yponthem , fafferéd them to reco- 
agrthe eulfe ; with no leffe difhonour thanthey had before let them efcape at the pot Sapi- 
@fia: forthe Venetians having the aduantage of the place,and better appointed for fight atfea, 
might cafily (as it was fuppofed) haue gained the victorie; ifthe commanders (but efpecially 
the Admirall) had been fo forward in the feruiceas became men of theirplace. But many of 
them afraid to fight lay aloofe,fo that Dauthesthe Turks Admirall (who perceiuing himfelfe 
too weakeshad purpofed to run-his gallies on fhoare, and fo to haue fled to the atmieat land, 
if he had felt himfelfeotercharged by the Venetian Fleetyhad now contrarie to his expeéta- 
tion recouered the gulfe he defired, though not without loffe of fome of his gallies Within 
this gulfe ftandeth the antient city of Naupactum(now called Lepanto)then fubiect to the Ve- 











etians, whither Ba/azet was then come by land with his armie ; and now by thecomming of 
his fleerinto the gulfe, layd hard fiege vnto the-citie both by fea and land. They of the citie 
fesing themfeluesoncuery fidebefet with their enemies; without any great refiftance fell to 
compofition with Batazet,& fo yeeldedvnto him the citie, which the Turks hold at this day, 
Grimanus the Venetian Admirall returning to Venice, was for all his euil feruice (or rather 
forthathe,accordingto his milde nature, had not vfed feucritieagainft fuch captaines as retu- 
fedto fight) cat into prifon: and although he wasaman mightily befriended, yet was hee by 
apublique Decree banifhed into one of the Abfytides, Iflands vpon the coaft of Liburnia, 
From the firt foundation ofthe city of Venice was neuer man impugned with more fpight,or 
defended by greater friends: but common hatred preuailing, he was neuerthelefle exiled. 
Thus Bafaser hauing madearoade into the Venetianterritory by Scander-Ba(fa,and taken from 


them the citie of Naupactam, with the country therabout,returned with vidtorie to Conftan- 





tinople, 
The next yeare following,which was the yeare 1500, Baiazer put to feaa greater and ftron- 
ger fleet than he had the yeare before , and himfelfe in perfon witha puiffant armie ofanhun- 





dred and fiftic thoufand men entred by the ftrait of Corinth into Peloponefiss, and marching 
througlithe country,came and incamped before the {trong citie of Methone (now called Mo- 
donythen vader the government ofthe Venetians : at which time his great flect met him there 
~ alfo by fea,asthe had before appointed. When he had thus befet the citie both by fea & land, 
& with long and continual! batterie made three great and faire breaches in the walls,he gauc 
vnto the fame two terrible affaults,and that with fuch defperat furie,that many of them which 
went firt vnto the breach, ouerthrowne by the preffe of them which followed, were trodden 
to death, Yer ncuerthelefle the citie was both times valiantly defended by the citifens & gar- 
rifon foldiers: fo that when he had done what he could, he was glad to retyre from the wals, 
hauing filled the towne ditches with the bodies of his flain Turks. The Venetian Admiral 
riaifanus lying at the Tile of Zacynthus (but far roo weake to fight withthe enemte ) inthe 
beginning of the fiege (ent Valerias Marcellus and 
and munition in reliefofthe befieged , and now doubting theirfurther wants, 












men,munition,andfiach other things as hethought needful fo 
three refolute captaines comming with a full winde,and packing 


2 


Baptifta Polanus with two gallies full ofmen 
fent fo. Maripe- 


trus, Alex. Cothins of Corcyra, & Cachuris of Aydruntum, with three other great gallies,with 
r the defence of the citie. Theft 


onall their failes, brake tho- 
i row the Turks fleet lying in theigwyay, and ranre themfelues aground ynder the walls of the 
. ' BY Rr < 


459 


Lepanto yee 
to the Ture 


1500. 


* sethoxe befie. 


gtd both by fea 
and land by Ba~ 
iazete 






towne: 



















sn folcersjoyfllofdheeoming of 





chat y e e Citifens Idiers . 
fup, ithall fearing left the Gallies fhould be fet of from them by the enemic 
came running by heapes fron: all parts of the citie, towards rhe Lea, to receiuc thisnew come 
'd: which was done with fixch a confuled diforder, i the citie toward, 
1 eaten che land were lef without defendants;as if there had b ¢ Which the j;. 


nizaties quickly perceiuing, prefently entred by thofe | thlittle or no ref. 
ftance. Then the Cicifensall too late beganto make ; 1 

made way for the reft of che armieswhich {warming into th re { 

came inthe way, as well Grecians as Venetians, wi 













landed out of the three gallies. Inthis flaughter, Amthon rivsand 2 
of the towne) with LAndxeas Falco Bifhop of Methone, in bis For ificalibus and his My tre H 
on his head, were flaine :none efcaped their turie, but fuch.as' fortheir ftrength refer. 


ued for feruile labour,or for their beautie,to the Victors luft : and of thefe a thoufand boun 


m faft cogether in long mops sade be Pilaf id cm ee ayes by his 
; murthered. The Cities of Coror yius auar. 
ove, Pil, commandement cruclly Meihabertaking of ether 
hriffeum,now knowne by the 
j inlaw. Allthefe were 
jeged by Haly Bafa, bur yer pil 

he citie of Methone,and ftorcd jt I 
victorie returned to Conttantj. 













d (vigews yinum) fometime the dwelling place of old Nestor, te 
puaere yeelded themfclues by compofitionto BaiaXet. This 
3 name of Caput S. Gali, wastaken alfoby Cher fiogles, Bai 

Cities belonging tothe Venetians, Nauplium was all 

defended by the Venetiaus. Ba‘azet hauing new fortifi 

with new Inhabitants, left in it aftrong gartifon, and fo 
nople. wa to pt 

"At this time Trinifanus the Venetian Admirall died,of griefe of mind as fome fuppofed ;in 
whofe place the Senat fent Benediéfus Pifaurias, anoble and valiant gentleman, who with the 
Venetian fleet followed the enemie , then depaying from the fiege of Nauplium , purfuing 
them euen vnto the ftraits of Hellefpontus, ftill cutting off fiuch as ftragled or tarried behinde 
the reft of the fleet : by which meanes he tookeaboue twentie of their gallics, and in hisre- 

_ turne tooke from the Turks the Ifland of Aigina,and landing in diuers places of the Turks do- 
minions, left vnto them the wofull remembrance of his being there. Afterwards meeting 
with Gonfaluus, fyroamed the Great (fent by Ferdinand King of Spaine , to ayd him againt x 
the Turks) at Zacynthus, he inuaded Cephalenia(which Triuifanus his predeceflour had in 
vaineattempted the yeare before)and layd hard fiege to thecitie ; which was fora {pace va- 

iz ta- liantly defended by the Turks,yet atlength by thegood conduét of Gonfaluns it was by force 
t by the Fe taken, when as Gifdare the gouernor thereof, with his garrifon of Turks had befose foughtit 
a out euen tothe laft man. The citie being taken,all the whole Ifland yeelded forthwith tothe 
Venetians, ‘ 

Pifaurius hauing taken Cephalenia, repaired thecitic, and leauing a ftrong garrifon for de- 
fence of the Ifle,departed to Corcyra; where he was aduertifed,that the Turks were rigging 
forth agreat leet againft the next Spring, whercof fome part lay in the Bay of Ambracia, not 
far from Corcyra ; fome at Eante,and the reft within the ftraits of Helle{pontus. Wherefore 7, 
purpofing to dofomeexployt vpon thofe gallies which lay in the bay of Ambracia, to auert 
the mind of the enemic from perceiuing of that he had fecretly with himfelfe intended , he 
fen the greareft part of his flcetynto the Ifland of Neritos,who fuddenly landing fhould put 
the Inhabitants in feare. The captaines fent about thebu ha cherefully put inexccution 
what the Admiral had commanding by theirfudden landing raifed fuch a tumult,thatall 

dwith the expeétation ofthat which fhould enfue thereof 
ed on éither fide with the mountains of Epirus,that the ¢n- 
utby and by opening it felfeinto a great widenellc, 
nt and {afe harbour for fhips and gallies t0 

hither with eight gallies wel appointed, when M 
3, and entring the ftrait, rowing farther in- 

ies, to the erro of all them that yet 

ui re, laded with munition ane ¥- 
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their great’ordnance from fhore to hane funke h 


what he came for, he returned with his prey againet 


Second Emperour of the Turkse 461 


im in going outof the Bay. Buthauing done 


uered the caltle of Pylosin Morea:which as it was fuddenly 


for Camalia,anotable Pirat ofthe Turks,who had bin abroad 
to that harbor by chance,took three gallies there left by the admiral for defence o 
and fo terrified the faint-hearted capraine, that he fel to compofition with the Pyr: 
him the caftle,fo that he and his foldiers might in fafetic depart: which the Pyr 


‘0 Corcyra. Not long after he alfo reco- pylos taken pa 
the Turkes, and 


gotten, fo was itas fuddenly loft, 
fecking after purchafe,putting i= spre thems 
fthe place, 
at, to yeeld 
at granting, 


had the cattle deliuered vnto him, which he could not with far greater ftrength haue poftibly 
woon, So was Pylos for feare twice in one yeare yeelded vp vnto the Turkes, and was both 
times the death ofthe cowardly captains which gaue it vp, being both beheaded by the com- 


ie} 


mandement ofthe Admirall. Aboutthe fame time, Pifawrius 
ofthe Turks gallies lying inthe riuer Bante, vponthe coaft of 





mpted to haue burnt other 
a onia : but not with fo 


good fucceffe as before , forthe Turks, made more carefull by the lofle they hadbuta little 
before receiued at Ambracia, did now more vigilantly looke vato their gallies: fo that when 
PiGurius had in certain {mall veffels,made of purpofe for that feruice,cmbarkedtwo hundred 


 fefolute foldiers to haue gone vp the riuer to haue fired the gallies,they were by the way after 


“they had entred a good way into the riuer,encountred by the Turks, and enforced to returne. 
But before they could get out of theriuer,the wind rofe fo contrarie, with fuch a ftiffe gale full 
inthe mouth of theriuer, thatthe mariners ouermaftered with the violence of the weather, 
whenthey had done what they could,and fpentall their ftrength,were driuen afhore,fome on 

C the one fide of the riuer,and fome on the other,and fo fell into the hands of their enemies, of 


whom it booted nottocraue mercie. 


About thistime Bafazet tooke alfo the antient and famous city of Dyrrachium,now called Dyrrachiim 
Durazo, from the Venetians , before ruinous,and almoft quite abandoned by the inhabitants, ‘4 fy the 


asa place ofdanger,and not to be kept nowthat the Turk had gotall the country round about 


Tut ke. 


it, The Venetians fore preffed wich thefe wars fo long maintained againft the Turke,had many 
times prayedayd of other Chriftian Princes, and were well holpen by the Spaniard in the ta- 
king of Cephalenia: and now Lewis the French King, vpon a good deuotion to that war, fent 
the Lord Rane/fein with feuen tall hips and fiftcene gallies well appointed out of Province 
and Genoa,toaid the Venetians his friends. This fleet departing ftom Naples, where they had 
D by the way put in,and paffing about Italic, and fo through the Tonian fea, came to Melos one 
ofthe Cyclades ; at which Ifland Pifaariws with his flect in fhore time arriued alfo : from 
whence they by mutual confent departed together to inuade the Ifland of Lesbos ; and being ve 
there fafely arriued, landed their Forces, and laid fiege vnto the ftrong Gitieof Mytilene, agritee bre 
where by the furie of theirartillerie they in fhorttime had madea faire breach in the wall. In Regen 
thetimeof this batceric, whileftthe breach was in making, Pifaurivs with part of his Acet fai- 
Iedto Tenedos; for it was reported, that certain of the Turks gallies were then comming for 
that place out of Hellefpontus. Which report, as fome write, was of purpofe giuen out by 
the French,thereby to draw the Venetian Admiral from the fiege, that fo inthe meane time 
f. they being in good hopeto take thetowne in hisabfence, might themfelues carrie away the 
horiour thereof, together with therich {poyle, Others fauouring the French,blame the Ve- 
netian Admiral, as if he had of purpofe departed, enuying at the honor of the French. Which 
is hardly to be beleeued in fo honorable a perfonage, and in an aétion fo much concerning the 
good of his Commonweale. Howfoeuer it was, thebreach being made, in his abfence was 


ral, 


by pigFrench prefently affaulted: although that Paulws Valatefius the Venetian Vice-Admi- 
neftly requefted the French Admiral to deferre the affault for a while, and to expect 


the returne of Pifaarins. Which his counfell the French Admiral gaue him the hearing of, 
but yet went forward withthe affault, The French men after their manner furionfly affailing 


the breach, were valiantly repulfed by the Tu 


tks ; fo that 


inthe breach was madea deadly 


F andmoftterrible fight, many falling onboth fides. Yetforallthat, the Citie was manly 
defended by the Turks, and the French men were enforced to retyre. The French Admir 
hauing taken this repulfe,commandedall things to be catried aboord, purpofing to haue for> 
faken the fiege,and foto haue departed: when inthe meanetime the Venetian Admiral re- 
turned, and with much adoo perfuaded the French to ftay. Whereupon the batterie was 
againe begun with greater furiethan before, and now the Leaders were confulting of a 


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pon the affault was for a tim 

ut chofe Turks which came,being in number but few, 
lies taken and caft ouer boord , fome few that gorto land, 
; . By chistime the cite was again: 
ans with great courage affailed the breach,and had twice gai 
whence they were againe botlatimes beaten downby the T' 
king on, Many valiant men were there flaine and hurtand in 
with loffe to retire,as had the French done before. Whileft 

to the cet with newes, Thatthe Great Matter of the Rhodes was witl 

tothe fiege : whereupon the Admirals determined to maintaine | e fiege vntil his conimin HY 

«ef Butthe nextday after, the French Admirall changing his p' e,(hipped his mien,and hoy. 
iytelene bro- fing faile departed to Chios : and failing thence towards Italic, was ouertaken with a mog 

; terrible tempeft, wherein the Admirall Gallie with two others were loft, with eight hundred 
ood fouldiers ;the Admirall himfelfe with aboue fortie others were by chance contratie tg 
all hope faued,and with much danger with his weather-beaten fleet recouered the hanen of 
Tarentum, The Venetian Admirall thus forfaken of the French, and feeing the time pa 
wherein he expected the comming of the Great Matter of the Rhodes, brake vp the fiege and 
departed from Lesbosto Chios,and from thence to Paros, where he found the Matter of the 
Rhodes with his Gallies ; vnto whom he complained greatly of the inconttancie of the 
ao French, imputing it vnto them, thatthe citie of Mytilene was norwoon. Neither were they 
1502. behinde with him, burin cuery place where they came, layd the fault as much or more vpon 

, him. From Paros the Venetian Admiral tooke his courfe to the Ifland of Mclos, where he 
© found one Rhichiws an arch Pyrat of the Turks,who by force of tempeft was driven on fhore, 
and by the fudden comming downe of the Ifland people taken him (for that he had exercifed 
excceding crueltie vpon certain Chriftians that he had taken) Pifanrins caufed to be faft bound 
toafpit,and witha fmall fire to be roftedto death, From Melos he returned to Corcyra,and 
there wintered. ‘ 

“The next Spring, Pi/awrius with certain gallies which Alexander Bifhop of Rome had fent 
ynto him, vnder the command of Lacobus P.fanrins bifhop of Paphia,failed to Neritos,now cal- 
Jed §. Maura, which is an Ifand parted from the firme land with alittle fret of the fea, long x 
; time before that way let in by the Corinthians. Here Ps/aurins {uddenly landing his men,fur- 
tastekenby prifed the Ifland, and with wonderfulll celeritieand induftrie caft vp two great trenches , ia 
‘4 veut Teh fort, and to fo good purpofe, that three thoufand of the Turks horfemen comming ata 
~~ Jow water outer that narrow ftrait which parteththe Ifland from the Maine, were with loffe 
repulfed and forced to retyre. Whereupon S.Maura the chiefe citie was forthwith deliuered 
vito Pifaurins with the reft of the tfland, 

The Venetians wearie of thislong and chargeable war againft fo mightie an enemic, fent 
Lodowicus Manetius their Embaffador to Baiazet, to treat with him for peace:but Baiszet ftoo 
vponfuch hard points, that nothing could atthattime beconcluded. Yet Manetins fo dif- 
creetly vfed the matter, that Bafazet fent with him at his returneto Venice,his Embaffador,to [, 
propound vnto the Senat fuch conditions as it pleafed him to grant them peace vpon. This 
Embaffador had audience inthe Senat twice,where he inthe name of his Matter proponuded 
fisch proud and vnreafonable conditions, that they were by the Senat reje@ed,and fo he hime 
felfe difiniffed and fent backeagaine. 
~The yere following,the Venetians fent an Embaffador to Baiazet, 
tifull complaints of his owne fi hart 
alongft the {va coaft,as alfo for 
















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he Frenchall the whiete” 
i the Venetians were o lad 
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who moued with the pit- 
jects, forthe daily harmsthey receiued fromthe Venetians 
fearing alfo fome troubles like to arife in his 
after) yeelded himfelfe more wilingly to heare 
ed Zacharias Phrifine, was well heard of Bataztt, 
came for in;o fome good rearmes ; and being Mf 


-, returned home,carrying with him voto the 


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atid after Jong fuit had brought the matter 
rencbrably x 


ably rewarded by the Turkifh Em 


at far of han had at any timebefore beene by Me 

fter fent Andreas Gristi (an honourable ae 

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ftantinople, and alfo for that in thefe late warres he wastaken prifoner inhi 2 
thone,and his life {pared at the interceffion of Cher eagles ( flan his fo in ——— 
ranfomed : he in the name of the ftate from whence he came, concluded a peace with Bai 
The capiculati herofy | i iue bie i 

f pitulations wherof were, firft, That the Venetians fhould deliuer vpthe Iflands of Ne- 4 pete ronchs® 
ritos and Leucadia, referuing vnto themfelues the Ifland of Cephalenia oncly: Then, ‘Thar “4 beneaxt Bae 
BaiaXet (hould reftore all fach goodsas had been taken from the Venetian Merchants inthefe pt 
Jate wares : And thatit fhould be lawfull for them (as they were wont) fafely to trafique into 
the Euxine fea,and to Conftantinople ; and there to haue their Confull or Gouernour asthey 
had had in former time: And laft of all, Thatthe Venetian territorie fhould bee certainely 
knowne,and feparated from the Turkes by certaine bounds and limits. Thefe conditions were 
folemnly agreed ypon,and confirmed both by BasaXet and the {tate of Venice: and foa firme 
peace concluded in the yeare 1503, afterthe warres had continued betwixt them about the 
{pace of fiue yeares. 

The fame yeare Basazet affembleda great and puiffant army of his beftand moft approued 

foldiers,as well in Afiaas Europe,which met together at Sophia, purpofing(as it was thought) 
thane inuaded Hungarie: but worthily doubting the fucceffe of that war againft fo warlike 
2 nation,he changed his purpofe,andleauing Achmeres Bafa with his Afian foldiers at Sophia, 
turned himfelfe wich the reft of his armie into Albania (to reduce thofe rebellious people 
againe to his obcy{ance)and hadbefore fent a ficet of gallies to {top the paflages of thatcoun+ 
trey alongft the fea coaft.But the country people vnderftanding of his comming,fled into the 
high and rough rocks and mountains, from whence they did the Turks great harme:who ne- 
uertheleffe with incredible labour and aduenture,mounted thofe difficult places ; andkillin 
an exceeding number of thofe mountaine and fauage people, carried all the women and chil- 
dren they could light vpon,away with them prifoners : and with fireand {word made all the 
countrey defolate, After which {poile done, Batazet returned with his armie to Manaftirum ; 
and departing thence, vpon the way met witha Deruiflar (whichis aphantafticall andbeg- 
garly kind of Tuckifh monks,vfing no other apparell but two (heep-skins,the one hanging be- | 





foreand the other behind)a luftie ftrong fatfellow,aturedafierthe manner of his order,with Jlsin by « 


shod pale ‘ 3 PP ;. ., np Mipar or Tae 
a great ring in cach eare: who drawing neerevato Baiazes, as if he would of him haue recei- tlh waste. 





ued an alms,defperatly affailed him with a fhort Scimitar which he had clofely conueyed vn- 
der his hypocritall habit. But BaiaXer by the ftatting of the horfe whereon he rid(being aftaid 
at the fudden approch of the hobgoblin) partly auoided the deadly blow by thetraitouren- 
eended, yet notaltogether vnwounded : neitherhad he fo efcapedthe danger,had not I/bender ve 
Ba(fa with his horfemans mafe prefently ftruck downethe defperat villain as he wasabout to 

haue doubled his ftroke ; but being now ftruckedowne, he was foorthwith rent in peeces by 

the fouldiers. This treacherous and defperat fac fo much moued Batazer, that he profcribed 

all them of that fuperftitions order,and banifhed them out of his empire. 

After fo many troubles, Baiazet gauchimfelfe vnto aquietcourfe of life, {pending moft ssisgee by we 
part of his time in ftudie of phylofophie, and conference with learned men: vnto which 17 peaceable. 
peaceable kind of life,he was of his owne naturall difpofition more enclined than to wars; al- 
beit thatthe regard ofhis (tate,and the earneft defire of his men of war,drew him oftentimes 
euen againft his wil into the field, As for the ciuile gouernment of his kingdome,hereferred 
it wholly vnto his three principal Baffaes, Alis, Achmetes,and Jachia,who attheir pleafire dif- 
pofed of all things, Atter he had inthis quiet and pleafing kinde of life tohis great conrent- 
ment pafled ouer fie yeares, of alittle negleéted {parke fuddenly arofe fucha fire in Afia, as 
was hardly after with muchbloud of his people and danger of that patt of his Empire quen- 
ched: the reliques wherof yet troubleth thofe fuperftitious people acthis day. Which thing 
was brought to paffe by the craftie deuife of Chafan Chelife, and Schach Cult hisboy (whome 
fome call Teckel Scachoculis, and others Teche/lis)ewo hypocritical Perfians : who flying into 
thofe countries,and with the counterfeit fhew of feigned holineffe hauing procured to them- 
felues a great name amongftthofe ude people, with anumber of windie headed followes(fil- 

Jed with the noueltie of their new dogtrine)raifed firft fuch a diuerfitie of opinions aboutthe 
true fucceffors of their vntrue Prophet,and afterwards facha rebellion amongft the people, 
as thatthe one yetremaineth,and the other was not in agood while after with great bloud~ 


fhed appeafed. 
appeafe : “% eke, ’ But 


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466 _ Baiazer the feoor 
| cipise.  Hyfmaclalfo lining in exile, moft carneftly embra pt 
this yf gan ext y 
q eri Joe his father had before taught in Perfia,but with far better fortune an fle. Boras foone 
tine afb exile he was grown to mans e{tare,he following his fathers maner being by nature Wah, 
derfiall eloquent,comely of perfon, 7 









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exceeding wife,and ofaninuincible courage, yas of th 
rude vulgar peopleaccounted of more likea god than aman: fo that hee grew tobe of Me, 
fame and poweramong(tthofe barbarous people with whom he lited. And nor the baie ae 
mle vulgar fort only,but divers noblemen alfo, and others of; good reputation, once allured With 
the noueltic of his doétrine, the more to manifett theingood willtowardsthe author of thei 
fe@safierthey had forfakencheir old {uperftition,ceafed not(asthe manner of menis)to Kobi 
mend him in the higheft degree of vertue and honors And he himfelfeas yet butayourh, «\, 
together bending his wit tothe ferting forth of himfelte, making femblant of more than ls 
indeed in him,obtained,as ifithad binagainfthis will,riches,honor,fame,and authoritie.of al 
which things,he asa notable diflemblerfeemed to make no account or reckning :neithe; werd 
there fome wanting which would fweare,that Haider bis father(as he was an excellent Aro. 
nomer)calculating hisnatiuitie,fhould fay, That he {hould prooueagreat prophet, and the ay: 
thor of true religion, who {ubduing the greateft part ofthe Eat, fhould become as glorio(is 
both in matters ofreligionand martiall affaires,as was Mabomes the Great Prophet hunfelfe 
Which report being bruted abroad amongft the vulgan people, greatly increafed his authori. 
ticsand gaue them occafion totalke of wonders, Not long after,Hy/meaed was firlt by the admi. 
ration or rather affentation of his friends and followers,and afterwards as if it had bin by age. 
nerall confent,{yrnamed Sophos; which amongtt thole\people fignifietha Wife man,orthe In. 
terpreter of the gods. Thefe profperous beginnings, with thetroubled ftate of the Perfian 
kingdome, encouraged him to take in hand great matters + for hisvncle Zacap the Perfian king 
was long before dead, becing together with his fon poyfoned by his adulterous wife ‘which 
thing he prefently perceiuing enforced her to drinke of thefame cup ; and becaufe he would 
be firethat the fhould not efcape, with his owne hand ftrucke offher head,and immediatly af. 
ter died, with his fonne.A fier whofe deathgreat troubles arofe about the fucceflion : and di- 
uers great menone after another afpired to the kingdome,which they enioyed nor long, And 
amongtt the reft Elwan-Beg(whom Jowins calleth A/wantes)at that time ftood in no fare poflet- 
fion of the kingdome, being mightily impugned by his brother eMoratchamus. 

’ Hyfmael taking hold of this opportunitie,armed diuers ofthe moftable men of his follow- x 
lili ers, and receiuing fome {mall aid from his peore old friend Pyrchales, enteredinto Armenia 
eauereth bis ia- ANd there partly by the fame thatran of him,and partly by the good will of the people,tather 
tenance. thanby any force,recouered his fathers inheritance, whereunto the remembrance of hisdead 

father did nota little further him.He encouraged with this good beginning,daily grew ftrone 
ger and ftronger,by the continuall repairing vnto him of fuch as hauing once rccciued the do- 
rine of Haider,were glad of long (for feare of perfecution) todiffemble the fame: but now 
hauing got an head and chiefetaine to cleaue vnto, began openly to fhew them{elucsagaine, 
and in great numberto refort vnto him,in hope of the good fucceffe of their religion, not fo 
happily begun by histather. Btw 
_ His power thus daily increafing beyond hisexpedtation, he laicd fiege vnto Sumachia,aci- 7, 
tiein the confines of Media, which he tooke by force and facked :and with the {poile therof 
both inriched and armed his fouldiers,which before were for moft partnaked men, The ta- 
king of this citie wonderfully increafed both his fame and courage, asoftentimes it falleth 
out, That haurie minds,couragionfly attempting high exploits,by the good euent of their firft 
attempts make way vnto the full of their ftately defires.Soatter this, Hyfinaels thoughts were 
Hyfimael com NOt {olow,as to thinke of the taking of this erthatlitcle citie; but how he mightnow com- 
meth te Tawrit. paffe the great citic of Tauris,the very feat of the Perfian kingsand afterwards the kingdome 
itfelfe. Whereupon repofing noleffe confidence in his own good fortune, than the valour © 
hisfould iers,he marched with his armie diredtly to the city of Tauris,& nba with fuch expe- 
dition,that he was come before it before any fuch thing was feared prctelt leffe prouided for. 4 
Elnan the Perfian king was then at Tauris, and had but alittle bdtorc fought a great batte 
with his brother Aforatchamsus forthe kingdome and hauin, vanquifhed him,draue him out 
of Armeniaand Perfia ; andafcerwards, as it commonly falleth out inthe winding vp 0! 
ciuile warres,had caufed diners oftheghiefe citizens of Tauris, which had taken part wait 4s 
“Tae : : ji 
Bu 


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Hyfmaelretur- 


Sumachia taken 
by Hyfmael. 














— 


Jecond Emmperour of the Turks, | 


A brother againtt him,to be feuercly executed, filling the cies of their friends wi 7 
fpadtacle of their difmembred bodies,and the Hehits ofmoft men Mimic 
whereby he had fo alienated the minds of the citizens from him,that now vponthe a ote 
of Hy/mael,they wereall readie to forfake him : of which their difpofitionAyfinael a be~ 
forehand informed,and ypon the good hope thereof had hafted his.comming. Elman the Pera 
fian king thus ouertaken on the fudden, had not time to raife fuch forcesas might fuffice either 
to ehcounter his eficmie, or defend the citie, wherefore defpairing of his owne ftrength, and, 
inftly fearing the revolt and furi¢ of the difcontented citizens,as aman difmaid,(uddenly fled: 
out of the citie.A frer whofe departure the gates were prefently fet opento:Hy/mat/, torthe 
citizens which inrthofe troublefome times (wherifthe two brethren contended for the king 4 
domé)had fuffered gtear calamitie,chofe rather in that prefent daygeto receiue a conqueror 
of fo great fame as‘wasthen Myfmael, chan to theit veter deftruchen to: oppofe therm{felues 
again(thim inthe quarrel of their crucll king: andthe rather, for that they {aw a generdl'fe~ 
euticy and open way to preferment,propofed vato all fach as fhould recciue the reformed 're= 
iigiGn of this new conquerour. i ; ‘ 
Ayfinatl entering the citie, flew certaine of the kings guard which were not yet departed, ryfinaet taterB 
andthen veterly rafed the ftacely tombe wherein his vncle racup was aftef'the manner of the he city of Tau 
Perfian kings royally buried.Andto mittigat the forrow he had fo long ténceined ofhisifa- aire 
thers death, and with reuengeto appeafe his angrie ghoft, he caufed the tyrauts bones to hee. vxcle lasnp, 
digged vp and fcattered abroad, and the memioriall of his name to bee quiterafed out/ofail 
C places of the citie. : lis duberbes 
Although Hy/inael was thus poffeffed of theregall citie of Tauris,and had thereby-made 
away for the obtaining of the wholekingdome, yet he knew that fo longas E/waa lived, his 
conqueft was not ynto him affured : and therefore to the vetermoft of his power he augmen- 
ted his armie with new fupplics taken vp in that populous citje, whom he ‘furnithed with 
armour and weapons taken out of the kings armountic. Inthe mean time newes was brought 
vnto him, thatthe Perfian king before fled intothe fartheft'part of his kingdome, was now 
comming from Scyras with a greacarmie againft him ; and that Moratchamus his brotherjtors 
getting in this common danger all former quarrels,had raifed a great armieabout Babylonia 
Affyria,in fhort time to ioyne with:his brother. 
D_ _ Byfmael nevertheleffe nothing terrified with the report ofthe gteat preparation of thetwo 
brethren againft him, to the intent he might feeme to vndertake this war by the appointment 
of God, and vpona greater affurance than vpon his own ftrength,refolued to goagainftthem. 
‘And foafter he had muttered his armie,& inbeft manner hécould provided all things nece 
farie he fet forward from Tauris; vfing no other perfuafion to encourage hisfoldiers, but chat Ay/msel goer 
they (hould allas became refolute men, make haft & follow him whom God had giuenthem psy Per 
for achieferain and leader,vato a moft aflured victory .The Perfian king was at the fame time 
ten daies journey from Tauris,when Ay/mael with incredible celeritie preuentingthe fame of 
his comming, was come to the mountaine Niphates , which parteth Armenia from Affyria: 
__ which mountaine,#/aan purpofing fhortly to paffe ouer with his populous armie, had fentbe- 
E fore his {couts to difcouer the (traight paffages, and a multitude of pioners to make the wayes 
more commodious for his great armieto pail. Which thing Hy/nael voderftanding,and po- 
litickly confidering that it fhould be much for his aduantage, if he thould firtt himfelfe pate 
ouer thofe great mountaines,and fo vponthe fladdensfet vpon his enemies then lying infeca- 
ritie,and fearing nothing leffe than fucha defpexat attempt: vpon that refolution aduanced his 
enfignes vpon the mountains ; and hauing with fmall refiftance difcomfited them which kept 
the paflages, came downethe fame mountaines likea tempeft, and furioufly affailed the king, 
thenlying in his campe on the other fide at the foot of the mountaine : vponthe approch of 
whom fuch a hurly burly wasraifed inthe kings camp, that what for the confufed tumult of 
the foldiers, 8 fearfull outcries ofthe multitude of bafe people which followed the camp,the 
F king couldfcarcely gine order vato his captains what he would haue don,or yetincourage his 
fouldiers,or put them in orderofbattell. So that Hy/mael giuing afierceonfer with his Arme- 
nian fouldiers;there was fiddenly begunamoft terrible and bloodie battell, Neither did thac 


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day the fortune of Hy/mael faile him, whofe courage end proweffe neuer failed : for affailing & f 


the Kings battell of pam, a ies fquadrons «i ohige,tice had overcome them ne 
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them to fight biefore that the horfinen could arme the 
were formott part vnfadled and vnbridled at his commit 

feared or forefeen this {o fiidden a mifchiefe,but had vai 
fame of his comming with fo huge an army, would fo terrifi 
Pettsdmalitt nae Tains or all Armenia, that durft m 
to, and fro to encourage his fouldiers, to ftay, his difco 
die blowes bimfelfe.But when neither his captainsnor fo 
' fudden direétions which he was inforced to gine in thatim 
come with fhameand defperation,he refolutely thruft him (el 
‘Rluan the per. and there valiantly fighting was (lain. Whereupon th 
“banding fiain. of the Kings armic, having now no king for whom they fh i 
flight,after whom followed the archers,and all re reft © kingsarmic. 
“Whenas Hy/mael bad with leffe loffe than a man wou thought fo 
a could haue bin atchicued,poflefled the enemies tents,hes 





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madenogreat purfuit after the 
that hethought it more requifit to refrefh his fouldiers throughly wearied and alm er 


» oe: With long traucll-and late Sight :,wherefore for certaine dayes he repofed himfelfe, with his 
armiein thofe his,enemies forfaken rents eidhftenivardss NBER LE had receiued Embaffadows 
from diuers placesyeelding their cities and towns,and that the fauor of the people generally 
inclined to him,together with the victories eo ith his armie to Scyras; where hee 
wasofthe citizens who had before heardio Gorie toyfully received, & his army relic. 
ued with allthings he could defire. Hy/mael there entertained with the greateft honours tha j 
thi¢ fearfull citizens could poffily anributetohim, did oftentimes preach ynto them of the 
eruith and excellencie of his fathers dotrine,and withall gaue out {trait proclamations, That 
hewouldaccount all them for his enemies, which did: the {pace of thittiedaies.e, 
nounce their old fiuperftition,and receiue this ne und iv ritic would hauc ir.) Wher- 
fore,forafmuch as on the one fide were propofed mo inrewards bythe happy courfeof 
5 hisyidtories, & on the other, was threatned exile and tortui uchasfhould obftinatly per. 
fifhin their opinion ; in {hore time he drew all the vulgar people to embrace his new dodtrine, 
Aind afterwards hatying paied his fouldierswith the tiches of that great citic,he gallantly fur. 
nifhed both his old and new fouldiers that wanted armor, with moft excellent armerand fur- 
niture: for in thatcitie,one of thegreateft and moft famous of the Eaft, were many-fhopsfull x 
ofall kind of armor, which thearmourers with wonderfull cunning vfed tomake of yronand 
fteelé & inthe juice of certain hearbs,of much more notable temper & beautie than arethelc 
which are made with vs in Europe;not only head-pecces, curiaffes,and complete armors,but 
wholecaparifonssfor horfes,curioufly made of thin plates of yronand fteele. Departing from 
Scyras,he tooke‘alfo the great citie of Saphafuppofed to haue beene the citie in antient time 
called Sufaand Sultania,which for the wonderfull ruines ofthe huge buildings,is deemed to 
Hyfinacl goesh hauebinthe antientand famous citie Tigranocerta. Thefe great matters quickely difpatched, 
: pe ere. and hauing in euery citie placed Gouernours of his owne feéthe paffed ouer the riuer Tygris 
i: into Mefopotamia,of purpofe toexpulle Moratchamusthe late kings brother,out of Babylon, 
who was yet in armes, and had intended (as is before faid) to haue paffed into Armenia, to 
haueioyned his forces withthe king his brother : butnow terrified with his brothers cala- 
mitie(who together with a moft puiffant armie, and the ftrength ofthe Perfiankingdom,was 
! in one day fallen from the height of fo great a fortune) thought it not beft to trie his fortune 
t inthe field againft fo fortunat an enemie,but forthwith to withdraw himfelfe into the remo- 
teft places of that large kingdome,and from thence to expeét fome better fortune. For hewel 
knew that he was not able to withftand his viéoriousenemie, now leading after him a moft 
¢  Puilfant army,whonotlong before had witha fmal power vanquithed & flain his brother ina 
: Beetle yfmatlnow by the greatnes of his fame and forces, & as it were by the fauor 0 
tnt acu aterrorté 

4 Moratchamus, & receiue at great pronince into his fubieétion, euery man.asit 
ing who fhould firftby } ) ‘bait purchafe the fauour of the yigiorious 
Nn power,neither deeming it for his fa vp himfelfwithin the wals of4ay 
city,truft vp his things of gredteft pric this 4 ae sed into pan 

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Second Emperour of the Turks. 


_ This Moratchamus is he whom fome Hiftoriographers called Mara Beg,and isin the Turks 
Hiftories called /rmir/a Beg, who (as they report) afterwards marrying the daughter of Batazer, 
and recouering part of the Perfian kinzdome,was {uddenly murthered by fome of his Nobi- 
litie, whom he purpofed fecretly to haue put to death, if they had not preuented the fame by 
murthering of him firft, Hyfmael having victorioufly fabdued a great part of the Perfian king= 
dome, & filled all the Eaft part of the world withthe glorie of his name,retutned out of Afly- 
ria into Media, & tooke in fuch cities and ftrong holds as were yet holden by the garrifons of 
the late Perfian king. And afrerwards returning into Armenia, made wais vpon the Albani. 
ans, Iberians,and Scythiins,which dwell vpon the borders of the Calpian : for that thofe na- 
tions, in antient times tributarics vnrothe Perfian Kings, taking the benefit of the long ciuile 
wars wherewith thekingdome of Perfia, and all the Eaft countries, With theruin ofthe kings 
houfe,had been of late turmoyled ; had neither payed any tribute & yaliefpace of fonre yeres, 
nor fent any honourable embaffage,as they were woont, and as was expected, efpecially info 
great a victorie and alteration of the Stare. 

Hyfimael hauing thus obtained the Perfian kingdome,in fhort time became famous through 
the world,and was juftly accounted amongft the greateft Monarchs of tharage. Buc nothing 
made him more to be fpoken of, thanthe innouation he had made in the Mahometane fiiper= 
ftition; for by his denice and commandement a new forme of prayer was brought into their 
Mihometane Temples, far differing from that which had been of long time before yfed.. By 
reafon whereof, Fbubekir, Homer, and Ofman, the faccefforsvf their great Prophet Atahemer, 





C before hadin great regard and reuerence, began now to be contemned, and their writings no- 


thing regarded , and the honour of Ha cxalted, asthe true and onely fucceffor of their great 
Prophet. And becaufe he would hauc his fubjects and the followers of hisdoétrine knowne 
from the Turks and other Mahometans, ie commanded tharthey fhouldall wearefome red 
hatband,lace,or riband vpon their heads ; which they religioufly obferue in Perfia vntil this 


day : whereo! they are ofthe Turks called Cufelba’s, or Redheads, And infhort time hehad fo pecs 
and honored 


much that his fayings were accounted for diuine Oracles,and his commandements for Laws: bis/ubietts 


vfed the matter, that he was wonderfully both beloued and reuetenced of his fubjects , info- 


fo that when they would confirme any thing by folemne oath,they would fweare by thie head 
of Hy/maelthe King: and whenthey wifhed well toany man,they vfually fayd,Ay/mael rane 
thee thy defire. Vponhis coyne which he madeboth of filuerand gold, onthe onefide was 
written thee words, La illahe sllalaba Muhame dun reful allabe : which is to fay, There are no gods 
but one, and Mahomet és his Meffenger. And onthe other fide, //imaill halsfe Inllabe ; whiclris to 
fay, Hy/mael the Vicar of God ; 4 ; 
Whilett Hy/imael was thus wreftling for the Perfian Kingdome, Chafan Chel:fe and Techellis 
(whom we hauea little before declared co haue binbrought out of the mountains and defarts, 
into thecountrey yillages, and afterwards intothe cities ; and ro haue filled the countries of 
Armenia anda great part of the leffer Afia with the noueltie oftheinnew doctrine and opini- 
ons, firft phantafied by one Giunet Siech, and afterward reuiued by Haider Erdebil, Hyfmmacl his 


facher) having gathred a great atmie of fuch as had receiued their doctrine,inuaded cheyPurks ¢ 


£ dominion. For after that Techellis (this cold Prophet) had with wonderful felicitie inthe pre- 
fence of many prognofticated of things to come ; and Ay/mae/the Sopht (of latea poste exi- dominions 


led and banifhed man) was thought to haue grown vnto the higheft type of worldly hojiors, 
not by mans helpe,but by vprightneffe of life, and the fortunat paflage of an vadoubtedreli- 
gion: fucha defire of receiuing thar new fuperftition poffefled the minds of the people in ge- 
nerall, that the cities and rownes thereabouts were now fulfof them which in token of their 
new profeffion had taken yponthem the wearing of the red hat, the knowne Cognifance of 
the Cnfélba’s, Firftthey met together atthe citie of Talcia, at the foot ofthe mountaine Anti 
rautus,orasthe Turkith.hiftorie reports,acthe citie of Accalia,to the number of 10000,Vpon 
agreat Faire day , where they Jayd hands pon the chicfe Magiftrate of the citieyand execu. 


FB red bim;fetting his quarters vpon foure ofthe highefttowers ofthe citi¢:and furthér perfua> 


\ ded by thefe newmafters ofthisnew {uperftition,to.take vp armes indefence of themfelues 


aio gee eion (as they termed it) in cafe that any violence thould be offeted 


themby,the irrcligious Turks ; they all fiwore; neuer to forfake theit Captaines for any di- 
ftresfe,oryet refa(eany abous or ennureforthe honor oftheir moft holy religion wet)? 
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fence whereof they hadalreadie Vv 
ringleaders of rebellion, feeing the minds of their f 
purpofe, and repofing a great confidence in their val 
ring that the mony which was bountifully brow, ti 
dy for denotion,partly for feare,was not furicien 2 
by publike proclamation to their varuly followers, of 
& to liue vpon the fpoile of them which would not recei 
upon they diuiding themfelues into divers compani es, 
brought into the campe abundance of cattell,and oth ch t 
and forthwith (heir multitude ftil] increafing) they entred into 
full countrey,where they refrefhed themfelues many days, 






































‘oods,into the {trong citie of Iconium: for proclamatic 
names of Chafan Chelife and Techellis,w herein many both 
inmoftample manner propofed toal fuchas fhould forth 
that theirnew doétrine alreadie eftablifhed in Perfia: b 
feuer incheir old fuperftition, after they had once drawn 





ftruétion without hope of pardon of life. So tharall thei 
the térrour of this proclamation, fome for feare of deat! 
fifegard of their goods and poffefiions(dearer vato the 
ted,infamous,in danger of law,befide many fugitiue fe 


















‘gerous rebellion, certaine troupes of horfemenfen 
Rew prophets: for Hy/mael in fauour and furtherance of that 
fore by fit meffengers exhorted them to proceed couragi 
prife,and to joine martiall force vato the religion they 
Yee wanting vato them at their need, but to fend them skilfil 
furnifhthem with coyne forthe maintenance of thar war, 
Apight of Za/azer,of (mall beginnings to fow the feed of @ 
‘gradgeagainft Bafacet for the formerwars betwixtthe T; 
‘difigreemient in matters concerning their fuperftition , an 
_ youth, defired nothing more in the grcatneffe of his pow 
x faires,than to haue occafionto make war with the Turki 
uyfnkel Toids Emballadors vnto the State of Venice, to joine with t! 
erbafers vm and fortas they had long timc before, by Catarin, arbas 
an, rine in alfadors, concluded with rfun-Caffanes the great Perfian king hac 




































“ans, to ioyne in % ie 
- feagne with vi@-things that he Tequefted ofthe Venetians,was, Th 
mgsinft Baa yay of Sytiazmen skilfullin the cafting of great ordnar 
_ g2/ by fea: promifing inthe meane time himlfeto All Alath 
and fo to gine a faire occafion Vnto them,to recouer by feaall 
~ in the late wars loft vato the ‘Turks ypon the coat | 









That they would rieuerbe fo 


Perfian king ; the remembrance whereof wa: : 

they were wonderfull glad,thae the new ki Svnto their State 
‘uch regard,as to participat rotliem the canfesefrt ar, “vnto the 
thot aires which this grandéaber af ofthat war tand furthe 


ot thould notnow haue had'nee |to make eee TuAkith E 


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fortune,could nor perf ae 


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Own to the area 


ys,toaming vp a 
gtictiance and terrour ot the people; and brought fuch a feare vpon the wh 
they which dwelt ia open dorps and villages, were glad to flie with their win, 


s were in many plac 
{piritual and temporal |: 
with take part with the 
ut vnto {neh as fhould 
ntheir fword,was thre 
inhabitants therabout 
h, fome vpon inconft 
m thanany religion)fome other 


tuants, dayly reforted to thefe 
fters. Not long after, whilftthe Turks weremaking preparation forthe fy fing oft 


refling of this dan. 
tfrom Hy/mael,came sod time to ‘ek 
*w fiiperftition, hada littlebe- 

fly in their fo religious an emer. 
fefled: promifing further, notto be 
I Leaders, and from time totimeto 
Allthis Ayfmael did openly in de- 
featerwar. Forhe bearirig an old 
urks 8 the Perfians, as alfo for their 
ke forward with the heat of 











tandfather. Thechicfe 
uld fend hitn out of Italieby the 
anid with their flcetto trouble Bais- 
ie Teffe with his army by land, 
i fuch places as they had before 
-_. The Venetians haaing with all courtefe ent ayy a eibitee ell 

Fgefulloftheancent leapuc andamitietic 
r State moft pleafant:and that 
as an enemié Vnto the Tutke,and had them in 
to promife witothem 
dhaue performed, 
pero But fuich was the 


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aue them anfiwer, 


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Leo! 


like nations of Eu- 
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Second Emperour of the Turks: 

; 5 : : ‘1 good hope, that 
God would ftand in their iuft defence, and ftill preferuetheir ftate, which no enemies power 
had for the {pace of 700 yearesand more beenable toouercome. Wherefore the fhould 
fhew voto their King,thatthey would as occafion fhould ferue,and as it fhould ftand with the 
good of their State,do their vttermoft denoire to make him vaderftand,that nothing was dee= 
rer vato them than the friendthip of fo greata King : nor any thing more honorable, than by 

mutuall counfell and combined forces to affaile the Turke their common enemie. 
Shortly after, the Embaffadors(hauing obtained nothing more than the hope of a league 
to be intime concluded,and being honourably rewarded) returned with their galliesto Cy- 
prus,and fo from thence to Syria, where they had fecretconference with Petrus Zenua(thefon 


B of Caterinus Zenus,a man famous for his embaflage vnto H/in-Caffaeeeinto Perfia) gouernour 


of the Venetian Merchants at Damafco. Which thing Baiazet hauing intelligence of, and of 
the paffage of the Perfian Emb sffadors that way, complained gtieuoufly both by his Embaf- 
fadorsand letters ynto Camp(on Gaurus Sulran ot Agypt, That he dealt nocasa friend and con- 
fedetat with him, in fuffertag.thefe Embaffadors fo to paffe throughout the middeft of Syria, 
f he Chriftians theisonjmon enemies,to ftirre chem vp to war, Whereuponall the Vea 
netian Merchants which were at Tripolis, Aleppo, Damafco, Berytus, and Alexandria, and 
efpecially Zenus himfelfe, were forthwith apprehended by the commandement of the great 
Sultan, and carried in bonds to Caire,where they were many times inforced in chaines toan- 
{wer vito fuch things as were layd co their charge, and after they had by the {pace of a yeare 
endured the manifold defpights ofthe proud Mamalukes, hardly obtained to efeape with life 
ibertic. : 
two feditious Prophets,Chafan and Techellis,well trengthned with the ayd of the Per- 
fians,were now come ynto Iconium themoft famous citieof Lycaonia, and wafting all the 
countrey before them, drew a great multitude of people to receiue their new doétrine. For 
the reprefling of which outrages, Orchanes and Mahomethes,two of Baiazer his nephews (who 
in ftead of their Fathers Alem Schach and TXian Schach,the fons of Baiazet before dead, goucr- 
ned thofe countries) gathered togither their forces , and difdaining to fufferfuch difgrace by 
fucha rabble of rafcal people,in the fight of fo fimousa city,came into the field to gine a 
batrell.. But they intheir youthfill heat making too much haft, and joyning battell . - place 
of difaduantage,were by the rebels ouerthrowne and.put to flight. Neither would ees ring: 
leadersin that victorie haue fame - bee nilaijed lenpionn burthatthey wanted Aitille- 
ied gi ar requifit forthe befieging of cities. sf 5 ; 
Se eae of fi fonnes of aie having atthe fame time leuieda cana Ar- 
mic about Thiatyra,Sy pilus, Magnefia and Phocea,durftnot further {tir or ee wat “ot 
the rebels although they lay difperfed about the countrey faft by ee nk ag e 7 ae cs 
with enfignes difplaied,marching from countrey to countrey throug the = of the . er 
Afiaentered at length into Bythinia, where neere vnto the riuet Sangariust eet wit Sed 
ragofés Baffathe Viceroy of Afia, comming againft them with a great armie well appointed, 







E which he had alittle before raifed vpon the bruit of the comming of thefe rebels ; and had al- 


anded Achometes (whomethe Turks call Achmetes) the eldeft fon of Baiszet then li- 
eae the great countries of Capadociaand Pontus, toraife his power, and to = 
low at the backe of the rebels: who ifthey fhould hap to be putto the worfe, wollen 
beableto retyre,neitherto keepe the field, being fo fhut vp bewwixttwo fo great sn . “4 
Techellis by his {peedie comming fruftrated thefe defignes ofthe Viceroy ; formarching é ‘i 
allfpeed,, he was vpon Garagofés before he was well aware of his comming, seas) pe t 
mountaine Hormynus,as he was then taking vpofmore foldierssand daily expecte 4 ta 
ming of others,as if he had been going againft fome puiffant enemie, The seed ee eS 
Rebels approch,, although he had beforenot purpofed to haue eae ~ a 
had raifed far greater forces;thoughtitnot now to ftand with his honor,to = : ogi ay 
battell, although hisarmie fot moft part confifted of the tude countrey pe meee pee 
on the fudden out of Paphlagonia, Galatia,Pontus,and Bythinia, raw Hs esa a 
pact vnarmed ¢ as commonly they are which inthofe countries are preffed aga 


_ ouvofthe townesand villages, andare ofthe Turks called Afapi , who ofthe Tanizaries are 


fcarcely accounted for mené . ee xy herepofed inthe approoued ‘alse 
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a of hisantient horfemen,by whofemeans he doubt 
and co faue himfelfe if, lihitly fhould fall cure h 
c common fouldiers, more than by them if he coul 
vho onthe other fide (their greateft force confifting of 
felues by flight,but only by plain valour and dint of fwor 
exhorted his foldiersto rémember into what countre 
ee mee: no new power, iS other gods of defe! 
‘ay play the men : Wherefore let vs couragioufly (fai forward againtt; 
- and by victorie defend our lives, together ae he truth Lo a : 
“The battel be- Vowed both our foules and bodies, He had {carcely fayd thus much, but that his whol 
a yes edese mic,in token of cherefulges,gaue a moft terrible fhout, and without further fay fet y ie 
be “enemies, The Viceroy had placed his tootmenin the maine bartell in the middle’ or tei 
horfemen in the wings,thereby to haue compaffed in his enemies : but Téechellis had fetal i 
footmen in one great fquare battell, and his Perfian horfemen fora refuge. Butthe Vi his 
his frefh-water fouldiers could fcarcely abide the fight of Techellishis armic , for in th . f 
of the battell ftood fouldiers throughly armod, andall the refPORNiS armie with red hy a 
on their heads,as if they had bin imbrued with bloud,which wofderfully terrified the oe a 
cowardly and vnskilfull fouldiers : fo that hauing enduredthe fight fcarcely halfe anh ne 
they all turned their backs and fled. The Turkijh horfemen which had valiantly affailedth: 
rebels armie on both fides, although they had flaine many with their arrowes and lances y 
fomewhat difordred the battell, for that the footmen were inforced to leaue their places, 4 
to preffe ftill on forward againft chem yet when Techellis his foldiers ¢hauing dterdoatinte | 
footmen, and dividing them{elues into diuers fquadrons) began with their long pikes coil 
their horfes , andtolay hardly vato them, they likewife betooke them feluesto flightalfc 
Then the Perfian horfemen (which all this while had ftood ftill as lookers on) left their fan : 
dings,and following the chafe flew many of the Turks intheir difordred flight: and follow. 
ing faft on, inclofed the Viceroy as he was ftaying of his horfmen,and could not for thethick- 
nefle ofthe dutt well difcerné his enemies , fo thavhe had bin there taken, if he had not been 
fpeedily refcued by his guard,and fo deliuered from that danger, The reftofthe Turks horf- 
men faued themfelues by Aight. In this battelfeuen thoufand of the Turks feotmen were flain, 
er ne as ee great {tore of prouifion, ; K 
Techellis befie- ter which victorie, Chafan and Techellis vefting theiratmie one day, marched to thecitie 
fr cone ms Cutaie,necre vnto the mountain Horminius ithis citie is fcituated ais wereinthe miditof 
sheciieop Gis F fia theleffeand isthe feat ofthe Turkith Emperors Viceroy in Afia : as Sophia in Mcefia is 
. i: his pe Viceroy in Europe: for it was reported,that the country people had for feare of 
ee ent war conueyed thither the greateft part oftheir wealth, and the rebels wellknew, 
a Eevee himfelfe with his chiefe horfemen were fled thither ‘alfo : neither doubted 
“ys he all the army might begreatly inriched by the wealth of that citie,if they fhould 
its out delay imploy their whole forces for the gaining thereof, their enemies now altoge- 
ther las Te withtheir late ouerthrow. Techellis alfo deeming that enterprife of fo much 
ae mA m meee to gage his whole forces,comming beforethe city,placed firch field pieces 1, 
fendantsraftcrwardecauledeling afore naa eeezemige mot ey ed 
J : fcaling ladders tobe {ct vp, and procls yn made thorow a 
hiscamp, That the whole fpoile of the citic fhould be bes foldicts ifthey ould cake it,with 
Heonsits of greater rewards tothem that fhould fir(trecouer the top of the wals. Filled with 
i hope,the rebellious multitudeapproched the wall, fearing neither enemies force, multi- 
is le of thot,or hogs of deathsfttiuing who should firft mount the ladders, & fome climbing 
Ka is the Bris oO mio g getvp by theruins ofthewal, The defendants inthemeane 
ath an : oe i ing } em great {tones, timber, fire, {calding water,lime,{and, 
. te like without meaiire : wherewith although many were ouerthrowne and cru(ht t0 
ae or fpoiled,yer others prefently (tept vp intheir place, neither was any ofthem feen,for 4 
sare of the prefent danger to {hrinke back or bed ifcouraged: forthe Viceroy onthe one lide, 
Techellrs on the other, were both eye-witneffes of euery mans valour in that hot feruice : 
ob, ne prickt ed with doubrfill hope, for fearetobe'enforced to giue ouer the alfault 
Jo begun ; andthe other withthe due regard of his honor,life,and ftate,allfubiect tothat Br 
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ragious fouldicr. Bucavlengththe defendants wearied with the fierce affault of the anemic 
and for moft part wounded, Techellis continually fending in trefh men, and withdrawing fuch 
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dics: and having repulfedthedefendants,burft open oneof'the gates,and thereby brought in 
his whole armie. Then begana miferable laughter of tlie foldicrsand poore citifensin cucty 
houfe and corner of the cities» At which inftant the Palace (whither the Viceroy hadretyred caragats the 
hinifelfe with hisfamilie) wasalfo taken: the Viceroy hithfelfe with his wines’ and children vier with hot 
were there alfo taken prifoners,-and the fately Palace built with marble, inatrice confumed Gran cus iy 


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The richcitie of Cutaie, the feat of the great commander of ie EurkithEmpire in Afia, 
chustaken by Techellis,and hus whole army both beautifiedand if) ved withthe {poile there- 
of; he perfuaded him(elfe,that it was now no hard matter for him to take th@titie of Prufaal- 
f& she antient feat of the Turkifh Kings in Bythinia, andfoto endanger the whole ftate of the 

Dorks Empire in A fia, if he fhould now without delay carriethe terrour of himfelfe thither, 
before the Turks could inthatcountrey makevhead againft him, or the citifens be ableinfo 
fuddena feare to make any furfliciént prouifion for the defence of themfelues and their citie ; 
and fo inthe courfe of his good fortune to vfe the courage and cherefulneffe of his fouldiers, 
Wherefore appointing a day whenhe would)fet forward,he commanded all things neceffary 
tobe made readie for the taking of that rich citie, being neither {trongly walled, neither fur- 
nifhed vith any good garrifon forthe defence thereof. 

But whileft hewas making this prepatation, a new armie, lately fhipt over the Hellefpont 
from Callipolisinto Afia,intorced him to changé¢ his former determination. For Bafazet awa- 
kedat thename of Techellis,8the fame af the new fuperftitionnow generally receinedin Per- 
fiahad long before giuen commandementto his fonnes, nephewes, and the Viceroy Of Afia, 

Thatthey fhould with all care fulnes prouide,that that part of hiskingdome tooke no Harme 
thereby. But after he faw Techellis of a poore hermit become a great captaine; avd ackt alfo 
withche Perfian King,and al his dominions in Afia in danger of fome great alterationshe fent 
Ais Baffa with his Europeianarmie. T his*Als an Ennuch; borne in Macedonia (yet for his Balege (mia 
courage comparable with the greateft captainesyhad for his many and worthie deferts, inthe pba | 
time ofthe great Emperour Mahorer, Basazer his father, got vnto himfelfe both the honour Tecbelin® 
andname ofamoft famous Chiefetaine. Hehauing madé choice of the principglhorfemen 
of Epiras,Macedonia, Seruia,Illyria,and Thracia,and joy ting vnto them feuen thoufand Tani 
zaries (the moft affured hopeof the Turksin all their expeditions) paffed ouer from Callipo- 
lis into Phrygia,and vponthe way'direCted hisletters vato Achomates and Corcutus Baiazet his 
fonnes,and to all rhe other Sanzacks and Gouernors ofthe Turks prouinces in Afia, That'they 
thould with as much {peed asthey could,raife their forces and meet him in Galatia. But T¢- 
chellis aduertifed ot his comming,thoughtit bett forhim vo depart out of Pontus, and to retire 
to fome place of more fafetie,left by longer ftaying he fhould be inclofed by his enemies, re- 
pairing thitherwards on euery fides or elfe vpon {ome great difaduantage to joyne battell: 
forhe faw,tharif he ftayed never so little he fhould finde no fafe paflage or place of refiigeto 
retyreynto, hauing left {uch large and fpacious Countries, fo many enemies Cities, fo many 
greavriuers,fo many difcontented people behind him ; all which the firft fauor ofthe vulgac 
fort, and {peediecourfe of his vidtorie, hada little before layd open voto him. Wherefore 
callingitogéther his Captaines and moft expert men of wat to confult vponthé matter, It was 
generally thoughtto bea poititofmecremadneffe, or el{@of extreame necefitie, with fo 
finalla power of-vaskilfull fouldiers, withoutany fufficient ftrengih of horfemen, to joyne 
battell with fuch.an enemie as better knew the countrey than he, and far exceeded him both 
for numberand expertacfleof his fouldiers. Wherefore Techellis truffing vp his rich prey he 
his followers through 
Galatia: Butthe Bafa hauing intelligence almotteuery houre by letters andefpials, both of 
the retyring of Techellis, and the way he held;paffed ouer the riuer Sangarius,and coafting the 
countrey;came and incamped berwixtthe cities of Curaieand Ancyra,which way it was pe 
pofedithe enemie would pail. Where when tie had there awhilerelted his wearied fouldi- 
ersyandiwas certainly aduertifed.thatthe rebels had —_ another way,he fet forward wae) 
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and after fiue dayes march in the plaines of Galatia, 0} 
who wearied or wounded, were not able to hold way 
commanded to be cruelly put tothe fword. And Teci bellis 
gus wit! a mol horrible {pectacle to ftay his purfuir, caufe 

carried along with him in chains,to be cruelly i led by the highwa 4 
ftake fer faft inthe ground, and fo left him fhicking for the Turks to Penta? , 
nothing difmaied with the horrible death of fo greara perfonage,held on his way, Alis By 
haft than good fpeed,exhorting his foldiers patiently to endure the painfullnetie’of, 
march, and to ftraine them{elues to take reuenge of thofe ee theeues and Eo 
deftroying the countrey before them, {pared not fo much as the Turks children and 
ples of their religion; and fo the day following came into the plaines of Ancy; oe 
day alfo Achemates came vnto the Baila with ten thoufand fouldiers. Alis Ba, 
he could not peiibly with his whole armie ouertake his enemies, marchin 
{peed before him, and grieued at the heart tofeethem efcape out of his han 
prooue if hecould with hishorfemen ouertakethem : whereupon Teauing his 
Achorates, he himf{elfe with cightthoufand horfe following the enemie Vpon 
tooke the rereward of their armieat the mountain Olyga,alittle from the citie 
to whont he gaue an hot skirmifh. : ect} 
The baste bee Techellis which a little before had taken a fit place for his cam 


pla Behe although he faw his men faint with long trauell and the {cortchin, 










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: hadnot Alis Baffa {ent 1000 Carbines who introupes orderly f i 
fe tedtheirfhotas thicke as haile vpon the enemayesuith ee oft 


conflict Chafan Chelife himfel fe was (lain, Techellis always at hand where mott need was,euien 
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inthe midft of the flaughter of his men fet i i i 

armed foldiers,theonly remedic in fo son aul fon ta eee 
the battell, Sppofed them againft the horfemen, now ( 
Gotie ; commanding them by littleandlittle to retyr 
they might feemeto do thatby commandinent ofthe 


f tp} ae done of themfelues for feare: hoping thatit 


finding the difaduantage of the place,would! i 

ding the d i eaue fo hardly toaffaile them. But the Baila en- 
spies ihe firft fucce fe of the battellexhorted his foldiers to mae stihicone now 
tanybutvaliatly to charge then ea ee face to tecouer the ftrength ofthe moun 
the honor of Baiazet their foueraigneand a eee ete owt 


as they thought) in pofleffion of the vi- 
evnto the mountaine, tothe intent that 
Generall, which they were like enough 
would fo cometo pafle, That the Turkes 


Maal iP enon ing them,he witha troupe of his befthorfmen(to animate the reftjandto 

* ww Gttccite % ene takcthrough the enemies battel: which thing he in the fame heat, with 
coe aca onl cater opta ice 
ic Taine : vpon ithe fortune of the battell wasina m d ; for the 

ae iriich ee spughe thet uly haning beaten Catatiaeier theirene- 
esa eit Generals death, began to fight but faintly, & by liteleand little 


ue dat] i i ; 
. gronncdad feet horfesabout,fed, On the other fide Techellis his fol- 


Ba Osh Ee tepofed greater hope in the ftrenoth Jace and the 
mountain,than in their weapons and valous nave incouraged with fies ie pin raking heart 


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I apap Ten oe emcen, before weari i \ hen as 
He enerals rafhne Eloftanotablevidtorieaimoftali de eon Hella 
age at the enemie could neither refre(h hishorfes, nor yet with any affurance 
df hethould haue purfied him,yet hauinglott aay of he butt clever & che 
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turning hisarmy,and orderly placing his foldiers,asthe roundand the fl a 

would giue leaue, valiantly receiued the impreffion of the Tarks-and meh, aig ee: 
ect ulfed them;fo thatit feemed they would neither haue given erating 

tothe bragging horfemen, neither haue done any thing not befeeming their former viktories, 


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A reft ofhisarmie fore weakened with trauell, fafting,and fighting, determined to refrefh hi 


wearied followers vponthe mountain Olyga, From whence after a few daies he marched ou 


fa,a warlike captaine, and of 


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the riuer Halys ynto the citie of Tafcia, his oldd welling place,and fo to thecitie of Celeni: 


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the name of Maras, but as then the regall {eat of the mountaine king Aladewles. The Turkes 
horfemen hauing thus in {ome finall fort tatherreuenged the iniuries done by therebels,than 


obtained any victorie, returned to Achomates, who was then comming on with the foorme 


ivy 


Notlong after, Baiazer vnderftanding of the death of Alis Baffahis General, fent lonufés Baf- ronufes nate 


cia, 
daies vato the citie of Tafcia, the place of Techellis his abode : where burning and deftroy 


great experience (borne in Epirus) in his ftead. Who as foone as /## 5 Baiaxers 
he had receiued the charge of the armie from Achomates marching forthwith into Cappado- 


General of bit 
1 mie agoinft 


and keeping the way on the right hand towards the mountainesAntitaurus, came in few Tesbellis. 


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the countrey all about, he came and encamped with his armie at the foot of the mountaine. 
The Baffahad in his armic about fortie thoufand horfe and foor, well appointed, with many 
ffeld pieces,and plentie of viduals which he brought with him, for feare of want inthat bare 
country. Techellis terrified with his comming, bauing of latereceiued no aid from Hyfmaelthe 
Perfian king,and wanting alfo greatartillerie,and belides that feeing his foldicrs greatly both 


diminifhed and difcouraged with the late battell at Olygasdetermined not vpon fo great 


dif- 


aduantage to meet his enemie in the plain field,but to keepe the rough mountains and thicke 
woods, hoping that ifhe couldbe able any time to keepe thofe {trong places, he fhowdeither 
receiue fomeaid from Hyfsael,or by the heat ofthe Turks leaders take them at fome notable 
aduantage. Inthe meane time many notable skirmifhes paffed betwixt the fouldiers on both 
fides : for the Turks fetching a compaffe oftentimes about the mountains, and fecking for the 
beft paflages, by che eafic rifing of che hils, came to skirmifh with theit enemies : and-Techel- 
4is his fouldiers on the other fide, fallying many times out of the woods and abrupt places of 
the mountains, valiantly affailed the Turks. After they hada longtime in this fort,as if it had 


bin in difport,rather proucd their forces one vpon another,than done any great matter 


the 


Turkes prying into euery corner, at length perceiued two waieswhereby their whole armie 
with enfignes difplayed might without any great difficultie bee brought vnco the top of the 
mountaine,and fo into their enemies ftrength.’ The Baffhauing well viewed and confidered 
the places, caufedthe Ianizaries at one inftantto march vp tothe mountaine by one of the 
aforefaid waies, and the reft of his armie by the other: who with foft pace climing vp the 
fteepemountaines, with theirtarguets defended themfelties as wellas they could againft their 
enemies dartsandfhot. For TeeheHis his fouldiers having before taken the high mountaines 
and places of aduantage,caft downe vpon the Turks great ftones and fhot without number, as 
itit had beene out of fome {trong forts. Burthe Turks bending certaine {mall field peeces a 
gainftthe places which moft anoicd them, eafily drauethem from their ftandings.the harque- 
bufiers ftill following their enfignes, fhrouded clofe vnder the targuetiers,and delivered their 


deadly fhot as (howers of raine vpon their enemies. Whole defperatapproch Techellis ey 


uing,caufed a retreat to be founded, and withall his armie retired farther off into the 


her 


mountaines and rougher woods. The night following, perceiuing that by the euillfucceffe of 
the former skirmith he had lofta great part of his credit and ftrength, he with greatfilence 
forfooke the woods,and paffing quite ouer the mountains fled into Armenia,chen part of the 


Perfian kingdome. Neither did the Turks perceiue their departure varillit was light da 


y, and 


thactheir {couts entring the thick woods, and finding the enemies baggage, with fomewoun- 
ded fouldiers not able to flie,brought newes vato the Baffa of the enemies departitteand of 
his {peedie flight intoArmenia. Which thing, when he by them that were taken, vndetitood 
tobe certainely true, fretting andchafing like a mad man,that he had not prefently vpon the 
enemies retrearbeferthe wood round, he fent his horfemen forthwith to parfue them : but 
all in vaine,for Techellis was by direct andknowne waies pone into Armenia. Some few ftrag- 
+ lersnotable!to'make fo much haftas the reft, were onertaken by the Turkes horfemen, and 
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brought backe'to the Bala, 


Techellis thus puto flightyfonufés caufed {trait inquifition to be made through all the cities 


ofthe lefler Affa,for all {uchas had profeffed the Perfian teligion:and them whom he 
to hauc bornearmes inth¢ late rebellion, he caufedto be put to death with moftexqu 


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rechellis burn mael executed,and Techellis himfelfe to the terrour of others burntaliue. 


A great carth- 
quake at Con- 


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_ \Baiaget the Jecond, 


ments,andthereftto be burnt in their foreheads with an hoatyro 
knowne ; whom together with the kinsfolkes and friends of ch ve 
with Techellis,he cauled to be tran{ported into Europe,andyo be difperfedthrough Mace he 
nia,Epitus,and Peloponcfus ; for feare left if Techellis now fled into the Perfian Kingdome 
fhould from thence returne with new forces, they fhould alfo againe repaire voto him and 
raife anew rebellion, Fhis wasthe beginning, courfe, and ending, of one ofthe moft dinod 
rousrebellions that eucr troubled the Turkifh empire :, wherinall, or at leaftwife the great fe 
part of their dominions in A fia, might haue beenc eafily furprifed bythe Perfian King, it hee 
would thorowly haue profecured the occafionand oportunitiethen offered. 

The remainder of Techellis his followers, lying into Perfia, by the way lighting vpon a 
Carauan of merchants Jaden with filkes and other rich merchandile, tooke the {poile ther, 
for which outrage comming to Tauris,the captaines were alll by the commandement of 





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_ The next yeare (which wasthe yeare 1509,the fourteenth:day of September) chane- 
reatand terrible earthquake in thecitie of Conftantinopleand the counthies thereabou:* 
y.theviolencewherof,a great part of che wals ofthat imperiall citie,with many ftarely byil. 
dings both publike and priuat,were quite ouerthrowne,and thirteene thonfand people ouey- 
Imed and flaine.. The teri our whereof was fo great, thatthe people generally forfooke 
shoufes and lay abroad in the fields : yea Bafazer himfelfe,then very aged and fore troy. 
ithe gout for feare thereof remoued from Conttantinople to Hadvianople ; but fin- 
felfe in no more fafecie chan before, he leftthecitie and lay abroadiinthe fields in his 
his earthquake indured by the {pace ofeighteene daies, or (as the Turkes Hiftories te. 
famoncth,with.very liccle intermiffion ; which was chenaccounted ominous, as por. 
tending the mifcrable calamities which fhortly after happened inthe Othamant amily. Afet 
this earthquake enfued a great plague,wherewith the citie was gricuoufly vilicedjand for the 
moft part vnpeopled, But after that the carthquake was ceafed,andthe mortalitie afluaccd. Ra. 
iazel fed the imperial citie to be with all {peed repaired,and to that purpofegaue dike omni 
miffions into all parts.of his dominions for the taking vpof werkemen:fo tharthere were at 
encein workcighti¢ thoufand workmen, who in moft beaucifullimanner in che {pace of foure 
moneths againe repaired theruines ofthat great citic, i 
















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a daughtess; whichiliuedtobemenand x 

women growne : and the fonsall. Gouernots in diners prouinces of his large empire : whom 

ith Hiftoriesreckonvpinthis order, Abdullah Zelebi; Alem Scach; TRrhan Seach; Ach- 

mat ,Corcut,Selime,and -Auhamet.Y.ct Antonius Vixius.a Genoway,who long time lis 

a¢ fazet his courtjand(ashe of him(elfe writethywaited inhis chamberat the time of his 

death,reckoning vpthe fonnes of Bajazet,maketh mention butofthele fix,Sciems/cia, Alem/cia 

coe es, Mdabometes,Selymsu:,and Corcutus : naming the forenamed by names fomething dif- 

ferir bel the others weifcia the eldeft, Gouernor of Caramania,forhis towirdlinefle moft 

dee yb mone 0: father,died ofanaturall death before himjand was of him and his {ub= 

ics Pek amented, A/em/cia died in likemannet,of whofe death as fooneas he wasaducr* 

ulcd, by. mourning levecrs written in blake paper with white charaétes(as their manner of wri 

ting/s,in.certitying pf heauienews)he caft from bim his Scepter with all othertokens of ho- 

a gencral mourningtobe made forbim inthe court, through allthe citie of 

0. ople,by the ‘pace of threcdaics.; daring which timeall fhops were shut vp,all tra- 

i den, and.no figne ofmirth tobe feenes and tor Acetraine fpace, after the manner 

ition,cauled folemne facrifices tobe madeforthehealth of his foule,and 7600 

ers tp. hee giuen weckely vnto ores His dead bodie was afterward with all princely 

-conneyed to Prufa, and th ewith great folemnitie buriedit%ban Gotiernour of Ca- 

ar Nik dt eater of Capha;vpon theirfathers heauie difpleafurey were by hiscom* 
mal | oh: nO@geicy fh A Mebssr 1 

ie, cr foure fons, Achmetorherw ’e called Achomates Ada 5 ‘Cor- 

bate Corcutus , and Selma the fecond ( sta tah oo Toms ee tc " ante! 

on, not given to fen{ualitie Spb penal auastetsinnea hin eldeftbrother, nei- 

t er bookifhias was Core#téas, nor yer of {o fierceand ctuelladifpofirion as Sely- 

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Second Emperour of the Turks. 


A felfe,that in the iudgement ofmoft men, he feemed already worthieofakingdome, Which 


immoderat fauor of the people, caufed his elder brother Achomates,ycaand Bajazet alfo him- 
felfe,to haue him in no {mallicaloufie, as ifhe had affected the empire;and was in fhort time 
the caufe of his vntimely death:which thing he nothing doubting, haftned(as fatal things are) 
by {uch meanes as he leaft feared might haue procured any fuch mortall diftruft or dangers 
Mott of Bafazet his children were by diuers women, yet Achomates and this Atahometes 
were by oneand the fame mother : for which caufe, Afahometes tooke greater pleafureinhim, 
than in any his other brethren, although it were anfwered with like loueagaine. Achomsates 
was Lord and Gouernor of Amafia;and this Mabometes,of Magnefia ,;who defirous to feethe 
manner of his brothers lifeand gouernment, difguifed himfelfe with two of his familiar and 
faichfull friends,as ifthey had bin religious men,of that Order which the Turks call Jmalier. 
[Thefe menare for moft part comely perfonages,born of good houfes,who in cleanly attire 
made after an homely fafhion,do at their pleafure wander vp and down from towne to town, 
ag coyntrey to country,noting the difpofition and manners of the people ; wherofas fitreth 
b Beheir purpofe, they make large difcourfes afterwards toothers : they commonly carrie 
,out with them filuer cymbals,wheronthey play moft cunningly,and therunto fing pleafant 
and wanton ditties : for which idle delight,they receiue mony of the people, as an alms giuen 
them of deuotion. Thefe are the common corrupters of youth, and defilers of other mens 
beds ; men altogether giuento eafe and pleafure, andare ofthe Turks called, The religious 
brethren of Loue : but might ofright,better betearmed,Epicarus his hogs,than profeffors of 
any religionatall.] Mabomsetes and histwo conforts, asmenof this proteffion, trauelled yp 
and downe the countries of Pontus and Capadocia (where Achomsates commanded)and fo ta 
the-citie of Amafia ; receiuing for their merrie glee by the way as they went, the almes and 
deuotion of the foolifhcountrey people. And being at the length come to Amafiaypon afo- 
femne holiday,they awaited the comming of Achomatesto the church: who pafling by, ftaid 
awhile liftening attentively vnto their pleafant and alluring harmonic; which was for that 
purpofe moft curioufly and skilfully before deuifed,and by them both with their inftraments 
and voices performed, When they had ended their muficke,and according tothe mannerof 
their idle profeffion expected his deuotion , Achomates being aman ofa {pare hand,comman- 
ded fiueafpers to be giuen them in reward {which is about fix pence of our mony.) Afahome- 
tes difdaining his brothers bale reward, as a figne of his miferabledifpofition, wouldin ao 
wile difcouer himfelfe, as he had before determined ; but taking horfe, returned with {peed 
to Magnefia; from whence he wrot taunting letters ynto his brother Achomates {corting at his 
good husbandrie(no praifé to a prince) and incontempt fenthim backe againe his fue afpers; 
which thing Achomates tookcin fo euil part,as that he was neuer afterwards freinds with him, 
The report of this fact was in fhort time difperfed throughout all parts ofthe Turkifh empire, 
divers men diuerfly deeming of his purpofe therein. 
Not long after Aahometes had in this fore plaid with his brother Achomates,he attired him- 4 





tit 


ahojgetes dif 


‘felfe with certaine of his truftie followers as if they had been feafating men,and witha finall sv/edas « fea 


7G Mtl y 


barke came to Conftantinople, and there landing as aduenturers from fea,tooke diligent view oe to 


gate,they were by their bafé apparel taken of the porters to hauc bin tude miariners,and fo by 
them kept out. Wherefore confulting whatto do in that cafe,he went and prefently bought 2 
moft beautiful Chrittian captiue boy,and thenext day comming again to the court with two 
of his companions(as if they had been aduenturers at fea) requefted to be lerin, for thatthey 
had brought a prefent for the Emperour. So finding meanes to beadmitred ro the prefence of 
Baiazet,oné of his conforts(as ifhe had bina fea captain)boldly ftepr forth,8 with due reue- 
rence offered the prefent vnto the Emperor ; which he thankfully cooke,and in token thereof 
gauc him hishand to kiffe,and commanded arich garment wrought with goldto be ginen vn- 
to him, with two others of lee value vnta Mahometes and his fellow, fuppofed to bethe faid 
captaines followers: whoall this while ftood a farre offias ific had been for reuerence ofthe 


lb Empe- 


both of the imperiall citie, and ofthe citie of Pera ftanding opofitagainftit, curioufly noting cou/tanineples 
howall things were by his fathers appointment ordered and gouerned. It hapned whileft he ¢ 
was thus ftaying at Conftantinople, that Bafazer had appointed a {olemne aflembly of all his 


chicfe Baffaes atthe court; which Mahometes was defirous to haue the fight of,as alfo ofthe fa- 


rnd fo to the 
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svar: Buntigdeed or Foes Second Emperour of the Turks. 
He 1e court in their garments of fauour, they hapnedto Bee. ceturnin A, tohelpe himfelfe : for the quietneffe of his fubieéts and preuenting of fuch troubles asmight 
knew Aahoreetes , who difmounting from their horfes, had im honour and fice ; arife by the afpiring of his children after his death , determined whilett he yet lined (forthe 


















4 efes r fuch like mifchiefes)to eftablifh the fucceffion in fome f hi 
tothe fonne of the great Emperor,had he not by fecrer fi ddenthe, auoiding of thefe and other fuc } ) one of his 
ne his fa 01 ne; £,a8 one / fonnes , who wholly poffeffed of the kingdome,might eafily repreffe the pride of the other. 
ae tobeknowne. When he had thusloene his father,the co " the imperial city,he h he hid fet downe with himfelfe,chiat Achomates fhould be the man,as wel in re- 





went againe aboord,and fo with {peed returned to Magnefia, < 
The report of this hisdoing, had in fhorttime filled both the citieand the court,and wasp 


2 ; ke ro (ke rt dg i ; ofition of his (ubieéts,and how they ftood affected, it was giuen out in generall termes, That 
pee ment tg ytd camapile  ae his Meo head oe; ene thought, fe meant before his death to make it knowne to the World, who fhould fucceed in the em- 
cay earing, thatin the P y me secret and delperate Confperacie, pire, without naming any one of his fonnes ; leaning that for cuery man to diuinc of, accor- 


aN gerous to pape eee Ms ae ig Wherefore after long difcourfe had With the ding as they were affe@ted : which was not the leaft caufe, that cuery one of his fonnes with 
three great Balfaes en Ob es cele COUN Cees COCs ae thematter, to rid himfelfe Of all B like ambition began now to make fmall account of their former prefemivents,as thinking one- 
feare, hee refolued in any cafe to take himaway. And therefore caufed them in his : 7 


Andalthoug : i 
' {pect of his birth-right, as of the efpeciall affection he bare vnto him;yet to difcouer the dif 








Hie j E ae Name to ly vponthe Empire it felfe. 2 ts a 
write vnto.4/mehemeds, a gallant courtier, and alwaies neere ynto Mahometes, to poyfon him * Fir ofall Selyes,whom Baiazet had made Goucrnorof the kingdom of Trapezond,rig- 7 5 4 4, 
with a fecret poifon, for that purpofe inclofed in thofe letters fent vnto him: with Promife of ginayp allthe thips he could in Pontus, fayled from Trapezond oner the Euxine (now called seiymus aided 





great rewards and preferments for that his feruice,to be afterwards receiued from the Empe. th Blacke fea) tothe citie of Caplia, called in antienttime Theodofia, and fromthence by 4 mahomeres 
Tor:charging him withall,thatif he could nor effect the matter,he fhouldfo conceale it as that Yaad came to Aabometes king of the Tartars called Pracoponfes , amightie prince, whofe alpen *s 
Mabometes ould haueno diftruft thereof,the leaft {ufpition whereof,would tend to hisvtter | d aphter he had without the good liking of his father before married : and difcouering vnto inf bis fasber 
deftrnétion. This Afinelemedi for fomynkindnes bare afecret grudge againtt Mahometes Which hi Abie intended purpofe,befought him by the facred bonds ofthe affinitie betwixt them,nor 
Pee teh made choile ofhimtherathetsage he onshe other fide, partly to perform to fhrinke from himhis louing{on in law in fo fran opportunitie forhis aduancement: And 
the oldtyrants command, and partly to reuenge his owne privat wrong,vigilantly awaited al] withall fhewed vato him, whargteat hope of obtaining the Empire was propofed ynto him 
(cursed Oportunities to bring to cffeét that he had in charge, Atlength it fortuned, that Mahometes ind 1.4 C by his nwt faitifull friends and the fouldiers of the court, ifhe wouldbut comeneerer ynto 
‘aot m uing difported himielfc in his gardens of pleafure,and being thirftie after his exercife called his farher(then abouttotransferthe empire to fome one of his fons) &cither by faire means 
for drinke : Afmehemedi alwaiesathand, in agiltboule fercht him fuch drinke as he defited to procure his fauor, or by entering with hisarmie into Thracia, to terrifie him from appoin- 
wherei ‘0 he had fecretly conueied the deat poifonfentfrom Baiazet. ALahometes hauin ; ting either of his ocherbrethren forthe fucceffor. The Tartar king commending his high de- 
eheiietpereof, infor time began to feele himfelfe euillateafe, and prefently fent forhi nife,as a kind farher in law with wonderfull celerity caufed great {tore of fhipping to be made 
phyfitians : who thinking that he liad but fomething diftempered himfelfe with drinking t 4 readie in the Ponticke fea, and Meeotis, but efpecially at the Ports of Copaand Tana, vpon 
mushgord drink in his heat,percciued pot that he was poifoned,vntil that within fix fie a the great river of Tanais, which botindeth Europe from Afia ; andarming fifteene thoufand 
ter,he died. Of whofe death Bziazet aducrtifed,could not abftain from mournin altho if h ‘ ‘Tartarian horfemen, delivered themvall to Se/ysus,promifing forthwith to fend him greater 
himfelfe had bin the onely author thereof :and the more to manifeft his Besaine ie aa mn aid ifhe fhould haue occafion to vie the fame. Phefe things being quickly difpatched, Se/ymue | 
& ded allthe courttomourne with him, and ptaiers to be made in their temples after een pafling ower the riuer Bortyfthenes;and fo througlyValachia,came at length to Be sees | 
: erftitious mancr,and almes to be giuento the poore for the health ofhisoule Hisd db “f ' D with his horfemen paffed that famous riuer at the citic of Chelia: his fleet he commanded te 
die was afterwards catriedto Prufa,and there honourably buried with hisanceft : yi: me B , meet him at the port of the citie of Varna, called in antient time Dionyfiopolis,in the confines 
Afmekemedi — ™edk the traitour in reward of his vnfaithfulneffe towards his mafter, was by the psaele rs ‘of Bulgaria and Thracia: he him/{elfe till leuying moe men by the way as he went, pretending 
Buf) rer ded ment of Baiazet caft into prifon,and neuer afterwards {eene.bei he eer commande. in (hew quite anorher thing than he had indeed intended : which the better to coner,hegaue it 
far bis trea- cretly made awa ° sbeing there (as it was thought) fe- sean vedic hauesiteadied BTCHBUNIE? a 

ee , y: 2 out as if he had purpofed to haw Tang : 4 
) Now had Ba‘azer but three fonnes But Baiazet-a good while before adtiertifed, that Selimus was departed ftom Trapezond, 

nour of Amafia,was aman both politi and come ouer into Europe, maruelling that he had left his charge in Afia (the tcbellion of 

Techellis and the Perfianwat yet {carce quicted)and that vpon his own head he had entertai- 

ned forreine aid to make war againft the moft warlike nation of the Hungarians ; and farther, 

that with his armie by land, he had feized vponthe places neereft vnto Thracia, and witha 
“E ftrong nauie kept the Euxine {ea,he began to fafped, as the truth was, That all this preparati« 


































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left, Achomates,Selymus,and Corcutus,.Achomates Gouer- 
ck and valiant : but mu 






ture, was of moft men beloued, bucnotthoughtfo ficfor the 


rae efpecially by the Tanizaries and fouldiers of the court, eo cereatancmpircs 

























ri ki for that he was (as tlfe tl htyalto- L 7 ey ae Fie old fire had good proofe of the 
sh ether drowned iuth : ‘ ‘ f as\as tifey thougnt) alt jon was made and entended again(t himfelfe: for che craftie old fire had good p 
‘ miahe Batazet{eeme ohana ae oe osbiog aBrstiog with their humor. Yet vaquiet and troublefome nature of his fon,efpecially in that without his knowledge he durft 
. him vato thepolfeffion afthe empire ana had arene pee his promife again reftore prefume'to take awife from among ft the Tartars, and afterwards with no leffe skola ate 
; hishands ; as is before inthe beginning of his life d 4 purti¢ yeares before receiued at Ofhimfel raife an atmie both by fea and fandiwhereby he eafily perceiued, that he wou 
tie difpofition than to bfook thellfeote bic& vnd ff pede Sehymus being ofamore hau- never hold him(elfe contented witha final! kingdome, fo léng as he was in hope by defperat 
Puente eerie ae ae a rE mauaofeither of his brethren, aduicnture to gaitva greater. Yer thinking it better with like diffimulation to appealc his vio- Beles ets 
licie,and by alforher means goodand bad cee yapApit pantie feigned courtefie,fubtil po- lon & fierce nattire,than by (Harpe reproofe tomoue him to farther choller,he feat vato bim el = To bs 
" zaries with all the great fouldiers of the court Abe ie eempire. tim thereforethe lani- emba(fadors to declare to him with what danger the Turkifhkings had in former times taken 
It th gifts)withed abou thereft. for eet i ie of the chiefe Baffaes alfo (cor- vpon them thofe Hunbarian wars’; for example wherof he needed not to goeno fyrther than 
im Which was liketo fer allihe Sorte ak a ve wae ? defiring rather to liue M F tohis grandfather carahomes the Great, who tany times to his exceeding Joffe had made 
aid wealtusthe certainren ed a My y burly (whereby they mightincreafe ~~ proofeofthe Hangarian forces: wherefore he fhould do wel to expect fome fit dak oe 
ife! they tearmed invnderaquiet eh ot deb enturesthan to lead an idleand vnpro- whenas hemight with betrer aduifeygrearct power, & more fire hope of victorie,take thofe 
eftmen Rood thus diuerly feed toyards hele ec of fog ge wars inh Wherano sebynw aired Tate had ee Afiynfoncedeh nee OE 
at worne with yeares,and fo gr ieuoufly tormente ME the oat peek aa itiries of hisbrother Achomiates, andwas therefore come ouerinto Europe, bY te 


7 3d 
ng to 








andthe helpeof hisfriends,to win hits enemies | 
better prouince for that little barren and peaceable on vhich his f. 
dering vpon Hiberia and Cholchos, bare and needic people, 
ks and mountaines, As for the Hungarians, whom they tho 
and therfore not to be dealt withal!,he was not ofthat bale mi 
ger,were itneuer fo great : and yetthat in his opinion th 
gerous,as was by chem pretended ; forafmuch as the anti 
wasnow much changed, together with the change of their kin, 
~not onely much decayed,bucalmoft quite loftatter that Fla 
_ prowelle,had fircceeded the renowned Afathias in that kingdome, | 
n| 








Peo ple invincible 
unted with aby dan. 
{0 difficult Ordan. 
that warlike Nation 
heir difcipline of War 
volike in policie and 
either had he (as he faid) 
Aces OF war, as knowin 
onourable refolution did 
‘was filly refolued for 
: -blemithed | noderat advancement 
y inthe field in battell a the enemies of the Ma. 
an religion,or elfe glorioufly to extend the bounds ofthe Turkith empire : and thathe 
not (though one of the yongeft in the Othoman Famili ‘b accounted inferiour +9 any 


















th, or of the commor 
ngto him, WHO 


his cradle learned to be aftaid of dea 
neither God norman would be wanti 





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of hisbrethren in. vercue and prowefle. Thus was the Hui uer by Se/; 
deg eyably by him pretended;and with noleffe diffimul azet diffuad ace 
3 mala dours, although Se/ymus in all his {peeches ‘Peace : yet in his fathers 











name peered ie him diuers gifts, 

mind. Vato his old goucrnment they adioyned Samandria,which the ungari 

~ derouia.a ficong citic of Seruia vpon the borders of thes, Aenaieone debian ed 

4 iat fame countrey : they gauc him alfo threefcore thoufand duckats, befide a thoufand 

garments of cloth and filke : with good ftore of prouifion wherewith to 

the fo Idiers by him entertained ; leaft that they drawne farrefrom home in hope of fpoile 
uil partif they fhould befentawa d .Selymus inaha thine 
thefe gifts, returned the embafl ©, With more oui 

t mie 

















telicue and content 
















Hay Ney ths Be Pe op 

the mean time Bajazet, moued the rather 2 
fhee had Jong beforein his mind dee Sanat Gilgen peers 
ited Cceffor, who in tead of himk t with yeares and ficknefle, fhould 
F fitto gouerne fo greacan empire. 
sof the court by the foure great 
ith 4 ; nto qrepmperor himfelfe) 
would know no other Emperor but Bai ipdis with onevoyce, That they 
now ferued ee ae La pero hs Gand good fortune they had 


tie, who with fo many viGtories and {trong ¢ priuat life in obfeuri- 
‘he ¢ Othormwan empire yn- 


Pair ab wneandglory. inhim yet flrength 
hough, i he would but w, as in him ye! 

ee oriehe had got emaicftic of his place,d 
of his s victories: and that 


ein the empire, as of 
e liue in health with 








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ai 






A, beanoccafion of much more troubleand happely the means to bring in that confufion of the 


& 


F he fentameffengert 


Second Emperour of the Turks. 


State, which he thought thereby toefchew, Forthen, befide the diflike ofthe people, the 
other brethren would neuer endure fo notable an iniurie,or euer be at quict,vntil they had (as 
mien wrongfully caft off and difinherited) by ftrong hand andendangering of all, recouered 
their honour loft by the headftrong willoftheir aged fagher. 
‘Fhe fouldiers thus before inftruéted by the friends and fauourites of Selymus . (who with 
mony and large promifes had corrupted their captains and chiete officers) fpake thefethings 
frankly,to haue deterred the old Emperor from his purpofe, But he thinking that they had(as 
he him{elfe did) efpecially affeGted Achommates his eldeft fon,(tor that they had generally pro- 
telted, Thatthey would againft all iniuries detend his ionour, vato whomethe empire fhould 


hin); yertoacceptofhim for their Soucraigne , Baiazet yetlining , they {aid was notagree- 
dogewith the anticnt cuftome of the Otheman kings, neither for the behoofe of the men of war, 
nejther yet good for the ftate of the Empire ; forafimuch as neither his brethren Corcutess and 
Selymus,ocither the foldicrs of the Court, could patiently endure the leaft touchof the fufpi- 
cion of infideliti¢, which they muftaceds do, if heasa(ufpicious father fhould doubt cither 
ofthe loue or loyaltie of his moft dutifull fonnes, or of the faith of conftancie of his moft 
faith full feruants, whereof he had made fo many trials. Befides that,it{eemed ynro them all 


€ vnreafonable,that by the odious preiudice of that fact, the fonldiers fhouldbe left defrauded 


of the rewards vfually granted vato them during the time of the vacancie of the Empire,ari- 
fing of the fpoile taken from them which are of religion different from the Turks. Foritisa 
cuftome,that immediatly vpon the death of the Turkith Emperor, all the Iewes and Ghrifti- 
ans which dwell at Conftantinople, Pera, Hadrianople, Theffalonica, and Prufa, efpecially 
merchants,expofed vnto the iniuries ofthe Turks, are by the Ianizaries and other fouldiers of 
the court,{poiled ofall their wares and goods,and become vatorhem a prey : neither wil they 
giue their oath ofiallegeance vnto the new Emperor,vntill he haue granted ynto them all that 
prey,asa bountie,and haue folemnly fworne by his own head (the greateft affurance thatean 
by oath\begiuenamongft the Turks) freely to pardonall the offenders, and for euer to forget 


D all the outragesbefiire committed. When Bafazer fawihis men of war thus generally to op. 


pofethemfelues agdinftthe tranflation ofthe winipire to Achomates, he of purpofe to corrupt 
the minds of them which were before alreadie corrupted, promifed to giue them fiue hua- 
dred thoufand duckatsifthey wouldtand fauourable to Achomases, and accept him for their 
Soueraigne : which maffe of money his cuftomers andreceiters vndertooke to leuie of the 
{ame merchants ftrangersand Tews,and to pay it as Batazet had promifed., Yet the ouerchwart 
frowardneffe of thefe men of war ouercame the good fortune of Achomates,althoughthere- 
ward prorhifed were great: for why,they had in theirmartial minds conceited far greater ree 
wards and preferments,if in ftead of a peaceable and quiet Prince,amonftrous tyrant of reft- 
leflé nature (as was Se/ymss)mightby their helpand means afpireto the Empire. Thus Bataxat 

E driven fiom hishope,thoughe it belt for the prefentito diffemblethe matter ; and concealing 
his griefe,with patience to put vp that difhonour;vntil a fitter opportunitic were offered for 
the effecting of that he fo muchdefired, 

Selymus aduertifed from his fiends, with what affe@ion and faftneffe the fouldiers of the 
court had inthe fecret fauour of him openly withftood the earneft defire of Bajazet, for the 
preferment of Achomates;becaufe he would no longer fruftrat the expectation of his fauourits 
by lingring and delay,or feem to diftrutt the readie good wils ofthe men of war towards him, 


of right appertaine) {aid- he would make choice of Achomates,if it fhoudd ftandwith theit good aciaxet feketb 
liking. Bur the chiefeof the foldiers¢who corrupted by Selynsus had together fould both their '? P7*/er Achom 


$F ? ; mater vate the 
faith and themfelues) cunningly commended wAchomates,and feemed wonderfully to like of Epypire. 





left the borders of Hungarie,& withhis armie marching through Thracia,incamped at length Selymu marcbt 


vpon the rifing of hill not farre from Hadrianople, from whence the neighing of his horfes 


had not of many yeares before feene him, he was now therefore defirousto come vnto his 
Prefence to vifithim, before he croffed the feas backe againe by his appointment to Trape- 
ond : and the rather,becaufe it might chance that he fhould neuer fee him againe, being now 
become both aged andidifeafed : I that, icmuch concemed (as he would eae 
: : Te ino 


eth ypith bas are 
. 4 ke 5 mie towardHae 
mightcafily be heard,and his tents from the high places of the city difcouered. From te dvianople. 

+f paar ie ifie hi ar foras much as he selymnns bis dif 
0 his facher then lying in thecitie,to certifie him, That fo! pial 3 
Sage vate bis fats 



















“482 : x wet Baiaxet the. 
him to beleeue)the quietnes of is kingdom in Afia,and ¢] 
AS trouerfies betwixt him & his brother Achomares % which Id f 
meflefigeis, might by themitlues be difcouered him to the! fa ns in 

andedécider thereof Wherefore he humbly bef a oa join 
iue him audience in,and not co denig him Jeane tocome and kifle his h ds 5 ¥ 
CéGurs neuerreflifed co grantto their: poore friends, much leffe totheit children, Batazes 
Wlio d few day's before vaderftanding of the comming of Selymus,8¢ throughly feding into his 
devices had called vnto him certain of his Sanzacks or¢hiete captainswith their feleg com. 
panies ourof che néereft parts. ot Grecia,and had alfofet ftrong watch and ward thitough the 
city fearing left vnder the colonriot parle, his fouldicrsattendingabobt his perfon, cor upted 
2% by Selymus andihis friends (who cuenthen loded with gittsand prothifes, were fecretly ypon 
*. >. the'pdineof reuolty thould be quite drawn away from himyane ‘he himfelfe atlength be oj. 
oe. therby open force oppreffed, or fecret treacherie circumnented,thoughtit beft tocuthim of 
atonce from al hope of conference or accefle vnto his prefence- Wherefore {crioufly blaming 
Him, thavhé had vpon his own head broughthis armi¢ into anothermans Prouince, that hte in 
armestequited audience, and laft of all, fo infolently abufed his fathers lenitic and patience ; 
he by the fame meflenger fent him fartherword, That he {hould not prefume to approch any 
Neerer vito him,or expect any thing appertaining to peaceswho guarded with forrein power 
hadwithout his fathers leaue entred into armes,and {poiled the countries of his friends: and 
thartherefore he (hould do wel, with all {peedto retyre outof/Thraciayea and out of Euro 


ly be COMMitted to 
















pe 


whiohdoing he thould find greater fauor& kindneffe with him his father,than cuerhe hadbe. 
fore: but ifhe would néeds proceed in the courfe by hinybegun,thatthen he would 'no more 
takehim for his fonne,but for his cnemie,and before ir were long; sharply chattife him for his 
malapett infolencie, liccle differing fromiynnatural weacherie, The meffenget with his anfwer 
-difmitfed,it was nov long after, but that Bafazer was by. his efpialsaduertifed, that Se/ymus the 
hight following was tifen witlrhis armic,and marched direétly towards Conftantinople;whi- 
thér he was fent for by his friefids,in lope that vpon hisa proch with his army, fomefudden 
tumult and vprore would to hisiauaile arifeinthat fo great and populous a citie. Whereupon 
Baiaztt fearing leltin ftaying av Hddtlanople,he might lofe the Impérial citic of Conftantino- 





















oi tinople. Vpon his departure’ Selymsie peaceably entéred the citi of Hadrianople,the Citifens 

a - fearing,thatit they fhould haue madeany refiance,theit vnfeafonable faithfulneile cowards 

Barazee might haue turned to their vtcer deftruction. Selymsueatter he had alwhile refrethed 

his armie with the plentic of that citic, according to his former determination fer forward 

again of purpofe by long & fpeedie marches to hane preuented his fathers comming to Con- 

: ftantinople. Baiazet was yet fearcely come to Chiurlus, or rather Tzurulum,an ancient rui- 

Nous citie almoft vpon the mid way betwixt Hadrianople and Conftantinople, when warning 

scien was given him of chem that followed his armic, that the forerunners of Selymus were achand, 

; "cutting off the ftraglers of his armice,and with hot skirmifling ftayed and troubled his reere- 

) ward. The aged Emperor more mooued than terrified with th 

F caufe his marching (hould not feeme as if inwere a flight or ch 

e ; tobe fer vp,and al his armie to make a ftand,of 
P ee me him batrell,he might finde him in readineffe. 

E — feerety fauons With Baiazer,whetherit were forold acquaintance,or ypon {ome new inclination of their affe- 

a av- éion;or elfe vpon hope ofnewallyance and preferment, withing wellynto séljmussand there: 

fguiag big bai fore indirectlyand cunningly fauouring him, feemed nor to like of Baiaze’ his rcfolution, to 

nie bee fo farre mooued (as they faid) with the youthfyll: heate and lightneffe of his fonne, 

+» astafeeke reuenge by batrell, whereas the yigtoric it felfe could eld hhins nothing but for- 





¢ ftrangenes of the matter, be- 
afe , commanded his ftandard 
purpofethatif Selynsus fhould come onto gine 
The great captaines and noblemen then prefent 


Soriag be with him : the imminent euent thereof feemed to be fo much the more dangerous and feare- 
2 full,yby how much ihe was at that time inferiour voto his fonne both in warrelike prouifion 


number ofmen. Wherefore it were good for him (they faid) to moderate his anger,and 


ow inthe winding vp of his Jife to make too mutch hatte by a miferable death ina wo- 
battell to ftaine the whole glorie of his former life There was (asthey would have ne i 
} . 4 me {uade: 






BE 


‘ 


ee, ifthe con. 6 A fuaded him)but one only courfe tobe caken, fullot wholfome 


alfo and disbanding his forces,againe ro retyte himfelfe-vnto his owne charge in Pontus sin 


q 


ple,early in the morning by breake ofthe day departed from Hadrianople towards Conftan- x | 
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row; but the ouerthrow threatened deftruétion both to himaelfand all them that were 54 


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Second Emperour of the Turks. 


policie and fafetie . & that was: 
That he fhould with fuch {peed ashe had begun, march on forwardto Conftantinople, that 


fo Selymws excluded out of the citie, (his chieteft hope) and then not knowing which way to 
curne himfelfe,fhould either of his own accord,or for feare of his fathers greater forces,think 
of return ; and {o with his rafcal followers more honeftly perifh by the hands of them whofe 
countries he had {poyled,and vpon whom he muft ofneceffitie liue in his returne, than by the 
{word of his father, The author of this counfel was Muftapba, the moft antient Bafa of thofe 
which being in greateftauthoritie about the Emperor,are only of his priuie Councel,& {way 
all matrers of importance concerning either pace or warre: he then vpon an vnehankfulland 
malicious mind loathing Baiazet,as one that iad too long raigned,hated him alfo for cegtaine 
priuat difpleafures concciued of the emulation of the other yonger Bafla’s by him promoted; 
and fecretly bare greataffectionto Selymus,both in condition and fauor refembling his grand- 
fachcr the Great Mahomet,by whom he was brought vp himfelfe,and.him ofall the fonnes of 
Bagazet he thought moft worthy ofthe Empire. This Muffapha was borne inthe town of Seres 
@eere vato Amphipolis) the fon ofa Greeke Prieft,a man ofa flie, craftic, and fubrill wit, al- 
Weyes fubied to corruption : which difeafes of mind were in him wel tohaue bin difcouered 
by his froward looke and {quint eyes,the certaine notes ofa nature to be fufpected.Next vato 
this Mu/lapha was Boftanges Baffa,born of the honorable houfe of the Ducagina in Atholia,and 
thereof called Ducaginelé , aman for his couctou{neffe,ambicion,and treacherie, infamous 39S 
the foule and miferable end of his life afterwards declared. Vato this man,Selymus had by fe- 
cret promife betrothed one of his daughters , now marriageable, asa reward of his corrupt 
futh. By which fleight he had alfo allured Aiax (Aga or captaine of the Ianizaries, and great 
Matter of the houfhold) to promife his aid for the obtaining of the Empire ; whereunto hee 
faid he was by deftinie called: and by his means drew other inferior captains fecretly to fauor 
his quarrel! ; vnto whom he {pared not to promife whatfoeuer might pleafe their humours, 
Yea the captaines almoft generally either corrupted with reward, or for feare following the 
inclination of the greater commanders,ot themfelues leaned that way. Ofall the reft, onely 
Cherfeogles Baffa(whomthe Turks hiftories callalfo Achmet Hertezec-Oghi) a faithful,eonftanr, 
and vpright man, free from all double dealing and deceic,a faft and affiired friend vnco BaraXer 


his father in law, was of opinion, That the immoderat prideand infolency of Selymws,was euen cher(eogier Baf- 


there by force of armes and {trong had forthwith to be oppreffed, before he fhould approch 


any neerer vntothe Imperial Citie, for feare of raifing fome further trouble or tumulethere, gaiegetsperfia~ 
than were wellto be appeafed ; which was the thing that Se/ymus his friends moft of all defi- «bbim togiae 


red. Neither wasit tobe thought (as Cherfiaglés aid) that the naked Tartarian horfemen, al- 
though they were innumbermoe, would euerbe able to abide the firft charge of Baiazet his 
wellarmed Penfioners. As for the Ianizaries, of whofe approoued faith and valour tried in 
many dangers,he had before had good experichce ; there was no doubr but that they would 
now tothe vetermoft of their power defend the perfonand honour of theiraged and victori- 
ous Emperor, who had of long time fo well of them deferued ; and alfo to reuenge his quarrel 
vpon difobedient Se/yrus. who neither fearing God the iuftrcuenger of fuch vngracious dea- 


“a ling, neither the infarnie of men,had moft vnnaturally lift vp his {word againft his father,wic- 


kedly to deprive him of life,of whom hehad receiued life. Wherefore he perfuaded him,in 
his ownce iuft quasrell to goe forth vnto his fouldiers with cheerefull countenance, and put- 
ting them in remembrance of the benefits they had from time to time moft bountifilly re- 
\ceiued at his hands, as alfo of theirallegeance and dutie ;to make them to ynderftand, that 
repofing his truttin their fidelitieand valour, he had refolutely fer downe with himfelfe, 
inthat place before he went any further, by their-faichfull hands to chaftife the prefump- 
tuous infolencie of his vnnaturall fonne, together with his rebellious Followers, : 

Butnow that we are fallen into the remembrance of this Cherfeogles, ic fhallnot beamiffe, 
both forthe honor ofthe manjand the greatloue healwaies bare vnto the Chriftians,to ftep 
alitcle qut of the way,to fee the caufe why he being a Chtittian borne,turned Turke. For he 
wasnot(as almoftall che reft ofthe great men about Basazet were) ofa child taken from his, 
Ghniftian parents,and fobroughe vp inthe Mahomeranreligion;but being now a man grown, 
turned Turke: yer fo,asthat he neuer in heart forgot either the Crhiftian religion or lone to- 
ward the Chriftians ; a thing =— among fichrenegates. He being the fonne pir 
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es ; 
alfoacthe fame inftant brauely charged the middle o shisb 
horfemen ftood : and Ajax capaheat the cna . ch rs 
ee a en a 3 a of the Ianizaries, wich them affa 
$ of the Tartars :and the foure thowfand feruants left : 

reft to fhew their forwardnefle, with great flaughter copullecneetenttc® wag 
Which came to haue fpoyled the Turks carriages. This fierce battell betwixt th f Tareas, 
the fon,with donbifull euent endured from noone vntill the going down ofthe si wther and 
in many places ftill neliaungibts declining bartel, and fighting himlelfe, as foran emp; 
after that the Tartars, hardly charged by the harquebuiiers, were notable to ten But 
efpecially their horfes,being withthe ynwoonted noife thereof wonderfully terrifi a © thor, 
Carrying backe their riders whether they would or no » began.to fie; the reft of | th bdo 
- ta mn, neither by comesandement,threatning, or wounds, be inforced to ftay, aT ti pu. 
eae: their backs and fled. The iootmenalfo whom Selymus had attyred and armed afte h pig 
oa ner ofthe Ianizaries,being forfaken of their owne horfemen, were now by Basa: ae 

men cain bow and alin all flaine. sie ee bis bas 

Selymus his armiethus overthrown, and himfelfe hardly befet,was by certa; * 

he deel which yet ftayed with him, déliseredlaete Shae ‘ae of his 
ane pyr ety vpona frefh horfe,& fowith all the fj peed he could fled, ‘sen 43 8 
ge Des “a ting to be purfued and ouertaken by his fathers fj peedie horfemen, he c} a 
E ¢,and tookeanother of a wonderfull {wiftneffe : and fo referuing himfelfe t hi esd 
ortune, with afew of his followers fled to Varna,and from thence by feato Capha, esi 












pwhere his Tyr; 
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by. © 
ndmoft of one of the 









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The ¢fimation Thehorfe whereon Selymus fled 

Sclymus bad : mvs fled was all cole blacke, called c, i 

hither niet cloud) whom Selymus asagood feruitour euer after exempted ong aa get 
. 5 iG fim 









» becfesped fom in {ich eftimation,that couered with cloth of; 
¢ eft n LW gold,he wasasa fj yi i 
pa pines all his grear expeditions, firtt into Perfia,and ee eae stichen : faerled 
{ ire,and thereto the imitation of Buctphalus,Great Alexanders ote nee 
z d , u 


ment erected for him : wherein Se/; im i i 
ren, whom he cruell ly enneens lymus thewed vimfel fe more kind thanto his owne brethe- 


alete and hardly affoorded to fome of them fo honourablea Se. 


Inthis battell, of tortie thoufand which Sel; 
r 1 Selymus b i 
8000,but they Wwereeither flain or taken Psi ey ae 
oy ae oe pA Tartarian arrowes: whi 
ae ¢, caufing all fitch as were taken prifoners to be wi 
— boom 3 whofe heads were layd meee by, page attis 
- on a of this notable battell betwixt the father and the fon inthe i 
antient time Tzurulum,beforean obfeure old ruinov, fe et Colas, 


villageybecame famousb ruinous citie, (or as Zoniws calleth j 
snitch or cite, (¢ foniws calleth it, a 
many yearesafcer, hd rong Rerwards by.the fatal deftinie of Se/ymue , who not 


the fame place with an vntimel i ; 

i : y and tormenting death . itistol i 

1 y cea rath as place taking iuft panihen for his fomien dio Ee ee i h is 

* Three dayes fgets a inthe eeeaneecaced, enti 

time as all hie foldiers ortninet Pc pee head obrained the pene, clluch 

enti way roiCcneadenplee Ce chafe afshe enemic safterthat,he held 
mates hearing ofall the trouble which had ate fy pennenrne 

Selymus, with the euent thereof,came mite a 

a the Countreis of Galiatia 





















































i¢ of Chalcedon) which 
eae ¢ of Conftantinople. 
: Borie. Boe ment Halide, expecting what courfe 
all Joue of his father rab gn eae Peace an, the 
onhehad of himfelfe, hadalreadie fle, of the vulgar people, with 
hereforehe ceafed not ni fades lth mind withthe hope of the Em- 
hople sand moft carneftly tofolicite Bsiazes 


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Second Emperour of the Turksi 


A haft to difpatch what he had fo long before determined, concerning the refignation ofthe, 
empire. Heal importuned his friends and familiars in beft maner he could to commend him 
to his father,and in moft ample fort to extoll his graue purpofe for tranflation of the empires 
and to doe the vttermoft of their deuoire, that feeing God and good fortune had inftly ater: 
throwne che rafh attempt and force of his brother Se/ymus, he by their good means mightthe 
fooner obtaine the empire,whereot he was the vndoubted heire. 
Baiazet,who of himfelfe and according to his old good liking was altogether defirous of saiaxet willing 


to prefer Acho= 


the preferment of Achomates, was by their perfuafions eafily intreated to haften the perfor- Pe ae 
mance of that he had beforedetermined forthe transferring of theempire. Andmakingno conte 
great fecret of the matter,commanded certaine galliesto be made ready for the tranfporting 
of Achomates from Scutario to Conftantinople. Bur the great Baflaes with the foldiers ofthe 
court(the fecret fauorits of Se/ymus) vnderftanding the matter, began againe openly to refit 
and impugne his purpofed determination,and to alledge the fame reafons they had before at 
Hadrianople alleaged ; in fine they faid plainely, That they would by no meanes fuffer him fo 
farto difable himfelfeas an infufficient man to refigne the empire, who of late had with fo 
valiant and couragiousan heart fought for the honour of his crawne and dignitie; and thac 
therefore fo long as he liued, they wouldacknowledge no other foueraigne but Basazet: yet 
for all chatas they meantnot thereby to cut off Acbemates hishope, fo neither ought he to di- 
ftruft che good will of che men of war; butthat he being aman of moft approued and knowh 
valour, might in due time with their generall good liking enioy his right, which fhould then 
C withoucall queftion be due vnto him as the cldeftfonne of their Emperor. They faid moreo- 
uer,that they bad in the lace battel againft Se/ymeus futliciently declared what minds they were 
of,both towards their Emperour and Achomates,and what confidence they were to repofein 
the fidelitie of their fouldiers, who to manifet their faithfulneffe and loyaltie,had not refufed 
to offer themfelues vnto the hazard of amoft vnequall battell, yea their lives vnto death it 
felfe, © foule diffimulation,the couert maske of all mifchiefe, vader which,meere treacherie 
is here pretended for great loyaltie, the aged Emperourtoo too much flattered , Achomates 
fhamefully deluded,and (the man that might notasthen without fome addition of difgrace 
be named) Se/ymus, cuen bloudic Se/ymns, {ecretly foughr tor aboue all mento be preferred ? 
Baiazet by this offwardnefle and infolencie ofthe fouldiers againe difappointed of his pur- 
D pofe,orelfe(as fome thought) delighted with the {weerneffe offoueraigntie : for that after 
the late victorie he feemed (as one growne young againe)neither to feele himfelfe old or vna- 
ble ftill co gouerne fo great an empire; fent word to Achomates, how the matter ftood,and that 
he fhould forthwith depart from Scutari to his old charge at Amafia , from whence he would 
againe call him at fuch time as he had with new bountie won the minds of the fouldiers, and 
procured the good liking of other the greatmenin court, whereby fo great a matter and not 
vfuall,might the better and with more fecuritie be effected. ' aie 
Achomates thus deceiued of his hope and expetation, grieuoufly complaining thathewas 
fo mocked of his father,and contemned of the foldiers of the court,began to mix his new re- 
queft with words of heat and difcontentment , and to inueigh againft his father, for making 
E himaby-word (as he termed it) anda laughing ftocke vnto the world, after he had taken the 
painesto come fo far,and that by his {peciallappointment, Butif he proceeded fo to doat,and 
to make fo great reckoning of the fouldiers of the court,that in refpeét thereof he neither re- 
regarded his promife,nor that was rightand iuft;he would himfelfe by force ofarms take vp- 
on him the defence of his own honor and right, fo lightly efteemed by his father,and reuenge 
the difgrace offered voto him by others. 
Whereunto Baiazet anfwered by the Cadelefcher(which is aman ofgreateft place and au- 
thoritieamong{t the Turks in matters concerning their fuperftition,and therfore of them ho- 
nored aboue others,asthe facred interpreter of their law) thathe did neither well nor wifely 
. withoutiuft caufe to falinto fo great rageand choller,as by his fpeech and force tot 
,, extortthat good which was only by loue and loialtie to be gained: whereas all thin sfhould 
be furely kept for him,and the empire vndoubtedly defcend vnto him, ifby votime y haft he 
did not marre that hope which he ought by fufferance and patientexpectation to cherifh: he 
might(asthe Cadelefcher told him) learn by that late example & fortune ofhis brother Se/y- 


mus, whatmightbe for his own good and welfare,and that it was athing of farmore —_— 


hinke to 


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if 








Baiaget the fecond, 


defperatly to thruft himfelfe headlong i i t ildnot 
y llong into fluch anaétionas he couldnot pofi 
Otitis fctsofoctaden, mititeaterionotcaeaan paene te oppornniee © 
i ; occafion, with thealteration of matters, all tending to hi ‘Sip 
Achomates inflamed with angerand griefe of t sche willbth: Coaclct 
“pie eee ng a pie ¢ ofthe repulfe,all the while the Cadele{ch, 
, fharpe taunts, and had mu ey 
felfe from offering of him vistanee off cts there ee se 
¢, oftentimes threatning him,that in fhort ti his, 
nee iat tore buy the changing of his purpofe, andthe fouldiers of tent a 
obs aie ling :and fo fending himaway with this fhort an{wer, he prefently rof : fe 
can aia ~ peniouse area fpoiled the country inhis return a 
ore enflamed with the grief indigniti é PN 
. ued,he determined to inuade the leffer Aaa roritiehoald GBiieiileriene 
: easy cbretnesuoinaeigtheled rtharifit fhould fo fall out,that he muftn i 
: Aiea eonnan 7 hecbetiet eet a his brethren, he mighttherein vfe the al : f 7 
nces if it fhould chance that he fhould by th i ‘ibe 
the hola pipiorente wove a hi at wife be poffefled of ee meio: a Ms 
. ns . : oa i i i i of 
Achomate ine ling vato him his two fonnes, Sth dual Be hl 
iteth bistwo grieuoufly complained of i Bo sete | 
fons Ampprathes aia bi plained of the vnkindneffe of his father Bas Eattiries done 
se aetnie. againtt him by his enemies in the eee rtcone 
fate part wit Icft for him to obtaine the ape este pees peo ellie hoe 
(agai 3 and fo together with him defend both his aa ies bests rv cena 
ther Baiaxet. sod paries of their enemies: which he faid,would bat aie ee: Baie 
s 1 afie matt i 
effer Afia,if they would couragioufly aduenture vponit; fondisinett ae a Pikdis tie A 
, nia, 


P Bes : 
amphilia, with the fea coaft of Ionia, were not as then kept with any armie or navie. And 
. And as 




























=a 


fod 


for hi 
a fo ee acer His poe € was no greatdoubtto be made of him, who according to his qui 
ti te eae eet either to fit ftilor elfe in regard of his iuft quarr iit o qui~ 
eee eae ae sintermeddle his quiet eftate with the troubled ; ae € pare 
reft of the rtm a d eh out of whatfoeuer he poffeffed :as for the Biers a 
Fes, ae pata : out es not,but that they would alfo yeeld either to hi ae 
teeta ee Sete willedthem to plucke vp their hearts as men of cour: 4 epee 
Thefe gallants,of their o ei totake vp men, and whatfoeuer els were needf Ie ath rit 
ripen a es nan hi le youthful difpofition readie enough for fucha ei andie 
test time raifed faetehte ate Wee inne at ae, conntaaded id adn 
eruile conditi ; ie fouldiers, of 
Ie 2 ee cadtincpag himfelfe,befides his old aranenienene in were of 
Metiliecane f fe ee new forcesalfo, and called foorth re he Reldall the 
real ni cger aa estonia tanh vt 
i . ii ? as WO! i “ 
and histwo fonnesin divers places profecuted yg pouie og ens thofe he 
: ans many ci- 


ties, {pecially fuchas j 
Pat ue sath ine nese but weakely fortified, partly for feare,sartly by conftraint,were 


Bina eed with his armieinto Lycaonia, and th 
and often letters hee requeft shi 
p f en letters hee requefted Mah 
thofe countries) to aid him in his int quarrellagaintchemyohoty corn Bacane, verh = 
ides His de his fathers good will from fb ko fo 
ppoint another fucceffour inthe empire, than \ 


ten tonne: which their mali 
by force of armes recouer his tight,which his ithet babwliges cr ln ms vd er and 
‘o him, was about 


to haue put him in poffeffion of whi 
¢ F ilft he yerliued, i i 
hic, eee Peat walisiear 4 if hpi ed cle prosinceaid 
better vnclethan he had found a Pee ee _ iuftcaufe, he Dromaifed that he Wacol fod fat 
Saya bonifl seta sand that his prefent fiend(hip fhouldintime be moft 4 
Unto M. ; 
unto Mahomettranfwvered,thathe couldnot do whathis vnclehad requi 
y hs grandtather Basazer, whom igi maetblattenkonacesd 

























e¢ borders of Cilicia, where by 


















-and that it was not for hih to iudge,whethe right or otherwife, That he 
would 


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would not in his life time refigne the empire to his fon, But this (he faid) he was not ignorant 
of ,that he was not to yecld his obedience to any other, fo longas he liued poffefled of the 
empire : to whom both his father Teihan Scach whileft hee livedjand himfelfe alfo had giuen 
their oath of obedience and loyaltie. Wherfore it were good for him to pacific himfelfe left 
in fecking vntimely reuenge of his encmies,he fhould to the offence of all men wrong his fa- 
ther: and by too much heat andhaft ouerthrow both his hope and honour ; which of right 
fhould be moft great, if he could but in the meane time haue patience, and ftay himfelte a 
while, Achomates,who expected nothing leffe than fuchan anfwer,but thought that Mahome- 
zes would cither for loue or feare haue prefently come ynto him,and now finding his requefts 
to be with greater grauitieand confideration denied by his nephew, than they were by reafon 
B ofhim demanded,cntered with hisarmic into the borders of his pronince, and with fireand 
{word began to deftroy the country before him, Which Mahomeres with fich power as he had 
thinking to remedie,was by the way encountered by his vnekle not farre from Larenda, and 
there ougrthrowne : and taking that city for re fuge,was there certain daiesbefieged by Acho- 
mates,and at la(t together with hisbrother(then but achild)deliuer into his hands,at fuchtime 


as the citic was by the fearefull citizens by compofition yeelded vnto him. Achomates hauing 


taken the citic with his two nephewes,caufed Mahometes his counfellors, with his folter bro- 
ther,by whofe perfuafionit was fuppofed that he had fo anfwered his vnckleand endangered 


himfelfe,to be put to death. 








i 
Thefe proceedings of Achomates filled BaiaXet with griefe and indignation, that he fhould 141 2¢ 
C info great yeresbe fetvponby two of his owne fons,oneafter the other. Yetto proue ifthofe Baiaxer (endetd 
troubles might without more bloudthed be pacified, he fent his emba(fadors vatohim torte - pacar 
roue him for his difloyaltie , and to command him foorthwith to fer at libertie his two ne- 
phewes, Mahometes and hisbrother,and fo without more ftirre to get him againe to Amafial: 
which ithe fhould refufe to do,then to denounce vnto him open war. Buthe, which by how 
muchthe more he had after his repulfe ambitioutly affected the empire, had refolued wich 
himfelfeto deale fo much the more cruelly in his proceedings: hauing received this meffage 
from his father, caufed the chiefe embafladour (foi that he hadin franke {peech delivered 
hismeffuge and denounced vate him wars)to bein his own prefence put to death;and threat chomates ‘it 
nedthe reft with the like,if before the going downe ofthe Sun they auoyded not his campe. eee a 
D_ This ourrige highly offended Baiazet,and alienated the minds of many before wel a véted eantaljosent 
to Achomates:for that without any reucrence of his father and contrary to the law of nations, 
he had violated the embaffadors fent to him for peace. Vpon the firft bruit hereof,the foldi- 
ers which then waited at the court gate, in the hearing of BaiaXer exclaimed,that the infolen- 
cic of Achomates was not longer to be faffered, but forthwith by force to be repreffed ;that by 
ffferance and delay he would grow from euillro worfe and that if Baiazet fhould prolong 
the time, and in fatherly fort feeke by faire meanes to reclaime him, he fhould afterwards in 
vain crane the aid of his beft fouldiers againtt his rebellous fon ftrengthnedby his owne long 
{ufferance. Muftapha alfo the chiefe Bafa, with So/tanges and others of great place(who fecret- 
ly fauored Selymus,and had cunningly caufed thefc things by fit mento be difperfed amengft 
E the fouldiersy began at the firftto mutter,and asit were to wonder atthe {trangenefle and hai 
noutnes of the fact,in fuch flie fort,asifthey had condemned the deed done, but not the doer. 
But afcerward,when they faw that ‘Baiazet was throughly heated, »oth by his oven angry dif 
ofition and the {peech of the foldiers, and vpon the confidence of his former viiory againtt 
Selymus,now ready to feeke revenge ; they began thento heape frefh coles vpon the fire,an 
bitterly to inuey againft Achomates, as. traitourto his aged father and the ftate , and withall 
he fidelitie and courage of the Tantzaries and faldiers of the coutt,who 


highly commended t : 
for the fatetie and honour of their aged Emperor, were moft preft and readieto expofe them- 
dangers. 


felues,theirliues,and whatfocuer elfe they had, vnto new : 
So was Achomates by the craft and fubtilrie of thefe great men, by the ange? of his father, sehomatespres 
F andthe iudgement of thefi ouldiers,proclaimed traitor ; and order taken, thar the fouldiers of élaimedsriers 


the court with the Europeian horfmen, thould with all poffible {peed be fentagainft him into 
ie Generall that might take 


Afia.But when choice was to be made of fome valiant and worthic 
ynto fome one of the great 


vpon him fo greaca charge,which feemed efpecially toa ertain 
‘ a ee Ate rteficat the preferment, & cue 


Balfaes : it was flrange to {ee,how they allbeganto ftraine cow ‘ 
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Second Emperour of the Turks: 49%. 
grant unto one of them pardon, andin {hew take hinsinto your gract and fanguy, i i 

the other = {0 fhall you without nem aber hall. fil ane 5 pai en 

th the haxard of the other whom you traff aot : and at Jour pleafure opprelfe him to ‘bead 

ill commit your enfignes And armte ; the hana’ of your faithfull and traftse (ouldiers being: cnet 

dy to takerewenge. So foall figs wiph fecuritie make ancnd of this warre, ex= 

pofing Unto the danger him whorn you haitrasher 10 onercome (43 your enermie) by him whos you mlb 


the place and difable him /elfe,faying, 
} ours armic fhould be led againft his on Dee 

eir leffon before hand) kaid plainly , Thatthe: 
Ss or lift vp their hands again{t the fon of the Em 
except they were conducted and comma 
fentwith them : for fo had his brother, 
Tate, Sedymus his rebellious fon, bin both 


jeoneto refule the place and di 














inded by fome ofan O 
long before when be 1 







at your appointment rea 







er(whom they fecret! 


ad fearcé'made an end of {peaking but the other Baflaes (as they hadbefore a- 
‘elties began where he left, & with alf'their cunbing labored to perfuade 
his fon Se/ymits, andto make him Generall of his armi¢ againft: his bro- 
B ther fay ing Thathe had already ifdured fufhiéient punifiment for his formers difloyalty,and 
reit was like that he as a welfcdtrected child would from thenceforth con- 
© withinthecompaffe of his moft dutifull obedience: whercas Achomates proud 
ight, Hauing of late violated his fathers embaffadors,and filled al! Afia with r¢- 
as nor likt'to be brought to any reafonable conformitie, vatill he were by force of 
kt downe,and fo made to know himfelfc, in liké maner as was his brother Selymisé 
zet [ecitig that in refoluing ofa matrer of fo great conlequence,Cherfeogles aeffitus 
nd the’dnely faith fall colinfellor then about him)farall filent,hanging the head,as 





shows for feare of difpleafure they du 
and by this very meanes to make way for his S 
giue him powerto feife’vponthe 4 iter 
himfelfe,being very aged & difea 
vadertake the managing of thofe y 
to whom thatcharge mi 


rft not fo much as nam, 1 but by way of dil 
e, and fo confe 

ofed, thar neither bef 2 
ied in his ftudy,would 

nili¢ only Selyrme Was) 
aéazet by realon of thie) 
d the foldiers,g 
ng himfelfe by hise 
lowing the vain title 
neglected other ftudies 
ing. As he was thus rea. 


; preedantorighthenrt 
Ha mete Retr, Batazet Ocal hone 
fe Pd neh Corcutus altogethe 
wars : fo that of the Othoman £ 
ight be committed,all the nephans om 
yet vnfit forthe fame. Ac thefe fpeeches of the Bal 
plexed and in achafe, flung 4 
yeares and difeafed bodi 






2 






away into his pallace, excufi 
‘ « ajining spss rosie 
witha quiet contented kind of life, had inthe r 
ble qualities, better befeeming 
» and deuifing what c 










his princely birth and. 


foning with himfelfe 4maf not of tlie fame Opinion with 


thereft,tooda great while in doubtwhat to.refolucyp- 


C on: he couldnot foreafily forget the late iniuries donagainit him by se/ymxe,it was yet froth 
ji memorie, how thathe had our of ‘Affa inuaded Europe, futprifed Hadrianople, ginen tins 


Mu ftapha the old Bafta, who all the ] 
res,hauing by way of ralke drawn him 
intended war, fet vpon him with this 


time of his raigne had v 


u edleo dicinir : . 
into a full difcourfe con sd to disburden him gig Caley 


cerning the proceeding to the. 





bateell,indangered his perfon wit 


h his Tartaritn horfemen, and that onely by the gogdneffe 


Gorie: onthe other fide, his Maieftic contemned, his nephews 


craftie and premeditate 


d fpeech, framed of purpofefor hi 


of God he had obtained the vi 
imprifoned,his embaflad 


ated,the cities of Afia ranfacked, and all thofe goodly gg neg 


ith the fireof rebellion, fo filled his old heart with anger andindige 
the defited nothing more thanto be reuenged, Whileft hee was thus ttragling 
¢ thoughts,and doubrfull what to do,the vnfaithtull Baffaesby.deepe deceitand 
ntantly perfuading the contrary) oucrcame him fo far, as with his 


Tour Maicflie may not (moft dread Souerai 
neuer {0 well ile, you el, I fay, ‘ithe 
eft while you are there 
erous enemit belind you in F 
toe tmperiall Citte it filfe, deflit. 


although by yeares and frength of bodie yon tries préfently {mon ing © 
Jour felfe palfé eucr in pers 
lomates, you leaue a farre 
Seife upon Thracia , Gracia, 
Doe we not heare , thas Scly~ 






either tranfport your armie 
» fiom place to place chafing Ach 

¢, who may in your abfence fe 
ate of fufficient defendants, 


trecherie(Cher/eogles mofk in 
hand to write letters to Selymsvs 


spromifing him, that forgetting aliniuties patt,he would 


tie,receiue him into his former grace and fanor,and make him Ge- 
sarmie,ifhe would without delay repaire to Conftantinople,and fo paile ouer.in- 
inft his rebellious brother Achomates. . 


ing of new forces aboue Varn 
lam ? And alreadie as it were houe 
tobee daunted or difmayed with th 
en fouldsers into A fa, 
ieane, w/o in time 1 
refh water fould ers 


D vpon the hope of his loyal 












of horfernen from the Tarpar Ki 
of greater fpirit and 
MP or if you fhall fend oner 
Europe mith the forces he leauied the 
empts of Selymus : w, 
é ye fiat not the 
mofi worthie and vidi 

ofay) you throughly fée not into shed 
ime wage warre agai 


Whileft chefe things are in, doing ac 
his friends of the weake eftate of his age 
(atter Achomates was proclaimed 
of his army , camedowne out of, 
lies, failedto Conftantingple : 
ypon with a great number 


and call Corcutus into 
of your fickneffe may withitand the att 
Afia, or i phylefophycall Generall, 
ic Cn mi 

Tom are deceined, and ( hy ch ae 
things, if you thinke not 





if may befoboldfar 






y doubrfull ewent of 
ainft two dangerous enewsics, even in 


Conftantinople, Corcurs aducrtiled by letters from 
d father and by what perfuafions hehad bin induced 
traicouryto call vnto him Selymus, andto make him Generall 
‘Magoefia to Phocis,and there imbarking him(elfe in his gal- 





where being artived, he went prefently to the court, attended cyrewrus com) 
meth t0 Con- 


of his fiends and fauourits ; and entring into the prinie chamber, cual 
. 


his father, and kiffed hishand : andafter much talke had betwixt 
atters,isweported to haue {poken vnto him as followeth, 


oft parts of your Empir 


mates out of Capadocia, Scly ¢,4n Afja and Enrope: For whil, 


‘mus peerer at ha; 

€ 4 moft dangerous warre hi rh 

effe and due confia 

ofé retain with yon h 
on a firebefore your 


3, humbled himfelfe before 
thein ofdiuers weighticm 


out torxcpulfe Acho- 
ppartunities spill by and by y. 
rength of your Empire. 
Bir, Ihall goe about to defend 
rooued and Faithfull fouldiers of the 
r will Achomaces make an end of 


But if you,mooue. very heart and chy 


Thracta and for that pur 
court, you fhallfee all Afga 
ast and marre, untill fucht 


(being ¢hofen and proclai 
of the citizens of 





It is now abone thirtie yeares paft (molt renerend father , and dread Soneraigne) fince sh8 1 coreutas bis 
med Emperour by the prerogative of the fouddiers of the court, by. general oration to his 
this imperiall citie, andby thegrane Indeement of the wife aud graue 


he Cours) hawe cheerefully and willingly, and as I may truely [ay yoith mine owne band delines 
wr cMaieffie the poffefion of this moft glorious Kin dome and Empire : 
wight would hawe done ? bus either a mad man, orelfe a.ref king and lo 
fo rare an example of a religions and lowing heart, 1 was vot by any feare 










ta vito himfelfe. Wherefore if 
t begotten of yonr felfe,fhould 
YOK Crowne and dignitie ; whereof 
optentment, hath rifin up in armes 
fe and found aduife be- 
1 you cannot both at ont yj 


it be not (0 be imputed t0 your fa 


ir felfe and the confent o, 
Mt rafbreffe, the ot 


um my felfe unto ye 
Which thing wha worldy 
wing fonne ¢ Vutowhich 
or constraint enforced, but one. 
due confideration of mydutie. Neither did itin the courfe of fo many yeares, 


om 


fs 4 and contemplation of your owne facred perfon , and the 
ly by regard and consemplation of you fe 3 ahs 


my fiagular kindneffe and dutie done, when as I contenting my [elfewith fash things as yew: had 





unto meafigned, and with the generall commendation of my well doing, 


Serve when they are together 
i thourbt this your great eftate and higheft typeof worldly honour, 


as well as with a kingdome, 
nat tobe compared with the qnics 
and not befeeming the re- 


contentmsent of ray pleafing fludies ;whem as Laccounted it a vainesbing, itetion 








Bafz father paiares, 













s 


wer Baiazet the Jecor 








rke no full contentment tn the inj atiable defire of man : and. , 
eet, 3 ait fiveet meditation of heatcnly Babee oh oe avon edvesiint cid 
thi ngs i moore worth and maiefiie than all the kingdomes and monarchi he world, jp ay yet feared he not,that citherthe captains or foldiers,whe Had of late fo tonorably and faith- 
Twas tracing this th, little regardin, wordly honour, or the glorieof an empire, Telesis whileft fully. defended hinwagainkt Selymus,thould now for his fake diflike of Corcuétus or attemptany 
pes d defire df knowledge travelling into she furtheft part of Arabia, wuette, the Altar 6 pace e ching not béfeeming the gloric of their lace defert : bur ratherhoped ;that ifhis two vinatural 
facred Prophet Mahonict, and [ote the Indians, as to men ofa more exact knowledge and (i kd and rebellious fons; /4chomare¥and'Selymas, {hould once joyne battél (asitwas moftlikethey 
 feftion , you in she middef of my trauell drew me out of Agypt by the lone hands of the fhould)that either the one bpboth fhould-by the ju jndgement of God perifh for their fo 
Sultan, backe againe into Phrygia ; commanding me, that i cwing the manifold dangers gréat difobediencegmurdred'by the hands one of another: Corcatws normuch difliking of his 


A athispleafure: which hepromifed prefently to refigne nto him,fo foone as they were once 
paffed oucr ico Afia, Which thing once done,although it were not altogether tocheirliking, 

















acere pro. 
ALP yptian 


















e euill difpofition of, ‘forme, an 


" “3 : hich |; ‘ g 3 tne a at ' F F 
my Ton trancll [muff needs hane fallen into) Lfhould fromthenceforth more re inated fathers purpofe,andrefting himfelfe wholly vpon his fanor,thought it nor good further t6 ar- 
dnl best andsocspe the frnit both of my loyalty pes ‘yon. mb rh init “etm fe H guethe matter h is father Had {6 well confidered of ; but raking his leant, returned tohis tod. 
fi Jou bad been then of opinion, that the time would come, when for the enill mine 1B ging,nopwithout hope of obtaining the Empire,and fo reniained mapy days afterat Conttan. 


innocent man, denoted voto the fludie of wifédome and learnin inople sdatitie which. time he fought either by eiftsnor golden promifesto procute the 
7 Lay both rinople sdatifig which time he fou by git 8 } POG HEC Ui 
( 4 f ms Lost isigad Jenr fille loneand good liking of the gteat Balla’s ot foldiers ofthe Courtifor chathe as a ys Vpripht 


f } 5. b 
and thewhole Orhoinan familie Since which time Laue ener both das by 
pofibly could,difcharged my 


































REGS. i ye obeyed your comm , sate ; a de's él 
and with és rauch care and integritieas | so eM the late f mf .  miany thoughtit rior good by faic and'corfiuption (the great promoréts df the viworthie Jo 
warreraifed and bron At into the field mine armie, wherewith ended the frontiers of my pro - 5 feeke forrhatar their hands, which was of right due vito him by his ters falter & promilc. 
From the incurfions of the Barbarians, Bus after that they were i time Selymus bis falt friendsaduertifing him of the cor 









! i ; In the me: Ae aye 

our ofthe leffer Afa,snd thas my Unnaturalland eracele(fe ec a ep re RE eam | courr,aduifedt Him eo male hatte, end wietralbipeed i 
moff defperate récreant, bad in plaine batrell affuled iff fosoo of your moft facred aie e (bis left Baiazer'being verie'ag 

rentreydfather, farre fpent wiih age, and hen grienen fly tormented mish the gout) of pursofe 10 hane SonveRthe referncet Veer RaTD 

4} once depriued you both of your life and empire : dite osherin Afia feck.ne by like difloyalsie and | ssi et 

maf horrible sreafon there s0 polfefe himfelfe of a Kir gdeme had Leficgea andiaken prifoners his bro. 

: Choe nephewes, young Princes of creat expechation your fasth{nll and ihe  fubsects, and 

pr ‘4 further had, {fet al shat part of your empire on abroile:I thought my [elf in duty bound to re. 

er Unto your imperiall Mareflie, for that] [aw it cameto Palle, not without the prowidence 

: the moft mightie, that 1 ‘might at fuch tense efpectally ré weft the iuft reward of my due defert of 

phe renerend and louing father,the moff religious obferuer of Equitie avd luftice :when as you 

thing had too creat proof of thejnjiaeli of my unnaturallbrethren,micht woft  fitly and nif} com- 

ip performe that which you vpo ‘ge atreafon might now grant unto me ‘your dutifulland obe- 












-ceffevinito his 






























welcorrmed viet yt Beth bide HY 





ent foune, although my formtr deferts had merited nofuch thing. Where, fi 
Oly pray and hefeesd ‘you by all your fatherly love and affection fend: me. J a A - kK 
wardsyon, to vouchfafe before the comming of Selymus, to bane re ardef mine honour, with the . 
fate of jour Empire : for when he ‘Shall once in drmes breake in, he will 4t 4 trice cut off all hope of pa~ Lumb ; 
cification;and fupported by the men of warre, confound all things at his pleafure: for i heare that the $ a a panienn: spa INS AE 
a0 eathail Of your perfon, and chicfe commanders of your armies, altered in difjefitien fowerds niente Auehgevalis. 6Fa405: 1A Se dre rect his 
yon, doe but expet? she good offer of time, wher they may willingly falute for thetr Emperonr and So- re eldest he did nbork 
weratnthn, whomseyour good fortane of late full fore seainp hy wilh Geribree Wits fale | doe cuill)chreacned Him with mott uel death, if he did notboth 
Wherefore that Emp.re whereof t was ‘fometime paifelfed, 4nd for the rare defert of mine antiestioyl. ) echis feat 

= 


men ween: 






7 , 
Lye bet irteatidt tid] BedtSd OE oy 
























ai +1 
marke (ais fear,commanains 


é : him fofeone as he had done it, to returne 
.. Fok et orh f good right fi ‘i mee, refiore t0 mee Avaine while joa may , and whileft 
Jour power, in this fudaen and momentarie occafto) > : 
A sae : nmbw Prefented, For your (Maie- 
frie tras in-vaine fanour my moff inft and vprigh P 5 J 
AIS i clasme, after i ined in~ 
to theimperiall Cities woo depo Pg! 5 aff resort At once received in 








dae beeeees 
prraeeee ne Ae wigople See. ee 5 
a ; ot ith thefeare. of deathand hope of reward(twogreatmo 


vmourd both ‘ ¢ 3 
and finding him very weake,(eeming to be very care- 


frorto. Ba 





a 





That he would prepare for him 2 potion, which fhould both reftore to 





Ee pare ae $B pbssne 























































[perat aud ambitious man) hauefa v0n i j 

seat fe : ) mney Yorr ibertie,together with sli stindir ae? if acengchenhis weake bodie, ific would se him to take it ae 

Corcutus with teats fanding in his cies hauiih ended his fix ae <aitien spel Lyiaganhis bed. briees Oe dieulbae eae dayieara ston TS o~ 
é . : E Bi tb partes oth — 7 / a ake ir. Ear’ enes . 

cunt, with a facherly affection and the reafonable perlison ofhihciae ears pel es A : us eloneanises iid he Fak eolttaiackgrs Geeckartich he ferdowne in the 
te bi (OR, comforted hit vp with'ood words, and willed hit PST. taceaitens and wit Pele ca Pitood waiting vouill theaged Prince fhould of higefelfe awake ball 

reyafter difeoucred to him the very ground Of his rcfolution,incalline home oPGelonn tel bie 6 him i {asoftentimes it chanccth when meni fleepe their fafty and witha! 
bp farther, That he could be wellcotteneSFefizne to him ao eaes ct 42 ae CARRERE RDS I i with the Iewes purpofe,he prefuming of his woonted practife, 
inhis power fo prefently to do,for fearé’ oF the fouldiersafete nth Es aaah Seisshe time tatake the potion was almoft pat, and asked him if 
vithftood himin the like motion, and Would zpaine wich too ‘ ; 3 = an 20 takeit..Baiazet doubting no treafon, willed Rimapicng iceher 


Se peti ae . pepe: we : ath dtakenthefey, (hauing before hile cen ee 
uth, di ; r ‘ Ww Y ie r Baiazet to drinke , who cliterefully dranke it vp* , 

othe . red in his bed-chamber,and attended on his a a aera 

,andnottogiue big a thing to drinke vath ae 









e 
fe 


ee ts a : econd Exmperour of the Turks. ; 
filet tera long after thefe worldly inaesmbe in bed and ey iat fec 7 of urks 493 
thin 












































Raiaxed poyfe~ 
wed by the Lor 













This curfed Tew hauing thus poyfoned the aged Prince 
to carrie the firft newes thereof to Selymas,{ecretly conueyed 
"to Conftantinople. Bur Bsjazet attained with the force of the 
moft gricuous gripingsin his ftomacke, the {trong paine w! 
complaining and heauie groaning ; inthe middeft of which torme 
yeare 1512, when he had raigned chirtie yeares, The Turks 

death sbut Antonius Vtrius a Genoway,who at that time ferued i Ba 
prefent at his death,reporteth, That vpon his dead bodie the: 
to be feene, His dead bodie with all his treafures were pr 




















ftantinople,and delinered to Se/ymus,who caufed the bodi therto be with the ta 
teft folemnitie chat mi buried in a moft fumprtuous toml chappellneere ie a 
great Mahomeran T. hich he had before built forh cat Conftantinople:whj “i H 
Monument there 1 atthis day to be feene, His feruants w y 4 


to theirplaces which they before held inthe Court in the time: ir old Matt 
fiue of the Pages of his chamber, who lamenting the ¢ 
attyred themfelues all in mourning apparell: for which caufe 
ment of Sé/ynszs caft in prifon, where two of them were put to 
Ke Bee fuit of Solyman,Stlymus his fonne,and of other two Bafla 
putte death Tich apparell,and whatfoeuer elie they had gotten vnder B, 
uring monfouldicrs vader Sullujtares Baga, Of thefethree, Ante 
 %° Token of ) was one, who after ten yeares miferable captiuitic amongftthe Turks,at laft e(ca. 
ped ar frch time as Se/ymus was by the Perfian difcomfited:and with much adoo returning 
againe into Italie,wrot the hiftorie of all fuch thingsas he himfelfe had there feene, with the 

calamities of Baazethis houfe, anda great part ofthe tyrannous raigne of Selymus, 
a. spe ad Hamon the falfe Tew (as the fame author reporteth) comming to Conftantinople , and ex- 
if Nealon peste fome great reward for his foule treafon, by the commandement of Selymus had his 

h 


ead prefently ftrucke off: with this ex! robation of his treachery, That. i i 
Ae cant fticke for reward todo Ra sft Eithistaee 


Vitalis writeththis Elogium: 4; 






eT.exce 
Mafter aboue the rel 
were by the comm, 


De 


2 


me ide. 
 Sebynue canfid 






















éthey were intolled tor com. 
nias V-trins (the Genoway betore 

























likeagainft Selymus himfelfe. Of this Baiazet,lanne 





Panlus Toni ives A 
* itlutt-vironum Dura rerurw exquiris caufas, dy dim procul Hunnes r 
Elog.lib.4. Carmannos; Cilices, Sauromataque demas: 


Baizethe,domi proles twa te petit arms, 
shes Et te per frandes amones imperio, iyety 
Adjjcit indenovum feeleri ifoels,cy sibi mifcer : 
I Pocula lethiferis illite graminibus. 
hop Insermpeftinos crudelis vipera fetus, 










Per {wa fic tandem funera,r parit, 

Quid tutum cf, cwi ink ingenttar na tyr anno, 
Sésimtat natos, progenseman haw is 

“<< . er ‘ A * 









And faine would¢t bring the Hi ae 
Thy fonne at home fteppes vp in armies agai | eee lawes: 
Andby falfe treafon and deceit findestnean slucke thee dow 
Whereto he addeth mifchiefe more.and 
ari 





re Predevicke the third, Arche 
2 Emmperonrs duke of Aufiria, 
Of Cer msny’ aa ascimilian the third, 
| Edward the fourth, 
\ Sarge the fifth, 
OfEngland, «Richard the third, 
Come the fewenth, 
Henrie the eighth, 
Chriftian Princes of the | ; 
; i i Lewis the elauenth, 
fame time with Bais- : rt ts clr 
Kings, < Of Frame, Charles the eight 
es the fecond. ings, < Of 2 yes th vote 
| lames the third, 
| (Of Scotland, 5 James she fourth, 
| Xy/Fus the IF, 
| = innocéntine the V ITI, 
Cpiphops of Rome, « Alexander the PI, 
Beas ‘i Pins she IT, ‘ 
. bie on ry Th py 2 





vay 


the LT, 








1449. 545 
1494 


1460. 23. 
1483. 0% 
1483+ 35 
1485. 245 
1509. 38. 


1461, 22. | ; 


1483.14. 
1567. 17. 


1460, 29. 
1489. 25. 


HAT Lei E3° 
1484. 8. 
1492. Il. 
1503.26 days. 
1503. 9: 



















a 


“Phils Loner. re ant oy 
fists er En re nA sd menor omnes 
1n Perfas monet ind fires: 
Defiruit : & si 1 ¢ domat. 
é Hine inChrifticolas irar flute ; 
Tpforumane imo vertere regna parat. 

Cum dirovictus proflernitur vlcere : Chriftus 

Scilicet eft populi, Portus & aura fui. 


en 





Lo selymus, in crueltic exceeding o} he 
7 tle ex others fa 
i _ His father, and hisbrethren bech beever afth Br, 
The Perfian fiercely heaffailes : and cor quers Aiaye all warre, 
The Syrian,and the Moore likew are sens Land: 













But purpofing in his mad; h a eee iighde hand, 
; their name to ro Be a 
A loathfome Canker cat him vp, a i po hi aa me Bound, 


ej the fafelt Por 


enhe willthem defend, 


rr 


HE-LIFE OF S6.L. 0M bby: FAR SE 


OF THAT NAME, THE THIRD AND 
MOST WARLIKE EMPEROVR 
OF THE TYRKES. 





@ His Selymus by fauor of the great Baffaesand men of warre whom 
he had before corrupted, haning depriued his father Basazee firit 





é feffed oftheempirehimfelfe , firfttooke view of the trealures 
which the Turkifh Kings and Emperors his anceftors had before 
of longtime heaped Vp in great aboundance : outof which hee 
gaue vntothe fouldiers of the courttwo millions of duckats, and 
fora petpetuall reinerbtance of histhankfulneffe towards them 
augmented their daily Wages, allowing vnto cuery horfeman 
foureafpersa day,and to cti¢ry Footman two,aboue their wonted, 
allowance. By which éxctéding bountie, he greatly affured ynto 
himfelfethe minds of che men of warre. 

Shortly after he paffed ouer with a great armie into Aff, leaning the gouernment of the im. , 


of theempire,and fhortly after of his life alfo,and now fully pof- 15 12 





te. | 


ely 


periall citie of Conttantinople vito his only fonne Solyman: and marching into Galatia came inteafsagant 


tothe citie of Ancyra;in hope there'ro haue opprefféd his elder brother Achomates. But he bis res 


vnderftanding before of His comming, withal wifely confideridg how vnable he was to with- 
ftand his Forces, fled before into the mountaines of Capadocitvpon the confines of Armenia, 
taking vp men by the way as he went, and praying aid of all forts of people,yea euenof fuch 
as were but of {mall abilitie themfelues, and vnto him meere ftrangers ; that fo he might in 
beft manner he could provide fuch ftréngth as might ferue him to make head againit hisbro- 
ther,and fortherecouerie of Afia, ~ 
Selymus having {pent that fommet without doing any thing worth the fpeaking of,and con- 
fidering tharhe could not'well winrerin that cold countrey neere vnto the great mountaine 
Taurus,by reafon' of tHe deepe fhowes andextredme coldthete vfually falling and thatto go 
~ farther wastono purpofe,forafnuch'as Achémates flying from place to place,and mountainto 
mountaine was not tobe fiirprifed,he retired backe againe into Bythinia,and fending his Bu- 
ropeian horfemien downe to the fea'coatt,and the Tanizaties to Conftantinople ; refolued to. 
winter with the reft of higatmie at Pruf, Atwhich time being wholly bent againwt Achomates. 
hiscompetitor of the empire, he forertaine yeares continued the league which his father. 
RaiaXet had before concluded with ¥/ediflaus king of Hungarie, Sigi/mundad king of Polonia, 
andthe Venetians. And thinking no care (nonotof Children) fuperflous which might con- 


chi 


Cerne the eftabli(hing of his empire,he called vnto hit fige of his brothers fons, Orcbanes the. sebymus murs 
fonne of Alem Scach 5 Mahomeses che fonne of Txihan Scach’, Orchanes, Fmirfiand Mufa the theretb five of 


fonnes of hisbrother A¢fahometes , ally ung Princes of great hope, of yeares betwixt fix- 
tend andeweéntie; excepting eMa/a who wasnot paft feuenyeares old: OF allthefe, 444- 
hometes (whrora his vnele Achomares hail alittle before taken prifoner at Larenda, asis before . 
déclared;andtponthe death of Baiaset had againe fechim at libertic) beeing about twefttic. 
yeares old, was for - a courage accounted the paragon’ ahd a ‘" 
wench) 
ie 


his brothers 








Selymusthe ffl, 









the whole empire fhould with great effulion ofbloud be rent in func 
Ps aa tin 
ire in ee of viterruine & deftruétions Who acta y wel perceiued 
one sf vatatanitagcded yetfor feare of difpleafure they alanfwered That i Whetun. 
ee ' mall number fhould perifh,than thac the whole ftate of t ecmpire tho ldby ie 
i{cord be brought to contufion;in which general calamitie,thofe few mutta : 
3 ie) 


2 A f 
ceflitie perith with the reftaV pon colour of thisanfwer,and the neceffitie pretended, h 


Ciuile 
of ne. 
¢com- 


ftle of Prufa,where they were all the night followi f 
t 1 ght following moft cruelly ftrangled. Iti 
Be “asitiin pk pepleife for sii af Mari gis estcurtodints fene as his mene 
5 eras rhat he fell downe fordead:and th: pang 

chamber faft by, andalmoftaneye-witneffe Ae taat Selyererbeing iy 
fata et aa he age ¢ of that was done, prefently fent in othe . 
1 5 ward ftrangled him with th : ie 
were buried at Prufa amongft their cals R i Ho ai 
; cb 1 1 , « The crueltie of this fac fended 
mat ohio gf Sia coe a Hi euen of hismartial men “1 sere ; 
Ce Geno ean ee 

's allthe ncphewes of old Bajazet,only A; Madin 
Mosics MMAR #,0nly Amurat and Aladin (thefons of Ach 

; ES d, ¢purpoledto furprife yponthe fudden, and foro tid himfelfe of al feare of 






Gfter the line: 1 i i we 
manes, s brothers children;hauing then left none of the Othorman tamil bur them and hi b 
A 'S CWO Dre. 


Amu 
Aladingtbe fon; *AYER Vpon whom to ife hi ‘ 
af acbomets " tecoweted the citic Of Amal i eg ctuelte, Thefe wo yong Princes had alice bef 
brather, cle Se ping tas ide : y ; eet ary were the Sommer before expulfed bythe 
e ocoyn horwates thei t ; 
Rian Sons fully refolued vpon ‘heed to flieinto the mountaines of 
ons Pauses, oe by great iournies tranelling to Amalia, might vpon the fi 
no nO thch danter He uote E tinces,and take them altogether cani@iided pe th c fe dden 
with his light harfem caf ught no great matter forthe Balato do,forafinuch ashe might 
* het the Lees ie fly preuent the fame of his commine . andch meade inigho 
detected kc aa ac bed why angio 
ei die is t sAchomates limfelfe wasat chatti h . el on for 
Hah oa ong net Mecha ay willy 
his wicked ipite (as 1s afore declared in the lif aiazet)being pri reece 
chble i eva ag Hy ee Arona alienated Taina es ie 
many Feee death of Batazet, his f; ; : 
Fayong paces his nephews by him hed withoutalpitieandinaee eke on 


imminent danger whereinto th 
ei ee nto thefe two brethren were now lik 
sean Http te wring ofthe comming ofthe Bat, and ofa he easel 
thereof andlaid fecretambuththem (clon emtly aduertifed Ach their fate 
HS eerie ok noe emfelues for the intercepting oftheir en fomates their father 
Macnee anes comming with his horfemen towards Amafj “fell ve be Ge 
Keeles,fo fhut him in with his hemies ; at which time alfoychomevesfollo i r at the 
(uri fe with diuersorher capes nee ede ON of ismen being dace him 
cance AN EN a rifonersand brought to Achomates, and by his 
PM tlkentoldcham how they hada er it ong she pri 
ve _althing itis to Hane cuen see treasaeucend sae ma hadi cod 
“not their friends, eucn of fich ee maf wish sees a eae ey acd 


better caufe,& wo 45, were moft inward with ; 
Wy a s ae Doge tt ete era ai ecpescyues 
ying ftilin stl ere certain Poe eee ea osacturned ho; =H ' 
a ytAdD) b,and getting certain know! ; me, But ¥fegr the Balla 
gua SEPE PRETO EN Alad ep the whole matter,by ries letters gauey 
: elymus 


a 


he ¢ 


the orkoman family : which great perfection, as i 
y as it = anc 
poe of War,andalfo ofall the peaks in gencrall: <a I:fodidi i os ae 
se? h ee cruell vncle enuying athis lite, After he had enwlyee. 
be. 2° ies for diuers of his great doétorsand lawyers, de Ree et 
ere not better that fome fiue,cight,orten perfons fhould be taken away,than Tce ae : 
er, & (6 by ciuile mire te 


manded thefe his neppeyts before named, to beled by fiue of his est captaines intothe es H 


es) yet re- I 


) 


third Emperour of the Turks. 


501 


A Selymus to vnderftand,that CMu/apha the great Bafa whom he mott ofall trutt 
intelligence with Achomates, and had been the only caufe of the lofle of his ae: ee 


Selymus of late enuying atthe great honour and authoritie of Atuflapha, and withi i 
dead, (whofe defert he was not able, or at leaftwife vnwilling to requite) canted fea fe 


Muflapha Bae 
fhamelully musty 


this accufation without further triall to be fecretly ftrangled in bis fight, and his dead bodie *érd- 
(as it were in {corne of his former felicitie)to be caft out into the {treet for euery manto gaze 
vpon. This was the fhamefull end of this traiterous Bafla,who had of long time at his pleafure 
commanded all things in the Turkith Empire,and was tor riches,power,and authoritie, next 

ynto the Emperoursthemfelues : but now lieth as adead dog in the ftreet, no man daring for 
feareto caftearth yponhim. Arare {pectacle of the vncertaintie of worldly felicitie, anda 
worthie example of difloyaltie, But Achomates hearing what had Happened to Htuftapha,in 


reuenge thereofin like manner executed 


t=) 


tcous nature fet all the reft of the prifoners at libertic. 


¥pon whom he had againfta 


Selymus thirfting after not 


hing more than the guiltleffe bloud of his brethren and nephews, 
Ul right vfurped the kingdom, wherof he neuer thought bimfelfe 


fiticiently affured fo long as any of them breathed ; began with the firft of the Spring to de- 
uife with himfelfe,how he might firft take away his brother Corcwtus,who then liued at Mag~ 


lofophie,whic 


nefia, and haui 


retyring himfe 


ng caftoffall hope of the Empire, gaue himfelfe wholly to the ftudie of Phy- 
h he (feduced with ambition)had in euil time a little before forfaken ; butfow 
Ife thereto againe, as to his greateft contentment, {pent his time in quiet con- 


C teiplation,not attempting any thing again{t his cruell brother vfurping the Empire. Selymus 


refolued vponthe deftruétion of this t 


D 


rat hi 


esl 


narmleffe Prince,{uddenly commanded his captaines to 


make choice of 10000 horfemento be in readineffe within three dayes, giuing it our thache 
svould make an inroad Ypon the fudden into Cappadocia, Inthe number of thefe horfemen, 


Antonius Menaninus a 
All things being in readines againft the appointed time, Se/ymus 
ward with hisarmic from Prufa, {till keeping the way onthe right 
who thought they fhould haue marched 
before commonly reported ; began now to perceiue 
they were to go for Lydia and Io 
time ferued one of the Baffa’s in Corcutus his court, by 
tention of selymus, fecretly conueyed himfelfe out ofthe armie , 
mounted, taking the neereft way came to M 
of his brother. Corcatus confidering t 
ger,and leauing his houfe infurch orderas it was woontto be; fled 
the fea fide,in hope to haue found paflage 
The next day after Corcutws was departe 

of Magnefia before the rifing of the Sun,in hope to 
ing deceiued of his expectation,he fel into a great rage,an 
s brothers feruants and Eunuchs, W hat was be 


Genoway, author of this hiftorie(as he ofhimfelfe-reporteth) was one, 


in perfon himfelfe fet for- 
hand ; fo that the foldiers, 


direétly into Cappadocia,and fo to Amafia,as it was 
by thecontrarie courfethey held, that 
nia. Whena valiant fouldier among the reft,who had fome- 
diuers circum {tances gathering the in- 


and being excellently well 


agnefia,& gaue Corcutus warning of the comming 
he great danger he wasin,richly rewarded the meffen- 


with two of his feruants to 


either into Creet or elfe Rhodes. 

d, carly inthe morning came Selymusto the caftle 
haue found Corcutws yet in his bed:but be- 
d with cruel torments examined all 
come of him,and where he had hid himfelf? 


and with much ado got it outofthem, That he had warning ofthis commiug by a fugitine fol- 


dicr,and was thereupon fled,but whither they knew not.Wherefore Selymus ftayed there fif- 


teen dayes, during whic 
along the fea coaft,for to haue app’ 


h time he caufed diligent fearch tobe made all ouer the countrey,and 
rchended him, But when after much fearch he could heare 


“fegi Bafa his prifoner ; afd aecording to his cour- yyeyi vaya pxt 
to death, 


no tydings of him, he caufed all his brothers treafure Scrich furnitureto be truffed vp, and to setymus sakerb 


befent by feato Conttantinople.So leauing one of his captains with a thoufand hor 
o Prafawith as much fpeed as he came fiom thence: p) 


garrifonat Magnefia,he returned againet 


verily fuppofing, that his brother was for fafegard of his life, by fea fled in 
while Bo/tanges, Selymus his fonne in law, lying witha fleet of gallies vpent 
had taken from Goreutus all hope of efcaping by fea :fo thathe w: 
caue neere vnto the fea fide,not far from Smyrna ; liuing in hope,t! 
would depart,and fo he fhould finde fome opportunitie to efcape. 


After he hadthus a great while in feare moft miferably lived wi 4 
amnecefitie inforced to fend 


like wild fruit(a poore diet fora man of ftate)and was with extre 
hisman fox relicfe toa poore fhepheards cottagethereby,he was 


tolralie. All this 
he coaft of Tonia, 
as faine to hide himfelfe ina 
hataftera few days the fleet 


ith countrie crabs and other 


by acountry pefane difcoue- 
red 


brat} 


femenin the fpoyle of bia 


Corci~ 





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+ 







_ Corentas taken red C0 Caffumes,who with too much diligence fovghta a third Emperour of the Turks. 503 
hended, Was carried towards the tyrant his brotherae Pru Avid Bea's y Him appre, G A ward,and now come as fat as Paphlagonia)to make Haltjand to come before Selymms his for- 
ms ¥ Ege Poms rosso was the report of his taking: whoas foone as he vnderttood ces were come togethers forthat he had fent for thé lanizariesand Eutopeian horfemenjand 
called withina daies journey of Prufa, {ent one Kirengen-ogh(who of his fquint lo " a did with all {peedand diligence make all the preparation he could poffibly which for all chat 
Chior Zeinal) to ftrangle him vpon the way, and ro bring his dead bodice to Pry 5 es would all:come roo late, if he fhould vponthe fuddén come vpon hith beforche were pro- rreafom apaingt 
_ This captaine comming to Corcatas in the dead time of the night, and awaking hi The uided. Which letters being by chancé intercepted gate'Se/yrme certain knowledge both af Seles dito 
hisileepe,told him his heauiemeffage; hew thathe was fent from hisbrother Ssfy,n0 et of hisbrothers purpofeand comming, together with thetteafon intended again(t him by his “”“* 
him executed, which muttas he faid prefently be done. Corcwtus exceedingly ible fee owae {eruants: wherefore executing them who had writ thofe letters, he in their names can- 
thefe heanie news,and fetching a deepe figh,defired the captaine fo long to {pare h is lifer at fed others to the fame effet to be writteti to Achomates, perfuadinghim with all {peed poft- 
3VN- 


till hee might writea few fhort lines vnto his brother Sel; i 

S lymus. Which poore 4 
Sranted, he called tor pen and paper,and readily in Turkith verfe (for he bad { erie im 

in ftudie)reproued his brocher of mofthorrible cruelty,vpbraiding him,that he had oa 
moft difloially chruft his father out of hise: : toa 


bleto come ftillon,and nor to ftay tor his footmen, for that Se/ymué might eafily be oppref- 
fed with afewtroupsofhor{inen,if Achomates would with fpeed but Come and fhew himfelfe 
¥nto his friends and favorites: who vpon the firtt fignall of battell would raife acamult'ih tHe 
armie,and vpon the fudden kil Se/ymus, v naduifedly going too and froin the batrel.’ Which 






mpi Pe ah 
lifeof whom he had before receiued the Fir iar or a depriued him of letters fo written, Se/ymus caufed to be figned with the {eales‘of thent whiom hée,had before 
his brothers children;and now like an vnmerciful wretch thirfte da Garth ty! nian ly laine executed and found mearisto haue'them cunningly delineted to Achonsdtes, asif' nie ad bin 
himielfe,and Achomates his brethren, Atlaft concluding his letters fei e guiltleffe bloudog featéiom his friends: ‘whogining credittothe fame, aid prefuming mach ypon his owne 
he befought God to take of him iuft reuenge for fo aoe innocent Bl Boga. bitter curfe, fteength,donbted norto leiue his footmen,who followed cafily after him, ‘ynder the conducé 
turally fpile. And when he had thus much written,he requefted the c peay him Moft ynna. of Amurathhis {on ;and.came and encamped with his horfemen Heere yrito' the fHountame 
gether with his. dead body be deliuered vnto Se/y ¢ aptainesthat itmightto. Horminins,ypon the banke of che riuer Parchemius. se/jmmas alfo departed fromm Ptufa,dnd ha- 


/ymus. So without any further dela 
ly hee was 
‘The lament prefently ftrangled. The next day atter,wh 
cee. dysras pefowrd vato Selymus,he vacouered the face therof,to Defers it eae 4 
ing 2 paper in his hand,tooke it from him:but when he had readit (forall his cruel actif ca 


ftony heartyhe burft out into tears; protefting,that he was never fo much grieved or troubled 


with any mans death as with his:for which caufe,he commanded ¢ i 
for him inthe court, & with princely folemnitie buried his bodi¢ ose rin ae 
fifteen of thofe diligent fearchers who firft fo 1 


| ‘Thelemenscble ACCotding to the tyrants command uing receiued into his army ten thoufand Tanizaries (bur ailittle’befote Come duerthe ftrait) 

fent before Sinan Ba/Ja,Gencrallof his Afian horfinen,to know & make proofe ofthe ftrength 

of his enemies. The Baffynovknowing as yet where’ Achomates lay,neither of what force he sixes naj 
was,being deceived by thedarknefle ofthe morning, fell'into a place of difadiantage, where Cpe) 
he was fet vpon by Achomares,and hauing loft feuen thoufand of his men, was glad\with other 

i éight thoufand which were left,to fic backevato Selymns. meer 

¢ daies after,hecaufed -« Forallthis loffe,was nov Selymus difcomforted,or doubrfull of the vigtoric, but forthwith 
und Cercutus, to haue their heads ftruck off, and matched of forward tothe riuer Elarajwhich runneth directly our ofthe mountaine Hormi- 


their bodies t i P : 
& hide his fe 5p me hee toa, ny ys That if he were by any extremitie driuento fic niusinto Pontus, watering moft largefields vpontheright hand, which at this day are called . 

Now of al the pofterity Af Oe peli him in ike maneras they bad don his brother. the plaines of the new land.So did Achomates alfo,who although heknew bis brother to bee 

fei dchomstersnlidacwe fav nemnalnet none aliue to trouble the crueltirants thoughts cuery way too trong forhim, yer being incouraged with the late vietotie;andin hope that his 

his army from Amafia,excited b th ; ae © vpontheapproch ofthe Spring, fet forward with fiiehds it Sebymus hisarmy (whom he vainly fappofed to haue bin yet liningywouldintheve- 
mightypon the fud ie ay y co mnlneats of his friends, whoaffured him,that Selymus K ry battell doe ome notable'matter for him, and thatwidorie would follow his iuft quarrel ; 

afmuch as the Ianizaries & Bae ppreffed,if he would with al expedition come to Prufa.for- refoluedneither to retire backe,neither to expectthe comming of the teftof hisarmy, The 
thattimeabfent,and he himfelf peian horfinen,the yndoubted ftrength of his army were ae riuer was betwixt the eworcampes,and the number ofboth armiescertainly difcouered tyet 
vnexpedted “iy a a A . a as ot hated both of. God && man,could not in fo fudden and could not'dchémates (to whom the openifields offered a fate retreat vnto the reft of his army) 
willedhim withoutdelay to hat en i be(tto door which Way to turn himfelfe:wherfore they poffeffed with a fatal madneffe,be perfuaded (confideting the greatneffe of the danger}in time 

Spring, left inthe mean one Sel a th comming,and not to expeé& themilder weather ofthe to prouide forthe fafetie of himf{elfeand his army, carried headlong(as it feemed)by inevita- 
aidtementimesc eae hee f ould call together his difperfed forces:God(they faid) ble deftinie co his farall deftruction, which'prefently after enflied, ” : 

had the powerto Lyhaldthe Dou ne Opportunitie and meanes to do great mattersif they Selymus alittle before the'going downe ofthe Sun,with his army paffed ouer the titer Ela- Selymas with 
DeMatha ties Hepa therefore he fhould dowell now by celeritie and cou- | tajand gaue generall commandement through all his campe, Hat euery man againft the'ext os am ph 
kingdom, for if Summer ie i bina buta little before had bereft him of bis fathers day (hould be ready for battél!: and ina woodnot far off placed a thoufand horfemen tam Fir, 
which would beahard matte: nee Ie ome.onilie mufteithergain the viétoric by plain barrell B buth,ynderthe leading of Cawaglis his wiuesbrother,a valiant yong gentleman, whom his fa- 

Achomates, who before ha ie: cls get him packing out of Capadociaand all Afiatheleffe. ther had alittle before fent from Taurica vnto his fon in law with achofen companic of Tar- ye 
ftrength he hadeanteenn acai voto himfelfe better {ucceffe, as well for the great tarian horfmen: vnto him Selyrsus gaueincharge,that whenthe battell was ioyned he fhould 
e/the Perfian king,butef ve lly. f ie new fupplie of horfemen he had procured from Hy/na- fhew himfelfe with his horfemen vpon'the backe of his enemies,and there to chargechem. 
crueltie,fhould inthe cb By me bs nthe hope hehad,that Selymus generally hated for his late | "As fooneasit was day, Selymus in a great open field put his armie in order of battell, placing 
perfuafionofhis Asiendsl ei ans pel be forfaken of his owne fouldiers ; yeelded to the his horfemenin two wings,fo thatall his’ {pearmen were in theright wing, & thearchersand ; 
eafieto be fpoken, but hard . ee many pleafing words fetbefore his cics. aeons things, carbines in the left : inthe maine battell {tood the Tanizaries with the reft ofthe footmen. On : 
With fomewhat more than 1 7 eeu Wherefore, when hee was ae into Galatia : the otherfide J4chomases hauing no footmen, diuided his borfemen into two wings aig.” 
TorotigatrenthimssSefwes bis horfmen,hauing for haft left his footmen by cafie marches Whileftbotharmies ftood thus raunged, expeéting bue the fignall of barrell, a effenger 
horfemento Prufa.In ie Ma Veale of hiscomming, by fpeedie meffen aa fecnstogthls came fiom Achomatesto Selymus offering in his matters name, to triethe equitie of ther qua- 

: - Ging the reftof is forces - fo: time whiles he is leuying other common fealdiers & expe- p relin plaincombat hand'to hand : which ifhe fhould refute, he then tookeboth God and the 
the danger prepared for h ais ee athe alwaies fauored his attempts, did then alfoauert : world to witnes,that Selymuswas the only caufe of al the guiltlesbloud tobe thed inthe bat~ 
ji Way to a For TAM A ang eee cprate followers, Bethewed to him the open ae obi fe vita caa abe nt eek 3 a ne Pais Tadic Re 
intheir goo oid ion were in Selymens hi inui ment of Achonsates:& though h¢ could be content foro doe,yet wou s fiiffer 
a ‘ pelsibels good wil toward him,did carneftly by letters petfiadchim(being already jes him fo toaduenture his eer Sc their own fafety:& fo with thatanfwerreturned paige 


e ward, 









eee * 


ger Asagaine to his mafter, giuing himifor his rew; 

__ Achomates having receiued this an{wer,without further delay 

a TS ge, mile valiantly receined the firft. charge: bue. 
Word,ana that rhe matrer was to be tried by handie b hey wene no 

dure Reig ofthe Perfian ialemacannhe lof oi bo : Sle maces. 
ore requefted to be placed in the formoft ranks,by whofe valorthe right wing of Sey, “a 

armic was difordered,and not without great loffe enforced ro reti kk vpon their fell 4 
Esicweecyegsrctmaacgemoresnr: | Sr 
fled sand An agaesubhaveih heralesae pat alee i“ them thar rh WV hbanesin che beginning of the Spring Hyfinael furnifhied Amurathis new fonne in 

uh mates his hor femento retire. ei tes himfel maustes eeatced Law witasenthoufind horfemen, willing him to paffe oucrtheriuer of Buphrates at Arfen. 

‘greater courage than fortune camein wit frefh troupsofhorfemeniby whofe set H 7 iB Geand toenterinto Cappadocia, as well to. make proofe howthe people of thar Countrey 
vel or dco nasagsne reed heya made a a Cbar- were affedted towards him,as of theftrength of theenemie « after wltom he fent V/fa-Ogli,the 

yACtO: >t 


tellwhilett hewwas)earing al downe beforehimgand nowingreat hope of the voy.” i moft famous Chiefetaine amongft the Perfians, withtwentie thoufand horfemen mee, with 













third Emperour of the Turks. 505 


A gaue him one of his ownedaughtersinmarriage. For it was thought, thatif Selymus (for his 

rannic become odious tothe world) fhould by any meanes mifcarrie (as with tyrants com- 
monly falleth our) thatthen inthe Ofhowan Familie, fore fhaken with his vonaturall ctueltie, 
none wasto bepreferred before this poore Prince Amurat : befides that, it was fuppofed,that 
if he fhouldinuade him with anarmie out of Perfia, that vpon the firft ftir, allthe leffer Afia 
mourning fotithe vaworthie death of CAchomates, would at once reuolt from him, who for his 
crueltieiand thameful murchers had wosthily deferued to be hated together both of Godand 


2 aa 
dthe right Wing of his & 
Were come to the 
































vith h ia ifin ai ind hi ; harge, Thathe fhould ftill follow W4murat within one dayes journey : and he himfelfe with 
outcrie: read Lore RAG icipteekenpien ss ee eke wb great obama etal: power ftayed behinde in Armeniasdoubting to, want victuall if he fhould hane | 
Piast forthe en sre turne vpon them: led oreataharmy through thofe valt,barren,arid defolare places;whereby he muftofnece 
whic ane: Ifo 1¢, goumen ftanding clofe roger reraflailed themafront,, and thehorfemen ae abarmy through thofe vatt, arrenjarid efolate placesswhereby he mu \ 


yeah Can bad ax pu vodight,nowemouedwit hawegwete gain» oe = 
pe ee tee Cape Pe ENO) vere, ¢ returned into t Amwrat marching thtough theleffer Armenia;and entering into the borders of Cappado- 4.5 4 4é 
the ll O that, dAcbawates his {mall army was befer,& hardly affailed on cuery fide.In fine Rigphrndiaiucré rownes yeelded vntohim by hia friends; fone others heaoke by force, pale 
















is es being ouerthrown,and many-of his men flainjthe ref: were fai ; i , inhabi 
Be es ene ow es in;the reftiwerefaine tobetake them. which hecither fackechor elfe quiterafed ; and brought {uchagenerall feareyponthe inhabi- cepadocts.- 
oe RS Seni sie : Deets efomatesdaing: ofkthe field, now tolate {ecking tofauchimfelfe I € tants of thar prouincesthstt the people fubmitting thémfeluesvato him alithe way as he went, 
yr dongts Vs norie intoadirch, which ghe.tain falling theday before,had filled with i it was thought he would:haue gon directly toAmafia,had not Ghendermus(anold warlikecap- 
ej ‘ Bae an pg there knowne a eft by his ¢nemiesycould not obtain fo much I taine whonws ¢/ymu? had left for his lieutenanvin Afia) withagreat armie.cometo meethim 


eirhand§as to be prefently:flaine, bucwas referue i 
ently, flaine referued tothe farther pleafure of h 
*., Sedypm: vacerttanding of histakingsfem Kirengen(the Lame Ghudavéyed rp. 
Hi eee etcmatorodloabatifeing Banged himalfoiHisdead 
. if vith brought to Se/ymas,and was afterward s by his commandement inroyall 


at Sebaftia,which at chisday is called Siuas. This Chendemus had alfo long.before aduertifed 
Selymus both of the preparation and comming of the Perfians,as foone as he had learned. by: 
hiselpialsPhat they were pafled cheriuer Euphrates. Vpon which news Selymus came pte- 
fently.onerinto A fiaandcommanding all hisforcestomeet togetherat Prufa,had with won- 

cftors in Prufa,. Me wanda bib o@sbnel won > [140 < derfullccletitie levied thereabout fortie thoufand common foldiers.Whichfo foonasAmn- 
ach ct “sy mid his fone. vader fanding ypon the wayibyithe Perfian horfemen rat vadctttood,as wel by fach prifencrs as he had taken,as by aduertifement from his friends; 
Ne the faking ot his made them{elues way through the Turksarmi¢)oftheloffe alt rougtvhe was veriedefirous to hate fought with Chendemus, yerdoubting that if Selymus 

















‘ ; ther, returned backe againe to Amaia : andthere after K D hould with his wontedceleritie come againtt himyhe fhould be intangled in the ftraits of the 
ration, fefolued with his br other to berakethemfelues both to flightshe “ire ‘al mountaine Antitaurus; he retyred’back¢ azaineto fa-oe. But Selymus, who all thatyeare 
ae TORO. cei the riuer Euphrates,ed ynto Hyfmael the Petfian king:but Als- had in hishaughtie thoughts beene plotting fome fuch norable exployt as were worthie his 
dy! f 


Paffing over che mouncainAmanus i Cilicia;fled i , reatneffe,ftanding indoube whether he fhould by fea and land inuade Hungarie,the Rhodes, 
cat Sultan of Aigy) beats - | oStre ong es edioco ee Ttalysacthat time fore fhaken withiuile wars eating ae fo #7 cs rhe di <A 
i ‘ ith littlet A the Perfian,to the greatjoy of all Chriftendome,conuerted himfelfwholly vatothe Eaft,and. seymurefoh 
fare dif on pam Tg . inthirtie dayes march ee to Arfenga, Where joyning his armiewith Chendemus, when he fra as 
pnb: as itedeetecl ue was hot thett hee chan- vndetftood that his enemies hauing harried the countrey 5 were againe retyred ; prickt for- 
HST Callipolis and, fo erauelling: rough Greci ae to Has ward with the grief ofthe iniurie, and defire of reuenge, with hope of viétorie herefolued 
te reltoie Summer,and all the Wintee fo How. rs tand after to follow'after them faotby foor, nd forthwitli to enter into Armenia the greater, the prin- 
Fy was cealed returned co Contantinople; where it Fal thatan Cipall prowince of the Perfian Kingdome. ' nies 
SPerhaminn: fand had there died of p ue. iia Ss , ~"Butthe difficulties of this notableexpedition ; which! were im Couneéell propounded by 
iy fo solae Kg whofe fae ad the world, heari ; Gales iuall of ; them which had beft knowledge of thofe countries, were great and many ; all whiehiby ‘his 
Ameren Pr bina manded of him the caufe of his comomin ope aif ah owne good hap and inuincible courage, he himfelfe afterwards ouercame : for the fouldiers 
his attesBBethermicheh oe "= aaecadyn which had in (hort timealreadie marched by land dut of Illitia, Epirus, and"Macedonisy into 
Aicinto ftrange countries; ae: rrosy, by his Cappadocia, mutt of neceffitie in this long expedition take Vpon’ then'new labours: they 
; han by words, expreffed re ale ob hey were toendure the {hiarpe and pinching cold of the huge mountaine Taurus, and by and by af 
him,hor is father, bis vncle, with ter the moft vehement and fcortching heat inthe plaines of Armeniathe leffer,with extreame 
beenernelly murdred Hie tn thi-@,hunger,and moft defperat want of all things :and well'the more, for thatthe Perfians in 
afcer he life of himfelfe cA rao their retreat fpoyling the country as they went, had vtterly deftroyed all that might she for 
to fave theirliu were both elzd to the vfe of man, of fetoteaue nothing to’ their enemies but want ofall things; if they 
evofhis:i ial] Maichtic : fhvuld purfac thei Pbefides that, his moft expert Capraines ftood inno fall doubt of the 
Sea tiewiestneiecal pettic Princes of Armenia the leffe, andthe mountaine King aladeules, whom they were to 
d dcteiaatintrelioks willedhim lequebeliinde thet at their backes,withont any gteat afforance of their cage Led they” 
yaffare him thercof,thordly _ well knew would leatie them, _ = happen otherivife than well to — 






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506 Selymus tl 
4 either inthe battell,or for want of victuals, or in the ftrait 
7 lieued wich vituals from the Armenians: and Aladenles forces| readineffe. 
for number nor power to-be contemned ; who alfo with ¢aftles commodioufl ible eck 
Bone garrifons, at his pleafure commanded all the ftraits, paffages, and neces wee aud 
out of Capadocia into Armenia and the Perfian kingdome: for all the mountaine ct 
pots pes his + A pate fee kingdome ftretched from the mountaines called Se tithe 
re vnto Pontus,all along{t the great mountaine Taurus v1 ich 
Teton a g 8 8 ine Taurus vnto Amanus, which diuideth Ci: 
mongftthe reft,old Chendemus Viceroy of Natolia, aman ofgreat i 
others in greateft credit, fiuour,and authoritie with Selymius, perfaded Merbaay of all 
Capadocia,and there to re frefh his Europeiun fouldiers alreadie wearie of their we while ih 
and fo to expect the comming of his enemies, ‘And to perfiade him from the da 


pedition into Perfia, fpake vnto him as followeth : Ncrous ex. 






_ chendemuseel- It is not to be thought (moft mightie and inwincible Emperonr, shat the. Pér 
A jig Se becaufe they reryred before they fet eye upon vs their meade ite ibghona ts i H 
ing any further toemirap vs, whiles they by flight make a falfe [emblant of feare. Know wwe not iar een 
agen there what able bodies Perfia breedeth ? Will they feare the ae Turkifh light horfeman pastors ay 
: with their couragious barbed horfés and shemsfélues ftrongly armed, feared not the Scythian bo “pted 
shat be toolittle) which by their valour bane vangaifhed fo many nations, and. eine vate 4 ie P or(if 
: Sogreat and large an Enapire ? Thinke you, that. yow haue either greater or better forces cles fed te 
agoe Cuflumes your uncle, or Great Mahometyour Grandfather ; who diuers times prooui stra 
Forces againft this encmie, where more than once put to the worft, 1 Fe ifelfe then frrnin, is sli ihe 
es ‘unto Trapezond and the mountaines of Nacopolis. Lwill not denie, but We rec ae a 
bE dp ‘ee fey rik nes me in, ert eft fit place may be found to beftow fo ae 
3 : , wand, the 1 and abrupt mountains, with th itari 
i plaines beyond them, terrific me, whom all she armed Forc - aa ee 
i tage could not difmay. Youmuft fight not encly with your i i aps me ri seca 
aatnreallo. Neither may yonr Maieflie gine any ontiit to Sad erta a Brie es: 
e Ay ) jans or Alad i 
br rela hey will bovete ae oh ree ear they fhew a faire, Fin. al cn it aq 
% wait forme fit occafion sotake you at an aduanta, 
uponyou when you leapt feare them. But admit you were Affured 0 sf eek 
; af itorie, O with how wu 
et Wind's odio elt ot buy the fame ? with whas} er fouldiers, with what Bien rea 
po. oe oh are ifthe is viftsan Kings hearing that you for enlarging your Empire,or defire of. 
Lon pe Cc bp ht eam aa 
; bye 5 af our orone, than with danger he for that ts 
. eu if : a of greateft policie hane repefed the glorie of their diblant ms i Sh etn 
2 obi? ae felfeand ir enemies, butin the fafetie and preférnasion of their owne fonldiours : pare to 
hauat gk Cds fos oe wee moft manifet danger, and unaduifedly to cormmit all at once t0 tbe 
gy bre gen fe iwhie ue 4 moft sickleand unconflant miftre/fe of fhe hall but once dallie 
agerous attempts, you fhall through your rafhntffeinfarre ee pace sumble down head 


lonig from the type of {0 icfti 
thi afpred ype of (0 great maicftic, than you ene thireuntoa whileagoc by your rare vertmes wor- 


wy 


= en a 


os ipa laweatersaay and fiercenature,fo would he haue all things done according 
graueacountéllorand mot it iy sone Werenotalittle moued with this fpeech ef fo 
the imagination of the future danger ; yet in “th and aw many of his captains troubled with 


} ; sone me refuting fome li ich Chen- 
dermus had {ayd, he difmiffed the Councell, protefting ohits: pete cater in his 


he wid Spend whey hap fhould,from friend or foe:although that old fellow were (a5 
faid, put 9 ae ; 9. ts ecaiis feared to die an noble death, Which Se/ymus had no foonet 
tie r ney : ea hoe him,accuftomed to ferue his humonsrhich enuied at theglo- 
nei Ld oteemaalep eee ee beginning with the great- 

. : ve sthe {tore of his artillerie, with hi: inuincib: 
fortunesmad ne le caffe matters of all the former difficulci ery Se eee dp ot 
re ? ; ee rennat 


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third Emperourof the Turks. 


tenuarall hat the graue Baffa had before faid concerning the proweffe an ié 

mic. After that,they began to difcredit Chendemns, faving tbe: he Bee rey _ od 

of knowne refolution inall his moft warlike actions) had not faid as before, for want of cou- 

sagesof any diftruft he had or the victory but of purpofeto hinder that moft honorable expe- 
dirion,and.to cut off all hope of vidtorie,which was (as they faid)as good as alreadie oor ; 

being before loded with Amurat his great promifes,and the gold of Perfia. Wherefore they 

wifhed him to bewareof the flie old Fox his wyles and treafon,and to proceed on in his w 

pedition formuch the more boldly: and not to thinke that his foldiers would refufe any dane 

ger or labour;fo long as they {aw cousagein himfelfe,but would be readie(as they faid)to yn- 

dertake the moft defperar difficulties of war,and defired nothing more,than to be conduéted 

into thofefar Countries, where by their martiall proweffe and valiant acts they might make 

their Emperot Se/ymmecquallwith the great Alexander and themfelugs compatable to his Ma- 
cedonians, And to worke the vtter deftruétion of this moft faithful counfellor without all re- 

cure, thefe falfe flatterers fuborned bold faced accufers, who falfly and fhamefilly affirmed, 

slate had received great farns of mony from Amarat,and did not therfore in time goagaingt 

the Peefian robbers, whereby all che former calamities hapned(asthey faid) to that pronince, 

For which pretended caufes, Se/ymus commanded. Chendemus without furtherhearingto be chendmuBaf. 
flaine :but indeed to terrifie others from like libertie of {peecla; and withall toteach were [a by the'come 
deemethofe deuices and counfelsas moft excellent, which their Soueraigne fhould as it were precip 
by diuine in{piration finde out himfelfe,and fo ro‘accept ofthem withont contradiction. The ; 


C fijdden death of this moft faithfullcounfellor Chendemus,{trucke an exceeding feare into the 


minds ofall men, for that fo honorablea perfonage, of late info greatcredit and fauour with 
his Soueraigne, was without hearing executed ; whom they had knownas a man of great ac- 
count, both for his prowe/ffeand policie, to haue ftood faft on Selymus fide, firft in his warres 
againtt his father,and of late againtt his brother:nor doubting but that Se/ymms,by mature cru- 
ell and fafpicious euen of rifles, would with like tyrannie not {pare men of meaner calling, 
which fparedinot his deareftand moftantient friends. 
selymusmarching from Arfenga,came tothe confines of the leffer Armenian kings, and of 
Aladeules, where by his Embaffadors he requeftedthe kingsof thofe nations(who were then 
inarmes)that they would joyne their Forces with his againft the Perfian, and to gowith him 
into Armeniathe great :promifing that wheh the wars were happily ended,he would giue vn- 
to thenmallfuchterritoricas fhould chancein thofe wars to be raken from the enemie,asa re- 
ward of theiraid, Butthefe poore Kings, which bated both Hyfmsael and Selymus for their ma 
nifold ihiuriesthey dayly receiued in the frontiers oftheir dominions, lying in the midft be- 
tweene them, (as commonly it falleth out, that the weakeft goe tothe walls) craftily expect 
ing the euentof this war,would not openly fhew themfelues, but anfwered, thatthey had ta 
ken vp armes for no other purpofe, but for the defence of themfelues and their kingdomes, 
Not meaning ia that doubrfull war to beare themfelues as enemies vnto cither of thofe great 
Princes their friends and neighbours, of whofe jutt grieuances they were not able or worthie 
to determine : yet ifhe would without hoftilitie in peaceable manner paffe through their Do- 


E minions, they promifed to giue free paffage vnto him and hisarmie ; and after he was entered 


into Armeniathe greater,to relieue him with fuch prouifion of viduall as their bare Coun- 
tries could affoord. 

Selymus thus deceiued of this his firft hope, (for why,he thought thofe poore kings would 
atthe fitft either for loue or feare haue bin readie to haue done him all the feruicethey could) 
diffembled his griefe for the prefent,as wholly bentagainit Hyfimael : fearing that ifhefhould 
by word or deed offend thofe neuter Princes, he fhould haue themat his backe his mott affin- 
red & vndoubted enemies, Wherfore palling the mountainscalled Scodrifci,e came ineight 
days ynto the great mountaine called Mofchij, which the famous riuer Euphrates, with his 
mighty ftreame and hugie broken bankes,feparateth from the great mountain Antitaurus,and 

F with perpetuall (teepe ridges runneth into Iberia & Colchis, and on the Ea(tdifcouereth Ar- 
menia the greater. Here Se/ymus with enfignes difplaied marching along{tthe banke of the ri- 
uer,departed not from the fame, for feare to lacke water in thathot and drie country , and fo 
held on his way direétly Eaftward, leaning the countrey of ‘Armeniathe leffe vpon his left 


hand, andthe frontiers of the kingdome of _A/adewles on theright, vntill he came vnto the 
" Xx 2 moun: 


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Selymus fendeth 


Bi} 


cane Selym , 
mountaine Periardo. This great mountaine,famous by the ri 
ners out ofir,is forthe wonderfull fertilitie of all things,of 
prus,which is to fay, fruitful: for Euphrates and Araxisth 
contrarie marfhes,with many armes, water and enrich thar har 
hauing made fo greata journy,and yet not able fo much as by 
become of Hy/mae/his fo great and populous army, whicl hi } as but alittle before an 
parted out of Capadocia ; as. aman in doubtand halfe afraid, ftayed and incamped hi 
atthe head of the riuer Euphrates, and from thence fent out his feours euery way, if h appily 

ght giue him knowled eof his enemies. But the Aime. 


they could intercept fome which mi ] 
Siadeprtiens erit wae for feare of the comming of the Tul rthat Hy/mael their king had 


fo commanded,were all before fled out of that part of thecountrey whereby Selymus was co | 
paffe with hisarmy ; and hauing forfakentheirhoufes,had carried away with themior ely by 
fire deftroyed whatfoeuer might ferue forthe vie of man. in 

The Turkifh fcoutsafier they had by the {pace of two dayes feoured vp and downe the 




















ary COUNELY Sey may 


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Sarmie 















oat bu Seexts, countrie,returned back again to Selymus,novhauing taken fo much any as one man;fhewine yn. 


whe de err cohim , That all things were deftroyed betore him, 
:  moft defolace country, withoutany appe 


Selvin palfeth z 
Ber. dieses "men by little bridges,and his horfemen by foords 


and nothing left but wilde fields and g 
arance of man or beaft: and that they were of opinj. 
on,that either the Armenian guides were deceiued in the way,or elfehad of purpofe brough, 
them into {uch defart places, whereas wanting pafture for theirhorfesjand food for Men,they 
mutt needs together perith with hunger. Which their prefent feare was greatly increafed by 
the weake kingswhom they had left behindthem at their backs , but efpecially Aladeuleswho || 
either for fhame or feare had afew dayes atthe firft holpenthe Turks with vidtuals, but alter 
they were farther entred into Armenia, performed nozhing of that he had before moft faith. 
fully promifed :fecking therein the fauor of Hyfmacl, who hethought would with the fame 
‘ood fortune vanquith the Turks,that he had not long before the greateft parc of the Ealt, se. 
/ymus perplexed in mind,begannow to fufpeét treafon,to feare famin,to dread the defarts and 
forfaken places, and with griefe of mindeto call ro remembrance all that old Chendersus his 
faichfull counfellour had before moft truly told him:forall that,he fhewed himfelfe vnto his 
* foldiers with cheerefull countenance, asa man nothing difmaied:which his firme conftancie 
feemed to promife vntotheir difcouraged minds good fucceffe,with fpeedie victoric. Wher- 
fore calling vnto him his guides , and fuchvas belt knew the countvey. ; and vnderftanding by | 
them,that onthe right hand beyond the mountaine Periardo lay the moft fruitfullcountrey | 
ofall Armenia,he rofe with his army,and compaffing the hil toward the North,turned down | 
toward the riuer Ataxes, and abouc the citic of Coy paffed his armic ouer the river, his foot- 
for Araxes,vntill it hauereceiued firch ri- 
runneth but witha fmall ftreame, and isin | 














uers as fall into it out of che marfhes of Periardo, 
fome place eafie tobe paffed ouer. ; 7 

Selymus had f{earcely well got ouer the riuer,and incamped his great armie,when /fta-Ogli | 
(who hauing joined his forces with Amurat,lying incamped not far off,and fearing left the ci: | 
tie of Coy and the voprouided citifens fhould by the fudden comming of theenemie beop- 
preffed)quickely rofe with hisarmie,and fet forwardsto meetthe Turkes : for that citie of all) 
others in that country,for frefh fountains and riuers,moft pleafant (wherein the Perfian Kings | 
for the great plentic of all manner of fruit,and wholfomeneffe of the aire, leauing Tauris,were | 
woontto fpend moft part of the Summer) had then in it many rich citifens & fumptuous buil- | 
dings ; which Yaffa Ogli thought good betimes to refcue,and not with difhonour to lofe that | 
richcitie, lookingas it were vponit , and leaving it vnto the enemie, to fuffer him there tore- 
freth his hunger-ftarued foldiers with plentie ofall things. Cafinusan Armenian borne, and 
prefent inthofe wars,did by many probabilities (as Juss writeth) shew vnto him, That this 
citie of Coy wasinantient time that moft famous citi¢ which was called Artaxata,which Di- 
msitine Corbulo deltroyed. Neither did Hy/mael himfelfe (although he had but a little before 4) 
fentthegreateft part of his forces againft the Goraxeni,who were then rifen vp againft hima 
rebellion ; as he that made no great reckoning of the Turks, or euer thought that they dur ‘ 
Pig TN into Atmenia) make any delay, but forthwith as foone as he had heard 0 
the commir mus,came alfo in perfon rimfelfe vnto his armic. 





e 


ly ; 4 
e-Ogitaho contrary to all mens expeéation had vntill then flmunned co fight, i: 


third Emperour of the Turks. 


A orcomein fight of his enemics,of purpofe with leffe danger and loffe o i 

them afterwards, being fore weakned and almoft {pent wih long trauell eli 
Jay then incampedneere the citie, when as the Turkes {couts, ypoh the comming of # yfmatl, 
perceiued by thegreat rifing of the duft,and by the neighing ofthe Perfian horfes. ‘hee fome 
greater power was at hand. Which fo foone sit was noyfed in the Turkith campe they be- 
gan to reioyce exceedingly, and to conceiuethe firft hope both of their fatetie and vidtorie - 
glad,that now mecting with their enemies, they fhould either by viGtoric ture theirlabour, 
toyle, famine and extremities wherewith they had of long time ftriuen, into eafe and plentie 
of all things,or elfeby honorable death endall their mifeviesat once :for many of the horfe- 
men,efpecially of them that came out of Europe, whofe horfes were ftarued for want of for- 


509 


“B rage,and the common footmen {pent with long trauell,and gricuoufly troubled with the flix, 


(who trduelfing in the extreame heatof the Sun,bad for molt part liued vpon crabs and other 
wild fruits, witha bad {upping made of mealeandvinegre, and almoft defpairing to get the 
fight of their enemies) began now to dic incuery corner. 





* Ayfingelas foone as he was come within fightof his cnemies, repofing great confidence as Hr/mselfends 


well inthe valor of his foldiers,asin his own rare fortunethe moretoterrifiethem, thought 
‘it good forthwith to giue them battell: whereupon he fent aii herauld vnto Selymus,accompa- 
nied with certain skilfull foldiers, which fhould in beft fortthey could take view of thenum> 
ber and force of their enemies, of theirartillerie, and in what forcthey lay incamped + and to 
tell him, That forafnuchas he had no title ynto Armenia,nor that the Turkshad atany time 

C claimedany interefttherein,he could not butmaruell, why he had againft allright entred with 
his armie into his dominion : butif he happely vpona vaine prefumprion,to the imitation of 
Alexanderot Macedon, (hould thinke fo much ofthe world his own,as he could by the {word 
and hisown good fortunewin, he fhould then make himfelfe readie againft thenext day to 
make proof of his fortune,and the forces of others not inferior to his owne. 


Selymi. 


an berauld to 


Whereunto Selymsus anfwered, That the freth remembrance of the manifold iniuries done selymus his oe 


to the Turks by the Perfians,was fuch,as might give him juttcaufe to take vp armes': for as ve vate 
muchas long ago both his grandfather Mahomet the Greatjand his vncle Caffumes,and euen of” 
Jate his father Baiazer, and he himfelfe alfo in his wars againft his brother Achomates, had re- 
ceined great wrong and di(honor fromthe Perfians. Allwhichthings,alchough they were of 
themfelues important , yet he efteemed not of ‘them as fufficient canfes of warre,but onely 
fought after his enemy Aawurat,his brothers fon,who had of fate fpoy led’ Capadocia:whom 
if he would quietly and friendly deliuer voto him, as che mutual! kiwes of amitie and friend- 
fhip among ft Princes for the maintenance and preferuation of their eftates and kingdomes re+ 
quired,then he would withdraw his forces,and peaceably retaineinto his kingdome' other- 
wife, hethreatned with fireand fivordto deftroy; not the frontiers of Armenia, bureven the 
heartof Pérfia, Ando difmiffing the herauldy both the armies fortharday lay ftillin theie 
trenches,expecting the dreadful euent of battell. osha ftens 4% } , 
“ Thenexeday Seljmus by perfuafion of his captaities broughthisarmie into the open'field, 
and inorder of battel fet forward againft his enemies\which lay about ewo miles off, thinking Sm 
chavidl}fmeelsa princeot fo great name, would:without delay decept ofbartelyer what ftrength 
theiPerfianking was of, what numberof men he had, what mantier of horfemen, how atared, 
arid with what weapons,he could not certainly learne: tor befidethattlie Perfians are by na 
ture ingenious and fubrill,the foldiers generally foureticrenicedandloued Ay/mael theif King, 
that no one was foundtolhaxe gone from him to the Turke : whereas many revolted from Se- 
Fymug tor ists it was afterwards learned of the Perfian captaines, i vie 
Selymus,who had at that time 80000 horfemen ynder his énfignes, placed:Gha/an Baffa his 
licutenanepeneral of Europe, with his Buropeian hoifemen inthe right wing yand'Sinan Baffa 
with his ‘Afian horfermen in the left : and before them both the Acanzij, which are voluntary 
hotferien the foreruanetsof the Turks-armie, who in hopeof fpoile follow the Turks wars 
1K carofall countries: inthe middle barcel he placed the Afapiercommont 
and hal emakied plots! as metroflittle worth or'eftimation, aréco 
. frorvofaher Turks battelsjto receiue the firlt firie ofthe 
miore thas fovany othdnbood Leruice :ditealy behind th 
marded With ooo Hontinen? lattos all followedhl 
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Seu) Selym: 
mountaine Periardo. This great mountaine,famous by 

uers out ofir,is forthe wonderfull fercilitie ofall things,of 
rus,which is to fay,fruitfull’: for Euphrates and Araxis the! 
contrarie marfhes,with many a! 
hauing made fo great a journy,an 
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vain and dry county. 54 i on 
d yet notable fo is by re rt 0 vaderftand ‘ord wi 

d populousarmy,which he knew was bucalitele before an 
parted out of Capadocia , as aman in doubt and halfe afraid, | ftayed and incamped his armie 
atthe head of the riuer Euphrates, and from thence f ent out his routs cucry way, if happily 
1 fome which might give him knowledge of his enemies. But the Arme. 
ians,wherher it were for feare of the comming of the Turks, orthat Hy/mael their king hag 
fo commanded, \were all before fled out of that part of the countrey whereby Selymus was tg} 
a(fe with hisarmy ; and having forfakentheir houfes,had carried away with thentor elf by 
fire deftroyed whatfocuer might ferue forthe vie ofman, 

The Turkith fcouts after they had by the fpace of two dayes feoured vp and downe the 
oat bu Stoxts, countrie,rcturned back again to S| elymus,novhauing taken fo much any as one man; thewing yn. 
whe doretwne eohim , That all things were deftroy ed betore him, and nothing left but wilde fields and g 
wubbed now.  defolace country, without any appearance ofman or beat: and that they were of opini. 

on,that either the Armenian guides were deceiued in the way,or elfehad of purpofe broughr 

them into fuch defart places, whereas wanting pafture fortheirhorfes,and food for Men,they 

mult needs together perifh wich hunger. Which their prefent feare was greatly increafed by | 
the weake kingswhom they had lefrbehindthem at their backs ,butefpecially Adadeules,who | 
either for fhame or feare had afew dayes at the firft holpenthe Turks with viétuals, bur alter | 
they were farther entred into Armenia, performed norhing of that he had before moft faith. 
fully promifed : feckingtherein the fauor of Hy/mael, who hethought would with the fame 
‘ood fortune vanquith the Turks,thar he had nor long before the greateft par: of the Eaft, se. 
ymus perplexed in mind, begannow to fufpeét treafon,to feare famin,to dread the defarts and 
forfaken places, and with griefe of mindeto call to remembrance all that old Chendemus his 
faichfall counfellour had before moft truly told him:for all thar,he fhewed himfelfe vnto his 
- foldiers with cheerefull countenance, asaman nothing difmaied:which his firme conftancie 
feemed to promife vntotheir difcouraged minds good fucceffe,with fpeedie victorie. Wher- 
fore calling vnto himhis guides , and fuchvas belt knew the countvey. ; and vnderftanding by | 
them,that onthe right hand beyond the fiountaine Periardo Jay the moft fruitfull countrey 
ofall Armenia,he rofe with his army,and compaffing the hil toward the North,turneddown | 
toward the riuer Araxes, and aboue the citic of Coy paffed his armie oucr the riuer , his foot- 
menby little bridges,and his horfemen by foords :for Araxes,vntill it haue receiued fluch ri 
uersas fall into it out of the marfhes of Periardo, runneth but witha fnaall ftreame , and isin | 
fome place eafie tobe paffed ouer. ; iq 

Selymus had {carcely well got ouerthe river,and incamped his great armie,when Vfiaogl 

(who hauing joined his forces with Ammurat,lying incamped not far off,and fearing lefttheci 

tie of Coy and the vnprouided citifens fhould by the fudden comming of the cnemie beop- | 
preffed)quickely rofe with hisarmie,and fet forwards to meet the Turkes :for that citic of all" 
others in that country, for frefh fountains and riuers,moft pleafant (wherein the Perfian Kings | 
for the great plentic ot all manner of fruit,and wholfomeneffe of the aire, leauing Tauris,were | 
woontto {pend moft part of the Summer) had then in it many rich citifens & fumptuous buil- 
dings ; which Yafa Ogli thought good betimes to re(cue,and not with difhonour to lofe that | 
rich citie, lookingasit were vponit ; and Ieauing it vnto the enemie, to fuffer him there tore: | 
freth his hunger-ftarued foldiers with plentie ofall things. Cafinusan Armenian borne, and 
prefent inthofe wars,did by many probabilities (as lows writeth) thew ynto him, That this 
citie of Coy wasin antient time that moft famous citie which was called Artaxata,which Dr 
mitins Corbule deftroyed. Neither did Hy/macl himfelfe (although he had but alittle before 
fentthegreateft part of his forces againft the Goraxeni,who were then rifen vp againft hima 
rebellion ; as he that made no great reckoning of the Turks, or euer thought that they durit 
hatte come fo far inro Armenia) make any delay, butforthwith as foone as he had heard o 
ee alfo in perfon himfelfe vnto his armic. , 
















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third Emperour of the Turks, 509 


A or cameinfightof his enemics,of purpofe svith leffe danger and loffe of men toouerthrow 


them afterwards, being fore weakned and almoft {pent with long trauelland w: i 
lay then incampedneere the citic, when as the Turkes {couts, oh the aiisias rae 
perceiued by the great rifing of che duft,and by the neighing of the Perfian horfes the fome 
greater power wasat hand. Which fo foone as it was noyfed inthe Turkithcampe they be- 
an to reioyce exceedingly, and to conceiuethe firft hope both of their fatetie and vidtorie 
glad,thatnow mecting with their enemies, they fhould either by viGorie curne their labour, 
toyle, famine,and extremities wherewith they had of long time ftuiuen, into cafe and plentie 
of allthings,or elf{eby. honorable death endall their miferiesat once : for many of the horfe. 
men,efpecially of them that came out of Europe, whofe horfes were ftarued for want of for- 


“B rage,and the common footmen {pent with long trauell,and gricuoufly troubled with the fix, 


(who trauelfing in the extreame heatof the Sun,had for moft part lined vpon crabs and other 
wild fruits, witha bad {upping made of mealeand vinegre , and almoft defpairing to get the 
fight of their enemies) began now to dic in cuery corner. 


" eee: fooneas he was come within fightof his cnemies, repofing great confidence as Hy/imaelfends 


wellinthe valor of his foldicrs,asin his own rare fortunéshe more toterrifie them, thought 
‘Te good forthwith to giue them battell: whereupon he fencat herauld vato Selymus,accompa- 
nied with certain skilfull foldiers, which fhould in beft fortthey could take view of thenum> 
ber and force of their enemies, of theirartillerie; and in what fort they lay incamped : and to 
tell him, ‘That forafinuchas he had no title yntoArmenia,nor that the Turkshad atany time 
C claimed any interefttherein,he could not burmaruell, why he had againft all right entred with 
hisarmie into his dominion : butif he happely vponavaine prefumption,to the imitation of 
Alexanderof Macedon, (hould thinke fo much of the world his own,as he could by the fword 
and his own good fortune win, be fhould then make himfelfe readie againft the next day to 
make proof of his fortune,and the forces of others not inferior to his owne. 


ely 


an berauld to 


Whereunto Selymus anfwered, That the frefh remembrance ofthe manifold iniuries done selymushuce 


to the Turks by the Perfians,was fuch,as might give him juftcaufe to take vp armes for as Aver ume 
muchas long ago both his grandfather Mahomet the Great,and his vncle Caffumes,and euen of a 
late his father Baiazeryand he him(elfe alfo in his wars again(this brother Achomates, bad re- 

« Ceiued great wrong and difhonot from the Perfians, All whichthings,although they were of 

D themfeluesimportant , ‘yet he efteemed not of ‘them as fufficient caufes of warre,but onely 
fought after his enemy Avmurat,is brothers fon,who had of late {poy led Capadocia: whom 
if he would quietly and friendly deliner voto him, as the miuttiall Lawes of amitie and friend- 
fhip amongtt Princes for the maintenance and preferuation of their eftates and kingdomies re+ 
quitedjtlien he would withdraw his forcesyand peaceably retarne:into his kingdome' other- 
wife, hethreatned with fire and fivordto deftroys not the frontiers of Armenia, bureven the 
heartof PérGia, Andio difmiffing the herauldy both the armies for that day lay ftillin’theie 
trenches,expecting the dreadful event of battell. sly itrate 5% : 





“oo Thenexeday Selmi by perfuation of his captaines brought hisarmie into the openfield, 7 end 


é andin order oftbattel fettorward againft his eneiiesywhich lay about two milesioff, thinking jereu. 
chatiAl})/meelsa princeoffo great name, would without delay dccupt ofbarreliyer what ftrength 
theiPerfianking was of, what numberof men he had, what manner of horfemen, how arnied, 

arid with what wedapons,he could not certainly Learne : for befiderhattlie Porfians are by na 

ture ingenious and fabrill;che foldiers generally fo. reuerenicedandloued Ayfmael cheitking, 

that no one was foundtolhave gone fiom him to the Turke : whereas many revolted from 5é- 
yma co hints it was afterwards learned ofthe Perfian captaines: i ? 
~ Selymus,who had at that time 80000 horfemen vnder his enfignes, placed:chafam Baffa his 
pili alta of Burope,withhis Buropeian horfemen imtheright wing jad Sinan Bafa 
withrhis Aan horfemen in the left vand before tiem both the ‘Acunzij, which are voluntary 
hotCened dhe forerunnersof the Turks armie, who-in hope of fpoile follow the Turks wars |. 

1H oarofull countries: initheintiddle barcel he placed the Afapiércommonfbldiers which bafe, 

and hal Reassked opto} as meroPlittle worth or eftimation) areconmonlythruft into rhe 

» frorvofzherTurks battelsto receiue the firit'faric ofthe eneinie ,.androblanttheirfwords, 
morerhanforany wehdrssod Leruice tdiredly behind them hebeRowed hisgrearattilletic, 
he lille rer? lalWof all Followed hitnfelfe withvhisctiokin ieuigiens and 


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izaries compaffed about with final field-pieces,and hi ith a doubletrencr, 
Pe he had (as dy, eee is) {o inuironed himfelfe roun ih d camels made a G 
oneto another with long chains, that they, {tood him in ftead oar oe trench, from whencg 
he might {peedily relicue any part of his diftrefied armie ; and in cafe ote being in 
the midft of his ftrengeh,might as outof.a fure fort reprefle the furiousaflault of his enemies, 
He alfo commanded his foormen inthe vauward of his battell, that ypon the approch of ae 
enemies horfe,they fhould fpeedily withdraw themfelues afide into two parts, leauing {pace 
forthe great ordnance which was placed behind them to play in the middle between them, 
Onthe contrarie part Hyfinael, Who bythe Turks fugitives vnderftood all the deuices of hi, 
enemies,calling vato him the chiefe commanders of his armie,fhewed vnto them, That there 
‘was no doubt of the victorie,fo thatthey could fhun the furie of the great artillerie : Which 
he affured them would eafily be done, if whenthey fas the Turkith footmen diuide them: 
felues,they would alfoin like manner withdraw themfelies into two parts,and giue place tg 
the furie of the great ordnance : for which purpofe he cavfedtwo great enfignes to be difplai. 
ed,whereanto they fhouldat the'time appointed retyre,the one for himfelfe and thofe who 
he conducted, the other for Va Ogh and the reft of his armic. i . 
Hyfmmael (as Towina teporteth) bad in his army about thirtie thoufand horfmen, withoutan 
ere tenthoufandmen at armes,refolute gentlemen of great expe. 
bate 1 sy d vpon couragious barbed horfes,and themfelues braucly armed, 
wus with three both forthe fhew and the terrour of the enemy:; their weapons were agood lance,a {ure fe. 
‘all mitarjandahorfemans mace 5 the reft were armed with ftrong cuiraffes and head-pieces, and 
4 *  werecither archers on horfebacke,or elfe vfed light horfemens ftaues,made of afh after the 
Spanithfafhion, wherewith they feruedat chehalte ftaffe. As for guns they had none,in which 
thing only.and number of men, they were inferior to the T urks., Bur fuch was the inuincible 
courage and noble mindes of the Perfians, that contemning the huge multitude of their ene. 
._..- mies (who were in number about three hundred thoufand) and making no great reckoning of 
their gréatartillerie,they doubted not with fo few togiuethem battell. po ely 
Hyfmael hauing given the fignall of battell, came omwith his armic, exhorting his foldiers 
thento remember the honour they had long before gotten inmany batrels,and couragioufly 
10 follow him their Soueraigne,whom they by their worthie feruice and many. victories had 
made the greateft Monarch of the Eaft ; telling them, thapthey fhould haue now todoe but 
withnaked men, whofe weapons were but weake ftaues and lighttarguets, and their horfes 
little poore jadesalmoft, dead withhunger, ncuerableco abide the firft charge of his valiant 
menatarmes. fthe soit urls 
Ontheother fide, Selymus perceiuing the comming of hisenemiesby. the rifing of the du, 
cayfed knowledge to be giuen through his armie by hiscaptainesand officers, that che time 
of battel which they had fo long withed tor, was now come ; wherein if they would worthi- 
ly acquitethemfelues againft thofe their proud cnemies;they fhould rotheir immortal fame 
- extend che Turkith Empire fromthe Pexfan:feato the mountain Gaucafis: but ifthey cow- 
ardly forgetting their anticnt prowefle, fhould faint in time of battell,they were noe then to 
thinkeby any meanes to cfeape by Aight backeagainerhrough thofe great plaines.and defo- 
Jate-countries ; where they fhould by the way citherthambfully peri byo elfeto.their perpes 
tual famie besten prifonsrssand as bafe lanes, during their liues be enforced to feruethe 
Rerfian women; fota(muchas befidethagreat diftance of the place,both the great riuer Bus 
phratesjand the huge mountaine Taurusjandshe fatthleffeking Aladedes, who had fnucvpal 
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the paflages,did cut offall hopeifiom them,ifthey fhonld be Onercome,by a” 
ble Eo lone aorta oon ssiarlooo: a4 ‘9 ei ‘ding 
The great and nl Hyfmael. was comenegre with his armie,, and the, Afapi vpon! figne ginen alu 
porul, bute chemnfelues,made place forthe great artillerie to play s as was Heforeappoinied Alte allotpret 
mous and By Sepaly Aiuiding hishor{men,charged the xiphe wing ofthe Turks armie,with fugh Force,that 
ach afcer’amoft certible fightbewwintthe halfarmed Turksand the valiantPcs fiangnes atarmess N 
Chefambaffa shogremgommander of tha Buropian hovfingn,with the formoft ofthat sving ie 4 
ing flaioandmagy!mareaffershem ,heinforced allthar wingto.setyse YAO thatplace aie | 
is himfel ats tbe lanizaiesRond«On the other Gsie,rfacoghebauinagrccciase 
Heh by sg ul gretandonncebecaute bie had worfo fpeedilyclecced hinnlele 
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third Emperounof the Turks. 
followers of that danger, as had Hy/mael, charged the Afian horf i i 
therein bloudie battell made great Grete wie enemie,but Heer ac 
Hyfmeel : for wniles he moft couragiouily in the formoft rankes affailed his enemies, i wasi 
ftruck with a fmall fhot and flaine, With whofe failthe Turks were greatly encoura red info= 
muchas that they which but now were glad to giue ground,and had loft the third sb bar Wfisvogli fais. 
wing, began aftcihto renew the battell,and valiantly to withftand the Perfianssand withtheir 
harquebufiers (wherwith the Perfian horfmen were wonderfally terrified)draue them head- 
long vponthe Turks common footmen. The Perfians whether it were forced by neceffitie 
for that they had loft fo great acommander,and not wel able to gouerne their horfes terrifi- 
ed with the thundring fhot,or cl{e for that the open fide of the footmenprefented vnto them 
B_ greater place of advantage, {erring themfclues together brake through the middle of the bats 
tell of thofe Turkith footmen,and bearing them down before th myyyith amightic flaughter, 
came to the great ordnance and there flew the canonicrs, who di(charging their field pieces 
at all aduentures, in that great medly madeafoule flaughter, as well of their owne.menas of 
their enemies. And fo without ftop.(as victorious conquerors) made way, through themidth 
of their enemics,vntill they came¢ to the right wing : where Hy{msael was ftill hardly. charging 
the Europeian horfemen, who haning before loft. Chafan their Generall, and beeing many of 
them flaine or wounded,were already entorcedto retire ; bucnow charged afrefh ypon, the 
fide,had much adoe to endure the fury oftheir enemies, but.as men inextreame danger, were. 
glad tocric to Selymus for helpe, 
C ~ Inthis hard diftreffe, Se/ymus intwo places opened his carriages, wherewith he {toodas it 
were entrenched,and pretently fent out part ofhis horfmen. Andbyandby turning himfelfe 
vnto his lanizaries, (aid, This daies victorte is referued (moft worthie fouldiers) nto your valor and: 
labor, wherefore now valiantly (is formard,and as fre(b und conragious men,a(jaile your wearted ences 
wnesstheir horfes are all on a water with fiveat, andthe men themfelues faint under the waight of their 
armor. But yet forall that Selymsus could fay, the lanizaries were notvery forward;but ftood 
ftill,as men willing in fo greata danger to keepethemf{clues within th efafegard of their mu- 
nition. Wherefore whileft they. at their leifure.fet forward, the Per fiansin the midft of the 
heat of this victoric,compafling inthe Europeian horfemen, (lew. them downeright,Selymus 
looking onand withing in vain to help thems Fabritiug Carrectus oxcat- Mafter of-the Rhodes, 
D Who ofall chefechings had certaine intelligence, wiitto Lee the tenth; then/Bifhop of Rome, 
thatthe Ianizaries refaled to be commanded by, Se/ymus,and were not byjanysperfuafionor in~ 
treatic to be induced to velieuethe diftreffed Huropeian horfemen;burasancn diftry fling the 
event of the battell,chofe rather in their (trengch toexped the fuccefletheraf,than with moft 
manifeft danger. to expofe themfelues vato the violence of the Perfiamhorfemen, which had 
as a tempeft ouctbornethe vantgard ofthe Turkifhifootmen. ude silts 
The Perfians were now ready on cuery fideto have aflailed selyrmaus in. his greateft ftreggths 
when\Sinaa Ba/fa,although the wing he led was forerentand weakned,yerfollowing rhe Per- 
fians through themidftofthe heaps of the {laine foormen, came in,in good time for Selyyanss 
and with certain trefh coups whichihad efcaped.che fury of fa Oglirchored the battell be- 
E forealmoftlotts bur efpecially bythe inuincible courage, of Alis-Beg and. Adahomes his bro- 
ther, difcended of the ionorable familie of the Molcozzy, which for nobilitic amangh the 
Turksisaccounted next vato the othemans ; both of hem for courage refembling ¢heit wart 
like father Malcozeins famous for that wofull expedition he made into Friuli again the Ves 
netignsinthe raignesfBaiaXee Selymms allo nor yet difcouraged but{tilin hope,commanded 
all che great ordnance wherewith he was enuironed, which he had referued as his latsefages! 
tobe difcharged:by,the violence whereof, uch flaughterwas made,asiwell of his owae men 
asafhisencmiessmingled rogethes,that what for duft,whatfor fmoake,and thundring of the 
artillérieghauing on both fidesalmoft loft the yfe of fightand hearing, and theit hosfes being 
fo certified withthethundring report ofthegreat ordnance,that they, were not Nowe FDL rhe teryo ur of 
FE led,the,batrcll was byoken offithe victory yét doubtfull. Phe Turkith hittories to exprefe the,she baste be. 
terror of this day,qnmber iramongttrheir difmall daics,terming it re anelyday of dooney. «Patent Sena 
_Hyfmaelin this furious bateell,haying receiued a wound ynder his left fhoulder. witha fmall, 
thot,by, perfuation of his friends withdrew himfelte to hauehis woundfearched:whichthing, ~ +. = 
vadoubtedly was thefafegaist bath of Selymsne and his armysfor the Perfians by & by sa — 
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iztries compaffed about with final field-picces,2 d his c esas W 
pepe bed (as ee: is) {o innironed himfelfe round with his’ ed camels made fay 
oneto another with long chains, that they ftaod him in {tead of aftrong trench, from whencg 
he might (peedily relieue any part of his diftreffed armie sat cafe ofextremitie being iq 
the midft of his ftrenguh,might as outofa fure fort reprefle the furiousaflault of his enemies, 
He alfo commanded his footmen inthe vauward of his battell, that vpon the approch of the 
enemies horfe,they fhould fpeedily withdraw themfelues afide into two parts, leauing § a 
forthe great ordnance which was placed behind them to play in the middle between them, 
Onthe contrarie part Hy/mael, who bythe Turks fugitives vinderftood all the devices of hj, 
enemies,calling vnto him the » hicfe comimanders of his armie,thewed vato them, That there 
was no doubt of the victorie,fo thatthey could fhun the furie of the great artillerie which 4 
he affured them would eafily be done, if when they fat the Turkith footmen diuide them, 
felues,they would alfoin like manner withdraw them{elies into two parts,and giue place tq 
the furie of the great ordnance: for which purpofe he caufedtwo great enfignes to be difpiai. 
, ed,whereanto they fhould at che time appointed retyre,the onc for himfelfe and thofe who 
5 ~~ he conducted,the other for 7a Ogi and the reft of his armie. j ° 
eat ia Hyfinael (as Towing teporteth ) bad in his army abouc thirtie thoufand horfmen, Withoutany 
in thousand Foormen,amongit whom were tenthou fandmen at armes,refolute gentlemen of great expe. 
‘ded (oie rience,all gallantly mounted vpon couragious barbed horfes,and themfelues braucly armed, 
weuswith three both forthe fhew aad the terrour of the enemy; their weapons were agood lance,a fure (ej. 1 
| aa a mitar,andahorfemans mace ; the reft were armed with ftrong cuiraffes and head-pieces, and 
*  werecither archers on horfebacke,or elfe vfed light horfemens {taues,made of afh after the 
Spanith, fafhion, wherewith they feraed at che halfe ftaffe.As for guns they had none,inwhich 
thing only,and number ofmen,they. were inferior to the Turks, But fch was the inuincible 
courage and noble mindes of the Perfians, that contemning the huge multitude of their ene. 





their greacartillerie,they doubrednot with fo few togiue them battell. F 
Hyfmael having given the fignall of battell, came omwith his armi¢, exhorting his foldiers 
thento remember the honour they had long before gotten inmany battels,and couragioufly 
to follow-him their Soueraigne,whom they by their worthie fernicednd many victorieshad y 
made theigreateft Monarch of the Eaft ; telling them, thasthey fhould haue now to doe but 
with nakedmen , whofe weapons were but weake ftaues and lightxarguets, and their horfes 
little poore jadesalmoft dead wih hunger, neuer able ro abide the firft charge of his valiant 
men atatmes. tho vit: wactonqs 
Ontheother fide,Selymus perceiving the comming of his enemiesby the rifing of the dutt, 
caufed knowledge,to be giuenshrough his armic by hiseaptaines and officers, thatthe time 
of battel which theyshad fo long withed for, was now'come ; wherein ifthey would worthi- 
ly acquitethemfeluesagainftthofe their proud cnemies;they fhould rotheir immorrall fame 
- extend the Turkith Empire fromthe Pexfian:fea to the mountain Caucafis: but if they cow- 
ardly forgetting their anticnt prowelle, fhould faint in time of battell,they werendcthen to | 
thinkeby.any meanes to efeapeby flight backeagainethrough thofe great plaines.and defo- 
Jate-countries , whexe they Should by the way eitherfbamtfully perifh,or elfeto.thein perpes 
tuall.infamie be,taken’prifondrssand as bafeflaues, during their liues be enforcedto feruethe 
Rerfian women ; fota(muchas befidethegreatdiftance of the place,both the great riuet Bus 
phratesjand the huge mountaine Taurys,andshe faithleffeking Aladeules, who had fhut vp all 
the paflages,did cut offall hopeifiom them,ifthey fhonld be Suiercome,by any, meanes pofli- 
ble focfoapeilacheagaineintaCapadogia. +: EA 
marl bret hem(einesymae place forth inte 
be thy ues,made place forthe great artillerie to play 5 as was-before appoint 
rpkene Stly el ysiteieg hishorfnencha eek wine ofthe Turks armieswith fuch force,that 


she alforpret 


GhefanBaffas omit ich the formott ofthat wing be 
in a heg' ane ler ofthe Burepian horingn,with the - osha 
aifthy ies tood On the other fide, pa-gli having rereine’ Te. 
nee reataronnce bcos be a nan pecdycesced ANKE 
s ne e xX 

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iC FF 


. «mies (who were in number about three hundred choufand) and making no great reckoning of 


Hyfmacl was comeueere with higatmie., and the. Afapi ypanfign ginensdiuiding | 


ee steanoft seth duhtnooasnt shat armed Turks,and the valiant Pesfianmen abarmes at 


al 
em heinforced altthas wingto retry yntorharplace where ° | 


third Emperounof the Turks. 


followers of that danger, as had Hy/mael, charged the Afianhorfemeni * wits 

a therein bloudie battell made eaieee ofthe enemie,butnot are 
Byfmael stor whiles he moft couragiouily in the formoft rankes affailed his enemies Lhe. was! 
firuck with a {mall fhot and flaine, With whofe fallthe Turks were greatly encouraged info» 
muchas that they which but now were glad to giue ground,and had loft the third parvofthat “Ase fais. 
wing, began afrefhro renew the battell,and valiantly to withftand the Perfians;and withtheir 
harquebufiers (wherwith the Perfian horfmen were wonderfully terrified)draue them head« 
long vponthe Turks common footmen. The Perfians whether it were forced by neceffitie 
for that they had loft fo great acommander,and not wel able to gouerne their horfes terrifi- 
ed with the thundring fhot,or ele for that the open fide of the footmenprefented vntothem, 

B_ greater place of advantage, ferring themfelues together brake through the middle of the bats 
tell of thofe Turkith footmen,and bearing them down before thomagrith amightic flaughter, 
came to the great ordnance and there flew the canonicrs, who difchatging their field pieces 
at all aduentures, in that great medly madeafoule flaughter, as well of their ownemenas of 
their enemies. And fo without ftop (as victorious conquerors) made way through the midth 
of their enemies, vntill they came tothe right wing : where Hy{mae/ was ftill hardly. charging, 
the Europeian horfemen, who hauing before loft Chafam their Generall, and beeing many iof 
them flaine or wounded, were already entorcedto retire , butnow charged afrefhyypon the 
fide,had much adoe to endure the fury oftheir enemies, butas men inextreame danger, were 
glad tocrie to Selymus for helpe, 

C © Inthis hard diftreffe, Seymus intwo places opened his carriages, wherewith he ftoodas it 
were entrenched,and prefently fent out part ofhis horfmen. And by and by turning himfelfe 
ynto his lanizaries, (aid, This daies victorie is referued (mofl worthie fouldiers) unto your valor and. 
labor , wherefore now valiantly (et forward,and as fre{h and conragious men,a(jaile your wearled eney 
auesssheir horfes are all on a mater with fiveat, andthe men themelues faint under the waight of their 
armor. But yet forall that selymsus could fay, the Ianizaries were notvery forward,but ftood 
ftill,asmen willing in fo greata danger to keepe them({eiues within th efafegard of their mu- 4 


Sik. 





nition. Wherefore whileftrhey. at their leifure fet forward, the Pes fiansin the midft of the 
heat of this victoric,compafling inthe Europeian horfemen, (lew. them cowneright,Selymus 
looking on and wifhing in vain co help theme Fabritius Carrecius gxcat- Matter of-the Rhodes, 
D who ofall chefechings had certaine intelligence, writto Leo therenth; then Bifhop of Rome, 
thatthe Ianizaries refuted to be commanded by Se/ymus,and were not byjany:perfuafion or in~ 
treatic to be induced to relieue the diftreffed Europeian horfemen;burgsunen diftry fling the 
event of the battell,chofe rather in their ftrengch to expect the fucceffe therof,than wiih moft 
manifelt danger to.expote chemfelues ynto the violence of the Perflanhorfemen, which had 
asa tempelt ouerbornethe vantgard ofthe Turkifhifootmen. audit sAagcost 
‘The Perfians were now ready on cuery fide fo haue affailed Selymu in his greatett ftreagths 
when'Sinan Ba/fayalchough the wing he led was forerentand weakned,yerfollowing the Per 
fians through the midftofthe heaps of the {laine footmen, came in,in good time for Selypeas, 
and with certain trefh croups whichihad efcaped.the fury of fa oglistchtored the battell be- 
E forealmoft lofts bus efpecially bythe inuincible courage of Alis- Beg and. Adabomes his bre- 
ther, difcanded of chelionorable familie of the Molcoxxys which for nobilitic amangh the 
Turkgisaccounted sext vatothe othemans both of them for courage refembling ¢heit wart 
like father Ma/cozzigs,tamous forthat wofull expedition he made into Friuli againit the Vie+ 
netiansinthe raigne-of BaiaXer,Selymens alfo not yet difcouraged but,{til in hope,companded 
all che great ordnance wherewith he was enuitoned,which he had teferued as his laturefige,\ 
tobe difcharged:by,the violence whereof, (uch flaughterwas made,asiwell ofhis qwne mer 
asf bis encmiesmingled rogethes,that whatfor duft,what,for fmoake,and thundring of the 
artillerieghquing gn both fidesalmoftloft the yfe of fight and hearing, and their hosfesbsing 
foertified with thethundring, report of the.great ordnauce,that they, were nor NOWSODE > he certo xr of 
F led,che,battcll was byoken offthe vidory yet doubrfull,, Fhe Turkifhhiftories to exprefle the she baste! bes 


terror of this day,qumber iramongttrheir:difmall daies,cerming it The onely day of doors. .« tere Sede 
_Hyfmaelin this furious battell,having receiued a wound vnder his/eft fhoulde witha final,” hake 
thot,by, perfuation.of his friend withdrew himfelte to, hauehis wound fearchediw bing, 4» 


yndoubredly was thafafegard bath of Selymms and his army:for the Perfians by & flan ih 
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Hyfimael” yiib 
tharg theulerd Foot men,among 














Perfians 


jared to'sep- rience,all gallancly 


Ianizaries compatfed about with fimal field-piecesand 
for he had (as their manner is) fo inuironed himfelfe round) 
oneto another with long chains, that they ftaod him in ftea 


might {peedily relicue any part of hisdiftreffed armie ;and in cafe of extremitie being ; 
Ce midh oF his rseunnieoris outof.a fure fort reprefie the furiousaffaule of his enemies 


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third Emperounof the Turks. 


A, followers of that danger, as had Ay/mael, charged the Afianborfemenin the left wi 

therein bloudie batcell made great ilaughter ofthe enemie,butnot with idee 

Hyfmeel : for wniles he moft couragiouily in the formoft rankes affailed his enemies, he wast 

ftruck with a finall fhot and flaine, With whofe fallthe Turks were greatly encouraged infos 
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He alfo commanded his footmenin the vanward of his battell, that vponthe approch of th. muchas that they which but now were glad to giue groundand had loft the third pattiofthat Pifsvogli ficin. 
enemies horfe,they fhould {peedily withdraw themfelues afide into two parts, leauing {pac wing, began aftcibro renew the battel! and valiantly to withftand the Perfians,and wixhtheir 
forthe great ordnance which was placed behind them to play inthe middle beween them harquebufiers (wherwith the Perfian horfmen were wond erfully terrified)draue them head« 
Onthe contrarie part Hyfmatl, who by the Turks fugitiues vinderftood all the deuices of his Jong vponthe Turks common footmen. The Perfians whether it were forced by neceffitie 





. ing vnto him the chicfe cominanders of his armie, thewed ynto them, That ther 
oats rh the vidtorie,fo thatthey could fhun the furie of the great artillerie : which H 
he affured them would eafily be done, if whenthey fav the Turkifh footmen diuide then 
felues,they would alfo in like manner withdraw themf{ehies into two parts,and giue place tg 
the furie of the great ordnance : for which purpofe he caufedtwo great enfignes to be difplai. 
ed,whereanto they (hould at the time appointed retyre,the one for himfelfe and thofe who 
he conducted, the other for 7 fis Ogh and the reft of his armic. , 

Hyfinacl as lonius teporteth) bad in his army abouc thirtie thoufand horfmen, withoutany 
(t whom were tenthoufand men at armes,tefolute gentlemen of great expe. 
mounted vpon couragious barbed horfes,and them{felues bravely armed, 





























push three both forthe fhew and the terrour of the enemy); their weapons were agood lance,a fure {ei. 


hundred thox- 
Sand Inks. 


rhe prect and © We 
mortall battell 


mitar,and a horfemans mace ;the reft were armed with {trong cuiraffes and head-picces, and i 
weiecither archers on horfebacke,or elfe vfed light horfemens ftaues,made of afh after the 
Spanith, fashion, wherewith they feruedat che halfe ftaffe.As for guns they had none, inwhich 
thing only.and number of men,they.wereinferior tothe I urks. But fuch was the inuincible 
courage and noble mindes of the Perfians, that contemning the huge multitude of their ene. 
mies (who were in number about three hundred rhoufand) andmaking no great reckoning of 
their greatartillerie,they doubted not with fofewtogiuethembattell: 
Hyfmael hauing giuen the fignall of battell,came onwith his armic, exhorting his foldiers 
thentoremember the honour they had long before gotten inmany battels,and couragioufly 
10 follow him their Soueraigne, whom they by their worthie feruiceand many victorieshad 
made the greateft Monarch of the Eaft ; telling them, thattheyfhould haue now todoe but 
withnaked men , whofe weapons were but weake ftaues and lighttarguets, and their horfes 
little poore jades almoft dead with hunger, neuer able to abide the firft charge of his valiant 
men atarmes. dwhe sotiiwlng 
Qnrheother fide,Selynus perceiving thecomming ofhisenemiesby the rifing, of the duft, 
caufed knowledge,to be giuen shrough his armic by his captaines and officers, that the time 
of battel which they had fo long withed for, was now'come ; wherein ifthey would worthi- 
ly acquite themfeluesagainftthofe their proud enemies,they fhould to their immortal fame 
- éxtendche Turkith Empire fromthe Pexfian.feato the mountain Caucafiis: but if they cow- 
ardly forgetting theiranticnt proweffe, fhould faint in time of battell,they were nor then to | 
thinkeby any meanes to cfeapeby Aight backeagaine through thofe great plaints and defo- 
Jate-countries , whexe they fhould by the way citherfhampfully perifh,or elfeto.thein perpe- 
tuall.infamie be taken prifonesssand as bale flaues, during their lines be enforced to feruethe 
Perfian women; forafmuchas befidethe,great diftance of the place,both the great riuet Bus 
phratesjand the huge mountaine Taurussandshe faithleffeking Aladew/ts, who hadfhuevpall 
the paflages,did cut offal! hopeifiom them,if they fhonld be ouercome,by any: méanes polit. 
ble pefcape.backeasaineintm Capadogia., gmsttiotloooc [ye ad A 
Ayfmacl was comenegre with his armie.,,and the Afapi yponifigne given dividing | 


for that they had loft fo great acommander,and not wel able to gouerne theit horfes terrifi- 
ed with the thundring fhot,or el {e for that the openfide of the footmenprefented yatothem 


B_ greater place of advantage, {erring themfelues together brake through the middle of thebat, 


tell of thofe Turkith footmen,and bearing them down before th: tugith amightie flaughter, 
came to the great ordnance and there flew the canonicrs, who di (charging their field pieces 
at all aduentures, in that great medly madeafoule flaughter, as well of their ownemenas of 
their enemies. And fo without ftop (as victorious conquerors) made way through themidf 
of their enemies, vntill they came tothe right wing : where Hylmeaed was ftill hardly charging 
the Europeian horfemen, who hating before loft Chafan theit General], and beeing many of 
them flaine or wounded,were already entorcedto retire ; but now charged afrefh ypon the 
fide,had much adoe to endure the fury of theirenemies,butas men inextreame danger, were 
glad tocrie to Selymus for helpe, 

C © Inthis hard diftreffe, Se/ymus intwo places opened his carriages, wherewith he ftoodas it 
wercentrenched,and pretently {ent out part ofhis horfmen. And by and by turning himfelfe 
vnto his Lanizaries, {aid This dates victorie is referued (mofl worshie fouldiers) nto your walor and. 
labor, wherefore now valiantly (is forward,and as freh und couragious men,a(jaile your wearted enes 
mnesstheir horfes are all on a water with fiveat, andthe men themfelues faint under the waight of their 
armor. But yet forall that selymsvs could fay, the lanizaries were notvery forward,but ftood 
ftill,asmen willing in fo greaca danger to keepe themfelues within th efafegard of their mu- 
nition. Wherefore whileftthey at their leifare fet forward, the Per fiansin the midft of the 
heat of this victoric,compafling inthe Europeian horfemen, (ew them downeright,Selymus 
looking onand withing in vain to help them. Fabritins Carrectus great Matter of-the Rhodes, 

D Who ofall chefechings had certaine intelligence, wiitto Lee thetenth, then Bifhopof Rome, 
thatthe Ianizaries refuled to be commanded by Selymus,and were not byany:perfuafion or in~ 
treatic to be induced to relieucthediftreffed Europeian horfemen;burasamen diftrufting the 
event of the battell,chofe rather in their ftrength to exped the fucceffe theraf,than wiih moft 
manife(t danger to expofe themfelues ynto the violence of the Perflanhorfemen, which had 
as a tempett ouerbornethe vantgard ofthe Turkifhjfoormen. wake sess 

The Porfians were now ready on cucry fide to haue affailed selymus in his exeateft ftreggths 
when'Sinan Ba/fa,although the wing lie led was forerentand weakned,yerfollowing rhe Per- 
fians hrongh the miditofthe heaps of che {laine foormen, came in,in good time for Sefyaenss 
and with certain frefh coups whichihad efcaped.the fury of fa ogli,rchhored the barrell be- 

E forealmoftlotts but efpecially by,the inuincible courage of Alis-Beg and, Adahomes his bro- 

~ ther, difcended of he honorable familie of the Molcoxxys which for nobilitic amangh the 
Tuckgisaccounted aext vatothe othemans both of them for courage refembling theag wart 
like father Malcozeias,famous for that wofullexpedition he made into Friuli againft the Vies 
nctians inthe raignesf Baar ee Selpmms alfo not yet difcouraged but {til in hope,companded 
all che great ordnance wherewith he was enuitoned,which he had referued as his lat.refuges\ 
to,be difcharged:by,the violence whereof, uch flaughterwas made,asiwell ofhis owine ment 
asofhiscnomiessmipgied rogerhes,thatwharfor duft,what for {moake,and thundring af the 
artillesie,hauing on both fidesalmoft,loftthe yfe of fightand hearing, and theit hosles being 


me Sty hem(elues,made place forthe greavartileric to play s as was before appointed shre alforpre’ 
ae oF bay Aiuiding hishorfmen, hatged the aight D ecake Turks armie,with {uch Force,chat } 
math afeer’amoftcestible fightbetwintthe halfarmed Turksyand the valiant Perliangnen atarmes; N 
Chefandaffa chogreagommander ofthe Burepian hoxfinga,with the formoftoftharwing be | 
ing flain,andsmanyimareafferthem,heinfotced altthat wing to rety i yntorhat place me 
Selb himn elf she Saniaties onda On te otter ile, Pa-2eli having tecsiuee 
tleharm by she Dusk gteatoxdnancesbecanfe hie had nov fo {peedily cleexed hinlelfe®? 
Paro 4 : “ 


forgrrified with the thundring report ofthe great ordnance,that they, werenot now: tobe ithe rhe rervo xr of 
F led,chebatrcll was bygken ofthe victory yst doubrfull. Fhe Turkifhhittories to expretfe the he basset be 
terror of this day,qnmber iramongttrheir:difmall daics,cerming it Theanely ly of doonhes ‘Beppe Sul 
_Hyfmael in this furious baccell,having receiuedia wound ynder his left fhoulder witha final, oo. 5 
fhot,by, perfuation of his triendgwithdrew himfelteto hauehis woundfearchedwhichthing, >. © 
vndoubtedly was thefafegard bath of Selymaws and his armysfor the Perfians by eae ai. 
ne , " in; 


empsicel 








on \ Selymus the, 
ing their king, lefe the victory, now inall mens-opin 
muael perceiued thewound was nor deepe, for thatthe ftreng 
foree ofthe fhot,thatic pierced notfarre into his bodie, hee was 
Turks afteth: but vader{tanding of the death of 74-04%, in whom for his fingular ex, 
" in martial affaires, he had repofed his greateft confidence and his caprainsalfo perf wade 
nottoimake fo light reckoning of his wound,the griefe whereof he yerfelt not,bein ye bic 
bit to have regard to his owne health : he in feemly order fottly marched away in i Watmes 
thathhisdeparture had no refemblance of fight. And pafling by the citic of Tauris win for, 
chiefe of the citizens to open the gates of the citieto Se/ymus (if he fhould come thith mie 
to recejue his garrifons, rather than by vaine cenftancie to fallihto vtter deftruGio, - atid 
marched himfelfe into the confines of Media. . : aoe | 
Butthe Turks intangled wich many difficulties, having no hearts for feare,nor {tre ul 
wearineffe to purfue their enemies,yet comming to the Perfiantents, tooke them wi i Eh for 
fiftance-:where befide the rich pauillions wrought with needle worke of filke and “nie 
muehtother pretious furniture,many noble ladies and gentlewomen were found tind he 
che manner of the Perfians had followed their husbands inthofe wars, whom Se/ Ahab 
tobe all freely fer at libertie vntouched,excepting one of the wines of H Aieeel ‘is peer 
tained and gaue her inmarriage to one of his Baflaes.Some'which were fofent Pa 
ag ame amongtt si re of them that were flaine, were found the Bbicdbodiegn 
ers Perfian women,which being armed, i ir i i nh 
$ battell ; whom Selymius cauled tobe Techies ee teminte 
Thus was that notable battel fought in t iti 
twixtthefe two great princes,the anni veya Pe el ex: rf Coyibe 
which battell selppins loft aboue thirtie thoufand stich amon rf hei ie ny a rd 
Co in Europe, feuen Sanzackes,in which were hcl Male asl ce aes 
labouring the oneto refcue the other, were both together flaine. Befid ibcon ‘ope ai 
of Ue el ue madeéleaft teckonifig,he loft moft mer his Ilirian, Redetopian, ‘Se een 
rot, Theffalian;and Thracian horit a eae 
were inthat morttall battell almoft all be eae reusstgee ne ee ie 
© Sehmus tor allthis great loffe,by the confeffion of his aicaiee hani iGori 
Me aoa from oy and thecitiesthereabout, aridhegieet te of hoe 
ing tore retrie 4 “) a rs, 
Fiarchied cirecly ee, “eh aeiveUnod dicteetd fle a aaa teal Saha 
the chiefe pallaces ofthe Perfian kings, This citi leew aa in Oey Gace 
where-the battell was fought &is verily tho whe t 6 aie seisdined fas ar Need 
Ecbathanayabout an hundred and fiftie aaile “ditt th Peal iat crete 
readembicconnlinnane re s : int from the Cafpian fea, The citizeriswere 
ofthecitie, where s Lirnus had lod; ved hi pi 3 aay aa sak CN a 
whttitthar grearind pipcious aa isarmie pes ubtirbs, thinking itno fafetie to lodge 
vntohim,which he kepe with fron Tecra he limfelfe tohaue the gates thercof delivered 
ans, atid therefore Aéuer went int dane : wine that'selymons urft nor truft the Perfi- 
Yet foe others lay,that he did with erentmivinfeomec ne eee tenonteal! 
Perfiatkingyand there had preatdifecrain magnificence banquet inthe ftately pallace ofthe 
Bur while(t he thts (taied at Tas find ith aaa Sg Me canta: 
mena he called together his erédvé rd imfelfe purpoled to {petal that winter in Ar- 
i “ptains abd commanders of hisarmiest know how they 




















The Perfan 
tents taken by 
the Turkes. 










































H : flare atit were gor indg6t-the Iéni- 

acer eh aaah co ther below. Whe ech, hm 

» ofh éft Lond! ind is Préfently commanded him out ofhis fight, and deptiué him 

“4 A ci eae ren cis ofioiiten ie him, whi in 

r Maniauties ve hin, cut of part of histalipant th yl 

The lenizaries dipattieoffered araicie pare mete mene me 
in. of rane pa * . =| a 

Eh Sine SATE ly Thattey wold non a entewer oer eok es were 

git ‘that it were beft for him betiaie to confider of the aes, bret they 

y were 


ey 
s 















A wererefolutely fer downe to forfake him ifhe would needs ftay, and not with fj peed retarne. 
Selyraus much troubled with this infolencie of the Ianizaries,and hearing dayly that yf a) . 
with new fupplies out of Iberia, Albanis,and Parthia, was comming vpon him ‘vith greater. 


the late battell, preferued rather by his good fortune and force of his great artilleric,thanthe 

valour and proweffe of hisfouldiers, apd withall {ufpeéting themulcitude and ftrength of the 
Taurifians,of whofe fidelitic he could makeno reckoning, he changed his former deternina: 

tion,and refolued againe to returne into Capadocia: whereupon hauing contraric to hispro~ ene 
mife exacted a great maffe of money fromthem of Tautis,he departed thence,catryingaway, °S 
with him threethoufand families, the beft artificers in that citic,:e{pecially'fuch as wereskil+ 

full immaking of armour and weapons,and fo with {peedrerired towards the riuer Euphrates, 

alonger way.than that whereby he.came : fearing to returne againe hy the head of Araxis and 

the mountains Periardes, for meeting the Iberian and Albanian horfmen,who were reported 

to bethen comming againft him. 

© Hyfmael vnderitanding of his departure, followed after with as much fpeedashe could, lea 


D Georgians contenting 












third Emperour of the Turks: 


ower than beforejand confidering withall,with what difficulty and danger he had efcaped im 


iho behind him for haft his carriages and {uch of his fouldiers'as were not ableto indure fo 


uin 
long and fpeedie amarch : yet forall his hatt (forfomuch as seéymus was gone a great Way be- 


fore him) he couldnot ouertakeany part ofhisarmy, vatil he was come tothe greatriver Eu- 
phrates, where Selymus ftaying two daics, and having made diuers little boats, was pafling 
oner his footmen: which becaufethey werenorfufficient for the {peedie tranfportation of fo 
C greatamule 
ouer vponthe broken pecces of their carriages, which they had for that purpofe burft in fun- 
der. Se/ymus him(elf got ouer to the farther bank ina little boat,hauing before caufed his horf> 
men with their horfesat once to take the riuer,of purpoleto break the violence of the ftream, 
whereby his footmen & cammels with their burdens got ouer with leffe danger,and fome of 
his field pieces were a! 


the Georgian horfemen,the forerun 
the Turks were all got ouer,taifed fuch a feare and a ftir all alongft that fide of the riuer,that crineth great 


itude,many for haft fwam ouer the riuer with bladders,& fome aduentured toget 


Ifo with leffe difficulty tranfpoited:yet for allthe fpeed he could make, Selymuas in pe 
ners of Hyfmael his army ,being come within fight before fxg the river 
Euphratesysee 
two thoufand of the Turks were in cheir hafty paffage there drowned, divers field pieceslefe lage. 
ftic king in the mud,& much of their baggage carried away with the force of the riuers The 
themfelues wich {ach chings as were left,purfucd them no further: for 
the waceles ofthe Turkes carriages entangled together with the violence of the ftreame, 
had ftaied a great partof the Turkifh trath, floating in the riuer and much more wasin 
diuers places driuen vpon the (hore,all which the Georgian horfemencafily drew out, Hy/* 
esaelin the mean time reioicing at nothing more,than that hauing chafed away his enemies,he 
had alfo recouered much of the great ordnance wherby he had before receiued fo great hurt. 
Selymus by fpecdie flight thus yor out of the hands of the Perfians,found his paffing much 
more dangerousat the mountain Antitaurus,than he had before thought 01 : for Aladenles,the 
mountain king haying now his fortune in contempt, and diligencly waiting for his prey, had 
with his fauage people beforetaken all the ftrait paffiges of the mountain country;who euery 
night inttheeuifh manneraffailed the Turks,as they with their weake and wearte companies 
paifed throughthofe rough and broken waies : and robbing their carriages, prefently fled in 
to their haunts and places of refugein the thicke woods and rockie mountaines, Aladewles 
himfelfe in the meantime(by whofe fraud all this was done)euery day excufing himfelfe, as 
ifit had bin done againtt his will, by the rude mountaine people,enured to fuch defperatrob- 
beries, whom neuertheleffe he faid hee would in fhort time feuerely chaftife fo foone as hee 
could find theauthors thereof.Inthe meane while, for fathionfuke fending a little {pare pro= 
uifion for certaine dayes,did euery night rob and fpoile the Turkes by his fouldiers, asthey 
could take them in places of aduantage. Againtt which mifchietes Selymus couldneither by 
policie,neither his fouldiers by indufttic prouide any fufficient remedie, Wherefore dif 
fembling the iniuries he daily receiued, purpofing to be thereof intime reuenged, together 
with the foule & trechcrous dealing of the faithleffe king holding on his way he with much 
adoocameat length to Trapezond, and from thenceyto Amatia, where be {pent that winter in sefymu com= 
tepairing his foreweakned army, purpofing with the firft of the Spring to make war vpon 4- meth; 40 Ames 


fadeules Sethe mountaine people,who inhis returne had done him fo great harm and eee : 


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blemiffrof infamietha 
mae by fucty honorable vei aruclled if ey 
Veirovhéfe hisrarevermes, was alforiot nedacomlindfle o » fai + ae renown, , 
befeéming fo greava monarch :for he was wellcoluted,qaickeeyedsyellow bearded. 
tisuehek: che Perfians is accounted the figneofanuenpaobilitic;hookenofed .anq that 
ngeloquent: by which’good gifts;he wonderfully'won to himfe lfelbodh yi 
c 
cing ciesjtiis Tartar-like'pale colorshis lo} lipslike bri and pier. 
rok enable ish hipbéqrdicucclofStohischingliife sepioltal cobain Hon ieee 
orable nature,that hé feemed to the beholders,tohaue nothing in him bat Hie fe eee. 
tic, Which diuerfitie of countenances wasalfoaccompanied (vith no leffe elie * - Buclk 
onsyatidfolconfequently with farre vnlike matnet of gouernment. For Hy/rae/ ies peat BR 
courteous and affable, atic tobe een and fpoken withall doing nothing that befce: nature 
galbfanstion,bocinche fight of all ménzhis manerwas to dine openly in the com “ ed bistes 
nobility delighting much in hauling and hunting, accompanied with his noble a a: 
Embatfadors of forraine princes tHe would oftentimes run,leape,and proue tnatteriesy Ad, 
his chiefe courtiers being hitafelteéa moft excellent horfman & cunning archer: in rife na 
bw heed fo popularschat he would noe ftick openly to bathe himfelf8e{wim inhis shine 
“bane is Wittes,che beautifull daughters ofhisnobility opneighbor princes ladiedatg, 4 
be tie, heneither loathed nor diuurced, after the ancient manner of rhe Perfian kin, ite 
alwaies vied moft tenderly toloueand cherifhtheirwivesjdoing them lithe nice, “hi 
eee partakers'of all’ their fortune sand carried them, their'childrenjnurfes,& ric P ri : 
ureinto their fartheft warres,totheirgreattrouble andichargc, by the'pre Heid of fo ieee 



























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ih w~ pledges themore tocncouragetheirminds in time of battell/ WhercasSelymws contrariwif 
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didal chings in feeretyeicing his meatalone without an i 
ate 3 ism ly company, attended vpon with hi 
Soren tape ne 
befet with his pentiOners and/other : dietsobch ee 
d haralthough he vifed to ri 

mounted vpon fome couragious horfe, yet was fet ay : b Biediwkinine 

rmanyarmied menswho with areat pride and infol ‘ Ke i eed 
fabdaetbteerabnortnaee Hi sa olenciekept backe the beholders shee was 

Hye g rather for his recreationt inhi yi 
souk sens se bi fea coaft to take the aire this wiues he aul potiattn 7 Gree 7 
poe: a : ¢d their companiebut for procreation fake, and that(as wasthoughtywithout 
pel st ih or familiarity sforthat he being not greatly giuen Serpbhaich but 
pb sl a ae vnnaturallpleafire, thought a mans bodie and mind to be nora little 
clhebaratite n = Renteenon women : wherefore he feldome reforred tothe cloifter of 
pss ote emiddett Conftantinople, fhut in oheuery fide with high and blind 
see tere y sal dase taken fromitheir Chriftian parents or by chance furprifed b 
Eraahatitns mo! saat kept by anticnt matrons and old eunuiches by vehonttle i 
seen eet ie i ruéted ea principles of the Mahometan law atid to read the Wabian 
otherd fede dota Hat yand conicly ‘to fing,play,daunce and fow : but Selymus of all 
duftrote oenrad * ie i theirallurements,as aman not greatly delighted salthWonsti or: 
dniawere) et a : i centimes vofortunat) children, hauine but one fon (Sol man)b the 
pladuteothe Chin artar king, who afterwardsby the fufferance of God oxic a eat 
Feira stepson uae tineashe bron hi sour ws 
dabnicie sic etistath ae walking in his gardens with fome of his Baffaes or other great 
b ing 8notingthe noblemens childrenthere fj porting themfelues,would 













di He F uae a 
\difeourfe & confultofmany things of great importance. Some houres he would fpend in the 


bathes,andin reading the hiftori i 
hisgrandfither peibomerthe crn oe anceftors & othetforraine princes:imitating therein 
of thé World to be tranflatedi »Whocaufed almoft all the hiftories of the famous princes 
cunning hand drawn tac bk Turkith language, & their liuely counterfeitsto is with M 
his fame andelo yiHe wea caval aa hy examples he might be the more inflamed to extend 
fo drowned in the Rudi, oe rane me at bufines oP his father Baéazet,who 
natireof eof the fouleyand Averrois(determining nothing certainely ofthe 
ds { the motions of the heauens,that hedefired rather beeeaus BPE (harpe 
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third Emperour the of Turks. 517 
A difputer among {tthe idle profeffors of Philofophie, than ofarcnowned chiefetaineamongt 
his valiant fouldiers and men of war. 
Qae ofthe Perfianembafladors finding him pleafanty difpofed, demanded of him, why he 
f did not weare his beard long,as his father Baiazet,and other great princes ofthatage haddoss 
g therby to feeme vnto their {ubicéts of greater maieftie: to whonvhe anfwered, That he liked 
not rocarrie about with him fuch an ynneceffarie handful,whereby his Baflaes might attheir 
Jeafure lead him vpand down the court,as they had done his father: noting therby,that Ba 
jazet while(t he yetliued, had bintoo much ouerruled by the Baflaes; which he could by no 
means indure, following no mans aduifebut his owne inwhatfoeucr he tooke in hand, 
Butto come ynto the Perfians themfelues,they intheit warres had great difaduantage of 
the Turks : for asthey were {trong in horfmen,fo were they deftituteofexpert trained toor- 
men,by whofe only meanes the Turks bau¢atchieued their greateft yictoties,and performed 
their greate(t wars. Befide this, it was a great want in the Perfians,that they had nor the v{é of 
nft whole fury no fufficient reliftance can bemade,or force of man oppofed:: as.ap- 
the lamentable example of Ffin-Caffanes at Artenga,&e now. of Hy/mael in theCal- 
hofe victorious armies ot hor{men werein:both places put to the worfeby the 
Heric. For the naked Turkith horiemanisnot tobecom- +). perfins 


ho comesintoithe field armed with a ftrong:cuiragya better borfmnen 
arks 





guns,agail 
pearedby 
digran fields,w 
terror and violence of the Turks arti 


pared with the Perfian man at armes ; w 
fure head-piece, and agoodtarguet : whereas the Yurkith. Enropeian horfemen, alrogether than the 


naked,vfe only a fquare or crooked buckler,wherewith they do {carcely couerthemeluesi: 
C andthe Afianhotiemen, bucklers made of foft reeds, wound roundyand coueredwith fome 
kind of lke. ‘The Persian horfemenalfo, wearing their pouldrons and gauntlets, and bearing 
ftaues of good af, armed at botixends, fight with chem as oceafion feructh atthe halfe ftaffe, » 
after the maner of the Numidians,and with doubling andredoubling their oftenthrufts from 
omhighsdoc eafily wound or kill the ynarmed Turks,with their horfes:whereasthe Turkifh 
horfernen,afer the manner of the Grecians, couching their ftaues intheirrefts,doacthe firft 
courfe moft commonly breake the {ame,being made oflight and brittle firre,and fo prefently 
cometo their {cimitars,or horfemans maces; being in all other things far inferiortothe Per- 
fian man atarmes.As forthe Turkifharchers on horfeback;they are in no refpect tobe com- 
pared ivith the Perfians,who well mounted and furely armed,and vfing both greater & ftron- 
* Dp gerbowes,fhoot more deadly arrows, & fo make {mall account of the Turks.Sotharalthings 
well confidered,the Perfian armie,deuoted to theirking,as well forthe greatand firme opi- 


nionconceiued of his high courage and diuine {piric,as fortharthey were to hiorby faith ob- 
ferior, yet haditbin of the Turkes inuincible, ifit had 


ligedalthough it was in number far in Tur! 
and murthering artillerie,and wonderfull mul- 


not bin ouerwhelmed by the cruell,cowardly ' 
titude of men. The caufe why. Hyfmael out of fo many greats large proninces then vider his rhe cau/e mby 
obeifance(able in antient times with their multitude to cover the face ofthe earth, & ro drink Hy/mae/came 


the rivers drie)brought now fo fimall an army againft che Turkifh Emperor, breaking into the bea 
heart of Armenia;was,for that Ay/maclto win the hearts of the people by bounty,had remit- selymus. 
ted a great part of his cutoms and tributes, fo as then {tood beft with his policie, hauing buc 
E lately.afpired to the kingdome,and thruft downe hisneere kinfmen,cthe potterity of Hfun-Caf 
fa and Tacup,the rightfull inheritors thereof: fo that his coffers being emptie,& wanung mo~ 
ney,the finews of war, he was not able toraife fogreat anarmy as otherwife he might outof 
| thofé populous kingdoms & countries,yeelding plentifully all things neceflarie formans vie. 
\ Whereas with Se/yzaus it was far otherwife : whofe horfemen,footmen,capraines, canoniers, 
| both ar feaand land, officers of peace and wars,teceiti¢d their daily wagesand monthly paiesin 
, readieimonev,ofhis treafurersand paymatters: for defraying of which charge heneuerwan- 
} ted coyne,hauing an ineftimable maffe of money alwaies in {tore in the feuen towersat Con- 
NM ftantinaple :and his yerely tributes and reuenewes ftill exceeding all his charges bya fourth 
i part. The ftrength of the Perfian king confifted:in threakind of foldiers: the firft were they 
FE whichwere accounted fouldiers of the courstlie fecond, fuch as. were by cuftome and dutie 
bound to feruc him in his wars zandthethird, fuchaswere fént to him from the princes his 
neighbors andconfederats. Vhofe which were accounted fouldiers of his court,had their cer- 
; tain ftipends,and were altogether maintainedof the kings charge 5 ofwhom,according tothe 
old cuftome of the Perfian kings,they atcerraine times receiuearmor,horfes, Appendices, 
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and wages,euery one ashe is in place and de d being attended vpon with 
{trong garrifon o ite (Ghitaual aineth the maiefty of aati fen and 
-prograce, The nobilitie and antient gentlemen of his country d lands and port ly i 
difcended vntothem from their anceftours, or holden byt of the king, are (¢ ee raat 
time of wars,and are of dutie bound to performe firch like fer thenobilitie andes" 
men of Italic, France,and Spaine do vnto their foueraignes tee 
ber of twentie thoufand,wherof itis well ifthe third part nut. 
themfelues with head-pieces and jacks, and v{e for their weap 


third Emperour ofthe Turks. 


+ ia,then after his Wonted manertolooké onasabcholder, and by che enéntio fhe 
A cs odcafiod of preysatd by fhutting vptheipalfages of hiscountry’ avhispleafue to 
: b and [poilethe Turkes intheir tetirne.< Wherctore Sé/ymus leauinga gatrifonacCiamal- 
fium,tetiredbacke againe over shetiner Buphrates vito themountaine Anricaymis, wmbere it 
was reported 'that his enemies ldys2ioy oy rd be iz bonis 


























































new amie en ii 
Deb inty ar. COMfineS of the Perfian kingdome. 


‘ ; F ; Suhere rifeyvp fome amongtt them 
Spring he entered again into the wherein proceffe oftime they growing to bettereftace;, P had 
vuenre, ‘ner than the extreame cold of th 


‘ 1 st -yponitheimuhe name of kings,defiringitabe 
witha greaterarmy than before, and that fomewhat foo. which ouerraling the reftyantbicioufly tooke v ponithebnshe nanhé of kings, 7 


hence sy alfhouchithey. d but over rough 

at parr of Armenia(fubieét to the {nowie mountaine Taurus) 4 in regard, andro bee feared of their nefghbouts; at, mn ignores ieee orgie) 

would cither well fuffer, orthat the enemie thought ithad beene poffible for himtohauefy woodsahd ragged rockes, Neere vntothe sia Gaybecuule diaoas yecthere remaineth 
‘done. There wasvpon the farther fide ofthe riuer Euphrates a ftrong towne called Clamaf. which many fuppofe to haue bin the famouscitic : i ter hris brother Gadfrey was pofleffed: 
fum, {cituate a little aboue that place where the riuer Melas(much celebrated by the Giécian cettainemonuments of Ba/dwinin latihe lécters af toate sbiechealen nila: hair nang 
Poets)falleth into the riuer Euphrates ; which towne for the commodious {cituation therof of lerufalemsis reported ro hauetaken Edesfa,a nicks i . an jaa pure Me foyoedintis 
ftanding vponthe firft entrance of the paffageinto Armenia the great, the Perfians had fur nj. theantient citie Amyda, which atthisday iscalh du hfaresiatre Tygrtis, isnow called 
thed with a ftrong garrifon :this towne s elymns thought good in any ‘cafe to be mafterof, b - ~, which countrey lying betweene sew» Fedo we as pine {o calledasmay be'thought of 
taking whereof,and of fome other holds thereabout he fhould opena faire way for himlelfe D DiarbéchaThe chiete citié of Aladeules king rahi 0 ‘ountaine Carlene, taking the name of 
into hisenemics countrey. Hy/maelacthefame time was gonewith all his power againft the the faire riner Marfias running’ ea Meta >in ‘om Serfes of many learned PoetsiBuitla= 
‘Hyrcanians,Baétrians,and other fauage people dwelling neerevnto the Cafpian fea, theny Marfias,ourercome by Apollo,and erie saciertnetonnelancaniaasehelltrataa tonite kinadoi, 
ae in arms againft him : which withed Opportunitie Selyrsus taking,and making a bridge ouer tis denles,after he faw that Selymsus with 4 > Seat his horfemen,in number about fifteenethou- 
tiuer Euphrates, paffed ouer with his armie,came before the towne and la 3 hardfiegeto the and drawing neere sit rrr a oll e coarhnrsatiiling his footinen, whereof he liad 
fame before his enemies were wellaware ofhis comming, The mutkesarthcir fi of approch fand, ftom the mountainsinto'afaire gabe nas hand andthe left: where haning the high 
dete ae she citie round with their huge multitude of harquebufiersand aichersreuethe yee ls aineaerpallyea much for his advantage; heedeterminedin that place 
rip ciara ILA bol ad bringing on freth men, as se- Sideeicnt te chofen and fortified;to expedt the comming of his enemies. Se/y- 


; . i, which he had long befo ied the victoriecouldnot 
uers places fealing the wals,enforced the defendants sy forthe eet 88 ike . cee B mous confidering thedifaduantage “ al estar yt Hiseremiesdenantanee 
themfelues into the market place ; where although they were béfore fore ft ot with labor & EB. without great loffe of hismen se tell: fet made tio Teubpro-adaentiehis fortutie\prefu-! 
he fee snatte (ege wonderfull courage a great while notably withftand the he sit rie a ant fring of his armic.’ Wherefore hecommanded sinan Ba// 

Fi eA Ast ale Mea oe tegen yee i itu : Mia: ; : 

Pinitongbricatee eee inp andlin defence of theircountie, like refolue the Eanuch (whom he had made generall of the Enropeian hoifemenin ftead of chain Bat 

— Selyrous having taken and ranfacked Clamaffium,wi : i , FA ; ings: and hee himfelfewith hi 

fendants had for feare before abandoned although he meme i oan udon not fuffer him to range his battell # pa a EN a avdabielilieg werethefouldiers of 
 -defire prickt forward againft Hyfmael,and thirfted after nothing more atk itis fubuerfion of lanizaries and A fianhorfemen followeda 


so 








ir ki inthe head of the 

i ftheir king,’ whovallancly foughe inthe 
anaktok ect ea bod fur enter i Aladéules vomindfull of themfelues ot oft! j wa anette A 
‘had ourof thofe forrefis and monbiainschaleten fee mosis ices pi hating dss et oe a ina eat Ft ~ eouslall inane 
beforehad mofttrecheroufly done him and his armie fo many iniuries in hj h Turkes Fund ftanding clofe to them, ftill keeping citi 

4 se 7 ae m8 cat ee iioaeeteus 2 alfe them, that the old beaten fouldiers ofthe Turks, feeme i 

_ Perfian expedition. For Aladeules notwitl ut caufe fearing his owne cftate, as foone ashe va- F force repulfe them, that the « Hane tiae Turkeby reafon ofthe traightneffe of the 
-derftood that Selymus had againe: ak the field,and thathe was etotheriuer Euphrates, ° uaileeittier with their multitude or val ss ppebiiene ent nn Seed 
rock maffum, {peedily affembling his forces, had in h is come to the riuer Eupht ia place, could not inclofe them on either fide, and were befide grt liad atteatonte 
thedefence of hi eee pee jort time raifed a great armicfor ’ Rene WHO TUR tina yong Goes ofthe Mi wiehetele a ‘ 
eee cof himfelfe and his Kingdome : tif Selymus thould goc . pouc ousrwticlned the Tutks inthe vally. Whe Selynona faiw that Aladeles contrary to his 


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eft conten, | This: Alsdeales(as isaforefaidy ruled ouercthe! rude and fauage mountaine peopley:inhabis sredenles bis 


Ds fa F i sand Antitaucusowhidh mountaines as iewercdinkedtoge= tinzdeme. 
bowes,whichthey can mott cunningly handle,difcharding t LOWS very neerevens ot ae Seiten SoHo molintdins called Seodri{ci and the borders of Capadacia, 
they aime at,cither forward or backward. They whichcome vnto him from forrein sh : : ith a perpetuall rifing,th rough many-large prouincesiandcolntries ynto the greditmounvain 
confederat or triburary,are commonly fent from the kings and princes of Theria, Albani, “an An ati ad vttermoft bounds of Cilicia. Thd people ofthis countrey were hati ae saa 18 
the countries bordering vpon Mediajand Armenhogwke kaivgkal fe Chriftians,beare 4 Oy . sd ivatlike ‘more famousfor nothing than forthe wantofallchingss) who asmen ral ting 
tall hatred againftthe Turkes, Hyfmael the Perfian king had then ynder his dominion, thefe | e in aroughand bare countreyy could little or! nothing profic by husbandries - goes “ei 
great and famous countries, Armeniathe greater, Sulthania, Perfi: sAffyria, Mefoporamig Mi el pt Soak beare any patture,they hadtheirbreed of hurles and camimelsyand . ae : : . 
* diaand Partia : whereof Armenia is the chiefeft , famous for th Beat citic Tauris, calle, i, ligencevie grafing;but theigreateft part oftheir livingrconiifted in hunting er: ca aie ee 
antient time Ecbathana : this countrey yeeldeth vnto the Perfian king his beft footmen 3 gre fuppofed to hauc had their beginning from the\Galavians; Capadocians; Armenia ut “ 
shischoice horfemen come from out of! Perfia, and efpecially from Scyras, called of old es. | the oldintabtancs of Afiathe leffe,whichiby Longrund comtinuall warsin ai —— SS 
1ipolis : next vnto them are from Affyria ; the chiefe citie whereof is Bagadat,called inant. | ecially by the lamentableirruption of the Scithiansysreierintorced to Se nue if Thefe 
ent ‘sin acai Medesand Parthians are of all others accounted the be(t 21 chers Hose t dwellingsidaid forfafegard of eile ti Or flie sash eae nb go dppbraiaiciovos the 
a ynto the Scythians, : iftreffed people fearching ebery hillandeuery dale <4 Bt é 
1515 — Burnowto returneagaine from whence we hauea little too farre frayed. Selymus after his I : ae ind fbxoataineon but efpecially theinildeft i ie at oe preeiny 2a 
great expedition againft y/mael,wintering at Amafia, by his lieutenants and captainesinEy. | 3 C ofthe Sun, builtin many places poore countrey villagesyand after + 
Selma witha rope and Afia,raifed fuch a power,that with the firft of the 






i jeplace Would sey, afaic 
before laine) with a fquare battell to charge the enemie afront, forafmuch as the’p! - ss rh, as 


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ons Galen ewan ahr rear te vit drew certain third Emperour of the Turks. 521 
andatithetiniein{tareeanre ee ig wt . tg telicuc their fo) pointed to euery jie yo i sy fo,that A/is Beg fhouldbe chiefe over thereft, with fact 
the mountain peo lécentified with: angenes:df the { worth! eat, foueraigntic,as that hee wanted nothing of a king but the name oncly. And forthe b so- 
therof,by and a their mare ie ore eee ble to abi 3 i ernment of all things in tharnew gained kingdome, heeleft Sivan Baffa there all choseltGR 
© oss, Mountians ge woods fait by:yer lites seit aight lessee es Haunts, inthe | that Summer ; with commandement,that after he had {ec all things in good order, lie fhould 
woe) they:fawithie-horfmen put to flighr//8 the:Tanizatiescomming vp thei ose ai ‘ition | winter at Iconium;and he himfelfe witha fmall traine returned to Conftantinople,forhe had 


m, did heard,that whileft he was bufied in his wars againft Hyfmsacdand Aladenles in Armenia,that the - 
, = t u ‘ si : asoften. Hungarians had made divers incurfions into Seruia,and fpoiled thatcountrey. Wherefore for 
* timesie falleth our,that boththeftrength of : and orhenthein Wonted -forces hail feare of lofing Samandria( which ftanding neere to Danubius, for the conuenient fcituation 


them moft,when furprifed and oucicoshe with iret ; ; : ; 
i The Tutks hauingthem-in:chafe,hhadthe ing of faker tabnaci Seeder falter, thereof is reputed the bulwarke of Seruia and Thracia) hee fentJeau/és Ba//s then Gouernor 


with muchidifficultic,by fteepe andibrokeh waies:dlamber vpthehigh mountains; 






: . xeapsid u the | _ of Bofna with eight thoufand horfemen,who paffing the riuer Savus entered into Croatiaas grimy inne 
he tpt pie aap pe acquaintediwyith thofe rocks& aa ak Hq | ® faras Catinum: aa at the fame time tranfported another army ouer,Danubius into Hungaric, eth Hambrl 
mp * 3 et oe themfe ues intothe further & ftronger.palces of themountaie | tothe intentthat the Hungarians at one inftant befet with double danger, thould be inforced 
ba en bathve bs ifconifiture, finding himfelte incall thingsfaw inferiour touhisenemis to feare their owne State ; and withall to fhew vnto the World, of what ftrength and power 
thougheat y protracting thewar,toweartehim ourw erforensithe Turks purfied| es the Otheman Emperours were. Deeming it to concerne much, both for the prefent; and 
and burat the poore country cottages ftanding intheit wayjbee fill fed. fronr mointai | the time to come, to the daunting of the Chriftians ; if hee fhould by hishappic attempts 
mountaine,neuer offering battel orthewing himfelfe} but inplacesiof great aduantage eH make it knowne, thathee could at once eafily and readily maintaine fo many and:fo puif- 


— me se Ae Ng ee ar If countrey she thouldeither fant armies,and wage fo great wares in diuers parts ofthe world, and fo far diftant one from 
ena t other means: be intrapped,ifhe fhould ftil with his w j \ another. 

lowafterhis ftrong enemies;vpon the fepenthi day left offs parry themany i eet 1 | Inthe end ofthe yere,when he had thus with double inuafion repreffedthe Hungarians, he 
camping himfelfe in the: moft conuenient. place of that countri¢ y {ent Sinan.B (ft. a ; cn» "| _- fpent the Winter following at Hadrianople and Conftantinople, in making of greaterprepa- 
oo carrying with them certain¢ daies victual: should: ftillattheh Hs his > § C tation for war than euer hee had before from the beginning of his raigne. Forhe wasaduerti- 
Tow the enemie,and withall fpeedand policie poffiblethuncafter the:-king him elf mee cls fed,thatthe great monarchs of the North his neighbors, namely A¢aximifian the Emperour, 
in the meanetime curioufly inquiring of the countrey captiuesafterthe ftrength aco Pladiflaus King of Hungarie, and sigifmundus king of Polonia, with the princes of Gevmanic, 
fes,e.ebatmeans he had to maintainthewar;found,tharhe had raken'with hi 6 ce gil had combined themfelues together to make warre vpon him. But after nehad learned by his 
both horfe andtoot,and had commanded the countrie people to forfake rhe my his\beft men fure intelligencers(whomhe had with great chatge fent into all parts of Europe,diligently to 


pofetoleaneall defolatto the enemie : ant i eat fai edhij Villages,of Pulte : obferue what was done in the courts of thofe great princes) thatall the great mectingsofthe 
poe voecieee he had eo ee vpopacertain Chriftian Princes proued nothing but glorious words and fumptiiousbanquets ; he being rid 
bartell vato his enemies,yntill he had-drawn them in “sie fion)wasrefoluednottogiue | ofthat vaine feare(God fo appointing)rurned hirnfelfe and all thofe his wonderfull prepara- 
tains, where their hugie multitude thould little ai ‘ ne impregnable ftraits ofthe moun, tions acaine toward the Eaff, to thie great qui¢tof Chriftendome in general. : 

Anothencaufe there was alfo (asthey faid) for e “are abe eafe their owne loffe. Yetlert happily in the abfence of himfelfe and of hisarmids ;the Chriftian Princes might 
kinfinan;Generallof his horfemen;who firlt fle Tiaieabontiel choi ce es at D take occafion to inuade his dominions, he ftrengthenéd the frontiers of hisempire with moft 


firong gatrifons : and left his fonne Soljman (who hed A the feourge of Chriften- 


hatred might feemeto proceed of ai j : 
gh Pancse fant ptounthtonsttat diesel ihformertime treche- dome) at Hadrianople witha ftrong power, and Pyrrbus Baffa his tutor (aman of great wife- 


rouilly marthered hi i iti rig 3 ’ 
Stijn eadielstecn fi(pitionat hisafpiring ynto, the kingdome. dome and gouernement) at Conttantinople. This great Ba(fa was of Cilicia,a native Purke 
oftheir gines lading them with gifisand ie to haue their yrons ftruck offand in ftead borne, which was athing accounted ftrange, fora (muchas the great Baflaes werealwaics cho- 
and rewards,to perfuadehim in a Geatiint ead ts, fent' themsto -Alis Beg with {ecret letters fen of thé Chriftian bloud. After that,he fent Cherféogles (whom of all otheis he moft ttlifted) 
would perform by fomenotable exploit toreuenge his fathers death; which thing if hee with hisatmie into Bythiniaand made Zafférus an Bunuch Adntital of hisnauie,whichhe had > 
felfegreat credit with Selymue and aif mri ems fhould both. purchafe vato him- but a litle before builtand witha wonderfull labour and charge rigged forth. Then ftaying 6 
was giuenthemiin charge;Hiaui iat ted ifedom. Thefe homely meffenger saccording as 4 few daies at Conttantinople to fee the young fouldiers, but then chofitig Tanizariesheede- 1510 
wrought, that U4 lis Beg palathedtians S emeentoitinan Dafa within few daies had fo patted thenceand went to his old armie, lying with Sinan Bafa at Tconjum,purpofingto haue S¢ymat. corte 
ricke: forward to fecke reuenge) was fl akingdometogether with Selymus his rewards _ _B apaineinuadedthe Perfian. : M c 
i could no other way hurt wie y catty: drawne t6ioine hands with Se/ymus, And when ~ “?'ovhen he was come thither,he vnderftood that\Gampfon'Gauris Sultanof Agypt (with a 
; - és;who miftrufting all things, warily looked vnto himfelf, [ reat armic levied in Agypt and Iudea) was come into Syria: giuing it out thathe wouldaid 


the Perflan king his confederar,& with alhoftilitie enter into Cilicia,if Selymins fhould farther 
proceed toinuade Hy/mael the Sophihis friend Sallie. Selymus perplexed with thele news, 8 
fearing thatif he fhould once pafle ouerthe river Euphrates, Camp/on lying fo neere inreadi- 
neffe,fhould forthwith breake in at his back into Afia by the mountain Amanus,and fo indan- 
ger that part of his dominion; ftaied at Iconium,& fenthis embaffadors with great prefents to 
~ €ampfonto pacific him,ifit might be. The chicfemen in this enibaflage were the Cadelef- 
cher,a man of great account amongft the Turks, and of them exceedingly reuerenced for the 
opinion they had ofhis great knowledge inthe Mahometan {uperitition,whoafterward wrot 
the Commentaries ofthis war; & rachis a great captain. Theifeope of whofe embaflagewas, 
fointreatCampfon, that he would nothinder ot difturbe se/yana from making war vponthe 


Baffa carrying after him a i 
arryingafter him .apreat part of Aladeules his 
‘ie whishstessinsi being with rewards corrupted, 


PP he found the meanstogo over to Si 
Sie dene befthorfemen:by whofe means the reff 
ee ee tall Baffa. Aladeules circurnuented with 
1expected trecherie, which ‘ eae misters 
fa ies tauctariien clipe ai ghtit poffiblethat his men fhouldall fo 


fe i ; wasnow glad to repofeal his hope in 

cian denny rehome 

he country peafants, Aladewles being bro aft drew him out ofa caue, being betraid by 
is Pedi in great derifi 2 Selymaus,was withina few daies after put to M 

arbarous oftentati caried about througlvall Afia the leffe: & after- 


ae 


£ Venice,as a loathfome 








dom to the form of a Perfian king, who had fo'oftenandfo forcibly inuaded his dominions id’A(la, and by bring: 
¢ Turkifh gouernment,ap- ingina a forme of fuperftition, had corrtiptéd aiid aleeredthé mottcertain grounds ofthe 
~~~ pointed aes =. ¥y 3 Mahone: 








. Mahometan teligion. And ifthey found him refolutel 
ditions remoued,then with all poffible diligence to learne! 
_ fo far as by any means they could, and withall fpeed to ma kerl 
‘he canfis mo- But Campfon now far {pent with age,and liuing in th 
ays ser knew it fitter for him at thofe yeres to giue himfelfe to cale. 
Seymus* £elfe into wars and other princes quarrels; yet thought this exp 
aa good and neceflarie. Firfthe deadly hated the man for 
‘ore could neuer be perfuaded to renew the league with ich he i : 
made with his father Baiazet: befides that,he defized toabai Pie aie infor: time 
: lencie,grown already by his profperous fucceffe beyondthe bounds of reafon ; pe Info, 
oy hauing taken Tauris,onegthrowne the Perfians,and flaine Aladeules,began now to { o Selyrug 
bleto all the princes that bordered vpon him, and there were many which faid vis se 
ther Alexander,who whileft other princes fate ftill asmena fleepe did inthe mea ‘aoe a 
inhis vitorious mind,the monarchie ofthe whole worl Buraboue all things aN oS plot 
the lofing of Syria,and confequently the Joffe of all his kingdome (the quickc i a E 
ftirring vp of the fufpitions mindes of the greateft princes) moft intorced Cam to 
hand this war: for asmuch asthe goodly kingdomes of Agypt, Iudea,and S Bon eke 
with the intollerable gouernment of the proud Mamalukes, and therefore | creheeee ed 
the Agypriankings, were in danger toreuolt to the Turks, ithe Perfians fhould by at ee 
chance or fortune of wat be ofthe Turks vanquifhed. For which caufe Cam, foni stead mif- I 
ning ofthis war,folicited by the Perfian embaffadors,had made a firme eee fad the begin. 
tion with Hy/maelsand.alfo moued with themiferie of the wofull yong prince Ai, onder 
of Achomates,wasin mind perfuaded, that the cruel Turkifhtyrant SP) b nas if the fon 
fian kings forces,eafily be thruft out of his empire in Afiaand Euro: ge vi e gs Par, 
the death of Achemates his father, fled to Campfon the Sultan of & 2 P' we i ieee ape after 
hadlliued three yeares as a forlorne and diftreffed prince inthe he aoe a clare) 
Means he could deuife incited the Mamalukes to reuenge the igi crue! Bo “ie by all 
Pe ee sath enn alfo of the late king ladenles,a-g00dly yong Mace, ae 
oft his father, his kingdome,and whatfoener he had elfe,was in good time fled 
tian king,and had fo filled the minds of all men with the indi good time fled tothe Agyp. 
mus his exceeding crueltie, that the princes of the Marth epronand SetelbaHon ot fap: 
; Feb essnthe Wang heir owne accord 
Campfon, humbly befceching him to takevpon him foiufta 3 “ 4 di Bee on 
-yeates he fhould think himfelfe vnableto indure t ar asaly by Fealon of his Brent 
yetto giucthemileauc of themfelues to take the See cement aan fh aes 
; pe) re t Dey andwickedtyrant 9 monmasn RES Ang of tbeialo, 
whe order ofthe. hele Mamalukes far excelled the Tu: iyi i Reeve, «4. 
Niet and goodly armor,but alfo eae ene ce * X Flt Hissar, 
____ what{fmall power they had vnder the leading of Caith tive their er as ! ooh srg iam 
» Turks great armies in Cilicia,firft at Adena,and afterward at Teneo ca dae Me rife: 
nets ees Paleo che pret Balla and Chere Busser is fon inlay: by which vio 
uch apro} i éi re aa hin 
fouldiers of the world, Tbleofhtrlcaceee ce lues ashy had bin the anely 
fhould fet vpon,Thefe fo valiantfouldiers, were f nguifhand ouercome whomfoetier they 
inantient time Gete,Zinchi,and Bafa oft part of the poore peoplecalled 
efpecially on that fide wh he Fensof Maotis, 
of lattertime called Citcaffia,of the hich countrey is 
table and wretched people, the Va 
dwelling by Taurica (pulledfrom t 
fed)were (oldto merchants,who 
conuaied them by feato Alexandria, °F thee DEMMOL DOSY SE aie 
_ Sultan of Agypt : and by his appointme: ai Y. fe One Sat ly fent tothe or 
 delinered to maflers of fence and fiuch ot astalter the old manner of that pcop ©) 
vpin their fchools,inall manner of feats of adtiuinie:where ully inftructed Rg bein 
id a trong bow, and taught. ° bat aigy Mts Bevoine 2 













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A kings horfemen or Mamalukes :and {uch of themas prooued cowardly or vnapt,were made 


third Emperour of the Turks: a: 
flaues vnto the reft.So that they feeing all honor, credit,and preferment, laied vp in martial 
proweffe,did with all diligence and courage imploy themfelues to militarie affaires,and ther- 
in o well profited, that oftentimes they which at the firft were but bare and bafe flaues, ofthe 
meaneft of the Mamalukes,by many degrees of feruice rife at length tothe higheft Geereesag 
honour. All thefe Mamalukes were the children of Chri(tian parents, from thetime oftheir 
captiuitic infiruéted in the Mahometan fuperftition : for no man borne of a Mahometan fa- 
ther,or of a lew,could be admitted into the number of the Mamaluke horfemen: which was 
fo (traitly obferued,that the honor of a Mamaluke horfeman neuer defcended ynto the fons 
ofthe Mamalukes,yet might they by law inherit their fathers lands, poffeffions,and goods:by 

B which reafon the fonnes of the Sultans themfelues neuer fucceeded,their fathers in the king~ 
dom. Hereby alfo it came to paffe,thatmany Chriftians of loofe life,or condemned fortheir 
notorious offences, flying thither,and abiuring the Chriftian religion,and{uffering themfelues 
tobe circumcifed,being men-mect for the wars,grew by degrees to great honor : as did Tan- 
garibardinna the fonne of a Spanifh mariner,who by his forwardneffe and induftrie grew into 
fuch credit and authority with Camp/on the great Sultan,thatalmoftall things were done by 
his aduice and counfell; & was diuers times by him employed in moft honorable feruice,be- 
ing fent embaffador both to BsiaZet the Turkifh Emperour,and to the State of Venice, about 
matters of great importance. Yet his impietie efcaped not the hand of God, forat length by 
the enuie of the court he was brought into difgrace,thruft out of his place, & caftinto prifon, 

C wherehe,loaded with cold yron, moft miferably died. Neither was itto be maruelled if the 

Mamalukes were growneto that exceffe of wealth, forafmuch asthe Aigyptians and Syrians 
being miferably by them oppreffed, were not fuffered to hane the vie either of horfe orar- 
mour,neither admitted to any matters of counfell; butbeingimpouerifhed and broughtlow 
with heanie impofitions and daily iniuries of the Mamalukes,gaue themfelues wholly to the 
trade of marchandife, husbandrie,and other mechanicall occupations:ouer whom the Mama- 
Tukes had powerand command,as imperious mafters ouer their feruants, & would with grea- 
ter infolenciethan is tobe beleeuedabufethe poorecountrey people, beating and fpoiling 
themattheir pleafure;and not fo contented, raui(hing their wines and daughters without re- 
drefle, The-Aigy ptians (apeoplein antient timemuch renowned for their valor and prowelfe) 
were by thefe matterful flaues kept inthis miferable thraldome and {laucrie aboutthe {pace 
of three hundred yeares. For after the declination of the Romane empire, that rich countrey 
falling into the gouernment of the Conftantinopolitan Emperors, the Aigy ptians foone wea- 
rie of the proud and auaritious foueraigntie ofthe Greckes, called in the Sarafins, by whofe 
help they expulfed the Greekes,and after chofe the General of the Sarafins for their king,af- 
ter whofe name the Aigyptian kings were of longtime called Caliphes,as they had of antient 
time been called by the names of Pharoand Ptolomey. 

The laft of thefe Caliphes raigned at fuch time as the Chriftians ynder the leading of The imperions 
Godfrey and Bobemund, palling as conquerors through A fiaand Syria,erected the kingdome of raalates 
Hicrufalem.He being inuaded by Almericns fixt king of Hierulalem,and finding himfelfe too ix exypt,tudea, 
weake,praicd aid of the Sultan of Syria,who fent him Sarraco, a valiant captain, with a trong “4977: 
powertovaidhim: but Sarraco no leffe vnfaithfullthan couragious, trecheroufly flew the 
Caliphyin whofe aid he came, andtooke vpomhimfelfe the kingdome, After Sarraco fuccee- 
ded Saladine his brothers fone, who vtterly extinguifhed the name and authoritic of the 
Caliphesin Aigypt, whom Sarraco had yet left ashigh Prielts. This Saladine oftentimes van- 
quithedthe Chriftiamaimies in Syria and Iudea, and at length quite ouerthrew the kingdome 
of Hierufalem,as is inthe former part of this Hiftoric to be feene. Saladin dying, leftthe king- 
dome 6f Agyprtochis brother, whofe pofteritiefuccefliuely raigned.of longtime there,vn~ 
till thesime of azelechfals. This cmelech/ala (lalkotthe free borne kings,and of the pofteritie 
of Saladineyhad great and moftallywarres with the Chri ftians,wherein hauing loft moft of his 

FP beft foldiérs,and repofing no greaticonfidencein the gy ptians,thought good ro ftrengthen, 

him(elfowith a néwkindof fouldiers, meere flaves bought for money- For,at that time the 

Tartarsbréaking, into Arméniaand Capadocia} andiouertunning the people called: Comani 

ioyningvpon Capadocia, made génerall {poileof that people, as of prifoners taken by law 

ofarmes, Of this bafe people. ch{ala for alittle money boughs.agreat mun 
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which he tranfporied into gypt,and furnifhed them wi 






















; Hi iene only detended the frontiers of his kingdome, but alfo be: } 
rot the gx trenchesnot far from Damiata, called inantient time He Sin his ° 
 malsyesia ter inplaine battel tooke him prifoner, asis long before .Butinthe pride of Yate 
gh Gtorie, Melecb/a/a was by the confpiracy of thefe his new {c ouldiers flaine:in whofe hee Vi. 
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fet vp one Twrqueminins, a defperat fellow of their owne companie, honouring him w; 

title Pe the ieee Sultan of Aigy pt. Twrqueminins of abate flaue Eibcomes ine a a 
(after the maner of men)forgetting his old companions which had fo highly Ponctes ch 
and hauing them in great difdaine, was by one of them (called Clothe) fuddenly fai him, 
which faa he was by thofe bafe fouldiers,his companions, chofen Sultan in his plac es for 
for the fhort time of hisraigne did much for the confirming of that feruile Porte poo 
was heat length flaine alfoby Bandosader,fometimes one of his fellow feruants, who all yet 
ceeded him in the kingdom, A fter him in long order fucceeded many valiant men of aoe 
feruile ftare and condition, whom for breuitie I wittingly paffe ouer. Amongft the reft ae 
bcine (of whom wee haue before fpoken in the life of Barazet) was for wealth and m; hits 
prowes moft famous, who according to the maner of his predeceffors did with greater . 4 
tieand care maintain that feruile gouernment,than any ofthem who had before him rai av 
in Zgypt: and was for his notable gouernment and noble aéts iuftly accounted among ‘4 ‘ 
prcatelt princes of thatage. After whofe death great troubles arofe in that feruile monar chie 

























_ abeucthe fucceffion. Whereby the Mamalukes drawne into divers factions, fome feeking to 


prefer one, andfome another, had in foure yeares {pace with civile wa veak qf 
eftate, and flaine diucrsof their greateft privtssecl had afpired rio: eee 
appealing o h mifchiefes,cending to the vtter ruine of their kingdome,the pale col i 
ers and chi¢femenamongft the Mamalukes with one confent offered the kingdome to aia 
fin Gaure the Turks call him) Can/awes Gauris,of whom wee now fpeake,a man of ma 
integriti ourage, and altogether tree from ambition.He, terrified with the dreadful (X= 
ample o iny kingswhom he had feenein fhore time miferably flaine by the ambitious 
afpiring : er proud competitors ; when hee was fore againft his will hoift vp vponthe 
fhoulders enobilitie and chiefe fouldiers, and fo carried into the court ,as their ‘ate 
eee carneftly to refisfe the kingdome,and to withftand their choice, exculing himfelfe 
i uy fit - fo hie a place; and with teares ftanding in his eyes, befought the other great lords 
, i srs ly they would forbeare to thruft him, wellcontented with his priuatlife, into 
, wee “edd P| ty a we Mi arith Be the sate for that he neither had mony 
git u nuldi« ¢ court,as otherthe Aigyptian Sula 0 
pe held that fiafficiencic and authoritieas was requifit to De tional ahora 
e “a tumults as were too rife in that troublefome time and confufion of all things. 
aes pete fide perfuaded him,Thathe would not ypon a foolifh obftinacie 
pHael ee ré ie, offer of his prefent good fortune, but couragioufly to take vpon 
ceed g oe of the ftate,now fore thaken with ciuile dif cord,together with the regal 
aft they allby felarniveair serial vee sree : se erence 
att emne Y him, That they would with i er,poli- 
pela phen Pie taine and defendthe maieftic of his ii na mr een of = frould 
ried ofhiseftomesandorterregenewes on hee ees ana cle be 
couraged, fuffered himfelfe to befaluted Shleanyand fe pedeue Co eee Can 

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terwards,when he had giuen vnto the men of war ten millions: 
alee a tons ‘i millioris of d j f 
‘aa gas moderat gouetnment hadicaufed men gencrally ae ace Le prone 20d 
that king nants ieee Ula an ereti reformethe fhaken ftate of 
state es ‘ys With ciuile wars,taking away by poi t 
desis, fome ew, he chiefeauthors offen, that forthe accor iceny eres tee 
, A babi ; unat'rince, ifw! e-had by fir, ifedome an 
it eae general peac and) j itieof hiskinad outs et thee 
himelfeto ave luedn quiet andinehe wining ypotbslife not rly Ble 
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A few daics to Gampfon che great Sliltan,who then lay ihcamped neeré votocheriner Oramesyat 


D ding vprighchad not as yet kindle 


E the Weft made warre with the Agypti 


third Emperour of the Turks: 


The Cadelefcher and tachis(Selymus hisembafladours) departing: fom Icdhitim;came in 








this day called Farfar. Thefe.embaflidGrseptertained by Campfon withgreatey bountit than 
courtefic,and fhorely after 'theircommingihauing audience in his pauilianydid with moftcems 
rat and calme fpeech deliuer their embalfage: To. whom Camp(on anfwered;Thatic was the 


antient cuttomie of the Agyprian Sultans (forafmuchas thepheld'the chicfe place intheis re> campjen ira 
wer to the ers 


bafladors of 
Selypns. 


ligion) with all care andinduftrieto _kecpe the other Mahomérah Kingsand. people in peace 
and concord amongftthemfelues:; whereof he for his parthad beenialwaies moft-defivous + 
and was for no.other purpofe come withihis armyinto his prouince of Syria,than to perfaade 
Selymus.to peace. Who if hewould needs wilfully proceed in his intended: wars againit Hy/= 
matl che Perfian king, his friendand confederat, he would thendoryharghould ftand with his 
honourand place,and not longer {uffer allto. goc towracke;for the vainéipleafiire and futie of 
‘one infolentand ambitious man. He faid alfo, That he-had af long timebefore feene into Ses 
Lymus his infaciable, fierce and troublefome difpofition, whohauing moft vnnaturally ptocus 
red the death of his good fatherthe old Emperor Baiazet,and flaine his bretliven, PaincesiGf ~ 
reat valour » {euen ofhis tiephewes,princes.ofno finall hope , withimanyiother of hishett 
firs and faith full counfellors , could makéno end of shisambitiousityrafinie, Wheitfore 
(hould cell Se/ymue,¢hat one and all thegonditionsof-peace {houkdibesit hewould from 


they 
hdefilt trom inuading of Hy/maehand reftore to Ataaenles his fomsbis fathersaking = 


thencefort 


i dome,which:had of long been vnder the defence and protection of the Bgyprian Subeans;as 
C of rightand reafon hee ought to. doe: hee fhould in fyrdoing;befide his 


reand-triendihip 
whichmight greatly ftand him in ftead,reape greater fame and glorybyanafllured and‘hond- 
rable peace, than by doubrfulland dangerous Watre, = 5121 soy 8M eee A ase AS 
The Embafladors, although they knew:right well'char Séymmuswould tor for uny--thveats 
gite oucr his enterprife or lay downe asmes',yyet to the intencthey migheehe foonerbedif> 
patched, and fo in time aduertife Se/ymus of che Sultans {udden comming; feemediworde: fal 
ly to like of his motion for peace, and to gitie good hope by theirreafonable perftafions to 
induce Seljrwus co like chereof:forafmuchas they were of his fecret coud fellyand metable to 
doe much with him,whereby they truftedtasthey would hate had the! Saltai to beleeueyie 
would cafily bebrought to paffe,that thofe fparksmighsbe-quenched\whichall things fan’ 
dthe fire of wari So they being byCampon rewarded, and 
hauing Icatie to depart, trauell he; returned tovselymusy Wh owas then'cometo 
Gafirear spaaeie past ideng sory} 
Campfon alfo remouing 


ing day and nig 
iO" eer ghe lo Ori 
from Orantes,came into Comagena vato the famous city of Alepe 

po,which citie is probably fappofed to haue bin bitile of the ruines of the lantient citieHieta- 
polis, by /epius the Emperor wlianus his lieutenant; who in'thar prouinee did many notable 
matters,and called that new builtcitie after his\ownenanye. Iris (cituate nécre vatorthe Huet’ 
Singa,which rifing out ofthe mountaine Pierius, with many turningsand windings ranaeth 
thorough Gomagena, and being but afmalPiiuer, fallettyatlength into the'rinér Euphrates: 
This citieHya/on king ofthe Tatars tooke and burnt,at fuchtimne as the Chriftian prices of 
iankings,forthe kingdomes of Seruia and Tenifalenty 

Which calamitie notwithftanding,it wasagaine repeopledsand is atthis dapa famous’ city, 
for the commodious fcituation thereof much frequented with nrerchants from the futtheft 
parts of the world, Iris {carce fiuedaiesiourney from Tripolis and Berytus sthe great ports - 
of Syria, and isalfoncere ynto the Turks and Perfians : fotharthe riches of the Eaftarethi-’ 
ther commodioufly conuaied outof Turkiesouer the mountaine Aranus which parreth Cis 
licia.from’ Syria : and fo likeWwile otit of Peffia'and Mefopotamia‘ouer the river Euphrates, 
where the citie Byrtha of fate tite bounded the kingdome of the Bgyptian Suleatis, from 

the Perfian, : > bard engi reine 5143 a 

Selymus vaderftandingby his émbafladors(who haddiligently not 


Sultans proudanfwer, who-had fo peremptorily preferibedito 
tions as pleafed-himfelfee thought good: to alter his purpofe,an Lt I € 

another way than he had before deterdiined, For thatto enter farther into Armenia} leduing 
fo puiffanc an enemy as Camp/on at his back;feemed athing to ful of dangersand to Buco 





ed all things ie’the Sul& yaa com, 
F tans camp)both of che comming,and of the number of his enemies;andalfo enformed) ofthe nerteth bis for 
him {uch vareafonable condi- peahs as 


d now to conuert His forces cumfon. 










"ap 8 Sebo 
the enterprifelhe had with fo care andcl 
fure of another man,ftood oe his‘honos: 



















herefolued vpona:norableand neceffarie poi We 
made fhew as if he would haue gon dire¢tly againftthe Pe ad bi el 
and that the more certaine report ofthis his purpofedmighr:be cariied to Campfon he nine | 
@ »> fore pare of his armie wich his carriages to.the'citit: Suafita; i ithecalled Guan. i | 
s sit Man. 





deth in the frontiersofthe Perfian kingdome, wherethe grea Ing 
the rocks: the monotaine Taunsjbreaketh againe viblenelyfoath in Meee shied 
turning him{felf yponthe right hand,purpofedto paffé the mountain Taurus; & breaki ie 
d ly into Comagenato come vponthe Sultan before hee were well awafe of his ¢o aly 
| Wherefore calling vnto him histraftic Tanizaries, with the otherifouldicrs oftlic rimihicd 
Be atiienc openly with cheesfpttcountenance declared vntothem what he had tefolued to done hee i 
rah isfout the ceafonsof the alteration of his former deterniination s\perfuading them, thatthe ier ” 
t im wo cafily beatchieued, if thiey as couragioiis foldicts wouldiwith all celetivie (bef eae 
ah Mamalukes could petcciue they were-returned)get Vp to.thetop of the mountaines ‘ ae 
couerthofe difficultpaflages ; not fearing thevaineniames andtitiesiof the Mantaluke a 4 
why {aid he) theybrength of thofeber|ewmen slong finceddeéayed and gone :the6lll Atamalyles jn” 
shetime of Caitbeinswere of fore fameandreputationsare all dead. You [ballin battell meet i witb 
4 fortiof gallant borfébreakersrather.shan fouldiers; which can cunningly manage their boris j with 
to: thespleafure of the babolilers,bxti keer not how to encdunter the encmy;or te indure lobe de 
who ascerper Knight effeminas withilongpeace,andepreapted withescelfe anddelicacie of) hein: ee 
pee ba their foessatrénched,onarmed enemnes neither hance heard the found of «tram, Sie 
atplaies or {hewes. Wherefore you are to make but frsallacconnt of thern.being furnifhed with 2 vile 
mn car firen of footmen.. Bat as therencrend tmterpretours of our facred Lawesand Re Tea 
performed alleheir abfermances, do disane-untevsall heppinelfé : fo you as men fullof 
ek formard cheerfully -vmto mafh aifiured ividiorie over your prondenemies. For God no doubs 
Savaureth she quarre Senna pragehetond efor rib earehaf irre to fiuch as takevp ink 
vie ee Tick $0 omer come the enemse, avd to enioy vittoric indecd wholly confiftesh in the 
pio ort our of: whem which deame moshing better or mere bonourable than to fpendiheir lines 
‘or, f Y ‘of their Prince and Goumsy ey.11c ithe Lanizari¢s {haking theirivrcapons, forth- 
t SaaS i eal That he thould Jead and conduct thernawhitherfocuct 
2) |: faving, [, cy Weteteadic as ourigious men, to.oucrcome all the difficul= 


ties of thofe hard d patiently to endure all the inci 
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10 mo forms; ols: 
»y Hemountaine people hauing found, out. the ealielt paffages, refolued topatt 
pera a pon armuc inthree places: ripen soma ies Romaslee 
sande sought and vnucnatcce eerade ne ok ee ea aes ecom 
his ordn nce ind tk sroken, fag ye thie 9 AM Ot for thettan{porting of 
: the br iges to be cafteuen, that fo his bap} d carriz i 
chs bosttratnn as Pal ee Jat to. his bagpage and carriages might 


i ordnance; fhouldtake: an inari¢ paines. 
JWcedy it caret pas hae the lame being ofthe nallesfoniyaringbulitof sogien 
hilsanddales:fo that in og as ih a our of his fouldiers ravine over thofe great 

ie mountain Taurus,and i trae prs gegeand cari t ouer 
at cogent age nah plaloes DhiGomvegetts dior thar essen ohere 
mounyai sncndie ae he middle where theriuer Euphrates parteth 

, cus, isneithet exceeding-high, or yet impaffable: for 
fauehiss stay ere, butis in many places inhabited 
dof peopleaccuftomedto labor androile, 

i offto eb ES Gilets Impupeaits 5 M 
alitlebefore fent forjas foonas the 
untry, with a ftrong power of his. 
foot of Amanus and Taurus: 

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third Emperour the of Turks. 4 


A fonlay with hisarmie ; andalfo by keeping the paffages to doc what might poffibly be done, 


that Se/ymus his comming might not be knowne to the enemie. 

But Camp/on,who with no leffe vanitie than pride had fondly flattered himfelfe, onely by 
the authoritie and greatneffe of hisname to haeterrified Selymys, and ouerruled him at his 
pleafure;could not be perfuaded that he was come ouer the mountaine Amanus,vntll certain 
newes was brought him, that he was encamped with a moft puiffant armie within two daies 
march of him. With which vnexpeéted newes béing fore troubled, and inthe midft of that 
danger to fecke countell,as one which began rightly to confider of his owne ftrength,and the 
ftrength of his enemie, began then to doubt what were beft for him to doe, and in great per- 
plexitie fometime hoped well, and by and by wasasa man halfe difcouraged and difmaied. 


B And now become exceeding careful both of his honour and himfelfe, hee began to doubr, 


whether it werebettet for him to giueplace to fo great a danger, ahd shunning battell.to re- 
tire with his armie into places of more fatetiesor aie couragioufly to abide the comming of 
his enenties,and to hazard the fortune of a batrell although it were vpon great difaduantage: 
forafmuch as he reputed it farre more honorable,afterthe example of his predeceflors from 
whom hehad receitied that great kingdom(both gotten and kept by nuartiall proweffe)to die 
with honor inthe field; than by fhamefull and yawonted flight, cithertoblemith their milita~ 
rie glorie continued aboue the [pace of 3 00 yeares, or for Joue of afmall remainder of life, 
being now 77 yeares old,co feeme willing to refetue vnto obloquie and fhame his laft dayes, 
depriued of all honour and reputation. 


C There were amongft his chiefetaines many which preferred wholcfome counfell before 7h its 
counfe Ga- 
, * C ayes e i elles for prom 
Jes(fometimes the follower of great Caitbeins) avaliant man of great honor, forhislong expe- trating the 


rience in martiall affaires, and ar that time gouernour of Apamia. He, ashe was of opinion, ¥#”"* 


that which was in fhew more glorious : but aboue all others, one Iambard lyrnamed Gaxel 


That to fight with the Turks armie, confifting for moft part of expert fouldiers,with fo fmall 
a power, werea thing of defperate danger fo was he alfo,thatit were good [peedily to retire, 
andto chufe the citie of Damafco, as the fitteft place for thofe wars : forafmuch as the Turks 
army could make no haftafterthem, by reafon of their footmenand carriages, fothatthey 


_ might at eafe and with fafety retire and there calling together all the Mamalukes which were 


in garifon in Tudeaand Agypr,and entertaining the Arabians their neighbors,to protracé the 
war vntill Winter , whenas they mighteafily diftreffe the enemie for want of vituall. And 
that it was not to be feared,that Aleppo, ifit were furnifhed but witha reafonable garrifon, 
could by & by be taken ofthe enemy, who had but final field peeces not fit for batterie. Befide 
that, in fhoritime aid would come fromthe Perfians out of Mefopotamiasyca & Hifmael him- 
felfe hearing ofthe Turkes expedition into Syria, was like ynough to breake into Afiathe 
leffe:neither would the Chriftians refufe to furnifhithem with greatartilleric from the Iflands 
of the Rhodes and’ Cyprus againt that conimon enemie, ifthcy were thereto. in time re- 
quefted. All which things being laid together,he faid,the Sultan might afterward vpon euen 
‘hand goc into the field, ifhe fhould thinke it fo much to concetne his honor, to giuc his ene- 
mies battell. But foras muchas the greateft wars,which at the firft had moft violent and moft 


_E farious inotions,by the politicke enemies delay, did moft commonly intime grow calme,he * 


fhould not therefore make too much haft to aduenture the fortune of battell: for that theer- 
rour's of war, which many times chanced through the querfight or rafhnefle of the chieftains, 
might wel of good menbe lamented & detefted,bur hardly orneuer recouered or amended. 

Gazelles his grave and confiderat fpeech had much moued both the Sultan and others:yet 
the cheerfulneffe of the fouldiers,and foolith hardines of the Mamalukes did fo fill Camp/ons 
eares,that he could not hearken to fo good and wholefome counfel: for as foone asthey heard 
certainly ofthe commirig of the Turks, they began to leape and dance,and to reioice among 
themfelues,that the time was come wherin they might make proofe of their valor,and win to 
themfelues honor, For now(as they faid)was come that time they had long wifht for, where- 


F inthey would by notable flaughter of theirenemies,aduance the honor and maiefty of Camp- 


_fontheir Sultan far aboue the fame of Caitbeivs:and fome euen of the chiefe men about Camp- 
(fon,xpon flatterie and vaine oftentation, alledging how honorably and ich what finall labor 
they had before onerthrown the Turks great armie at Taurus;perfuading him, that the visto- 


tie would cafily and without any great danger be goweh: But efpecially Cayerbeius a 





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with glorious words the faithflilne! alta us Dextollin A ashe was of greater place or calling,fo had he attending vponhim mo feruants, wel furnifhed 
ch chebower tnd trength ofthe vie Se kicextenu:. with horfe and armor.A goodly and inuincible armic,it the battel might haue beentryed by 
fs IS Molto ovcrhro 
countell of Gazelle a Wthe 


true valour, The Mamalukes wearing their beards long and rough, with graue and fterne 
countenance, hauing {trong and able bodies, vfed fuch cunning in all their fights and: battels, 
| that after they had giuen the firft charge with their launces,they would by and by with won- 
derfull actiuitie vfe their bows and arrows, cafting their targuets behind them;and forthwith 
the horfmans mace,or crooked {cimitar,as the manner of the battell or place required. Their 


For this Cayerbesies forall his fi heart ag iat Cam ane 
ad fointe few ee) oifoned his brother, whom h hadiine Lieberge Stes 
hinnelfe of gredtt powet wealth, and authority amongitthe Marpalukesjandwithall cy 
afpiring mind. Whereupon Ca Friese Ba 1 Bitgoodsolooketo him(clfe. a4 
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doubting th practife ro bei in Hes and horfes were {trong and couragious,in making and {wiftneffe much like vnto the Spanifh Ten- g 
erect algae bt f aa (a eat 6 SH Ra thatking ony nets, and that which is of Seca hardly beleauest fo docible, that at certaine fignes orfpee- ; 
With Campfon was not aictle offende vita ¢he thought it beat dite COME: Wher. H ches of the rider, they would with their teeth reach him vp from theground a launce, anar- 7 
ter,& ro wait fome fitter op Nortunity for Cline iW SF a sad o.ciembleche Mat. B row,or fuch like thing ; andas if they bad known the enemic,run ypon Sim with openmouth, 
duty.and bearing hilnfelfe phe ie fou a tie Spat pae ppaaia forgettul of ig and lafhat him with their heeles,and had by nature and cuftom /earned;notto be aftaid ot any 
x ce! thishe thbuahcmisht pret ees aye Dan anatalute hing 1D hisown thing. Thefe couragious horfes were commonly furnifhed with filuerbridles , guilt trap- 
on of the préfent feast n fel Sonety i 6 ee Fro pate Ap thould Vpon thiegge pings,rich faddles,theirnecks and brefts armed with plates of yron : the horfeman /himfelfe 
er Euphrates cometoz He i a 2 Ay enthe splat SEB OMS 10 Perfonhimic fe h was commonly content with acoatot maile orabreft-plate of yron.The chiefe and wealthi- 
Beene AGHA ek Wigane ans his ve 1G wana ofthe antient Egy prian Sultans, eft of them vied headpieces , the reftalinnencouering of the head,cutioufly folded.into ma- 
as Caysbtins had of late'done™ the name eka Sy eee at Generall,bctore they had, J nie wreathes, wherewith they thought chemfelues {afe ynough againftany handie ftrokes': 
theicitie Byrthatwhich nahi camped dhe may, ypont ne fide of the Huer Euphrates at the common fouldiers vfed thrumb’d caps, but fo thicke that no {word could pierce them. 
sate candi rab aualtdeen ee he banke ofthertyer, eraineth at this day both thean. I Campfon of all his armie made foure battells: The firft was committed to Cayerbeius be- rhe order ¢ 
hotles THERE HS odud po: POE PODS had.in the fight of the armic forced their caufe it was in his owne prouince where the battell was to be fought. The fecond was led by ae ba 
ey ewe Ehat th a aN aioe Ribak lerftand by that ceremopiesthe greatnes of thei C sybeins,who for his wonderfull aétivitie was of chem called Balvano, which imtheir language 
. ailieht al hos Nel ney Beaianal hate Countries were theirs fignitiethatumbler, or one that fheweth feats of actiuitie: he was gouernour of Damafco, a 
< FalehaG Magdintbom ete bateus vntothe deferts of Arabia, man offingularfaith and valour. Thefe two great Commanders were appointed at once to 
rit comming oppreffe him, be- charge both the wings of the Turks armie. Afcerthem followed Gazelles with the third bat- 
3 :.and not yetknowing thepurpofe tell; to fecond eitherthe one or the other of thetwo formoft, as need (hould require. Camp- sal 
ee yh ee cad the execution ofhis Jon hinmfelfe led the fourth,all meee guiltarmour, behindthe reft almoft amileand.a 
fiteie hainont 1 Wat, torteare leftthe other Mamalukes,difmai- halfe.. The laft was left for defence ot the campe. : =f Sb , 
ed with the hainotifhe(e of the fiid t thould either sie Soak him ar Ae eae But Se/ypnus according tohis woonted basher fo ordered:his battell, that! his Aflanthotfe- rhe orderof 
se AMHR coe that populous citi,» For Gayerbefus had by his: courtefie and bountie men wete in che right wing, his Europeian horfemen intheletr, his Tanizaries andvarvillerie semis bt 
Ricky bid Companies in the arm fat bound vato him sand belide chat, was of ereateftcre- K inthe maine battell sbefore whom in the middle berweene the two wings he placed hismoft 
Hh An ofan hil re wa them of po,hauing in his keeping a ftrang cicadell,builev ponthe D valiantand gallant penfioners,among(t whom,contraric to his woonted cuftome, he'chofeta 
rs ea > Which he kept with a {trong and fure garrifon, } ferue that day. 


D confideratly pur isde ; Cayerberus as { he-wascomeneere the enemie, in token of his braue courage, gauea 
coe) ious oa faichfel peobpescutne tite pis hot pie ses bao leslie? jand by and by, asif he would have compafitd in 
Sultan, and by forte good means i timeto prouide forshis owne {afetie, He vn- that wing, wheeled a great way about behind them: where chancing vpona greavcompany of 







































of the canger,and thinking al d f {cullions,dr ther bafé people that followed the campe, with aninfinite nimber-of 

Mn i it oF cae of hist Hiss pipet msenects ins dfeas cnaierd one made oes x brea ftirwithlitrle (ladghet ght asavalianvandseun- 

* } and’ to deliuerinto his power the cattle ik cae Ba ald ferusto come ning traitor he migiitin the felfe fame time fatisfic the expeGation of hisvalour'and.ofihis 
Seine ica tient thereby to rouid me Ea Sigel sony treafon togither, ln the other wingythe gouernot of Damafco,to enter vponthe open fide of 
rothers death, and 6 fusthet his vigtoric nett 2 Ngai feeehier to neannpenis the enemie forbearing to charge him afront,and turning about his troups on'the'lefthand,en- 
on both fides required fecret hoftages to be viuen Be Mpbebpeasoseance of promiles E tredonerthwarethéit ranks; wherethe Mamalukes fought with fuch futie;thar hauing made 
him, what ftrength the rik Hh g eh y the fame meflengers he alfoaduertifed H great {laughter ofthe Afian horfemensthey brake in amongftthem, as if ic had beena raging 
mvlbcfore he bad gathered any § tag Fite ne pea uctomakeiaitto eluabitg salt | floud bearing all down beforethemsyntil they came to the enfignes in the midftofchar wing: 
that the traitor had tequefted, promifing of rl ele Hashing doubted tocondifcend toall neither could Muftaphathe Beglerbeg(who was by birtha Hungarian, 8 Selymus his brother 
quired: affuring himf¢lfe ofthe vidoe ifhis Hecate Breater things than euer-be hare- in law)neither the Imbrahor-Bafla(or mafterofthe houfe}though they did whatthey might 
pre a ci Es Poke in “ie Bauielose fo much ofthis Aheogth by | to with {tand him, after the firft were ouerthrowne, ftay theveft, but thatthey ne 
Campfon chtorced by the gc Jord oti Bay pt sd3 nett, 23159 : ; ; ; ke : i cut initwo peeces the right 
Beetles tg he eae vitro ate Winglottheenemisbarel, aod thtinginbeewinethe batell fhe oornand the back 
Pile A ortedtta beat Siued Pee spunielhgt paseseiian{usatcnes of tlie'pentioners broughta greartertor and feare vponthe whole maine battell. Thetacter 
4,0 dare him biteell. Helay hichel: accordin tothe counfell ofthe traitor Gayerbei- aie Brough duce anger 10 stlyon by che breaking in of ear Wa8 dick 

pagek Hata aa that Rare, SEN dna Alwniiien alt M F cutoff from his foormen,in whom he had répofed his greateftconidente, And! wel Tae 
TO) fe: ris eriuer, ear ‘ fod . i sybeius, had fer- mt 

The Mama- si a of the citi, Night yer Neuertheleffe be cafily relicued with the nizay tes were hardly charged by Gaxelles, who following the fortune of Sy7e1#*, ‘¥pO! 


eens the head of theeremies battell. The A fian horfemenalfo being putto the worle, and cueinn 

Joatdiers. pieces, foundnomeanes how to reftore againe their difordered battell” Sis a eee 
Inthisextremitie Sinan Ba/faingood timecame in with his bor femen: by his commingsfor 
Lz that 


a Mamalukes ee mber tweluethoufand, but euery oneof chem,according 
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third Emperour of the Turks. 531 


erbeiusthetra [bre Ah ps 2 Fae A ‘ : 
A : Pe Pf 5 hrow of his horfemen, if Sinan Baffain the left wing (which by thetreafon of Cayer= 
freth troups of horfemen,the fury of the Mamalukes wa F A Ie ceaped with fimall loffeyhadalfo happened vpon his Sybei#s,as the other General did. } 
‘ged,and the victorie thortly after wrung out of the Mamal The dead bodie of Gamp/on found two dayes after without ay wound appearing thereup- he aead bedi. | 
; 
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ete dcec gel thdirchaltaee aca seeitoromea trou on,was by the commandment of Se/ymsus laid forthin open place for all mento behold ;that 4 ide 
a ? . 


fuch as belecued him yet to liue,and tobegone to repaire his armie at Caire,might be out of #5 vay, 












be ruled:neither could the men themfclues,although they wereo ura, ae f his returne ; and others that were alreadie ‘reuolted ; might thereby bethe more 

preuaile, beingon cucry fide oppreffed with the multitude:o tl nemies, veRC ine alhopens is ae its ai eee Notlongatee,iiesthedeadbodic began to pu 

diftreffe beeing notlving difmaied, althoughth rwerelby Cayerbeius and their good taltune trifie and grow noyfome,and to conuince the fame of his efcapeshad lien open to the view of 
forfikeny they were not to feeke either of courage or aneeign:butferting themfeliies cole allmen by the fpace of three dayes,it was withontany fanerall pompe or {olemnitie, {imply 
togither, they brake through the midft of theirenemies;with great laughter Of the Euiro iy j buried inthe moftantient Temple of Aleppo. Of the rifing and fall of this greatman, lanns 
horfemen,and hurt of the penfioners ; ee the campe and chietag H B Vitals hath written this Elogium or Epitaph: PS 
ter whom followed Sinan Baffa with the readie(tan ‘frefhett troupes of his horfemen : fosé. i : 






dymus(who that day inthe extreamic hear, for his wonderfull aines, Courage, and dires; 
dhetanitivadoubeedl yercaser than him felfey ric wrfacltabrasccenil mien ly Rau 
fouldiers to vrge the victorie,and with all {peedto purfue their flying enemies, ; 
+ Campfon bad now(his deftinie fo leading him) fer forward, of purpofeto come to the relief 
ofhismenfent before; or ifthe Turks fhouldbe ouercome, to be partaker of the Vidorie; 
whenlypon the way he vnderftood by them that fled, That Cayerbeins was teuolted, his armie 
ouerthrawn,andthe terror fo great,as that the flight ofhis foldiers was not now poflibly tobe 
Rtaied:befide that, roaugmenethe feare, itwas reported, That the multitude of his enemies 
~ and force. of their artillerie'was fo great ,‘chac they werenot thento be encountred, With 
which heauie news,the proud old man,wh olin theiperpemall:courfeof his good fortune had 
neuertalted of euill hap,was readie for forrowand gricte of minde to haue funk down to the 
ground.Andforthwith:his owamen,and theenemy purfuingthem,comming Ypomhim,who 
rie headlong, courfe withoutregard onerthrew whomfoeuerthey Met,cuery man making 
fhift forhimfelte, without refpedt of others harmes:: heibein a corpulentiman of, great yeres, 
and befidethe heauineffe of his armor, troubled alfo witharupture,oviercome with heat and 
.g mind, fainted in that great preife, and fo falling down, was without regard troden to 
=| deathyafter| “‘maicltie 2 ke es of Tudea; and'Syria, 
many-yeres cT oand Tripolis,whileftothers fled forlifejeither jc 
tothe.campe orto the citie of Aleppo, labouring in 4 sain of theirAying troupes to 
repreffe the force of their purfuing enemies,where both ighting honorably flain, Selymus ere- 
Lfew ents inthe fame field wherein the battell wa fought; and keeping moft part oP his 
armueinarmes,flept norall thas night,bucftood faftasa man hot yevaffured of his vidory or 
‘good ¢ ; fearing left nen of © gteatvalotiras Werethe Mamalukes, fhould in the co: 
“uertol he night returneand fet vpon him in his campe forhe knew right wel,that they were 
‘ouercomeand putto fight,rather by thereeachetie-of Cayerbeins, and facie of hisgreat ord- 
nance,than by thewalar of his foldie 8. But Gaztllesand the other Mamalukes, afterthey cet- 
tainly uodertoad.qbthadcaitn ” pon, hauing giuentheirhorfes a thort bait, departed in 
pie ie pao Damatco. The next day Selymna rcmouing with hisarmic,ook the rich 
‘tents of his enemies full uhe gauevnro his foldiers fora prey +and 
: bly: deliuered vito hinvby Cayerbeias, 
ciulens Jato | va ‘onyand the moreto win theit hearts, 
| im aah i hey had informertimeenioyed: 9 
thoufand Mamalukes , but of their feruants and fol: 
linc in the flighethan.in the fight, when as their horfes 
re thinftymany of | them were inforced to betake then 
of euery bafe horfeman, «For a great number of 
ie fic, and delicacely broughtwpin cold tables, 





CAMPSON.GAVRYVS 
Sultan of Egypt. 






























































that vnacquainted traue rtharday all 
Damascus. 28 ie i Paulus Toulus Fortuna caca,cy farda, vere diceris. 

i ere of our Lord 15:16, the ver! “fib.4.Blog.vie Et mente una pradita, 
fore, he had obtained the vito» eniin ese: Ad alsa tollicGamnain imo conditos, 


Selymws loft in this battell three 


Ais. 
at he had there receined ais vt wk prefuwdins Merela 
fe 


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third Emperour of the Turks. 


A the great wealth of that rich citie: without delay prefently opened vnto him the gatesat his 
comming. By whofe example other cities alongft the fea coaft mooued,efpecially Tripolis, 
Berytus,Sydon,and Prolemais, fending their Embaffadours, and recciuing inthe Turks garrie 

; fons,yeclded them felues in like manner, ; 

ta Innjtus imperator ore Aigiptia - | Notlong after, Selymus heldagreat Gouncelin his camp,which then lay vnder the wals of 

ae Tumultuofa militum eae Damatco: forhe would notbring hisfoldiers into the citi¢ for troubling the quiet and popu- 

2 Ex fece plebi ivory oti lous ftate thereof,togethet with the great trade of merchandife, whichatthat time was with 
Ky ' wonderful fecurity kepethere by merchants ofdiuers countries,comming from far,euenfrom 

the remotett parts;afthe world/And in the camp fuch'wasthe military difcipline ofthatmott sorssre dipeie | 

feucre’ Commande; that the fonldiers (knowing the victorieto:giue themno whitthe more plixeix Selymms 7 


533 


Potume, omne fulmineacyus - 

Fugas,deinde te nibil petentibus 

ay Benignitate prodigts. = 
Campion+ i//e Gaurius,wil ambiens, 

Nil te proterua flagitans, 














Mox excidens absifivons, ; ; 
Abjarnptsas armis hinc & bine rebellibmsg ; 
_ ~., Grauis fenette pondere cae ae - 

_— Est ludusatrox impotentis alee eta 


libertie) fiiffered the fruicfull orchards and gardens of the citizens, ip themoft plentitull ime bis eres, 
of Autumne,to reftin fafetie vatouched, without any keeper.By which feucre and trait go~ 
uernmenthe fo politickly proutdedagainft alkwants, that his camp wasin all parts furnifhed 


S 





yd Rc % with plentie of all chings neceffarie,and that atprices reafonable. There taking vnto him.men } 

anit ee lo ced \ salt inthe laws and cuftomes of the countrey, and calling before him theembafladorsof t 
Cine ro babees SARA WO XTINE | allthe cities.ofthe countrey,he heard and decided the greateft controuerfies of the Syrians, 
ie Ss Ab MAXIMAS. . appointed Gouernors ouer the prouinces and cities, took view ofthe tributes and cuftoms, 
ST | and abrogated many cuftomes & tributes, due vnto the old Sultans which feemed either vn- 
In Englifh thus: reafonable or gricuous to the people;therby to gain the fame ofa int 8 bountiful conqueror. 


Che =“ When he had thus fetall chings inorder in Syria,and fufficiently reftedand retrefhed his 

Fortune, well cal’d Both deafe, and blind, |. © army,and efpecially his horfes which with long and continualltrauel were grown maigte and 
And thereto fond withall, io Ls > Jeane + he of nothing more defirous chan of the conqueft of Agypt, and the vrter f{ubuerfion 
ofthe Sulrans ftate and Mamalukes gouernment; (entbefore Sinan Baffaiinto Tudea with ff 

















Thon fetftthe beggarvpalof, 
To worke his Foc = * teene thoufand horfemen,and a {trong regiment of harqucbufiers felected out of che Ianiza> ' 
Thou peeuifh dame,more{udden than : ties and other fouldiers, to trie the paffage of that counrrey, and to opentthe way for hinrto 
The thunder clap from hie pee Gaza, which was thought wouldbe vato him very troublefome,by reafon of the wild Ara- Pa | 
Reiedts the fuits of greedie wi iiteyme ; bians roaming vp and downe that countrey. The citie of Gaza {tandethntere the fea towards | 
Which to thee call lndenes? Beet Agypt, not far from the fandie defarts, whereby men with niuch difficultie and dangerous 
And lauifhly confumes th: felfe P, bo trauell paffe out of Syria and foro Caire. j j 
And whatfo elfe thon i, ft _ Py wo : Inthe meane time,tle Mamalukes who vnderthe conduct of Gazelles werecometo Caire, 
On fuchas craue nothin of h 4 : DD withall the reft oftheir order which weteth ither affembled from all partsofithe kingdome, 
Nor wifhnot to be ae o gE a entring into counfel rogether(as it often fallesout incime of danger & uiftresywithout al con® res mbeiu by 
As Campfon Caurus fecking ; a, . tentionor enuie, chofe Tomombeius(of the Turks called Taman-bai)a Cirtaffianborne;tobee the generated. 
Ne crauing owght of id BREET , their king, Hé was thenthe great Diadare, and by his office next inhonorand power vato the ae 
Againft his will by fouldi vag ; } Sultan,whofe prowefle & policie was fiuch, thar he only in the opinion ofall the Mamalukes sultaso/ egypt 
Was rais'd from batt EP , : was thought able and fufficientto ftay and vphold the afflicted & declining ftate of their king- ave 
And foaringy aboue 4 ay . dome.He by their general confentand good liking promoted tothe {tate of the great Sultan, 
‘ Made King of eclouds, - i thinking (as truth was) his owne maicftie, and the'remainder of ‘the Mamialukes hopes; to be 
Receiu’d amongit he hig Land, wholly repofed inarms,and the fortune of bactellsbegan with great carefulneffe and fingular 
Did there in gor: ot ftars, _ induftrie to prouide armor, weapons,and horfes fromall places ; healfo caufed great tore of 
But forthwith filling th Nee? E. ordnanceto be catt,and muftered great’companies offuch of his flaues as feemed mectforthe 
ith rebels. gt dascoPprett ; 4 wars: belide that, he entertained for pay, many ofthe Moores and Arabians his neighbors. 
the t as 7 He alfo for great reward, hired men skilfull ofthe countries, to go through thedefarts ofthe 


Palmyrens into Mefopotamia,and fo to Hyfmael the Perfian king with lettersvearneftly reque~ 
fting him to inuade the Turkes dominionsin Afia the leffe, or with all {peed to breakeinto 
Comagena,being by the departure of the enemy lefr bare and defticute o fufficient garifons: 
and farther to aduertife him, That Se/ymue who then lay in the borders of Tudea,mighveafily 
be inclofed with theirtwo armies,and {6 be vanquifhed, or for want of viduals diftreffed:and 
the rather, forthat there was no flect of the Turkes vpon that coaft, ablefrom feato relieue 
__ their armie by land,or yet to tranfport them thence in café the {hold by chance of war be 
F. diftreffed,g fo thinke roreturn.In which doing,he (hould both rélieue the Bgyptian Sultan . 


Moft fierce and: len 
te And tombs 
a World of wealth 
Which wish his tately 
| He greatett did forgo, 
com. | Stlyrus hauing receiued the citic o 








him witha ame citi ROP Alannn ge ts ; 
- him witha great part of his lich “PPO into his obeifa ; 
ther he himfelfe in few duies stern 1t0.p c his Alyi eae afl Ling i his friend and confederat,for his fake brought into fo great danger,and alfo without any great 
that his enemies were departed thene aia ict of his armic, to Danie, ae j trouble or perill notably reuenge himfelfe of fo many fhamefull iniuries ashe had before re- : 
pe and with their good to ftay ie tied ro. -aite. hey ofDemat : an wi pean } ceived from that his moft capital enemy. Whil(t Temombins doth thele chings, Sinan Baffathe 
oan sage IC OF hisvidtotie, and ith icir acs a eat ; forerunner of Selymus, haning . diuers i i ofthe wild Arabians, pe oe 
: : ete — a3 


ae 















he fought by all means to 


» Onthe other fide, 


vpon Sindy : for Gazelles, in 


fed of the com- inre]|j 


gageto letthem. Whicho' 





ners: 


fes being fore wearied wi 





<i ~~. } 


tepofed their chiefe confidence, 


fo was it of, greateft importance andmo 
afterward. But Sinan Bafa, although he knew 

as man of a prouident and fubtill wit, ful 
would notat once haucto doe witha 
vpon the way,and to gine them battell. Where: 
betwixt tenneandtwelucof the cloc 

» of the citie about fiftcene miles toward Aigypr. 
village,wherein trauellers vfed commonl ; 
pleatious {pring which there rifeth : 

and Gazeles in like manner had alfo 
Hoapighe by night, after he had welrefrethed his h 
a : whennewes was brought to both the 
ofboth thearmies, That the enemie was at 
, Gaels not a little troubled with thar vnex 


ieéted, (who being ftraitway defirous o 
Staté intofo great calamitic) and afterwa 
formedallthe parts of a politiqueand valiant Chiefetain 
—._ allmen heldagreat opinion ear 

Sinan aduerti- — Buthe was fearcely well fet fo: 


uerture in go 


th tranell,wa 


id his followers, to refolue ypon 
ll countenance and lively {pe 


there by chan 
determined to 





to Gaza: where the citifens , althoughthey were in 
: forthatto (hut their gates againft the Bafla, and to ftand y on their gua 
“a bese aeeed garrifon,feemed a matter both perrilous and vareafonable,forthwit h yeelded 
: teafonable compofition ; and with the plentic thereof reli ¢ Turks Bafta 
; great (but diffembled) thanks, that by his means and the good fortune of h 
deliuered from the cruell bondage of the Mamalukes ? promifing forthe remiembran y 
gtcatabenefic, for cuerto remaine his faithful feruants. sinan 
ood will,required of them all {uch things ashe wanted,or ha occafion to v{e . wy h 
eemed willingly to deliuer : and fo lodged his armie neere vnto 
in the defence of the gardens, purpofing in that place to expect the comming of Selymy 
Inthe mean time (as he was a man of greatexperience,and moft skilfull in martial af 
get knowlédge ofthat defartand vnpeopled countric,not in 
forlacke of water ; and efpecially of the nature of the great fands 
his armic to paffe: he alfo woon by rewards the inhabitants of the countre 
large offers, to procure vnto him the fauour of the Chieftaines an 
neere vnto thofe places;and alfo to efpic what the Mamalukes did a 
and forthwith to giue him knowle: 
the citifens of Gaza, in heart enemies vnto the Turks > as dayly feclin 
the grievances of the prefentarmie,aduertifed Tomembeins of t 
that that power of the Turksarmie might cafily be oppreffed before the commin 
if a ftrong power of Mamalukes were fent. thither vnder the condué of skilfull leaders: pro 
mifing,that if the Mamalukes would atan appointed time vponthe fudden i Sie: 
» onthe fleepie Turks, they would at the fame inftant fallie out of t 
there with fireand {word doe what harme 
_ Ofthis device, Tomombeius and the M: 
es fix thoufandchofen horfmen,and ag 











theircity yoo, 

4 5.8iting hj 
im 

Selymus, the Were 









Ce OF {9 








commending their Teadie 
le 


ich the 
eC; With. 





the walls of the citi 









sidings 
abj 
whereby Selyrius wae with 

y theresbour, ‘yy 
id leaders of the Arabians 
t Caire,and wherein they 
dge thereof, 











he comming of Sinan Buffaxand 
8 Of Selymys, I 


hecitie vpon thecampe,and 


they could for the overthrow of the enemie, 
amalukes liked well,and fo without delay fent Gazel- 


A reatnumber of the Arabians, to peiforme the exploit 
that his wholefome counfell had been by Campfon and others re- 


f battell , had rafhly caft themf{clues and the whole 


od time g 


ment, fort 


y to lodg. 


H 





s inforced 





anew refo’ 
ech exhorted hi 


tdsin the greateft danger of the battell hauing per- 


| averetaine, was growne into fuch credit, that K | 
of his valourand direétion, 

rth, when aduertifement was iuen ynto Sinan by his Syrian 

. igencers, That the Mamalukes with the Arabians were eas in Pod 
— etagoeth fecver- fatts,ypon the fudden to oppreffe him ; and thatth 
— ytemset bin. wereex ired,forafmuchas they ha 


g thorow the fandie De- 


pon thefpur, without any carriages or bag- 
luen,as it wasthe fafegard of Sinans armic, 
he obtaining of the full conqueftof gypt 


nothing ofthe treacherie of them of Gaza; yet 


ca pedting tharfucha thing might happen, becaufe he 


Y;tefolued to go and meet the Mamalukes L 


: “fore with great filence diflodging his armie 
keinthenight, he fet forward and marched out of fight 
There was neerevnto that placea little low 
¢,for the commodioufnefle of aliucly and 
ce both Sinan Baffa had purpofed to ftay, 
refta few houres to refre(h his armic, that 
orfes,come vnlooked for vpon his enemies 
one almoft at one inftant,by the forerun- 
and. i 
th that vnexpeéte: 


appointed of his purpote and vnsbl dnews, for thathe perceiued himfelédif- 


to fight with h 


18 ¢nemies in plaine battel,efpecially his 
Ivpon the fuddenfor the fafegard of hini- 
lution : yet nothing difcouraged , with 
§ foldiets to make themfelues readie for 
st 4 battaile, 









q 


i could not by policie bring to paffe,thcy thould now by plain torce 
“ at daphne ki teer phi Se his men in order of battel than 
Pe acelles forafmuch as hee had before at good Jeifure taken order what hee would haue 
ne if it fhould come to the point of batell + with conftantlooke and long perfuafions full 
of hope. encouraged'his fouldiers to fight. Butthe conclufionof all his 1st stony they 
~ fhould play the men,and not once thinke of fight, forafmuch as all places al tas ye 
be that vp,and become impaffable,ifthey ehh the Te eraniautactaate 
they fhould perfuade them{clues, that no one of them could that: | a oe. bebe 
i 4 by the ineuitable law of fatall Deftinie appointed to 
riurremetea 3 found life in the middeft of their enemies weapons, that cowards by 
6 immutable Deftinie found death intheir fafeft fight. 


The Baffahad placed his harquebufiers in the wings of his battell, which were raunged of ae 


i c iberti i feto 
ethi ks,thereby to vfetheir peeces at more libertie,and with more ca 
rinivae etal igthe sniddiowere placed the horfe nine to ee ant orice a a cabs 
elle roching the enemie,fent beforet etroups ofthe Arabian - 
alae of hie enemies battell, and with a fquare battell of his a 
anges the middle bateell of the Turks. The battell was agreat while psa! e, i e 
vitorie doub:full ; for although the Turks in number far freee Hs i Airs og 
indur ed and couragious Mamalukes,but were gald to giue grounc ; " - 
cbs reali inof the Mamalukes,as Satins tipo ee 7 cathe Ree 
i i Sinan, the harque' ; 
C which way they might flie: when by the commandement of Stnan, . feria 
i sfirltvo i had repulfed the Arabians,wheeling about, enclofedal 
eh i Se nk sh ‘hen and horfe werea far off flaine,with the yi 
of the deadly fhot:where truc valor helped notthem,fo on enery fide rath a a ver 
ec the Mamialukes preffed forward vponthe Turks,they quickly retired ae in i i 
easiee h battell as much as they could (hunned to encounter their enemies with their horfe- 
m8 mI 780 ing onely to gaulethem with fhot. Gazelles fecing his horfes {pent with copa 
sweatin ffesand stay ie was not to expeétany further help, his Arabians Poeten es 
Sowuhiargand alfo confidering,that many of his moft pops ah eee ond 
: imfe i in hisnecke, 
i ingal(o him{elfereceiued agreat wound 1 ke, I 
D pt Se aa the midft of his enemies,and haning loft diuers seer St 
bathe cine ro.@aite through the fame fandie deferts whereby he ie es a oe 
Jott the Gouernorof Alexandria,and Orchamus Gouernor of Caire(borh is ar Stel 
among the Mamalukes)and befide thema great apie oimarelteees-r oe 
el luk j i ioyfull or vnbloudi 
i ’ horfemen. Neither got Sinan a ioy lo 
anes penis co 3 fl his beft horfemen, and amongft them certaine commanders , men of 
Earoriiies wearic of this battell, which had ib sb) noone till ir 
iehiorfe ainting vnder them,were notable to purfue their enemics,ang the : 
oa Koel e a satire fame place where 2 Sat we sg ae ae - Herel z 
ing th i he fpoile, and cutting offt d 
E day following they at Icifure gathered thefpoile, a ibe 
i ali ir long and rough beards, faftened them vp vp 
which were eafily knowne by their long and rou er rama 
ing thereby,as well in witneffe oftheir worthie labour, asby oh 
tible freaacle to faedine eyes of their fierce ref HA was fhortly after to pafle 
ifeft vnto him the victorie ofthat day, q2 ey son 
mete Renednotiney of Gaza vpon therifing of the Sun, perceiving i Boke ia 
empticjasmen not able longer to diffemble their covert trecherie,and sen i mia «hn 
sia Baffa vpon fome knowledge of the comming of the Mamalukes, Ke Sas baa 
back into places of more fafetie, fuddenly fetypon fuch as were left sa aidiplviate -s 
for moft part fick and weake men(yct in number many) whom they Bh a bidibspchiente 
F fenily after fer vpon 2000 of the Turks horfinen,fent from roils - : es tran 5 
were come thither the fame day, enquiring with great carefulneffe S aiouitahe rani 
Baffa and his armie , and fpoiling them of their carriages, eset Ganvurtins 
di{comfiture, fuppofing the Balla (whom they had thoughtto hal Fania 
for the comming of Se/yxus)by fome mifhap or policie of the encmy t : 


enemies battell. By 


third Emperour of the Turks: 538 


Baffa and Ga- 


nena ee 


Selymus doub- 
ting Sinan Ba- coly my h inof, i i 
presinan 2=- Selymua the next day,and fk g in of thefe freth fold 
Evie 38 Gras Kamagra iia a ps 


Newt of sinens tepofedall the hope of his good fi 






thianseinatthers e DERN Cute An. «| 


uernoy of ¢ 







ie of Grecian horfemen, by whofe comming thetury of roan 4 fttong 
as 


com 
predlecl Yet thefe pilfering people {till calling forth tothe Well 
ders which dwelt in the mountaines adloygliggant nuagevanier cee rao their 
the Turks ata village called Carasbara, where they inforéed them to armie, ouert 
difaduantage, Forthe Arabians hauing before taken certain ftraits, whic! 
ee the further end of alarge vally,fhewed themféluesat oncesbetore,beh ind,and Palla 
0! 99 Turkes : their weapons were bow and atrowes, and long {peares armed On both fides 
= ich they nimbly handled, after the manner of the Moores. Thefe wea a ie both ends, 
yee vfed vpon their {wift horfes,and both intheir charge & retreat ioibded CY Mott ski}. 
ed that me Turks in number few,and for their horfemens ftaues tae cnemies 
in hot offer to chargethemsbut keeping clofe together, hardly defended thetene- 
i re site A wth might: and had vndoubtedly bin brought into ercarn \ emf és 
occtearye = me had not Juké with foure peeces of arttillerie which he bron h anpehp 
eh i ai them Which kept the {traits from theirhigh places,and fe ne With him 
' ce i peed brought thorow hismen: which ftraits once paffed, and Opening the 
pen fields, he with more {afetie marched forward,skitmifhing afar off Piet into 
Cenemie 


with his archers and harquebufi d di ing hi i 
and thickeft troups of akc e wile peoe ie hisfield pieces where he fav che Brcatelt 




























~ On the other part,the Arabians di perfedly houering about them in troups,were (til in th I 
> nthe 


taile ofthe army,and fuch as were wou 
: H j nded or weak and could 
ti rencam by all means to hinder their iourny,not fi roe ee eel 
a oe torefrefhthem{elues, or to rake any reft = 
ire all day for many of them tormented with thirft,and we 
“Hormel ae a A and ee no helperemainedinth 
0 with the multitude of thofe fierce and defi ies: f 
a a oe se ro i es inthe mid way ilagiGa ton ihe 
+ for Selymsus having le. wi fie 
mr ea e resenee the sdtens ire penn oped aa 
0 Conftantinople, which thould wi 
now remoued from Damafco ‘and the LD Bigi “s 


the reft,they dlew. 
r uented with fo ma. 
This was voto the Turks Aine 
akned with wounds and extream 
isde{perat eftate, being ftill beset 


great flectbe tranfported into Syria, had 
uide for vi@tuals and forage, stich be- 


‘So tuleh deliucied ofthe prefent dangerby the commin 


pned vato him and his firft troupes 


teens pers Ithe dalfo wh 
ciclo afemiiorieremea ie see eee 


which newes Selymus becam i 
ie exceedin i 
goe any further,before he perfeétly ra he ea ee Berens 
nfo inthis dumpe.fi ucceffe in that fo great a sti i 
deci eninge et 
i eae c ‘on into no leffe ioy and : 
ve 1 epg was laid open vnto him,and his ileffes Cm Recent ihe 4 
The ne 2 a pasepesiec | eaeniin ia i 
xt cay alter,he remoued with his armj 
. t is arm: 
bree sifieine the dwellings together Se sigh rete abies, 
Eilnleseeeanecn uesiand children ofthofe Arabians, 


fending before his tootmento a fi Geeta ih ree gg ea Rromithence 
€himtelfe with his horfementurned out 


of the way vpon the lefthand to I 
nd to Terufalem,tovifi i iti 
‘{erovaedothtorcheanriqubietireotandshetamconinn ie ee ee 
ingicityiccneaat tins Sle any 
th inhab tient inhabi ir inexpi 
ga en exiled ont ofthe world, haue no Segal Fy 
4 F a few 


sand having fent for new fupplies K 


third Emperour of the Turks: 


afew poore Chriftians,who to the great {corne and thame of the Chriftian name,payd yere- 
ly agreat tribute vntothe Sultan of Agypr, forthe polleffion ofthe facred Sepulchre : when 
as the Chriftian Princes,flourifhing at that ume with glorie,power, and wealth, could not by 
any motiue of immortal glory or fame,be incited to reuenge fo great an iniuriec ,burdeeming 
it (as fhould feeme)better agreeing with their ftate,to {pend theirtime in idle vanities,ormor- 
tall war one againft another,than in the quatrell of che mofttrue and Chriftian religion. 
selymus hauing reuerently worthipped tie antient monuments of the old Prophets, and 
done efpeciall facrifice vnto his great prophet Mahomet ; gauc vatothe Chriftian priefts kee. 
pers of the place (as vnto good and deuout men) mony to maintain them for fix months :and 
ftaying at Terufalem but one night, marched in foure dayes co the reft of his armic at Gaza: 
8 where by the way he had continuall skirmifhes both day and night with the Arabians: for 
they according to their wonted manner were de{peratly at nand in etery place, and where the 
ftraitneffe of the ways inforced the Turks to excenuat their ranks, there would they be readie 
to skirmi(hwith them ;. and fuddenly vnlooked for come co handic blowes ;and whenthey 
catne into the vallics,they tumbled down trom the mountains great ftones vpon them,which 
they had for that purpofe before prouided, At which tine the Turks harquebufiers,in whom 
they had greateft confidence, ferued them to litle purpoic : forthe weather was fo tempeftu- 
ousand extreame moift withcontinuall raine,that tic ponder in their flaskes became wetand 
vnferuiceable,and hardly could they keepe fire in their matches. Yetby the valiantnes of the 
Ianizaries the matter was fo vfed,that neere vntothe perfon of the Emperour no great harme 
C was done by thofenaked robbers: for climebing vp the hils with pikes in their hands they 
droue them from their ftandings , and enforced them to abandunthe ftraits and high places. 
But Sinan Baffa (who after his vidtorie returning to Gaza, had purto death the authours of 


the late reuolt, confif 
money, asthe juft punifhment of their 
mus,went to meet him with his vi@orious fouldiers,furni 
mics. Whome Se/ynsus moft honourably receiued, and g 
particularly tothe moft valiant of the common fouldiers, 


of money inreward of their good feruice. i : - 
After that,he ftaied but foure daysat Gaza, for that hethought it not geod to giue any long 


D time of breathing ynto his difcouraged enemies , now twice overthrowne , orto faffer the 
new Sultan(not yet well fetled in his kingdom)to grow ftronger by new preparations and fup- 
plies raifed in the moft populous and plentiful country of Aigypt.Which to let, although it 
required great hatte in fetting forward,and feruedas {purs vnto him, naturally hafting to glo- 
ric and renowne ; yet was hisarmie to be refrethed after fo long and painfull trauelll, & great 
prouifion to be made forthe carriage of water vpon camels all the way through the drie, foli- 
tarie, and fandie defarts. For betweene Gaza and Cairelicvaft vnpeopled and barren fands, 
which moued by the wind,rife vp in billows in manner of awrought fea, fo troublefome,that 
oftentimesit is not poffibleto fee for duft: and the light fands in many places gauled deepe 

with the winde, wonderfully troubleth the wearie paffengers.But fuchafudden calme enfued 

E the great rain which fell but three dayes before,that Se/ymus vnto his great good fortune wan- 

ted nothing that he could wifh,forthe happic conduét of his armie : forthe aire was become 

fo calme, that there was fio blaft of wind to raifethe fand torrouble theirfight ,and withall, 

fuch plentie of water was found almoft in euery place,by reafon of the abundant rain, which 

being not yet funke far into the fand, afforded them water infuch plentie, ifthey digged but 

two foot deep,that the foldiers commonly thought it needleffe to carrie any bottleof water 
for feare of thir(t. Yer for all that,the wild Arabians failed notin all that paflage,on cuery fide 

to houer aboutthe Turks armie (as hawks ouer their prey) and fuffered none of them to ftrag- 
gle out of order,or ftay behind the armie,but they were ftraitway fhatcht vp & flain. Againtt 
whom Selymsus provided an eafie remedie,by placing his field pieces in diuers parts of hisar- 

F mie,whichbythe direction ofthe leaders (as cuery man hapned tobe neereft vnto the dan- 
ger) were forthwith difcharged vponthe roaming enemic. And inthe rereward of his army 
were placed trong companies of harquebufiers, for defence of the weake and feeble foldiers, 
who could but foftly follow the armie,and were therefore moft fubiect to danger. | 
By this meanes Selymas with {one finall loffe receitied from the Arabians , ineight — 

. 


fhed with the {poyles of their ene- y 


garments of filke, witha great fim 





(cated their goods , and exaéted of the people in generall a great fim of sinan Baffit gon 
tulfe ureacherie) hearing now of the comming of Sely- eth to mee 


aue generally tothe Captaines, and Gaze. 






s great ci- 
q Ties Tom- 
x  Wnabeins campé: 
+ 


Te b , 
 feekes to in. 
_ Frep the Turks. 


* direély on and not forfake the 


|The comming of | 3 
Sehmus by an his owne 
mexpeldd may with [o 


‘se 


mach drew neereto Caire, Sivan naffa going etere hi 
ona daies iourney before. There is avillage ab 
te called Matharea, famous forthe plentie of moft exce 













table vertues thereof, bein, s 
» being norelfewhereto be had, mens dife 
sth stings ae aac tae place perce co: tan 
isnewan ific artilleriesa addi : 
thwart al the field,& crofle Cheha si 


ON. defires haye 



















“ee ? y which he had clofely. 
and earth, as if it had bin firme ground. Aiclversiisutayieeeh eae oot" ‘a : hurlds 
Uk abour tWelue 


thoufand) and agreat multitude of i 
: g yltitude of Arabian horfemen ‘Jay in place i : 
Et focetieyoane sunine hore thouldirfefeelethe force cr hj o Pt P0l 
nce,b h e fhor of their arrowes,and f i ee 
tage, with all his forces fuddenly to fe ifora le SS ie 
et y tofetypon themdifordred and intrapped All ihe 
t politiquely contriued and done, tha ‘a ale oa 
army which doubted of the good {i r sand agtearcaihieonciathe Sulbas 
icine good fuccefit ofthat day sand agreat mifchief: Hal eran 
. had not fortune which fauored Se, ened a Veidoubred. 
a ah Semen to fay,the fatall period ofthat is entices hip, beat 
me ae a the great endeauors ofthe Mamalukes, song, table trcacte, 
ecole Ps i" tee armie among the foldicrs ofthe court, foure Epi 
Detayien ioe sane totheir defiresypreferred tothe hee cot 
Rineiiierles enseréaines er sor were vpona malicious difpofition, of tape f, ae, 
5 : or that in fo great a declinati Herat en adie 
it goodto {eeke for new frie ds of ites diet ee ‘ 
te Sepiiurectl in, orn Sof more affurance, fled fecretly to. sinay Tog, ue 
, flees net @ Necretly to. Sinan Balla, as to a moft 
right hand,was borne ina ilageot epee commander Sine ch 
1, oa etl poore country village of Epirus, in th nen ene bis 
Uilin?fadariae eG of Epirus, 1n the mountain countrey of A 
aaeee dione preferred to thar height of credit and wealth for i 
ray ree Na p e oufewhcrein he was borne,bit off his geni pet SS 
sa ites ak y by chance fleeping in the fhadow ; and bei Senitories,being then 
hap,wasbythem which torkece dats Ws cing made of greater efteemb 
Gaiden ¢vp delicate minions for th kith E biol 
sfileatamunsl yan c prefented to thegreat Emperour <1 hn op eg oe 
tt, father ; 
im to Meerpcineed hon, 


Il direction of hi 
Hhoedieciie: tat direction of his good hap,aduanced h 
ong before diftnembred. By thele fugitiue Mamalukes Selymus and Sinan 
hat ftratagems Tomombeins 


pp sla of all the deuices ofthe enemic, and efpeciall 
great cunning and hares deuifed: ivhereinto thay sah needs fall,if they fhouldg 
A eh sey baat guided by the fame fagitiues;hesfetche 
y an vnufed way , before it was day, hauing efcaped 
forthem ; they came and 


ewed themfelue * campe, with all the dangers pre 
‘sat their backs in order of battell,sithehesr Sas Peal onic readigbentibe 


caufe they were defirous without delay tojoyne battell 


Tomombeius now too late: iui 
perceiuing that his pl i 
asin ori § that his plot was difcouered by the 
grearindutrieand che labour of fy ee ee medture sieved ors alate id 
fortune made fiuftrat,and inam ae Pa ole oa 
if inuincible courage) prefently enredane ge ttonought ; yer for allahacashe ws a mun of 
ischiefe commanders quickly ces iatOhis wonted andid ices, 
ar quickly told them 'deepe deuices,and calling to him 
ment of time he was to do many chine tt he would haue win eis thor 
mount their horfes,and a i nm at once ; the Galton oe ibe ne yee mt0 
HP iBslse bstoottasaeniae emfclues readie,the order of his cam “4 “ie b : h ng ‘ 
quited,quite the contrarie wat rey encouraged,and all his great ordnane . the sfere 
troublefomely by one cOmmhadert ea oebich things, asthe false h al mn 
done by many. But aboireall other tables. > fowerethey hattil y ddif de h ° 
ae great arti Iterimofteroubledthe mans aaa Peli onuaptis eceme- " 
ic yron pieces of i ibinitesactae ge : 
ke onieceof est weighting cee opany often wee 
i ‘of {hip ordnance, which fortheir, xcecding aud ponderous weigh, 
> 
bas could 


‘tee 


















out compaffe on the left ha 
the front oftheir enemies cai 







others moft fragrant and fouerai ifti 7 es wi 

4 a raigne,diftilled our of lows e pli mm liquou 

tind the people cut with yuorie kniues to.giue the Leary P ae anole Weterm 
r which bau 


me forthe No. 


ntashad Tormom. | 
pe ditches oye, | 


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third Emperour the of Turks. 


of theit places remoued, but by the ftrength'of many horfes, and the great 
hleauers and roules put vader them : and fuch as were mounted vponcar+ 


tiageswhen they were drawne through all parts of the campe, withthe great clamourofthe 


dil 


multuons ftirand doings, wonderfully trouble 
to horle and repairing toward theirenfignes-Bu 
culties,the foldiers c 
not vpon any apprehenfion of fe 
fudden accidents, wherin cuen the old approucd fo! 


va. 


B andconfidence, as men deftitute neither of courage or skill,but onely,o 


great cheerfulneffe defirinig the fignall to be giue 
bians to compaffe inthe wings of the enemies bat! 
that fo (ifit were poffible) the Turks h 
with fuch an vaccrtain enemie, be difo 


tr 


to be pre 
diftance both their greater & {maller ordnance; 
within an arrow fhot;fo that fora good {pace they lay beating t 
C with their great artillerie onely + inwhich 
moftall flaine,and many of their field p' 
had in his camp many excellent and ski 


a 


amoft Hideousand dreadfall cric,and with exceeding 
p fo 

an 
lonsfis Baffs,of the Europeians inthe left: he hi 
dromofhistmuttie Iahizaries,and.g) 
ofthe ficid,led after him agreatnumb 
robe ready againft allchevncertainéeue 
ioyned fiue hundrediharquebufiers, Taniz: 


E 


iF 


of king Ferdinand being driuen out of Spaine, afterwar 
perfed thoferare and deadly d 
Tacobys & Regid Lepidé, a cunnin 
wards, abiuting the Chriftian 


fome thrufting forward the fame, with theirtus 
dthe other fouldiers as they were motinting 
t two things maruelloufly helped thefe diffs 
heerfulneffe,éccon(tancie,which was fuch as paffeth creditsfor they did 
are faile either in hope or courageyas oftentimes it hapneth in 
Jdiers do many times faile of their wonted : , 
battell, yet ftill they were of greater fpirit e 
f fortunes 
ith much adoo ordered this batcell,and his foldiers with 
‘commanded all the multitude of his Ara+ 
tell behind,and fo co skirmifhsvith them : 
orfemen might with the danger of the doubefnll fight 
rdered before he fet forward to charge them withvhis 
¢ sand withall commanded his great ordnance(which was now turned vpon the enemy) 
(ently difcharged.So did the Turks likewife,difcharging at once froma conuenient 

and {peedily recharging them, brought them 
he one the other an bothifides 
manner of fight the Agyptian canoniers were al- 
ieces broken by force of theenemies fhot.For Selymsss chriptian cane 
[full canoniers,whom hebad with great entertainment mers ferue the 
noferefiice ewes, which by the zeale 
dso the fhame of the Chriftianssdif> 
hthe Batt. The chiete of thefe canoniers was one 
alittle before ouercome by the Turkes re- 
the Mahometan Supenftition, 
+ to battel on both fides, they gaue out 
fury adailed the Turks inthree places: 
is wonted order,approched his enemies with hisbattel-in forme of 
halte Moone: A4uftapha Bafa hadthe leading of the Afian hatiemeain thé right wing:and 3 

"nfelfe tod inthe maine battel with thefqua ye order of Se 

reat ftore ofartillerie : but sinanthe Eunuc\i Bafla,General yma bis army. 
er ofmott valiant horfenensdrawne out ofeuery troup ae 
nts thatmight happen inthe battellynto whom hee #he field. 
ariesynhen of wonderfull courageand aGiiuitie, fele- 
fhould. chancero:be 


‘ordered and hafty people, fome drawing, 


lor,And although they were twice ouercome in 


Wherefore Tomombetus hauing w 


‘oup: 


Turks againjt 


Hurediout of Iralieand Germanic: andefpecially oftt the Exyptiaat. 


leuices throug) 
genginer, who but 
Religion, revolted vnto 
But after that che Mamdlukeshadbrought the matte 





a 


r Selymsus ftillkecping h 


o relicueifach part of the army.as 


battell agaicift Selyrre, and 
Ibbatrell encountered the wings ofthe Turks,and the 
inthe rerewardas they-had in charge} foure tharp bat- 
telé wvere at onée made in divers places-Ivisreported by fomethacwere prefent inthat battel; 
thac what forthe clamor Secrie of foldiers, what forthe noife of: drums and trumpets & fuck 
like infrtiments of wary what for the chundering of ordnance,clattering ofarmor,and sifing 
oftheduft,all mens minds were fo confounded andabathed,thar running on headlongasmen 
furious:& defperat, wherrneither their fpeeches couldbe heard their tokens known, thejten= 
fignsfeenjbv captairisvinder (tood:tuiftaking one another in that hurly, burly,they:flewamany 
oftheinfriends in ftead oftheir enemies: for nquebbattelsmetrogether withgreater hatred, 
neither did euer two great kings with lefle cate of their perfons &fafery mare -refolucely, or 
defperatly make thew of their ftrength & courage ¢ for both ofthem with like danger box of 
themfeluesand of theinartdies,{eeing plainly thattchey had pubbathehelt lives & kingdoms 
46 the hitdard of abattell, promifedivnto themfelues noother hope offafetie, but what they 
{hoild obraitic by vidtory .Gazelles defirous both of honor and of reuenges'® requite the Rut. 


— a from Gae 


ed out of Selymmus his owne fqiadron,t 
‘mott preffed by the enemic. i 
¢ Soalmoft at one time,w 
the wings ofthe Mamalukes with equa 
Avrabians:alfo valiantly charging chem 











hileft Tomamibeiaes food in the maine 

































he had beforercceiued fromthem not far 
pat with, 





4 


wich wonderfull fury affailed Jonufés Bafa; andat 
_ ouerthrew certain ot his guidons: ‘ ae soit Aral 
‘backes, enforced thofe victorious troupes,which inall batt 
prife (the very flower of Tracia, Theflalia,Epirus, Macedon 
their backs, which neuer enemic had before that time feene. At\ 
fully attending cuery accident, came fpeedily in with his moft 
Vpon thefide of the enemic,andreftored againe the battell. 
iy TED. But whileft Sizan,who in this his laft worthie labor had. 
fuine OF GaXelles, was with an inuincible courage valiantly fight ie head of his battel] 
bythe comming in of the couragious captaine Bidon with his Mamalukes, ouerchar’ “i 
flaine.His moft valiant followers alfo laboring to refcue and cari 'y away his dead bode pol 
by Gazelles vntolding his troupes (that ftanding thin, th ‘mightat more libertic wether 
{words,in which manner of fightthe Mamalukes fat excelled the Turks)for moft part Nai a 
andithe mee to fight: and chat chofen companie of fiue hundred of the moft valiant Tne 
Zariés,now deftitate of ‘their horfemen, when they had moft couragioufl y done what’ oN 
poffible for men to doe,being compafled round with the Mamalukes horfemen, were alling 
weatnine es seat foot. Thus refteth this Eunuch Bafla in the bed of oan 
ing of this mo. i dur i ies in hi 
Det esas g Of | Ke ft a ar ge arog us Breatctt armies in his 
1 Muftapha inthe other wing of the Turks battell comming on couragioutly with hi 
horfemen, did fore preffe the left wing of the Agy pti al bre! Helymi che Pinko 
stwo valiant capraines, had the leadingywho butalitele before had receiued gteat harm J 
le great ordnance which was difchargedout of the middeft of Selymus his battell oner. 
- the field swhich a4u/tapha perceiuingyand defiring to blot outthe old infamic he had 
fore receined,did fiercely preffe vponthem,{o difordered,and with his whole troups ouer- 
oe their broken tankes;and gliftering in his bright armour, witha loud voice encouraged 
s Afian oo petit them that day wich valiant prowefft or honorable deste. 
a AMRAD 


Couer their antient honor of late loft in the eh 0. 
n ‘battell ofthe Turks horfe- 














hs, . ay t 
Grecia) to fic ani 
MEH CME Sinan Balls cate. 


freth men 


















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with “wAtthe fame timeal{o Tomombeius breaking throu: iddl 
Gs Afian (oul: srenswas entered into the {quad 7 a incr litar giui 
dliers oner- othe ron of the foorme: f 
oa m pap wound,himfelf beige valiant bi eieasiatinteee iret lawns had 
Shltensermie, #40 iN a ring incloled the vrermoft parts fthe Turksatmic,& in man »places inforcedthem 
alleen »* toture their battell vpon NU eee wishaldubetulldere both before & be- 
hindswhen Stlymus fecforward with his battel of footmen,and his fquadron of Tanizaries,his 


iB thd 
se. «<> laftand moftaftured refuge inthae his hard diftreffe, whofe inuincible force. nei 

ees ! 9 7 ‘ titres ce, nel ie COU 
ant ra ply tg hor their toriousriders were able to abides for fai ue os with 
that no! huge dee with their pikeshad fo ftrongly ferithe front of their battell, 
me ing asab eto ftand wherefoewer that firme battel. nked togetherasifithad been 
onbowteens Manges ody,twayed, Yet was this cruel] bateelh continued with diuers fortune 
ebotabdinatnice oureaclocke votilltheg ing:downe of the Sunne; neither wasthereany 
F dittodeme 1 oe ity ‘ piuith divers {uecefle and change of fortune endured the fi- i 
ected sy br fold ee ied ig entaged with an implacable 
ditdathingta haubehevias meng éfperatlyas men prodigal of their lines : the: Mamalukes 
lac fe fi (ne viory wrong out of their hands by hem whom they had infomany 
adovercome  vangicnselfeorte:thathey whom but te they 
_flance.So that on bor des thei t bartels, thould nowthe third time make fo ftrongrefi- 
wo ids,{upported Hl nad ting hands and bodies both wearied and weaktied with 
ithat blondie ba well untill hese ttacie of mind feemed yer fuficien to haue maine 
hot made an endo inti cnveedaigintee ite flight now comiming on; 

‘dsand fearing to bevtterly ouerthrown, firftcaifedare- 
which ween rdnovable to with{tandthe Ianiza* M 

heras men commanded, to retire.: Which he 

Idiers,and forthe keeping of his 
ac fortune which: ideceined 


































is 






F allthings were inteadineffe to haue put the fameiin execution, were in lik 


third Emperour the of Turks. 541- 


A his firft hopes,feemed vnto him (as it fareth with them indiftreffe, till hoping for better) to 


romife him more profperous fucceffe , if he were not difcouraged : but referuing fuch re- 
mainders of his forces as were Jefi,he fhould againe couragioufly renew the war. 

The battell thus broken off by the approch of the night, the Turks as victors enioying the 
tents and great artillerie of their eacmies,purfucdthe Mamalukes vatil! midnight, whoheld 
ontheir way to Caire, inmanncras if they had fled. This great battellwas tought ypona 
Thurfeday,the 24 day of January,in the yere 1517. The Diadare was taken in the fightmor- 
tally wounded, and with him the valiant captaine Bidon, hauing in the battell one of his egges 
broken in the knee with a faulchion fhot, wherewith his horfe was alfo flaine vnder him. Sel 


mus commanded them both the next day to be flaine, either forthat their wounds were fup- selymus canfetb 

B pofed tobe incurable, or els for that it was his pleafure,with the death of thofe two honorable ie Dieiaa 

. r ~ 4 Pe wai ie - 

perfonages toappeafe the angrie ghoft of Sinan Ba(fa,whofe deathhe wonderfully lamented, Taine Bidet 
The furks alchough they ftill preuailed,yet was their armie greatly impaired euen intheir 4 flaine. 


Ges ceffe and fortunat battels : the fourth part of their armie was confumed with 


eft and the {word, and that dayes labour had tyred.a great number of their horfes, be- 
de the long journey they had before endured. For which caufes Se/ymus was enforced to 
flacke fomewhat of his accuftomed hafte: foras yet he had no experience of the difpofition 
ofthe Aigyptians which dwelt at Caire ; neither could he vnderftand by any cettaine report, 
where Tomombeius {tayed, or vpon what refolution he refted. Which things not throughly 
knowne, he thoughtit not good to commit himielfe and his armie intothatmoft populous 
and fpacious citie : but ftaying foure dayes at the village of Mathareaand Rhodania,carefully 
prouided for his wounded fouldiers,and caufed the bodies of fuchas were flainto be buried, 
but the dead carkaffes of his enemies he left to the birds ofthe aire and beafts of the field, 
And afterward remoouing his campe thence, that he might more commodioufly water , he 
came tothe plaines betweene old Caire ana Bulach. 

In the meane while Tomormbesus, nothing difcouraged with fo many mithaps, gathering to- 
gether the Mamalukes from all places, encamped his armie commodioufly between the new 
citie of Caireand the riuer Nilus ; he alfoarmed cightthoufand Athyopian flaues (which 
kind of men he had not betore vied , for the remembrance of their old rebellion:) befide 
that,he opening the old armourie,put arms inco the hands of the Mamalukes fons,& Moores, 


D (his vaflals) into the hands ofthe Jewesand Arabians alfo, and couragioufly prepared fora 


greater and more mortall war than before, But forafmuch as there were many difficulties in 
the managing thereofhauing almoft loft all his great artillerie, with many of his molt valiant 
horfemen flaine inthe former bartels ; hein his troubled minde did fo caft the doubtful 
hopes of his laft device, (which cru¢ll neceffitie wrung from him) that forafmuch asheyhad 
by manly force nothing preuailedinopen field , he would nowaltogether vfe policie yas he 
whichof late hauing vnfortunatly made proof of his ftrength,hisforces yetal whole,thought 
it nor good again toaduenture the fortune of abatrell : neither was he in hope if he thould fo 
do,to be able with his finall power and defperatfupplies to protrac the war yatill the heat of 
Summer,as he defired. Wherefore he refolued by nightto affaile the Turkescampe, andif 


E poffibly he could, to feritonfire. For which his deuice he feemed to have two reafonss 


whereof the one confifted in the fpeedie execution, thathe might defperatly attemprito doe 
fome notable exploytin the night, before theenemie fhould perceiue the weakenelle of his 
power, which was tiot great,and fcambled vp onthe fudden ; asal{o before he himfelffhould 
grow into contempt with the naturall Agyptians; who defiring nothing more,thanto caltoft 
thefernile yoke ofthe Mamaluke gonernment, with wavering mindesexpedted but fome fit 
occafionto rebell The other was; Phat by the betiefit of he night he mightauoyd thedan- 
ger of the grearordaande ; which in fudden actidents,and efpecially inthe darkenefle of the 
nightyferucth tolitefe‘orno purpofe:in whichkinde of ftrengtivhe had before to his great 
loffé learned,that his enemies were too good forihimn, Butthelt his reafonable policies,when 





ouerthrowne by the'tteafon of firchasfecretly réuolted from'him tro the enemie. i 
For Selymus vaderttanding the whole plor by-certain Mamalakes (which hauing thé kings: 
evil) furetinein contempt,asit commonly fallerl outwith meénin miferie,dayly forfook him) « 
commiaiided his arthieto be ‘* readine(leyamd making great fires in diners parts ofhis 
SiFt19 Aaa campey 


e nianner asthe fitt, Tomambeius hie 
Purpofe difcoues. 
ved to S ‘ 





t 














































Sei yin th j 
campe, kept moft carefull and vigilant watch. By which! 
thatthe night following, Tomombeius approching his camp u 
of his firft troupes which vnaduiledly were gone on too farre :and ha 
thereby recciued his laft overthrow, butthac he wifely mifdoubting the vnwoonted lich 
the fires fhining in all parts of the campe, in time called backe his hafting troups, which a of 
themfelues with more hafte than good {peed marching into the veric mouth of the Turkes ; p . aehi 2 ie 
great artillerie,bent of purpofe vpon them, ri ssombeiws thenhad, be in eucry place & entrance fufficiently defended: for within the circuit 

Tomombeius difappointed of his purpofe,by perfuafion of his Chieftains retired to Ciire- of Memphis (now called Caire) are’ contained three great cities,which ioined one toanother 
S)__SSethe Marais ttl purioctieworls in planed; thougheitbeftro proceed inanorie, DRI ec mgt uct Nilus trom whichisscqua. 
pao etc! oie Serr’ Bee ofed to he copies oledfits ana BL aed ly diftanc amile ithe breadth tdierobh etueeaies amile anda quarter.In the midft hie 
from siting. For they as men Brought tothis cmrfcmnitida they mutt aby Be Bites B isacaftleftanding vpon alittle rifing ground, fomewhat higher than the reft of the city;more 
dwellings, liues,wiues, and children ; thought it more honorable, and better a paste notable for the beautie and greatnefle thereof,than for the manner of the fortification: for in 
theirantient glorie,fo to do in their fight, and in the entrance of their houfes, than Rice | it were many princely Lair afaire ftreet with many ne gallerie: ea ee ee 

; F pai 2 rts, Wi 1 ni way : the vtter part thereof was garnifhe 

poi oe bes Pa Mega sco sae nies pel tals pails Miron: Ras fortreffes and beautifell battlements fom whence all Sis of the 
He a POFSSCUED) em now humbly ihe river Ni i igh Pyrami : moft pleafantly tobe feene. 
fringe Eaypmstcrigurouieypumesgattie Tus herarcs | ee ee icmnsheane 
scar ai ienchc m/e testo PeCOWar iuaney molt goods fpoyled i ilus,i ty fide inclofed with moft (tately buildings, and is a place 

and ae rae and ‘erat er into moft mifcrable captiuitie foraf much as the raat vie oee tat see! Casting al a Sgt may sate both fi & foule, WHER 
hou stot thon id Sane fta ai Hes et ‘s ae arate ee pare them, . ofthere is in the lake great ftore. Another lake there is far greater and fairer than this,in form 
igh they fhould as neuters ftand looking on, and helpe neither partie: for viGorie (as C ofatriangle, in the vttermoft part of this new citi¢ of Caire coward Bulach? itis filled atthe 






third Emperour the of Turks. 543 


A. enemies mutt of neceffitie come in that way forthe largeneffe of the ftreets the other parts of 
the citie he kept with leffe garrifons.But the innermoft part where the caftle ftood, was kept 
with averic great & {trong garrifon of moft valiant foldiers : that whither focuer the clamor 
ofthe enemie or danger of the battell fhould call, they might {peedily from thence come 
with reliefe. For why ,thatcitic of all others the greateft,couldnot with fo {mall power as To 


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eee 





they faid) alwayes full of infolent pride, would know no friend but fuch as with refolute hand j i i ingi 
; q Pearee rc ont ifing of Nilus by a great fluce made of {tone with yron floudgates, and being io’ nedto the 
the Fepptii nie, VS el ae) scaraltti res) cons ebra gmat’ eer viies bya roan channel,is able to beare final boats zal barges ea aeitlenien for 
4 Br perie sewer many ofthe weal th ieft of the Agyptians, whoas they thought the change of their difport vied to folace themfelues both by day & night in courting their miftreffes, The 
tomar tbe Me. the ftate would be burtfull to their trades and wealth,fo were they readic inall they could to houfes ie all gallantly buileafront alabout the lake,with porches garnithed with open gas 
te. helpe the Mamalukes their old lords :fo onthe other fide therewere many ofthe middle fort | Ieries,and paued with fmooth marble euento the brim of the lake: there the citizens in their 
ofthe citifens,and a far greater multitude ofthe bafeft fort of the vulgar people , who hauing more profj peroustimes vfed to row vp and downe in boats,and with pleafantmuficke to de- 
little or nothing to Jofe, liued in hope now to make a gaine of other mens loff¢s ; and withall, | light the liftening cares ofthe hearers.On the Eaft fide of this lake ftood a moft fumprtuous & 
remembring what mifcrie and flauerie they had endured about the {pace of three hundred | ftately pallace,the late worke of queene Dultibe wife of the great Sultan Casetbeima, for manet 
yeares,vnder the proud gouctnment of the Mamalukes, kept themfeluesclofe in their hou- } ofthe building and inward beautie far exceeding the other proud buildings of this pleafant 
fes,expedting the laft euent of wars ; and fecretly reioycing intheirhearts, thatthetime was K | D Place: for the wals glitered with red marble,and pargeting of diuers colors, yea all the houfe 
come (God fo appointing) wherein their outragious and cruell mafters fhould be juftly and was paued with checker and teffeled worke;the windowes and gates were made ofalablafter, 
worthily punifhed for their oppreffion and hard dealing , and that which gladded them the white marble,and much other {potted marble;the pofts & wickets of maffic yuorie, checke- 
more; was, That the reucnge fhould be taken by the hazard of other mens liues, with which red with gliftering blackebonic,fo curioufly wrought in winding knots,asmight eafilier ftay 
withed fpedtacle they well hoped fhortly co fill their defirouseyes. than fiatisfie the eies of the wondering beholder : neither was the furniture in itinferiour to 
: Tomombeius with much labourand greater care, fortified all the gates and entrances of the the magnificence of the building,but fuch as might fitly an{wer both a princes ftate,oe awo- 
citieappointed vnto cuery ftreetaparticular captain,in cuery publique place encouraged the mans quaint defire. All which things fhortly after Selymus hauing obtained the victorie)car- 
people,omitting nothing thar could poffibly be done ordeuifed ;and that which in fo great ried to Conftantinoplesnotfparing the very wals,but plucking them down,foto take outthe 
acalamitie and danger was ofall other thingsthe hardeft, with cheerefull countenance and curious {tones whole. Befide the goodly buildings about that lake, ineuery place of New 
vndaunted courage made thew of greateft hope. The Mamalukes alfo, befide the neceffitie Caire was to be feene the faire houfes ofthe chiefe Mamalukes, more commended for their 
(which in cafes of extremitie is of power to encourage and make defperatethe faint hearted E commodioufneffe,than for the manner of their building. The reft of thebuildings ofthe city 
coward, ) prouoked with emulation, {trauc amongft themfelues, who fhould beft petforme all was but low,replenifhed with thecommon fi ort of bafe people. There are yet extant in divers 
the duties of worthie captaines and fouldiers: for euery one of them according to his conceit j places of the citie,three churches of the Chriftians,wherof one is holdenin greater reucrence j 


than the reft,for the fame of a low vault inthe ground, where itis reported the virgin Mary 
flying the fury of Hered,to haue repofed herfelfe with herchild Chri? Iefus the Sauiour ofthe 
World: another dedicated to the virgin Barbara: and thethird to S, George,which amongft 
thofe nationsare of great fame. Vato the citie of New Caire, the citie of Bulachais ioyned 
almoft with continual buildings. It is of an high and ftately building, lying clofe vato the 
river Nilus,and was in Summer time frequented by the Mamalukes and othernoblemen,that 
they mightat their pleafure from their high placesbehold the inundation of that famous ri- 
¥ uer.There land all the fhips which come vp the riuer;yet the great meeting of the merchants 
is at New Caire.On the other fide of the riuer oucr againft Bulach, are many cottages made 
of hurdles and leaues of Date trees,the dwellings of poore fifhermen and watermen, A lietle 
aboue Bulach isold Caire,which isalfo ioyned vnto the new city with continual buildings 3 
yet diftant from itabour two milésand an balls a ftatidert alfo fart by the riuer of ae 
aa Ouest 


and deuice, caufed great ditches or greattimber logs tobe caftouerthwart the ftreets ; fome 
: in couerr trenches fer yp tharpe ftakes, Secunia enemie falling vnawares might be ga- 
me ged 5 otherfome according totheir ftore, fiirnifhed the windowes and fronts of their houles 
inthe grearett and moft open ftreets, with harquebufiers :all which things with many moe, 
were done with fuch cclerity,that none of the beft and moft honorable of the Mamalukes re- 
firfedto handlea fpade or amattocke,or to puthis hand to any otherbafe Jabour ; fo that no- 
Re ae fooner deuifed,but it was forthwith performed, : 
A great and antient citie of Caire was notcompatfed with any walls, yet werethere di- 14 
tiy ers gates and entrances which led yntoit:whereof one broad {trait (treet came dircétly from 
Eaft gare vntothe caftle and middle of thecitiesthe reft were fo narrow and crooked,that 
} em no great artill erie could poffibly be brought,or foldiers enter without great danger- 
pase place efpecially had emtleienmartssilbisay 
eins ‘ ; ok 


= ftrength ; for that he knew his 
33 enemies 
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c “3 wd 
1s 2 Lee 
Oueragainttit in the midit, of the riueris nan teafa 
dens and banqueting houfes therin: in nein eff oF thega. 












third Emperonr of the Turks, 






















! in f 154 lou 4 A quite ouercome , which did yet liue in hope , with weapons in their hands ; int 
raes daughterand the danger of Mofes(amoft antient hiktoriesye here Mesh Pha © ON efcis and feat of their Empire. Wherefore'that they thould thinke; The inch fore 
in memorie.)But moft part of the buildings ofold Gaire; areno owninto garden il of that day, refted thegood or bad eftate and condition ofall thicir liues; honours, and for- 

tuins. It is fuppofedby many probable conieGures,thatithere fomtime ftood the =r Scrude tunes. Affuring them,thatit would bea matter but of {mall labour andtrauell, to bring itto 
of Memphis. Vponthebankeof the riuer,the Jate-Sltan Campfon builta fumptuous nes awithed end, if they would in that new kinde of fight (as they had alwayes valiantly in other 


‘We 
US; Which bein; a 


souertop ping thats innew. Caire, to conuay, water thither outof.Nil 
Pin therereceiued into 


many whielesand ingenious deuifes forced into thetop therof, and 


battels ynder his conduct) but refolue with them {elues,that they would ouercome, 
| Fhe prremides cifterns, was from thence by pipes of tone & lead,conuaied into all 


This his {peech much inflamed the minds of his fouldierssbut the hope of fo gteata prey 























j , places of thekinne | much more:: fo that being in good order and readie,they expeéted but the figne of the affaulr, 
Ege, pallace at new Caire, About fiue miles diftant from.old Caire onAfiricke fide ftandes reat When Selymm entering by the gatecalled Bafliela,did at one inftantthraft in his horfemenat 
amides, monuments of the barbaro tiankinas vanities 3 the Py. diuers places of the greatcitie ; buthis Tanizaries he brought inbythe greare(t and‘latgeft 

us Egyptian kings vanitie;whofe proudname §' 3 3 Perel g 








‘Time hath wore out of thofe huge and.wonderfull buildings. Sandtitles H B freer. Arthe fitftentrance of thecitie , horfenienencountred with horfemien, and made a 
-eternifing of their fame and elie ’ Tothat 4 il ee ese fame vaine bloudie fightin the narrow ftreets and Janes: butthe footmen plading their culuerins & fal- 
hast 1 ns ; rng aie aor y elaid, cons before,and fuddenly difcharging them where they faw the thickeft troupes oftheir ene- 
a reaias tena thd eas Compneeaah we - miesjcleered the ftreet directly before them. But when'they came to the barricado's & tren- 409 mortat 
Interitus et Uthite 1 thee frsiog : : ® ches, and were by force to remooue the timber loggesand other like things lying croffe the batt fnghtis 









haps rege j ftreets,and fo to paffe the trenches, the Mamalukes 6n'the other fide valiantly withftanding “”* 
What wonder metus Mar dost vain aol a at o5eHleq v's 7 | them); they fought with fych force and obftinacie 6n both parts, that in the mémorie of man 

v¢ I diez. the Rately tombes do weare:: c c es i 
Tieyahetonstetiiec, aeughn aidiabloatheydidbene was neuer a more fierce and cruell battell (eene.: For boththe Mamalukes andthe Turkes in 


that fight fhewed the vttetmoft oftheir ftrength'and power: not ignorant, that in that , asin 





\ Within themarethe frpulchers of thenld z Hi FORA. 108) IIT 7 4 the laft,they wereto fight act forhonour onely,but eucn for their lines andempire ; whenas 
‘fhed with ftone of great price curioufly wegen smpeesins nou eels garni. C greateft rewards, orel{e exteame miferic, wereby dallying fortune on both fides propoun= 








for darkneffe thereof, dreadfull to behold: fora i i 
tow way,almoft {warued yp with rubbith rie rt oan 


their lightsaré Oftentimes put i 
of the earth and {warmes of remife flying about sarees Somb tani shee 


¢ of fmel,and ded both to the vanquifhed and vanquither. Atthefe batricado’s the ‘Turks recerued’ great 
em by anar- loffe,asalfo atthe trenches ; for they-vnaduifedly-running on the hindermoft {til bearing for- 
h thedampe ward rhe foremoft, tumbled by heapes one vpon another into thecouert trenches, and were 


























































' t Ottot , there miferably impailed vpon the fharpe ftakes,forthat purpofe before fetvpby the Mama- P 
ke Ber pspornanat the watch tower of, Alexandria,and the mouth ofthe i den lukes, The aa alfo al zhiildeeh vith manly eoutage threw downe notes ph tyles,and 
ethrinto the fea, is from thence well tobe feene : and that for.the great height of the fuch otherthings fromthe tops oftheir houfes, and outiat theit windowes, vponthe Turks : ; : 
man cannot fhoot an arrow fo high as themidft ofthelower tower wheron thet} ire ft in tN and they onthe other fideasthey could'efpie thei, feccht them off from thofehigh places 
Of thefe outragious buildings,are written many ftrangeandalmoftincredible ‘hi elt th "4 with their harquebufies,or elfe violently brakeintothe houfes from whence they were affai- 
an hundred thoufand men fhould be occupied continually by the {pace of twe ee led,and there fought with diuers fucceffe, Buemoft part of the ey ptians,diligently obfer- 
building ofone of them :during which time, the charges for ebie arlik aa yee Katy uing the fortune botli of the one and ofthe other(accouinting them both for ehemies)with di- 
amounted to 1600 talents of filuer. Thefe wonderfull yramide: et ee nee Only: uers affection affailed fometimes the ‘Turks,and fometime the Mamalukes, feeming ftill nota: 
inthethreecities more to be wondered atthan the maitaide aia : <a ete blyto helpethat part whomthey faw for thetimeto haue the better, Many cruell and moft 
almoft incredible go vp and downe cuery ftreet »but for moft oe pe ip annumber terrible incounters wereat once made in diuers places ofthe cities for as they croffed’ from, 
they which heldany wealth, durft not make any fhew therof for eer ha silted ftreet to ftreet,fomtime the one,and fomtime the other hapned vponnew troups of enemies; 
common people did then generally live with mutton, hens, 2 dit of the Mamalukes. The and they which as victors purfued their enemies.aftont,wereby others following them atthe 
yeeldeth plentie : neither had they as yetthe knowledge of the nile, whercof the countrey heeles,{lain'downright s fo that in the viétorie no man could affure themfelues of fufetie. The 
forced difhes,and prouocations of gluttonie,which etl owkions hatte einpuetton ait 


lanes and ftreets (a moft horrible thing to behold)did fo fow with the bloud of thei whith 


hurt inuented. But againe to our purpofe. to their great coft and lay by heapes laine, that the duft which at the firft rofe wondetfull thicke, was quite layd,as 


When Selymus vnderftood afar 





















edI : ; ronal ‘ witha plentifull fhoure of raine:the aire was darknedwith the fmoke of fhot, and fhoures of 
teeta tbew'g Mamalukeshauing thither affembled Yeah Temewbeiarss retired into Caire,andthatthe 5 E Troweseind fuch wasthe clamour of the peopleand fouldiers,the clattering of armour, and 
‘wing of caire, termoft of their fortune: he with his army dre rengt', were refolued there to proue the ve- report of the artillerie,that the earth feemed'to tremble,andthe Houfesto falldowne. — = 
j to fetdownethemfelues that da for gies Pan Ret Vato the citie, exhorting his foldiers - This dreadfull and doubrfull fi ight endured two whole dayesand nights without intermif? Along andthe 
had fo many times before ouerthrown, 8c me Rivas fubdue their enemies, whom they fion: yet fo; that the Mamalukes innumber few, and not able to endure fo long labour 8: wat- rib Fgh. 
the rewards due to their former labors pro itleitoforcethemfelues for the gaining of chings, giuingground by little and little, and forfaking their firft munitions, retyred ther? 
fo great,asthey had not the fill thereof. aoe (as he faid) would be fomany and felues further into the citic. The third day, befet with the'greateft dangers that could be, 
them morcouer,thatthere was buta fevwgood fold pimmoderdtdtefires imagined. Telling asto lofethemfelues with all thatthey had, (which Commonly enforceth mens courages in j 
dic wounded and terrified, able longer to 2 erslefe with the defolat Sultan, who alrea- their laft-attemprs) they renewed the battell with fiich refolution , thatthey conftrained the 
days in the fight & arms of their y mad child cepthe field,had made choice to end their Turksto retyrea great way , and for haftto leaue behind them certaine of theit field pieces. 
hewas voluntarily fent for bytk sepals that,he made them beleeue,that With which repulfe itis reported |, that Selymus difpairing of victorie, commanded to fet fité 
malul ces, whofe viter defttuéion: : sPoithibe the very name of the Ma- F vponthe houfes ; mooued thereunto with iuft difpleafure againft the Bgyptians, forthat Zo 
__ for therooting vp of that wi -cruell d+ and had therefore promifed him M © nufés Baffa,now his greate(t man of war,had euen before his face receiued a dangerous wound 3 
heir soiles cele to further his y ? aile them as occafion ferued out . inhis head;by atone caftouratawindow.’ . es kas 
hole matter, & to makea ful conquel ae ne a ds Thattheaccomplifhment » Now were the houfes pittifully burning and the Aey ptians weeping and wailing cried for a 
ied & fc d nh g of thofe weak remain- mercie. The Turks them/elues fouglit but fainely, expecting the found ofthe retreat : ¥ ie | 
- -» Aiaj . newer | 
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Many atonce,tha 
a Baffa entor ed to retirejand afterward 
eer Muflaphaby oe ouerture of the Ay 
4 ected tora faire broad {treet, where the Mamalukes, 
andbridled that if che worftfhould Sigal 
themfelues to firch places of refuge as they had before thought vp 
ued by the Mamalukes as their la(t refuge, AMduflapba tooke away, ha efor 
the gartifon which kept them which was but weake,confifting formoft part of ect? 18 
letors;as {afe enough in fiich a place of thecitieas.was leattto’ be iu/ pedtedandieo> 
is accident (as it oftentimes falleth out in great and vnexpected mifchane vateaed. 
ane gaunt the courage of the Mamalukes: who now feeing them {elues hardly bee Ntsoey 
dreadful battcll by no other hope or helpe maintained,but onelyby. courage.bein, pathy 
OWn indgement owercome,betookethemfelues to flight/Moft pare of them hattj Nelda 
uer of Nilus with Temombcius (whoin that battell had all in vaine pronedthe itterant “4 
‘ | eee ete Country of san 
he Mey ptians,and in the loathfome o> 
greatelt Temp, oftheir vain nied ai piilevale dh 
tel nProphet : where afce ad a great while valiantly deg: 
epics: asout of a flrongnatls, hapa ‘anita yecldshemteinesbik ns 
joural ns,at laft quercome with chitft,weari sand wot ‘tog ithe 
4 seer piegtemanullerichey yaclded Perper ei ne i 
ue 3 ic aici fouldiers ee in the porch’of theifame Temple,nd the volt writhing na, 
Sa i aetcines tohlcwanidhisaalryeto be afterwards murthered, Ae 
us having th cathe victorie, forthwithfent part of his'armic t h 
eae ence of imation to bemadechtoug althe city, Tharall Sean 
A eldth 5 W be 1m bie heel 3 butvnto 
Ope of life. Vito the A 
Hoy : idden Mamalukes,:he propoféd rewards:but i 
es a ie aaboerleo abated tpecliakeined hauing fold tales 
Pur 1OUles V | proclamation,many of the Mamal a 
nh ey ner scame lonth and yeelded themfelués,8e were forthwith cahiihonrhee 
si 4 ae nee a see py promife,moftdifhonourably tnitnheredta pric . 
on, becaufe(as it was git means to haue efc o i 
whicheuld noe breake the bonds of faith and fdelidewnnse roses i a brie 
pecing appcached by their malitious neighbours,moftconfan hotoesends; fo 


Ih Gann Nowedoaem(elucs todeath, ...:, 
“urks growing infolent, ranfackt enery plac iti 
bidt hens os nes aaaor ea place of the citie, drew out 
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— eairetaten 
—«Selyonns. 




















































































tly died for their friends; for 





tie dithe honfes of the Aigyptians, 

; peers Pol thing thut vp or in fecretAnd fome there were. eats one. 

humour, whercunto Rasonels ‘couctoulneffe,crueltie and uftseuery man fitting his own 

great libertie, mon men Ae recalls gcuftome inclined : for that in time and place of £0 
making confeience of nothing, cially the common fouldier, flattereth himfelfeto the full. 
red appetite. T he tame day rane . allthing according to-his infolent and diforde- 

maandement of 71 omambeiau,Sas pone to we Caiseyoisnalles (who but a little before by the 


new firppli¢s)came to Caire;but finding al 
heretore thinking it 









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€ caine to Selymausyy 
which were eo i 


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« ¢ Arabian captains 
nce,in chemidtat me 


smby thy great calor thew bap 
haue.(moft noble Se 


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Be 


imber of good horfi imen)é& being admit- 
tines boldly fpake vato him as followeth: M 


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jo bee thy friend, badnos enuied onr feich- 
time, afier that all things haue ginen place 
bers in worthinelfe of mind alfe. Whilef 
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third Emperour of the Turks. 


A. spewereis arms againft thee for onr lines and kingdem,our wealsh and ftate yet [landing whole, we al- 
males as men prowdly prefuming upon their owne vaine firength, made little account of thee or the 
name ofthe Turkes ; yea to fay the truth, wehared thee as became enemies : But nev» that wee haue to 
she vitermwof? of our power made proofe of thy force, and hauc in all battels beene put tothe worle , ad- 
miring both thy wonderfull and dinine prows/f[tyand moft profperousvictories (not given thee without 
she pronidence of theimmortall God) wee humbly come vato-shee by thy goodnelfe to better our hard 
an aducrfé fortune that thow by Sparing and pardoning thy vanguifhed ana yeelding enemies (b 
which onely vertue min come neerest unto the gods) mateft extend thy name and fame aboue the 
bounds of the reft of thine immortall glorie. Wee hane faithfully ferued Tomombeius, (6 long as hee 
held the ftrength and maieftie,yea but the name of 4 king, or lined in anyconntenance :bwt fecing hee is 

B (hit Deftinie fo reqniring)drinen out of his countrey, andwandereth the defarts, with vncertainere~ 
port whether he live or not ;wee come unto thee, rather as men of him forfaken,than {uch as haue for-. 
faken their Prince;rcadieso [hem vate thee our loyaltie and valour in our better condition and fate: if 
we may by thy goadneffe, changing our hard fortune, line and ferneunder thy worthie conduct, 
aka 


Selymus,for that he right well knew Gazélles both for his vertue and valor, wherewith vali- 
ant men'win credit even with cheir greateft enemies, and alfo defiring to ioyne in league and 
friendfhip with the Arabians(or rather Alarbes)whom he knew of all others to be mofttobe 
feared,receiued them all courteoufly:appointing vnto éuéry one of them an honourable pen- 

C fion,and perfuading them to forget their oldeftate, willed them to looke for far greater things 
of his bountic, Not long after, when asthe Moores and wild Arabians, with certaine Mama~ 
lukes that were fled tothe citie of Achafia,made incurfionsinto the country about Caire,and 
oftentimes did cut offthe Turkes which went any thing far from the citie tofecke abroad for 
forrage,he fent Gazelles with part of his armie to repreffethem:who hauing quickly won and 
facktAchafia,and flaine moft part of thofe aduenturers,tohis owne great praife,andthe won- 
derfull contentation of se/ymus, honorably returned in leffetime than was expected. 

Inthe meanetime, Tormombeiw in the countrey of Segelta (which is onthe other fide of 
Nilus towards Cyrenaica) miferably befet with fo many mifchiefes, began to make head a- 
gainie. There were come vnto him a {trong companie of Mamalukes from Alexandria, which 

D hehadby letters fent for out ofthe garrifon of that citie, and many othershad followed him 
inhis flight from Caire. And there were not wanting many greatmen amongft the Arabians 
and Moores (the inhabitants ofthat countrey) which promifed him their helpe and furthe- 
rance, Belide that,many of che Agyptians, whofe houfes and families were become a prey & 
booty vato the infolent Turks,promifed him, That if he would by night come to Caire,they 
would raife fach atumult in the citie,as fhould eafily worke the confisfion of the Turks 5 for- 
a(much as they all'hauing endured moft horrible indignitiés and villanies, couldno longera- 
bide thofe moft infolent men to tage and raign ouer them. They fent him word alfo, thatthe 
Turks huge army was now brought toa contemptible numbet,moft part of them being flain 
inthe battell at Caire : and the reftbeing for the greateft part brought to extreame weaknelfe 
with wounds and fickneffe, For which caufes,as Tomombeius his forces increafed daily, fo Hope 
alfo,which neuer failed the poore vanquithed and diftreffed king, began now alfoto renitein 
his inuincible heart , abone the conditionof his miferable eftate. So that fawning fortune, 
whicli cuen then moft cruelly and defpightfully went about vtterly to fupplant him (of all 
other diftrefféd princes moft miftrable)feemed but then firft to change her frowning counte- 

nance,and to promife vnto him more happie and profperous fireceffe. 2 


Whilett Tomombeixe was making this préparation,one Albuchomar,an Agyptian, for autho- Albachomar 
ritic and wealththegreateft manby far inall the countrey of Segefta,whetherit werc to auert difconeretb te 


the miferie of the prefent war out of his countrey;or elfe by the pleafure ofhis revolt to gain 
the good liking of Se/ymui, vpor whomall things feemed to fawne, came and certified him 


E both of Tomombeins his Mtrength;& ofthe new practifes of the citizens of Caires Whereupon iin cure 


Selymsus cauled ftrong watch and ward to be kept in all places of that great eitic :and fach ci- 

tizens ashe fifpected to fauot Temomsbeins he fhut Vp into the caltle, which being before aban- 

doned by Tomombeius,was then together with the citie in his poffelfiontand placed dlalongft 

the Riuer, boates furnithed wish men and artilletie;  keepe and defend the mainte | 
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= 


Bias 




































Selymas the 
ower of TA: 

iow bins, aid. 

the crecherie Of 















themfelues to fich places of refuge as they had before thought v s 
dae by she Manalker as their lit siigseaeatiall ae auing b 
the garrifon which kept them, which was but weake,confifting formost alte 
& muletors;as fafe enough in {ich a place of thecitieaswaslea(tto be iulpedteda apes 
«,, This accident (as it oftentimes falleth out ingreatand vnexpected mifchances cared i 
Tittle daunt the courage of the Mamalukes: who now feeing them{elues har dly eich id nora 
dreadfull battell by no other hope or helpe maintained, but onel; peouragesbeing in tid 
oft partof them hating to yy 
in vaine prouedthe vitermottot his 























‘own tudgement ouercome,betooke themfelues to Hi 
uer ofNius with Tomombeius (whointhat sephry 


prowefle and policie)being ‘eal ported ouer theriuer inboats, fled into the country of Sege 















fta; others of them hid them{clues in the houses. of th Jgypuans,and inthe loathf 

ac i afl oh ona csedakambshanbahigWinndie ithe 
Fem Temple of their vain Prophet : where after theyjiada great while valiantly d pines 
them ii luesas out of a ftrongcaltle, becaufethey wouldinot yeeldthemfelue’ bit y oh mt 
ey, nourable conditions,at laft quercome wich ft, wearineflesand wounds, ‘together sith fi ‘ 
Biren furie of the grear aruillerie,they yeelded tt smfeluesto thepleafizre of the conqueror: " su 
hom me furious fouldicrs flew in the porchrof.theifame Témple,and the reft withing M4 
aatesafter were fent downe the riuerto Alexandria, sherero be afterwards murthered oa 
a ws hauing thus gained the victorie, forchwith-ent part of his armic to quench the fire 
wee cepted proclamation tobemadechrough althe city, That allthe Mamalukes 
" woul fae themfelucs withi twelvic houres, fhould bec taken to mercie ; butvnto 
fi he Ai a ea appa itime, fhould remaineno hope of life. Vito the A. 
fi eae - ; eucale the hidden Mamalukes,che propofed rewards:but tofuch as 


nm he threatned to impaile. ; : ed 
andchil cehinorsnn iris ‘ Siete Contneeeiapd hhing fold their wiues 


ihre eae nnespzners cane forthand ye 
Watch were thortly after,contrarie to his promife,moftdifhai in pri 
fn ree ‘it was ginen out)they foughtmeans eben baka <e iam a wl 
ie Would not breake the bonds of faithand fidelitiesvith the Mamalukestheir Sorin 


ppeached by their malitious neighbours,moftconftantly died for their friends ; for 

































which) proclamation,many of the Mamalukesbe- 

















; peeciae sowed themfeluestodeath, 4... 
rie the Turks growing infolent, ranfackt euery place fi 

: Lent, y place of the citie, drew out 

a ree pe igsicreluessandlle, themrifledithe honfes of the Agyptians, 
a pd fay ir seh ny he, EVP or in fecret:And fome there were,which atone 
Sisounasano. staged wit ve ouerouinelfe,crueltie and luft;euery man fitting his own 
greatlibertie, mot, en, nature or cuftome inclined : for that in time and place of fo 
making confcience of not 
we : t 


i 


cially the common fouldier, flattercth himfelfeto the full, 
all thingaccording to his infolent and diforde- 
¢ Caite,Gazelles (who buta little before by the 

ebais} sto affemble thé Arabians and to enter- 
oftsand {eeing no poffibility either by force 
good againe to prouethe fortune of war, 
eendeuours both of himfelfe and his 
u eaanis faferic of himfelfe a his 

‘nth ains,ex anumber of good horfmen)é& being admit- 

bidet an ateft captaines boldly {pake vnto him as followeth: y4 
Pb heed diieh eee yi bed sevedonne- 

dg Boone arte if are thy friend, badnor enuied onr fie 
“ nl twig ee us all things hane ginen place 

f ee. 


'worthinele of mind alfa. Whilef 
rs A, +a s we 


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ts; he came to Selymsus. 
ich were three, 








leh had fo often with contrary 
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to) 













Se 


elded themfelués,& were forthwith caftinto yrons, K 


A spemere in arias againft thee for onr lines and Kingdom, our wealsh and /tate yet ‘landing whole, we aw 
2 1 


third Emperour of the Turks; 


wales as men proudly prefuming vpon their owne vaine flrength, made little accon 

name ofthe Turkes ; yea to fay the truth, we hated thee ens enemies : But a eA 
she visermoft of our power made proofe of thy force, and haue in all battels beene put to'the worfe , ad- 
miring both thy wonderfull and dinine prows/ft,and moff profperous victories (not giuen thee without 
cl amabi of the immortal God)wee humbly come vatoshee by thy goodnefe to better our hard 
and adutrfé fortune: that thow by Sparing and pardoning thy vanguifhed ana yeelding enemies (b 
which onely vertue min come neereit unio the gods) mateft extend thy name and fame abone “ht 
bounds of the reft of thine immortal glorie. Wee hame faithfully ferued Tomombeius, folong as hee 
held the ftrength and maieftie,yea but the name of aking, or lined in any conntenance :but fecing hee is 


B (his Deflinie o reqniring)drinen out of his countrey, andwandereth the defarts, with uncertainere= 


port whesher he line or not ;wee come unto thee, rather as men of him for{aken,than {uch as haue for- 
fakentheir Prince;readieto hew unte thee our loyaltie and valour in our better condition and flare: if 
we may by thy goodne(fe, changing our hard fortune, line and {¢rueunder thy worthie conduct, 

ns 


or 
' 


Selymus,for that he right well knew Gazélles both for his vertue and valor, wherewith vali- 
ant mén'win credit even with their greateft enemies, and alfo defiring to ioyne in league and 
friendfhip with the Arabians(or rather Alatbes) whom he knew of all othersto be moftro be 
feared,receiued them all courteoufly:appointing vnto éuéry one of them an honourable pen- 


C fion,and perfuading them to forget their oldeftate, willed them to looke for far grearer things 


of his bountic, Not long after, when asthe Moores and wild Arabians, with certaine Mama- 
Jukes that were fled tothe citie of Achafia,made incurfionsinto the country about Caire,and 
oftentimes did cut offthe'Turkes which went any thing far from the citie to fecke abroad for 
forrage,he fent Gazelles with part ot his armie to repreffethem: who hauing quickly wonand 
facktAchaffa,and laine moft part of thofe aduenturers,to his owne great praife andthe won= 
derfull contentation of Se/ymus, honorably returned in leffetime than was expected. 

Inthe meane time, Tomombeiw in the countrey of Segelta (which is onthe other fide of 
Nilus towards Cyrenaica) miferably befet with fo many mifchiefes, began to make head a~ 
gaine. There were come ynto him a {trong companie of Mamalukes from Alexandria,which 


D he hadby letters fent for out of the garrifon of that citie, and many othershad followed him 


inhis flight from Caire. And there were not wanting many greatmen amongft the Arabians 
and Moores (the inhabitants of that countrey) which promifed him their helpe and. furthe- 
rance, Befide that,many of che Bgyptians, whofe houfes and families were become aiprey o& 
booty vnto the infolent Turks,promifed him, That ifhe would by night come to Caire,they 
would raife fuch atumultin the citie,as fhould eafily worke the confulion of the Turks ; for- 
a{much as they all’hauing endured moft horrible indignities and villanies, could no longera- 
bide thofe moft infolent men to rage and raign ouer them. They fent him word alfo, thatthe 
Turks huge army was now brought to a contemptible numbet,moft part of them being flain 
inthe battell at Caire : and the reft being for the greateft part brought to extreame weakneffe 
with wounds and fickneffe. For which caules,as Tomombeius his forces increafed daily, fo Hope 
alfo,which neuer failed the poore vanquifhed and diftre(fed king, began now alfoto reviuein 
his inuincible heart , aboue the conditionof his miferable eftate. So that fawning fortune, 
which cuen then moft cruelly and defpightfully went about vtterly to fupplant him (of all 
other diftrefléd princes moft miferable)feemed but then firft to change her frowning counte- 
nance,and to promife vato him more happie and profperous fucceffe. 


VT 






Whilett Tomombeine was making this préparation,one Albuchomar,an Agyptian,for autho- Albachemat 
riticand wealththe greateft man by far in all the countrey of Segefta,whetherit were to auert <//one ube 


the miferie ofthe prefent wat out of his couritrey or elfe by the pleafure of his reuolt to gain 
thegoodlliking of Se/ymus, vpon whomall things feemed to fawne, came and certified him 


Selyanns the 

of Te; 
mom beins, and 
the crecheri 


E both of Tomombeins his ftrength, & ofthe hew practiles of the citizens ofCaires Whereupon ¢)*" py 


Selymus canted ftrong watch and ward to bekept inal! places of that great eitic sand fitch ci- 

tizens ashe fufpected to fauot Temonsbeins he fhut Vp into the caftle,which being before aban- 

doned by Tomembeius,was then togethei with the citie in his poffelfion'and placed dl alongft 

the Riuer, boates furnifhed a and artilletie; to keepe arid deferidthe farther —_— 
> 


am 










af Nilupand to peas aarti is ‘ouer. Yet 
how great danger he had fomany Hn fought with thofe 
cultie It would be to intercept Zemembeins, (protracting the war in thi aft and I 
countries,and ftill preparing greater forces, without whom he could nothin aff Mtlnowne | 
of all his former victories)to prooue if he might be woon by clemencie and os te himfelte 
ued to fend Embaffadours voto him, to perfuade him to lay downe arres, and untieshe Tefo]. 
ouerthrowes,at length toacknowledge the fortune of the vido and withall to er {0 manic 
ypon the faithsefa Prince, That if he would come in and fubmithimfelfe, he a Me him 
Curtefic and bountie of the conquerour, vponconditions reafonable repoife ffe th id Of the 
Kingdome, which he fhould neuer be able by force toregaine,. But if he would ne 4 his late 
ratly proccedto make head againe, forgetting his offered grace,together with his “ey "Th ~ 

abi. 






neuer more find at the hands of his angric enemie,any regard of his pri ioni 
cele mo- For Selymys fecing himfelfc by the courfe of his a seen ae signi, 
as a withoutcaufe fearing with fo {mall a power as he had left,to be oppreffed in that ic, peli 
dar os Temm. POpulousa citie,cuen with the veric multitude,men of doubrfull faith , thought it hein 
> * Dy 
bygoing on,to thruft himfelfe with his armie into new dangers, with th 
; = . A b ' 
that,he was certainly aduertifed, That the Mamalukes hairs fled into crite ties 
ae ecco ing oew fupplies of horfemensand that the Acet which gone into avai 
i iY sj agua the Portugals,was dayly expeéted at the port Suezzia, wherein were th 
( i fand Manhalukes, vnder the leading of Amyrafésand, Ray Salomon , two expert captai a, 
we saree ftore of good brafle ordnance: by which good helpes Tomombeius ood t ie 
fe fl ne torecouer his former loffes,and to returne againeto\Caire, whither he rae b his 
Bet earls pial earneftly inuited.. But aboue all things, the care he had of the Pe f : 
mil wae used ai Hp spi ah peace: pnts that if the Baflawhom he had left at the a 
fi e able to wit the forces of the Perfian King , h , 
excluded out of Afiathe leffer,and Syriaalfo, bi i nena 
Bea ok a dheplss of fete vietuall vronen Pr ees mele 
yagteen. erefore he fent certaine of the moft reuerend of his Turkith Religi i 
fa ae oh Hae Hott Asan anaes Eb aadars to Teomoenbci eatin Hae K 
5 re Wit i i is 
si flaine by certaine Mamalukes which Ae rene ein ma Oo aiersaaer 
beins,as yet not knowing of any fuch matter, and to manif ftthelr oe. 
ty a ‘ead sets ar defirous of any peace withthe Turks anal 
is proud and infolent fa& vtterly brake Se/ his pati 
ey of pai mortal war,together withthe cciapitae aaaate . teenie of 
ane i crue Hparungseusn when he was nothing at all mooued, could byno eg load 
hashing panlesst ° ann vanquifhed and putto flight,thould fo lightly reiect his offers vato 
Penaesheal ei pe , a honorable and profitable ; andthat worfe was, violate his Embaf- 
Piped in hela p) Pistiomeman teligioufly kept euen amongft the moftbarbarousand iy 
‘alagepeap'e Wheielate prouoked by fo greavan iniury,he carefully prouided for all things 
apace gar his Se ition into Segefta again{t Tomombeius. And becaufe it ftood not with 
apepoutt reer GRE aie ap gonN ofthe prefent {eruice,to paffe the riuer by boats, 
és rill idee oes Me elsand lighters he could poffibly made therofa large 
: a gee Vvadertiading Dy. Heel ials, and from his friends at Caire, of the preparations 
Pasi fot le idge oe made, fearing alfo the reuolt of the country people,whont 
pa pipes ‘ e ree £6 him,by the revolt of A/buchomar, aman of! fo great 
ora os anon mongits em ; determined once again to proue the fortune of battell 
Se adie pits ‘iro his expectation.For he juftly meafuring of his own ftrength,and 
fe phic : ‘ inall th pings inferiorto his mightie enemic, wel faw that he was neither able M 
fies ico delarspasasliedeemedsngnirngct ne ae es al 
a Was ¢ it,nothing elfe but to make shipwrack of that fmall 
E maindenthat wasleftofhis honourand credit. Wherefore by the rene of his beft cages 
: e ou aeeti (whic 






e 


litie,he fhould afterwardayhen the matter was againe tried by batrell,by his owne in(.g ‘ 
efert 


inh, fome honorable compofition to affure himfelfe of fome great part of that he had woon, t} ' 
ythan 


third Emperourthe of Turks. 


of the prouince of Segefta with foure thoufand Mamalukes, and twice as m: 

Arabians, and trauelled day and night without intermiffion to come to oF ee = 
thar defpetat attempt to decciue the Turks, fufpecting no.fuch thing from their vanquithed 
‘& weak cnemy:as alfo by celeritie co, preuentthe fame of shis comming ;/hoping fo by,his 
f{udden & ynexpected approch to ouerthrow.that part of the Turkes army which fhould firff 
pafle the riucr, before they could poffibly be relicued from che other fide: Neither was hee 
deceiuedin the.computation ofthe time; which he hauing before exadtly-calt, with the ma. 
ner of his trauell ,fel out fo fitly;that he came to the place he defired, euen at fuch timeas the 
‘Afian horfmen were come ouer the bridge, as he had before gueffed. The harbengers 8 pas 

B ges Of Selymus his chamber,which were gone fomthing further than the reft, tomake choice 
ofthe moft commodious place for the erecting ofthe Emperors pauilionsty the rifingof the 
duft, firft perceiued the comming of che enemic: and Mujtapha the great Baflaaduertifed ther= 
of,fuddenly raifed analarum : which fo vnexpected a matter brought agreat feare bothon 
them which were already paft ouer,& alfo onthem that were onthe further fide of the.ritter. 


ringto their enfignes, 


be, | 


<een  e 


A (which was the laftindeuor both of himfelfe and of the Mamalukes) he departed edliaa out 


i iling hi i i ‘ i 3. Tomombei 
Tomombeius prefently. affailing his enemies,as yet but putting themfelues in\order,and repai eae phe 


at the fir{t onfer flew fuch as made tefiftance,and the reft he difcomft«:rucksin pafing 





ted and putto flight, Neither was d4u/tapha the great commander(althoughhe did what pofeshebridgemade 


fibly hecould,by his owne example to haue incouraged them)able either by his own innin~ 
cible courage or other perfuafion, after his firft rankes wereouerthrowne,\to.repaire his dif- 
C ordered battell,or ftay the flight of his men : for in that fo hot and fudden\aiskirmifhall was 
full of tumule,flaughter,doubrfulneffe,and feare ; andall alongft the banke of the river, both 
aboue & beneath the bridge,were to be feen fearfullcompanies ofthe Furks, ruthfully !oe 
king vpon theriuer,and crying ynto their felloweson the other fide for helpe. Many forced 
by the furious enemy, tooke the riuer and there perifhed : others ftriuing at:theend of the 
bridge,to returne that way,and ouerborne by their fellowes or thers continually fen from 
the further fide, or els amazed with.feare, fel into the riuer,8¢ werethere drowned: the bridge 
was fo broad,that foure horfemen abreft might cafily paffe oner atonce,and fo great numbers 
of them in fhort {pace bce conucyed ouer. But whenthe great ordnance (the Turkes chiefe 
ftrength) wasalfo to be tranfported, fewer troupes of horlemen were fent ouer, than either 
D— the greatneffe of the prefent danger,or fuddenneffe of the chance required, Neither didtheir 
great artillerie asthen ftand them in any ftead,for that it could neither fo {peedily be conuei. 
ed ouer,nor without great hurt be difcharged from the hitherbanke to the further,by reafon 
oftheir owne men ftanding betweene them and theenemte. nn 
Inthemeane time Se/ymus,who in the beginning, of the skirmith came downe tothe riuers 
fide, filled a great number of boats and other {mall veflels with his Ianizaries with their har- 
quebufies,and withall hafted his horfemen ouer the bridge torelicue their fellowes diftref 
fed on the farther fidesin which boats the nimble watermen vied fuch diligence in landing of 
fome,and prefently in fetching ouer of others,thatin fhoretimethey had tranfported diuers 
bands of thofe moft ready and valiant fouldiers: whofe comming wonderfully comforted the 
E Afian foldicrs,euen now at the laft caft,and readie to haue giuen ouer.Canoglis alfo,the Tartar 
kings fon and Se/ymus his brother inlaw, encouraging his horfementotake the riuer, with 
loficof fome Few of his men recoueredthe further fide, tothe great admiration of the behol- 
ders: which in that nation was not fo much to be maruelled atyas they which by.troupes with 
their horfes had oftentimes fwam ouer the great rivers Taurus and Volga, noleffe dangerous 
than was the riuer Nilus. ; > 
Tomsombeins at the fame time, for that he faw fpeedy vitorie to confit in one thing efpeci- 
ally,ferring his troupes together, {trained himfelfe with mightand maine to haue gained the 
head of the bridge, that by pluckingaway fome few of the firft boats he might fhut in his 
enemies already come ouer;and by cutting the cables wherby the boatswere faftened tothe 
€ banke,all thebridge with the Turks vpan itzmight be born away with the forceand violence 
ofthat great riuer : whereuponrifea moft cruell and deadly fight,forthe refolute Mamalukes 
in the front of their battell fought valiantly :and Muftaphe well confidering the danger, had 
drawnto that place both his enlignes& his belt foldiers:fo chartherewwas fought {uch anent 
isa miattcr of fo great confequencerequiredsthe Mamalikes plainly feeingsthat Hfchey cou! 
“Gi ° ; oa 


ower Nil. 





sere 


obtain the place, they fhould thortly after with littl 
oftheirenemies, And the Turks no leffe ignorant, that ex 
they wereall but loft men that were already come ouerjand th 
with their Emperor fo far from home,and inthe midft ofhise 
ly after runthe fame fortune. But Maflapha well relieued by th i 
horfmen, which were now comic ouerin great number,nor ly rece aes 
but preffing vpon them, gained ground, and by littleand little inforced th ee, | 

that Mu/fapba the Hungarian,and Ba‘azes his fonne in law, which for his Owne glo 








by 

















Tomombeius,to giue atime of breathing to his Mamal luks, who,their Hotfes for Weatines nov 
fainting vnder them, were notable longer to fhew their wonted courage; & defirous by them 
again to proue the vttermoft fortune of the battel, exhorted the Moores & Arabians,2 whi} i 
+ to chargethe enemy, which thing they after the maner Ofte ight Valiacly performedand 
p ie fhortly after,the Mamalukes hauing alittle breathed hare Stheit horfes,cante ji Afteth 


















fidh Charge vp, and renewed the battel with fuch fury,thae Selynoss doubting the victorie (although hee was 
entueTarkt, by hismoft faithful counfellors perfuaded tothe contraryyyet ubted not to aduenture the 
” bridge,and in petfon himfelfeto go and relieue his diftreffed fouldiers: who by his commine 
in,encouraged,and in the aa of their Emperor defiring enery man for his Part by fomeno. 

a table feruice to deferue both credit and preferment, repreffed the fury of the enemie; who in 
rhe Mame. short time after,by thecomming on of certain treth companies of Tanizaries, were notably re. 
Gkeeutte — pulfed,and fo at length put to fight: whomithe horfinen which were not inthe battel, purty. 
Highs. edallthe fields ouer. At length alfo the Tartarians (who cartied away with the force of the 
ftream,were fomwhar long before they could recouer the farther bank & come to their ene. 
mics)were nowcome in alfo, and with their fwift horfes following the chafe, augmented the 
flaughter, But se/ymus aboueall things defirous of Tomombeins, prefently commanded at. 
eth troupes of light horfemen, to 
him to cfcape : for fo longas hee 
otten. Thefe vigilant captains not 
Ouertooke him the next day atthe fluce 
felfe and his followers, being thenabout 
ige,fo to haue hindered the enemies purfuit. Some of his followers 
being there flaine,and fome taken, he was apaine inforced to flie. The third day when he had 
almoftloftall his men,and was come with fome few into theterritory ofthe Secuffan prince, 
thefe great captains {till cagerly purfuing him, and denouncing vnto the poore country peo- 
plewhich dweltin villages thereabout,allextremities and tortures,ifthey didnot with moft 
diligent watch and ward {o keep the paffages of thofe marithes,as that he fhould not poflibly 
‘ efcape;hewasfo befet oncuery fide, that for fafegard of his life he was glad to hide himfelf 
-yemombcivy ta. all alone ina foule deepe marith: where Aibttivalter heer poore Sultan was by the diligent 
ken & brought fearch of | the country peafants found out,hidden among the flags & bulruthes, ftanding inthe 
—«SeymM svater vp to the fhoulders,who deliuered him mifcrably bound vito the Turks. Shortly after 
he with certaine captaines & other of his chiefe friends taken in that flight,was brought to 
Caire.Selymus before refolued to put him to death, and the rather for the iniurie done to his 

— Temmbeis —embalfadors,would not fuffer him to come into his prefence,but commanded him to be tortu- 
ferturd, —_ ted, fo to haue caufed himto haue teucaled the great treafures of Campfon his predeceffour, 
which werethought tohauebin by him hiddensin which moft horrible & exquifit torments 

it is reported, that he with great c ic & ftetne countenance vetered mothing but certain 
deep fi ercol a i proud conqueror:who 
after that, commanded him in bafe and agged apparell, with his hands bound behind him,as 
a theefe or murtherercondemned to be fet vpona fouleleane cammel,& fo to be cari- M 
3 ed in derifionthrough al the pb hel lotable places of the citie.that the Aeyptians might 
ic - fechim,whom they butalittle before had adored fo their king, by change of fortune caft in- 
M . extream mifery,by moft fhamefill death to enc his life & empire together:whenthey 
es ths brought him to the chiefe gate ofthe 
‘ ee . _ citic. 

- a > 


a . * 






































































L 























Paulus louius 
lib. Elog.vi- 
rorum Llluftr, 














efpightfully led himasit were in triumph, 


— 


third Emperour of the Tarks. ba 


im wi : ight be the 
tet there openly ftrangled him witha rope :andthat he might ) : 
A eae ager coneipeieta all that paffed that way, they hanged him vp rhe mifrrabm 
ag 1 


nd of Tomem= 


i Ids &4 
inanarch ofthe fame gate, and fo left him to the wor panies 
ia Se oo ee Ps amirrour both of the better and ee iorcin bes leanik pes 
a ‘rato looke vpon, aptly defcribeth both hishappineffe and mifery in thefe few verfes fol. 


Breuer th rivetScron which Seis mene oe ous ote TOMOMBEIVS, THE LAST 
» it he riuer Stremon, which at this ay men paffing ouer int hracia.w, b : 
Meee basen erctltses the Roman Barpite.* Seeinars so ONderat a5 Sultan of AL gypt 





is in toto, Rex aque Oriente beats » 

pare in tote tee Oriente mifer, 
Quam dolor Agypti,ohm Tomombeius, aure 

Tugenti, atque armis, & ditione a -¥ 
Captus ab bofte fero, miferum fimul atque beatune, 
Exemplo potise/t, commonnilfe fue. nea 
anidrices temere ? quid fles ? vis tea A 
Ex natum pofthac te meminiffe hominem 
Mi trahenm induto, genamis anroque corona 


i Cr diadema caput. 














obtain the place,th¢y thould thortly atter with little ado,¢ 
oftheirenemies. And the Turks no lefle ignorant, that ex 
they wereall but loft men that were already come oueryan 
with their Emperor fo far from home, and inthe midfto 
p after run the fame fortune. But Ma/tapha well ae ‘the Tan 4 
orfmen, which were now comic oucrin great number,not only receied his en er oPeizn 
but preffing Vpon them, gained ground,and by littleand litle eet iem ie : chatge, 
that Mu/fapba the Hungarian,and Baiazer his fonne in law, which for his owne glor rine 
petuall fame, built thar notable, ftately, and fumptuous ftone bridge (ofthe (; Poiles sett 
a“ Gorie)ouer the riuer Stremon, which atthisday men paffing ouer into’T racia. wonds eh 
ata worke befeeming the greatnefle of the Roman Empite, Bi emgage 
Tomombeius,to giue atime of breathing to his Mamaluks,who,thcir Hotfes for Weatin 
fainting vnder chem, were notable longer to fhew their wonted courage; & defirous b tl 
againe co proue the vttermoft fortune of the battel exhorted the Moores & Arabians f id 
es to chargethe enemy,which thing they after the maner oftheir fight valiantly perfor aie 
They aes fhortly after,the Mamalukes hauing alittle breathed themfelues & theit horfes came i A 
, Maange op and renewed the battel with fach fury that Selynaus doubting the vitorie althon hhe Be 
entherork by hismoft faithful counfellors perfuaded to the contrary)yet doubted not to auth bin 
bridge.andin petfon himfélferogo and relieue his diteffed fouldiers:whoby teens 
in,encouraged,and in the fight of their Emperor defiring every man for his Part by {¢ Bien 
> table feruice to deferue both credit and preferment, repreffed the fury ofthe enemie.wh Me 
“The Mame. Short timeafter,by thecomming on of certain treth companies of Tanizaries, were notabl ie 
wkeonte — pulfed,and fo at length put to fighc: whom the horfinen nthe batte! fi 
ed allthe fields ouer. At length alfo the Tartarians ththe foreeof vod 
ftream, were fomwhar long before they could recouer the farther bank & come to their # i 
mic¢s)were nowcome in alfo, and with their {wift horfes following the chafe, augmented tke 
flaughter. But se/ymus aboucall things defirous of Tomombeins, prefently commanded Me. 
Sflaphathe great Batli,Gazelles and Cayerbeins,with certaine freth troupes of] n,to 
purfite him at the heeles,and if it were poffiblenor to fuffer bi 
pe a ae ei him(elfe of any thing he had 
vamindfull oftheir charge, following fatafter him, ouertooke him the ne 
ofa great deepe fen,where he had alitcle refted him(elfe and his Sea hae 
to cut offa wodden bridge, fo to haue hindered the enemies purfiuit. Some of his followers 
being there flaine,and fome taken,he was aineinforced'to fie, The third day when he had 
almoftloftall hismen,and was come with fome few into the territory of the Secuffan prince, 
thefe great Captains {till eagerly purfuing him, and denouncing vnto the poore count: peo- 
lewhich dweltin villages thereabout,all extremities and: tortures, if; they didnot with moft 
diligent watch and ward fo keep the paffages of thofe marith¢s,as that he fhould not poflibly 
efcape she was fo befet on cuery fide, that for fafegard of his life he was glad to hide himfelf 
—_— all alone ina foule deepe marith: where thortly after he the poore Sultan was by the diligent 
; fen g brought fearch of the country feats toad out, hidden among the flags & bulruthes, ftanding inthe 
SOM sy ater vp tothe fhoulders,who deliuered him miferably b if Tuk i 
fe tr c ahim ably bound vrto the Turks. Shortly after 
he with certaine captaines & other of his chiefe friends taken in 
Caire.Selymns before refoluedto put him to death, and the rathe 
— ‘Temmbeis etmbaffadors,would not fuffer him to come into his prefence,but commanded him to be tortu- 
ferurd, _ ted, fo to haue caufed himto haue reucaled the great treafures of Campfon his predeceffour, 
ot were dia ile hauebin by him hiddenin which mon horrible & exquifit torments 
: isre ae that he with great conftancie & ftetne countenance vttered nothing but certain 
ah i fe gronesoouercomming with patience thetyrannie of the proud conqucror:who 
ter that, commanded himin bafean tagged apparel, with hishands bound be ind him,as 
D eto be lee 4 afoule Jeane cammel,& fo to be a 
fechins,whom they butalittle before had adoeed fort kein Sy a eee 


etaaas- ‘ id cir king, by change of fortune caft in- 
Re ream mifery,by moft thamefill death to end hislife & engi Edethenwwil they 


efpightfully led him asit were intriumph, &bronght him to thechicfe gate ofthe 
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third Emperour of the Tarks. 


citie called Bafuela, they there openly ftrangled him witha rope :and that he might be the 








et 


better feene,and become more contemptible to all that paffed that way, they hanged him vp the _mifaraty 


ke vpon an yron hooke in anarch of the fame gate, and fo left him to the worlds 
ae Palaarian propcnlding him as amirrour both of the better and worfe fortune , for 
all mento looke vpon,aptly defcribeth both his happineffe and mifery in thefe few verfes fol. 


lowing: 


TOMOMBEIVS, THE LAST 
Sultan of Aigypt. 


exdof Tomem- 
bins lft Sib 
CaN Of RETR 





Paulus Touius 
lib.4. Elog.vie 
rorum Uluftr. 


Non fuit in toto, Rex aqud Oriente beatwe » 
Nec magis in toto Rex Oriente miler, 
Quam dolor Agypti,olim Tomombeius, aure 

Tagenti, atque armis, Oy ditione potens, 
Captus ab hoffe fere, miferum fimeul atque beatum, 
Exemplo potise/t, commonuiffe (ue. 
Quid rides temerd ? quid fles ? vis te cabibere ? 
Et natum pofthac te meminiffe howsinems ? 
Mi trahenm induto, geramis anroque corons 


“¢& diadewacapnt. 












att \ Selymust 
‘ Adi quandass ornabawt pretiofa. m 
ee ma Rane, Srattam vili refpice fune 


InEnglifh chus, 
bye ; ¢ disdivioh xls 
Inall the Eat a king more bleft was no where to be found * 
Norin the Eaft one more accurft lin’d not ypon the ground 
pe Te i esha Noe gricfe, fometime for ftore ot golq.” 
“Of power great for marciall force, and kingdéme he did.ho 
But taken by his cruell foe,may oat ae Gaimina 
ea to the bappie and diftéeftof teanaedeereince, 
Wi y do ft thou fondly laugh ¢ Why do’ftthou vainly crie¢ 4 
Canft thou from henceforth fay thy felfe, 


vreaeae sand thinketh’art borne to dj 
yg ts were the royall robes, I wore the crowne of gold. oe 


With richeft tones moftrichly fe i : 
ftones m« y fetymoft glorious tobehold : 
Niece adorn’d with richeft gems which Ldid MES Weare A 
ut now truft vp in fhamefull rope,behold me hanging here, os 


This miferic befell Tomombeins ill, 
the 13 of Aprill,inthe yere 1517,v 
ele re 4 1 i 
he idle, weobhece rnc fhed teares ro behold rhe Peer et mee 
Hee i fet WOkuH countenance and pitifull lamentation {eeme as 
ce Pee ce 7 ed tnotwithftanding that Pitninearc 
, nem with death,who like giddie braind f . = 
them)enured to the flauery of the Mamalukes, ioy ully fod thankfully oa ae 
eit 


erance ; the Ag IS Were aS yet Vv; taine of their e{tate,and theref. Te as wm 
deliueran ; for he A vptians werea yet vncertaine of thei {tai 34 dth Ore as men ii 
‘> nin 





The Egyptians 
in donbs of their 
eflate bewaile 
the deash of 
Tomombeins. 


ate thse wae: ite a terrourtoall the princes of Europeand Afia 
: aay! peal u i ea with no leffe infolencie rage and tyrannize ouer the 
ieieeaee ela mperor, Befidesthat,the wofull fight Bre msebdiohancin’ 
ee peed ak Re y ris, of forcune, wonderfully wounded their hearts; for why ig 
pie heat fi a »rance,that he with the good liking ofall men,and general hee 
thetic ofteaal ees Ba cent the degrees ofhonor both in field and court eo, 
adunens neato cid Acne gricued the more to fee him by ineuirable detinie 
vadoubeely Roa on aeteeaae oe a and empire together. A notable fpectacle 
tuna: the one,not to be too proud, i ok a Ne 
7 greacelt bliffe , 


and the other, to lea 
t ry rne C 
Neaute and vaworthy changes 


and chances of this w 
: ret 
hanging,moue mento compaffion, for that th uch the more did Tomombeius fo 


rend countenance,with hi i ; 
martial] dipatsn, Theme eae pale if ee erat deniccand 
1 c om ims ti i i 
Mamalukes with fome others ofthe common oA Bee cule of she Saal 
Tomormbeiw thustakeno ehake 


Guboaneginene head obinall es and'all the Mamalukesalmoft laine, and no power 
I: Se/ymus dividing hisforces, fent 


them forth with his captaines,to take j f perenne r 
id prouinces of Aigyptlying further 


off. They of Alexandri : nthe countries an 
prifed as caftle of Plaats ae heey ire having thruft out the garifon,and ealily fur 
pas todeliuer, than wivdaybifiennee ee aiafonasin ¢ pon hope of aidiadt 
‘ore vnto the Turks, i ‘uentite defend) yeelde ‘iia 
mitted themf eligsto cheat fala inane rime erates the ee oe 
dlets of Iudeaand Atabia,whi oe no citie betwisethe riuer of Nilus and the bor- 
Affiicke border ing vpon Cyrenkes atitotte che obedience of Séhymus. The kings alfo of M 
eer embaffadors with prefents ta Selpeiyey esarconfidernsof the.#igy ptin Sultans, fent 
There remained now none bunche wild Arabia, 
they of Affticke, who haui basi pense people newer te iall 
aN auing | ay leneuertobe tamed) & efpecially 
fia 4 cad i flsedgil ce in aiding 74 Patahiis, 
aa 


- would 


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€ red fea(ofold called Arfinoe) about three daies iourney from Caire tin which port Campfon 


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’ os 
| third Emperour the of Turks. , 
would not(as it was thought)fubmit themf{elues vnto the Turkifh obedience. This wandering 
kind of people, liuing for moft part by theft,had filled the countries from Euphrates,where it 
runneth by the Palmyrens,with all theinner parts of Agypt and Affricke yntothe Atlantick 
{ea,with huge multitudes of men: and being diuided into many companies vnder diuers lea- 
ders haueno certain dwelling places,but liue anhard and frugal kind of lifein tents and wag- 
gons,after the manner ofthe Tartarsstheir greateft wealth isa good ferniceable horfe,witha 
Jaunce orabundle of darts :they were alway at difcord & variance amongft them{clues,by 
reafon whereof they could neuer agree for the expulfing of the Mamalukes, who otherwile 
had not binableto haue ftood againftthem, ifthey fhould haue ioined their forces together. 
So that the late Agyprian Sultans feemed to hold their ftate and empire among fo populous 


B anation, rather by their difcord thantheirown ftrength: wherefore Se/ymus hauing now by 


fit men, ypon his faith before giuen,allured many oftheir chiefetains and greateft commanders .., 1,255. 
to Caire, honorably both entertained and rewarded them.By whofe example othersmoued, wine'yreducerh 
(Se alfo in daily :and hauing receiued theirrewards, gaue the oath of their alleageanceto ae 
Sely ous. Others which could by no faire promifes or words be won, being cunningly inter- adits 
cepted by other captains,and delinered to Se/ymsus,indured the paines oftheir vaine obftinacie 

and malice. The other remote nations toward Aithyopia, as they had in former time rather 
acknowledged the friendfhip than the command of the Aigyptian Sultans, fonow induced 

with the fame of the victorie,cafily ioyned in like amitie with the Turke. pe Wh ches 


About the fame time, Selymews {ent certain troupes of horfemen to Suezzia,a port of the 


thegreat Sultan (a little before the comming of the Turks) had with infinit charge and foure 
yeares trauell built a ftrong fleet againft the Portingals,who by their congueftsin Indiahad 
taken away allthe rich trade of the Indian marchandife into the gulfe of Arabia, tothe great 
hinderance of the Agyptian kings cuftomes : ouer which flect (a little before'the beginning 
‘of the Turkith warres) Camp/onhad appointed one Amyrafes and Ray Saloman Generals, with 
a {trong power of Mamalukes and great ftore of ordnance,againft the Portingals. Thefe vali- 
ant captains hauing yet done nothing inthe feruice they were appointed vato, as they lay at 
Gidda (the port of the famous citie of Mecha, wherein isthetemple of their great Prophet 
Mahometyvnderftanding of the death of Campfon,and of the comming of Se/ymus into Beypt, 
fellat variance betwixt themfelues;one of them being willing to continue his obedience to- 
wards the new Sultan, & the other no leffe defirous to follow the good fortune of the victor, 
Whereupon amutinie arifing among thef oldiers, Amyrafés, who fauored Tomombeins,was in- 
forcedto fie to Mecha. But thortly after, Ray Salomon requiring to hauc him,& threatning al 
hoftilitie except he were forthwith deliuered,, he was apprehended by them of Mecha, fea- 
ring to haue Gidda their port {poiled, and fo fent back again to the fleet. Ray Salomon, that he 
might be Admirallalone, hisaffociat being taken out of the way,and by fome notable faétto 
infinuat him(elfe into the fauor of theconqueror,caufed Amyra/és inthe nightto be caft ouere 
boord:and giving to the foldierstwo months pay,and {wearing them to the obedience of Se- 
Jyraus,in few daies failing came backe againto Arfinoé, where leauing the fleet, he camedi- 
E reétly himfelfe to Selyrsus at Caire , of whomhe was gracioufly receiued. After that, allthe 
princes which were before tributaries or confederatsto the late Sultans of gypt,eucn tothe 
confines of Dauid, the moft mighty king of Athyopia (whom fome call Presbiter Iobs)with- 
out delay entred into the like fubiection or confederation with the Turks. 
Agypt,withall the prouincesthereunto belonging, thus brought into fubicction, Se/ymrus 
about the beginning of Iuly, fayled downe the river of Nilus to Alexandria (Cortug- Og! @ or hi, cortags 
famous pyrat of Halicarnaffus, fitting atthe helme of his dallic) there to take view of his feet ogifée more is 
but lately come from Conftantinople with new fupplies both ofmenand victnals, fent from 1¢ fe Sel: 
Pyrrhus Baffaand his fonne Solyman: which after he had well furneyed,and di ligently viewed “ 
the wals of the citie; and ofthe caftle of Pharos; he returned againe ro Caire. Tn the meane 
§ time,the Mamalukesin duranceat Alexandria, were by his commandementmurtheredcuery 
_ mothers fonne,in the entrance of the prifon, At which timealfoaboue fue hundred families 
ofthenobleft and richeft ofthe Hgyptians were commaunded to remooue from Caireto 
Conftantinople, and a great number of women and children, of the race ‘of the Mamalukes, 
were tranfported thitheralfo in fhips hired for that ne Into'this fcet befides the kings 
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} 
) “third Emperour of the “prkes. 

) ia i i! i ‘ iuftly moued thereunto by 
tml gre ipiaraniwered boldly 1¢ foldier: : i itht! @People, may in fome fort be chi inftly ¥ 
Tom aafe great fpirit,anfwered boldly, T! d forbidden the fol e800 beans anor G) A and cits Bee om: dealing of the proud Ba ynder-hand, contrary to the 

trary to his maiefti¢s command, not vpon any euil ineaning to’ haue inuerted that Mony rs he the Be ine himby his lord,to the perl of thofe his preatbalae conqoes bothih Ay pt 
bah gis asl to haue drawn any min of purpofe into dif 6race,as was b fome ie cae ie P ; in nothing fo much off 
MOR y aiitted oi shoe oe Sore pero ee oneal maiétti 4 bas This great Bafla,whileft he yet liued and flourifhed in the court,in nothing offene 
ahd 


ies t 1 
wonderfully emptied with thofe late wars : ‘lat,the conftant report of new out ded the minds of the people (who generally both loued and honoured him)as by the cruclrie 
like io arife out of Perfia, gaue good occafion for him to {pare vnneceffarie cha = 


i : the fai dy Manto hisbeft Beloued wife. Who being a 

i i y i Sntiche: "es: W) thewed vponthe perfon of the faire Lady ‘ ga 

onthe other fide,as he faid, the garrifon fouldiers werealready intiched With the shor Deere ae adorned with all the good gifts of sans, whines ne eae 
LL it a Sa renittevoes eet pas abet le ole houfes lands of the oas were alfo asfwerable,was by Zebalia her firft husband(a man of g 


i i i ¢ by misfor- 
Mamalukes,fceding vpon the goods ofthe Aigyptians,& had already receiued both 8teater: him into the wars,as his greatcft treafure and chiefe dclighe or ie are Ke ee ae 
pay & more bountiful rewards from him,than cuerany foldiers had from any his predeces, B tune falling into the hands of the Turks her enews eee heard onglt eNeettaieca pines 
fors the O¢homan kings:in which cafe,ifthey were not paftalthodefty,they might wel ough timeyntill that this great Bafla ag hen) . eee ne er Patees) (CRM HEB bet In. 
takeitin good part, itthcy were fomihing reftrained inrtheit vareafonable requefts, te led. theretaken,fo far co exceed the reftas i b a Tatoo egriokey ite et hte apulie las 
ged moreouer,that great princes which retaintheir foldiersin reafonable Pay intime of pace comparéblebeautie,became of het aperss saat riding ler ourward yer eC aaa ih 
and war,onght fometinie tor warlike difcipline,to requireofthem a moderation of theitee. die,was by her himfelfe setts Ps ont Pee Lid salttcrable-ynto et tant rer REET? ; 
fires; left whileft they all ftriue with greedineffe for their priuae gain, there want MOnY after. no leffe inward vertues,and her ho: 



















































is wi ines : and fhee : 
i anicai ari ae i e all che reft of his wiues and concubines : an the 
wards in the common treaftrie re maintain a greater aod:more neceffurie charge, wars fill. ynto his wife; te A ere him,tora {pace liued inall worldly felicitie 
fing vpon wars ; fecing that ndcommander,Were hencnerfo valiant or fortunat,euer did any againe inall ducifull) bY ae vito Cac ef the geese @ilker fles..suc long latmitoatie Sum 
great matter in wars, if he wanted coine,themoft proper inftrument & very finues of warn. and bliffe,not much inferi § 


fwering vnto bis other'moft heroicall parts & fufficiencieBut as he was yetr 


fruit of wanton loue,bla(ted moft time inthe bloffome, and rotten before it be well ga- 
mer 
Yue full of wrath and indignation interrupted hits for if he fhould haue fi 


inhervertues,and yy». Raff 
i i {fa more amorousof her perfon,than fecured in , 4 ales al 
d chee eee {till fearing left that which fo much pleafed himfelfe, gaue ieatexs of bis 
atcer 


hus {peaking, se. 
ffered him in Jon. 














i i i faire wife 
er difcourfeto haue recounted’ his former-deferts Seworthy feruice done,afwellinthetime {fo : began to haue her in diftruft, although he faw no great /<r<™! 

of his father Baiazet, as of late euen in his owne prefence, he was like enough tohauehadof | no leffe octal vis Be asicee grounded vpon any her euill demeanor,but vpon 
alee pe them that were ableto do moft with him, interceffors for him:and fo without further delay, CIN ta liking, Which mad humor(hardly to be ouer purged)ofit felf fume 
Bagn. caufed him euen thefe in his own prefence to be executed: faying morcouer,thatothers which the excefle of his. ‘eafing, he became fo froward and imperious,that nothing fhe could fay my. 

would arrogantly preliime to prefcribe vnto their fouetaignes what they hadto do, fhould and more in him fo pleafe or content him,but that he tilhought fomeone: or pages ous 

“for euerafter by the example of thatmoftinfolent fernant,be admonifhed of their duty and ardo coulda oo be therein partakers with him, So fear ell ws the icalous Hoe Nis 
condition. Itis reported, thatthe fouldiers itt defpight of Selymus wonderfully lamented the hewiftn its.Yet could he not chufe but loue thofe great perfectionssw hate etet neice 
vnworthie death of this fo worthy:a man :for he, Befide his notable é& rare valour, fo many casita der, alchough he found no contentment therein, tormenting {ti 


mes to his great honor in fiindry battels approucd 

comelines of perfonage, militaric eloquence, 
‘fauor of all men,that there was few or nonein 
felfe fome way indebted & beholden vnto him; & did therfore conderne the Emperors cru- 


eltie. They then began to tel how Muflapha fyinamed Caloger, aman of wonderful credit and 
authority both with Baia 


thatin like maner of rage. 


4 mi . ie m ithhi iftruft: votill at length , the faire 

ee Gein | hom he fo dearely loued withhis owne paffionat di ie ere faite 
nen ili da the love and fs x i ane to fee her felf thus without caufe to be fufpected,and wearied with the in 

thearmy which did notacknowledge him- 

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ith hisi i ds determined fecretly to 

i i d,together with his imperious commands, is 
a a Ted oS againe into her ownecountry. Which her purpole cae 
depart from aa of her Bunuches,to whom fhe had alfo deliuered certaine es one By 
couered a nto fach of her friends, as whofe helpe the was to.vfe in her inten es d§ igh ts ; 
Bn sulenet $ ie falfe eunuch opened, &fo forthe more manifefting of the es e ines ; 
Fee Aeihe Baffa his mafter. Who cheremritipramedhand eallingagt goto ha i ve fine a 
nae { i : fo to a if 
in his furie,wi hertoithe heartand flew her : geth fete 
hi ae sae eee cee The linely counterfeits of shee prot ie dreaplheilet 
Vee ee ily flai ‘the imperious.commau - 

orthily flaine,the one bythe imperious.co u 
ane Ae ite cruel hand of her husband, thou maieft in the pages following 
jE . . * 


behold, asthey arcby Beifardwexpreffed, sfentala2 sch Baio 














Ket & him(elfe, wasin the heavof his furic (lain without hearing:and 
301d Chendemus aman of greateft honor & integritic of life,and ofall 
the chiefetainswhich came out of the great Emperor Mahomers nurferic,the moft skilful, had 
bin for his graueand wholfome counfell onely without caufemurthered + neither was then 
Boftanges his {on inlaw forgotem:. neither Cherfeogles (tlie one moft honourable for the great 
place heheld incourt and the Marriage of BaiaXets daughter, and the othera man of nolcile 
marke being his great Admiral, 8 bearing hint 


i fehighvpon his infinit wealth,but more vp- L 
onhis wife one of the daughtersof Selymusyboth whichtwo noble gentlemen about 2.yeres 
* before had their heads ftrucke offno man weliknowing wherforesand their dead bodies catt 


ourat the court gaté,to the terror of thebeholders; asa miferable fj pedtacle oftheir own mi- 
















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counted no practife wicked or deuife deteftable, pg 
at might ferue for the better eftablifhing of his kingdome;and had fet downe in his minde, 


clore corrupted with ambition andtyranniey That was far better for the affurance © 
stobe feared ofall than beloued of many:and therfore f pared no mans lifeof whom 
left futpition Howbeit that the feucritie him vied againgt this fo greata ae 


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Reyce Sultani Higa Memphis 





‘  Qusos confers :erit bic inuidiofus bonos. 
hy : i sell ‘Campion, cum regereliquit: 
giiwolicl 2030 ors 0 cella tg fi is dited eferne : ce 


Reject the Sultans titles, which proud Cuemphi doth tee How: 
From fuch great honours oftentimes Ate a: 


a reateft danger grow.: 
That Campfon with great Temombe Toft both thei ape 
Vato thy valour, se/ymns doth yet ateribe chelimg, ee 
o c da 
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Formam fi (pectes,nibil eff formofius ifta: 
Peétoris Gy cali gratiarara fuit. 

Sed dums di(Grouli vixit male iunéta marito : 
Infelixwsiftra morte poremptaiacct. 


Ricu,KNoLregvs, 


If feature braue thou do'ft refpeé, thou canft none fairer fee, 
Nor in whofe chattand conftant breft,could greater graces lie. 
But whilft mifmatcht fhe liu’d to mourne, inthral’d to iealous braine, 
Vahappie fhe with cruell hand, was by her husband flaine. 


But leauingthis great Baffa with faire Afanto vnto their reft,his courfe snusrun,to returne 
againe vato Selymus, who now come into Syria, was by letters from the Himbracor-Bafla or 
matter of his horfe (whom he had left vpon the frontiers of his kingdome to attend the mo- 
tions ofthe Perfians)aduertifed, That the Perfian preparations which had raifed fch a hoat 
rumor of wars inthe beginning of Winter,was growne cold inthe heat ofSommer :and that 
he had feene in all thetime of his abode in thofe quarters, none but certaine {tragling com- 
panies,making thew as iffome greater power had bin comming, which had many times made 
fudden roads into the countrey,with whom he had fundry times prafpcroully encounter ed? 

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.o- 
Lymus the firf 
& it was generally reported b rifoners.as he had taker 
Boece oubled with the Hye and Tartars,had cone 
7 ces againft thofe nations : {o the Winter now drawing fafton, and c 'Sfor, 
Jen vponthe mountaine Taurus,he could not though i woah ae ee altcadie Al. 
lefle,or Syria, There were thatreported, that the Tartars which dwell betyy 4 a Tt Aliathe 
uers, Tanaisand Volga, were by Selymus his procurement,and mony,fera w ee the two. 
mac! bufied,by inuading the Iberiansand Albanians,whic! revnder his i a Bee yf: 
thing he wrought by the means of afehomser his father in Jaw,the Beibiionn he 1On: Which 
of the fame language and nation, by rewards eafily induced the needy captain Ba robe 
his friends and confederats,to take vparmes againft their neighbours ee eTar 
en? Many men maruelled tifa Hy/maelthe Perfian king neglected fo fairean Opportuni 
Feesivet Set. by he might(as moftmen thoughtyhaue thruft Sedymes quite out of Afia and § tia p bet 
im ppbole bx- Was thus bulied in Agypt,yea and eafily haue deftroied him, {hut vp with all eer ulct he 
Boiss wos cially at fuch time as the Aigy ptian Sultans Camspfon and Tomombeins made fo POW CT hie 
: But they which could better iudge of the matter, faw that Hy/mael was not dice refit, 
erand ftrength abroad,as at home: for his armie for moft partconfifted of, rentln fe Pow 
as were by cuftome bound to ferue him in his defenfine wars, voluntary men aa ach 
ne without pay. Thef¢ as they were the moft valiant horfemen of the Eatt fo ie. as fer. 
fingular valour worthily defend the kingdome of Perfia,and alfo as occafion re ; in yh 
war with their neere neighbours : but ifany longerexpedition were to be tak ae Hake 
they could by no meanes away wichall, accounting it a grieuous thing to ce . rf and, that 
Wiues,vnto whom they are fo addiéted,that oftentimes they carrie them Roh the tom their 
pe end eine awanton & finckind of people,arenot able without wages todraw “fae a 
aan ling fe ue accuftomed manner, fo many carriagesand horfes as might ferue both f "4 
ae : ie - eho vfes. With which difficultic,the great king fun Caffanes.o ifr ul 
peer nh ‘a ner yahe mote fide, was much troubled in his wars again{t Mabonaithe. Lea 
Linglomedy the eee ed oat he ea a ertng Stsned hs grndiaers 
politions,alwaies thought the louc of his fubiedstwhick is caf Rss rca teen 
: 4 ( ‘otten ie and i 
oR ame eases ; and that to command enly. oat ara 
feemetins ae i get pas and loft by moft heauy and grieuousexactions, K 
eis Pe : gtacious and naturall prince,but of an Outragious and momentatie 
ble if Aifes th as Selymus on the contrary part,who had by force,mifchiefe,and moft detctta- 
hisptoseete fe Be his fathers fear, had after the manner of the Othomen kings repoted 
‘ for sands fo mott affured ftrength ina feruile & mercinarie kind of men, whom reniehe 
TENA bres ee Pa pleafure draw farre from home, andas he beft liked lead 
fing of hisname :and therefore aecarciio tote eae ‘aging pes ote Se 
powertoconfift onlyinmon 1 th 1u€ of his people,deemed true and ready 
y ey,and the {eueritie of hisowne command; whereby he had lear- 


ned with moft happie fucceffe, in on time to obfeureall the vidtories of the former Othe. 






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Allthe Winter following, Sel; fede Auer 
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f Rieti with great folemnitie were made for 
of Chri eaintt hi eania ‘Anto all prouinces to fti kings 
sang eu im he leaing Gace strain Spi by ae te 
- Chriftian Princes his Ree ed Higad to behold the deuifes and motions of 
e, fearing noalterationto arife in the prouin- 
hh beius and Gazelles his lieutenants, M 
grudges, as forthe late treafono 
ome) would neuer agree in onc 
ixt themfelues with diligence, 
Herning the prouinces by him 
committe 










wi ec ulation 
who fhould deferue befti 





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F icinedtn et Rte a rttime ofhissaigne, > 


~ third Emperour of a urks. 


Selymue being arriuedat Conftantinople, and purpofing fom ,shoncckorth.to turne all nis Sedjimuspur po 
forces vpon the Chriftians, caufed wonderfull preparationta bemade his wars, bus ef pee 
cially atfea: whereby itwas thought,tha hexrould:haug ishes arxempted the trong lind 
of the Rhodes (a grearmoat inhiseye)orelfe fame part of Italic. Butashe was hatching this sve of 
mifchiefe, or fome other of no lefle imporraace, and in the,meane time delighted himfelfc poe ee 


with vifiting the cities of Grecia and Thrace, and folaced himfelfe in thepleafant coanitey 
about Hadrianople,he was fuddenly attached with the hand of God, and ftrucken in the reins 
of his backewitha canker: which melancholiéand devouring maladie contemning all cure, 
did by litcleand little fo ea: and corrupt his body,as that he before fo much honored,became 


B now loathfome and odious both to himfelfe and others. 


Ashe lay thus languifhing,his incurable difeafe ftill increafing, leaning his head in the lap 


5 


of Pyrrhas the Bafla,whom ofall others he moft loued,{aid,o. Pyrrhus, 1 fee I muft fhortly dies 





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ng.te tauacess 
the Chrifliaws, 
flrackeig the 





without remedie. Whereuponthe graue Baffatooke occaffort to difcourfe with him of man 
matters ; and amongft others, that it would pleafe him to giue order for the wellbeftowing 
ofthe great wealth taken from the Perfian merchants in diuers places of his.empirelsyperfua- { 
ding himto beftow the fame ypon fome notable hofpitallforrelicte of the poore. To whom 
Selymus replied, Wouldft thou Pyrrbus,that I fhould beftow other mens goods,wrone fully ta 
ken from them,vpon workes of charity and deuotion, forming owne yaine glorie and praife? 
affuredly I willneuer doc it: nay, rather fee they be againe re(tored vnto the right owners. 
© Which was forthwith done accordingly : to the great fhame of many Chriftians,who min- 
ding noching leffethan reftitution, but making ex rapina holocauftam, doc out of aworld of 
euill gotten goods cull out fome fall fragments, to build fome poore hofpitall, or mend 


fome blind way ; a poore teftimonie of their hot charitie. 


Selymus lying thus ficke to death, and rotting aboucthe groundirhis tent, as he was vpon 


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the way going to Hadrianople,fent before Pyrrhus and Achmetes,two of his greatelt Baflaes, PY 
to pronide forthe folemnifing of the great feaft,which the Turks call Bairarm(and is as it were 
their Eafter) purpofing to come after himfelfe at leifure,.as his weake bodie would giue him 


Ieaue : and kept with him onely Ferhates,the third of his 


reateft Baflaes and priuie Counfel- 


lors. But fuch was the furie of his fouledifeafe,continua ly attainting him with intollerable use 

D paines, that fhortly after the departure ofthe,othertwo Baffacs, hee breathed out his cruell sien 
ghoft,in the moneth of September, in the yeare 1520: meere vnto the citie Chiurli, inthe 
felf fame place where he had fomtime moft vonaturally affailed hisaged father Basazet,with 
purpofe to haue flaine him, had not the fortune ofthe old Emperor in a great battell preuai- 
led both againtt his force and the treafon of his owne people. Thus intending the mifchiefe 
he could not performe, cut off by aloathfome and vntimely death, he to the greatioy of all rhe inf indge? 
Chriftendome ended his daies,when hehad lived fix and fortie yeares, and thereof raigned meste? God. 
eight: whichtime ofhisraigne was nothingelfe but a moft horrible and dreadfull time of 
bloudthed, His dead bodie was afterwards folemnly by his fon Solynas buried in anew tem- 
ple at Conftantinople, which he to the imitation of his father and grandfather,had for that 

E purpofe before built. Vpon his tombe isingrauen in the Greeke, Turkifh, and Sclauonian 


Tongues,this fhort Epitaph. 


Hic maximus adfum Sclyrmis, qui'orbers domui. 
Non bella relinquo.fedpergaingatrere, 
Non vila me fortuna porwit enerterere : 

Licet offaiacent, anirams quarih. 






In Englifh thas} rane 


Lo here I lie great Selymsus, which held the Woild in Rate : 
The World Ileaue,but not the wars,which I feeke,thou hnot here, 

No fortunes force,or viétors hand, could take from mete oiles: 
Andthough my boneslie buried here, my ghoft feckesbloudie broiles, 


Phi-Loniccrus 
‘Turcice Hifto. 
tiv, Tome prix 
mo;li.pritngs 


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~ sehmus byes Hevsed commonly to f 
i ae den. Pition of his kindred.” A li 
jienef bison Baffa,ftraightly charging him, 


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~ Tabule Henne 


Soldanws Selymus Othomanus, Rex Regum, Dominus omni Dorninoryn, a 
Princeps omniuim Principum, Filius¢S Nepos Dei.8,8.8. 


Ad dextram, verfus Graca lingua ad {eripti 
in hune fenfum, 


Tutus wt imspery Princeps fibi feeptra cape(fat. 
Auxiane cubes vented fate ‘ 
aie ; _ Ne putet eff nefas cognatums hanrire cruerem : 
: ~ Et nece fraterna,conflabilire demums, , 
Twra, Fides,Pietas.regni dums nemo fuper(it, 
Amulus baud tarbent religione animums. 
Hac ratio ¢ft, qua folaqucat regale tweri 
Ne men, & expertem te finis effemetus. 


Ad finiftram lingua k D 
Sclauonica, 


Tefemel ductus peccantem, mitis haberi 
Ne findea,panavindice tutus eris, 
| -Protinus enfe refcindendum, putrefcere fi quid 
a ents ik Pipi she tipi rex malt feeptra gerit. 
; _ Adveniam facilis, peccamti porizit anfam 
. areas nied ‘puss peccanti porizit anfam 


fiflentans, <dn0ue damna ruat. 


Ad Calcem tabulx lingua L E 
ri Turcica. . . 


Rai non inte 


Agmen in 


Sate fauere fais. 
By feed be 
fi ctimck, 


Th 


had “a i i et tt 


ak 
fee... 7; 
is sbird Emperour of ee. 


The Infcription of the Table. 


Sultan Selymus Othoman King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Prince 
ofall Princes, the fonneand nephew of God. 


On the right hand of the Table-were written Greoke 
Verfes to this fence. 


The Prince that fafely feekes to raigne,and hold his ftate in quiet reft, 

Mutt neuer fuffertroubled care to harbourin his princely breft : 

Nor thinke it finne to fpill the bloud of hismoftneere and deareft kin, 

Not ofhis brother, fo thereby affured fafetie he may win. 

Law, Faith, Deuotion,and fuch like, to breake them all he muft not {pare, 
Nor con{cience make of any thing,to rid him from afpiring care. 

This isthe way and onely meane thar may protec a princes State, 

And fet him fafe withoutall feare,whileft none may liue whom he doth hate, 


On the left hand of the Table was swritten inthe 
Sclanonian tongwe, 


Ofhim that feckes to worke thy woe, deferue not to be counted kind : 
Bur take him for thy mortall foe, and plague him with reuenging mind. 
‘The rotten lym is cut away for feare of doing furtherharme: 
Thegentle prince doth beare {mall fivay, if no abufe can make him warme. 
Forbearance makes men more offend,and to prefume offurther grace, 
Idoth but {trength co rebels lend, to thruft their foueraigne out of places 


As the lower end ofthe [ame tablewas written 
in Turkilh verfé, 


What Prince in perfon dareth notin open field romcet his foe, 
Andthere with vnapplauded heart, bis deadly darts himfelfe to throw : 
But hides his head for feare of harme,and fhuns the danger of the field, 


The Houdie @ 
tyrannical pre~ 
cepssleft by Se~ 
Aymus to bis(on 
Sol) man zpbich 
hee afterwards 
mofh alfuredty 
kept as isto be 
Jeeneia bis life 
following. 





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‘When martial minds with courage bold withftand their foes with {peare & fhield: 


Let him well know, how that in vaine he beareth armes but fora fhow, 
And that the honour of the field will neuer fuch a coward know. 

Ne let him hope to gaine the {poile by seas hetakes in hand, 
‘That feareth with couragious mind his enemissforces to withitand. 


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Bill hares Tmpery Solyman patrij moderatur babenas, 


Regnaque Chriftianum cladibus Ufquemetit, 
Antiquam capit ille Rhodon,Naxumaue Parumaque 
Tyrrbeni infaftat Littora curua maris. a 
Pannonios malto populatur milite fines 
"3 Ex cingit murs claraViennatuos. 
pd Inclhyta Sigethi dum mania concutit armis 
. Cagitur, kine Styciam nudws adire domam, 








: His fathers Empire Solyman doth rule with miohrie 
% empire, ith mightie pow 
; res ben kingdomes ceafeth not with Re yon f 
is antient Rhodes, with Naxes Ifle, and Paros he did tak i 
Andon the coafts of Italie did wofull hauocke mak - 
Faire Hungarie with armies great he often did anno: r 
And with a world ofmen had thought Viennato deftr 
But whileftto Sigeth he laied fiege, in hope the fameto egy 
‘Cut offby death in his creat Pride, went naked to his grauc 


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507° 


FOVRTH AND MOST MAGNE 
FICENT EMPEROVR OF 
THE TVRKES 





He death of Selymus was with all carefulneffe concealed by Fer- 

Y bases the only Baflathenprefent, for feare left the Tanizaries and 

} fouldiers of the court getting knowledge thereof, fhould after 

their wonted manner inthe time of thevacancie of the empire, 

fpoilethe merchants and ftrangers in places where they lay in 

garrifon,and efpecially intheimperial citie ; and not fo conten- 

¥, ted,after their accuftomed infolencie prefcribe vnto the gyeatelt 

E Baflaes at theirpleafure. For preventing whereof, Ferhates dil- 

patched atruftiemeflenger with letters in poft to Se/yman the on- 

ly fonne of Selymus,then lying at Magnefiascertifying him of rhe 

death of his farher,and that he fhould deferue welliof his peace- 

able fubicéts by haftening his comming to Conftantinople , 

whilcft all things were yet in good order, intime to repreffe with his prefence the feared 

_ difordered proceedings of hismenof warre. 

D_ - Solymanhauing to his great content peruled the Baffaes letters,as one defirous enough of 

theempiresyet confidering the cruel difpofition of his facher(who vpona mecreiealouscon- .,,,., hardy 

ceit of his afpiring mind,and for certain words by him let fall in diflike ofhis fathers extream peijiaded thet 

dealing, had: praétifed moft vnnaturally to have taken away him by poifonswhich danger he 1 fetler was 

efcaped only by thecarefulneffe of his mother,who mifdoubting the worft,caufed the poifo- fab 

ned rich fhirefent to him from his father,to be firft worne by one of his chamber,whereof he ' 

inghovt timéafter died)and alfothar the letters were figned onely by Ferhsres, andthe newes 

not feconded from any of the other Baflaes:fearing fome hidden and fecret plot of his father 

tending to his deftruétion, durftnoraduenture to remoue from his charge, but returned the 

meflengeras one to whom hee gauc little or no credit. Ten daies thus {pent,and the death of 

Selymus nothing as yet fufpected ; Ferhates vnderftanding by his meflenger the warineffle of 

© Solymay,and that he expeéted more afliaced aduertifement, fent prefently vnto the other great 
Ballaes Pyrrhus and Mu/taphaat Hadrianople,thatthey should without delay repaire vato the 
court: vaté whom at their comming hee declaredithe death of the Emperour, Whichafter 
they had {eene to be true, they by another fecret and {peedie meflenger aduertifed Solyman 
again therof,confirmingthofe letters with all theirhands & feals: wherby Se/ymannow aflu= 
red of his fathers death,prefently put himfelfe pon theway,'and by long and painfull iour- 
nies in few daies came to Scutarium,called in antienetime Chrifopolis,ouer againtt Conftan- 
tinople:Where heiwas met with the Agaorcaptain of the Ianizaries,and by himtranfported 

ina gallie ouer that {traight paffage to Conftantinople; whereat his landing che Tanizaries by 

F' the appointment of their captaine were readie to receiue him,knowingas yernothing of the 
Gecavh of Selymaus.vntill tharSe/jman eine now inthe thidf ofthem, thecaptaine withaloud 

Voice faid vnto them, Behold your Emperors Whereupon they all {wich great acclamation cried 

onit, Long lineele area Emperor Solyman: which conifent of the men of war, ,isvnto the Turkifh 

Emperotits thegreateft affurance oft theireftate.And fo with much trium phhe was by them 

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‘tie of Salyman a great largious;a 
spre <a alfo,to thei 3 wonderfull contentment, 

lyman was abouttwentic cight yeares old whenhee began to rai 
fappofed to haue bin of amild and peaceable difpofition : i that 1 eee at the firg. 
name of. Selywims was before dreadful, were now in hope that a quiet Lamb was Me Pom the 
of a raging Lyon. But in fhort time they found themfelues in their expectation far . Bibie 
and efpecially the Chriftian Princes bordering vponhim, vato whom he became mts 
dangcrous enemie then was his father before him;conuerting his forces moft part of ise More 
Taigne vpon them, which Se/ynsus had almoft altogether imployed againft the pi 5 "slong y 
As Ps es con ality of the Mahometan {uperftition. Ss ol Perf, 
efirft thar telthis heauie hand was Gazelles Gouernour of Syria: who pre 

oy death of Selymsus, thinking himfelfe now difcharged of the oat of aes hag 
oiecn + le 3 ea his fi SEOUL earneftly defiring to reftore again rH — 
gree ‘. ukcs lately Ouerthrowne, gathered together the remaii ae 
3 Neila ao Mamalukes,which {peedily reforted vino thin out of al parts * Riva ae Hier. 
Gelleth areing alluring wich rewards the leaders of the wild Arabians, with prea pokerand 
Beymer. people of Syria,dife iwi . » with greatnumbers of the county i i 
sie : . hag with the Turkith gouernment, entred into open rebellion ey i of his people in that fiege 
at Sprisiealine ke 3 Turkes garrifons out of Byrtha, Tripolis, anddiuers othe; Ail common wealth,che mani 
te am = co his owne poffeffion, And the better to effect that hee had t. k # eRe nig leona 
i embaffadors to Caire,vnto Cayerbrins, who had of Selywius receiued tl a) a 
ment of Agypr,the vnworthie reward of hishorribletreafon; perfuading him ‘4 re 












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experience ; who contenti 













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voluptuous pleafure: fo th 
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many len i 

| any flaine on bott » At length Gazelles being o i i 

ee, oe more in cee hardly aes: ane ne is 

a fine. sicanen B,ati there performing all the parts of, nivale folder be 
norably died together with his Mamalukes in the 








bloudievidiory. Gaxelles thus 










fourth Emperour of the\Lurkes: «569 
named the Great,and before him the warlike Amurathyhaawith al their power,long timebe- 
A fore rotheir great loffe and difhonour, vainly attempted. Wherein vorill thattime were xefer= 
ued the enfignes,then taken from the Turks, to their no {mall gricfe, with other trophies af 
the glorious vidtories of the worthie captaine Huniades,and the grcat King Matthias Corninus 
his fonnie. Wherefore Solyman fending his armie before, was come as far as Sophia, a citiein 
Servia(the place wherethe Turks great lieutenant in Europe isal waies tefiant)before that the 


raigned,and now fleeping in fecuritie vader the young King Lodouicws his fonne, aman ot no 


his comming ; for they living at eafeall the time that //adiflans 





ng himfelfe with the tirle of a King,fuffered himfelfe to be pilled 


and poled by hisnobilitie and great clergie men (inuerting all the wealslvof the landto their 

owne priuat gaine)that he was not able to raife any fufficient power to go again{t his puiffant 

enemie ; efpecially hisnobilitie,in whofe hands refted the wealth ofhis kingdome, promifing 
him much,but performing indeed nothing. Huniades with his hardie fouldicrs, the {courge 
was dead long befores fo was alfo Masthias that fortunat warriour: af- 
tee whom fucceeded others ginen to all pleafure and eafe ;to whofe example the people fa- 
ot their wonted valour, and gaue them{elues ouerto fen{ualitieand 


at Selyman without let,prefented liisatmic before the citie of Bel- friersde man 
d vndermining in fhort time became Lord thereof,hauing loft few aes" 
+ How much the loffe of that {trong citie concerned the Chriftian 
fold and lamentable miferies which afterwards infued bythe ope- 


he kingdom of Hungaric only, but to all that fide of Chriftendom, 


did,and yet doth,moft manifeftly declare. It was woonby the Turkes the nine and twentieth 


day of Auguft in the yeare, r5 21. aR 
ny means After the taking of the ftrong citie of Belgrade , Se/yman returning to Conftantinople, 1 52 2 


. _ totakercuenge of the iniuric and wrong before done to ; 

spi garrifons to make himfelfe Sulton of. Aigyiriand ae paling of the brake vp his armie and there lay ftillalmoft all the yeare following. During whichtimey hee 

h malukes, offering him therein the vitermoftof his deuoire and feruice, B a epg ithe ; caufed great preparationto be made at Calipolis and other his ports,for rigging vp ofagreat 

: ia fot trufting Gaselles his old enemie, or afhamed by new treafonto fon Reel fleet : which caufed the Italians, Venetians, and them ofthe Rhodes,to looke about them; as 

Gee Meicon ie nie aE like)mifdoubting his owne feos in AE , men carefulloftheir eftates, fearing that thofe forces would ere long beeimployed againtt 

rife ; after he had attentiuely he: i fome or all of them. 

them prefently in his own fight to be put se bestaieglate hom eae had to fay, caufed K abot the fame time Philippus Pilleriusa man of great wifedomeiand courage,then follow. 7 Mibppe 
thal peed Certified Sa/y- ¢ in his abfénce by the knights of the Rhodes chofen Great matter of on Be of 


tharhonourable companie: who emb itking himfel'e ae"Marcelles, afteralongand-dange. te Abed. 
rous iourney (being not without the knowledge of So/yman hardly laied forat feaby Cortug- 

Oglia famous pyrat of the 
little before furprifed at fed and {laine,and chen held the rhirdin prifonyarriued in fafety atthe 
Rhodes, where he was with great idy and triumph receiued. 

The gteat Balla, by whofe grauc aduife Sofyman was contented inall his waightic affaires 
tobe directed, confulting with the other Baffaes,of diuers great exploits which was firtt to 
be taken in hand, forthe ne of their El ee and inlarging ofhis empire, were of diuers 
Eri : 4 ‘ opinions concerning the befieging of the Rhodes, Pyrrbus the Bafla of greateft account, dif- 
4 worthie Generalland valiant foldier,ho- E faded the taking itthand of rte eS a5 too fulllof difficultie and ape r producing for 


Turkes, whofe to brethrenthe knights ofthe Rhodes had but’a 


midft of hi i i 
othis enemies, leaning vatothom a I proofe thercofthe example of che great Emperor Mahomet, Solywans great grandfather by 


‘ flaine, the citie of Damafco wi pee te 

: neti ee a esis again vnto the Turks obe ~ Aaa cae peels with- whom it was vnfortunatly attempted and in fine fhamefully abandoned. (Bur Muftaphanext in 
moditics ofall roel ufferhis foldiers to enter intothe city, hanizicht : ae 7 a pest place and reputation to Pyrrbws, extolling the power and fortunc of Selyman, faid, Thatthe 
: , brought thither by merchants out ofttiiters se ekeeceit ncOm> greatnefle of their Emperor was not to be'concluded within the attempts of his predeceffors 














Syria th i é 
for his fid elite, ee re Wentto Caire in Beypt, and there commending Cayerbeins 
3 im in his pouemment;an enuaying againft the rents of Stipa 


(fo to pleafe the Agyptians) withed 
ferment of the new Sultan beri Ando enced ieee bepestcablege: 


Prouinces of Syriaand Aigypr, rety i 
rat “ByPt, returned againeto Solyman, 
serch nd eee rn lero 
Se ‘of ae ae called Taurunum, ee oa H in 
arta wus fallet! into Danubius. Which ci i stat grandes aca 
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ie woul 


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Bad their citte into his hands. : oa Soy aay 5! , 
S danongl others of great experience, whofe opinions Soman was defirous to haue,before 
take fo great a matter in hand, was the famous'pirat ‘Cortag-Ogh,aman ofamifchie- 


as well appeared by the late taking of Belgrade ; from whence firft Amurath, and after him, 
Mahomes,two ofthe molt.warlike Princes of the Turks, had with great diffionour beenrepul- 
ia : a tua no outs ei like good ei preuaileagainft the Rhoues alfo, being able 
ad Pale ‘ if need were) to bring more men before it thanwere tones in the walsthereof, Which 

fetallthings inorder in both the M he fo confidently sihreved with extenuating the power ofthe Rhodians, that hee feemed to 
make no doubt ofthe good fucceffe of that war: prefumptuoufly affirming, that vpon the firft 
Janding of Selymans great armie, they of the Rhodes would without delay yeeld themfelues 


Cec 3 nos 


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ae. | 
i O Seb ran b feagaint the Rhodes. And firtt to make fome proofe off what fpirit and courage yilleriut 
reateft Pa going bel r erent G A ” new chofen Great Matter was of,in whofe futticiencie the greate(t part of the detec of 
an man ‘this opinion, {pake nro Solym ms ta He : the citie was fuppofed to confift : to him by way of alittle cold friendthip, he fentameffet- 
. inow witteepgisdiy ' ger with this fhort Letter chus directed : 








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efecch your facred’ Maieflie, by rhe moll renerend name, of the holy. Prophes H 






amitic and friendfhip. Toy thou therefore,my friend, and in my bebalfe reioyce of my vittorte and tri- 
umph alfa x for this laft Sammer pafing oner Danubins with enfignes difplayed, Ltbere expected thes 


‘sheir moff cruel! enemies, and at length to: fet thers free! from the foriey captinstteand feare, of tbef 
Hangarian King, who I thought would bane gisen mebetiell: 1 socke fiom bimb iy [trong hand Bel- 


<iag Pyrats; mare grienons unto thins shan death it felfe sand confider mith-your., felfe., thas this ing 
fat ‘and infélencie tendeth not [a much to the bart of your pore fubie mei _ pre fed penple “on 


















ne ‘ 
astothe difhonourand:difgrace of your imperiall name\ and dgnities which if any:other Chrifts a ; rane 
i Sra ty 4 SHAM nh: : : ‘an rade,the rongeft citie of Mis Kingdome, wih other Slrong holds thereabouts : And basing with fire 
Kang si, i Set hbeges U . D eee I know wonld not fuffer. vareuenced + oid will you then 1 ca it destroyed much people,and carried away many moc into captinitie,as a triumphant pars 
faffershefere ersscutethroats, befeptople gathered out of all the corners.of C briflendome, towaffe C vrorsbreaking up mine armte,am returned to my imperial cisie of Conpantinople, frons whence farewell, os 
Jour conntries fpoile your Citits, rawrsher your people; and trouble your feav? For who can pale ‘ a 
5 s y K a 


The Great Matter hauing read thefe Letters sand well confidered of the. fame, percciued < 
forthwith So/ymans meaning;and that peace was offered him in wordsand fhew, but warn = 
deed and meaning. Which becaufe he wasreadieby force to repulfe, hexewarded the Turks © 
nieffengerjandfent backe with him another-of his owne,a priuat perfon,For the Rhodians did 5 
feldome vouchfafe to fend any honourableaembafladoursto, the Turkith Emperours (with « 
whom they for moft part liued in hoftilitie) either the Turkes to them. By this meflenger ig 3 
an{wered so/ymans Letters withother of like vaine,as followeth : 


by fea to Tripoli, Damafco, Alexandria, Caire, Chalcide, Lesbos, Chios, nay unto this your ims 
ore periallcitic of Conftanttnople , without, eof certaine ‘and man eft danger ef thef Fares P What 
© © bane me beerd enerie Spring this many yeares, but thats shad taken forieone or ether of 
your Parts; led aroay your people into moft aniferable captin away with them the rich 
Speiles of your countries? And thas which is of all. osher + ifhonourable, this shey doe 
ur roles, andin your fights inthe middest and large war Empire. Pardom mee 1 befiech 
ag Agee Emperour, if I 800 plainely peake what I thinke: For whatfaener 1 fay, 1 fait 
br oa sono rend, but that you (honldnow at length doe that which fhould. many yeares oe hane beene 
olen, Money Mee j Sor theincreafe.4 ‘our Ma ometan Kelix K 


wis 
to Jour moft loyal {ubictts may not, ner ought not, 
eo wererny gions and for the jotaeging of your Empire and. Honour,to vefinfe bo: duenture our goods, our bodies, 
Oa i be carried with lone of glorie 





















NAWAB 


D Philippus Villerins Lilladamus, Great Matlterof the Rhodes, to the Turke, 




















better oe ra weHes dying f vA bat warres can you more tafily 
a ar be aPOI El dont ferwants, than.invanquifhing and fubduing the Rhodes, the 
reputed bulivarke of Chriftendome s which onely keepeth us fom their a Sut fame wil per- 
scours hae informer sinses unfertuna mpted shat witie : fa did they alfa 
yet hath your happie tall fame brought t efame under 
mers id Pat : and doe you, then dex 
The Turki Emp ji 
aj fa boltee | fea and 


fail me vpon the fudden, as! came out of Rrance : but fatlingaf his poral flealing by. night into 
the Rhodian Sea, he attempted to banc robbed certaine merchants fhips bound from loppe t0-Venice : 
but fending my fleet out of my hauen, I flaied his furie constrained the pyrat tofireand for haft to leave 
behind bims she prifes he had before taken from she merchants of Crete. Farewell, from the Rbedes, 















«By thisanfwer Solyman perceiued, that he was well. met withall in his owne finenefic, and 
EB that he fhouldnot fo eafily cattie the Rhddes,as hehad before done Belgrade. Yet being ful- 
» dyinhimfelteréfolued to trie his fortunethetein; he called vato him certaine of the chiefe 
‘commandersiof his warres,to whom he opened his whole detetmination in this fort: 


ws 


\Calthough doubt nas saorshie chiefetaines, but thet you are of the famse mind now shat yor bas 





E your {usbieds. 
bel oa, 
ase with like 


40m 
‘common clorie\and cond of vs all,-10 vfé your generall aduice and connjell, Since the time that myfa- 
eoaftant, and prone r0 rebellion, we haue by force reduced to their former obedience: The Sophi, thas 


wrichtic king, nephew unto the great.King Vun-Caflanes, by Ais daughter the fifter of king lae 
linasarnl ofrdfyria, Media, Ar, 





Pyrat per[ua- Li : i Pi get 
deth Solymax “COmMeanded) at this tinne frankly to fpeake what Lthinke may be forthe olorie and hone, ‘ ‘os z 
tebefige ibe Maieftie sien Til ; in pics hates ‘ ¥p ibe. i Vict nots es Yon Solyman by the grace of God, King of, ihiage Lord of Lore, saatelt Em- 

Evbaa, Pelopone fis; Achaia, Caria, Lycia, and alta the feacoaftof Syrisand xp, eg perour of ‘Conftantinople vated Mig si C) ee rabia, 

wayling the es of their countries the ravfacking of their cities, she taking away of their. eis an : tele Egypt ; et ot Be Bune pice 0 *e haand / epposli- 

people; with orher infinite and incredible calamities, which they dayly fiffer of tbe croffed Rhedtiay a Hicrufalem ; 4 ve, is t = hae & . ‘s the seacten eh jets 

pyrats;ino man withfanding them : Many atime haue thefe wretchea people holdennp their ban a Philippns Villerins Lilladamus, Great Mafter of the Rhodes, and Legat of Afi2, 

‘to'mee for Aelpe, msoftinfantly requefling mee so been meane for therd toyour imptriall Ataie ftiean, a B greeting, : , 

‘whereby they might eee froin the iniurie, rapine, and flaughter of thefeuruell reuers, Where. Tams glad of thy kingdome and neve promotion, which Lwifh thou maieft long and happily enioy £67 serymans st 


shat Lhope thou sls in honour and fidelisie exceed all.themshich before thee ruled inthe Rhodes > 10 Vilerins, 
Great mafler af 


foreinthir spi i 
-Mahomer, and by your one moft eroicall di[pofition, 10 deliver your. afflicted fubiects from thefts from wher as my anceftours kane withdrawne their hand, fal after their example ioyne with thee in theres 


L right well underfland your letters which your meffencer broaght unto me. The friendpip yon Be anfaver Of 
yy ayaie Villerins to Se~ 


write of,is as pleafing to me as difpleafing to Cortug-Ogli your feruant,whe went about to have tnter~ feat heed 


e sims Oras 
4 7 i ; : i d to bis men 

‘been abwhies of in she innading of other Nations:;\yet Lhane thought it good in matters tending tathe of sear,decla- 

ving bis pyre 

A ; ; : me : j befeg 
ther left this worlds wee bane meade warre with dinersNations and people;. The Syrians by nature va- ie Rhode 





; oe Sanaa eaS _M he Cupsin beart and deed ur mortallencmie, nes contented with the ‘6 eo 
! x ced flac a menia the greater,Perfia and Mefapotansia, wee haue with ithin he compalfe of bis 
or Jmay by natlitean fe aa Jone reek Foran eaoby ipo one terrapin lap mods tiacinehtois a ane ie Dann- 
bangs, re fie ba i cy Sl ‘bins wee tooke-Belerade the firongeft jo «ffe in. that Kingdonsg, 3 And whatfaener el(@ wee at 
- a fetolied t spied wat fabdued. Yet, for alk, thas (80 Jpeke plainly of x, fhe) m8), mind ei = 
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r i Exnpire, and the blowd of Othoman, findeth ne com i , 
hala “ yale yet done, although it be great, yet 1 decmeit all but 
fire carrieth me further. This hane I abvates abone all shings moft fly eehrtd, ¥0(it open 

the Bhodes, and utterly to root owtall the ftrength and forces.yea thevery name of shafe Rhodsan fou). 
aus, (And bane nit yon alfono leffe than my felfe defired the fame ? Hew oftenbaue 1 heard me 

ine out.The Rhedss, The Khedes? I bane expected the time that beeing di fobarged of ether sverre 

Torighe here canploy my whale firength and power. That we fo et 2 ‘As mow Come: theresa, 
en cater opportunstic of goed lei sffered, great part of the walls of thecitie of the Rhode, 
ow |) ee ewen withthe ground , which cannot in hort time bee repaired, efpecially in their wang of 
Coyne, Befide this, the garrifon inthe cafile is bas fimall,,and their aid from France farre off, which 
wil either come too late when the citie is loft,or that which I rather belecue,newer.F 07 neither will the 
the French King (being at mortall warres with the Germane pa ve and Lordof Italie) Siffer bis 
Prarchoufes to be disfarn:fhed, or his ports bared of the neceffarie defence of his foipping.” Neit het dae 
‘you beleewe that she Spaniards (diffreffed as heme with famine, warre, and cinsle difcention) will ea “a 
come hither ont of Sicilia and Campania with Hesse of men and vittwall. But yon may perhaps 
thinke, that greatdanger is to be feared from the Venetian fleet, and the Ile of Crete, which 1 4 fa 
fare jou is mot fo: for T know (alsbough I will not now manifest thefime) hew i haue prevented thay 
wmifchicfe. Wherefore couragious fouldiers (borne to the frbaning of all Chrifendome, much more of 
the Rhodes) with cheerefull hearts follow me your foneraigne again{? shefe your moff perfidiows and 






















fy 












man Familie, and generally upon all the name of theTar kes , which thefe Khedians caft vpen vs 


: the laff sie they were befieged ? Which was nes fo much done by their valour, as by the unfortunate 


connjellof my great crandfather Mahomet, calling home Mefithes Palzologus bis General in 
al ee re Saar affanle.But admit shat their valour gained sheme wictorie, spill you there. 

forealsosies fuffer theft pyraticall excarfions upon our Maine and Iflands ? The ranfacking of cities 
and countries ¢ The carrying away of your cattell andvicheft fubftance ? The captiniticand fiaughrer 
of your wines and children ? The flaucric of yous neerefi friends and'kinfrmen.Se belpe me crest Ma- 
homet st fhall not fo be : 1-vow in de(pight of Chriftand lohn, infkors sime to fet up mine enfignes 
with she Moone in the middle of the market place of Rhodes. Neither doe I fecke any thing vn- 
samy (elfe,more than the honour of the enterprife ; the prefit gine unto ee. their 
soine, plate, iewelt (which is Ws to be great) their riches andwealth is all yours, t0 carrie home 
with youunto your wines and children, Wherefore les'vs now with all. our forces and courage fet for- 
ward tothe befieging ofthe Rhodes, x ten is) saan 


‘Solymans purpofe thus made knowne,and the fame with one accord ofall his captains well 
liked: Pyrrbus the elde(t Baffaand ofgreateft authoritic, who atthe firft diffuaded the warre, 
ftanding vp in themiddeft ofthe reft, faid: ’ 


Teannot but much admire the great wiftdome and rare vertues of our young Empertar,whe (a wift- 
ly and aduifedly bath declared all the ie counfels of 4 worshie chitfesainein taking of warre in kand, 
Bleffid be Mahomet, thrice and foure times bleffed is shis empire, bleffed is our eftate, and ble(fed are 


we with [ich a Prince, which carrieth with him imbis warres not onely menand habiliments of warre, 7 


but moft deepe wifedomit and policie. Which wholefamie manner of proceeding, Affe bad almaies before 
our eyes,andwwouldfollowwe fhouldin hort time bring under our -fubicction not the Rhodes oncly, bus 
all hekingdomes of the Chriflians es befide that which owr Emperor Aath moft carefully and confide- 
ratly demféd,mine age and experience would exhors yousby or orale all ather means 
what/oewer,to corraprifit were pofiblethevery chiefe and principal cstixens of the Khodes, thereby s0 
enter into their moft fecret deuices and cownfels which how it maybe wrought, willin few words gine 
you tounderfand. as a rian indifferent,defirous of peace and quictne(fe,seill by meffengers and lesters 
induce the Grear Maffer t0fénd fome honourable embalfage 10 our GW Sessrtighepehiob if can once 
bring hime unto,then let we alonewith the reff tein. Hoorn Ma yes 


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“This counfell ofthe old 






h Hea fed.all the hearers wel;but aboue othersthe emperorhim- 
fel sho gauc him in charge withall diligence abd fpecd, to pioue wharhe could doe the 
other captains he corrimanded to prepare the grearais forces they could,both for land & fea 

ee gem i , feruice. 
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mregerdefyourworss. 


crucll encmvies. How long 1 pray yonvill you fuffer that fisine aud aiferace te fticke vpon the Ocho. I 


Fourth Emperour of the Turkes: 


A femice. Which preparation wasfo great both at Conftantinople and other places, thatie 


could not long be kept fo fecret, but that newes therof was brought tothe Rhodes the fourth 
day of Februarie: which newes dayly increafing and {till confirmed by more certaine re- 
ports, Vsllerius the Great Mafter for more certaine intelligencesfent a Chriftian of Epidaurus, 
who could perfectly fpeake the Turkifh language,as a fpieto Conftantinople ; who by fecret 
Jetrers from thence gaue him knowledge thac the Turks were preparing a great fleetjand rai- 
fing a mightic armic, aduertifing him alfoof a wonderfull proportion of artillerie prepared 
for batteric: but against whom was not commonly knowne,fome deeming it to be for the in- 
uafion of Italic, fome forthe Rhodes, others fuppofing it tobe for Ciprus or Corcira : which 
diuerfitie of conie&tures, made many (whofe conceirs averted from themfelues the fortune 


B ofthatwar) tobe more careleffeand fecure. Bu: whileft euery man was of opinion, thatit 


was made againftany man ratherthan himfelfe; certaine aduertifernént was giuen to the Rho- 
dians from diuers places by Letters from their friends and confederates, That the Turkes did 
with extraordinarie diligence keep ftrait watch and ward in all their ports thereabouts along 
the fea coatt, otherwife than they were before accuftomed : which feemed to prognofticate 


fome farther mater than the defence of their fronticrs.sllerius carefulhof his charge,as the Pilleriuspripan 


marke whereat th enemie aimed, prouided with all poffible diligence great ftore of vidtuall, res» te materes 
fiance againg 


armor,weapons, fhot, powder,and whatfoeucr elfe ncceffarie for the deferice of the citie, 
The new wals of the citic, and Auvergne fortrefle, by Bafilius enginier to the Emperour 
Charles the fift(a worke begun in the time of Fabritivs Caradfus the lace Grand mafter,but nor 


C yet finifhed) was now with all diligent labour fet vpon, eucry maty’putting his helping hand 


voto fo neceffarie a worke, Whileft thefe things were with fo great endeuour and labora do- 
ing,ameflenger came from Conftantinople, (fent from the old Bafla Pyrrhus) afharpe witted 
and cunning fellow , who with much filed fpeech in moft ample manner doing his meflage, 
by che way, painted forth the great towardlineffe and courteous nature of the Turkifh Empe- 
ror Solyman, with the great commendation of Pyrrhws Baffa his mafter : deliuering from both 
of them letters vnto the Great Mafter of this purport, 


Solyman by the grace of God King of Kings,Lord of Lords, &c.tothe 
reuerend father Phillippus Villerins Liladamus,Great Matter of the 
Rhodes,and Legat of Afia, greeting, 


T arm certainly informed that my letters are delinered unto thee ; which for that thon underfloodeft Solymue tatters 
them aright,! cannot expre(fe how much it pleafed me. ruff to it, that 1. ams not contented with the vi @Pikrin, 


torte 1 got at Belgrade, hope for another, nay I affure my (elfe thereof which 1 will nos bide from shee 
wher 1 am alwaies mindful of. Farewell from Conftantinople. 


Pyrrbus,great Counfellour to the mightic Emperout Solyman,to 
@ —Philippus Villerins Lilsdimus, Great Matter of the Rhodes 
and Legat of Aifia, greeting, 


; Ti aa pera in beg teed than character,] haue delivered unto our moft mightic Emperor? pyyyiys bape 
ut the bearer thereof Imould nor fuffer to come to his prefence, left hee fhould be too much offended bis letiers te 


with fo bafe a mse(fenger.V nto whom froms henceforth find men of worth commendable for sheir yeares 
and diferetion, with whom his AM aieflie may (if a plesfe) conferre and conclude of matters con- 
cerning the common geod : which thing if you fhall oe is (hall neither repent you of the doing thereof, 
wor me of my counfell. The me(fenger I (fend,oringeth letters onto you alfo from our great Emperour:to 


be dinine excellencie how you are ta anfwver,you are alreadie admonilhed, Farewell from Conftan- 
tinople. : 


#8  Thefe letters being openly tead, drew the minds of the Rhodians diuerfly.Such asaltoge- 


ther withed for peace, meat uring othersatter their owne plaine meaning and integritie, com- 
tag the counfel of Pyrrhws faying, That he being an old man ofgreat experience, was not 
Sdefirous of our quiet,as ofthe quiet of his prince & country :and therfore withed by wif- 
dom toorder that Which the yong prince fought for by war,fearing the aie 0) fe 
‘ avilitie, 


. 


she Turker. 


Villerise 







fourth Emperour of Turks. 


A ries)diligently noted all thar wasdone inthe citie, fhortly <> behefieged. The great mafter 


Sinamo, oe 
withno leffe diligence, fent diters of his {mall gallies amongft the Iflands and alongft the 


: andfull of rm & S Armies, The 
perfuafion of thefe men took &,that one of the knig] Order called Reinyyy 
March,a Spaniard a noble gentleman of great courage,and very elo ent, skilfull alfo in aid 
Turkifh congue,and then Mufter-matter, was appointed to haxe been ferit Embaffadour Vito 
the Turkifh Emperour. Many there were of acontraric oinion, which fufpecting frauq and 
deceit, {aid it were good to beware ofthe enemies counfell : asking,to what end this embat. 
faze were ¢ For fhould wee proclaime warre (lay they) againft the moft mightie tyrant, not 
yet our profeffed enemic,who writeth all peace? Or thould weintreat for peace,no war ag vet 
proclaimed ; thache which asyet is afraid himfelfe, may now vnderftand that he is of 

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. 3 (2) 
maine,to learne what might be ofthe enemies doings. /eanmes Lupus one of the knichtsofthe 


order,and captaine of one of thefe gallies, meeting with a great (hip ofthe Turks laded with 
corne,tooke her and brought her home to Rhodes. But Alphonfues captaine of another of the 
allies,lying in harbour in one ofthe Iflands,and fuffering his men to {traggle too farinto the 
adueras fet vponby a Turkith pirat and taken. 
About the fame time the Turks by often fires made vpon the maine inthe night feafon, 
gaue figne vntothe Rhodians,that they were defirous to hae fome parly with then, as their 
manner was, Wherupon one Meneton a French man,one of the knights,by commandement of 
B the reft ofthe Order,was fent with a gallic well appointed to the maine to fee what the mat- 

ter might besand with him was ioined sacobus Xaycua a paymafter forthe gallies,that he might 
{ ofthe inhabitants of the place,and his friends there dwelling,diligently enquire ofall things 
his credit and auchoritic fhall defend them from all iniurieand wrong ;as though the fe concerning the intended warre: for this Xaycus, befides that he wasa skilful! fea man and one 
fhould prefcribe laws to his mafter,& fuch aferuantas is moft like ynto his mafter(that thak knew the coatt well,had alfo good experience in ciuile affaires,and was wonderfully be- 
el, falfe of faich,a hater of all Chriftians,but efpecially of yaRhodians: whom the mer ffs lowed & made of by the Turkith merchants whofe language he had perfectly learned. Draw- 































fearede Befides thar,with what fecuritie,with what facecan our Embafladors go,Vnrequefted 


ofthe Turkifh Emperor, without his {afe condué thorow thofe countries which we qi) 
burn é {poile ¢ But they fhall thew Pyrrhus the great Baffaes letters forfooth,his proregiog 






tyrant hauing in his power,with his mauy & army in readines, fhall with cruel torture inforcg ing neere the fhoare,he found the Turkifh merchants making merrie vpon the main, with their 
todifcouervato him our prouifion,the fecrets of our city and Order. This opinion of the yj. } carpets,cotten wooll, and {uch like merchandife about them asthey vfed to exchange with 
‘fer fort, was greatly confirmed by thetoo much curiofitic of the meflenger which was {en the Rhodian merchants for woollen cloathes: ynto thefe merchants he gaue due falutations, 
who with all diligence enquired of the ftateand fcituationof the citic, of thenumber and | gaging his faith for their fafetie, & they likewife to him.But being requefted to come alhore 
ftrength ofthe Order. Wherefore in conclufion he was fent backeagaine accompanied byt C tomake merrie vntill one of his familiarand old acquaintance might be fent for,who as they 


with one privat fouldier to carrie the Great matters letters vato the Turkifh tyrant ; the te. 


faid was not far off ; he anfwered, that he could not fo doe, except they would firt deliucr a 
nure whereofwas thus: 


‘pledge for him afhipboord, The perfidious Turks laughing as ic were at his needleffe feate, 


—— 


- vic oe Ding willingly fent their merchandife, &a pledge aboord the gallies.Xaycus then going afhore, anid 
Philippus Villerius Great Malter of the Rhodes.ynto the embracing the Turkifh merchants which met him: vpon a figne giuen,was forthwish Beferon 
{ Turke greeting, cuery fide and taken prifoner,and by poft horfes conuaied with all {peed to Conftantinaplé; 


erius Ws That yon are mindfull of me grieneth me nothing ; and 1am Alfo mindfull of you. You repeat your where he was with moft exquifit torments that couldbe deuifed for any man to endure, en- 
Dhner tose vittoric in Hungariewherewith not being contented you hope for anosher : nay you promife andaffure forcedto confeffe whatfoeuer his cruel enemies could defire. After Xayens was by treache- 
easieifts, ‘your {elfe thereof, before you bane attemptedthe war. Beware you deceine not your felfe ; mens expe- riethus loft, then began their prouident wifedome to be highly conmended, which wére 
Gationsnencr deceine therm more than inwarres, Farewell. from the Rhodes. 














K D uoked. The hoftage giuen for Xaycws, being brought to the Rhodes and exainined, was found 

The other letters written to Pyrrhms, were to this effect: tobeafimple countrey fellow whom the Turkes had of purpofe well apparelled to deceiue 

‘ ; the Rhodians : who frankly and plainly according to his fimple knowledge, anfyered to all 

agli Philippus Villerius Liladamus Great Matter of the Rhodes.to things that were of him demanded ; as that the Turks were making great preparation for fea; 

; ree : Pyrrbus the Balla, ; Ypon the coafts of Caria and Lycia, and had taken vp many fouldiers in the countries therea- 
4 : ins iy Ria pelt frontiers of his dominions towards Syria, for defence of the fame a- 
! ‘ Thane aduifedly confidered thy lesters.with the behauinor and di(polttion o ids gainft the Perfians. All which was true : for So/ymsanto put the Rhodians out of all fufpition 
. athe semne doe he opal aetilen shefamespbilef? my Dee selafone keccond sia ofinuafion (whom he knew carefully to obferue his doings) fent the fouldiers whom he had 
ee se ports ib lordand mafter , which Ebeare wusballby reaon of the iniuries they hanesaflained of the lenied in the countries neereft to the Rhodgs, faraway againft the Perfian, as ifhe had meanc 
 Ietters, Turkifh pirats, But will call hem home,and will fend Embaffadors wnto thy great Loyd: (6 that thou E nothing againftthe Rhodes,and fo vponthe fudden to fer vypon them with his armiebrought 
before fend me [aft conduct under thy masters great fale, for their fafe commin ng andresurnes Fare~ out of Europe, before they were aware. But this his deuife ferued to fmall purpofe forthe 
a. well,fromtbe Rhades. . ao L great Mafter perceiuing by many circumftances,but fj pecially by thar late calamitie of Xuyeus, 
aa fat rahe ne i that the Rhodes was the place the Turkifhtyrant longed after , & fearing that delay might 
hi But thefeletterswere neuer delivered ynto the great Turke,or the Baffa :foras foon asthe bring farther danger,caufed a ceffation from al other bufines tobe proclaimed, vatilall things 
Turkith meffenger was come ouerintothe maine, he prefently tooke horfe ¢, which was there aeceflary fat defence of the citie were accomplithed: watch & ward was kept in euery treet, 
j inreadineffe for him,and pofted towards Conftantinople with asmu cli {peed ashe could,lea- the great artillerie planted vpon the wals and bulwarks, companies appointed for the defence 
P uing the Chriftian meffenger hiscompanion behind him,who returning backe againe to the of cuery place, the publick armorie ofall warlike prouifion was open, all the ftreets were ful 
ee Rhodes,and telling whathe had heard and {eene, gaue them all great occafion to difpaire of ofmen carrying Weapons, fome to one place, fome to another. At which timeagem ral mutter 
— -Pillriuae Peace: whereupon Villerius fentinto Creteto hire certain companies of Cretenfian archers. _ Wastaken by the chiefe men ofthe Order,where were foundabout 5009 men ablero beare 
% ae nthe meane time aduertifement was ginen vnto the Great mafter by letters fromthe Ifland r Remanens Whom were 660 knights of the Order, 8500 fWuldiets of Cretesthere{t were 
Sarto es. Of Naxos, That the Turks were readieto pun theirifleet to {ea withthe firft appearance of the rahe Part mariners,able bod ies,who in the.time ofthe fiege did great {eruice,encouryged 
ee new moone : which thing they moft fuperftitioufly obferue inthe beginning ofall their great y their fea capeains: the Ifland people which repairedinto the citie,ferued rp little other pur- 


actions. The fameneweswas pofe butto dig and cary earth vato the rampiersiand the citizens (except it were fome feyy of 
Be lay es the better foit)were Bhheton part Weak and yt final courage,not able to indure any labor 

prpaines, and yer hardly'to bee kept inorder and epe preat{peakers, but {mall doers, 
. greater 


chants of the Ifland of Pathmos, 

from Euboea; ynder the colour, 
s,to whom they were Sa 

ie tie 


* 





575 


the occafion,that the decrece made for fending embaffadors ynto the Turke, was againe re=_ 


The carefuined 
ofthe Grawad 
Mafler. 





a % 
1s the 


=, 














be called together ; for incouragen hom; hee fpake y 
; 2 , . WORT stb . i) 


me 


themas followeth: 





piers Valiant Gentlemen aud worthie Citizens wee heare shat the Tarke our » ini 
Hialeie iant Gentlemen aud wort) Lens, wee heare that ¢ ¢ Turke our mertall enemicis ; 
Croan, agtinfi-vs,mith a huge arwie raifid of diners Nations : from whofe naturall crueltic and: pened 
a 4a! Tn 


surie exceptwe defend our {clues by farce,one and she felfe fame danger is I ike t0 befall: yh 
and you all. For we have with pas eae and. lad hive re ‘oso rite 
you are by booties taken by flrong hand ont of bis deminions,inri ed :and at this day we keepe ps ‘nf 
plein gricuous fernitude,and he ovrs:but he iniurionfly and we mropinfity 3 For bis athins ea 
oft the darke dennes and cayes of the mourstaine Caucafus,thtir waswrall dwelling) withous ri, it oe 
or canfe, incited enely with ics Wt nc the hatred oj ifaaredreligton ind 
nen the Christians ont of Syria: and afterwards opprefféd the Grecian recia:s where shea on 
ted to haue aebrayed the people, with ene fimple kinde of death (as barbarifmeis ues. craell and eer, 
cilefe) shey aite with moft exquifit and horrible torments butchered many thoufands of that Renee 
Allwhom, this wickedproud youth (whofe mifchiefe exceedeth his yeares) an enill neighbour t val 
tata, not contented with the dominions of Arabia, Syria, Aigypt, thegreatef} partof. Afi io 
Bene. places mot, feckerhin tyrannie, murther, (poile, periurie, and hatred againft Chrift vf 
af ie 5, farre toexcell : and forceth him/elfe tothe utsvermoft of his power, torake from vs : 
z dfn is, and so fubdue the Chriftian Countries ; that fo at length being Lord of all, and command, + 
the World hee may at his plesfure ouerthrow the Chriftian cities, kill the Chriffians and vitterl om a 
Chriftian name, which hee fo much baseth, For the repulfing of which intollerable pide 
mee hawe efpecially chofen this Ifland of the Rhodes for our Hehe ce, becaufe: the fame fee 4 
more cemmodious than any osher for the annoying of this barbarous Nation. Wehaue done ola is 
hich we nov hawe not in any 


4 op holpen by you ; we know by proofe your great valour and fidelitie, 
f } continue in your fidelitie and loyal 
id? q “ i 
ft aR aud my Kights of the Order, Iwill 


ok 



































Wherefore I will, nos ufé many werdesto per/uade 
g fee te hie hed a) tas it youto 
r long circnmitance to encourage you to play + fit 7 i 
i a ee ST toh papa 
tt ( ¢ Chriftian Princes and other my knights 
orces, are meff readie and preft to defend tease, a id. . 
A Temples, dedicated to the 
Inyour minds if nothing elfe,my 
ongh be endure paines and tra 
jou,and their batred towardy 
citte, which this noble order 
by  againft all the 
Ab leffepreferred 
ifion: wee baue 
ther mor wormes can attaink 
rie for men befieged wee 
5 promile unto us affie~ 
ce/sitic,whicheincth courage 
, Fatty Confcience; 
i yar arents Wines, 
em she proud command of 
Of yon bondage, of your blond, 
t (clon Zens) our. goed God sill 
fe BW beefarebe yom it minds quit 
enemies continue in thefiaer 


5 JOUr I 


sferuice us our God. 
‘aith 7 
“wel 










Sis 














re,and trouble not your 
index yah 
>in mo ait 4 x 
iid (Bab Via al 
aidaniana tna 
d arith; 


st, -° * * ; ; 2 ; 
: greater in fhew thanin deed, The Great Mafter having \ 
things needfull for defence of the citie, and fearing nothing mo Pics all 
citizens, caufed themallro, ied eogettce es i0cgnaee a me 
























ame 





A and fvord : andwill no doube thither with all fpeed haften and come, if (that which my mind abhor 









fonrtB Emperour of the Turks 


horreth to fpeake) they (bould here prenaile. Neither will bis ambitions yoath, in conrage, falfhoody 
and cruelty exceeding Hannibal, imitate him in that that having onersbrowne the Romans in the great 
batrell at Cannas, knew not to ufe his vittorie : but he will prefently with more than Cxlarsce- 
Lerisie, bring forth the treafures bis father got in gy pt, andwith great fleets And huge armsies in- 
wade Apulia, Calabria, and Scicilia: from whencehe will feorthwith breake into France,and after 
wards into Spaine, and other Chriflian Countries, raging through them with all kind of srueltic. Bus 
1 amcarried away further than I purpofed, and than needis , For your fidelitie and valour (moft 
worshie citizens) toendure the fiege,and repulfe the encrmit, ts [uch, as needeth not my per fafion ; and 
of greater refolution, than that st can Lae with the dangers incsdent'to men befitged : yet the grea- 
B te/f and moft forcible miferies of all, which is hunger and thirft, 1 affureyou, you [ball neuer fecle , 
which pinching calamities for all shat, ome people (in faithfulneffe, courage, and valour-vothing 
comparable to you) haue nenerthele(fe most conftantly endured. For they of Petelinum, befieged bythe 
Carghaginenfians, for want of victuall, thruft their parents and children ont of the citie, the longer 
to bold out the fiege, and lued them{elues with hides and leather fod or broyled,and leaues of srce5, and 
many other homely things,by the {pace of elenen moneths: and could not be overcome vntill they.wan- 
ted firength longer so ftand upon the wals,cy to hold their weapons in their hands .They of Ca[ilinun, 
befieged by Hannibal, held out untill a poore moufe was fold for much monty. You mull of necefitie 
keepe watch andwardin your Stations ; if your hones chance1o be beaten downe with the enemies ar- 
tillerie,you miuft haue patience: for why they {hall be repaired againe, and itis not amatter of uch 
© importance,that we fhould therefore yeeld vntoour enemies in whofe courtefic and fidelity no apace 
istobe repofed. For bifides that he is by nature cruell and-unfaithfull, he can by no meanes be gensle 
and Faithfull towards vs,which hane done him fo much harme, who onely (ashe himfelfe fasth) hauer 
oftentimes to bis crsefe interr upted the cour(e of the victories of bim the conqueror both of fea and land, 
whom he hath fo many times affuiled by open force with all his ftrength wit raft, deceit,and policte : 
yet alwares hithertoin vaine, Almighty God fiill protecting v3, whom aboue, all things (of deare 
citizens) Lwsfh you to ferwe and call upon, for except he keepe.and defend the city,thewarchmen do, but 
watch in vaine, 


This cheerfull fpeech wonderfully encouraged the hearers,cfpecially the vulgar fort,cafi 

D ly carriedaway with pleafing words. But whileft they in their iolitie dreame of nothing but 
of triumph and viétorie,che wiler fort poflefled with care, ceafed notto do whatin themiay, 

to procure, That the good commonly forewifhed might in fine cometo effect. Among others 
Clement Bithop of the Greekes, a man both for his place and deuout manner of lining had in 
great reputation amongftthem, laboured earneftly by dayly exhortations, to perfuade the 
Greckes his countriemen in that great and common danger with heart and hand to join with 
the Latines in defence of the citie : foralthough the goucrnment wasalcogetherin the Great 
Matter and his Knights,which were Latines,yet the people both ofthe {land and citie were 
for moft part Greekes, who liked not altogether fo well of the Latine gouernment, but that 
they did many times repine thereat. Howbeit the matter wasat that time fo ordered by the 

E g00d perfuafion of the Bifhop, 8 good gouernment of the Great Matter, that they all agreed 
as one man to {pend their lives in defence of the citic ; and were fo far from feare of the 
comming of the barbarous enemie,that many ofthe vulgar people, in whom appeareth com- 
monly more heat than wit, withed rather for his comming than otherwife., But looke what 
they had fondly wifhed,proued afterward to their cofts oer true. For withina few nights af 
ter, the Turks by fire made in the night time vpon the maine, gaue figneof parley vato, the 
Rhodians, Whereupon gallic well appointed, with along boat,was prefently fent forth, to 
{ee what the mater was:which drawing neere vnto the fhore,was hailed hy.a Turke,accom- 
panied witha troupe of horfemen, defiring the captaine of the gallicto fend fome on fhore, 

__ with whom they might more conueniently, parley : which thing the caprainerefuling; Whaty 
*F faidthe Turke, art thou afraid of Xaycus fortune + to whomthe captainin phrefining, maaner 
anfwered againe,Xaycas whom you haue contrary to your faith and oath taken,trou lech me 
Notsneitheram| afraid of you,whom Itruftngt;butif you haue any thing to fay ler me heare 
ityorcls getyou further off,otherwile I will {peake to yonby the mouth ofthecannog. Then 
‘one ofthe Turkes comming to er fideslaid downeletters vpona fone, faying,thet a 

: oie : Ddd e 


577 





a - 
fourth Emperour of the Diikes: 559 


eies of théaiizens, filledthe city with RICA a iors grins 
 Saebeimea Sa TE Pre anithe con Hoe se ie ee dae unig pe 
ournin: renin od, fome corne, fome cartel, ¢ foules, 
of the paots ies ena outofete coustrey into the city SPA Ma- 
and otter uc ated ie whom followed great numbers of women owe ea i seeping, 
fter had euilaned * i feratching their facesand tearing themfelues tk oa 4 14 Cai pes 
with difchine i a if hands and cafting vp their eies to heanen,be oe ne ‘a 
CoE iaaretae A dsofteares to defendthe'noble citie ofthe R ut can aie yet 
Foie ry oftheir nein Which malate out) Peo rst 
yom the fi é 4 »s of the citizens, : 
ing packt'vp into ad wide" ae al whereofinfued rotten raise analthe eek dit 
B Wantof Fodder, ree eB tafterthedicy was given vp, {uch a plagne and morta ot whe- 
ring the tire of the fiege. we of the Turkesand poore Chriftians, which knowing not whe 
Shaya err ee evaret die: than to forfake their native country. ~ vas of purpofe 
go,chofe er, kih Meet which landed in the Ifland of Chos,and was o a pO! ; 
Generall of the oa Rhodians to bateell at fea ; before he with his whole powe 
fentby Solymanto Pana came daily with tweritie gallies halfe thofe nari sy feas oner, i 
aise Basa Se og Rhodes leaning the reft of his flect riding at anchor ae 14 penne ; is 
twixt Lyciaand t us nt oa tne eitie of Rhodes} teadie toaid him as el ! an youu t nei 
tailed Seat ie he vfed many daies Pe eRMNC Ht its ein bt ons heen 
SE a Tecan toate him bateell , knowing, tharifhe fhouldtherein seb cruel fight 
€ out oat i than BooIREIE leffe than the ai stiles an hee Nc rnaneyctee fernice,and 
rie, It WeTCa 3 i fhouldtherei S : 
th wr Hither ite einer! number of the defendants. When he had ma- 
greatly far i 

















x 598 “Silonan the Magh 
oa them was contained thatthey had in charge : which faid,he pi rf 
> and departed with the reft of his companie, The captaine fending. ol th 
Letters, found them direéted in this fort : ne = ; 

Solyman,by the grace of God King of Kings,Lord of Lords,moft mightie 
Empcrour of Conftantinople and Trapezond, &c. vnto the reverend 
father Philippus Villerins Liladamus, Great Matter ofthe Rhodes, 


to his knights,and all his people in general, 





et fpurs tohishorfe ¢ 
is long boat for thefe 
Hi ven 





The purport of which Letter was as followeth: 2 


3 Andean 
sees Thecompapion thane of my alftreffed (ubiects, andthe great iniurie you doe me, Lath morved me te 
ening letters 10 


i rath. Wherefore Icommand you without delay to yeela unto me the Iflandand citie Of the Rod, 
i willingly Bionies arinrpite ‘you sate separ bon all your riches, or to barrieif ee 
pleafeunder my obeifance, your libertie and religion in nepart Hea eo any tribute or ins opti} 
onilf yon be wife,preferre frienafhip and: peace before blondie warre : for unto them which are by force 
fubdued, are referned all extremities which the miferable vangnifhed vfé to [offer of the ancrie con. 
qutror : from which neither your cwne force, nor forreine aid, nor buge wals,which Iwill Utterly oner. 
throw, fhall be able to defend you.fare you well. All which co be performed, if yon fhall make 
choice rather of my frienalhip, than of my force :wherein you hall ntither be deceined nor circumyen. 
fed ; Trake to witnelfe God t Creator of heauen and earth,the  foure writers of the Euangelicall hifty. 
vie,the four[core thoufand Prophets defcended from beauen,and among fi them our bigheft Prophet Mas | 
homet, the renerend ghojis of my father and grandfarber,and this my facred and imperiall head, Fro 
our pallict at Conftantinople. ‘ Sart aL eri sx 








Whenthefe letters were o 







eal 4 . and fometimes patting, 
, : { r Me lee Bee d manner cbime halfe feas ouer,an HOSS Bae : 
penly read inthe counfellchamber at the Rhodes,fome were of daies without essay peti seer ay as iv were daring them to fight : he Mhoghy : 
opinion, That it was goodro anfwer the Turkifh tyrant roundly, therby to give him to vader. further came and lay at t dat their owne doorés,tnoned with the intoll¢rable infolencie ; 
Ran thatthey were notatraid of his threatstotherfome thought it no wifedome with hard ainsnot wont tobe {6 braued at ci 1 








words to prouoke fo great an enemie to further difpleafure, Thus whilft euery man would 


haue framed an anfwer according tohis owne difpofition, in conclufion it was agreed vpon,to 
iu him no anfwer atall. , 4 


~The fame day thefé letters ca 


i ile ( He Great Mafter.to calla coyn,, 
j i inuallimportunie cated the Great Matt al Q 
Ri ace Ss iv aspirate een a bee prec e aee lori 
sya ualdoiatene He 'G ifte bled ‘the Chancellor,a ms atauthori, 
4 1 EST ero tel richest * homeand abroad yyand chiefe of them which, 
D tie antt{pirit, famous for his noble acts both at hy siete a i 
* weideropinton efof the’ Tarks was to be fought withall, J : 





me tothe Rhodes, which was the fourteenth day of Tune,one k 
ofthe Turks great commanders at fea with thirty gallies,the forerunners ofthe Turkith fleet, 
artiued atthe Ifland of Chos, famous in antient time forthe birth of Hippocrates the great 
Pphyfition,and the wonderfull picture of Venus left there'vnperfeét by Apelless which for the 
excellencie thereof neuer man durft afterward take in hand to perfeet: which fruitfull and 
pleafant Ifland was then at the arriuallofthe Turks, part of the dominion ofthe Rhodes. The 


Adiniral of this fleet here Landing his Turks began to burn the corne which was then almoft 
ripe, with the countrie villages round abo} ith whi 




















ince tobe reudnged s For (faid he) the bygie.2 ‘rhe chancel 
oie SIGS . er tobe fuffered, Due prefently revenge : ee 
s Raia SL pene) CMa And fight, but at whale very i hah be as ies I me mpl 
fleet of the heb hich for all shat is unto vs no great woueltie, for estery searent eare of i Baas Sedma 
ble ind quake ( ha nto thefepyraticall gallies as mscrabers ; anid then will it emo fe mH ch ea 
Vinee swaps thing for as to doe bauing the Be nde press ip cue oa t ie nifA 
me f n ad [uch a blow'and wound, by cu p 5 that it fp 
Pennant Ee prt tc Sipvaneeh sor elfe there is bi bei siden rae ee 
wes hi 3 A i sat qui ich thing in {AOR 
Ey wis to fallow'thisand shep shi difcom ised ive [hall be at quice. Which thing in my 
” others which feare their dwne [hadoryes ang t 
































counttie,ivithfach atertible 
thatthe Turks being therewith amazéd, 


¢ falling of heauen; fay ofberwife) is moft like to be trues 
them flaine withourrefittence sand had 


4 

















of A tshe 

; ‘ hither the fre time of tbe yeare betrig fo farre [peo int 

th ic ie(hGte i for the great Turke is not ofostifh so come ee bee a bie of rong, wanting x0- 

chat were able 1 fie hithershetehad ot eof themvahicniatnea footer vet ene: a Bf i loa ne lee aaah 
the Ifland people-The 4 ‘olan red aos eae ee feaagaine, thing thabisneedfiill, ar y My ; r will bee pent before 


“3 ; Bate : oaths ; id [hambrepulfed: when as the re a 
| Teklodion "The R hodians fo Shee ae ob el 1 erie be ac g and Winger time as 90 


ow affiared and out of ‘doubt oF the comming of the i 
reel ally in this ifland, wherem they can find to hanen or 


erolus viceinatter,and orhermen of great experience, 
dthem ihOeaNe ence pleafant or- 


iw is Unfit for enery flagesefpeck- 
in, Wherefore on Gea bis name 





Roy Jheagis \ u feat pate vs rem 6 
. 7 lerus fet pon madeniemices ; anid let-vs not fo? bredtening words fi vais 
feniciceinsmcebceckene: yg nih apf on ete ll ele us frp 
apartenneet tic M |W oct Sera rn i heed eos 
eheter fOplentntorcommodi- and : ipa jrone more like Antiochus, 
nand asbate as they cot bl his polieve Bal 0 caine the vitlo~ 
Fees eae ate he ve! oe Baik womens prayers and 
aiddgpotbet : vadyparine fil fipplicasions 

de facing . md 












‘ es { 
fourth Emperour of the £ drkes. 58 


i i efanke with thot fromthe buls 
ine himfelfe in danger to betunce wit 
areata oe ier offyntothe reftof the feet: the Rhodians from the 


er tesa: is foolifhattempt. This great fleet in i 
wals with loud outcries {cornfully deriding him for oe speofthe ae ee ee 


ding braucrie and triumph paffing by the a hem, than they were them{elues ter 
(seo fienes difplaied) didnot more terrific them, ae aan avBUNpatinaTee 
he wals with enlignes di!p ci heerfulneffe of the defendants, But paffing on, 
y dto behold the ftrength of the citie,and c ec ipo abouerbtee ilies dittant from 
ale sisroheprononeonte which seme ode ceiuefoureica flect,many ofthe 
Ge i [harbor being not able to re Ripe wea 
ity Ea(tward.Which {mall harb« eae out of the citie oftentimes 
pric me niet! to tideit out at fea, where they were by fhot 
gallies w 












580 faplcsiaso theft fi a Sime RR a 


nt by aduenturing and expofi 1g our clues to danger and persll, 


With thefe and fich like fpeeches he fo moued the multitude’, whicl 
ueth moft courage vpon the greateft vocertainties, tharthey defired 
faying, That they would wath away that foule difgrace wich the blond : 
enemics:for why, they wanted not weapons,courage, or hands(as thcy {aid)to do it Withal] 

_ Forali this,the grauer fort ofthe counfel(withouy whofe confent the mafter might in fact 
tafes doe nothing) waoughcit not good in {o dangcrousa time to aduenture any great pare of 
their forces, whicli they fhould afterwards want forthe defence of thei 





iG thanthe othe: 
P warke, Was g 





































; ; he enemy was there landing his great 
reity. The Turk { : inforced to getthem further off. Whilfte lace for his camp,tran- 
nerall deceiied of his expectation,and perceiuing thae the Rhodigns,wowld Not be HAGE aes onantnniments of warprepared ale aa eee Bee sl Gicuation 
forth to battel ut fea,withdrew.his fleet twelue miles off,yntoa place called Villanouawhere H Ly i 4 ‘an his land fouldiers from the maine into the ai Aaltthe fame : the Rhodians in the 
h cafting anchor and landing his men,he burnt the come ail thereabouts which was now almoft i sche Soe and in what place he might with moft ea! _ s inmany places of the citieneere vn- 
ripe, but foi faken ofthe people as athing defperar dagen ople themfclues, they were ° a time were not idle,but funke diuers di 5 Se Me their bulwarkes wich greater rampi- 
all ed, and had retired chem {clues cither into the cit of the etme elfeintoftrongc, | ear ieevals to difcouer the enemies mines;and forci 
files in other places of the Ilunc ; . : 


his helping hand without refpect of age or calling, The 


on i er into The Great oa- 
Sal arvana Lodouicus Andugus one of the knights of the Order, be oe 
es ara vee aa! dia Ducenuillus another of the Order alfo,to Rome to & donrs craueth 
3 NigEe a 
i He Emperor, & Claudius 
Spaineto Charles t ; 


mH : + Tralian Knig 2 ; Aland fi 
18 for greater he Cardinals, & Italian Knights 0 sana NATaR for reliefe of the city,by fea & 
i Perce Emeuamposbictsigel heed hint king with leteers:crauingtheaid of ti ayer fie endieffe grudge of one againft another; 
Mafler. pid politicke Captaine and brane foldi hewould many tumes by day eat bis meat with his © befieged.Burallin vain, for vo! etait embaffadors with good words, butnoreliefe. 
. foldiers, 6 Bight keep watch himlelfe, walkino y and dow f m3 cating only their own {tates,r 
{ refting himfelfe when h Rm reee Nie a S Ypand down, or re{pecting 


« Acthe fame time certain troupes of hore 
that were burning ofthe corne were b 
rhe wibrthie 


cae dangers, which hie jallly feared inthe ex; 












the Order;and from thence into ncevnto the French «id of thecbri- 
d d from thence int France vnto the F 
frheO 5 












fpoken) a man compa- 
| : 5 i 3 - of Chios (of whom we haue hefore f ee 

‘ ye cece Was M¥eatie: “pontome ftone gr piece of timber,or otlier homely | Acthis time Prefanes Gouernor of one A iaelltek foldierboth by feaand land, valiant & 
» | featjasit chanced. Intime fault hew ales more forward andaduenturous than the rable with any ofthecaptains of that ages Ne ee eee seonshisctl gus a 
igeididhealwaics more commend thereto fortunat,of an inuincible courage, broug 


i : f the 

ies hid hi therockes atfea,for feare of t 
ese Pa ee trodlssiualtis deceined the Turks 
derfully reioyced, tor the foldiers repofed grea- 


had by the {pace of twoort J 
aan ict fleet,came by night ma fmall pin 
watchrat whofe comming the Rhodians won 






gions commended but by thcire- 
) 


t many caresin middeftof {ach di- 
dangerous c ) 






a) non 
valpstuch a grace and maiefly in his cheerful counte- 






















hs i ) aes beta xploitwere tobe don,him the Matter Tbe compeades 
hance,ds made him to’ Le of the be olders both reuerenced and loued. All the time he could | ter confidence inno man,than in him and eae pene) incouraged the fouldiers,fear- tion ofrreianes 
fpare from the neceffarieca lis weighty charge, from affaults,& the natural refrethin, trufted aboue any other : he alwaies in armes ihe Preaches, & fuch Iaborsas others accoun- 
*of iis body, he betowed in ruing of God ; hee oftentimes fpent the grearett mr D ched the watch, furuaiedthe bulwarks,repairec ae had bin but his pleafures and recreati- 
ofthe nightin the church alo: p shis head piece gorget,& gantlets find by, him: fo & redextrcam miferies, he cheerfully bsuvicle anette a moft skilfull enginier,cameto the 
thatie was often faid, chit ut prayers and carefulnefle wou dmake the city inuincible. ons, Atthe fame time alfo,Gabrie! feed: or ring, ¢ mines which the Turkes did with 
; The 26 day of [une cat] inthe morning,newes wae broughtinto the citic from the watch Rhodes out of Cretasby whole induftrie ai ‘ fe: ai 8 of the water,and hardneffe of the 
oceepaad dee yen S.s1 as hill abouta mile from the citic, Thata moft hugie fleet was infinit bore a "gale ebiretalnd dilappointed and defeated. 
: oF i: ngft i istba ck i fege,v a 
Rodin, ms much ttoubled the ely ateho wards all sloneft the Wefterne coaft of Lycia. This bad newes rockes) during the fiege, 


fide tobe befieged,onely rhe aefeription 


7 is {ci plaine ground, oneuery egy Merde 
t maul itwas not of moft men Mnexpected,all places was filled with The citic of the Rhodes is fcituate ona fF g A aes Eee Tere 
Whey umulcand hurly burly, Les c \ 


y f itlyet 
it isde ed witha goodly hauen,from whence itly 

wie tif rthward it isdefended witha goo 

ne feare, & fucha pitti 1S EG Beat effec of the anger b the meafure o Northward 





i ic broad, but of greaterlength; 
i i it,lieth a ftony plain ground,not verte i eee 
< iti b tand the hils round about it,liew Se Siniesripetae Vinee 

beffeged. Hereupon publicke fs. ade through all the citie. nas thele hilsare ful of fprings,and Satie A Ml a 3 ce paper ha 
Holl era eee ti God cae Toa as itwashis pleafuure that che Rhodians 'B, fruitsas fuch drie ry fe eee ae voted ike mot rong doublewall 
ou ac that time Bee the.champions of the Chitine one Bae epi induftrie of man {upplied; as compatl ort ad fae aguniealla® 
firength & phate ‘hoe i 1s of the ah ae care eicthen Lae hessthreatening the enemic oe eee wate a brent TT 
le c oT, ecit were fhut vp,&& nr from al pla- faults, with five mightie bulwarks : with ps go fe ee Nee een ORNee 

8 0 OF wo Se pe ont edmen an tio ftand without greateit defence of all,withinthe citie Hs rr ehharepordteee TE erent cr 

NA ATI ‘i heirhoules to. B2z¢ vpon the reall flect (wherein was abouc 200 like difcipline. The defence of the whole citie ON Er ckicy ood tne Tent 
ese aa Het sheropsotthe hie towers & houfes. The formott of che er(which with the agile mmc a SG aaucanvanne ah bins 

The order of fleet was the alot Calipolis to who Lyman had committed the, b f all his.na- men wich the French Lillies in their entignes, Soeur Germans ith the Etg 
theTWrfs flees ie & to affrile'the city b Tea eRe aaateal Me. committed the charge of all his Gi +: from thence to S. Georges gate lay t pig Shaniars 
ifterwarde (Iain Git eee ee we Rearadmirall ; 5 bleknight of he Order: from thenc ee 

afterwards lain With a gre t tha Out of the cit al The Shee here anarch Pale hoses scithel eRe inthe third ftation were placed the French Aue Romheresin the fft place 
hagreat fquadtono ie °) Feeeet ne ecmmirall inthe middle of the fleet y4 gnes tint Perec demienTdees TORIC’ inhi place 
bithotthe anencw hi Hung afaire Weltemly wind, ftrucke {aile diredily before F forthat pase b that p! ie CE aeitee hime Recent fs fer them ie 

Whe: N secal AY a Denese ook ay glith garrifon,ouer v and Matt hua vo 
ith Sear & bégan to rc ded wich twoftrong towers wel furni lay the Eng’ “otk Saacian d latt ofall the Tealians,in valor not a aoe Nia swarcul 

7A : Wheruponan alaruns was raifed,the ceeded they of Nai Sp era tier 
sf ihe ed) 4 thet hic! defended the left fide ofthe ha« der the leading of Petrus Balinus Se Gregorind Morgutat. 


ie) for breuity we 
ie of erernall memorte) 
re flabiedt to danger uers valiant knights ofthe Oxdet, wiole names canis Pe 


than 






See leeeesenal i oncerisc eae 
‘ : Loappeafed,all things were afterwards done wi c 
« 2 er e. 
RST cry ae Ae oa HO they plencdin dives pce eS 
Brest Pombards, wherewith hey threw vp Roacs of hugie weight into the tals 
od che, ghtbreake downcthe hones and whatfoeuer elle thee 
pon; with the fall of one of thele. the Great Matt iommmmeme 7 ed 
a deuife ofmore terror than dang peat Matter was like to haue bin flaine. H pa 
‘ ore ban danger, for with 200 {uch fhot w pment 
Fe es amought othersya4pella.a rratterous fugitive declared ee aa fare, 
. which hi igenceashehimielfe confefled being taken vpon filpiti nanan 
The Turks Ww Ngubistzsaion he was juftly,executed. i a eee ee : 
tre cosa glonee obshsbatreuenies more feared, whcrein the Turks had planted fort 
Sapabaret on Snronatt them twelue Bafiliskes (fo aptlyinamed df theif Sed da 
the wals conti ethkilleth maa or beaft with his fight) with thefe pi I coh aie 
ea coosall pat ig {omesyhat far off,did no great faa teh ed 
At n¢al{o So/ywan caufed batteri I i ictowe 
i maha ypen narrow picce of.ground soe Rea Soo tale 
; ae enue Jomassims ftoodthe great Coloflis-of the Sun, aécounied 
“builtat the charges of the porter o oe caftle Mesbeah firongly and ri sah 
il cha Duke urgondie, as a dib i fine 
Be co atrese othe Dalton hPurgog ‘ppeared by theirarmes there en 
thechargethereof,with 2.00 fouldi was valiantly defended by Gudea French m ‘who ad 
setae of Ww f Idicrs,amongit whom were 30 kni tea 
senna athe desileee hn 
that they. were gladto furceaf afer ler te 
penne | gunners flaine : {i 
See peat ils fe any more to batter the tower by day,but lying fill 
eure be me by night,wherein they prenailedno me Mite tatu. 
0 Raia a gait ( no more than they had bef 
enemie toplace his batteric in, did Ma esting ch places. were ket for 
Aaa Ae ey i Placesias. were likeft for th 
i pl sid fo aptly place their ordnance agai ra 
gc a1 pe ain ths carinii edt doings were by fome a ala Iecinita 
5.50 wh y had iuwaine beftowed'500 great thor, and GP AUMOBeBrcccien ick 
fee ee that place alfo Pal ti 
ines to vndermine the citie. two d thi 
The Engl were loft on both fides : yet fo fe ofthe Oh ae efworensy ) 
“tha Me ae ae of the Chriftians, theEnelithb é 
 Wnwmey. Fach violence,thar ynto aan Hilt care of September part thereof Ble oi 
ty therewi h divers Englith me ecity itfecmed at the firktto be agenérall eaten 
cater, were by the Grand emwere there ouetwhelmed, The Turks. ‘aaa 
ve vt ais Maken 5 urksattempting prefently to 
them which reti agence 
ell fight, 
poflible for mento doc. Allme t 
trumpets and deamsjandergingohine, ‘A 
i pep ly thor,ftones,and fire ifor 
Viable longer inde ticcone ea mbar whacocuer els 
sy aT Ae courage and force of the Chrifti i 
siey tedioag mie re fr etteateuery te pate! their backs and - a 
ult of the Turks were flaine( coat ee gies A thst 
ace is wale a ‘as fome Write) almoft onderfull laughter.At this af- 
Ms he 4 2000,and among then 
rela oier oan ral fede @ them the mafter of the 
He ae of terallmemori) there ended ehei daies a 
£ sph a oa (which was the nint! da fe premnbs aiesalfo,  , 
attem a affa,commanded afretha Bene ety 1 Jae kb 
red by the Turkes with gremer ak Siuento the Englifh Bulwarke, which 
token inby the ruins of the bulwar ee ae ors 
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with number to giue ground, when the Graund Mafter cofiitning in with the enfigne of the 
Order,guarded with a companie of moftvaliant knights, drave them out againe by forces and 
made good the place. Mustapha fecing his menreure, courugioufly reftoredthe bartell by 

Rrokessand cerrour of death, en- 


bringing on ofnew {upplic,and other captains with threats, 

forced the fouldiers (who had before turned their backs)now againe to fight. Sothatthere 
begaaa more cruell fighc than had before becn from the beginning of the fiege 5 which. was 
ynto the Chrittians more dangerous,forthat they were ouerwhelined with the muliitiude of 
the Turkith fhot.Bur in that extremitic no man regarded either danger,or life only, this they 


remembred, That thofe were their barbarous enemies, whom thcy mufteicher victoxioully 
ouercome,or die therefore : with which turie the affault was continued by the {pace of three 
houres,vneill ac length atnfapha with his Turksdifcouraged,with the lofle of 2000 of their 
fellowes,and of three great noble men,whom Solyman cf{pecially fayored,and fore bearcn by 
the Spaniards out of their flankers,were inforced coxerire. Few of the Chriftians in refpect of 
fomany enemies, were flaine : yet hadthe enfigne of the Order binchea loft, /oachivess Cluys * 
the enfigne bearer hauing both his eies fhot.out, had not Emertcus Reval ad AucKioss, and 
one of he knights of the Order, with incredible courage re{cued the fame, 

‘Afrer this fecond affault,falling out fo valuckily v 
fa began to grow in contempt with Solyman: and 


thing, with continual batterie of 17 great pieces, 
bulwarke.At which time alfo Caffiws Gouernor of Bythinia,another of the Turks. great com> 
© manders,laboured by vndermining to hane auerthrowne the French bulwarke : fogladthey 
were to attempt any thing to content their imperious greatlordandma fter,But the indeauors 
rmines through the careful diligence of Gabriel Chtervs,haning charge 
d: aad Pyrrbus in the other place aiter hee had by hot affantt flaing, 
d fox the defence thereot, and gained the mount, and brought a 
th.greatlofle fhamefully repulledjand by. the com- 
mandement of Solyman.cauled toretire. At thisaflault rhe Gouernor of Euboea,Solyman his 
Licurenant generall,a man of great honour (if any, ofthe Turks (lanes are fo to be accounted) 
was {laine for whofe death Selyman was exceeding penfiueand heauic. 

Mujtapha the Bafla finding himiclf in difecacewith Selyman for the two vnfortunat affaules 
by himgiuen at the Englifh ftation, determined if 
loftcredit : and for. his. better fucceffecherein; ag} 
mander, at the fame time to afaule the Spanithbulwar 
metes hauing with a mine fuddenly blowne vp agreat part of the wall ofthe Spanifh ftation,in 
the thicke of the duttand finoke, prefently entered his men,who by the ruins of the wallre- 
couered the top of the rampicrs.Muflapba alfoar the famein{tant hardly charged the Englith, 
fo that inboth places was madea hird and doubtfull fight. Maflupha,deficing nothing more 
than with better fuccefle now to redeeme his former difhonour,did what he mightto incous 
rage the foldiers,calling vpon them by name, and putting them in remembrance of theirfor- 
mer viories. The Rhodians ohthe other fide mindfult ‘of theit former honour, wich rhe 

E preatrefleiof the prefent danger,valiantly repulfed the enemie, and forced him withfhameto 
fetire, Tn chis alaulemany Englithmen wereflaine, and Presanes alfo fore hurt,hating’before 
flaine many ofthe Turks. Mujtaphebefide the loffe of his men, had alfo two. of his enfignes 
taken by Chri/topherss Vauldericke, Commeidator of the German knights. Achimetes having 
wonthe top of thewvals,had there fer vp the Tutkith enfignes;but by the.va 
fendants, & by means o 
houfesbefore the new made breach,and by force o 


the breach, wherof nonefell in vaine,he was again in 

‘The three and twentieth day of Seprember,the Turkith capraines hoping by meanes ofa 
minewhich they hadmade againft.the Anergne bulwark; to enter andwin the citteappto- 
F ching the wals with great multitudes of fouldiers,teady to haue entredvponthe blowing vp 
~ ofthe mine,which,being met witha conntexmine outof the citie,wroughenot fuch effed as 
was by.chem expedted :(o that hauing receinedfome harm, ftanding imaplace of great difads 
pantagesand done nothing, they returned again ihre the camp. Yeeall the; expert captains pro> 
bably. coniecturing thatthe wal mighthe iawardlyfhaken bychemine,thaugh itwene * by 
od . : e 


aoe 


of Caftws was by counte 
of thofe workes, fruftrate 
them which were appointe 
great feare vpon the citic, was againe wil 


ke: according tosthis refolution debi 


forced to forfake the walsandtoxretire, 


4 
fourth Emperour of the Turks. 585 


ntothe Turks, Mujtaphathe great Bal seupepha rapa 
Pyrrbustakeepe bis, credit by doing fome- faller» into dif- 
dishbatter the mounnneere vnto the Italian i de Eye 


The Englfp 
. . + butzvark a(faule 
it wete poffible by athicdto recouer his aeptiat 


reed with Achimetes:another great\com~ Ee) uw 
if vay 


liantnes of the de= THe Turks = 


€ certain fnall piecesiof ordnance, by. Martiningus apily placed inthe Benes ep 


f fhoroucof the flankers on botln fides Of walsereageint 
capt dewne. 















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them OR Wardly perc 















Anosber breash relt ofthat Gay and night following : and by the fury c 
Ey med inte IyreacbvAll that ighemeloteard “4 he arene uid) A. (soft worthie knights ) mith them whorn you haue alwaies varigaifbed at fea,andin inft battell fome= 
: and of men ruining tooand frojas ifthere had bin fe pe an attering of simes overcome by land,at fich time as with their whole power they affanlted your wals : omitting in 
dians coniecturing (as therrith was) ieheanes in fome great matter adoi swhich tt Pons, she mecane time raany hot skirmifhes, wherein you eucr pust them to the worfl : Wherefore you and they 
Solyman fefoluing tlie next day with al hi iene fome'g) J Siti the Rho. in the affanlt to morrow ie! haue [uch courage, 4s conquerors and men conquered v{e to haue.Neither 
byhintfelfei dginclaheholly toed sr, " orcetoaffaulte e made bréach oun. will they fight becaufe they dare fight, but becaufe the great tyrant and violent command of sheir cap- 
4 ed vp and downe in his tenta gr salterhe had taines enforceth them thereunto, Wherefore remembring what youare by birth, what opinion the Chri- 





fent for the chiefe comman 


Upart ofthe nich, 


dig ‘follower? fiian commonwealth hath conceiued of you, where you are, and what you bane taken vpon you ; takevp 


your armes with inft furie and indignation, and fight againft them. following ont framicke youth, as if 
you [aww your flawes bearing armes acainft you :wherennto you are inforced, not onely by the indignisie 
of the wrong by them offered, but alfo by necefvitiewhich of it filfe is of power to make cowards valiant 
B andhardie. For here we are in an ifland from whence we cannot efcape, aud ina citie, whofe rent and 
battered walls doe not [0 much protect and defends, 45 our weapons wherefore to morrow we muft 


ersiof hisarmy, to whom hed dhtcdtnsies, 





© Your-valoir and wifeilome (worthie captaine : j 
peleore 5 FPO captaines) needeth not any exhortati 
; eee ae fom naiwhe whitflaloy ye thai. 

7 ah ci ‘ ratly thetr citie rent with 6; of) 20, as 
our mires, their Churches and boiifes Kanes downe about ‘bei yt wid “ois pane” Hq 
2 worn 


tir dens andlirking places, ° 













fle(halfo. All which things fel fo thick vpon the Turks,asifithad rained fire & ftones,befides 
the deadly fhot,which amongftfich a multitude ofenemies neuer fel in vain. The Great Ma- 
{ter having a careful eye ouer cuery part of the city,after he had wellrelicued the Tealian fta- 


~> Hauing ended this ras 
chy th 

eS fcitEniperonioghie wile fa 
Wwhercinthe (poile ofthattich city w 















the painesthey werers 1] granted'vnt ; 

- Salpeaw hesnietitan ; pater ail! 24 ale fouldiers,as prey and reward for tion, which wasat the firft hardly diftreffed by Pyrrhus left there Antonine Monterollus,one of 

BurrheGr epsand.care,laied himfelfe downe y; eth sng the knights of the Order, with {uch company as hie thought conuenient for the fafety ofthat 
pon'his pallac to rake! his reft, place, & went himfelfe with the reft vato the Englifh tation, which wasthen hardly laid toby 


Matter ¢to whoris the una: : 
matter) {all thacni Unaccuftomed {tir Liat Bes 
in reoftheenemie; the Balla Mu/taphe. Bur whileft he was there bufied in repulfing the enemie, & had now well 


fourth Emperour of the £ wks 587 


* flaughter, labour, a Ss 
; bee epee aasae maft needs befall men [0 oftentiones affaulted , the One wit heere either vanquilh them,or dic therefore : to morrow foal. gine unto vs either ioyfull victorie, 
mole bappic and wifhed fucceffe al ad rahe if which opinion to haue nioe in or 4 moft honourable death. 
bountife he Dak é fault. Wherefore 1 would bane yo » MCD ie 
unto septa dl ee Ug ae mtn to the winning of this ie he feet wall perfuafion As he was yet thus fpeaking,newes ofapproch of the enemic caufed him tomakean end : 
. fiegeone citie. but thatin sisting ‘ss that they fhould not thinke shar they We brink, es ‘fh all open aod euery man hafted with {peed vntothe place of his charge, The enemie comming fafton, 
07s of she Chriffians. Heere bet dead they fhall-vpon the matter make away int eH hither tobe. | with amoft horrible crie (as their manner is) fiercely affailed the citie in fiue places, where 
wCbriihtndemes heise és all ound infosinaliance,and friends of all dhe Kings 64 all the dom: inj. the Englifh, Spanith, Italians, Narbonenfes,,and Auergnoys had their ftations. To the affaule .., vars a 
Sorseto gress purpofto-encoura retell thefporle whereof! promife By en €,and Potentares | ofeucry of which places, So/yman had appointed ten thoufand Turkes. Muftapha the Balla fanie the cityia 
Mepinnifuslobeh oat both £3 "er mm forward ibereis she flere of ordnance ibe onr fouldiersmay © calling vpon the name of his great Prophet Mabomses, and promifing vnto the fouldiers the Dele: 
Sian. We fhall befide this,eni arniflus, andin time to come miferably (eaitdvie tr, other sway rich {poile of the citie, fiercely affailed the Englith ftation,from whence he had beene three 
ous from whence all thin Lekd iy aap citie,with a haven of all oth ref of tbe Chri. times before fhamefully repulled, Pyrriws the other great Baffa, with like furte affaulted the 
be fupplied : which as bey fo tie efor sar way at all times as octcafion {hall rers mop commea}. j Ttatian (tation. In both places was maintained a cruelland deadly fight;the Turks fighting for 
fir grestey, Thisis thelr cafe sw things of great importance afhdllwe diac landand fix = | the prey,and the Rhodians for their liues andlibertie, Neither wasthere any, of what de- rhe Rbatient 
Of refuge for Ufack as a o1fe, treafurieand armoriest if pai efjoile our enemies of | gree or order focuer,w hich did not that day fight for the defence ofthe citie. The ptiefts and sad aie . 
Apulia Calabria, Siciliazand. eae by fea sfrom hence hall we kane fr ryvecepacle and place religious were not then exempted, but fought among other fouldiers ; women, children,and ™ = 
when as Teoafider hoavthar mene: Chriflian countries: But as for your lad ¢ and palfage into with them the aged fathers,beyond the ftrength of theit bodies and courage of their minds, 
wn80 may Empire she fr. tlhe lauesithin the/efew monvths by your eit es valiant captaines, brought weapons ynto the detendants,fome ftones,which they had digged out of the ftreets, 
“. Eraperour could not. eithevahes of Belgrade which my great grandfather ‘yd Pifidowme fubdued fome burning pitchbarre!s,fome hoops with wild fire,fome {calding oyle,fome boiling pitch: 
~ foalboet tong be able tirdefe dihovtns reft alee that theft fier lomet that mightics K Dp Which being caft down vpon the enemies,troubled them fo,as nothing was more fearedsfor 
Binebisidiinng?e ort ir zy nsfeluesin the, et) ce and obstinate Chriftians vpon whomfocuer it fel,it ftucke fatt, and fo fcalded their bodies,that they were glad to caft 
he down their weapons to teare off their clothes,wherewith many of them rent off the skin and 


pai tinatines, pinefully yi he'on 
raging his fauildiorsto temmrke cn ny Viewed cuery par ie portended fome great 
nae bs rodemember; Thatch ea eabop thecitie) cheerefully encou- E felicued the place,a fuddencrie ranalongft the wals, that the Spanifh bulwarke wasalready 

















iuesand libettio, ey didwatch forthe: ‘ 
campecablng ecrety a fame nigh, tha See rete Of their countrey,their L poffeffed by the enemy:with which heauy news he was nota little troubled, but leauing there 
prepared the nextday to giire dis iene ithe wals,catech Han feraing a Tutkein the ‘Emericus Gombaulus,one of the knights ofthe Order, with a chofen companie of foldiers for 
Matter vnderftood,becagte h ‘agenerallaffault Vato the citie. sel Warning that the Turks the defcnce of thatplace;he with his guard hafted vntothe Spanifh tation, which he found by 
hapjerieth in things: © would haue nothing done ra(l nico hich thing whenthe Great a wonderful chance already taken by the enemy. In the beginning of the affault,certain Turks 
emsas followethns. 9. ci ashe. den) called Brice ocadaed (as it common~ to fhun the danger of the fot, had for fearehidden themfelues at the foot of this bulwarke, 
3 Bioini nigesery <dsniny gi {i Knights, and {pake ynto among the ftones, which had before bin beaten downewwith the batterie :in the meane. time, Tbe spanifo 
nT o4i9,2- 34, other Turkes of the fame regiment, vnder the leading of thevaliant captain Achimetes, hotly pepe 
apt: | chatged the Spaniards on theright hand of the bulwarke, not medling with thebubwarkeit 
in one battell get- felfe,asathing of greareft (trength : the valiant foldiers appointed for thedefence of the. bul. 
ufily accounted the M F wark,feeing their fellows & countrymen diftreffed falt by them onthe right hand,couldinot 
epleagainft whowe indure to ftand ftilas lookers on, but leftithe bulwark,& wentto the placefo hardly aflaulteds 
wt if wee meafare where whilftthey were valiantly incountyigg the enemy,the cowardly Turks whohadbefore 
‘will eapily oner- hid themfelues for feare, hearing aliftill ouertheit heads,& therby gueffing (as the truth was) 
d saat that the defendants were drawni tigneeto another place hore diftre(fedsto color their feare,& 
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— Sobman the AM 
(se valiant finldi 
—— ers) what 
= owe edn, il Tits continual threatnin (de hea 
yen Be tenttr 4 ne vthe colddue(fe of the weather she 
this log rege, ive moach bid 
segment Sorters, San: per (aade me, 
: 5 comer sf core mem of courage it be met adi) 


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stsersepping met omely the seals of the cisie, bus ms fully 1a ferfake up, mn 


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mite perfirme 
Suc the enomse, met eels far defire of reuenge, but alfoftrained by 
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U fey,thet she terror of peur ‘sth the ferwss ude of 21.4 yearesendure Winters 
=: ast esac ce ee ames bas waine rd shat fame batbencesed fame (op 
Fie : ; mesinty fifty cong ho de far countries among fl men of fraall ex tans 
> ete: than ~pen £09 ¢eedr eRe Ebay which make your inuafions rather x * B 
fackdbodic ar: whet man bengbynataral fsnaonand or en befeging 
Ofte Rbades: again which belong ee Toh entrcame and angus Lass fball at es 
Fae erence be publi ay sip is 4 fecres m TE which ae orn 
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i¢thanvpon any good ground : and 


he g: expectation of fopreata 
eparted (at leftwife in ie area 
is ey stis we} 1 

He gy rate the onelyhope of Solymans fucceffe, came 

fesvaliant rargne flation, whichalthoughthey were not 

x we fe Rho Tt fortuned,that this 

: by force ob ained the fame, and J, 
ly keptit vntillgreater helpe came tun- 

or thar, t pofe before prepared) 

nt! ain(t the towne wal,be- 

We fhe icles from the defen- 

t te ditches ofthe towne in that 

ai of the flankers {coure 

Jowne vponthem from 

heir mounts, higher than 

them without danger. So that. y 
ees Uertaken with a fudden 

ith feare and heauie filence, 

ns. The Turks lur- 

pthe foundation of 

the 









My aes theses) 07/2 a Se os 
t ha a g that His was {poken rather of polic 


Neato 
ret, 






rh, raifeth a Watlike cap aine dayly atten 
fo pefleffed of the p eA bh 










$0 in BFE: ‘ omm. Aa np 
in Winter, For if, wee lball from hence depart with our vale ‘es Tprinat, | 






fp thewall and Preianes forvrard and cotiragions to do what might be done threw downe vport 
the Turks, fire, fcalding oyle,butning pitch, wild-fire and firch things. But When the miferable 
men which fhrunke from the worke for feare Of the fire,were againe beaten forward by their 
imperiots commanders, and prefently laine ifthey made an: delay,and frefh men (till thratt 
nin ttead of fuch as were hurt or flain: the fatall worke begun the fetienth day of OGober,’ 
went apace forward, with the great and conrintll labour of rhéfe wretched Mliuesy A ereat 


fourth Emperour of the Turks. 551 


number of rhe common fouldiers whom the Turks call Afapi wasimployed inthis worke?,,, .iprabie 
of whom Solyman inthisfiege of the Rhodes, anid other hisexpeditions made not much more pace of the com 
inmi dto caft vp trenches, and oftentimes with thes” overs of 


account but as of pioners to worke in mines an 


the Turksand. 


bodies to fill towne ditchestomake a way for the lanizaries to paflé Gnérvpon : they by-ibe jmallae 


theconftraint of Achimetes vadermined the wall, and as they Wre- git, fhoared vp the fame sn 
agdine with timber, whereunto they afterwards fet fire, hoping by dist means to overthrow ie 
the wal, which falling not out according to their expectatién, for that they had not farenongh 
vndermitied it,they affaied with great hooks and trong ropes to haue pulledit downe. Buc’ 
the Rhodians with their great ordnance from'the Auergnt bulwarke, quickly put them front 
that mad worke with great flaughter,and fruftrated all their long labor. Achimetes thus difap- 
pointed of his purpofe,(tood in great doubt whether he fhould giue over the enterprife, for’ 
that he faw he laboured in vain,or elfe in that dangerous plicéto expect fome better hap, the 
onely meane to faue him ftom the cyrants heatie difpleafinre { who as he knew meafuted all 
things by the cuent, Solyman vnderftanding a) Achimetes. that the wall (although-ic was not 
C ouerthrown as was ex peéted)was yet fore fhiken and wéaknied with vadermining,caufed his 
batterie to be planced againft that part of the wal fo vndermined:which fo many waies weak- 
ned, & now fore battered, fell downe daily more and more.For remedie wherof,the Rhodi- 
ans laboured day and night to taife anew wall,in ftead of that which was beaten downe! 
Arthefame time, Solyman perfuaded by the general! opinion ofall his great captaines,that 
thecitie was that day or never to be taken, determining ta gitie another gencrall affiult, cau- 
fed proclamation to be made thorow his camp : wherein he gaue the fpoile of thecitievnto 
his fouldiers,and the moreto encourage them, fpakevnto them in few words,asfollowerh 


w 


Fortune at length valiant fouldiers pauing notably proned your courage and patience, now offererh ser 


ta. i F sa s dirs toa (1(f 
iu haue fo much defired,is now in your hands. Now ts the time to make an end ofthis mungrell ajay, {uf 


D rte you the worthie rewards of your labour and paines, T hevittorie and wealth of your enemies 


which yoi 
ople meri more are laine than Left aline ; and they not men, but the fhadowes and, (ghofts of men, 
feeble and (pent with hunger, wourkdswants and labour ; who will know r fiff you, not becaufe they fo 

dare,but becaufe of nece(iie they (0 muftenforeed thereunto with allextremities. Wherefore now re- 

wenze your (elues of the falbood, crueltie,and villani es off thefe Chriftians, and make them a wofill ex- 
ample to all pofterisie,that newer man hereafter prefume to offer ininrie toa Turke, in what/oener fate 
he be. The way is already open into tbe citie, there is 4 faire breach made whereby thirtie hor{emen may: 


at once enter , nothing wanterh but courage in you to afjaile the fame. 


* falneffe,and promifed to doe their vetermoft deuoire, threatning vnto the Chriftiansmoft 
horrible death and miferable captiuitie. 1 
Inthe méane time, the great fhot flying continually thorow the breach, did beat downe 
many houfes inthe citie ;but the countermure new builtagaintt the breach ftanding vpon a 
lower ground,it feldothe toucht,tothegreat good ofthe Rhodians. The ratling ofthe falling 
houles;the horrible noife ofthe enemie, with the thundering ofthe great artillerie,wonder= 
fully terrified the miferable citizens : in euery place was heard the lamentation of women 
and children,euery thing fhewed the heauinefle ofthe titeand feemed-as aleogether loft'and 
forlorne. The day thus troublefomely fpent,the night followed much more troublefomesand 
F after the night, the day of affaultofall othermoft dreadfull”; for with the dawning thereof, 
_ thegliftering enfignes of the’ enemie were {eene flying inthe wind, and the Turks cheerful 
~ with the hope of fpoile and victory, hafted towards the breach with great outcries and fongs,’ 
after their countrey manner: and there before one of tite gates of the citie called S.Ambrofé 


gate, er downe a gteatnumber ofgheirenfignes deckt with garlands,in token of victory. The 
Eee a Turks 


ismade of 


E The fouldiers encouraged with this fpeech of thei Emperour,made great fhew ofcheer- ” 












their consagi- * 
errefolnion Ment, it feemed that the Rhodian ftate fhould that day hauc t: 


bern, for al thefe extremities,the Rhodians were nothing difcouraged,b 
pons asthe onely remainders of their hopes,notregarding any danger. Vpon the ala j 

camerunning outof theirhoufes by heaps vntothe wals, like defp rat men Oppofin 4M Suen 
dies in ftead of their battered wals againft their enemies in defence of their Pointe pelt bo. 
needed neither exhortation nor command of captaine,cuery man was vnto himfel fc there 
der to fight valiantly in defence of the citie ; and one of them propounded vnto Fa el 
eruell death,the miferable feruitude, the mockes and taunts they fhould indute,if the in ihe 
chance to come into the proud enemies hand :all which was to be auoided either b i, ould H 
ble viétorie or death. The Turks conduéted by Achimetes, fiercely aflailed tbe brech ne 

was by the Rhodians ({tanding ypon the ruins of their wals valiantly defended. In th .. hich 
time the difmaied matrons and maidens, fome in theirhonfes, with heauie hearts c : ; a 
the wofill deftruétion of the citic & themfelues, otherfome inthe Churches with fed a 
tears and lamentable cries,poured forth their praicrs to the Almightie, crauing his ae of 
thar their hard diftreffe,and to proteé& them againfttheir barbarous Remiee Tied cadly Pan 
atthe breach,was on both fides with great courage and force maintained. The Turks Y hight 
good hope forthwith to win the city,ifthey did buta little more ftraine them {elucs: & He 4 

foreto terrifiethe Rhodians the more, oftentimes in their fighting gaue out mott eens ! 


looking vpon their Wea. 





















outcries:and the Rhodians accounted the Turks as good as vanquithed. f i 
ny in number,and ina place of uch roiecenay ad Rot yet ae Ren ate ; ae 
greatly incouraged with the greatneffe ofthe common d. ote: 
ite ecnrages rh che; n danger, and the fightone of anothers 
pif i ie by eels inuincible courage me Turks wereinforced fhamefully to retire. The 
ns feeing their enemiesturne their backes, gauca great fhout in derifi -m: 
Tae pictining pibeehey.in aumiber banyan now vidou te fhould ae tice Ae 
i itthey had begun)fhould be fo derided ofa handfull of; i 
as already vanquifhed, with great indignation r d agai FeeSiet wore futsuty 
affailedtheRhodians than‘at the fit i hike rice dt ey 
not they which defended the ends of the wal,’ aie di Be ee ay aga plntaten, bed 
their baricadoes with their shot ouerwhel, : 4 ee On a Be permet 
cir! f Turksthronging inat the breach; 
With murthring fhot out of the flank i i bui Bape iifinie thesmes 
No eam funkerso t eae uilt wal fo cutthem in flindcr,that agrea- 
Eis CRT RAT SIRO y in any place feen. Achimetes beholdingthe wonderfull 
¢ fought with great difaduantage and loft agai 
rat men,Whorefoluing ro die, feared no dan, Tatatteded te 
2 whorefo ger, gaue ouer the affaule. i ired : Iea- 
baleen Men poeeen core dich,the ales offiue Sint 
; y erwards died vpon the hurts thi i 
Tie Par tow Jape ne given vnto the town the laft day of Necrieen Fee scdivsied to S. An- 
essr0I0h contin Oe ie .; he Nae the captains ofthe Turkifh army,although they difpaired not of the 
sth cose cry wih any ancblceoe te nest Ham 
Bivachco the midft of the ruins of Meals to vines iy Assy peers uenesto popes noron E 
hiibonwedredeaetibcd t0g thecity, é with matoks & pickaxes to oucrthrow 
"el i ae sombentabnogia which the defendants had made within the fame: 
Cr pene nama : eft this was in doing,to keepe the Rhodians ftill bufied with conti- 
ne coabrie Barr? deuife put in execution by the wonderfull Jabor of fucha 
who dail euler eae Q os eoetole to gtcater purpofe thanall that he had before done : 
p chen y raat i oe q eftroying the new fortifications which the Rhodians made in 
a ‘Ore ouerthrown, and by little & little creeping on further,draue 
with to make new foals bel cea anes a Beene oftheir he 
fo that in fhort time th = aie andtomake their citie effe, by cafting vp of new trenches : M 
to fortifie firft,the aie a eee Ee easy eee ve tel whichis 
) b mic ithinthem: i és 
mie had thus gained within the city,wasalmoft ae eaueee ue eine: 
















Seiymanslshough he did now affure himfelfe oft] ric, and was by nature cruell and 


4 ar defirous 





"A defirous of reuenge;yet perfiaded by Achimetes and Caffius(two of his moft valiant captaines) 7” sive : 
ree rks to 


fourth Emperour of the Turks. 593 


that forthe inlarging of his empire,nothing was betterthan the fame of clemencie :comman- jh. boa a 
ded Pyrrhus the old Baffa to proue ifthe Rhodians might by parley be drawnetoyeeld their Nay 
citie vpon reafonable conditions. Whereupon the Bafla fent one Hitronimus Monelia, aGeno- 
way,vato the wals,who crauing of the defendants fate conduét, faid he nad fomething to fay 
tending to the common good of the diftreffed city. Al mens minds were prefently filled with 
expectition of fome great matter, 8 he commanded to {peake. Who an{wered,that he might 
not deliucr his meffage openly,but would either by fpecch in fecret,or by letrers deliver the 
famevnto one Mathias de Via his countryman, one of the citizens ofthe Rhodes, When Fra, Seevsrarley 
Forneuins,onc of the knights ofthe Order, a Frenchman ofachollericke difpofition, whole ree 
B ercat courage was well {cene in all that fiege (hauing as itis reported, with {hot out of Saint 
Georges tower him(elfe flaine 500 Turks during thetime of that fiege)being now prefent,and 
moued with indignation to hearea motion made of privat conference with the enemie: bent 
hi piece vpon the meffenger,& canfed him forthwith to depart without doing his meffages 
Many who in time of the affault feared not any danger,but were altogether become defperat 
and careles of themfelues,after that they had vnderftood thatthe enemie had offered parley, 
and that they beganto conceiue {ome hope of life : reforced vnto the Great Matter ,requett- 
ing him, that he would prouide for the fatetie of his louing people, whofe warlike forces was 
with many affaults fore weakned,the citie beaten downe about their eares, and moft of them 
which were left,either wounded or fick. They had(as they faid)now fufficiently proued both 
C their forceand fortune: wherefore he thould do well,to beware, left while he weretoo long 
in confulting, the enemie fhould conceiue a further indignation in feeing his offers refufed. rhe great Hes 
With thefe and fuch fpeechesthcy inforced the great mafter to fend embafladors to Solyman. fer at thein~ 
The men that were fent,were Anthonins Grolens a Frenchman, enfigne bearer for the Order, a ftance of h spa \ 


man of great reputation for his wifedomeand experience , and with him Robertus Barufius, a Hie “ 
man of great grauitie,and sk ilfull inthe Greeke tongue : for whom was receiued as pledges, seman 
akinfman ofthe great captaine Achimetes,and a certaine Epirot which fled out of the city vn- 
tothe Turks,becaufe one ofthe Grecian capraines had {truck him with his open hand, aman 
ofa (harpe wit,and one that could perfectly {peake the Greeke, Turkith,and Italian tongues, 
as appeared to his great crediramong(t the enemies , beeing had of them in grear regard 
D although he was not knowne whileft he dwelt in the citie,that he was any fuch man. After 
that came alfo Solymans enterpreter, for he himfelfe could {peak no other language more than 
his owne,accounting ita great difgrace,and againft the Othorsan empire to vfe any other lan- 
guage. The embaffadors admitted ynto So/ymans prefence, told him, That they were fentto’ 
Know, for what caufe he had fent to require parly? Who ina flaming heat,as ifhe had known 
nothing thereof, faid there was no fich matter :and commanding them prefently to void his 
campe,fent them away with letters to the Great Matter and the citizens,to this effect. 
If Lhad not compaftion of humane infirmitie which oftentimes tummbleth headlong mens ambitions pee ete! 
. andhautie miinds,into moft dangerous and unnece(farie mifchiefs,srauly | would not haue direched unto mafter and the 
you thefe letters ar this tine , but as you haue well deferaed, perféecute you with death and moft mifers- deren 
ble firuitude : which how eafie «thing wereit for me to doe, you year felnes know. But hauing now (isf- conv. 
ficiently tried my force, if you be wife make prooft of my clemencie, You haue already ‘fat fied your 
owne furie, your owne mad humour : and now aduife your félues, lay your hand upon your heart, and 
without delay yeeld your [élues as Tcommand ; your lines I gine, I gine yon your wealth ,and more than 
shat.yorer choice totarrie there fill, or to depart : Refufé not the grace frankly offeredwhich was of yore 
tehauebin moff heartily defired.tt {hall nos alwaies be lasful for you (as at this prefent)10 make choice 
of both, From our campe, : 


Vponthe returne of the embafladors,the poore of all forts Aockt together to the Great Ma- 


_ F fter hishoufenot far from the breach: where afterthe multitude ofthe common people was 


* difmiffed, and thechiefe ofthe burgers fent for, the imperious lecter of the Turkith tyrane 


was openly read before the knights ofthe Order, and the better fort of the citizens. Where- 
unto the Great Matter accounting it both honor enough, and fufficient tearme of life hono- 


rably to dic, anfwered in this fort. q 
Bee 3 am 





- 







wd notable 
Pe fpeecho “4 


; Toyecid, 2 


byhis my coun 


Speriatag out 
Gest vtshier WI man thinker bef, which [ball neither alwayes nor long 


_ Seifegwontd bane preferncd, ‘That 1 Soy this whi 


‘ant 


5 rious And fory, 

ye rasp as il mad 
fore if you will, LT ollony 
aft drop t) 


vfver, require 

AAT C45 Corie exce, ain 

re i let vs with weapons in our hanas, ontill viele th 

y. ia pees pyri men ria faith and nobilisie reserue andthe 
A hawe [osane fivae cat, : ys 4 5) e 

arate behead lei heart 
is{peech of the great Matter feemed vnto many ferries ‘ 

Le ; Yy, heauierrhan the ii 

one the Turkifh tyrantsanda great while men flood filent,ieauily 

3 Senay with changing of their countenance and outward gefture, more than 

fic, f og what they thdughtin heart.At length acertaine Greeke pricft with ey ywonds 

in of mind (as it feemed)and teares trickling down his cheeks,brake fore ine, eee 

























perious commande 
ooking one Yponan, 









Words; 


And ty i i 
LE a ag te eo 
x . But foralmuch asthe regard o Aa 
fh ecard of our commen pre 
the PUM 4 word out of no mans mouth 34adall menknow, thar now ele time to Sipe fa 
ay m 
bee grannted unto vs 37 will ie oo 


Bow exerpalfe and flip away : Wherefo 
: $ ore lee vs fuppofe, thar no 7 ‘€ pri 
Sieging us. were come wntovs, but that l oe ee oa vil “he me 


thd with ano. d la j Ig er para 
fr cna b sber by the fire fideo eg cups without carewithont any erest affed 100 b9 cith 

ES REN 10, Foren 0k Liking or Aating\as men oftentimes de of princes éffairs which Concer, I I 
BES men ina’ tot Lik Ne them 


abhi 
a a psd iii (451 bape my (peech {hall be unto you neither unpleafant nor vnprofitable. Wey ’ 
Se het sae ip bradiger hee a bi thefe fix meneths withflood our Bil cz 
batt at wals, but alfointhe very b Seyi iy 
helpe which as wee have of org time al vainely nied heal Teta ity fine» 








+ thereof. And yet our enemie either moouedwwith the fecret ‘eoodne Meof God, one of us out of hope 
a 


rengih and. i ’ A 
Fetaramasn lent génital hws ah 
ASAE " moft of all defired and carne/tl; 5 
“nat ] 
Som ae dedi A se Hem Jour wines and Se SE ua ne hehe i 
7 Ay » moicn he hath for moff part alreadie beg Ss tne 
CHa sp Pp readie beaten do Five bine; 
Br Baek wv ue ent Mh ghts, hate Anionne prowelfé and > eta ie ‘ hs K 
3 veing there is nomore v VF fi ets at fed, but 
wma eH wifedem andd feret:on, Since all is now she. fe im Wis ons defperite efate, 1d Me 
and good: thar i, LEE SHICCAL 18 HD she conguerours,in th ela cn 
vies Bat 8 ies saint ats ssn ef the chic, fe es ie ae 
nobilitas! i andeta: which alibauch is b i sae deh Mi 
joalaee ih rage pnt in 
ie ether to yee 4 ihss to bee flaine our. felues, a ie alge Ma le 
San remoting ingesroverile rindestheab ect hee clad ye ny Chitin ep 
PRL AE d 56 ¢f n0t I ; 5 Oa 
Cheated ee dt sca 
OTE CHALE Tefias,whows the enemie hins- 


other ¢ t this be a fufFicie ‘which Ifpeakewnto you for Chrifti, itie, d 
orho ees on a ha telmorie, That falong as ve fr Chrifian char ite, and for no y, 


ir i ‘ were able 
the fatall ruine of all things hike I newer (pike word, or ance though | TEE aad th 


ty Co Out Us. OnF commons hy 
deadly enimicin the beart of our es iene yh an eitate brought Unto the Uilermof} extremities our 
As Ded 


jou so celd and for my oire Rad risks. pe,and shat the warr, cannos l ui 
i Mae 4 Boye Wa Ne i bad rather mg tibeceefpeacthinwanndien ee tes 
ai Sia is a Sane wr " {he y ned . ce 2. 


aE 






Were ofthe fame mind with the 


otental, 4 
ich conden al pbsseluras Notof them al liked:fome there 
‘ey might y reldch a they had done vito the Turkes,and 
pinlelues into the power of that faithicite M 
\mongft chefe,one bold {poke fellow and foto haue lefe vnto them ablou= 
celding vp of the Citi¢,in this fort rth,and in prefence ofthem all 


Pricit, Butas nothing cin bee 










1 bane / 





Ompaf. H 
B be himfelfe troubled, and ws 





fourth Emperour of the Turks. 595 


A zhane nos bene with any thing more vaacquainted, than to deliner my opinion before princes,ov it A molt Yefolate 
Pk, i, : i 5 4 4 
fach great and publicke affernblies ; being alwaies more defirous mode(tly 10 heare other mens opinions, ps? of ble 


ig the 
ng up of 
the Rudess 


shan impudently to threft foorth mine owne, But now,fecing extreame neceftie will not longer (uffer fua 
meto kecpe my waonted course of filence, 1 will frankly (peake my mind, and tell you what in my opi- Ye! 
nion is tobe anfivered unto the heauie meffage and imperious cammand of Sg aisle tyrant. 
This cruel enemie hath ouerthrowne onr wall, andis entred three hundred foot and more within our 
citie, and as a moft troublefome gneft liveth and conuer{ith with vs as is meng under the fame roofe. 
such as lift not longer to indure [uch an vmwelcome guefl and troubleforme acighbonr.per{uade you be- 
caufehzis troublefome, t0 gine him all: bas (worthie and facred knights) 1 am of farre different opts 
nion ; acither doe 1 thinke a poffe{ion of two hundred and fourctcenc yeares sf lightly to bee 
delisered up,and the ground forfaken: but rather that this troublefome insrudor is tn like manner to 
h deaaly skirmifbes continually vexed : whom after wee had by force of 
atmes and undaunted courage mauerehis head,beld out five moneths.at length he brake intoour cst, 
Hop DY any valoar in himfelfe bist holpen by time, which tameth all shings: and fiace bis firft entrance 
it 1s now aloft fortie dates iawhich time for all his haff,bee bath fcarcely got forward & hundred and 
thirtie paces,hindered by the blockes we haue laied in his way,and will not ceafe continually to lay,ifwe 
be wife men and mi full of our former valour. Deflroy me you hesnenly powers,before Ifce with thefe 
cies thefe facred knights to yeeld up thts famous crtie of the Rhodes , the antient bulwarke of Chrifian 
religton,unto our racrcilelfe encintes, polluted with theinfamous fuperflition of Mahomet: who be- 
fides the infatiable thirff they bane of our bloud,bow furthleffi and mifchienous they are by nature, if 
awe know not,we need not make example of our felues,but we may take example by the calamitie of Con- 











c feantinople,thedate miferie of Eubeca, and that which later was,of Aethone , as alfoby the Mamalukes 


at Caire,miferably flaine contrary to the league,contrarie ta the faith and promifé by the Turki[h Em= 
crour bimafelfc before giuen. What , doe you not remember how the death of the molt noble captaines af 
Belgrade was of late procured by she fafhood, craft,and deceit of the fame faithlelfe mifcreants ? Lee 
ws then, being menofwit snd underflanding, truft the[e mad beats, let vs gine ony felues into their 
power, which hae no regard of right or reafon,of religion, or any thing elfé: whofe couctoufnelffe and 
crucltivit is hard to (ay which is greater, which fer shefe many yeres hane plotted and laboured meshing 
mort.tha bow by policie or force they may utterly root out the very Mame of the nbodians, which shey 
_, fo deadly hate They keep vs fhut up and befieged now the firct moneth feeling rogetber with vs extreau 
a ps and endlelfe labour, flaine hy heapes before our wals and, fortre(fes, and cannot beremoued hence 
with thunder leghtening flormes.tempeftsandall she calamsities of Winter,e time which giueth inter ~ 
mifsion of all warre bath by {ea,and land ; fa defirous Kheyare of renenge,and greedie of our bloud:and 
shat nop altaerher wishone caufé forme bane alfo (hed theirs,and gladly would ftill fo do,if i lay in our 
power But feeme it feemech good vato God otherwiferand that we are furprifed wiih inenitable necef- 
fittesget levi robileft weare at libertie,and bane power our {elues,by honorable,death among? the Chri 
flan engi gues e(chew the torments and reproches which our cruell enemies hope to inflic? vpon as: fo 
fhath we eninyerernall fame and glorie, prepared borh in heauen andearth for {uch as honourably diet 
defence of their prince and country : which boaour it becommeth not them toennie unto thy moft noble 
mime anivertue, worthie Grand Mafler, which hauing for many yeares enioyed the commoditie and 
A profit of peace,and greatly cariched by bounsie of shis (acred militarie Order,refufe now to bearethis lat 


E burden of warre. 


Acthefe'words an antient Greeke, for his wifedome and difcretion of great reputation. 
both witlithe Greekesand Latines, percciuing his countreymen wrongfully touched, and 
the delperat holding outof the citievainly perfaaded,tookehold, and interupting this yong 
gallantsin anfwer of thatthe had faid, {pake as follaweth : ‘ 


: That griefe of minde andide(peration can makémen rather eloquent than wife, 43 yo" bane TBADY she formen 
times heard before orn You might this day percetue alfo, moft-valiant gentlemen: for aduifed mode- fpeecl notably 


Grecke,and the 


ai flienenerfalleth into obloquie, neither confoundeth faljbood with truth. it difirerhaot the flaaghter 
of the citizens, it perfuaderh not furie nor exhortith men to madneffe's bus itis by nature fo cngraffed 


in maisysthat whenrbey cannot by their owne wifedome and policre deliver them/elues from their tron citie vets 


bles, shey rik tke to draw orbers into the fellomsfhip of the fame danger if greedie hane malice and 


pifiric abpajesbecn of compante. Burif you (worthie Comraannder) will gine me al(o leaue to fpeake, 
: ; : apse 









a foe i - *, - | 


Pagani tio age oe 0 
4 manamengp his countrynsen not a mcaneft place 4 
mitie and Urgent necefSitie might of you eafily obta ld d lay done, 
_fach matter,as foould nes only refell the copious and glorions wo his Wwitked Orator,(eraps 
ggether of purpofeso flouri(h out the matter, but alfo fuc! nd to shat which i, 
ofttable, and nese/farie ; expulfing hatred, feare, This Gentleman,when 
we all know, not onely so bee 4vebement Orator, but fometi ie, whereas for all 
bis great words he is by patwre mild, and fo mild, that hene A tokill, nay not (o muck 
slightly to wound any one of them whorn he calleth barbar M5 ofe perfidious dealin 
hedetefterh, bole crueltie arial whofe manner of lining | laimeth againft, as altogenbiy 
withows law,without reafon, without order, without regard : 9 j 
fhowers of arrowes, yron bullets, fire and flones doth ceafe, c 
adot, and keepeth a great flirre , and not knowing in what da doth now with glorious words 


fourth Emperour of the Turkess 397 


; on the truth, 1 ay not what moft men fay,but | (peake 10 pleafe a few : and /uppo 
PA sbingss Uc ont nor ot would ial yous this, whesber they would aduife foe 
a, our defence, or to your deftrudtion ? For unto bash it cannot beyzo more than at once to bee a 
shem op nda flane.T ‘a-ufe them to your deftraction that were madneffe and fencelefft pride, hatefull to 
ie ean ; you [hould therefore fe them to defence : but how fhall we defend acitie (1doc not fay, 
asthe truth is ) alreadie loft and poffe(fedby the enemit wherein heraigneth, geurattbsand beens all 
ide down? but haning the als battered downe,a great breach in the Spanifh fhesisn, an ‘another not 
if but euen now. as good as made inthe Italtan lation, how [ballwe beable to kecpe this unforsunate 
roel battered andrent at the French,Englifh,and Anergne fiations, and the tower of S. Nicholas 2 
whieh if it were notfo battered and bared of al warlike pronifion,but found and thorowly furnifhed with 
munitionand usctuall,yet necefsitie enforcing and reafon perfuading.yon ought peseeials felirfomueh 
as all power of further refiftance is saken from you, Dac you nos fee how eafily a almoft without any Se 
blethe enemie (by meanes of the caftle be hath new bails upon the mount P. ilermo, not paft two 
fil distant) can sake from yor all manner of prouifion both by fea andland,and reftraine you fromgo- 
boy in? Truely notable gentlemen honourable for your martial prome|fe, you fee and haue long 
ria tena thefe shihgs better than L,altogether ignorant in martial affaires altogether bufied in the 
en Pr merebehlfitnd caring for my family : yes [uffer me to fay the truth, AIL the powers where- 
by this kingdome ftood, are departed and gone ;againfl she force of our enemits no policte LB, 7t- 
ineth .and to expect armies of angels or ‘fouldiers from heanen,and other fach lske miraclesis in my 
maineth , and more to prouoke God to anger, although in bis ie he sil See 
j isute of all worldly belpe, let vs as we maz, pronide for our faferte. 1 O¢feccia thee 
ic ha es ae ) if thefemy te mn by the naturall piesiesn grafted in thy neblenature, 
expofe not shis miférable citse to the {porle of the enemie, our old and middle aged mento the ert, our 
; es and daughters to berauifhed,our beyes and youths to thevnnaturall filshineffe of our barbarous 
wines and to be corrupted with the mad and groffé epinion of the ungodly Mahomesane fuperfiition. % 
pau noble knights) you had feene with saat teares, with what mourning our heawie families and ae 
Lec cig Att Be mothers.fint Us hither,andwhat praicrs they made for usat our departing: ; ‘- 
aah yon knew with what minde and how great hope shey expect their fafesie from your clemencie+ 


and adnifedrefolntion. 



















































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mcs” oall upon death, whereof he hath hitherto fhewed himfelfe too much aff and all forfooth (as he 
> fad) le hee fhould be ied soendure tp mocking and Vcornin 1g of the enemic. ta ea 
pride, not Chriftian fortitude or hursilisie. But our enérmie neit 
matter, nothing fo perfidious or cruel as he would make bim. the flaughter at Catre, Eu- 
; bea, AMtethone, and Conftantinople, cities taken esther by fo the policie, and not yeelded by 
compofition wpor faith ginen berwixe the befieger and the befieged: who becaufehe wouldfpare vs.will 
108 fiuffer vs to doc that whereby we fhould undoubtedlyperih.But whereof proceedeth this new found 
slermencie? This vnwonted fanor toward the people of the Rhodes? I am not of the tyrants prinie conn(il, 
neither ever curionfly fonght after the reafon of another mans bountie, but ars glad to receine it when 
Tnetd it. Tet for. all that! will not differnble what 1 thinkein a matter [0 donbsfull : be is willing (as 
_ A fiappofe)in this fiege and conqueft of the Rhodes, to hew unto other nations whom he purpofedto in- 
* wade,bosh his power and his patience : left alwaies fatssfying his cruell nature, he fhould make deolati- 
on in places he would raigne euer and (0 for ener alienating the minds sforcedtoficht wish 
all men with fire and fword: by which rigour he ha gi pie ashimfelfe. For 
this canfe (as 1 {uppofé beleaueth unto vs life and geods, left while hee in going aboat to take them 
from vs by force,and we fecking to ia them by defperatneffewe [hould both fall into great deffrucs- 
an, 0 leffe lamentable unto the conqueror than ang Befides that,ifthe fhould kill all here, 
truly he might then enter the breaches of the cisse on the bodies of the dead, nomen now left alive tore- 
Sifthinn, But Lerssis hut vp, Arangiats frengly forsified, Lynde is by fcitwation impregnable « & 

heere be kororverl are weapons, armour men re he wus begin a new warre, except he will hane 
Path your warre, the fate lage y “bis empire, to prey flill ypon bis (ubiects: all which 
Strong places he [hall hane without sughter, without bloudhed (as reafonis) if he fhould let you and 
us paprewretches depart in {afety with alistlesrafo, Except the/e worldy confideyations hawe moued 
hirs to mercy ana nh doubt it is wrought by diuine power and the ficret favour of 
God towards us and of our Sa ip'ic ius src fled. Whereunto ifyou be men well aduifed sf rels- 
gions sf mindfiull of the dutie 735,18 becommeth not you to 0} ~pofeany obftacle,and with the rit= 
int of) ‘your felues t0.deftroy this mifer le, which fort it all cares fiege, bath fcarcely bad fa 
much rei as might faffise the nece tir ing for you in battell,iniduring both wounds and 





her threateneth nor purpofeth any fuch 





indgement more 





i i intsbut the Great Mafter;who 
D_. This fpeech ofthe aged Greck might haue moued a heatt offint:but the i MRED sie 
in his couatenance (hewed a greater courage than his prefent ftare required, co’ B fer vefoued 
cuery manto his charge:after the matter had bin thus moft part of the night difcourfed,gaue that the cine 


spas not to be 
then no other anfwer, but, T 









hathe would be gaietulloy allghai ne) gUnei d ic MERE dinetet 
ing he fent for Preianes, Martiningss,& afew other of the greateft iuagement x ¢> 5 lethacomme. 

pia Ae fully eonete at the citie in fo many places by theenemie laid ope a prose cly © 
{haken,was not poflibly to be long defended: whereupon he caufed acommon counfell tobe 5. pargesesof 
called of all the knights of the Order together with the burgeffes of the citie : where after shecities 
Jong debating, whether they fhould fight it out to the laft man,or yecld vpon fich conditions 
as wasto be obtained: it was by generall confent concluded,that thecity fhould be. verdes 

f, and thereupon a decree made which was by the Great Mafter pronounced, Whileft thele 4 pruce taken > 























ee i Se %h ath UN abonr and diligence yon bane bin alwaies bolpen L things were thus in doing,a truce was taken with the enemy for foure daies,but full of feare & rege oak 
ties As waded the Turke by landin Aysilene, Nanpaitue, AMethone, danger. During which time, diuers of the Turks prefuming vpon the truce, came by great 
ee ae ee ‘ uft bins ont of the pofesfion ofthe Tonian ore Aigenm: companies to behold the wals & rampiers ofthe citie: wherwith Fornouius the Frenchman 
He "fate Spe si ¥ Hayan ifarre from truth, to object voto (of whom mention is before madeybcing fore moued,in his choler without further command 
pee tering AE les 5 ; may wemenerr efi A Te Raed difchargeda tire of great ordnanceamong the thickft of them, contrary to che truce taken.At 
if 


which timealfothe Rhodiansreceiued into the citie fecretly by night a fhip loaded with 

wines out of Crete,& in her Aiphonfiss a Spaniard ,chiefe pilot ofthe Rhodian gai iesse wich 

him roovoluntary fouldiers all Lacines,all which went out of ‘Crete without the knowledge ® 

ofthe Venetian Senat:foracthat time the Venetians were in league with Saiseantie Teese 

inftly offended with the breach of the truce, and the taking in of new fupplies, whic a! ! 
fappofed to haue bin far greater than intruth they wereswithout command of any Repo Es ii 
enfigne difplaid,in grearnumbers thruft in thorow the ruines of the breaches into the city a i | 


__ nowit ts come to that point,th Ares, we are not A 
ower of our youth being jh | leh ot anely weakinedin bodice with 
nds fickne(fe.watching,andreft 1 mind difcourazed,gobile(? all shings fall out 
_ profperoufly to owr enemies, an sreateft and belt part of our great artillerie beeing 
b continwall vfe,wbichi es) hereof {mal ufe or profit for want of 
y 7 s,Lerns,Lyndus,Halicarnafis,A “M 

0 b lefe into your meaner of ivr: 


fe {0 t0 doe, the 








Ye ; ‘ t ‘| : In , 
bebronght from thence bt- farre as the rampiersand baricadoes new made, and furionfly affailed the defendants Hf 
onr fortain enemy He which conflict many were flaine and wounded on both fides. But after the Turkes ie ar oe 

e d © 


J 
gladly admit we hane althefe 
: : things, 


598 


thei 






t coftagaine made proofe of the courage of theit ene 


















ritie, Amongft othersnone wasmore troubled with this fudden 

the tiuce,than Kobertivs Perufinits; Raymundus Marcher, and Raymandus Lupus, 
the Order, men of fingular wifedome and gravit: i 
¢campe : Whom the barbarous people in their furie 








ndoubtedly flaine or put to torture 


4 ifthey had not feared the like meafure to hae bin fhewed to their hota 
ergotus,and Georgins Sandritiens, two ofthe Ba 


‘after that Nichola 5 t 
‘come into the catnpe with articles containing the conditions wheren nthe Rhodi: 
‘oritented to'delitier-vp the citieyall their Furie and tage was quitklyappealediSolymng, 
Breater maieftic aid the More terror of hele meffengers,be(etround about with hi 
: ~ tnie,& guardedabout with his Tanizariesin theiir icheft attire & elifter 
atidience who admitted to hisprelence,with great humilitie offetedvr 
: conditions whereuponthe Ritodians would’y 
. whereof were, That the Churches fhould re Chri. 
children fhould be taken from their parents ; Thatho Chriftian ih 
his religion and turne Turke: That fuch Chriftians: 
dolat libertie, without paying any tribute forthe face of fi 
‘would depart might go with: Ae biga ¢,filtni fhed w 
as farre as Crete, & to carrie with them fo much great ord 
Chriftians thould appoint a reafo 1) 
+ 














S great ar. 


d vp vnto hithithe e. The thiefe points 
t tt lated : Thar no 
ould beinforced to forlake 













ie 

ime oftheir départure. Al which articl 
Selyman condefcended ynto and folemnly (Wore f Lailigad performe the fame ste 
they Wereindeed performed the writers of the tage h { 








icy W 1 ; edo much ees feem they were 
neither altogether kept, norbroken;bur fo re ormedas pleated the engierorcerine itis, 
that many great outrages wete through militarie infolcncie committed y the proud Turkes 
vponthe poore Chriftians,contrary tothe mind of Solyman, tacobus Fontanus a Ciuilian, and 
oe _ atthat time one of the judges of the city (out of whofe writings this hiftorieis for moft part 
colleRedireporteth, That the Turks not expecting the departure ofthe Chriftians, brake in- 
*_-_ to the'citie vpon Chriftenmas day, by the gate called Cof ium, pollutedthe Temples, 

- thamefully abufed the Chriftians,& made hatiock ofall things : and that he himfelfe, falling 

» intotheir hands,sfter hehad with fuch mony as hehad,redeemed him{elfe,hauing not fuffici- 

ent to content all :heirgreedy defires,was by them hardly intreated & grieuoufly beaten. The 

» Great Mafterby the counfell of piglet onfuch fimpleattireas beft beftemed a 
* vanquithed manthat was to humble himfelfe before the co: quetor, went out of the citic into 
the camp,attendedvpon witha few knights of the Order: y ter he had waited inthe 


‘owne caft vpon him, & 















é 
Great Mafter humbling himfelfe before 
by Solan in this fort, 


the articles Thane preferibed concerning 
piers,the people of the Rhodes,and thee e/pe- 
ven + faith nor oath ought to fla 
and mercifull untothee fo 
bountifull : who if show 






“salman bis Although ((aid he) 1 wiiebt'bortbily an 
ich unto the ‘pf, , 


earn he ee eens of the Citie, 


cially [ich a capital ener 
es nics 







by prefent cflateper- 
ty Pe me, with 
ld lr the firfaten of all 


D all faith 
perpeinall Casi 


eof him toalj of 
lag breach of 
: Nree kniiohtso¢ 
Sado tae 


esinthe citic, But 
efles ofthe citic, were 


his 


ring armor,gaue them 
Vato hinvin writingthe 


d awhile at the firft, with y, 


‘ It comm; 
 abatarns they began that skirmi(h, fo ofthemfelues they brake it offandretired:. eeanttdemety G 
feat thus broken, theaptaine of the Turkes fencers;abloudi ow, havitig taken ths 
Chriftians prifonets,cut off heir handsycaresyand ndfes, and fe fo difmembred j ae 
the citie with letters tothe Great Matter, charging him witht uftb of the Sia 
barbaroufly threatuing within three or foure dalés to make lik D i ne 








in the citie, might fo | 
? That all they which 


se enient fhipping and prouifion 
fe a they pleated hy that the 
‘their 














K 










nto thee molt henon- r4 






















fourth Emperour of the Turkes: 


d protection of 4 moft mightic and mercifull conqueronr, of) himafelfe offering shee this undefernem 
Aa 


race and fanour. 


Whercunto the Great Mafter prefently anfwered: 


hie captaines 
tapes 5 ed fauours before your other wort iP > lerefbice the 
fi Mightie and gracious Emperour, your offer p 

Woue not . neither is my prefent eftate and defert towards you fach, as that [dare or ought to rofell fwere ofthe 
1d¢ 3 


’ . ‘ j , Great pAafler 
he fame : yet Twill  (peake freely in the middef of your victorious armie, aman vanguilbed in prefence re 
th : 3 


je 1 nener de{paired of, and whofe faith I neuer doubted : Lhadra- 
es Mas lag ir (patient, see lofé itaa and unfortunate life; or elfe ie ie 
B peaple to linein objourity then of my people so be seten 2 Ll 
be vanquifhedis but chance of warre, and of [o great 4 conqu Ae 
tah iba pera to forfake his owne people and toturne tothe enemic, laccount 1 
wered : 


cowardife and treacherie. 
Solyman maruelling at the courage and maieftie of the hoarie old prince, in his fo great ex- 
a po} (=) 


i ini citi y ith his owneguard, vntill 

Db fad dA ae im again into the citie,guarded with > 
ic, difmiffed him,and fent him ag 8 eae iors 
ee come into his pallace ; and vnto cuery one of the knights attending vpon the Great 


i in tok . Within a few daies after Soly- solymax com- 

Matter, was giuena rich garment, in token of Solymans fauor. Witt GM ay, me 

; r * ~_ citie unto the 

Cc ki his things againft his departure. Here whenche Great Matter falling downe vpon his Great mtajler. 
ing vp ie 


man comming into the citie,went to vifitthe Great Mafter alfo: whom he found bufie in p 
ig 


i i im {6 :but with his hand 
Q {hipped him, he would inno cafe fuffer bim {6to dost f 
ner TEE eee aieteCehich manner of reverence the Turkith Emperors ee 
fyto God and their Great Prophet Mahomet) tooke hey He faluced on it ae 
To at Matter for his wifedome and defcretion now to him t ead- 
eer mdngetiore tu time of war for his valour and courage, fpake inthis fort: 
mi i a 


: the Great Max 
er as a victorious conquerour than a man conquered. But fithence the fatall Deftinies would Rerteselpaant 


ae werthrow the Rhodianeftate, | am glad that you art the man before all iat by Ud gee 
D iPabone 1 [hall receine both force and grace. And unto yon, beac et or ; r aes ee 
thie praifes, this {hall not be the leaf, That you vanquilbed the Rhodes ge fh ws pl ee S 
aah you hane ioyned unto your dreadfull power, the aes of sisson ae fi aphid me 
ifé ich alone wee come neereft unto God. 
of the highe[t to be de(piféd, by which alone Rodel pr 
j Ne i the late peace inuiolate,which your owne c P , 
Basen infirdadl pi dbs A hall now bee an ae sid of ff a grt 
i v ore than if Thad by andby at the firft yeelded my feife: 
wef bah a sbyelart and Awe now famous thorow thewhele World , andvatotheWorlds 


end. 


B Whereunto solyman by his interpreter, anfwered : 


inentic, thow may/E 

] ? o shee, not for any hatred,but onely for defire of Soneraingnsit,t if 
i iy (afr thee wh opi to depart hence at libertie, with all your Ao ns coke ‘ 
fiance: for Tinaake not warre, thereby tobeape vp wealth and riches but for ists ‘a one hendeo 
_— lisiesand enlarging of mine Empire. Far it 1 the propertieof a king royally Mies A rt a beavuPable 
take fromothers, and  toinuade others , not vpon a greedie and conetous mind, - reeasigh:by fired 
F defire of rule and foneraignsie : which whileft my neighbour withftandeth, I couns # " 
of arnats to remout him. stl3.21 > 


i. (onc erieit eaeemaReS ost aay’! | fr ee Ingasit was 

{D3 ; ffimulation ,hauing as it was 
© Butthe tyrant (as many fappofed) fpakeall this by way of di in gallies,forthe fud- 
commonly brutedgiuen tc forsherigging vp ofa great fhip,& certain gallies,for pes 


Wrens 


599 


‘? . ‘ bb 
‘my fortune an fiicce({e bad beene anf rable to m' rt and conrage, I ould beere bein this cé- The fpeech of 
If? if tune ai dfiucce(fe ene five eto y ea ge, fh pe 


i i ke choice of peace before rhe worableas 
It isto mea great pleafure,shat God at length hath put into shy mind to ma P i 


ey hiss F Soly= 4 
warreywhich I would thou couldef} bane liked of from the beginning : then truely thow fhosldept arshis peas a fy us 


timehaue receiued of my great and mightie Maieftie, more good than thou halt indured harmes 


after. 











Fehon = aY 

Solyman the MJagnific . 

dentranfporting of the Great Maftcr and the knights of the Order 
report feemeth to haue bin but feigned cither of malice, or elfe 
dymans mind:tor ifhe had fo purpofed,who fhould haue let him,ha 
Jouius in his little treatife Rerum Tarcicarum dedicated to Charles 
himfelfe heard Li/ladamus the Great Matter fay, That when Selyrsa, 
attended vpon with thirtie thoufand men,there was not any man heard to 
thatthe fouldiers went asif they had bin obferuant Friers : and that whe 
leaue of So/yman that hee might depart,he was fo courteoufly viedof hi 
felfeto Abraim the Balla, whom hee aboueall men loued,faid, Truely I 
{ee this vnfortunat old man,driuen out of his owne dwelling, 
The Great Mafter embarking himlelfe with his knights ani 
depart, inveflels and gallies prepared for that purpofe, departed outof the Ifland 
yeares day at night: aud after long and dangerous traue 
ded at laft at Meffana in Sicilia, from whence} 
to Rome where he was honorably receiued by 
a Hollander borne, 


Conftantinople wh 
oy fch asleattincy y 
uing them alin his OWer, 
the fifch,epoiteth that hee 
ed intothe Rhodes 
{peakea Word, but 
n hee came toaske 
im, that turning him. 
cannot but grieue (9 
to departhence fo heayi] A 
dfuch otheras were w 





=z 


I by feainthat Winter w 
he afterwards failed into Italie, and 
Adrian the fixt of thatname then Bith 
and his Vicegerent 
o haug relieued the Rhodes,as 
ing, ivis not vnlikebut that fa. 
he Chriftians at this day. Thus 
ft themfelues,to his oreat 
the 25 day of December. 
re 1522) afterithadbinby the 
he Infidels by the {pace of 214 
s inthe yeare 1308: and now be- 
he Turks,was yeclded vp when ic 
great part of his army , forbefides 
hich were many, thirtie thoufand died of the flix. 

geotthe Rhodes, Ferhates Bafa Gouernor of the Mar- 
¢ tiuer of Euphrates, by the comm 
aintt Alis-Beg, whom the Turks called Schach, 
ortupting, calleth him by the name of Saxonar-Oelis. K 
Te Aladewles the mountaine king, 
large and wild country alongft¢ 
the honour ofa kin, 
jealous of his hono’ 


fometime {choolematter to Gharles the fift, 
who ifhe had bin as forward in the fhort time of his Papaciet 
hee was to maintaine Charles his quatrell againft the French k 
mous citie had been relieued,and the Ifland in poffeffion of th 
princes were at difcord among: 
and no leffe griefe ofall good Chriftians, entered the Rhodes 
dedicated vnto the natiuitie of our Saviour Chrift,inthe yea 
Knights of the Order valiantly kept and defended againgt t 
yeares,fince the time they by force tooke it from the Infidel 
ing fo long holden as was poffi 
had bin fix moneths befieged. 
them that were flaine atthe affaults,w 
Whileft solyman thus lay at the fie 
ches of the Turkifh empire,alongit th 
e monntaine Went With a greatarm 
fay, king Swar his fons whi 
This Als after he had betraied his vnck 
by Selymus leftchiefe Gouernor of that 
niaand Capadocia,wanting nothing of 
declaredin the life of Selyraus.Solyman j 
vpon him the abfolute gouernment of 
him, the children of Caladeules the 
kings efpecially it he fhouldioine in fri 
purpofed by any meanes 
to cafe him of that care 
ching with his army along the confi 
charge,when he was come as neere 
fay ifhe could by policie bring that; 
tempt by force. Wherfore faining 
“requefting him as afriend to vouc 
whom he had many things of 
he fhould die, Ieaue with him all h 
~ Alls, whofrom his youth had al 
ued them, mi(trufting no harme ca; 
thefaithleffe Bala without regar 
father: and foreducing all that co 
fance,came to him with twentie th 
This is the faithleffe deali 


Solyman,whileft the Chriftian 


ble,againft all the power oft 
At this fiege Solymson lofta 


andement of So/yman 
Swar-Ogli, that is to 


VntO Sinan Bafja,was 
he borders of Arme- 
g but the name onely, as is before 
ur, and fearing left hee fhould take 
thancountrey (which indeed of tight belonged ynto 
ate king, being now all dead) and fo to make himlelfe 
endfhip with the Perfian king :after the manner of am- 
to have him taken out of the way : and had therefore 
-The Bafla without making any fhew of hoftilitie,mar- 
ines of his countrey,as if ithad beene but tolooke to his J, 
ashecouldto Aiis, without miftruft,thought good to af- 
he was otherwife with great danger to ate 
xtream ficke, he fent embafladors to Alis, 
hfafeto,comevnto hina t ( 
ortance from the great Emperour.to impart, and would if 
€ vncill Selynsan fhould other wile difpofe thereof. 
he Turkith Emperors and faithfully fer- 
fa,accompanied with his foure fonnes;whom 
; refently tobe put to death with their 
Tof a prouince,vnder Selymsans obci- 
about the time thatthecitie ofthe Rhodes 
ng ofthe Turks,not with the Chriftians onely,but 
nall policie, veterly to extinguilh 









fy ail lal 


waiesthonoured t 
















was yeclded yp, 
h themof theirowne fu 


perttitionalfo :y 
1obilitie’ofallcountrie: 


s fubiec to their feruil 





fourth Emperour of the Turks. 6o1 


i dof the Ifland ashe liked belt, soljman retin. 
had thus fubdued the Rhodes, and difpofe A 
‘ Be conntantlanple brake vp his armie, and for the pace of three yeares after fol- ace 
7 Ps pleafure,not doing any thing worthy of remembrance «Daring riot oe an ma- 
Fe ts after,the tichand flourifhing py inte Babar sarah ia 
i tli&ed and rentin pieces by Charles the fitt(then n 
a one enuying vato the other the glorie of the Empire: eee ie caterer A 
Gelog with immodetatambition to Meee i ina lela i 2 RSL 
o. . . - eo 3 
{tian princes and ftates being at the fame time ie yt ceneo@eObilUning Gi. aaa 
fellowthip of that war,to the great trouble and fore weakning Sn HN le 
we Whereupo n Solymsan waiting all occafions that might ferue for the inlarging o lees 
B pire,and annoying ofthe Chriftians,thought it now 








afic time for hina i ade ae sts red il 
ie lai i elorade., He ordered flate of 
ED ecient ue arr iets base Sea ate! withthe wae ma ae 
well that Lewes then king of Hungarie ong,altoget ed a eee. hile 
conning or Hien rcrby then aeogeheroueruled-beides tam 
satis Bete hope cat ieOeet Chriftian princes neere vnto eee aus pe 
lela mec Faeirowae cftate, would not, or els before vnto himfelfe by league fa i 0 a I, 
Pmadberd voto him any great aid or fuccour : the Germanes hee ieee ven oe 
fimall hatt vnto fuch warsas fhould yeeld them much danger, and but {mal lia? $ ie 
rateet fthe houfe of Auftria,charles the Emperor,and Ferdinand his brother,a thoug' 34 
eat j a vnto the young king with the neereft bonds of alliance (Lewis ee ae ~ 
as thei ft fitter, and Ferdinand, Anne, king Lewishis fifter)y et wes there as ee oe 
es fate Lesiraes eéted from them); Charles hauing his hands full in Italie, i sale : 
re h in areal of himfelfe sand that Sigifimund king of Polonia pep t ‘ yong kites 
f iby her he antient league he had withthe Turkith Emperots,he could " ” ats 1526 q 
ini ee thet Chriftian princes farther off, he ftood in any grea ae ae bieeaale sen 
iG Oe ee Ma 4 papel cetera come on his way as far Loiskig of 
aes Sra lomircranarsighsic amie! two hundred thoufand menbefore ay a sok aches 
sieahad exptNOerlBge of his comming (fo He ee At ale bt pont a 
ing i iti thofe eies whic atcht, ar 
e colt ance 1a arena aes of whom were others come a ey (aad 
of fightand' coo foo pouRderit for that concerned their,owne ee ee sell Gace 
ales 1s forefeeing this great and common danger (wherwith aM ete age pci 
ouerwhelmed)vntill itwas now brought home vntotheit own ay ie a Catan 
felfe but weake,by reafon of his youthfull yeres,andnothing pa ae sctea aah 
he had moft done,and fhould haue bin his greateft ftay;was won 7 ul Hh Sarpy 3! 
fame of the approch of fo mightie an enemic:yet the betrer to withftan ae bees sdaat 
fadours with all {peed vnto the Chriftian Princes his neighbors, reque ae Sense 
the common enemy,butall in vaine.In the mean time,after the antientm: gerbe 
E he gaue out generall fammons forthe nie of wy ed an ne ciel be 
ipendarie prelats (of duty bound to appeare) came v ot 
a teresa halfe full; who alfo delivered in leffe fummes ofan by i Sat 
rightthey (hould haue done,towards the maintenance ofthe charge 0 ; coer 
And the temporall nobilitie, forgetting the warlike difcipline of eee ee reeipaihs 
fieth water foldiers which had feenthe Turkith emperor in his ftrength, te Near Cotte 
ted withfome light skirmifhes or fmall inuafions, in their vain bere ete old 
of the Turkssproudly vaunting, That although they were in number i i he iiabous 
eafily ouerthrow the great numbers of them,if euer they came to han die i Recta ate tails 
altherelt,one Paslus Tomorexs, Archbifhop of Hebert pa mw nédently brag ¢Tamres 
F binin divers light skirmithes againft the Turks,with great infolencie Sree Maliiers, anditt ‘ 
and boatt of the viétorie he vainly dreamed of, thatin his fermons vn Serre iethould (etm 
open talke with the nobilitie (if he could haue done fo muchas hi Meat hie 
that he himfelfe had been enoughto haue ouerthrowne the aM “a ‘ cekeon, there washer 
But whenall the kingsarmy wasaflembled, anda Sy a Im thers “found 










pe coun- 
fall 


came to a place called Mohatchz or Mugace, which isa little country village not 
ountry, 0 


2 


* 


ae 
mh. * 
te 


he 
-zhe battell of 
fobatchz, 


— Solyman 
found fiue and twenti¢thoufand men inall, horfe and foot 
Tomorens,and others fo forwards to gine the Turks battel,w ndiflj 
old fouldiers and men of great experience faid plainly, T! $n folly, pile 
with fuch a handfall of men to giue battell ynto the enemie,who ¥ ‘brin Y and madneff 
many moeinto the field as they were. Wherefore fome wi that the on eet nesta 
poner from the eminent danger:among whom Stephaneas Verbetin Beals a Proud be 
; le ite beft acquainted with the Turkifh wars,gaue counfel,that th | exfon ° the ofall 
: ae forthe fatety of che common ftate,whatfocuer fhould happen,be kept out sae king 
G rong caftle of Buda. But the vnruly foldiers with open f outh impupned his: ne peri 
pon and faid plainly, That except theking himfelfe A ater they bul olfome 
ight. OF Which opiniog was alfo the rafh prelat Tomoress, rfuading them witl 1 yl 
giue nd cnemie battell,andthat the noble yong king vnderthe protection of Alm: nee 
ane din perfon himfel fe go & giue the fignall ofbattellagaintt his enemies Thera pod 
tuled by this vnlucky counfell,vpona brauerie without reafonferforward with hisa a 
Daaubius,almoft in the middle between Budaand Belerade, i a 
sae (the forerunners of the Turkifharmy)was at faci ety 7 ea 
and captaines of the kings armie,entred into counfell, Whether it were better t ees 
Hinie Within their waggons alongft the riuer ‘of Danubius, and{o to expect ue 
mig ac ig wa Pen mse eat ngage 
g | is Tranfyluanian horfemen,of all other f coun 
parse Turkes,or els to marchon forward,and ee giue Pere. ehaueincou. 
ig ‘ SCR apa Gaara iat upon shecomming of the Vayuod, hee a 
forthe maintenance of his ercdit and re ch aspen Fee rake oe ee pe sniitgtete) 
Re alnel) hoved fn cect Bees espe aos and to carrie away the gloric of the vidtorie 
noped for, fany delay , but bafti i 
owne deftruétion,did with fuch Caioaitite Faris Hallase sae ee 
we Uniseneted epee Riga impugne the wholfome counfell of others,who 
on the vaaduifed yong king into met Pare ake eae a etiuaions den 
hoifeitctinoie 4 apparent and manifeft danger, For Balybeus diuided his 
Pack which by turnesskirmithed with the Kings armie without inter- 


amp their 
ming of 


miffion,and gaue the Hungariansno leifureto reft citherday ornight,but continually whee- K 


ling : . 

h Peaeaits ret fem info ftrait, that noman could without great danger go to water his 
sou co , anubius, which was faft by,or once to ftir ont of the campe,butwere in- 
forced vets or water in places where they lay: with which neceffitic Temorens was en- 
ofitie figttfor saree in onder of battell,and there was now no remedie, but he mutt of ne- 
ariRcen GREG ar of his prince and country. His battell was ranged alll in length, and 
otmen. left here an st WAS roughly placed hereand there by troups among 
paffe them round,and{oi is cing innumber eight to one)fhould with their multitude com- 
alfo with all hisha amt ree them to fight as it were inaring: for now was Se/yman come 
little from the ae (a ihe, F fa, Hungarian tents defended with a {mall garrifon, were lefta 

nother : neereyvato aA WERE nthand, inclofed roundabout with wagons, one chained to a- L 
vndifereetly placeda trou ri qi bie! Capen lof this vnluckic battell,had not altogether 
vncertain cuents of toa fen horfemen for defence of the kings perfon againft all 
Hhinilelfmolt faraliandl eet 1s day(valuckieto the Hungarian name,butvnto the king 
be de uaa eveirew that his purpole,denifed too late for the fafetic 
wet gucounter the Hungarians, although they had receiued no 
a o hie,of purpofeas it was thought, the gun- 
: ay eaten down and ouerthrowne,oppreffed by 
us he pattie prelats & nobility be- 
alfoeither laine or but to flight. Al! 

‘d the camp, which was hardly defen- 4 


¢ chofen horfmen appointed for de- 
ut that they wouldneeds helpthem 
mie difcomfited, & himfelf forfa- 

ed him, betook himfelfto fight. 

( ut 


_, Butas he was'uaking thift for himfelfe,chinkingto haue paffed ouera fennie ditch,hishorfe ing resis 
A in plunging ont, fell backwards vpon him into the ditch;where being heauie loaden with ar- drotwaed ina 


fourch Emperourof the FT urkes. 603 


mournot abled helpe hinifelte,hee was in the middeft ofthe filthie ditch inthe mud mot 4 
miferably drowned Some few horfemenefcaped out of the battell, the reft were either flain 
yor taken prifoners) This woful battell neuer fufficiently to be lamented,as the ground of the 
thiferies of that worthy kingdomie, was foughtthe 29 day of Oétober in the yeare 1526. 
»Solyman having obtained this victorie, marched on direétly to Buda, theregall feat of the 
Hungarian kings, which was Aeliuered to him with the caftle,vpon condition, chat he fhould 
not violate any man cither in perfon or goods,and at his departure to leane the fame againe 
vnto the Hungarians:all which things he(according vnto their requeft) faithfully performed. 
Being entred into the caftle, he wonderfully commended the fame, but lodged not therein, 
sbecaufe it is by their antient law forbidden the Turkifh Emperor to lodge withinany walked 
place which is nor his owhe. Wherefore he returned and lodged in hiscampealongftthe ri- 
uer of Danubius. 3 
Whilett Solyman lay thus at Buda, feuen bloudie heads of the Bifhops and greateftof the sy. perdof 
nobilitic (laine in the late barrell at Mohatchz) were prefentedto him, allferin ordervport a late chrifian 
wodden (tep:wherat he fmiled,to fee his courtiers laying their right hands ypon their brefts, pier ats 
and bending their bodies as if they had done them great obcifance, to falutethem by name, eassaiven is 
and in deri(ion to welcome them by the names of vali ane Popes. But afterwards, when he had 
more particularly enquired what cuery one of them was,it is reported thar he moft of all de- 
tefted Ladi flaws Saleanius the great Bithop of Strigonium,tor his miferable couetouineffe that 
being aman of infinit wealch,re fufed to {pare part therof vnto his foueraigne, requefting the 
fame at his great need. Tomorexs he blamed of inconfiderat rafhneffe, forthat he being acler- 
gie man,woald bufie himfelfe fo Farin marters not belonging to his vocation: on the contra- 
ry part,he commended Francifeus Perenws Bithop of Veradium,a man honorably defcended, rhe niftop of 
for his wife counfell(thougtit was not followed)for thac he had heard it reported, that he as ee aee 
attue prophet forerelling thecommon flaughter enfuing, had fharply faid inthe counfell at aed 
fach time as Tomoreus would needs fight with the Turks, & was not by any means to bee re- 
rioued from that his facall opinion, That he did forefee whatthat their Frier-like Generall 
would thenext'day doe , and that he would with fo great anenterprifeeffectno more, but 
D tomake one holiday the more inthe Chriftian kalenders, in remembrance of 30000Hun- 
garian martyrs, moft mi {erably flaine ofthe Turkes inan vnequall battell, for defence of.the 
Chriftian faith and religion (for at that time, they which willingly expofed themfelues to 
death in defence of the Chrittian faith,were all accounted for martyrs:)Georgius Sepufins and 
the others, he called rath fooles,th at would aduenture with fo {mall (trength to incounterfo 
{trong an enemy. Atfuch time as the counterfeits of king Lewis and Mary his wife were fhew- 
ed ynto him, he honorably faid, That he was forrie for the yong king,that it was his euill hap 
to haue fo vnaduifed counfellorsinamatteroffo great importance,as to perfuade him againft 
all reafonto fight at fo great difaduantage: Sethat he came notinto Hungaric to take his king- 
dome from him,but only to reuenge the wrongs.done vnto him by the Hungarians:and that rhe bexourable 
B ifhe had efeaped the danger of the battell,he would affuredly haue againe reftored vnto him /rech of Soly- 
the kingdome of Hungaric, contenting himfelfe with fome {mall tribute :and that it fhould 7 ree 
haue bin vato him honor enough to haue faued the nephew of Sigifmund king of Poloniahis jn:o Hungarie: 
confederar,fo ftrongly allied with the honorable houfe of Auftria. Al which he commanded 
to be told to afarie tlhe Queene, who was for feare fed from Buda to Poffonium. Which 
might perhaps all feeme to haue bin either diffemblingly fpoken, or falfly reported of the e- 
quitie and courtefie of the barbarous king, if he had not fhortly afterwards cotheampledecla- 
ration of his bountie and liberalitie,without any defert,giuen the fame kingdom of Hungar 
to Toannes Sepufiusnot borne of any royall bloud,and then retaining the mind ofavery ene- 
mic, After that, he took away three goodly images of brafle ofantient workemanthip,which 
F Were placed in the entrance intothe kings pallace,by thatrenowned king Mathias Corniius the 
great fauourer of rare qualities and vertues:thefe images reprefented the formes of Heronles 
With his club,of Appollo with his harpe, and Diana with her bow and quiver: all which hee 
iced inthe tile-yard at Conftantinople, asa trophie f the Hungarian vi@orie, Howbeit 
eve images were fincetakea downe by theperfiation “_ Mafti,and molten(as bai 
. . Fff } 





i 
7 


\ Salyman the ALa a 
torheit (iperftition)and great ord: _ fe ourth Emperour of the Turks. 605 
Fee allsienta tie decuctcnon ea riec alfo away with him three A ofVicegrade- And fo robn the Vayuod was orderly crowned, and confecrated by the hands john sepu/ius 
chamfred worke,which fapported the Chapiters mena peeevecortath brafen pillars, ne of Paulus Bithop of Strigonium, lately chofen in ftead of Ladiflans Salcanius, flainc in the bat- the ayued che 
tie daies: in which time to fatisfiethe oeeiaah wre ie udaiabout ore tel at Mugace,é by the hands of Stephanus Brodaricus Bifhop of Vacia,whom he chofe for his (mand com 
{ent out divers troupes ofhorfemen into theco ath greed defires ofbis fouldiers he Secretarie.And vnto Amerscus Cibachus he gaue the honout ofthe Vayuod of Tranfyluania pee 
TMG OW cert tonite A veer ae > by Whomall the coun, ee being but alittle before chofen Bithop of Veradium. In his preferment,he was greatly holpen 
sBirotedittiansoes Parotiedciae oie us e a at ad ynexpedtedsidcurfion fou; yntothe kingdome by the nobilitic which followed him out of Tranfyluania, men of great 
paieannllainia onledawayintomor ife *bI date od fifrie chonfand peopleat: all fortsiwer. B account both in peace and warre : amongft whom defcended of the Hungarian bloud, were 
Raitioamanteyte eee rion ie feral le enpuinitisyo Ald hich one, be resurned % abe chicfe, Stephanus Verbetins, Paulus Antandrus, Gregorins Pefchenius, Nicholans Gleffa, and anus 
PAR iRihE i fic as sap antinoples oo tv nolId4 MH dor io eee yar "8 Docia, Buc whilett this new king is in this fort bufted in rewarding his friends, and ftrengthe- 
ean SepHf ; cannes Sepafins Vayuod of Tranfyluania, with a great es ning himfelte inhis kingdome, he was aduertifed that Ferdinandhis competitor of the Hun. 
1, Vaynodof . NOW toolate into Hungarie to hane aided the kia i Fat: Powercame Li 8 ; : i 
Trarlvaxis, tendingto his owne aduan f the king but gladjias was thouglir,of his death 4 gorian kingdome was cholen king of Bohemia : who out oftheoldcontrouerfie betwixt fa. 
g uancement ; forafmuch’ ashe was now (the king beeing’ dead yj: “8 7 thias Corainus ind Fredericus the Emperors great grandfather, alleadged great claime vnto ec ie 
“that kingdome,deriued from the time of Ladi/laus,who was reported to hauebeene poifoned eth ctsimeterbe 


alpireth te the - ff i . pS 
fiagdome of iflue)aman of greateft accdunt aniong the nobillsicof Hungatie. Wherefore as one 
off ‘sal elea es : 6 : co 
~ avthe time of tae folemnization of his marriage,through the ambition and malice ot Georgins tinciome of 
ibracius , who affecting the kingdome of Bohemia,fhort id 


Haaearieg and reaching wit, and in great hope to obraine the kin 
airs 1 bta gdome, hee began cunnin z 
ees Rt ise noblemen one by one,and inftantly rosiiobttiftenapiaads the “aaa ly after obtained the fame. An re 
ee ee bc 
8 1 nto a ftranger,offuch anationas happily lo i 
ene Hungarians oughtwell to remember what great taleritiieothey ences f getting his right,might vpon good ground lay claime vnto the kingdome of Hungarie, vnto 
dai, times, inchufing forreine kings and ftrangers to rule ouer them,and in followin oh . him (as hee pretended) of right belonging eucr fince the time of Albertus the Emperour. 
eu enfignes againftthe Turks ; which thing the wofufl:miferies of times Bi 7 Neither did Ferdnandbelide the ftrength of Auftriaand Bohemia,want the furtherance of di- 
ee ly prooue : which either Sigifmundus of Bohemia, or Ladiflans the firlt, of Pol gnt uers of the princes of Hungaric: hauing in his court many of ynquiet fpirit, halfe fugitives, 
y their vnfortunat battels,once at Nicopolis,againe at Culumbarium, and Jatt fall cope defirous of change,whichenuied at the Vayuods royall preferment (as if ithad beene taken 
-na,had brought vntothe Hungarians, Butto, peake,nay onceto rememberthe ha nen from themfclues,more worthie thereof than heyby the rafh and tumultuous fauor of the vul- 
-ued by the long cowardife of Ladiflaus, or thisilate rathneffe of his fonne King ime Sait gar people. For befides Bator, who in moft mens iudgement mightmoft worthily haue requi- 
i Lewes, would red and obtained the kingdome,there were others alfo almoft of like nobilitie and valour, as le 


Ferdinand made greater with the kingdome 


now it {eemed chat the time was come, wherein 
fhis brother Charles the Emperour, not for- 


of Bohemia,and ftrengthened with the power 0 





. ‘make any noble minde to blufhand be afhamed : vn Vitarj 
cipline,and theglory of citpigtaighandeadtonston ee al miltasi dif Valentinus Turaccns Stephanus Maylatus,lanis Scala,Ga{per Scredins Baltafor Pamphilus,and Fe- 
remained ofthe nobilitie of Hungaric, men honoutably defcended a ft Beye laidthere D réatins Gnarins ; 80 whom alfo was ioyned Pan/us Bachitius bornein Seria, a valiant Gentle- 
-worthioof thekingdome,which bare noblemindes,and were of fuffici of bastent houles, man, who being entered into the Mahometan religion,to auoid the Turkifh flaucrie,got away 
‘on,and power, in this time of common heauineffetoreftore thehono mh iy Reurage, difcretl- vato the Chriftians,and hardly efcaped from the battell of Mohatchz. By the perfuafion of 
thily to defend the kingdome: amongft whom '(faid he) I would ge ABaiefate,and wor- thefe noblemen, Ferdinand of his owne difpofition'readie enough toclaime his right, efpeci- | 
minded,or heanic headed (although there bee many which for eH ¢ accounted fo bafe allyakingdome, and trufting vnto his ftrength in Auftria, Bohemia,Rhetia,Stiria,and Caryn- 
and wealth may {cemeto goe before me) that I wulltherefOreico i peraniok ahelt: houles thia, marched dire@ly towards Buda, With whofecomming, John the new king being won- 
for valour,proweffc,or fortune,better than my felfe,cither for cir that any of themis dertully troubled, asaman befet with want of allthings, hauing neither fufficient ftrength 
‘ucsnment ofa kingdome :for I fhallbea king ofcourage she ha f Be ofan army, or go- whereupon toreft inhis new got kingdome, neither any great aflurance of the fidelitie of his 
nourable good will I fhall be thought worthie of your confenta 4 ‘a me if by your fa- fubieéts,like enough either for feare,or of their natural inconftancie,to fall from him, deter- 
taking this courfe,by his earneft {ute and labor had-won the ¥ ils one The Vayued mined not to abide the comming of his enemie to Buda : but exhorting his captainesto fol- 
the satier, for that Stephanus Bator (aman of greateft uGhiltvean, a +4 many sand 2 much | Jow him,although he were glad to depart and giue place to his euill fortune fora time, with 
little befote gone into Bohemia vntoking Ferdinand. who | 6 bane t hci pe wad fuch poweras he had brought with him out of Tranfyluania,& fuch otheras he could other- 
ofa parliament there fummoned)in procuring the atone ea ane y bie (by reafon wifeleuie, he paffed ouer the riuer to Peftum : and not daring aay where thereabouts to reft, 
that Realme,againft the time ofthe parliament, wherein he cane d if a om he Fe by long marches paffed ouer the river Tibifcus, and there incamped at Tocai,which was 2 
king ashe wasinshort time after, eswasidn good Dope IpRceenoicn firong cattle vpon the further fide ofthe riuer. His departure being knowne, Ferdinand mat 555 perdi 
ching on, obtained Buda without refiftance : where he ftaied awhile,and confulred with his and taketh 


ti 


At the fame time the Hungarians were with great folemnitic. 2 
F ; F ewith great fc i ‘ 
pete: king:whofe deadbodic after the drparinre (oun aa brating tig tumoral L | captaines, Whether he fhould purfue his flying enemie, or not. Butitwas quickly refolued, #4*. 
y the meee 4) of one Cetrifeus one of the {quires ot his bodi “ee corse That the difcouraged enemie wasto be {peedily purfued, before hee fhould gather greater } 
“a was Heese jand fo was brought out of the fens of Metaich aco Albs Re vis where it ftrength, or enter into greater policies. Wherefore Ferdinandcommitted al hisarmic vnto the 
s with great pompe baried amongft the fepulchres ofthe oth kings of HGRA ispres nobilitie of Hungarie,his friends,whom we haue beforenamed;who ie: Ella | 
made o! 


poffible, came to theriuer Tibifcus : where palling ouer vpon abridge t 
fe they. came with enfignesdifplayed 


» King: Lewis r i 
buried. ees eee ley ae a rained ithe geverall militarie parliament(by theau- 
‘ ; ings « rie w rant 
tobe chofenywas called: in the fhutting vp iesctier pap nang: lawres fd eee a vnto the caftle of Tocai, where the king lay with his armiein order of battell. But terrified ty. 
bil sf : oF with thefudden comming of his enemies,and debating with his captaines ofthe greatnefle of ; 


they brought with them inwaggons forthat purpo 


a ee na gomnpellion sas fc fenobilitie which durft land again(t hit, Was 
ruts I N ppelepral ae nt ofall there prefent chofen king. To whom forthwith Pe- 
; Heras wene Of the kingdome of Hungarie, which 


the danger, tooke a courfe vnto him felfe rather fafe than honourable : for his captaines defi- 
ring nothing more than to loine battell, and in manner conemnning enemies, perfuaded a 
him to withdraw himfelfea little our of the battell, and to keepe him out of danger; andif 

t 





is keeping,made ee z d 
falelort nt a Id, with whi full kings : 

cepa eranly crowned, “ AAR lich the lawie er things fel out otherwife than wel,to referue himfelfvnto his better fortunes : as Forthemlues 

of inguin was by f ‘ they wouldmoft refolucely fightegaintt thofetraiterous fugitiues forafmnuch asit were great 

eT : 2 FFF 3 difhonous 























_ Solyman the Mag 
difhonout for them, bei : © = 
em, being Hungarians,a warlike peop! i 
red by the cnemie, Amongft the chishaines of te hes i ee a febattell being offe. 
Bc Se Ad courage was chiefe,to whom ole Kin a tik oie captain $ 
. * a i 24 id i 7 
ne si canta wi want eke seh pened his battell, for Ree cea ee his 
: ; attell with the Hungarians,placing Beanie. oe aim. 
In Ferdinand: armie,Valentinus Ts I garians,placing the Tranfyluanians in the wi 4 
dinands Enfigne rerigthned on a accu led the maine batrell with the Hungaria SBS. 
ne sf Gidewitht ae garians,vnder Ker, 
the other, with froteaieiprsGk A ae roupes of horfemenou of Styri 
; femen of,Auttria. But Paulus Bachitius(accordi tyria,and on 
Be “a ei was wellacquainted) witha pao a ie fanoer of the 
pe ‘ad ufh ima conuenient place forthat purpofe,a good diftance off,a ee lay 
t greatl heedf Ml forex teadieas occafion fhould {erue, to paelisniohaniente enelefi wing 
“Bagge Rag stots corre oven poilemersounpethoie oe 
—— Tocai,betwecne z » The greatordnance o} di . sTeadie 
ed | ree battell, where the wings of both battels ee came fatton 
Bian Ans ah were notable to endure the force of the Tranfyluanians, but wer aera 
a. Oa isemadinnnis yaa of Bodo his armic,confifting fonmott Rive oe a 
tiers,was by the horfemen of Auftria overthrown. Atthe fa i aa 
ee Be sone all Hungarians) fought with equall Meligacyahine’>. Seshieieriain 
a ‘ie a amore fierce or cruel] barrel]. But by afrefti charge gi eels {el- 
Eieboltelishiysare tate cee aed seed 
battell,and to fa vi rs fie ordted and put to flight : Bede the General labora ee 
dus er we the enfigne to him before by the King deliuered,was b ie feitore the 
eee Sein his light horfemen taken, The other captaines feeint Fccmminein 
ibrar ba fer tatientaythe Soa étooke themfelucs to flight: all the Kings gla i He and paft 
‘ato Poloni. Geeabon peat ons ouerthrow of his armie, for fafegard or are pete 
‘. x : ines followi ‘ Oe ; Eee 
felfe s where the people yeelding Chern Rte Pa fifth Widtorie; gntred into Tranfyl. 
elfe voto the authoritic of Ferdinand, Bodo and the reft Spleen al ‘ase i 
On were ta 





fourth Emperour of the Turks. 607 


entalmoftam onth inconfultarion & debating of matters tao and fto,L4f Cees pateus counfel 

oreafon,and aduifedly to derermine of moft weighty eth king Tae 

dy Helpe in {obard and defperat acafe was ome aidof 

only ro be hoped for ofthe Turkith Emperor Solyman': being of opinion,thathe being amoft Seas 

mightie prince and ofan honorable difpofition, anfwerable to hisgrcatneffe, would nat re- 

jeét the humble praiers of an oppreffed and exiled king : efpecially,if that beihy by his mer- 

B cie and power reftored,he could be content for fo great a benefit to hold his kiriedome,as'of 

the bountieof the Othoman kings. For Lafius {aw that Solyman(fo great and proud-an Empe- 

your) was not fo defirous of kingdomes(whercof he had{o many 2s could not eafily be rec- 

koned,then commanding ouer a great part of the worldyasof gloryand renowrte, wherewith 

he vnderftood him to be wonderfully delighted aboueall other kiggs of the Eaft; naturally 

catried away with that windie yanitie. This counfell (as in effedt it proued)was vnto king lohn 

whble(ome and reafonable,ifa man do butre {pect the pore eftate ofa king, fo greatly wro 

geGlining in exile,bur refpecting the Chriftian common weale , it was vndoubtedly moft 

dangerous and lamentable, for one mans particular profit to bring the whole ftatcinto moft 

dreadfulland horribledanger + but the ficke minds of worldly’ men, lining in {mall hope of” 

C doing wel,& at the point of defparation,refufe no worldy remedies,be they neuer fo doubt: 

fullor dangcrous.And not long after,vpon this refolution withtheking, La/ews defrrous by Leftu geeth 

noble ations to encreafe the honor of his name,tooke the matter vpon him,and went as em- Embafjader fot 
king Ioba to 


baladour from the exiled king to Solymsan to Conftantinople. The repott was,that Sigifrautd soljma 
did notonly not ftay him,but fecretly gauehinshis fafe cédu@ewith letters of credence, wher- 

in he commended him vnto the Baffaes & other great men in Solymans court, defcended-of 

the Polonian bloud,as his faithfall and louing fubieét fent thither vpon an extraordinary and 
fpeciall embaflage.Lafcws as foonas he was come to Conftantinople,with wonderful dexte- 

ritie had in fhort time won the fauor,not ofthe Baflaes only, butof the other courtiers alfo ; 
prefentingthem with fuch gifts as might for the fineneffe and taténeffe thereof, rather than ¥ ; 
for the valuc(as he thought) be moft ac ceptableand pleafingto thelr wites': for amongft that be 
barbarous and corrupted people nothing 1s better welcome than gifts,whether they proceed 


A whenthey had {p 
accuftomed with his deep wit fharply t 
caufes,at latt refted vponthis one point, That rea 




























Cab hon» 





foners, withthe enfi K 5 
Sar ey ignes taken from the enemies. . ji en pri- 
be liberty promifed,could not isopentane rdinand, But when Bedo ha- of fimple good will,or otherrefj peét,is nogreat difference. Amongtt the gueat Baffaes at that 
earmes againft him,he was by Ferdinand his command Oachgiuen to king fohn,and K time ofgreatelt powerand authoritie,was' Luftebeins, or ratherZaiXés,who had matried Soly- | 
nmandement caft into a darke dunge- mans fitter ,and Abraham borne at Parga,a bafe village in Acarnania, brought vp in the court 47ahsm naa. ; 
. he was then vifier or chiete ofthe Baflues, and keeper of 


fromhis childhood with Solyman 
the Emperors feale,and was by his office to fub(cribe alll fuch grants or letters as paffed from 


the Emperor: by which his great place,and the fpeciall fauor he had with Solyman,he in mag- b 
nificence, power, 8 authoritie, far excceded allthe reft of the Baflaes doing whatfoeuer plea- ; 


on, where fhortly after confumed wi 

_ Ferdaid crow- ave ed with forrow icf ; at 

E ed fing of 18- b "ie Ey abtctserdinand (the Hungarians ele at i ae ended his life. 
mee alba PY theit common confent faluted King, and crown hey mitting themfelues vnto him) was 
- Regelin King 7obn had bin crowned, which the [Bitter fe with the-fame old Crowne wherewith 


him ; and with him was alf< (aman offlitele conftanci 

rite ilfo crowned Anne his wife,t u nftancic) brought vnto 

ae ceremonies were celebrated at een Bes of the late king Lews. All fed himfelfes& that with fuch foueraigntic and the goodliking of solyrwan, that it was com- 

ofthe Hungariankings, Ferdinand by rare feli phim the vfuall place forthe corona- monly faid,he wasthe commander of histhoughts, Lafius thus infinuated into the court,and 1 
us pofleffed of two kingdomes, oftentimes talking withthe Baffies wichoutan interpretor, for that he could wel fpeake'the 


whereunto he was not bor; 
ne, returned into Boh 
F Sclauonian tongue(the familiar fpeech ofthe Turkith courticrs) earneftly folicited the kings 1 


ending him:for at his firft comming, after he had faluted Sabyman,& 





emia, and left his deputies for the gouerne- 


cy ment of the kingdome of Hungarie: 2 
he abet ely Secretarie,and Alexius Tur onusa Mor nad alfo reuolted from king Zohn;and Was about to haue declared the caufe of his comming,he was after the manner of theTurkilb 
; “d eae aes es us miferably diftreffed, and thrnft Bin ofhi etinelan : court referred to the Baflaes:for solyman vied not toadmit any Chriftianto talk witht him ia 
ae ag bees inan for his honorable difcentand lea iskingdome by Ferdinand , fled to his court, La/eue requefted of Solyman,by the Batlaes,Thatking sobn wrongfully thruft OUOL pafeue bisree 
5 jonamongtt the Polonians:whoglad offo honorabl atned Yertue,of great fame and repu- hiskingdom by Ferdinand dake of Auttria,Sethe treafon ofcertaihof the Hungarians might qu! of Sey 
o Honorable a gueft, was more careful of nothing, by the Turkith power be again teftored vito the kingdom of Hungary,which he world hold poripnan i 
hetime thar.soey- i 


: than with all poffible kindeneffe 
‘i fhisewi and curtefie h : 
: mities with the! is ki ' ow to comforth F 
| Py iakitaongs fi Mer apenas ne ey Ee eo hima owe el 
cuiuing of his forme wfelicitie betel s former eftate ; and that which forth 
“ofall. 7 athe vttermoft of his wit and deuj hich more was, forthe 
falar woacoicdmonl, Ta toutes npn 
wo uld not offend Hater ae a » igifimund Ko Batali dalsiou, Piceutate 
tomott tein ong ig poseieeeendip andalyance) hefeemed 
had fomri ed owphich wre pee ea kindne tc 
hel fnrine marie whichis 


vente: uns his guett,: the credit ee 
senaihy isguettsand yetthe credit of Sigifmmd with king Ferdinand not coucht. Bu 
. - oY a 1) eed a — when 


by homage of the Turkifh Emperor, as of right belonging vnto him; {ince t 
manwith victorious hand reuenging his wrongs & fubduing his enemies, had by Jaw of arms 
(fortune fo iudging)gainedthe {ame-Promifing that king Zohn, who forhis worthines was by 
the generall good liking of the Hungarians lawfully chofen to betheirking, and forafter the 
F antient maner of thatkingdom crowned; if he were now receiued into Solymars protection, & 
by him reftored,thould never forget fo greata benefit, but alwaies mot faithfully and thank- 
fully to honor the maieftie of Solyman,paying him fuch yercly tributeasiefhould'pleafe him 
to impofe,and to make it knowneto all men, that he was his vaflall. Which thing ifit would 
{f.chan profitable and 


pleafe him to grant,it fhouldb: {fe honor & glory to Solyman hime 
alkings are compared voto gods, 


















comfortable vnta the diftrefled Ming.For befide,thatheroic 
bee re ey rathes 









608 _ Solyman the Magni 


es ; Iperony Of theT urkes: 609 
; rather for giving than recciuing:it was eafieto be feen, how greatly it did concerne the : sport ee vis ‘A K Ipofth in: h i 
of the osheman kings to bee ncighboured with a weake and tributaric king, rather th Profit g sncredfed his care, hv kriew he fhould come in euill time toeraue help ie Geretais;far the 
Ferd.nand,a prince of great power, lately chofen king of Bohemia, fupported by the fire mh eur nce: of hiskingdomein Hungarie againft fo mightic an enc waite 3 Pecially his ls 
aa of his brother Charles the Emperor,commanding ouer the warlike nationof the Gerr ia clerit the Emperour being bufied in his'wats in Italie; and he jit ee wanting rao “ ne i #a6 
_which was as much difference as was betwixt the maintenance of acontinuall heauie (ies oat medtis to raife anatmie to with(tand the Turke: The Spring peta kincientea SOEs fi 3% come 
vpon his borders,and the fafe enioying of a moftaflured peace. Befide thar, itconcern ae : freih and greene, Solyman alceting nothing of his former deter bli ne HN ik ae ian si i pei = 
‘Turks to beware, that fuch things asthey had got by the fword,they fhouldalfo by ere He f an hundved and fifteene thoufand men, fet forward from a ett ees ap hael-oolj, Sizes 
defend;8enot to fuifer any one to grow greater than the reft inrichesand power.For it na ied going before him conducted by Abraham the great aon Wi ia tes led by Becraibels misao 
fo fall out,that Charfes,erowne to bea prince of mightic power, might draw the reft a i " General ofthe Acanzijor:voluntarichorfémen : and’ his Afian fou 
Chriftian princes to ioine with him in the common caufe of the Chriftian reli ne 
si quarrell,as the Chriftian k 


gion, & in that 


forces to feeke H 
t would bee hard to withtand® 


nereported to Solyman, who 


(fs Wing AEC: + Ww i izaries 2 fers'o e} keeping 
Ba followii im i i I Janizarices and fouldiers of the court L 
after him «he hinvfelfe it hh S kan) : : 

inthe middle.And marchit ig on in thisfortjcame’in fifteene daies to Belgrade, whete King . 
Toba accom an ied wi 4 ngarian nobilitie part, Me 

P: with Lafcus and fuch of the Hu ga ( bilitie’as took e his: art camic vn- King i me 
tohim of purpofe toma “f imfelfekriowne vato him which wasto proteét him; arid doing ms 

un, ak ié It TS ae 


; ings of Europe had informer time done,with ynited 
torecouer againe what they had before loft 3 whofe force i 


Thele things being tharply deliuered, & by the Baflaes agai 
ding ata fecret window, 


o 








; : pethis quarrel. Soly- crade., 
shad before heard them asthey were by Lafews to the Baflaes dee hjmall the honour he poffibly could;to requeft aly caeaarg alia 2 St i fhion Wiiter- 
ted; it was nogreat labor to perfuade the Turkifh Em perour,of him{elf defirous ofglor 5 man with grauc and yet friendly countenance, raifing i ithe {Ad happen vnto him bettet,ot 
ie. fran foucraigntic, againe to vadertake the Hungarian war, and to grantking John his requettpro on he fat,gauc him hisright pap aad Sel raat dittre(fed Princes, efpecially fuch as 
requ. mifing according to the fucceffe of the victorie,to giue him that he defired,fo that he would that he more defired of God, thantobea : herfore he willed him tolbe of good comfort, 
».» faithfully performe what he had promifed,and not fhew himfelfe therefore vathankfull were wrongfully oppreffed by his enemies : w ‘* one cabeeioebeMiedHOgldite rheeswatiein 
Inthe meane time, Ferdinand vpon great reafon thinking itneceffarie by all means poffib| promifing of his bountie fkankly to beftow i i od his rare fanor of Solymanlyy che carnelt 
* to confirme him(elfe in pofleffion of the kingdome of Hungarie: and fearing no Perit, with the {word from the enemic.King le pee had beforeat Conftalititiéple by his 
Turks, determined to proue Selymans di(polition, andto feeke for his friendthipshoping b : | mediationof Abraham the commanding Ba niet he thorowly cooke vpon him thede- 
teafonable meanes tocompatte it, by fhewing vnto the barbarous prince (not alto ae b. | embaflador Zafer 0 won with gifts and wes efpecial holpen by Aleyfine Grittwsthe Duke 
horting from thecommenda:ion of jufticeyhisantienttitleand claime, and that We ae aa C fence of the kings caufe: wherein Lafcus ari aca oj and was for his fathers fake and the 
He dised theantient lawes of the countrie right heire thereof: thinking that Solyman hauing Bhai! } of Venice his fon,who ie hla eset eaten sepitadion among(tthe Turks;and in fuch ‘“ 
th ig fo many vitories,and ruling ouer fo many kingdomes,would now atlengch giue himfeli eto | OE ae hoaiailid all with elymae chk he could perfuade him to any thing : 
‘nen. peace,as aman contentéd with his glorie already gotten. His defire was.tobe receiued int fauor with Abrahams,who did a borneand brought vpin Conftantinople, and wonderfull 
_ his ftiendfhip,and to iojne wich hinvin league vpon the fame conditions which Ladiflaus at ° he would. For this lajfius Gritins, botne 3 
his fon Lewis had for.certain yeares before obrained o 


i imfelfe, and the great 
i rki had by the honourable carriage of himfelte, 

See ennbatets ‘oto pottetfed Abraham(thatall spheric ah ta 
nae Sint Stine Solyman hata aca ae Bak ashisrerteas Said re on ng 

ant g and banquetting houfes, which he had F 3 E 
Petal ai se r srtlsreby tohis great profithe obrained to be the chiefe man in recéiuing 

ks'cuftomes. © j : ke 
po nthe ane a Salimend comming dire@ly from Belgrade'to Buda, fo terrified the ¢itizehs 


Fthe Oshoman kings,and Sigifsiid king 


of Polonia then alfo with like uietneffe inioied. Wherfore hauing found outa fit man, whom 


he might fend vpon this emba age to. Conftantinopl i 
[ i s¢ f ple (one Jotanes Oberdan| (cus, a Hungarian 
Be furnifhed him accordingly, andgaue him gifts,fuch as hee though: ne to Gia ee z 
t e great Baflaes. But when Oberdanfeus was come ynto Conftantinople, he found Solyman 
arder to bee intreated than hee had before hoped, and the Baffaes altogether vawilling to 


heare ofany league: for although h i ic 
Hedi eate Sete Bane was courteoufly receiued of Solyraan,and mott paticnrly 





iti laces further off, fome to 
i B fat they almoftall forfookethe citieand fled voto other pl ¢ ‘ 
baffagesyet in the thutting v oral cy reson aiaesibe eres: Bedapssdslinered his em. Sanat oni Reegalis, fometo Poffonitim : fo that at i firft comming he ente sonia 
Sohne : ofall he recein F o g 3 
‘ Be. Kerdi- Solyman faid) it was far an Temes ciued no more buta proud and infolent anfwer:for = 


ed the citie (2 vithour any refiftance : the cattle holden by a garrifon Of bade without 
pombe ieobefieged The captaine of ei caftle Nie me ene Pei 
nan’ ’ i h forthe honor ofhis houfe,& hisqua- cia. 
/fins,aman of great accountamong the Hungarians, both | 4 a acd Laceceeiirae 
lities anfwerableto the fame,graced with fingular learning: ak u e Hecreeee 
ed wich the fight of fo great an armie,and willing to furrender vp the caftlesas Samet 
lianecaptaine,torbad his fouldiersto haue any talke with the enemie, comma! ; es 
amtillere to be bent and difcharged vponthe Turks:and fecing his fouldiers es ee mo 
” rous,reproued them of cowardifeand treafon, threatning them with fhame : ee itd 
did not hold outthe fiege to the vrtermoft, & fhew themfelues valiant iu) pita ep 
nor of their country ,& of king Ferdinand whofe pay they receiued,& ofwho: ‘loubtg oy 
were to expect rewards and preferments an{werableto theit bee eer Si. Sanietiaite 
the running too & fro of tlie Turks,that the caftle was vndermined;3e fine a bob th bles 
imagining themfelues to {tell the fentofthe gunpouder, which they fuppo 


| as far er of his anceftors,to receiue them into grace and fauor 

| Meads emb afce wale had done iniurievnto the Otheman name: wherefore that Ferdinand had Poe impu- 

: dour. ently to inuade another mans kingdome,and to thinke to holditto himfelfe:: forafinuch as 

his old title and claime whichhe {tood f; ingui 

riage r nine {tood fo much vpon, wasaltogether extinguifhed and loft y, 
y am ) amnessby: hislate vidorie againgt Ming Lewis for which caufes he adiudged him yn- 

Bars ist his friendthip and fauor,purpofing rply to reuengethe wrong he had receiued; 

sn spree pid Man come againe into Hungarie with fuch apower as fhould be firfficient 

“4. x pe © *eratnandcither in Auftria or Germanie, Wherfore in ftead of friend fhip andleague 

an Be pubes vate him all the calamities of war : and fo commanded the embaffadour with 

/ reas Viena deh osc ieee eet comebacks ge 2 

: 5 _ - thgslieutenants,ofthethreatning w ‘olyman, 

' : and that he would fhortly come thither with his armie,he ma atch ved Patiecisicnet 


but reputed fora vaine man. Wherefo ich mi 
ee ene Ane re to fhun the hatred of them which miftooke truth 





i fudden feare,that neither 
: ine,8¢ doubting to be prefently blown vp;were {truck with fucha big fer 
ae Ynto Ferdinand, who was then at Spires,labouring for t fearotf eo eeaeherthe feme of fofoule afaét northeTeuerence : 

Pee pee afemblic ofthe ftates of teats pire, which.was M a si gpiaiy ars that they would needs Wee ak sh it i 
eps p> Orother Charles, he himfelfe as he well hoped,wasto be * caftleswhich wh Id by no means perfuade the refolute ca b i 

chofen King of the Romanes The newesbrough b wi PEGs caftle:which whenthey could by no means perf cae content, ut 
| : = ed be Jaimed againft their cowardife an ; il 

rok ‘ fore(eeing sit were what would h Y Oberdenfew, did not a litcle trou that he @tilwith {tern countenance exclaimed ag fith the enemy to yeeld 
ightly to| Fete happen; for thatthe Turkifh tyrant vied ds on’him,& ‘hi foot,& fo prefently concluded with my a ii 

: ; hey to breake inch promifes, but to performe them. 0 the vetermoft: and ae as Roch these eeea in fafety siepart thence with bag ebaggagesvhich heh 

os a. ~— encreafed 








- Solyman th 
requelt Selymsan granted.But whenthe garri D 
depart wich their baggage routrdsPolgniumasaiasteh eagreadand atte abou to 
ming into the caftle, hauing loofed the captaine, were,aboutco lec hi Slatizariescog, G 
uertifed ofthe trecheric of the garrifon fouldiersjand o he fideliv Agate aes Selymaniag | 
his mind,iudged fuch villanous minded men ynworth ismercy, inten fens ating 
: perfidious dealing with their captaine,gaue themall to} aries to bee Ta ALON of thejr 
Soman con. Captaine himfelfe he offered honorable entertainutent, which when eed £0 the 
es teoufly fent him away;holpefithereinby the commendation king Zobn,althe aman cour. 
qurrinfontai. WAS matried to Stephanus Maylat his deadly ene Which blondieexecution donc b filter 
was not only lawfully done,but dee 



















ers after they colpnamenient of ine bloudietyranr,the Turks 
theimmortall glorie of his name in theexecution of juftice: whi i 
reafonable,if che perpetual hatred ofthat moft eee ar A ere pennse feem 
a net inft occafion of fufpec, thatit proceeded rather of their antient malice,than of an 
of iuftice, For why fhould the Germans,who had offended to his great good “eh ‘4 regard 
to) mined his fafe condué,be thought worthy of focruell deatheywhenas Selyman if Rone 
Bi ing the periuric of another,ran into wilfullperiarie himfelfe; petuerting the mfelfe in 
_ dation of inftice which he fo much defired, by hismoft bloudie and vniuft ice ag commen. 
‘ 5 ne ws oe citie of Hungarie thus taken by Sobmsan,he refolued forthwith 7 befi 
ee ute r aes e‘citie of Auftria: ingood hope,that by the carria geaway ofthat, the mee 
2 os eftrength both of Hungarieand Auftria would without any refiftance a8 et 
Gey pe aiiierelore he fent before him chometes with the voluntarie horfemen ai led 
Aufiefpoied with a and iwosd eal peau he create anya ne Rs of Hungarie,é etstite 
by the Turks. country Dees hip uciace 5 a, Milerably burning and deftroying ch 
A yz, The poore people not knowing wh eh eae 
from the fury of their enemies,nor of whom to crue hel ving where to hidethem{elucs 
; raat mh ? A fled on difma; 
snyder cen hata eyesore 
re se fe wh lings faued out ofthe midft of the fire. For whatfoeucr fell into the ent : 
Noms aed bot hb sends ea Ae a 
infants wereript outof their mothers work end besa s flain with their children,young 
F : 1 ken from their brett i 
rieces,orel{e thrutt ypon fharpe ftakes,yeeldiny popes Bree were cuca 
i : i) i Vp againethatbre 
i ae a Hecelued ; With many other incredibit Skok nia eee 
|——__tae tra ntananeenl eater lnedshefeforen, ne 
__ Altenbourg,whetherb towards Vienna, by the way tooke the caftle of 
- ditburge ice there pla he ying vores ¢rCprapeGuDostaliueriy reported : of the garrifon fouldiers 
his campe, He alfo affaulted the little cj 300 Bohemians, whom he commanded to follow 
=) ten repu fed « fees an ted the little city of Neapolis feuentimesin one day,and wasas of- 
he farfook that, & hel My ate to {pend any longer time aboura towne of fo finall importance 
Septemberjand inca ot i vane to Vienna,whither he came about the fix & twentic day of 
apes ok ind aboutthecitie, with fucha world of people, 
om the bigheft towerin Vienna,it feemed thatthe 
ee ish He pene of histents and peo- y, 
, } is em| i- 
tdi efron mayan indo cing a os 
the Chriftian Dringeantt ee againft fo mightie an enemie) craued aide af 
ting him aide aga lththe dee Ours; efpecially of the Princes of theEmpire : Who gran- 
and Duke of Bavaria, Genet Wee enemic, appointed Fredericke Countie Palatine of Rhene 
ner,flowly fet forward, uy allof their forces. Butwhileft the Germaines after their man- 
Selyneds 4 ai ee fe made leffehaft than the reatneffe ofthe prefent danger required; 
Diskomredents elt inthe meanetime,had fo belaied the Citie,that it was not poffible for the 
abou neenth rf i meet means tO get into it, but was glad to ftay with his rie at Chremfe 
Pal dihesibeste Wend folie a daies before by good hap, vpon the report of the 
ingeod timecome to ie LA ers horfemen and footmen out of diuers countries, were 
Paulfgraue,, Du he tenna: Amongft thefe, the chiefe Commaunders was PAisp the 
etnheut wees nephew (a young Geatlenian of gteat courage and 7 a 5 
; years ent 






ftians gaue 



















































Lat 

















































. , feupn 












fourth Emperour of the Turks. 6it 


A fent thither but a little before with a few companies of horfemeniand footmenby Fredericke 


his vacle, who was comming after with a greater power himfelfe,but was now (hut out ofthe 
city by Selyman) Dicholans countie of Salma,the L. William Rogendorff, fleward of the Kings 
houthold,teannes Cazsianer,a noble man of Croatia,and afterwards Gouernor of Viennazand 
next voto them|, Nicholans Turrianns,loannes Hardecus Leonirdus Velfins,Heétor Kamfack, men prema badip 
poth for their birth and valour of greataccount amongft the Germans, Thé citie of Viennaas fortified $ 
it was of fome good ftrength toward the North, by reafon of Danubius, fo in other placesic 
wasat that time neither by art nor nature (trong. The ditches,fuch as they were, werealro- 
gether drie,and eafic tobe paffed ouer : the wals of bricke built round without any flankers, 
and neither high nor thicke,but after the antient fimple manner of fortification of cities : for 
B before that time neither hadking Ferdinand, fearing no enemie,neither they of Vienna, who 
had not of many yeares {eene an enemic,had any care to fortific the citie : butas men altoge- 
ther buried in fecuritie,and nothing fearing the comming of fo mightic an enemie (although 
they were therofbefore admonifhed by Oberdanfcus) had not fo much as caftypany rampire 
o varke,more than at the gate of Carinthia,wheronthey might conuenitntly place their 
great ordnance: fo that of 100 great pieces, and 300 others of leffe charge, which might 
haue wonderfully annoyed the enemie, a great part ferued tono vie, for want of conuenient 
place to mount them vpon. Yeras the fudden comming of the enemie, and the fhortneffe of 
the time gaue leaue, (uch bulwarkes as they could vponthe fudden, they caft vp,and planted 
their ordnance thereon. The citie was diuided into diuers quartcrs,and to cuery parta {trong 
garrifonappointed for the defence thereof, all the gates of the citie were mured vp, except 
fuch as were of purpofe referued to fallic outat. Now had Abrahams the great Balla encamped 
himfelfe vpona high hil, where ftood a ruinous caftle,from whence he might ouerlooke all 
the citiesyet fo,as that he lay out ofthe danger of gun fhot.Becrambeius Solymans grcat com- 
mander in Afia,lay at the gate called Purgatoria, neere the church of S.Widerich In the third 
campe towards the rifing of the hils, lay afichacl-ogls, towardsthe church of S.Vitws, Atthe 
Scottifh gate toward Danubius, lay the Afapi, with diuers companies of the Ianizarieg:which 
with fhot ont of theirtrenches,fuflred no manto appeare vponthe wals in that quarter with- 
out moft maniteft danger, and poured fuch fhowers of arrowes ouer the walsinto thecitie, 
as ifthey had fallen out ofthe clouds;that hardly could any man ftir in the citie vnarmed,but 
D hee was forthwith wounded. So/yman himfelfe lay neere vnto'S. Markes church, compafled 
about with the Ianizaries and other fouldiers of the court,defended alfo with the brick wals 
ofthegardens thereabouts. Whileftthe Turks were thus incamping themfelues,the Chri- 
{tian defendants oftentimes fortunatly fallied out vponthem,and flew many of them. Inone 
of which fallics Wolfgangus Hagen avaliant captaine, with certain old foldiers of the Spani- 
ards was flain, fighting moft valiantly at the gates of the caftle : and in another skirrffifh Ghrs- 
fophorws Zetlit= aman of great courage, fallying outofthe city with 500 horfemen,cuen vn- 
to the enemies trenches,was intercepted and taken with fix others of his company; who were 
allcompelled by the Turksto carrie fo many heads of their {lain fellowes vpon poles,and fo 
_ prefented vnto Solyman:of whom he inquired many things as wel concerning Ferdinand him- 
felfe,and where he was,as concerning the princes which had the charge ofthe city, whether 
they were in hope to defend the fame againft hismightic power or not. Whereunto Chriffo- 
phorus aptly and wifely anfwered,although not altogether{o truly, That king Ferdinand lay 
not far off atthe citie of Lintz,expecting the affembly ofa great armie : and that the princes 
of Germanic, Bohemia, Morauia,and of diuers other places were comming vato him, with 
greataid,fo thatifhe would but ftay alittle vntill his forces were come together, he fhould 
then fee whether of them were of greater ftrength and power: forafinuch as it wouldnotbe 
long before the king would come and giue him battell :as for the princes in the citie,he faid 
heknew no more of their minds, but that both they and all the fouldiers from the higheftto 
the loweft,had folemnly fworne to defend the citie,and nor to giue it ouer, vate the laft man, 
F repofing their hope not inthe wals and fortreffes thereof, but in their weaponsand valor,be- 
ing men of great refolution,and not ealily w be vanquifhed ord ifcouraged. With whichan- 
{wer although Solyman was alittle moued,yet diffembling his prefent heat, faid, he had he- 
therto made war again(t diuers nations,and alwaies had the vidtorie, whereof he doubtednot 
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ble,the Chriftian defendants ftill repulfing the 
affaile chem, Befides that,to the Beas adie of the defe 
ordnance skilfully mounted in places moft conucuient,and cc 
thickeft.of theirenemics as they prefled on, made of them Ic 
off,thatbeing thorowly difcouraged,they {hrunk bashexhdee 
Mandioftherr captainesbe chrutt forward ; chufingsrather tobe fl 
#  asorae of them were) than to be rent in fander with the murthering fhor of th 
‘ Sothatthe capraines {ecing now no otherremedie, gaue ouer thea ate nk eh 
behind chem many thoulands of their dead Turks i the towne ditches. svegiaal 
The next day atter this affault,Solyan defpairing to win the cit: and fearing th 
of King Ferdinan dand.the Countie Palatine with a {trong armie;.a ithad bee hein 
ted,confidering al/o that*Winter wasnow comming faft on,determined to raife ‘b ihe 
to ls nis chetets he fent certaine of the chiefe prifoners which. iificg 
richly apparelled, with their purfes full of money,into the citi ines. 
; came not with purpofe either 0 befiege ortake i rN mca ape ise thaghe 
a hi mby his enemic king Ferdinand, and to hau ghra battell with him forthel ti te a 
Pin tas - Hpgse whom fora ouch as he could not draw.ynto Vienna,| ewould remoou apo af 
~< feckeforhim, as his capirall cnemie: wherefore they fhould do well toyceld an fe irae 
Es y would,he promifed not toencer their citie,butto receiue both the citif : ae 
‘ ldiers into his protedion,referuing vnto them their lives and goods,with perpen ie 
lome. Which his offtx the defendants {cornfully refufed,as proceeding of ics rai 
3 Thenext night following So/yeen with morethanbarbarous cruelty caufed all the eee f 
co posaran ee which pittitull ourcries.was of the fouldiers heard ineo the anes 
ani ba es eu (g the departure of the a 
oa Roars eee ete nalowes 
Ay a # purpoting to forfa 
fiege, caufed Abraha 7 ‘b rellasithe a me 


of theirown Captaines 


iftians, 
leaning 


; cain that he neither put: 
s ashehad taken;neither demanded of them any tribute. (es 
keeping himfelfea dayes journey behind him: and fo in 
meer Paaicee 32,Germanc miles from Vienna, 
wy is fiege was ginenouer by Salymanaboutthefixteenth of O4 Bt © 
eben, rurkei tedtobduelotteightie thoulant Gis outthe fixteenth of O Gober,whercin he isrepor- 
- loftat the fece Manyorher of bi uland men;amongft whom was his great Lieutenant of Afia, with 
of Fienns, : asia ha vie Caprainesand beft fouldiers. Of the detendants few or none of 
cn, fectaltanad a utof the countrey scople itis fuppof here was aboue fixtic thou- 
ee Jed bind, eer Mad UU all the country about Vienna was miferably {poi- 
tovippranitls sand vines being by the Turks cutdowneto theground. Selman according 
im reflo- felte tes vallall “4 imeBuda vet oshing Johns wh by ne writing etinamlerecd him- 
Me bine, "Co ios al and to-holdthe kingdome of Hungarie i 
of Hunga- m Selyman ioyned  Aloyfins Grittus as his Legat,.to help 
Kelsbn. Anquld beneedioll forthe detenceofthackingdome,, “P 
wee ‘ f ngdome,) 
ipned o| peiilclsaas y y at Buda, and had giuen king Zohn with diuers of the 
ntorhis, ie ie that he fell carneftly in hand with king Jebm, 


any garrifon into fuch pla- 
After whom the Bafla allowed: 
fiue dayes he arriued with all his 





im to provide fuch things as L 


petncoris arie-accefle 
© pardon Paulus bifhop of Strigoni 
dénid) aoditoredeiuetherminrebia i 
caufe thar they astrditots vnto thei 

ed the like dutie to 

ronation: wherin 


Perens (who had taken part with king Fer- 
hich men king Job» in no cafe liked of,be- 
forgetting their faith and oath, had 
ttle bef edone vnto him atthe time 
eated, faid, That theirmu- 
fal within the bounds of 
had before. Whereunto M 
ably replied, Can any 
or ts Edema thine 
infamie , whem. 


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A Jongafter, fearing the cold of Winter then approching,dangerous for his bea(ts for carriages 


C fylicited by King Zoha, for aidag ink Ferdinand, who with greater ftomacke than power cea- 


tm 


_F endured inthelate inuafion of the Turks. Charles the Emperor hadinverie good time alitcle 
a ' before,fora while wellappeafed the diffention thenatifing in Germanicabout matters of re- 


i thewing the greatnefs of the imminent danger, fo puiffant an enemiethseatning ynto them all 
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fourth Emperour of the Turkes: 


efpecially. his camels, bredand brought vpin the hot counaries of Afia, he {ct forward to 


Belgrade,and {orrauclling through Thracia, returned to\Conftantinopk. 

All chis while that Se/yaax thusraged in Hungaric and Auftsia, Charles the Empcror lately 
reconciled to Clement thc {euenth of that name,then Bifhop of Rome, witha {trong army be- 
ficged Florence, by his lieutenant Daualus, (who might haue done much againft the Turkes, 
if he had been fo well imployed) labouring by all meanesto epreffe the libertie of the citi~ 
fens,whereunto they had but alittle before afpired, andro bring them againe vnder the fub- 
jection of the familie of Atedices, whereof Clement was the chiefe. Which thing with much 
adco he broughito paffe, inuefting Alexander the Bifbopsnzphew inthe dnkedome of Flo- 
rence, and afterward giving bim his:bafe daughter in marriage ; forgerting his brother Ferai- 
nandinthe meane time, thrutt oucofthe kingdome of Hungarie by Solyman,andthe dukedom 
ot Audria watted by the Turks,with the citic of Vienna in danger to hauc been loft, Which 
common calamities might well haus mooued both rhe Emperor and the Bifhop,tohauehad + 
more regard of, than by oppreffing the libertic of one free citie, to {eke how to ferue their 
owne priuat refpects. : ’ 

The yeare following, which was 1530, Solyman wich great folemnitieand triumph, after 1420 
the Turkiflimanner,circumciled three of his {onnes,Muftapha,Muhames,and Selymus, at CON- solsmen cir- 
ftantinople. 

Solymanh irdly difgefting the difhonour he had before received at Vienna,and oftentimes 


cunacifeth his 
three [omits 


fed not continually co moleft him : bur moft of all prickt forward with the infatiable defire of 
inlarging his Empire,atcer the manner ofthe Oshomaa kings,accounting his neighbor princes 
alwaycs his enemies,and their dominions the obiects of his vidtories,and {puile for his foul- : 
diers , rai(ed fachan ars. ie,as for the greameffe chereof might worthily haue bi aterror ynto } 
the world : not fu much purpofing the pr stection of king Joba, waich he in thew moft preten- \ 
ded ; neither the fiege of Vicnaa,as was commonly bruted ,gs the conquering of Auftria,Ca- ~ | 

















rinthia, Croatia, Styiia, and the reft of King Ferd.nands dominions, and fo after wards of all 
Germanic. Forthe accomplifhment whereot, he had in his immoderat defive prc fined ynto / 
himfelfethe {pace of three yeares, which the great Monarchs of Rome could not pe torme in | 
more than fo many hundreds, Icw.s commonly reporced,rhat the proud tyrant would many 
times fay, Phat whatfocuer belonged vato the Empire of Rome, was of right his, forafmuch 
as he was rightfully poffeffed borh of the Imperial featand fcepter of Con/lantine the Great, j 
commander of he world, which his great grandfather Mahomet had by law of Armes woon 1 
from Cox/lansine the lace Chriftian Emperour, whom he flew at Conftantinople. And there- i 
fore both in his common talke and writings,as oft as he had occafion to makeany mention of : 
Charles the Emperour,he would proudly,and as it were in difdaine terme him by thename of 4 | 
the King of Spaine,but neuer by the name of Emperour. ; | 
The dilcord of the Cariftian Princes, and the great troubles cuen then arifing in Germany > | 
about matters of Rligion,did nota L.ttle encourage the barbarous tyrant to take in hand this 
great expedition. King Fer dinand certainly aduertifed;that Solyman was in perfon himfelFfet= Li 


ting forward with his huge armie, fent vnto him three Embatfadors ; whereof Leonardas Ne- En thier 
% : fends Embaljam 
dersto Solyman 


garola, anoble gentleman well learned, and skilfullin divers languages, was chiefe, wich rich 
Prefents,and reafonable offers to entreat with him for peace. Who mecring him ypon the 
borders of Seruia, were by him curteoufly receiued,and patiently heard: yet obtained of him 
no otheranfwer, but thatthey fhould follow his campe,and atrend his further pleafure. The 
report. whereofbroughtagenerall feare yponall Germanie, but ef{pecially them of Auftria,in : 
whole freth remembranceas yet remained the bleeding wounds of their countrey, their bre- ' 

thren and friends flain,their wines and children led away into captiuitie,theirgoods & cartel 
loft.their houfes and fields burnt,and thoufands of other gricuous calamities whichthey had 


ligion ; puttingthem in hope of aftee and generall Councellto beholden tor the deciding of 
ll fach matters: & ina great affemblie of the Srates of the empire to be holden at Ratisbon, 


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the calamities of war,with the mafiifold mifchiefe like to enfue 
fall at varience among ft themfelues: offering with great refolu 
with all his old expert foldiers, in defence of the common Ch 
led with the Princes of the Empire, and the Embatfadors of t 
commended his forwardnefft,and all other matters for that tim 
_ Confent,ata prefixed day to fend vnto Vienna fich warlike forces 
pee fore fet forch forthe defence of the Chriftian religion,& the maieftie o 
Rairer acein? upon he wrot vnto Alphonfins V affixes (his lieutenant gencrallin Italie, and one of th 
Selymans Captaines ofthat age) that he fhould without delay call together the old captaines, ore 
hic fo many companies of harquebufiers as they poffibly could ; and with ‘them ints poles 
nifh foldiers to repaire forthwith vnto him into Auftria, He alfo enioyned Beier e aie 
Admirall,that he fhould with like diligencerig vp a {trong Aleet of gallies & metchan ine 
and to goagainft the Turks Nauie into Grecia, Atthe fame time he fent for his Nolin ae 
menout of Burgondie and the Low-countries, and many‘hoble gentlemenand old fox diese 
out of Spaine : for the guard of his owne perfon he entertained twelue thoufand Gern 9 
fachas had longeft ferued in his wars in Italie, ouer whom commanded Maximilian Hi bi ; 
frese and Tamifius, both famous captaines.* Atthe fame time Clement the feuenth then Bithes 
of Rome, although his coffers were greatly emptied by the late Florentine wars , which he 
coft him ten hundred thoufand duckats ; yet to make fome fhew of his devotion ig fod “| 
tousa time, with the great good will hebare vnto the Emperor, after he had with oe ie 
exadtion extorted from the Clergiea great maffe of money (whereunto his rich Cardinals 
contributed nothing, asif it had bina thing veterly vnlawfull forthem, info gooda Salis ; 
haue abated any jot of their pontificall fhew in the court of Rome) feat the young Cardin i 
Hippolitws Medices his nephew,being then about twentic yeares of age,a man indeed fitter fe 
the wars than for Ay Church, as his Legate vnto the Emperour, accompanied with mo go od 
captaines thanclergie men,and his coffers well ftuffed with treafure : whofe commin is Ra 
tisbone was vnto the Emperor andthe Germanes verie welcome ; for befides that fee vss 
young ae : veric ae hatte ie A exceeding bountifull, he entertained for 
‘ r es the compani¢ he brought with him) ei i 
an of " Lae beft dequaimed withthe Tutkith eines ee a hertenes, 
Strigoniues be» ing John vnderftanding , thar the formoft of Solymans great armic 
ade Bg / c t were come: - 
: ie ee 4 King mandria in Seruia, thoughtit now a fictime to Pinehonaing Ferdinand Pcs be 
is held in Hungarie ; wherefore he {ent Aloy/ius Grittus (whom Solyman had leftasa helper 
or his eftate) to befiege Strigonium,which is a citie of Hungarie {cituat v pon the fide of Da- 
nubius,about thirtie miles from Buda, the caftle thereofwas at that time holden with a ftron 
garrifon of king Ferdinands : wheveunto for all that Grittus layed fuch hard fiege both b: the 
river and by land, thatthe defendants doubting how they fhould be able to hold out. aie. 
ally if Solyman(hould take that in his way,as it was moftlike he would ; fent for reliefeto Caz 
Faget warlike captaine then gouernor of Vienna,and General of all King Ferdinands forces: 
By Ris iid Sieg certaine finall frigots were fent downe the riuer of Danubius , from 
Hp peat cae ; Who fuddenly fetting vponthe Turks feet (which fo kept the riuer, 
nothing mt that way poflibly be conueyed either inor out of thecaftle) fhould by 
: cir vnexpe . comming open that way. But Grittus hauing intelligence thereof by certain 
uogartans,which though they ferued King Ferdinand,made no greataccount to fie fomtime 
tothe one part,fomrime to the other,as beft fitted their purpofe ; prefently refoluedto fend 
his fleet vp the riuer, and by hisfudden comming to opprefle his cnemies in like fort as they, 
had oi to haue done him.Andthe more to encourage his foldiers ie promifed great re- 
nes stoall fuch as fhould performe any extraordinarie piece of| {eraice in thacagion : and fo 
auing thorowly furnifhed all his fleet with good foldiers, but efpecially with Turkith arch 
ers,fent them vp the riuerto fecke their enemies: who fearing no fuch matter, asmen furpri- 
fed wich the fame m' ifchiefethey had prepared for others, were at the firft exceedingly dif- 
mayed;yet confidering that they were reafonably wel prouided for their comming(although 
they yet wanted finch helpe as Cazzéaner had appointed to fend them) they thought ita great 
Ahame to flie,and therefore putting themfelues in order of battel,came down the riuer,& with 
SHeat courage encountred their enemic. There begana finepe& cruell fight,many being lain 
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“gauled both the foldiers andthe mariners) they turned their backs and fled sin which fight of 
fixtie frigots which came from Poffonium,only thirteene efcaped, with Carporanus the Genee 
rall,all the reft being either funke in the fight,or elfe taken by the enemy,being ran afhore and 
forfaken by the Poffonians, trufting more vnto theirlegs by land, than their oares by water, 
Befides this loffe of the Frigots,there was flain of the Poffontans almoft fiue hundred. Atrer 
this victorie, Grittas hoping chatthey in the caftle of Strigonium , difpairing now ofreliefe, 
and fearingthe comming of Solymsan,would not long hold our, left offto batter or vndermine 
the caftle, (wherewith he percetued he little prevailed) purpofing by lying ftill, and keepin 
them in the caftle fromall reliefe, to inforce them in time to forfaketheplace, Thus while 
the divided Hungarians with their.owne hands inconfiderarly fought one anothers deftru&i- 
on, with the ruine of their countrie ; Solan the great enemie of all Chriftians was readie at 
their backs to deuoure both the one aad the other,as in few yeares after he did. 

Much about this time the old Spanith foldiers in Italie,drawne together by Ha/lius,as the 
Emperor had before commanded, were come tothe Alpes, In this campe, of onefort ofmen 
and other , was abouc 20000, whereof almoft the third part was not feruiceable : forthe 
old foldiers enriched with the long wats in Italie,and the {poyle ofthe rich country of Lum- ; 
bardie,wherein they had of late bin billited,brought with them all their old gotten {poyles 
and fubftance,not forgetting fo much as their women, and whatfoeuer clfe ferued their plea- 
fure:forcairiage whereof they drew after thema great multitude of carriages and vnneceffa- 

c te people,all which ferued for no other vie bur tor the foldiers pleafure,and to confume vi- 

uals. Which their licentious wantonneffe /4/tius defiring to reforme,gaue ftrait command- 
ment thorow all the campe, That they fhould eau. behind them all {uch vaneceffary bagage, 
and appointed what carriages fhoutd luffice for cuery companie, Whereat the fouldiers began 
acthe frftto murmure,and prefently after to arife vp in mutinie: for many of the captains be- 
ingrich,and difliking of that long and dangerous expedition, couertly incited the common 
foldiers to crie out vpon /a/fiws the Generall,for their pay alreadiedue, Which thing once 

put intotheirheads, and the matter fer on toot, quickly grew to that heat, thatthey all with acutiaieanmg 

” one voice faid flatly, That they would gone toot further before they had receiuedtheir pay, pried [ol 
\ Yaftiusalthough he well perceiued that tumult to be raifed by fome of his enemies, which ““” 
fought thereby tolighten his credit, was glad for all chat for the pre fent to diffemble the mat- 
ter,& yeelding tothe neceflitie ofthe time,to content the mutinous foldiers with one months 
pay,promifing them their full contentment,atfuch time as they fhould come vato the empe- 
ror : and fo when he had with much ado appeafed that tumult, he fet forward into Germany. 

Immediatly after the Spaniards followed the Italians, who with fuch cheerfulnefle offered 
themfeluesto that feruice,thaceuery captain brought with him twice fo many in hisconypa- 
nie as was expedted : fo that “a/fias (who before doubrfull of their forwardneffe in fo dange- 
rousa war, e{pecially in the aid ofthe Germais, of whom they had inthe late wars receited 
great harmes, had by great and earneft perfuafions induced diuers ofthe nobilitie, and others 
. ofthe better fort, co enterinto that honourable action, inhope thatthey would draw after 
B themegreat numbers of their friendsandtenants, asindeedthey did) was now gladto fend 
backeagain many ofthe common foldiers; by reafon of the multitude ; and alfo this great 
diferedit,and the offence of many; full fore agaruft his will to difplace moft part of thofe for- 
ward gentlemen, whombhe had buralirtle before made captaines ; who to their no finall 

chargehad gallantly furnithed themfelues according totheir degrees and places: forthe Em- 

peror had then appointed what number of Italians he fhould bring , and alfo giuencomman- 

dement,Thatreiecting the reft,he fhould commie the leading of them onely to thofe old ex- 

pert captaines, of whofe valour and difcretion he had before had good experience. There 
- Were Martius Colursna, Petrus Maris Rubess ,Philippus Torniellus,loannes Baptifia Caffalins Fa 
__ britins MaramaldussPyrrhus Stipcianas,and Camillas Colursnabeing all men ofgreat worth, and 
approoued faith towards the Emperor, 

Inthefe Italian companies were fourteen thonfand feleé footnen,befide many other braue 
men who voluntatily reforted from divers places to Vienna, Afterthefe footmen followed 
Ferdinand Goozaga with twothoufand horfemen,and certaine roups of Greciansand Spani- 

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fourth Emperour of the Turks, 


~~ Godand his great Prophet Mahpmet,the fauourets of iuft quarrels,giue them battell, if they 
durft mect himewhesfore if they would as valiant & couragions princes mect him in the field, 

je would in one battel! end tha quarrell with them, and in reward of the victorie either win 
orlofe the empire of the World. When Solyman had thusa great while layen atthe fiege of 
Gunza,and thereto giuen diuers fharp aflaults,being (till with great loffeaad difhonor repul- 
{ed,he inthe {pace of foure daies caft vp neere vnco the towne ditch two great mounts of fag- 
otsand carth,asif they had bin two great mountaines,of uch height, thatthcy onertopped 
For the wals only,but euen the higheft towers inthetownefiby which wonderfull workethe 


o , i i fe 
Edown the riper greatneffe ofthe Turks army might cafily be conicétured:) one of thefé great mounts he caft 
anics Of horfemen 


Out o; 
ord nance, whereof| hee 


The river of Danubius neuer carried fo man fo baat 

t s ne y veflels and foldiers finc i tz, 
he Emperors, asit did ar that prefent: and yet a oat la ofthe great 
i y tipping, the pleafant bankcs on both fides were filled with great com 
and footmen paffing all along (tthe riuer vnder their colours, with their 


foundi ] Runs and vp direétly againtt the face of the cown,and the other ata corner of thefame,to flankier along 
‘ounding, which altogether made the moft glorious fhew that aman could well ta Sumpets. i p the wall from whence he did with his Shot not onely beat them which appeared vpon the 
¢ earth, sot Haha ehold ypon wals for the defence therof,but them alfo which vpon occafion went too & fro in the {treets. 


: Bei. : Tn the meane while, So/yman in fix and fiftie days march come to Belgrade. thrutte 
2 say at crm Bait ba Rak Me meee iets in diucrs places,an infinit number of his Reiiien into ing 
———aitth into bina ;and leaving Danubius onthe right hand, turning a little v ite a 
L I 1 1 on the | E i 
towards the rich countrie of Stiria,called in antient tin PaWnerew tc: he 


way ashe wenthe came to the little towne of Gunza, which one Nigholas iyjehie a By AG 
mano 


an inuinciblecourage) kept with a {mall garrifon of his ow i 
: rag ith afinall ne. Thi i i 
i Ee a iat xh of = ate aes and but ofa {mall conpalle, "Se * 
ay cure thing, neuer famous till now by the i 5 
Fire She ae one 3 Abraham the chicfe Ba fio % Rea ktelyoon ai : 
{ urks,as if Su/yman had receiued him into the fellow thi ste With Hin 
: felfe) was very defirous to faue this captain Mello eMentiolnernie: : phen nee. 
courage,and was familiarly acquainted with him at t Weteunen 


Thefe mounts being withincredible celeritie broughtto petfeation,the town dich filled vp, 
and many of the defendants either {laine or wounded vpon the wals, the Turkes gauea moft 
furious affault at the place which was before fhaken with the mine:againft whom the valiant 
captain as need was inthat extreame danger, oppofedall the ftrength he had left. But the 
Turkes till preffing on with their infinic mu Ititude, were got vp tothe top of the walls with 
eight enfignes, from whence they had repulfed the defendants: which being all either woun- 
ded or wearied,fhrouded them({elues vnderthedefence of their penthoufes,being netherable 
nor ofcourage to make further refiftance, fo that the wals were now abandoned, & the town 
C there left without defendants: when fuddenly fuch a great clamor was made by the loud our- 
cries and lamentation ofthe women and childrenand other fearefull people,thatthe Turkes 
which had recoucred the top of the wals,ftrucken witha fudden feare,thinking the towne to 
haue bin full of fouldiers,ftood as men aftonied & difmaid,whereuponthe defendants began 


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age,and fuch timeas he lay Emb: 
Ee, enone Pine he attempted firft by gentle perfuafions and tage ee i a ; 
omy bf ei hie ie ache pee wi 2 yeeld the town to Solyman.But finding Bim fo refo. 
A wne, was neither by faire nor foule means, but only “e , 
i hh 4 ee ee ean ee ae about with’the iNige meni Turkes, 
yin ce places, Whi i ifon 
aie moft valiantly defended peuinil pA ueennTe 1 ada 
pee AAG oh beprel ny i) ee seh iar onthe North fide,did from 
ee E dants:who fiercely affailed by thei ies be 
beaten with the great ordnance behind,were anlewstlyd itremed Wher he he 


uernor fomwhat troubled,though ie \ 
re ied ator eh not much difcouraged, fuddenly oftimber and boords rai- 


spe f zh,at the backs of his foldiers, wherewi ; 
feat we Bak Pe, could a make any iia Meech Bien 
ae a cr 5 hot doing any thing fo great h : i 
yh hone sa us 2 Hs ann esl aa ide Turks ire culiedtne ees sy in 
ae fecal and fecking after bootie into the éstntrey Deon ncbphetunee 
S rama saa and all flaine or taken; whofe headsthe Hungarians brought to 
. a aia ee thefoldicrs which daily repaired thither,in token of good 
-Thebuge ernie prifoners stat 50) rate es vponthe walls of thecitie. Then wasit certainly known Trehe 
ag at eh pie Lan his campe five hundred thoufand men, and Pires! hundred field 
being taken paaneini ys eit lig aheite iii well Te catentaes 
hi Pena Lith A tf lyman purpofing by deftroying the countrey before 
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ith him. Whi eit had (as they faid) brought no greater pieces of bat- 
os Which ee was alfo con diese , Been val Ao 
f plat | Gunza,giuing to euery one of them 2 
ng Emperour and king Ferdinand bis 14 
y kingdomes, he moft iufolently wrot 
ions.Butthe effeét therof was, That 
ich they had done wnto King 1A his 


evthieir countries, and by the power of 
be God 


of the Ianiziaries onthe South K 


y as faras Neoftat, were by the Hunga- [, 


D 


E 


oy 


again to take courage,and to fhew themfelues:at whofe fight the Turks pofleffed with a need- 
leffe feare, forfooke the wal,& couldnot by any perfuafions or threats of their captaines bee 
brought on againe to the a(faule. The town was that day in all mens iudgements defended by 
the mightie power of God, and not by the ftrength of man.It gricued the proud tyrant aboue 
meafute,that fo bafe a towne fhould fo long hold ontagainftall his power, fo that oftentimes 
inhis rage he would threaten to rafeit downto the ground, & norto leaue any figne thereo 
remaining:which he would yndoubtedly haue intime performed,had not Abraham the great 4yrahem Bat 
Baflaby whofe counfell he was altogether directed) otherwife perfuaded him : whowaiting pevfiusdeth se 
afittime, when his choller was paft, told him, that it was not worth his name & greatnes, to pry Per 
{pend his time & forces vpon fo {mala town ofno importance , by rafing wherofhe fhould cua. 
neither get honor nor profis:for why,no man would maruell, if he with £0 puiffant an armie 
fhould take fo finalla thing, efpecially by long fiege, wherby the ftrongelt places are inforced 
to yecld;& when he had {o taken it,it would be accounteda greater honor for fo littleatown 
to hauc holden out fo long,than for him to haue with fo great forces inlong time conftrained 
it: bucif it (hould otherwife fall out,as the chances of war are vneertaine, that hee fhould by 
any occafion be conftrained to leaue it,he fhould thereby getno fmall difhonor:wherefore it 
were more wifedometo {pare his foldiers labor in fo fmalla matter,wh erofhe was not to ex- 
pect either honour ot profit, & for to refernethem for his greater defignes, & not vainely to 
{pend his forces & time in befieging of fo bafea village, from whence he might now depart 
with leffe difhonor than he could afterwards,when he had proued the vttermott of his forces, 
and yetin the end glad peraduenture to forfake it: wherfore it were more for his honour to 
raife hisficge,& calling the Gouernor of the town vato him,to giue him therownas it were 
of bounty,than to {pend fo many good menas he mutt needs caft away in the winning ofitby 
force : with thefe & likereafons the Baffa preuailed fo much with solywan, that Nicholas the 
worthy gouernor ofthe towa wasby aherauldat arms feat forto cometo the great Bafla,So- 
Jymaw difdaining(as it fhould feem)to-fpeake with him himfelf, The gouernor being fentfor, 
though hewas erieuoufly wounded, & in {mal hope of life,yet ftoutly refufedtocom to any + 
parly,except he were fir(t wel affured both by fate conduct 8 good hoftages for thefafety of 
his perfon,®% that nothing (houldbe exaéted of him,not befitting his religion & honor:which 
ftout anfwer caufed Solyman & the Baffaro think,that his firengch was not yerfo weakned,but 
that he was {till ableto bold out thefiege: and thereupon, thache required for his infesie ia 
3 ' ; ~ forthwi 








gs mentor dartecenwale fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 6u 
eat la being recciued,the Gou Rea ci ‘A before not without caufe conceiued,infomuch,that he but a little before feared as a prince of 
he nee ERPS vas yee into thecampe, and ci 4 reat pride and power, fhamefully repul fed at the litle town of Gunza,and now fhunning his 
doneeetinisiolteih Bey) him firft by the way of courtefie ed, Y him Premiesat Vienna, began to grow into contempt as ifhe had beene running away for feare. 
ee LAS oldinfirmitie wherewith he was troubled at fuch time ashe was fent ¢ b a which difgrace the Turks fought by diuers exca {es to couer, as that the ftrong citie of Neo- 
Mee Nyman at Conftantinople After that, whether the wounds he had recei a aflador flatlay bet wixe him & Viena,w Kich could neither without much difficultic be taken,nordan- 
fault, were dangerous or not ¢ Butlaft ofall, & that which moft concerned tie in the lat erleftenemy behind hint: befides that, Winterbegan to approch, which caufed him (as the 
on what hope he alone had fo long and fo obftinatly withftood the mighti 5 ea Vp- Turkes gaue itout) to content himfelfe with the {poile of the rich countries betwixt the ri- 
when asall his neighbours roundabout him had fo willingly ituaiteen Phe, f '20 Solyman, uers of Savus and Dranus,and fo.in good time to returne againe to Belgrade. But they which 
- farther, that he maruelled much why hee repofed any confidence inthe li emfclues¢ fayin {eemed to fee farther into the matter,were of opinion, That Solyman ynderftanding by his ef- 
to nand, Whereunto the Goyernor modeftly an{wered, That he was (thank beoe king Ferg. pials,and fecret aduertifement from his friends, that the Princes of Germanie had with one 
liueted ofhis old difeafe, and that his wounds were without danger : bu prowSad) Wellde. B confentioinedtheir forces with the emperors,brought out of Italy, Spaine,and the low coun- 
holding out,he faid,that he for his great wifedome knew, that ifeivthed as concerning his tries, which at his fetting forth he leaft feared , and that the Chriftian army in number great, 





dier valiantly to with{tand his enemies,& n : Uty of agood fe! f diers,but for th (t f fuch as hadb ined vp in w: 
5 ot to b : we 4 confifted not ofraw fouldiers,but for the moft parc of fuch as had been trained vp in watres 
ged with any chance of war : as for himtelfe pera (sea hap,or difeo rs. menboth for courage and skill nothing inferiour to his Ianizaries and beft men of war,chofe 

is full cruft in God,by whofe power he fret Ginnie fe elpe failed, he had rep ofey rather to take the fpoile of the countrey,as he might with fafety,than to aduenture his perfon 
AHonaevengllchinvathisheeduand char ling aioe Spe Nadie ashe well hoped and ftate tothe hazard of a moft doubtfull and dangerous battell. ; | 
before it were long be there prefent with a greacanyes Mhedbre ivareh e eat that he would Whileftthefe things werein doing, Méchael-ogli by the commandement of solyman, fent Pemeidicss 


greatly Maruel, Cafon with 15000 ot his voluntaric horfemen (who in So/ymans expedition againit Vienna, to /poile aufiria 





that he was not relicued before that time, forafmuch as many lets and occafio 


which might hinder the king . ns Might chance had run thorow the countrey of Auftria as far as L ntz)charging him without ftay to {poile , 
was lesething more like mi etisepeparia 2 arene always by nature vnconttant, all the country far andneere which lyeth between Danubies Fides Alpes,tnerey. to lesie 
wondering at the inuincible courage of the Gouer t ag in martial affaires, The Baty | C what he could ofthe ftate and ftrength of the Emperours camp ; and by doing all the harmes 
Solyman might now at his pleafure veter! dettro nee aid, That although the great Emperor he could poffibly,to leaueamoft lamentable remembrance ofthe Turks being in Auftria,Ca- 
ing by nature of amoft honorable and mild dif yi le towne, with all thar therein was,yct be- fonwas of bimfelte forward enough, and defirous of the fpoile : but fomuchthe more, for 
ragious men,had commanded him in his na’ polition, and a great louer of valiant and cou - that he was by the former-road into that countrey become both famous and rich: wherefore 
that were in it,asareward of his valour fhewed togiue him that town, & the lives of all them diniding his horfemen into three companies not far diftant one from another, hee fuddenly 
{weare obedience ynto him,end receiue { lag the defence thereof :yet fo,that hee fhould oppreffed aninfinit multitude of all forts of people inthe fields and countrey villages as hee 
yeelded the fame. The setivena Gee ie ew Turks into thetowne,in tokenthat he had went;all which he either flew without mercie,or carried away as miferable prifoners. Thou- % 
{carcely a third part left,and them alfo yee Owing that of Soo valiant fouldiers, hee had fandeof men and women tied together in chainsand ropes, were by the cruell Turks enforced 
TWRECeieta nak Ev aame asia rs weakned with wounds and want of teft, thought to runas fattas their horfes;the countrey villages were all burnt downe to the ground sand in 
more withedly,than with his vaca ee could; for what could haue hapned vato him them the poore children of the Chriftians, whofe parents were either flaine or carried away 
hs Miowdéto delhier aia aie a tokeep the town ftil,& withthe loffe ofa few plea- K captives: fo that al the country euery way almoft for the {pace of 150 miles,was conered with 
pr nlimstalueewine ws i ith fo many othis friends, fiom extream feare and perill ¢ {imoke and fire, within three miles of Lyntz, where king Ferdinand then lying, was glad to 
of hifgartifon (eehich was 8 ae bl of feare,and with great words { etting forth the ftrength eet himfelfe farther offto Scrabinga,where his brother Charles the Emperor lay. Thiscruell 
Gttbrothae yeeldedivp the cow ate to an extreame weaknes) {aid he was ready at the Turke accordingto his charge, having with fire and fword without compaffion wrought all 
ple,butwas sheds tee 4 en or the old acquaintance he had with him at Conftantino- the woe he could poffible vpon the poore Chriftians, and now loded with the fpoile of the 
and cruell foldiers, whofe ba d h ermans and Spaniards which were there in garrifon, fierce country and multitude of prifoners,began to returne the fame way he came, thtinking to find 
caine PO te MettTaatahe cit rd a were (ashe faid) hardly intreatedto {uffer him at that Solyman cither at the fiege of Guaza,where he left him, or neerer hand at Neoftat comming 
{uch TN bsas Ahoglelcan * into the campe: wherfore he could promife to be a friend toall towards Vienna.But he as is aforefaid, rifing wich fmall honour from Gunza, and fearing the 
pafe that way,and to relicue them with fi power ofthe Chriftians,was quite gone another way as faras Gratia, the Metropoliticall city 


try could affoord; i i , uch thi his wafted coun- 
y oord;and further intoken of his fubmiffion, tofetvp one evant edigacein of Stiria, ftandiug vpon theriner of Mura ; which turned tothe veter deftruction of Cafin and 


thechie! ity: rae 
baa aE aa & for receining any Turks intc:garifon,in token that he had J, all his followers: for as foone as it was perceiued by the burning of the countrey all about, 
ei iirteeatecbore li > iiling fo to do,but that he was ereatl fraid they (hould bee that the Turks were come neere to Lyntz,the Chriftian captaines with theit companies went 
Bethughtpshae Seabee & Spaniards, whodeadly derecho "Turks : eleteae it was to out of the campe,fome one way fome another, as was thought moft conuenient forthe mee- 
‘rerjthat the great Bafla lL R arife.In conclufion, he fo cunningly viedthe mat- ting with of thefe mifchicuous Turkes,which neuer refted in one place : wherein they vfed 
Tear Oneuelheoet nted with this fmall token of fubmiffion, that he fhould re- fuch diligence intaking the paffages,that it was not pofible they fhouldefcape vafoughtwith- 
Fou: gates of the le citie,one of Solymans captains with ten Tanizaries:which be- _ all. Fourecompanies of Spanifh and Italian horfemen vnder the leading of Lews Couea vali- 
<Gurteoully for awhile eneertained & again difmiffed the great ant captain, firft lighting vpon them in a valley necre vnto Neo ftat,and defperately charging 
iniffion well contented: when as the Gouernor had them, were by the Turks formoft part flaine: But Ca/on percciuing how he was oneuery fide 
lon. So when Solyman had with hisereat armic laied by the Chriftians inthe vallies betwixt Neoftat, Sabatia,and Vefj prinium,the night fol- jooe Chriften 
inthat time to his great loffe affaulted lowing with more than barbarous crueltie flew foure thoufand of the Chriftians he had be- captives mur~ 
fained fabmiffion for the fate- n4 fore taken prifoners, becaufe hee fhouldnotbe hindered by them in his flight ;and diuiding «4! e/om 
‘ ofthe Chriftian his armie into two parts,about midnight began to fet forward, vfing the benefit of thenight 
to the river Mura, to have efcaped from his enemies out of thefe vallies wherein he was enclofed. Onepart of 
way from Vienna, this army led by Ferifés taking the way Southward,did with incredible labor cuta way tho- 
: hichtbey had tow the thickeand onergrown woods(athing thoughtaltogether impofftble) and fo with a 
efare 


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tle ornolofle came to Solyman into Styria, | “afon- 
cout of the valley of Reeareerchaiced a P. 
_ the German Princes)who with tea thoufand footmen 
4 esinaiont tai e field pieces brake the battell of the Turkes,and flew of 
ea ePala~ ComMict Cafon his chiefe enfigne was taken, He fighting m ' 
- others tinie to cfcape, was himfelfe there flaine: whole | 
wards tothe Emperour,confirmed the report of his death. The 
Ustine,in their Bight fell 1aco the hands of Lewss,and the M Noo 
they were {] ike beatts. The Hungarian-horfemenJed 
‘on them which fled from Lets and che Mai queffe,had the 


feuen miles ; and of all hers did vponthem the cruelleit execution the {pace of 
Pa) > 
td 


their own 
f ¢ lang 
fe ABC, A 


at che heels wich ther: Mcth horfes, and fiercely infulting spe HERA following them IN 


Thole few difperfed Tarks which efeaped thefury of che Hungarian 


Theftexeber the counircy people about Velpriniumand the lake of Balaton, which can an the hands of 
4 f a ON CUGhY fide 


__ of she Tarkes. in hopeof {poile, who {hewed them final i 

wy f rs i 
oe it was thoghe one retuned to See oie thageoeanahich 

© The Emperour yaderftanding that.se/yman was go rea iai 
betfigny dio chiefe captains together inca ae caftle OF eR PNR Ps Gracia es 
to follow the encinieinto Stiiia o1 not. The cities of yuna ia a 
moftin forme of attiungle: buc trom Lyntz,to Graciaisihree a 
rough way by horfe.Some faid it was belt to fight with. he Tatks 
countrey,where the Turks chiefe ftrength contilting inthe multitu 

doad him in {mall ftead,but fhould be inforced to tse che battell wich his f 
sictutsts feriourto the-Chriftiaas.. This counfe-] although ic had wa 
_ forthatic proceeded from the moft approoued capaines,lomoou 
prefently feat pontiw a Spaniard (chemoft famous captaine 4x 
‘i aut view of thatpaflage : who (hortly after returned againe to 
allthe countrey as he went was defolat and for teare forfaken of « 

ning the:place of theenemiesabode,he could learne no certaintic. W. 

peiponlene concluded,that they fhould all goe to Vienna pens 
a sain assleesavallerPlctishare to take ageneral views 

fikedeh : : fete againe rerurne.Some there were of great courage whicl i 
v of that going to Vienna;faying,that the Emperour fhould rather d Rbatdiftecs a 


Prouincesof Sriria and Cari i 1 
and Carinthia pustue his enemie,than turne out of the w: 


Co) rj ini : 
thers of greater judgement, whole opinion preuailed, faid, It was one a 4 fend 
UC, 


another chihgtto defend ; fo thatthe E i 
aa 1 : :for mperour might wi i 
in the fields of Vienna, and from thence a Gee etceats eh eae as 


bragsofhis proud enemie,whoa fi 
Bh =e ae fer off chall.nged him into the field,and then like a coward 


Charles the em= The Emperor i i . + 

BEE: ewan smite Woe igs el ve ohana cen 
Terie sccounedoli expertoiietfeoftheminy Whole companies and band of uch shed 
ther pia bey Berea pie «amm ients,or other officers and men ofmarke ue 
thy captainsiand valiant foul iets, mag et uatmen, It was thought that fomany wor- 
ther into,one camp: for the prince ‘ ot in chememorie of manaffembled toge- 
chofenand approued men ans es had not {ent thither common foldiers,but 

All the fowre aud ftrength ofGermanie f ngft temfelues, who fhould fend the 

ct Jp ; Homette riuer of Viftulaco the Rhene, & from 

ire and free cities either fent thither, 

heard of, thacall Germanic 

on fafety,in defence 

urtheft parts of Afia, 

ians ; the Bo- 

-Therewere 

ie,but feruing 

as 


B ofthe horfemen was led by the Emperor him(elfe,and the left by kitg Ferdinand. Before and 





were with Cys, 
? 


i! Stiriacalled his 
Whether it were bet 
ae Vienna,are {cituat al. 
Od dayes journey of bad 1 
EN abet Vneuen mountaine 
cofhi 
his torn emen,fhould 
vitl men, wherein 
initmany difficulties, yet 
ed the Emperout, that he 
feria Leva hislicutenant) 
f Yuta, bringing word that 
c inhabitants sbut concer 
Ts ‘cuponit was by ge. 
whither all che ftrength of the 
wofthe atmic,andtogiuetheene- x 


fourth Emperour of the Turkes: 624, 


asvoluntary men: king Sigifmund winking thereat, who as he was carefull not rafhly to break 
the league he had made with Solymsan ; fo left he fhould {eeme cat cleffe of the Chriftian com- 
mon caufe,by notable diffimulation left place for fuch of his fubiectsas would(as ifithad bin 
without his knowledge)ro fhew their valour in the moft honourable warre. 2 
The Chriftian army ready to receiue the enemic, lay inagreat field neere vnto Vienna,in rhe order of thé 
this order three great {quadrons of pikemen, (tanding one fquadrona great way diftant from, chriftianitie. 
another, were fo placed againftthe enemic with like and equall front, that all the horfemen 
dividedinto two parts, might well bee receiued into the great {paces betwixt the three 
{quadrons:for it was not thought conuenient to oppofe (o {mall a number of horf{men in open 
field without the footmen, againftalmoft 300000 of the Turks horfemen. The right wing 


behind,and on euery fide of the three {quadrons of pikes,faning in theft places which were 
left open forthe horfemen,about thirtie paces off, were placed twentic thoufand nimble bar- 
uebufiers ranged in length, and but fiue inaranke ; fothatwhileft rhe firtt difcharged,the 
fecond,and after them the third,and fo the reft readily and orderly comming on,might with- 
out let deliuer their bullets vpontheit enemies: neither was itthought any difaduantage to 
place them fo thin, for that itthey found themfelues bythe enemics oppreffed, they might 
eafily retire amonglt the pikes, ftanding faftat hand.Before the harquebufiers was planted the 
great ordnance, whereof the Emperor had fuch ftore,and fo well piaced, that he could there- 
With (as witha moft fure trench) hauc compaffed in his whole army. Only the Hungarians, 
men well acquainted with the manner of the Turks fight,chofe to lic in the open field in two 
great wings,vnder the leading of their two valiant captaines Valentinusand Paulus. Many no- 
ble gentlemen beholding this goodly army, wept for ioy, conceiuing a moftaffured hope of 
victorie,if the proud enemy dur(t with all his forces ioine in battell, But Solyman,who by all solpmae resar* 
means fought with his great number of horfemen tokeepthe wide and open fields,certainly sé.. 
aduertifed both ofthe Emperors ftrength andthe manner of his lying,got him ouerthe riuer 
ofMurayand at Marpurge by bridges which he made onthe fudden, paffed ouer the great ti- 
uer Dranus. Andfohe ‘which that Summer held almoft all the world in fufpence, with the 
doubtfull expeéation of the facce(fe of thar warshauing with all that his huge powcr where- 





p with hethreatned the world,done nothing at all worth the remembrance, but was ineuery 


place eicher ouercome,orels fhamefully repulfed 5 left Stiriaand returned the fame way hee 
came,direétly berwixe the 1iuers of Sauus and Dranus,to Belgrade,and fo to Conftantinople; 
Icauing here and there fome remembrance of his barbarous crueltie, and ftil looking behinde 
him ifthe Emperour were not at his heeles: at fuch timeasa few Dalmatian and Croatian 
horfemen did (till purfue the taile of his army Ic is reported, that he carried away with him 
3.0000 Chriftians into captiuitie,befides many thoufands of poore countrey people flain by 
the merciletle Turkssbut efpecially by Cafon and his tollowers:and foto his eternal infamy 
was twice inche {pace ofa few years driuen out of Germanie. The Emperor vnderitanding of 
Solymans departure determined with all {peed to returne into Tralic,although king Ferdinand 
E his brother moft carneftly intreated him before his departure,in fo fica time to imploy the! 
great forces againit king John, who nowas it were forfaken of Solyman, might cali y "> 
puiffant anarmy haue binthruft not only out of Buda, butalfo quite out ofthe kings 
Hungarie, wherein he was by Solymanas his vaflall placed, But the Emperour, for 1)*) 
ter began now to approch,and the plague was got intothe camp,ycacucn into his 
tinued in his tormer purpofe of departing into Ttalie : yetyeelding fo far vinta’ ' 
tequeft,as to leaue behind himall the Icalians, who ioyned with king F erdinand 
were thought fufficient forthe accomplifhment of the Hungarian watre, 

Quer thefe Iralians, one Fabritins Maramaldus wasby the meancs of #7) 
pointed Generall: but no order taken for thepaimentof their wages, WIE 
mightbethe more incouraged to take in hand that warre,and alfo kept *) 
x thing at the firft much offended the minds ofthe other captains, th! {hej 

ced by theprefermenrof Maramaldus, amanof no greater account ! 3 
foon as it was known abroad,the vnder captains &officersof thes aeaciahe of dint 
fauor of their old captainssfaid plainly, That they wouldaot go Inver siateinkere thev dist 
King Ferdinandwould in perfon gos him {elfe,ot clleone ee eee “ded 










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eae . eB riiah the 
or Zewa were appointed for their Generall : andthe coma 
bier aske leaue tordepart, except they had three a ich Poets thatthe 
ould neuer get of that poore king, already brought vnto grea tS Paftion Mp 
mutinie,trauelled greatly with his {oldiers, perfuading them to PiMeniberthet i 
ers,and by their con{tant perfeuerance to maintaine the honour they had got b * 
fall: comming : telling them, That valiant fouldiers neuer wanted pa y furnithin 
by their vi@ories with all things neceffary from the enemy. And as idietatie a 
nerall,they had no iuft caufe to miflike him being an old captain of great Expertenc: Wie 
tage and policie not inferior to any of the greatelt Commanders,and placed b the E ie 
owne appointment as a manmoft fufficient, whofe judgement they hehe nor Hi 
to diflike, When Yaffwhad with thefe and {uch like reafons well appeafed the Frat 


































ofall difficulties;nightthe nurfe of fedition came on, whofe darkneflee ing 

and feare, gaue further {cope and place ynto the mutinous fouldiers tifeleaute Sa 
there was atthattime brought ourof the citic into the campe very courfe hoarie es ad 
ae fomeofthe fouldiers hauing brought, andthrufting itvpon the points of i 
pets: ewed it vnto their fellowes in great choller,railing againftking Ferdinand, wh i hi : 
his owne kingdome inthe beginning of the war had made no better provifion bucwith{ A 
corrupt and peftilent bread to feed them being ftrangers, which were onely for his def Aa 
and quarrellto se are et lines, And buta little before,a certaine Spaniard Béting na 
ay fouldiet,comming into the Generals tent,and cafting the like bread down at rigfe ; 
oO 14 tie y.cu'fing the Emperour and king Ferdinand,had taifeda wonderfull tm ie 
wherefore the Italian fouldiers focking together out of their tents, gauc many hard fpe he 
insta nas pay,their viGtuals,and the difficulties ofthe Hungarian war. There he The 
cer uiersterp vpons rcarheapot ies tathewphberncbere hencsoues 

1 di ‘ ‘ap of faddles, that he might bethe better heard. 

a Date aaa uae frankly to fpeake his mind,fo far ashe pidighteoneries 
HAG incor as elton gin all. rene itis reported that netiorke vnto them in this fedi- 

















rhe fediti A y i ati ach 
‘A Bh son ane. foal the ee (faid hee) beloued companions and fellowes in armes, as you hauc heard, 
atoms Bat talie? and 10 onr great burt againe returne into their old Wintering places ? and that which 


the mutinous Lar afhamsed to fay, as notable guefts lie with : 

_ Ualians, idiyetwe , 45 notable guefls lie with our wines ? and wee Italrans as bar ; 

mbar nao fos arty gd 

belowed and ftrongly backt with Wi'séuéh cad bean Be fri otic el 

MUG Mea heb aye isstoled onder is coetocny Nic aan: whe piovone bended 

merge eal igions mind, Under the conduét of Maramalcus, who oftentimes blinded 

i emt A uiael hath fo furtoufly thraft vs thorow with bis fiword, Tin hee feemeth 

nor his fouldiers ‘Neither ofa captaine for any thing, than for the killing and murthering of vs 

soni oles parti ene cant beleeue that you, who bane oftentimes beene captaines and antients 

i Pion of idk han ft mad, 4s 0,ferueunder 4 common captaine, without hape of any pay, of any pro- 

i? pT ae rreturne. Truely it delighteth me not {o much tohawe come hither for the bononr 

doth this da afhce (nomore reckoned of than arufh) altbough.1 bane elenen times ferued ;as it 

db recall, To iter emmteto fee this fhamefall end of the warre, crided before it was well begun. But 

Bis lar bal he byl abt a the fouldier + for Kings now adayes make ac- 

ai ey ci tous dil y according to their necefitie , this is it alone that gineth vs pay, this és that 

. Sy grace Se fareth ier our reputation: all which, peace once by victorie obtained, leefé 

g Fer fdind delineréd from ‘he ig ee (fille fo wldiers) the Bmperour and bis brother king 

a fick- rn oflvs into phil s ne dangerous warre, eee eles of this, moulhitnde 

pag igarieas beallsso the flaughter, by the {pending of our blond hoping 
Wi) 








Turks and Hancarians (ould with foord and fim yd i 
ee rutbias.and the (now of the pile aR: cen ta tS ner 
ares than you wnderfand what this pi sgarse peli lh el anaes GA 


Seve inthe f- gentdeeh, Verily it is n01 Wlesher r( 
fe ith _ tehlderh. Verily 4s nos fatallesher to Solyman or Carlar,bue rather threatneth ontovs sar i 
Vi- . . efera- 


a ah 


Is 
iv 
chafe~ hem ae ant ‘ y 
= Ea afento themfelues vidtorie , nd by the loffe of vs t0 take no barre shers[elues , though the 


Ppeafe th 

h offold, 
by their cheer. 
clues 
Ge, 
COU. 
Pcrors 


AY cafe 


fouldiers,and was gont out of the camp into Vienna,ro take furthei order for the ane q 
In 

























a 


x 


“wide rokcepe them[elues out of danger, when as on cach 
rie Jp 5 
surne,par wit 
ing.no pay t offered us. Thrs youfee what a goodly end 
Jtalians,n ftead of commendation and reward reape tnjurie and dif@ 
pole exiledinto Hungarie,thas this floure of ch ualrie being drawne ont of 
way,solovies of Spaniards and Germancs may be placedin onr 
B be fent ont of the way ine i 
porectivevs,being diftrefftd. Befides this,we [hall alfowhesher we wil or aie how beanie and intol- 
Lerabileit svill he both to our bodies and minds,to endare the j 
andi the meane time,with no finall hearts gricfe imagine what things o 
farfemmtn’, yea onr wines, [uffcr at bome of the Spaniards and Germans. Wherefore worthie compant- 
oni tconcerneth vs more att 


ferred unto vs for our fafety and welfare, 
we muft hievs hence before that the Spaniards truffe Up their baggage and fo fag 25 the emperors 
i 


formoft compantes , come firft our felues snto Italie: far if we [hall flay but a 
maatter, Vattius an 
C Man bloud, who for t 


B When they were thus gone,Mastins and diuers other great comp 


E the Italians,forthattime difappointed of allhis hope of recouering the 


fourth Emperour of the Turks. (625 


deffrution ; for they with like counfill full of fafttie and diféretion, would not open any sway unto their 
owne de/linics , but warily withdrew themfelues one from the other , and [banned all the dangers of the 


ld, Wherefore if it were lawfull for them, without any blemi[h of their A aieflies fo notably to pro- 
fide halfethe world lay asa reward of the victo- 

< fpallnot we looke to our folues , that we be nor thruft thither from whence appeareth no hope of re- 
h utter defiruttion,when as we may do it without offence, and by good right e(pectally {ce 
end is made of this notable war wherein only we the 
race : andare peraduenture of pur- 
Italie, and fent far ont of the 
fleads. Truly it feemeth hard dealing, to 
9 abarbarous countrey, where we {hall find all boftslitie, and no place of réfuge 


mifertes of this Winter and dangerous war : 
ur children,our brethren, our 


his time to haue a cooa forefight than valiantly to fight, The occasion pre- 
ander vpon a tickle point,is mujt bedone without delay,and 


ttle ta confult upon the 
dour other proud commanders will prefently be bere, she verte betrayers of the Ita- 
heir owne gaine and our mifchitfe, haue brought vs into thee firaits ; whol know 
will mos carn:fily entreat us, and with many fubtiltes fecke to feduce vs, by offering us great pay, and 
whatfoeuer elfé we {hall require , which willail proowe but words. But you, if you be men,refufeto talke 
with them,as with your common enemies or rather tn revenge of their old inturies kill them.Hereman- 
seth not inthis afemblie valiant men, for courage andintegritit of life their betters far,which can leade 
you forth order your battell,and fortunatly vfethis your courage and forwardae(fe. Wherefore if you be 
wife. fi t forward refolutely,and good fortune no dowbt will attend you inyour haft ; for the full accom- 


phfhment of your drfire con fijterh 1 your haft onely. 


Marcenius had no foone 
ersin cuery band began highly cocommend a’ 
fuled noyle was heard through all the affemblie , 
vulgar people,rcadie to rife in armes: but che drums prefently ftriking vp amarch, 
no longer ftay,but without delay pluckt yp their enfignes, and forward they goe direétly to- 
wards Neoftar, In this rumulr,in ftead of their old captaines, which either were not then pre- 
fent,or refuled to go with them, they chofe othersto be their Leaders : who once named by 
the (editions multitude,might into cafe without danger refuferorake the charge vpon them, 

were they neuer fo vnwilling. Thefewere Montebellias,Nerins,Melearins,S anctixs and the two 
twinsof Millan,called @/uffanés who drew after them eight thoufand fouldiers ; the reft parte 
ly for (hame,and partly for feare,ftayed (till with catarama/adus their new appointed General, 
anies hearing thereof in the 

citie,pofted after them fix miles,and at length ouertaking them, requefted themto flay , and 
not to difhonour themfelucs with fo foule a fact’, telling them that their pay was readie for 
them ; and omitting nothing wherewith they.might haue bin moued to ftay, mingled their 
prayers with grieuous threats : but they refolutely fer downe, would neither heare nor ftay 5 
butas men inraged with furie and their owne guiltie confcience,with fterne looks difcharged 
fome finall thot vpon them. Whileft ra/fius: would there haue ftayed the companie, and did 
what he poffibly could by threatning and otherwife, to haue terrified theirleaders , andto 
haue brought them backe,he was oftentimes in danger to haue bin flaine. Inthe end hee was 
gladto forfakethem,and ro returneas he came. King Ferdinand by this {udden departure of 

, kingdome of Hunga- 
rie from king robn ; in great chofler wrot vnto his fubieéts of Styriaand Caryathia, whereby 
the Italians were to paffe, That they thould fhew them no manner of curtefie in their paflage + 
whereupon infued great hurt onboth fides. Yet forall that,thefe Ialiansin def pight of what 
could be done, at length recouered Tiliauentum in the borders of Italie, where they Sakae 
* hh e 





r made an end of rhis mutinous {peech, but the tumultuous fouldi- soee ofthelta. 
lians im mutine, 


nd approoue the fame,and by and by {uch acon (rr vie 
as v{ethto rife amongft the difcontented ‘capraines, ond 


they made ‘turae ite 
Italie. 





616 ‘Solyman the AN, agnificent, — r 


ded them{elues,and returned cuerie man to his owne dwelling, leaning King Ferdi 
Z td 


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his owne forces, E F . + eee 
before,to returne Delain oe his armic at Vienna, and purpofing n° 6 A Atlength the Turks wearied with affaults,and terrified with the thundring thot which ne- 
Chiles thees- men,with whom alfo he went himfelte pif ee to go formoft with thelight h Was ner feafed,and driuen alfo from their greateft ftrength towards fea,by the defperate affault of 
oc dayeouftemoamethe Cardinall,.whole ue ter him Se With the Spaniards Ps certaine refolute Chriftians, whomthey had now full fore again(t their wills receiued as it 
nme retacts cinuticn ‘em oe peek ero Ae ofa followerjs}> were into their bofomes , fearing alfo to want victuall and pouder,ifthey fhouldlonger hold. corome yeelded 
Me deen ste oie aoncderfull rc urned infafetie into Italic. the out without any hope ofrelicf, yeelded the citieand caftle to Aurta,vpon conditionthat they er! the 
MET Che saheGG. in thevence Parrett by thetwo great MOnarchs sy, might in fafetie depart thence with bag and baggage. Coronethus taken, anda ftrong gartin; © * 
dediefullexpestarion “y jit ome 53 2: which he id the worldin great fifpence with ti o fon of Spaniards there placed, and the Chriftian Grecks which dweltinthe citie fworn vnto 
GRE rast pe rca greartlsvine ats ee sand fo much the more, for that at the them, Auria put to fea with his fect, and failing againe by Zazinchus , came to Patras another 
God fo ap se feihin ea hie yt * pace of fifteenedayes, All which forall the antient citie of Peloponefus, which he eafily tooke and ranfacked : for the Turks diftrufting: patra rakem 
a , we zie PAK im rleffe ee an was of moft men feared, 5 the ftrength of the Citic, had ftrongly intrenched themfelues neere vnto the Caftle ; which o& rerlacked 
nian se Bee viet coin 1 was thus in armes againit Solywan in Auftria, Andre, B place al fo,together with the caftle, they in fhort time yeelded to _Auria 5 coucnanting , that,” 
Turks. ats ebed ea i : ect of thirty fiuetall (hips and fortie eight gallies, nee they, & efpecially their wiues might with their garments only depart in faferic into Atolia :,, 
ol eae ns act oufand good fouldiers well appointed, did inthe Rtn which was by Auria fo precifely performed,that when three thoufand ofthem pafled along, 
Matnein eel se us in Peloponefis. With this fleet Auria departing fro % though the armic of che Chriftians, ranged onboth fides, and fome of the fouldicrs began, 
a , and paffing alongtt the coalt of Italic, into the Iénian,neere vnto the If FF rudely to handle fome of the women, and to take from them fome of their jewels, he canfed 
cynthus met with Vincentiws Capedlivs the Venetian Admirall, witha flee pawns OC them prefently,to the terror of others, tobe hanged. Aurialeauing his armic at Patras,:witlx 
fecforth by the Venetians fordefence of their Territorie : who “of ixtic galls Fradment to follow him by land,{ailed along £ Peloponefs,yatill he 
Blekindénettbut fed hij t Territorie: who offered vito Auris all poff. commandment to follow him by land, faile alongt the coaft of Peloponefus,vatill hecame 
¢, but excufed himfelfe,that he could not joyne with him in that war acai : to the ftrait of Naupaétum,now called Lepanto, which is the entrance into the eulfe of Coy 
common enemic, by reafon of an old league betwixt the Turks and the Venetians oa the rinthia, parting Peloponefus from Aolia, with a {trait fomewhat narrower than the, ftrait of 
4yman had but alittle before renewed. So thatacthat time the Venetians foods Which ss. Cc Hellefpont.Vpon this (trait ftood two caftles,the one called Rhium, vpon the coat of Pelo- 
ferentbetwixt Carles the Emperour and Solyrsan offering like kindeneffe to b: Reecccut ponefus,and the other Molycreum in Aitolia, which Batazet had wonderfully fortified, and., 
partwith neither, yecin readineffe to fall out with cither, ifthey fhould - ou re takin ftored with ordnance for the keeping of that ftrait. Awriathrcatning all extremirie ynto the 
any iniurie to their State : wherein they bare themfelucs fo indifferent ie ena ole captaine of the caftle on Peloponefus fide, if he did enforce him to plant his batterie, {0 terri; 
that they at one and the felfe fame inftant aduertifed Auris, That H. hale a nt fied him,that he without delay yeclded vato him thecaftle ; coucnanting onely, That heahd 
mirall lay with his feet of fixtie Gallies cuill appointed. litte Ba Cen. cS ¢ Turkes Ad his foldicrs might in fafetic depart thence : which granted, andthe Turks departed y 4sria ; 
might ealily be furprifed , and gaue likewife warning to him oftlite “ay where hee gaue the {poile of the caftle vnto his foldiers which came with him by fea: whereby he fo of x 
{trong fleet, wifhing him in time to prouide for his better fafetic ad pine witha fended the mindes of the other fouldiers which came by land from Patras , that they were 
fome other place of more affurance : which heprefently did ; f ig y retyring his fleet into about to haue forfaken him. The othercattle vpon Atolia fide was not fo calily taken, being 
hee departed from Ambracia, to the ftrong hauen of Caleid’ Wiens himfelftoo Weak, valiantly defended by agarrifon of old Ianizaries, appointed for the keeping thereof, Yetin 
well confidered,might giueiuit caufe to any Chriftian heart Ke b ail thing with other like, q D theendby furie of theordnancea breach was made, wherby the Chriftians forcibly centring, 
wherein the Chri(tian Princes being either in mortall wars o bewaile the ftate of thattime, flew three hundred of the old garrifonfoldiers,not taking any gne,tomerci¢: the reft fled in- 
by Solyman with leagues of no afturance,omitted the fair ia among(tthemn felucs,or intangled to a ftrongtower in the midft of the cattle, where feeing no,remedie bur that they muft needs 
wifhed forthe abating of the Turks areatneffe : forit HOR C could haue been fallinco the hands oftheir enemies,they defperatly, blew vp themfelues,and thetower, with 
Auris bad intime purfued the Turkith Admirall ayant ee hctloe eme their forces with agreat part of the caftle, with gunpouder, infuch fort, thazitfeemedall the fea coaft to haus 
at fea had bin veterly difeomfited ; but alfomoft arate, hat not onely all So/ymans power bin (haken with an earthquake , and the gallies whichilay,a bow,(hoot off, were almoft ouers 
pireand libertie, and then readieto haue rébellen ¥ d recia,mindfull of their antient em- whelmed with tones blown out (o far off. Thegreat ordinance taken in this caftle was valu- 
might haue beenrecoucred out of the Turkith ciraldtnt Joyned binds with the Chriftians, edat 70000 duckats ; whereof certaine pieces ofa, wonderfull.greatneffe, swith Arabian lets 
ftantinoplegreatly indangered, few or none being left rae Fe andthe Imperiall city of Con, ters written vponthem,wereafterwardsby daria brought to.Gcnaa ; and in remembrance of 
Bizaries and effoeminate Eunuchs, the heartle(fe ke seaside defence thereof, befide yong Iae the vidtorie, mounted vpon the bulwarke atthe mouth of the hatin. All thefe things, thus: 
himfelfe being then far offin Hungarie, and hauin ze ofthe Turkes Concubines ; Solyman 7, E happily atchieued, duria {trongly fortified the citie of Corone,{toringitc both with.munician) 
Riehl a ‘ : § drawne with him the greareft ftrength of _and plentic of victiiall, committing the defence thereof to Mendoza.a valiany Spaniard, wearitea 
ria taking his I i : ‘ ftrone garrifon of Spaniards - promifing of his owne charge to. relicue him ywhenfocuerhe 
fides , was i, (See mare ey had much honour doneat fea on both thould pedifthe Em ua thould defer a doit. The at of N eos oe open, Sabie 
now out of hope to doany good againtt him. hedit peli Bites Calcide. Wherefore tus with the gallies of Maltafcoured all alongft the gulfe of Coninth, doing great-barmes 16 
ftrong citie vponthe coaftofPeloponefus, about bevel ee to Corone (which is a the Tutks which dwelt on both fides of the gulfe,{poyling and.tertitying themeucn = hioe® 
_ purpofe to befiege it: which when he had Dall Nida aaa eet from Nae me Corinth, Norlong after, Winter now approching, daria receiiling letters from the Smpenii 
que lhe) ofshe laid fiege thereto both by feaand and, battering i onfidered of the ftrength therc« of Solymans departure out of Hungaric, returned with his fect loaded with thesjonee! 9 
ponsis, tN great pieces of artillerie by land, andah attering itmoftterribly at one time with four- Turks,ta Naples, and fo from thence hometo Genoa, 
batterie had not beene lightly heard on fo : rage and fiftie by fea, fothatamore terrible Inthe beginning ofthe Spring following(which was the yexe 1533)ic mansion 
ae fence, and manfully repulfe the Italians, i sats te stk valiantly ftood vpon their de- M F thatthe Turks were comming witha great fleet toward Peloponelas:aad aap ong cer (lee 
Sig -affaulted the citie by land. Thomsen lead Hi of the Countie of Sarne doxa gouernor of Corone, by Ictters aduertifed.Peter of; Toledo, Vizroyat Sap ee 
fas,did what they might ro haue relicue Fe up spout in the countrey of Pelopone- NM was both by fea andland hardly befieged by the Turks ,andthathe wml: 


a 





3 were difcomfited,and Zadares their chic! 


whobythevalour of the faid Counti¢ . othis { hi ihonot wack 
m c his power valiantly defend the citi¢,folong as he had any prowl 
Turks, were fee vpon fakes, to the terror fain: che Em ah 


pvsotehead, with others of the flain hemoftearneftly requefted, That ifthe Emperour would hane thecovenss Rs 
: At intime fend him reliefe, whercupomthe opprefled.Grecians raking 8 
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628 


Avia font 


she emperor to 
veliawe Corone, 


f 


Abria his fleet 
before Covone. 


the orde of witds Corone.Two great gllins jofallthe f 


abet! 


| oat ¥ 


aed aghie 


»« hithd and at fich time ast e'enemie fhould fet 





Solyman the MM, agnificent, 
to rebell,and to helpe to expulfethe Turks quite out of P is. But . 
forgot not to craue{peedic aid of Caunaane to put him ia ae Wien ie things he g 
4 ha made to relieve him at his need. Vponthis newes,Charles the Emperor aaa Bo antehe 
ria his Admirall,to rig vp a conuenient fleet for that feruice,promifing Patines ad de: 
to him tweluegallies, whichhe had new built in Spaine. Hee alforequefted th “g Bat 
Maltato aid him with their gallies againft that common enemie, Wherefore yi ja Ms 
with wonderfull celeritie rigged vp thirtic tall fhips, and as many gallies, came ‘ N. ik 
take in his foldiers : there the old garrifons of the Spaniards which for want ofpa w guest 
inmutinie again{tthe great commander and Generall Vaftiveand the Wiaeroy nd ree 
led the citie of Auerfa, and done no little harme all about inthe countrey of Cam oe Be 
again pacified by a pay giuen vnto them,and prefently embarked for brone.vader the ye 
mand of Rodericus Mactcaiss their General ; at which time alfo Fredericke of Toledo evi A 
roy’s fon, with a companic of braue gentlemen went aboord, vowing vnto the facred wa fe: 
sheir firft ferui ce. The knights of Malta came thither alfo with their gallies. But whilft bee 
things werea doing, duria to incouragethem of Corone, for feare left they difpairing sane 
fhould fall to fome hard com pofition with the Turkes ; fent Chriflopher Palauicine are fol ys 
yong gentleman ofan inuincible courage , witha moft {wift gallie to Corone : who b ee 
tight pafling through the midft of the Turks fleet, fafely recouered the hauen,to the Beat rh 
thebefieged Chriftians: and fhortly after when he had well viewed all things he was fen 
for,with the ftrength and manner ofthe enemies lying,and filled the minds ofthe deendinne 
with affared hope of {pcedie refcue ; about noontime of the day he fuddenly brake out a a 
through the midft of his enemies, and asitwere miraculoufly efcaped in fafetie, forall ia 
pk could do,a|thouigh they ceafed not to gine him chace fo long asth ey were in any hope 
to’ aue ouertaken him. Aurta departing from Naples,came to Meffana,where he certain! i: 
formed ofthe enemies force both by feaand land, with the'number of their gallies,and feel 
that the chiefe hope of telieting of the citie confitted in‘ccleritic, (taied not forthe pallies fe 
expected out of. Spaine, but held onhis courfe towards Grecia : for it was told Bis that the 
enemies fleet dayly increafed,by the comming in of the Turkith pirats ; andthat Alfer-Be 
Cotherwife called the Moore of Alexundtia, an arch pirat) was till looked for, in whofe Boca 
directions the Turkith captaines repofed the greateft hope of their vi@orie. When he was 
come as far as Zazynthus, he was informed by the Venetians, That Laftibeius Baff(or rather K 
Latzws Baffathe Turks great Admiral and Solymans brother in law) with So/yman of Acarnas 
nia,and the Moore (men for their skil at feajor great fame and reputation)lay before Corone, 


with 80 gallies manned with diliets’¢ompanies of the old Lanizaties so thatit was thoughta 


ae ed be el perill for him to aduenture to relicue the town, except he tooke the ad- 
He aR Ome profperous galeoF winde. Wherefore 4uriato haue yet more certain know- 
gt e enemies ficet,fent before him Chriftopher Palanicine with one gallic,again to view 


the manner of the enemies lying: J i i 
pearnechiving es WES who paffing the promontorie of Acrites, faw allthe Turkes 


} tder beforethecitie : and fo returned ja, confirmin; 
pe Hemp s Pah re ge ca the Turks Hee ais Byeiy incre, & lay 
’ eed emt giue | attellas foon ashe fhould a hthe citie.Forall that, ¢ 
Awria nothing difmaid with the greatnefle of the Ti a, i is 
s na Anaad hs A 2) urks fleet, made no ftay,but {til kept on his 
courfe, and with a faire pale of winde paffing the promontorie of Acie, came dinaly to- 
rey HRS SiN Rl cetthe moft warrelike fhippes,came formoft 
es, eer Hee sti t,which he had built witha wonderfull chargesand the other 
may iy Thele tworgreat hips were Appointed by Auriatoturnealittle vponthe left 
forward fromthe fhore, to caft anchor be- 


Cutt rixt both fl a d ‘ 
nen sca pee meen titan they might as out of two ftrong Cattles, 








g reat ord ec, wherewith they were for that purpofe won- 
ions 9 pp pece other like thips with ful fails: 


TO! 


lly flored. Next vito theft 















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A the Moore,who with greater courage than the reft,affailed the fide and rerewardof the Aeet: 


fourth Emperour of the Turkes: 629 


forthe Chriftians keeping on their courfe right forth to Corone, and turning nothing tothe 7H chrifias 
Jeft hand,as was befor: appointed, {eemed as if they had fled, and fo much the mote,for that bg Lb 
the gallics inthe right wing, for feare of the Turkes great ordnance, did feta great compaffe 
farther off into the fea,and many of the middle fquadron and of the le ft wing al{o, had difor- 
derly thruft themfelues in among{t the fhips,although they had receiued little orno harme of 
the enemies great fhort. 
In this confufion of the Chriftian Nauie,the Moore requefted Lutes the Admiral, not to 
let flip fo faire an occafion, wherein the Chriftian flect might eafily haue bin ouerthrowne : 
but whileft Zur%és doth flowly and confideratly fet forward, Awria inthe meanc time had put 
his fleet again in order,and with a faire wind was come to Corone. Two of the fhips by the auia arrineth - 
way falling foule one on another, {taid behind,being not able to keep way with the reft:abour "6"* 
which all the Turks gallies prefently flockt,and tooke the leffer of them, killing all the Spani- 
ards they found therein, Out of this chey boorded the greater, and with a bloudie fight had 
wéon the forecaftle & waft of the thip : when C4aria,accounting itno {mal difhonor to haue 
his thips fo furprifed at bis heeles,caufed all his gallies to turne againe vpon the enemie,to re- 
feue thofe hips. The Turks feeing thar,and with the Wefternly wind by little and little fallen 
down fo far with the fhips,that they werecome within the danger of the thot ofthe town, be- 
gan with great ftirco torfakethe fhips,and to betake themfelues to their oares,and fo in man- 
ner of Aight withdrew chemfelues. Whom Aara purtued agood way to Modon,thundring in rhe Turks fart 
their poupes with bis great (hor, which he liberally beftowed amongft them: whileft in the fle te Mferen. 
meantime Antonius Auria came to re(cuethe two diftreffed (hips. There the Spaniards which 
butalitcle before had hardly maintained their clofe fights, began now as menreiiiued, to 
thew themfelues,and couragioufly to make refiftance :and they which came with UAmtonime 
Auria to their refcue,entring with wonderful celeritie on cuery fide, flew and tooke 340 Tunis 
zaries, which with great courage had entred thofe fhips, and werethere left by the fudden 
departure of their fellows, Among{t whom was taken one Tofuphus an old captain of ro60 Ta. 
nizaries ;to whom daria after he was come to Corone,gauea faire fait of apparell Bea chain 
of gold,and fo fethim aa libertic without any ranfome ; thereby to prougke the Turks tothe 





D likekind of curteous dealing with the Chriftians. Ca /fam-beg the pyrat, and the other eap~ 


taines of the Turks flcet,wonderfully blamed Lwtzdsthe Admiral, for that he would not then 

fight with the Chriftians,when as he was thereto moftearneftly requefted both by the Cap 

tains and foldiers in gencrall, and had a faire opportunitie of vidtorie offered at fuch time as 

the Chriftians fleet was difordred: but he excufed himfelfe,faying, That ir was given hing in ‘ 
{peciall charge from So/yman the Emperor, That he fhouldin any cafe refpect the fafcrie of “4 
his nauie,and not to come to the hazard of a bartell, The Turks'which befleged the eitle by 
Jand,vponthe approch of the.Chriftian fiect,forfooke their trenches and fled sat which tite coven relleneae 
Mendoza the gouernor fallying out,tooke great {tore of vidtaall and warlike provifiot which 4 a 

the Turks had for haft left behind them.So Auria to his great honor hauing driven the Turks 


E from Corone both by fea and land, furnifhed the citie with (tore of corne,wine,viCtuall, poi 


der,and fhot ; and committed the defence thereof to Ma¢icaus and the companies of the mu 

tinous Spaniards which he had brought from Naples: comfotting the Grecks, and exhorting 

them, patiently fora whiletoendure thofe calamities of war ; telling them that the Emperor 

would the next Spring make war againftthe Turks both by fea and land in Peloponefis, and 

freethem from the Turkith bondage. And fo imbarking the old garrifon of Spaniards , Je 

parted from Corone,and came before Modonywhere he lay as it were braving the Tirks Leann rome 
mirall,hoping thereby to draw him out of cha ftrong harbor to battell, Bist mtrert 6 FAY EAE ee br omaceting 
the enemie could by no meanes be allored out of his ftrenigthjor alfailed ag tre lay, fe deta. (+ feat 
ted thenee:to Corcyra,and fo backe againe to Meffana int Sicilia. 

_Withinafew dayes after, 4 [fam-beg the Moore of Alexandria and Holl Femans PY rit re sssone of 
lying in wait for the Merchants thips of Venice cotiming out of Syria with merchinee fe, by * geompteted 
chance met with Hierenimur Canals vporthe coatt of Crete - where liv the might Vette yas O° 5 
foughe betwixt them a fierce and cruel batel! ; wherein of he Mooes thireene G Vassily 
foure were fooke, threc raken, and the reft having lot moft past of rheit rowers Med & 
andria. Inthts fehewas flaine three hundred lant zartes “which ware gurS 9 


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thoufandother Turks:of all them that was taken.t apie SIR 

himlelfe,who gricuoufly wounded in the face, Tree ar RE Ree eaedibue the Moore ¢ A noiferaifed vpon the fudden inthe fuburbs,but efpecially ofthe horfes, which burnt as they 

himvelfe : forthe Venetians maintaining their ftate by trade Secrateue ‘a glad to diftoucr {tod faft tied in the ftables,or by chance breaking loofe, ran vp and downe with their tayles 

Teft fauor voto pyrats. \Whenthe Moore had made himfelfeknowney De ofall Other thew and maines on a light fire ; by occafion whereof, an alarum wes raifed inthe towne, and the 
great care taken forthe curing of his wounds,and either ofthem be | nana > there was Turks to gotthe wals before the Spaniards could enter. Afacicaws himfelf laboring to breakin 
tionto excufe the matter to other, faying, That theywere botky deed eta diffitula. at a pofterne,was fhot in the head with a {mall fhot,’and flaine: diuers others neere vnto him. yyacicans fairs 
the gallies,& miftaking of their friends tor enemies: wi ythe likeneffe of were there flaine alfo. The Turks perceiuing the {mall number of their enemies, fallied our 








i nen as forall thar,they k 
ther right well, For the Moore faid,thache tooke thofe Venetish gallics for ws feo 
art 


of Aupiahis fect :and Canalis excufedhimclte,by fying, thae he ini i 
Jfawho.a few yeares before had furprifed three: ofthe Vereny vitae Roeace Barburuf- 
see, doubting how solymaa would take the matcer,by their embaffador fought to excufe hh ae 
done,as athing happening-by errourand mifchance: of which excofe Solyman accepre 4 twas 
faid mareoner, that Cayais bad done wel and fouldier like,to repulfe by force the ion é at 
Was offered him. Three of the emperors gallies ftaying bebind the reft of the AverWwerehae _ : 


ypon them, and enforced them to retire to Hermofilla, who had alreadie made great {poile ax 
mong({t the horfemen,by whofe skilful dire&ion,the Spaniards retired in fo good order,ma- 
king many ftands,with their harquebufiers all drawn into the rereward,that fuch of the Turks 
as were moft forward to purfue them,did by their deach caufe the reft to make leffe haft. Ace- 
B mates with fuch of his horfemenas had efcaped the fire,hafted thither alfo, bringing withhim 
two hundred harquebufiers, which he had caufed his horfemen for haft ro take yp behinde 
them ypon their horfes : but whileft he fought eagerly tobe reuenged vpon his enemies,and 
with too much heat preffed on with the formoft,he was fhot into the bedie with a bullet and 
















































varthe promonrorie Palinurus, vponthecoaftof Apulia, intercepredand carried away %, flaw. So the horfmen which had before receiueda great loffe as they lay in their lodgings,ac 
x i. 4 : ay by flaix ad befe ! 5,aC= 
“wigroiipamse the Temsanorable pyras of that dmealfo. . pi Ml j Counting icin their good hapsthat they were not thele all flaine, cd hale now foft their 
Gall ease ee a sent er iin in Corone began to want viduals, efpe. captain,ceafed any farther to purfue their enemies, but returned. The Spaniards and Greekes, 
‘ uaa pean s f ; ne Turks had fo bloc edvp the city,that Hothing was to be had out although they were wearied both-with their long march and euill fucceffe,retired {till as re- 
CARH pe ney  whegefore the fouldicrs requelted A¢acicaus tleit Gouernour and General] folure men,ready to fight,and fo teturned to Corone.Prefently after,the Turkifh garrifon re- 
: ah deey an them forthxo fome piece of fepvice againft the encmic, forfomuch asthey were not moued from Andruflato Megalopolis, now called Londarium : after whofe departure the 
hh “ips 5 OY opany.relicfclfwhere before April, withing rather valiantly to dic like menin fioh I © Chriftian fouldiers of Corone came thither and buried the dead bodies of their flaine fellows | 
vone defire of vest the Turks, shan to langufh within thefe dead wals for wanvofviduall, Bur Witte Gvhich till then lay vnburied) and broughtbacke with them the head of Afacicaws cheir late V4 
encore min iliof his chargc, fouglic by. many reafons to diffuadethem from fuck purpote,(hew- General,which the Turks had there fet vp vponalong pole,which they honorably buried at | 
(insferaice HURL ban e.itwere rafbly so depart out of thecity cominitted to their eunod iS Corone. Not long after,the plague began to grow hotin Coron, fo much the more grieuous, corene forfakelt 
Ww gh nik x ! mdyngerons, although theyfhould {peed ineuer fo wel. that that for that it came accompanied with many other hard difficulties.For which caufes,the Spani- by the Spat. 
Wants which thay; rachcr-feared thanfelr, would welbenough be ouercome by fparing and ards as men at once inforced with many extremities, imbarked themfelues with all the great | 
4 p snd: therefore goldchom plualy roaehe was refolutely fer downe to keep the city ordnance,and fuch Greckes as would go with them, in certaine hips which came with corne a 
at croryand 5 ig all herdnesstatheethan toincurte the infamie;That he had for. out of Sicilia,and fo departed, leauing the towne emptic for the Turksto come vnto. 
mhe citie,and berraid his earrifon.-Yet tor allthis, the mattet was fo viged by Didacus Ic was commonly reported,that the Spaniards left Corone not without the fecret confent 
fille reawCaprainsyand by the generall importunitie of the foldiers. of the Emperor,which was the rather thought to be fo, becaufe that they which fotfook the ; 
edico yeeld r0 theit-defiresandto promife them to goes yet camneftl rK D Place,receiued thereby no difgrace,and the Emperor himfelfe had offered to gine the towne 
didi altdgcnhe againtt his will,:rather inforced than perfiiaded vnto aan to Clement Bifhop of Rome,the Venetians andthe knights of Malta,who all refuled to receiue 
dnogreuthopew ¢Mfes Among other that wert fo forward in this «ion. it, as loath tobe atfo great a charge in keeping a place ‘feruing for no greater purpofe ; the 
a fg Bareatius,a.mofty aliant Greeke,who could perfectly fpeake the Turks language and very caufe why the emperor was fo willing to part with it. Now Clement the great Bifhop had 
mg if ce. others belt knew.che } es landifectet paffages of the:countrie:he Datemetinie bee by meanes of Aloy(iws Grittus madea motion of a peace, to hauc bin concluded for ten yeres 
vere gocthour THEIR BMC and by-vakn di¢sta bring them vatothe cnemies antiicotiered iicliedead betwixt Solyman and the Chriftian princes,and thereupon the towne to haue been againe de- 
| ara, tim ofthe night, whenas cy. feared nofuch mattek. So Macizane ‘nat a aateau odie liucred vnto the Turkes : which peace Solynran was not altogether vawilling to grant, becing 
LO ofth Gite to Lifcanius. and Ader defiva suit tchacpashdoshe thouldt | eho dayewan then wholly, bent to inuade the Perfianking:Ferdinaud was'alfo in good hope that his brother 
of Meiciky. after his deparcur:,forteare of giuinganyAnowled e vat ithe “ cree Bitad Charles the Emperour, would for the yceldinig vp of that towne haue couenanted with the 
“th the night towards Andrufl, Barbatins bia his mildelahd anacit the Turke fome great matter for his benefit itv Hungarie, which as wasthought would alfo haue 
Ssbrought them by fecret and vncouth parhs . > he halfethe way J, E beeneafily obtained, But whilett the Emperor drawne diverfly wich the confideration of his 
-iiling of che Sunhe broughtthénvintora Reoten: wie dy valley, where honour inkeeping it,and of his profit in giuing itvp,ftood too long in refoluing the towne in 
dithvemfelues all chat day,and fetting forward abeineat nightjcame 1c theimeane time was by the Spaniards(theireceffitie daily increafing) abandoned,and fo lefe 


ndruy His. townr,whigh was. of : 7 tothe Turks fornothing. ; ¢ 
ean g, ceshoufand footme (A Re ca oS teed alee _Soljyman now purpofing to turne his forcesagdinftthe Perfiits,of whont he hadinthefron- 153.44 
¢ Pa ith a thoufany fen horfemen,with which are the Turks kept tiets ofhis dominions receiued great hurt,efpecielly im Comagene, renewed the league hee 
elo iy efusinawyc, Macitews brought by his euide vnco the place where hise- 3 


ot ate had with the Venetians, and {ome other Chriftian princes # but ofall other his affuires with 
BapNene ai ‘rorhetawnero hauefurptiledit: lermofilla inthe meane time ftan- 


the Chriftians,hé was moft carefull an theinrereft he had already gottér!' in Hungaric, For it 
lw: incompani viards: P igs : . was tcported,that king /oha his va(fall induced By the cofitinuall folicitations of his fubiects. 
wit ‘ pee thea bioafenca ly was.defirous of peace with king Ferdinand, ypon condition that hee might quietly enioy the, 
se lina Bont wali sicaiid M Ry Kingdome during his life :and afcer his decéate itto remaine to king Ferdinand snes heicese = 
Q Hencolucegion(ly fervp Bathe Wherfore Selman, that nothing fhould be there done in hisabfence without hisknowledge, ¥y/ias Gr® 


tus the duke of 
mibe: rethey could arme them- 


fen sn ei the Duke of Venice his fon (of whom we haue belts TRakenta mag hath Venice hit fitty 
ofthe honourofhis houfe, the good cattiagéof himfelfe, and the {peciall commendation of s ipman Ny i 
Abraham thechiete Batta,in greavieredit With him with comtiffion ashis Gieutenanttobee 24 ite 


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’ afliftant voto king Joba,in fuch magnificall { with 
ant V n ort,as that with 
nothing in matters of tate, concerning ckpenpeaeet ore 
princes. With this proud commiffion from the grand Seignior, Grittus entred j . 
en a part of the kingdome of Hungarie (much aboutthe fame time that oe Tranfylua, 
ward from Conftantinopleagainft the Perfian)attended vpon with feuen thou is ‘Jian Ler for. 
one fortand other, among whom were Vrbanus Batianus,and Janus Docia,tyy acd Perfons of 
garlan captains with their companics,and many of the Turks Ianizaries alfo ie famous h 
ming, to make his authority the more known, he fent our his proud command this Girt Com. 
men and Gouernors of thecities of that warlike prouince,charging them thw ith, the greg 
Yare himas great Se/yprans deputic,authorifed by him to heare and determine il MO tepaite 
enappered- ye fies and matters of {tate concerning the kingdome of Hungarie. At that time > Pato: 
= —. z Fh bi Bithop of Veradium, a man of great nobilitic and power, withall fingular] cial 
al ae , was Vayuod or Gouernor of Tranfyluania,an honor next vato the kin u Yel ga. 
xeth Grittys, ding that Grittws was come into his prouince, and making {mall haft co Rilehn wnetetan. 
Ss ari a ep his commingsor much regarding the commandementof si," 
ded Grstiws, Who defired nothing more than at his shits 
L eS eae opinion ef his aurnoritie inthe minds of the vulgar ee oe ae 
ady a ofthe Vayuod. Butit was commonly bruted, ieee 
Chriftian zeale detefted the friendthip of 1 SIS aT Bilop pon 
WOR chance cases hip of the Turkes, andcould not well brooke th ; 
ould quainted in his prouince, for feare left that fruitfi pile 
s ull : 
oe ao ie pou pstband ay p98 means ons other fall into their hands Giebies a 
Uta | r{too many meflen ; : ENO 
Great traine,and lay about ten moile atin mie aurea aed Sere mitts 


Pee snes Sect of ed with divers gallant troups of horfemen,j 

a : ops of Hungaric being wond i aid 

~ __ euftome bound to keepe great numbers of bateaeneaan 3 Peateitenst Bey aitie 
to | 


bring j 2 ; 
% ne a fie ele: are the Turke ; accounting it great honor with their religious hand 
poles ee religion. But then efpecially the nobility of the country wela imal | 
denen ples,on courtefie to honour and.countenance their great Bitho; ae a | 
Rei wit iM ement they were : infomuch as the Bifhops retinue nite they ofa 
po sha fea ving picuns Grittus exceedingly that he fhould be enforced dente 69 K 
i hae ae Y vi the Bithop in the open fields, as with an enemie in fioht of il 
er a Sore ns deal mifchicfe alwaies repining at anothe: ft I 
ote A Me et del ouaeraaaoe pride beat not then abide any eejuall, 6 ihe 
tt come y indure any fuperior, i 1 
Ducraigntic of, When thefe two great men had ee ne lar Aodhan 
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an Hefote Anat ne ie _ 
ains “gine 0 
‘Sg for fi ae me deadly hated the Vayuod (for that he had long timc before. 
tamu Dutivia- (peech of Grittus,as.a fit occa eel seinen him ablow with his fifytooke hold ofthat 
4 iad e carpal, ‘ nthe Presinceceosain ae aly relenge aged steer honor maketh & 
(2 j 5 Commanders nor you cur CA~ 
¥ th fpeedy and manly refolution defind both So- 
ealt Americus, whofe pride and infolencie if 
jolymanhe regarderh not the king, and 
he maieftic of aking, and faith shat she 
n this country Decebaldus the Dacian 
ie the for Rupie Komen empire hardly M 
an be,neither more ag tad or 
ated your benor wit 4 fow 
bis faith tothe intent that 
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“A qour honor and, (felicitie and grudgeth in his heart that you [hould {es down the lases of peace and war in 


C neuer admit any excufeof the kings,but alwayes atter complained, that he was by the king de- 


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fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


ngarie : and whereas he doth manifeftly afpire unto a kingdome, hee fcareth you aboue all 
css fheld trouble his defignes abate his ees chaflifé le i, Mead that thus nies 
your happine(fe,and contemneth your authority ,ss not to be fuffered but by good reafon to be taken away : 
sherby at this your firft entrance to defend the credit of your commifvion,cr honor of your name.F or ne~ 
shing is more dangerous than 4 faithleffe companionand a fecret enemy, aril when you fhail leaue 
him at your backe behind you : for when he {hall as occafion ferues hew forth his bidden maltce,he (halt 
fomuch she more [lily and de(per atly indanger your pirfon. Grittus enraged with his {peech more 
chan betore,thought it bett to make hait,and to vie his auchoritie to the full, he commended 
Docia,and promifed him in fhort time to require his good will towards him, efpecially if he 
B would by fomenotable attempt abate the Bifhops pride. Ic is reported, that Gréstws gauc him 
no other charge,but to take the Bifhop, that fo hee mightafrer the Durkifhmanner haue fent 
him in chains to Conttantinople,& beftowed the honor of the Vayuod vpon Hieronimus Laf- 
cus the Polonian,who in hope of that honorable preferment vnto him promifed by king /ehn, rhecaxfs shy 
hadvdone him great and faithfull feruice,as his embaffador both vato Selyman, and alfo vo, aS ape 
the French king. But when king John pexceiued that he could not conuenicotly without mani- xiag Hist 
f(t danger place him, being 4 Poloniaa(who couldfcarcely {peak the Hungarianlanguage)go= 
uernor over fucha warlike peopleshe as it were inforced by neceffitic, preterred this Americus 
the Bifhop of Veradium,aman ofthem both reuerenced and feared : Which fo grieued Lafs 
cws,a man of great ftom cke and exper ience,and thereunto excellently learned, that he would 


and townes which the king ad giuen him in the borders of Polonia,and eftranged ncuerthe- 

leffe from him in mind, was now become one of Grittws his followers, hoping of his better 

preferment by his means vnto Solyman;and for that canfe was not fo forward to doe the king 

fuch feruice as he had in times paft. Now by the commandement of Gristus, a {trong compa- : 

pie of Turkith horfemen,and certaine troups of Hungarians, were deliuered to Docia;who fe- at 

cretly departing that night from Baxouia,came fuddenly tothe Vayuodscampe, hauing a lit- j 
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Juded, Yet for all chat,he kept hintlelfe within the bounds of loyaltie, & inioyed certainlands 


tle before by his Hungarian fpies learned that he lay inthe open fields inhis tent, by reafon 
ofthe great heat,without any watch or guard, attended on only with his pages and houfhold 
D feruants,as aman without feare;& that all the reftof his retinue lay difperfed inthe countrey 
villages roundabout, All which ferued fo well for Decis his parpofe, that the Vayuod igno- 
rant of his death fo nigh at hand (who rather contemned than feared his enemies)was fud- ‘rhe vyuod 
denly oppreffed by Docis his foldiers : fo that whilefthe was yet lying in his bed,& fearcely mardved ix bid 
well awaked by his chamberlaines and the noife of the enemie ; Dacsa breaking into histent, (yi head, 
cut off his head as he lay, All they which lay neere, amazed with the fuddenneffe of the mat. preienteate 
ter fled away for feare,and left their horfes and other things fora prey to the Turks and other 07" 
of Docia his followers. Doria hauing done fo great an outrage, returned to Grsttus sprefenting 
ynto him the Vayuods head,which hee brought in his hand by the eare.La/cws was then pre» 
_ fent, but alrogether ignorant of the murder, who as aman moued with anaturall compaffionin 
E fo fudden & horrible a fact,and forgetting al former grudge(as in like cafe it oftentimes chan« 
ceth)ftoodas one difmaid,nothing reioicing at the vaworthie death ofhisenemy.To whom 
Grittus turning himfel fe,{aid, Le/ews,Doeft thou not know this fhauen pate , truly itis agreat 
mans head, but of {uch a oneas was very ambitious, rebellious, and proud. To whom Lafins 
replied, Truly though I loued him nor,yet I thought it not fo whileftit {tood vponhis fhoul- 
ders ; difallowing therein thecrueltic of the fa&. Which thing Grittns perceiuing, began to 
repent him of that was done, & faid openly, that although he was worthily flain,yct hecould 
haue withed rather to haue had him taken prifoner. The report of this horrible murder once The Traxjlae: 
bruted abroad,the Bifhops kinfmen & friends,yea almoft allthe people ofthat prouince rife pred 
yp in arms againtt Grittus,to reuenge the death of the reuerend Bifhop,whom liuing they had Grittus, sores 
F. both loued and feared. Neuer did any people in reuenge ofa common wrong, enter into arms ite vile 
with greater defire,more heat,or quicker {peed:fo that in few daies there were aflembled to- 
gether 40000 horfe and foor,vnderthe leading of Stephanus Maylat a noble gentleman, who 
of all other moft honored the Bifhop,& in that common griefe took vpon him as chiefe,the 


perfecuting of the authors of {uchinhumane crucltie. Grittws perceiuing how gricuonfly = 
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ea e { . ay oe 
y 4  Solyman. the 
matter was taken, with the danger he was in,began to dc 
beft for him totake.To go forward,and to fall into the hands: 

Sibel ae toreturneand leauethe honorable deputatio 
pectation of all men taken vpon him, was vnto his afpiring mind no! 5 
itfelfe. Thus perplexed,he with all {peed got himfelFwith his Oo eS death 
of Mege,in hopeto fhreud himfelfe vatill {uch time as the rage of the countre oe orn 
either of it fel te appeafed(as 1¢ oftentimes falleth outin fuch {udden Reiisores ie. pce 
berelicued by king John,or the Turks Sanzacks which hadthe charge of the ftenti fe fhould 
Turkith empire. The townfmen of Mege feeing Grittus accompanied with fo fat 1, ofthe 

fhut the gates againft him : yet at length by the perfuafion of the two Hungariancay es 

fa and Batianus they gauc him leaueto encer into the bafe town,haning before fated, ag 
felues with all cheir (abfiance vnro the highertowne,which inmannet of a ftrong call elt H 
manded the lower. Here whillt Grétts with all carefulnes fortifieth the place. and dif Pion 
” the meflengers voto is fiends abroad for aid , his enemies with hideous noife aide 
approching the town,at their firft comining acempted'to haue fealed the wals and ne: 
therofiwhich ching whilft they ditorderly did, with greater fury than diferction hee 
eafily repulfed,and many of chem flaine by the Turks Tanizaries & harquebufiers Atte z hi i 
loffe,by the direétion of Afaylat their Generall,they withdrew them{elues out of the as st 
ofthe fhot,& incamped on cuery fide ofthe town, hoping asthe truth was, that their en me 
vnprouided of viétuall,could not long hold the place, but muft ofneceffitie either faru Sith 
famine,or yeeld itv p-Inthe mean time Grittws refolutely induting all the calamities bhi hea 
belieged, fell ficke,and fo much the more tor that he could heare nothing of any aide oh 
he expected fiom his friends : tor king John glad inhismind of the diftreffe of the Bile : 
orrather competitor of hiskingdom;and alfo knowing that he couldnot without oreat dit 
contentment of hisfubieés oppofe bimf elftagainft{ucha multitude rifen vpon fo iutt a cafes 
us for fafbion fake {ent certain troups of hor{men to his reliefe:who not alrogether i yes 
a the kings mind, made {uch haft,as men that purpofed not to come intime to do hing good 
s for the Turks Sanzacks of Belgradeand Samandria, they enuying at his | Fret 
fed.to depart from their charge,to reli Pale eaR etna ey el 
Gelfand F ane g°,to relicue him, without exprefle com mand from Solyman him- 
sag . chet efore one of Grittus his chiefe followers,but now abeholder of his ditt res) 
ve oa oo " itelebefore departed fromhimto procure him fome telicfe, as he promifed 
f rb kil ict ta a aa him cor inthe vppertown(who agreat while 
Aes, ‘ oueas men indifferent) perceiving the full refolution of thei 
’ bt on : yong Bib: pone pa the Turks were inclofed, affiled 
n + Grittue thus befet on cuery fide, offered vnto the Tranfylua- 
a i SEE oe ake to fuffer him to paffe forward into Hungarie; but their Fist 
Bee 48h rous of reuenge than money, were nor to be moued with any gold. !n fine,he 

a ewelsto the Gouernor of Moldauia his friend, to be read inh fi 
would fallicout of the towne ree bovinycndtediraariecl HON) CSS Te ial baa 
pothbleeoiu tl biantait vne,to receiue him with certain troups of horfmen; fo ifit were 
vr aod yates a ea ee Grittus(whether it were vponad oubtfull hope, or 
ss audbrougit t» eoenmitiion in his hand inte) fallying out of the towne atrheappeinted time, with So/ymans 
Mal fhops nighilanting role Soar a Moldauian, fell ypon Francés Schenden the late Bi- 
) tumultuous fpeech, viol an asia friend ; who forioufly running in vpon him with 
’ eat sieiaee ies ie we met from his head his riclycap of Sables, and with his horfe- 
. Turks, incleled ne eee rae allan irs no relthoneeiriis followers,efpecially 
Be ivsthenslantng leatecrateten tecither flain ortaken, But Grittus himfelt being brought 
aegis! dp ke armed enemies, and thereexamined,Why hee had 
Silftog;aiclehapi remyis tM ia yprotefted, That he neuer commanded any fuch 
3 lascoplecayang Macaidltin Hs owledge. Which his anfiver ferued not his turne,all 
etal ple og as Voice,that he fhould asafacrifice be offered ynto 
bm edb reir houtxiele cata tat a cere again to Frances Schendento bee M 
Gi tisstcthe nmhone tiie seo ca bee ftruckeoff, The nobilitieand che Vay- 
_ the longerto:kecp in mind the pee ks ai ape Bale etches fet biou, 
Minfas Griva the dake of Venicchisteny Same eee es she shameful end of 
Mig : pac On, Solymans depratic in Hangarie, with whom he iin 


felfe what ¢ 
trious Pepe. Wete G 


Ople, the ¢ 
le had with fo etcaten 



























Grittus befie- 
red by the Tra- 
Flasniens 


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Grittus taken 






































A jn fuch credit as neuer was any Chriftian abounding in wealth and, worldly felicitie: but cli- 






fourth Emperour of the Turks. OY 
ming too faft vp the euill tated ladder of ambition, fuddenly-fell| and neuer rife more, The 
executioner {tripping his dead body, found about:him fomanysprecious ftonesand jewels aS. 
were valued at fortie milions of duckats, And notlong after, Lafexs ent torby the king to Bu> pariah 
da,was ftraitly cxamined-vpon torture concerning Grittus his commiffion and purpofes, and Grittus. 
was in great danger of hislife : but atdaftby the interceffion of Sigifmund king of Polonia,he 
was fet aclibertic, & fo fled out of Hungarie voto Sigifmund his court in Polonia: after hee 
had long time wearied himfelfe,and aducntured his lite in the Hungarian ftate:Doctathe avs 
thor of this Tragedie, was by thefurious people afterwards rentin pieces, and fo perifheds 
The fametime that Grittus went from Conftantinople into Hungarie, solymanthe Turkith soymay at ont 
Emperor dreading no'danger out of Burope,tooke in handtwo great expeditions bothat one time perpoleth 
time,the oneby land into Afia againft the Perfians,8e the other by fea into Afftick againft the fad die 
Moores; promifing vnto himf{elfe in his inordinat defires,the Monarchie ofthe whole world =~ 
in fhorttime, ifhe might fubduc thefe two greatnations whom he had already in hope de- 
uowired. But forafmuch as all cannot be told at once, which wasat one time in diuers places 
fo far diftant done , omitting for a while the expedition madein perfon himfelfeagainft the 
C Perfians,we wiil firft declare what he did by his Licutenants again the Moores. Hariadenus, 
furnamed of the Chriftians Barbaruffa (who lucdeeding hiselder brother Herruccivs inthe 
kingdomof Algiers in Affticke,had by many victoriés lo inlargedithe kingdome before. got- 
tenby his brother, that his name and power was now become verrible both to the Chriftians 
and wild Moores, and his fame growac great inthe Turkifh court) was the chiefe authorand 
erfuader of So/yman to inuade Affticke. But it fhall not (as Ithinke) be fir from, our purpofe 
five bricfely to rehearfe by what meanes thofe two Mytilene brethren, bafely borne,crept 
out ofa final galliot vato the maieftic ofgreat kingssthat herein they, which comeafterwards 
may alfo admire the wonderfull changes and chances ofthefe worldly things, nowvp, now 
downe,asif the life of man were nor of much more certainti¢ rhana {tage play, : “a 
Dp. Thefe two brethren,Hornectus and Hariadenus;borneat Mytilene in the [fland of Lesbos, yy, poor begin 
weary of the pore and bafe cftatethey led athome with their father, arenegate Greciam 5 wing of Horruce 
{tealing alittle galliot,committedthemfelues and.allrhe hope of theirgood fortuneto fea, eked) 
where bychance they conforted themifelucs with Camales,; amoft famous pyrat ofthat times safe presep 
ynder whom Horruccius the elder brother, for his forwardnefle became a captaim:-and grows re4¥ thekinge 
ing rich by many purchafes, and alfo ftrong with gallies 


‘and flaues which heehadat fundrie "48% 
times taken; andat laft conforcing himfelfe with Haidin, Sinam the: 


oe 


deanna anemia 


Iew,Salec;,and other leffe 


pyrats(which afterwards became men of great fameand account)ouer whom he commanded 
as an arch pyrat,came fecking after purchafe-asfar as Mauritania. At which time Se/ymes king 
of Iulia-Carfarea, which now we call Algiers, was in armesagiinfthis brother 4zechemeres, 
competitor of the kingdom; who aided by the Numidians,now commonly called Arabians, t 
puthis brother in great doubt of his eftate. Selymes glad of the comming of Horrwecius & the : 
F other pyrars his followers, with agrear maffe of money paid before hand, induced Horraccins ; 
and the reft to take vponthem the defence of him and. hiskingdomagainft his brother:which | 
thing Horruccins {o happily performed, (efpecially by the means of his harquebufiers,as chen | 
no fmall terror ro thé wild Moores and Numidians)that in fhorttime he repulfed that fauage | 
people,and fet Se/ymes at peace in hiskingdom.Herrueciws being a man of a fharp wit, and by | 
nature ambitious, noting in the time of his feruice the kings mild and fimple difpofition,void 
of all diftruftyand that the naked Moores were no foldiers, butalightandvnconftantpeople; 
alwaies at variance among themfelues ; and that the wandring Numidiansliuing barely dini- 
ded into many fa@tions,were ealily by teward to be woon, or by force conftrained ; fiddenly 
falfified his faith, & villanoutly flew Se/ymes the king, as he was bathing himfelfe,miftrufting i 
nothing leffe than thefalfhood ofthe pyrat,& inthe fame hurle murthring fach as he thought i 
F Would with(tand his defire,and with bountie and crueltic ouercomming thereft,{ wrought 
the matter,that he was by generall confent chofen king of Algiers. Thus ofa pyrat becomea q 
king,he fhortly after by policie furprifed Circello(a famiouscitie about 60 mile diftant from | 
Algiersyby his fouldiers fene thither in the habit of marchants.A ter that, he by his brother 
Hariadenus(no lefle valiant than himfelfytroubled al the Medirerranean fea from Algiers with 


his gallies, al his neighbors:himfelf by land with daily incurfids,leauingnothing votouch ty yyy ceig fi 
=, r which fuccefin 








- 5 fies, Aclattbauing in fundry baccels ouercome the king of Tremiflé rohisgal 
Ae i remifla, ¢ % 
* “anne confederat, and 'thrutt him out of his Kingdomeyheniecel vp baa he Si at 
 __ dians: againét him : fo that‘eomming to take Ora and Portus (wo ftrong holdske th ae 
Fee iced fons of Spaniards fentthither to aid the king of Tremiffay he was by them and theM ee 
carried aboue therfirlt repulfed.and afterwards quite oyerthrowne : wheremoft part of his army b take “ 
inspaine, _ ov xaken prifoners, he with afew of his friends foughtto: faue themfelues by fli ae 
defarefands and feeing himfelfehardly purfued by hisenemies,fcattered many vitae of old 
vpon the fands as he fled,thereby to haue ftaied their haftie purfuit : but they more doe 
obhim than of his gold, followed fo taft,chatat laft they ouertooke him andwitHiontf he 
delay ftrucke off his head, which was atterwards {eatinto Spiane, and arried vpona ‘aa 
thorow all tlietownes andicitiesalongitthe fea coatt;to thewonderfull reioycin, PoE th Bee 
Erari aden pleynto wh oin he had in. former rimedone great harme,: « nid Cae 
eee... ‘3 on ithe cance Horruectis, Hariadeausinteriour tovhis brother neither in courage not 
boufs, eer a itiall prowedle,by the generallconicnt of the fouldierstooke vpon him the kingdome of 
au ese igiers.He,made heire novoncly of his brothers kingdome, butof his vertues and haughti 
tb biapdone thoughts,and of the filiname ab{o of Bar bara(/a,began forthwith toalpire vntothe em é #0 
a alge. v all chat'part bf A ffricke;accounting’ witankichadalready-gorten, tooilittle and too bale tdan 





Bit wondei 
feoceffe. 


Solyman fends 
for Barbarugiz. 


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RT, Hope of obtaining the monarchie of Affiic 











. Salyman the Mag oe 
which mightby force or policy be had; fo that his Beiedisn enc; 
‘tinually reforting vnto ingle ah chiefeman in aietofetpaitt % eae of fern 
__ large his kingdome,draue the Spaniards out of Bugea,a.citie FatnDhnsTeetfor che: 

thither,and for the Mahomeran {choolefoinetime thetekept : athe itakit = se 
) histight band witha fhot,and in fteadthercof cueriaftervfed:a hand 2 a 
obrained many:worthie viétories again{t his enemies t forneere to Algiershe . 
army ofthe Spaniards, with Diegode (ara cheir Gencrills And fhortly after, at ee an 
Hugo Menoada vecurning oat of Italic withthe old Spanithfouldiers, landed inhi ate 
entorced himagaine tofeaywhere heewith.all his expertfouldiers ejther perifhed by} she 


~ ee Witdcke or ‘driven\on fhore,were flain orvaken'prifonersby Horruceivs, and chrott se they 










BrCat trade 
cofhee log 
erewith hee 


is fwer his defites. Wherétore ‘herentred invacat: ) 
a, lefites. i ntred intaarmes, and becameaterrour both tothe Mo 
“\< and Numidianszholding' peace with fore, and wars with others, asbeft ferued his pcav6te} 


«vs and with His gallies robbed ata fpoiledehe coafts of Spaine, Sardinia, and the Iflands Balca- 


* < gessfortune'foifauoring him inalhis enterptifes. ; Ec . 
tf ar po flew. Hemet great ben ndlicedincte ele ee aly . 
lai a lh ag greatett princes, ont oftheicountry sand with like fortine at feajouercame 
fide ns A Sap aera sae hor woundedy had much adoe to faue himfelfe by 
pneduaiAs ental a Sea ofhis gallies..He alfo inbattel at fed ouierthrew Rodericus Por- 
feucrofhisdalti . ote ft: in which fightthe Admirall with hisfon were® both flaine, and 
sovittiicexst mao ts takensintoken of which vidory;he fent part ofthe rich fpoile there taken, 
courtibut iat Senfigne,asaPréfent vnto Solyman;wherby he became famousin the Turks 
iif 9 rns oe Aino a repulfed Aurid ror Gercenna,and taken two great Geno- 
filled it cieieot Gen comming to Auria loaded with menand munition; the loflewhereof 
and his name Bhegtnedho ite cottniatpopalboen nt fae: thusaccording to hisidefire, 
ari ni F ; ine, It lic, Sicilie,and the Iflands ofthe Mediter- 
Sonnac ea is thegreateft partof Affricke; Solyman grieued han Joffe of Corone, 
Spent alti ra it theftraitsof Lepanto, takenfrom him by eAuria,Himerales his 
ska heuhishe nie ie bt flightsby the countelof his Baffaes, but efpecially of Abra- 
Selecta  evrotittncs a cecil Fy him to Algiers ; offering him the greatelt ho- 
Sidi Con fable les fos i him Admitallof all his fleet, if hee would forthwith repaire 
Sebas di oreat Sioednsne Men toes i hi ie a mens iudgements, ok fr his 
tohicued kingdome,was to be com for his inuincible conrage,and glory of his late at- 

; : pared with Auria,and to be oppofed againtt the Chriftian 
mesa orn Shan out rsthtsembsigetes an el ao 
te et oth F ratjthen Gouetnour'of the Rhodes ; who at his lan- 
sili honourably receiued by Barbarn/fa,and clei inant, netite f@ viderftan- 

bg the canfe of his comming,was exceeding glad thereof, prefently coniceiuing 0 {mall 


ke, if hee might once come to Se/ymans peelants 
an 


L 


4\ ithe 


ice cons g | 
phe to en. q 


fourth Emperour of the Turkesi 


large thew vnto him the ftate of Affticke,and power ofthe Chriftians, with thelr cofta 
tinuall difcord among(t themfelues. Wherefore without furchcr delay committing the pro- 
tectionof his fon Afanes (then about cightcene yeares old) and the goucrnment of his new 
orrenkingdome to Ramada and Agis,two of his nigh kinfemenand affured friends, of whofe 
fidelitie he doubted not she with tortie of his owne gallies in moft warrelike manner appoin- 
ted, fet forward with Solymans Emba(ladour towards Conftantinople : where by the way 
hee met with a fleet of Genoway {hips bound for Sicilie for corne , which after a tharpe and 
cruel] fight he tookeand burnt. After that, landing by nightin the countrey of Elba, not far 
fyom Naples, he fuddenly furprifed Rhiuma rich citie ; where loading his gallies with the 
wealth thereof,and carrying away with him all the inhabitants into captiuitie, hearrived at 
Conttantinoplein the yeare 1533, where he was by the great courtiers brought to Solyrnan, Berberufecds 
of whom he was joyfully receiued, ifit were but for the prefents which he gaue him: which patie 
werc faire boyes and yong maidens {umptuoutly apparrelled,eunuchs and wildbeatts of Ly- 
biaas Lyons,Lcopardsand fuch like. But afver he had certain dayes difcourfed avlarge with 
the great Baffa's,of the {tate of Affricke,the ftrength ofthe Chriftians,and how the wars were 
to be managed,he was afterwatds by them feldomer fent for, and offering himfelfe intotheir Barbarnfaen: 
companie,was hardly admitted: for enuie(the infeperable companion of growing honor)had a 
quickly ouertaken him in the court, fothat many men letted sot openly to fay, Ithad not 
“. Bin the fathion of the Orhomsan kings,to prefer pyrats (the worft kind of theeues)ro the honor 
© oftheirgreat Admirall ; andthat there wanted nor, neither ever would want men both vers 
~ tuousand valiant inthe Turks court,which could with great honour maintaine and augmeae 
theglory ofthe Turkifh empire both by feaand land ; whereas hee had again(tall right and 
con{cience,by fhamefultreacheric intruded himfelfe into another mans kingdom in Affricke, 
and there perfecuted the Mahometan princes and people, being of noreligion himfelfe, as 
one that was borne of a renegate Grecke, and had from his youth lined as amercileffe pyrat, 
anil common enemie of mankind. By which fpeeches Barbarufja perceiued in how eniill time 
‘Abraham Baffs his belt friend, and by whofe means he was fent for, was abfent from Court 5 
who at that time was gone inco Comagena,and wintred at Aleppo, with purpofe (as Solymans 
forerunner) with the firft of che next Spring,to paffe ouer Euphrates againft che Perfian. After 
D long fuicand muchexpectation, Solyman an{wered Barbaruffaby Aiax and Caffimes two Of the parbernffares 
~ great Baffi’s, Thacall the matter concerning him fhould be referred to thedifcretion of Abra- pe a 
in the chiete Baffa, for that he was by his counfell efpecially ent for into Afficke Dwhete- jaa, 
fore ifhe did expe@ any thing, he fhouldrepaire vato him in Syria, that according to his 
grauc iudgementall things might be ordred. Barbaru(fa thus reieéted into Syria,although he 
well perceiued that ic tended to his no finall difgrace ; yet in hore by fufferance to obraine 
another kingdome,feemed contented with the anfwere,and refolued forthwith to take vpon He rrantlith 
him that Jong and painfull jousny : which the old king luttily performed , and fo pofting by toe nai ganda 
landthrough Afia the leffe, 8etrauelling ouerthe mountain Amanus, then couered with deep sy bum comen- 
fhow,came inthe dead time of Winter to Aleppo in Syria, where he was honourably recei- “4 #Seym" 
E ued by the great Baffa,and heard at large, to his fo goad contentation andliking, that he dee+ 
~ med him ofall others the fitte(tto command the Turks poweratfea, 8 to that purpofe writ 
-commendatorie letters inhis behalfe to Solyman: withing him for his fufficience toplace him 
as the fourth with the other three Baffa’s of his counfell. After Barbaru(/a was again arriued 
at Conftantinople with thefe letters , andthatit was once knowne how cffeCually che chiefe 
_ Baffuhad commended him toSo/yman,it was a world to fee how onthe fiudden the face of the 
> court was changed vpon him,cuery man cither for friend(hip or flatterie began now to fpeake 
‘ae of his praifes,and to extoll his worthines: who was now inall mens mouthes but Barbaru(fa? 
fo: great wasthe power and authotitie of the chiefe Baffa,that being abfenr,yet was hisappro- 
"bation ofall men accounted fufficient to prefer whom he pleafed ; and hisletrets Iawes to the 
FE reftofthe court, Barbaruft had brought with him from Algiers,one Ro/ceres theelder brother Refer 
|) of Maltaffés king of Tunes,who wrongfully i 


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His returne te 
Conflanttineplts 


aleaffes driuen into exile by his yonger brother,had lived 
certain yeres at Algiers,but now by the perfuafion of Barbaru/fa was come with him to Con- 
ftantinople,to crane aid of Solyman againtt the oppreffion of his brother. Him Bérbaraffa of 
tentimes fhewed vnto the great Bafla’s, and in his difcourfes wich them concerning the con 
queft of Affticke,fethim out as amoft fitinftrument for fubduing of the kingdome a 
oe lii 

















Fr arg a : 
Jiberation and confuleat had with the Bafli's concerni 
fanow dined vnto theprefence of Solyman., inthefe orlike 
war,forthe entrance whereunto wehdue thus fardigreffed) 





ak ea 


‘il H ue she Priefts with loud voyceufe to pray for, at {uch ti 
fata be i leetietot to ih fame thing doe ri fe hae et Emperors oy 
oulde/t_remember,thy pro Tufti away MAN § which i, 
ad hy agerter dy uftice and religion to bane gorsfor shee thie sia is 


than which, more magnificent and richer the ods h i 
gods hawe not giuen toany: 
ba porate ardthow hitherto haft fo traced their fleps , sores scat ahctned 
i fame and gloric,a oo: luftice to thy [ubsects , and inflamed with the ho 2 fiomouneg 
ng conbinuall war shy! the enemies of our rel:gson, the true office of a xea he Of ebernal py «fe, fi 
pi # Belgrade takes, “hodes woon,the K ing of Hungarie laine sm battell ne see } this 
mf oa hen Charles, whom the Chriftians meni makecquall to thy fife in 8 orencamiet 
ph vis great aid almnoft of all the Chriftian Nasions,terssficd with the noyfe of thy host ike i ie 
. Batforafimauch pein be they newer (o large or victortes be they newer fo os eRe <7 be 
AM Cithey 


Sasisfie she greatnelfé of an heroicall mind, or glut the famew th Slorie sthou haf sherefore fens b fa 
ent before 


shee thy vitteriows enfignes againff the Perfians and Parthians, shatshofe Nations who ha A 
Me wicked) 


Salen ffow our Rises, purified as it were by thy facred armes,may be 
Mi i: a i f 
Z wine pene mn be this unto thy ereatne i most honorable A eee : re 
ital i er : on hm ies yh re _ na ofarmes and. Gangers,to ican 
x pedeen : auc. by long experi : 
va ws Pe a elfewhere, Nesther id 1 vhs ou oh piety My 
we ne Mos ‘sabe ath enough, yea and more than ewough fauonred my defigne; A rove fhe. 
At ge a us aps fhe asl promoted toglorions vidtories, Great riches, yea unto the oe | 
ican ae Pee ius a ft rae = sods ne iat a nothing better,than to be called orof 
; ent fo guncell 4 ‘cate/t importance: wh jt 
, ee ea experience confirmed: which altho it be Wi «Lent i 
b. i pee +i lie Aver ifuch firength, that I dare both promife and performevnto ni 
chrysler miata lt 
\ mame tee ade nfctl of my-waltant brother oruccius (whe 
pi ph sperfecuted the Christians both by fea and lan ina nothi 
be oo iy Ufa and, Be might once betoyned with my she ee eee oe 
> fay Wie, ofmbn hig ‘i or elfe commanded : forafinuch as it gritue thme not 10 be commane 
re min By ae M6 ; my fires if the god: fhall make me partarker, the Spaniards fhall forth 
latte ifickes on halt heare that she Atoores are gone ener inte.s ine, to.repolfe i 
1 aeait that Sina ARTI ig “Sh, At fee ‘a 
with our flees, bei ; se fhall flaruevp Itals ifireffed 
ree Peing ven pats and brought low by the difcord of pa yt ie 
vifh yoke, hike noe te + ad a st felfe upon any condision, fe it might caf) off the Spas 
PHL Mee Hi fe at i that firength or vnisie &s now in halie, which a when th yh 
other the Chriftian Nations i rt iy ews 4 Kaplan nas upon Lai on bi m 
tonla beraly with hand i" Dif " 2 the good faccefeof ‘that warre, hich alt the Chrifien rape 
Somagaine ynited the Empireo rh bred taken thecasreof Rome , and fo according to right andrea- 
he faddenly left she rit as yeas neh oF ot ie a ia tang 
Fi Se i ie Sign of the heauens) thisworke “ifilone ot TES angie 
ower ip fait : hi rab A And rare. trowmiphse interrupt or hinder thee ar hr nine 
sagainft thy old, andsrreligious enemies, deferwing allextremities : for thy nants 


» fpall be [iffictent for me, whereof thon halt haue no needin thy wars fo farre within land. that mpl? 


thy fi PHT a re pr yap Of the world may in shezscane time be brought under 
fouteae R le Ht other things, Mulcalfes is t0 be driuen out of Te Se of in- 
Core famcediono hc hen th i fe tbe Cad nda wha busngh te 
alone,tbas be bath lefi hima nei m,0r that which warfess,cruelly burnt aut their eyes, deth/o raigre 
a af athe left him neither kinfeman nor friend, For being Maslathenbefill es ase 5 bee , 
. bat 


‘ 


she greateft part of A ffricke 


fecute,as my proper and pecular enemie 
Hy ? 


thee 


D willing him,by worthie deeds to performe what h 


fourth Emperour of the Turks. 639 
A. fash amurthered all bis fathers friends,who with great tranell had preferred hims to the kingdome , [6 t0 


make [hort payment for 
all menwifh to pert{h, 
coward endureth with {uch fhame and reproach, 
rewenge them. And yct this ffaminate daflard boldcth 
goth nok your imperial name, wherennto all men on ewery fi 
fered. exceedingly fanoureth the Spanta 
Twkri{h captarnes may be drinen out of the citie. T 
cafily deflroy,if it be but for that we hane withusR 
long for shim mut we vfe,if ss bebut for a phew, fo 

B foone as we {hall bat prefent our felues before the gases of 


fogreat defert. With this beaf} we mut haucte do,whomwhileft no man lomethy 
The Numidians trouble him with dayly inuafions, whofe inturies the infamous 
that it [hould feeme he had rather to (uffer them than 
inchaines many valiant Turks,and acknowled- 
de five for grace : and which is not to be (f= 
rds of Tripolis,toshesntent that Agis and Moles, two valiant 
his wild beaft difarmned of his claws and teeth, we fhall 
ofcetes hu brother whom the Numidians wilh and 
[hall the thing we defire,be without bloudeffrcted, as 
Tunes. Then (hall it be at your pleafure, to ap- 
int whom you will haue to gouerne the Numidian kingdome iit Shall be unto me glorse cnough, when 
onquered, fall be peaceably delineredinto your bands at your return with 


the triumphs of Perfia. But by the way as [returne,! a{fure you upon mine own priuas, (0 so fe the mat- 


ter,that the Chriftians [hall alfohane good caufe to bewatle their calamities : andif J bap to meet with 


Auria,he fhall hane (mall caufeto reioyce of the mifchicfe he hath done «for him alone I challenge to per- 
both for the remembrance of the harmes wee haue rectined at 


me, who oncetaken out of the way, the feas fhallbe open 


his hands, and for the defpight 1 baue at his fa 
be that {hall be able se command she feus, fhall eafily alfa 


only toyou and your fleets. Ana belecue me, 
fabdue the kingdomes by land. 


ho after the manner of wife Princes, vfed well to confider, and afterwards 
folue of uch matters ashe had with attentiue cae hearkned vnto ; 
eruice,for that time brake vp the counfel. 


But Solyman, w 
with ripe 1udgement to re 
commending Barbaru(fa for his forwardneffe in his { 
Nort long after,a decree was made,according t 
rujfa (ould be ioyned as fourth witht 
made great Admiral, fo that all che [flands,p 
out Solymans Empire (hould be at his comman 


orts,and people allalong{t the fea coaft chorow 
d,and that it fhould be jawtull forhim to take 


vpfuch mariners and foldiers for feruice at fea,as pleafed him in what place foeuer. This be- 
ing folemnly proclaimed, Sofyman with his owne hand deliuered hinia {cepter anda {word, 
e had promifed. After which, U4#ax and 
Caftimes the two great Bafla’s, with the Captaine ofthe Janizaries, brought him with excee- 
ding pompe, from the court to the Nauie: at which time was carried before himall the to- 
kens of his new obtained honour. And toward the maintenance of that war at fea,he had de- 
liuered vnto him out of Selymans treafures, cight hundred thoufand duckets , andeight hun- 


dred Tanizariese 
But forafmuch as much it was thathe did inthe fernice of Selyman, and moreis of him 
eamiffehere to prefent vntothe view of the world the 


hereafter to be fpoken; it fhall not b 
fterne but liuely countenance ofthis fo famousaman (who liuing kept all the Miditerranian 
infeare) as it is by Boifardus exprefled,together with the Elogium following. 


lii2 BAR- 


© Abraham the great Baffa’s aduice, That Barba- parbaruffa 
he other three chiefe Bafla’s of Solymans counfcl,and be a" Solymang 
great Admiral. 





64.0 BARBARVSSA: fourth Emperour of the Turks. 64i5 


t A Majorof thetowne,to keepe the people from flying away,had lockt vp the gates onthedther 

4 © fide of the citie,from the enemie, From thence he with rich fpoyle and many prifoners went 
roCiarium, where he had learned of his prifoners, a fleet ofgallies was in building. This 
rown'forfaken of the inhabitants for feare, he rooke without refiftance,ranfacked it,andburne 
it,where he alfo fired feuen gallies not yet altogether finifhed. But after he was come with his 
flveras farreas the Ifland Capri, within tlic fight of Naples, fucha'terrorswasitrucke into the 
minds of all that dwelt along(t that. coaft, Thatitiwas thought, if he had landed and gone di- 
rectly, ta, Naples,the Neopolitans would for feare haue abandoned.thecitie.. But holding on 
jis coucte,be came to Prochita,which he taokeand rifled :foipaffing:-by the portof Caicta, 
which hemight eafily Haue taken)he came taiSpelunca,a towne in the hithermoft part of the 

p Kingdome of Naples, They ofthe Towne difinaied with thefirdden artivall offo great a 
flect,yeclded theffame without refiftance. Theénemie entring the town;tooketwelve hun- 


dred prifoners, Pelegrinusa cliefe manamonaftthem of Spetunca, was fled ‘into: the Caftles 


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| hing Barbaru(fs commanded to yecld,which if he would prefently do, he promifed to let him 
go frees bur if he fhould.tand yponhis defence, heethreatnedin thort time to makchim re- 
| pent his foolifhhardinaffe, with the vtter deftruction both of himfelfeand:the towne, The 


fearefull gentleman without delay came out ofithe caftle,!andifellidowne athis feet; who ac- 
cording to his promife gauchim his libertic, andwith rareenttefie reftored tochim his wife, 
his fonne, and niece, whom he hadsaken prifohers; who reétiued chem with many teares fal- 
ling from their eyesforioys pa air Rnlags bows) hed yora li 2 (295) \ 
F C othe fame night alfa.2000 Lurkes came\fromithe flect through the tough and ‘bufhie 
j motintaines, to the citle Fundi, ten miles diftarrefronySpelunca, in the yttermoft borders'of 
| the kingdome of Naples, condutted.ag wasthought by certaine Italians of that countrey ; 
whora fewyeares before taken at foa,and ouerivearied-with the heauie burttidn of the Turki 
| flauerie;hid renolted-to the Mahometan religion.But {uchiwas the fuddenineffe oftheir com~ 
| ming,and their celeritie in entring the vitie, chaviatia GanXaga the Paragon Of Italieahdethe rwiie Gonsage 


“fe prife whic / foughrafier,had {carcetimeta gecto horfe halte naked, andiforwith ¢ faire, Ladie | 
chiefe prife whichthey foughtafter, g e naked, anti ame | 


much difiicultie co efcape into the mountaines, Itis teportedthat Barbaru/ft (which thing he 4) sarbarafe. | 


himfelfe afterwards fo¢medinort ) denic) mooutdwittnthe fame of her incomparable beau- 
__ tie,and wonderfull petfeéion,defired exceedingly to hauetykemher as a Prefent for Solyman, 
Dp The citifens were formott pare either flain ortaken prifoners by: the Tarks,wholoadedwith 
the fpoileof the citic, returned again to the fleet. Another partof Burbaru/fa’s fleet came to 
Tarracina,which the Turks tooke forfaken of the inhabirants,who for feare wercall fled into 
the mountains,except fome which forage or fickneffe\coutdsnor fhift for themfelues, whom 








Listora te Hefperia timuere vtrinfque, Lybeque ¥ the Turks lew, & fpoyled the churches. Barbara/fa thas fcouringalong the coatt of Iralieyand 
Opprefi dextra fubcubuere tua, ‘ é q newes thereof daily brought to the citic of Rome, firucke fuchanexceeding terrout into the rhe gomans a/~ 
Nynquam te Lypare,Corcyranediligit,barum j minds of the citifens,that ir was verily thought if he hadicomea liccle furcher to Oftia they. said af Barba- 
Cum fisimmeritos depopulat would cenerally haue forfakenthe city. But hedauing well performed:hi ife nade'to "4" 
8 AZrOs. generally ha F ys auing well performed his promife made to 


Solyman for vexing the Chriftians,and before refoltied ofagreater matter he had todo; when 













Theco . r he had watred at Pontia,paffed ouer into Afftick with fuch Celeritie that he Was artiued there 
AR ieee nore iree pie were fore afraid, 34 E before it wasthought shat he was deparced fromthe coattof Italie. For Barbaru(fato deceiueé 
+ Lyparos will thee neuer loue. hee ) oe bythy right hand difmaid- Muleaffs king of Tunes,and to take him vnprouided,had given it out, chat he'would burnand 3 

For that thou caufele(te diaiieon orcyra ftrong 5 fpoyle the coatts of the Chriftian countries, e{pecially of Italie, Liguria,and'Spain,in revenge 

SI i othem fo greatand open wrong. athe harme done by Auria at Corone and Patras. Which thing cMuleaffesrhe-rather ete 

y nedywnderftanding his proceedings vpon the coaftof Iralie. Jenetis i oatthe 

Barbarufja {ped of that hee defired, ftaied not long aft ; i famerimeat great Ghtles ptepared aaa fleet, ti in Caan icant That 

| out of Helefpontus with eightie gillies Atlee soll ae at Conftantinople, but La aati Barbaruffi would imploy his Forces for Affticke: forthen what fhould the Venetians have 

leaning Arsurathes (a fea captaine)with twelue alli galliots, (haped hiscourfe towards Ica'ies necded tohauemade (o great and chargeable a preparations But chat whiclvaboue all other 

oe to fet forward againft the Perfian, ouer aie arto fe ino At oe etd things brought him into fecuritie,w as for that he had by fecret eff pials certainly learned, that 

. qv ferent at Methone,who holding on his courfe Agticke and fuddenly ., hisbrother Roféetes was kept at Conftantinople , as aprifoherat large , vader fafe keeping: 

saffing b rait betwixt Italie and Cicilie, brought agreat feare vpon both Fhe countries s # which made hin to think,that Barbaruf[#s forces were not prepared againit him ; for he knew 

; : alongft the coaft of the lower Calabria, hec fet vponthe ' that he could notbe impugned, orhis {tare more indangered by any othermeanes, than by 

‘Tempfa : which although it ftood yponazocke pocadier: competitour of hiskingdome, to whom his guiltie conftience doubted, that 

5 eof the Turkes a(faule, thacit th the citifens of Tnnes and the Numidians were for moft part well affected. 
to the enhabitants,for thatthe This mMuleaffes of whom we nowpeake,and whom hereafter we {hal by occafion often re- 





Maioy lil 3 member, 


- Solyman the M 
n S {cended of the antient king 
; ifcentsor mixture of forreine bloud,had by thet eccannen 
I mcd sta he pel ee to Bugia,almoft 800) altega 
t Ain as faras the mount Atlas: and for the Jong cc a : 
rid Shir kingdome , were worthily a ei aes d atatesend 
bi Aahometari kings of Affricke. His father catahomethes csilaal shad 
“ nes pleafure,raigned 32 yeares, perceiving the endof hi 
pce rey ewer pace fonne ( whom for his haftie 
urance)to fucceed himin his kingdome: but ouer vith th 
his wife, a woman of haughtie fj init, wh omaranieae 
c > had'b di 
forher fonne cAtnleaffes, halted his fo Chratpo Rat Reineet 
; whom (as it was thought) the fall anciiaete Irirerbaltacan 
r 5 i pall 1 lerof his owneold yea’ 
; Dore pptie a peenedons in prifon, prefoce ynmachotad fenetirente of hi 
Surpasses Saas 3 oc nin other, ‘Barchs, Beleth, and Sadth,with ea 
| : ron of thei t iue Wetlerche 
er eae be F pe fight. depriued , only, Rofeetes the fecond rdtite ar. 
pooowrige Sie, canna a we ito les brother,fled to Morhabitis acreat Pina 
: ce ans: ralfo their broth i f ‘ ay 
many practifes to have takenthemvaway, and ae jateidtapher fina SF een by 


4 £ . . . 
pe them deliuered into his hands. Which mony-the Numidian receiued Menace. pe 
A iftref. 


fed Princes, as if they hadefcaped againft his will,to 

afiendliafhi ; : flie fur eS 
te ale a eatin ee 
guisledtecoali ena auc gotthem into hisowne power, Thus chafed by their ie ‘ied 
bittothecitieot ee at tince, and place to place, they for theit more fafeti a Be 
world gaue cuerall,a “ibe arfeintothe maine land : where Cdbdemelech as one ion, ae 
SEH Gchabnni a tooke hiofelfe to.a folitarie life, and becamea Piilowetolla Ma 
Vs fanonvin his fight,thae henwentaiae eee Abdalla Prince ofthat citie,found fich 
tained him as his fonne in law,with fuch cachinedenhan ee Jong time honorably main. 


was féldome permitted to eat any other meatbut fuch asthe Prince aon 5 ree 
‘a= 


ftediof. male igni ing,an 
wleaffés thus raigning and raging,and yet not conténted with the death of fo man 


a ees fing. member,waslineally di 


of Tunes, 


















: lar 
nd and mightic 2 se 
had with much plore 
approch, had purpg? 
fpiving hethen held in 
rtunitic of Lexy; 
factionin the ce 
him his fucce mt; ; ne 
wa thortened ; Mains 



















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ofhis brethren roceeded furthe: and murt lecaufedal- K 
paral petal} ther, urthered diuers of th i uied a, 
P u of their childrenalfo. H 
of Muleaffis. E a nifet and Mefuar 2. menof greateft author iticinallthe kingdome, his fathers graue 


s Sys en u 
dagpgobe SA ae fidends by whofe meanesefpeciallyhehadalpiced var the Kin 
iemeterindalivatorts i eath, fearing their greatnes ; orrather as fome thought a 
fuch tharp payment,And b oy ; rabid fomuch beholden,and therefore rewarded then ith 
other wiues and conpiigeet it nftigation of Lentefia his mother,caufed diuers of his fathers 
Saiitinekanahe Mearsinenmdn e fhamefully murthered , enueighing oftentimes againtt his 
in his houfes of delight Hi pete forhispleafure maintained 200 wiues and aaranbies 
thathe had lefe him(esbe rot) ead begot £ many fons competitors ofthe kingdom 
brood. Rofectes aidedb Nis ) alaborious and endleffe piece of worke, to deftroy { sr beat 
ge, name of Muleafies, both As feat law andthe other Numidian princes Ssiicene the 4 
” his nciahioneaitanbsconte Sanidltiedgsiotthis owneblond, and diyrious dealing againtt 
vnto Tunes met with Maleafer is arg palling ouer the riner Bragada withagreat tile ee 
Lentigefia: where ina fhatpe danni yee luéted by Dorax avaliant captaine brother to 
with them that were efca ve is brothers Armie, and enforced Dora 
} i f their lines to flic into Tunes. 
efore the gates of thecitie, in 
=the vfurping tyrant) would 
if fome tumult inthecity, 
expecting fome innouation ; M 
Jeafses, and to fhew how 
it trees, which grew 
es of old Carthage, te 
effions lay: ate a ao 
pinds with faire fpee- 
ninds wi HP 
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A iches,and-large promifes ofrecompenfing cticry man to the full , forall{uch harmeas they 


fourth Emperonr of the Turks. 643 
fiould fuftaine for his brothers furie inthe countrey :and befide that, hadthe citie in fuch 
{trong poffeffion by reafon of his fouldiers,that the citifens either would not or could not re- 
nolt to Roféetes. The Numidian princes wearic of that long and vain expeéation,according to 

the leuitie of that nation,accounting it no fhame after vidtoric once gotten to depart, began Namie é 
oneatter another to fhrinke away to their owne dwellings,perfuading Rofcetes allo to prouide Heed 
for himfelf whil(t he had time,andto attend his better fortune. Whertore he fearing to be be- 
traiedby the Nuthidians,or circumuiented by his cruell brother, fled to Barbaru(fa,then raig- 
ning at Algiers in great gloric, where he was honourably entertained ; and there remained 
yatill uch time as by his perfuafion he went with him as isaforefaidto Conftantinople, to 
crauc help of Sofyman,by whom he was detained in fafe cuftodie :although it was in policie 
given out by Barbaru(fa,chat he was in the Acer, and that he fhould By Solymans power be te- 
ftored to his fathers kingdome at Tunes. 

“Bhs was the ftate of the kingdom of Tunes,at fuch time as Barbaru(fs with Solymans great 
fleer,contrarie to all mens expectation, fuddenly departing from the coatt of Italie, landed in 
‘Affrickeat Biferta, afamous port of the kingdome of Funes. They of Bifertawearie of the havea 
gouernment of Muleaffes, and of them{elues defirous of change, as foone as they heard the ii 
name of Ro/ectes,forchwith draue out their Gouernor,and receiued the Turks into the towne, 

For Barbarw/fi had before fent certaine of Roféetes his tamiliar friends afhore, which bare the | 
people in hand, that he was in the fleet,but not able to come yet on fhore, for that he was (as 
they {aid) fea-ficke,and troubled him with anague. Biferta thuspofleffed by Barbarnffa, hee 
prefently departed thence, and failing by Vtica,chirtie miles diftant from Biferta,and fo kee- 
ping alongft the coaft, and paffing the promontorie of Carthage, came before Guletta, a garbaruga c3- 
ftrong caftle withinthe bay of Tunes, fo placed vpona ftrait, that 1t commandeth all the paf= meth te Guletia 
fageby feavnto the city of Tunes. Betore this caftle, Barbaruffs intoken of friendthip,difchar- 

gedall his great ordnance,which they of the caftle anfwesed with like :but being required 

to deliver it vp to Ro/cetes,they faidit Mhould be alwaies at his command that ruled in the city 

of Tunes. The newes of Koféetes hisfuppoled comming, flying fiviftly by land from Bifertato 

Tunes,and the great fleet once difcouered, {et all the citie onan vptore : for the citizens were 

in great expectation of their new king, both for theloue of Rofieses,who had alwaies fhewed f 
D himfelfetobe of amild and bountifull nature , and alfo for the hatred of Afulea/fes,whofe ty- 

rannous and couetous gouernment they thoughtthey had too long indured. Neither was hee 
ignorant what report ran ofhimfelfe, and how he had loft the hearts of his fubiedts ; which 
was evidently to be feenein the eyes and countenances of thechiefemenof thecitie, And | 
that which more increafed their hatred, was for that he had notaccordingto his promife to 
them in time of his diftreffe, made them any recompence for their goodly houfes and Oline 
gardens, deftroyed inthe countrey by Roféeres inthe former wars wherefore at fuch time 2 
hee came now out of the caftle,and in the greateft affemblie of his people, began to perfiadks 
them to play the men,and to continue conitant in their obedience, promifing vntothers Ssiit 
reward as they knew he was neuer ableto performe,they all departed,and left him alomesy@e 
fome of them vnder the color of friendfhip,and am ongft them Abdahar, then Mefuae! int! 
was chiefe officer next ynto the king)perfuaded him to giue placeto his hard fortune Se finely MT" ] 
with to flie,for by chance at the fame inftanc it was in cuery mans mouth, thatthe Tat keg wet | 
enenat hand: which thing caufed Malea(fes,fortaken of his fubieéts of himfelte fears Fila 
worthily doubting to be betraied, to fie in fuch haft out of the city that helefr betitiel B19) 
both his treafure and iewels,which afterwards came into the hands of his enem\s) The 2 
that reuolted was Abezes,a man of great authority 8 Fetuches,captain ofthe caftles 
gateSpaniards. Fetwches prefently afterthe flight of Muleaffés, brought out Re 
children,whom Muleafes had long time kept in prifon,& to welcom theit facher 
FE inthekings royall fear. Abeces alfo forthwith aduertifed Barbarn/a of Mel 
& with what longing the people expected their defired kings withing him Wh) en 
repaire vatothe city : and fora prefent fent hima goodly Barbarian hor "hike, 
and divers others for his other chiefe captaines. Hereupon Barbarw/ja wr 
forward with fiue thoufand Turk ich he had already landed, 8: Se” Se 
ofthe citifens ioifully receiued long {ooking,whenhepen™ 


Forfaken of the 


wo 


Barvar{fa lane 
deth at Biferta. 





fon 





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gk 









- Solan the Mi 

ey thsis f bane fed king, and heard nothing butthename o 

an eed ed by the Turks intheir militarie acclamation 
eons s sas caftle ; they began to diftruft, as the truth was, 
cy fo much defired,they had receiued the Turkith gouer 

















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aa. detefted. Which fufpiti : 
ee ed. Which fufpition once confirmed b i oa 
2) had broughe with him of purpofe to delude the peaple of Kefcetes friends whom detony 
Thecitizers PALE Country,,{pared not for feare of the He ReaD MEND gricued to fee the rnin ott i 
: Ties Ls 7 asthey went, That they did in vaine ree for BF pats over me ating 
5. is =! i i ‘ : : : 
ie ene fanarcpls itwasa wonder to fee,how fuddenly the mind me sii as eft inbondsat Oe 
the Turkes. peedily they ranto theirweapons,and how furi ch ithe Turksypowetes 
fych matter,and pons,and urioufly they aflailed the Turks catingng 
tumulr, si ih enotas yetal gotintothtcaftle. Thechiefeleader ofthe ci Hai 
augm: ywas Abdahar the Mefuar,who buvalittle before ypon thecommin, f he Ta ae 
= but Re ein ape pe barat: of his fubicéts, had pe rhiaded a “i if Fen 
zy aun : g himfelfe decciued of his ex i i aletand 
oa penting of that he had done, fought by.all FANS a nmING 9 Rei ang Im 
, fonds more to animat the people,as he ftood on high ieabaerad to recall Atuleas 
card, bee cried. vnto them witha loud voice: tarot: oo 



















_ Weare moff villanoufly betrai 7 ] thats. iie gx 
‘ Manoufly betraied(worthie césifens) far Role We ¢ 
king lamenteth his miferiein chains,in prifon ee rire of eapetnlattaaed 


: ’ ? x06; raleatye 
endfor dc eles forthe ine rf 
j ee epy- 


rats. The prefent danger of our eftate telleshws 
4 1s, that me auf, i 
fi alien Wherefore let all men that meage not to Yip eekrewir pug ro i a 
ai ba party Again the faithleffe Turks.1 my felfe willbe yaur leader : Let eh fe i 45 bea, 
> ena Hh cart gress fexenge this fhamefull wecherie defend our. repay phe all with one 
det bana ibertie of the Numidian I gible ty and libertie withthe 
fés was againe ee rm ea tee { ue yas Agcy ty ee etry 
Mantes sefiogicot form aied in the fuburbs,expecting w 
BA nes Nei fin pelos they wereaware,or (emmete eH pau? tod ted ih 
ausericn ate 2a et BARONS the number of he citifens was fuch,as might eafily fae 
Faia eae tad nee B9 Du nably armed, or well conduéted which ina matter 
pees pa wal a ltoget net ignorant of feruice,was not poffib Yer they,aimed with K 
ne of thebulierivesor thea ey ofthemfelues, (varied ypasthicke 2s yas pole 
had fet vp one of their ie-caltle, which they knew, waseaficft tobe gained, where he Tush 
whelimed erates enfignes ; and with the multitude of their darts and ar a8 
pial ee ci S, a they were glad to forfake the place, & to retire iatatanng nee 
Sen aa ca ators ene : ftom whence and all alongft the enrtaine vin can they, 
seed aon dt har rtillerie and {mall fhot monpftthe thickeft of 
ofan inincible courage 3 great experic An Hata che although eis ote 
freee (ene eats sae isnaea his lifetime well acquainted with,defperate 


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; ¢ fault, fhut vp ina pla d withthe fuddennefle of the af- 
t 17 place whereof h Wita.the Juddennelic of the a 
ess three daics ,was with their eon a hand not provided of victual for L 





his care was by the difordered furie of his Bote aussi nokaliste troubled: which 
ees iSE06 fowne valour of his ownefouldiers 


" greatly diminifhed ; efpecially whenh 
and courage,and the Hose men ftill igh full of h 
e¢,and the Moores as men half t Pee Naasixes of ee 


friends,ready to reti a 
fore giuen ouer,was Howes Mi eaffes & Dorax,the affault twice 
eff defperate Furie thanat the 


& juleaffes re- 
4 Ms the D 
f Maliga,a renegat Spant- 
























EF 






Land the Turks hardly charge 
“a t amet expert fouldier, 
Uf thon wilt faue thine hono pie bey 

Pus One Ange t hes will not be able to endure onr charge M 


eff who as braineficke men could 
ye mee ns of theiraeli- 


ion of the chifeftcap- 
at ‘al 


baad raincs, 





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fourth Emperour of the Turkes: 64S. 
parbaru(fa commarded Halis the author ofthat counfell,with certaine other captaines 
mpanions,at one inftant to fallie out at two ports ofthe caftle: which they fo re- 


,that in (hort time a wonderful number of the naked Moores lay dead vp- 


\ raines,B 
~ anditheir co: 
folutely performed 


onthe ground. ‘ ; 
. Abdabar the Mefuar himfelfe,was there fhot thorow with abullet and flaine : whereupon 


the affault was quite giuen oucr, the Moores retiring by companies backe into the city, and 
the Turkes till purfuing them : where inthe ftreets for certaine houres, was fought amoft 
cruel an 
them to the refuge oftt 
and children. And Hal withthe t 
come with labour, heat, and thirft,rev 


there wasaboue three thoufand of the 3a ; ] f 
afes thus difcouraged,and ytterly defpairing to recouex the citieshardly efcaped his enemies 


hatids,by the good helpe of his vacle Dorax,with whom he fled ouerthe riuer Bagrada, and 
came in fafetic to Conftantina (called of old time Cyrtha) the antient feat of the Numidian 
kings,but then a parc of Dorax his dominion, where he was houourably maiotained and pro- 
tected yntill che comming of Gharlesthe Emperour into Affticke. The night enfaing this bat 
telljand the flight ofthe king, was reftleffe borh to the citizens andthe Turks, cach of them 
for feare of other tanding vpon their ftrongeft guard, 

The next day, the citizens difcouraged with the] 


heir houfes; not fo careful oftheir king,as ofthemfelues,their wiues, ted iy she 
eft,wearied with the flaughter of his enemies,and ouer= Tks. 
darned with vitorie vnto the caftle. It is reported that 


their rafh attempt, excufing it by the name i Si 
mit themf{elues vnto him with all faithfulneffe. Which their offer hee willingly accepted, 


knowing that he was notable to keepe that place with bis fouldiers three daics; for lacke of 
viGtuall : fo that all his hopeand victorie gotten,might eafily be ouerthrowneand bronght to 
nought, if the citizens moued cither with defperation or defire of reuenge, fhouldioyne with 
the other Numidian princes, and befiege him inthe caftle. Whereupona general peace was 
grtanted,and by folemne oath on both fide confirmed,whereby the citizens exprefly bound 
themfeluesto the obedience of So/yman,& to Barbarujfaas his licutenant.Alltbings thus ferin 
D order inthe citie of Tunes, &new magiftratesand officers by him made, helaboured by all 
meanes towin vnto him the Numidian princes : which when he had)eafily brought to paffe 
by giftsand rewards with thofe needie princes,of themfclues prone enough vpontlight occa- 
fionsto make or breake thebonds of friendfhip, hee fent Afan-agaan eunuch, and Halisthe 
Spaniard,with the Tanizaries,& certaine pieces of great ordnance,to take in theother cities of 
the kingdome of Tunes : which they in(hort time performed, being inall places peaceably re- 
ceiued,onely the city of Caruenna held outa while,yct afterwards for feare of farther harme 
recciued the Turks garrifon, But to leaue Barbaru(faking of Algiers and Solymans great Ad- 
mirall,thus poffeffed of the kingdome of Tunesjand Muleafes in exile at Conftantina,vatil he 
be againe reftored vnto his kingdomeby Charles che Emperor,as fhall be hereafter dclaredilet 
E vsagaine returnc to the wars at the felfe fame time vndertaken by Solyman in perfon himfelfe 
in Perfia,perfuaded thereunto(as we hauebefore faidyby Abraham thegreat Baffa.Ofwhoma 
few words,that they which fhall hereafter liue, may in himas in others, {ce in what flipperie 
place they {tand,and what final affurance they haue, which forfaking God,run headlong after 
thefe worldly vanities, and {welling with the fauours of great princes, are in amoment when 
they leatt feare any {uch fall, fuddenly ouerthrowne,and become the miferable {peétacles of 
mans fragilitie in the height of their fippo fed bliffe. : 
This great Baffa called ofthe Turks Ibrahim,of vs Abrahams, was borne ina poore count) 


_ his childhood was taken from his Chriftian parents, by fach as by aurhoritie did take vp the 
F tribute children of the Chriftians for the TurkithEmperour. A tributeof all tributes moft 
3 = aka oS ofcountenance amiable,of feature comely actiue ofbody,wel fpoken,plea 

__ fantly conceited, and fharpe of wit, fothat heein fhorter time than wasthought pofiible, to 

_the admiration of many, learned both to fpeake and write the Arabian congue, and other 

languages vfed inthe Turkes court, and could skilfully play vpomfundrie kindes of inftru- 


; ‘ments, And being yeta boy, ferued Scanderbaffa, aman ofgreat aythoritie and power, — 
; : sim 


d bloudie battel At laft the citizens ouercome,forfookethe open ftreets, and betook Tome 


the citizens flaine that day,and thtice as many hurt. Adwle- atuleafes fies 


Cc offe of fo many of theirkinfemen and he citifens Ui 
~ friends,and hauing no king now for whom they fhould fight,craued pardon of Barbaruffa tor Jpemiciues #0 
of loyaltie co their antient kings yoffering to fub- parbaru(fa. 


The defrption 
village neere vnto Perga,atowne in that part of Epirus which was called Buthrotia : who in Hs . sitio 












546 








— time of Selymme the Emperor,in whofe feruice h int 
pat we ere u U cw n 
Buigining himfelfe to all manner of curiofitie and eel he was: metan reli 
‘ e great ladic his miftreffe, and by her commended to herhu: ull fauoured) by g 
‘© temper his melancholie and wayward difpofition,with pattbth Senda, “ide Pag 
ue Its and dey; 









____ Whereinthe Tetricall Baty finding him to excell,gaue bim asa rare gj 

Ri bringing up Selymus, his grandfather Batazer os lining; poms ae ota if 10 Selymen there 
_ Perourcaufed himto be brought vp inthe Court, end pulittely 4 callie, thatthe old Em 
bs of Pe ce ynro hich) as his companion.and playfellows. ¥y, he yan (nh 
a m eer: 4 ce yong Princes difpofition in all points,that he was of him re sea him. 

BU creo vcs cake ued, at ‘s terwards promoted toallthe honors of the court,and made 3 erceeding| 

oops giting voto him in marriage the only daughter and heire of Scanderbs fe Balla’ 

saree ay bey an exceeding Seyeeriatt Andafter that made him sche Caeatessthen dead, q 

1ot long remained, but he was againe fent forto the court, as th chon ha 
abo a compani¢ Se/yman was as one halfe Sere ic thereunto 
Le “ iefe of all the Bafla’s, ind Prefident of his Councell,the gidurelt im Valier, 
; ae ae “7 next ee the Emperor himf-lfe, Andto honor him yet more Wedclin i: 
Tee Ramage i seh anki mperou seer vedocut any bathe 
: race and difgrace who i oa 
. oe oo was done,and w bafta he did enh lg 
4 : aa Teer ehh knowledge giue any office,yeathe gouernment of’ whole a might 
iy med a rss his credit with the Emperor was fo great, that he uiliene 
the . ely ro fae umeto aske any reafon why. And to fay-all atonce he ee 
ae 8 ahs bo ie of an Emperor,but the name only ; in ftead whereof he Was Mail 
. ofall vo er esate Emperours forces. Hishoufein Beri(tincisople Lal 
% cian ep paeheral was daily to be feene fucha multitude of his allanefal Bri 
oa fn am a, ° sells and royall furniture, as thatit mightbe boii paatien’s 
= rigs Serta rince. Neither was he partaker of ghipieatepunicle'is ieee 
bots 29, 08 nee y,but of | hisfecret delights and pleafuresalfo: if hee were ues 
bt, ar eon e = a pleafed :to be thort;he fo poffeffed this goad Emape is 
be tay on a xp The foule of Solyman liued in abraham. Whereat had oF ie 
Cots mci seach ca toner ah 
shioneastlthere behold. menhe held deareft, His lively and majefticall countenance 































































j 


E 





Magnuses, & Getick gratia prona tynanni 
Serwit at ex alto magna tuina Ue? 

Te proceres odere, paren(qs Cr regiaconine 
Hlorav ne pereas preaitione cane. 


Right greatthouart,and do'ft command the fauour ofthy King: 
But fuch great fauours oftentimes a greater fall doth bring. 
Thegreat Kings mother, wife,and allthe Nobles hate thee fore : 
Beware that by their wylie drittsthou perifh not therefore. 


ABRA: 


This great commander, which might at all times be bold to fpeake what he thought, Vnto gbrabam Balas 
Solyman , fought many times in his priuat difcourfes betwixt them two , to perfliade him to perfuedeis oe 
forbeare to vic his forces any farther againft the Chriftians,ouer whom he had fufficiencly al orre vpeg tbe 
readie triumphed, & to turn them vpon the Perfians, by whom he was daily iniured. Alled- pexfeu. 

F ging tohim,thatthe Germans were a {trong & warlike people, who asthey both in language 
© and manners differed from the Hungarians, fo werethey alwayes at variance with them, and 
therfore much cared not though they were by him fubdued: bur if he fhould begin to inuade 
any part of their country,he fhouldthen foon fee that iuuincible nation with their vnited for. 
ces vpin armes,readie to make ftrong refiftance. And to prouoke Charles the Emperor (ofall 
the Chriftian princes the mightiei! yrere not good, who of himfelf wasableto bring ~ a 





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648 : Soliman the Magnificent, 


field moft puiffant armies of valiant fouldiers out of his owne domin jes ine: 





derfull concourfé of moftr Ch 
efol s of Chrit “i : 
{pare to lay downe their liues ats etl ee parts of Chriftendome, mite Won. (fA oppreffed the countries whereofhe had the gouernment : and being wonderfullycountenan- 
hat warre ; which was of them acco Ould No cad in Soljmans court by the great Ba bru nig tect A ia ag 


teligious.Y¢ca what ffrength ; 
i s2th both of borfe and foos might be rai Luinted 
two brethren Chatles and ala ae Cec heaty Benen Dito the bate by thee 


4s rr valiantly defended Vienna, befieged by us with great power. Neitberdid Chop whey 
CS aftermay 4. 


4s ti (eemed, and as the Chriftians comment; 
: ‘ : inky vaunt, feare to hane aduenti 
phd a ‘ee ine 1 ee not ia bee lhonld haue bene iy «main 
b fo p i mie, a thing peculiar to your owne good fortune . nett a 
Ha aA ate againf Ue ci oe Bly fouldiers, ft ine wea. SP are dani, bn 
t R great deale of our bloud. Thefe things t ini 1 
yon to let the Chriftians alone, by cinil rt A sahil a 
, by cinile warres to weaken one another, thi te nade 
come & prey untovs without any danger of on hat t ae” 
taken in hanarather than the warre. ) SEN be Sa staan bs 
: Germanie,and e(peciall; “bf 
the bounds of ‘your empire Wefh reed vi Ce 
ee which you hane extended i fenced 
Tp nab beatae ire fs ich ¥ extended ewen Unto Nations very farre a, Ss! 
dbediflesine Hf devine lefend fo much as you haue alreadie gotten ; and the nai 
; nding thereof, and partly upon am honowrabl p “ed kia 
i Aven oo | aaa Pe Mec good to WeBa lll Higtem pep oe 
: ; On ir aay 
RB ercfore how much more clortous (hall it be now vpon iuft o rae 
t your owne confines ; and may th i Ra 
bs 5 ty thercforeeafily be united: 
fh Cl ieee 3 i) ind wie of your grandfather and father ‘paler von olfeta on sth sae 
Setar ve of Ilimacl out of Afia. For it fhall be a great glorie unto +1 osreb 
ee sf Caf if you hall after your woonted manner Xealoufly refpedl th Meee. 
id guteontef Af torbhattrernforbasbeste oo eo site 
. tuft or honourable ca 4 
profelfe your felfe the defender of the dinine ‘preceps of our eo iba de Se me 
: he wicke 


ana srreligions t rpugnsers t veep? An yb ¢ way bo reuenge at UbEErTY S6 efPr oy the capital ene: 
mies of your aunceitours ig which was the laft prayer of your father Selymus. oe Jon enanre them 


which rale {a infolently,that th ; 
bi ih fe ee yt ey account exeric one that is neere them their e 
“ ral a hs ade ‘hl jour felfe, lining contented teal pean ‘ K 
rept intoshe royall feat of whe cand A fia? and they (forfooth) fuch as bane by mol hen : 
Sie ales eebicd moft savfusl and noble Kings defiended of the blond of Vian. Calne 
Salted fomsaerierice ae, fi line by rapine and robberie? Beleewe mee Noble E: - : Pai 
CAlithios fast onder y a4 re ine with your vittorions hand take away this ? fraine ib y fad y 
SFB acai may bes compar hy eereited Unto you fo glorious and magnificcei\a trophic in i mmidde 
Mus. For it is net fo onl toh, yea preferred before. the Trinmphs of your.wictorious father Scly- 
Sultans of Aigyps and Syria ove eros the Mansalukes.(by condition flaues) and she es 
all provefeseafeofienies ‘ty 5 t0 hawe fubduea she Perfians, famous in anricnt time for sbeir ae 
Solyman prickt torward wi 4 ngeiied ty Alexander af Macedon,eane uutohine the name of Creat 
beganto yeeld to his perfu deri {uch difcourfes, daily founded in his eares by the Baila, L 
thought of many, that he di sees Whereof Abrabamhimfelfe greatly reioyced :for it was 
Ty in outward thew a Turk Hd Neuer in heart renouncethe Chriftan Rel ue but was one- 
that hemeruclloufly paren wep inhearta Chriftian,. Which wasthe = a conieétored, for 
the leagues of the Chrifti og Hand plomied the Chriftian marchants, furthered by all means 
an Princes with Solyman, and laboured alwaics to pie his forces 


. , from them vponthe P 
-infinuated inom seReciae ithe tore to whet him forward, the Baffa had cunningly 
ry ¢ one AMulesrbe of Damafco,a man in that time famous in Con- 


solyman by all means he could totake that warin hand,difcouering vnto him the power, ftate, 
gad ftrength of the Perfian kingdome (which hee could Well'doe) and plotting vito hitn the 
eafiert Way for the conquering thereof, offerifig alfo ynto him the vetermoft ofthis deuoire. 


capraines and men’of war to be readie acthe citic of Nice in Bythinia ata cettain day appoin- 


B he his bet beloued, ast 


credit ofthe Bafla, and in their heatts difdaining, tharfo great a Monarch fhould atthe plea- 
flire of his feruantbe led vp and down the world {o far from their companie : for which caufe 
they did what in them lay to haue ouerthrowne the purpofe of Abrabam,and to haue altreed 
Solymans former détermination. But fo {trong was the Baffa’s credit with his great lord and 
mafter that all chefe great ladies deuices and prayers were as womens affectionat paffions re- 
ieétedjand the Baffa's counfell (to their no fmall gricfe) in allthings regarded. 


© fa, and /lemas the P 


and comming into Syria, wintered with his armieat Aleppo: whither Barbaru// came vnto 
him forhisletcers of credence to So/yman,as isbefore declared. The Spring now approching, 
‘Abrabam {ent Vlemasthe fugitiue Perfian Prince before him withthe light horfmen,the fore- 
runners of his armié,into Mefopotamia as his guide, becaufe the countrey was vnto him beft 
knowne ; following not fir after himfelfe with all his armic. And marching ftill forward in 
that manner,came at length without re (tance vnto the famous citie of Taurisin Armenta the 
greater, called in antient tite Ecbathana , as is probably by fome coniedtuted : a great and 
rich citie,but vawwalled and ofno ftrength ; where the Perfiankings, for the pleafantneffe of 
D the place,and fre(hneffe of the aire, vfed commonly to be refiant in the heat ofthe yere.From 
whence Tamas the Perfian King was as then abfent,bufied in wars with Kessen-ba/sa, a Prince 
of the Corafine Hircanians : fo that the citifens of Taurisdeftitute of all helpe,yeelded them- 
felucs and the citie vnto the Baffaat his firft comming, Tamas the Perfian King vnderftanding 
what had hapned at Tauris, drew neere with his power, warily expeéting to haue taken the 
Turks at fome aduantage, and fo by policie to haue defeated his enemies, whom he was too 
weake to meet with in plaine battell. Which thing the warie Baffa well perceiving, for more 
affurance by {peedie courrours aduertifed Solyman of the taking of Tauris,and of the enemies 
purpofé,requefting him with all {peed to repaire with his armicto Tauris. Solyman\was then 
come fat on his way witha great armie,not by the way of Ancyra, Sebaftia, Aafia, the bor: 
déts of Trapezond and fo ouer Euphrates at Arfenga, into Armenia, as his father Selywsws had 
done before him, becaufe chat way was thought longer and more troublefome : but quite 
anothér way, on the tight hand from Nice in Bythinia, to Iconium, and by Cxfariato Mala~ 
thia, where is che notable paffuge ouer the riuer Euphrates, burfting out by the vallies ofthe 
mouftaine Antitaurus, from whence the plaines of Mefopotamia (then part of the Perfian 
kingdome) begin to open themfelues: through which countrey So/yman matched peaceably 
with hisatmie, paying the poote countrey people for whatfoeuer he tooke; and fo in foure 


















lez) 


















1 opinionthe people had. , “eller 
Reretcaufesofthings, andthe ast Nees bie aiiestosnd picfowd and fiftie dayesmarch, came from Nice in Bythinia, tothe citie of Coimin Armenia the 
a ila datentee with affured hope of a URE DIM as Aen i to. greater, which is fuppofed to be built in the ruines ofthe famous and anrient citie Artaxata. 
y siilardaterse h csgiaae flily pect Peas lebatnlea te But hearing fuch newes as is aforefaid from the Baffa, he doubled his march, and fo in thort 
pineffe in fore gious a nd fo much (as iy a tformed, pr phelying v M F time after came atid ioyned his forces with the Baffaat Tauris. Tamas (who yet dayly expe- solymos came 
é ; fo 1 ee faide) pleafing God. This &ed the comming of the Georgian lighthorfimen) vnderftanding that Soljyman was comming metho Teerme 


ved a noble and valiant Perfian, 
ter, was reuolted from him to 
anwherewith hee had grieuoully 
: opprefied 


againft him with aworld ofmen,thonght it not good to abide the comming 
nemic, but with delay to weatie him out, thacdrew fich a mu 


v 


fourth Emperour of the Turks. 649 


So Solynean filled with the vain hope of the conqueft of Perfia,yeclded fully veto the perfita- Solyman vefoke 
fions of the great Bafla,and gaue out his commiilions inro’all parts of his empire, for the rai- Ba ry 


fing of a mightic atmic for the performanceof fo great an enterprife ; commanding all his fans. 





ted, Which his purpofe,alchough it was mightily impugned by hismother,and faite Roxola» abrahams cre- 
hat whichaltogether proceeded from the Baffa: the one alledging, Cimaliened by 
: its ite 3 3 eusch ©2 Selymans mo- 
with what euill fucceffe his grandfather and father had before him attempted that fame war 5 ther and Rexe: 


the other affailing hirn with her paffionataffeétions: but both of them indeed repining atthe “™* 
id 


The time appointed being come,and all things in readines, Selyman {ent Abrabam the Baf- abraham pale 
erfian, before him into Syria with a ftrong armie, to bereadie with the fea bee 


firtt of the Spring to intuade the Perfian King. Which thing the Baifa gladly tookevpon him, syria 


The city of Tus 
ris yeelded Umm 


to tbe Baffs. 


of fo puiffant aa 
Itirude of people after him ; 


ahd by taking ofhimvat all aduantégss.xo cut off his people, fpent with Long trauell , re 
Kkk idtuall, 








650.  Solyman the 
~yidtuall, and falling into diuers difeates , as it 
\ 1, and fa in 34s it comi <a 
iets countries, where the change of the aire, iii ineuital h to populous 
- vd pa a ere armie, moft times caufeth gricuous and.conta tie ava 
sin, Re tone et apes eae es i aon ay 
” , a ) snow. f ays) 
prin | ite doing any harme therein; fal “ich Talons He Bi j eee sich Cite wit 
roSultania, pula avi Teauing behind him forhaft, a great part of ee Dattell with him if . 
ie hundred Tanizaries,and three of his Sanzacks with their com jromand baggage ’ with 
as in antienttime one of the royall feats of the Perfian Kings, eb a3 Of Sultanig 
'y the Sc: 





fourth Emperour of the Turkes: 651 


neither did his fortune faile him therein: foras fooneas -Atahometes vndetftood 

hand with the forerunners of the Turks armie, and that Se/yman with all his 

he thought would neuer haue come fofar ;) he not pro- 

emie,and nor beloued of the citifens,fcd out of the citie, 

Solyman comming, in fhort time after was of the Babylonians received without refiftance, Babylon yeelded 
The citic of Babylon, commonly called Bagdat, rife out of the ruines of the old citie of Ba- '°5¢7"4™ 
pylon, fo much {poken ofinholy Writ : from whence it isnot far diftant, ftanding vponthe 


river Tygris, which not far beneath falleth into the riuer Euphrates. In this famous citie is 
an Prieft, whom all the Mahometan Princes 


armies in 


eS atten gy 4 itby force: 


that V/emas was at 
ower was comming after, (whoas 
nidedto with{tand fo mightiean en 





Tamerlane,vetained no H + ai : 

Necre vito this tie eee roalalic, buc onely in the churches by hi ythian the feat ofthe great Calyph, the chiefe Mahomet 

teuenge of the iniuriest him done,and P kngidses hay expecting that the Perlim kien haue ingreat reuerence, and hath an old prerogatiue inthe choice and confirmation of the 
Perecronthemountaitescand ieevatiiat fein f lafegard of hishonour) fhould at len He (in 4 FB Kings of Affyriaand the Sultans of Agypt: of which Calyph, Solyman according to the old 

thing fo far from Pamentinceioliria elfe in plaine field, and giue him battel!. Sticome {uper{titious manner,receiued athis hands the enfignes and ornaments ofthe Aflyrian kings, 

enemies,that he retited in fuch fort, . vponthe due comparing of hisowne ftren meas and with great bountic woon the hearts of the people: and thereupon refolued ro fpend that { 

@Fiioconwhich wav ta foll hy sthat Selman could by nomeans learne wha Sth With his Winter there, billiting his armie in diuers places of that fertile countrey. The other cities of 
( RON OU Was become Aflyriaand Mefopotamia alfo, namely Caraemida, Meredinum, Orfa,and Afancefa, hearing 

Idedthemfelues and receiued his gar- 


* Solymans army — The countre' iti ; 
dire y neere vnto the citie of Sultania,wherein Solyman lay incamped at larce that Solyman had without refiftance taken Babylon, yee 
eft. Ped at large,is on tifons. Yeathe fame thereof was fo great,that Embaffadours came vnto himas faras Ormus, 
erfian gulfe, famous for the great 


with eucrie fide inuitoned with hugi i 
; igi¢ mountaines, whofe tops are to he 
ea ms rye were in micardis called qepsotialways Conc. (acitie inthe mouth of Euphrates where it falleth into the P 
‘ and joynin na x fs cir beginning no doubr from Caucafus the Eine of aiplus, Coa. traffique outof Indiathither) fuing vato him for peace. Thustheantient Citie of Baby- ‘the countries’ 
al atin; an Commitee ae another, fome one way, fome another , doe divide tl mountaines; Bc Jon, with the great countries of Affyriaand Mefopotamia, fometimes famous kingdomes of Oe oe 
Se perth eda arth: i eres inthofe vaft and plaine fields moft fit to Iie b argeand wide themfelues,and lately part of the Perfian kingdome, fell into the hands of the Turks, and be- pojejed by she 
ans had eee, g hea ahorribleand crueli tempett (as thelite fe attellin, expe. | came Prouinces ofthe Turkith empire,in the yeate 1534. Where Solyman after he had {pene 7" 
wk aes ‘orefeene at chat time of the yeare) fell downe from thoft ereof the Perf. that Winter in great ioy and triumph, according to the manner of the Turkifhgouernement, 
daveareinn ic ae ftrange, for that it fellin the beginning of Septe he mountains(which | placed agreat commander,which they by a proud name call the Beglerbeg, (which isas much 
then of, ae ich froze fo cagerly as it fell, thatit feemed the de rh er)withfuchabun- | as to fay,the lord of lords) and vnder him diuers others for the gouernment of thefe Coun- 
pit fi udden been come in; for fuch was the rage of the bluttri pth of Winter had cuen tries,by parts, which they cal Sanzacks,who are euer at the command of the Beglerbeg. Whillt 
hieh eluesas ifit had been for victorie, that they {wept the fi ting windes, ftriuing with he thus wintered at Babylon, he caufed A fhender Zelibi (which isto fay, Alexander the No- 
ugh mountaines, and caft it into the plaines in fuch ptthe {now from off the tops of thofe ble) his great treafurer for the wats,to be hanged, for that he had vnfaithfully dealt inhis Of 
buriedaliuein the deepe fhow,mott ee of thei te ‘ sboundances thatthe Turkeslayas men | fice ; and confifeated all his goods. 2 is 
tothe ground with the violence of the tempeft,and ay: hee ouerthrowne and beaten downe D Tamas hearing that Solyman was gonc to Babylon, returned to Tauris : of whofe fpeedic rrmascomes 
number of ficke fouldiers and others of the baler fo cight of the {how ; wherein a wonderful comming the Ianizaries and other captaines there left by Solyman vnderftanding,fled in hafte ‘Ti. 
‘ and many others were fo benummed,fome thei hott which followed the campe, peri(hed ; out ofthe citic, Icauing all fuch thinosas were committed to their cuftodie, for a prey vato 
: -ofthem for cuer : moft part of their beats which Ancsslotmetheir fect, that they loft thevfe the Perfian fouldiers. * 
camels,were frozen todeath. YeaSalvaean hi : My ey vied for carriage, but efpecially their Solymans armic being mightily increafed by the comming vnto him of the great Baffa of 4 533 
whelmed in his Tent,allthe Tents roid ab . He ¢ was in great dangerto haue beenc ouer- Caire,with the Sanzacks of ‘Alexandria,ludea,Syria,and Comagena 5 by the perfuafionof A+ 3 
thetempeft, Neither was there any reme aud being ouerthrowne with the violence of braham and Vlemas,the Spring now well come on,departed from Babylon again toward Tau- 
ieto be found for fo gteat mifchiefes,by reafonof tis, with purpofe either to draw Tamas to battell , or elfe to his eternall intamie, before his 
face to facke that his regallcitie. But Tamas aduertifed of his comming , and knowing him- 
Tamas hearing 





website aaa of that tempeftuousnight,moft 
i ted of them Matror een me feng the fiiperftitious Turks,as athing accoun- 
peft,was the feare of the enemie, whofe fadd ee them no lefle than the miferies of the tem- E deftroyingall the countrey before him as 
ter fo tediousa night,the Sun breaking aneihe comming they deadly feared: vntillthat af- nothing to relieue the Turkes fouldiers , if they fhould purfuchim, Solyman vnderftanding Tau, fie 
ued many, beforereadie to giue vp the hott Next morning,with his cheerefull beams reui- that Tamas was againe fled fent / lemmas with all the choice horfemen of his armie to onertake #70 Hyreanide 
nerall,by d ifcoucring the open fields ters paced and gaue comfort ynto themallin ge- him if it were poffible, andto fi ght with him. But when he had followed him two orthree 
to haue feen,what miferie that one night hadb le feared enemies, It was a dreadfull thing days journy,and {till found the country defolate as he went,yeelding neither forrage for his 

i roughtinto the Turks camp;the ground layal- horfes,nor reliefe for his men, and faw no hope to ouertake the king ; he beganasa prouident 


molt couered with bodi 
les of the dea c 
General, to forecatt the extremities like to befal in his return thorow thofe defolat countries 
d back againe to Soljman,declaring 


oke the citie,and fled into the mountains of Hircania: 
of the comming 


of their fires being put out by the extre- 
he went, and carrying away the inhabirants,leauing oy soymex 


felfe too weake to giue him battel,forfo 


rc 


‘more happi ; & many lined b 
fe Happiethan themlelues, y lined but fo,as that they accounted the dead 
! ___ brought vpon them by the ante, gree rats vainly thought, that horrible tempeft was with the enemie at his heeles:and theruponin time retire 
: was vndoubtedly by the hand of him Shek antments of the Perfian Magicians : whereas it vnto him what had happened. Who fietting in his mind, that the Perfianking was not to be 
© bringeth the proud denices of Princes to naught. drawne to battel,marched forthwith to Tauris,entring it without refi(tance, the citifens fub- 
hat rich citie fora prey to his fol- 


mitting themfelues vnto him: whofe liues {pared,he gaue t 


Les | 


» _ Solymantroubledas well withthe 
after he hada little refrethed his diene Hin ihe oftheaccident,astheloffe he had receiued, 1g i 
aged foldiers,rofe with his armie,and tooke his way diers,wholeft neither houfe nor corner thereof vnranfacke fitting himfelfe with 
icting himfelte wit 


_ onthe left hand into Affyria: lem, 
Butefpecaly by uhics hit fi ne ibe renin perfuadin him thereunto for many caules, allmanner ofinfolencie ; euery common fouldier without controlment 
Bile ettohierrous Nereok Battioee tal ne of Babylon ; forthat catahometes a friend whatfoeterbett pleafed his grecdic defire or filthie luft, Tamas hadinthis citieamoft ftately selyman rar 
enthe matter came to proofe, was not tobe woon and royal palace ; fo had alfo moft part of the nobilitie theit fumpruous & rich houfes,which (tite 
d the greateft part 7 
the 


3 P to ic 
cithe ir b romif teward to betray the re Sol; man cefolue 
* Me y Mile Ont ry Citic, Wherefo: ji 


d, abufing the poore citifens wich 











ree or 
 Solyman the Map , 
the belt citifens and beautifull perfonages of all fort and condi 
cartied away captiues. Selyman contenting himfelfe to haue 
grace, in {poy ling this his richand royall citie,returned again towards Mefopotam; 
ing the countries all the way as he went, killing the verie beafts and cattel] oe 
to impouerifhthe Perfians, wifhing to leauenothing ynto them but penurie and A 
was fcarcely paft Coim & the Calderan fields (famous for his fathers viGtory oa 
bat that certain troups of Perfian horfemen were in the taileofhis armic, and ha 
fome of his baggage, and laine divers of theficke and ftragling foldiers, and with thei 
skirmifhes did nora little trouble his whole armie. Befides that, it was noyfed thor ag often 
campe, That Tamas himfel fe was comming after him witha greater power of hort % oe all bis 
vp in Hiberia, Albania, Parthia, Media, and Armenia, and would be at their backs Shee 
could get ourof Aimes®: tor which caufe he appointed the two great Bafla’s of Cais 
Syria (for fo they were. )and Vlemas the Perfian, with 18000good foldierst aa i 
2 himpin the reareward of his armie, to receiue and repreffe the {udden aflaults of the palo 
fneed fhould require : and {0 (till kepton his march, vntill he was come to Amida. a 
Jed Caraemida, an gntient citie of Mefoporamia. In the meane time Tamas the Perf a 
> Wasveturned to Tauris witha mighty armie,in hope thereto haue fuddenly fi Urprifed his “4 
mie,{urcharhed with the pleafures of fo rich acitie :but finding him gone,and beholdin, Ane 
we milerable [poyle and defolatiomhe had made inthe citie ; mooued with indignation fee 
folyed to purlue him whither focucr he weregonc, and was now onhis way as far Hoh in. 
Where vaderftanding that So/yman was gone lo farre before,that he was hard] y to Be ae i I 
kengand finding the noble geaulemen in his armie vowilling in their heauy armourto a fp 
take {ucha purfuics;3s could not be.performed without the wonderfull toyle of Sein 
and moft aflured lofle oftheir goodly*horfes ; alledging, that they were prouided to fights 
Dattel,and not torrauel fo long ajourny (all which, Tamas now that bis choler was ouet knew 
to ftand.wich good reafonyhe changed his former determination,thinking itbeft there to {ta 
andinottatollow the porfuit of his enemies any: further: vncill that Delimenthes one of he 
blemen(alwayes more forward than the reft) offered with fine thoufand chofen horfemen 
toouertake fome part of the Turks armie,and to do on them fome good feruice. Which his 











aydeftroy. 
y the ore 
ferie, Hee 
nft Hiffnael) 
d taken awa 































notable reward .and fo inhafte fent himaway. 







Delimesthes 





; colle forthwith taking the wel k d spediti 
peta i t ngthe wel knowne and neereft.way,vfed fuch expedition, that he was in 
Perfersp hope to ouertake the rereward of the Turks armie (marching not far ae before him) about 


—— Paesshe Turis. ‘the foot ofthe mountaine Taurus,as in deed it tell Bethlis. Thi i 
meee t’ vs u > ‘cll ourata place called thlis 
; We is famous towne inthe confines of the Perfian ngocent here it eee eae 
Pacer ina pleafant valley,by which runneth alittle riuer falling out of the mountain 
pany 3and hada caftle kept with a gartifon of Perfians. In this valley the two Bafla’s of 
-Cairean Syria (conduéted by Vlemas) thinking they had now bin paft all danger of the ene: 
ai aaa withthe rereward of his armic toxefrefhtheir wearied foldiers,ypon cer- 
din Meta ge are de with the reft of hisatmie was alreadie come in {afetieto Ami- 
ofthe Perfians,whom they-had not fomuchas heardany thing of in lone time before. But De- 
Lirmenshes vfing moftfaithfullandd iligent efpials of couse Be aney thattime he was 
“hp within one dayes journey of Bethlis, vnderftood certainly where the Turks lay,wearie 
oft aisigsareansil asmen without feare, keeping litzle or nowarch in theitcampe: Where- 
u pte € determined én the dead time of the night following toaffaile them in their camp: & 
he seta eae te paue knowledge both of hiscomming, & of this his purpofe,to the cap- 
oe UN eof Bethlis ; requefting him atan appointed hourevpon figne giuen, to be 
: Fr diero fa ieout-witl his initon vpon that fide of the Turkescampe which was towards 
oo ¢ Cattle. Whictihis’ venturous defi nement was fo furthered both by the darkenefle of 
Co sentee thenighr,and the ghsnsinaepetan hich fell atthe £ pe 
Neen irails. fous thar he was got withall his refolute followers inthe Turkes. campe , before they 

Sas, Aenea wherethe Perfian fouldiers as. wolues among(t fheepe , cl 

ach fpecdieexecutionamongtt the fleepic Turkes, that the two ercat Baffa’s and F lenvas ha 
Tuchllontegerko hortean fae themfelues by flig dfiich was the furie oft pase 
<9 , ~ Maus, 






































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before they } 





offer Tumes'gladly accepted,commending him greatly for the fame,promifing him moftho- 


erefore lay as men fécure, withoutany firfpition ofthe comming L 


me time, asif it had beene withed M 


















A fians,and the greatneffe ofthe fuddenfeare increafed by the darkeneffe’of the night, that the 


© hardly efcaped thipwrecke,fo daunted his proud conceits,that he refolued inhimfelfe tore- 


woon by Barbarnjfa inthe beginning of the Perfian war,wasbefore the ending thereof againe Hd 


E After long trauell he came to the ftrait of Bofphotus, where Abraham the Bafla going before 


F he had by hisperfuafion.contrary to er mind and her flperftitious ob(eruations, drawn her 
fortinto the dangers of the Perfian wartand Rexolana, for thathe mofthonoured and fought 


_ 





Fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 


Turks not knowing which way toturne themfelucs,or what to do, were flaine by thoufands. 
fome fleeping, fone halfe waking, fome making themfelues readie to fight, and fome to flie, 
few of all that great armie efcaped the {word of the Perfians. Of the fiue great Sanzackes 
which were inthe armie, three were flaine, and one taken. Bight hundred lanizaries feeing 
themfelues forfaken of their chiefetaines, laid downe their harquebufies and other weapons 
and yeeldedthemfelues vpon Delimenthes his word. The fierce mountaine people alfo, who 
in former time had fuffered great iniuries of the Turks, after the death of A/adeules their king, 
had now ioyned themfelues tothe Perfians , and notably reuenged their wrongs ;to whofe 
fhare all the baggage of the Turks campe fell fora prey. It mightthen well haue bin fayd of 
the Turks,which the Poet {peaketh of the nightwherein Troy was fackt : 
Quis cladem illius noctis qui funera fando 
explicet ? - 

# The flaughter of char night wasfo great that itis of the Turks vatill this day accounted a- 
Mongfttheir greateft loffes: and the vitorie fo welcome to the Perfians, thatin memoriall 
chereofthey kept that day (which was the thirteenth of O&ober) as one of their folemne ho- 
lidayes for many yearesatter. Delimenthes returning all bloudie withthe flaughter of the 
Turks,& loded withtheir {poiles,was of Tamas ioyfully receiued,and honorably rewarded. 


This ouerthrow reported to Solyman by the two great Baffa’s and V/emas , as men that had Selina Of 
Courage . 





rurn home, andno further to profecute that vnfortunat war ; the euill euent whereof, his mo- 
ther (as he faidyhad more truly prefaged,thamhad the cold Prophet Mulearabe:but fecretly in | 
minde difpleafed with Abraham the great Ballz, by whofe perfuafion hee had taken in hand / 
that dangerous expedition. By the way as he went he was met at Iconium by Barbarufsa and | 
Sisan Bafea(yrnamed the lew,a man for his skill at fea in reputation nextto Barbaruffa. Thefe | 
two great perfonages lately come from Algicts to Conftantinople with the remainder of his ; { 
fleet, met him fo far by land,to thew their ioyfulneffe for the conqueft he had madeof'Mefo- 

potamia and A {fyria,and to excufethemfelucs for the loffe of the kingdome of Tunes; which 


wrung outof hishands by Charles the Emperor,and reftored to Muoleaffes,as (hall be hereafter { 
declared, They with great humilitie declared vato him the whole proceffe of that war,and | 
with what fucceffe they had endyired the force of Charles the Emperour himfelfein perfon: | 
fhewing plainly vnto him, that cherewanted neither valour in the fouldiers, nor dire@ion in 
them the commanders,but only fortune, whichasit mightily raigneth inall mens aétions, fo 
efpecially in matters of war. Solyman gratioufly accepted of their excufe,and curteoufly took 
them vp, proftrate at his feet,commending them for their valor in their euil haps,in a plot fo 
well by them laid,more than he did the victory ofothers,gotby good fortune,not grounded 


vpon any good reafons willing them to be of good cheere, faying,that he would in fhorttime ; : 


find occafion forthem to recompence that difgtace, and again to fhew their approued valour, 


him,had in token of triumph caufed the fhore all along the place;where he fhould goabootd 
the gallic prouided forhis tranfportation, to be couered with Perfian filkt-for himio tread 


vpon: from whence he paffed with much triumph ouerto his palace to Conftantinople. | 

Enuie,the fatall and cruel! companion of Princes immoderat fauours,had with her pry!0g abraham The i 
eys quickly difconered in court So/ymans changed countenance vpon the great Baftt,& began rr le ie % 
now to fhew her gattly face, They which before were moftready to do himall honor polli- Sopmex § 
blesyea to haue ee theivhands vader his feet,fought now by all fecret meansito worke his f 
difgraceand confufion; Butof all othérs, the two great ladies, Solymans mortherand the faite { 
Roxolana,coated not by diyly complaints to incenle Solyynan again(t him : themother, for thae q 


the prefermentof my/tapha, Solymans eldett fonne by another woman : whereas fheaboue all 
things laboured by all fubtill means to prefer Baiaset her owne fonne to the Empire afterthe 
death of Solymaw his father: which itr defignement fhe perceiued to be much croffed by the 
Crédit which the Baffa had'with idsap and therefore did what fhe might,both to bring f 

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oe 
- 4 


4 , = a 
L 4 ~2 “ae a 
cas - Sobnan the eM agnific 
hie an of fauour,atidto worke his deftruction. But that whict ahi : 
| : a 4 pce thecommontreport raifed of him by his enemies, That he being i : ‘aia with G 
= eae idinall things fauour the Chriftians, (a thing moft odious among han, eart a Chri. 
on ve caufe craftily perfuaded Se/yman to take in hand the yntortunat is Turks) and had 
a am ven inctealed me ful} sate pam he about that rime had eons can es 
Venetian merchant i f A Ma i 
te ees ‘i perornobee sr the (alpine fome,oftentimes Pein d : 
mulrdsedesGontantinople Beal ida thet ay at Babylon) to be taken inthe night, ang agreat army + whereunto he ioined alfo his own fleet of 17 gallies and three galeaffes,wherin 
dussenight'oe eres ne a th the fea, becaule he thould nor diftouer any ate he had imbarked the flower of Genoaand Liguria, who with exceeding cheerefulneffe had 
riaeisnar chmerbuckilhs ee : sae uy brought in difgrace with Solyman, was Ate voluntarily offered themfelues to follow himtheir old Generall in that facred expedition, 
= ofMMarchtafter which <b aiapeaemaaay parse Fe court about the Barcensh With this great preparation 4mria came to the Emperourar Barcelonia. Thithercamealfo 
Pa anpeierese raze with hime! uermore feene, Itis reported, That after {upper S¢/, Lewis the king of Portingals brother (whole filter 1/abel, Charles the Emperour had married) 
- teeed ies pes hi im,charging him bitterly, Thathe had mif{gouerned the San, with 25 Carauels,fhips which the Portingals vfed in their Indian yoyages, amongft whome 
: Pri reaflures to his own priuat,andas atraitor,had fecret intelligence with the C| at was alfo one huge Galcon , all hips well appointed and fit for fertice, wherein were embar- 
his fai hisenemies: for proofe whereof, Solyman with fterne countenance Breda, ked 2000 Portingals,befide marriners : therealfo arriued fixtie {aile oftall hips fent out of 
ne nt cake which had by chance beene intercepted ; oftentimes asking him in f Hae Flanders andthe Low-countries;wherin were a pteat number of condemned perfons,whofe 
ae Se f eknew nor that hand, if he knew not chenfealey AllwileticheBaflalying urious liues were {pared that they might feruc inthe gallies. Vnto this warre Paulus the third of that 
an s feet humbly confeffed, and with many tearescraued of him pardon. But his Ne ap olinee name,then Bifhop of Rome,fent ten gallies vnder the conduct of Virginius Vrfinus sthe great 
Ree iidintic oe by any prayersto be mooued: for the fame nightas he was flumbring esas cit Mafter of Malta fent thither his feet alfo. At the fame time thatall this preparation was in 
Court by the cd- the court,ouercome with heauineffe,an Eunuch cut his throat with ii ng pons palat in making in other places, that worthie chicfecaine LA lphon/us D’ analus V aftius, whom the Em- 
ani of tyman for that purpofe had delivered vnto him with his owne Band “He ease ae peror had appointed Generall ofall his forces at land, had by the Emperors commandement 
ping,becaule So/yman had in former time of his fauour folemnly fworne vnto I oat takenvp fiue thoufand new fouldiers in Italie,which wereled by Hieronimus Tutanills,Coun- 
would neuer kill him whileft he liued. By which oath, the great Mahometai he Apri 1 C tie of Sarne,Fredericke Caracte,and eAuguftine Spinala,all famous captaines. The old Spanifh 
in Prieft fayd hee gatrifons which lay in Lombardie, the Emperor commandedto be {traitly looked vnto,that 





fourth Emperour of the Turks. 655 


A wouldintime proue aworthie Chiefetaine, as indeed he afterward did. 








fidelitie and long experience che Emperor had fully communicated what he had with him- 
{elfe before purpofed, had with wonderfull diligence and celeritie rigged vp a great fleet of AO 
fhips and gallies fo furnifhed with all manner of warlike prouifion,as might welhaue fufficed 








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was not fo bound, but that he might kill him fleeping 
of fence,are for that time not to be demeealiaalj fats ae oo BY, fleepe deprived none of them fhould Ieaue their places to goc into this new expedition, but to remaine there 
gether (ashe faid)in lively actions. It is reported,that atte s, ; ead, mans life confifting alto- ftill vnder their Generall Antonius Lena : which worthie captaine although hee would faine 
’ bodie,and bitterly curfed the fame, he alee ovate i es had looked vpon the dead haue had him with him, as ofall bis great commanders the bett ; yethe thoughtit good to 
intothe fea, Histreafure and goods,which cade infinite o be tied vnto it, and fo caftit | {pare him,both for that he wasmnch troubled with the gout, and alfo for that it was necefla~ 
ae vpon forthe Emperor,and a {mall portionthereof a sited for Heke the next day all feifed ' rie(as he thought)to leaue fuch avaliant captaine with his garrifonsinthe countrey, fo neere 
His death wasno fooner knowne, but that the vdlodtpeagle denifedoth: ewife to liue vpon, ynto the French and Swiffers,whom he durft not fo well truft as to dif-furnifhthar countrey 
and flanderousreports,as of atraitor moftiuftly condemned; & in fi of him infamous fongs, cither of fo great a commander, or of the woonted gatrifons. At the fame time Maximilian atphorfuc De 
m and ftones defaced the trophies of the Hungarian vidtori 5 in further defpight, with mire Eberfiein,an old commander, came to Va/ine with eight thoufand Germans,ouct the Triden- ##lus aja: 
4 chedndbatorebie (umpruoustionledn Sra iieny 1 oat which hebad ina ftately manner K D tine Alpes to Millaine,and {o to Genoa;amongft whom were diucrs noble Gentlemen, who pick 
the great Bafla, who whileft he ftood in fauour eke This was the wofull end of Abrabane then as voluntarie men ferued of their owne charg' +s. With thefe Getmanesand the fiue thou- 
moftfortnnate, wanting nothing but the ere hi is Prince , was of all others accounted fand Italians,/a/ties embarked himfelfe at the port callediPortus Veneris,in Liguria: hauing 
grace,became the {corne of fortune,and the lam i great Sultan :but after falling into dit. before perfuaded them, with patience to indure the tedionfhele of the fea, and to comfort 
oo. murthered the fifteenth day of March inthey entable ipeétacle of mans fragilitie. Hee was themfelues with the hope of the victoricin Affrick,where they (hould fightin the quarrel of 
Be hessas it How the kingdom of Tunes was b hi Pir 36. 2 God,and for the Emperor, who did neuer forget his :cligiousand valiant fouldiers.So failing 
z Hbabetar: vi leaffes,we haue alreadie coldebur Be iie rt rufa the Turks great Admirallytaken from Ma- alongft the coaft of Italie,he came to Naples, where the v iceroy and diuers other of the no- 
- inwade Tunes, peroralittle before the returne of Solyma ieee oeaeny tpi him by Charles the Em- bilitic had of their owne charges, cucry man according to his devotion or abilitie, built or 
: : out of Perfia, remaineth now tobe declared. It furnifhed fome one gallie,fome moe, for that feruice.It wasa wonder to fee with what cheers 
f Ttalie, came and offered 


wascommonly reported, a ithout i c 
y teported,and not withoutiuftcaufe feared, that Barbarujfé, poflelicd of the fulneffe the gallants and luftie youths of Naples,and all that part o 
leftbehind in Naples + forhehad 


x kingdome of Tunes, and fi 
content hhinofelfe withthe ee aes at Relipeans would thenext Summer, not [ E themfelues vito /affias; fo that it feemed there was none 
¢ ¢ ts of Spaine, Sardinia, and Iralie, as he had in for- ’ with fingular courtefic fo woonthe hearts of the old fouldiersand luftie youths of that king- 
the other thought it amoft honourable thing roadorne, the 


mer time,but wit i i Ta f 
es acisscont Se ame avigamarieand ftorchoufe of Italic, and from dome; that both the one and | 
reshad longed much after. To repre fetch Leah it was thoughthe in hisimmoderat otietheir before deferued penfions,and the othertheit firft entrance into martial affaires,with 
fthe frontiers ofthe Chriftian kingdome : isbarharous infolencie,and to work the fafe- the\patticipation of (onotable avidtorie, But whilefteuery man was thus bufied inferting 
rats Charles the Emperourrefolued ‘hi Aegan riaeea to thexapines of the Turkifh forward,certaine mutinous fotldiers (weatie of the fea, and fearing the dangers of folong 2 
ricke,whileft Solyman was ye tele cna io clfe with a puiffant armic to pafle ouet voyage)began to caft many perils,to finde fault with their {mall wages,and to difcourage the 
fleffe the tyrant of his new gotten king se the Perfign wars, and by force of arms ‘0 dif- multitiide,perfuading them with teditious {peeches to forfake their colours,and to run away: 
anfed foldi vied : mein Tungs!. For the accomplifhment whereof, forredreffe whereof, Vaftins caufed the anthours of that mutinieto betaken and thruft into 
ne,and camedowne to, Barcelonawith eight facks, and in the fight of the whole fleet to be caftinto the fea, So Vaffins departing with his 
ner thaniwas by any man expected: M fleet from Naples, came in few daies to Palermo in Sicilie. The Empereur alfo loofing 


their followers moft gallantly ap- from Barcelona, came to the Port of Mago in the Tland of Minorica, and from thence to 
whofe forwardneffe in that / forecome with all his fleet out, 





Fal 


Caralisin Sardinia, whether A/phonfiss Vaftins wasa little be 
hat all his forces were come together, paf- 





fielythe detpe Ae haat th jas, flaine be- of Sicilie, Notl 

at Girapolis , gane great hopee 5 of siciite, No! ongafter,the Emperour, How t : ¢ 
7 mt is aie hopee ount n, That he ra a aia VATE ‘ e sti di to the Port 
aia eb rtrd ; it oaeaitl Lees t fed'ouer fiom Sardinia into ‘Affricke, and with a at Wefterly windeput into t rf 





In themeane time Andrew Auria the great Admirall,vnto whom onely forhis approued Andrew Auris 
the Emperour 






| 









oe _Solyman the J 
The Emperonr OF Veica,whichis of the feafaring men called Far 
ye we ix- lie, wherein the Emperor himfelte was,by great ate 
By ea : which fo much more troubled the Em peror, fat 
aS gt 4 like to haue bin caft away vpon the coaft of England, as hee wa 
] pourselcs into veal i howbeir;by the good direction of Auria fhe was nick] é 
ai 13g Oe, an rege with the reft, tothe great reioycing ofthe relacice Soo OF the 
ee i cyeing barpiVielcagand tailing alongit the coaft,he doubled the one brefea 
thage, yet E e ruins of that proud citie, and came to anker bef, AH 
ofawell beneath ir,is called by the name of A ti fee nats, wi 
fromthe hils of Vticaand their watch oy Ta eae eh tei TtS Moot, wy 
a f i n wers, had tak itti ath 
| oe bee the courfe it held,aduertifed Barbarnffa, That the Chritians ey an ine rest an a H 
Saran: an innumerable fleet: for there was of one fort and otheralmoft 700 Rieu om tim with 
heen i much great aioe guint! y guinithed with flags and {treamers,made a flay oa 3 ae 
dif i ¢,and wonderfully terrified the enemi¢.But that troub! ania 
he was by ee lenger vpon meffenger certainly informed, that themofbanigten Cee tet 
Perour Charles was in perfon himfelfe in the fleet,with fuch a world of sae PHD ES 






































oy 3 hae fe Be raetpNs ie Spaine sad Iralie that were able to beare armes Which pou 
‘ain Mahometan flaues, who getting loofe i altel Wesitvas 
, -_ afhoreand reported th fatioctt getting loofe inthe gallies,had in the nio} 
ath ecertaintic of the Emperours comming : forthe seh {wu 
aah :fort I 
: contemner ofthe Chiiftian forces,neuer nee that the E i peprouid Turke, a great 


his perfon vnto th mperour would haue ad; 
e danger: Pa ade aue aduentured | 
gers of the fea,and chances of warre,e{pecia)ly in Eiyclnewnsben 


and {Cortching countrey, but would rather h 
ei rey, ( aue attempted todoe {i ing is Li 

‘ paarelle by Auria his Admirall fecke to furprife ce caesar a Mite 

a s he i ie dos the page citic of Tunes :in which opinion he was chic e 

med b ‘éfenda,acentieman of Genoa, who taken at {ea, w. awe 

haat ines 106 eee fa had learned many things rox a Teer 

sy, Mrsibstewalay  tareeeae ey ecdeino 

eek. bert ly 0 him fuchthings ashe defired 
be re now in his rage hecaufed him to be brought before tae him See 


xtc B. 
fus Prejnde. hadcraftily and perfidioufly told him lies fo 










ue bai Sota sid hee) that knoweth shiscountrey (not to 
andthe Sunnein bis greatef} fren ‘unfeafenable time of the yeare,the ayes beeing now at the longef. 
ey water ; where the bi find which sie Ms 5 ee feortched mith heat,and altoge« 
and faces, fhall noleffe trouble t : 6o4 with euerie blast of wind, flying intotheir eye. 
flare, ; 5? Shall we thinke i [ie as ipa 
Or, can eafily march forward, or 
allrequire:when as the deepe and 
ny order of array ? How {hall 
the often. charging of she 
here is, where can they 
(moft valiant M4 
is countrey of 
‘either heere bee 





fpeake of our owne forces) which J, 

























fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


A pheold armories,broach my flore,and bring forth my treafures.The Numidian princes now ony friendly 
qywill withous. delay enrertaine with great pay,and fisch Prefints 4s [hall be to them moft welcome. As 
for the citifens of Tunes, you know how eafily they are to be kept in obedience, and broucht on ag inf 
she enemie for a fmall pay, and hope ofremard. but this one thing # 1 that I moft carneffly reguire of 

your approued valor, That you moft valiantly defend the rong Castle of Guletta, as the moff affured 

defiance 0b of this city onely but of she whole kingdome , and efpecially of our nante which there lieth in 
fife harbour: for that piece will our enensies with all their forces firft affaile. Wherefore, as worthie 
‘men neuer to be angus hed,keepe that for Si lymanand mee : fo that it being vainly attempted by our 
enemics,and refolutely defended by you, the Chr: ftian Emperor there failing of his purpofe, and [hame- 
fully foiled, fhall now begin to defpaire, not of the taking of the citieof Tunes, but of bis owne resurne 


B and fafctie. r 


he feacaptains anf{wered with one confent, That they would moft 
rforme whatfocuer it fhould pleafe him to command: and in con- 
sot to do any thing which befeemed not moft valiant and re- 
ng ins,Sinan of Smirnaa Iew,w ho had loft his right cle,Was porbaruge his 
both for his age and long ¢ in militarie affaires,of greateft account : 

was Haidinus of Cilicia,for ois furiou{neffe in fight furnamed of the Icalians Cavciadtabole,and 

Salec of Lonia, which two had before in a great battellat fea, flaine Redericus Portendus great 

Admirall of Spaine, and taken his fon Jobx priloner, and feuen great gallies : after thefe, was 
© Tabacches of Laodicia, and Gta tr a valiant captaine of the Ianizaries : all which were notable 








Whaenhe had thus 
Vuillingly andcheerfu 
firmation therof, promi 
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pyracs, and then men of great fame. The ftrong cattle of Gulletta ftandeth inthe bottome of The feituatien 


the bay of Carthage,vpona point ofthe land, where the fea by anarrow {traitrunneth on the of Guetta 


Fatt fide of the caftle into the lake of Tunes,which being ina manner round, isabout 12 Ita- 
{ian miles ouer. But now that caftle is parted from the maine on the Welt fide alfo,by the fea 
that way let in ; argeable worke was by Barbarnffa begun, but ginen ouer againe by 
him;perfuad sfome, That the fea comming in that way, woulc in fhort time filypthe lake 
with {and + but was afterwards for all that,perfeéted by others,So that now it {tandeth inthe 
manner ofan Ifland,in the mouth ofthe lake,dinided from the firm land by two narrow ftrait 
pa(Tages,the one on the Eaft,and the other on che Weftsyet fo,that it commandeth both. This 
D caftle Barbaru(f had before ftrongly fortified both with men and munition,as the key ofthat 
kingdome: butnow vponthe comming of the Emperour, he putintoit hismoft expertand 
relolure captaines before named : well forefeeing,that in the defence thereof refted the {afe- 
tie of his nauie which then lay within the lake, as in amoftfure harbour and alfo the greatcft 
hope he hid for the holding ofthe citie of Tunes, whereon depended the whole ftate of that 
kingdome. The Emperor Jying at anchor with all his Alter neere vnto the fhore,gaue general! 
commandement,that his fouldiers fhould with as much {peed as was poffible be landed with 
the long boats: which was,fo orderly done, that the Moores terrified with the hideous crie 



















ofthe fouldierssmaking toward land,and notable to abide the fhowers of fall fhot,were C45 iy chien 
« fily beaten from the fhore, whitherthey were come downe in great multitudes, and fo fuffes armielanteth , 


E red the Chriftian (ouldiers to land quietly. The firft that landed were the Spanifh companies, # 6M#!4 
after them the Italians,and Jaft ofall the Germans,whom Vaitivs Gencrall of the army, cauled 
prefently to encampethemfclues, (traitly commanding, that no man fhould ftraggle from the 
camp farther into the land,vntil the horfemenandgreavartillerie were all landed. The Empe- 
ror himfelfe bearing victorie in the cheerfulneffe of his countenance,landed alfo. Inthemean 
timecertaine companies were fent out by the Generall, to view the placesnighhand, and to 
fecke out the.cifternes and fountaines.of freth waters thereabout, which fometine feruedthe 
famous citie of Carthage , with whom the Moores, butefpecially the Numidian horfemen, 
a.{wwifi, fubtlesand painefull kind of fouldiers oftentimes andin many places fuddenly skinmi- 

{hed :,and though they werebut naked men, yet taking all the aduantages they could; of the 

¥ plgees.ro them well knowne, with their arrowes and darts furionfly aflailed them vnawares, 
* and ouctlogded with armour, {paring no mans lifethat fell into, their hands, Among whom 
Was Hienanionys Spinguls 2 J.igusian captaine,who ouerthrowne by a Numidian horfeman,had 
his head cutoff, and carried away, by the fame nimble horfé eman,before heecould bee refcu- 


cd, ‘The like mifhap befell. Aredesiens Careélws a noble Gentleman, who going with fishies 
ie lal suiFiremeatcns Caretiss a N¢ 


next voto him cbiefe captains, 












Solyman the SM agnif 
toview the places thereabouts, was faft by his fide fuddenly flaine with a fmall (hot, 
which nimbleneffe and fierceneffe of the cnemie, could not for all that ftay the Empero; All G 
that he would needs with a {mall troupe of horfemen, in perfon himfelfe take Biro 
places thereabouts,cuen in the fight of the Namidian horfemen, which wereincuery fat 
to be feene pricking vpand downe the countrey introupes ; although he was many t “leer 
guefted by his graue counfellors,to Icaue that {eruice for hisinferior captains, & not to ex an 
himfelfto fo great danger both of his perfon & of the comonfatety Haftins had now brought 
onthe armie neere vnto the caftle of Guletta, till cafting vp a rolling trench as he came nec; : 
thereunto,thereby to keep his men out of the danger ofthe enemies fhot: which worke er 
not done enly by the pioners and gallie flaues, but by fouldiers of all forts; yea many ofthe 
captaines themfelues laid tigen’ to the {pade and mattocke : for why, the Emperor is : 
there acontinuall beholder,and cheerfull conimender of euery mans labor and forwardneffe 
and the bufie enemie was cuer readie to take the aduantage, if any thing were by negligent, 
omitted, oftentimes fallying out euen vnto the very trenches of the Chriftians, there giv) 
vnto them proud words of defiance. When the armie was to be martialled, and euery a 
mander to be appointedtothe place of his charge inthis fiege of Guletta : the countie of 
Sarne (a man famous both for the honour of his houfe,and for the good feruice hee had late. 
ly done againft the Turks at Corone)requefted of Fa/tins the Generall,to haue the charge of 
the mount neereft vnto the cattle; which as it was a place of moft danger, fo was it al fo of grea. 
teft honor. Whereat the old Spaniards(after the manner of their proud nature)much repined, 
Vponthe top of this mounr,the countic fet vp his rich tent inthe eie ofthe enemy, and there 
lay with the Italian companies ouer whom he commanded. He had not there lien long, but 
Salec,one ofthe Tutks famous pirats, with certaine companies of the garrifon fouldiers;falli- 
ed out of the caftle direétly vpon the mount whereon the countie lay ;and by making fhew as 
Sakefalieth if he would defperatly haue aflailed the fame, raifing a great alarme againft the Italians: yet fo 
out vponthe as after certaine vollies of fhot difcharged on both fides, he began to retire as if he had beene 
theitalicas, — thereto conftrained. Which thing the county perceiuing,being aman of greater courage than 
direétion, in great rage with bitter words reproued certaine of the captaines, whom hee per- 
ceined not fo forward in purfuit of the enemie as he would haue had them : and in his furie 
tan downe from the mount,the reft for fhame following him , and ouertaking the enemies K 
flew diuers of them. The cratic pyrat now feeing the countie drawne out of his ftrength in- 
to the plaine ground, and perceiving himfelfe ftrong enough to encounter him, fuddenly tur- 
ning himfelfe about, {aid vnto his fouldiers : The aduantage you wifked to hane of your enemies is 
now offred, they are now in your danger, wherefore now {hes your felues valiant men, and feffer not one 
of thefe proud frefh-water fouldiers to efcape aline or Unwonnded. Which he hadno fooner faid,but 
they prefently made a ftand,and fo hardly charged them from whom they but even now fee- 
medto flie,that the Italians not able longer to indurethe fight, betooke themfelues to flight. 
: The countic himfelfe with Belingerw: his kinfman, fighting valiantly in the formoft of his 
® companies, was flaine ; many others indured the fame fortune: others flying backe againe to 
“ee the mount, were flaine there by the Turks;who refolutely entred into the trenches with them 
fo far,that they caried away with them the plate and riches of the counties rent. Neither was 
there any of the Spaniards which lay necreft vnto them,and might eafily haue refcued them, 
that would once ftir out of their places to helpe them : for it is reported, that they were no- 
thing foric for the ouerthrow of the Italians, forafmuchas the countie had fo arrogantly cra- 
; Sats ued of the Generall the moft honourable place,which he fo euill held. His head & right hand 
en ae aright Werecut off,and fent by Salec to Barbaru/ja, This ouerthrow much grieued the Italians, whom 
a ee fe ih comforted with cheerful fpeeches, ieivating allthatloffe, neither to the valour of 
_—-Barberufs. — the enemic, ot cowardife of the Tralians;but onely to the rafhneffe ofthe countie, whomehe 
fe aid worthilic to haue paiedthe price of his inconfiderat forwardneffe. But che Spaniards hee 
tha sly reproued as mercileffe men,which vpon fo light an occafion had giuen caule forthe 
Italians to haue themin diftruft. {time by the ooting offoftheit M 







































: fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


A. the topof the trenches whereinthe Spaniards lay, beforethey were aware of his comming, 
and there flew fomeas they wereafleepe, fome idlie fitting fearing no harme,others,as they 
were arming them ejues;and with their fudden crie,caufed the reft which lay neerevnto that 
piace, thamefully forfeare to fie out oftheirtrenchies: where the Turks.taking fuch erath as 
they there found,andihauing flaine and wounded many,among(t whom was one cAtemdfa a 
captaine, and carrying away with them the efiligne of Sarmentws which ftood vpon the top 
of the trench, returned with victory. The alarme raifed in the armie was fuch,as thatthe Er 
peror himfelfe camerunning to the place in his armor, {eucrely reprouingthem of cowes 
which,had forfaken the placeand gticuoufly offended with the  whichhad kept fuchineg- 
ligent watch againft fuch anenemie, as was not for wilineffe,agilitie, and:courage, to bee 

B flightly regarded of the beftand moft expert fouldiers, , This.dilgrace of the Spaniaids 
comforted the Italians, to fee the old fouldiers.no leffe oudrtaken in their negligence, tha 
they had been in their vnaduifed forwardneffe. ‘ H i 

Thistumuleappeated, aftius called into. his tent the:Colonels and: chiefe Captaines of 
the Spaniards, and fpake vnto them in this manner 





Friends (taid he) elfewhere alwaies valiant, who togerber with me,hawe by your inmincible prome (fe 1° 
gained untoour Emperer many moft glorious vibtories , you féeme Unto me ab this simeso hawe meede'o a 
t0 be called upon, and to bepmt in remembrance of your wonsed and approwed valor: for a3 far as | 64% jaune’, 
‘fee,the remembrance of your antient fame,is in you growne altogether cold your hands are becorme fame 

G ‘for feare , and sharwhich tam forie and afhamed te fay, you are genet L knasw nat how alsogerber ant 
of order,and heartle(fe; fhewing no conrage for the fubdning of thefe naked pyrats. Teflerday (as many 
fi ) you finiled at the unskilfull and unfortunas forwardneffe of your friends,which they boughs deere, 
but to day they worthily langh at your degenerat careleffe negligence: fo thatit concerntsh you in ha- 
noursto blot ont this (0 foule and publicke a difgrace, by fame notable and worshie exploit. Wherefore f 
exhart you, and 1 firarghily charge and command you, has w.th all (peed yon prepare bath your minds 
and weapons for the atchieuement of fome new honour + (0 thas if the prond emcmie Shall againe prefime 
10 come forth and alfaile your trenches, you hall forshwith breake ous -vpen him, and beat bine backe 
againe enen.to she gates of Gulettde Perhaps good fortune will (o attend your valiant and vefolute pue~ 
fisitsthat you may together with their dy ordered men, enter fome of their rampiers wherein we fee ther 
D whole hope confiftethiwhich if is foal orberwifé fall out shan is hoped for,yer hall you by shis your notable 
deuoire svonderfull content the Emperowr your foucraigne,and me your Generalland withall,sower your 
late difhonour. 


 Wherunto they allanfivered, That they would fo beare themfelues againft the enemie,as 
that hee fhould not defire greater courage or contempt of danger inmen defirous of honour 
and commendation, 

Itwas not long,but thatthe Turks incouraged with their former fucceffe,after their wonted rhe rurks fully 
manner {allied out againe,conducted by Giaffer captaine of the Ianizaries, a man ofexceeding pr! ous of 
courage and ftrength of badie: who with tie Tanizaries and certaine Companies of Moorith °“*"* 

E archers,about the noone time of the day ifluing out of the caftle,affailed the vttermoft tren- 
ches,hoping in that broiling heat to find the Chriftians in their ftations negligent and vnpre- 
pared:wherin he was nothing deceiued , forthe Spaniards that burning hoattime of the day, 
kept furch negligent watch, that Giaffer with his Ianizaries and archers, was got vp tothe top 
of the rampiers,and there difcharged their fhot & arrowes vpon the Chriftians in their tren- 
ches,before they were well awareof his comming, Butvpon the ftriking vp of the drum, cer- 
taine companies of harquebufiers brake out vpon them intwo places at oneinitant,as /-iiae 
had before commanded; whom hee feconded with a company of halbardiers, keeping in. re 
dines his {quadronsto refcue his harquebuficrs,ifthey fhould be inforcedby theenemic => 

LF retire:8inthat order expeéted the cuent of the skirmi(h, which was moft valiantly mainsai~ 
_, ned on both fides, For rhe lanizaries,although they wereinforced togiue ground, yerasmam 
, a se Fa flic, & ftanding vpon tha honor of their order) withftood the Chriftians waamm 
leffe refolution than they were by them charged ; votill that Giajfér theit leader, Gee segregate 
fighting among the formoft of the cue at once {hot —. bullets,& as ete seem 
dead bodie the Ianizaries laboring to carrie away,induredamoft cruel fighymanpoesuzam ae 
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ly followed'by the Spaniards, thatthey of Guletta, when the ' aii - - 
touralmofta fourth part oftheir owne men,for feare the Ghriftians fhoul fommion, 
them hauecentred the caitle. Didacus Abila,one.ofthe Spanithenfigne-beaters, miinaneea 
rs Is 


enfignevnrothe top of’ one of the enemies rampiers,and was there fldi 
ued by one ofthe fouldiers ofthe{ame band, The Chriftians recci lore loffe in the; 
treat,tham they had\in allthe fight ¢ forthe Turks from their rampiers. then difchar. aii ‘Sg 
fhot as faftas they could vpon them,which they could norbefore doe,without thelik * - 
-gerto their own men: ingled among ft them. This daies worke well abated the ides mi 
Turks,and gaue goodh o the Chriftians,that the caftle would with6utany great fofteke 
gaincd:for being necre t,they perceiued it not to befo {trong as'they had fippoled, ) 
The Emperor haui afew daies inconfultationabour hisfarther proccedino 4 
_ preparing of things forte liege, refolued without further delay with all his forces t s 
_ the caftleyperfuiaded thereunto by many reafons :firft,by the cheerfulnes of his own folly ; 
Pe and the courage of his enemies fore dantedinthe laftskirmifh,which he was loth they fhould 
—& agaitie recouer by the comming of new {upplies ; befides that, hee was informed. thatditers 
e - companies of the Numidianswwere comming to'Tunes, entertained by Barbarwfa whofe 
ee ftrength.was like daily to encreaferbut that which moued him moft to haften the matter was, 
= _ . forthathismen beganto growafickly inhiscamp,being allthe day time fcortchedias it were 
with theferuenthear of the Sunjand well neere ftaruedin the night with cold and exceedin 
dewes wherwith they were commonly wet tothe skin; neither was there either good writen I 
or frefh victuall by.any micansitorbe had inthat fandie and barren foile, for the relicfe of the 
ficke, other than that was brought out ofthe fleet; forall the water thercabout was moft vn- 
pleafant and exceeding brackifh,fo tharboth ficke and whole were glad whenthey could get 
* ‘acrabito quench theipextreame thirft valthoughthe: Emperor did what hee might toreme- 
odie thefeiextremitics, and much reliefe was in good time {ent both from Sicilia and Naples : 


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a the bisketalfo in the thipsyéfpedially inthe Spanifh gallies, was growne Hoarie and vnwhole- 
xs fome: 'Whereforehe hegan to place his batterie about the 15 of Iuly, which was defended 
5 allalong{t with’ Gabions and caske filled with fand, for that the countrey foyle in that place 


; celdéd neither earthinor curfe todo. Awrf@appointed to batter the cattle by fea, diuided 
_ his ‘gallies into three’ {quadrons which orderly fuceteding one another, fhouildby turnes K 
fe bearthe fame’: hisgreat ships rid atanker,ahd'our of their forecaftles thundered with their 
° great ordnance. And Vastius at land had diuided the army into three battels; Spaniards, Itali- 
F ans,and Germans,euery ftationby themfelues, infuch fort, asthatthey might indifferently 
oak _, be pattakers both of the danger of the affault,& ofthe glorie ofthe vidory. There was neuer 
SJ ftrong place in the memorie of man(fince gunsjthat fatalengine were firft inuented for the de- 
iy ftruction of mankind)affailed with greater force, greater preparation,orinduftrie. Thegreat 
ig moe ordnance in manet of agreat earthquake, foterribly roared & thundred,that the earth feemed 
f —_, noronly to tremble & quake vnder mens feet, but euen by and by torent in funder & fwallow 
them vp:and the fea which was euen nowquiet and calmie,beganto rife aloft,and to rage and 
fomeasifit had bin in agreat ftorm sat which time the aire became thicke,and the skie dark- J, 

Calne ned withthe fmoke of the great artillerie:from the breake of the day vntil noon, the roaring 
#2 cannon and culuering neuer ccafed : fo that the Vamures wete beaten downe,the caftle made 
faultable, & the wals fo fhaken, thatin'many places the Turks canoniers, together with their 
cannons lay buried inthe ruins thereof. Which thing perceitied, they which were before ap- 
-poinréd to giue the firft affault,ypon fignal giuenby the Emperor, prefently vpon the ceafing 
ofthe great artilletie affailed the breach, & others with theit fcaling ladders {caled the wals: 
which wasidone with fuch cou g¢ & refolution, that the Turkes whenthey had done what 
they poffibly cotild for the defence of the place,by cafting down darts, wild fire,& fuch like 


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nes Vpon the Chriftians asthey were'clinibing vp ;at length as men defpairing longer t? 
holdthe place,&ou hm are wee cig eg eh fll Sinan &thereft M 
oe rainsby a wooden bridge, fled ourat the firthet fide of the caftle,intothe main,an 
alongftthe he lake by land to Tiines, notlooking behind them for haft: which 
“te het flain or driven into the lake, 
‘fain in’ comming toland,by 








A. the Spanifh horfemen,orelfe intheir fwimming fhot at pleafure by the harquebufiers, fo that 











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all the lake was as it were coucred with the dead bodies ofthe Turks and Moores. The Empe- Guletta room, 
ror with fmall thot thus gained the caftle of Guletta, with all the warlike prouifion therein,and py eg 
with itall Barbara/fa his great flect and (trength at fea , which he for the more fafetie had be- 
fore put into the lake ; which as it was ynto the Emperour a thing moft pleafant,fo was itvn- 
ro Barbarufes and his pyrats the greateft griete and loffe poffible, hauing at once loft all their 
power at {ca,which but a little before was no {mallterror to all the frontiers of the Chriftian 
countries and Iflands inthe Mediterranian, 
Barbaraffa troubled and terrified with fo great aloffe, with afterne and fcornefull counte- sarbarufa 

nance recciued the Iew and the reft of the captains fled from Guletta, reuiling them bitterly "#*": 

B in his rage, and calling them faint hearted cowards , which hadin fo hort a time given ouer 
fo ftrongaplace. Whereunto Sinan anfwered for them all,in this fort: 


Mairadin(faid he) [0 long ae we were to fight with armed men, we did as thou well knowe/?,and owr ‘The fort an- 

enemies cannot denie,what well befeemed vs and thy magnificent fortune. But when we are to mith fand fret of Sinan 

. oe : * ¢ lew unto 

the Diuell and bis infernal firies, which came againft vs with flames of. fireand carthquakes,things of sarbaru(fes 

extreameterronr and danger it ougbt not tofeeme frange unto thee, if we fought to cfeape the unconth 
furie of the immortal encrnies of mankinde, to do shee feruice in thy bester fortune, sn defence of this 
thy citie andkingdome, Neisher do we account it any difgrace to hane cfcaped that danger, as men that 
minde againe to fight : ont of which shou, moft antient and expert Commander (if may frankly (peake 


C vnto thee the truth)ifthow badfi been shere prefent,wonlaft hane accounted st no difhonor,but very good 


diferesion bo hawe e(caped in fafetic. 


Barbaru(fa repreffing his furie,began in a more temperat manner to requeftthem euery one 
particularly as valiant and couragious men to {tand fa{t vnto him in that war againft their ene- 
mies the Chriftians: telling them,that he well hoped, that after the great fupplie of the Moo- 
rifh Footmen and Numidian horfemen were once come (which were now at hand)the enemy 
fhould nor longreioyce of the taking of Guletta. After that, he forthwith conuerted all his 
ftudie and endeauour, to prepare fuch thingsas were needfull for the war, bringing forth his 
treafures,and bountifully beftowing the fame among{t the Moors and Numidians,thereby to 

D confirme the friendfhip of fuchas well affected him , and with his new bountie to winne the 
hearts of fuch as yet ftood doubrfull. 

Inthe mean time Maleafésthe exiledking,with a {inal retinue of his friends and followers Hulahe com= 
came from the farthc ft part of Numidia,into the Emperors campe ; the Emperor fisting in apron 
royall feat inthe midft of his pauilion, whereinto Auleaffes was admitted, with a mytre vpon 
his head,ina garment of greeneand blew changeable filke : he was ofa tal and manly ftature, 
of colour rawnie, but fo fquint-eyed,that he feemed fpitefully to looke yponthem whom he 
beheld: whom after he had ki(fed the Empetors right hand and had fet himfelfe downe with 
his legs gathered clofe vnder him,ypona carpet {pred vponthe bare ground, after the man- 
ner of his countrey he by an interpreter fpake vnto the Emperor as followeth : 


Thou art come in armes into this countrey,and art mow alrmoft conquerour of the [amse, ( thrice migh- nhs Spat of 
tie Emperour) provoked thercunto not by any defert of mine, for that our different religion fo required ; aula 
yet as [verily thinke, not without theappeintment of the moft high God, whom both shou and Ido with perowr. 

Like deuotion wor fiup,to take renenge of the most perfidious and cruel xyrant and pyrat, the mortallene- 
mic of mankind ; whom I forefee as good as alreadte vanquilhed, now that Guletta ts taken and bis Na- 
uic furprifed. So that 1 hope be {hall infhort time by thy renenging hand, at once receiwe theif guer- 
don of all bis former villanies : which foall be fo much the more to my comfort, for that Iba the frwit 
of thy rare felicitieand glorious viétorie willredound in great part to msebeing reflored by thee tnt0 my 

F fathers kingdome: which 1 as a poore exiled Prince moft omy requeff of thyjuftice and bountie. For 
it fhall bevnto shee a thing moft honourable and profitable, if thon les receiue into thy protection me, 
aking royally difcendedof 4 moft antient progenie, firengthned with the great allyance of the Numidi- 
ans aad Moores. Neither doc | refufe citherso pay thee tribute therefore, 0 10 acknowledge my felfe 
waffal unto thee the Chriftian Emperor. Of which my fidelisie there can beno greater a[firance,thas 
theshankefull remembrance of o.great wbenefit receined , which fhall for ener remaine vnforgesten of 

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a ,alledeed, hould hawe been (aid b hy fis, ich ae shofe thin, whi Pay Hoth om, ‘But whienthe General ¢ouild aeither with words or blows preuaileany 
. ing - ween cite re rs Gt oe ua abe ha Pi on i pes bsp bib onan Gy A oe igi ed i Emperour himfelfewas glad to hafte thither,with his eal ate and au- 
bane cafily neglected and reiected the iniuries done th the fea coat eater 7 sain a ee 1 and xntpitic ro haue kept them in order : yet fuch wasthe force of their intollerable thirft, that 
bat hewas (as they well knew) for mofl urgent pat come thither : whereas h PAIS Of bis fubicéy, neither the fight of the Emperour,nor dithathe could'descould remedie the diforder’, fome 


le was refolned to Aticg 


the expectation of the world with a notable victorse ; or if God fhould otherwi fainting inthe find for lackeofdrinke , arid fone orlier for greedineffe readie to burft their 

















5 ife appoint, sh G : : 23 at tune fine Wi atthe y 
dayes with honour, Wherefore he willedthem to ceafe further to flatter him os tol if hoe tnd big Hellics at the fountains } fo tht the Emperor was faine with his sect 24 i ; ; “ ns we. 
P to poffelve the minds of bus valiant fouldiers with a vaine foreboding feare,and Beithrefoluse Piling Amongft the reft,one Swllins Cicero of Arpinas,a famous si E . oan ceca 
gether with bins their chieferaine,acainfl the next day to expect what the fortune of the field fo iH) a drinkingtoo much. This extremitic for want of water a ~ A! ‘ seta Bdipe 
point for the full accompliltmsent of that war, Fer be was as he {aid) (és downe 10 gine the es je them, forafinucli as Vastins the day before had by mined? Pr erWine srermeerav ie pttiee 
“tell ; or if he refufedt o batter she walls of Tunes,wot doubting but that God would ee ean commanded that every foldierthould carrie with Ae a F : Smee naeeons wef 
fide info good and fo.ga agrell, on bis B although he'caufed fo much ny tc aera cee ate wi chepretel sate = (omeul HOR 
dies?» I Fhe ’ the Commo réliefe of the atmic , woe e ae aueht ofcold w it Fellows Which 4 én 
; rach The Emperourleauing a fufficignt garrifon in the caftle of Guletta, commanded thebe reddie to gitie onier for thirft,were eladto get a draught of cold water of their fe etary 8 
wae ‘yehesto be repaired, and the great/ordnance there taken to be laid vpon carriages white hadlit, fortwo duckets. hifoeedas was poffible reformed, andthe Armieagaine typ dacketh 
fore afterthe oldrude {ea fafhion lay bound.in great vaweldie: pieces of timber swith yror £ This diforder Being with as held ae chrowavestheenetie Fox Barbaragfe with’a Bree Ya 
E ; tings faftned thereunto,and could not handfomely be handled orremoouedto Chitra: ie Brought inco order,the Emperor v8 a - benane artamnben ofenfiones (the inftruments of pe a fie 
thar, whgp-he hadcaufed the countrey to. be well viewed all about, which betwixt the Oline Worderfull smile pay Se lame eigoleied after the manner ofthe Mooresjwas come 
grouesaridthe right fide of the lake ginetha dirc& paflage vnto the citie of Tunes:he fer for. ara a Ped abana te di i fasivint field pieces(as Mulea/feshad forctold)went 
ward with his armiein fo good order, that he {till marched as readic to fight, for feare of ie about three ass fonts tel of he Ch ift ns: which Pieces although they were often- 
ciesand fudden affaules of the enemie,On the left hand marched the Iealians flextuncaihe ry about to haue broken ut ps 4 tie tétine by reafon of the vaskilfulneffe of thie Cano- 
dake, on the right hand the Spaniards neere varo the Olive groues, which in the manner of a OD Gimnes cite hao dfor like purpofe had commanded the great ordnance to be 
8g at wood fan all alongtt the countrie,from the mines of Carthage, mofttothe wals of To. Bra “i , ad Ot ore bEteIbI per Petuing what time and toile it required to hae it 
oat ISR HIT the midit betwixt both marched the Germans , next vnto them followed the great a Fan Att drawne but by ftrength of men,and the wheels ofthe carriages —— 


.. ordnance ;and after it,thecarriages ofall the armie. Inthe yauntgard was /afius, whom the ie Jibs ouder which the Mariners and gally flaues catried al- 

ne: Emperour had made Generall ofthe armie, and efpecialiy for Tat day : in fe rereward was Fit teh An SAR Pere fily on) he fuddenly changed his purpofe,and told 

* the Duke of Alba with certaine troups,of chofen horfemen: in the middle of the main battel Lsisst oe Meer HE Mhousheit not beftto flay forthe great artillerte in thaccheerfalneffe of 

the Emaperorsand by bis fide Lewis his brother in law the king of Portingals brother. The ind ta a sry man defited battell;but to commit alltothe valour of his refolare men, 
conduded by the Prince-of Salerne,the Spaniards Alarco an antient captaine, re Are eer bo 


Ye wa 
* Teali FEHR . ; f. {his noble attempts: left whilft we ftay(faid he) 
Ish (ot YS , , tune, which ener fauored his n E 
ani 1H tmans by Maximilian Eberficin, Butthe Emperor inhis armor ceafed not to ride ahd his own gobd fortis 
f hope, recounting vnto 


re fo} ig Vpon our great or nance (whic oth not alwayes teruc to great purpole Init den 
4 ete 1? cerefull counte Nance and t. il | ‘d shich dott fe o fi fiid 

hi u toolo n t ¢ purp 

th i Db attels)our enemies gather courage in the time of this our yaneceflarie delay ar d this excee- 


rmet victories whichthey had gotren for him;and telling them, thache did that r ‘ers (the moft fare token of vndoubted victoric) by deferring of 
ay expectot amoft honourable dayes feryice, fora! i ch.as es wereo fight againft ans Se nA eee ttemenperor tetrens of batrell,and filled with good hope, joy- 

he Chriftianreligion ; whercfore they dhould with refolute minds fet falfy antwered Yaftins if thou {o think it good (which I alfo like wel of) in Gods name giue 
lues to endure the weight of theirarmor,the painfulneffe of, the march,the heat th ena That (hal I by & by do(faid he)but firftit is reafon that you which fway and com- 
anand fand,and the tediou{neffe ofthe thirftarifing thereof; vntillthey might joyne — | waaaaraeca part of the world, learne at thistimeto obey bin,whom to his great charge and 
I HF foemurarbereanenthould xnloubredly by mi poodnes of God (in whofe th ime) you tiytee afide the imperial! maieftie of your felfe,haue for this day made Generall 



















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ought) pbtaine thevictorie:inthe meanetime they fhould with patience ouer- ar of {o mightic an armie: wherefore (faid Vaftins) I wil now vfe my authority, 
zy ( d es ,, comforting themfelues with the roar hope of a Pct rich prey, a eat AT ay not fo requeft you,to depart from this place,and to get younto 
wi y i cy were to expect of the {poile ofa rich cicie, Whereunto cuery fquadron anfive- I eid of the battell neere ynto the enfignes;left by fome valuckie thot , the whole eftateo: 
great fhour,thathe fhould not trouble, himfelfe with thofe matters which hee had E thearmiebe brought into extream peril by the danger of one mans life. Whereat the Em- 
suena oh Syren ebearfed, but toafflure himfelfe, that they. his fouldicrs would moft patiently endure eror finiling willed him tofeareno fuch thing’; faying moreouer, Thatneuer Emperour was 
ad @ bis pemitics,and not decciue the expedtation lie had conceiued of their wonted valour,but ss fluin with a oun, Forall chat,he departed out of the place as he was commanded, & went 
paren: ijanrfghttomake him Emperor,notof AfftickebutofAfiaalfo. >, fees the middleof the battell. Whereupon the fignal of battel was by the found of —, 
ow 7 aftins, had withdrawn two companies of harquebutiers out of the Spanith {quadron, per,and fri king vp ofthe drum,prefently given, and the chemie(with more hafte thanthe ex- 

skirmith with the Moores who continually followed inthe taile ofche armie: whome, by tream heat of the day required) furioufly charged by the Emperors horfemen,who to auol 


» harquebufiers and certaine trou 
ably repulfed inthe rerewar 





ps of horfemen deputed to that purpole,the duke of Al- 
hearmie was now come vnto the Gitemnes of freth water, ¥ 
well knew the country,had before coldibemofe witch x 


{ ieblows. In 
the dancer of the oreat artilleric, made all the haft they could to come to handie ‘ 
the formott of chege ginen was Ferdinand Gonzaga, moft valiant nobleman, aces 
ued the emperor without charge:he being formwhatbeforethe reft,at the ieee te shateele 
his lancea great captain of the Moots, prefently with his fword fo troub e Sel is 

‘F next,that he opened a way for them that followed him,to break into the = heed vp ‘ie 
harquebufiers alfo difcharged fo faft vpon the enemic , that 300 Aa Fortei keeetiete 
groundbefore the ioyning of the batrell: which the reft ofthe se ae Et orfiehitoFthe 

reat ordnance,and fled backe to Barbaru/fa. Wholong eters i ‘ his horfe paherars 
hriftians;but grinding his teeth for forrow = griefe of mind, tu ‘ his 


la 


2 


hich «Muleaffes and others 
rthe wel ; f foon asthe foldiers almoft 
derthe weight of theirarmor,with the (cortching heat af the Sun, extremity of 
¢ ( nae fisthey for defirethey ha to.quench their thirft, forthwith forfook theit 

_ epfoits,se diforderly rans faft as they could to tholecifternes : Ya/tivs the Generall, tothe 
vttermott of his power laboring in vaine both by Dt foble ta haus hayed thers 


. : inc both by faire : 
fa bychatirersltedey et ‘offed vnc the enemies hich 















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Berberufefi- his Turksretyred into Tunes. For now.that a 
mbieTun facceffeshe thought it not belt to fe porate in setts 
perours armie could not long endure the inconueniences of thei 
many things,ef pecially of ficfh water : which fed him with! Ope,that. 
his enemies diftrefles picke fome fir occafion of aduantage, if ee i 
citie of Tunes, The Numidians and Moores,who in great t oups and 
houered about the Emperors armie, without doing any thing worth 
felues into the fuburbes,gardens,and other places neere vnto the citie 
The Emperor glad of the fight of his enemies, which w. re the ight to’ 

I aoneaincmpes av hisgemie thatnight inthe fame place where tl 
mining the next day to ba he wallsof Tunes. In the m F 
with an exceeding fearc, a diftca&ted with many aes and pierernerads Turprifed W 
himfelfeyhadin his mind parpofed a fact full of exceeding anc¢iohuman.crueltic. erie . 
atonceto hauekilled allthe Chriftian captiuesin the caftle of Tunes : fully relolue oe 
the famein execution , had not Sinanthe lew diffuaded him from that moft yaa wy . 
a protefting fuch a practife to be vnfeemly for aman ofhis valor, famous forhismany y id re 

ie andcarrying with him the maiettic of aking: whereas he wou Id thortly after wonderfully re 









































haue bin innumh 
re they before lay ; ae 










































pent him for doing fo fhametull a fact : he doing whereof, What was it elf 
buramanifeft demonftration of his extreame 1s and ears Reet ew faye) 
moft dangerous to him,that was ro maiotaine fo doubtful war,and would much d be me 
glorieof his former life : wherefore he fhould dowellto beware, that by the fame of f ' ee 
moft horrible fact,he did not prouoke Solymans heauie difpleafure againft him : who Bh id 
ofall human ctueltie,had vied both to deteft and reuenge {uch outrages. Wherfore he fhould 
fuffer the Chriftian captiues to liue bound in their fatall chaines, fo long as it were theit f 
tunes; who being well kept,and vnarmed,might fhortly after ferue him to good purpofe. a 
tauldine way without moft certain danger moue themfelues, ifthey fhould vnaduifedl tut 
after their voluckie libertic: for by them, the expected victorie could neither be giuen i" the 
encmie,nor taken from him,oryet fo muchas hindered. At which {peech the tyrant was afha- 
7) med, and fo fparing the liues of the poore wretches, went outofthe Cafile, into theercatctt 
church of Tunes,whither he had caufed to be affembled all the chiefe men of the cite to tel 
them what he would have done for the defence of the citie, and now by perfuafion to encou 
tagethem to fight : from whom, as menby him holden indiftruft, he had buta little before 
the comming of the Chriftians,taken all manner of armor and wea pons. 
. eyulat Barbaru/fa was thus bufied,the moft ioyfull and happie day appeared to thofe mi- 
ws sgaprises,by fortunes change no leffe blacke and difmal! to the Turks and Moores. For 
that hainous purpofe of the cruel] tyrant could not long be couered or kept fecret:fo that a 
progr ion of a danger fo imminent,was runthorow the whole caftle,euen into deep dun- 
geons 5 y ate compaffion of certaine manumifed flaues, who detefting the fauage crueltic of 
bok - fa tA mafter,and touched with deuotion,had in heart returned to their old and true 
& te sioniincquragingby. fecret{peeches the chiefe ofthe captiues with whom they 
ere acquainted,to lay hand now vpontheir libertie. Amongft thefe well minded men was 
enn pe Spaniard,whom Barbaru/fa had from his youth brought ypas his minion,hauing 
PF. iim alwayes in greatefteem by thename of Mem# , and another called Vincentins Caterens of 
ee An almatia an eunuch. Thefe two aducnturing a moft memorable and godly attempt fet open 
prifonsel> drine tag Be pes doores, and gauc inftruments ynto the poore prifoners, readie to take the orton 
ci tean ae aera Boaiet Ph Pots 
Tunes. anc merel Os ore naked Chriftians i inhand 
itch penile yes ella 
“a3 pacsese rasa aiken) ne caftle,ftirred vp with the vnexpeéted and rerrible noife 
ber any prifoners breaking their yrons, with a few foldiers whom he had fuddenly called 
ynto him, ran to the caftle gate, where one of the prifoners (aluftie yong man of Sicilia) ha 
with one ofthe bars of the gate ftrucke downe one ortwo of the Warders,and hauing bolte 
the gate,wasbecome matterthereof: him Ramadas flew,and opening the gate, made way for 
himfelfe and his few followers, with whom he went rbaru{fa, to carrie him the newes 
ofthat his hard mifchance. Butthe Chriftians now | om their bands, and hauing 
4 Biss, : 


i ad fuddenly, 
‘a ys 



























fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


A fuddenly flaine divers of the Turkes,pofleflédthem*elues ofallthe caftle,brake dpentheat= 
mori¢,and {o feizing vpon the kingstreafure,armor, tc prouifion, from a hie turret gaue fignes 
of victorie to the Chriftian army by fmoke & talfe fires made with gunpowder,and laftly by 


difplaying of Sarmientus his ealigne, which (as we haue before declare 


dy was by Tabacchesta- 


ken fiom the top of the trenches at the fiege of Guletta. Thefe fignes although the Chriftians 


inthe army couldiniot well perceite,as being too far off pyetby the fu 


gitiucs which came of- 


tentinies ourof Tunes tothe Emperourand Muleaffes,they were both perfisaded, tharfome 
grcac tumult was tifen amongft theenemies;Wherctore the Emperor fenttwo of his captains 
with their companiés,who going as ncere as they could tothe-citic andthe caftle,fhould dif 
couer what the matter was. Inthe meanc time, Barbarufaalmoft mad tor anger, in his furie 
B blafpheming his vain gods, and bitterly curfing and banning the lew, for diffuading him from 


killing the captines,came to the caftle gate, with rears ftanding in his ¢ 


ys pitifully requefting 


the lace Chriftian captiues (which then {tood vpon the top of the wals & the gate, with wea- 


pons in their handsychat they would forthwith ict him in, faithfully promifing them their li- 
bertic,witha generalland free pardon for all that they haddone, But they mindfull both of 
their former and prefent fortune,and moued withiuft hatred,caft {tones at him,and with many 
opprobrious words reiected his requeft: fothat he inraged with forrow and madneffe, fhor 
atthem with his owne hand, and {ecing all paft remedic,and the citic not pofliblenow toibe 
kept, fhamefully betooke himfelfe co flight. After him followed the Turkes,in number feuen 
na, famous with'the Bi- 
fhopricke ofthatreuerend Father and great Diuine Angujtine. For there(as ina moft fure har- 
bout) had Barbarn(faleft fourcteene gallies inthe lake neere vnto the citie, to ferue his turne 
whatloeuer mifchance fhould happen : but the tacklings, failes, oares,and ordnance,hee had 
Jaid vpin the caftle fait by, which was kept with a garrifon of his owne. 
The Emperout vnderftanding that Barbarufsa with his Purks was fled,came with all his ar- Tanesyeeldéd 


thoufand,with purpofe to flie to the citie Hippona, now called Bo 


mic vato the gates of Tunes, where the magittrares of the citie were ready to fabmitthem- 






tothe Eoaperets 


felues vnto him, & to deliver him the keies ofthe citie,only requefting ofhim,that he would 
keep his foldiers incamped without the citic,and norto feeke the veter {poile and ruin there- 
to be had. Atwleaffes alfo 

carefullofthe {afetie chereof,carneftly intreated the Emperor in the citifens behalfe .Burhe, 
D although he was of his own honorable difpofition ready cnough to haue granted whatwacy 
requetted;yet for that hedid, not without caufe, doubt of the Moores fidelitie,and that the 
paiment of the mony which they of Tunes had by Atulea(fés promifed forthe paiment of the 
foldiers wages, was by them craftily delaicd, expecting [till the vttermoft deuoire of Barba- 
raffa,he could not by any means be perfuaded to promife them any certaintie of theirfafetie: 
moucdalfo fo to do by the difcontented {pecches of his foldiers,who {pared not to fay, That 
they fhould be hardly and vnkindly dealt withall, if after & long trauell and fo much paines 
taken both by fea and land, they fhould be defrauded of the reward of the victory, fith nothing 
but only the hope ofthe prefenefpoile did relicue and feed them, being poore and miferable, 
hauing fcarce clothes to couer theirnakedneffe, and their bodies {pent with long labourand 


of:promifing,that the fouldier#{hould want nothing that was there 


E thirft ; fo that the Moores of Tunes,enemies ofthe Chriftian religion, andthe perpetual re- 


céiuers of moft horrible pyrats, might worthily reioice of the Chriftian 


victorie; & the con- 


querors themfelues for euer bewaile their owne calamities and miferies.«Whileft the Empe- 
rorftood thus in doubt what to refolue vpon, V affives witha finall companie came to the ca- 
ftle pate, 8 was with wonderfull ioy receiued by the Chriftian capriues. But as he was view « 
ing the wealth & prouifion laid vp in the caftle,a Ligurian captiue difcouered vnto him where 
coo duckats fowed vp in 


cettaintreafure lay hid : for Barbarajfs had there caftinto,a well 30 


bags, which affine getting cafily out,obtain'd them ofthe Emperor of gi 


feruice had wel deferued them. The caftleghus won by amoft rare chance, 8 the captiues t 
atthey entred into the ci- the_chriftians 
& ty by heaps,tunning after the {poile into cuery part therof,the citifens fearingno foch matter, 
and calling in vain ypon the faith of Muleaffes:the old foldiers at the firftentrance flew many. 
| The Spaniards and the Tralians fought molt after the fpoilesbut the Germans defiring more to 
glutthemfelues with the Mahometanbloud,fill’d allplaces with dead bodies,without regard 


king the fpoile therof,the foldicrs could no longer be ftaied,buc th 


offex or age;fo that the prophanctemples of their vain prophet, {wa 


mwiththe blond ofthe 
matt i! 


ftjas he whofe good 


I~ reyes (polled bp 


1 


ha 






Soo osm oes nee furious exedutione v 
-mooued with the pittifullrequeft of AZw/ea(fes,caufed proclamati ‘ 
man'thouldvpompaine of death hurcany pear take any. sy.ctd tyme That no 
snot orhérwife'be,but that many young men and, women weteby themeri ral thatitcould 
some to the {poile ofthe citie).carricdaway tothe fleeti is 2 991 sist: ee hich We 
Ao Muleaffes foralittlemony redeemed diners which he knew,outofthe hands ffi 
them pritoners:ainongt others, one of his winesywhom he fometime held d ts uch ashad 
amed fortwo duckats.,TheEmperour entering into the cant yeommended | Be a 
werbithe occafion ofthat f eedie victorie :andigiuing to euesyoneiofthemmonsy rotons) 
at libertic, promifing vn fhipping and prouifion to bring them home: Son Yafet them 
his owne country. Vnt ‘o manumifed feruants of Barbaruffa,which were reer 7 
Beri aibines¢/: ofibreaking the rifon, = sayemony and apparell, & afterwards learned ofthem ee e 
ek a concerning Barbaruffa his purpofes,and fecrevdifpofition.In the {poile of the caftle,/., i 
by Meleafes in Aamented the loffe of three thingsefpecially : firft,the antient Arabian boukes ronal 4 
boy send wale interpretation of the Mahometane law,and the aéts of the kings his predeceffours ad 
whereof, Muleaffes (in the hearing of P.Jewius,out of whom this hiftorie istaken) fai i 
poiteth)chat he would moft gladly, ific hadbimpofiible, haue redeemed with sts sat 
city: then the precious ointments and perfumes, with the wonderfull fore of “sie : 
amuske,and ciuct,worth much gold:all which, Barbaruffaas a rude andrough man h “lee 
nd reckoning of. And laft of all,the rare and richicolouts for painting,which lyin b *t ae 
weteby theignorant fouldicrs, fecking for that might yecld them prefent miettg f oli ; 
negledted 8¢troden vnderfoor,feruingno man to good. Inthis caftle were found divers : 
pieces and other armor of the Chriftians, namely of the French, who with Lewis thei rr 
e had about three hundred yeares before befieged that Caftle : which armour had one rh 
Ess mae al thatitinie there kept by the Moorgs in remembrance of that vidtorie againft the Chriftia 
~Barbaruff in the meane time was come to the riuer of Bagrada, which the Raneeesil 
Maiordech,which he eafily paffed ouer, though he was purfued by certain Numidian horf- 
men;whom Muleaffes had raifed of his old friends,and ofthe followers of his vncle Dorax. & 
fenethem to partue the Turks:but Barbara/fs fomarched with his harquebuficrs & archers 
placed in the rereward that the Numidian horfemen durft not come neere him, andj(o in fafe- 
aps to Hippona,as he had before purpofed. Yetin paffing theriuer Bagrada,he loft lay. K 
ia of Smirna,that famous pirat :who being a fat man,and wearied with the heat ofthe piece 
a and painefulneffe of the iourny,drarke fo much,that he died prefently vponthe banke of the 
rbot i- Ter When Barbaruffi was come to Hippona, herefted his mentwo daies : then calling them 
ez, br againe, he comforted them with good words;perfuading them that whatfoeuer mif- 
fortis © ren had hapned,they fhouldimpute it not to the valor of the enemie, but to the trecherie 
- fouldiers, a flaues : exhorting them,as valiant men patiently to indure that frowne of Fortune,and 
y ee i exploitto win againe her fauor: for hee wasagainc determined to put to fea 
- A he fleet he had,and to go prefently from thenceto Algiers,where after hehad with new 
é upplies increafed his power, and augmented his fleet,and better aduifed himtelfe, he would 
‘ ce. take an attempt in hand anfwerable to their defires,and not vnbefeeming his pwns creditand J, 
: j eftimation. tis reported, thar neuer vanquifhed and beaten captaine was witha more cheerful 
: [ acclamation anfweged by his fouldiers,chan he was at that prefent, they all with one confent 
R moft willingly requefting him to command whatfoeuer plcatedihtm:; YU hichthey would ne- 
bis refuleto vadertake,were irneuer fo heauie or dangerous, fo that they might bee brought 
n oe notable exploit.Barbaraffa vfing this exceeding cheerfalneffe and forwardnefle of his 
et iérsydid with wonderfull celgritic weighvp the 14 gallies which he had fanke in the 
a ber ane wigapetrtiens enn them for ATa(ties: and vpon the very. brinke 
Brent Otte c ount of earth,wheteon heplaced certain pi illerie for defence 
; Pee poo sedan vainly coniecturing,thatthe C ridin een Dee iniseds Se acets thi- 
Bp nates inact ibeeg seri axie were serhepirpote ofthe Emperor and M 
wih finaah duriabisa imirall,who were of opinion,that by fending part of the fleet thither,thofe gallies 
ed wn'd inthe harbor with the great ordnance,before they could be rigged made 
ey fie his piece of feruice Auréa appointed ont ,a captain of Genoa, aman of no 
ilartersarfeejbut yet of great wealth and credit, & the Admirals nigh kinfinan © 
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A he with certaine galliots and foureteene gallies, {et forward towards Hippona,promifing va 
to himfelfe a moft certain and eafie vidtorie, hoping to purchale vnto himtelfe great honor of 
the vaprouided enemy ; for that he thought to haue taken Barbaru{sa bufie in Letting forth of 
his flect-But after he was paft Biferta, & come neere to Hippona, he was certainly aduertifed, 
that Barbarehs tiad with incredible celeritie rigged vp his gallies, & fortified the haborsby 


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fully roubled,changed his purpofe,perfuaded by the other captains of the gallies,inno cafe 
to aduenture to fight with him,becaufe the Spanifh,Sicilian, and Neapolitan gallies were-but 
weakly manned,many of the fouldiers being for greedin effe of the {poile gone afhorewith- 
outleaue at Tunes: fo that he fhould at great difaduantage fight with the Turks, beingmoin 
number and defperatly bent. Wherefore he vpon good aduife prefently changed his.termer 


agood while in doubr, whether he fhould inhope of victoie purfue thofe gallies, foxafmuch 
as they were in number no more than his owne,or elfe co perfift in his former purpofe of go- 
ing to Algicrs. Vato which opinion al the vnder captains incliaed,being altogether ignoxant 


fourth Emperour of the Turkes: 669 


lancinggreac ordnance vpon the mount he had there raifed. With which newes he wondcr- 


courfe, and returned to the fleet for more aid. Barbaru/va(as it was afcerwards knowne) flood 


A tne % . 2 7 , ull 
ofthe weakneffe ofthe Chriftians :and fo lerting flip a faire gccafion, leauing afmall garrifon ati 


of Turks in the caftle,he departed from Hippona 8 failed alongft the coaft to Algiers. When gi 


‘Adams.was returned agnine to the fleet, and had done nothing, many ofthe Chriftian princes 
were wonderfully offended,thaé by the negligence of fomewho were hardly to be commans 
ded,and by the varulineffe ofothers who without leaue were gone afhore,{o fairean oceation 
of the difired vidtotic,was neglected. For this thing onely wanted vnto the Emperors rave tie» 
licitie in that war + for ifthofe few gallies had been taken from thecruell encmie, or funke in 
the fea,there had beenno means for him to haue efcaped ; being verily thought,that che ue 
midians innumber infinit, and deadly enemies voto the Turkes,would with often skiraifhes 
out of their knowne placcs of aduantage,haue fo cut him off in his long and painfull trauell by 
Jand,that they would altogether haue made an endboth ofhimand his followers befarsihee 
could haue come'to Algiers. Asria angric both with himfelte and thofewhom he had putin 
tru(t,and yetnot out ofhopeto ouertake his enemic,with his owne gallies and {ome othenof 
the beftthips went to Hippona: but finding Barbarw(oa gone,he tooke the city and, ouerthxew, 
the wals thereof :but in the caftle which he by force tooke from the Turks he placedud 


| aris Gomerins wich (uificient garrifon,and fo returned ynto the Emperor. This Gometingsals 


though he was a moft valiant captain,yet became fo infamous for his auaritious dealing botht 

withthe enemi¢ and his friends, that for feare how to an{wer fuch thiags as he knew would 

be laid to his charge,he became thie infamous executioner of himfelfe, Che cattle was after 

wards by.the commandement of the Emperor,tafed downe to the ground, for that it was not 

without maruetlous chargeto be kept. After that,a counfell was holden concerning Mufeaf- hiatdom of 
feswhom the Emperor placed againe inthe kingdome of Tunes, there to raigne as his ance- phe i 
{ors had don before him;pay.ing him yearly by the name of atribute,two Faulcons,and two cepeeeetes 
Numidian courfers: with condition,that he fhould for euer honour the Emperour, and bea fond fete 


E friendynto all Chriftians, andan vtter enemie vnto the Turks. Befides that, That he fhould 


from time to time defray the charges of athoufand Spaniards and more, tobe left in garsifon 
inthe cattle of Guletta ; by holding whereof, the Emperour kept as itwerethe keiesof chat _ 
kingdome at his girdle, The Emperor hauing thus honourably driuen Barbarafea & the Turks 
pyrats out of Tunes,taken from them their gallies,deliuered the Chr iftian countries(allalong 
the fea coaft into the Mediterranean)ofa great feare,and reftored ,Atulea iffes againeto hisking- +p, r mperane 
dome, failed into Sicilia,where he was in great criumph receiued at Panormus and Meflana, returneth with 
from whence he pa(fed ouer to Rhegium in Ttalie,and from thence by Jandto Naples. Thus “/Aieiale 
was the kingdome of Tunestaken by Barbaruffa and the Turks; and by Charles the Emperour 
recouered againe out of their hands the felfe-fame time that Solyman was in perfon himfelfe 
inwars again(t the Perfian: whom Barbaru/Jaaccompanied with Sinan the Iew,after this ouer- 
throw met at Iconium in his returne out of Perfia, well accepting of their excuft, as is before 
declared. 

__ Solyman as well of his own ambitious difpofition,as following the manner ofthe Otbomsn | 5 377 
kings,defirous by all meanes to increafe the glory of hisname, and toinlarge his empire,de- : 


termined with himfelfto takeaway from the Portingals all their trafick into the Eaft Aptis 
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Te gricued him to heare, thatthe Chriftian religion fhould b Toot amonoft th, 
Pagan kings, which had not long before receiued the Mahometgn religion : Befides ie " 
was credibly informed, that the Portingals in thefe late warshe had againft the Perfians. ‘i = 
aided them with certain harquebufiers,and alfo had fentthem workemento thew Teel 
the'making and vfe of great artillerie, But that which moued him moft of all,was for that ‘td 
Portingals by their traffique into the Indies,had cut off all the trade of merchandife int tie 
ag at aprnerey the riches of the Eaft were woontto be tranfported vnto Caire aid 
foto Alexandria, from whence they were afterwards by the Venetian merchants and others 
difperfed into all parts of Europe: burnow were carried by the great Occaninto Po Itine 
, galljand fromthence conuaied into all parts of Chriftendome, to the great hindrance of his 
tributes and cuftoms of Aigypt. For thefe caufes,& at the inftance of Solyman Bafa an cunych 
botne in Epirus, and theti Gouernour of Agypt ; So/ynan caufed wondertull preparation tc 
be made,for the building of a great fect in the red fea,to gocagainft the Portingals, ff jc 
timber whereof was cut downe in the mountaines of Cilicia, and fhipped inthebay 
lia inthe bottome of the Mediterranean,from whence it was by featranfported to Peiutiym, 
and fo vp the riuer of Nilus to Gaire; where after it was framed and readie to be fer together, 
it was with infinit labour, and no leffe charge, carried by land with Camelsthorow that hoat 
and fandie country, from Caite to Suetia,a port ofthe Red fea,called in antient time Arfinoe, 
TheEgptias From which place eightie miles diftant from Caire, the antientkings of Hgypt,fecking by 
58 eee ” vaineand wonderfull workes to eternife the memorie of them{clues, had with incredible 
fez intothe ae Charge cut th orow al that main land; fo that veflels of good burthen might come vp the fame 
dtertantem ‘from Arrfinoe to Caire : which great cutor ditch, Sefoffristhe rich king of Aeypt.and long 
after him Ptolomeus Philadelphas,purpofed tohaue made a great deale wider and deeper, and 
thereby-to haue let the Red fea into the Mediterranean, forthe readier tranfportation of the 
























cotild not performe : and Ptolomess otherwife perfuaded by skilful] men,in time gaue ouer ; 
for-feare left by letting in the great South Sea into the Mediterranean, he fhould thereby as 
it were with another generall deluge hate drowned the greateft part of Gracia, & many other 
goodly countries in Afia, and with exceeding charge, in ftead of honor,haue purchafed him- 

elfeeternallinfamie. Yet by the fingularindoftrie of Solyman the Bunuch,who with feuere 





building of that fleet , hee had with wonderfull! celeritiein fhort time new built cightictall 
oa fhips and gallies at Arfinoe, and furnifhed them with men, and al! things elfe needful! for fo 
longavoyage. At which time,hee vponaquarrell pickt without caufe, but not without the 
good liking of solyman,moft iniurioufly confifcated the goods of the Venetian merchants at 
Alexandria and Caire,and thruft the mariners into his gallies as flanes. With which flect in 
Let 3; moft warlike manner appointed, Solyman the Bulla,accompanied with Affan-Beg, commonly 
aa called the Moore of Alexandria, a moft fimous pyracand 21 excellent {ea-man, (et forward 
i againft the Portingals:and failing thorow the Red {ca,and fo Eaftward by the gul fe of Perfia, 
+ cameat length as far as the great river Indus; where witiiall his power hee aflaulted Dium a 
Dinas af of caftle ofthe Portingals, fcituate vpon the mouth ofthat greattiucr : but in conclufion,after he 
we aah i. had many days befieged the caftle both by fea & land, andl tried the vecermoft of his ftrength, 
 disinvaim he was fo repulfed by the Portingals,that he was gladto forfakethe ficge,& leaning hisgreat 
. on tte ofdnance behind him for hat, returned backeagaine to Aden, acitic of preattrade in Arabia 
| ees Felix: where difcouraged with the cuill fucceffe he had againft the Portingals, becaufe he 
ms wa would be thought to haue done fomething,heallured the king of chat rich citie to come vnto 
3 . » him,ypon his falfe faith before ginen for his fafe returne :but as foone as he had himaboord, 
The treachernus he like a periured wretch hanged him vpat the yardsarme of his Admirall galley, and fo fur- 
a eee ptifing the citie,enriched himfelfe with the fpoile thereof. The like barbarous cruclti¢c hee 
-Rafemibibe Vfedat Zibyth,another famous port of Arabia, where the pilgrims ofthe Fatt doecommonly 
E _kingsef arabia Jand when they afser the manner of their fuperftition come to vifit the temple of their falfe 
___—_ prophet at Mecha:the king of which place together withal his nobilitie he cruelly murthe- 
| © red, contrary to his faith giuen ; and fo traucllinghimfelfe by land to Mecha,as if he had been 
uit pilgrim, fent backe bis fleet by the a tia, having performed againtt 


: the P nothing atall. =~ At 































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Indian merchandife to Caire and Alexandria, Which mad worke, Se/affris preuented by death / 


commandement inforced all the people ofthe countries thereaboutsto the furtherance ofthe ® 



























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Tenabeleswith furnithing his fleet with the vi@tual which was not for him 


‘Srp gallies,dvi- 
wen by the Ve- 
wetians upon 
the Acrojevau= 
wlan rocke, 


Auria taketh 
r2ofthe Turks 
— gallies fult of 
Tanizaries and 
———-Salymans other 
ouldiers. 
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Solyman the AM: agn 








{oamoft vnfit time (to 
puted to his owne pri 
fhip of his as fhe was co! 






was like enough to haue ouerwhelmedall Italie, by the com 
whole armie, had not the rafhnefle of one Venetian captaine by v: 
that rempeft from the Italians vpon the Venetians themfelucs. 
Alexander Contarenus,a valiant captain of the Venetians,mecting with certain 
gallies, which would neither vaile their top failes, nor in token of reuerence 
difcharge any of their great ordnance,as of dutie they ought to haue done int 
the Venetians commanded; offended with their proud infolencie, fiercel 
in fight funke two ofthem : wherein ¥/famenes Goucrnour of Calipolis, a 
putation among the Turks, was reported to haueperifhed. Which outrage 
at hurt ofthe Venetian eftate, as it appeared 
ge which he bare againft the Turks, for that they i 
ing our of the Eaft countries laden with rich merchandif 
it was thought, that he to pleafe himfelfe in reuenging of his own privat iniuric, 
whatin that dangerous time might enfue thereof to the common ftate. 
Alittle before the comming ouer of the Turks into Italie, Andreas Aria 


DUCK OF Solymm, 
Mexpected ch: 





and friends} 
















Tega’ 


the Emptrours 


Admirall lying at Meffana in Sicilia, vnderftanding that Se/ymwam was come with hisarmieto 


Aulona,and that his fleet was arriued therealfo, putto fea, direéting his courfe 
Iflands of Caphalenia and Zacynthus, hoping (as indeed it fell out) to meet with 
the Turks flect : for there according to his expeétacion he chanced vpon diuers 






towards the 


ofthe Turks 


vidtuallers,whom he eafily tooke. The marriners he chained in his owne gallies for flaues,and 


prouided, fired the fhips. While 






Auris was thus beating too and fro in the Jonian fea, it fortuned that Solyman {ent Iunasbein 
his chiefe interpreter, a man whome hee made no finall account of, withtwo gallies ona 


meflage to LwtZés his Admital!. This proud Turke omming neere vnto Corcyra, where the 
Venetian Admirall lay with his fleet, offered fcornefully to paffe,without Vailing :which his 
pride tending to the difgrace of the Venetians,certain ofthe Venetian captains not enduring, 





fet vpon him with frch furie,thgethe Turks were enforced to run both theirgallics on fhore 
vpon the coaft of Epirus,neere vnto the mountaines called Acroceraunij, where having efca- 


ped the danger atfea,they fell almoft all into the hands of the cruel mou 


ntaine people, lining 


forthe moft part by theft, and waiting for wracks,as hawks for their prey : by thefe fhauers 


the Turks were ftript of all they had,and Iwnue beius with much adoe 


of their hands, returned to Solyman. 
gallies,and finding them fore brufed, {et fire on them, 


redeeming himfelfe out 


Anria faylingalongftthe fea coaft,chanced vpon thefe 


Forthefe vnkind parts,the Turks were wonderfully offended with the Venetians,& grie- 
uoufly complained of themto Solyman: although the Venetian Admirall laboured by all 
means he could to appeafe Zunmbeins,and to excufe the matter,as athing done by great oucre 


fight onboth fides. 


Vpon thefe {mall occafions,the Turkes fought to breake off the league 


with the Venetians ; which fell outfo much the fooner, forthat about the fame time Awria 


failing vp & downe the Ionian fea,and diligently lookin 
as ftragled from the Turkes fleet,hapned by nightto ligh 


foldiers of the Turks,who had by land fent thei 
comming themfelues withthe Ianizaries by fea, 
thema cruelland deadly fightsfor they as refolut 






into cuery harbor to intercept fuch 
typon 12 of So/ymans great gallies y 
neere vnto Corcyra,all filled with his Ianizaries and choice horfemen of thecourt, the beft 
it horfes tothe camp by their lackies,& were 

Auria falling vpon thefe gallies, had with 
; pea A a, men, withing rather to die than to yeeldta 
their enemies with inuincible courage maintained a moft bloudie fight againtt Awris with his 

ogallies excellently appointed, vntill fuch time as moft part ofthem were flaine,and the reft 
ore wounded;who fceing no remedie,but that they muft needs come into the hands oftheir 












enemies , threw their fcimitars oucrboord , becaufe thofe choice weapons fhould not 








too weake to incounter fo ftrong an enemie, he departed 
fanato repaire his fleet. Solyman thorowly chafed with 
and with the double iniurie done nto him by the 









come into the hands of the Chriftians,In this confli@, Awria loftalfo many ofhisbeft{¢ oldiers: 
yethauing got the victory,and poffeffed of the gallies, he ankered necre vnto Corcyra,there 
totake view of hisown harmsand the enemies: but whilft he rid there at anker,he was aduet- 
» tifed,that Barbaru/fa was comming againft him with 80 gallies. Wherfore knowing him felfe 


ence,and returned againe to Mef- 
of his gallies and beft fouldi- 
s, fell into fuch a rage,that he 

; curled 


48 With his 
‘ance turned G 


ofthe urls 







hofe feas where 
y affailed Mia 
man of no {mal re, 
done by Contarey, a 
afterward)was im. 


intercepted H 


the taile of 


K 





A curled Barb 


fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


arnff4, as one who in thefe wars. had done him no good bx wice : and Kiet 

rl threats againft the Wenetians , faying, he was vnder the cy ite Aa * ient cages 

a oe i seined and oreatly abufed, and thac they were fecretly contederated with Charles 

aed dk atl forutiae caufe (as they had always) holpen Aarts with intelligence and all 

CO wcettaci receiuing himinto their harbors,and by their efpials giuing him knowledge 
= > 


der of his Acer,that fo he might at his own aduantage furprile his gallies , ashe had 
> nate fr 





rhingso 
ofthe or sds 
alreadic done, Vato which fire; 
more and more incenfing the tyrant, whe 


i E ve could ‘ Feb 
pnb Me ‘ ri iuri other two after their greater profit & cre 
fought to reucnge his own privat iniuries ; and the 


ae ae d,efpecially of Carcyra(now caled Corfu) 

SAD INO 7 le of the Iflands neere hand,efpecial yor f 
B dit,gaping atte ae Pe ia allifubieg to the Venetian Seigniorie ; finding the wars in te 
PO ccroustt ad ificulethan they had before imagined. Forthe French King came no} 


edangcrousand P 3 etrus Toleta~ 
ee ans as was by them expected: andiit was commonly reported, That Per 
then into I[talic,as was >) 


ifons i : the feacoaft, 
ing ratrifous into the townes all alongft 4 
sti (Naples, having put ftrong.garr! : ; ek 
open rere himfelfe wich agreatarmic: befide rhat,the horfemen fent nda el 
aii reevabiodeinidte countrey of Salentum for (poile, were many times cut oft by ip 
rang r ie 
milids abe gentleman there goucrnor forthe ol sages 
for the inuafion of Iralie,in his madimood He ee 
° +8 he hing along{t the ; 
¥ ith his armie from Aulona, and marching along) pagal elite oem, 
rifing yo Bn he incamped neerevnto the mountains called Acroceraunij,where bey 
i ner ARR i he high and rough mountaine of Chimera, apart ofthe, cro- 
and wildepeople inhabiting the high a g jennie nine ce 
raunian mountaines ; by the inftigation ot one Damia “ paar tte e 
fea theblindeand difficult paffages amongft the Rockes anid MA q espe ttn 
Me Meutnes confpired to attempt a moft ftrange and Sine peanecnt i pba 
ae. ) 1 q a o Wwe a isd 
ioht to fj pile Solymanin his owne pauilion. Thefe be ggarly wi eco raise ae 6a 
we chet Be robbery altogether without law or any reg religion, 
gl  mousin killing one of the greareft Monat ‘ 
come famous in killing gt , ata widiae 
a prey sand to be ded with fo many thoufands of his foldicrs,were not affrai : y dang ts 
Bact por thedead time ofthe nigarro fttealein lr ad ort thins 
sg da ea ing inhi m4 ic any afterwards lup- 
how Sided Ohad vette Soly hve fleeping inhis tent. Which (as was tae: Bee ae ite 
Dey rr ke enoughto haue performed,ro the altonithment o t * F oe 
Patan sedif difor when they had putall things in readineffe sth at i = 
in by chance difcoucred: ital abineddtoset ithe: BY 
ma Hi sy rs ry ee ieewnte oni oe one to view the ftan- 
h i comming ) 
rock hofe huge mountaines, anc abel ls Heat ebro 
reat Saal pauilion,with the order of the Turks w atch, was by the cracking g 
a ng z ‘d 


izaries, wherehe {tood ina tree prying all ouer the campe:and being’ there 
“~ 


| pai i s comman- 
Aes. Et rd put to torture,and confeffing what he had intended, was by the 
aken,and < a 


in pi 4 » forthwith fent a great part of his armie vp 
solymantorne in pieces, Whereuponhe fort { g arto ‘ll 
rea seuteas iehich ontingafeerthefe wild people,as ifthey had a 
iy ofthem,and by Solymanr appointment did what they poffibly could e q 


asani Jeenemietoallmen, E 5 3 
Fy ean hades uly reuenged himfelfevpon this barbarous nation, he'purpofed see ' 


r he Venetian feigniorie fending 
‘ andof Coreyra, now called Corfu , part ofthe nfeig 8 
be neo aan hist at artillerie,whom he had buta little before called ee af peat 
vith his forces, ifiuriw the Venetian Admirall a << ne abate name eaaies 
he aarrifons inboth the caftles of Corfu, wit wey fupp' a aaa 
foe ages Bellies:and knowing himfelfevnable to incounter with si He ort nace! 
fea,withdrew himfelfe further off {rom the Ifland,into the gulte ofthe Adriatt’, 


1 : frhe Venetian 
© tojoyne his power with loannes Veturins,who keptthat fea wie pact Seite 
F gallies,and fo with toyned forces to defend the Venetian coafts again! rofecobialags 


i i id of Aaris, 

imfelfe tt yeh for with the helpe of eewrine an WI nal 
lol cHPECERAGA mas fant agreat part of his armie out Leelee 
burntand deftroyed the countrey villages, leading —_ cee senor re Sei lige 
try people into molt miferablecaptilitie, Air ores - aan - 


>was of himfelte {ufficiently inflamed , perfuading 


purpofe 


Solymit in 






ores ; 
: D P oles, tunubeins, Bat 
Lunusheius his Interpreter, Barbaraffa,and Aiax,taid new coles, Graf, aa 


jax, incenje So* 


i sneti rein Lanscbeins man againfh 
to breake the league with the Venetians. Whe nen ste 


Wherefore Solyman changing his aad cxatts 
dwar againft the Venetiansiand 757, the itais 


fea coat vntill hee came Ouer aas againft she 


das 


get to bane bin 
2 in bm bis tert 
ks ofthe world inthe mid ft ‘she mdf of 
bis army 


feth i ed 
ef Corey. 





, el Ei 
AS. 


676 


3 


Sohyman the eAL ag 












_gutais nage pronsotions ; and had vndoubtedly put him to death , hadno’ remembra; am, 
| nal loueand friendfhip ftayed his furie : yet haning ytterly difgraced him » he benithon hs old ¢ 
| Sebmexyod onrt,into Macedonia, where he {pent the remainder of his loathed life | a 


ike asa Poo: 





man: of whom Boifardus thus wriveth: Ye privat 
H : ; Que tibicum molli res eff pollute Cynedo : 
ati,» Cum cubet in Thalamis regia nympha tuis ? 
} : Ex humils fortuna loco te cnexit in altum 
Ex also maior fepe ruina venit. 


; ~__ On daintie boyes shou filthie man, why do’ft thou fix thine eye ; 

i ~  Whileft pri dame of royal bloud doth inthy.chamber lie 2 
} _ From bafe eftate,to honors height blind Fortune did thee call, 
4... And fet‘thee vp with Princes great, to workethy greater fall. 


ee 
| rherurts poit ._ Solymanthus fallen out with the Venetians asis aforefaid , to intangle them at once with 
1 the Veattians, wattes in dincrs places,commanded his lieutenants in euery place bordring vpon any part of 
Oe then te. the Venetian Seignioric,to vexand moleft them with all hottilitie, which they didaccording. 
wife. ly, In Peloponellus, Cafimes befieged Mauplium and Epidaurus, two ftrong cities of the Ve. 
netians : Barbaraffa landing his men ia Dalmatia, furprifed the antient citi¢ of Botrotus belon. 
ging to the Venetians,carricd away the citifens, and rafed the citie :Obroatium another citie | 
- of the Venetians.in Dalmatia,called in antienttime Argirutum, with the caftle of Nadin;were 
Bel spats ale by H/lref,Solymans licutenant in UlyriasThe Venetians thus inuaded on cuery fide,requi- 
uc ».. ted.them againe withthe like: Pifaurius and Veturius the. Venetian Admirals landing their 
«+ mep,befieged Scardonaa citic of the Turks in the borders of Dalmatia,which they tookeby 
Prat the Turksto the {word,and ouerthrew the walls of the citie,becaufe it fhould beno 
mainte nee vntothe Turks : they fentalfo one of their Captaines called Gabriel. Ribews to 
befiege Obroatium ; who vponthe comming of Amurathes onc of V fivef his Captaines,cow- 
ardly fed, and in flight loft moft of his men : for which his cowardife, Pifaurus caused his 
head to be {trucke off aboord the Admirall Galley : And Camillus Vrfinus, appointed by the 
* ‘Venetian State Goucrnour of Iadera a ftrong towne vponthe frontiers of their tervitorie in K 
Dalmatia, tooke from the Turkesthe towne of Oftrouizza y Which hee burnt downeto the 


ground : hee recouered alfo Obroatium, which was a little before loft; which by the 
commandement of the Senat hee vtterly 


Saye) O8hA 


fo afed , asa placenot well to be kept againit the 
ENE MNC. ‘ 

} ite fame Autumne that Solyman hauing watted Corcyra,returned to Conftantinople, and 
the 


‘enetians held wars with the Turks forthetownes and caftles in Dalmatia ; King Ferdi- 
nandreceiued fuch an overrhrow at Exck by the Turkes, as agreater or more fhamefull vato 
the name ofthe Chrittians was hardly inthat age feene ; iftheloffe of the choice fouldiours 
>?» and captaines of foure great Nations, with the fhamefill flight of the Generall be well conf- 

| Haass deréd. Afterthe battell ofMohah zZWherein King Lewés was loft, the Turks having gotten the | 
_ 7" yistorie,kept vnto themfelues that part of Hungarie which iscalled Poflega,becaufethereby 
: — theyhad a fitpaflage from Belgrade further into Hungarie. The two greatriuers of Sauus 
‘ and Dranus running almoft with equall diftance from the Weft, taking with them divers 
other smaller Riuers, before they fall into the great riuer of Danubins Eattward, doe on 
both fides inclofe this Countrey of Poffega , being a rich and plentifull Countrey , and 
wonderfull well peopled : ir bordereth yponthe Provinces of Croatia and Corbania, which 


me paft were. at continuall wars with the Tnrks garrifons thereby in Illyriaand alfo in 
















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pingt iene one Mahometesamoft valiant captain ofthe Turks was gouernor of Belgrade: 
oin for his approued valor and wifedome Solyman had committed the keeping of thofe M 
tiers,and the protection of thekingdome of Hungarie inthe behalfe of king John. Hethe 
ore had fo yfed the matter, that what by force, whatby policie, he had taken from 
ians abouethirtie finall Caftles in the Co 1, (which was fometime patt o 
imonie of the Defpot of Rafcia) and had io them to the regiment of Polat. 









f Ay 

is Mahometes go- a 
_——-wernoue of Bel- CON 

og fr 







, 


ory 












Fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 
fe cattle sftthe reft called Exek, for the commodions fcituation thereof he 
* One a he ase might give him pallage ouer the river Dranus into Hungaries 
throng “4 nee he fet infinite preys out of King Ferdinands counttey neere voto him. ‘Yerwus 
fromw th : cimeacertaine league betwixt Solymanand Ferdinand, which notwithftanding af an eitae 
peso de frome of thofecountries forthe exetcife of the garrifon foldiers,did beare with 
i. ant - bootie, andlight skirmifhes, withoutany breach thereof; fo that it were done 
oa asad reat power orfield pieces: which wronginamed peace, Mathias and other ings 
Seas aba of longtime vied wicirthe Turks,doing them with their nimble light horfe- 
pe Mane they receiued. Butthe Germansnow vfing.no fueh light horfiien, 
leer et on ereat horfes,and'charged with heauie armour, receined grear hurt by thofe 
ie sauinils S's ‘be Turks with their light horfes cafily ¢hunning their eharge,and againe at 
lights aii : hareing themafreth, when they faw the heauie Germaaihorfes almoft en 
nai ci byt - h i i ee the Germanhorfemen were oftentimes by the Turks light horfe- 
arid fpenr: by whic and fo eitherflain or taken, King Ferdinand iot well brooking thefe con x. Ferdinand 
mediolictthroyne, ae ed in mind atthe League which Solyman had tohis profit made with fel 
a anager aps fia ; finding the fame both vnprofitable and hurtful! to hitifelfe,de- ier unis. 
sien “ ce eae with purpofe that ifhe could driuethe Turks otit of the countrey 
Mt Pod “2 ert: forthwith ropaffe ouer Dranus,and to go diredtly to Buda'apainft King Iolm. = 
saith fas iti his minde,how:thatkingdome was taken from him by Solyman ;andthat Soh 
ce ain riate in difgrace of himand the Houfe of Auttriapbeftowed vpora ftranger, been 
Yea ned! ersightthereto, nor was any way royally difcended. Yet were there Lise ie 
ii ay i not tafhly to enter into atmes againft fo mightie an enemie,as was not to be an 
poe bia “by thevnited forces of all the Chriftian Princes of Eutope. ‘For they forefay, 
ae - (9 rouoked, wouldnot put itvp, but forthehitred he bareagainft the Chrifti- 
oe ito h i fern {eeke more cruell reuenge:.as he hadof late done againft the Veneti- 
po one on Fs light occafion he had brokenan antient league, for finking one ortwo 
ans, Wit ie = each he would admitno excufe or faristaétionsAll this Ferdinand nie to 
phe: arabes people of his dominions lay fo earneftly aia bay BP 24 
setheyittidpla neuer beare armes more again: sf he - 
hand pease ny thi, Stra Croatiagnd Noticam,fabie& to the inuafion 
D ted ee the dis ly receiuing great harmes,thought the Turks might eafily be riven a 
by ep rele see as CM ahometes had no great power, Nor like to haue any greater, U 
oO” 
Serer wich the wonderfull reioycing of his fubietts, caufed tbe ae Fe 
ken rs in ‘il parts ofthis kingdome, fending for moft of his nobilitie and De passage 
reli a warre sand inaverie fhort {pace had ‘raifedagoodarmie, yet e s cae 
ya dsee than number,as confifting moftof {elect oa 986: ee ay as ae nn 
Mf i ings certaine comps ha 3; WHE 
Dot wae prac Generall of mr footmen,had raifedin Rhetia and thofe 
gate of alle which lie neere vmtothe Alps, The horfmenwere pelagic eae 
r Shirta, Garidchia and fone al{d. out of Hungariey all conducted by their feuera ye sa 
thefe horfemen were innumber 8do0o,butthe footmen were 16000 rea Shei As 0 wigs 
ofartillerie of all forts. This armie for the ‘expertneffe and valour of f : { sisi mya id otis 
fafficient to have met the greateftarmic of che Turks in field, fit had bin con irene ely caine Be 
litique General; and:(as he hacat other times bin) fortunatswhiich was one neral of King 


677 


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a Noblemanof Croatia, whomds one of great experience,atid Famous forthe lace defence pet 
Vidanal King Ferdinand had made Generall of his armie.) For Ferdinand hes 4 illyagtinte 
beft frierids neuer vfedto adventure his perfon vntothe danger ofany peli nuns Bue 
the Turks,by whom many Chriftian Kings had informer time bin va roRAGe focvate 
FE performed all his wars by his lieutenants: which he was thought to'do,n¢ FESROHEIGE aebemen 60 
=» of Coutagesasmoued with the fatal mifhiap of fomany Chriftian’ is Ziper cot ese erm of i 
of Belgrade vndetftanding of this preparationmade againft hini,fent pererer 6f the g6 ane pra ae 
thie garrifonfouldiers which layvponthe borders neere hand’; herequ! fi 


ne Sante iS ur '¢ captains. 
noursof the Tutks prouiuce thrveabouts ; and'was efpecially holpen by 7 ig ieniab 3 
Bofhay: whovof all Solymans licuteriants itt wae iat newer horfe- 

Olas1- mim i 

(eele - 


‘ = 








Solyman the ' 
horfemen ; he fent him-Amurathesa famous captaine,with a, 


? 
men,vato whom wercioy ned certaine companies of footm t * Of gallant horfe. ¢ 







fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


A cretly to fteale away back again into their countries: wheras if they would like refolutemen 


ple of Dalmatia, entertained tor pay: which rough: i 

and kept.in order by certainecompanits of lentil deena 
as Belgrade and Samndria:afier whom followed rauhagse tose 
pay,fome for prey. The Turks teceiuer liberally payingto fach 
months pay before hand., Neither wanted he aid of the Hu 
Turkith governors on eucry fide putting to theinhelping han 
gathered fuch an armie,as for number and ftreng} 
and refolued to expe: 
onhis way as Caprunz 
prouided for the victualling 


ne wild and moy 
de‘of people: were 
tot the garrifon to 
“Seruia and Rafcig 
AS were willing to 












5 Mabometes bad j 
3 s bad 

1 d gth was not muchinferior ie 
comming of hisenemies at Exck. Caz zianer 
vponthe riverDranus ; hauing-before wel and ¢ 





marchon forward againft the enemy,who at other timestrufting moft vnto his multitudes, 
now hauing no grear po wer, would neuer abide the fightofthe Chriftian army bringing with 
it fo muchartillerie,but would forthwith forfake the place,& neuer fhew his face:forafmuch 
as the Chriftian men at arms would (as they faid) eafily breake thorow & ouerthrow the na- 
ked Turkith borfinen,if they durftabide the field. The yong fouldiers,who as yet had neuer 
madeptoofe ofthe Turks manner of fight, did with fuchcheerfulnes like ofthis refolution, 
that taney thonghrewo daies ftaying,a long delay of fo ready & cafiea victory. Wherctoreig 
was refolued vpon,prefently to {et farward,and therupon the army was muftred:where,ypon 
view taken,there was found:toibe 10000 horfmen(for diuers troups of Germans were.come 


B tothecamp, after the time of the firtt fetting forward ofthearmy?)a more gallant company, 





hisarmie,it they whom he putin truft, 
pwhom he and had 
gence:performedheir charge Lice th 
tollowedithe dire&tiom of Symon Bitho 
e,or elfefor want of iudgementdeceit 
ie of Vidtuals at averic low rate; 






ter vpon them, bad with like {peed and dili 
femen of all the countrey, who alli 
9 infamed.with zealeabouemealur 
Seg spuaruethe iniale eae with plenti 
uatcey people which were to bringinthe victuall, ; 
th rssmany difficulties now NGepnlstumaekintontor iene 
ied by. reafon of the\peereneffe of the edenvies andal for hac2 
in both riuers,and his troups of Horfemen prickiogivp a 
the couatty. people from bringing of viduallorcifeall 
owne, campe, wherethey'receiued readiemon 
ngaerdly canes penudeyeesomhaontlaied ys cru 
cing inforeed tomake é i ; 
eeratint nar i ee aR reafonof thetroublefome carria 
vant. of viduall,both for the reafons béfortiulkédged 
} came not’, although théyimarched veriefoitl 
h. vidtpall.as they had pronided, 
protracted wars Wherefore Caz 
vthe charge of prouid 
gence and) {peed ; and, 












: whichwas nottob 
F J creme. 
forthat Maboimetes with {ma : 


addownthe conatrey,dide 
uredthem fora greater price to brin 
). Caze#aner {etting forward from Ca. 
a, whichis about fottie miles diftane 





















fort began cuen then to mifto 
djandforthat fuch victual as was oe 
a y:fothat they were then inforced to 
or forthe beginning’, butforthe difficulties of a 
or ply tothe Bifhop and the otherwhich 
ig vital! forthe armie\, commanding them to 
ns and noreto let the hope ofanotable vidtoricto be loft K 

fonwant of viétuall, rather thanthe valouroftheencmic. In the 
good thereto ftay,and to expect the comming of the victual, 
igarianlight horfemen and certaine 
fZapia,to the intent that he might 
in| . ofe. The Turks inthe 
eof Bachitins,Se thinking thewhole-armic ofthe Chri- 
y thoughzthey couldnotkeepe, and by 
Satine aes hitiies tooke fome of them ia theit 
melo efore knew by his owneiefpials, how that 
dat Exek, witha fullrefolutioy 
fie dee ope river Dtanus, came in.cight dayes to the 
: Soe glad to ftay feuen daiesat the riucr Craflus,which 
ines’, what courfeto hold facerattie siicmiinginchan tease: 
















t € Cazzianer thought 
{ending betore him Pauls Bachitivewith athoutand Hun 
s of; harqueliufiers, as farreas the cate: 
mn e conldrakéylearne fomthing of the: 
pia defcrying the commin 

athand {etfire onthe ca 
watheriner Dranuss¥et for all their 


the Turkslay dtcampe 
forwardagain,till keep 












nto giue him battell.caz- 


us 








into Dranus,vatil fuch time as 
he river wasinot to, edo 











with the other Captaii 





fome faidy Icwer ea iaabe 
i ivi y Ie wete beft to leaue Exek, and to be- 
oes satiate others more Siero the reft, were 
wibuesbee tay vorillthe reft oftheaid and viuall, which they 
_ ¢ ercater mumber, which dlfo preuailed, viged the firlt 
nic,at Exek for that longer delay would but M 
ey:faid)both ftrength and vidualfut- 
cir needleffe) contul- 
shereby.they did nothing 
| to meetthe enemies and fe~ 
cretly 






Ay euuneat cDer: A 








tract. 
Uigesoaiclonc 


ofhorfemen,bothtor the trength oftheir horfes,o: goodly. furniture of he men, had feldom 
binfeen inanatmy,fo fuddenly tailed. But the foormen, (elected our of all the prouinces,was 
greatly diminifhed, being now in number {carce $000 ftrong:for many were fickin the campy 
sorhers weary of the long journey, lingering behind were {tolne away :andgenerally,all they, 
which were left,moyled with dirtandmyre, by reafon of the deepnesof the rotten wayswen 
thorow with rainjand almolt farued with cold,and therro pinche with huoger;were thought 
{careeabletoiatare the hardneffe of the prefent war. After shat,commandement-was gineny 
That eacryifoldicrhould canrywith him three daies vidtual:& proclamation made, That ng 
man {hould ypon paine.of «teath take aay Turke prifoner, although he yeelded himfelfr,..on, 
charge himfelfe,with any: fpoile before the bartell were fully ended; forafiauch asthejcaps 
tains would afterwards dinideshe fppile of the enemy among the foldiers. This proclamati-, 
onthus madethorow.the camp, they ferforward.e owatds Exek:and the third day they.cgme 
toacertain vally,abourthree miles from pxek,where they incampeds The next day acompa- 


ny of Turks fhewedthemfeluasiwhich was by, the great ordnance repulfed. The! day follow, rherurissttee 
ing,the enemiefallied-ont of rhe towne and skirmathed oftentimes withthe Chriftians: lim) mish with tee 


Which skirmifhes many were flain on both fides, but more wounded ofthe Chriftians forthe 
the Turkes had politickly. mingled certaing Janizaries hiarquebufiers,and archers, with their 
horfemen;whoa,vfedtothatmaaner of fight,fore gauledshe Chriftianhorfemen.Rorwhich 
caufe the Genegall.forbad all (uch lightskirmithes,, as purpofing to keepehis ftreagrhywhale 
D againftthe general day of bagtel:commanding hiscanoniets fo ro place the great ordnance as 
might moftiannoy the enemysif he fhould thew hiorfelfe by troupes within the dangerof the 
fhotewhich.wasfowell performed, chatche Lurks fallying forth, receiued therby great hurts 
the deadly, hor flying thorow.the midft oftheir companies. The fame day Symon Bithop of 
Zagrabia cameinyothe ca mpwith his hosemenjanda certain pronifion of v idtual, whereby 
the feare ofthe want before,conceiued was wel cafed) Afabometes perceiuing that the Chriftty 
ans. werengglonger to be drawn.ro thole harmful skirmifhes,but that hemuft bring hismea 
in dangorof thegteatithatsto, yANBOY: themby another means, fent many {mall boats, manned 
with harquebufiers & {mall pieces of ordnance, into che lakeneere vate the camp, fo to keepe 
the Chriftians from, warering.there,Sewith thofe finall pieces fhot.oftentimes intothe camp. 
| Necrevatoche vallywhexethe Chrifianslay,was ahillwhereupon ftood avillage,wherin 
were placed certaine companies. of Lutks,to skirmi {has occation fhould ferue withthe Chri- 
Pacenict difplucing. of whomtbe whole army was put in ordex.of battel, and the great artil- 
ériebentvpon them,thartheyshould notsyith theit light skirmithes,after the mancr of the 
Turkith fight,t roublétheordenof thearmie. Which thing the Turks perceiuing,& thar they, 
wetetotablecohaldthe places fet fireon the town; & fo retired ta Bxek, The Ghrifians kee- 


tc chrijtiamtes 


ping on theirmarchscameta thetopiof the hil, fromwhence they might{ee Exekflandiabaut jg of Exch. 


two miles off ina faire plaine,neere vnto the banke of Dranus:all which low ground betwixg 
thehilandExek;wasifofubiedt ro the caftle,thatit was thouglit a matter too ful of dangerjto 
attempt,than way. to batret rhe caftle,& expofethe army tothe inevitable fury ofthe enaties 
_ thot, Wherfore defcrying aifing ground onthe further fide ofthe city equal with thetopof 
{ the wals,theyithonghticbett to remouc theincanp thisher, & 00 that fide ro planetheir bat- 
tetie againf-the city. Butto come to thar place wasrhought a matrerof no{maltrouble :for 
they mutt feed:compafeithree miles on theright handthorowa forrettby afoule 8efrouble- 


fore wayjbefore they could come to the place they. defixed:forthearmy was Hepfngmnatsas 


+ 10 














tobefiege the citie round; wherein were not(asis reportedyal 
ther was there fach ftore of victuals in the camp, butthat the arn @ foone to fecle +), 
want thereof, without a continual furpplie,which would hardly be had,the enemie Q ‘nh ne 
ting euery paflage,and with their light borfemen fcouring aboutall the countrey off beta 
to keepthem from victual.For whichcaufe,fome were of opinion, That itwerebea tne 
there to ftay where they were, vntill fuch time as both more aid and better {tore of at ol 
_Were come vntothem:but others of contrary mind, faidthe enemy was butbarely ftor, a 
vidual him{elfe,and therefore could nor long hold out;which'they faid they vnder(e Mid 
certain Chriftian fugitiues;and that Mishometeshad put his,chiefe fubftance into certain! “. YY 
tobe conucied downet 1,45 purpofing to flie, and wouldnot hold: outthe fiege sn vie 
: three'daies sas forthe f they thought it would well enotighibe paffed thorow, if h sat 
would couragionfly fet forward : befide thatthe time of the yeare fuffered'no delay. v : a) 
comming fo falt on,chat exceptfome horable thing were done! quickly they fhould Lom 
eed’by the very time of the yeare to returnewith{hame, without doin: pany thine. This» 
. : nion‘was beft liked 6F,as more honorable and bettet befeeming men of valor, thanto lie til 
the rurysskir. in One'place Hwhereupon thenext day the army remoued,and in good order mitrchied eto 
Chrifiees be theforreft. Which thing Mahometes quickly perceiuing, prefently fent forth athoufand li it 
pafing the for horfemeh, and Gertairié companies ofthe Tanizaties,harquebufiets, to troublethe C hiftias 
ref pay ea i wHoby ancerevahd well knowne way ouertaking the armie,fiddenty chat 
gedt hérereward, wherin the Italians and Bohemians marched“'T he Bohemians quick! fled, I 
ad the Iralians with much adoc endured the charge : burbeing’relieued’ by the Carinthia ‘ 
maarmes they noalyrepuled the Turks and pute ith fal 
; dffed the forte; and canteto'the place they defired :where after they had i 
: : cheflaesend in goddorderpl edall ‘hings needful PoliboResehey Io Fetesironer 
: WT y b ing i y 1 x ) " i 
| ee pe setatin a atcell :but he keeping himfelfe within the towne, fhorat the Chri- 
; 























his great ordnance: and they torequite him, with two great pieces whicht 
laced yponthe rifing ofa bill; fhot thoro iebdhchCowalbt pebtowne and eavbaknas 
alfc vonela vas danat ahees The Chriftians inthe meane time hauing {tood al- 
moftall the day in order ofbattell in fight of the enemie, vainely expeéting whenhee thould 
| SE ji @ortie’ forth to gitrethem battell, returned atnight into their adaptor Mabometes vpon great K 
Rahebeoth te confideration keprin his fouldiers, although they were moft defirousto fight;vaderftanding ‘ 
ciniiexaf Fightwell of the want of vidtuall in the Chriftian camp,and befide that(as the fugitives report 
agen ae ‘fteaitly commanded by letters from solyman,that he fhould not vpon pain ofa mont 
i ese forlake the place,but to defend itto the laft, Now the Chriftians defitousof 
| pik ie thus delaied and deceiued of their expeétation, had ina few daics {pent the fal 
ps of tuall they had,and began to feele agenerall want : neither was there any apparant 
: Enetto hue ten blige ramp sole Penge teapas of gee exper, 
f afar ws, anoble Hung i ience, 
: fitting incounfell with the reft,entred!into Phietets 2% “cad ve ed ma 
pathexer Pew © Captaints Caidhee) we doe all shar wee doe, uneduifed 
| 
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ilusbis coun- Spy ger coy Corie ap-ste For whilef we confalt at large bovine 
re Felforveieeef ea iit ow enemies, the fi fait dedi armit isin sana a for ake of L 
— heermiz..” CBuall, thas the fonldiers are neither well able to fland om their legs’, mor vo bold their weapons ip heir 
4 an Mat eh wei shey which aréof greateft courage begin now to quaileand’ defpairing 
po rt ine se hel niet ly perifh for wang. Wherefore in wy opinion, wee 
teal fi and aboue all things mofk y t0 prouide for this want, ‘ ieriaosly pie beth 
ra etd hades a ont ace oe ani OA 
: pao Bein ve ite nena ee ema rls a edn 
: istatle was about ten milés diftant fron Exeli;wherinto tnanyy ofthe Turks i: 
: e Turks hadconue! 
ies chilean heft bene ing ep with al arf TH 






iked ofall men,and he hinsfelfefentwith certaincompanies of foldiers: ke the 
Wherin fortune fo fauored him,that it was at eth eaeernp tread v2 him: 
had it, he foutdnotthereinany fuch tore of corne or vidtuall as he had — 

ae . hina ay . t 


a atte te 
ket the tozne 
ef Hermands. 















































ah bythe cattle was a prettic litele walled towne, without flankers, i 
; Facehtcisvanil Me rs, after the manner of the 
2 a ing:which towne and cattle Balbazer {aid would eafly be taken. This his counfell M 


fourth Emperour of the Turks. 681 
A for syst hie tooke there certaine veftels of wine, to the great reliete of the weake fouldiers. 
‘Vpon the newes of the taking of this towne,the campe remoued from Exek about ten aclock 
jnthenight,batfo diforderly, chat the fouldiers fearce knowing theit owne enfignes, feemed 
rather to haue fled for feare,than marched for {poile : yet the Turks forall chat mooued not 
ourof Exek,mifdoubting fome deceit, & loth toactempt any thing rafhly inthe night. Whea 
the afmy was come to the towne, the captains tooke order, that the victuall there found, was 
equally divided amongft the fouldiers,and chenext morning batterie laied againft the caftle , 
whichthofe few Turks valiantly defended halfe a day,and then by compolition yeeldedit, 
But whenthe caftle wastaken,there was found in it buttwo barrelsofmeale, and othertwo rhecaple of 
of millet, Thenmight aman haue {cenc the capraines themfelues hanging their heads, as men Hermande yet. 
B ftrucken with afudden feare,who in ftead of a great prey & vitualto have ferued many daies, chriplunss ‘ 
} found nothing but afew women and children,and fcarce fo much vidtuall both in thetown& 
caftle,as wouldiferue thearmy tw8 daics. Yetthey diflembled the matter,& fed the foldiers 
with hope of better ftore, after the bridge were once repaired, that they might paffethe river 
of Bodrog,which ran by the town:which bridge the Turks had before (for defence ofthem- 
{eluesybroken,by plucking vp of certain piles, & taking away of the planks; wherfore thecar- 
penters being fet.on worke,and euery man putting toc hisshel ping hand,the bridge was with 
Continual labor in 3.daies repaired. The fourch day,che wagons & finaller pieces of ordnance 
paffed ouet the bridge, & after them fix of the great pieces for batterie ; butthe bridge oucr- 
charged with the feuenth, which was ofa wonderfull weight, & much greater than the reft, 
C hbegantobreake; fo that the captains were inforced tobreake that faire piece of ordnance, and 
| faby pieces tocarry it away,that the enemy fhould not get fo great a {poile, Al things being 
, thus well paffed ouer, the piles were again cut down, & the plancks ftrucke off, to the intent 
the enemic fhould notthat way purfue them: & other way there was none,butto fetch acom-= 
paffe about the great lake which was many miles about.Here the captaines began to c onfult, 
whetherit were beft to break the great pieces of ordnance, thar fo they might more {peedily 
march away,or not.Of which opinion was CaXZsaner himfelfe,promifing of his own charge cazrianer to 
tonewcaftthem. As fot thefcaling ladders,& {uch other like things prouided for the fiege, retire sith 
they burntbecaufethey fhouldnot come into the enemies hand,or trouble théfelues in their nate bl 
march.But moft ofthe captains were of opinion.that it wasnot beft fo difhonorably to break hen bis great , 
D thofe goodly pieces,the greateftornament and defence of their country; butto hold on their dnanees 
march thordéw Poflega,vatillthey came to Juvancha, wherethey fhould find greatftore both 
of core and wihe:which towne with the caftle of Gara fatt by it,{tored withall kind of pro- 
uifion,they faid would eafily be taken before the Turks could poffibly come fo farabout the 
lake from Exek:and that itwere'a great fhame,foto return without doing any thing. Cazzsa- 
ner thus perfuaded, fer forward, & with great toile(by reafonof the deepnes of the way and 
heauines of the great ordnance) came by night to Tuvancha, which was but three miles off: 
where the Turkes hauing wich incredible celeritie paffed along tourney, artiued at the fame 
time alfo.Neere vnto this cattle was little towne, out of which all the Turks were fled : the 
town{men being Chriftiansepened the gatesand receiued inthe fouldiers ; who there filled 
themf{elues aboundantly with wine,& could hardly be driven outthence by their captains to 
the camp.Thefame night the Turksburnt the fame towne, and whatfoeuer the Chriftians had 
therin left:and euery man betooke him to hisarmour inthe camp, for the encmic was now at 
hand:& in the dawning ofthe day began hotly to skirmifhin divers places with the Chriftianss 
butefpecially in that quarter ofthe camp Ww here the Bohemians lay. Wherwith Petr#s Raf> 
chinius General ofthe Bohemians,being gricued, fet vpon them with a troup of his beft horf= 
men, & inforced them to flie: but the Turks after the manner of their fight, quickly returnin 
again,& rcliened by the comming in of their fellows,befet the Bohemians on eucry fide,anc 
flew many of them. ra/chinius the Generall fighting moft valiantly, wasthere laine with his 
followers, The Chriftian captains purpofingto retire home;placed on each fide of the armie 
foure ranks of wagons for defence on both fides: in the vauward were placedthe weake and 
fick men,yet fo,that inthe front of the army were certain companies of Iufty tal foldiers; but 
inthe rereward was placed the ereateft ftrength both ofhorfe & foot. The army thasmarchs 
ing asit were on both fides intréched as it oftimes met with woody hils hindring their way, 


fo did the fame fitly ferue the Chriftians, that the Turkes could sot welaflaile them in mid 
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Solyman the « 


The rar} fre March, both beforeand behind. Whicht 
panics of Janizaries and nimble footmen, 
certaine faulcons and other {mall 
and fo co gaul chem ia their pa( 
to another,and fo from place to 
men; which were cuct bufie in one place or another of the armie.By which mean 
ftiansin their march receiued much harme, which 
Power of the Turkswas any whereto be feen together,but {tragling companies, 
Were commanded, {omtime would come en.witha fierce c! i 
and with their arrows and faulconfhot,f:om 
{traits fomewhatbig 
the fouldiers generally repofed the 
other of the valiant Hun 
had feen in other places, 


pieces to take the ftraits whereby th 


ft, Paulus Bachitins one of the Hungarian ca 
irgreateft truft, was flaine with a faulcon thot, with di 
garians ; who fecing there a grefter numbe: , A 
sthought to haue don fom good {ernice ypon them:his death bith arture of thearmy, would as miferable forfaken men, fill the campe with lamentation and 
ageneral feare vponthe whole army, i Pea, ohiids 

they neuer had any good fucceffe apa 










‘2 
hing Mabometes perceiuing,fent before cetta; 
; ; t 
» Which knew the country and the paffaces welt CG 
€ atmie Was tq ni 


fourth Emperour of the Turks. 683) 


A allthings were to be proued,and fome great matter to be attempted of valiant men, pinched 
with wants:for that to ran away, would be not only a difhonor vnto the captains themfelues, 




























3 c ghtalways to prefertheir honor before their liues but alfo dangerous to them, which | 
eee ae Ha en ean the place no longer,to flie back bio ta aoe bh life, Andif they fhould fet forward in the night,many would be loft in | 
acevand in the open places he had his troups of light horf Pabodsiand valorin the darke could not be knowne from cowardile: befides al the | 

c sand vi ml 3 : } ek utittaueatt 
gricued then themore, for ate Chai Turks(as they faid)lay fo nigh, chat it was not poffible to depart without their knowledge,ef- 









thatno teat 


Which 
harge,and by and by retire “efi 
places ofaduantageaflailethem, At One of ther. 


ptains,in whom 4 


pecially if they fhould burne the pouder,or brcake the great ordnance: For mabicheeleng bee ; 
thought it betterto fighta batrel wich them,é& not to beleeuethe falfe ane ofnew {ape ie 
come vnto them, and that God would vndoubtedly give them aid, which nee sens y * ay, 
down their lives for their religion and glory of the Chriftian name, After allt atl ey Sem 
to confult what was now to bee done with the ficke and woul dfouldiers, Bhs “on c= 
fore carried in wagons or among the other baggage of the ati te: for it was like,that pene 
a multitude of fickeand wounded then, vnderftanding what’ was decreed concerning the de- 
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foraimuchas both then andat other times, without hiy mourning; which it was thought would be allo increafed by the weeping and avail ne maeye a 
inftthe Turks, Yee inthatskitmith, the Hungarians, to which (houldneuer afterwards {ce their brethren, kinfmen, fellowes,or friends,(o miferably ; 
Feuenge the death of their capraine, did with fuch force repulfe the enemy, that they caufed and fhame fully lefe behind and forlaken:the noife wherof, muft needs come to the ears ofthe 


him after he had lof many 


othismen , to runaway and leaue his finall field-pieces behinde Turks, which lay withina fall gun thot. Wherefore it was derermined,that rhele ich and 
nefle or cowardife of the Chriftian footmen,and the ‘agilitie of wounded {ouldiers fhould be carried vpon the wagon and cart horfes ;and that fuch as were 


him, But fuch was the weak 
the Turks, efpeci 


} ally the Ianizaries,that they with their fhot out ofthe woods, ftaid the Hun. I 
8 arian horfemen 


norableto ftay themfelues,fhould be holden vp by other of more ftrength riding behind thé 


from the purfuit of their tellowes,and recouered their {mall field-pieces be. C vponthebottocksof the horfe. In fine,to color the matter, they which were fo defirous to 


fore they could 


y by the Chriftian footmen : wherewith they did againe fore. 
run the army, and ftill trouble y i a 


i is thei { was not to be accoun- 
go, faid that this their maner of departure grounded vpon good reafon,was n 


itas before, The Chriftians befet with thefe dangers,andal. | teda fhametul flight(as fome would tearm itybut a right honeft &neceffary maner of retiring: 


moft {pent for want of viétuall,feeing nom 
tocomfort theif fainting {pirits,did general 
much the more,for that it wasre 
grade, Samandria,and Nicopolis 
them, as carefull of their owne fa 


ported,that a 
rand many of the Hungarian light horfemen {tole away from 
I fetic : neither did they feeany comfort in the difmaied caps 
taines,who at other times were woont with cheerefull and coutagious wordesto relicue the 
many thing difcouraged.But whenthey were come intoa faire open K 
ne called Gara,they were aduertifed, That theenemy had inthe woods 


by they wereto pafle, cut downe great trees croffe the waies, fo thar nei- 
dnance nor wagons, nor 


needs breake their order 

This oncebruted thorow the arm 
much the mote, for that Ladifla 
was but two wayes to efcape ; 
which by reafon of the trees cu 
burthey muft needs leaue behind t 
thecaftle of Zenthuerzebeth, whic 
ftant from Gara : by taking of whic! 
fage,mutt of neceflitie be inforced t 
refolued vpon,to take the way thor 
enough, and inthe caftle of Walpo 
the foldiers for all that Winter. And fo lea 
the pouder and whatfoeuerels could not 
all {peed : as for thetrecst 
bythe pioners and wa 
inteadines to fet forward vpon the figne 
which when it fhould be giuen, was refe 
many which wonderfully difliked of thi 
er innumber than their horfm 
the Turks durft neuer in joft fi 
affaile them vpon a fudden at 


° Gara where the enem y lay incamped,was Not fo firong butthat it mightbe wonsmbesfore 


fieldnecre yntoatow 
before them, where 
ther their great or 
but that they mutt 


ES ge a oe 


y, filled them with all heavineffe and defperation,and fo 
(#6 Merews and others which knew the country well, faid there 


—- 


em their great ordnance and carriages:the other towards 
h wasin Ladsflans Morcus his conntrey, certaine miles di- 
h way,the enemy by reafonofthe ftraightneffe of the paf- 
o give ouer his purfuit. Yet forall that, it was in counfell 
ow the woods of Walpo, forthar there was there vidtuall 
pt mony fent from king Ferdinand, fufficient to pay 
uing the great ordnance behind them, and burning 
well becarriedon horfebacke, to fet forward with 
would be well enough remoued, & the way opened 
euet'y captain was commanded to haue his fouldiers 
giuen,which was by the found ofa fhalm or hoboy 
tred to the difcretion of the Generall. There were 
s refolution,and faid openly, thatthe enemy was few- M 
inched almoft with like want of viuall:befides, that 
unter With the Chriftian men atarms, but like theeues 


goners: wherfore 


ee ee 


a 


; pcr Prose 5 Le: nia 
f han their enemies in horfmen,& equal aifocifnot ftronge 
Boomiath age m Sealy weakned with ficknes, Whilftthefe things were in counfel 
diel a art a the refolution fet downasis before faid,the matter was broughtto this 
juerfly difcourfed,& ; efaid,the matter It to 
alle, chat cuery captain with troubled iudgement conceiued in himfelte ietagiglet. oe 
f + from the common goods without regard of fhame 8 difhonor,bethought himfe i 
he ioht betake himfelfe to flight,the vncertaine hope of defired life.Onthe contrarie Patty rhe vitilencie | 
migo d oon +3 é 5M i : 
aaabowste vfing moft certain {pics,& aduertifed evry hee motel the tee ie rons| of Mabometes 
i y ing his furure victorie ; didby moft diligent watch TOU 
D ftians, and thereby prefaging i nabs saan Ge 
i 4 noft vigilantly attend euery 
horfemen, befetting the paflages farre andnecre, n igilant ¢ poate 
ifti d fhould rife and {et forward,he after his won- 
Chriftian camp: of purpofe,that when thearmy cu SD Loot ‘ 
ighti i i ofe)fet vponthem being divi perfe 
ted manner mightin the ftraits(fit for his purp ay A ef 
y 5 i fe troublefome paffages : for he had fo placed) an 
one from@nother,as they muft needs in tho | icra a 
é i a fe woods, that he had fhutyp the Chrifti 
horfmen)& footmen in the knowne tracts of tho , , wee 
i i i idnight, and the army taking no reft,fo carefully 
asit wege ina toile. It was now almoft midnight, Sai ace 
i a elay feemed to moft men both tedious 
4 ting forward, that cuery little delay fe 1 - 
SS ae pee i c ly. eC \d ftay no longer,but rps carifien 
q hatme te na cowardly conceit would flay ger,but ris chris 
and dangerous:{o that many great captains vpo' beipaietiene Be 
q | hout any leaue of the Generall. The beginning «pr 
hafted to depart,and to go before the reft,wit : <The UES i pecmee 
is mifchi eparture,t haue bin begun by the common Hungar oie 
E ofthis mifchieuous departure,is reported to oO ee a 
ich knowing the paflages & waies thorow the woods,made moft haft to p meth 
men,which knowing the paflages & | l nade hall ec eaa ooae 
i i i heir example, went the other way to hisca 
diflans Moreus difhonourably following t 1 : ae 
ter ingreat haft the Stirian horfmen,without regarc 
thuerzebeth. After them followed ingreat ; a ee 
eir Ge ointed to haue guarded the rereward,Sy 
led by Iohn Hanganot their General,who was appoit g araertiedee 
Bithop ofZagraviia fed inlike manner,knowne by his great janthorne pag et See! a 
yet with left fhame than the rett,becaufe he being aclergie man,thought bei ath ane =i } 
his vocation to putonarmes,or to goc into battell.Inthe meantime it ae ea Sean air 
Cazzianer, That the Hungarian horfemen were fled,and that Ladiflans and Hunganct, 


Stirian troupes were gone alfo ; and tharall thereft of thearmienot espana testa ont 
'g fignall,were in like manner vpon flying : with which reporr,the toned wall he feauia haae 
rall was fo terrified, that he prefently gotto horfe,quite topecttneee = one before) and, 7h ifesan: 
iuen (for that he thought all the reft,as heafterwards faid, to haue sa oh aa rate age 
i hee wes vaarmed,betooke himfelfe to fight, leaning bakit lia ite detly Red, Ledro- Caxsiane?, 
With plate and othertich furniture, In this tumult of them whic 3 Bie 


re fome extreame calamitie to infuez and fo 


ee relicue their weake bodies, nor any hope 
omeres {til expected freth {applies from Bele 


yettheir horfemencould poffibly paffe that way 





g¢,and by & by be gone again:and that the town 









686 Sobyaran the 
treyyandauthour of the publique calamitie:fo that it was; . “a 
abroadynor thew his faeclos rion te pad sais ithe fe ourth Emp erour of the Turks ¥ 687, 
is {0 genera yt 4M0us libel, A federats,that they fhould forreafonable price haue as much wheat as they would out of Sici- 


































































againft him & the other captains which thamefully, 
ftreets by boycs inall mage of Germanie. Pa bee omunonl ling i i Jia, without paying any cuftome. 
quelted of K. Ferdinand,that he might fafely come to the bet nuch Btlcued, thathe the Solyman vaderftanding of this confederation and preparation made againfthimby thele 4629 
belaidagaiatt him:which his requelt the king eafily, p ae aniwer whatocueregij Chriftian Princes,commanded Barbaruffa his Admirall to make readic his fleet to goe againtt 53 : 
eos o» Teceiuedihim with doubrfull countenance, peter a and, it he CaMeto the on d thefe enemics,and to do all the harmehe could vpon the Iflands fubiedt to the Venetian {tates eee 
ou : len rhe Nearing of his caufe was by the uy Which thing Barbaru/fa with great care and diligence in fhort time performed :and fo with ey ice ) 
G7 fe 


»» fomewhat longer prorraéed than he would haue hadi, 2 : 
meni See 2 ehan Dey Lit, and he inthe; f 
ean ; iparian of firch delay, and halfe unileee S ast dhe kept Yoder 
f cm hs nous tit better to flie, than to abide the triall, So feigning him Ife duutted or 
raping vp by littlean le with his knife. bricke pauement vnder his eer Cficke, ang 
exxqiaer im. Tight getting out one bsjeke, firlt and then another,at length brake thorow the and fo in the Ht 
a his theets letting himf-!S downe,ef caped,hauing poft horfes readie for him C vault with 
» ttle, Norlong after, as he was a man ofa haftie and vnconftant nature defy aon 2. 
Set otis me Turks ; Mahometes gladly recciuing him,and befide hisgrea Hitec his 
iloriesy? Reonsepaiens of all Croatiain manner of atributarie king, if he w eee U» 
talcecoigon tice amuse cei Atria 
ponalithe longo volt, that he might return to a, i Peg 
Bh a areola yi deale with Nécholass eae a Noa i in pe Tecte. 
A + oh fa pated se eau map Ras alhsnabin, that Solan would Bale aie 
A them/both,as he had before with king Joba inthe kingdon Barn ct S 
fed him Daipouldine atleaft madeas ifhe motes ee one, epee P rom 
eat onionk oo u he matterpromiling togocouer with him tothe Turl aaa 2 oe fe) ferred asit 
femal bi truftic Pa emen. But Sirens confidering with himfelfe the hain ra a ‘i beft 
bid OF FO 'gteat an offence, changing his purpofe, chofe rather to deale treacheroully wi hl if i 
a sit th his 


130 gallies in moft warlike manner appointed, with the firft ofthe Spring,inthe yeare 15385 
departed from Hellefpontus dire&ly to Crete ; where hauing paffed the promontorie of Gy~ sarbarupis lan. 
amus,\hichat this day is called Sparta,he vnaduifedly landed moft part of his men, to haue pi gest ie 
furprifed the citie Canca, which was inantienttime called Sydonia. But Gristus one of the lef " 
B Venetian Scnatours then kept the Citie with a ftrong garrifon who fiom the walls and bul- 
warks thereof fo plagued the Turks with great and {mall fhot,and the fallying out oftwocoms 
panies of Iralians,that Barbara/fa hauing loft many of his men, was faine to retyre againe to his 
fleetin fuch haft,that he lett behind him 1000 of his Turks,which were gone further into the 
Ifland after bootie, who were afterwards all flain by them of Crete. After that, he attempted 
tohaue taken divers places inthe Ifland,and was euery where notably repulfed. Withthe ci+ 
tic of Candia, whereof the Ifland now taketh name, and wasinantient time called Cytheum, 
hedurftnot meddle : but failing almoft round about the Tland , tooke only Cecilia, a little 
towne before forfaken of theinhabitantsywhich he feron fire,and fo departed from. Crete:for 
he\wasaduertifed, That Vincentius Capellins the Venctian Admirall , who was now come to 
C Corcyra,would in fhort timecome to relieuethem of Crete. Aria, Admiral of the Emperors 
flcet;paffing the ftrait of Meffana,cameto Corcyraalfo, and there ioyned withthe Venetians. ! 
The Chriftian fect was then fo great that it was thoughtthe Turks durftnot meet itat fea,but ster cexletenss 
by all means {hunto giue battell. For Barbarujfethen lay with the Turkes fleet in the bay of pirate 
Ambracia, expedting whenthe Chriftians fhould enter the ftiaitentrance thereof, where he 

















































































fent vnto fr feari FeO F | 
Berrdsak: oy Sating aotuchthing in his houfe,than to offend both agai Ais 
‘ iby hauae well feaec CaxXiaver in, his e B ene Bates, hadon both fides placed diuers pieces of great ordnance,to haue funk chem intheir comming 
ee i y ifent his head std whereof Paes 4 pled infor Grimanusthe Patriarch,a little before departing from Corcyra, had with the great Bi- 
| he 4 Ri vi ea RSt ibe sy azal eaeie ed of the fhops gallies begun to befiege Preuefa,a towne vpon the promontoric of Adium faft by that 
iN tla is Inthe meantime the V ‘ouoked by; uirks with diners iniur; b ftrair, and landing fome of his fouldiers, with three great pieces of artillerie fo battered the 
, uuries both by fea & x caftle of Preuefa;that he was like enough to haue taken it,had not the Turks from Atoliacome 
bothof horfeand foot: Wherefore the Patriarch fhipping 


ang) (w] If i fot byt bed 
L nd, whenas Solyman buva lictl cfore hardly befiéging Corcyra, and with moftba;basous 


o 
centhe league, & cuenthen by his lieutenant Caines Baffa 


cites. in Peloponefus) refolued without de- 
‘ould admit no excn{e or recom- 


aad the Bifbop 
of Rome, enter 
tataa confede- 
Yation agai 


erm 


D torvelieue it witha ftrong power 


ie watting the Ifland,ha 
againe his men and ordnance,returne 


do the lect at Corcyta, notrepenting him of his jour- 
ney, forthathe had well viewed the traits of that Bay, and allithe enemies flect riding atan- 
chorwithio it. Vipon thereturne'’ofthe Patriarch, and relation made, what he had both done 


and feene, the great commandetsof che Chriftian fleet entred into counfell, whatcourfe were 








icf theireftates,by giui 'Solyman and Barbaruffa, thought beftto take for their better proceeding inthat great action\» Gonzaga the Viceroy, General Goxcegehis 
I< 9 an vo lufferthemtoacquatnt sie nie t Hans,to keepe the Turks bul- ofthe land forces, was of Satoh, Thavit were Bett tolandthe fouldiers and eh ordnance, 

5 ge ete fora gfisne Winter ollowing ¢ oul nike o much with the ports of Italy and and with all their force to affaule the caftie of Preucfa: which once trken, and their ordnance 

arabian {what manner. of thips,what{ oy, i ue yy, their Embafladors, tofet down there planted, the cnemics fleet might in the Bay bevtrerly defeated, forthat all paffagetofea 

7 1owito beaecordingto their eftatcs apportioned Bah Money was to be provided, and ' might cafily be taken from them, by finking of one of the great fhips inthe mouth of the Aon 
theynext Summeisipbe fen into Gre ia fet mh fr Cthing forth of a ftrong flect againft E Straityandby moating there of three great Galleons fall of Artillerie : fothat if Barbarufis ‘ 
; lederat by their Embaffa lorsat. me, The edie Har as aeyee among ft thefe would defperatly aduenture to come out, he muftneeds be funke inthe mouth ofthe Bay. 
2 19) : Venetians the like number, and t atthe Emperour fhould firnith and fet Whereanto Auria replied, That Gonzaga his counfell was in words and fhew glorious; butto 4uris of avai 
f E two. hugdred gal the Ven thould 2 36, to make vp. thenumber put in execution moft dangerous : for that firft co land the fouldiers and greatartillerie; hee ther opinion 
: as he dh edith fe Bithop{o hath gallies ¥- faid was athing too too fall of hazard and peril’: for it wasto be thought, thatthe Turkesin 


#tolia would asthey had before done, come with {peed with their horfemen totelicuethe 
befieged in the caftle; whofe force the Chriftian foormen could hardly abide. Befidesthat, 
if the fleet fhould by force of weather be conftrained toleaue that coaft, (asic wel might; Au- 


tumne now comming faft on) after the fouldiers were landed, From whence fhould they then 


riners and foldiers; and 
eaters tran{portatioMof 
let tobe fet'forth, were at the 







ee iad. forces and vj¢tuall. The G 
Aa awege? ot see la ren 


2 
. Shag roncok ¢ So il 
fo anilch a Gonzaga Viceroy of Si 


: me nOHSG. ¢ re, tobe. ri 

rae ey ;maiperor andthe State of Genoa fhov 

= : atte ‘ 
tS. 55 





Ur, Vancentins, Capellus for the Venctians, } 
rthe Bithop ; to whom wasioyned Paswlas In- getvidtuall in theenemics countrey ? or what reliefe (hould they hopefor, ifthey fhowld hap 
i RETR ‘in Haeuithe _ Je was alfo F tobedittreffed ; being on euery fide befee with their enemies, and their fifends by tempett 

4 ould haue a ig of the land driuen from them ¢ Wherefore he thought itbeft,ifthe enemie couldnor be drawné out of ae 

irks in that ex; onir ecia,the iflands, the Bay to battell, to go direétly into the Bay of Nauipaétum,and to take that town whiehwas : 

¢ : 6, Who | jad receiued fomany not greatly fortified,and to ranfacke and fpoile allthe townes, evento the bottom oftti 
fed ynto the other Gon: of Corinth. Which the Grecians inthe Fleet,faid mighteafily bedone : by taking of witch 
~~ federats, MVS ; Nonz courle 








courfe it might fo fall out, that Barbaru/[amoo -d ith 
fhame come out and ioyne with them Seca eae 
: ahaa and the Patriarch, being far more defirous to fight wi 







fourth Emperour of the Turks. ‘O89. 


A Bondelmerius them ; who would not fuffer one pieceto be difcharged ; for he being an expert 
fea man,and loth to fhoot in vain,cxpedted that t!.cy fhould come neerer vnto him, and then 
vpon the fuddento difcharge all his great ordnance vponthem, Neither was he deceiued in 





wria Was belt liked), 
beer Chad fot enemies at fe 


aurie breuete — Auria having putin order his fleet,came to Preuefajand foto the frat of th 
i ic 





4, than at 

































Babaruffe : ; 
ap fy fe “ oh oa whole fleet,which was in number 250 faile.that it bay of Ambra. that his expeation,for the Turks comming necre vato him, were fo ouerwhelmed with the 
wie Bidtount ‘en re Which fight (as it was reported) wonderfully troubled’ Cafily of greatand {mall {hot out of the galleon,that they were glad to ftay their courfe,andretyre, In 
diestat igh he was ofa couragious difpofition,and fuch amanas greatly fe Cd Barbary. the meane time Auria called backe again the fhips which were gon before,and caufed his gal- 
¢ valoror martial difcipline of th Y Feared not cizhe leon ro be towed out ; and by boats of purpofe fent out,charged the captains of the gallies to 










¢ Chriftians,yet was he exceedingly moued with th Cither 








































































of fo great a fleet (v well appointed aon ues readie-ro fi j i ¢ fi i 
Barbaruffa ve. : pointed ; for a greater had not of i : : efi make theuifelues readie ro fight,vpon fignal ginen by the found of the tramper,and difplayin 
Peete ow i thatan Eunuch of \/ymans Ssuuien by him as et tha {een in the eM ofthe Admirals enfigne:yet was _ ee ofmind of fight, with his gallies without ths Ws 
bh to delay the timeas any wh Ife difcouraged,did with moft vnetuil and mMpanion,fecing him 4 Which thing thecraftic enemic well perceiued, and therefore fought by all meanesto ioyne 
aucbs, Vp,becaufe he would not forthwith g0 out of the bay and fightwieh th proud Words take him B bartel withthe gallies,be fore the comming in ofthe tall fhips, which were as caftles in refpect 
at the mouththereof ding oftheanndlereiahakeas Sic ia: e Chriftians Whiclj lay of the gallies:for it wasthen fuch a calme, that the fhips were not able to keepe way withthe 
tie (who as acoward could not endure the fight of the enemie) b )to regard his ow. <7 gallies,and the fmoorh water feemed to offer a fit opportunity for battell ; which fo wel plea- 
Soueraigne,who would not take it well to hauethe glorie fh ut the honour Of Solyman iis fed the Patriarch,that many heard him crying aloudto Awria to giue the fignal,and maruelled 
fulla delay : for if he werea valiant and martial te; kage his name ftained with fo fhame. much why he deferred co giue battell. For he ferching a great compaffe , and houering about 
neuerto difpaire of viGorie : and it ic fhould fo fall ri es himfelfe to be, he ought his (hips,wich his gallies kept fuch acourfe,that many thought he would vpona fudden haue 
and not anfiver to theirdefires, yet fhould not Sof at > sage fhould frown Vpon them, done fome ftrange & vnexpedted exploit yponthe enemie:but Auria held chat ftrange courfe 4uria bis polix 
betterthanthey, ifthey were ouercome . and th Jean terefore want captaines and fouldier of parpofe ro haue dratvn the enemies gallies within the danger of his great fhips, who thun- slant Oe 
ES enough tobuild twice fo great and Re ls Fy. of Pontus would afford him timber ! dtingamoneft them with their great ordnance, might haue eafily fore been and difordered 
willed BaPbara favo bewart,chat whileh, re : nd fora conclufion, the infolent Eunuch them,andopeneda way ynto his galliesto haue gottena moft certain viétoric. Butthe craftie 
u ¢ feared a moft honorable death (which was yncer. C old Turkedoubting by the ftrangenes of Auria’s courfe, to be circumuented with fome fine- 










the battcll were loft) he drew not vpon himfelfe the c 


th by the difpleafure Of Solyman, ertaine danger of a moft ne(fe,changed his courfe, and lay ftill with his own {quadron of g illies, warily expecting to 


what purpofethat ftrange courfe of the enemictended. In the meane time,both the wings of 










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At which {peech Ba i , 
ret Sax i 

pope asa feaman,frid foie I io org Saleconeof thearch pyrats,a famoy his feet had alitcle before Sun-fer, begunin divers placesto encounter with the Chriftians : 
Ennucht sure xbis battell, ebshou ch regi + Sang at 1 can fee, molt valiant and faithfull captaine mr fome were in vaine (till afailing Bonde/merius his great galleon , others with their great ord~ 

: Liss rele “ihe ifideensege sh ft haply we perifh by she complaints of this nance had fo fore beatentwo tall hips(wherein Buccanigra and Mongaia,two Spanifhcaptains, 

, i 'y commanded allhis fleet to weigh anchor,at the fame tim were imbarked with cheir companies) that they were giuen for loft, many of the foldiers and 
the enemie durft not for f Ne ‘Was on his way toward the bay of Naupactus, thinking th ; mariners being flain. Two other hips loded with vidtual,the one of Venice,the other of Dal- 
fare haue come out of the bay of Ambracia. WAwria keep is matia,were burnt by the Turks,& fome few ofthe men faued by their (hip boats,&& by {wim- 


sore x ming to the fhips neereft vnto them, In the fhutting in of the evening Salec tooke two gallies 
D ftragling behind the reft of the fleet, whereof Mozenicws a Venetian; and Bebiena a Florentine, 
were captains. After thefegallies, was taken alfo the thip of Aloyfius Figaraa a Spaniard, al- 
though his foldiers had fora time fought moft valiantly. In chis (hip, with Figares the father, 
was taken his fon,a yong gentleman,and beautified with all the good gifts ofnature;whoaf- 
terwards prefented to Solyman, turned Turke:and gtowing in credit in Solymans chamber, af- 
ter 3 yeres mi(crable impri(onment,obrained his poore fathers libertic, and fent him well re- 
warded home againe inco Spain. Whilft both the fleets were thus expecting how they might 
to theirmoft aduantage ioyne battell, fuddenly arofea great tempett of thunder, lightning,and 
rain,witha frefh gale of calterly wind: whereupon the Chriftians fecingthe Turks hoifing vp rhe chrifies 
their fall (ails, without delay hoifed vp both {mall and great to cleere themfelues of the ene- iret f sr 
E_ mie,and with chat faire wind returned again to Corcyra ; fo difordredly and in fuch haft,{pa- isi 
ring neither faile nor oare,thatit feemed rathera fhamefull Aight,than an orderly retreat. So 
that C4uria,a man of fo great fame at fea, as that he was called a {cond Neptune, was that day 
accounted no captain. Iris reported, that Barbaru/fa with the fame wind purtued the Chrifti- 
ans awhile,and being not able longer to fee what courfe they held,by reafon of the darknefffe 
of thenight, to have ftaid his courfe: for the Admirals had caufed their lights which they 
vied to carrie inthe poups of their gallies,to be put out. Wherat Barbaru(fa heartily laughing, 
faid oftentimes inthe Spanith tongue ; Auria hath therefore pat out his light the better 1m the darke parbaru(fejeai 
to hide bis flight noting in him fuch afeare, as that he without regard of honour, fought onely eth ab drier, 
how by flight to efcape. When they were come to Corcyra,they were all generally of opi- 
F_ nion, hat by the benefit of that fudden ftormethey had auoideda great danger. The Impe- 
rials,efpecially the Genowaies,to excule Avria,imputed the caufe of fo fhamefula flight vato 


courfe, 2 
datentipe- Soon caked Leucade,when the enemies lect was defcried out of the top of Bondel 
to Ll which manner Parr inane ae tomake towards them, keeping Blaoty tat 
erent shabithe Giouldchanoe to boc He Turke, mifdoubting his owne firength, held of purpole, 
WiGviontiva uae: uermatched by the Chriftians,hemight turne’the prow of his 
Fain oe land:as heats "et re aground,foto land his men and great ordnance, and 
= chance) rolofe the gallicsythan the men. PAeSountINg He alefle loft (AF the worft should 


Aura lomewhat troubled with this fudd i 
; which he then leattexp Ly tad ante 
ies pected, yetnotably. i 

eer’ perccieulblsent, telandt A ahah ta 


tothe open feain fuch ord ; i 
Admirallgallie wasto be feene fy res Fiege fe wasinthe middle batell; where his 


ave *onees inde on hisricht hand: purple fagges an aadial i 
mc mainland ttn Ee mg 
were ioyned twovwings.in fi nod of gallies,wltich were inall 150, Vntothe middle battell 
ningalfo, till repr erie. that sPBich Way focuer the Admirall turned, they tur- 
confeffed)amore firme orord és g Eagle : fo that (as Cauria himfelfe afterwards 
hee cour c= Could not hauebin brought out by any expert captain, 
1 ‘onducted by Drogus (or Dragut) an arch py- 
to the Chriftians. Gapellins the Venetian 
erie) g him, Thathe with his gallics mightgiue 
m Adria gaue great thanks,and praifing his forward- 
id in good time giuea figne what he would 
























ig Out of the enemic, as withathing 
fe,and commandedall the flect to pre- 
gally. Now all the Turks fleet wascome 





































1m,to M 
varks 


the Turks light g: : : nite : 

formoftof the i fai Bi oiseso sh piestgzlicen of exi the Venetians, who would not from the beginning receiue any Spanifh fouldiers into theit 

pe to afaile that tall hi 1 whi paafer f. ids he eee fier gallies,the better to hane withftood the enemy ; and that Awria therfore doubting ofthe Ve- 
, : : g afar off, did no aT adil Netians,refrained from ioyning battell , and the rather, becaufe that wpon the comming at 
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90 ee ee a 
690 ;, - Solyman the 9 Fi 
ofthe Turks flect,they had hoifed vp their fail fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


they might at their pleature eafily curjand fet faile to | h ay i i 

4 Barbsruffa bra~ oars Barbaruffa with all his Beet 8 ce Tad S Page hs ; aa A Nauplium and Epidaurus,tworot the Venetian cities inthe country of Peloponefus,to bee 

Roeder Eaftward, braving che Chiiftians as ifhe would haue 

fies, Wheteat Gonzaga the Viceroy fiettin ig, Went to every one oft . 
quefting them torthe honor of the Cariftians, to repreffé thar proud 


| ner: 
laft the matter was brought t ke nem: 
: ight to that paile,that the Venetians having ean 

paile, Venetians hauing taken in Certain compa 


of Spaniards, the fleet fhould be diuided i : i 
cantante deteBng p iuided into toure fquadrons,and fo toginebattrel, ae hies 






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was inthe yeare 153 9,Barbaru(faby biscommandement repaitcd againe his fleet,& notably, noorme 
farnifhed it with all maner of warlike pronifion,manning his gallies tor che moft pate swith Tay. \x 
nizaries and other fach feleé foldiers, Witbthis fleet Barbara(/a (Sommer now welcome on) 


















rotra i Fi 4 . 
ther, hoifed faile,and abouthe tennnehounels Pera the tempeftiious Autumne this departed out of the Hele!pomtus, and camerothe bay Rifonicus ; at which time alfo lames 
After the departing of Bambara fi ‘te Gaagrat ce) rept returned again into the bay of Amb Wea. the Perfianthen Gouernor of Bona, fhewed-himlelfe with his forces vpon themountains,as 
the Bay called Sinus Rizonicus to befiege Cy os flee Ciirsftian fleet diredted theircoureie he had.in charge trom Selyman Barbaruffs before he cnted the ftraitsof the bay,fent before 
Turks ftanding in that Baviend Sakdenine alttonovam,or New-caftle,a ftrong town Cinto 4 B him-Dragut and Corfetws,twoinorable piratsywith thirty galliots,who Janding their men neere 
part Dalmatians, pare E; ‘rate Which ig Vpon the Venetian Senators. The Inhabitant the vato Caftronovam(as they were commanded)were valiantly encountered by Sarmentus with 
Living moft part by mnaee apts vy iene the Chriftian religion,and eins T 4504 his Spaniards, and forced againe to their galliots, many of the-Turks being. flaine and taken 
Sefrorevum ta woon it,where they had en ato this towne the Chriftians laid fiege, and in thoy ibe, priloners, After that came Barbaru/fs with gogallies, and 3 tal {hips which carried sheattille- 
hen by > y had a great prey,and a wonderfullnumber of captiues of all See rie for batterie and other neceflarie prouifiomforthecampe 3 where he {pent three daies lan- 
+ 20ree 


ding his great ordnance & cafting vptrenches,which could not be done but by night by reax 
fon of the continuall (hot out of the towne: wherewith the Spaniards hadin that three days 
{pace flaine aboue 1000'Turks samong(t whom was Agis Hariadenus,who had.made himfelfe 
asitwerea king at Taiorea,a citieneere Tripolis in Africaswhofe death much grigued Barba- 


fies eee dayes afterthe taking of thetowne,the caftle was alf eh 
pied invain me epare with life and libertie. ac ie 2 a = 
is towne taken by common force, ought of ri 
_ This con 301 “right by the covenant: 
be aid ot the Venetians 3 yet was it for all char By Asriaand a He ewe aoe 
peror,and Franci/cvs Sarmentus with foure thoufand Spaniardsall old (Sidi iW “a 
y crein 


fon ; coue. 


CG ches, landed foure and fiftic. great pieces of artillerie for batterie; whercof he gauc.a fourth 


Barrifon : Capeltizs the Venetian Admirall vraine in vai i | 
ane fpr aie Stieted the Senat, (who alehaditi entldes Gre a Which | part to James to batter the towne onthe North fide, whileft he in the meane time, in three 2 Berne 
* : im as an euill neighbour to their towne of Catarum) chat r Iniufpeét, and now diuers places battered the Baft fide,and Sa/ec from fea with ten gailies, did morning and cue, 
€ league with the Emperour, they decreed to fue to So/; f epenting themf{eclues of ning batter another part of the wall. While(t Ssrmentugwas thus in fo many placesaffailed, 
wards cafily obtained, tor a fhort {pace, by LawrentiusGritt Dee: Ot peace: which they after- and did what was poffible to haue repaired the breaches ; the Turks by force tooke one of the 
Of Antonins Rincws the French kings Embaffador « aft ; ie ‘l cir dukes fon,and by the helpe towers,where afterthey had difplaicd theirenfignes, they from thence with their fhot fore 
time toid the great Baffy’s, that the league the Wand aie te Ny Conttantinople,ingood méubled the Spaniards.Atthe fame timealfo,7 lames hadmadeabreach,and was ready onthe 
made without the confent ofthe greateft mart fth Shar, ad made with the Emperour, was other fide of the citie to enter.Jn. which extremities, Sarmentws {eciagno means longer to de- 
mofofitcirwils, ; | Part of the Senar, and that war taken in hand againtt fend the city,commanded the hurr foldiersto get them incathe callie below the set with < 
ft thefe things were in doi dl sim to take the murker place, thereto die together likemen: where the Turkes ftraight way ¢a[foncuwm 
vumbut being-at Raiien ‘of doing, Barbarufi puttofea againe to haue relieued Caftrono. K D : eaking in oneuer fide vpon them made amoft cruel and bloudie fight, wherein the Spr paket 
Np Tal Cth Y P i were {laine almoft euerie 


es were by the vi 4 : ; . x 
on the Acroceraunian rocks,and there caft y the violence of afuddentempeft driuen vp- niards overwhelmed with (hor, and che mukjitude of theirencmies, 


which with the broken pie i : 
Pele. ces of € 5 Ane ti 
ta. This fhipwrack eine seule Oe were found almoft al] alongft the coaft of Dalma- Sanctus Fria a captain ready to flte,{harply reproued him,and catching him by the hand ,made ae, 
i : vatill they were both rogether (laine. Many, valiant captatnes were 


daria need. ; ; ; eran: 
: ere oe prefently purfued Barbaruffa (0 diftreffed eH sec would haue perfuaded CAuriato haue him thereto tarrie by it, Ae) : { : c 
Motion Gonzaga wel liked,as aman defirous there loft, whofe names for breuitic I omitcdloyfins Arias, and certaine other captaines who 


Barbsrufaye- by fomenorable exploit to i 
; recompe : di i 
pence the difgrace before receiye dat Leucade. But Asris together with the wounded fouldiers were got into the cattle, feeing.no means to defend the 


—— tarnes into ta. for divers caufe A 
f scaufes not liking of the ; : en 
ig matter,was fo fetdown vpon his return to Italie,that he pre- place,ycelded themfelues:whom Rarbarufa according to his promife,tooke to mexcic in {pa~ 
tie to Conftantinople., The dead.bodie af 


fe ete Lently boiled haile,leaving the Veneti fo fer 
ddnirat, — fubmitting himfelfe to anuther Arnie Admirallin fuch atage,thar he detefted himfelfe,for ring their liues,yet catried chem away into capruil 
fubie& themfelues to the command , a se sarmentus could notbe kaowneamongtt fo many heaps of the dead, although Barbarniahad 
i wii E caufed moft diligent {earch tobemade forit,and offered great fums.of money and libero 
fo,to whofoeuer could recouerit s being defirous to haue fent his head for a Prefenesa stat 
man. Barbaruffs proud ofthis vidtorie, began forthwith.to gape after Cattarus acitigo® 8 
Venetians in thebottome of the fame bay :and thereupon writ threatning lertensea- seem 
Bembus one of the Venctian Senacours then Gouernour of hecitie, prefently qa 
cities which he would (as he faid)otherwife affaule by force. Whercunca emenen 
apaine by letters,that info doing he fhould violate the league lately made with etpmaaee te 
thathe fhould find him readie by force to repell his forces. Wherewich Sanowrys = 
fentcertaine gallies into the bottome of the bay;who difcharging cersailieses™ *Gbi\= 
citie,made fhewas if they had come to befiege it.At whom Bembasas 2 m0 
caufed as many mo like pieces to be difcharged, and fhewed his mem 
thing Barbaru/fa perceiuing ftaid his courfe,and calling backe bisgulis 
novum,from whence (better appeafed with Prefents afterwards my 
ted out of that bay, 
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manifett avidorj : nemie to the Venetian 
apis ener ede pe fhamefulladifgraceas he had Bein tect ‘llth 
commodity,that Yalerins Pi erring all that he both faid and did,fo far vnto the Emperours 
faid, That Auriahad done noth fe a noble gentleman thenferuing in the Venetian pay, merrily 
bytheears with the Turks. 0) 8 wats ly & politickly, in fecting the Venetians together 

Peninga gate for along war, whether the Venetians would or 


~ notifoas the emperor him! : ng | 
i aue better withed,and that without the loffe ofone 















felt, dor 


pallic. For it was thought by many, there 
ite ight by man: at the long wars betwixt the Turkes and the Venetians, 


rt tothe * 

: Pati the Emperorswhen as the Veretians worne outand fpent with 
an enemy, fhould be {tripped of their lands 

ing from them by neceflitic. 
foure thoufand Spaniards there 
#8 Cooke the matter fo grieuou- 
and in his furie, cauled 
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es i Cc ftrattly befieged. Yet tooke he fingular pleafure, that Barbaruffa bis Admirall,in all refpeas. 1 

fought w: ; ma worle turnifhed,had driuen out ofthe feathe great fleet of che Chriftians, which becker | okie 

thactime had madecoo great account.of Wherefore inthe beginning of the Spring, which, yy Per i 
gece 


ra(fi,as one of hismoftantient and beft friends, At length Barbarajabauing caft vp his tens cafraxouwm 
hardly befieged 


away.Iti ‘ AG ; as tae . 
ay.It is reported that he loft there 20000 men, man,Sarmenins wounded inthe face with three arrowes, and wearied with long fight, {ecing, «.esiy 










a 


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7 Solyman the «9 
pacified, and fuch friend{(hip (at leaftwife in thewyno 
ces,that moft men thouehnt hte all otherquartels laid af h dt 

nited Forces goe againit the great and: dangerons enemie df ( 1 vay at length wick 
on not altogetlier of the wifer fort beleeued, was yetacthistim teidome swhick Pini 

i held fen hy extraordinarie and'tarecourtefies then palling betwixt Het aly confine by me 

_ fefutiritim otic as alfo,in thae two of their mo famous.captiins, Alpbo hiusont eos, 

© the Frenchting @SIt Were with one confenr-by them\both Tan dnbaltconece gues an «ia wer 

ee se of netians ine the confederacion of that wat'againfttle Tutke, Which eee Pontes 

at to'Venice,moft gallantly accompanied were by Lai usthe d mea SPtains 

‘ate, with great maghifi¢encc-receied, the pedpledtrer their wonted ~Shrbaa 
oe f euery place ra He ee fo noble cat ainsfene trom fuch atetiie se, rOBes 

pecially afi, wholet. ne hauing niany tine before filledtheir caress Phemet | 
More defirons ro fatisfi¢ their cies al{6Wich'the-beholding of his tall ithe cont eae 

Whichtwo famous captaihes admitted into theScriate, for that purpote ful ral nee 

gitien : Vaftivearifing fronithe dukes fi sin chele or like words deliuered me « : 

° Scr: ts luv mnIgv.se. ay 

_ Tes come to palfe(as ¥ fippofe)by the treat prosidence of Alms * 

ies Sent me i a Duke and bonoorableSenuea barber a a bested en. 
: nidprens Pea a ra ‘one vpon another, touched with the Xeale of Saja nod 

* oases . “ | i we to that purpofeonelyithar hawing made a firme peace. Says bes 
pA aah Le i i ¢ long troubled ania affli Hed fBae of Christendome.as bef baleen lee 
Some Pee je (a fitcrédk swar',to rencnge fo many calamities receiued, from the Infidel. Thas 
4 Aaconed re ip (innit woble Venetians) shele mighsie Monarchs haue en wu hi 
bins spate m1 ah he tthe Xeale, wherewith it is well knowne yon Bane alwaies for sh 4 

mihi ee, A mae f for you of all others, which are of [och power and valour at fea i 

whee iowiserin n ‘! ane redder: 8 in this facred war and hoped vittorie.andthinke yen mosh i 

Monet jie tae of tl shar tabonr. Forafmuch as the Chriftian | forces ne rig 
ars pee ‘5 . ls Hondtafembled, cuery msn feesh that the Turks muft need; be 100 weake + 

br thes ye és wel hi da lag of late at Aétinm, shen as they then eft aped He) 
all the powers of heauen avid earth, and af the ex alfocilt et ery 















thefe two Seat prin, ¢ 







































































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7 slr ¢siw 919 


—— Paflins bis ove, 
«Kon tothe Ve. 


sownna ft rgard for factretigion og © propitious unter, emiting egret fr 
- tobe onercome. As foripr lind op iho blab the hearts ofthe Infidels, that they hal learne 


which the Enpperovy sr Jigc ee ee eee A 10 hope nothing but well = 
fhatlbe ss ; sooo “4 es bt taro shesfield at Vienna, et aaodpemuins “ne 
iii Hedi ome ioe oh : He ee infanterie of Fraunce (a wonderfull firength) bat Sigil ; 
inthe quarrell o vir iftian Reh Splat bring foorth his armies, wherewith he hash beene oftd 
ted of a moft certaine selon cron happily soficbt againft the Infidels: fo that itis nos to be doub- 


Bags f d vittorie. Wherefore the vittor 
Francis mio n/t No pe lt Wherefore the vittorions Exaperor and moff Chriftian ki 
4 of the Chrifiian inte teenrinetheld godly vedhasitwaecneajee ie oad a 
BA ther exhort you,by a wholforve decree to race the lope of a moft true and glorious vittorie: and fur- |, 


0 auert yourrelipi ; ith fi 
Of the Inj hes ip A a jours igions and conra hows hi ms the friendlhi, 
fateinecre nase me enema na hontrblndy sf foe Neat 
@moft religious thkinth warve, Aether uag five referred.an infadnsous and uncertaine peace,before 
that whi 1 good and right, with a9 charges a feeme this moft wealshie State to be terrified from 
ower combescich is incident t0 this prafonn oh oe eee! Io gress: far if ve Joall once 
rie bebe by Jen or laidst0 your incone parable per eealiom vee Jal by she profs of one vidto- 
may ablepras it BER 
maid stir ab: PY iferecompence a the loffes by vs in former simses re 
; swede } 2 MOBIC, 0 
SA Pana ge Ace. MOS 015 Fescind 
nto the dukein the name ofthe whole ee eee 
yin Varin Semorshonoatic tr neseneat ico 
Publick fecuticy oftheir ftare,mbre to be defee, a 
mott mightic vie ati eR a ape than the hope of {uch a peace: 


Wareehdtce i 2 amMous captains their embafladors,did certifie 
itonément & ved peacemofeplorionste vienifelucsyo thes ecanal pail, 


i es 


















“a 
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Fourth Emperour of the Turkes; 


A wholefome alfoto the Venetian State, befet with fo many dangers, and wonderfully t 
withed for of all the other princes of Chriftendome, ifthey would fincerely rah ail be 


with their forces by common confent vnited, refolue vpon that facred war: for then would 


fly 


not the Venetians bee wanting to themfelues orthe Chriftiancommon-weale, byt end the 
Jeague they had with the Turke,not witha difhonourable peace,but with armes and victory, 
Vyherefore it was to be requefted of Almightie God by prayer, That thofe puiflant Kings 
would with religious & happiecuent fpeedily & ferioufly fulfilall thathope of peace,whick 
they had by their mutuall difcourfes and embracings in {hew promifed vatothe world, 

In few dates atccr,certain of the feleét Senators fitting in counfell after the manner of that 
State,called the embafladors vnto them, and asked them, Whether they knew any thing ofthe 
articles & capitulations whercin that league and confederation was to be concluded ¢ and by 
the way, Whether they thought the Emperour in regard of that peace would giue vnto the 
French kings fon the Dukedom of Millain,as was reported? Whereunto Hanebaldthe French 
embaffador anfwering nothing, a/liw faid,that he knew nothing more,but thatthe twogreat afi his as 


princes had agreed of betwixtthem{elues, and that the Emperour had defiredthe peace, as Sr 
one willing to help the afflifted & declining ftate of the Chriftian common-weale: which 


mand of the 


thing any man might fee could not be effeéted or brought to paffe, but that the Emperormuft "tus: 
in many things yeeldto the requefts of the French king, and redeeme his good will :for the 
noble mind (faid he) worthie Senators,caneafily make light of the greateft loffe of his owne 
C things,when it forefecth a large way openedtherby to eternall fame and glory. Thefe words 
were very glorious & gracious to the hearers:bucthey,as men of great experience, could not 
let it finke in their minds, that the Emperour whom they had often deeply founded, would 
euer part withthe Dukedome of Millan, which onely thing the French king required, and 
had for the recouering therofvnfortunatly ftriuen almoft 20 years,tothe trouble & difquict, 
‘ofa great part of the world. The nobilitie and authoritie of this embaffage more moued the 
Senat thandidthe other former embafladors, Didaco Mendoxa, a Spaniard, and Gulielmus Pel= 
licerive,a Frenchman,then both prefent:yet was it much fufpe ted by the Venctians,becaufe 
it contained no certaine refolution,but only the bare hope of a future peace fo that it was by 
many men {uppofed to be buta matter deuifed to deceiue others,and to f{erue the Emperors 
D turneco his great profit. Yet allthe cunning feemed to reft in this point, That the Venetians 
led on with the hope of this league, fhould negleé& the renewing of the league they hadthe 
yeare before taken with Solyman,which was now almoft expired, Vpon which vacertainty of 
other mens refolutions,the graue Senators thought too dangerous a matter to depend. 


Vpon this queftion of this new league and confederation to be made with the 
princes againft the Turke,the Senat was wonderfully divided : fome fauoring the Emperours 


warfly 





tothe des 


Venetian Sew 


eChriftian rhe venetiew 
Senators di~ 
fected 


requcft,inueighed againft the renewing ofthat fhameful league with the Infidels,whichthey iesardte | 
faid was nothing els,but as much as inthem lay to betray vnto them the other parts of Chri- exfedation 
ftendom,& efpecially Italic,deftitute of their help, and yet not to be obtained without great pop 
charge;& with many reafons viged the honourable confederation with thefe Chriftian prin- French kings 


E ces: others ofadeeper reach,confidering what infinit harmes they had from time totime re- 


genfis 


ceiued by falling out with the Turks, & fufpe@ing alfo the Emperors drift,and ioining there- 
unto the confideration of the great dearth then raigning in the citie, which wasnot tobere- 
licued but out of Macedonia & Grecia,the Turks countries;the emperor hauing atthactime 
as it were of purpofe impofed fo great acuftome vpon all corneto be tran{ported out of Sici- 


lie,thatthe very cuftome came to as much as both the price of the co 


ne & the fraight toge~ 


ther:al which mifchiefs they faid weretobe prevented by renning the League with So/yman. 
This matter was with great heat debated inthe Senat too & fro,either parchaving great faul- 
tours:fo that che Senatouts fpent almoft whole Winter nights intheourtin difcourfing and 
confulting what were beft to be don:but wharfocuer was there faid or decreed, was forthwith 


by one of the factions or other made known, 
but by letters alfo difcouered into prouinces far off: 
which had euer vfed as it were with a religious fflen 


decreed. Which thing A¢arcus Fofearwe,an old Senator & aman of grea nt dae 
{aid openly, That the {tate was betraied by the multitude and corruption of voices, andmuft sixes 


needs fhortly perifh,if it were notfpeedily commitr 


athing neuer before in that ftate 
ce to keepe 


edito the grave & faithfull indge 


not only to the embafladors prefent inthe city, 


known, 


fecret whatfoeuer was there 
f great wifedom,perceiuing, Fofternté 


ment of “” 
fome 


Solymam. 









Solyman thewA, 
fome few : forthere was almoft rwo hundre 
titude to the number of fiftie,who for ch pee at 
ae ieee for fas of gists grauitie and fecrecie : fo was th 
j 1s aif= Tevion Ok afew. But Fo/carns fhortly after fell into { hatte, dof 
aaa beas light headed mea without dinwiontann ae ofthe oo 
mile a the multitude firtt thrutt out of the counfell himfe a 
whi Ke from all the preferments and honours of the citi 
ueft Senat uts,and a man of deepeft iudgement, Which difgra 
yaaa credit, as one that had forefeene muc i 
aa is mpich had traitero) 

, enetians  Butthislong confultation « 
( doubling the vnion of 
Embafidoarto forthwith to fend three 

“gaa French king to difcouer 























Stear 
NE Of the 

ee turned afterward to}; © 
h, after they w freee 
ufly senraled the fecrets of shipdiierese poe ttt ouand cn, 
oncerning the confederation,came tothis end T 

nf . “ I 

: re great princes, and yet willing to expe tides 
es vafladours whereof two fhould be {ent to 





































eS eNatorg 4 
nt, decree, 

































\ their defignes ; andthe third, whic vn dak TOU and 
Hc dint seo man,was withall {peed dif patchedaway to oe ale verti d 
oa diftruft to be conceiued of the agreement of thele great Chriftian ieee eee 


= 
, 7 any meanes,to {pare for no coft,to faue voto the Vencti iti 
dawn ahich Selymanaacuiredag tian chee tabahebieitics of Naupliumand g i: 
go TaN: the proud andcrattieryrane, oe Peace. Which ifit 
cel ees Whines =p ye . 3 thento yeeld vnto Necefiitic, and 
oltexpedicatforthe Sure yer stonsswhich courfe the Decem-virj thoughtto be 
loiexpedient for th :yetconcerning the: ‘citi euttol 
Diadtions and warrant, fearing forfooth meray ybrotthecitiessthey gaue him je. | 


es 
who if they had knowaeany{uch thing; would v: ee ron none ul 
ionto ha thrown thatmoft wholefome decree: 


he matter, and fought for 
and t for peace too late,but : 
vic haveinercafed his infatzable hte ceili 


Princes, and if he Could b 































¢. 


880 the vam. Venetian al 
Ble re pak Be 
Bo ons enon im great fum ofmony :50/y- 
“qtowne HE Would neuer er,carneftly protefting, That 
re moft ecree points of his dhoweeha feces rehearing veo inthe 1 
ro yecidthem vnto him; which thino the ) /aS authori mati 
Wherefore Ba, Heine Rae ; i J litlethexighnseiymon ind eres 
of his embaffage (eg ebauedsé landing in doubrofhislifeeeing te grex 

: n Nauplium and Epi weasel his Baffaes, was glad toaccept of peace, 
ia,two caftle of Ds rei 55 two citicsin Peloponefis, and with them 

‘ ‘hereof the con A te sd ta,to thegreatgriefe ofthe whole Senate : for 
locrivs had giuena ythat wha ectetdecree ofthe Decem-vit and 

mat! sitadin “fine whi he had noauthoritie ro gitie, were foin- 

r goods from, confifecation, w asmuchadoc to faue the guiltletfe man from ex- 

ch tsof the fta yp ugh the traitors were then knowne whichhad M 

ara, hele were Azepheis Leonises a Senatour, 

 Decem-virj,and Francifeus Valeri 
enofithe Turks mone forthe cor- 
the fame fact hanged in the mar- 
a ‘els 


_ About 


yeeld the ftrong 





















to Fiance, 


















~ 
Fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 


A About the fame time, which was inthe yeare of our Lord 154.0,died roannes Sepiy 


in 
of Hungarie,So/ymwans tribucarie;after whofe death enfued great wars isEbpane athe ie "y 
mentable {ubuerfion of that flourifhing kingdome : for the better conceiuing whereof,it thal ; 
not be amiffe with as much breuitie as the plainneffe of the hiftorie will permit, to open the 
caufes and grounds of the endleffe calamities which afterwards enfued, and neucr tooke end, 
vntill that warlike kingdome was tothe great weakning of Chriftendome vtterly fubuested, 
King Ferdinand and this tributarie king Zohn, had with like defire of peace and quietneffe, 
made betweene them aleague;profitable to them bothas their eftates then ftood,ratheethan 
honorable : yet moft welcome tothe Hungarians, who diuided into faétions, and tiauing fol- 
lowed fome the one king and fome the other,enioyed neuertheleffe their lands and goods by 
the benefit of this peace, the townes andcaftles being ftill kept by themiin whofe poffeffion 
they then were at the making of the peace. Inthe capitulations ofwhich peace, it was com- 
prifed, That Ferdinand (hould from thence forth call iéhn by the name ofa king; whereas be- 
fore he had both in his common talke and letters called him by thename of the Vaynod only: 
It wasalfo exprefly {et downe inthe fame articles of peace, and fubfcribed by the hands of 
diuers of the nobility of Hungary, That if king /ohn fhould die,king Ferdinand fhould fucceed ! 
him in the whole kingdome of Hungarie: Which condition was {upprefled and kept very fe- Ht 
cret for feare of Solyman,whoaccounted of that kingdom as of his owne, gotten by law of 
armes,and beftowed vpon king Joba as vpon his vaflaile ; neither was it to haue bin thought, 
C thatifhe fhould haue knowne thereof(being ofa hauty mind by nature,and notabletoindure 
any iniurieyhe would haue fufféced that kingdome, got and defended with fo great danger and 
coft,to.be by the Will ofan vnthankfull man, transferred ynto his enemic. 
This matter of forgreat importance, was(as it is reported) by Hieronimus Lafewe embaflador. rhe feeret com: 
forking Ferdinand to lcd vito So/yman and the Baflaes, to. bring King tte 
John into hatred,Son did thi xentleman, for his rare vertues otherwile greatly.to nad Hee 
haue bin coma yeeld voto his griefe, and defire of reucnge: when after the death-of 10h rewealed,, 
Alay fins Grittae, ll from the frie king Tohn,being (as is before declared) by him 
committed to prifon,and hardly aft olarged,atthe requeft of king Sigi/imund. Wher= 
upon solyman being exceedingly angry. with king Joba,called him ynthankfull churle,and tur- 
D ning himfelfe about to Letais Bafs his brotherin law, faid, How vaworthily doe thefe two 
Chriftian kings weare theic crowaes ypon their faithleffe heads;who as fhamefull deceiuers 
are not aftaid,either for worldy (hame or teare of God, fortheir profit to falfifie their faith ¢ 
Butking John vader{tanding thecof,& wonderfully fearing his own eftate,did by good friends : 
and rich Prefents,pacific Se/yman againe, laying all the blame vpon king Ferdinand, as better xing ebay 
ableto beare it, Not long alter, king Jobn hauing fet his kingdome in good order, jand ftrongly eee aber 
fortified the citielof Buda , being now far {tyicken in yeares,at the earneft requeft of moft of ie ting sigif> 
the nobilitie of Hungarie,é& ather his beft fintends,married //abel/e the daughter of Sigsfinind Lies daugh- 
king of Polonia, agracious ladie and of great {pirit: which king Sigi/mund, had long before 
married Barbara king Jobns fifter,after whofe death he maried the lady Bore Sfortia,the daugh- 
E ter of Ioannes Galeacive duke of Millain, by whom he had this ladie 7/abella whom, king Jobs 
now married, Which marriage So/yman liked well of, haning many times by way of talkebe- 
fovecondemned the fingle life ofthe king: butking Ferdinand liked thereof nothing atall, 
plainly forefveing,thac the Hungarians(iftheking fhould chance to haue a fon)would forth- 
with looke vpon him astheirnaturall king,-and reieét himfelfe as but ftranger. Fh he Queen 
vThis yong queene infhort time(as he hadfeared)conceiued with child,and Was DOW WEY. wich elds, 
big;wheu king Joh was.inforced to make anexpeditionia peffon himfelfe againtt Maylat (fa 
mous forthe death of Aloyfias Grittus) and Balas both Gouernors of Tranfyluaniaswhereof . 
Adaylat not contented, withthe name of Vaynod or Gouernor, fought to make himfelfe king. . oe 
Bub Selyman decofting the impudent, arrogancie of the faithleffe man, and hating him forthe 
F. death of Grittws,and the Turks flaine with him,aduertifed king John of all the matter,wifhing 
~ himsoibe more circumfpeétwhom heetrufted with the gonernment of fo great and rich a 
counttey. So Agaylas {hamefully reiccted of selyman, and out of hope of a kingdome, fearing, 
alforto be thruft quite ous of his goucrnment by king Zohn, thought icbeft for his owne fafe- 
ty to raife vpall theprouince into rebellionjand to take part with king Ferdinaud:whichthit 
Ferdinand by his diuers agents fecretly fwxhered tothe vegermoft-Forthele two Kings ah 
sid . vee ‘ 











































Solyman the MM - 
grog bey. Wereat peacethe one with the other, and in words 



















fourth Emperour of the Turks. 699 
























































































be p,yetin heart they ennied and hated each other, as 
us See 35 eee king Iohm exacted of | his fubieas, "A ble Hhabatirdours; Toahnes Exéchins Bilhop Of Quindue Ecclefiee, and Stephanus Verbetiasthe Embaliadonrs 
_ sr : : money,to pay the Turks his tribute,t Chanovtor,s man of great yeresy caftying with them ten bolés of pure gold curioufly, wrote, “3% Erie ' 
foeie ti Maylat and his complices, as a fit occafion to raife the peopl b sdookiaier, piltundingrauiéh 5 fortic pieces oF putple filke'and cloath of gold for Tuikes: mas. 
fia them, that there was no reafonto pay vnto the Turkefuch a tribute Oh cllion pers gowns,atel 50 ii, of Coyned woldts be paid in the narne of two yeres tt ibute. Which Etmbaf- 
Weltowage ren years honorable waragain(t him: fo that by that, and fach * 8S Would ferye fadorsipalling directly from Sybitium ouer Dadhbius into Serbia , dnd {6 trauelling thotow j 
the prouince was inan vprore, little differing from manifeft rebellion To ay Perfuafion,a), Thracia,caineto Conttantind ples In the mean’time,the dead body of the kin’ was with much 
gerous troubles thus arifing,king Zohn fent certaine of his chiefe Poitiers thefe dan, heanineffe carried fraiy Sy bi nuifirés Alba Regalis, moft part of the armic following ttj’and 
with geese power into Tranfyluania,following after himfelfe in his ch “And ett captaines therewith great folenmitieburiedv After this, the young child was chriftened and called Ste- 
cCoucred of his lace fick, Thefe noblemen entering in two places fiver, yet wellre. phemand there prefendy crowhed'witti theantient Crowne of King Stephem, who firfterected 4 young chilte 
fcouting vp and down: sountrey,had in fhort time fo vfed Hien e Fanfyluania, and H _ thatkingdome, & without whieh te Hung trians never accounted their kings lawfully crow- Bir 
what by policie,the twiult was well pacified,and ditersof th hi acter that what by farce B nediYetthe royal'digniti¢ was by tHe common confent of the nobilitie gitieh vnro fhe queen, “ 
ecuted, May/at the ambitious author of this fedition cable i ny Ai WOT Ty oy. with condition, that tnall publique writings, the names of the fonne and of themother thould 
and feeing himfelfe befet on enery fide with iveneenfesirevieed him felt eld again: % beioyned;and the kings mony edyned with the fame inferiprion: bur the chile fet authoricie 






ewith all his 








reftedin George the Bifhop,for he Was Treafarerjind had at fis command tlie caftles & ftrong 
Holds? yer were the foldiers with their enfignes and furniture, arthe devotion of Falentinus 
Thuracus *1n the middle betweent thefe two was placed Perer Picche the kings kinfeman, and 


into atowne called Fogaras,a place of great firength, which the kiu 
hardly befieged :the king himfelfe ther: Iy ing at Sibynium, the chiete citie of Tranfyin 
about a mile diftantfiom Fogaras,ficke of anague,wherintohe was a fie Alien nfyluania, 1 exe ee ee er | sa 
much care and pains taken in trauelling in thar host time ofth ageine fa en through tog by the old king appoltited for one ofthe Tutors ot his youns fonne, fufpected of neither part, 
thelongeft. Whileft he thus lay ficke at Sibyniam, and hi © yeare,the daies being then honoured with the hme of highConftable.’ Butbecaufethe name of this George the Bifhop 4 
Qycone abe Tas,newes Was brought vnto him from te Th i army falt by at the fiege of Fog. Was moft famous int this wofull wat Which we areabout to write, Ithought it worth the labor h 
la delinered of a faire yong fon: which was no f b tt, Phat the Queene his wife Was delivered of to fpeake fomething of his nacure and difpofition,thac itmay be knownc to all pofteritie , by ; 
4 /ixnt. S : no fooner bruted abroad, but the Hongarians as men ouerioyed, | © what policieéthis Was managed atid how this flonrifhing kingdome by the madnes of the 
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ca SG eacking tothe coure where the king lay difcharging their pieces in triumph, with eh Hongarfans came into'the hands ofthe Turks. 








sys) ey ee poflibly deuile : the noble men came from the canip This George was born in Croatia,and brought vp From Nis youth in the houfe of king ebm, Sees, ui 
Tpit Jembitie of this f g, and all the armic was filled with gladneffe. And for the greater fo- where vertaéand indiiftrie never Wanted relic fe ; when as hee vnaduifedly before had éntred of she hii gs Te i 
Init of this fo common a ioy, aroyall feaft was prepared , which the noble menwould into the orders of a monalticall life,and wearie too late of che {traitneffe thereof,had forfaken torn, aaorable 
needs haue the king to honour with his prefence, though he ete therero vawillin is } his profeffion. Wher fore being of a very pleafing nature,and {til following K,/ohn driven out 
yet but alittle recouered: howbeit yeelding to their importunitie,he fifferedhinfelier be Of hiskingdome,and long living in exile,he woon fach crédit and commendation for bis fide- 
e. ouertuled and brought to the feaft by them, which was vnto him HOR R ie and the lat ite litiesintegritie,and readie counfel inthe kings oft doubrfull and dangerous offairs,thatafier 


euer he made : for willing to thew his inward ioy, 


Ee Webel 9 eth than was forthe health of his weak bos 

ul ‘hi . i 

; fort,asthar he well perceiued he could née Toisgeeetbe ae fe stinn peered lich v and kingdomeé,to the profit oftheking. Bur he was of fuch’a ditiers and pliant nature, that per. 

tere” fafton,he made his Will,appointing his yong fontobe ig h ee i eee ue todraw forming in all aGiOnS all che parts ofamoftreadicandexcefleAt mah , h’Yeemed to bemade 

be ii meet of George, Bifhop of Veradium, and Peter Vicchean bisee a pee ues stig of contratie qualities,and borne to'do any thing’: for in faying of his princely feruice,and per- 
man, vatill he cameto age :requefting ihe reft of the nc ble e gentleman and his prereyau forming the other ceremonies\ofthé Chriftiatrelivion, ie Mie Wed, or at leaftwile counrerfei- 
ceffion ofthe kingdom, before ftranger,telling them, 8 elas ela a ted fucha contrition imhis detdut Cotncenance & fpeech,thata man would not hauethought 


Sibacchus that worthie Bifhop was by therreachérit of Aloyfiue Grittvs {lain at Baxouia,he ob- 
tained the great Bifhopricke of Veradium. Afterthat, when he had ftrengthned hfs credit 
with great wealth,he always as 2 faithfull counfellor fwayd and happily ruled both the court 


and to content his nobilitie there prefent, 











ypon him the proteétion both of the kingdome and Pai Would vndoubtedly take it could poffibly be the fame man, who in the molt weighti¢ affairs both of wat and peace,did, 
embaffadorsvnto him with prefents, and promife for his fone’ ifthey would intime fend moft ftoutly thew the wonderfull torce ofa moft preghanc and Couragions wit: forhe vied to 
tributarie ashe had done before sand fo prefentl fle di ue” that he thouldraigne as his keepe whole companies of moft excellent and readie hotfinen, & would ofttimes come forth 
This king was of a courteous and gentle nati b bi bowadiitiowas Re 44 fs into the battel armed: hie would with Often banquets & rewards win the hearts of the foldiers, 
. ure, bountiful, and in all his doingsiuft,of no E and after the manner of gteat chieftains, maintain the honor and credit of his namesboth with, 


fierceand rough difpofition,as th i 

as Ma the Hungarians an i : : , nt 

garnifhed wih good letters,and thorowly teidalilivecmeenc yee Santas punifliment and reward, as océafion required. Befides that, no manlooked into the, wealth o 
! inces oO 5 





~ not meafuring hisaétions b ‘ cau thekingdome more diligently thanhe, no mafididto more profit let tofarme the cuftomes,. 
on; forin ditnd of bufinemte doh a alee a ee theexact rule of de ae old rifbbs feedingsdand file As ;no man could denife finer ht toraife mony, ofall others 
The honourable CFeatiOn any man wore couteeate or pleafant. He’ fad a than he,nor intime ond the readieft way to credits inforuch that K. Joba would confeffe himfelfeto rain by rage tps 
faring of king Youc of valiantmen gotten by bountie and courtefi NS le eile Oia ae hd ‘" ciall induftrie of thatone man: And K, Ferdinand would many times fay, That he epuied at 
Lis courteous and thankful men,did oftentimesin fo shone ‘a brealhires ofa princes all K. foha for nothing he had,but for one hooded fellow, which was berter for the defence ofa 
repay whatfoeuer had been beftowedvpon maton bes piece la in did kingdome than roo With helmets ontheir heads. Wereaen tie Bagg haning taken ¥pon 

totheir fhame beare the teftimonie of another fmitis for flich as were vnthankfull, they him the tuition of the yong king,was ftill bufied in all the weightie caules of the kingdome, 

* “Phekings death was kept fectet vntill fuch tien Wiki ; 4 a M bothciuil and martial! : he labored with great care,that the Hungarians {houldagree Fogerher 

thathe fhould take an oath of his Faithfull alleges ae ls ako had agreed with fe F inloueand vnity ; and did what he might, prouidently to forefee,thar nocumultorrebellion 

and fofRillto inioy his former plicem iain eines 7 the king. and his fon his lawful aah fhould any where arife,wherby the beginning of the kingdom, yer but weake, might any ways 

calling together the counfel ic was decree a lone ii Maylatgladlyaccepted. hier betroubled.Butking Ferdinand hearing of the death of king /ohw,thought igpow a fit.time for 

4pp0 ae UMHS Pet king ShWare end't ie ame emibaffage to Selyman, whic Ni him to recouer again the lang dome TOR aC GACH he had fo long defired .W herunto.he 
uous y Powers prefently difpatched away two moft Li ie Wasalfo the more prickt forward by the perfuafion of Cd lexius Torfo, Ferentins die er 
P Ove Mae 


. 


598 _ Sabman the Mag 



































Tie Pigitiee — Bachis, Balth = 
Maageriest > aXar Parmphilus, Francue Capolnate, Tanue cP 
fenade tng bos gentlemen of oreat recoure abla emg Céarus Sereda 
— } ing Ferdinand acaingt Ki Eh a te LOrMer troubles x 
iamade Hex. ns inft King /ebn,liued f ‘ s fol| 
King Ferdivand, That now 1g 109A; Now in exile ;thefe all yi Wed 
. y . stheleall with one cone, athe 
cheit countrey one eran neuer was the time when they might be again cat tol 
, and thatthe war might th: ENC be againe refto,. 
make haft, for as muchas Wincer f ightchar Autumne be difpatched i¢ <4 Vato 
comming faft on ld Patched, if he 
and fiich noblemen of Hungari Stalon, would ftay the comming of 
, cher, bein vavvilin igarie as tooke part with the Queene, did not veri 8 OF the 






k illing tobe commanded by George th 
pe reat ne and diffimulation fe Pauctig true aie 4 
fans ne oe pei ae ati they,which fortaking panaith therighe,h 

fircaey the ee Feturne into their countrey,and be honour), 

a eee ad d) affuring them thereof at 





















Peror ele 
ntlemen, which had iat 
the beft feruj 
The German captaines in like mann b 
| a er perfuaded him to tak 
. men, i Saeed fome one preferment, fome Saher rare i 
ee oe ae prey,the chicfe comforts of their trauel] and perill a 
oer. oo ff . the Polonian (who in matters concerning peace and w. fi 

pos ae hice Ants at knew the difpofitions of many Princes, and had f Rlonang 
ting for the Sof diuers Nations , hauing travelled ’ J ate 
ge Oe g thorow agreat part of 
boon 9 rold Kiros her tick ane of the greateft Princes) was of 

» Perfuae i 3 ; ing i 
fe eae ple tant re on y, That the Kingdome of Hungarie was to be obtained rather by 


: rauing itat Sof itothi : 
pl) i had done. g ymans band,to hold it of him by tribute,as king Lobn 
=a. 


were defirousof 


re thanall 


ers and fa. 
he world, and oftentimes 


For (faid he) that may by petisi : 
(Blais ba oat Petition and faire entreatance be ea{jl obtai i i 
wa Woks.) bag ve” Sfindly fecketh after honour) ae wil: ie Z fe rs i ais 
Baffa’s she contemneth wealibeo as he) Soly mans hanghte minde,and the proud ie of bi é 
wetoufBelfe and exceeding prs, Wee. tcloy ed with fo many kingdomes abuse they ee their in| iniable é,, 
i coed te beware. 4 peach hike efire not hing nor perfiade hiss to nothing pore than war. Puce it 
wereexpecting HAP ical Hf “oft of this fudden war you ftir not up the Turkes which ie readiemit 
Princes which mizht byt fe i 2 in Cd be withflood but by the united faces of the Chri tien 
armot fee ityand the unity of on al’ canfent be dome, but that their tyes blinded with fatal darkneffe 
Seeing that of lite the Chrifti  Chriflisns nom defperat, feemesh by God refersed to forse better times 
with this late unkindene , pt 3 Ana as be would hae it 
with all Abin Able hihen He! renewing bis old wownd will oS ey aig 


rexinein him anendleffi hatred. Awa 
4 rate co, ; clack 
cares, prewent flatterie. Vndonbredh fle ad et plane trac aly hough onpleafant ato Princes 


4 4 hebein t 
with men thorowly ori TL Peeing 4 Prince of no bale cour i i 
Lore, tocroffe Hebei ‘ip Di angEE, as an enemie ee i f Cat cea 
the mindes of the Princes. and: a 4 Beg rh eg ibe State of Cermanie fe wihten 
Periall pase seein tobe indi 0) aaah pd them to himfelfe: who enuying mightily at the Im- 
‘fiedin she Hou fc of Auitria, which in he to thems that bef? aeferued the fame, tobe as it were inme- 








































by long cuftorme. Wherefore Bae NcceSion Of fo many Emperours, hath as i were 
AWOn : Q will p Are 
meee Be. iat a ie at all, or i ff ie Lfecresly cor ue, wie notable Ww vi 
of the Turks Tt aS hi ee er ks there any caufe why any man ne eae 
sey hing an eft s pie i will fort approc nter be lacke inthis caufe i they 
Hii ; nto defend the farherleffe child and 


widow ; 


ae 


a 
> ane 





Cy fayd) 
C.eNioy. 
id long 
ly pres H 
t friends and antient Houtes, 1 4 "4 





he matter in hand : who as i 


K 








fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 

B wvidon sf purpoferomake antntvarceso the fecrerdéfire they banc to gaine the kingdom ti Wess 
Feijen once iaynemith them inbatrell, if the bep rch and fortune rata our fy fi conte 
srauky you Jhall hane war withoapendpvish fuchandnemsiewhich will bring with him wealth that wil abe 
denhe [pents power norte be overcome and vonrugions soldiers fivorae to our deftruction : So wilit come 
fopaffesand L pray.God 1 bea fulfe\P rophet, that in feeking for thekingdome of Hangarie by warre, yor 
halkatdength be.glad sofight fori Aujtrsa st felfe,and your owne kifigdome allo, 


This fpecch'formoued kid Ferainaiid sthat altliou gli'lie purpofedto-go on with the watte, ;, 


699 


fib seme 


yet he thoughtit goudiby amhdnorable emiboflage vo proue Solymans tind and purpolCal(o;'«mbelader fra 


whichto do, no:man was thoughit finer than\cy/ehashimfelfe, authour ofthat counfell,being’ 5: 
ynto:him verie well knowne,and familiarly a¢quainted'with all the great Bafla’s of the court, 
Which fetuice Lafchus refuted nét , bit being furnithed with/all things needfull for fiich an 
embaflage,departed trom Vienna towards Conftanticople? 


Ferdinand 
Solymar. 


~ eS; . . . “— 

“Yer forallchar; King Ferdinand perhifing iwhis former purpofe, made‘withall preparation x. Ferdinand 
for wats, trufting vpon thc aid of the Emperorhis brother,and the comining ouerof the Han- ht a 
gorians, whocuerthought inéaufe honeft enough for them to reuolt, if itfo ftood with their Queenesito des 
prefenrprofit., Butbefure he would enter into open-wars,he fent Nicholas Countie of Salma mexde/ ber the 


tothe queen,to fhew herthe inftrumencs of the laftleagué betwixt the king her late husband Hinsdeaes tnt 


and him, é& to cxhorvhertoyeeld vpthe kingdom, which by the late league was another mans 
right sand notby delaying ofthe matterjtd ‘hurt both heffelfe and her fon:for K. Ferdinand 
offered to giue vntothe childe the prouince of Sepulia,»s was before 4greed betwixt the two 
kings expreflyin the league ; andtothe queen agreater réuenue, and wharfoeuer elf the tad 
indowric, Butif fhe would forget thar lawful league,he threatned, that neither the Emperor 
Charles his brotiiet,nor he, wanted force wherewith to recouer by {trong hand thekingdom, 
aonexed roche hdufe of Auttriaboth by antient right & the new confent of moft of the'Hun- 
gatian nobilitie. ‘The countic of Salmabeing receiued at Buda, hardly obtained to beadimit- 
tedto the prefence ofthe queen: for Georgethe Bifhop,and Vicche, miftrafting her womanlike 
courage, faid, fhe was notto be fpoken withall,by reafon fhe was fo full of heauineffe and for- 
faw:and tharthey were of authoritie,as the kings tutors, & readieto giue him both audience 
D and anfwers Wich opinton of her weaknefle and want of iudgement,the queen, beiiga wo- 
~ mamofan heroicalland royall {pirit,tookeas tending fo. muchto herdifprace,chat fhe {aid fhe 
wouldkill herdelfe, ifthe embaidors were not permitted to come into her chamber(which 
was a darke roome hanged with black,as the manner is:)and fhe fitting vpon alow pallet teg- 
ligently attyred,as one that had no care of her felfe, wan and pale coloured; butas then fhed- 
ding no teares,yet with voiceand counteance fo heauie, as might fhew het teares to be rather 
dried vp with long mourning, than that her forrow was any thing abated: for the defire of 
bearing rule had now fo poffeffed her minde, that fhe contenined all the dangers of imminent 
war,and for defence of her foueraigntierefolued with her felfe to callin the Turks, After the 
caitntic admitted toher prefeace,had with due reuerence and great proteftation deliuered his 
E meffage,(he demurely anfwered, That fuch was the fortune of her fex and yeares, that being 
») bereft of the king her husband,and perplexed with the dayly griefs both of bodie and minde, 
fhe could neither take nor giue counfell, but purpofed in fo weightieacaufe to vie theaduice 
of Sigifmund her father, whofe integritie and jaftice was fuch,as king Ferdinandneed no other 
Iudge or arbitratorto end that contronerfie; Wherefore fhe requefteda conuenienttime and 
fpacewhercin thee might aske counfell of her father ; to whofe iuft iudgement thee faid fhee 
wonld ftand,as fhe thought the nobilitie of Hungatie would alfo. Which fmall time of delay 
ifitthouldbe denied,and that they wouldneeds forthwith make war vpon her, the faid, that 
the Emperor andking Ferdinand his brother fhould furely win no great honour, ifthey thould 
comé to oppughe her a widow confumed with teares,and'a'young child yercrying in his cra- 
F dle. The Countie fo fent away, when hee was returned to king Ferdinand, toldhim, That the 
queen wasaltogether inthe power ofthe Bifhop,and could neither fay nor doe any thing, but 
what fhe had before receiued from him: for he onely (as he faid) commandedall ; as for the 
reft ofthe nobilitiethey hated amongftthem the honors and preferments of the realme, and 
asmendefirous of credit and gaine, had rather bee the gouernours of the young Prince, than 
the feruants aud waiters of agreavand mightic forreine king : all which, he faid he had both’ 
; Ooo 2 heard 


Hyngarit. 


The Queens am 
fiver to the ent 
baffador. 




















































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ee _Solynan the F 
Heard and {cen Wherefore all the hope was i 
jambeatuvsh bet fea nprouided, nd expec : 
isha might bedriuen out of Badabelore diene 
Swharto do:and that the Queene fought 
etime to callin the Tucke, and/o to mak 


i alg 
: cuer he purpofed to raigne in Hungarie. he’ fine i 
{" make readie his forces om thall f aera beat: 


King Eerdrend —_ Hereupon K. Fey ; : 
i a ES hams Hs cup Redan fornifbng mich mony,from 




































the ae fates he fent downe the rine Dantiinetaeeeneeronithon delay raj. 
eke SR ullto king Ferdinand Dhesenerallothisaree, ll 
howe I ‘hetiaswho for many cauf Brett ie c eine. 
pene ast tte Remi oftieway ood Vitegate nate) I 
fegze to cath, es loste oS uct leech towae(bue not the cafle)} 7 soak Sa 

ther flai ortaken sch Fee eiiaaanaeal rhe gatrifion fouldiers 












































eee fed ea Oba ws Litteratus their captai : : 
"fetes putin Pach ea engineer teen 
tiuer with his fleet, Prem gta Ne ree remouing thenceyanderofing gi 
* “as faras he could SE Ehe caine ne idasto to terrific the citi “Bato the 
Frapeniop of Ainalmenshseea ce lan Bsn a 
the i z poten! en of great nobilitie amonett vx hes Tancifins 
oer ante rare sSelaMbeings reputed fora pn Se oi ae “ aed 
a orchallenged to hanercucled.taho erdinand ; yet was heby letters from Georg apie i 
inall. Hed Sree ted,inhope by means of Charlesthe Et eorge the kings 
pal ily wih iseineaste hx babeaboutamlcsni nee | 
he country ; which was taken: it. The Germans lying there, did fetch Rectan | 


; fn was taken, ill. | 
md o-catcell or their liomieae n euill part by the Hungarians on their fide, who {ccing | 































Cc 










; drin 1e-vill : 
& taken prifoners, fel together oe villages burnt, and the poore husbandmen 


¢y of Buda fending out thei tars oftentimes with th 
butifirout ofthe pe ony sisi ee ofan men,skirmifht oi eae 
Valeutinus Tharraccas Generall ofthe ended the villages from the iniurie dBttivencrvie for 


tb: sta ‘alt of the queens power, had taken i iti 
rf lig thorfemen, Whileft the armie lay thusincamped, enn ie . 
NbZar Pam~ 


Pp. i s anoble IY, Ngarian, ftra ing o t ofthe ¢; vnto la, defire 
hile c ung: > ft ying ou fthe ‘am pe cuen vn the gates of Bud > def 
iredthe 


* § g uu 7 > 
War ders at the ate co giue hin] 
g imi Leaue to talke with Valentinns their Generall, for that h 


OF the common ftate, Whi i 
ued into the citie wi eye i 
he pe lat how he 
ing the garrifon, th 
_taken withouragrea 
Ben 4 ¢Ufius, by nature (af; Pitious, 
: 1ded him in angerto void thecampe.b, 
aod vponhis own son campe,becaufe he had wi i i i 
| Eee Mteeticobauedltaumgese eae gomeste: Mh enmie, snd apn ik 
faite” Maegan tone da. We 
aftic (wherein the a wne ofking Stephene nt vic 
ter him crowned, waskeptywin ng Stephen,wherewith the Mice traiieguabetves 
ethelowercowne. Notlongaher et ae took With fomeching Lffeoffe than be ad 
5) he Hungarian Kings wy, coal ne matched with his armie to Alba Regalis, the citie 
do sdeliuered vntohim, and y crowned and buried ; which by the micanes of Pere+ 
IesFelfins etyred again to Sthigonium eh et (ot king Ferdinand, Thele things thus FE 
and Hur jtians, two rough Nae, ti ich hee did the rather, becaufe the Germanes M 
Peffius the Generall in parting them w agree together, in fo much as that’ 
; abens! c and Perenws hurt with aftone: 
ours cried out for pay. For 
s Souldiours for thac Winter 
about 





















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ing again into the campe, 

ee inthe citie : where view- 
‘ 1 ¢ perceiued j 

power, and in amore feafonable time of eee 


of the yeare. Which thi 
and doubefilll ofthe fidelitic ie is tht ae L 






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fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 










Jot 


A abourche countrey. Yetbefore that, he new fortified Pefth, and lete therein a garrifon be~ 
caufeac was reported, that the Turkes vpontheir frontiers were making prepararionto come 
toaid them of Buda, 


At fuchtimeas king Ferdinand was leuying his forces for the inuafion of Hungarie, the 
the counfell of the bifhop had in good time craued aid of the Turks lieutenants in 


Oreip, , 
2. quecne Dy. At 
4 tne copatrics bordering vpon Hungarie,cfpecially of V frefg 


ouernor of Bofna (a verie aged 


man,and of great honor,who had married onc of the daughters of Batazet the old Emperour) 
as allo of Mahometes gouernour of Belgrade, and Amurathes who had the charge of the fron- 
tiers of Dalmatia ; from whom fhe receiuea one an{wer, That they might in no cafe without 
expreff commandement from Solyman depart from the places committed to theit charge. 


B Betides that, Afabometes was by rewards ouercome by La/cus,as he pafled by Belgrade to Con- 


ftantinople,not to {tir or aid the Queene. Wherefore the,reieéted by thefe great captains, cer~ 


tified Solyman by | 
in,crauing his {peedic aid. 


ver Embafladours,what danger her felfe, her fonne,and the kingdome was the Queen rez 
Lafchus was nor yct come to Conftantinople,being falne ficke by 


ucth asd of Sa~ 
Iyman againft 


the way, but had fent before, Ptolomens his Phyfitianto the great Bafla’s,and efpecially toLut- Ferdinand. 


is, bis old acquaint 


ance,ypon whom he had beftowed grea: gifts,and was in hope by him to 


hauc obtained whathe defired : butall in vain ; for Selyman viho thought it much for ahos 


nour tq defendhis owne right,and that he had before ginen voto king John , thoughtalfo that 


it would redound bot 


hro his great profit and glorie,if he fhould as it were vpon charity take 


vpon him the protection of the widow and fatherleffe childe,in their {o great diftreffe & dan- 


ger. Wher 
That he ha 


fore calling ynto him the Embafladors,the three great Bafla’s tanding by,he faid, 
dof hismeere bountie before giuen the kingdome of Hungarie vnto King John, 


to difcend to his pofteritie,folong as they fhould retaine the kinde remembrance of fo great 


a benefit 


the wars they had begun. 

tection of the yong King, i I 
purple and gold ,.a buckler with the boffe moft curioufly wrought,aborfemans Mace with a 

handle of gold, and a fcimiter withthe {cabberd richly fet with ftones sand afterwards wrot 
‘and CMabometes hislieurenants, That thcy fhould without delayaid the 
cufe becaufe it was Winter ; threatning them,thar if {hee tooke any 
Itand negligence, it fhould coft them their heads. The queens em- 
were {earce departed from the Turks court, when Laj- 
nyfition the fuccefle of the Hungari- 
and vpon 


effectuallto Kiref 
queen,and notro make ex 
harmettoughtheirdefau 
baffadors.glad of cheir goad difpatch, p 
cws came to:Conftantinople ; andivaderftanding by his pl 
an Embafladors, proceeded 
reafonable conditions reque 
had oftentimes made mention of Charles the Emperour, 


, wherefore to declare L 
take fuchacourfe inthe matter, as that the Germans his enemies fhould not long reioy: 
And in token of friendfhip,and that he had taken ypoa him the pro- her fin, again 

he caufed to be deliuered vnto the Embaffadours a royallrobe of Ferdinand end 


for all that in his bufineffe, and deliuered his meflage, 
ftedthekingdome for King Ferdinand. But when he in {peaking 
asif he wouldwithiallthe power of 


his conftancie,inleperable from his bountie,hefaid he would salman promis 


[ech to provedé 
ce of the Queent and 


Sends prefentsta 
the yong king. 


Germanieaid his brother; So/ymaa was fo mooued therewith, that hee was prefently taken 


away,and committed to prifo 
proudand fnrious young mao 
ding with his liberall fpeecht 
king.ofkingsssequiting friendthip, when in theme 
wars in tuagaric... » 
Kfrofand. Mabometesthe B 
Solymamafternbled their difperte 
Sauussnd\Dranus, ineg-anubius: for itis aha 
in| Fungarie without the helpe of aigreat Acer, 
andvotherfirch neceffaries of thearmie,from one 
cafionrequireth: bug asithen being the midft of Winter, 
Dannbius.was fo frozen anboth fides, that themiddle of th 


othe great Bafla’s, but efpecially Ruftan,Solymans foninlaw, a 
schiding him and {haking him wpas worthie of death, for offen- 
he maicftie of fo curteousa Prince, andas it were mocking the foned by soly- 
an time his mafter moft impudently made ™* 


afhes aforefaid,hauing receined fich {trait commandment from 
dfouldiers, and by thipping broughtrhem downt 
rd matter to performe anyigreat thing by wars 
for,conueying of the great ordnance, yidtuall, 
fide ofthe great riuerstg the other, as oc- 
antd,che North wind blowing hard, 
eiriuer was fcarce open. fothat 


heriuers 


the, Turksnot able to paffe for che extremitie ofthe weather,not daring to return forthe ftrait 


* commandof, So/ymanjwere inforced.in theitrents.« 
thew their readinelle. .Ic.isalmoftincredible to,befpoken, 


here to.abide the hardneffe of Winter, to 
with what patience and refolution 


the fouldiessendured,al| rhe, extremities of the time,ia fo bare aplace,their horfes,which of 
all other-ghings they hold moft déere,(taruing forcold and wantjofmeat., | 


idW 


Ooo 3 


The 


Lafebus K Fer= 
dinand bis Erte 
baljador impri- 




































For Solyman the a 
154.4 — TheSpring at length comming on, right welcome 
The Query hometes with his Turksand wilde [ll ytlant td Pfr vith is 
enews Hangarie, with whom Valentinus General of the Guesnet ree 
r i! 


with theTurks, Of Hunoart 
aaa bat nail ungarians brought from Buda. And the Queene to further the f 
od turnithed them with efents (5, 


Vacia. ae Turk : ee iGtualled the campe,a 
teging of fuch cities as were holden by King Ferdinand te phen or 
bius, tooke the citie of Vacia (being bur badly Hefertide for Ling i, Nay Paffing ete pe ‘ 
nyto the fword, afterthe manner oftheir ba i irre 4 Putting ta 
. by 


i rbarous cruelti oe 
Pefib in waine they temoued to Pefth, which was fo valiantly defended by & parnbete cite. From th 


Rebesea : : Barcoci, , ene 
well relieued wi all b i Fee te DDINg Of the ci 
t y the Queene then, fearing futur § Of the ¢ 


Danubius,and faithfully 1 Roring the great ordnance without any HG alg paffed 


into their owne countries : but in their retyri ee pe i 
. : yring , the Hungarian ading of Met” 
te + Gnarss lew many of. them,amongft whom was one 266 : eee o 
a iy €s one of their beft and Val 
King Ferdinand aducttifed of the T. é 
d : q utks departure return i i 
: t ed 
pa. Th ee the Emperor his brother: ee hie 
egun,elpecia hatth ‘s haui i 
gun, y now thatthe Turks having forfak 
: Wherefore the new forces lately before raifed rien aBaneLa 


the new fupply of Ye/fius his arm 
: 1 y, Were prefent! 
itp Ferdnend ae oe ee ofthe kings houfe,who was then gon 
idley t edthem of Pefth ; vato who i 
wen ag BEI lek, He tinted eines Ace rea amore antient and honorable General] 


nn from Vienna, ioining with the old army marched direétly to Buda,& i hots 
, Wherein the queene lay, was a great hill call 





a: ‘us 
AaMteT 
Ope OF reco. 


uerthe war fo fortu. 


1€eN, Were departed 
1a, Bohemia, Silefia, ti Monier 


y {ent into Hungary,vnder the leading of the 


Sie caniam a: eo of Buda 
—** -Bugh,that the middle thereof was equall with 
___ thereof they might looke i rccts oft 

sprites t oxe into the {treets of the citie. berwi ich hi 

‘ jot ie, 

nda bofiged. teat valiey and adeepe ditch, Vponthishill, Rgendorf obessthe wap i ree 
é ifie the 


queen, planted his batterie, and fo thook ile to 
would haue fuddenly fallen; which idhadiyenwaserts oP abide 


affaulted it,bccaufe it was walled b i w 
i ‘ 3 W hatreble wall 
rincely galleries ofthe kines forraiveciliescvsnere man faw Ro: ffm 
P n es of igs palacein the caftle, which i 
eaten down with his grcat ordnance, he {pared: b ut whieh of hinicle & tie Pepi 
2 


j ed S. Gerrard: 
higheft place of the caftle,and from rates 



























Rogendorffe . 
Brett e S Vncertain. Whertore b fi Peston cent 
Mecne. * . 
Queene tobreake in fander thofe ayues@l enhiee luers heraulds {ent ynto the queen,he 






tection, had fat bound her herin the Bithop vnder colour of pro- 


K. Ferdinands offer, whowas ready to 











fonand her,and to accept of 














eftow vy; ° toh? pats 
Sty vp her fe jl epee f ieeeiecice the might moft honorably liue in quiet,& bring 
* hoa eas a fimple woman, and ignorant of her owne'danger, 





PS moftterrible matiher beat downe Bi aN the perill wherein fhe ftood he would forthwith in 


einige : ; ne the palace about her cares, oasatys 

The nifoep bie Queens behalfe anfwered. Thar fie palace about her eares, Whereuinto the Bifhop in the J, 
— feovnful a He BOE > ‘as not a ( ang dist 
F ag oh criccipae of Sepufia : andtha aay os er, ral a 
Bie ceine his fio Saas Pal) inthofe ditctes came oolapeineliven toate re- 
= tifie valiant men, fi rine y ith guerdon of his rath follie:whereforehe {hould ceafe to ter- 
Ken'companic focarthey wereoonne for their natural king and countty, again(t his drun- 
faid;that he would abouciallthe aah ing troubled with the noife of his great fhot:but yet he 
difehatgehispicees witha licleleMe nei yee cours Bently requ Rogenderff 0 
white v#ieh the chundth setae ou detidatfow athome grea with pigges, 
tefe of his @uelts. For thebithon L ‘he doubted beforeher time, to 
at Mabwitecaen ; Was of a y he Ce ail M 

ncaufed two ho; BS orchards burning'certain hou- 

dis F Vpo thefa ¢ Pa fictnehem; Nbr lone 

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fourth Emperour of the Turks. 793 


Which thing the Bifhop fecing,after his quipping manner requelted of Rogendorffcopardon 
him, in that he had of late wrongully called hima doting old oyan ; for that in remoouing his 
campintoa more commodious place,he feemed tobe a proper wife manand of good difcre- 
tion,now that he had pitched his tents ina moft fic place amongft the dead, both for himfelfe 
being an old man and almoft worne with vaine labour, and for his armic there condemned to 
die with him. Ragendorff thus encamped, begun intwo places to batter the wals : Perenus and 
the Hungarians with the Bohemians neere vnto the gate called Sabatina in one place, and he 
himfelfe with the Germans betwixt the lewes gate and the caftle in another: which was don 
with fuch violence, thata great part of the wall was beaten downe; and another part thereof 
ouercharged with earth, which the defendants had caft vp onthe inner fide for the {trengths 


ningthereof, was atthe fame time boine quite out and fo felldowne, tothe wonderfull di aereat breach 


maying of all that were in the citie. Which faire opporcuniti¢ to haue taken the citie, Rogen eee wals of 
maa. 


dorff let flip, cither not well aware thereof by reafon of the great fmoke of theartillerie on 
borh fides,and the duftarifing with the fall ofthe wall which couered all;or els according to 
his naturall di{potition,doing all things leafurely and fufpitioufly ,fo that a little delay bereft 
him of the prefent apprehention of fo fuddena refolution ; and the Germans, vfed more to 
ftanding battels thanto affault, were nor to be fo eafily brought onto affaulethe breach vpon 
the fudden,as were the Spaniards, lralians, or French, The wal was opened in that place almoft 
two hundred paces in length, yet ftanding almoftthe height ofaman,which might eafily have 
beene fcaled with fhort ladders , butnight was comming now faft on, wherein the Germans 
would not willingly attempt any dangerous matter : fo thatthe afluult was deferred vntil the 
next morning. Whereas they of Buda inthe meane time taking the aduantage of the enemies 
delay, with incredible diligence & labor in chat night raifed vp new rampier in ftead of the 
wall that was fallen,euery man without exception putting his hand to the worke.In the mors 
ning the Germans comming to the breach,gaue fiich a fierce affaule ynto the new made ram- 
pier,thac Otho Fotiféue de(peratly entred into a fhattered houfe, which ioyned ynto the wall, 
and certaine other companies,one fouldier helping vpanother, had almoft recouered the top 


ofthe rampier, and were there readie to haue fet vp their enfignes « whenthey of Buda with y bith 
aff am ang a 


wonderfull conftancie and refolution with {tood theaflailants,@eorgethe Bifhop encouraging { 
them, and fighting amongft them, who having laid afide his hood, was now to be feen with his jpir, 


D helmet onhis head,tunning too & fro as need required all along(t therampier. Aclength the paifed- 


Germans feeing themfelucs to ftriue in vaine againft refolute men,were inforced to retire. Ia 
thisaflault Regendorff loft aboue 800 men. Pereade was allo imlike maner,but with leffe loffe, 
repulfed atthe other breach he had made atthe gate Sabatina. After that, Rogendorff artemp- 
ted by vndermining tohaue taken the city but was by countermines difappointed of his pure 
pole. Yet for all this, they inthe citic began to fecle the want of many things,{o thar it fees 
med they were not able toindureany longer fiege the common people pinched with hunger; 
crying openly outin mutinous fort, that itwastime to yeeldand make an end of tliofecom- 
mon miferies: but uch was the authoritie of the Bifhop, with his provident forefight of all 


_ Weert eients,that once fhewing himfelfe in the market place asifhe would haue preached,he 
B‘ could turne the peevith minded people which way he pleafed. 


Afterall this,it miffed butaticde, butithat this citie which could not by enemies force be 
woon,had by fhamefull treafon bin loft : there was at that time in Buda one Borntmifaa law 


yer, who had in former time been Maior of the citie : this Bornemiffaexceedingly hated the sersenigapras 
Bifhop for taking parc witha banckerout Tew againft him, and being full of malice, and defi- @ifethrobetray 


rousofireuenge;promifed to Rewalias(Martial in the enemies camp)to deliuer to him blinde * 
pofterhid S, Azarien churchyard, wherby he might enter the citie : which gateferued the citi- 

fensin time of peaceto go thorow tothe riuer,Regendorff che: General made acquainted with 
the matter;{o liked thereof,that hein himfelfe thought it not good, ina matter of fo great im ~ 
portance;to vfe aval the fernice of the Hungarians : Quite contrarie to that Bornemiffa had re- 


ueftediof Rewalius,who defitous to hauethe matter brought to paffe without the flaughte: of 
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fo many guiltleffepeopleas was by him to be betraied,would haue had it altogether perfor 
medby the Hungatians, who he was in good hope would fhew mercie vnto their country~ 
then and kirifmen, and vfe their victorie witli more moderation than the Germanes who: 
prouoked with many defpights,andcomming inby night, werelike enough to soa 2 


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- Solyman.the « 
effulion of | bloud But Regendorffafter the manner of his nati 
smbespe promife with no man,and hoping by excluding the Hi . 
of the conceiued victorie wholly co himlelte ; made pay would ns,to have al 
a pais e98 Slozed with Remalsws, whole fon forthe more shan one vfed onl 
ve the appointed houre, which was about midnighe, Ria as p 
a fo man fhould ftir inthe camp, he fent foure feleat companies, of ag it 
late set the pofterne;at which time his fon Condi {toodwithia ftron eae With erear j, 
be a, =e Hee a ee Gormans(receiued into the eityyno nda rHemen 
ae gFeat Sate,as was before agreed. Neitherdid Zornemiffatai O2teake open 
et ze Siesior promifed but opening the pofterne we {pake to waa Whathe had : 
a fen ees eur Germ panies, But when he. ftilasked foftly Ne thai ae Teceined in 
sees A vei, 0 toate (oem) setwere nothing butin the German language,alch eat 
Le Hun. Bah, fe < ofabol pirit, yet then furprifed with‘a fudden feare(as int f onghy 
' ee ea oe to men deceiued of their expectation)heftood asa iin as oe 
jaar : Hache id ie ie eae i sabia altogether wokiquaiina ) 
3 togo;& ftealiag on foftly inthe darke,we His 
courage,for feare'ot treafon ited Mi rc y TKE;Went On with no or 
them. The Germans couldne 6 Of themthat followed, forhimthat thould @e 
erma y pgoefo clofely,butthatthey were by theclatter; se pediree 
a Mee etre their matches,delcried by the waithonbe atkina Forme ee oftheirar. 
Peau heb se Germarcwtl emia ctlaeipg ee ak eee esl 
pateue’ : ad ns well conducted,refolutely.gone on wit te aati 
a and difcomfited cain Fon me vf = teh dd defcried & chefed ih eaeoesaalel z va 
to 510 fuch haft,that one\ot chenymiferab] Bh iddttinine on eee 
getoutfirit :.and Seki pa a ces : Y wrong another, indttiuine who fhould 
ae g¢iout much letted-by theypikesand weapo ich i 
iitindcatcrofeienayrontilisher noche ean er 
: the 
arge ofthe watchandafter, him Kicche,who 


Stn ae Resta subodeyceat hight che ch 
os a dein rhe he thelmatker place; & hearing the alarme, came thither with att 
eat: cinch ich ora aac Many of the moft valianteft Germans,who tock 
°. a iff bis faniliateautfien : af amere flaine or taken,and among ftthem many. of Borne» 
vi ie Bithop by ohabibin s(as for hintfelfe, he was 80? outamong the formoft)from whom 1 
Petiststo bormtent Ture wtong owtithe whole plorof thetreafony and afterwards cau- 
stiiins ovbaaee : ‘pall ghte eid a malt ator in the mean timé complai- 
he ci I i ‘the Generally and Boraensi/fe' wo i 
han csi : , a ami fa iofallyle 
; lynne moni gor ea of an infamonstraitor,hehad a fe loft all his fibftanee 
VHcan iends dkindred, The Generall Regendorff (condemoed enenofi the com- 
hardly {pokenofthorow all che camp, 


tion "ke faiteft occafiondf amoft goodly vi« 
t t te, R hi 

oi Selman vadenreescaeanies and foto win thécitss ileapiti epee mt M4 

rane een ing ie) i Qutcnes diftres in Hungaric,and.withwhat defire Ferdinand 

faes,of the parpofes “th ror hi brother)thirfted after that kingdomsa6nfaltedivith his Baf- 

‘ poles a ‘eine eh cnetnies both there and :elfewhbre: and politickly rc- 

Onces;-to with{tanditheirattemptsinrdivers places,and 

greatneffe of his power iswell tobe percei- 

to:défend'thécountrey:afi Mefopota- 


nia 
epee Politicke, Vin 
Ithe glory G 


Ythe Hun. 
ledge: Roy 
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i. of his Empiresalonett the Ri 
aces of KING AMahometes anotherok his prear| ptt the Ritten'Tygris, againtt Tamas the Perfian’ 
ipa Seeesans i,and after him Hrehiiee ee hee {tnnintd Hungaridzo relicue the:befie- 
~ _ -anether armie to fay at Belarade en ep eich was the fourth ‘of hisichiefe Baflaes, vith 
; : fion ldrequire, if hee thould fin l¢toaid che Batnchinttnutiont himyasocca- 
ea his naui mies too iftrong.) VintoBarbarw(fa heecommit-\ 


forthe defence of Gracia a 
ies of Sicilia and Nap! 
urks) out of Clupea, Neapo 
hich the Moores cal 
bic themfelues t 


irus againfewrig, who tbupa little before ai- 
rkesandi Moores (which tooke ~ 
} ufpinas Fapfus,ahd allalongtt 
pt the Gitieof Leptis; and’ 
of cAtuleaffesKingof Funes: 
3 Thefe 

















A Thefecities are atwthis day called Calabia, Sufa;Mahometa,Monafterim Sfaxia, and Alfti¢as 
























wsfonreh Ehiperourof the Turks: 785 


; Ang becaul e Solyman vader(tood,that Maylar.the Vayuod of Tranfiluaniatook part with king 
Ferdinand he fenvagainkt him Achoniases Gouernour of Nicopolis , and commanded Perer of 
Moldauia, Prince:of Valachia;to.aid hin: whovafterwards.accordingly came vnto him with 
code shorfeinens\ Hehinfelte al fodoubting the purpofes ofthe Chriftian princes, and ef 
pes tally. of Charles the Emnperour; more thanihee hadnéed; ‘cane to Hadrianople, and inthe 
conutriesthercabouts raifed athirdarmic, to id'the two Baflaes fent before into Hungarie’, 
keeping with him:hisfonnein law Rwfais,iviiom hehad mrade.one of theafoure great Baffaes 
of his Counfelljhauing thruft our Laftibeius whom the Turks call Latzée;Hisibrothemintaw; 
and exiled hiavinto- Macedonia for euill entreating and {triking bis wife, which was Solynians 
B filter,as isbeforefaid , bur was at this time donc. sient 
Mahometes the Bafla defitous toi doe his great Maftcr the beft feruiice hecduld,entredinto rz2bometie* 
Hungarie with bis armic about the middle of lune intheycare 1541, taking with him in his Baflacommet 
way ete other Mabometes Gouernor of Belgrade;who gaue the {hamefull ouerchyow varothe pai Eh 
Chriftians at Exek ;ioyning. alfo with himthe power of Bofna,now commignded by Hlapmas: Bude. 
the Perfian, for chatv firefthe old Bafla was lately dead. T he caprainesof the Chiriftianarmié 
hearing ofthe comming of the Turks,entred.inro counfell, Whether they fhouldcontiauethe 
fiege,or cls go and meet them by:the way andgie them batcel. Buc the period of the Hunga~ 
», rian kingdome dtawing fafton,andthe ineuirable Deftiniethereof forequiring jtheopinion 
| of Rogendorff prcuailed againft the reft for the continuing of the fiege, hee feeming more wil- 
C lingto die than,to croffe ouer the riner to Pefth, orto rttire to Vicegrade or Strigoniimhjas 
divers would have perfuaded him:wherfoxehé xemoued from the place where he lay before, 
and encamped his army onthe further fide of the city ,avthe toot of S.Gerrards mountywhere rheorderif ~ 
the hill lying between Buda and the campe,and departing from the riuer, leaueth a faire plain hime et 
toward the Eaft,ofpurpofe thatthe Turks(which he knew. would notgo farre from the riuer 
andtheir fleet) fhouldbe enforced dangeroufly to paffe by the mouth ofhis great ordnanee,! 
which he had aptly placed vpon the front of his trenches:tor fuchwas the nature of the place, 
thatthe campe lay defended on the right hand with the fteepehill,on thelefe hand'witt the 
riuer,and behind toward the citie witha {trong bulwarke. ».Vpon the righthand, vporva Vittle® 
rifing ground, he placed the leffer campe; wherein were the Hungarians which fauonted ‘king 
D Feérdinand.and then tollowed his enfignes.He madealfoabridgt from his campe into: alitele’ 
Ifland whichlay inthe riuer,and with a fort wel planted with ordnance’commanded both'the 
riuer and the plaine, fo to beat the enemies fleet commingyp the riter, and themfelaes alfo 
as they fhould marghalongftthe plaine.He was about alfo to haue made a bridge of lighters 
and boats quite ouer the riuer;from his campeto Pefth, andin this order toexpect the coms 
ming of new fupplies from king Ferdinand, and to repell the enemie who'was commiing,and 
with long fiege to weatie them in Buda: for there was fuch ftore borly of victuall eral other 
warlike prouifion in Pefthjas would well hauefufficed his armie vatill Winter had bia fpenr, 
Asfoonas the Turks'were come nigh the city, /a/entinus asan embaffador from the queene, 
met them with two thoufand horfe, and fully inftrudtedboth the sfahomets what the Chti- rhe nape ex« 
E. ftians did, what ftrength they were of,and how they mightmoft conueniently encampe cheit eee 
army. Wherforethe Bafta marching on boldly forward,came within halfe amile ofthe Chri- beat 
{tian campe,where he quickly intrenched himfelfe round with a {trong trench, fillingagreat the kings army. 
part of the plaine with his tents. But the other Afabomeres,Goucrnor of Belgrade,amoft po~ 
liticke captaine, tooke the higher ground towards the rifing of the hill, neerervnto the tents 
ofthe Hungarians than ofthe Germans. Vntothefe two armies thus encamped, belonged al-"' 
fo.rwo fleets;the Chriftian fleet con(ifted of foure and twenty galleots,about fourfcore {mall 
pinnaces,and little leffe than 100 hips of burdenand other great boats: whereas the Turkes 
fleet was notthought to be patt halfe fo great-Neere vnto the little Ifland,ioyned as we hauc 
before faidby abridge to the Chriftian campe, beneath in the riuer had the Turks taken ano- 
F ther Ifland called Cepellia,ouer againtt their owne eampe ; where cafting vp agreat bulwark 
Minthe vppermoft end thereof, and planting it with great ordnance, they from thence fhot at ’ 
the fort whichthe Chriftians held in the little Ifland, and at theirvellels paffing tooand fro 
inthe riuer,as the Chriftians didat them likewife, ThisIfland of Cepellialyeth fomewhat * 
more than 40 milesin length inthe fiuer Danubius, full of country villages, fo aaa 2 
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t 


fiad atthe’ nd 
aastheHangsrias pecivadedhimtoine ene . 
adoche plaine,burmuftinecds haue forfaken their leet 
Tee ee off from the riuerswhich would : ral 
Bat ne wbanis fo wife arta fore(ceall thin n shee 
wef all flit ee ae ae a 
—* bpanddifiresion.) Buc kegendorff usenet 
new Luppliet om K. erdpend, Wiuleftahe atmi 
Bi .',, ewere fonieilight skiriithesmade cuer idayseith 
' i mi ier by:th 
Brie the ivi eee est ng /forth another hand tohand 
ap i other fi is bedi imfelfawhic 
4 te ediiaekintne . worth, to bedike vo himfelfavhich wagfo! 


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~~ 8 6055 ‘pohalmilitary c easiti : 

tsa pera umes forcextain,houres forbcare:toxthoo y pnd E aig ee agreed would han 

Spi a Prowellero prone thidirvalor, ‘ 2 tee thofegallants win.) 
»-»s @plyaiia which ap 2 nan th theimfpedresana gy “° 


















fiche 
them Bi 





freri retire & come on again vntilithe had eit 
er a da nvnt y had either weatied 
: quntdsiden flyin a eeaaenetttvehaiinsber offfightas well as thev,and alfobetter ! 
Pet dt acs avvdliant-yang gentleman)being cot out iesWichoug ect tt bites Who 
fame ae Eoolisloeiines ing ¢ coutofrhearmie without his fathets know , 
dealy ditth, ashishii pndy in gheagainft heenemy inthe tof his f 7 aoa 
dMpeteorlralccnenithstaeewtal ong? 
ane : micite, vas:compaffed in of the enemic.a i } 
ret ted ie trang aed Witte demo obrave aman ghcamtoy 

7 few gad the other captains faid, This worthii 
(ecm dil icamterat ence mal oc 
aa ig e like compa ing hi : 
Be es ic i nal oad re{cued, was prefented Pome mmifeeble bert 
P tee: dann sappeetent to thed tearssbutfirch a fudden’& inward rit 
4 uck fo oe heart,that after he had {tood awhile fpeecklete, 
i vse own dead. From thattime the general comman. 
80 outof the atmy to skirmith with the enemy 
Silane ortwothat fettewed totranf- 
Ag imebrauethe Chritians vpon the topoitheirome necks 
d i Aniitians vpon the to i 

pe eeiet heres “th hee the comming of the Ball, the EE aRidene Bide 
oie gxhytraubledcoufelhane mand courage : when on the other fide faintcourage, weake 
row, Were calfeta be fen: & ho Re sone ominous fignes ofan vadoubted ouet- 
slesalmoft1o@ the only things tas lee ations of ar 
eirdane taints a ae held theit fainting hearts, was the often letters 
ceatia danger fale re Reh ‘ ey had conceiued, That charles the Emperor would 
fi Periosbicaicn ichf Palette withimen and mony ila eh ea 
Thesis in this order. j + peatdeld eatin, eee eo srewititnt hist 
Ceiuing the Germans inthelile anh ee igh? ground, and our of Ceppeli, per 
amor cepe but negligent watch,agreed 
: , to aflaile diuers of their forts: and 

‘ly and fuddenly to che Ifland, thst 
nee ole they were thorowly awake or could wel M 
fipecna a feare, atthey fledto the campin fuch 
| ds dinthe riner.Al'the camp was 
the matter, (He Turks with their hideous cries 
7 ” railing 


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_A saifing thealarme in diuets placesat once : yet for all that,certain German companies intone 





fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


of the forts ncereft vnto the river, andthe fouldiersin the Alger, well declared theit prefent 
re(olution and valiant courage, in recouering againe of the Ifland. For Herbeftulfies the camp- 
matter, perfuading them not to fuffrr the Chriftian enfignes and great ordnance to bee fo 
fhamefully carried away of the Turks;and A4arius che Admiral at the fame time landing di- 
uers companies in the Ifland with his pinnacesand great boats :they fo couragioufly char- 
ged the Turks,then bufied inthe fpoiling of the dead bodies and drawing away of the great 
ordnance,that they draue them againeto their boats, lcauing voto them as victors,both the 
Ifland and the ordnance,hauing before their departure, receiued no lefle loffe them{elues 
than had che Germans before. . 

B__ Itwasreported, that the Turks fleet might that day haue been apie onerthrowne, ifthe 
Chriftians vfing the victory,and holpen with the courfe of that fwitt river,had couragioufly 
purfued them and landed with them, But many things after a matter is done are eafily feene, 
which inthe very heat and hurleofthe danger cannot be forefeene; forafmuch as fuddenac- 
cidents attended with great perill,do oftentimes dazlethe minds of right wife & valiant cap- 
taines: yet fourc ofthe Turks pinnaces were funcke, and three taken,and many of the Turks 
flaine or drowned inthe riuer.Shortly after, the Turks moreand more incousaged with the 
multitude o fthem{felues,and the fearefulneffe they perceiued in their enemies,did at fundry 
times fo infolently trouble and affaile the camp of the Chriftians on euery fide, that they left 
them almoft no time of reft, one company ttill fucceeding another; fothat they werealmoft 

GC indefpaire,to be able long to defend their campe,the enemie ftill growing both in ftrength 
and courage.For the Baflathat lay at Belgrade, {till taking vnto him the ficke and wounded ; i 
fouldiers, fent continually frefh men in their ftead ; and /afentinus taking vnto himacompa- ‘ 
nic ofthe Turks Ianizaries harquebufiers,had drinen Perenus with the Hungarian horfmen out i 
of the vpper camp.So that they in the neither camp were now hardly befet with their ene- I 
mies on cuery fide: yet were they wel holpen by the great artillerie from Pefth,which muck 
troubled ¥4/ensinau and his hor{emen in affailing the campe on thar fide, 

Some report that Valentinus not greatly angry with the Hungarian banifhed men, but with yetentinus oe i 

the Germans, did by the way of privat courtefic and friend{hip,by afaichfull fouldier with scale ' : 
Perenus {peedily to prouide for the fafety of himfelfe and of the Hungarians with him ; for 2 ‘itigus j 
D thacthere was a great beaft comming, which would at one morfell deuoure themall. For Sam Perens of the Hl 
Ignsan aducrtifed of the doings of the Emperor and king Ferdinand,thinking that they would <mming ofSe | 
haue come down to Buda witha puiffantarmy,was refolued to be prefent himfelfe at fo nora- 
bleabatcell,and was therefore comming thither with his army inall haft. Wherefore Perenus a 
thus forewarned, faid plainly to Rogendorff & the other captains, That except they would pre- 
featly rife with the army & depart,he wouldnow whiles he had yettime,make fhift for him- 
felfe and his countrymen. Their opinions diuerfly deliuered,at lait they allagreed,thatit was 
beft the next-night to paffe over the riuer to Pefth : only the Generall vpon a fatall obftinacie 
faid, He would not withoutking Ferdinands commandement depart from Buda:and therfore 
fent countie Salma witha fwift pinnace vpthe riuerto Viennato know his pleafuretherin, In 

E the meane time vrged with feate,Perenus fretting at their long ftay, it was refolued vpon,that | 

they fhould the next night afcer the Moon was down, paffe ouer theriuer in foure conuoies to 

Pefth.In the firft, were to paffe ouet the Hungarians, with their great ordnance. Inthe fecond, 

the Germaneand Bohemian horfemen : and in the other two, the footmen, and the baggage 

ofthe armic, For it was not fo eafie amatter to make a bridge ouer Danubius, asthey had at 

firft fuppofed: for after they had begunit, and almoft plancked it, there rife fuch a wind and 

tempeft,& the violent river became fo rough, that the timber wherwith the bridge was fa 

ftened together was broken, the ioyntsvnlofed,& many of the boats wherof the bridge was ee 
framed,their cables being broken were carried away by the force of the ftream. The firft and rhe ae hs 
fecond conuoy furtune fo fauored, that they well paffed ouer:for although they of Budaand yah tr Ss 

p the Turks, {ceing inthe day time from their high places the fleet drawing together into one aude 

place might haue fome fufpition of the matter, fome gheffing onething & fome another; yet 
could they forefee nothing of the fudden departure of the enemy: but that multitude of thips 
and boats now paffing roo and fro,could not long deceiue the atrentiue and vigilant enemys 


and fo much the leffe, for that two fugitiue Hangarians cuen then difcouered tothe ae 
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~ Solyman the: 
_fire}was for that by atient cuftom the Orboman doles wereld b | , 

to vifit other mens wities in their houfesi Befides wl Me Sets Sy Of courterie 
of his modeftie and honour, as to receiue into-his pauilion thedavghiter of io ce forgett s 
bh and the the laté wife of a King his friend anid eibuedelsptindlthetaires une bis frieng 
fafoniie, growingin the hope ot like regall dignitie, forteare he thoulday rere other 
pition he inuiolatc name of her chattitie, which in Queeneswas to be inbred ith oY ue 
: cial and wond erful Ile ce. Whereunto the Queetie (a manifett feare eins ae Che. 
fences in her motherly affection} anfwered veri¢ doubtfullysbut the Bitho Ing the tend 
ahd inftancly requefting her,norto giuethe Turks occalion'to fufpect,that the ates oy 

m0 i 


The queene fen-ftrusft, by her lictle iii delay ; (entery oung (onne in princely. {Wathin indi. 
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ting ber fon tp AN atich chariot, wit feand ceitain’great ladies yatothe'campe,' aths 
Siitoan'r the almoftall the Nobiliti OW Solyman had (en Me hig eae ended vpon With 
‘ fa ’ fener Prefents. In h : With 
Ret, he was for honours fake met v ‘4 j asec EAUnE tot 















onthe way by cértaine gallant troupes’ of the T hecampe, 
palfed ia chieeainpe orderly Rod the inl zaries of Wee 




















Mayes) (hor se = and all the way as hi 

» esses spiardy As fooneas he was broughrinto thé!camipe;s olymmart ciirte loon 

naoree)-st Sais sught: pe; Sdlymanciirteoufly: looked F 

Pad “Na Bristath y talked with the ourfe,and commanded his foonesthere Brefbie to akehininte 
cir 








theyonnghieg, armesyand to kiffe him, in certainetoken of theloltie theywweuldbearehi ' 
intimeto hauetheir friend and tributarie, when he intaretns Pertenece pcre 
‘Selymus and Baiazet, begotten of his faire concubine Roxalanex Bearin eithenth Xt th Mg Were 
‘his griiridfather,the other of his great grandfather: As for Mnflapha his'elder Re hea 
Cirealtiti'wife,he then lined ft Magnefia great way off who though he was pa his | 


ee great hope,as neuérany of the Tarkifhkings hada fonne of greater; an ae 
sag tcoucto the men of warre', yet washe notfoswe iiked of his is ties Hie 
‘of auour with himby Roxalenssasif he had traiteroufly gonodbyout to take the ‘Empire fe vi 
eave! abe Selymushis grand fachet from Bat (for which catife inti feetely 
to take him awa afterwardshedi Ovapy P is! 
Mee meat thal pina sie! 345 sige ab tgs nit and'to cig medi for hisfucceffour, as 
_ But Solyman at fuch timeas the Noblemen of Hungarie were dinin ener witl 
; aaee p : ‘ C th E 
.. Ha etteeeied eee bein he pase te hie introns ile 
[ hee “of (eeing the citic;torakeione of the gares called Sabati 
andthe chicfe ftreets ; which ‘was done fo quiet! and: Cunning! sia Fabarié wii 
nae : ata waric wi 
py Tada ada a the tanner oftheTranks comity and goitig 0 and fo) cold 
ake, efi Haan ee w the gate was taken,varill it wasitoo late. Pormany of the Turkes 
ctr ounce csllar ender rep uenies ire 
-had fufficicntly viewed Anediloubyrehact hatter, walking li ewile backe againe,asit they 
; HL i dthe cities by thavmeanes they without any tumult or ftirre uickel 
ah OED SA a alle rig and chiefe ftreets of thecitic. W hich fo fe 
Pinean oane oe mee is Hadi s desabataake tobe made iniall parts of the city, 
eee te ey ( ne outfeare keépe them{elucs within their hotifes, and forthwith, 
ahep tere ras Hs ae iues, libertic, and goods faued,todeliuerall their weapons ‘which 
ae dite nt edie, he and! hauing delivered their armes, andtaken'the Turks faith! for 
et geese wee db into their houfes as cheit ynwelcome nels. Bur{iich was 
Bal atavited RAG ci daNs Turks,by reafon of rhe feueritic of cheis:rivartiall diftipline, 
Samak tell soe nd hich tooke then intotheirhonfes, was by them wronged by word ordecd. 
Peter h “id voi lerft.nding that the citie was thus quietly and without refiftancetaken’,’ fent the 
si ing det aint cke atin the Queene, although ivwas ndwalmoft night ; burthechiefe fioble- 
ane ae eretaine ft I with him sthefe were George the Bithopand T teafurer, Petrus Vieche the 
sare ap Kine nigh kinfnanand oneiof his Tutors, Valentinws Taraccus Generall'of the-quetns 
pe Edie hdl ea and Becdanwc Prbanus Gouernour-otthe citic of Budd. 
inrocntl i. oi As a a a o geexccedingly troubled all their mindes;and fo much the 
mate ala i ee ee ti changed countenance began topickequarrels with them, 
; Phe nbpetati t y ind imp denely to,examinethemsand to call'them to account orall ™ 
dyes ner T e Queene {eeing thecitiefortraftilyfurprifed,and che nobilitie iniu 
, ined in the campe’y troubled with feare andigicte; by Humble letters requelte 


muronto forget thefaiclrhe halidongpteotsrerginehn cher} andicnenof are comfirme 
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Solyman crafti- 
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fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


A by his Embaffidors; but mind fullborh thercof,and.ofhis woonted clemencie,tofend backe 
vato hex the Noblemen,who.for their fidelive and valiant fernice had well deferued both of 
him and her: this {he did by Ru/lemesBaffa,whom she had loded with gifts,and amongftother 
things of great prices bad fent iim a faire coronet of-herowne, andagoodly jewell fer with 
rich (tone,to Rnd varo:his wife (Solymans daughter) fora Rrefent. 

After that, Selynan confulted with his Bafla’s 
Mahometes aduifed hin tocarric away with him to Conftantinople , 
and all'the Nobilitie, ahd to Iéaue fucha gouernour in 

shernment,tather than by rigout,mighr put the people outo 
“B by-defending then from ywitdag, andyyet by little and little lay-vpon them the yoke, ofthe 
Turkifh gouernment. But Rufleme} Ba/ja(bcfore corrupted , and amaningrearerfatout than 
thereft, becaufe he was Solymans fonnein law, and therefore further from all fulpition of 
flatterie; ftoodalrogether vpon tearmes dfhonour sfaying, That nothing could be mare difs 
shonourablevnto fo gacat and mightiea Monarch, whoncuer had atany, time with: anyxfpor 
on ftaine blemi(red the gldrié of hisname, than aftervitorie, againftallright and reafonto 
breake his faithat once wich's weake woman and fillic intant,whomhe had beforetakenvpon 
himnto procedtand defends »On the otherfide, cAtabomctes. Gouernour of Belgrade(an.old 
niortall enemic of the Chriftians, ofall the'reft beft acquainted with the ftate of Hungarie; 
and for his greatiexperience.and approned:vatour, then extraordinarily admitted by So/yman 
into counfellamongelic great Bafla’s) sdifliked of both the former opinions ,:as-tdo fall 
Fe lenitio: dnd béeing asked his owne; deliuered it.im this mifchicnous: manneyas fol- 
\lowethi: wut AD a 


‘ nfulted: foyre dayes , what ordentotake concering rhe great Baf= 
the kingdome of Hungaiie:in.dilcoutfe whercot his great Baffa's were of divers opinions, fa’sof diuerso- 
boththe young, childe feel ne 
eS difpol 
Buda, as by bis wile and maderare go> jungdome of 
{ feare of feruitade.and'bondage, Hwa. 




















: ny 
wu) spkiiow (Laid heyrnof? mighiie Solymany that he which invonfulrarion of measters of frereat confer rhe ovation of 


Lahyball if hedifeent from the reftbe fabiectrovenwié and veprehenfion, 
bat shas 1 being of wawrte contrarie opinion ko then rinat bane before, pho 
Breitvefufe nor sibepownred 
odther:esp of other mxys\ ay 


quence is to dsliner bis opinion 4 
won sherefore it canner bes bre: 
hensmry (peech mit alfo be vntoryonr cares both unpleasant and bedious. 


by amy felfe, yea and prefamptions ; if you will, fohaue tt, rarber than a {om 


D derfully profit your defignes andvhe lonperiall fare » for of right Tay defire jon sojeelela listtew vay 
sweares, ard (sf Tmay by your zood fanon (Nyt) rathat Ihave alreadie doyeswhen' ies 1, now growire 
anold manin wirsagainft thofe Huncarians, haneby experience dearned shofeshings ofthe fiare whet 
flrength of this Kingdome , andthe difpofitionef the people, which being here Laid downer, wey ranch 
agile for your better derermination of shis{> wewghty 4 ran/O\es wednitterh norepentante if youfh, now 
be onerfeene therein. Yon hane gow within sha fpace of whefe tivedsnie yeares come inwarresjour falfein 
perfon five simesinvophis countateywhen Tass mo abfcarecapearrecon fouldier xvas im ali shofewarres aiid 
bartels ewer prefentsaf parpafercs I [uppofe,to Peacnge your swine testo inlangecjaur empire, annkin Wyiefe 
toiffure you of a gdod peacewhicl could nevenbe buh by force opuarmaes andvicteries And rhere/oreyon 
walinnily won Belarude,the infaradys dowsing phace and vevepracts of mort autragiows sheewesinnd r6o- 
B derssand in formerrime famous forthe unforsunaratrempssofyonranceftors: whenadprowmehence nie 
Wangarians in tim of peace bartut their pleafisrgy while} your futher was themboeupina re heperfias 
warre, [poyled the borders of Seraia and Illyria, Dhe fameshigngarvans abour fine yeares after 
they had incruell veapnerflaine your Brbaffadours, jor pmonthiremiys barrelly wid flew Abeir Rags 
poffe|fed of Bridles ro enantfe/t unenake krowne bya norable deradujty ation, the wu nifiedoce vfiyonr Pe 


roteull minde,cnen nto whe remote encmits ofeurvnarne, did chogfeout of rbev Ligases of nbs 
qaifhed Nationvonewhom yoiemightgrace wirhahrbonoan of theregall Cramaby a ihonghaosborne 


df Royall blondyorVrise you kysoronesfor a) dthendefird, than rhat'le was a tarttebefare boih yauespub- 
Fique and prinar envrnie Sind comming nent eed 4 firome power out of ‘Tranfylnanes; be le 
: the meane time loft his brother, 4 better man than himfelfe , flaine with our [words A fiertbars role 
SB Up the Auflrian King, a new enemie, 10 expulfé this Hungarian, raigning by your courtefie, and fo 
jou vooke in bandthesthirdwarre aqainft the Gerbnanes, whichyon fa effeiuall profecuted;thartthing 
forrlwith reftoved the Kinw, you caxniad the serous of youn felfexat onely sa.tbe walls of Vienna be 
wwtorhe verie heart ofiGermanie.| Bis two ytarés yet (iarcely pift, the fame Kine (newer tongcohten? 
tedvwith peace orswarres) fipported dy she power epihis brother: Charles, andinivaint bejicertg Buds 
monly Ppp 2 


fended, 


Mahometes of 


elgrade,to So- 


(yman, concer= 

ning the diffe 

fig of the Kime 

dome of Hungas 

ins, ies one of porindament : white/ireconnt thofethings whichws the doping bandera miap wn vie. 
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» -svorthiewariues almaies promoted and fupported the Othoman kirigs,Wherfore let thofe vain fhiws(as 


tothe F a ? 
vies greatest wits zane place) wae I (if Lwell forefee she chances of mar, and the affured enents of 


ars 







defended by your garrifons, fRirred you wp acai z 
ders dones for that ee it fs fared vb ame rh 
bad of your rare bountie made a King ; and then defired 
two brethren for the Empire of the Weft. But they at fuch 
their amient kingdomes, endured not the noife of your comming. After t ye and fwordran shore 
oe i ate and lee Germane, your Maitftie permitting and approouin ret HS : Peace bere, 
go again the Perfians shut the German king fo broke that peace. that h ae ne as Jon msde 
enged his treacheric, by the oucrstrow of a great armie of bis at Exck, fon a aa dn Seed time re 
Sent for from Babylon your {elfe,as but now youwereglad toceme ime Ee. o poe ehawe been 
ae ea es to aid Us intime, and as 1 verily hope, to imelaaninate el : 1 fe i be ournies 
dertaken for pila * Seip is tercen of Jo spd Sy Mabe er aaah piareat harge » fine Hae i 
one might now at length takeend Lexcept (as J fee ferme wifh au 4 
] gine ones roreciion of the childe and widow, a matter full of infini yaaa iain 
vill,pot so be counteruailed with thas glorious fhew of onour , which by she(e ( ep ie 4 
wie is dla! us your haughtie minde, ewer defirons of honour ard fame. tor iy , 
of Sie gon fl boon on one a 
which doing.as I wifh you more fortunate than your ea fr. ha be emt cnt 
shis your Empire, fo would I not hane you more wife ee Bee ii tinstengs 
1 i they» for what can be a more wnmi 
serpy t-omfimat ha antares | 
pe ain i bis om » iswealth,bis honor. You ba ” 

- Tanne ieaedatis both Sp se phe if it muf) needs i ea ai 
alfa ; of i her by courtefie, clemency 4 i f 
wife policie,and the conftant iat ofa raartiall ee ee ae Asel 

b) 


Ad fpoyle by hy 
peter alt} 
ii jour Pome swhem 
fight annoble battell spiny the 












































ee fe mihi Spas aur ae the minds of idle ana floarbfull kings fired they ne- 
sate ple r but after she enemve was quite oucrshrown,the triumph 

tropbies of vidtorie eredted. But let HT bevas best api ghes high wifdow ym eee! iat 
> 









ings )will nos follow that manner phi 

will ne nner of connfell which the pleafure of my mind perfuadeth me vnto,wh 
Se ca oath all things prefently chad othe es 4 vai cauitetiinge: K 
1 SRT ie tee See aaa 
‘ oie ses: 6 Sete Fg i amongft themfelues s. dnd their banifhed men are conti- 
oa : ountrie, andthe weake power of the Queene andthe child — \ 
‘ 1 aie vat oe fo ibe wal pili anenimy fo i, a i Linedemt ae f | 

ecefitre b y our helpewhich may not be teffe thar ie,with 
rele as ty leffe than a flrong armic,withous.our great rill. 
aah mie ig) peaeas take in hand, fe long an txped,tion of, ih labour uni ies S are 
raonly Pablo eal enarvillerie,and a fices for defence of another miatas com 
Osman we ye vadneffe neither deel thinke it to ftand with the maicpiseof the 
-€2ccept jon thinke it cif a ot sane year at the requeft of apuling woman,crying for help: 
eT al ee a 
































Enh gear lem a ide of a prowinte the Du 
aes. gh er foune brought . ; instr 
-Gedin our religion: the noi ite ubeohooiriy | fanth ab Conftantineple, Cae 


RTP 4 PARC) tobe flaine, dnd their cafiles rafe 
in bp pel ti hash es fal parts vat ies inte Afisias 
AIG wide Gil Ui iG under with good garrifons,so till the -eround,and inhabit thee 
‘ nent edna yonan) fhal Bosh ithe Hi ungartans perceine themn/tlnts conggcrcl, 
Nnabnhinpesddyfrinnn cy Hungarie, unleffe shay will rafbly and vnfer sunety 





¢ would refolutely determine of fo 
musand Baiazer,the thirticth of Au- 
ch dedicated to the in ant 
it fuperftitiony{acrificed the 

it fuperftitiony{acr Soe 


















A Mahometan facrifice in Buda. Shortly after; he asit were moderating the opinions of his 


B her then to diffemb!c) departed from Buda, conftrained by the Tyrks to leaue behinde her sean, 


C weale; which may iuftly be imputed tothe pride, ambition, and diffention of the Hungari- 


D to Vienna,he feat Countie Salmaand Sigifmund Litheftsine,anoble and graue counfellour, bis i fors and jes 


1 and fparingly dreffed,as ifthey had therby noted our gour 










fourth Emperour of the Turks. a3 


reat counfellors, prouided out of themallboth for his ownefecuritie and honour,and publi- 
eda decree, the fatall dome of that flourifhing kingdome, where vnder it yet groaneth at 
this day ; chat Buda fhould from that day be kept with agarrifon of Turks,and the kingdome The doome of 
conuerted into a Province of the Turkith Empire ; and the queene with her yong fon thould "8° 
refently depart the City, and liue in Lippa, ina fertileand quiet Countrey beyond the river 
of Tibi(cus, which fomething to comfort her, was neere vnto the borders of her father Sigif- 
mund his Kingdome, to be (ately conduéted thither withall her wealth and jewels by his Ia- 
nizaties. Wherefore the Queene and her Son , according to this Decree, with teares and The Queene des. 
mourning, detefting in her heart the Tyrants perfideous dealing (which neceffitie intorced ary 
alithe ordnance inthe caftleand City, with all other the warlike prouifion and {tore of vi. 
@uall, The Noblemen went with her alfo, who alchough they went forrowfull for this wo- 
fulland ynexpedted change of things, yet were they very glad of their liberty and fafe- 
tie, whereof they had forthe {pace of three dayes difpaired. Only Valentinus was kept in fafe 
cuftody in thecampe, becaufe he was amartiall man of greateft power amongft the Hunga- 
rians, and befides that, much hated of the Turkes for the hard purfuit of Cafonand his horfe- 
men, flaineat Storamberg in Auftria. Thus the royall city of Buda fellinto the hands of the 
Turks, whereupon not long after enfued the finall ruine of that Kingdome , fometime the 
{trong Bulwarke of Chriftendome, but loftro the great weakning of the Chriftian Common- 


ans amongit themfelues, and the calling in of the common Enemic : the due confideration 
of whofe onely comming, might well haue fufficedto hane fer them agreed. 

Whileft thefe things were doing at Buda, king Ferdinand expecting the euent of this wat 
at Vienna, & hearing ofthe fhameful of loffe his Army, &thatthe Generall deadly wounded 
was fledto Comara,and that Solymsan‘ fame increafing the cuill newes)was comming towards 
Vienna ; fent Leonards Velfius (who neuer liked of the fiege of Buda) to Comara,to ftay the +i 
further Aight ofthe fouldiers,and to gather together fo wel as he couldthe difperfed reliques H 
ofthe {cattered armie,and to comfort againe the difcouraged men with the hope of new fup- 


plies and ofpay.And fomewhat to ftay Solyman,who as it was thought wouldfuddenly come pa 





embaffadours, with Prefents and new conditions of peace to Solyman. The Prefents was a hie /cassso Soyméy 
ftinding cup of gold after the German fafhion, curioufly fet with ftones : anda wonderfull 
globe offiluer of moft rare 8 curious deuife,daily expreffing the hourely paffing of thetime, 
the motion of the planets, the change and full of the Moone, the motion ofthe fuperiour 
orbes,cuer moouing by certaine wheeles and weights curioufly conueyed within the fame, 
and exadly keeping due time andmotion ; liuely expreffing the wonderfull motions & con- 
uerfions of the cceleftiall frame. A moft curious and ftrange piece of worke,deuifed and per- 
© feéted by the moft cunning Aftronomers for Maximilian the Emperor, whofe noble mindne- 
uer {pared forany coft to obtaine things of rare & ftrange deuife. The embaffadours pafling 


E downethe riuer of Danubius, were at their landing firft receiued by Cafenthe Admirall of 


Solymans fleet,and by him brought intoa rich tent,the ground ynder their feet being allcoue+ 

red with rich carpets  to,whom Ratan Baffa fentfuch good cheere as the campe afforded, 

bitt efpecially moft excellent wine,noleffe forbiddenthe Turks by their law,than defired of 

the Germans. Thenext day after, the great Baflaes feafted the embattadors, So/ymsan hienfel ee | 

dyning not fat offin his pauillion:at which feaft the Baffaes for the morecourtefie dined withy 

the embaffadors,not fitting with their legs gathered ynder them flat vponthe ground,as theit dl 

maner was,but fitting in chaires atahigh table,after the maner ofthe Chiriftians:onely Mabo~ a | 

mittes Gouetnour of Belgrade, forhisage and valour an extraordinarie gheft, fat downe vpon 

acuffion beneath the Baifies. Their cheere was onely Rice and Murrodsand that fo plainly rie frgell 

mandifeand excefle; who meafure pith thf 

not our cheere by that which nature requireth, butthat which greedieappente defireth,as if | 

therein confifted thie greateft nobility : and the drinke forthe great Balies themfelues, right i) | 

eafic to be had;was faire water out oftheriuet Danubius. After dinner the embaffadors were i 

broughtiavato Selyman, cachof them led betwixt two Bailues holding them faltby the | 
Iv \ Ppp3 saab 


~ 





» Meldaui 


| 


+ det: 


enemies, than to make his peace vpon r vp 
> make eal iti i 
were pollible : in which doing, befides chat he houla-oellenie pe “stmuch {peed 


fhould alfo faue both his we : 
A : althand honour;for § tide for his owne faj.1, 
le ie on 3 Who would with aflured deat Telyman vas comming (as ie ranean he 
ege, if he fhouldvpon a ftubborne : 1enge his vaine hope of ) with hig 
Whereunto Maylat,who a : one and obftinate mind then refufe fob holding ou the 
Meta cirincara lis .., F that it was better for him to make Perciain iS Command 
Watacoktnodany bad sanfwered, That he could hecontent to conc! — Peace, than to 
pon any bad conditions ; and would norgreat! t udea peace, fo thar; 
was wontto be both reafonable and juft: y refufe Solymans-co at it 
intothe campe,inprefenceto seine fe . sesh vponfuflicient pledges See Which 
Achomates histon,a valiant i) € conditions of the peace, and d come 
‘ yong gentleman, deliuered inh > lemanded to}, 
nied,for that hee had (as he faid) b an, deliuered in hoftage.Which thi Ohave 
for had fears nails a before giuen him to So/yman, as the Gieicta Achomwates de. H 
dole cos- of his beft captains. Whi € power: buthe promifed for him, that was but aS 5 andi there. 
paling Betersecions =a a Maylat(mifdoubiing no deceit)accepted ae i Bifoure 
: i ; came intothe enemies 4 > Ce WIth a Beieaind 
nourably receiued.Butthe al eer camp, where he was courteoufly & 
Oe roid tens could not be comueniently begun immedi ully &Hio- 
: 7 no means be thenended, b Bunimmediatly afters} 
totheintent, Basen: then ended, but was deferred yntill the he 
s Moldauian might take hi a vntill the next day ; 
gueft,whom he had againft that time inui ght take his well acquainted and wel y: 
eas f a ttime invited roa folemnb angie knowne 
proulanicholertean forrepata fauoured Aas aes heemsinimena next dg 
oleric ture,that he could not wel b 3 Maylat(who was of fo 
Ton of fome infolent fpeech,of pur iar el brooke the leaft indignitie)wast 
fret, that laying his haha of purpofe miniftred by the Moldauian ghelt as by occa. | 
L H ypon his {word,hei ghelts, putinto fucha 
Ne ade ech ca fertine youn dia sheinarage Aung fromthe table: at which ti 
Teufly taken * ghefts ftarting vpalfo laid hands v : e: at whichtimeall 
j in; u ponhim and took wap lee 
nt gia Beeiprvs:he = fhamefully betraid. His followers sede ee invaine cry- 
lat was i raat ‘ly Moldauians,and their horfes and arntetbibericar “vai sesneite 
the matter. vilken eicgisteng ot ie reson came Achomates,who to feet eeu Cray 
fo foule afa@ tham y ‘tt imulation fharply reproued the falfeMol lavion pene gu tleffe of 
the faith which he hed ee ctr rn eee hofpitality,reuerenced ofall nelouatiaiel 
as lay inhoftage for him. Wh or' his fatety,& betraidthe lines of fach notable caprai 
{wered, a -Wherunto the Moldauian(as ifit had bin i able captains 
pgeita Be inlrrmemndenicien Mouepon tient tey cnr 
Notl y belonged to iudge, whether he had i ¢ phim for 
by = ghysieets Teena ma of Fogaris was deliuered Se iimictcetucen hd 
beaee n of Afay/ats lieutenant, is vncertaine.$ ! , but whether 
Loa heaooncot tng kite henekee kerio 
Glebe igdomie( ait rent in funder with ciuill difcord,and Pcttiard aue reftored the 
tranyluatla fon. The towne b nto thehands ofthe cnemy,not vanquifhed in b iba with the inuafion 
ginen by Sey- mans content Came Gugnag died almoftall the countrey of Trani ha Cael 
BAB ; i anid ; 
MRE. tesicromGluesgareookehecate bet ee peorle Fifuilibe| yun 
thittie yeares {pace with great inftice CPR cairns eam father had almoft for 
\gouerned that province ; and with many 


vi 

sere, ta prefents honoured the young King lyine in Lippa 
tutors,the Bifhop,and ee lying in Lippa,with the Queene his mother, and his two 
_ Atthe fame time, Charles the Emperor atthe 


prepared a great forcebothby f importuniat fuit of his fubicéts of Spaine, had 
‘Tarkith pyrars did fc y fea and land for the conquering of Algiers: from wis the 


foinfeftall chat coat of; 
, hi ia . ofthe countrey; f E 
= ett Srila nfrhnichong apelin 
2 a of the conn thengrat fonslbenan ft puigitey. Wherefore slchou h hee 
Ipokenol fr TPL ryiole eet, hardly he was by the Lanegraue 

A a toes crothero hardly betead to goagsintafort of prt a 

ray he met Odauine, 4 vase he departed out of Germanic into Italie, 

poe ars,neere fo Verona on fies V aftiug hislieutenant,by 


Jaine, where he was with 
great 












































fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


Millain,where he was with great folemniticioytully receiued of the citifens,and vader a ca 
nopie of gold broughi 
ly cap in mourning wile,whenas tlie women and vulgar peo 

céted to haue feene fo great an Emperor in his royall robes, glilt 












cvnto the pallace : he himfelfe going ina plain blacke cloke,& a inome= 

ple,vpona curious fiinplicity x= 
ering with goldand preci- * 
i tenance aniwerable allo to 


ous ftone,and the imperiall crowne vpon his head. His heauie coun 


his attire was muchnoted, as prefaging the wo 
ceived at Buda,but not yet knowne in Irali 
was aduertifed by letters from his brother ki 
of the vitorie of the Turks, and the comming of Solym 
Auria,his two chiefe commanders,the onc at land,the ot 
to haue deferred his intendedexpedition f 
power ashe had alreadie raifed 
in Italie,fo to make fhew vato t 
and én the meane time to aflure 
thought) would 
either by the force 
lution,anfweredt 
ftay in Icalie;but chat he was for far greater to p 
Italic, ic would be thought, 
difgrace could n 


io) 


be readic to takeall occafion of aduantage, ifany mifhap fho 


hem as they fatin counfell,thatthey had perfuiade: 


0 otherwifebe prevented, butby the p 


full oucrthrow which was the day before re- 
¢, From Millaine he departed to Genoa,where he 
ng Ferdinand,of the ouerthrow of the Germans, 
an. Vpon which newes, Vaflins and 
her at fea,would haueperfuaded him 
oy Africa vntill thenext Spring : and with fach 
in Italie, and brought with him out of Germanie, to ftay ftill 
he Turks as ifhe would haue returned and holpen his brother: 


himfelfe of his {tare in Italie againft the French, who (as it was 
uld befall him, 


on(tant in his former re fo- 
dhim for great reafons,to 
affe into Africke : forif he fhould then ftay in H 
tthe Turks fled out of Germanie : which hal 
refent profecuting of his former de- : : 
ion of his fubiegts of Spaine; and fo by fea 


ofthe enemie, or violence of tempett. Buthe c 


that he was' for feare 0 


€ termination for Algiers,and fatisfying the expectation o 


valiantly to prouetheir 
hopethat Algiers might bee woon before the feas fhould gr 


Winter tempetts : which ifit fhould fall out according to his 
greatly care what the Fr 


dot late not fo well favored them at Jand,in’ 

‘ow rough and dangerous with | 
mind, he would not,as he faid, : 
bling triend{hip 


better fortune,which ha 


ench could do. Yet was it thought, that the diffem 
dtherather, for thatthere was 


betwixt the French king and him,would not long indure + any t 
jus Rinwo,who for certaine years 


E 


oerrt 


anew grudge rifen betwixt t 


had lien embaffad 


before fent backe again by him into France'to theking: 


inftru@ions from 
Sultan and him;.h 


ledge of his comming, belaied vpon the 
haue paffed into Epirus, and flaine, together with Cafar Fregeft sth 
went, firft takenand tortured, to get from him the fecrets of his negotiation,and afterwards 


flaine.: Which rep 


red the combat toany man 0 
thereof. But many-were of opinion, 


king fo odious ac 
fuch opportup’ 
defignes, to the g 
as Paulus the thir 


came from Genoa, could not, or would determine, 
thofe two great Princ 


fore fhaken,and a 


norably receiied by the Car 


before placed in 


the Bithopto himionce.Burthe Bifhop havingnothing at all preu: 
the French embaflador,\for the appeati ng ofthe troubles enen the! 
and the French king; did what hee mightto per 
about to paffe oner with into:Africke,aga 


and of the count 
' Buda. But heft 


the Bifhopsrequeftalfo.So the great Bifhop hauing motied much,and 
greateft mattersiwhich moft concerned thecommon good)taking his Teaue ofthe Emperour, hit 
reurticd by eaficiourhies pooner! guod 9paoibor and -: 





ities as might beft ferue their purpofe,by difconering vnto 


hemabout the death of Ud mteni i 
or for the French king at Conftantinople,to Solyman,and was a few months 
bur returning backe againe With NEW rhe xreneb” 
his Maiter, for the confirmation of a further league -bet wixt the Turkifh se emba(fd= 
ce was by certaine Spaniards of the Emperors old faldiers,who had know- ca es 
river Padus as he was going downe to Venice,fo to 
-gofius sor asthe common report 








fo muchtouched Va/fias in credit,that in purgation of himfelfe,he offe- 

f like qualitic to himfelfe, that darft charge him with the trurh 

that he was well and worthily taken away jfor vnderta 

the Turks againft the Chriftians,and to thew yao them 
them the Emperors 

The Emperout 


reat burt of the Chriftian common-weale.But were itwell,or were ieeuill soa che Bifhop 


d of that name then Bifbop of Rome, meeting the Emperour at Lucaashee w Romemeat 
fareit feruedas: no fmall occafionito fet * AHF. 
esagain at ods, whereby the withed vnitie of the Chriftian ftate was 
doforthe Turke, The Emperorat his comming to Luca, was ho- 

dinalsand Bifhopsyand lodged inthe court athe great Bilhop was | 
the Bifhops palace, whither the Emperorcame thricetotalke with him,and 

bi ailed with the Emperor and 

nlike'to arife betwixt him 
fuch forces as hee was 
inft the Turks \in defence of his brother Ferdinand, 
rey of Auttria; if Solynsan (iduld happily purfue his late abrained victorie at 
iWrefoltite inthat fatall determination of inuading of Africke, reiected that : 
1 euailed little,in che | 


ort 


harge,as to ftirre vp 


way opene 


{uade him to ‘employ 


The 










_ | Solyman th 







ae 5 — _ ourth Empetour of theTurkes, 
The Emperor in the mean time with certain bands of | Four np 


i j ith ionofman- 

Columns and Angsftiaus Spinula,and fix thoufand Germans, re g ; a cit Cup ‘fed by force: trechery by. Hacsins snob mest ofina 

and thereimbarking bis /ouldiers in certain marchants fhips pro ; A Mind, fortified by, Hariadenns Basberuffa his brod er) zt Shi taaignicen ne ee 
x chime gallies,dcparced thence,commanding the okndek HH himlelfe.zo be reugnged on thofe hortible pyrats: 


pAneiaaes cbubalter.the a fawfull for the Lurks to depart whetherthey would, 8for the naturdll Moores to abide ftil, 
brought within fie ores 


iteet their coy inf aetatt 

y had pur tofea, they were by force the ay 7 ly referued vntothemrvatouchedjas in former times an 
sbrought within fight of Confica: where af = Su beet a qyPettag. with their goodsand religion wholly referu 

two. an the rough {eas, 


oO i z -at rewatds both in time of peace & wars, fo 
; edto ae {hould receiue of the Emperopn great rewards De skh 
? and-putourof their c urle,the w: ind fometh ing falling ‘it otis baa oe eater himfelte,that he was borne in Sardinia,& was once a Chriftiansand 
int spschauan of Syracufa,n ow called Bonifacium. The difperfed fleet stHey prj that he v Cc 


i ine tothe 
i Rurico ( ir afion which could poffibly be offered fer hinv to revurne aga 
into he, port of Syracufa,and the tage of the fea well appéafed,hee purto fea aoa etthet ageret of the faireft occafion whi p 
Iilands;Beleares,nowicalled Maian 8 









































i i ighti¢ Empe- 
ippi ; i ¢ fauor and bountic of theimoft mightic E 
ing re inchis on “wor ng of the true God, and tq inioy the igh Baa 
i mt read hen wiry ane tem tf ae saeaithall to reuienge himfelfe of theruell ty fant athena sabaly ey 
is lotta fromthe Weft,more terrible and dreadfull chan the fieft : wherin divers of the gallies having B ‘ ae pexfon: But fine would gees dally onche time ak root fee eng 
peRino sicitia oft their matts and {ai te glad with extreame Jabourand peril in ftriningagaing ye i ds pe Pe ieravadgsbeealygith Remotes, : 
Wrought fea to get into a gag : é 


0 tbour of the leffer Ifland, taking name of Barchinus 14, f 
mous Carthaginenfian,whofe nameiit retaineth vntilthis day. From hence the Empe “a 
gicater Ifland, being wonderfull glad that Ferdinand ig : 


ail h Alece pailed ouerto theg, Goaheah te 

Vi caSiciltastastes OFS Pare Se naga big 
teeroy in Sicilia was in good time come svithythe Sicilian gallies and flups of Ita 

h ftore of bisketand viGu 


. bera hundred and fifty faile,wherin he had brought fuc! 

. have dijiced fora long war, MendeXawas alfo expected to: hauecome thirher wit 

from Spaine ; buvheby reafon,ot contrarie winds being notable to hold that cot 
tpofe according to the tempelt, and fo happily 

empe 









i {Wher- 
reward uf his obftinacie, which they had rothe example of others,receiued at Tuaes! Wher 





* « 3 
Tow his cnemic¢s cou nfel, & with a grinning, countenance askt him,V pon what hopethe Em- 






are fe z 3 hing, replied, And we withlike force 
b his aeste both horfe and foot: whereat the eunuch f{cornfully laughing, replied, 













aw 

















‘amou < ifcomfiturei' Ttis tes 

cut ouerdiredtlyto Alvicrs, So the twice,now the third cime,of all others moft Se iene Te core 

perpurnothing mifdoubring che carcfull-di igence of Adendoxa,andthinking that which ! ¢ ported, That there was in Algiers an oldie A ay ich prey manent ti 

; Wasindeed already changed,and the wind) new (eruing aie, by the perfurafion of Auria hig fhid)foretold the thipwracks & mifery aia ae Pr eee nena beliece thdecaeyyftuTe 

: phe Emperour Admiralt hoifed faile tad in two daies came before Algiers,and thereingoodly order came & alfo prefixed a time eo fhe Coalueneinpersh pra ire pa a 

_ temnubv al. to ankevbefore the citic in the fightot the enemy. Whileft the flcet chus layjtwo of the py! therereceiue great loffe Bee) y fae La earn ve yulgas mullnnleyd isto Wedutd 

far ats which had beeneabroad at fea fecking fovprize, retaining to Algiets;novknowingian to. confirm the hope of goo bec fea es oN ea ic kev 
thingiof ihe flcer, fell into she ba among them before they wereaware :the Higcenwiaen augmented (although he bimfelte being 


OF Kifeontes Cicada (teouyed with his gallie andiunke hinis 





















is Idiors,but alfo ftruckea terrour into the 
‘ae i " ith not onely encourage his owne foul \ pares 
the Other wich wonder full celeri- he did therewit y er abe beer pomer emeTE “ 

Alegoniaro the haven, In chemeantime Menaesawwith | ispatlies had:paffed the oom minds of the ener arnt a ee cris inthe citiebut Soa Turks, cot a them 

esate Of Apollo now called the cape of Gaffincus, andintoken of ionour faluting the Emperonrat. vponthe approch © Hoe ante vefolurion far exceeded their niimber.For ( hadlot 

wate fer the manner at fea, with all his great ordnange;gauc hin knowledge thatthe Spanith fleet p_ horfinen,bucfuch,as gaia Mor a ee vcadece Gc ophesomeat{ézain or amb te 

Emperoia's Was not far behind, In this fleet was aboue ahundred tal fhips ofBifcay andithelow countries, K | many af fh reek pat places by the Rhodian, Neapolian,& Sicilian ell cs ut may Bo 
tint and rie sod obother {maller veflels afar greater nymber.Iathele thips,befides the footmen, was em- viain on 2 ae ae ache Bomtngatsthe other b 

=: Low conatries agreat number of brane harfemen out of all parts of Spaine: formany:noble Gentle- were by his Ieaue g 











of their ownecharge gallantly furnithe 
3to,ferue their Princeapdec y 
Ferdinand of Toledo,Duk 
ine, Thefe thi i 


i d 
make vp the number of 5000; which were partly PARE Or Ne percents 
! partly bch as were bornin Granado ;to whom vnere bole Se F egeaste 
Guntrey againft che Infidels. Ouerthele j ‘of Maiorca & Minorca, wha in former time dauinge : Three iN 
hein 1 seperate unifhment, were fled to Algiers,and there reuolte ra sae se ddalrek rans 
ethenivith failes, were nor yet abléto a ans of the wild Numidians made vp i Beet Ha rf Soe acleeneeeNel 
for now se wits a dead calme:: howbelt:the {ragling without the citie in the open fields, yeni a Le erated 
ble to phage of thélire kempertSedid (0 es spent gas, This bracith people, naturally enemies yato ) i 
ae i i va offible to land the,Louldietssbutthat théy muftaceds be wall: 
edo the midleswhich th shutshac they mu 


dthemfelues with brave armour 
















voeracious eunuch anise red, That ie thought him alto ethermad, that would fol- rhe feorifult 
4 fe 
; ‘ a hat} 0 g | 5 
unto.the Ngraciou' y 2 i 
= rou cal is rt is t Y P pointing ig! tly the emperowra 
T ab] f it hemeflenger pointing with his finger'diretly to 
lien Aum. pe irtrufted co.b blero win the citie ger p 


Rear: i 
ittvhi illeri is fouldiers, mDeser- 

Aeettold him,.T hat which you fee, with, his great,artillerie, and valour of h 4 

€ 7 


tile, altere a will defena this city,0c rake this lace,alreadie tamou r your ouerthrows her : os) 
{ { defend tt re bi P et s fo ir e 
f d and yalor wil yy ' y 






Y 


ya) EAN 





i id-him:neither was itlawful 

L J ope ofarich fpoile,allured our ofthe Foanivies ara ive Bie ccs ea te ie 

] ing the Emperor tho: ght ionorgond:t0!purlitiem-ynto, ani {6 for any man to carrie his wife onchildeeyi ghee i ‘ ral Eceeeairenciiem 

= fo oppofe them {eR fick andshorow wet againtt futiden godefperac affuules of theit fieree orto {heyy any {mall token of feare,pain a eae i A 8 uM Htc ares | 
eens Heaife fisted forchecgomming of the Spani(hithips tor,two-canfess firlt, that hee Xyhofoener thould butlook heauily for eres pedicle ore eaaeghismety 7ieEmnrer 
might with his vnited power mote ftrongly.a®’ault thé citieyankd-errifiethe enemie:theh’; to ile. The Emperour by dariam aking ¢ sce of ama samenient ples fo ng 2 Lal | 
communicat the iwhole glory of the ation with the Spanianalsytt whole reqacttund forward: “Tayd his gallies fo clofe vnto hista ; hip shar hisurmed ignite Sori SE | 
‘Puovinsreet inele éegreatett charge he had vndertaken that war, Whic delay 6fowotayssdlthough of the high buile fhips inro them, A £0,088 carthac hed the charge ofthat matter,and the ne ee | 

eaions atts! it was grounded vpon good r¢alonsdidndt only. (torbdaffaffirred vidiorie,bive to the nota! eee And {uch was the {peedie diligence et he eyo ane uAiegallies, ets 

blehurt of the whole armie,opened.a jay toall the cal Swhichafterwandintued.! 7 ‘Hlentie of boats ftil readie to receiue the fo Heras afk theca eceled i 

hemeane while the Empesonfent'a conuenient me er'to ‘Afanaguic| drberwife’ arid Fes ue a vey botanic, eemprs gated 
yely called Afar des, ot Affanthe eunichis wha rtlerflag oftruct in his!hand FE Jeftihed his oldiers,dinided his armic into three equa psn il arnaendt ie ; 
efigne ofaiparley, andanfiwered by thi Gones wittililca5 their manmeris) went on ‘twentie thoufand footmen,belides hosting Searneseee ° ered field peeces,to terrific | 
softhemcourteoullyyeceine an rbughctodyfa peTihis 4/fauiwas aneurach, followed.the emperors fortune. Voto, cuery battaile he apPoryous them, teadieto-charge LY 
inia,brou rere oti ei tate hier iticion by: Barburw/vaa 7 ; the Numidian horfemen,which were ftil pricking vp 8 io a i Be : 

; wvalianthajid by hinnlafrforte! his kingdomeowt Algiets 31h ro ae ae 
ce with Sohman, This melee broug potishiced e "aaa 






ut efence 3!) dred) Hitt 
acai forth- 





Task 











4 


an Solyman the 
te embargi wind laied, and the weath ire’ «a 
pet t 5 eat erfo faire that all menthoug’ Som *: 
ee and met ported into Europe: a ar the Fann lets aiighe Dow well: 
u Pere oe seal aie fe vere himfelfready toerabocgitandiie Y OF the w : 
gallies, asis before faid, being lon yin sa Sr a meertine Sees Ita. 
A t ; Ml 
ovine podile, A toreceiue the wholearmy, although it was ctowtepien thofewhich wee Ie 
ed the Ronee ae : ' cae tor commanded the mafters ahd aca pn te Were 
/ @ into the {ea,reputing i erci ¢ thi 
eramaund , ,reputing it an vnmerciful part, IPSto 
se heey molar tre abba ot 
‘common, is campes Which thing much grieued the mi ramon foul 
aiers, of thofe goodly beafts,in: only f gticued the mindes of the nob! ier 
g sor ON hatthey werettiot wi Peet 
fent depriuedoffuch ani eiiteblet 'Yy were(fiot withouvextreme neceffi a 
ranines treafure,but thou! ryasthey fai ceflity)for th 
spite nepal horfes.in Spain:there ae & alloneetaee, faidhlove the tiofno. : 
bi ets vp their proud heads, fwinimingall Liahdttbdies ten gpatlaiox 
+ bssreh se er fafegard,as ifit had bin ro the fhore, & inthe cried Te ea eeeeteh 
ot — e 1 rbeecrtene te a halfthefoldiers were paeidibelirolce then, aang 
rind; & { aics after diuers contrary windsalmoft. : ave North 
ne mn which had already taken inthe follicanaavendclt ay oor firtt, h 
fae “ nh ns the me directed their courfe according as thewind vais h i 
ae oda — ; saul best ope quickly outof fight anddifperfed with the een ve full 
ountry,, o another, carrying the fame of i  Sanelac tL? 
rave pani all wasloft,into the IMands of the na rpches or se. Away 
; ih 1 Medice 5 ANd the report th; 
Lops fale i, Was fo greatsand the billow went fo hi Rate en me ae ofthistem cf 
ae [orardpeall gh, that fome ofthe thips were in the fi "mpi 
He to Ale ovat ie owed vpof the fea. Bucamonp(tthe reft two Spanifh thi sf il se Of their fel- | 
FAI ee 4 spitiah by contrary winds driuen againe to Algiers maather fe re ng er 
ae se ere the Numidian horfemen witha multitude of Moore folle ’ vn pipes 
ple thishing ater rahi fide to killthem as they fiould come 'to fhote:fo ible ema 
fee Sore ae a riftian bloud, would notteceiue them to mere: skhe , h aac et 
iran om clues , and coucnanted nothing but the fategai’ of th nh Shehewhied 
ding clote y a? paniards difdaining, with their weapons in their hands a wi hes 
compaffed coe 1¢r as defperat men, withftood them who had with otter d teh tely 
eiaiaaia’ ae neh pale sinh beet of ps0 that barbarous multitude éeithione ey ; 
place where they were caft on th 3 Mey matleway thorowthe midftofthem, fromthe 
fill on thore,vnto the very gates of the ci jie 
ee fit eng aes Hipemeioes abo aaileihe siabanket ‘lc sa Hai 
2 SPURS: eir li i ; i 
was born of Chriftian parents in Sardinia, es rg A she Puna, 
pon with many renegate Spani- 





svofe: wherupon 
id forfeare thes 


—- 


jan b 

Msrndte atds.So'Aifan comming forth of theci is fai 

to mercy, the Moores & Numidia ie city ,eauc them his faith for their fafery,& beating awa 
againaswould patching fg them all, wifely making great A of fb sr 
of his clemency in fauing th m by fo many prifoners, ioined with no fmall commendation 

Pina tol either loft with fhipwersoke sake eee ligaitiedl pide cours somnted borne bX 1 

TheEnperer pero perfuaded (or rather ouerruled)b ead of the ficknes enfuing fo great miferies. The em- 

Beds. Y Aariasto anoid the violence of the tempett, failed a- 


ongft the c ‘ 

qe oft aaa om ates to Buziasthe caftle wherofwas kept witha {mall garti- 

flach as cid both him Se choothes aces oun Lome feethvidtual though not much,yet 
zia expecting fairer matic ther noblemen no {mall pleafure. Whilft the Emperot lay at Bu- 

» — theybay,to the great reioici ; of et thip of Genoaladed with viétuall chanced to come into 
that herankers came hom e a hungry foldiers:but {ach was the violence ofthe tempett, 
the vidtuall driuen to ee bal driuen vponthe flats was caftaway ; yet fo,as that pao 
want, In the meane time the Em ¢ fpoiled with the fale water , well telicued the increafing 
pett,& was now out of hope of peror when he had long looked for the affuaging ofthe tm M 
anand Rh dian gallies : f 3 h any new fupply of victuall, fent away GonXage with the Sicili- 
them in hop oer ses - u arias beforeat North was now cometo Northweft, and put 
trou yeta, kre ureagainto fea, rather than to ftayrhere longer. Soalthough with 4 

ie uprofperous.courle , they came in thom: time tothe portof Vtica, now .; 
fy + . les 


_ 


fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 


A Jed Farinas: where Mules(fés King of Tunes bountifully relieucd Gonzaga and his:feet with 

eee of vituall and other neceffaries: From whence they afterward departed, and landed 

alin fafetie at Drepanum in Sicilia. The bluftring winds were now at length weary of blow= 

ing,and the raging feabecame calme,fo that the skilfilll fea-men for feare of new dangers,and 

wearie of thofe that were paft,thought it beft toaduenture againe to ta. Almoft euery Loti 

they were reafoning incouncell, Whatcourfe they were for moft fafetie beft to take: when 

fomne were of opinion, that it was beft to bearefor Sardinia or Corfica: and otherfome would 

haue had them to liaue kept alongft the coatt of Affrica , and fo direétly for Sicilia, But the 

wind comming faire at Eaft,the Emperor direéted his courfe tothe Iflands Baleares,and from 

thence at length arriued at the port ofnew Carthage in Spaine, greatly commended cuen of The Emperor» 
B hisenemies,for the wonderfull courage and conftanciein paffingthorow fomany extremities, Sraney ks 
in fach fortas if hé had triumphed ouer the mialice of fortune. 

Above thistime the diffembled friendfhip betwixt Charles the Emperour and Francisthe 15 4 z 
Freneh King brake out into open hatred, The king firft thinking himfel & deluded bythe Em- The French 


peror,who had long time fed him with the vaine hope of the reftitution of the duchy of Mil- bag nts 
Jan, when as he meant nothing lefft ; and of late abufed by 


the death of Rincohis Embaflador, emperov,/olici- 
flaine by the Spaniards in paffing down the river Padus,as is before declared. In reuenge wher- (1. Saha 
of heraifeda great power in France,and at fuch time as moft men thought he would haue FR uarricn “g 
uaded Iraly,(ent Charles his fon wich the one part of his forces into the Low-countriesswhich 
werethengouerned by Mary Que: ne of Hungary the Emperors filtcr ,and Henry his other fon 
© withthe other part of his forces to inuade Spaine , both young Princes of great hope, “And 
not fo contented, but defirous by all meanes to trouble and mole(t the Emperéur as he'did'in 
the Low-countries by fetting onthe Duke of Cleue: fo by Antonius Polinus his Embaffador,a 
man ofereat difcretion, he earneftly folicited Solymanthe Great Turke, with whome he was 
then inleague, co fpaile the borders of Spaine withhis gallics, at the fametime that Henry his 
fon was belieging Perpenna in Spain. For which praétife he was ofmoft mendifcommended, 
1 and efpecially by fuch asaffected the Emperor But 


as too much fauouring his owne gricte 5% 
how this matter (which drew v French King no {m Wenuie) was carried in the Turks 


pon the F 
court, fhall not (as [hope) be vnto this Hiftorie impertinent to declare. 
After the death of Rénco flain by the Spaniards, Francésthe French king fent Antonins Polinus 
D aman ofgreat dexterity , his Embaffador to So/yman : who patting by many by-waiestoVe- 
nice,and fo ouerthe gulfe to Sibinicum, croffing ouer Illyria, met with Solyman in Mifia, as he ee! ie 
was comming from Buda; and there fit(t offered veo him the Prefent fent from the king bis far pert 
mafter(for withemptie hands no man might prefume to come to thofe barbarous kings ofthe seman come 
Ea(t) which Prefent wasa cupboord of plate curioufly wrought, in weight 600 pounds: and pectin) 
soorich garments of all forts of filke & skarlerto be beftowed vponthe Bafla’s & other great ‘unto bim Pree 
courtiers, Solyman after he hadtead the French Kings letters , ‘and heard-what he hadfurther /ems fom, tbe 
to fay,feemed to be greatly moued with the deaalof Rinco,Sepromiled Poliusnot to be wan- rere 
ting vnto the Frencli king, by fea or land to gine hinvaid in bis 1uft wars againft Charles hisenc- 
mie, for breaking of the league: but foratmuch as nothing could be well devermined of fuch 
E miattersih his journy offo great halt, tre told him, tliat aS foon'as he was come to Conftantino- , 
ple, he fhould then haue anfwer by his Batfa’s ofall his demands. The Binbaffadoraboueall The sean of 
things défited that he would fend Hariadenus Barbarn{fa witht his flectandintt thenext Summer pazador ro See 
into Préuince,there to be received intothe Erench harbors, & to be imploied againtt the Bim. dymars 
peror as6ecafion fhould requires&e further, That he would requeft the Venetians,with whom 
he wasableto domuchi,tojoynin league with the'king hismatter againtt charles theemperor, 


whofe péwer began now to be dreadful to their eftate.Poliias was not flack inhisbafines,but 
‘all the way as he went fought to win the favor of the Baflw’s} fill giving 0 
other, & filling their iniinds with the Hope of greater! But ‘ehen they were come to Conftan- 
tinople,in the later end SF December, Soly man promifing what he pad before faid, aduifed Po~ 

Is Finus to retatneto France with hisletters, and to bring Him certain word backagain from the 
king, of che detetminattime & falbive (olution of taking thole wars in atid: éethat he would in 

fenice, who'had bin there diners times bes 


the meantime (end'fumdlbeine hisembatador to" 
| he defired: Pokmuexceedingglad of aed 


fore,S would pronideye'hane firch afleetin readifiesas ie Pee RCE 
‘that anfwergwith gteat pecdiserufned batke agaifie6 the kings bringing Titi TT 
Q4993 : 


thearone Prefentor i 








anna from eared two goodly 
» price. The French king having by his embaflad 
days together difcouried with im atlarge of clecaath off S 
in fhort time after fent him backe againe to Se/yman with fall int 1 
_—-Polinus (ent ks geil of the intended war. Pe/inws comming to Ven 
wsbeine there, as he had we hoped : yet to lofe no time i i 
eee Embaffador lieger for the French king. amt ooh ee ra tad 
—_ inthe behalfe of the king. For it was thought likely enough, cha in 
es at meafisring all their counfels by their profit, would eafily confent oi that ere 
orc tne ing requetted therunto by Solyman,and putin hopeto haue theport town Mote a 
ie es ate in reward therof; which otherwifethe French,in whofe poflefion ib 
be . : et oi eS SL ror aus ae their euill neighbors,ratherthan a ; 
ANS. erefore Polinws hauing audi i iminth aio 
pi ‘ao the French kings caufe, gricuoufly farpriee theca eae naa c ‘ 
‘ - “ate bitterly enucied againft theambition of the Emperor. sii are 
eee ef art caren of hb by true vertue and ehlomsbit by m 
¢ liberties of the free States,and by li ittle i 
be ee of Kensie :In confirmation wherof he ee poting ee 
with the Abe ing, Sap as antient friends and confederats of the French,to eied es 
Sint gs ; inw iB doing, they fhould affurethemfelues of fuch reward of “em ae 
ipo sete a d not defire greater. Wherasifthey fhould refufe fo to de , a 
Picci pepe 98 aa ranseee Gh ee ei se etl hauing Pidedtheaen- 
ufly o sand might worthily expect of the vanqui the 
cai, that,intaking vpofarmes they thould ena i: ee 
seattle a ie had determined with a puiffant army to cate Hi peers 
eae . es nse ti witha great fleet againftthe Spaniards their fan aa 
a sain ing o Np Sse ian he aN fhortly fend vnto them ne his 
ey needed not to doubt, whenasthcy of 
y to thruft the Emper ‘ leo, being 
= ytotl | ‘or out of th 
a Honan tip peoples teeing his foldiers wi the fpoile dake es ie A ie 
y and by two of the greateft Monarchs of the Braid, Witereunto K 
ne Iunrabeius might inthe mean time come thi- 
- : with king Francis,ought to be vnto them an 
‘ Aisne Emperor, whom they would inno 
y him ouerraught: Wherefore the Senators and 
‘ace, as they which in the hard 
ardly be recouered with long 
eft Begun, they would then 
3 Ose emfelues into thofe warres or 
ague and pei with three ofthe greateft princes of the world. 
A eyed was there honorably receiued. Hereque- 
tesa peat Badoerius their Embaffador,might by 
: Rereraieay rat French kings caufe to the Se- 
ity which they already held with the 
en for that Solymanhad steerer him for 
kevp ames, herequchednotings Which wes quite 
armies, he dnothing, Whi i 
ri bara eh hich was quite befide 
at co haue granted what they 
oken in the caufe)to be fo ae anes 
odeftie in Solymans | 






euer hedreamed of. F 
afon that he wascome 
,ofall other times moft fit forto 
fare vexed with care and griefe, 
ho Venice & Co 
come to Conftantinople,to carri 
told Polinus, That th 

had already inyaded Spaine, 
lies. Wherefore Polinus (as it eal 
and bewailing th 
B himfelfe, curfed the frowa' 
olyman ,and befought the 
promifetorfake the King,w 
uaded both the Low-countries 
was ynto them neither 
King , and a moft affured v 
obteftations, he was foimport 
ther loth fome than gracious;i 
him vp,& for that time to fha 
tlemen which followed him,to 
them forthe honour of his place ; as 
chamber, Solyman Bajja the Eun 


S “ne Tarks coy 
th of the time aad 

aad 
nftantinople.Dixius a 


c kings fons were wil 


great Bal : 
ho vpon the hope ofthe comming 0! 





whoas idafn; 
he faid alpi- honourable nor pro! 


cere craft & deceit, 






ment of our oft mightie Emperour tous 
daily comming unto st, void of 
fpeake our minds freely. Nei 
therefore the faithfull keeper 


fithence your king hath 


ther won 


of frienafhip) 





felues were ftrong enough quickel 
or loath your friend|hip 
J ot a little defirous to flrengthen you with 
increafe your power and honour. 
and insportunat: and 
wable and [hamele[fe men , wh 
of amitie and friendpbip. 


~ the Senat delaying the time for certain dai 
orn ther,grauely anfwered, That soni are 
netizns 10 the OCHament,butno burthen:the like alfo the i 
Kings cafefeeme to caft off,although they had bin 
all the citifens in generall were of opinion, 
timesiof watrehad endured great extremie 
peace: Burif they did once fee the enfignes difplaied, andthe 


take furtheraduice, Whether i 
re bie ou ether it were good for them to thruftt 


right names, vnreafi 
fondly trouble the lawes 


| 


Co preferue their 
ies, which woul 








who ener forgetfull and negligent 1m 
fhewed your felues friends vntovs when ne 
“ters, andembalfages. 
E aid? whereby the minds 
doubtful feare, when as 
roneand Patras were in the meane time 
nes taken with (o great a fic 
red, that you did not fo muc 
your gratulatorie Embaffadours unto the bloudie 
fomany of ur people. At length our Emperour 
“oner into tealie : but neither shen inthe arrinall of 
vans towards you , which were of you forvainely promifed, neither did you fo ‘much as once mone $0 318 
foncither ferning our turne,nor well fitting your omme 
But neither then, neither arany sme aftermardly 








Tell mee I pray you w! 
of our enemies micht at the 


— Sohmens Em- Inthe meane time Iunusbe 
: vine fted;That the league befo 
_ the authority ofthe Senat be con! 
nat, that he requeftedno more ,: 


French, they wouldipine further 
his brother,and had vndertaken t 
swith him,or itrhis qnarrell to tal 
x ie of Polinws and 
{ ily to haue perfuaded th 
thought the Turk(who bad fo ; 
ppeated,there was fuch 

le th 













er,and by telling of al,had 


nade the wpper part of Ita 
Dp loft the eccalenof the goo 





way corrupted. Butas it 
s(who was otherwife 

ng of them, which ~ 
invaine ftaied ccr- 








Emperour of 




















expeéting nothing 
i 


e euill fuccefie of their vaine trauel) 
rdand vaconftant mann 


8 the king: 


idtorie now as goo 
unatand tedious, t 


ke him off. And theref 
the court,the great Baflaes che 


uch, turning himfe! 


lled she friend and fello 


has once griene at our (0 


d fuccelfe of your affiaures 
é our counfell or vised forces: forthe Venetiansto their paine fe 
faith 24s for there, warre, the notable renenger of our wrongs, mooft happily 
tinse as on of your owrie voluntarieiméde peace with the commen enemi 
indy visionpaderily asitwere blow wind in his fa 


ily chanceth to men deceiuedb’ 


fitable,was (as he faid) be 


ed was, norin deeds an 






the Turkes. 


orthe great Baffaesfaid, There could no fcet be fet out that yeate, 


toolateto fue for fucha 
take inhand fo lon 
that he had fo euill fped, 
Ifo,one oft 
e newes into France o 
th {trong power 


matter,the Spring of the yeare being now 
gavoyage,So that Polinus was aboue 
and was come fo ourof feafon 
he mafters ofthe Rhodiangallies, was 
f the comming of the Turks flect:who 
far entred intothe Low-countries, 
more than the comming ofthe Turks gal~ 
y truft repofed in any other 









ers of the Baflaes, 


Ife about, fpake vnto them inthis fort. 


leafing or tranblefome : 


For leagues are confirmed by like profit 5 
d mutualldangers : bat if neglecting your friends kindneffe and courtefie, 70% 
uitall, shey will quickely grow wearie of you. So happencth it unto you Frenchmen, 
our dangers , but in your owne abwayes mindful and diligemt,bawe 
‘A certaine aid, but onely in bare let 
here ener you [hewed any figne or token of your good willor 
Leaft wife bane but beene kept in fu fpence of forme 
Charles with all the power of the Weft came into Hungari¢: And 
fhaken in Grace with the enemies fleet, and laft of all T= 
et? But all rhiswe paruion you yet ibis it is whichis bardly to been de- 

wgreat iniries, as you ought to, bane done, but (ems 

common enemie, who had bus een then flaine2 


came to Aulonato yonr great pry tabous to palfe 
het hee Apilie 


our fleet appeared the good wi 


Isborh our forces. 
brought to pale, 












wonderfully tormented 
called vpon the faith of 
(faes one by one, that they would not contrarie to their 
fthe Turks fleet,had now in- 
dome of Spaine:forafmuch as by that delay, which 
traied the maieftie of his 
d as gotten, quite marred. In which his 
bache became vnto thofe proud Baffaes ra 
nfornuch that to end his fute,they thought it beft fharply to take 
ore fending for him andthe other French 
n fitting in counfell, & Bar- 
fooneas they were come into the counfell 


appointed by the eraue indge- 
his faithfull feruants doth (as is beff befcerneth)receiwe U5 > she'eunnch Baf- 
loue and hatred: and withall doth notably put vs in remembrance , 10 {ato Polinus the 
id 1, thas this frankneffe of [peech (the meffenger oftruth, and 
fhould beunso your cares Unp 
wy of the Othoman name, we may not new either 
: fecing that our Emperour doth maruellonfly affe® 
bis power, and by oncrcomming your enemies t0 
But inyour demannds is no equitic,ne modestie, [othat we tearme 
others which fanonr you not (orwell, call you plaincly by your 


0 as 100 100 forgetfull of your duties , doe moft 
by ma- 


jon bane alreaies 


etoinnadevs, and did asa 
ides. ‘But we, without our helpe shane amesably re« 
ores 





728 Solyman theeALagi 
profedfo great affanlivef our enemies : when as this fame Hari 
a a — acta,and happily flew theSpanifh pirats of Caftrum,and b 
= 4i ue from them fome of theirs : whercforewe are bound unto , 
-farget thefe unkindne(fes, than 10 fasle you whom we haue once receiuedin 


swec performe our fidelitie indeeds :bas it is bis 
ye our 2b us part toregard the ti 
cafion , which willnot rafhly commit bis actions tothe hazard SF ehiede 


jou fhonld have done for the ferting forth of our fleet 
\ J : for Soi 
n ms af Autunsne, f that mariners cannot in vebeee vie “nee tip ‘fig 
- 4 _ «for in long [ayling, whowould not thinke, but that fach 4 companic Shale \ 
the change of an unacquainted ayre, wonldbein danger of their lines’? ; hele 


wracke in their i 
pe we , % | hier 1s (ame Hariaden fo great a Mafler at (ea, driven oo fede 
po ny ‘ uguft lott fo many gallies ? A fleet would be riggedin Wi he 
Fission ing im Sommer is [fe [ailing and making warre. Which eae 
fn he pee weirs 3 (ike perfaade the Emperour : for the nauie once lo : : 
am REA for much gold.whercof the Othoman Emperour wantesh of raya 
my ages. If thou be wife take thefe things in good part as friendly | [poken : but compe 1 pl 
‘ per the Em. 


perour will pardon thy beldne(fe or not, let b 
Do Sar aes ff 5. » Let bimfelfe confider ; truly we bane [atisfied both hiws and our 


Th i ; 
= ee Se eae the Eunuch Bafla, did fo much the more trouble Poli 
to hauc heardal! that was li a For Fehr et rane nai Pe eMbaies ro was tho ughe I 
itt t ari Pl k 

ed ‘3a ee a an ndrawne before it, that the Em a ane Ne cence 

aitiitellofiaw hole care Ber ns and flutes ofall nations, and. note the ae of | eel 

Shia his pre fence. Yer Hrieh ‘ shin in Peete on juftice was fo muchthe greater, nine 

rola fo giue ouer his fate ; but winning by. gifts re me ees the double dealing of the Baflaes, 

rae, 4 - p> ot een earnoHtg in the Turks court, laboured a ott re jag eh chiefe porter, a man 

maxbinfelf dourbroy . * Pp vabodatthfory performed what he had vndertaken © fe me hee one 
ph me ~ ; on aie encan’ place of the court,which few Chriftians had penn 
and odin! bef veht| yman, recounted ynto him how all matters had bef a fed, c 

y befought him not to failethe kings expeétation of the fleet he had i ee § 


Sohmans an- PrOmiled,who at rhat prefent was i ing. bi ‘ 
Per voben SourRaily ~ hae P’ as inuading his enemiesinthree places. Whereunto Solyman 


ft . 

pike Semper Pan atvaress That the opportunitic of fending out of bis Acet we 4 
hie ae as alwaics immutable and firme, but by his latecommi sé the | 
‘ae al iy rm promifed the next Spring without doubt to fet Bact rhe 
Mateaee ri . fo great a flect as he had defired againit arsthais ect 4 
wall bing ne oe f ie diff patched away Dixiws into France, vpon whofe aie 
uci gaine Henrie his cldeft fonne with his army. "from the fiege of 

Te Pris, “<2 The Princes and States of Germanic } 

rere Hungaric,aboutthis time decreed with ¢ 

Mb o. retoucring againe of Buda,and otherth 

eh ese torheit nationat Exek vader the leadi 

ao ‘ofthe\Lokegendorff’, they wel faw, 







ns fest ofking Ferdinandand the nobilitie of L 
a an eat take vparmsagainft the Turks,forthe 
ten ip keni befides the difhonor done 

g daner, and againe at Buda vnder the leadin 
: t i 1 
SEH RER Haha Pm. i ron did not {peedily relicuethe Hungarians wed 
whelm s urkes forces, they fhouldin {hort time be enforced to 


fight for theinreligi i i : 

ame Sb pati koe liues,againft the famemighty enemy,at their own 
men,and 7ooohorfemen : amor Whos and free cities of Germanic; fet out 3 00010 foot 
young gentlemanabout voeetibaans Big Mauritiasebeer wards dulke of Saxonieen 4 

chinns Marquefle: of Brandenburg,a 2 Sac sees i eee forces, Hef 
himfelfe preferred to that place’: yerfo, fonthehonuar oslalleas fetfiareie valour of v 


| ; thats : ‘ : 
Yyeares and experience,by wtlitecounfellsscerss Soples ak aa lag a a 


Viennia,king Ferdinand’ to be digetted? When th 

a king F power metthem :where,be(i + Whenthey were come to 

iC Ha ited ea re,befide : f 

sem ‘ia of Stiria came in with tenailetifandho lt sae i 
‘ Hun- 




















in _ 





ee, fourth Emperonr of the Turks. 


Al vingaty jGafper Seredins, Andreas Bathor, 8c Petrus Porenussamancof the greatetkanthotiry;pow> 
e jex| 


rexpenicneeamonn(t the Hungarians,ioyned themfelues,with fiftcenethoufand: horfes 
swhither alfo Pawlvs the third-of tharname then Bithop of Rome, fent three ulam 

afer footmei.O} ofilltalie, conduéted'to Vienna by Alexander Vitelliusy amott-famous 

cap ain The Mar eff with'thisigteavarmic imarchedfrom Wienna alongfttheriuer Danubis 

as, buufo fottly,tkavthe Hungarian and Iralian-captaines faid plainelys"Phat the bettpartof 

the Sommer and fittett tinve forpwars,was paffedouer inloiering &cdallying:out theitifne to 

jurpofe: efpecially acobusiemtédices, who had long beforesperfuadedtheking,tobe toady 
(ole forward his forcesswith the firft of the Spring, before the Turks could eithich augment 

_ their artifons,oy putin any riew forces;for:thar byfuch refulute and fpeetielinuéfion;:t was 
|B jike enough hemight recouer d Buda. Whichpolitique andwholeforne coun 
fellfowellginen,king Ferdinand yoo much crediting the great meno this court(liking harhing 
q rocceded ot chemf{elues)reieated, expecting the fullaflembly ofalthhis forces;aes 
forewing forth of hisarmies! Aclengeh the Marquefle was by fofemarchescome:to 
Serigonium (king, Ferdinand himfelfe {taying Behind ac Vienna) where: it was commonly re+ 
orted, That Solyman fearing to lofe Buda, was cicher in perforvhimfelfecomming into Hun- 
arie,or elfe fending downe the Gencrall. of his Europeian horfemen, whomight neuer fer 
foot forward to war,without 60000 horfemen. Which newes fo troubledthe Germans,that 
they madeno greavhaft forward;doubring how'they fhould returne againe if-they chanced 
not to getthe victorie :befide ehatjit was clought chat che Marqueffe neuer purpofed to fight 
© abatrell,orindanger himfelfeor his armie for the king iome of Hungarie,but.onely'to defend 
the bounds of Auftria, and by-fhewing the ftrength of Germanic, toterrificif hee could the 
Turks, it chey noticontented with Hungarie,fhould alfo prouoke the Germans. Buratcet itwas 
















by certaine efpialls from Samandtia,knowne that all that report ofthe comming oftheifurks & 


greatarmy was butvaine; and thac there was fcarcea thonfand lanizaries:and twice fo many 
horfemencome to Buda, and that the Turks'fleet was both for numberand ftrength farinfes 
riour to the Kings,they fet forward again with more cheerefulneffe,much incouraged by the 
forwardnefle of the Hungarians,efpecially of Perenus,affuring them,that if they wouldiwith- 
out delay march on, and {pendnomore time invaine, they fhould not finde at Buda any fach 
number of Turksas was worth the name 0 fanarmie + for that Solyman vfing buteuery fecond 
D yeare to make warsdid that yeare take his reft,and was not like to yndertake any greatexpedi- 
tions For thefereafons all men being readie cheerefully tofet forward,c he Marqueffe appoin- 
ted to paffe ouer Danubius: yelvich this Perenus,Haganet,and Medices, allexpert caprains liked 
not of ; withing him rather to hold on his way directly (till on that fide the riuer to Buda,the 
chiefe citic of the kingdome: But it was the mind ofthe Genetall and all his counfellors, firlt 
to befiege Pefth, which might be done with leffe labour and danger, and there haning made 
proofe of the enemies {trengtlyand purpofe, torcome to thefiege of Buda: for then would 
the fouldiers with much more courage and cheerefulneffe endure the fiege of Buda,ifthey had 
by good fortune firft beaten themvout of Pefth:: Whichcounfell was both bett likedand fol- 
lowed, and the armit by two’ bridges with great and painefull labour made ouer Danubius 
E (which was in that place diuided into two parts)tran{ported. Atthe fame time Medices an Itali- 
ancaptaine, Admiral ofthe kings fleer, came downe the riuer,and in defpight of the Turkes 
‘tooke the Ifland of Saint Afargaret, lying in the rivera little aboue Buda, and by force repul- 
fed the Turks flcct vnto the fuburbs of thecitie. The Marquefl to auoid che danger of the 
great fhot from Buda,afcer he was paffed the river, fetcht a great compaffe about, and fo came 
tothe North fide of Pe(th; for onthe Southit was “Tefended with theriver Dunubius , running 
betwixtit and Buda ; and onthe Haft and Weft the great ordnance on the one fide from the 
Gaftle of Buda, and on the other from mount Saint Gerrard,did fo fcoure allalongitthe wats 
that noman could without moft manifeft danger there gbide. For Budaftanding vpon the 
hill, and diuided from Pefthionely with the river, fo ouerlookerlr and commandethall the 
F plainecountrey about Pefth, that without perill no man.can ftirte om any fideof the citie, but 
Northward towards Agria, couered by the Citie from the thot outof Buda. As the Mare 
queffe was comming thither, hee was told by certaine fugitiues, “That Balis Goucttiour of 
Buda(who in that place fucceeded So/yman the Hungarian rere ate, lately before dead-of the 


Plagueyhad in garrifon in Budatwo thoufand horfemen: shat Phares shakgeian af 
THOR 


The Marquee 
ofbrandenburg 
commeth to 
Pefih wpith bit, 
amit, 


; -pSolman. there 
es ard fc A 1 i jon. yal 
Fane adn 8 sansa, tae 


ee ne cuit 


.. See ere nenraitn anigs a D 
— thas dot who ig many p es skim ed, Wi - arians, bei “+ 
pe “ap | 1 ape ee FR Rite i 
aati: aanedsmopibes wah aie nah NIE PNE A 
ndgoohand in thefightok rhe Irali Gees if 
the Tacks, 8 che Tusks wich the Hla ranqe eh tealteaete 
‘enemig burhimayhom cucry.ons bad chen aah ith 
orexercife haadgohand.le hapned ,thatangtable captaing of ; 
<gtel Jiwa,yeho being (hewed vato him {For he was cafie robe kaowne by his amox) 
byline LU ae ombgace him forhis honos,aad Tasloparie dh Sevsieh coral sie 
Fetbeaqes. COMnteredone another hand rq hand-that.day,ofwho n APR Ths OURS 
Hey the turks, a wing.the hatrerie was remoued,s PE ries et ieee aur bi 
Hoes aay tek avillangro be cepertedstallied onspfstaaiupionell, bands, oxi, 
agreaticric ypbraiding themag: cape ie ea i shaisislonall hands, &with 
jwasgomic over pimlelfe-from, Buda, and cae Pie spree LO ithe 
dette hine Wishout great danger,lac not Hireli with bis oie ol Me ie 
~\ fiedrbeMungarianand Geren horlemen son ee alent 
: Foqueftdidyaad ee petal tbe oe laericnae nebigena ie hich theya his 1 
wAficowhichtime thear ay patle 4 : teeta Jonushummen Halt ueehale Hew 
a eae Ge ee 
oT apenas yar cherramers trend 
scm ea bit iamaeti SOS aap en ae A 
ariny broken up anid to beconae carctull of Germanic it felfe. Thearmy:comming to, Vi Hoy 
eae nda cocaine See selbacenan 
of integtion takertin the compe i dntarhaitaquorreyamibe formodspar died by. the wa 
mpe in ftrangeaire,andamoftquafietime of the, ti 
ee ne icmnprinain ofslrisyngortunas exped iionyand to Op ee wa 
ioe ora ceca menor 
eet gas MOUENCS. ea} he eof the.court, was for fufpition of af- 
shtrealonss: piring.toche kingdome of Hangarie, by the co: d palpi aan bot 
ingly, 283 by Zifeanes,a Spanithcapraine, int! i f mpmandement, ofking Ferdingndapprchended 
jer fa to aktedices the Admirall,to lee rack oe Cie eee 
the Spariardin Prehenhionmott couctoufly and sriyer to Vienna. Lifcanus at the time of hisap- 
ae With Sableswubich A id vacourteoufly rooke from him his chaine;andavich cloke li- 
Rte laren ity S fm teueren to fonoblea gentleman,fo much offended the minds 
* ‘totheigowne eqrehe a ataboue 1200 of them.thereupon prefently,returned home 
ester frst. timer See wasone of thegrea- 
hangalmottapegoo elise umoft hautie & magnificent mind,forhac be would fomerime 
sachdeiesrorsicnet tesla an rhe | ne Ted bedage blmiwithows doer siders an! 
bats uaitiaetesinesie! hase the bareneffe of king Ferdinand: soust,who pol- b 
ly port was caufe enough forthe oth acessiyhich hieSipafing magoifigence & prince, 
ouerthrow;whoasmen ermal any Balueerss0, eabigabhis ota} and fa Tel. Ne 
neuer borethe leatt.partjand alwaies gai in peiioenes another mans vers; ereoFECY 
fpiredjtogether his ouerthrow, a def ning by the deprauing of other mens perfection,con- 
That he fauonred of: hatsievaeelladan leet pointing at: him with their fingers, would fay, 
withoutcaufenoted.ofambitionand e man,ashe had many, worthy vertues,fo was henot 
ning the preferment of Tohnthe fap toate tate after that king Lemissxaslottshe dildai- 
Ferdinand againft him,in bopeas'it was i hekingdome of Hangarie, tooke part with King 
he faw king Zohn againe reftoredsand hi ougheie sesexcinhenainvato hig faisn a se 
flooidonlyfiyIland.tickle with Ferdin ftate Rrongly fupported by Solyman,8cthatall things 
the great Buffa to be réconciled renee ean eswithilike leutrie fought meanes, by «4brahars 
ceflion of Solymsan himfelfe(as is befo : d s Which, was hardly obtained of him by the inter- 
fd imfel before declared) to whem hi gaue hi is 
_ Adelitic t whichtime he lived in great h dec esuntuslonnaaypledss ie 
4D A € lin great honour ane |e valtieall che raigne of king teh : 
' ur 


Sif, o 








‘" 
ved H 
sasee ti B the young King todie. Be 


seresuorcarPrefents, and receiuing the like againe. 


D serly loft thelone and fidelitie of she Hungarian Nation,and may therefore for ener not without caufe di- ther 








x fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


after he was dead;andfaw George the Bifhopthe Kings tutor doing what he lift,to faignie, Matte: furmé- 
a King, he diane bi gouernment,and folicited by King Ferdinand,reuolted-again vnto Melle obalt 
hi sand furthered bins inwhat he could for the obtaining of the kingdome. Bucnow falling 
jnew the envie ofth¢ court, malice found out matter enough to worke his coniufion, ‘Birft it 
qwas geen out , Tha: 


his fonne who had many yeares beene decained in Solymans Court asa 
ploig: ef his facheis faich,was euenthen vnderthe co 


: lour ofa feigned efcape come into Tran- 
jisoeua, when ashy had {ecretly agreed with Solyman,chat his fathe 


1 being aman much fauo- 
pat the people, fhipuld by promifing them all poflible freedome, allure them to the Turkifh 
{fubiection:: in rewsr 


dot which good feruice he fhould be made gouernour ofthe Kingdome 

(ep Hungary,andpitin hope glforo be made the tributaric King thereof, if it fhould fortune 
fides that,it was accounted a thing verie fa(picious,that he hadthe 
Winter befrevfed great kindeneffe and friendihip toward the Turkifh Captaines,by fending 
And laft of all, his letters directed to cer- 


taine Hungarian Captaines were produced,wherein he feemed to promife them as his friends 
ate: All which things 


and followers, greater entertainment thanagreed with his prefent eft 
King Ferdinand (of his owne difpofition not eafily to be perfuaded to conceiue euill of the 
Germanes his countrey-men , were itneuer [0 apparent or true , but of ftrangers any thing) 
quickely beleeued, and therefore caufed him (asis before faid) to be apprehended. But Pere- 
nusas he was brought by Medices the Admirallto Vienna, when he was come neere vnto the 
ate of the city, and heard that Philippws Torniellus wich certaine other braue Captaines of his 
acquaintance, were come to meee the Admirall ; he requefted that the clofe Coach wherein 
herid might be operied, and that he might haue leaue to fpeake to thofe noble and! valiant 
Gentlemen. Whichthing was eafily granted , for tharthe aobilitie and approoued valour of 
the man feemed ynto them which had the charge of him,vnworthie of fuch reftraint of liber- 
tie or imprifonment, yea or of the leaft fufpicion thereof. So he tutning himfelfe towards - 
them,fpake vntothem in this fort : 
Wretched 1, noble Gentlemen (faidhe) whom ae(pightfull enuie hath circumuented quiltteffe: but rhe lamentablé 
much more miferable King Ferdinand.whom dome/t call theenes hereaues of (ubfeance, of friends , and fen ee 
nso "a 


honour allat once. Forfostcommeth to palfe, that by this inconfiderat wrong done unto mc,be [hall vt- i. and the o 
ptaines, 


fpaire for the obtaining of the ingdome of Hungarte, fithence that it s not Lamfull for mee ( inferiour frist 
to none of my Nationin birth,and bauing for my cood and faithfull ferwice wel deferied reward of a i emil 
King) (o much as to reivice for the\delinerance of my fonne from the captinitie of the T wrk bus that by 

my finifier fortune, dreadfull death in fiead of incomparable toy mie be presented to mine eyes. For will 

thefe malicions Pickesthanks,uilticof their owne cowardife, the wicked contriners and witnelfes of my 

wrongfull accufation, [pare me being Laid faft andin durance,which near {paredl the Kings honor ? For 

enery aan of what nobilssy foeuer be bie mener (0 vorlsle(fe, when he is once in bold mmuft be content to en- 

dure, not what be bath deferued but what bishard fortune afigneth, Tet my cupright minde andcleere 
conftience,which thing only God the most inft Iudge leaueth as acomsfort to menin miferie swrong fully 








E accufed delinereth me of this care: and fo will the Mut qui(feour Generall, towhom I beforevpon 4 mi 


tru(f foretold, thavfuch a danger would (hortly befallme, and that 1 had rather be flatae gwilsliffe, than 
to mithdrar my [elfe from triall : which thing Prokd him at {ich time as I wis fo gaardedwirh mine 
owne fireneth,that I feared nomansforce. I befeech you do vse this bonorable fanor, as f0 regnepi King Pevenw bisre~ 
Ferdinand in my behalfe quickely and honorably toproceed tothe triall of my cane, and according to Fines te 
his owne princely difpofition, and the will of arbers, to difcerne betwixt bis fash full friends and feigned ref of the caps 
flssrerers, Truly we aretoo fv0 unfortunate Captains.if fora lirtle ewill-fucce(fowe frall be fordediudged ines. 
‘és men Whar bad onerthrowne their fortwries, Cazziiner peraduentare receined the 1uft punt|bment hee 
bad defermeds-for the fhamefull forfaking andlofing of shewArmic at Exel, whens he poffified with 
an uncouth fearé, forgot the autic ofa Generall,mareuajfraid ofdeath than aifhonout for wher be bad 
Fi voluntarsl)commmittedd hinsfelfe to fifecnftodic; hemes fa.generallycondenined of cowardile,that difpais 
ring todefend his caufeshe brake prifor; and-as wickedly as unfortunately revolted torbeTurkes: But 
neither'was Tof late the Generall, neither were we wanquifhed, althangh me prewsiled not, but bonoura~ 
bly retiring, valiantly repre{fed the infalencie of the pur{uing enemy\’ As for the Kingdome of Hus- 
gary, might then well bane affected the fame, and eafily hase defirned it at Solymans bonds, » when at 
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2 ~ "ee . Solyman th : l 

Bean: ao ee pe thedenbaslinelolnsreedling fourth Emperour of the Turkess 

; = é ers at my deuotion, wi y WAP oat whi p ‘ 
WLimportance for the nae p f he na eines i : 4 Apolin ing hi ‘Solymanchen lying at Hadrianople, returned to Conftantinople, 
ble hope to hane drawae aman into conr[es not eltagetber befee ue i f cr with an hundred and ten gallies and fortie gallions, readieto put to 
will fo long as i line fight againft the Turks if King Ferdie tewbing:d Ob fex aA. whi ith incredible.celeritie rigged vp and furnifhed. And fo fetting for- 
sashis accufasion, fally furmifed against md by evaiegh d hall few 6 an indiffi.. che ei entieth of Aprillin the yeare 1543, and paffing the ftraits of Helefpon- 
: RAD hy srriued firftae Cariftius in Euboea and from thence to Malea, where he was by con- 
indscaft into thebay of Lacedemon, and there ftaied nine daies before he could dou~ 
pe of Me’ anium,called in anticnt time Tenarus: After that he came to Methon,and 
























~ When he had made,an end of fpeaking , the Admiral Fenteenaal 






















































good hope inthe clemency of the moft 1 i Pe. imtoo Va ( 

for heand Torniellus Guna ihe King as ee atoaR ae y is req Me “hence croffing the Lonian,came to the ftrait of Meffana: where the Turkith pirats being 

Perens, For all that, Perenus could not See Be oacanutd him § ; /  jewith their geiliots within the fight of Rhegium, began to land their men. They of Rhe~ 

Perenu,Vakem committed to fafe keeping, there to remaine in} hat his cays mightbe d od be. -.um feeing fo great a fleetyand the Turksalreadic landing, fled out of the Citie for feare ; but 
Bere tie mifprifion of new treaton, or for reuenge of sera temtor eFfbr *buewhel 1%, : Be the Cattle was ftill kept by Didacws Gaietanus a Spaniard, who refufed to haue any parle with 
get? mobile the only great Princes eft of the Hungarian blond, ¢ Tage aay is vocertai “wer 8 “Polinus the French Embaffador , and with fhot out ofthe Caftle flew certaine of the Turkes: 
ty in Hungary, tine, Maylatand Perenas; {narled amatnimletierss qually wortlue of the King SD whereristi the reft being inraged,brake into the citie, and finding it defolate, fet it on fire, fore 
ie to theirfeditious and therefore a ears of enuie,cut offall hope of 2 aKin, ggainfethe will of Palinws and Barbarufjs, who fought to haue found out the authors thereof, 

. hisynconftancie in perpetual! prifon ; and the Sitar osetia toolate bewailing and to haue punifhed them sesominglya ? ofan ae at Aes 

; 3 : in chaines acere vnto the Eyx; Afterthat, certaine pieces of great OF pance were landed and planted againft the Cattle, 

psi which with afew fhot fo terrified the Captaine , alreadic troubled with the crying out of his 


fea, expected death the end of their miferies. Thi 

apes rmiferies. This end had th xen i i 

a heheh Be jsenecall confent of the Germanes in the (oes i ane 

mie vorthily be compared with the greateft lofles of thofetimes: when Kine, peeve 

hauing invaine fpeata greatmaffe of treafure (che fittelt ftay, for the Resin mn “Senge 
or th ‘ar ) and loft 


wife, that he without any more ado yeelded himfelfe and the Caftle with all therein,into the 
hands of the Enemie: vato whom with his wife and children, Barbaruffaat the requeftofthe 
French Embaffador granted both life and libertie:the reft he fhut vp ina Church,and gaue the 
of the Caftleto his fouldiers, There was inthe garrifon of the Caftle about feuentie 






the opinion before c i F 
fubied co iniurie,p sconceiued ok gnedtenath ot GRAY shad now asaweake Prince, and * fpoile : ; E \ 
: 8 nc Turks,bold enough otherwife,bueas theninfolent Spaniards, but many mo Citilens, ‘yhich were all carried away prifoners. One of the Cap- bictpala 
bes 7d { taines daughters, a young gentlewoman of exceeding beautie, had with her good grace {0 captaine of 


‘ie 43 for seis late victories. 23) 4 
« Polinus the French Kings Embaffadour fli following t Court 
; pict ees 5 ae with his gallies to aidthe rnc al ne 
po eae a e me Emperour, in Italie, Sicilie,andSpaine. In which fie te ca _ 
gro lalby.se 8 Vs ack unuch Baffa, then Vitter, ttrat he was almoft in difpaire of fhe ue fe 
a ieee pp i “ing himfelfe.a great fea-man , and enuying the honour of Basher fs 
pian ise ne yed inchat fernice) fought by keeping him out of all honourabl af 
t ith his former glory ; and concerning the prefent, protefted openly as he fare ia K 


warmed the withered affection of the old Pirat Barbaruffa, thathe (now fitter for the graue Beil 
than for marriage) became amorous of her perfon: fo thactaking her from her father, and en+ far hs 
tring her into the Mahometan Superftition, he made of heras of his wife : infomuch that cer- 
taine moneths after he welcommed and bountifully entertained the Captaine as his father ain 
law, comming to fec his daughter at the Port called Portus Herculis in Tufcanie , where the 
Turks ficet then lay. Barbaru/fa {ailing along(t the coaft of Italy, came to Oftia, inthe mouth 
C i . D ofthe river Tibur, and brought fuch a feare vpon thecitie of Rome, that the Citifens were 
— 7p caaangl taal er aa rare RRS Emperour fhould to his gteat char readie gencrally to hauc forfikenthe city ; had not Polinus by hisletters to Rodolpbas the car 
posh be vi slo end ont fucha Fleet,but to ferue Barbaruffa his owne tone B ste -— dinall, then the great Bithop Pawlus his Legat io the Citie , in part ftaied the fudden tumult. 
man hauing diligently heard., and deepely confidered of ‘that the Baffa's had faid ‘ejected The Bithop himfelfe was then at Buxetum,acowne betwixe Cremona and paratanes 
: ’ rench King , but la- 





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their opinions who,would ; 

decreed: vhowould not he fhould haue giuen the French Ki ad « , (in thew) with the Emperor, to haue madea peace betwixt him and the F 

¢edaccording to his promife, whatfocuer fhould ednehdieg tae He ad i bouring infecret to haue bought of bim the Dukedome of Millan, for Oawias his kinfeman 
d Oa the Emperors fonne inlaw. Polins his letters writren to the Cardinall at Rome , and fent by 


Solyman gran- King by. Barbar é 

Mae nok reuiied tials shoe eet Seeger tn Embaffadour before in defpaire, but now 

Baiile ae by her the Eunuch Ballas for fo it se a tyr ( Solymans fonne inlaw ) and 

5 78 fo) Eid - a " ay . 

fifi the En. Obhimfor the hi ers pleafure, both of thermioying =— | his Fleet which is by Solyman fent for the defence of France by Batbaruffa his Admsirall, is by his The Frese! em- 
E appointment at my command: [0 that st 15 not to hurt any but our enemies. Wherefore make it knowne be fre Ro} 


the Gouernor to Tarracina, were to this effect : 


ipconfirmed betwixt the two Princes by fending this Fleet. After 


























perowr. whichydiners gifts were beftowed v 
i = |vpon the Embaffador and his chi , 
faster eae ae inlets aban ga hi Poco dee eae ke , to the Romans and others dwelling alongit the cos/t of the Popes territorie, That they feareofvs no bo- dolph the car- 
» vnte King fs, pi the feruiicé done, againe returned: and withall deliv red hinrfetcers fiility ; for the Tarks wil newer violat the faith of their Emperor folemuly ginen vnto mezand youknow ‘instinct 
age sm ercin after theglorious rchearfall 0 Gistoroud bir ne Seaseth him moff alfuredly,thas the French King defircah nothing more,than that the eftate of Rome might nob ah uv ° 
oe ceareareiiCe torte lati siren tne sqat aria vendlilinn slic a HeNWa be kept in fafesic, but alfo flouri[h mofi glorionfly, and be therefore preferned from all inéury. Farewell 
asked ie herdy kdbucilgs ava Vy pee As eee acorn) Tht d + a 
) , Ba ‘erantedvnto Poli hay alike manner he alfo comforted vp them of Neptunianum and Oftia, fo that they brought 
eee ene Bferesetiase dsfired, thr earner ara 7 th apeteas such and fo-great 6 voto the Turks all manner of victuall : and f Ree for foure baat oral couple of are 
enear, ay epi ii jaur appointmen 10 procee natn ederer gee Die deemed a good prifonertakenin {ome place of the kingdome of Naples. Yerforall this, the , 
shines hall ondoubtely bey ppi 1 ipl lata dk sea ne / Romans did not fo much credit the Embafladors promife in the behalfe of the Turkes good 
that e falbont according so your owne defire and wine iff yor fhall care bf take heed M F dealing, but that many of the weaker fort fled out of the citie into the countrey by night, al- 
¥ a rg ees 9 sto agnine % ee a ws pith " fi ig ft though the chiefe Magiftrates did what they mightto haue ftaiedthem. when Barbaru(fa had 
iso allt} ‘hima tomo indifferens peace, ies fy ak rit on thus lien three dayes in the mouth of the river Tibur,and there watered,he paffed alongft the 
f yo ale \n stomilann sas ve ‘ heer P } coaft of Etruria and Liguria, without doing any harme : and {o failed direétly to Marfeilles. 
«hom gh 2208 Mastaes . ee nis vagus ct Where leauing him with his fleet fora while,expedting the French Kings further pleafire,we a 
an Palins will againe returne ynto Se/yman, Who at the fame time that Barbaru{fa was fpoilingsghe ond eC : 





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Solynan thee ALagni 
| Solymancom- tiers of the Emperours D inions in 4 
ae. 5 ominions in Italie, c 
perm jx, more affured poffeftion bets Gade tege  , O ( 
axzery. And becaufe he would makeall {ure before him, he fentAmurath 
and Vlamas the Perfian Gouernorto Bofita, to befiege Walp tae 
theriuer Dranus, not far from Exck, famous for the ouerth oY oft 
Cazzianer sakter whom followed alfo Achorsates the great ete 
i towne (part of Perenus his poffeflions y was ageinivallth 
by y : ae by Perewas his wife (lier'husband then lying. ‘in: prif 
to the Pah eer iets arin hi weath it 
‘ i ir Generall ; whom wh could 
Be, be ee tothe Sper vp thereof, but that he cari te eri 
at fle of be aera and o deliuered himwith the’Towne to the pe : 
royce, Wath ace une ie, and vied him honourably.: butthofetraiterous fouldi “a4 
a oe { : ceed of their treacherie, or forthe fpoile of them, were all ‘othe fer 
ae. ee Aaa Thereft of the Citifens were taken by ih 3 Sonne 
Ug, Dito’ chit evo Garg Batis ou Cie nt Faron 
be H alpo, and terri i 
aoe - Declatint ie leauting none butthe dees fort cerhi ie a," 
bélonginealfere rk ame mt A Turks. “The nextitowne of any ftrength ae oe 
si Sh ke ee 7S iv ich fora while held outagainft the Turks , for that di ae 
2 ee Ce 
vit BS t afte ne di oth fides, whe! x ; 
Rate hy as Ae » Shag into the cattle , in hope to have fo fied pha thes eae 
ee iticiorpte : < i fo offended with them , that he would'come to ino A fone + 
ghee Shey on E S oh fae aba than that they: fhould: at their RlaaduteSorie 
Col Revi malt rans <heta § ; flew them euery mothers fonne, thereby to terri- 
“Aarti nderftanding of all thefe thin iol 
army tosiri. the General: i BE CAN eet edt : 
a fege Stig Lay ee a all things in readineffe, departed pia ata his wih 
Bteede isee bait Mig was ier keptby Lifcanus and Salamanca,two proud coucto St “4 
bens cradie besdeick a “sal rae atl ol fome few were Spaniards and Iealians,8e ihe K 
ofallmercpitbe loc of Strigonium got himfelfe out of the city betimes difpai iy 
bin once before secateiltet ue fallen intothe power of Salyman,by whofe intermiti he kad 
The caltle ofStrigoniom nik Tobp,and had again revolted from him to Kin Ferdi 
eetditie wakeanct “ cituat vpon a high hill ouerlooking Danubius a gv ne ‘ 
Prete tiertea or iy eet without any flankers, after the old manner of puildiog bes 
a yee Hefore tent pas ae in, Hote et Nt ee and Torniellus two expert captaines ( the 
ofopinion, thatthe city could hardly be Gata scpera vaneaa ty ee averg nen) ; 
no > 














tian!Armé once 
Europedlaage 
ces kepy ant... ° 


para 4 H 

op being fubied&alfo vnto a hill 

a » DS C t not far fi i i 

‘bol the old garrifon foldierswhich nitvennnon ison Pee ialeatennidorntees 


wre ons, and after them: Pte igonium, caft vp new sGeatic 
they would dodiitoadite Ste hh men, making bie Je ann I 
mie had.with his tents Pe tae © comming of Solyman, But after that the barbarous ene- 
brought a gallant fleet vptherit e fields and mountaines round about the city, and withall 
gtow doubrfull of his ove aeeesn Ithofe brags were laid inthe duft,& Riiery roan ‘began to 
were to with{tand the infinite n nbes that they being but few(although men of good worth) 
expofe their lites to all’maner ofd erof fitch enemies,as oftentimes v{ed molt defperatly to 
ofcertatn meffungers from Sol angers. This their feare was alfo increafed b thecomming 
fenevhto che city three of i idl vnderftanding of what nations the aifon confifted 
Gordan, allirenegat Chriftians fhe gard, one a Spaniard, another an Tealiane and the third a 
vatotheitcountrymen intheiro. : ewe one of them might without an’ Interpreter {peake 
rewards and large entertainment ties man oh cna an Phot chy offered gre 
fuch as would in time yeeld : de- 


noun corture and niti 
) rture and extremities vnto the i 
Seaplbecs it wasanfwered by the erines theta! valnou- 


thofe faithful and valiant foul- 
diers 










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I 


mong the Turks, was loft. While 
mariners which came vpt 
fhoreyand lay inthe fuburb 
which thing they inthe city perceiuing, fuddenly fallied 
ter,and flew many of them before they cou 
~ fo that betwixt fighting and flying there was ab 
fian, Admiral of the Fleet , in fefcuing of them which 
was (hot thorow witha 


Turks hauing inmany p 
| tic,and the defendants wich their continuallloffe,and out of all hope o: 


more difcouraged; anold Calabrian enginer w 


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want not only fo 

nonffing the fortific tions of the fuburbs,r 
vainly boafted. Ac/omates Gentrall of the 

Wall which was ni 
_ B tothe gate tow: 
xo dig tren 


rowepwithagreat part 
with fuch violence,as 1 
manable to ftand yponthe wa 
trenches,and from their mounts: 
within farther off, were with the Turks arrowes falling from 
ded, But that which moft troubled the defendants, and did them grea= 
at thot, and not to be avoided, 
d. With which dangersthey were 
fortifications within, 


aire,grieuonfly woun ; 1 b 
teft harme, was the ftones, which beaten infunder with the gre 


© gid with their pieces kill or maime the foldiers neere han 


enforced to forfake the vttermoft wall, andtocaltvp new 
defend the place. Neither in the enemy wanted courage to affaile the 


empted to haue entred,and were alwaies with lofferepulfed. 

Bultaces Sanzacke of Selymbria , aman ot greataccount a- 
(tthe defendants were thus bu fied, many of the foldiers and 
he riuer with all chings neceffary for thearmy, from Buda, went on 
sof the city in fuch fecurity,as if there had beene noenemy* nigh + 
out vpon them fearing no fuch mat 

ld ame themfelues,& draue the reftrotheir fleets 

out two hundred of themflaine, Zimara Pers 
rofaue their lines Aed-vntothe riuer, 
{mall (hot and flaine. Whileftthefe things were in doing , andthe 
laces fore fhaken the wall, didwith greater force daily affaile the Cis 
Freliefe, were more and 
hich had long time ferued king Ferdinand,fied 
sand examined by 


might with leffe danger 
breach :thrice they defperatly att 


» fourth Emperour of the Turkess 


ho had repofe 
jed wich threat! 
Turks great ord 
parts of che wa: 
ey could 


, o 


in moft di 










was planted vpont 
5 roundabout the citie, 

tmote'skilfully or commo 
ently viewed eucty thing: fo thavit 
rune againft the Turks, but alfo faithamong; 





fo well pickt out b 























tr tothe Bifhops gardens: vlamas the Perfian befieged the tower 


5 Buda: The Afapi or common foldiers were by their captain 
sand catt vp miounts,as was thought moft conuenicat Itis incredible 


; mithavhat furie the great ordnance wa: 
of the wa 
f all had been fhakenwitt. a moft terrible earthquake :n¢ 
ls, but thar the Ianizaries with their harquebufie 









awhich afaules,amongtt others, 


out of thecity tothe Turks; who being curteoufly entertained by Se/yava 
the Ball's of many things com 


that they defired , and further, direéted themin planting their batteries in places moftconue> >, 
hile(tthe Turks were with reft- gy 
brazen Croffe : 


Cathedral! Church,was by the continualfhoo- 


nient for the fpeedy taking of the towne. Inthe meantime w 
leffe labor battering the walls, and working intheir mines,it fortuned thar agile 


which ftood vpon the top of the fteeple of the 


tingofthe Turks thereat,at length beatendowne :at the fight whereof,it isreporte 


Jaft hopesintheirarmes; were neitherto be woonby gifts mor! 7) foxt art- 


_fmoeve of the 


“With which atfwere the meffenger returned, andthe fame da 4 
he hill before the gate of the city, andthe an sites 
y the Turkcsto be affaulted, 
dioufly haue bin chofen out of them which 

is tobe thought that the Chriftians: 

ft themfelues. Salamanca di- 

tired into the city, contrary to that he had before 
Europeian horfemen, laid fiege to that part of the 


neere vn- 


s brought on’ 


tobefpo- 


s dilcharged without ceafing ; infomuch that the 
IIneere vnto it, fhaken with continual battery , felldowne 
ither was any 
rs out of their The terrible 
















battery of tha 


that they 


swould moft certainly fetch him off:and many which ftood fry? 76,4. 
highasif it had beenouc of the genixm, 


rhe Tarkes re- 
puged thrice at 
the affawlt of 
the breach. 


A chrifiison fite 
gitine difcoxe~ 
reth the frégih 


Cire Une | 


d chat Soly= 


man after the fuperftitious manner of that nation taking the chance as atoken of good Jucke, 


ctied out prefently, Strigonium is won. 


Lifcanusand Salamanca fearfully confulcing ofthe euent ofthefiege,and fecretly conferring 


together,refolued to faue themfelues,and to giuevp the towne. Lifcans was n0 great 
and yet by continual fpoile growne exceeding rich,and therefore thought irbut follyto aid 
wealth. 'T 


the name ofa refolutecaptain attoo dearea price, with theloffe of his life and 
like feeling was alfo in Salamanca,who preferred the fafety o} 


gotin'long feruicesbsefore al credit & honor were itneuer fo great, Thistheir purpo 


kept fo fecret, butthat it was noifed abroad amongft the common foldiers , of wh Air 
wn weake: yet werethey all 


the third part was now either flainjor with wounds or ficknes gro 
of opinion generally, that they were ftill {trong enough to defend the towne. 


But the vader 
Capraines and Antients vfing to flatter their Generals, liked wellofthe movionraeeénto 


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foldier; 


buy 


f himfelf of that whichhehad 


fe was not 
ome almoft 


Selyman 


cerning the ftrength and {tate of the citys { atished them in all aud dareof the 


2 were 


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Generall of th “ ni , _ 
nerall of the Germans for his fouldie 
HENS Cr i TS. 
Bre Mouse byron he a haue { sia re . 
y oath, in honour of his valour t 7 
yd ee al embaffadours returning faust ale aheell 
: a Ie 1: det ofa great feare,Shortly after the citie bein eldec ‘s 
a ation in the market place,commanded the Tralians ancien need ‘ 
psd sac next day to departjand to take good ieuididiiotion Bla ke 
oon “th charged the a to keepe their houfes wesill the ean 
irted. hetimeappointed, the Iraliansand $ fet for sc 
pe companie of the Turks horfemen, who fantully defended 
pe vpand downe the countrey after {poile + neither was se hi toe 
on Ryan the German borfemen after anew fafhon Batted i infa 
ee ‘a 5 a, defired delighted with the noueltie of the “iach eirfadai 
pe tis it ¢ ann amatch,Butafter the departure fiendieanps; tie ‘a ai 
oe Taelted ‘ ht aad whom they had many Repebierni(hed hath aha 
ftlesasthey paffed ui iatslcomngse 7 TAC ieee ee prone 
z i merle iver hots te efew which remained, after many honblestan’ 
‘oly man entering quietly into the citie. firttvi 
Ps { rit vifited the S i 
a ae cera the Hungarians fhould aco “pee oe “ore 
sebmrecaps Tee coE quer them, bur todeliuer them from the bond: "shld ae 
rh ae rs i He that entire kingdome vnto stephen the right hel refttieg? “> Shaner 
: e- or foure daies after,he called iefe citifens i eral 
ha ae hh i ed ourthe chiete citifens fi Ald rar 
“Ae a momnaate a “ns into a field not far off, wherein th he 
Sala nentr lies mecben o be buried, as if he would have there take aueaen 
OSG alae a ter they were all aflembled inthe beft ot Sabb 
i ; el ram eh inthe beft manner they could 
Mecdites Aan : out regard of his faith or promif emall 
file! Flo Manoa ae promife) caufed them all 
po aa ae port, t caufed them onely to be putto death whi 
fait hnbariio bore as they revolted from the obedience of taien 
ple rer and hadthen brought i a tthe 
into exileto B 5 Paisiitoneitne : ref 
Eee. pes Miahahenie cov leauing Ue ot fairest 
ie wernement of that kin Hd Pearsall mole 
ident gerteracaaiet 3 utertant Generall for the whole go. 
to approch ) after he hadth iS ea et ah nig 
Sian ase at Sommer woon Strigoniumand P inter now beginning 
atiec ANY thts bled and Alba Regalis, two of thechi 
of,to withftand fo mighti et phy ieig 
ol ghtie an enemie,onelyae Vi power worth the fpeakin; 
aheraiehiepea at fuch time as Solyman ‘epartéd ‘fon Albe Repu ikicivne er bu 
Whiles Solyman thus! eer 
er uneieny ay atthe fiege of Alba Regalis,h i i i 
AC donc i a comune fo 
Fouttad often hee uers places circumuented by the H t:thefe fauage peo- 
thou e+ oneof them being taken pri y the Hungarians, & about three 
le ofaboutwoyecscldshelounioneremanicrofhebee nee 
arous feeding. 


Barbaruffa allthis while lying with hi 

exe this while lying with his fleet (as : 
gare ue ahem ncacasing ope ons 
2m filly tfered thebett inet teyearefor digest sy erin eliin be ane 
to. RA doing cli tl rferui ig ; 
thing doing;the blame whereof would (as he ttid) be Ce haba at 
I nople:an 
een and by all means i annoy 
sdiaalia ot at hee had with fo great charge fer 
ie all fet with his enemics,8to hauc 
he whoin time of feruice neuer vied 
ith his former credit & eftimati- 
ere his fouldiers grew lazie 
him of the proud Turkes great 
irbaruffa, 0 ghcorder sh 
; the 





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Solyman en- 
treth inte Alba 
Regalis: 

















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___ that Solymau,who defited to did the 

- hiser Tes ule oleEMP as 
t Taech tad oh area eaten hi 
befides thar,he to n 

























fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 


ye king,that he fhould lay fiege to Nicea citic of Pronince, thenholdenby the duke of Se 
ye This city ftanding vpon the fea,was by one of the French kings fora great {um ofmony, 
7 ned vnto thg duke-: which mony; king Francs had many timcs offered to haue repaied, 
could neuer gecthe citie our of the dukes hands. Vato which feruice, the French king 
his fete ofitwo and twentic gallies and eighteen thips,wherein were imbarked eight 

. daies. This fleet departing from Marccilles,keeping 

Monoc ; whither two daies after came Barbaruffa 



















enand vidtuall for many 


the fhore, came to the port called i 
han hundred and fiftic gallies. From thence Polinus by commandement from the king 
‘of Genoa, Thatthey (hould not feare of that great fleet any hoftilitie, 
i not them neither stthey. would yeeldthem- 


ptained of the Turks diucrs Genoa captiues, which 
dcourteoufly fertheyat libertic, & fentthem, 
rthat,he friendly exhorted the citifens of Nice,to yeeld them- 
d Jaw full Prinee, renowned for his bounticand power ; a+ 
ther than to aduenture their State coall extremities for that poore and diftreffed Duke, who 
betweene the Emperour andthe French king,dilpoiled of the greatelt part ot his dominions, 
faw no other end of his miferies, bnt to leaue that little which yet remained, as a prey to the 
oneor tothe other,that fhould firft lay hand thercon. Whereunto the magi(trats ot thetown 
an{wered, Thatthey knew no other Prince or foueraigne, but Charles theit duke : wherefore 
he (hould defift farther to folicite them by letters or meflengers, whom they would make:no 
€ other account of but as of their enemies, Wherefore the Frenchmen and Turks landing their x 
forces,laid fiege to the towne inthree places. The citifens had but alittle before newly forti- ae 
fied their wals,by the direction of Paulus Simeon,captaine ofthe caftle,and one of the knights and she Turk. 
ofthe Rhodes,a man of great experience, who long before taken at fea by pyrats,hadfome- 
time ferued Barbaru(fa,and therefore perfiuaded the citifens as rcfolute mento withttand the 
Turks. Which,that they {hould more conftantly performe,he tooke their wivesand children 
and weaker fort of the people into the cattle ; and from thence furnifhed the citifens with all 
things neceffarie for their defence. ‘The citie was.at once in diuers places battered by the 
Tutkes & Brench,bothby feaand Jand:fo that at laft the Turks had beaten downe oneof the 
new built bulwarks,and made fo faire a breach, that with their enfignes difplaid they attemp- 
ted to haue entred: whofe forwardnes Leo Strozea (then feruing the French king with aband 
of Italians) imitating,fought ro haue entred alfo: butthecitafens {tanding valiantly vpon their 
defenceymanfully repulfed both the Turks and Italians, and caufed them with lofle co retires 
In this aflaule were flaine about 19 Turks ; and of strozza his fouldiers 22. Prefently after, 
Barbaruffa with all his force began a frefh batterie, infuch terrible maneryhatthecitifens fee- 
ing their wals in divers places opened, and the few fouldiers they hadsfore wounded, and: no ee ppl re 
hope tobe in conuenient time relieved, began to parley With, the Erench Generall from the a/ser yeeld the 
wall, concerning the yeelding vp othe citie;vpon condition, that they might in all refpedts 
live vnderthe Frenchking asthey had’ done vnder the duke sfor performance whereof; the 
General gaue them his faith.Bue Polinus tearing left the Tutks fhould violate thiscompofition, 
B and forgricfe of the loffe of their fellowes, or forhope of the fpoile brake into the citi¢,en> 
treated Barbara/fa co recall his foirldiers, and to canfe them to goe aboord: his gallies. For 
owhich caule not longatter,the Tanizaries,asmén deceined of their hoped prey,were aboutto 
have flaine both Pelinas and Stroxza,as they came fromtalking with Barbars(a, 
© ‘The city thus yeelded, they began to confuleforthe taking ofthe caftle:the performance The ealear.» 
wherofconfitted firft inthe affailing of the caftleie felfe,& rhein defendingof the city from fet 
the fadden allies of them in the caltle ; & likewife indefending ofthem which befieged the , 
“cattle, fo that no enemy {houldcometo raife thefiege: of whichtwo things,Barbarufaput the 
French to choice which they would take, fhewing himfelfe ready either to befiege the, caftles 
ortokeepelthe fields The French ftanding in doubt of which:tomake choice, the proud old 
bp ‘Tork {cotning their flow refolution, & them alfo,asmen vnfitefor the ready accomplifhment 
sof any mattiall exploirycauled 7piecesof bateerieywhereof.a were of wonderfulgreatnes,to 
be placed ina trice inaiplace moft conuenient,& the fame quic’ ly intrenchedand fortified,to 
ithe greatadmiratié ofthe Brench:with which pieceshe hadiquickly beaterndown che battle- 
‘ments ofthe wals,& centinc} houfés,fo that no man was able ta fhew. himfelfvpén the mais: 


wy 


sme withoutranfome. Afce 
feluesagaine vnto their antient an 


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: The Frenchmen likewife on the other fide did with their t 
the caftle:but with long (hooting they came to fuch want of 


Song that he might either borrow or buy fome of Barbaru/fa 
and fumed exceedingly, Thacthey fhould in their owne coun 








a Ree ; who paffing thelbay of Narbona, rifled certaintowns ia Spain ftans 
om she i os rem promontory of Kenus (called of the mariners;@xeum) 
apne ind inthe hauenof. Palamos tooke one merchant {hip and agalley swith 


















in “tooke great Palo; ecomimanded; there to winter , and with 
prouifion, who at Marceilles had better fraughted their fhips with wine,than with ne aich prey tie palled oucreo-A hb i ea fess Prowinee, That Winter Barbaraffa repai- 
for the wars. Forthe rough and feuere old Turke could not forbeare to taunt t cm.a hefet ofthe opr ing co'scthucoagainto:Aal (laries by thesGenowaies sandefpecially by. Auria 
times complained, that he was deluded with the hope of great matters which Polinus Spe)  Acetjwas fiirnifhed with many necellaues by 3 


mifed at Conftantinople ; and that in fuch arage, that he would thre tswho vaderthe colonrof tedceming a ramen) Ueepicipnemarsens 
berufzix Polinws, who had brought him from Conftantinople thither, whereas hiogs as he waned: italia s coppre Enveatondbde denial lof alitcle fea furniture, 
Brae honour,or hauing fpent his thot & pouder,expofe himfelfe and his fleet vould he not flewan enémics minds, by 


4 his natiuecountrey of Genoa, which hefaw then fubic& + 
bands ox Toi. fore being exceeding ‘with the French, he fuddenly called a Cou car { nfo doipe he fhould haue hurt his nati trey of a, which he faw then fubic 
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3 i Barbarafjato winter in Pro- 
ec, saeco gi, Thema acmetOWM ang” [ua beeing] ogres eight bn tule enon Mey es 
pre feteeith ole fecing thatamong thei¢ cowardly and vnskilfull men (as it pleafed him to te, -pincesan thec 1 a bighell Sicsoieeee 
og _ found nothing ready or according to promife, Yet forall that, when he had chafe, ~ \ Funesythe fmall/affurance the g g 








the faire intreatance and large promifes of the French Generall & Polinus together, the wr 
ward'old man was perfuaded to change his minde, and to continue the fiege. But he wa 
fearcely well pacified, and his mind {et againe vpon the fiege, but letters w 








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This Mahometan King,oncebefore thruft out of his kingdome by. Barbarnffa,and.reftored Muleafis fea- 


é 7 4 . . ving the coms 
againe by Charles the Emperon (asis beforedeclared) hearing of bis comming with this great mize of nar- 


; : iftian bar 
ct flect , and imagining nothing Jeffe than that he thould come to the aid of the moft Chriftian beragzepar- 


" teth from Te 
ere intercepted F ithout caufe)left it was prepared againft himfelf. Befides that,diuers great 5.5 int raly, 
hte ga = pie eon it an Ones Cx neecemastahoreinhe requeted eee eee ely Geniana yee ie Mahomera(called inantient time abba! 
him to hold outa while againit the enemy, till that he, who hadalreadie fent before his light c sat entiteBe Adrumentum,werethen Holden by the Turks Barbaruffa $ ren rested 
horfmen,might comealfo himfelfe with his men at arms,who were ypon the way alongft the ji Rae: poarieicns the fame time that Barbarufs was failing alongttthe coal at ee 
Alps by the fea fide, and would in two daies with the flaughter of the Turks put him and his | C lie,be affed oucr into Sicilie to haue met the Emperor at Genoa,and to neosecae jim 
: caftle out of all feare and danger. Which thing oncebruted inthe camp,fuch a great and fud- 2a aid againft the Turks. At his departure ourof Affricke, hecommitred the tuition 
ws den feare came vponthe Turkes and Frenchmen (the night following the moreto terrific 8 


i i efi ld haue bin vnto him moft faithful’: 
i : his kingdome to fuch valiant men as he fuppofed wou : | 
ae pa ke Ree pr rake theieareathesand Filbhete Arpotixet Mahometes(then Maniphat) to gouernethe city, and Corfus ( othetwife 
teat ordnance,and laying down their weapons,by natrow pathes climing ouer the top of the 


Cn s, <eepe le: leauing Aeabhomeres bisbrother,and Fares his 
i i : called Fares) his oldferuanc tokeepethe cattle , ing t 
gh mountaine, came downé headlong to the fea fide ro the fleet, Butthe day appearing,and forine,with Towarres a Spaniard (captaine of the cattle of Guletta) as pledges, the ont.of his 
no enemie to be feenc,they were afhamed of that they had done,and came againe to the fiege, 


The Turks axd Notlong after, when as the caftle in all mens judgement was hardly to be battered, and ftan- 






c i eainftrhe Turks and Numidians. As he was 
his men of war for the defence of his kingdome again 5 ; 
Pre fled? ding vpona firme rocke, was not but in long time with hard labour and doubtfull fuccefle ; ‘ind outof Siciliato haue met the Emperour at Genoa, he was by gather nee ee 
Wieaedjet_ tobe vndermined, it was getierally. thought good to raife the fiege. The Turks vpontheir de- fir(t1o Caicta,and afterward to Naples, where he was by the Viceroy y f 
owecty pasture brake into the cicte, aid whenthey hadtakenthe fpoile thereof, fet it on fire. 


: aes ‘Tea 2 i he ftrange attire 
fe appointed for him richly furnifhed:the Neopolitans wonderingavt a 

Barbaruffa reviting with his fleet tovAntipolis, cameto anker at the I{land Lerina, called of D sictaimogltyeit the manner of their feeding,and curious plentie ofallmanner of fweet per 

the mariners Margarita; atwhich time Vaftius and the dike of Sauoy,with Awria his fleet arri- 

_ ued at Villa Branca’: inthe entrance of which ‘hauen,the gallie wherein Vaflis went,was like 
to have bin loft, Foure othergallies by force of fudden tempeft were driuen vpon the rockes, 
and:fofuddenly beaten in pieces with the furge ofthe 
to fitike off their yrons, but were there all drowned 
























ophcafants dreffedafter the maner of the kings kitchen,coft aboue an hundred 
} ecadi Seth the dining chamber,when they were cared vp; but oe a ote 
fea,that the gallie flaues had not leifure fo filled with the ftrange and fragrant fmell, that all they that et ai t ae — 
, and all the ordnance loft. Palinus vnder- artakers of that vaufusall and delicate perfume. From Naples he wasa a to ae 
ftanding this diftreffe of the enemie, fent one Petrus Angelus to Barbarujja, to fhew him the oc- ee land ynto the Emperor,being then in conference with the Popeat Buxetum (fearing 


cafionofferedsandto perfuade him with alfpeed to haftthither with his Acet,asto.a moft aflu- uenture the fea,poffelfed by the enemies feet) had northe Emperor by his letters willed Hitt 
red victorie.Barbaruffa fcemed to like well of them 



























brothers,the other of his fathers faith : butvato Amide hisfonne he committedthe leading of 
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fumes for into eucry difh they put in odors of exceeding price, forhatit was wellknownythat cofty difler. 
> 


i i i Hy ateended Amide riftth e- 
otion,and ifed to goc,yet he moucd to ftay fillwhere he was. But whileft he made his abode at Naples, and carefully ere re alefi 
not,letted 49 i¢ was thought With the contrary Sere serra Eat, & withthe L E Busteott! ¢ Barbaruffs would take, (who furnithed with fo great a fleet, ‘was sae rin Ee 
roughneffe of thefea.Burthe wind being fallen,and the feabecomé:calme,and he contrary to Nice difappointed of his purpofe) he was by certaine meffengers aduertifed out : : so friction 
his wonted manner making nohaft fet flowly forward, éebeing alittle on his way;cameagaine That Amida his fonne was rifen vp againfthim, and poffefing himfelfe of the ser a 3: te . 
to anker, and wentno furthet’; the Sanzackes/and othercaptainies firfhmaruelling, and afcer- flaine his captaines, polluted his wiues,and taken the cattle of Tunes. With whic pn ; nea 
Berberiqa de ward layghing thereat, feoffingly faid, That Barbaru(fa did butreafon todeale kindely with - being exceedingly troubled,determined without delay to paffe ouer into Affricke, ig 
Tatlin, Abria,as hisbrother and friend of his 










i owne profeffion, forthat hehad fome yeares before 
the like friendthip at his hands, inleting him efeape at Hippona,whi¢ henow ho- 
rbarufa both thenand afterwards at Conftantinople 
old:commander,and halfe blind, faw more in the 

uth their tharpe fi ht. Not lorig after, heereturned 
“alindidensieos tie Taurenta; Va/ti- M 

ine ofthe Cattle, and wondering 
themin that point beforethe 
Kings officers entertained 
© Salee the famous pyrat, and 
a Affanes 


Pare : i lion in 
late,yetas he might to remedie his domefticall troubles, in hope to oppreffe that rebel 
shetenning and his fonne alfo, before he could gather any ftrength to reft ypon. Wherfore 
he with all the hafte he could opened hiscoffers and entertained foldiers, the aa ekiae 
leaue toall fuch banifhed menas would, to come and giue their namesto pafle sh = 4 
ersinto Affricke: vpon report whereof, fuch anumberof malefactors and Shader eae 

F fonscame flocking to Naples, thacic was thought a firfficientarmy might roe pe nd 
furch kinde ofmen; euery one ofchemchufing rather to enter into pays are oweabaeeatels 
mie of banifhment,and prove the fortune of wars,thantoliue siya) vp eee : 
and in danger euery houre to be hanged. Ofthefe infam ous men,one cer : pti 
ws (aman well borne,but of a fierce and sini i vadertooke the lea 








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certaine Noblemenof great/authoritie abouts4midawhen Mulea/fés departec ie 
pleafure ruled the young Prince y-who eafily hearkened vato their connfell} and follow - 
fame: thechiefe of thefe was one Mabometes {onne of Robamer, who imthe raigne of 
metes,-Muleaffes his father, was Maniphar; wliom Adaleaffes (poflefed of the kingdom “4 
fhamefully ro death by cutting offhis priuitics, becaufehehad by haftie marriace de ih 
» “him of Rbahamana amaiden of incomparable beautic; thé daughter of 4. ty 
the Cattle, whom he moftpaffionatly loued :forwhich cruellifact, cabo 
long time conceited adeadly hatredagaintt:muleajfés, whichshe had many year 
that he might as occafion ferued be the more crucily reuenged. Nextvnto him wa 
Mahometes urnamed C4 dulZes,whom Muleaffes Was wont commonly to call his wort fer 
Thefe rwo with afew others confpiring together,gaucit out, that Muleaffes was dead sabe: 
les, and before his death had moftitreligioufly (as they accountedit) reuolted tothe Ch 6 
de ftian religion. Withwhich report they perceiving Amida mooued,came vato him and rf 
© Ses» dedhim quickely tolenter into his'fachers feat, leit Mahometéshis yonger brother (then! fe 
= oa inhoftage with the Ghriftiansac Guletta) fhduld by the fauour and helpe of Towarres whee 
-garrifon'was cuer'readie, be preferred before him. For <Mahometes was cighteene yeres old, 
refembling his grandfather inname,fauor,and difpofition,andtherefore of the citifens of Tu. 
nes be(tbeloued. Wherefore Amida came in pofkhaftoucof the campe to Tunes, to lay fil 
hand vpon his fathers kingdome. The people which as yet had heard nothing ofthe Kings 
death,treceiued him with doubtfull countenance sand as many ftood maruclling that hee We 
fo rathly. come into the city without his fathers commandement, cAtabometes (appointed b 
Muléaffes to gouerne the city) came out and fharpely reproued him asguiltieof high rettos, 
perfuading him to returne againe into the campe:and {ceing him ftay, by force of multitude 
thrufthim out of the city. Amida deceiued of his expectation, got him out of the way into the 
j pleafant country of Martiabetweene Veicaand the ruines of old Carthage. But Aahemetes 
gouernorof the city,after he had repulfed Amida,got him with all {peed by water to Towarres 
at Gulerta, to know of him moreaffinredly, ifany {uch euill newes were brought from Sicilie 
of the death of the King ; and to complaine of the rafhneffe and intollcrable prefumption of 
_ Amida, Where ftay ing fomewhat long in difcourfing withthe Capraine, and afterwards re- 
turning tothe citie,he was fufpeéted to haue pracifed with the capraine, to make Mahometes 
(the pledge in Guletta)King in hisitathers ftead ; for fo the common voice went +The Moores 
} are by nature afaithleffe people, haftie, fufpicious,defirous ofnewes, which true or falfe, they 
for the time interpret as feructh beft their factions, whereunto they are exceedingly giuen. So 
at the firft there rofeinthe city adoubrfull rumor of the making ofa newking ; the fufpicion 
whereof more and mote increafing, fetallthe city onanyvprore. By occafion whereof, cet- 









































Amida thruft 
out of Tunes, 





; da (then in the gardens of Mattia, lighing and gricuing at hi 

; : : tla, gat his hard fortune) howall ftood, and 
a that sto was the time to do himfelfe good. He reuiued with that vnexpected newes, anden- 
ce mete by the perfuafion of Bobamar and Adulzes,and other his followers ; refoluedto rake 
Apes hold vpon that good offer of fortune, which would not alwaies frown,and to follow his good 
5 hap. So in haft returning to Tunes,and entring in at the gate, which he then found open , ran 
prefently to the gouernors honfe, and finding him not at home, cruelly flew all his houfhold, 
and with hisbloudie company went prefently to the caftle: where Fares the Captaine fecking 
: tohauekepthim out, and boldly laid hands vpon his horfes bridle to haue thrutt him backe, 
_ a defperat Athyopian one of Amida his followers , thruft thorow with a {word and 
Sy eal whofe bodice yet {prawling, Amida forcing his horfe,brake intothe caftle with his 
tiends,and finding Mahometes gouctnor of the City,prefently flew him alfo. And fo by this 
meanes Amida in the{pace of an houre (alittle before,a manin difpaire) obtained the city, the 

kingdome togither. haben his yonger brethren, and embrue 















ithout fhame polluted his fathers concu Muleaffis landed (as we have be- 
letta, with fuch forces as he had broug! h him out of Italy ; was adits 
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pubefiere. ucnanting with Mulea/ésto haiie’ thtee monetlis pay be | ae eet act: 

toe net ate he prefently thip ed; and keeping the greate(tpareof thei hime! te. oe bins 

aorcte 1 the King into Affiickejand landevat Guletrae Burlhow Amidsrofevps anit al With 
what was.the end of that bloadie rebellion, fhall norbeamiffecbriefly i The ery ag 










auothe: 


taine of the citifens to whomthe very name of Mulea/fes was odious,{peedily certified Ud ms 7 





fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 47 
a \py cowarres the Spaniard not to aduenture with fach ahandfull of men to goto ‘Tunes, before 
ewere wella ured of the good difpofition of the Citifens towards him : and was the more 
earnett with & Fedius not to go,sbecaule the Viceroy had exprefly written, That he fhould in 
no cafe go a urther than Guletta, except the King according to his promife had a good 
firengch of the Numidians to ioyne with him, Butcertaine of the Noblemen among(t the 
» Moores,which ynder the colour of friendfhip were fled out of the Citie, andhad after the fo- 
Jempe manner oftheir nation put their {words vnto their throats,and fworne to be faithful vn- 
 gohim , wonderfully prickt forward both the King and Lofredins (too haftie of themfelues to 
}  \their owne deftinie) bearing them in hand, That Amida vpon the firftfight of his father would 
4 ethecity,and betake himfelfe to flight, So withoutmore ftaying, Muleaffes with En- 
tforward towards Tunes, Lofredias cheerefully following him ; Towarres re- 
Muleaffes marching (till forward, au /cagrs gee 
ingto Tuxet, 
by the way o- 
ucrthrownt. 















































B figne dilplai 1 : 
uefting tiem in vaine to beware of the Moorestrecheric. s 
wascome fo nigh the citie, thatthey might from the walls deicrie him:, when fuddenly a 
ftronfs troupe of Moores fallied outof the gate with aterrible crie, and fiercely affailed him : 
whoin the Kings horfemen valiantly receined, many falling on both fides. Mulea/fés in this 
hot skirmifh fighting couragioufly againft his enémics, was wounded in the face,and bled'ex: 
dingly , which fo difcouraged themabout him , thatthey doubting of his life, turned theit 
backes and fled: when prefentlya wonderfull number of horfe and foor fuddenly iffting out 
obthe oliue gardens,had befet Lefvedins and his fouldiers round :vpon whorn the Italians dif 
charged certaine field pieces : but after they had once difchargedthem,they had no leifure to 
C charge them againe ; forthe barbarous enemy cameon fo thicke and fofatt, that the Ttalians 
fecing themfglues too weake, and compaffedin round, let fall their weaponsas men difeoura+ 
ged,and caft themfelues into the lake, fo by fwimming and taking hold of the little boats, to 
faue them/elues from the enemies {word : which boats {tood thofe diftreffed men in great 
ftead , for being fiirnithed with final! pieces, they didbeat backe the Moores!, who eagerly 
purfued them cuen into the lake with their hovfes. Lofredins as aman amafed with the fiad- Leftadis fldine 
dencomming of the enemy ,tooke the lake with his horfe,and was there vnhorfedby the ene- 
mic and flaine,as were diuers wittvhim. Some few there were that Fought couragioufly,chu- 
fing rather honorably to die in theimidft oftheir enemies, than fhamefully to be ftrangled in 
the ftinking lake. Maleafes foiled with his owne bloud and with the daft, flying amongft the ayuicagts robe 
reft,was knowne and taken:nothihg more bewraying him than his odoriferous perfumes, ‘In 
this conflié 1300 Italians were loft ; the reft which efcaped Towarres relieued,and fhortly af. 
rer (hipped them ouer into Sicilie,from whence they trauelled home to Naples, but fo poore, 
as well (hewedthe mi(erie of their fortune. Amida hauing thus obtained the victory ,was more 
carefull ofnothing than to make his father vnfit for gouernment, which he did by cutting the Amida pet ovt 
fight of both his eyes witha hot penknife : the like crueltie he vfed vpon Wahazar and CAB: bu fathers and 
dallas hisbrethren, then taken with his father. After that , he certified Towarres. Captaine of preureatZe® 
Guleta, That he had takena few youths prifoners, which hee would deliuer vato him; and 
that he had bereft his father of his fight,who had deferued aworfe punifhment, ashe'that had 
long before done the like to his brethren; but had yet left him his life,as an example to other 
tyrants,and to (hew'that he dealt not altogether vamercifully with fo perfideous a father: Laft 
ofall,he confirmed (vpon certaine conditions ) the fame league which his father had’ with 
him : which he well {aw was to great purpofe’, ‘efpecially in the newoeffe of hiskingdome. 
Neither did Touarres refute che fame,as ftanding with his prefent profit : forvpon thisagree- 
ment, Amida was to giue him certaine money to pay his fouldiers, and to deliuer him the pri- 
foners he had taken, with the enfignes and bodie of Lofredins. For more affurance whereof he 
gaue Sebites his fon thennine yeres old,in hoftage,yet vpon condition, that ifan affured peace 
couldnot beagreed vpon, but thattlicy muft needs enter into war,then Towarres fhould forth- 
with reftore him his fonne Sehites in fafetie. Thefe capitulations, although they feemed not 
vnreafonable, and were of them wellliked ; yet Towarres thought it not altogether agreeing 
withthe honour ofthe Emperor, that he fhould enioy the kingdome, who by moft horrible 
treafon and deteftable villanie had thruft himfelfe thereinto withoue the Emperours leaue. 
Wherfore he entred into anew deuice to callin therightfill heire,who might at the Empe- 
‘rors pleafure (offended with the iniurie doneby Ansida) raigne in Tunes« no 
‘There'was an exile among(t the Numidians one Abdamalech, euer fince the time a 


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8 rane Ni den gael rs arene Micke . r a lqnathere landing their pacers tied eS wand aan ‘ey Ab 
oe" follow Imirza doubting fome fad ifchi eel one sndearriedaway with themiof one fortof peop'cah fortenfix thoufanc ang thre d 
eatez tyme aka isorem * wubytelassatterteslstibdgentiaematis eniae Cet Saveinompt ofull bondage: ‘With whick ipolsiee 7 pul i f ne f oa herrurks fleet 
sea iil isthiofrcruell pdb gudnodvelcthe atsidrsseai hiirenion be. Se hisbrother a aly to bie in Barbarie; called rams ii pena r an ert Chava 
a . 4 Bex berate haat - . MUO Purkssdelire. “wad before givien tolthe’knights of Malca,an was at that time by teat i) St VASTHE ols iq paibary, 
reddnrdlhishan Himdnprifony and tharSodfmabinoranydtherthouldi sbehalfolfan Z ae - pa es tHe Batt wecilid pyratfhiot 3 for taking whercot theplitidedittiaiP Rates tad 
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Eire murthe t luo b : as nt 

is rh ps a Saenena SiaDthontd; Geom if>nmurthe. © by longand winding trenches appro RErESE 

| iccepotentin te Pacts aunyas Ooenpied a yeteiahd nine mon without preacloffe of their peo $5 ’ ta 

albiisininidole'fiees died geeat néubles}andwereloftentimeschandly diftrctien dae widendeaperecenontercjai eh continual thot f antioy the’ Turks; that’ ie es 

pre icencae Eoacoprosa ; sea ge fmf 9 aap in hi ote inforced toretite’, yet witli much troublefome labour esemnerodi sttth 

Seiya vetar- SaaaemOf pre h aemPoUlir-nolt Gonoommkvin idthereuy bawhi) B isin cl red pa als : where the BaflacauléPhis gab idhs\ma 

selon -.. ae ede frto rrcm Sor ovale a ea yds e wl eatlalt wishin cight hund: d paces. of the wals s-where ty bi Lae ‘Bal Pa 

4) ea : eanetime) it forcuncd chat one Dragueka es anotable pyrariafithie Lurks ‘ ie a Cnet rripolis batten 

1590 tly dinprifedtheditie of:Affricain chekingdonieot Tunés(calediiaantienttime Apiyy. Hmorthe! pee = 


chédas neerethe (anita fheyicduld’: Wihieh't 
le 2forthey ofthe cattle hating’ g' od 























































Sehickeplankes;t be placediin the night, and-hisbatterie planted. ‘Andchenextt, 
wes the eighth of Avguftythe cannon hegarito play, which wasaga arwer df 


i (tie with likepandcuery houre fome of. the Parkes (lainey thereat fi 
















Bragut'« fe- andalfoLeptis Patua (and nowjof rhe MobrescalledMahamedia)andyh fl : icrs inthe armie were {lait 
i: attic 7 ‘ 7 ry there fetling lim: trenches. foasthat day fouré oftth¢ befe canoniers inthe armie were {lal certdint oth ' 
} bere be follies Sanaxplice' oinmiodicusand of gdailathitancejvematedinglycetoubled the Che pa a necountal fopatd théclerkepencrall of the atmie,a tat Fgttare he int J 
| sefeb scerteineAtian’s both by.fearadd land ,efpecially {uch as tradeid.in the Mediterranean \Sorbacvhe Enpe - biel Beloucdofthe Balla,hadhis hand thot offand tary other of che eartes ain é 6 i 
fouldiers citherflaine or hurt moreouer they brake onc Of ‘eheig Delt piicesand 


= ‘rormiotied as welwith rhe manifold iniuries doniby thar archspyrat vpohthe frontiers of his : 







domihions\as by the daily complaint of his pooretubieés, con : RET ! fal PRR AERC ME UROMPLYEES. ros ianerny 
: Poet A : : commanded the Vic sik: foure orliersywehichforthat day made them to leaue the Barteric./ Phe next ght HREMEUTRES -vosstonay 
lieand: Aria tis Admitall, mauehibiodh Sic barnipoeir oy Sela ate ard _ 7p apprached yer aeerer varothe caltle,vpon whom the Cliriftiansin the breake rhea : 














grewto farther ftrengch. Whereupon, they wiharftrong fleet well manned and thoro éd duccuen vate their very ttenches,atidafterwards retired, With thérifing of the SuaQwhich’ 
















. : is . é ly-ap: I ah a s by bo LietiGale 

pointed for that purpofe,and aided by:the knights of Malta,pafled oner into fitick Sat be thao ‘Turks hae irvereat reverence) they rented theif batterie with greatet force than'Berore'. 

ding their forces,by-chre tpace of thyea moneths befieged theeiticbetore poffeffed by and yet with fich euill fxeceffe, thatthe Bafta was Almoft nid for anger: for about the ekefing the 
Lestat fee with thirty of the Turksiwete burnr,many hurt, 


_ © adsitpwitigtatywhich with contibual batterie they had ar length made faultable.Andheati fire by mifchancelyorintd theif poudersw 
was comming with auohDesblyrtidelites eranaeekiotnem ek : tee and ehopidce peels At fengthithe Tarkes were come fo fieere, that ‘they Wad planted their 
a 2 i land;clinthe fpacedfafew hourstook itby forcethe 10 dayofSeprember inthe tf 7 4 batterie within 150 paces of the wall’ pwhich they continued with firch furie, thatthey had 
} pe! in whieh affault many ofthe enemies wercflaine, and the reftraken, Auriahauing iW u ‘ty ie madea faire breach euenwith the ditch? but what was bedten downelin theday time, the de= 
} feffed the iia and aduifedly confidering that the citie was not without aninf it ct A hice fondarits repaired againe by night, in (uele fort,as that itavas not co be affatilted, Yet in coneln- 
_, BPE beholdenbythe Chiriftians,among fo many ofthe Infidels, rafed it dow ” Hin dra ar fionsa traierdas (uldier of Prouince ,befbre corrupted by the’ Twitkes,found meats to Are out 
tying-away with him7oo0 captiues,and all the fj poile of the citi¢, And pani ‘did : 
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p, ofthe caftleiiitothe campe,where heldedlardd vnto the Bafla thie weakem places 6tthe cattle, 
~ by which icmightbe tnoft conuenientlybateered and 








alltheharme he could with fire and {word all alongft t j hej fooheft taken suhd efpeeialfy One place 
the Turks fhould there find noreliefe;and dite’ vidas siecriesys ; tie ae that Hf aboue the rett which was againt che Gouernors lodgings} Which ftanding rev hen atic ; 
pace gape : and fo hauing done what he camefor, ret oten ORs et and having vadeteath ic fellars to revire che manition into, could not fit were onee’batred, 
ciliel! Dyagit thusat once chruft our of -all he had with afew of his { rhea aeons ~ well be repaired againe of fortified. Which the Balla vider {tanding, caufed the bartetic there 

‘ : ts tage eld a to be pliintedylaying the pieces fo lowtthar'they dideafily beatthe fellars and vault$in fuch 


Gontftantinople, and'fo incenfed hitn with the gtieuous i 

Zon an cn gricuous complaint.of the w 
gale ee the Chriftianssthat in reuenge thereof,te refolucd to Fakir bith ows Bhi) 
Ree. ca pd ag pa the fine -yeares league hee had before taken with 
bsp es going oe not yet expired.’ So with cheerful wordsand courteous en 
ef n rele Ten defperat pyrat, the Spring following (which\was in the yeare 
1551 4 vs saa sits + ie HS oe pea dean warlikemannerappointed,toreuenge the in- 
Sneto tim by Aariain Affticke. Withthis fcerinnumber r4ofaile, Sinan one ofthe 
Banger ealeseecomparich reget by the poten of amen oe 
- parted ople: and cutting thorowthe eas, arrined, thin Sicilie, where 
they tuiddenly furprifedthe towne and caftle ShlamddlsaMiohaneret heels tacked. De- 
parting thence, they came tothe Ifland of Malta,-and there landed theirmen inthe port of 


fort,thatin fhort timethexwals were fothaketifthat the rampiers abOue'thorowthe contintialt 
batteric,begangreatly to finke? which To amazed te fouldlers, fecing no condetient meanes 
torepaire the fame, that (erring all honouraiderhey reqiiefted the Gouernor, That fithence 
{ the matter began now togrow defperat, and thar the place was not loigét to beholden, hee 
E; would intime take fome good order with theenemie Porthcir fafeties before the walls were 
“ farther endamaged. ‘With which motion, ValHer the Governor (an aridientt knight oF Daul- 
phihi¢,and ong ofthe Order) wasexceedingly troubled:which Peifien another of the knights, 
petceining,héasa man of grearcourage,;& of all othets there prefent theft’antient,inthe name 
ofthe other knights declared vato thei, T hat the bréach Was neither fo great,for fo/profita- 
Pe K i “seagate thavitwas defenfible enough;if they would astnen of courage tie 
Aarza, other wile called Moxet,neer ABS ti oo 04 the faite; faying, That it was more honourable for worthy Knights anid luttic fouldiers, to di 
7 ipokdoante ucboteseonSatammasat ie e with certain Pvt valiantly with their weapons in their hand’ fightin ‘gaint ae Twhdel§ for the maintenance 
ha attemp. o4tKSeunning further into the Ifland,made ey ich time diners companics © of theit law andChriftian religion , than fo cowardly to'yeeld themfeluesto the mercie of 
Malta attenp unning rinto the made hauocke of whatfoeuer came intheir way. After : ie a2 Lepoaee tlach ; 
edly theTwrks theyshad thus few daies in vaine battered the caftle, and faw themf lues both th te liantl 1 thofe, at whoft hands nothing was to be looked for but mot miferarable feruitude, with all 
repul H Cs elues both there valiantly p. kind oftcthéltie:and theréforeperfuaded the Couetndurtohold it out'to the laft. For all that, 


) ad in other places by ambufhesand fuch likem i d ; : ; 
ba : i fthe Tfland, they remiouedehencetaatcroatlol SPauisrhers whey ended eet M */ he ouctéonie with the importunitie of fuch as would needs yeeld, who withall vehemende 


rpofe to haue bi ‘if cane : veged the dnminent danger. whierwith they weteall like to twhelmed,and findifig him- © 
sp acittectnm Si ea a at perceiuing by alittle, what {mall He felfe bereft both of Redecani foreuhezatitForfuken aie sd 8 senerepnitse= 
alGladeadinokencet Aloe ay Osh alae pie i Hon,conforredittiinkrwtsive cn dgagare dla bee difplayed vpon the Walls, i ike heat 
les difant from Malta Weftward,fubi 5 the knights ofthe Religi pied parley!» When a Tuike prefenting'hinsfelfe; they requefted hint tov s) 
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igccati — Sobman the « 

fhe could becontented that fomeofthem mig 

to be taken for the eaten tle.V 

iting, two of the knights were forthwith fent out,to offer vato 

sihaperss are Beers would farnithehem, with fhips to 

_ es fafely to Malea, Whereynto the Baffabriefely d, Th, 

et. ‘na: eternal AOjgracepatibining tokeepe fo iulsrieaneee 

thetapive ibe OD€arth)ifthey would pay the whole charges of the armie, he would condife 
» — queftsor if they would not thereunco confent, that for recompence,all they mithineh ee 

scompe son hp Caftle 


oul tinue his flaues prifoners:notwithftanding ifthey incontinently and with 
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lay did farrender.the plage he would exem 
ay Cid aurrender pt out of them 200.Wheru m 
Ea a y Dragug and Sella Baisith Gakting words 4 if 
) nd hat the beficged through defpai penloy 
agence uy paire would refol : 
Elscre he hi oeaign noe eget MD 
lare vat right in refufing them: who ve ily. wo im 
in ee iodiavbom: renner, he Parr ic ine em on se 
thecaftle and the menin his power, he mightdifpofe of th wr 
ey cal ph bal liking well of his counfel,caufed Tecriesecriaincdle ais thould 
raf beer Hem ing words told them, Thatat the inftance Of Drage de Salle tattne 
preient,| charge them ofall the cofts & charges of the armys(wearing vato thenthe 


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damien, shy sly heed eth neo ies 
cc thefe meffe wate 5 cattle. The Bafla,the better tocome toshe effect of his 
2 4 him et bie Tutksemthpmthe pnsre exprefly co perfuade the 
Sa forthe appoincing of Tach wellsas fala eee ton ofthe giuing wp theca, 
that ifhe made any doubsto come, EaGould one fies pire fe conduct to Maltasand 
ag forimurabve all hinesfoconief se rength darn oi vee 
Gouernor by the nM 5 8 f ti pert _ Which the fubtile Turke fo finely handled ig tha 
fons of wars & dut othi oe ofe who had perfuaded him to eeld(norwirh(tanding the rea- 
refolued vpon fo f s ll us atu foread binxtn fagh smaner to sbandonthe place of his char 
tunc.So caki wi inhi anaffurance of the Bafa, & gaue eare to the miferable end of his for. 
Minit nee het rea of his houtbold(co fend backe vnto thofe of the caftle,to ides 
fetch him,he went ( Z ee inthe campe) ynderthe conduét of the Turke that was cometo 
adueatiled ofthe G Le ttothetent of the Bafla: who by the Turke that went firftin, was 
that ithe thou sae : oh uurage of the defendants, which hee afflured him to beno better, but 
fe Geet that f, he might bring them tofuch order & agreement as he would hime 
hisrafhnessfaid lf h uation calling in the Gouernor Haller, after he had rigoroutly reproued 
chased ft ied 01 soa that forafmuch ashe had once giuen his word, ifhe eh the 
ditchelgstatiiors ye rie sonauaee lecthem go with bag & baggage. “otter wile eee 
not according to his laft pr : ae ercat the Gouernor greatly maned, anfwered, That that was 
no better,he requefted i €voto the knights before fent, But when he fawit would bee 
refhwhich che lle Balti on fe mightagainreturne to the caftle to know the minds of the 
knight thar he had brou a 4 Do means grant, but only permitted him to fend backthe 
the Gouernor,he was 19 me sae make report ofthefe hard news to the befieged:as for 
lerftood what had peri a ies with yrons on his heeles. When they ofthe caltle va- 
themifchicfe thenat hand:y st 1¢ Baffa & the Gouernor,they began exceedingly to feare 
Siow. whether shay thon nee rs -cclorimnaiee to retumnthefsid knightto the Baf- 
q A sale OM 1 ter anfwer, was 
rchimcheeapsain ofthecaltle was broughein,ofwhouhe bath sted, whichof 





































e would ch ither veep 
i” ufe, either to pay the expences of the ays or elsboth he & allthereft M 
ai 


prifoners¢ Wherunto the Gouernor anfwered, 

i j Ser aniad fet hata flaue had no other autho- 

ptshis, palcaoee stisnitin, tl raison. his libertic) the 
ferued in hi ‘not counfel himtocommana 


; d 
ch was concluded with —— 












Pa 
p> font. which thing the Ba 






o 1 . « . 
Bi ucredandifet avlibertie, according tot 


inthem, perfuade the Bafla to condi : morales © 
: ht i njonec tt PW ere Yous _.| . belecuing}wentto report co them this g 


odecciue chem)by the head of his lord & his, own,inuiolably to,obferucal that heha e 





fourth Emperour of the Turkess 





unowledge of the befiege 
Sthercaptains;he tooke th 


that therfore without fearing any thng 
the Goucrnour, becaufe hehad bin before 
hia T hathe might command him that was come 
gow: doelneucra whit the more for him. So the Balla turning towards the 
anded him forthwith to goe vito them in the cattle 

Miisaraine as before,by the heac 

ood newes : which theyweceiued 
without further care or confideration of their mi(hap fo nee¥e, they ran 
wiues'children,an 
ner iffued, but they wer 
the knights were fentto th 


putin remem t ered; 
dogs,and that they had firft violated jtheir oath wichhis great lord, vato 


(fa hearing, for feare that fach a refolute anfwer fhould’comie to the 

dy& cauferhem to become defperat; hauing taken counfell with his 

¢ Gouernout by the hand,and with a {miling and diffembling coun- 

yice voll him, That he.would without any doubt letthem depart ashe had promifed and 7h« eafle eet 
she thould-caufe them all to come out of the caftle. But “* 
deceiued, would not truft to his word, but faid-vntd 

fromthe caftle,for that he knew they would 


jandto caufe them to come forth, fwea- 
Lof his great lord,and his owne, That they fhould all be deli- 
he conuentions firft agrced ypon. Which the knight 






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other knight, coms 


withfuch joy, thar 
in preafe with their 


dbeft mooucables, (trining who fhould firft get our. Butthey wereno fog- 
by the enemies {poiled of all they had, and cakefiprifoners ; part-of 
e galliesyand the reft to the Baffa, Who being by the Gouernour 
brance of his faith rwife giucn,anfwered, Thatthere was no faith to be kept with 


whotat the gining 


oucr ofthe Rhodes,they had(as he faidyfworne never moreto beare armes againft the Turks. 


The caftle was forthwith takenand fpoiled, and about two hundred Moo 


res of that countfey 


that had ferued che knights,cut in piecesyand thereupon, agrcat peale ofordnance difcharged, 


with great criesandfhoutsin figne of t 


heir vidtorie. Thus the ftrong caftle and antient citie of 


Tripolisin Barbarie wasdelinered yntothe Turkes the fifteenth day of Augult, inthe yeare 


rgs1» Whileftthe Bafflay at this fiege, the Lord of Arramont, whol 
embaffadour from Francisthe French king at Conftantinople, and was no 
rythe fecond,came tothe Turkes campe, being requefted Lo to doe by th 


vad many yeares lien 
w fent again by Hew 
e great Matter of the 


Rhodes,to haue difluaded the Bafla from that fiege: wherein he nothing preiidiled. Yet now 


gricued t6.fee how the faithleffe Turk,contrary tot 
uetior and the other Knights, lying at his feet as men hal 
in mind of his promile,confirmed by his oath ; which if hee wo 
leaftaccording to his owne voluntarie offer, he would releafe two hundr 


iis oath, moft villanoufly intreated the Go- 
halfe defperat;was fo bold as to put him 
uld not keepe, that yet atthe 


edofthem : but hee be face 


excuifed himfelt as before;faying, That no faith wasto be kept with dogs,which had firftbro- anfoere of the 


kentheirlowne faith. Yet afterwards he'condi 


{cended,that two handred of the eldeft and fuch {<ithlfe 8 


tothe French , 


as were mott vafit forferaice(amongft whom was comprehended the Gouernour and certain gnbsfadeum 
other old knights)fhould be fer avlibertie ; who were forthwith fent aboordthe French Em - 
bafladours gallies, andby. him tranfported to Malta : where they were but hardly welcome, 
for that they had fo cowardly furrendred a place,which they might much longer hane defen+ 
ded. The next day afterthe caftle was delivered, which was the 16 of Auguft, the proud Baf- 
fa for ioy of this victorie madea folemne dinner, whereunto he inuited the'French embaflas 
y dour,and /“allier the late Gouernor : which they refufed not to come vnto,in hope to recouer 
fome moe prifoners. This great feaft for the more magnificence waskept it thecaftleditch 
againft the breach,where were fet vptwo ftately pauillions, the one for the Baffa, andthe o- 
ther for the embaffadourand his companie, where he was honourably featted with wonder- 
fall plentic both of Acthand fifhand good wines, which they had found inthe caftle; which 
feruice was done with muficke of diuers forts,and officers in number aboueahundred, appa- 
relled for moft part in long gowns of fine cloth ofgold,tuffed ot fringed sand the other of vel+ 
uet ordamaske. The Baila wasno fooner fet downe,but allthe ordnance of the feet was dif 
charged with fuch a noife and thundering, thar itfeemed the heauensand skies did thake. The TH Yaa EE, 
table being taken vp,the embaflador and the late Gouernour Valier entred into the pauillion weet 


pF ofthe Bafla,and befide the two hundred men which he had promifed, 


obtained twentie moe, polit. 


" ypon the embaffadours promife, That he fhould for them caufe to be releafed yo Turks taken 


at Malta, atthe landing of thearmie there. The Turkes hauingiin ¢ 


heirhandsanantient gunner 


of the cattle, called sohn de Chabas borne in Daulphine (to the end that this triumphantfeatt 


fhould not be vnfurnithed of fome cruel! facrifice of the Chriftian bi 
time of the fiege thot off the hand of the clerke general of the armies 


bloud) forthat hee bad in 


brought him into the 
: tovmne, 
















the Emperout,proceeded fo fartherein,thar he a it! } 
ble, ane 4 Maftapha his princely allowan hoe og aa poh @ 
was to all the Courtiers (whereof he made fmall reckonii Bilis 
fomuch that it was thought he would not forget fo not 
Resolexa com taine the Empire. Hercupon fhe brake with Raflen ypo 
i based ‘ynough ofhimle!fero do what in himday to furcher, 
i Vee »_. Tobeginthis intended tragedie, the vponthe fudde: 
again Mifiee the tongue ‘ 


RI OX'O D A NAA 5 Solymanhis 
. beft beloued Wife. . 






























Rovolana fai- 
weth ber felfe 
religions. 








Cin hich fo god im uphti of 
; demanding of him, iffuch workes ofcharitic were Toby ote i 
nto God, and auailea| r her foules health, Wihetunto the Muphti anf <a 




























pworkeswereno doubt, us inthe fight of God, but nothing at all mericon, Baa | 
foules health, being ab 0 ee 
Solymangvoto whom as vato her Lord, both the and all fhe had appertained. With whichan, 
“eeteton dWwer of the great Prieft {he feemed to beexceedingly troubled, and thereupon became won, 
Y » \derfull penfine and melancholie, her eheerefull counter 


ince was replete with fadneffe, and 
_. herfaire-eyes lowed with teares, her mirch was mou: ndher ioy heauineffe, ‘Which 


thing Selyman perceining , and fori¢to fee his louevpon conceit fo to languith; fent her word ‘ 
to be of goodcheere, and to comfort herfelfe ; promifing in fhore timeto take fach a courle | | 
- Soman manu. as (hould eafe her of all her griefes +which he forthwith did, folemnly manumifing her from | 
meh Restle herbondeftate. So greaca fauout obtained, Rox With great cheerefulneffe began thofe 
2 meritorious workes by her before inten¢ had thought of nothing but heauen, 
~ whereas indeed her thoughts were in the When fhe hadthusa good while bu. 
fied her felfe in pauing the way toh lyman not able longer to for. 
‘selyminfents. beare the companie ofher; in whom h S wonted manner fént for her by 
forkoxolane. one of his Eunuchs, who fhould haue brought her ed chamber. To whom hee iwith 
| Sbeexeyfth her eyes caftypto heauen, demurely anfwere: ) Tha ther life and whatfoeuer els fhe had was 
; Hts ad at her dread Soueraignes command; but againe toyeeld her bodie vito his appetite fhe might 
cone. not inany cafe do, without the grearoffence of the high God,and manifeft beach of his facred \ 
Lawes, which permitted her notnow voluntatily to yeeld him thar, being free, which he be- K 
i i d of his bo an: and becaufe fhe would not feeme 
gsto the graue indgement of the lear. 










awoman ; yet very proftable-for the foule of the grea 














































































a ‘ tovfe thisas anexcufe, {he referred er felfeinall thin: 
»_ nedand reuerend Muphti, with whom the had before at full conferred: This the did 3 prefir- 
~*~ ming of the foueraigatie fhe had ouer thacgreat Monarch,whome fhe right well knew fhe had 
fo faltbound in thepleafing fetters of hisaffeGtion towards her, as that fhe was {ure ynough 
ofhim without a keeper, Solyman yauifhed with her loue’, and wellthe more for her deniall, 
fent for the Muphti, tequiring his iudgement inthe matter; who before inftruGed in all 
points, agrced with that Roxolaya liad faid , aggravating the Heinoufneffe of the fact, if hee 
thould proceed to enforce her ash ue, who being now free, he might notwithout great 
_ Sthmannar'- offencetouch ynmagried. Where on.$o/yman moreand more burning in hisdefires, became 
MiRewla 4 Frelhyfurerto her for marriage, whomhe had ( often before commandgd : which his fute F 
: ve», €afily, obtained, (as the marke the hadall this whileaimed at) he with all@peed to the great To faireft lookes truft not too farre, nor yet tobeautie braue : 
_, admiration ofall men, and contrarie tothe Manner.of the Mahomieran Emperdurs, folemnly ' For hatefullrhoughts fo finely maskt, their deadly poyfon haue. 
“» martied-her, appointing for h ti¢ fluethoufand Sultanyns: Butherebeforé we | Loues charmed cups the fubtill dame doth to her husband fill MH 
”* proceed any, farcher, ftay, It ak fi hat faire face whereon:this great Mo- | , And caufeth him with cruell hand his childrens bloud to fpill. 
muuch doted, asitis b dmoftliuely exprefled. °° 
jaro : Portdlovss! 








Frontis walla fides, anlla ef fiducia forme : 
Peéfore dum feno dira venena latent. 
° Philtra viro mifcet fallax mifertmaue cocgst 
Sanguine watornm commaculare manus, 

























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This woman of latea flauc,but now becomethe greateft Empreffe ofthe rine fore pry = 
all worldly fclicitie, attended vpon withall the pleafures her heart conld parcel death of fa of ata 
thing the could wifh,but how to finde means thatthe Turkith empire might 3 Re faidlon ha. 
Solyman be brought to fomeione of her owne fons. This was it thac had (as ae Sia ae 
troubled her afpiring mind,and in the midft ofallher bliffe, fuffered ae h far abfent, 

Noble Muftaphs; Solymans cldett fon,and heire apparant of the Empire, he ri aravere 

Was yet {till before her eyes prefent ; his credit, his valour, his nar if wae: ithe by 

all.bars to her defires:he was the only cloud eae the funne from fhining: 3 any 
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Solyman the oS 
any means might be taken away, then wanted nothin; dy 
wife the wicked woman laboured cunningly by lit t d ce 
imall. fufpition of mujlapha, That he being a yong man ofa hauty fpirit,defiroy. ofS 
tie,generally beloued, and {welling wich the immoderat fauor of the men of Wat, which werk 
all at his deuotion, lett nothing elie to be expected from him, butwhen he fhouig Gs aur t 
grandfier Se/ymus) lay hand vpon the Empire, La worke niageed fathers deftruaion, TE 
mifchieuous plot by her deuifed, was nova little furthred by Re/fan the great Batty : 





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Rufan the an thi ae 

pa je Palfed all great matters : who nothing omitted,that could belly deuifed for the dj ee 
afer of *  confufion of the yong Prince. For he as a greaciecret,crattily told all them that were tent 4 
Roxolanz, 





uouernors into Siria,thit Mtu/apha was fecretly fufpedted by his father,ofafy piring 


q , tothe em. 
pite,and therefore cha’ \ chem particularly , carefully to obferue all his ations Bi 


° = > Withthe 4 
manner of his lifeand 9: rnment,and by their letters diligently to aduertife him of foe 










, : he whatfo. 
ener they fhould fee or heare ; bearing them in hand, that the more fiifpitionfl YOR toufly 
they thould write of him,the more gratious and acceptable it would be vnto the BTC Sultan 


Wherfore he by thefe men oftentimes certified of the princely difpofit Loncourage, ..:. om 
valorand bountie of Atustapha,wherby he had woonall mens hearts, doubted that he would 
at length be preferred to the Empire : yetdurft henot forall that adventure to temper with 
Solyman about that deteftable confpiracic againft the innocent Prince, but {till deliuering the 
letters to the malicious woman, left the reft by her vngratious head to be Wrought. And the 
ftillas occafionbeft ferued her purpofe, ceafed not with pleafing allurements and flatterie } 
| (wherin fhe was moft excellent) to infec Se/ymans mind,thar whenfoeuer he (hould chance to 
P haueany fpeech of Maftapha, the might takethe fitter occafion to bring forth thofe Letters, 
Neither was fhe in her drift deceiued,but hauing founda fit Opportunitie, withtearstricklin 
down her cheeks (which to ferue their turnes fubtill women {eldome want) fhe told the Em- 
Perrin what danger he {tood : recounting amongft other things, how Selymushis father had 
by fuch means depriued Baiazet his grandfather,both of his life & Empire together: & there- 
fore moft inftantly befought him,as if it had altogether proceeded of acarefull loue , by that 
example warned to looke to himfelfe. Burthefe lightarguments of fufpition feemed as they 
were indced,vnto Solan {carce probable ; fo that fhe little preuailed thereby. Which thing 
the well perceiuing, and inwardly grieued thercar, conuerted her cruell mindeto other mil. K 
chieuons deuices,and fought by all meanes how to poifon the yong Prince : neither wanted 
there wicked men,asit were vowed to all kinde of mifchiefe and villanie, readie to haue per- 
formed what the defired, had not Gods prouidence withftood fo horrible a practife. For 
whereas certaine rich apparell was by her fentvnto him in his fathers name , he fearing the 
worft, would not touch it before he had caufed it to be worn by one of his fernants:by which 
Curious warineffe (as it was thought) he for that time prenented the treafon of his wicked 
ftepdame,and made her malicious praétife manifeft to theworld, Yet refted fhee not fo,but 
was ftill plotting new deuices,tending allt one purpofe + forbeing growne ro th&t height of 
honour and power as neuer was woman inthe Orhoman court,and by the means of Trongillaa 
Tew (as it wasthought) hauing bewitchedthe minde of the Turkith Emperor, the ftillgrew 
moreand more in fauor,and obtained thar her fons might by turnes be still prefent in Court : 
of purpofe,that by their daily prefence and continual flattery they fhould more & more pro- 
cure their fathers loue ; and ifby chance Muftapha fhould come thither, fe might haue the 
better means to difpatch him : if not,to expect fome other fit time , when fhe might by fome 
one or other meane take him away. But Muftapha neuer comming(for why,the Emperors fons 
vfe not without their fathers leaue to go out of the prouinces affigned vnto them, or to come 
to Conftantinople, butafterthe death of their father to receiue the Empire , attended vpon 
witha number of foldiers) fheealily deuifed another praife, that her fons fhould wait vpon 
their father,not inthe city only,but in the Prouinces alfo 3f0 that TRibanger, (yrnamed Cronch- 
‘ backe,alwaies followed his father inthe campe. Certain yeres thus fpent,and fhe ftill hamme- 
} ring her mifchicuous deuices, at length fortune fauoring her wicked defire,got from the Balla 
i 
i 


Mufiaphain 
danger to bane 
beene porfoned 
Koxolana. 





which had the gouernment of u/lapha and the prouince of Amafia (for as we haue faid,euc- 
ry one of the Kings fons hath with him one Balla » whic! 5 asit were his lieutenant in admi- 
niftration of ju(tice and martial affaires) certain fufj picious letters, wherein was contained, that 

{ there was a fpeech of a marriage to be made betweene SW ftapha and the Perfian Kings éemgh- 





, ’ _———— 


‘king no ftay,ne opened the matter to Roxolana,& atcerwards both together went tothe court, 


& haw 





\ fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 


Y.. . he thought good to giue knowledge of to the Counfell; that if any harme 

¢ FE of ie might ie out of all fulpition. Thefe letters being broughtto ru/fan,he 
ie vet had now as good as halfe brought to patfe the long defired ruin of Muftapha: fo ma- 
thot 





[ imperor:in doin d forced both their yneratj- 
dall the matter to the Emperor: in doing wherof, they forced t @ 
ae oon his head,yet doubtfull, with fulpicion,and to poffeffé his minde with the feare 
_ ous W! wne moft dutiful fon : faying, That he asa proud and ambitious young man,rauithed Base 
of hiso defire of fo ploriousan empire, fought againft the laws both of God &nature,totake 5:7 Sole ORR 
with le ; eatiite 89 that'fo he might with more {peed fatisfie hisafpiring mind. Andto tert o, bis fom 
Peaieriore credit to this their moft falfe fuggeftion , they warned him of the allianceby “lathe 


i 
B him purpofed with the 


Roxelana and 


Perfiankingthe antient cnemy of the Othoman Emperors:wifhing him 
1 by the ftrength of Perfia, and the fauor of the Sanzacks and 
la i tira eabyisbarels purchafed, fhould in fhort time when he feared leaft, 
S endht i ehim both of his liteand empite. With thefe and fuch like accufations they 
pice dvith the aged man, whom they neuer fuffered to reft in quiet, that he at length re- 
cee 2 suit his fafetic (as he fuppofed) by the death of his owne fonne ; inthis fort: 
we ite fae 1552 he caufed proclamation to be made almoft inallthe prouinces of his 
= sel. og fora{muchas the Perfians without refiftance witha great army inuaded Syria, 
tee deftroying the countrey beforethem , heto reprefie that their outragious info- 
] haa inforcedto fend thither Xujtan Baffa wich an army : which according to hisappoint- tata 
sence r fhorttime raifed. Now when all chings were in readineffe, as if it had beene for sith en army 
frolt a was pretended, he commanded Ru/tan, with as much fecrecie andas little tamule hone Mae 
le portible rll hands vpon Muftapha, and co bring him bound to Conftantinople:which 
if Hie aa d not conueniently effeét, then by any other means totake him out ofthe way. 
ee rith ‘his wicked and cruell charge Re/tan with a {trong armie marched towards Syria: 
detaphconede day ofhis comming, without delay with 7000 ofthe beft borfemenin all 
: ve de cowards Syria alfo: whereof Ruftan hearing, and perceiuing that heconld not (ag 
veath ai bonuetitendlt execute the cruell command ofthe vanaturall father, forchwith tur- 
rh isbrichevind treading the fame ftepshe came,returned with his armie to Seana 
with fuch fpeed, that he endured not to behold the verie duft raifed by cAtaftap 4's horfinen, 
2 ch leffe his prefence: giuing itout, Thathe certainly ynderltood that rhe Cencona® i 
quiet (as indeed it was) atid that he thereupon returned, But vato Solyman he ay cy - tale 
in fecret which he malicioufly had deuifed, That he by moft appatant fignes Bins a * Rite The mien 
fumptions had perceiued the whole armie {0 inclined towards Mw/fapha, thaci ‘tt ou! ‘ Hn PS 
attempted any thing againft hint by plaine force, he fhould haue been vtterly forfaken,an r 
therefore in fo dangerous acafe left the matter as it was to his graue futther direction. a his 
tale fufpicioufly told, raifed in the wicked and vnnaturall father (nothing depeneratic tot 
the naturaff craeltie of hisanceftorsy new and great fufpicions, Whereofto disbur rat if- 
quicted mind,he conceived with himfelfc amoft horrible deuice. Wherfore the yere fo MA 
FE ing, which was the yeare 1553, heraifed a great'armic ; giuing it out, That the Perfians a 
With greater power than before inuaded Syria,and that therefore hie forthe lone a oer 
trie,and defence of his empite,was determined to-go thither with his army and in perfon him- 
ele i ies.) Wherfore the ariny being affembled, & al things Somer goer 
felfeto repreffe the attempts of his enemies.’ W herfor: y being affen TS: imate oa 
neceflary orderly provided’; he comuianded to {et forward , and in few daies after : owned ararmyte hit 
himfelfe: who comming’at length into Syria,prefently by trafty eager aap ‘ he mae 
flapha to come vato himat Aleppo, for there he lay tacamped. And yet for all thefe ; ‘i ii a 
the matter Was not fo clofely by Sobyman conueied(although he'was exceeding et ey a 
of) but that his mortalland deadly hatred againtt this fon wasperceiued by the Batla’s oR 
gtear menabout him: infomuch that Achmat Baffaby afecterand triftic pra t a eae 
R warning thereof, thar fo hemightintime the berter’ protide for the fafdgard'of his li yah 
| ther could/agufapha himfelfe but martell, that his aged father without any Pay RY ead 
thould come fo far with fogreatan army : yet trufting to his owne eae thoug vy oe rhea 
det fully troubled and perplexed in mind he refolued(although it We with¢ eects |] 
ger of his lifeytoobey and yeeld'to his fathers comimand :for he thoyght it more tom . 


4 toe ? . 4 ss f 
bleand honorable tolincurte the iii tofillinto the foule ‘ditoyat a 


Solyman finds 










Solyman the Magisfteme, 


difloyaltic. In fo great a peplexitie of mind, after he had with himfelfe ii 





and fro, what courfe he were beftto take, at length he boldly and refolute!, 
his court, Whetiie 


Histalte with whom (as we haue before faid) he ies with him i 
on og : ) he had alwaies with him 
ee ee ora bleffed life were of man moreto be delited mesneHetntho'ds- ‘he Enpire of 
bins hed the empire of the world., to him that would enter ine dl dae fea a 
been , brought with it no felicitie,more thana vaine fhew and vere Niue contiderati 
es ng Peng onesie of Vasetealtn than worldly honor, bringing with t f in eae ma 
ind, tribulation, fufpition, murder, wrong, wickedneffe, fj poile,tui “ep nof 
alone: oF nature,nor to be defiredof him that Pech epee Spartan infinie 
p as the t lefled life wes tebe loft and not gained : Bur they ynto wi ne Cae GPY Which 
ve gives ightly ie ain weigh the fragilitie and fhortnefle of iets God had siuen 
on fort deemex Po be the only life) and to ftriue agai iti 
bs seeperre sok) Ww aa vpright hind of life,had maved een iM mora, 
Nat y the great God, where they fhoul eeslonie 
eternal, Thisanfiwer of the great door wo d Joan pee spioy lifeand bit 
10: g F : " iff 
Prince, forefecing as it were the a| Derren iekiaabled mind of : 
i pproch of his own : i Pathe yon 
afoot a gopace strict fet forward towards his Ge tpecl es soomet ee euet ie 
Wisco. ae spempesand not far off pitched his tents in the open fel B is his qelength to is 
ming. ia Eimors ae RAS the tnt ie mind of his Wicked ject Sts aa 
' is craftie an ti i ; Lda 
\ it he caufed the Tanizasies and Bice ‘hear amest geionbs hata cdsfox bya iene 
nase Meanie s wich they all without delay prefently did at his command d fi 
gaan ai ‘i e ies time he the moft craftiewarlet, with Batbleciea Cam 
Diem wigiicclinin ye id em e) as aman aie difmaied came in hafte into eokewuus vauilion 
heather 7 Pentel mith aties and almoft all the beft foldiers of th ee 
re fa gtk i aaa ns lane gon to meet Musfapha,and that he feared what trould enti “nd 
sere pe Lo tr edthe old tyrant, thathe became pale for feare, and enfue thereof, 
ae page pF em gon ealily beleeued allto be true that the falfe Ball oe an 14 
macy Bite peas  ftrange warning of his end foneere at hand forth ; hin ee 
Dame duce Beene ds toward his father, falling afleepe inth ee ks eayibtlore 
oo. bits fe Pak ts t Melons sbright apparell to take him . Sr eee tent hisiw his 
ig to bis fa- place, beautified with moft glori 
aoe dae auti ‘gloriousand ftately palaces i 
ro kal ping crane encarta ee 
HARE e aueledan upright and godly life, followin, ee 
the Set face to the other fide, to haue fhewed bite pel arid derefting vice sand after 
Pree bi Rete aes blacker than pitch, and in them arrauea P eke pen "ed 
pale ingand tumbling, fome vp,fome down, cryi thie toe ought) oie 
the) are puniffiea all fach as in chis frail i wo, crying horfibly for mercie : And there 
of whom (as he faid) were Ae ing oe fetebinsta wale wentirs gi reegens tharhiet 
Bet Se eed with this serie ean ir us ee ors 
ig told himall the matter, P called ynto him his doétor ; and ha- 
E file pr oe aren aabed him what the fa | 7 Se 












































; fore efted hi faging vnto him thee: a at . 
> Rests reel casein 
‘= sos fay felfeto be terrified Fede cuBnothing that anfwer, ftoutly replied, What, Shall I fuffer 
ragioufly & refolurely to my i with childifh & vain feareewhy + ather hatte Inot cou- 
Thave alwaies(asreafon ae et¢.and 0 much the more boldly,becaufe I know afluredl 
eyesor foot againft hisn revercnced his Maieftic,chac ag aintt his will Inenerturned = 


or foot againft his moft roiallfeat, much : 
Es d called him to bib feat, much leffe affe@ed his empire, exceptthe moft high 







fol mighta i 5 
it ai vithout murder, withoue | oud, without tyrannie, 


| my brethren: for I haue fet down 
ertodiein his obedience , than 
sompetitors, arebell orteaitor- 











Vexation of re 


his our eftate (which H 


earmic to.go asif it had bin for honors fake | 


by the hand and lead him intoa moft plea- K 


fesneither then without the generall goodliking&choileof 






























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AB Havingthus faid,he came vnto 


fourth Emperour of the Turks. 











765, 


his fathers campe, & pitching his tents(as we haue befote faid) 


fured himfelfe aivin white, in token of his innocencie, and writing certaine letters(which the 
Turks when they are about to goto any placeof danger,v{e to write,and alwaics to carry with 


tended vponwith a few of his moft 


entred not vatill he had puritoff; becaufe he would notcome 
weapon, if happily fo he might cleere himfelfe of 
he was. come into the more inward roomes of thetent, he was with fu 

B ro his ftate chcerfully receiued by h 
one feat whereonto fit himfelfe alone, hee perpl 
length asked where the Emperor hisfather was ¢ 

_ by and by fechim:a r 
bereft of their {pecch, whom the Turkifh tyrants haue alwaies in readii 

ly to execute their bloudie butcherie) comming fromthe other fide o 
at whofe fight ftrucken with a fudden terrour,{aid no more, but Le my 
fing,was abourto haue fled : but invaine, for he was caught 
and by force drawn to the place appointed for his death:where 
cata bowltring about his necke, he poore wrecch ftill ftriuing, 
{peake but two words to his fatherbefore he died, All whichithe murt 
fufficient fignificantly to expreffe his vnnaturall villanie)both heard an 
the other fide of the tent: 
long till he were difpatched,witha 


them, forthey are wonderfull foolifh in their fuperftition)and putting them inhis bofome,at- 
truttic followers, came with great reucrence towards the 
rent of his father, fully refoluing to haue kiffed his hand,as their vfuall manner is.But when he 


was come to the entrance ofthe tent, remembring that he had yet his dagger girtto him, hee 
into his fathers fight with any 


his fathers needleffe fufpition. So when 


Mi 
th 


chyhonour as belonged 


is fathers Eunuchs. But feeing nothing elfe prouided but 
exed in mind, ftovd (till a while mufing ; ax 
Whereunto they anfwered, That he fhould 
nd with that cafting his eyeafide,he faw feuen Muts (thefeare frong men 


neffe, the more fecret- 
fthe renccowards him: 
death;and with that,ari~ 


herer(forno addition is 
d faw by atrauers from 


but was fo far from being moued with compafiion,that thinking it 
moft terrible and cruell voice he rated the villains enured 


to bloud;faying, Vill you newer difpatc h that I bid you ? will you newer make anend of this traitor. for 


whom I have not refted one night thefe 
yetthe 


ground 
wayes, by the commandement o 


ten yearesin quict ? Which horrible commanding {peeches, 
indering in theireares,thole butcherly Muts threw the poore innocent Princevpon the 
4,and with the helpe ofthe Eunuches forcibly drawing the knotted bow ftring 
famott wicked father, ftrangled him. With like barbarous j/abomet sas 


both 


ctueltieshee fhortly after caufed Atabomet his nephew (WAaffapbe his fonne) to be {trangled 


alfo. 


uflaphaconi- 
meth to bis far 
ers bent. 


hold onby the eunuch and Muts, aeupepba mop 
without further ftay, the Muts cruel rang. 
and requefting chat hemight 


led in his far 
thers fight. 


fap 
fiten 


‘This vnnatural & ftrange murther committed, he pre fently eommanded the Baffd of Ama- 


fia *uftaphaes Lieurenantto be apprehended, and his head in his owne prefence to be ftrucke 


off. Which done,he fent for Tz#hanger the Crooked, yet 


ignorant ofall that was happenedjand 


in fporting wife,as it he had dona thing worth commendations, bid hint go meet his brother 


cMuftapha: which thing TXihanger with 


a metric and cheerefull countenance hafted to doe, 


as one glad of his brothers comming. Butas foone as he came vnto the place where he faw his 


brother lying dead vpon the ground 


ftrangled, itis not to be fpoken how he was in mind tor- 


mented, Hee was fcarcely come tothe place where this deteftable murther was committed, 
when his father fent vnto him certain of his feruants to offervnto him al a¢a/taphaes treafure, 


horfes,feruants,jewels,tents,and withall,the gouernment of the Prouince of Amafia:burTzé~ solyman ofietb 
his welbeloued brother, ” peers 


banger filled with extreame heauineflé for the vamercifull death of 


fpake vito them inthis fort. 4 wicked and ungodly Cain, traitor (1 may not fay father) take thot 


now the tresfures, the horfes, the feruants, the iewels, 
it into thy wicked, cruell, and fauagebreaf?, fo ongratioufly and contrar 
not fay the renerence of thine owne blond, to kill thy worthie, warlike, 


of courtefie, and Prince of greate(t hope, the like of whome, the Othoman 


neuer (halt ? Twilltherefore my felfe provide that thow,nor none for shee fh 
shamefully triamph ower a poore crooked wretch. And hauing thus 
witlvhis owne daggerinto thebadie, wheredfhee in fhore time 
D came to the old Tygreseares,: itis hard tofay how much heegr 
*~ by hissfathers commandement carried frony Aleppo.in Syria,to 
wards honoutably buried onthe other fide of the hauemat Pera. 
dieyhiscouetous minde wasinot fo troubled, but that hee 
Muftephass treatures and richesto be brought torhis tent: whieh his 


AIS ¢ 


andthe Prouince of Muttap 
ie to all bums 


much faid, ftal 


could forth 


ha, How came syealth. 
minis T will 


and noble fonne, the mirrour 
Familie neuer yet bad, nor 
allewer hereafter im fiach fort 


fouldiers in hope to hau 
tl 


hi¢ 


b’d himfelfe: 7 
died: Which fo foone as it» jini 
ieveds'His dead bodiewas: ° 
Conftantinople; and after- 
For allthis bloudie trage= 
with commannd alt 


ie 


- Solyman the A, 


the fame giuenthem fora prey, willingly hafted to nigh 
: ° performe, : 
which were in A¢nflaphaes campe,not knowing what Re | een st ee the foutdiae 
ae ap sap sige into their campe withoutall cen ; rs $ T{Ccing file G 
encie, ftept out inthei i na i 

\ ged nie ama P intheir armour, and notably, tepulfed then, nor ware ttmM 

a blaniie the Atlength, thenoife of this ftir was heatd by the i 
i 4 reftof i 
mult bebwixt tumult to increafe more and more,ran in to tapi nee Lae et ‘a fecingthe 
3 hor : 


the fouldiers of St : 
Solymaxand Gana hoe skirmifh and cruell fight onboth fides, infomuch that two thou! | ttime therebe 
and were {] 2 






















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Sourth Emperour of the Lurkes: 965 


x, man coapperlethis furyof the Tanizaries, depriued Ru/lan ba/fa of all his honour: ee 
A eos Siang feale whereof he had the kecping,and delinered itto Achomates Daf But Wey 1 kas! 
Rufan worthily ftrucken with feareand hosrour,{ceing himfelfe now inno faferie in his own Areth te Con. 
tents, fied fecretly to Achowsates, asking his counfell what were beft for bim to doe, and what Pancinople. 
courfe to take in fo doubrful and dangerous acafee To whom the Baffa anf{wered,that it were 
beft for him to vie the great Emperors aduife,and to do what he commanded. W hich anfwer 
 \yell fatisfied Raflan : and fo he which ot late gaue other menacceffe vnto the Emperor athis 

ds to preferte this poore fute,To 















Much, 


AMuflaphe mo wounded:neither bad the broile fo ende - ain - 
his long experience of no {mall authori ded,hadnot-Achomat Baffa.a graue captaing.. "4 pleafiire, was now glad by his old acquaintance and frien 
Raiédtheirforiés andtuming ap the fouldiers,kepr backe the ete for know his pleafure what he would hauc him to do:from whom he regeiuedthisanfwer,That — , 
Thetumult <p- Courteous perfuafions in AS hanes Ge ri hia fouldiers, by gentle and mild anne Hq he fhould incontinently without further delay get him ont of his fight,and out ofthe camper, 
hac lpted Ache ony (dewénerating from our ancient le hed ed theirrage, Whatamy brethren {aid hee rds and B which the Bailafaid he could not conueniently do, being by his difpleafure andthe fouldiers 
mH } me toyalsie, for which you hawe beene for {a many anes an mill om rage disfurnifhed of all things neceflarie for his departure. Wheréunto Sofyman fent him an- 
7 er time nor delay, and thatit were beft for 


ats immpugne the command of the cre - Be H 1 ; 
4 bathing ood ned 3 ee soe our dread faueraigne? Tracy Leannot fufficientt Pended) {were againe, That he could giuchim neither long 
diets. inthis cinsll. ‘ ; bane hitherto prooued 10 ane beene mofl worthie and oy pearnels him without moreadoc to be gonc for feare of further harme. Whereupon Ruflan, guiltic in 
moafh fart i i ee to draw thofe weapons agsinit your fellowes and brethren oseimar {ole confeience of moft horrible villanie & treachcric, accompanied but with cight of his moft 

iro pooifilns choy +h neon af she Ochowan Kings except you Rees ie bens faithfull friends in ftead of his late world of followers;pofted in haft to Conftantinople, and 
A full fpectacle unto your encmieswhogrieuing to fée them J 10 make there (not without danger of his head) with Roxolana aad other the complices and contriners 


iH ye hous weapons may yer-rei feluwes onercome nd; ‘ ‘ : 
ty ® spans may yer rcioyce among themfelues to [ee you surne the fame onev JT yonrvitty. ofthe rreafon againtt Muftapha,in great feare expecte drhe enent of his fortune. 









































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| ™ _. My fonnes 7 vy, ry . rs 3 
i _— gn of bes OM fakesbe carefill shat you doe nos by this oo pi Wherefore This yong prince c4u/tapha thus (hamefully murthered by his own father, was for his rave 
A} Giadat ‘your sw fidome; loyalties and valour § Sor which yon bane Litherso b mete lefesherpn. | vertues gencrally beloued of the Turks :but of the {ouldiers moft for hismartiall difpofition, 
Ik ereferne thefe your weapon eene aboue all orbers com. and readines for the effufion of Chriftian bloud. The opinion they had conceiued of him was 


§ which you haue now t00 t00 much ufed among your fellorves 
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ii our enemi H “ I h ) 
if Ke pie ten _ jou may getrnore praife and honour, This {peech of the old Baff; gain fuch,and their loue fo great, that they ncucr chought chere was any in the Othoman family, of 
| ; ouldiers, that they freely permictedall that,was.in Muflaph ailbslomoll. whom they expeéted fo much forthe enlarging of their empire: infomuch, thaceuerfince, 
iphaes tents tobe cars when intheig private or publicke aétions they file of any great hope, they vfe this prouerbe 


i: Hed towelymans : but fo fooneasth 

| d e death of Ataftaph 
misc, een thereft of the armie in solymans poo sesbinat 

vo = rt, They were quickly allvpinarmes againe, and, witha oe 


Ne into the eares of the lani- euen at this day taken from him,Gietsé Swlian Muftapba,Sultan Muftapha is dead:as who fhould 
fay,our hopeis all loft, Achomates Ba(fa the great champion of the Tarks,aman of exceeding 
coutagé,not ignorant of the fmal aflurance of the great honors of that ftate,at fuch time as he rhe miferable 
receiued the feale from Solyman,boldly told him, Chacas he did then frankly beftow it vpon ead *f ache 
him,fo he wouldat one time or other to his no leffe difgrace cake it from him: to whom Soly- pied od 

Dp man folemnly promifed with an oath,not to difplace him fo long as he lived. Forall that,hee 

had not long enioyed that honor,but chat Solymant 


: rifeamong them worfe than 


aint Solyman 404 lamentation,as they were inrage and furi i alata 

oo f : uric, brake y, i srcoiaish 
y) 6. warp thein drawne {words : rhitelenain thaggteiey: tees 
cd 


4 inhimfelfe,h 
lapha, miclfe, he was about with the ' ; ie 
by his fi iends, and making a Yelloe ofan of-hislife to have fled 


at b i : 06 
o — iid _ ners veuedischane beta pon: forgoing forth out of histent, but 
np wanes i Ie ram n “im riven i s masgedisoulslicrs thus: What broile is this? 
Teenie wok your Soucraigne ?-aud him that h da lins se rg pe pempenabie 
a °° “anbientdnd inuinctble hanonr of aieel i i pate red fu 
jerce an~ hi ( | 

fivere uf the fa ” a be bei he was yerthus, peaking, ent pemetiine ‘fiediinind 
wizaries 10 So- O's) at he was the man whom et Oh ll pepe ana raaati 
yan. but inthaethey had by theirowne aca roi him berabad doen peer aire 
manner preferued i 1 Eo Pesci hte ; le 
ee mine ; a “> thames ofthem FW 1 ae a Ra 
~~ manyandimott wickedly erabrue hitlelte air ans ithout diferetion vpon euery iu 
r Socemadpheyedi d iaathey Laid eth ingocent blonds and that a ceumihies 
a aap and hat for shamateshe had no inft Parole: ember cm Whefore 

¢ te Hn \ . . i i ' 
aceite ia i ight publicly clesecen(eluesathe eafonescolt he wee 
miesyand thattheaccufer mightbebror ifowh to intifenis =. 


cufation : protefting,that they would, 
_hisappearance in iad Hs neuerlay downe thei Ao eT 

pop iene educational yon ene 
ead: be bier committed faét cdufed euery man toithed, Arts ere indoing,the bainou(nefle 
_ Menigaries, he foukih forthe mirther fo lately by himfelte ¢ pen M4 at Solyman himlelfe feemed 
NN efile whaloeethy ihn dil wa peoldroappedane aie 
i fad promifed, iodiodtlideapcaticaet perio inched deceitie them of that 
Ouscare and diligence'al Ikept Watclvand ward.) er had required, with amatucl- 
Sriolt org 51 Taner 


+ but being holden 
vyponthe fiddenaduentured to do that which § “dling in diflike with him, & willing againe 
to promote Rufian Ba(fa to that great honour, greater than which there was none inthe Turks 
coutt,which by reafon of his oath hee could not doc folong as Achomates liued : To fauehis 
oath,and to preferre his fon in law (whom he had indeed difplaced only no pleafe the tumul- 
ruous Ianizaries)refolued to haue Achomates put to death.Of which his purpofe C4 chomates 
altogether ignorant,and one morning alter his wonted manner comming into the Diuano inal 
his honour,vpon the fudden received word from Solyman,chat he muft prefently die,& forth- 
with was the hangman readic to haueftrangled him, as was giuenhim in charge: whom the 
ftout Bafa thruft from him with his hand, with countenance and cheere in fhew no more trou- 
§. bled than if the matter had nothing concerned him. And looking a good while roundabout 
him,efpied at laft an honeft man whom he had before many times pleafured, whom hee molt 
earneftly requefted for all the kindneffe fhewed vato him,to do him that laft fauouras to ftran- 
gle him with his owne hand,which fhould be vnto him the greateft good turne that hecould 
poffibly deuife,detefting nothing more than to die with the hand of the executioner. Which 
thing,when he after much intreatie had vndertaken to performe, C4 cbomates willed him,thac 
he fhould not at one twitch ftrangle him outright, but letting the bow ftring flackeagain,giue 
him leaue onceto breath, Scthen to difpacch him: which his requeft was by hisfriend accor 
dinaipstaned, and he in that fort ftrangled: wherein it feemeth, that he was defirous, firft 
to rat ot dea 3,and not to die all at once. [mmediatly after whole death, Raflay Baa was again 
» g teftoredto his place of chicte Vifier, and had the great feale deliuere i 

















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nor he cnioye about fix yeares after, and fo atlaft died ofthe dropfie. This wasthe end of 
- thele two great Baffaes Achomates and Ruffan, who in that time {waied that great Empire, vn- 

der Solyman,andofwhom we hane fo much {poken.Ic is reported, that So/yman hauing appoia- 
ed _Achomates to die,(hould fay, Icis better for his great heart once f die,than to di¢ a thou- | 
times,in {ecing his honous taken from him and beftowed vyponanother. ae | 





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LBD ile an pata men 2 edr ] “i <n fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 
extremities da.sheaneantsme . art is abo, é ; Bhichs FP sopleyas dangerous cor foliciting the foldiers of the court,and fo confequently for the altetinig 
(asi like aale it oftentimes falletrioutan thingsmorye Sar ho no’ x “of the State. Bélacet was no fooner lighted from his horfe, but his fathers gard was prefenth 
us: preachted) the fouldicrs oftht sonnrerteiniadh fy, oe tie’ Wher, readie co receiue him,commanding him to lay afide his {word and dagger:which thing Mouek 
began to fearcyand at firl-fome few voiflip away,,b parlscingthomtelncs befetonen clei. itbea vfuall matter in others that are admitted to the prefence of the Turkifh Emperonr, yet 
or ofitheirpnomile,tb.forfake choir caprkine pri ni crwardshit, without regard of vide) might it then in the mind of his guiltie fon raife agreat feare. Buthis kind mother (who had 
captain {ecking likewifeto hue made thift for hi ratte st whitherhe tlronpbe yj ipa , Bs before forefeenc in what feare and perplexitie he would come) had conueied her felfe into a 
and followerstakenby the Sadzacks.andideliue da a iwith the chiefe of his'couhje N chamber faftby the entrance of the fame houfe as Baiszet was to paffe, where out at alittle 
themallinbonds caclonhanhonplnowbshehabm@etey either ee 4 tons cafement couered with athinJionen cloath, thee called vnto him in paffing by, in thefe tew 
them all che fecret; deuicesof bisiy. ong fon Bai VERY) moftexquiliterotments aden Ka words; Corcoma oglan,corcoma ; which isas much tofay,Feare not my fon, feare nots with which Rexolena coms 
made by.chisfuppofe hots uf pha see be pee chachd had purpofedatrer lich: fom thort {peech Baiazet was not alittle both comforted and encouraged. Butas foone as he was /rteth her Son 
himfelfe with a.great-power,and. is sth ee tleontuenicnnyrohadewpon the fudde raliewd H comeinto his fathers prefence,and had done his dutie, Solyman commanded him to fit downe (peton 
ta Conitantinop! sulnagainft hisbte rt id’ be(eferueitophis parpole, to haiegg,, ‘bie by him:then begantthe grim fire gricuoufly to reproue him of rafhneffe and want of difcreti- Sotyman repro 
abour hisbuecdienls Yauipe counted . ek has whilfthe goeth foriivhat ; tredtly onintaking vparmes,which he could not otherwife conceiue of but astaken vp againft him- aaa 
feibile iat nurenke lyrean 10 sitpapvolyeadlaned te 6 iti fatheys'¢dleritie oppreffed.Of . ly felfe; And admit they. wereas he would haue it, andthe beft that he couldmake ofit, taken vp 2/tervard pary 
bis companions midnight to, be, drowned inthe Al rails bieaecay nt his companions " againfthis elderbrother, yet was.it neverthelefleagreat prefumption and moft wicked fact, 4m? bim. 
5) SA, ings comm 


se drowaed by jeg yee iS y Neither wasthere any wantin him, but that the whole {tate of the Mahometan religion 
r kaowne,and 1 : 5 : i : : 8 
night, owne,and to have dis domefticall wounds jet bleeding;laid opentothe view of his co (which at this day refteth vponthe Othoman Family) had by his domefticall difcord bin fore 
neigh. 


bor Prigces) Neverthtesbhing miphtilyoftend ? ey pitt ; 
| Sg cbhiees they Ait ed wyth Buiazel torfo ereatar j - fhaken,and broughtin perillofivecer ruine, to the great iniurie, re roch, and contemptof his 
isi. ae = Shee oye mind hiowtoberevengedypon bao patting hiswifé amoane oe Maie(tie,amoft deteftableand horrible crime,which could not Sith condigne pene be. 
teth Solyma for fury w natpalhll -e saeanat ignoratvof Whoaferafewdays,arfirch time Deh ane reucnged. Yet for all that,he had determined to pardon him,& to thew himfelfe rather a kind 
‘Seals tn veh ito gob puspole insoratkeiwith him aboutthematcer, thelai Cold mans | C father, than afenere judge; fo that he would from thenceforth leaue the care of future things to 
Pe bi Sa ita rat hi alfe,antlalledged the indifcreérneftlof youth,theacceffir of the a together in God:fora(inuch asnone of thefethings aredone by our appointment,butthat kingdomes and 
don, en ‘epee sin like cifestharib was folpronided foqeanarnce ch e fat, and theex. monarchies are beftowed as beft pleafeth him : fo that ifit were his deftinie to enioy the Em- 
Be wat : al himlelfeand his, and that ‘all menidicindifterennty- (hun d i. Suery:man fhould pireaftérhisdeath, he fhouldbe furethereof as of a thing that would of it felfe come vnto 

were by euill connfell calily !edacedand fovb faxthy cath, thar young meh himjand was not by any mans powerto bekepr from him,as that which wasby God ordained 
for him : butific were otherwife appointed by God,then were ita mad thing for him to labor 


fhould forgive him this firlt faules which if terete ae That irwere reafon:hee 
asiva.greargain for the father in vainto ftriueagainft the will of God,and as it were to fight with God. Wherfore he fhould 
now as one well warned,ceafe to rage and ftorme,and not to moleft his quietbrother, ortrou- 










































































































f 


tobaue faued his fonsbu: ifthe hould-aeai ; j 
nifh hin for both faules: And tharit fo ip Re ih ea would not wanctime to, pu- 









would vouch {afeto pardon hin tor biers,i I pardémhim for his own fake, yer | abut : ‘the ine fall ; Aisa ld at 3 
/ Hers,ientreating now forthi ¢ ake; yet he blehim his aged father: for thatithe fhould againe fal and raife new ftirs, it would ai ured! ; 
groaned,and not robe cruel] vpoodbinjohe ofthe | eee peamemated ap ctet fall ypon his owne head,neither would any place of mercic be found for his fecond offence, i 


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D and that he fhould then find him not as now,his gentle father,buc amoft feuere and reuenging 
judge. Which whenhe had faidjand BaraXe had therunto briefly anfwered as the time would 
permit, rather crauing pardon for his trefpaffe, than excufing that was not to beexcufed, and 
promifing from thenceforth to line moft loyally at his command ; Se/ynsap according to the i 
manner of that nationcalled for drinke,which he commanded tobe giuento Basazer,who not : 
daring to refufe it,although he had ratherhaue fo done, dranke thereof what he thought good, 
doubting left that fhould haue bin his laft : of which feare his father forthwith deliuered him 
by drinking a good draught ofthe {ame cup. So Baiszet, though guiltie, hauing with better: paired ee 
fucceffe fpoken with his father than had his brother Maftapha, returned againe to the former charge. : 
place of his charge. 
This hapnedinthe yeare 1555 from which time Bafazet fo long as Roxolana his mother li- 
ued,behaued himfelfe with all dutifull & brother kindnes both towards his father & his bro- 
ther; and that rather for to keepe her fauor,and not to cut off the hope which he had onely in 
heraffeétion towards him,than for any confidencehe had in his fathers kindnes,or for any loue 
hebare to his brother ; the regard of her being the onely thing that kept his fierce nature 11 
quiet.But fhe dead about two yeres after,heas aman bereft of all hope of long life,& difchar- 
ged ofall bonds of dutie, fellto his former courfe, & began more grieuoufly than before, to 
reuiue the old geudges betwixt him and his brother, fometime feeking by fecret practifes te 
haue him made away, and otherfomtimes by open force entring into his prouince,which was 
notfar offtthere euil intreated fome of his brothers followers as he light wpon, fortheir ma- 
F ftetsfake,omitting nothing which he thought might tend to the difgrace him whom of al 
other he withed dead.He had alfo certain of his fauorits at Conftantinople,by whom hecun- 
ningly wrought by al meansto gainthe lone of the foldiers of the court, & doubted notas oc- 
cafion ferued to paffeouerthicher himfelf,and there to lurkein fecret with fuich as were of his 
— ; and priuietohisdefigneménts. Of all which things Se/ymae had knowledge, but | 


blonu of. ator i 5 
badletihenrene hae par dm calethatildthebe, ifof thoferyv6 fons (atlthat God 
se Sass etaisanche ri ee hér ofthe onee: Wherfore fhe rec aR i 
orp Himes eer ema loc dont Ca 
art in ; waresceale with finnersin feueritie, but form 
mRatrern ce nay placebo mtorefitiny thane Baer posuere wrath And would ne 
Rew, arly? an ack rohr- thence ih eat Vt shis child ¢ i 
ae, pen th st aboliga tanaininmoft dutiful chbllicnce unas Mena 
~~ and devotion. Honorable. ar ded Conuert the'feare wherin henow lited, into a world of ait 
neffeand curtefiesthat the remen agli retained with nothing more than with kinde- 
imsforeuer doiigthelikeagaingcat lat qe ee eect fotgiuenefe fhould be a fay vino L 
tharyhe fhould foneutrattermatd seas thatthe would promife for hin, and take ied her, 
tie. Which words mingled Wi i 25 aulsfihis fatherly expe@tationin all kind of dutie & loyal: 
being othexwife r00much Hie seacthinlnae ‘womanly geftures, fo wrought with Solyman, 
fhould comeand Sabisiekinifel fe po smensthat he'tefolued to forgive the fault: yet fo, that hee 
lowes no time, but bydetters fe rn recciudfrom him his charge, This catefullmother fore- 
igh tieas he fhould be fentfo yaduettifet! Baazes notto feareto come vato his father 
herme: aA try Bring him thatrherewas no dangers for that his father 
pete his fauor. With which good news B4 
Ries et full of: ane and of- 
llexample fufficiently war- M 
same tothe place appoi = for 
Careftrana few miles from Con- 
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fwords ¢ was it not againft the Emperors fon,and happily theheire ofthe 
this war might(as they faid)well enough be let alone,as alrogither vnneceiiay 7 
tobeinforced to imbrue their hands one in anothers bloud,& to pollute chenifehas Not they 
impictie:as for that which Basazet did, was to be holden excufed, as proceeding f Wath fuch 
fitie. Which fpecches of the Ianizaties being brought to Selymsans cares, he Baktoin ia 
red them to the Muphtei (who in all matters ofdoubrthey flee vntoas ynto a oan ee deck, 
cle) demanding of him,how he was to be intreated, who of himfelfe prefumed Spree ox 
liued,to leuic foldiers,raife an armie,ranfacke townes,and trouble the ftate ofthe whe heyet 
ire ¢ and what alfo he deesned of them that were his followers and tooke part with 4 een 
ftof all,ofthem alfo that retufed to beare armes againft him, and faid that he had tie, 
nothingipffended Wher ssnto the Muphti anfwered , That both the manand his nfo doin, 
werea 1 worthy of deatli, © that fuch asrefufed to take vp arms againft him,were Stal 
and irreligious men,to be accounted inteftable. Which the great pricfts ant Wer was hens 
vnto the people,and by the chiefe Chiaus fent to Basazet,to fee ifhe might be ric ef 
ued, Withina few days after,there came to Conftantinople one of the Chiaus alont 1 
Pee ens had intercepted, being fent trom Selyman to Selymus) by whom Baiszct gaue his fatl i 
om ei ‘fing derftand, That he was in all dutie his, andthat he hadnot taken vp armes againtt hi BentoWn: 
bimnot te wed. Tefufed to be vnto him inall things obedienc ; butthathe had only to do with his me ay 
paper with him to fight for hislife,by whofe {word hemuft die,or els he by his Pnitenans ae 
liber: was to be by one of them pertormed: which quarrel he was refolued to trie whiles erie 
ued, and that therefore he fhould do beft not to meddle in the quarrell,or giue aidto eith 
Bucit fo be he wouldneeds (as the report was) paffe ouer the fea to aid Selymus, he tho ld = 
thinke eafily to get him into bis hands, for thache knew right well, ifthe worft came he “ 
efcape and faue himfelfe and would before he could get ouerinto Afia,smake fuch fj oile with 
fire and {word,as neuer had Tamerlaneor otherthecruelleft enemy, of the Turks mi acs a 
Which meffage didinoca little trouble Solyman, And withall it was reported, That the piled 
Rial dni. of Axuar,where one of Se/yrsne his fons ruled as Sanzacke, was alreadie taken by Baiazet and 
seth tomarda - fhamefally facked. But Se/ymus hearing that his brother was gon toward Amafia,and now o: 
ceninm his way as far as Ancyra, being out of all {ufpition of danger which he feared ypon the vy 





































was witha ftrong garifon kept forhim:for amongft other cares w i ’ 
itwasnot the leaft, That Baiazes intercepting ri at get ni an “iy a techn 
into Hgypt,an open countrey, and not yet thorowly eftablifhed vnder the Turkih gouerne- 
es forgetfull of the old.goucrament of the Mamalukes, and therefore defirous of 
pre on sas it would haue beenan hard matter to haue driuen BaiaXer,e{pecially the 
sh cing manips reece and at hand at euery light ftir,where any hope of prey was:out 
Giniteedl ‘ i a alfo in cafe of extremitic he might eafily tran{port himfelfe into any of the 
b ser wigs Solyman therefore tooke great care,that this paffage,which might feem 
eae luge of Baiazers deuices,might be {topped vp ; and concerning the fame, had giuen 
andement vnto moft of his commanders in Afia,to be alwaies in readines toaid Selymnus 


» whenfoeuer he fhould call. With them Se/ymus lay incamped vader the walls of Iconium, at- 


«.... tending euery ftirring of Beiszet, refoluing there to ex; i ‘ 
i. a anata eee, bis facie sale so oa lel ar nea area ie 
there raiferb bis t vamindfull what a matter he had taken in ha reupon,but firft 
“al orm = Fee fest horferaen which the Turks call itis a fuppoted ne i of 
la died . w oe were or emealga Gordij,men fortheir knowne valour famous.He yet 
Ra deed casi ie pet eh Ancyra,ofthe commodities of which city (which were in- 
rages aang ems gee i Tathecaftle thereof he beftowed his concubines & children 5 
sors ton hl aelt is e po ¢ vp mony to berepaid with the vie vpon the good fuccelfe of 
Sin dssus tyand from thence he tooke whatfoeuer was needfull for thearming and farnithing of 





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\ Many'repaired vnto him which)had bin in former time beh i ’ 4 
ts Zefanchegrest Batla 5 many alfo of the teliques of t . Sci Sabra 
srete balls abiantan.eo and caper = who toreuenge the vnworthic death 
‘eftheir Lords and Mafters, cuen with their owne. wasthere wanting anexceeding 
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folong as his brother was yet lingting in thofe quarters,hafted now towards Iconium, which K 





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Fourth Emperour of the Turkes: 5 


yablement of fiucl1as wearie of their prefent ftate,defired fome new innouation & chahpe. The 
‘commiferationalfo of the ftate of the vnfortunat Baiazet, cafily drew many to take part with 
him, whofe whole truft wasin his valor sthey fauored the yong prince, liuely refembling his q 
father: when asin Selymus appeared no likeneffe of himfelfe, but the exprefle lineaments of rhe defriptis / 
his mothérs face and bodie,a woman whileft the liued generally hated of all the people shee of Sem ‘7 
went heauily as ouercharged with his greafie paunch,blub cheeked,and exceeding red taceds 
forhat the fouldiers in {port would fay, he was fed with greene matilt:he was altogether gi- 
uen to his eafe,and {pent his time in drunkenneffe & fleep,neither was he courteous of {peech 
nor willing to deferue well ofany man; for he would not (as he faid) offend his father by be- 
ing popular, fo was he only of his father beloued, & of all other men hated:of all kind of men 










B ye moft milliked of them that fer all theirhope ina bountifull & couragious prince. The fame 


foldiers wereal{o wont to call Baiazet, Softie(that isto fayja man given to quietneffe & ftudy: naidzer and bit 
butafterthey faw himtakevpacms, & for the fafegard of him{elfe and his children ready to era 
aduenturc any thing,they began to admire him as a man of valor & courage:andto aske among at chelewldiern 
themfelues, Why his father fhould reie@ him of fuch worth,the expreffe image of himfelfe, 

and preferre before him that gorbellied fluggard,in whom no f{parke of his fathers valour was 

fo befeen? This his entring into armes was no fault, being thereunto by neceffitie enforced, 

for,had not selymustheir grandfather don the likez wherofno better example could be found; 


whom the force of neceflity conftrained not only to take vp armesagainft his brother, but al- 


C foto haften the death of his father;and by {o doing, purchaled vnto himvfel fe and his pofterity 


the empire : which (o gotten, if Solyman did not vniuttly poffeile, why might not his fon vie 
the fame courfe ¢ why fhould he fo rigoroufly reuenge that in his fon,that was fo lawfulin the 
grandfather? Although there was(as they faid)great difference betweene that Selymns 8 this 
Baiazet ; forthat this man intended no harme againtt his father, but withed him long to live; 
neither yet againft his brother, if he mightby hisleaue but liuc, if he would but ofice ceafe to 
do him wrong : that it was alwaies accounted lawtull to repell force by force, & to {hun pre- 
fent death, it the Deftinies would fo permit. By fuch affections and motiues,Baiazet his power Beiextthis 
increafed daily ; which being now grownealmoft to the greatnefle ofa full armie,he thought pare 
irnotbeft to vie longer delay, butto march forthwith againft his brother to fight with him 
D one battell for his life, (tate, and empire:accounting it forme commendation(although in vain) 
to haue attenipted fo grearan enterprife. His purpofe was(as So/yman teared)ro get into Siria, 
which ifhe could bring to pafle,hethen doubted not ofthe reft.Selymus ftrengthned with his 
fathers power, lay waiting for his comming before Iconium,wel appointed of all warlike pro- 
uifionshis army was exceeding ftrong,and in it many notable commanders, martiall mien of 
great expetience,whom his father hadioined'vnto him; whoall lay conered with their great 
ordnance planted in places moftconuenient. But Barazet nothing terrified therewith, asfoone seiczergoetb 
as he came within fight of his brothers army,exhorted his fouldiersin few wordsto play the <gein/ bis lye 
men, for that now was come the time they withed foryand place for them to fhew theirvalour “"” 
in : wherefore they fhould fhew themfelues couragiousand valianc,and he would make them 
§ allrichand fortunate:he told them,that their fortune was now in theirowne hands, to frame 
ireuery manas hee would himfelfe ; fo tharif any ofthemwere wearie of their prefentftate, 
there was the field wherein they might exchange it with better and therein lay downe the 
miferics of their former liues:thatothim they fhouldifthey ouercame,expe@ riches,promo- 
tion, bonours,and whatfoeuer elfe,the rewards of valiant men : that with the vi@orie of one 
battell, all cheix defires (hould be fatisfied, were they neuer fo great t’which vigorie was by 
the valor which refted in them to be gotten,and his brothersarmy,the heartlefle followers of 
aheartleffe captain,onerthrowne, for as his fathers fouldiers that were with hisbrother,they 
werein bodie prefent,but in mind altogether.on his fide :thavit was onely Selymus that with- 
ftood his welfare and their felicity, whomthey fhouldtherefore vatiaatly feeke forin field as 
F theitcommon enerniesand norto bea fraid of his multitude, forafmuch as viGorie wasto be 
gained,nocby number,but by valour ;and the moft mightie God ofheauen and earth was ftill 
prefent, not with chemoft, butwiththe bees Befides that, he willed thea to remember with 
whatacruellenemie they were to fight, whorhirited afternorhing more than their bloud: 
And to conclude,he willed themall,notto looke vpon his words, but his deeds.and faid,Ifas 
you fall fee me fighting for your profit,you fhal likewife fight for mine honor, | dare ” ia 
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The batill be. fare you ofthe victory, Which faid,hee with a 1.3 
otitoa himfelfe long time amongft the formott, and thoes Rectorate hi ne ead 
er,and worthie captaine,was for hisnotable valour no lefle Getineadee of hi ee 
$c of his ownefouldiers. The battell was bloudy ardterriblejand many f ile ba Wee 
. ter that they with wonderfull obftinacie hada great whi eborgiig mk ” ean oth fid 
pepinsiat peas fortiethoufand Turks lay there dead y ponthe ground; at Iehgth the si E ally 
c aa tothatfide whereon ftood the greater {trength,the iufter caule and ves ‘hie j 
of the encanies being flaine, and many of his owne people alfo lot, » Dace Man 
eal : A hich he did fo leifurely,and without thew of any feare, th - - oe entorcedtg 
ary nehad cloenie as well gained as loft the field : neither ch 2 bmus paiilie behol 
ivan Batbadirsteie bata han ere eed ofaythiogstanc feehisbrovishae, 
. fenen ‘ and thus'run his " \ 
Pont a ae ean Raven ss ai thea dias pdlorga of his purpofe,and norable obs peefornect a 
te Amifis. Reet apnolniad eee urned now his courfe, and began in goodearneft to & a i 
‘ eee sintered ofthe euent of this battell, forthwith paffed ouer into Afia:fo 
a ee wna Ne counfellors thought itnor conwenient for him to go ouer the ft Ris 
the Mee ee itwas certainly knowne; they thoughritnotgoad longerto ‘a ec 
pee O% aiazet might giue Occafion to fuchas fecretly fanored his quarrel ae 
» and fo to raife greatertroubles, Befides that, the fame of his Rchaenindcn 
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See tinee thsictont it ms by them thought good, haftily to purfiie himjnow ouerthro 
pee woot hip ise gat erie by thecxample of his grandfat her Sélymus, Sol si 
rs a fais ne terril my vanquithed than when heftood in his whole ftren nthe and 
te a Renta a me efpecialiy preuailed, for that he was at firtt sei feprcrat 
Rs beg baat aana in ne things without reafon foreftene, for it is almoft inctedib| ‘4 
K vin: attra nee is attell(alchough vnfortunat) did getto Baiazet:men ivohdted 
ado lr ie apowsy and asiit were buta handtull ofmen, encounter with his 
Fisch eto a a ee ny ipo sa by his fathers ftrength:nat fearing either the 
the battell not like young fouldier,bur like fgeiiesianes pis ie 


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Thefeand fuch like {peect i 
fo doubled they his ita cabo ee 


why,he wasrefolutely fet dow, 


y azehgratiousamong(t the people generally; 
Sy re peas his hatred, towith him Aisdtontol dead. Fe 
“sot to leaue any other heire of his empire than Selymus his 





pire whileft he yct liuedsof whom he wastherk 

; rfore fo much 
ener a reputed to be of more valor,& for the aid he 
hie pvt tt ecaufes he paffed ouer the ftraic into Atia; with 
countenance Selyzsushis proceedings= altsbutas it were a far off with his fauorable alpeatto 
1 dangerhimfelfe b wheal d batah Sea doubting by commingtooneere with his armie,to en- 

 Angertus Bute » Imy felfe(faith rs h Sn reuolt ofthe Tanizaries, which he aboue all thin s feared 
— beqniusEpit. of funeinthe yere 1: 9 or of this hiftor ie)faw him departing oiof Coattistino leche firlt 
ay ene forthe Batfacstho eth withina few dajes after T mysfelfe wasalfo fent sbeaelieherl 
: their friend, for esc espe thecampe, and ‘to vfe te courteoufly as 
whereLJay-very well, The Turks lay fache queen lane ina village neere to the campe 
dood leftreand opportune safee rico abut lyingtherethree months 
dude ermal difcipline.So Tanti manner oftheircampe,andimpartto know the 
‘ vakoown,.. Fie I roti reer ith’oné or two companions'at my ‘pleafire 
_ leer 0 (carcely belee aw the fouldiers of all forts moft orderly placed, and thar,which he would 
Tare conte.” asaenan may f ue that knoweth the maner of our-warsch : addin rea we filence a 
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fourth Emperowr of the Turkest 

afin ir {port or drunkenneffe. Befides that wonderfull cleanlineffe,no danghifs,tio’ 
excrements that might offend 'citherthe eyes or nofe, forall fuch things the Turks doc either 
bury or carry them farourot fight. They themfelues fo oft as they are inforcedté difcharge 
the burthen of nature; dig an/hole with affade/and buty it, fo is all their camp without filch, 
There was not'to be feene any drinking orteafting,no dicing (the great fhanre of urwarsy the: ’ x 
Joffe of mony or time at cards or dice,the Turks know not. [met only witha rotigh Hungari- y 
anand his companions,a foulditr, who heatiéhim(elfe,to the Lute rather houled'than tung z 
dolefal dittiejcontaining the Laft words ofatellow of his'dyine oF his w ds vpoti thegreen 
panke of Dantibius,whereinhe requefteth'the river, becaufe i¢ran tot ace where hewas 
Barne,to carriéinewes toihis friends and countrymen, thathe died an Hondrable death, andnot 
viirenenged, tor the increafe ofthis religion,and honor ofhis country swhieranto his'tellowes 
fighing,bare afoot , 0 happieand thrice happie wight, would Fortune with thee change we might.Bor 
the Turks areof opinion, Thatno mens foules go more fpeedily to heanén, than of fuch vali- 

ant nien’as die’in bateell, for whofe welfare their maidens daily'make prayersand-v.iowes, T rte opinimm tbe 
wouldalfo needs go through their burcheri¢, where theitbeafts were killed; to fecwhtat Aeth Tres bave of 





















































wWastobe fold: where Lfaw but foure,or at moft fiue weathers hanging ready ateffed, and that Papier 7 
wasthe butcherie for the Janizaries, which 1 deemed to bein thiat camp not fewer than foure? 
thouland: I maruelled chat fo litle fefh thould fuffice fo many men:but I was an{wered, That 
few of them did eat Ale(h, for thar moft part Of them had their victuals tran{ported from Con- 
¢ fantinople. Then Ldemanding whatit was, they thewedmea Ianizarie fitting by; who'in an; The (pare dies 
earthen difh had killed'a turnep,an onion, a head of garlike,a parfenep,and'a cucumber, all fau- of 3h legit 
ced with faltand vineger, or more truly to fay, with hunger ; whereon he fed as fatiorly, asif 
they had bin feafants or partridges shis drinke wasthe common drinke’of all living creatures, 
clien faire waters By which’frugall kind of dier,chey prouide both for the health of their bo- 
dies,and the {pairing of their purfe:and that I maruelled the more at,it was the time that theit 
great faft, orto fpeake after our fathion, their Lent was at hand: at which time with'vs Chri- 
ftians euen in wellordered cities,much more inc imps,allvings with playing, dancing, finging, 
crying, quaffing, caroufing ; and in briefe, with m idding and phrenfie.So thar itisnot vainely 
reported, Thata Turke fent about that time embafladoufifito Germanie, comming home,te- 
D ported, Thatthe Chriftians on certaine dais did riot,and became mad, vntill they,befptinck- 
Jed witha certain kind ofathésia thechurch,came to thiemfelues again, and fo recouered;and 
thatir wasa wonderful thing to fee,how much they were‘changed by the efficacie of thatre- 
medy,that they feemed notto be the fameimen:meaning indeedthe difordered maners of the 
Chriftians at Shtouetide,and the ceremonies vied on Afhwednefday : Which thing they to 
whom it was told,fo much the more marvelled at, for thatthe Turks haue many medicines 
which caufemadneffe, but fewornone which prefently eafeth the fame. And they vpon thofe rie prrcvemes 
daies that goc before their great fafts, change nothing of their woonted manner of life to the rereriberurgs 
worfe:but rather contrariewife prepare themfelues to abftinence, by taking fomewhat from iteirdaf. 
their vfuall fare, tlie betterto indure the fuddenchange of their faft;which they fo russ 
E. obferue,that vpon their fafting dayes they will not fo much astafte a cup of water, Or wa 
their mouthes with water all the day long, before the ftars appeare in the skie:which maketh 
their fatts,efpecially in Summer when the daies be long & hot, to be vnto them very tedious, 

Whiles I thus lay inthecammpe, there came vnto me one Albertus a learned man with Cer Prefents font 
taine Prefentsfrom the Emperor to So/yman,which were,certaine gilt plate, 8 amoft curious EB dee! 
clock, which was caried vpon an Eliphantlikea cattle 8 fome crownsto be difperfed antong 9 seiymax. 
the Batfaes : which So/yman would needs hate prefented vato him inthe campe in the fight of 
the whole armie, to make it the better knowne what friendfhip was betweene him and the 
Emperour, and that he needed not to feare any danger from the Chriftian Princes. 

Butto returneagaine to Baiaxer, from whom we havea while digreffed:he after the battell saiect och 

F atIconium badretired himfelfe to Amafia, the place of his gonernment,asthough he would peenyeye 
haue now there quietly liued,ifhis father would fo giue him leaue, He had now fatisfied his farbers fenen: 
youthfull defires:® griefe, and feemed willing from thenceforth to fatisfie his fathers better 
expectation:and therfore ceafed not by letters & fit men to prooue his fathers mind, Neither 

did Solyman thew himfelfe ftrange from fuch a reconciliationsat firft he eafily gaue the meffen- 


gersaudience,tead his fons letcers,& courteotfly returned anfiver ; fo that it was ccna 
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4 reported inthe camp, that the fatherand the fonwould . ree,and a 
; don the youthful! |pranke alreadic paft, forlaphe would Gometteeren ‘ 
" Selymex difem But al this was by the counfel of the Baffaes,nothing but deep diffimulation in t 


all fire,vntill he had fhut vp Ba‘axet,and fo gor himvaliue into his hand : for it was 






A ‘mandeorer than thisBaftvof Erzitam,ot whomwehaue nowdpokeh, whom sehyianforthib 
* equfedifiplaced*andSelymiss afterwards flew;wich two of hisfohnessyoungiteplings whom 
‘Hehad betore in defpighic fhamefallyabufed againtt narures¥ cas elywsibomsfelte and Atehar 
meéchegrcat Bafhi,with the Berglerbeg of Grecia,folkowedalfirafiw-4acaaet; tboughiswore 
afabofeT his his deparcureigricued Selymandbioue meafareyaffating hiniiciasthe wath was Selman ouch 
tharhowas fled into Pet fiaewherwith he was fomuchmouedseliarhe coulticarcely contain Ae titi afl 
himfe!fe,burwouldinceds auc gone with albhis power im alhhart againitichs Retfiansto hang semne. 
cerrifietb him at hand fromrelieding his tebellious fon. But thefe his caging htéhiscraueconn: 
fellorsivoderattd| by!declaring ynto him what danger hee Should aduéngure: himfelfeynro, 
by-reafon of thedoubefull faith of his beft fouldierss Andwharif Batacee(ashemwas acefperie 
B andfudden manyfhould inthe m¢ane time carne about abouc Péntus and thiefens of Maxtis; 
aud foiferching agompafle come to Conftantinople,and proclaiming agenerall liberticiaibis 


Would pateG 
yaaie dutiful, 
he craftie old 


‘ defpairing of pardon, fhould with fuch’a power breake into the b feared,left he 
hd : vy orders 

lyplacedeft for hisrefuge) as might preuent the, watchfull.d piney ohana any Ons 
thofe frontiers : whom Selyman charged by, continuall lerters f0,jto ftop all the pafla tv a 
Perfia,as that there fhould not be any crany for Baiazet to licout by. In the mean =H i te 
came within his reach that were fufpe¢ted to hayetaken part with Baiazet,or fauored his mi 
cecdings,thofe hecanfed to he tortured & {ecrerly. made away,and among them fome Me 
Baiazet had of purpole fer: eo excufechem{elues,. For Solyman fearing left Tamas the Perlan H 


King(more mindful of, hy e!d quarrels, shan of thelateinforced peace) fhould hardly with 
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raife al edi . : tne abfence:poffelie him{cl fe ofthe empite. By\which wholfome perfuation.selyman taid-his.fo 
he ould and capper ous eaticid therefore what he poffibly mightto oppreffe him ore haftiera Pet »butBaiazeralltheway ashe went, writ vponthe the gatesand doores; That 
he fhould come thither. Which hisipurpofe alhoughiit wascoueted withal fecrecie.y « ae ; . pee a a cop 
hidden from {i ; fo fet : b TECIOY et vias hewouild-yiue double pay to all fuctvas fhould follow bim: which canledso/pzans capraines 
irnothidden from fome of Baiaxer his friends, by whom heiwas oftentimes. warned not to tohanetheit owaefouldicrs indiftruft, andthemore forthat they might ofcentinies hearé 
trufthis father, but to beware of. treafon, andin any cafe {peedily to prouide for his ow ‘ ami foeedhes of 2 % ill > LOW! iazets on 1 
fafety. But.Se/yman thinking he had f i seriade Or isowne ainongft-them,fpeeches of great good willand louetowards Baiazery = 199,01 io 
ha ly Bie set eh 1g fi re now fo pronidedias that hecould by no means efcape,and Aftenlong’flyings lie!wasat kength comero the River Araxis,wiich{eparaced the Tuskes rp. eszerper- 
’ eceiuc hisfon, appointed to returne with his army to Conftantinople Kinadome tronvche Perfian ¢ which hauing paffed ouer, and yet not foyin datetio,Helefe cers Juit of theaay- 
the day after. their Eafter day. Bi : P po: 5 SP pe eee 
sce ws lemuricachotect “om ut BaieXet,vpon the very feaftday hauing performed theo. taine of his followers vpon the banké of the tiuer to keepithe Sanzacks(whowftill eagesly.ppuitt cper, 
idl enhiswito ereof,commandedall his things tobe trufled vpat Amafia,and fo fet forward vp- | C fied him) from piling ouer:whond the Sanzacks cafily repulfed, & fo paffiag she riuer,entred’a 
fawith pure ie eae, tourney towards Perfia;knowing right well, that he went to the antient ene. * great way into the Perfian kingdome,vatill fuch time asthanchey weremet \eithall bywcertain 
(see Deva fil i ena Family, but yet fully refolued to make proofe of any mans mercie,rather pfche nobiliticof Perfiawith great troupes of horfemen;whe demanding ofthem wharthey 
id ati ee he hands of his angrie father, Now were’ they all fet forward, except fuch mane, and whavthe} foughrfor in another mans kingdonte,wereanfwered by:the Tiurkess 
waake a as were notthought able to indure the labour of fo long aiourney,among whom Thar they purfaed cheir kingsfagitiue fonne. To whom the Perfians replied, Fhatthey did 
te eft “A yman,Baiaxet his yongeft fonne,but then newly borne; which guiltleffe babe,with notnvell, contrarieto the league withtheir Lord and Mafter, to come: in-armes beyond the 
i mot! ash Baiazet thought better to Icaue vnto the. mercie of his grandfather, thanto take bound§ of their one kingdonie 3 andthat there was a ftrong league becweeue king Tamas and 
m with him,a poore companion of his wofull and miferable flight: whom Solyman as yet Soljman, which it bchoued then rg regardzas for Baiazet,theirking would conlider whatayas 
Feroaunctbis fathers fortune,commanded to be nurfed at Prufa, Baiazet fo gone from Ama- conueniehr for hins to do,and’notia that paint forget himfel tesin the meantime they fhould 
pss ao ceeniia in histrauell, that almoft ineuery place he prevented the fame of his _ & dowwellto gérthertiout of charcountrey whereinthey had: nothing to doe. Whereupon the 
’ bead ings “ght vpon many that were appointed to haue ftaid his paffage, before they were K D. Turks forelewithilefichis purfuivand retired, : 
yaa nae pt araats of his comming. The Baffa of Sebaftiahe thus deceiued: There wastwo waies, | » Buvby and by came mefftngersiftom the'Perfian King,to Batazet to falutehim, and to de- 
osehufie. eae ae one of them being intercepted, would greatly hinder his iourney, and that the imand the caufe of hiscomming,and alfo to fee what Arength he broughe with him; which as 
a hadalready taken : wherefore he {ent certain,as if they had bin fugitiues totelithe Baf- fomeaccountwas xbout 26000, To whom Basaxet declared, That he by his brovhersiniuries 
fathathe was alreadie gone the other way, Which the Baflabeleeuin : left the place he had and fathers hard dealing, driaen out of his countrey, was fled vnto thefacred maicttic.of the 
before taken,and rifing with all his power to purfue himthe other a whereby ir was told Perfianking,ashis mott affured refuge, who,as he wel hoped, in compation of mansinttabili- 
AS him he was gone,left that way free and open forhim to paffe b A y tie,wouldnot reie& hitn fo diftreffed, & otherwife defticute ofall helpe.Whereunto the Rer 
zoenegefsr, | The Balla of Erzitum he deceiued alfo by anothe h yn like (hi fian replied, That he had done very vnwilely to come vato him that was in leagueand amity 
um dectived he was not farre diftan e y not much ynlike thite:from whom when sare ‘ Es Perea nrs Mr Ta aa le ERA ' 
i BETS t,and knowin, f with his fatherywherof one condition was, Tharthey {houldaccount the enemies of thelone, 
baiages. on g that in paffing through his countrey, he was to endure 3 egare ; 
great danger,he fetypon him witha wile, fending vnto him certain of hi to lowers with com- the enemies cf the others and the friends of theone,the friends ofthe other. Whichlawto ; 
mendations: who afterwards lamentabl hi i ae it ane L breake,he accounted athing virculy vnlawful:neuertheleffe fceing the matter was fo falaout, 24s #0 
he Baflato pi y complaining of the yong princes calamity,to mouc 3 8 pail ast d retained by the 
the Bafla to pitty,at laft requefted that he would giuc him leaueto thoo his horfes in his terri- hewas welcome as vnto his friend, who in his behalfe would leaue nothing 'vnactempted tO Perjizs kumg. 
torie;telling him, that he came vnprouided ofall things, & therefo: “4 fi : winehat fruitful feconcile him tohis facher,which he defpaired notto bring to pail. So Baiazef meereth with 
country to refrefhhis horfes a day or two,andto new thoo them Whe ‘ caer Bafla courte- the Perfian king,butin an cui} houre,alchough at their firft meeting theie wasigrear welcome, 
oufly anfwered, That he would not let him to take whatfoeuer h ~ eet a ther it was friendly countenance,cheerfulllookes,mutuall kindneflt, often conference,and great feafting 
forthiccompaffion that he had vponthe ftate of Baiaget, or fon ne nf van ase vane him,or one ofanethersthings whereby the fecrecthoughts of hollow heatts are belt concealed:there 
that he thought by thacmeans the eafili pride ly sp eae \ wasalfo amotion made ofa ftraighter bond of alliance, Sone ofthe Perfian kings daughters 
Bai : Jer to entrap him, is doubtful; & happily preuented by : 8 > , 1 
aia ets quick {peed had notas yer fufficient time to draw to ether his f lies He fentalfo promiifed to orchines one of Baiaxets fons; and he put inhope thatthe Perfian king would ne- 
Voto Bajszet certain {mall Prefents,feeming to beglad of intpalderede aati who neuer uer reftin quiet, vniill so/yede had made him Gouernoureither of Mefopotamia, Babylon,or 
Erzi kept on his way, refting no part of the day, and butalittle etedie the Bafla of Erzitum(which Gouernments were by the Perfians greatly extolledyand that he might there 
‘tzitum vnderftanding that Baiacer came {till on, made what hatt hee deat 1fo,and ioyned B line without feare ofhisbrother, fatre from him and his father alfo;whereif any thing fhould 
bis Reis tothe reft ofthe Baflaes which followed after:for many Baflucs and faevedilies hea- fall out otherwife than wellshe might hauc his brother the Perfianking afure refuge toverire 
Ring tat Batazet was fled from Amafia, purfiied fattafterhim, bein, chareed by Solymanvp- vnto,and fo fafe from all danger. Which {peeches were happily giuen out,of purpofe to auert 
re painof their heads to bring him back citheraliue or dea yee atts serait Foal ‘on of his Bajazet his thought fromthe feeling of the prefenc danger’ ; whof cemed vnto himfelfe fo 


ae a hemade more haftto fie, than they did tofollow. Yerit co" n° affired of theloudandfriendihip of Tamas the Perfian King, thatat fuch time'as hee Re 


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; ‘hisembaffadors to Conftantinople; for a reconciliationtok etn / 
(@s Was commonly {uppofed)he willed the fame embattad pis fal harp Shim ¢ 
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fourth Emperour of the Turks. 


A. friends with him that had fo notably wronged him. Bafazer thus {hamefully imprifoned,mef- 
~ fengers ran continually too and fro betwixt the two old Princes Selyman and Tamas. Among{t 7) Perfa ting 


thereft, the Perfian King fenta folemne Embaffadour vnto the Turke with Prefents, namely dt: re 
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‘inthis behalt Bai i ; ‘ dele 
¢ Sue rome See tart rhs embaladorssaliclwscamanyimnay Well Hedoubied Ling curious tents,coftly carpers,an Alcaron containing themyfteries of their fuperftition,and cers fents oSeljnd.. 
; “2 patheprofeclexti¢mind obsejmenchdn ae spe ee thercinjang re taine ftrange beats, The caufeof his commingwas pretended to be fora reconciliation to be 
©. gather, forithdt inthe meanctime all things wer roe roe poore diftreited prince:g, ie fade betweene Solyman and bis Sonne 3 which Embaflador was honourably entertained and 
Aeric@itorn wrhibt Were no fobsicx 3 etiebaln al ly:plorced thatmight tend to iting + feafted bythe great Balla’s. Now was poore BaiaXet in fall hope of life, his cruell facher till : 
i ¢ ner growne to their-full ripeneffe, butthere was of purofe'a mo, crauing to hauc him delivered into his hands to be {laine : and the Perfian yet denying to deli- j 






sionmade, Thar fuch amulticude-as followed this young Prince lay fo 

thereiwas notimone place viduallfufficient fotatietvandeberte was eas 

Tamas the-ner entto hane them billited in the countriethereabouts;which would be mare c 
Aa hing infeare well forthe better vidualling ofthem, as fordiuers other punpofesialfo, 


together, thar uer him, and feeming todefend him, but not (as was thought) altogether faithfully. Solyman , 
leftno meanes vnattempred to haue wrung him fromthe Perfian ; fometimeshe {pake him 
B faire, putting him in mind of his league, wherein it wasagreed , Thatthey fhould both haue 
the fame friends and the fame enemies: otherwhile he terrified him with great words,and de- 


more Conuenz. 
T Ommodions.as 
puch was,that'7,. 




























of bataxet. ree or 5 on : . 
f ‘ bse oe itahoe pe hisnoble fatherilfmact,ftoodin doubr left he brought vpale nouncing of war,except he would deliver him his fonne: he farnithed with {trong garrifons 
¥ ie ‘4 satkaos ecthere:weremany which thought,thatinwas not the Perfians main 4 all the frontiers of his dominion towards Perfia;; he filled all Mefopotamia and the bankes of 

rftto haue deftroied Ba‘azet, butto have bin thereuntolenfétced by the practife of f me the ritter Euphrates with foldiers,efpecially with them of his owne guard,and fuchas hee had 4 

his familiars and followers;who not regarding the courtefie of the Pérfian king neato: of before vfed in the battell againft Batazer , ouerwhom commanded Mehemet Baffathe third of 
of hofpitalitie,perfuaded Baiazet co thrutthim out of hiskingdome : whereof thereiy the Vifjer Bafla’sand Selymius the Beglerbeg of Grace (for Selymus was foone wearie of the 
coolly .+ nyleuident tokens,Alnd among other thingsit wastold king Tamas,thatione of Bajariess Teed ficld,and fo betime returned home:) healfo incited the Georgian people to take vp armesa- 
“Bs nae ae gainftche Perfians : who wifely anfwered, Thar they had not fich confidence in their owne 


' captains thould fay, ‘What meariewev why ftay weto kill chis heretical ki 
r : et ‘ “ m0 
; = ent 4 Me we fhall ego by histrecherie all cometo. Grae biee Rader 
3 ich occafion-the king was conftiained to condifcendtoa deuife more ne ti ; 
ble: Baiacet had no great powerburmoft of them were valiant men, ee tastenhbing well fee that they wanted neither diferetionnor valour. And becaufe he would leaue nothing 
expericnce,tcady to aduenture vpon any thing :of whom the Perfiannot without caufe foul ynproued, he made thew as if he would in perfon him{elfe have gon to Aleppo in Syria,and fo 


infome feare. He knew his kingdometo bemeither antient noryet well affured,as b haue on that fide inuaded the Perfian: neither was the Perfianking altogether out of feare,ha- 
10 *aSgotren-by uing to his coft many times prooued what Solyman was ableto doe. Butthe vnwillingneffe 


hisfather by the counterfeit: fhewiofareform oes 
i edreligioni ; 
i ree sem Sie tostweisee of the fouldiers,and their mindes altogether eltranged from that warre, cafily ftaied the raging 


ftrength,asto provoke king Tamas 5 but let So/ymarhimfelfe come with his armie, and when 
they faw him prefent in the field, then they knesy what they had to do, 8¢that he fhould then 


Oo 


amoneft fo many ‘nations ouerwhomliie lorded, bur th: i 
: Jbur that th 

fent ftate,and fo Cub shin letofteo sao iaottloge Pn cai, ofithe pres Turke:they detefted that warre, and forfooke their enfignes, a great number of whom (efpe- 

comming of BaiaXer; anoble and valiant young gentleman ; aad that mo: pe dee than the cially horfemen) without leaue of their Captaines returned to Conftantinople: and beeing 

thacas yethe himfelfe might of rj herather{eeme iathat meee foi oii as lelperacly fort commanded againe to the campe, went indeed, but with fuch countenance and cheere as well 

and that therefore. he was to alter thematter, andinot lon ve = : fi saat pies declared how they were affeGted,& what they would do if occafion ferued for them to reuolt. / 
to coupe him vp asa moft dangerous wild-beaft.Which foe th sae pustgai X D  Forwhich caule, after tharSo/yman perceiued that Batazet could noraliuebe got trom the rbecaufewhy : 
oo lining to take him vnawares; for thathe could tect a net Teun todifperfe | Perfian(excufing himfelfe by feare of reuenge by him whom hehad fo grieuoutly offended,if Pon | 
penly taken inthe midftofhis (trength,efpecially by the dainty P me roa bloudthedbr o- he fhould by any meanes efcape) he thought itbeft to follow chat which wasnext,and to have x vcssletnes & 
to.warjand as yet notcome rojgebenplgain ihaneizeesr foldiers, eee ahha me same “sy miss himthere flaine , which he was in good hopeto compaffe, and the rather, for thatthe Perfian isxeegeeont of 
rience. Se sats Aree) fc Sy reat actiuitic andexpe- i f F Snthia " chima ehi ale foflen. “#04 

nce, So was the mattet cunningly imparted vntohim for the difperfing of his Neseas ea had bue lately written vato him, That he could not but much maruell co {ec him deale fo 


bs  aaiaxet birfoh the Commodities to enfue there prey i ti i derly ina matter of fo great importance : That he on his part had fenthim diuers embaffadors; 
Pa ee aper ofalledged : which Bsiacetmight not well gainfay, although &tharhe onthe athentide had fenthim nothing but common meflengers with papers,which 


, many ofhis wile followers (men of grc nei E 
eats fais colts enads i eevee aid alsoniaececy Pearly fulpee the fequell. But what caufed him to thinke that he made no great account of the matter: wherefore he fhould doe 
liued'as it pleafedanother man and tha y do hig no other hope was left? where he well to fend vato him men of accountand place, with whom he might confer and conclude 
hoaft,might be imputed to him for the, Roi ig preonee to doubr ofthe fidelitie of his alfo according to the weightineffe and exigence ot the caufe: befides that, he was (as he faid) 
~~ poore princes faithful followerssneue: greatefttrecheric? So thefe moft valiant fouldiers, the not alittle in his debt, for that Batazet and his followers had beenevnto him no final charge 
a : i wers Tagainto fee one another,are difperfed into diuerscoun- mar : ; i diiar i ik 
=. trey-villages,and beftowed whi ePerfians'thouehr % perleaunto di y béfore he could get him into his power: all which it were good reafon he fhould haue confi 
fg pickt‘out forthe purpofe,they innumber few & difp panoehiet manydaicsafter,atatime = | eration of. Whereby Solyman perceined, that mony was thething the Perfian king fought af 
by many and flaine’: their horfessarmor,app relia he rae country, were incloled ter, and therefore rather than he would inan vnfittime of his life intangle himfelfein a dan- 
cider imprt- murtherers, Aehptiiwplafarrsamemaint catia aes joeuer els,became a preyvheo the , gerous and vnneceffaric war, he determined by the counfell of his Bafla’s, rather with money 
/ __-preatergticfe as many report, taken as he was {i iaielamiihonds alfo; and thattohis | than withthe {word to fight with the Perfian king. Herupon was Ha(faixAga(one of the chiefe 
 Perfianking feemed to haue forefeene much ir sree atdinner at the kings table. The ; gentlemen of his chamber)appointed embaffador into Perfia,with whom was joined the Bafa 
~-beinga valiantandcou ious yormngprinceAtd: nee berated with BasaQet:as iftthat hes : of Maras, aman borh for his age and place, reuerend: whowleparting with alarge commiffion 
: icceeded his father ike partes Boel er than his brother, thou! : almoft inthe depth of Winter, with great {peed and wonderfull toile by thofe long and diffi- 
: )him felfe and hiskingdome:and Ben, ‘have grown thereby, cult waies,arriued at Iaftat Casbin the feat of the Perfianking,hauing by the way loft diners of 
msui(a man wholly given: iiduldatledndcs! ie fafetic of his eftate, F their feruantsand followers. Being come to the Court, the firft thing they defiredwasto fee 
, sitw ifey ees aigneoucr the Turkss 14 Baiazet, vwhomethey found fhut vp ina clofe prifon,pale and wanasaman forlorne, with his rhe ifersbls ed 
5 cid; ee and gan haire and beard fo long and ouergrowne, as that he was notto be knowne before he was new fate of aaiares 
|, but rathier make hi trimmed ; Which done,then appeared the liuely refemblance of his wonted countenance and 









































lt he wasaffured,that af- f E i ni ht inh hint Of 
ss, hee would 0 es 5 be porto that Hafan verily knew him tobe him: pk had beene brought vp wit ie ap 
riends . 








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agreement thaticwashe. At lengthafter long difcourfe and.confe 


oo 0. 


childe inthe Court,and for this caufe efpec ly had 
bafladors, it was agree vpon,that the King {hould receiue from Sel 
the charges he had been at,and of the harmes by him faftained fince the com 
into Perfia,with fuch further reward as fo great agood turne deferued: whic 
med, thar then it{hould be in So/ymans power to haue Baiazet made away, Wi 
fn pofteth to his mafter at Conftantinople,who forthwith caufed the romifed reward to5 
ther with fuch charges as the Perfian King demanded, to be made readic,and With a taf ee 
uoy to be fent ynto the borders of Perfia, where they were ofthe Perfians recciued me Bi 
ly after returneth Haffan the appointed executioner of the vnfortunat Baiazet: for fo rele 
had ftrairly charged him to ftrangle him with his owne hands. Which thing this new H 
hangman accordingly pel emed , and with a bow-ftring ftrangled the vnfortunate Prine’ 
whois reported tohaue © qeeited of the executioner, that he might but fee his child dic ; 
fore he died,and take of them his laft farewell: which poore requeft could not be ar a 
rch This was the wofull end of the vnluckie attempts hs. 
et, Prince of far more worth than was Selymus his brother, who in feeking to thun the de ‘ 
he feared,hafted the fame before histime. Such as wasthe fathersend, was al{ the etd of 
his foure fons, Omer, Amsnrat,S elym, and Mubamet:of whom the three eld eft were tran le + 
Casbin with their father, whole dead bodies together with his, were folemnly broeetr " 
Sebaftia and there buried. The yongeft but new borne leftat Amafia, and fentby his seri. 
ther to Prufa (as is before {aid) to be there nurfed, was now vpon the death of his father co} i" 
manded by his faid grandfather to be ftrangled'alfo. The Eunuch fent by Solyman to Hite 
done the deed,and loth to do it himfelfe,tooke with him one of the Porters of the Court i 
defperate and otherwife a hard hearted Ruffian, aman thought fitro haue performed any vil- 
li¢ : he comming into the chamber where the childe lay, and fitting the bow-ftring s the 
childes necketo haue ftrangled him, the innocent babe {miled vpon him,and lifting it feltv 
as well as it could, with Openarmes offered to haue embraced the villaine about the necke af 
kiffedhim. Which guilcleffe fimplicitie fo wounded the ftonie hearted man, that he was not 


able to performe the intended butchery of the poore fimple child, but fell downe ina fwoune 


and there lay for dead, The Eunuch ftandi i i i 
msg Bile lati uch ftanding without the doore matuelling at his long ftay, 


nlying along vponthe ground, with cruell at K 
the _ could not finde in hisheart to dowd fo Thang lcdiie “hy alba tale 
wx as incharge. Whereby it euidently appeared , that it was not the mercie or compaffion 
2 hier id fo long caufed the guiltleffe infantto be fpared, but rather the opinion general. 
ane aie bl Turks,who meafuring all things by the good or bad fuccefle, refer all 
~ es ” - f os well,ynto God as the author thereof,be they neuer fo vngracioufly begun: 
fe ae s ong as it was yet vncertain what fucceffe the attempts of Bajazet would haue, 
Mi bai bees anche an ypon his fathers good hap he might feem to haue ftriuen againtt 
Pai oe Od, But now that his father was dead,and his quarrell by thecuill fucceffetherof 
ie it nee the fentence ofthe Almighty, he thought it not good longer to fuf- 
nem ae Hen ofancuill Bird might come an euill Chicke. I had fometime (faith the 
jose S Pe cae with my Chiaus about this matter: for falling into 
+ ee - 8 pie ene bitterly to inueigh againtt him for taking vp armes againit 
eee i ei this Author)I replied, That in mine opinion he was worthie both 
araiea he ny ae one: ie much as he was of neceffitic inforced either to take vp arms, 
Biv, Youblae pone sua eft fering il 

binds eb of great wickedneffe for bearing armes againft his 
Eats feral weed ang ozone 
I s 's yet he therein did nothing amiffe, nor in your iudge- 

ee de etre tightly, (faith the Chiaus)for the wR of the matter theveth {uf- 
Hare t that wey e did was done by the appointment of God, and that he was from 
ee apngtes t Soucy wheteasin BaiaXet the euent fhewerh the cleare comsratic. 
soya ‘ha aller ae well,be itby Neuer fo wicked means compaffed or brought to pafle, 
nae as done according tothe will of God , but if it fall out otherwife, they iudge it a8 
ing condemned by God himfelfe ; depending w) ypon the good or bad cuent of 
nal : things, 





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A thing 


this Hiftorie fo often fpoken) who wearie of the world, had two yeares before delinered all 


ws 


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mm 


Les] 


Fourth Emperour of the Turkes; 


s, and therefore iudging them to be well done, or otherwife. 
This yeare 1558, Charles the fift that noble Emperor (of whome we haue in the courfe of 


his hereditarie kingdomes and principalities to his fonne Philip, did now the 24 of Febirua- 
ric, on which day he was borne, by his Embaffadours folemnly tent for that purpofe , refigne th 





783 





1558 


Charles the ems 
perourrefensth 


e Empire to 


that Empire with all the honors and titles thereof vato his brother king Ferdinand, requefting ted a 
the Princes Electors to confirme the fame vato him, which they did the thirteenth of March fbortly after di= 


next following. So liuing asa priuat gent!~man in that folitarie life whereuntohe had to'the “® 


wonder of the world certaine yeares befo.e retyred himfelfe from all worldly affaires , the 
21 day of September following died of a feauer, when he had liued 58 yeares , and thereof 
raigned 39: aman no doubt to be worthily accounted amongft the greateft Chriftian Empe- 
rors that lived beforehim. About which time alfo died his two fifters, Mary the Queene of 
Hungaric,and £lenor the French Queene, both Ladies of great honour. 

The Knights of Malta, who of long had beene futers tothe great Bifhop anid the King of 


1559 


Spaine, for the recouerie of Tripolis in Barbarie , about nine yeares before takenfrom them rye christian 
by the Turkes , at which time they alfo furprifed the Ifland of Zerbi vpon the coaft of Barba- Princes fet out 


rie betwixt Tripolis and Tunes, from whence they much troubled the Chriftians travelling by 


@ fleet for the 
vecowery of Tri« 


thofe feas : had nowat length fo much preuailed, that the King commanded a great fleet to polis inbarbary 


be now forthwith made readie in September inthe yeare 1559, to meet together in Sicilia, 
and fronr thence to go directly againft the enemie by Malta, Vnnto which fleet, the great Bi- 
fhop,the Duke of Florence,and the Knights of Malta, with many other valiant men out of di- 
uers parts of Chriftendome, joined their forces alfo ; fo that at length there was a hundred 
gallies and fhips met together vnder the conduct of Andress Gonzaga the General, But whilft 
this fleet from diuers places was long in comming thither, the Duke of Medina Ceeli came 
before with parr of the fleet to Malta, and in the hauen of Marza Moxet a the com- 
ming ofthe reft, who about the end ofthe yearecame thither, Butwhileftthey were winte- 
red expecting the Spring, many of the fouldiers fell fickeand died. Atlength thetime of the 
yeare fit for their fetting torward being come, the Captaines confulted among themfelues, 
Whether they fhould firft fet ypon Tripolis, or the Iiland of Zerbi, otherwife called Mening. 
The Knights of Malta being of opinion, that itwere better fii ft to befiege Tripolis, and that 
with all {peed, before Drague fhould come thither to furnifhit with fouldiersand prouifion. 
Others thought it better firft to inuade the Ifland of Zerbi, where thearmie might be relieued 
with plentie of allthings neceffarie , and from whence they mightatall times of danger in 
fafetie retyre ; and from thence afterwards as time fhould ferue, to goto Tripolis. Which vn- 
fortunate counfell was by the greater partagreed vpon. Wherefore in Februarie the yere fol- 
lowing they departed from Malta, and failed directly to Zerbi. Inthe meane time Dragut the 
moft famous pyrat of that time among{tthe Turks, and gouernor of Tripolis, was come thi- 
ther with cight hundred of the Turks [anizaries, and had notably ftrengthned the citie with 
men, viGtual,and new fortifications ; and prefently fent meflengers to Solyman at Conftantino- 
ple,to certifie him of the arriual of the Chriftian Aeet in Affrick. But the Chriftians comming 
tothe Ifland of Zerbi, were at the firft landing incountred by the Maores, whom they repul- 
fed,and fo at pleafure landed, This Ifland is not far from the maine, here and there ful ofbogs 
and marifhes,other riuer hath irnone, and in the middeft is fomewhat hilly. Ie was inhabited 
with about 30000 men, which dwelt in low cottages, fimply apparelled : yet is the [land r¢a- 
fonible fertile, yeelding dates, oliues, barley, mill, and fuch like. Whenthe Chriftiias were 
there landed, they fent for Carananas a poore King among{tthe Moores (from whome Dragus 
hadbefore taken that I{land) to vie his counfell for their better proceeding in that war. Inthe 
meane timethey agreed with 8000 mento befiege the ftrongett caftle in the Mand: ingoing 
wheretnto, the Spaniards went foremoft, the Germans next’, and laft ofall che Italians. By 
theway/as they went they light vpon 10000 Moores which lay in ambuth ina wood,to have 
vpon the fudden fet vpon them vnawares ; but being difcouered,and 700 ofthem flain in skir- 
mith by the Spaniards,there(t fled. So comming to the ca(tle they planted their batterie and 
laid hard fiége vito it. The Capraine of the caftle finding himfelfe too weake long to hold 
Out, fed fecretly with his Turks,leauing the caftle for the Moores to defend , who vpon con- 
dition that they mightin fafetie depart , yeelded the Caftletothe Spaniards : for keeeping 
ag Xxx 2 whereof, 


i) 
‘The Clrifian 
feet arrives 
atthe Tfland 


of Zerbi, 


The Caftle of 
Zerby taken bf 
bhe br: ifts jae 






which time Se/yman hienfelfe was come downe into agal 
adioining voto hisgarden, the better to fi ¢e the comming in 
saines fet there to fhew vponthe poupe ofthe Admirall gall 
Den Sanchins de Leyua, Don Billingersas de Requefenes, all of Ja 
Chriftian gallies all difarmed and varigged,fotofeem the 
ofthe Turks,they were rowed at the tale of the Turks gallies. They whichthen fa <5 
Angerias Bef Countenance,perceiued not in him any figne atall of any infolent joy. Imy felfe (faith + vine 
i quine then the Emperour Ferdinanas embafladourthete) fahimtwo daics after Boing to th r 
Tarcen church with the fame countenance lye had alwaies, with the fime feueritic and Sraitie, as if 
this viétoriehad nothing. concerned him,norany thing chanced iftrange or YNexpedted : {5 as 
pable wasthe great hearty of chat old fire, of any fortune, were irneuer fo greatsand his ming fo H 
fetled,asto receiue fogs 1 ‘pplaufe & reioyci Withina few daies after, 














Ce great commanders : 
Morecontemptible in co, 










































7 
faithfulnes as was meet to putin execution what he was commanded by hislord,although he 
had no good fortune therein, After that, he befought the Baffaes vpon his knee, to fpeake for 
himvnto Solyman,forthat he had athomea Poore wife, with certain {mal} children, for whom 
hérequefted him to fj pare him. Whereunto Ruflan Bafa (contrary to his manner )courteoufly 
anfwered, his foueraigne to be ofamildand gentle nature,and that be was in good hope his 
pardon might be ofhim obtained: fo was he commanded away ynto Garadines his caftle, to- 


wards the blacke fea,Buth as called backe againe.for that the 



























- roubled, fearing left the Baffies ha- 
wing changed their minds, would haue put him to death. The reft of the captives of the better K 
fort were committed to the cattle of Pera, and amonghtthem,Don Sawchins de Leywa, with his 


to bafe fonnes,and allo Don Billingerss Requefenes : which tyro great men, with Den Aluarue 
pis Imoft beyond all hope,atthe re- 














“s,were neucrtheleffe afterwards with much ado and aj 


gust ofthe Emperour,and by the dexteritie ofhis embaffador,by Solyman fer at libertie ,al- 
though he had before denied them vnro Saluiat the French kings embaflador, wo had bin an 


earneft intercefforfor them. Yct before they were dcliuered out of ptifon,the Muphtior Turks 
Whether it were lawfill, for 4 greater number of Turks to 














gea few Chriftian captiues 
vntothe Baffaes, to further the ma 
the Turks thould be fet at libertie 
Gorsof their law were of divers 
lawfull,and fo 


Den Iohwof Cardona Don 
fonne,to whom yct buta youth 
cc in the armie.Ofthefe two Don Iohn had 
be left.in the Iflandof Ch io,by the way as 
seated in faferie got ‘ati 18 
tranfome) purpofely hid out of the way, 
for Solyms Bain aos aninckling ther- 
than to haue Gaffe found our, fo to 
sing taken tardie in fo manifelt a 
taken away,but whether PY 





a 


r jall his means (as it were more like) leftthetruth fhonld 
eA theplegue(es fome reported) or by Pisl/ his m ¢ 
fe) 





» ers fod Emperour of the Turkes. - 


inei ing with great care fought for by the 
i i rtaine it was, that being ; t 
befound peal ee neuer be heard of more : So that it was thought Piall for 
i rsferuants, 
Duke his fathe: 


; ; : ial in difgrace a 
fegard of his owne life, not to haue {pated Gaffo his prifoners life. Whoncuerthelefle ae ed s 
rhe fa egar > 


. bis fhe ¥ ring to come to Conftantinople,tooke occafion Fagneth to 
er h He seers eae St ee eat Tina i a ate be pete 
eect i f his angrie lord, for fh : 
thing to do :but hap - Beaver Vacill at lengelt he gpecatcd ere 
compelled in bonds wee hand Solymans great Chamberlaine) and of adeeb? oy 
eae nt nin thefe words well worth the marking, out of fine: ss re 

2 aedwecs Paline bie fan meparden and alee é ig Pie Genet 
a - ee alte eth aa tie without punifiment, either inthis life or in 

¢ perfuuaded th ug | 
the evo ane expedition a Colonell of the Turks well acuaige’ nt ae 
raere er ateden then lying at Conftantinople : vk) Nee as a or Nigict; geal 
Emperours Enbafladour, hance was come the Imperiall enfigne of the g; Nas 3 Oa 
ee sane of an Eagle, were contained the armes of all the eae hae chaste 
Fe eh it fome ofS aine. Which faire enfigne the embaffadour vnderftan ing i a 
ee ai a Tent vnto Solyman, thought good to prevent the matter,an ae Bet 
Speier ts fi obtained, by fending him two futes of filke (fuch 5 ne ieee 
caeaae eg ete re rouiding that one of the peiperiall.eaBaaes of Cher ae 
Hive meee oo i sentnbranee of that ouerthrow, remaine ftill with t 1c a 
He hatte er alate This fo miferable a calamitie receiued by the Chriftians L, 
pie els ‘ ‘3 ‘Tittle or nothing {poken of,to be cucr fince famous, ner died 7a 
made that Ifland, before little fortunat yeare withall,the 25 day of Noucmbe abe: ea 
About this time to end his elcid nintie foure yeares old: a man in his time SAS yeaa. pio 
48 Auria (that pera ces agehad inno fmall reputation,but efpecially he BS 
fit, in us Aries Koala wags ft the benefit of 7 paler ib chee ng i 
iinateaalecedltciti ft warres again{t the Turks and Moores. 3 : 
moft part imployed in hie gaiorallaletib the kindneffe by him faerie fe Bee 

D notable things ae hich oppreffed by the French, he fer at peti oe 

aiken peo ic ite fole a ictinest thercof (as had diuers others Fiera ts 

cas (a i f eétin the onely good thercof,appeafed the great i ie aes 

ting his defires,an tc Pat eftablifhed fuch a forme of gouernment,con a wb fo sont 

ond wet faptekand orders (no mans libertie infringed) as that. it an Papseape a 

crctall peat aeecvwealt (tate,and liberty,thereby flourithed. Vato who! erent a 

eternall praife,in ey reof him much fpoken in the courfe of this ogi i Fomine 

se iteasicvae ttl sual counterfeit of his reucrendaged countenance, by natu 

amiffe to ic 

{werable vato his noble vertues. 


ANDREAS 







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hoffilisie or friendjbip with King lohns fonne H é 
_ whether they bee im the hither Reis of rhe Le fi 
that, by law of armes belong unto us. And the fame K ing Tobns [ 
peed iat a. if ais - na fort to beige ae us his obedience , as that 
; m tovfe any warre or hoffilitie again i 
phot: « | Sid % roe Surprifé your Cities, cabien or re sat en ; 
id, hi ee ieee Bega shins their cattell,their goods, money or etter, J Br eg 
bey: moray 8 5 a take sean to drive away your people, t0 burne your Gi wn lon 
onss va ae mir sther in thiseicht yeares fpace religioufly keepe peace and connate 
r thee conditions of peace hall alfo be comprehended Michacll Balafehus, iG h A de 
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ble yo i 
take, ois 


a Sy56e ‘ 
and King lobns fonne be briefe, if happily any of yours or King Tohns fonres Atha i 
f UbicEls hay 


thor, w#th all their coo territori y ‘ ; 
g ie errttories, and diners other fuch like, which fhall bee Subic vnty fa q 
Mb 


awe now before in time “xerre th 
t ‘wa risft one another out of his goods, land: 
P 5 iS, or 10n 
pay vee : ae ay. es 3 mee will and decree, that all [uch contrower fies aio wherofn ud) 
Li sill this acts time of the league expired. Be lide if b chance any d snd clnns al 
Lose mee e about our turssdittion, which can by no meanes hecompjedond gers ibe 
mtn timeremaine as yours,andours as ours.all j Paired swe will 
: all cont i 
Sine ir Gas favre “ fier eh Danubins and Tatta, Jbalt i Vitesse i apart: 
/ mer time, {0 that the fouldiers which ifon i ew 
Tidllcer ve right iff = 4 uch are yet in garrifon in th 
! xe thofé townes fcituat. i palit of Ta 
this peace concluded any of ! lone alm sir 
‘your noblemen or gentlem lL Nod elie 
sade fi d g en fhall fortune to haue ; 
unto their ie wa ier tines, they fhall difmniffe them and fer Elite oe 
er Se mete by withous hurt or ranfome ; that (a the concord and peace be Ais teretnrncs 
rei oa i pees eee. ps i more fecuritie. All and enery A fil bane may 
g us from henceforth untill the eng id ei: pa ha 
Maude Be the end of the afore , : 
F sf 2m r ei religieny obferued and. kept « and for that parpofe sie coh ediset pens » without 
that the coppie of the ie Hs wii ed from our royallpallace : and moreouty bane wot onely pr ‘bmp 
Uti, or! ee together with our ediét be proclaimed to allanden hi ahi 
Sy 5, of our armies both by fea and land, in all the ‘parts of our ai shot I 
» 4ndto allour 


ie ; : 
excinarte fouldiers, but haue alfo firaightly commanded that it [hall bee efirrmely and fincerely kept. We 
ely kept. We K 


will alfa, that this 4 
igreement of peaceandamitie fall, 
nours or Vayuods ; ‘s comprehend and { 
Silaoais Meee th Som iin and, Moldania, fo that po of Wavaacuce = ebitfe Gowen: 
der (ibis wi " es or Mlands mbatfiener, fhallin any fort Paalsied¢, Crabatia, 
Dhar fii Hi uv fortune thas fome hall on your part out of their ae ed or griewed ? 
tion, A if ow ial wie en £00ds, the fame men hatin any cafe be bound to Liss tk ; 
whome they ferned, or the Te ian carry away mith thom the monty or goods of ‘rah Lyn 
parts are tobe rae Peta. +9) “ be done by any of yours ‘ flying tous ‘need (ame re 
be corrected and punfhed : foraly my) recontred againe, and the fuga ines tothecxam ) hi 
Sterse Furthermore it all healat If Ugitines goods of right appertaine winto the Dats ri oe 
Citiesyor Towneryin the borders wk {fer your Captaines and Commanders tofortifie build G le 
but (oy thas they dee nane ofthe of ‘i ungarte, and to put into the fame viGtuall, arms me si le 
it fhall not be larofullsa take ch sf Ings ont of their owne mits, And during epee ape bee be 
das of, est ini Bevery pA , 4 ms Ea feet Prifoners tithe in au ve in i , 
without delay be fuffered) p YH soalloy any chance h ji 
any ba Heat Sif 0) fa fe oy ie it hem Againe, Chee nen Seine 
704 t COUrt or any. rsa) f 
Fa ed Esc es alr OO 
f U7 i 7 ne th, that t 
andcommanded, them to bee wel a ; MA" prone s but ayer willed 
wh of our language, Andif' Nerf ects, 4nd furthered with ther 
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our chs ‘ * Oe on i" u 
ir fubsects on either fide , abous theb, outention or difcord to arife betwixt 
me de si ote b like caufes: furch con 


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«40 you directed, that your Generals, fonldiers, 





~ fourth Emperour of the Turkes. cei 
iquely read and fet up in fundrie placesof your Dominions and commandement ginen., that t 
a Eig due obedience a neon fi obferuedand kept. Which we likewife hawe ra hefare “mf 
fed faithfully and a[furedly ta performe : and your Embal[ador whom 4 few moneths agone you on on- 
tous, inyour name requcfied the fame of vs, and hath with earncft ld mooued 0s, by Imperiall 
gath and thefe Letters of credence to nae , that we did ratifieand confirme the fame; as if wee our 
felues Should fpeake t0 you in prefence. Wherefore we hane ginen to him the(e our letters of Pacification 
and fubieéts, may be bound alfa to obferue and keepe all 
shefeshings : wherefore, fo long as nothing contrarse to this league [ball be done on your part ; folong im 
Like manner all thefe articles of peace hall be of me accepted and affured. For witnelft and confirmation 
whereof I fiveare this oath ; By the true and lining Creator of heauen and earth, by the true fignes of our 
reat and reuerend Prophet, by my Imperiall power, and by my true faith , that nothing contrary or rem 
pugning vnto the aforesaid articles, conditions, and pronsifes of she cight yeares league agreed Upon be- 5 
amixt U5, {hall be attempted or done by any our Gonernours, Generals, or Vaynods, Gc. Commanding 
mortouer, all our fivoyne Gouernors of onr moj} mightie Rmpire in Walacha and Moldania,and king 
Stephen himfelfe, andoshers which haue the gauerument of our Empire confining upon you, That they 
all and eucry of them as well as our felues, foallinstly, furthfally, and religioufly accept, rewtrence, and 
keepe thefé conditions of peace, towards your [ubiects, citses, caftles, townes, and other things appertat 
fubiects, In briefe,we fall as 


ning to. yow ; andin the leaft thing not to hurt, iniurie, or wrong any your, Y 
far as our part concerneth us, gine unto this moft mightie and great new made lone and | friendfbip, (@ 
great honeur,renercnice, and authorisie, that that which may encninthe leaf things behad, fhall not an 
Cc our part be wanting, In token whereof, we bane fu 


[fired certaine Chriftian captives, whom by your Brae 
baffador you requejted to hawe (et at libertie, francklyt 




























a returne vant you without ranfoms ; ont of which 
capsiurtie they could newer baue been redeemed, if sn regard of this oxr amitie and frienalbip we hadnot 
granted them libertic: trufling that you will tn like fort fit at libersie (ich of ours as you haue captinese 
Ginen at our Imperiall Palace and feat in the moft mightic cisie of Constantinople, she firft day of Seps 
tersber, ia the yeare of our great andrencrend Prophet 969. 


The fame Embaffador after he had deliuered thefe letters 
gifts he had brought from his great Matter: which wastwo great cups 0 
rioufly wrought and fet with {tones of great price 5 2 urkie ; ! 
and trappings wrought with gold, and {er with pretious ftones, and garnifhed with chaines of 

pure gold , and foure of the faireft camels that were to be gorin all Conftantinople. In deli- 
uering of which Prefents the Baffa made his excufe, thar the horfe and camels had loft their 
beautie, being with foure moneths trauel from Conttantinople, growne fomewhat leane and 
wearic. 

This peace thus concluded betwixt the Em 

the death of Ferdinand,who about two yeres a’ 

being fixtie yeres old : whereof he raigned as Emperor not full feue 

fucceeded Maximilian his fon, before chofen King of the Romans, But immediatly after the 
death of Ferdinand, the Captaines onthe frontiers of that part of Hungarie which was holden 
E forthe Emperour on the one fide, and the Turkes Captaines withthe Vayuod of Tranfylua- 
niaonthe other fide, wearie of their cafe, began contrarie to the forme of the League, to fur- 
prife (trong holds and townes one in anothers confines, whereof enfued much trouble: The 
author whereof was Melchior Bales the Emperours lieutenant in that part of Hungarie which 
bordereth vpon Tranfyluania, who firlt furprifed certaine townes yponthe frontiers therea 
bouts : in reuenge whereof, the Vayuod fuddenly fetvpon Sackmar atowne in the Emperors 
Tertitoric, which he tooke, and therein Balas his wife and children, In defpight whereof Ba- 
Jas ranfacked and burnt Debrezina great Towne of the Vayuods. But notlong after,the Vay- 
uod Solymans Vaffall, and aided by him with foure thoufand Turkes and three thoufand Mol- 
danians, did much harme vpon the Frontiers of that part of Hungarie which belonged vnto 

F the Emperour ; and firft tooke Hadad, and afterwards befieged Vagar, In requitall where- 
of, “Maximilian the Emperour fent Lazarus Suendé a valiant Captaine; who with an Army 
of cight thoufand befieged the ftrong Cattle of Tokay, which he tookethe fift of Februarie, 
inthe yeare 1565 , andafter that tooke the rich Towne of Erden, In the meane time 5o- 
Iyman,who had inhimfelf fully purpofed to be reuenged ofall thefe iniuries (as well appested 


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sptefented ynto the Emperor the Prefents fem 
Solyman to the 

fnaturall Cry ftallcu- Emperor Fer 

¢,acouragious Turkic horfe witha faddle dinaxd. 


perour Ferdinand and Solyman, held firme votill 15 64 
frer inthe yere 1564 vpon S.lames his day died, rhe avstb of 
ni yeares. In whofe place “% Emer 


Now troxblas 
mm Hangarie 


1565 


Solyman the «ML agnificent. 
bp that he did che yeare following) to (tay the Emperon { : 
i a re : ber sare: proceedin 
Ther wt: por. ake Jee age ot to be reue (for asthenhewasmakine go" 4 
F > enn efiea a renegat Tranfiluanian of Cibinum, his Emic Cat Preparati.. 
ereftal fae far smilias, tO put in remembrance of the leaeue made with hi i alfador ¢ 4 
a hhow he further proceeded gue made withthis father,and to wih him we" 
— — a edcortne breach thereof. Whereupon the snes him to ha 
bewonld not fceme vawlling to hearkento peace, commanded his licucenande so Pecaufe 
Cee elite cdo ca eae prneh Mesemeaeriiiasioe Tockes held. saPuites 
ware intheborders of Traalyls iy teed a eaenen Vietta; the Batts re 
at arent uania, madediucrs incurfions imo the borders rh Teme 
=a 7 ar diets befieged the firong cattle of Iula, and the Turk of Hungarie, 
cme = ‘0 Trant) me At whictetimevalfo SwendiGencrall-of an teat tm. 
+ % rn oer a y meffengers fenvtorthar purpofe, withed him Steg his 
; the Turks Exo “iadour, who meaning nothing bat warre, vader the ne any, 


Siedler sacdetty greene on vponshe {adden vnptouided. Neither pA “| 
eect yer rom euill to worfe: forin lune the Tranfyluanians { jefe 
— mee y . mapas and after two moneths fiege had it fecliledy é "ied 
; one ae - 9 Se en a Embaffadorto Solyman, rewurned ta Ge 
prensa ieee “eae Turke forall his faire fhewes of pezce, meant rope an: 
alee wh a he faidy making great preparation both by fea andi ; 
a M sid atighsoes een to raife new forces: which thing diuers Noblen trey 
other Zemerus one of the intsheset Mati andor eadoortes followers :and din 4 
4 te ¢ Malta, and divers others of his brethren, w Ns 
mes ~y ey flea thither by George Hochenheime ma Ba, roreh 
4 fa, the Tarkes boi Seah at one of the Princes ottheEmpire, Atthe (area 
fiencs cat ofby aan 4 oe ie bordersiof Styria, and the places there bate 
. Biccdiegens a 22 a :who taking themat an’ aduantape, flew 2t oncti 
pes ron oy a £ orallthis,the Turkes Embaffadour was {till ac Re ae 
lsd idenipicd dec cack aieencimine i A Eccius Salmaa Valiant Capea 
Cuz Se wees certaine others of Alba Regali Ree Haig 
rs wna onan, whereof they had deliuered Oeit eee ani - 
pre have Senprifed the ye isway from/Rab, which isbutcight miles off, inan affired K 
led bitke apaine, for corre ed oo was fuddenly by letters in poft from the Em tot cal 
fignement vnfortonarel diteppoit re concciued of peace : and fo was that aor fe 
wddinch pee he iby eH of which praétife the Turkes having knowledge of 
tharpeftakes, and aides ortiowniunl the confpiratours, impaling fome ptthen yee 
i Shortly after the Turkes tooke Neottat Tale be me ed oe et 
f Emperour, 2 which was not long after againe recouered by the 
¢ fame tit i 
; "was fent from Ate aks {pies wastaken at Zigeth,who but thirteen daies before 
bang eee ae oe OF arora view the Renethand ion ft 
ly thenext Spring come in perfon himfelf ¢,and examined, laid, That Solyman would affured- J, 
geth and Tula, Atwhichtimealfo Countic nog oreo eee the trong caftles of Zi- 
Gait yale was certainly adlettifed of Semmens son oe oan Ra 
ars Sean ’ is comming yeare + 
eri ety kas se hi ee his chicfe Counfellor. Befide this "he Kini 
Turks, to pay no more dcrivehe sand the Turkes, were now ftraightly commanded by the 
theredithaeall that talke of tonmoney vntothe Imperials whereupon it was calily g2- 
lay thetime,and toput deteaeh Was as Swendi had oftentimes written nothing els bur to de- 
lace or other of the Ensen Befide that,the Tnrks made incurfions daily into one 
skitmithes, as it were the fee hake thewing their antient hate, and fowing by thofe 
sodcaedoubhen ers ES ib againtt thenext Spring : which the Em- M 
fonsintd hisondée ted thereof by many letters from his friends) put 


wn cially into Raband Zigeth, But knowing thatto 
‘ mete, te foes his father and vncle had done 

: aft the next yeare to call a general 
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fourth Emperour of the Turks. 

affemblie ofthe Princes of the Empire at Augutta,for the better withttanding of the common 
enemie. Thewars thus beginning againe in Hungarie, Solynan at the fame time inreuenge of 
the manifold harmes done vnto his fubieéts by the Knights of Malta, (whofe hand he found 
ever againft him in all his dealings with the other Chriftian Princes) made great preparation 
both by feaand land; purpofing; as feemedby the manner thereof, to hatterafed the memati- ¢ olyman me- 


allofthofe worthiemen from offthe earth, Whereunto,befidethe naturall hatred which he Sign fete ae 
bare againttall Chriftians ingenera 


1}, andthem aboue the reft in particular, he wastmuchin- Kinghts of 
cited by Gaffanes,Barbaru{[a his fonne King of Algiers, and Dragut gouernor of Tripolis : by walle 
whofe perfuafions hé caufed aftrong fleet to beriggedvp, commanding the Lieutenants and 
Gouernors of his portsand hauens all alongft the fea coaft,to put totheirhelping hands, and 

B to be readieagainft the next Spring, And not long after, vaderftanding partly of his own cer- 
taine knowledge, and partly by the relation oftot hers,in what good forwardnefic things were ; 
he calling together a great affemblie of his chicte Princes and men of warre, deliaered vato 


them his minde asfolloweth : 


What thine 1 bauethis fortieyeares alwaies w fhedwh-ch was to have fo much lei (ure from other Sulymaat orati*= 
warres, as toplucke out of thecr nests, and vtterly to root ont thefe croffed Pyra's, which wauntirhen- velo (thet 
felues to tele Bulwarke of Chrittendome : that fame methinks I haue by the fanour of God anid wafonof malta 

Muhamed 4s Prophet, at thistimeobtaned. For wee haue fo repre(jed the attempts of the Per- 

fians,that they cannot let vs « and in Hungar e, from whence certa'ne dreadfill motions were repor- 

C ted, we our felues will fhortly du thofe things which fhall inforce our enem es t0 hide the r heads in | 
the heart of Germanie,and to {ue tovs for peace. You your felues drily heare rhe pittsfull compla nts | 
of our ficb: ects and merchants, whomethefe Maltafes, I fay not fouldiers, bitt pyrats, if they but looke 
into thofe feas, fpoyle and cea of whofe. muries to renenge,all lawes orh of God andman rex 
quire. Neither can any th ng happen unto me more pleafing-or more honorable , thant fT may bee 
fore die accompl fhthofe thirgs, that isto win Maka, andro leave allthings in order im Hungarie 
and Polonia : except perhaps fome man thinke it ahard:r matter for vs to thruft thefe Croffed com: 
panions from the rackes of Malta, than for our Ancestors ro have drinen them from Terufalems and 
foquite out of Syr 4: and for our flues to haue forced thém ont of the flrong Ifland of the'Rhodes. 

But this forme wall fay ts neerer vato Iraly, from whence aid may eafily be (ent, andthe placedefinded 

by a Fleet, Beleeue me, they will neuer aduentdre to fight with vs at (ca, w ho remember themfelues 

to hane been there by vs (0 often overthrowne : befide that, folitele'a place cannot containe any great 

garr fon , neither ifit could, conld it long feed them. Wherefore unto this expedstion we haue de 
termined with the fir[t of the Spr.ag to find amoft ftrong Fleet andenen now we haue alreadie 
commanded all our fea Captaines an 1 _Aduenturers which acknowledze our commaund, to bethere 
prefint w th their Ships. The King of Algiers will be there, the garrifons of Alexandria are in 
read neffe, fo alfo ts Draguew th his appo uted Fleet : as for our owne it i# by mine owne appoint. 
ment r eced up : unto which Fleet I doubt not but that all the ftrength of the Weft w Wl cine place. 
Which th ug (worth.€ Captaines) we fpeake, trufling wpon the helpe of Alm'eht:e God and Viuha- 
med his great Prophet, w th your knowne and approved valour: Now remaneth pnely , that enerie 

E one of you thinke with vs, how this warre may beft be manage d, and [oto referre your deuicesunto 

us which that you may the better doe, Lo, I heres del'uer voto you the fcitwat on of the wholes 

Ifland, and proiect of all ther Fortifications, which we hanes recemed of moft expert and shilficll 


men. 





Solymans purpofe thus made knowne, and the matter well confideredyaftertharthey which 
beftknew the ftrong places and maners of the Maltafes,had declared their opinions what they 
thought to be moft expedient ; twas decreed, Thar they hould wich all {peed fer forward : 
wherefore viduull and other things neceflarie for fuchan expedition being with wonderful ; 
celeritie prepared, they expected but winde, Of thefe things Zo. yaletta a Frenchman,Grand yuesra the 
F ma fter of Malta and of the Knights of the’ Order, being both by letters and meflengers aduer- cae 
tifed (for he had alwaies fit men his intelligencersat Conftantinople , who warily moved the ‘Soiyman is 
purpofes and a&tions of So/yman) was nocaffraid, but knowing thac of God depended the vi- parpele 
Goric, and that men were to watch, labour , and forefte she affembled a Councell of his 
Knights, and in few words fpake vnto them inthis fort: 
; Ty What 


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Solyman 
bat Solyman prepareth ? 
US, er me of | heen f Peper Slop tbe protien, 
with i concerning that matter, The enemie is knowne, bisi nite 40 2 any lag . 
A is knewne, and bis mortall hate againfi us and she Chriftian namse is faffici Ma is knamne, ki 
wwsall as one firft reconcile “ esto God, and then proutde all ae a ety Enatone. “ 


794 
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: fore J 
’ forthewarre, In briefe, noble Knights,s0 reconcile our rfelues unto God, and WIGS 45 fall be needy ; 


twathings are of usto be performed » whereof th in amendmen PaEMesle bis difpleeiay, 
werfuies tthe oe in ae Brsiye, mgr # of life, with FM 


religions warlhipping of him, with a h 
with prayer , which is called godlineffe. iy ti me iin oe wtp ira in bis by) 
acain/h the Infidelsin the Fah, Neisher istt 10 be doubted, but if'we fhall in thefethin “yi 
we hall alfo frafiras allt «vce andfury of this proud Tyrant. Bat  forafmach Gedv fe he 
which labonr and take pe ~ ana'nos thenegligent and floathfull, we mf} Mncofiee das 
thofe helpes, which both our profefion and the courfé of warre requireth : which ea foyne 
Silnes and partly in the other Chriftian Princes, For vittwall, armour, mone ip va » our 
asemmarres are requilite, we will fo prouide, that no man Jhall iufBly comp lee > “ite er fi Sings 
cei er paines, Twill powre outall my ftore, neither will 1 far defire of liferefu if oa idle  cithep 
the Chriffian Princes, I cannot perfuade my felfe shat they will lie ftill in fo fit an ra ae 4 As fy 
great adanger, not of our eftatc onely, but much more of their owne. Vere y Litt nor “ He, 4nd in fj 
ome of shem bath by Letters.andby Meffengers, which in part we have alreadie me . se 
mot but we fall bane aid enough from the Pope, the Emperour, and the King of Spaine ( { i aa 
Chriftian zeale) and they 1 hope fhall moone the if YS paine (Sach ts their 


reff. As far you, the Princes and ht of 
Stsred Order, and she reft of our brethren, mof valtant Knight: , Law well fe lg Hd 


for the moft holy Christian Religion, for i orien 

the mo/i hol; igton, for your lines and goods, and for the elo b Nee 

— 4 moft cruel Tyrant, the rooter out of all true Religenof hf liad tow one “fa 
rl 


ise of the morld bated of Ged and man ; as that he [hall feele the fii 

4 a, h ing of the Croffe which 

Sanya é hs a rae hoe: yea - re és of | oe, Fi eae 3 
: ¢ Rhodes, far from the belpe of our friends ; 

from inclafid with our enemees both by fea and |, “ but ii ee gfim Bera 

' be eyes of Italy ands 

«es f fortified, from whence she enemic may ca/il; 3 if eee hear 
- is z i 

Wes vs wat ces/t 10 pray onto Almightie Ged, ye oe eo aaa ae 
























Vitter, hy 
Fogether 
pes them 
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K 
Phe Keigees When the Grand i : 
meee theca lofe ther li Sitio pedchustaid, allchat were prefent promifed with one affent ra- 


=e oy part to faile the Common caufe, or to come into the pow- 
Tek comeeg olyman, After that, publique prayer and fupplication was made incucrie Ghamhiie 


j= Be meses Colonels chofen out of all the Knights: one an Italian {yrnamed 
men, and moftex as aire French man, and Quatrivs a Spaniard the third, all aduifed 
facie fok the Wa Le Be Hours, who fhould with all diligence prouide all things nece{- 
hurthillto ila y y whofe appointment the fuburbsand trees which might any way be 
ed, the Gattifons{ ft ed places, were ouerthrowne, the fortifications were thoroughly view- 
and Letters from Oe ethene and all manner of prouifion moft plentitully diftributed : 
sequelting theiraid ie a Matter fent vntothe Great Bifhop and other Chriftian Princes, L 
uers places, pape Aa iy eae Enemic, Meflengers were alfo difmifled into di- 
" paration, : ghts of the Order and others, of the Turkes great pre- 
; eae Solymans flect departing from ¢ 
f {rom parting from Conftantinople thetwo i ; 
Hie ye, eral coul once lope Sen ee 
forces, muftered the arm te ; man of 75 yeares, and Gencrall of the land 
are of the Turks called Spah ] id horfemen of them which 
i icutena the gouernor of that coun- 
lof Lesbos, now called 
d fiue hundred led by M 
he Ianizaries, whic! 
gocth himfelfe.Befides 
tuenues of the Church, 
at Conftantinople prs 
their 






















A their liues for their fuperftition. Out of Thracia and Peloponefus were cometwo Colonels 











fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 


and one Lieutenant,with tweluehundred horfemenand three thoufand five hundred volun. 
taries out of divers countries. There alfo Piall Baffa Solymans Admirall tooke view of the 
fleet, werein were found a hundred and thirtie gallies,two and twentic fhips forburthen,fome 
greater, fome leffer ; befides one that was caftaway neere vnto Methone, where was lox fix 
thoufand barrels of pouder, thirteene thoufand great fhot ; and foure hundred Spahi: befides 
thefe, there were tengallies from the Rhodes commanded by Haljport aman of 70 yeres ; 
two gallies from Mitylene, and about feuenreene galliots and other {mall pyrats thips. With 
this {trong fleerthe Turks departing from Methone the thirteenth of May , atrined at Malta rie Turks feat 
the eighteenth of the fame moneth, and putinto ahauen inthe Northealt part of the Ifle, «77ixeth at 

B which the inhabitants call Marzafiroc:but perceining themfelues aot to be there in fafetic, ca” 
they remoued to another port called Maior. 

The Ifland of Mala lying betwixt Affiica and Sicilia, mightbe doubted whetherit were 7 #éviption 
to beaccounted in Affticke or Europe, but that the antient Cofmographers, and the Moores Epi 
language, which the Maltafes haue alwaies vfed, claime it for Affricke : itis in length from ; 
theNortheaft cothe Southweft twentie miles, and in the broadeft place twelue. It regardeth ; 
Affticke Southward, ouer againft Leptis Parua ; and Sicilia towardsthé North, butmore to- 
wards Pachinum than Lilybeum ; and isin circuitabourthreefcore miles. Irfeemeth to haue 
takenthe nage of Melita, of #¢/or Honey, whereof it yeeldeth plentie, Thetrees there 
beare fruit twice a yeare, and they haue oftentimes twice harueft,efpecially of barley andcot- 

C tenwooll ; yetisthe Ifle in fome places ftonie, grauellic, andbare of wood: nenertheleffe it 
beareth figs, apples, almonds, grapes, and other fruit trees planted by the induftri¢ofman, 
date trees alfo, butnot fraitfull : ic beareth thiftles of fiich bigneffe that the inhabitants vfe 
them for wood: freth wateris there wonderfull fearce, and fuch Wels as they haue are filled 
with raine in Winter, for in Summer they are either cleane drie, or els the water becommeth 
brachie, The inhabitants are fo burnt with the Sunne, that they differ little in colour from the 
Athy opians:they are of a wholefome conftitution of body, {pare of diet, induftrious, rather 
painfull than warlike, dying more for age,than of fickneffe:their buildings, except itbe inthe 
ciié Which is inthe midft of the Ifland, and in the fuburb$ are long and low (like vnto the 
Méores)coueredwith turfe or reed, It is commonly fuppofed, that S. Paw! was by fhipwreck 44 +7 & a4 

D caft vpon this Ifland: but it is with greater reafon to be thoughrthatit was the other Melita 
inthe Adtiaticke betwixt Corcyraand Illyria, and betrer agrecth with that which Luke wri- 
teth ofthe Apoftles trouble and fhipwrecke inthe Adriatique, out of which fea, itis not to 
be gathered by thetext,that’ Pawéand the reft were driven, Buragaineto our purpofe: That 
fide of Malta which ref{peéteth Sicilia, hath in it many good harbours and commodious ha- 
netis fit for fhipping , Where befides the port Marzafiroc towardsthe Eaft, where the Turkes 
fleet fift landed,and the port ofS, Thomas, with another called Scala not farre off, it hathtwo 
Other notable havens, the one called Maior,and the other Marzamoxet,diuided the one from 
the other by a nartow-piece of ground : which with a ridge'ranneth in fength from the South 
tothe North almoftin manner ofan Ifland,hituing the haven Maior on the Eaft Marza Moxet 

B the Weft. Vponthe head of thishigh ridge ftandeth the caftle of S, Elmo, of great ftrength 
both*by nature and art. As aman entreth into the hauen Maior , vpon the left hand gre foure 
Promontories pointing farre itto the hauen on that fide, almoft in manner of Tilands, making 
fomany bayes ? Vponthe firlt ftandeth the gallowes, whereofalfo it taketh name : vpon. the 
Veti¢ point of the fecond, on atough and high rocke ftandeth a moft {trong Cattle, calledthe 
Caftle of Saint L7nzelo, whereunto adioineth the Towne , feperated from the Cattle onely 
witha wall and/aditch, and is placed ina hollowneffe cut out of the maine rocke, (tr engthen- 
edalfo with the fea and the indattrie of man ; and is, of fome Called the Burg, of others the 
new. Citie; inthis Caftle refideth the Grand mafter, and the fouldiersin the Burg: vpon the 

_ third promontorie ftandetli aniatheér ftrong Gaftle, which they call alfo the Burg of S. CMi- 
F chact: the fourth promontorie is not inhabited, from whence the fearunnethalongft the win- 
ding banks almoft into the mid of the I{land,yntoa place called AquaMarlia, Againe,after 
the port Marza, Moxet, Weftward isthe harbor of S. George ; and after that another called 
Bennortat: then followeth the port ofS. Pusl, noleffe chanthe port Marzafiroc : after which 
Cominetli the port called Salinarum Sinus : but on that fide-of the Ifhind towards a 

‘ fe) 


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_ Solyman the 


onely one port called Milliaria: neere vnto the I(and of Maltalie certai 
d > If talie certaine other |j 
# alas now Goza, two other called Cuminia, and another called Saat tittle Mang 
Thus much I haue thought good to fet downe con tt 
a ion a peak places wherein this great action aa Stier ees ; 
it abies Ee iret itnot be amiffe, in like manner to declatevpon what ane then fil. 
et fi of t fe rand mafter {toodagainft fo mightie and puiffanéan peer ote Next 
pa a ie th ia mercinaries , fome Spaniards, fome French, fome ie Firt, 
es St ante ; as pa aoc * men at ihe Knights Alcet,and 500 lathe ood 
» Angelo; : j which were fled into th g “wn 
pe oe Bi ‘ of ESAS i ines wasalfo fiue ae Ae thoutng, 
1 +; for ofthefe three forts ofmenare th i der, 
of the Order. This was the number of them which def ieee de ea Bastien 
S. Angela, and S. Michael , whereunto the Perrier eS m, 
felfe, whichis called Melita being inthe aes ere eyeeausnided sand in che i 
citifens, with three hundred of | the countre Nees pe ae gpueatranoo fouldlers ands ry 
! 1 1 y peopleall horfemen, comm 00 
aan ‘a ace bebe pis, euery place was furnifhed with plentic of ee esa 
ae hee eas i at Ocuerels was needful for the enduring ofa long fiege and a sheted 
el esa ey t ay that which pafled all the reft,minds armed with ee 
ne riya ie po aues ould chance , which oftentimes maketh ofthe vanquifhed aes 
Fe a ene? nee i I cellars eat y. oti eked » as foone as they vnderftood aot 
ding their men ; Gyon Admirall for the Ie tats Peat one! were there lan 
: t 3 42 Valiant and couragi ig 4 
ead ae Senatanbulcts sp haue skirmifhed with them a tean ee a . 
bay, tactond 8»! * pee againe to their gallies. On the other part where the Bieter 
Sui hiatus ce une ps going on fhore,met by chance with Réweri#s a Frenchman,an i 
Wisettie ec 8 ie pauline horfe killed vader him, and one of his companions flaine 
te aaa ii e a softhe enemie, Whileft thefe things were indoing, a certaine 
a ae pu tom the Turks tothe Citie Melita ; who difcouered the enemies 
sy Ned A : rane Ms, : at ane urs by the appointment of 14 uflapha had determined to far 
plats, Bs Pa eth pret orcessprefently to haue befieged fome ftrong place ; had not 
slatapethac heey if exclaimed againft ir, doubting to be left too weake at fea: fayin 
se eda muda pt nothing before the comming of Dragut,who was cuery cnt 
counfell; fo great a Of ini coeelly commanded, that they fhould doe nothing without his 
iy vig ne TURE pebinie paraiege bis policicandvalor. But whetherthis his report was 
Pa aed Poon toting f or all t at returning with their fleet to the port of Marzafirock, 
HLA Idiers & fiue field pieces, and fc ch i y i 
with 4000 went to few the cattle, £S. Mi a ie em et: Panaconesriat bah 
They of the cae com ‘it incuertheleife ‘Of S. Aichael , butfor feare of the great thot durft not to 
3 andi e towne fallying ropeataei ety skirmifhed with the 


Hiemi sis TArks sin which con 
thetury. fiti Pat ; #,firnamed Parda, acco but wich one Spaniard, fo 
m, Sp: ry 


all fubica, tothe 


» and forthe de. 









Riuering with 
other Knights 
taken of the 

TarkS. 





Se 




























-tooke from 
hen Péall 4s come againe into the campe,the Ge- 

er it were better to lay fiege to the Ca- 

lufion aes tlac ite that they 

1 going vp the hillto view. the 

ht fomefew were loft onboth 
nd matter thoughtit good 
od, that he might the fooner 







av ay for their fleet to 
{carcely well cn- 


ad 
pat 


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, z : r 
Sem A othe Acet with fix thips,drawne ont ofthem which were left for the defence of Alexandria, 


H 


Eat 


imone cnfigne,and flew one of the Sanzacks L 





797 
The Turks bee 
gndinthem 900 fuldiers. The Turks beaten from their firft mount,caft vp another onahigh- ie 
er ground, whereonthey placed three great pieces of ordnance, wherewith they annoied not lee 
only the banen wherein the Acct of Maltarid, but the cattle of S. Angelo alfo,the Great matters 
feat, and with a rolling trench drew neerer andneerer vntotke Caitle of S. Elmo: which al- 
though they had at firft invaine attempted, hindred by them which were in the caftle ; yetac 
Jatt with much labor and trauell they brought it to perfection: forthe Turks in thatkinde of 
worke, {till performed by their multitude, are accounted to excell others. Wherefore infhort 
time they planted their great ordnance infuch fort,as that they. might batter both the Caftles 
B ofS. Elmoand S. Michael, There was inthe Turks campe-a gentleman of Spaine, butthen a 
flaue vntoa Turke, whovnderftanding the enemies purpofe tor the befieging of the cattle of 
S. Elmo, by a Chriftian tugitiue aduertifed the Great mafter thereof; whereupon hee forth- 
withfent Cerda.and Miranda with two companies of Spaniards into the caftle,who were after. 
wards a great ftrength vnto the ca(tle,and hinderance vnto the enemie, At length came Dra-Drarut com 
gt gouernor of Leptis, long looked for of the Turks, with 13 gallics,and in them 1600 foul- pid 
dliers ; after whom followed tengalliots from Bona,and in them two companies. In the mean 
time Salvagus theworthic Knight (fent before into Sicilia) came to Meffana, and haning cer- 
tified the Viceroy of the ftate of Malta, was by him commanded to returne to. Malta ina Gal- 
liot, conducted by two gallies of the great Matters ; which hauing brought him neere vnto 
the Ifland, returned againe into Sicilia : but hee with his galliot (not withoutmoft manifeft 
C dengeryinthethird watch of thenight brake into the towne thorough the middeft of the ene- 
mies flcer, with the lofle of but one of his followers. Where hauing deliuered vnto the Great 
mafter what he had incharge from the Viceroy, he was the fame night fent backe again by the 
Great matter into Sicilia,tocertifie the Viceroy, That he had need of moreaid,requefting hina 
with all {peed to fend him fome fupplic , whereby he might the better hold out againft the 
force of fo great an enemic. Salwagus difcouraged neither with the labour nor the danger, pre 
fently committed himfelfagaine to feajand in thort time arrived in the port of Siracufa,where 
finding the two gallics we before fpake of , he fentthemto Malta, as he hadincharge , with 
400 foldiers,among whom were diuers Knights of the Order,8¢ certain skilful canoniers: wil- 


ling them to fhunthe Welt part of the Ifland, whereas they muft needscome into the enemies 
D fight,and to paffe by the Eaft end therof, which was further about,but fafer ; & turning South. 
aces of the Ifland to conuey 


ward, to land inthe port Miliare, and from thence by the low pl 
the foldiers by nightto the citic Melita, which was but fouré miles off, from whence they 
might eafily paffe to the caftle S. Michael. This order taken,he went to Meffluna,and there de- 
clared to the Viceroy the danger ofthe war, withthe {mall number ofthe defendants, reque- 
fting of him athoufand footmen,which with thofe alreadie fent,he thought would fuffice co 
holdout the fiege vatill he with his whole fleet might come to relicue them. But whileft 
thefe things were flowly prouided (which with much difficultiesand delay could hardly be 
brotightto paffe, the Chriftian Princes as it were fleeping in fo great a danger) the Turks vp- 
onthe fudden the third of Tune affaulted the caftle of S. Elmo, in hope with hort {caling lad- Theres & 
E dersto get oucr that part of the rampiers which was neereft vnto the bulwarke of the Caftle, fan 
But the defendants, in the ditch which before had no flanker to fcoure the fame, had of earth 
and faggots madea large ftrong flanker, from whence the cattle alfo helping them, they vali- 
gntly refifted the enemie, and filled the ditches with the dead bodies ofthe Turks. Whofor 
all that,tru(ting to their multitude (wherewith rather than with true valor, they obtain fo mas 
nievictories) thrutt {till on vntill they hadby obftinate force (although long firft) gained the 
flanker: whereby they commanded all chat part of the ditch towards the port Marza Moxet. 
In which place they with wonderfull celeritie fo fortified themfelues, thacthey could not be 
hurt by the defendants: wherin they were much holpen by their own great ordnance planted 
onthe other fidethe hauen Matza ; for with icchey draue the defendants fromthe place,beat 
F downthe corner ofthe rampiet,and battered the front of the bulwarke,whole hight & great- 
neff troubledthe enemie, but was not fo commodious for the defendants, forthatit was 
made without any Aankers. But nightcomming on, 5 ooo‘of the goco Turks which gane the 
affault, tarried there: whereforethe Chriftians conftrained to forfake the place,retired them-~ 
felues into the caftle, The Turks inthe meane time couered with the darkenes of the night, 
xy yy3 with 


fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 





into the Caftle . + 
5. zin. they in the Caftle of S. Z/me might want helpe,fent two hundred of his Knights andas; that 
Sandas 


Solyman the'« ML anife — 


f , with fackes filled with tow and earth, filled vp i ; 
q F . . th d lich v 
: c tate ‘cad pa “a any great widenefle or depth: whe dbase ih hy bulwarke 
are °. em were flaine,part Tanizaries,and part Spachi,and befides th fault, wherein abou 
whom the moft part remained halfe dead inthe ditch, where they petified, ti aed of 
> could not be 


relieued.Of the Chriftians was loft fiue and forti 
" a tie,amongit = 
der, Guardampesan Auergnois,Msfixsa Colonell oh Sos 2 eel Sala ofthe Oy 
omaiaa Blo, 


New fupp'y wt yencine,and i I i ere. io, as 
, Neine¢a German. The fame night the Great ma i 
fter thinkin: re 
Sy ‘eafon Was. 


other fouldiers into the Quftle who ifthey had been moe, together with the four h ‘sl 
¢ hundred 


whi efore i i i 
Meese chs hatien Men tenia kara ee om 
ted fouldiers,and had therefore fent Sa pipe es) oo alia mh 
; * { sve fent Saluague into Sicilie for new fuppli atanalter van. 
faid) he in the meane time couragioufly expected their cating lati ieee before 
ro 


yet bewailing fometime with himfelfe the vnfortunatenefle of the Chiiftian Pri pes 
rin 


whofe negli i ion fi ‘OW 0: a 
egligence fo fit an occafion for the ouerthr f the barbarous enemie was | 
as let ilip 


Bataboueall things, he maruelled exceedi 

E a 7 aruell edingly that no hel i ; 

es Gimerscae sat haue - ie " all hake fent by Manin they eth fa “s 

1B lin ppointed courfe ; for firft whereas they thoul oe 
ofthe Ifle, and haue turned towards the Eaft,they Ot jor etn een - li 

rd to the Ifland 


Be fotut Gaul 

thefesreful. Of Gaulo' i i E 

fs ulos, the matter vainly affirming, thathe faw certaine of the Turkes Galliots ly; 
alliots lying be. 

3 forthe truth was, 


elle of the er a 
Paste. oe Recs bee was cir s wel knowne notto haue beene fo 
ee ereby notable defignes are many times fr 
whichtbyeg Sa to en thatthe Great matter rh a sed aa pra 
Wailict nets “Saba ae the Viceroy and others, but efpecially Salwae us r nile ! 
bulwarke and defen a fthe the Turks fhouldtake the Cattle of S. Elmo Gibeim f Tated 
ePeemncats notte ‘ Ifland of Malta) the other places mutt of neceflitie be br ‘he 
Peidien, Gerke ger : € way to relieve them being thereby (hutvp. And that ae 
hard fie a See oH to) ie le the enemie hauing alreadie taken one fort, and eet 
Werhitvetricted ste cofthatlittle pile. The due confideration of thefe Nn 
eélneciatiog tech Hb s of skil full men, elpecially feeing fuch flacke prep ot 
by the La a Yet inthe meanetime fouldiers were Be sip Sool : K 
to ftitre vp other Prin sus Quartus then Bifhop, to be fent to Mala : and b his exal ole 
Sioltits Dune te) fendaid vnto this facred warre, hee eaue a bd ed ales 
SiNakectens boos gat eae Order, and commanded gunpouder and other oe 
nothing that was in him t es his Caftle S. Angelo, that fo he might feemetobe magic in 
ted Pompeius Columna Gen Tleoul: Ouer thefe foulicrs, in number fix hundred,he a ae 
him, Withthefe went ree 2 a commanded Camillus <Medices his Legat to ae 
nifing of their names in fo ies oluntariemen,of purpofe to lay downetheir liues for isos 
~_.* little delay feemed vnto tf igious a warre, and that with fuch anardent defire, as that eucric 
lohn Andie: daasnitivelin tet reare. Wherefore comming to Naples they there found 
did three othersfevtonttay atic the Prince of Populonia with nine Dablcne wisttree, [ 
thofe footmen which came fc : Ri eciak Aesied alongs thips were embarqued al 
was prouiding. But whileft cls Ghrtk and fo tran{ported to Mefffana, where the kings fleet 
sfcfie Of the danger, ahestiiiiealan hriftians make flow reparation, confiderin the great- 
Chitin ot iBnorant thereof, refolued toproue the Geatok before 


the ftrength of th ifti eadi 
gth of the Chriftians were readie or drawne together, For the Caftle af $.£/7 once 


taken, they affured them{elues with i i 
firfthaue the hauen Marza ae Li Nek hal teft: forthae thereby they thould 


ongas they pleaed s andtherifingrideebeamiee hones hese te 
. Wobarter the towneof Sainte t the two hauens was commodious for them 




















without th okeepethehauen Maior, fothatnone could 
tno etaine erations jerefore vpon thefe and other fitch like con- M 
de der sw mo, asit had beene with thun- 


of foure, dayes together without 

t force gaue an affaulr, and wit 

il ; when the Chriftians defirous © 
nothing 





-. 
» but ¢ A nothing m' 





fourth Emperour of the Turks. , os 799 


ore than tocome to handic blowes, drauethem downe againe with fuch violence, 7 tke 
that neuer after they durftfet ladder to the wall, vntill thevery laft confi@. Whilett things repalieds 
were thus hot at the caftle of S.E/mo,Dragut his fouldiers vpona brauctie,as ifthey had been 

the onely men,went toa place called Martia Scala,which isbetweene the gallows and S.The- 

mas vode,as if they would haue done more than the reft :whichthe Chriftians beholding out 
ofthetown of S.Angelo,to repreffe their infolencie, {allied forth vpon them, and fo welcom- 

med them, that they were glad after they had receiued agreatlofle, forthwith to retire to the 

place from whence they came, Of the Chriftians were flaine Bonnemine a Frenchman, one of 


the Knights,and feuen others. 


The fame time Monferratus was by the Great matter fent into the cattle of S.E/mo,to.com- 


B mand there as Gouernor in ftcad of Bvolia,for thathe with watching and pains taken in defence 
thereof,was fallen ficke. The fame Brolie had many times before written to the Great matter, 
That the cattle wasfo well fortified and furnifhed of all things needfull, as that he thought it 
impoffibleto be won by the enemy : and had with cheerful fpeech and braue behauior,fo en- 

couraged the knights, and other the defendants, that they fought againft their enemies with 4 
more than ments {trength,and greater courage thanis to be bcleeued, Neither were the Turks 
for that difcouraged,although they were with great Joffe fill repul fed : but for certaine daies 
battered the cafte with greater fury than before, and immediarly gaue an affault; for they rhe Turks 

had made abridge ouer the ditch, of mafts and faile yards, of fuch a breadth, that tenmen makes bridge 
might gothereonin rank;and had placed aboutthe ditch 4000 harquebufiers,and brought all on 
C their lect vnto $.Georges fhore,not far from the caftle. And when they had by the {pace of 18  borrible, 
daies fore fhaken it,and rorne the wals with 13000 great fhot,and were now in hope cuen pre~ base 
fently to winthe caftle : fee, Beragamaus a Bifcane, one of the knights, and Medranus a Spanifh 
captaine, with certaine other valiant men,ranto the bridge,and to the great admiration of the 
beholders,oppofed themfelucs againtt the multitude of the mifcreantss Thefight hand to 1 rena wae 
hand was on both fides both fierce and terrible :and now one of the Turkeshad aduanced a est copie 
Turkith enfigne vpon the bulwarke,which whileft Medranus layeth hand vpon,andthe Turke 
onthe other fide ftrugleth to cleare him(elfe from him, in triuing together, they fell downe 
both dead, fhot thorow with one bullet by one of the Turkes. At which time the 400 
which we faid were buta little before fent thither by the Grand matter, {tood in good ftead: 

D for fecing all broughtto fo greata danger, fome of them(whileft otherfome fought with the 

enemy) thruft barrels of gunpouder vader the bridge, fome caft downe wildfire, ftones, and 

whatfocuerelfe came to hand, vpon the enemie, and others farther off with their harquebufi- 

ers fore gauled the Turks ; foin fhort time the bridge was burnt and blowne vp, which in the 

fall thereof, ouerwhelmed cight hundred Turks :the reft (as they might) retired, few whole, Zigh buxdred 

but moft part wounded. In this conflict the Chriftians pluckt downe two enfignes ; the one ree ee 

Mustaphacs, the other Draguts,whichthe Turkes had {et vp vpon the very battlements of the the bridge. 

wals.Onthe other part toward the Southweft,a band ofthe Turkes had got to the topof the 

higheft rampier,which as foone asthey inthe cattle of S, Angelo perceiued,thinking to haue 

beaten them off witha great fhor, flew by mifchance feuen of the defendants vpon the fame 

rampier, asthey were going too and fro :but torecompence that etrour,at the next fhot they 

rent in funder foure of the Turks captains,with twelue other of their moft forward foldiers. 

Whileft they.were here fighting,other ‘Turks inthe meane time had caft vp atrench on that 
fide of the caftle toward S. Angelo;out of which they were quickly driven with fire, (tones, & * 
other fuch like things throwne downe vponthem by the Gefendants, The Turks valiantly on The Tarkeves 
cuery fide repulfed,retired into the camp, when they had in this affault loft two thoufand of 

their belt fouldiers,and ofthe Chriftians flaine almofta hundred.and wounded as many moc. 


The fame day, Valetta the Grand matter, perceiuing the port Marza Moxet notto bee very 
d ourofthe hauen,ouers 


ftraitly kept by the Turks,commanded alight Brigandineto be carrie rn 

land to the place called Martia Scala,that from thence he might fend into Sicilia: for hee (as 
F  reafonwas)confidering in what dangerthe caftle $.E/me {tood, by letters certified the Vice- 

roy and the Bifhopof Rome thereof, and of {uch things as were there done;requefting them 

of {peedie reliefe. The copie of the letters fentto the Viceroy, I haue here fet downe :as for 

thofe which were fentcothe great Bifhop, becaufe they were *Jmoft of the fame purport, I 


haue purpofely omitted. Ta 







Solyma 









tinct 
To Garxias of Toledo,Vi ceroy of Sicil aya nd fl 
the fleet,greeting. : ‘i 2 











 rhecreeme Since the time that I fen ih, 
rr i # Salua : 
hes tees Melitainto Carlos ; tte ra Gah Have for vate son toa letters pbich canfed 
FS dishctia” gers nor letters came unto v pray God be come to your bands. After shat, when as Me 
| Fee who when Muadnattetilice A J ete vee mith intrablon to haf ro rhe 
: tempted to Sanat afte 10 Mellin 
: two miles, but he emptedto coe out, andwas as la : fa 
Dias oem wilt ee aay i on ge he, 
Highfill. No achat rm rf the fo, to fork bit lc, Ch 
fidering harw much it com 2aning rensooned their fleet out of the yall 
: Brigandine to be carried s mM oo certifie you of thofé things whic hs ibe es ite 1 ay. 
the Ifland, 1 hope my letters will ta Scala s for feeing that the Turkes flect és cone to: ord 
Bane you to know, are th swill withous let in [hort time come unto yo OT ae 
aby this pert rethefe : The fifteenth of this moneth, all th Minchin 
Poff by this port ; the comm } Hy he bie entries flees (a little bef *) 





































ing on of the nicht le ( Hs ore nia 
thereof; wh 4 at ight letted, that ; enight 
‘ay ai ibm loots Bbc $ almofl unarmed. wire wb nich ical Wi rh perceine the wed 
: a otters: he 4 pide of the port Fulturnus, ok exit ed forth : 

} 7 dal CS intelli #316 

i = forwhich ca Hes Mf, iWeuiaored that an hunared and fiftie faile le at 


want of water. 
feare of your fleet, For, ag 


70 he road in the p 
___ fleeteaboue the port Marxa yal themfelues into the port of Saint Paul, bu a ef fina 
tobee neerer unto their land fortes 3 bi 4 good part of their gallies lieat the port Fi fect their 
the fudden, they will with the fame if Jetis not theneerenelfe fuch, bws that if your fleete ait be 


org Fame iow to are retire to their fleete, that th ; : 
© Fetching ete 
MMe” andl with Bei drmsie ntrey Villages, and now lie with thei; arines and 
Bs ie es ene Elmo , whichGod hath as ig ngs fleete as thaue faide 
eae ie for, which was but yeflerday did babes she iy ; 
3 7 5 our molt va- 


Uiant fouldiers (by the hel 

ribleaffault, The 7: Pe of God) for the fpace of fanre boures couragi 

hanefoure times re ald gine made a Hes Weftward ronstheve, al moff ter 
among i whome Medr: heir great loffe ; yct not without oxet, wee 
ps are fo encouraged ber? ae Weibee ‘fle tomy is eat gr it fae felis Mi ‘vitor Donk 
ally the enemies batterit hope tae Cafile may bee defended vnti ; vittorie our 
- ope ple ia rt emaied i 1 me ee in 
this caftle could bee taken fr > Or as Leal with thofé onr two allies relieued with cer- 

: g 1 would nener thinke th 
see haue [pent both our deme, us: Indefence whereof, whileft wee ? a iba: 
jj j houre look hel 

though it cofvs all men, and what [oeuer warlike prow u-GB) woke for helper, 
icra Seat be pcmcia ig 
whereinto wee muff needs fi if eunmindefull of our health and we if en's for your denoti« 
TPs afpecall when they may Apatite ge toaydevs,willfendvs ous of bend Bens east 
part of t te Ifland. our foul ee fent : for now that th certaine bands o 

whom (next unto iin ne ban, bee landed at the Blacke deen, are fells from rhe Eaf 

vs : committing onr (elves, and ei hope : Wherefore wee moft infant ues lie in your hands, on 
— Maltathe 17 of Inne. Ab Ours is, $0 your whiten e wh Liven 

: : thay i . Fare you well fro 


= 


ST cattle perceiued,the Viecroy was 
ri Hseractyacoe ae ‘Tn me defirous to haue 
that wi sak ‘the fupplic of fhips from 
Hvis them he thou ot iaood 60: aduen- 
ae ure gallies, wheroftwo were 
r, Witha feleé companie of M 

Who ftayed at Meffana,awai- 

fe chic menof the Order, 


‘Spaine wasnot yet 
ine ofa battel! 


A cafions,they came too lateto Malta, as fhall bee heereafter declared, yet feruedthey inv great 


B that day had ended the quarre 


D danger of theirfellowes and other their Chriftian fouldiers,th 












fourth Emperour of the Turks: 


ftead ; and had they come intime, before the caftle S.Elmo was loft, happily it might have 
beenftill kept. \ 

The Turks making no moreaccount of fogreata flaughter of their men, than of fo many 
fheepe,defperatly renewed the fight,as men refolued to indure allextremities. And firft they 
moft horribly thundered day and night with their great ordnance vpon the caftle :atterwards 
they affaultedthe breaches with {ach amultitude and force, that if true valorand hope ofim= 4 »of terrible 
mortalitie had not excluded all feare out of the hearts of the defendants,the terrour ofthe af- Sse, “ 
fault had inforced them cither to have fled or yeclded, Dreadfull was the fight, and had they 
not been obftinatly fer downe on both fides, the one to win the caftle, the other to defend ir, 

\L, Fiue houres endured that moft terrible affaule, at length the 

Turks repulfed by the valour of the Chrittians,retired : yet didthey not for all that paffe the 

night following in quict, but with their great ordnance did fo beat the defendants, that they 

had uiuch ado tokeep the Turks from fcaling the wals:which,that they fhould not then dare 

was with exceeding indeuour prouided for by the Chriftians: of whom inthis af- 

fault was Lofttwo hundred,and ofthe Turksaninfinit number. And Dragat himfelfe, whilef E 
he there performedthe dutie both ofa General, and moftvaliant fouldier, gota blow onthe pregut fami 
head witha (tone, whereof he intwo daics after died : his dead body was afcerwards carried i 
to Tripolis,and there honourably buried, f 

Thecommanders of the Turks army, ftil more & more enraged with this valor of the Chri- 
ftians,andche flaughter of their men, gathering all cheir fleet together, commanded them to 
compaffe about the caftle, of purpofe cogiue thereunto their laft affaule, with alltheir forces 
both by feaand land;andto fend new fupplies of freh fouldiers one after another,vntill they 
had taken the caftle.And therfore they with great induftry prepared bridges, ladders,engins, 
armor,weapons,{hot,and whatfoeucr things elf wasneedfull for the affaule, Which Valetta 
poiasins out of his cattle S. Amge/a,and fearing (as meet was)left they in the caftle fhould not 

e able longer toindure fo greata fury, called together in counfell hisknights,two daies be- 
fore the Turkes gaue their laft affault:and told them, That they allas well as he,fasw in what 
danger they which defended the caltle S.Elmo were ; and that he doubted not,but chareuerie 
one ofthem(vponagodly zeale and compaffion) was no leffe moued with the flaughter and 

an with their owne: wherefore 

herequefted them,to declare whatthey thought beftto be done fortheir fafety:yetfo,as thae 
they fhould not haftily determineany thing, thatagreed not withthe antient valor and honor 
oftheir facred militarie profeffion. Which motion once made, & their opinionsin briefe de- 
linered,a decree was made, That forafmuch asthe cattle could not longer be holden, regard 
fhould be had for the fafegard ofthem that were therein:for which purpofeitwasagreed,that 
12 pinnaces fhould be fent to fetch them away. But before, three knights were chofen, who 
fhould in batt the night following goe thither,& tell them what was inthe counfel agreed vp- 


on,and carefully to confider in what frate the caftle was,which if the defendants thought was 


tobe abandoned, they fhould poifonthe water,& cloy the great ordnance,tharit mightner af- 


to attempt, 


E terwards ftand the Turks in ftead. The three knights Tent thither,was Medina aSpaniatd,ROCC# prey fights 


out danger of their lines (being, fencto view tha 


aFrenchman, & Confantinus Caffriet an Tralian ; who not with 
flate of the tae 


oftentimes (hot at by the Turks)got intothe ca(tle,and declared vnto them that were therein 
gartifon,how carefull the Great Prater and the reft were of them. And they ontheit fide, firft : 
ofall gaue thanks to the Grand matter andthe reft,for the regard they had of them : and after- 
ward concerning the caftle,(aid, T hat it they confidered the ftraightnes of the place;the fall 
aumber ofthe defendants, multitude ofthe enemy,they fhould well perceiueinwhat dan- 
ger they were, ifthe Turks (hould often with fuch obftinacy renew the affaulesyet forafmuch 


as they had euer hitherto feltthe helpe of God fo prefent,who had (till mercifully defended 
them againft the sage of the enemy, & wanted nothing needful for the defence ofthe placesthe 
h they knew right 


F , keeping wherof they hadrequeftedof the grand mafterasan honor,althoug} 
welit could not without moft manifeft danger of their lines be holdenyet they would for al ! 
that keep it tothe laft man:for,that perhaps the like honorable occafion forthem tofhew them rhe refelaresit 
felues in, fhonld neuer again be offred : wherfore they had¢as they faid)tefolued inthat place fer / ied 
to {pend their liues for the glory of God & the Chrittian religions t he conife of mhifeney he ts 


geis 
oe 











{aid)was but thort,but that honor and 
fined, it were to be wifhed, that the li 
franckly giuento God and our count 
they would fo vie the matter, 
fre nor ioy, which fhonld not coft hi 
Ted the knights to tell the Great Matt 
to promife to himfelfthofe things o 
them who had vowed themfeluesto 
the three knights, 
ing to counfell his 
What opinion th 
nom GCafirio¢ was of opinion, 
to command, he would ynd, 


fame was for eu 1 
fewhich is to nature due, {h d 
than referued as natures deb 
sas that the barbarous enemie tho} 
mmuch bloud cuen of his beft fou! 
¢t,and to requeft him not to’ 
f them which beft befeeme 
that facred war. This anf\ 
y had diligently 
knights,and havi 
e three knights t 














be too careful'of the 





fortune, receiued 
the Grand matter: who 








ng heard theanfwer of 
hemfelues were of conc 
That the place was tilto be 
ertake to performe it; andthe 


fieged,would needs hea 
_ the keeping of the caftle: of 
ded, and that if he were there 














men vfe with members 
makea feparation, fo to 
agrecing with Ca/friot,{faid, Thar h 

ns firft,for thatthe ditches and 
gteat aconfent among the defenda 
) prefaged viGorie, 
7 pinions of the kni 
Weighed,it feeme 
tain dates yet hold it out ,efpe: 
ealily toabandon their ftrong hol 
lemi¢e might perceiu 


mortified, whofe recouerie is 
ft of the bodie with life, 
ethought it not goad 
bulwarks were yet d 
nts,and fuch acheer: 


The Spanih knight in mot part 
sthat the place fhould fo eafily be for. 
efencible; and then becaufe he faw fo 
fulnefle to withftand theenemy, which 


hts chorowly in counfell debat 
part,thatthey which 
lly becaufe it was notthem 
ds,but rather to keepe the: 






ed; and euery particular well 
were in the caftle fhould for cer. 
anner of the knights of the Order 
mtothelaft, thateuenthereinthe K 
¢ had to do,and fo fee his pride abated. For it 
ight co haue done it forfeare : 
increafed,and the honorable Order of thole 


y had before determined 







y the-enemies infolencie 
nights difgraced, 
Turks intentiue tothat the 










sthe 23 day of Tune affembling 
the dead time ofthe night on 
es, and with 32 great pieces of 
prefently gauea moft terrible affaule. 
fed other, flew many,euer more care- 
and where hepreffed faftent on,there 
fides,mixt with exhorta- 
Vncertain,cruell,and dread- 
Orie ftood-doubrfull ; and 
TRoodetis defen " had beaten downe all the 
: ‘defendants might for [ome longer time 

utthe very rock bared both of w ‘if & defendants, & more 


Turkes fu. artillerieb walls yet ftandin 
ints on the other fid. 









fight was diuers, 
when ftill the vi 
(otertible, that itno 


1 :and now it wasthe: 


hadnot the fury of the great ordnance 


red flain,a man cou! 

onférratws Gouernour 
ionour, were both 
ortality ere 


sateen tee> Mt 
ogreat a loffeand fla eaftle,nothing ter- 






d colonels:now re{pe~ 


‘religion and the obtai- 










fourth Emperour of the Turkess 


‘ isti hemiddleot heauen; reat. 
i { Ifame. By this time the funne was mounted to t ; 
‘A ning ipa ae i extveig wearie; the murthering thot neuer ceafed,and fuch was the 
“ey the de of the enemy,that he fentin frefh men inftead ofthem that were were - we 
Nigh On the other fide, the {mall number of the Chriftians, and thofe weakened with la 










w wi i i 5 by agrea- rhe caftle of &, 4 

; ' did what men might;yetat length were ouercome gree cle 
Be anttehbontte She 7 hi woon,but with fuch Maughter oftheir men;that it was =/ma tenca op 
ter 


wonder that fo: many fhould be flaine of fo few. The defendants wereall flain,euery man,in 
a 


cg a i d than barbarous crueltie of the 
i affe over the inhumane and more 
pie opttied sasebanaet= ofthe flaine knights,that thereby may appeare,that crueltie ne 


the Turks. 





Barbatons chise 


‘o c. a pom the d 
er wanteth wheronto fhew it { Ife mercileffe,yea euen after death, The Turks after they had upon the dead 
ue 


ip 
i i cathing ; and but halfe dead, firftcuttheir 
ing certain ofthe knights yet breathing ; an 
rae el afekaie cere aa then their heads from pias citi sales aren 
i irred clokes with white cro} €s,. (which manner o 
pied ee fe tote oeubaias they do black in time of peace)in the fight of the Bel ba 
Bee seach And yet Mustapha the Turks a ae a ys ee a 
Renal 76 bound together, & fo caft into the fea, whofe de: 5 WE 
-inhepnn eatin ‘pi haueri Maior,and kndwn by their friends, 
i +r by the furge of the fea caft vp in the hauen Maior, ¥ t ° 
oe rrrpiateen of the forrowful Great mafter honorably buried. With ee 4 
werel y wntoft barbarous cruelty he was fo moued, that hee commanded ah re pe: neg 
fomttat time be taken prifoner,but to be prefently flaine, And hee a : ih ae 
waken were forthwith putto the fword,and heeds ne oe : es : ip ge 
nemi inning of the fiege tothe taking of the caftle,« ans 
fi ccna atcrae eib ahem were a hundred & thirtic of the faced knights 
SE etree ae me a 
hus loft, letta althoug he had g ! 
ly Sec hacs cxomauan estes made femblant otherwife,becaufe he would not daunt 
3 p=) Pi 


seu = 


m ° i i i hapned ynprouided fororvnfore- oe of the cae 
‘ . diers :tellingthem, that nothing was ) r ee 
pt a ihe Hes sid) thewill of G od.and the chance of war, that [ometimes one, fometinses ano- fi 

een. This was a 


i ch valor as was in thems that were gone,gaue actafi- 
Bed ln He tener on eed alte ad not for that t0 be feared, whohad A ed 
faa ee i os therb said ‘(eem conquered,than avittorions conguer or’ wheras the aff i 
bs ks mpeneleith honor and immortality things of them{elues (ufficient to inflame al no s 
knights sinh aun hen flat valiantly. As for him(elfe (hee Said) that trufling net in his omne, freng h, 
minds he he pe Almighty God he had not yet caft off the hope of vittorie ower the relicks af ee Hose 
but ” the Letp us that he well hoped they were all of the fanse mind wherein hee moft carne) KB Nt 
Sie stoperiit unto the end. When he had thus faid,he being aman armed Fae epee 
jena v himfelfea littleafideswhere cafting many thingsin his troubled mind =te e : a 
eet Petfeced letters to Perrus peel ig aoa of the citie berate aid peer 
i at Meflana,and the Viceroy, ofthe’ FS. : 
4 Be csttewal Eadie pio appeareth the Chriftian mind of him the Greacinafter, 
Thaue thought good hereto fet downeasfolloweth 


H ; ; ine 
Whileft thee Knights are fetting forward, inthe meane time chanced the miferable misfortune of yraterta his es 


the Caftle Saint Elmo; which although it brought unto vs that griefe you may eafily imagine, we for 


; be hat hee ™ 
alk that, as ifit haa happened by fome fecret appointment of God, hawe taken itim that part, that hee jj, 
2 


. Neither doe 
ifull father porpofeth thercby 10 warnevs, but nos veterly to deftroy us. Nett 
— ieapillt chi fi; miele and, pape Yet for all that, T may ete aa Pitas bon 
wee are of themsfarfaken of whonseit leaf? befeemed. So tbatin she [pace f ‘ga Habe: ddwemetion 
F whereinour moft-valiant fouldiers endured allshe force of the enemie (whic fake us) not fomuch 
bythe power of God than of man) we were holpen of our owne (which eve fo mH vibe ityelbasfasser it 
auth he leat ep which bey might oftentimes bane ftv, Bu if Mp metnbaye hergfed 
is,t0 God, of whom alone as we ba hitherto receined fo many good things Ls pe : fors[much as 
soreceinealfo. For, for any thing thabl can fee, wee muff not now traf} 10 ; 


mone 


mn jefe, by no commands 
wee could by no Letters, no diligence, no prayers, no admonitions, and 10 bee briefe, by 


‘| 












» Solyman the 
‘ethers ought mofl se bame obeye 
tt Jhall be your partite cartipi 
‘ommand; or aidedus with neuer | 
Satnt Elio :indefence whereof we haue. 


evay make haft ro.deliver vs from this ‘flege.tfearethar he 









asoue them soho of all 

porite to the Ficerey of thefe-things 

of: whoif shey bad obeyed our c 
had nos 





 Wherefa except the Vic I 
but efpecially if we be here beficged before the comming of 
che now foarce bape will 
onidence : by whofe dinine 
will baftes bither toreliene 
vawne all shetr fleet intoshe hauen 
ve breaches, that they way afterward the better 
fend untous the captains Catherin, 
may Ufe thes faithfull and valiant ‘feruic a 
6 Jams Fare youwell, from our Castle Saint Angelo, 





Hane promifed vote onr felues, and wh 
doe not difirust of God bis lowe and pr 
ton Fibceroy being in fhort ime flirred Ups 
“> etleritre, Our enemies hain: 
Sing thecaftle, and repairin 
WI Bt thefight of 
“© Zoricius,weth thee compantes, that we. 
mm fome place y and keep 


snide prefont. Fey all 
tnlpiration the rare co, 


UsacRor all our welfare Cong: 











B repulle the 


Mefqnita having receiued thefe 
thereiminbarked Mafius Codon. 
ters ofthe Grand matter to him 
to the Knights of the.Order which la 

- palfe ouer-with them into Sicilia, 
Inthe meantime Mf 
old Spanith captiue,with 
gieat mater, totalke with Valetta conc 
come to agreement: 


letters,commanded a 


galliot forthwith to be launched 
Mas, One ofthe kni 


ghrs ; co whom he deliucred bothth 
heis of his owne, almutt ofthe 


Hulto: fame purport,direged 
y at Meffana, requefting him wil 


nall {peed polliblet 
apha the Turks General ent ameffen 
promifeof berry ithe would 
etning the yeelding vp thereof. 
Who comming tothe rowne,the T: 
and broughtto the Great mafter 
Butasfoonas Valetta heard of th 
ndignation, that had he norbina 


ger to Faletta,and with himan 
goe with his meflen 
sand to try ifhe wo 
urke fill waiting at t 
st0 Whom he declared wha’ 
name of compofition and yee! 
Chriftian, he would prefemly.h 
¢ him choice either to 
and tell his companion 
with a great thor. Wit 


the anfwer of | {0 filled withi 


ifhethought{o good,ore 
packing quickely, 
Turke fuddenly r 
_ Openly protefted 
Philip Lafeare Was then wich Ay 
boy taken prifon 
fle. michael. tcoufly vfed wa 
of Muflaphaes a 


tarry ftilin the towne, 
sthat if he gorhimaor 
1this fhort anfwer the % 
on Mwitapha fell into fuch a rage, that he 
yagainft the Chriftians. There 
milic of Lafcaris, who ofa 
and by thems honeftly & cours 


1s forthwith to returne 
hewould fend him farther off 
¢turned into the campe, 
sNeuer from that to forbe 
uflapba one Philip, of the 
er by the Chriftians.in Patrasya 
s therefore euer after well 
efignes, by acertaine divin 
vnto. them ; where 
had oftentimes atte 


are any kind of cruelr 
noble Grecian Fa 


affeGed towardth 
€ Motionthoughthee fhould not 
forehe refoluedto fie vnro the c 
eth the firft ofluly he caft himfelfein- 
shot without danger of 
with their arrowes and 
im many of the enemies fecrets, 
Michaels, to fruftrat the enemies 
Ss, which were vnto the defendants 
asneed was, during the fiege, fought valiantly againtt 
ings were ind Oing, Codonellus 
na, where he found 
pani(h hips were no 
y toreturne to take j 
ich backwardnef 


Which thing whenhe 
to the fea(for by Jand 
his life ; fordifcoucre 
finali fhot.He, brough 
and alfo aduifed him w: 
purpofe for the affaili 
"no {mall helpe :and afie 


aftle of S. Michad: 


bythe Turks, he 


th many other thing 


_ Wohileft thefe th 










fent as we hauebefore faid into Sicilia,came 
ian fleet not yetteadie to relicue the diftree 
yetcome,and John Andreas duria with eight aod 
foure thoufand footmen, taken vpn Etruria by 
he Orderconfidering, and what dan- M 
€ ftthemfelues, they refolned 
hren. And for this expedition 
Commanders of Mellanaand 
leclayine i ii ii he 
ee to him whatthingst Inighis 


Malrefes;for the $ 
twentie thips was read 
Capinus Vitellins, Whi 

wasin delay, after ch 








fourth Emiperour ofthe Turkess — 
, Spaine only, but for the Chriftian com- Jiro 
‘oa foo ma elton atthe yeare before in the Pinionian ¢x- aid of the Ving 
: ‘cat el in thePi vet Ba 
monwealesand miciuakie: {pared fhips,v ‘lie vice artat oe a ¥s om lve, 
Dae rie Ki Chriftian commonweale. Bellde: & 1 ; 
to profit Ciclo De Malta concerned not the facred knights Lai Son a efpes 
confiderst i ‘forthe neerenfle of fo troublefome and puiffant an wrpie ree etr, 
cially Sicilia; which the fhorenes of the time fuffered them not to ae ies rian 
like pepe men, with whome all the Hanes - ne ahaa) neon poten ea 
oes ‘intari would make all poffible : aoa oh 
eee Lali ier ; with which ftrength they were a De ‘A fas 
elite Fiehe i or to reconer thar wasalreadie loft; yet at re ws oat er p iat 
i veal fach time as he having rigged vpand bone t fa oe ie 
Hone mynd (aswas to be hoped) vanquifh and na : tect sa ota 
Yeon heard their reque(t,confidereth what anfwerto make,ame fed diuerfly) could notbe 
ae out wih wha eo he king (although men guefled diuerfly) The cold ans 
a uae is Seasinanie tae gauc the knights thiscold anfwer,That he could the j 
Knownes But vpon his comming, 


(wer of the 
inf inahe 1 
4 dstor thar in fo doing he fou 
not grant what they requefted, 


i ifh his fe Fi th 
ddisfurnith his Acer, & notbe able yicroy 10 
ights with xxights 
5 : but if it pleafed them totranfport the Knig 
jeue them as he defired : but if it p 
afterwards to relieve t 
P 


i ig doe with their owne twogallies 
arrofthe Bifhops fouldiers into the Ifland, they might fo doc wi Sar etanie eat 
they 
they co’ 


ioyne another of his owne. 
‘ -adie, whereunto he would alfoioyne annot | 
ip a more, accepredot thar which was ade scceot we hie bs rely 
+ he fe pallies were fering forward, thofe foure gall ee aig parle pa 
k ee crake cottstan ed 80 knights and pe peek es rasan: § 
faiule iedayes, could not as yet arrive at perchecmen ine 
eee ae aeanandey \dnot land except they firft knew whceth : 
anded that they fhould no > frigot to land, promifing that day 
Bo tomate by the Chriftians, they fent outafrigot rR taddenk 
A ates LN Ne 2 tne. Inthemeane timea great tempt y 
is hile Mie i turne : wherfore the gal 
Bee aon etbeihett Id not at the appointed time re bart 
i it fo fe hat the frigot couldn ‘aher by tempett loft, orby the 
arifing, it fo fell out,t ming, fearing le(t the had been either by preci | 
ik coastal ea Dozal port V onthe coatt of Sicilia neere sui 
pale Siac deere in,they vnderftood that S. Elm 
Veh pba Sls Nae as fooneas they had put in,they pt als 
3 pC val aa againe, with purpofeto haue arriue ‘ 
aie hey putto faagaine, with p' tusded, hey 
:whereupon they p' Ba ney chougheto havelanded, 
RE end hin two leagues ofthe place where they thou Fr epereesenlioae 
Fae Te) hen eaiiee . iftrutt that che place was pofletiea o' 33 
fe Saab a : dagaineto Pozalo ; where 
Hapeke Seca she a t them: wherefore they returned ag Sunyine” 
aki plies sBrench knight come from Malta, that that ee ‘iets reat 
eed made 
now vnderftanding ofthe French knight oe eae ene forward they witha 
Pins le eabout midnight landed at the 
mandment,asa figne thatt g tthe pda oP Lane ab 3 
i : and atthe length the 29 t Feud of an got in bafle 
SAG etait ‘tid d toward Affricke,and vafeene p 
i Aree oetonnet id to expedt what the Great 
CNTR ade aes joyfully receiued,and there ftaid to ¢xp n 
pags vhere they were foyfully 1 5 ooaie malvcwbiell feldome 
por ali aaa aa ime it fartuned,a great foggi¢ mul sat 
a ea cant uld hardly fee for its at whichtime a 
AE oa hicke, thaca mancould hardly fee f emneltee 
piypeaeton mins C xindow inthe caftle 6 tay 
Bes cer et veares old looking by chance out of a wii vit tle of Saine 
pl pr atu art iett that he faw a Turke going poe b pee i Sid and 
uddenly as one atrat »of the knights hearing, ran prefen St eneGoUSe 
Michael, Be ee enS broughtbackeand exaimined (for ~ batt: pte 
Eno lawful for any man to goe out a sie a ae : caeyraigte ate 4 rt 
nors paife it was not law in” rks of the comming ofthofe foulaiers, Rogwhich treae 4 
wa neue Re ould haute come from Melitato the Ca h tener Ropatie oe 
intercepted them ast yh date tied cut in foure pieges. Three dayes Multiard the Grand aller 
bs *ethoe Residence fictt watch of thenight came all in fafedie from 
_ come from Sicilia, ii t 


ilia,come 
e,werenot oSi 

i dd other baggage, to the Greab 
rcharged with armor ani : atthe 
matter,except two orthree boyes,who oue Re befieged teioiced 


: he ae Aen 
i . Ieisnotto be told, ho “ino the Aoure of his Knights 
able to keepe way wich the reft. - valetia ing the Hou ncklith 
comming of thefetheir friends , andefpecially Valetta, wi pro him ; with teares cick me 


i it w iuine providence ¢ 
and other fouldiers, asic were by divine p oe i 


. Knights 10) 













































* 


~Sobman vb 


mag wr fourth Emperour of the Turkes: 
‘ime te fea poem he: pia d forfakerh mc . ‘ : theti He fe tn agi of fo falfe aflander. 
f i af ranerine at a Marel my prajers, and forfaketlinat this ty a: fhall both for the time pre b not his owne : neither can Ignorance rightly 
befet round with moft rauening Wolues : the(e are the work, thive eu ay tittle Flotke, iA Heafly blemilh another mans name, that fparet not ha owne : ‘gnorance rig 
Pita EOP mec gt LE» Be th te eee ae. 


i bi t ; ty ‘ ‘ - llies were madi it rbree galli 
Thefe new come fouldiers requeftedofthe great matter, as a tewatd of the; Buc co returne againe to our purpofe:we {aid before, that three galli eready a Carl ie 















{ 
Dpaines 











i ¢ ters r - iligence / 3 
they, mightbe put in-garrifoninto the Towne S, Michael, aplacenow:mott laid rier Meffana; in fetting forth sirchl a aa “aie a Sth ofthe aie) poe bg 
i : ‘Turks: which thing he (commending their forwardnes)y;eafily granted yet forall th Vile nenth of uly they departed out of harbour. Int oe fouldiers, conducted by Pompeins malta. 
1} ee ued nor the old garrifon,. ‘Thefe frefh and couragious'foldiers defirous of nothins a etn} imbarqued 600 Spaniards, and 300 of the ae : A Waaal libertic was promifed, if they 
ae to fight withthe enemy, the next day fullied our,and hauing flaine 200 of the Turks as than Colambas the mariners were part hired, part natin n.and to be accounted of as the reft of the : 
a. ded as many more, without loffe of aman returned, euery mans fword imbrued in the eae wottld luftily do their endenour to get arn t H begged not with menonely, but with i 
ofhis enemic... Which eg afu/apha the Turks Generall hearing, knew it was the mh fouldiers werey And becaufe they nacre ae hundred buthels of wheat, befide gunpouder, % 
! Tately cameinto thetows>. and thereupon fellin rage with his captains, asthat sian ul B yi@uall alfo,they put into the et Le hit wasthoughtamoft hard matter, by the hauen i 
their negligence entred, buc che fufj Piciongrew moftvponthem which were a Ppointed for “4 falt-pecter, and lead ek ; sud rare pees itandallthe places therabouts ; neuerthe- | 
f keeping of the vetermoft part of the IMand:: which svasthe more increafed, for thatth t it felfetoenter into the If ante 2 fuch an earneft defire to relicue their Brethren, that they pro- 
i 3 liots of Algiers had withdrawne themfelues away’ ;fo thathe neither trufted them noi q Jeffe there was in the Knig a Thee all things cafic & fafé, Butwhienthey beganto approch A 
i negat Chriftians, who as occafion ferued fled dailyfrombim. Forwhich caufe he aue.out mifed both tothemfelues re 5 eskoundentand by fignes from the caftle of S. Angelo, whether - 
{ a ba proclamation, Thatnone of them fhould lie by nigh out of the gallies, ,and'that ce as did the Ifland,they fent 4 ie r vd san Ot WwHe comming fo farthat they might difcouer the figne, es joni 
{ a Bat? tisk atherwife, fhould therefore be burnt,orimpaled ypon fharpe ftakes:and changing his warders they were to dare saer fhouldretyre. Which thing the Turksperceiuing alfo,prefently returnebackes 
Appointed Salec with his galliots, whom he thoughtto be more faithful, for the keeping of the perceiued there ye Hela ix ordnanceahd other things, they fo obfcured the aire as with a ; 
Tiland,And that neither they northe Chriftians fhould be able ro attempt any thing, he che Re ie k i ia that thofe fignes were nomore to be difeerned’: burall in vaine : 
ia - ned together diuers gallies inthe entrance of the hauen/Marza Moxet, and caufed the reft of I thicke cloud,in fh ad alteadie diferied them ; fothofethree gallies returned againe into Sici- 
q the flect to ride neerer together tha before. Butbecaufe, exceeding many sere at thattime fick badd dle d Prince thoughtit not meet to bring fo manyot the facred knights, 


. : : ; V alesta that goo! PLC TK ag / i 
F in the Turks campe,of the flix and other difeafes three places were affigned for them 3 one ri ok as entlemenand valiant foldiers,intoa moft manifeft danger: forhe faw certaine 
i the wounded men neere vnto Aqua Martia, garded with 2000 Turks;another int o many 8 


; shoal  hauen MarzaMoxet, ata place called 
A hepou Les gallies to lie by night in the mouth of the hauen M > S 
a oftheir thips & gallies for the Turks voluntaties sand the thirdamoneft the Dalits chee 4 oe Ay Feed Pr stapenct ‘y e going inor out of the hauen Maior.About the fametime,they 
t 4 Ochia? a a S,' ‘6 © 


i ifti : " } : ea! inte 2 allie made by the fouldiers 
ie theinforced Chriftians werecured. Atthe fame time, Muflapha appointed Ochiall Baljit Go- which lay.in garrifon in the citic Melita, hearing of the Seiad af rAdiiis aa'cetine 
prea Tor of Tripolis,in ftead of Dragut before flaine: who going thither with fiuegallies, and lately comesand taking heartthereupon,at fuch time asthe” we COMET eecOURECNURE 
ee yin things in onder there,ceturned againe ynto the campes, With him-the Baffa had jadedok cattellythe horfemen purfued them,and hauing {lain¢ diners of them, 
fent two thips loaded with corne to Tripolis,there tomake bread,wherof they began to feele pth ; 


me H Zi 4 he other Turks feeing 
fel Cc x hafed them evento theit campe. Butt ‘ { 
z ; ‘ vey’, and yet not{o contented, ¢ MET eee -saaka tiett Geteae rieh 
dp cna eRe ep: wate ‘al wkaneoF bis olonels to Selyman,co certific him of pnt ha eth flying in fuch hatte towards them, raifed an alarum, tanto G 9 
of the cattle $.E/moa,and to deliu 















| ervnto him the defcription of the Ifland of Mal- K imeceafedtheirbatteric. . : It both 
taas they found icat theiracriuall:and furtherto declare vnto him, That he found the Malta. pe tipeel hs probably coniedtuting, that the Falta ai a 
Gao ae a mer FL Ae em np Lede brfore ite werchis LAA gp nye hh ieee ey abtidee iade-ofboats from the 
{ re songer to continue the fiege,he fhould fend i i eh pattifon’: fore was about to hate : aN = 
warlike proui(ion:which ifhe di Bice ee endanew fupplic of men, vidtuall, and other the patrifon, and therefo her betweene S. Michaels and'S. Angela: Bui quickely vadérftan 


dthenbe in hope to take the other {trong places of int of the land to the ot inke,Por hi 
one point of thelandt fa : Fae there be that thinke, Bor hin 
at the firft fuppofed:and that in the mean time whi- dling the certaitttic thereof,returned againe into his caftle. So 5 


the Ifland alfo,though not fo fooneas was 
to haue beene dif 
ile to do what he poflibly might. Andbecaufe he toliaue fo done, had been aventurous part,and full of dangér,and therefore : 


 ‘asarite «=~ Teft heexpected an{were, he would not fa 

























batterie, would not feeme to haue written an vatruth » he began his batterie in fourteene places with commenned:for that great things are performed,not fo ie ay een i RAE 
f be great pieces of artilleric,among(t which was three mofthuge bafilisks : for from the Gal- by politique counfell and direttion, wherwith a pea ss OR happen ifhe will pre- 
ows promontoric to Aqua Martia,and from thence to the caftle S, Elmo, wherein he hadpla- forces be alwaies prefent ; butthe Generall once loft (wv ll saath z eh init no otherwife 
ced 300 Ianizaries,the Turks had inclofed all that compafle with fandric bulwarks,trenches, L A feachis perfonto the danger) we {ee mofticommonly allfa toget i : aaa ie ap estate 
and mounts, from whence they with their thundering thot day and night inceffancly battered thanidoth all partsofrhe Bodie when the Ce aoa on ist bth praife-worthy and 
the townes and caftles ofS. cAtichael and S._neela, ouerthrew the walls, beat downe the bul. opinion, Thar the Generals preferice,cfpecially in great dangers , i" RES Hie except ibe 
warks, and brake down thehoufes in fuch terrible manner that {eatce any could be fafe there- moft neceffariey for thathe, asthe foule y cannot prouide me or atk cxainples of the prea 
in: whichof all others moft troubled the feareful women and children, Bur the Turks intheir prefent, yea placed therein: aid chat Valet in fo doing, followed the example A 





0) outo mpe, bi A de Gi i miftocles, M b= 
i G “ feat, lulins Cefar. The iftoc Aan 
rftn t ftray far out ofthe campe, but tru- fartious Generals 5 as OF lexander the > eft ? ea fe 


teftkingsand mot 
without their loffe, being cut off by the 


vide and othersiWliofe wordsvnco their fouldiers were thefe, 17/2 Ife will beyo 












3 hat many times 


ree " soe fe. Belidés that, 
garrifon of Malta, who were cu ‘ Wefietdin the bartel partaker ofthe danger witb you; you fhiatbe inall things as wy tift mabey 
_ Whenthe loffe of the caftle S.tles was jaar ees aaa filled with mour- ais eioeat nadehat as rrintentingsiCOntat ofall intmiartial aie Seg eb oct 
___. Mingand heauincs : ome were forie forthe difhonour, other (ome feared left the calamities of F more ddetly,andmoreealily done when she mafteris pay ip fhe Rieifiatis he faith 7r- 
= _ ithe Malteefes fhould redound vnto themfelues, There was alfo amongft others, acertain enui- M ay highiearitng anys ing els wher in che wats betwixt the Latines ‘ter ifpoing had ddtie Both 
~~» gusand foule mouth’d kinde ofmen,altogether ignorant and vnacquainted w ith martiall af- en pvajemtia T wri Pavtierapon they conéluded, that the Great Matter ingoing 


: | mento determine, 
thamednot ra lay the blame of the loffe of S. vpon the Grand mafter: whom for martia 


both his owne valour, with the teftimonie of fc famous and valiant men as were 


‘here prefent with him,asal(o this hitorie path 


sas 


Ded Sdiican> mene That aidine to his dutied Burthis we leaue fc - iots, The hing of Al 
ntti: pei ving oF Algiers earner the'Turks ond HAN eee gers smal 
ang gAithem 2708 fouldiers#who forie that ‘Ne was nor there ae ae 


L2Zz a 
























rous todo fome notable aé,and with: 
allt pro 
Plegeemnllenh to beftow vpon him chain pCR eb 
bortaa y granted, but joined to his forces 2000 of hie 
se commanded ninetie {mall veflels by deuife Poke, 
za Moxetto Aqua Mart sn oledentaann 


But Valetta perceiuing the mee Lo he purpofed on thar fi 


c Idi 

g thecaftle oo i 
belt foldiers, These; 
carried ouer land out 
ide to befiege the caftl 





Of the 



























thereofbefore b iti S purpole, both by feeing th eb 
§ y a Chriftian fugitine . y feeing that was done, and ater, 
fipraons of Malta, and cain g he pissin called ynto him two fa ith a aduertife, 


e done tokeep the Turks from andlin atrer voto them, demanded what they ne skilful} 


quick! Fit ; 8, asit feemed th hi 
ghd Bike Detain the matter, anfwered, Thatin pbIemnIeo the walls anu 
ner of the caftle we together with iron rings,and fo Biégine wee Made of; rik 
might be fo defeated. Thence " sp Sem enemy iNonslit to | ‘k & 
Ss s ‘ated the Great mafter, that the nj . their purpos 
ored in the appointed pl: » that the night fol! re 
en oubneytleet medictentyae. eee 























> 


Was itiiy 





i ne ata to theking,and promifed him to bre: 
Mites a noe the fea ; after whom follo hel 
eee Ne,got vp vpon it, and beganto hew a i Sergent 
Boat et Seater fis or fix - the atten i i 
SS ee a ng fluine two of them;caufed tl i ele 

. rt Betis ae Hg fo pare it Be oe the fame, Th “tte here Heke HS 

a a onderfull diligen picket 

aie hee y Be ee ooh by fea jared land, But oy attains aN 

three houres,which th ence the galliows came, with the furi putin fe hort 

Que is the affault endured) flew twothouta id Lotte te 
roe ee aie p wale nd Turkes, and funketwelue of 

hens chaine,whenthe ces 

thatthe pat eir prows vpon the corner of the atti boneehe Hire ited ad 4 

: ire ana leaue 


¢ for vndone. T. 
T any ie Theaflauleb 
tks were flaine : and of the aeterets alfo endured fiue houres,wherein many of the 


Siciliahis fon, ftrucke i i bo can 
So enpicy aig Sete Miao, Coda rena, Fran sgh 
,* heafterward died, Bt yall Knights ofthe Order: Medi yall woundedwterco 
ft But Valetta confider 0 what danger edcras f M aessits roel 
h fights,where his foldiers wearied day & night 


fil 1 (hmen,and heard nothi ny aid or 
the enemi ha oe nis pedbngsn into Sicilia,who Brien Rodents he, 
Die regan i om m thence efcaped vnknowne thorow themidht of 


Great matter fent | : foina little frigor cx v 
wish Ragone esi mie ino id bin ho oneal 
tranfported : willi eflana, and fuch DS ldie wane ev 
tai tlie oie sleyance yee 
Tiued at Meffana, came thi ign giuen to thrutt j ah ‘ 
Of tbe Ondethonr area a the Het Soe ete plea ah 
fear lecrs before varahig wee GeN SEOY defirauscfendshefecvo gales as 
would fend the gallies,requirin a4 peda by two fr: igors, whercin he ‘certified him that 
(i ae whether they hou ldenta ¢ front him fome figne wherby they mightat their 
hom laded with medicines,as wasafterwenie nets taking diucrs courfes, one 
though fhe came in afetic Ne Me iho knowne, wasintercepted by the enemy : the 
j the citie Mel ieee yet for as much asall the paflages betwixt the ca- 
i se certaine dayes before by the diligence ofthe ene” M 
and fro, intercepted and moft cruelly 
Pi st ghts of Meffangcould-haue 
ing of thetwo Gallies : yet neuer 
ues Were ofthe fame opinion @ 


1 >and defperat} 
- the chaine, and fo with a hai tH 
wed two orthree mot *e 






































































 Abeha ) 
feared ; they thought irgoo 


knight 
other 


- fourth Emperour of the Turks. 
e written) that where all is in queftion,the aduenturc of a little part is leffe tobe 
dito aduenture them, yet with this regard, not to expofeall thofe 
butofthem allto fend oncly fortie,with a conucnientnumber of 
, and with chem Salazar a Spanith captaine was fent by the Viccroy tobe lan- 
ded inthe Ifland Gaulos,who fhould after wards from thence in a boat(for thatpurpoferowed 





d: befor 






ts to fo great a danger, 
{onldicrs 











along by the gallies) paffe ouer into the Ifland of M 


tie and cnemiescampe. 
Inthe meanc time the 
chaehand defirous of reucnge,di 


what 


B of batterie made abridge, whic 


alta as.a Spice, to take view both of the ci- 


Turks mindfull of the loffe receiued in the affault of the cattle S.ai- 
d{oviolently batter the caftle with their great ordnance,that 


the defendants repaired by night, that they ftiill bear downe againe by day rand in time 


ditch,that they might as tf it had bin vpon euen gro 


Chrittians. Which feen,an 


the Great matters nepheww,and Aglerta,both knight 


out to haue 


toget 


fing continued their 
afrernoone they in diue 
rélienedtheir repulfed and wearied 
made no doubt but that day to win the Caftle. 


s, wich certaine 


her with Parifot and Agleria, and yetthe exploitvnperformed. The Turks without cea- 


C wichftood them,repulfing them with their weapon 


force 


gedthe befieged,that now they 


mena 
wont 


inthe Caftle. Yet deceiued in both, for that it w 


dthem withno fmall 


alwaies {pared their great or 
sthe Turks thought rhac the garrifonwas but 


manded by the Great Mafter;who he aring nothing 


enemy to give daily more 


Tark 
prou 


weake,and that fl 


furious batterie vatill the eight and twentieth of Luly , which day inthe 
rs places aflaulced the caftle, thrice they w 
foldiers, and fo fiercely maintai 
But the defendant 
s,with fhot,fire,and forceand at length in- 
Joffe of their mento retire from the wals. This victorie fo incoura- 
made finall'reckoning of the enemic : but forafmuch as our 
dance but in time to fight, and fallied not outas they ‘were 


ith frefh andnew fupplies 
ned the affaule, that'they 


hot & pouder grew fearce 


as rather of purpofe,than for want, fo com- 


of the comming of any aid,and feeing the 


fierce affaults,would not vainly fpend his 


moft neceflaty helps. The 


sperceiuing whatlittle good they had done with their often affaults, determined now to 


e wha 


t might be done by vndermining the cattle; and bad almoft brought one of their 


mines to perfection before it Was by the Chriftians dilcotiered: and to the intent they fhould 


the le(fe marke it,they caufed two gal 


liesto come asineeré as they could tothe wals,8 to bat- 


ter that place;in hope that w hilefPour men grzed vpon that was done openly,they fhould the 


leffe 


regard whatthey were wor king in fecrer,t 


hat fo they might in themeane time more eafi- 


ly get into the caftle. Butthe befieged carefull ofall chat was to be cared for, perceibing their 


putp 


foldiers,but efpecially 


wild 


his hand, forced him out. 


ach 
fterl 


the enemie had m2 
fire and gunpouder 
declining, the Turks againa 
were by our men valiantly re 


Tuy 


foldiers, Arthis timethe 


ord 


filly opr,but they were prefently 
when occafion was viuenthemto performe any notableexploit : as apped 
F, Spaniatd who feeihg fome viewing that'part 6f the wall which the enemy 
and fhaken atthe caftle bulwarke,doubted not to fally out,but was pre! 
let and flaine: which mifchance when ic might feeme of right to haueter’) 
attempring the like, did indeed'the more incenfe 


eee 


ofe, with acountermine defeated cheir mine, & by the c 
of one Ancient,draue out the eneary, 


-fre before him into the mine,and following 


For which good feruice he was by the 
rine of gold of fiue pound weight. And becaufe of vertuefpri 
ivpon difficulties,the next day, which was the firftof Auguft, 
de ouer the ditch, was by a fally made by the de 
caftvponit : which was in good 
flailing that part of the ca(tle where 
pulfed. This affaule endured 3 houres,in which time 300 of the 


prefently afterw 


ith apiece of fire-wotke in 


Greac mafter rewarded with 
ngeth-vertue, which ftil re- 
the bridge which wee faid 
fendants burnt downe with 
J time done, forthe next day,the Sun now 
Carolus Rufus had the charge, 


ks were there flain:and of the knights, Refs himfelfe and Bure /is with certainemercinarie 


ding buficin filling the ditch, they, refolute 


Chriltians were by the'enemie f fhut in 
fance,that they could not fo much as lodkeinto the ditch or fhew them(elues, much *c 
feroff, Yerdidthey néttorall chat inake fpareof their lines 


with the mulritude of great 
much leffe 


red by Calderonius % 
had moft battered 
fently taken witha bul- 
ified the reft from 


them : fo thar when they faw the enemy ex 


ly fet downe to © 
Leu. 4 


fer thenifeluies to moftat- 
ured 











hthe 20 day of Luly before the Sun-rifing they late Toner the 4 side made 
und, come to fight hand to/hand with the 
d quickly perceiued what danger it mightbring, by and by’ Parifor 7. 
mercinarie foldiers fallied ~~ 
burnt the bridge,but were fo receiued of the Turks,tbat chey werealmoftall lain 


ouer the Cafile 
ditch by the 
whe 


swith no lefle refulution The Tarkes 
repulfed. 


ouragioufnelfe of certain Of their 4 pixeof the 
swho having caft certaine pots of Tacks defeated, 


The bridge 
made by the 
Turks barat. 








fared death,rather than to fall into the hands of the merci 
night,and to meet with his defignes. Whereupan an hund 
ers, fallying forth , caufed the enemie to forfake the ditch and ber, 
whom they flew about fourefcore,and loft of their owne, tenmen: amonoft 
annes and Manicrinus two Knights,whofe heads the Turks the next da fer, a C Ip. 
vpon their trenches,that they mighf be feene by the Chriftians, WSN pon {WofPears 
The fame day,they of the citie of Melita at night made at one inftanta numb: 

as if it were in criumph difcharged great vollies of {mall fhot,with Many othe Crof fires, 
which as wel the befieged asthe Turks thought verily tohaue bin done y pereksos Fioy 
the Chriftian ficet,or els the landing of fuch forces as were come to aaa eel co 
indeed it was neither, beedone only to fhew their cheerefulnes, and to keepe t} Bee Wheras I 
{pence with the noueltic 4) the matter : who forall that were not flacke in tat wks inf. 
with earth filled vp the ‘itch at the caftle bulwarke 5 Wherby it came to paffe th fe fle, but 
not be hurt by the flankers made 'in that place to feoure the ditch,but might Beck nY could 
plaine ground, without ftay paffe vnto the wall,now opened and ouerthrowne with Ys ‘pon 
tinuall batterie,and with two great picces (which they had planted vpona high m thei fon. 
they had newly caft vp onthe right hand the bulwarke Sauoire) they began rs I SPM Ach 
caftle, and at the firft thor, thot into the loupe where Francifcus Caftilia commandey Ypon the 
Bernsrdus Godinetivs a Spanifh knight was there (lain with aimall thot. The fame Feagnaee 

























Uerie of 






Aquilates a cus Aquilates a Spaniard one ofthe garrift i day Francif: 
Spaniard fli- ‘ gatrifon foldiers, perfuaded by feare ft 
Spanier two cuill counfellors)fled outof the town S. Michael ay the Be eer a Benger I 
Turks, danas to giuea firefhaffaule, affuring them thatthey fhould withouc doubt win the ae s ig 
caufe there was but 400 foldiers lefcaliuein it, an they (as he faid) almoft {pent Rita e 
3 IC 


and wounds,all the reft being dead. Which the Turks hearine,and {vein fai 
; p as wals of the new city and of the caftle of Sipskadvide enough lon eee encnbash 
Se reeks steaming be sie nares to affault both Laer at once,and to proue if there were 
eee o ile holas,as again to repulfethem;fo the 7 day of Aug 
fa ie ro ; ate ae ihe nee ae at me oie a wathaand the caftle 5 aisha ak ee 
fies. mickeel. thundring of the eres Oednance the noife oft fi 4 mY ee ee foun sot be 
1 7 \ fhot,with the clattering of ¢ 
noife of ttumpets,drums,and other warlike anes ith th aes * 
fo confixfed and great,as if heauen and earth {hould ieeeies Me ae epee ch 
when the Knights in the city Melita heard,and fav tl ch Paes nearest. ae 
thatthe Turks(as at the caftle $.£/mo) would neuer Renate >. He 
5 glue ouer the affault vntill they had woon 
Serer rnecnate caftle:; prefently all the garrifon horfemen iffued out of a citie, and” 
ee farprifed wae Bh me atlas, fey ypon thofe Turks which lay at Aqua Martia: whoall 
ot MY safeare, ed,the Chriftian horfemen hardly purfuing them with bloudy 
© easfetheTuiks by ie came fe y intheir Aight pittioufly crying out ypon their fellows for helpe. Where- 
ieee ee ign to paffe,thatthey which Wereaffailing the citie and caftle,to refcue their difcomf- 
abe sem: bi Bia ae gladto gine ouer the affault: fo with great laughter foiled onboth fides by 
* ae oi ci fy “y returned to their trenches » When they had loftabout fiftcene hundred at 
: he ae oh: f ine na which were flaine inthe chafe by the horfemen of Melita. Of the de- 
ape baie i p sags fi flaineaboue an hundred , andalmoft as many wounded, This 
igh: ef a ou uehoures. Valetta delinered of fo great a danger, that day and certaine 
s.caulcd publique prayers to be made, and went himfelfe with the multitude of the citi- 
God for that viGorfe.. 


feus to the Church,to giue thanks to Almighti 

ust fo gite thanks to Almightie 

_ Whileftthefe things were ia doing, Gareéas the Viceroy wasaduertifed {rom Calabria,that 
and other [eb neceffarie forthe wars, were com- 


meee laded with men,Vvic 
wae fconftantipap| Ie el wherefore \e forthwith fent A ltamira.and Gildandrada 
net with them: who peing AA eae thirtic miles of Malta, 


they tooke,but thegalliot 14 






















might not with continu 
giue ynto the befieged any 
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fourth Emperour of the Turkess 


a Michael,where they were by the valour ofthe defendants, with no fmall laughter quickly re 


A pull ed:neither did the Baffa giue fo many affaults, for the hope he had co winthofe places,but 
rather to perform the duty of a valiant Generall,and to fatisfie Solymans plealure,who had ex- 
reffely commanded, either to win that Ifland, or thereall to lole theirliues. Healfofenta 
alliot in haft with letters to So/yman;wherein he fhewed himtbeftate of the flect,with what 
difficulties the army was diftrefied, what {mal hope there was of wianing the places befieged, 
how well the Chriftians were prouided,with many other fuch things. 

Inthe meane time thofe two gallics of Malta (which we haue before fpoken of) departing 
from Meffana,came to Syracufa,where they ftaiedaday. The next day after,in going out of 
the hauen,they met with one of Malta ina {mall boat comming from Pozalo fore wounded : 
he being demanded how hee was fo hurt;told them, That landing by night with his boat and 
one companion,he was requefted by two Sicilians which dwelt there,to reft there that night: 
which they doing,about midnight fiue Turks brake into the houfe vpon them, killed his com- 
pation, carried away the Sicilians, and he wounded as he was, hardly eftaped by the benefit 
of the night: moreouer he faid, That the Sicilians had told the Turkes, that two gallies were 
come into that port,with fouldiers and other warlike prouifion bound for Malta, Wherby the 
knights perceived, that their comming would be difcouered vnto the enemie, and that it wasa 
moft dangerous thing, or rather impoffible to get into the hauen of Malta, as they had before 
purpofed : neuertheleffe,to conduct Salazar with his little boat,they kept on their courfe.But 
as they were failing,they defcried two gallies and one galliot going before them, who feeing 
the gallies comming after them, made with all {peed to Malta : and were no doubt thofe gal- 
lies, from whence thofe fiue Turkes came, which had done thofe things which the wounded 
Maltaefe reported. For all that,thefe gallies kept ontheir courfe as far as Pozalo,from whence 
they certified the Viceroy by letters,all that had happened : and not daring to put to fea,the 
South wind blowing with a ftiffe gale again{t them, they returned backe againe to Syracufa, 
expeGing there farther dire€tion from the Viceroy. For which caufe,they forthwith fentone 
ofthe knights to him to Meffana ; by whom they receined anfwere, That they fhould goe no 
farther, but to ftay for the comming of the whole fleet, ready in fhort time to paffe ouer to 
Malta. But Salazar brought by the gallies to Pozalo,refolued with his little boat to go on: & 
although the day he departed thence,the aire was troubled with great wind,thundet rain, 





























D yerthe dayes following proouing more calme,he in hort time arriued in the IflandofMaltay) seipcer «spas 


and came in fatetie to the citie Melita;and there difguifed himfelfe in Turkifh apparell,and ta 
king with him one companion,who could alfo fpeake the Turkith language, by night got into 
the enemies camp: where diligently marking all things, they perceiued that there was in althe 
Turks army of land foldiets carce 14.000, and of them many wounded and ficke; and thatthe 
re(t was but an vnferuiceable and feeble multitude, for that the courfe of warres had (as com- 


nifh captaine 
4) apie entrets 


the Tar ks pamng 


monly it doth)confumed their beft fouldiers, When they had thus viewed thecamp,theyre- | 


turned againto the citie;from whence Salazar with one Petrus Paccivs a Spaniard, a venturous 
and valiant man, went toa certaine place neere ynto the watch tower of Maleca: which when 
they had curioufly viewed, Paecius wasthere left, that obferuing the fignes from the Ifland of 
Gaulos and the citic of Melita, hee might giue knowledge of all things to the Viceroy athis: 
approch,as he was by Sa/aZar inftructed. Astor Salazar himfelfe, he inbis little boar (which 
at his comming into the Ifle hee had there left) happily returned to Meffana, and there decla- 
redvato the Viceroy all that hee had {ene + conftantly affirming amongft other things, That 
the Turkes fleete was bur weake, lame, and disfurnifhed both of men.and munition, farre va< 
able to encounter with 10000 Chriftians. About which timealfo, one of the two frigots 
which were before fent to Malta,returned with another Spaniard, & a fugitiue fromthe Turks 
campe : and foure gallies before gone from Meffana,were alfo come in with fourteene Turks. 
taken about the (land of Malta, whoall confirmed the, fame that was by Sa/asar reported. n 
Which was, That the Turkes armie was with often affaults wonderfully weakened, both in 
numberand ftrength ; fo thatthey could nor with ftripesbe enforced tothe affaule,for which 
the Baffa had with. his owne hands flaine diners, of thems and that which more encreafed 
their feare, they fawnone of their menwounded, butthatthey-died thereof : Befides that: 
they fawthe Chriftians withiauincible courage to defend their ftrong places,and norto. {pend 


one fhot invaine : Wherefore they wereforie, and repented that they sunt akeds Hanes 
a 












that expeditionthey detefted fuch a war, fhrinkin, ee j % 
asthey might ftealing quice away,which many one did, {pec oer the affault,ang 
red the Chriftian Faith, For which caule diligent watch and ward was kept. ad before abin. G 
ment giuen by the great Baffa, that they {hould refolue with themfelues Far commande. 
towne, or there all to lay vptheir bones, for that the great Sultan Se/ymam had fe to winne the 
whom fo gainefay,was init felfedeath, ‘Thefe and {uch like perfuations, caufi tial 
fomwhat the fooner to thinke of the bringing forth ot his fleet:the befie p ed i ; 1 the Vicerg 
; did what men might for defence ofthe place &themfelucs. There was ir the : ft Meantime 
a. o cifews Giuare captain of the vauntgard,anoble & valiant gentleman, of a great aftle one Fray. 
ten foot from the towne wal! which the enemie had with their great Siiitebens abour 
caufed a curtain to bedrane: $0 foot long, & 5 foorthicke, with flankers at bot! Pelvis down, 
ie § intwo nights was brought “3 perfection, & was afterwards agreat help to the b ie td 
D cseren enemic inthe meantime began amine vnder the corner of the towne ditch,w here Dome 
i Sean ma a Spaniard anda moft valiant knight had.the charge : which the befieged percei ahe- 
+ Brite chritien, Countermine defeated the fame.Ithapned inthe meantime, thatasa 7 el a ina Wa 
tothe towne,he was taken by the enemy, which much grieued the befieged dei ee 
feed fomething ofthe {tate ofthe enemies camp,and of their purpofes Moret fete 
met mine had taken {0 euill {accefle,part ofthe Turkes affailed the caftle S. Michael ishne 


, _ with gunpouder thought to haue blowne vp the caftlebulwatke's but by the carefuloe 








& part 
i? courage of the defendants,al their attempts were difappointed, fo Ale and 
a 4 pe ia flaine, and certaine bags bf poudet taken Soin them in pred ale ab d 
cs be = uch difficulties, Maitapha and Péall the Turks Generals difappointed oftheir hoj ke pi I 
< ca hele other great captaines of thearmy, Whetherthey fhould there ftill Beelote 
pie ; Deck eS anad 3 Wheremott were cleere of opinion, That it was beft Bethiante 
taetretctnhatonnarnsopte ae Shy ee ftay,vntill the galliot which he had 
both by force and policieto eeveahurvidor® 7 ichdl from Selyman,and inthe mean time 
the broken eftate of his armie,or ofthe befie od net ie thing he oftner did, than flood with 
‘ ev aan sae 3 er refting him(elfe nor fuffering otk 
totake reft : for one while he battered the vale a th sgt ; Bieivecaikcciiak 
bridges,fometime he caft vp mounts,and then a : in filled ee eee 
» Qneaffaultor another, Inall which doing h wedi ini the ditches,and cuerand anon gave 
mh a hanidjngibin hort tine Brough ro Alen pertectowad induftri¢,that whatfoetict he tookein K 
» sh nor the valour ofthe entities fat cee era pnt ande carried aftronger place had 
Sues 27 exceeded all his ftrong and politique dewifes. ; 
a eee Scie 
uing behind him to his fellowes, thegteat déGre’ Hi e head with a fall fhor, and flain;!ea- 
his good parts (wherewith he fad baa ti eof himfelfe : For why, he was. aman for many 
belouedsIns te ; y times ftood the defendants in great ftead) worthil 
moft 7 ead or fent oneof the Colonels that eas with hit felfe, / 
and providence fo well dif femal ast eet tc caftle; who by-his valiant care 
attempted the place,fo< chargedthe charge committed vntohim,cthar as often asthe Turks 
e Thetwo voles Gong wep cy el loflerepulfed. * L 
tald Pua Bafethe Adnital oe aa by the gallies of Malta (as we haue before faid) 
t Chrittian fleet was ready to come forth : wherefore hee 
ereoficanled feventi¢ galliestobe in readineffe :befides which 
Lek etl oo Masala both ien & other equi- 
sc other fiuch things neceffarie for the fiege: 
] Irs conifumed, Where- 
‘neere flie fhore, and by 
fo ore ies he faw 
land'the Bafla beganto want 
Soke oneeweritie,and of fome M 
y thie Turks began with grea- 
o  efpecially with thole 
pound weight was feucn’ 
sn flat. And ac the fame 
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fore:Rialé>for certaine daics kept!h 


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" fourth Emperourof the Turkes. I 


A’ time,the Baffaat the caftle S. Angelo,had with continual batterie fo fhaken the caftle bulwark, 7 Ties at 
thar it wasalmoft fallen quite downe, Thefe breaches thus made, when the Turks fawbeth eye 
townes bared of wals and other defendants,and laid fo open, that nothing feemed now to let aud Micha 
them tolooke vpontheir encmies,they made no longer ftay,but the 18 day of Auguft(the Sun and are a: both " 
being now atthe higheftywith allcheir power fiercely aflaulted both the towns. Thrice they eae i 

werercpulfed, and ftillcame onafrefh, yetat length beaten downe on eucry fide with grea ; 
ter flaughtcr, they were glad fhamefully to giue ouer the affaulr, and againe to retireto theis 
trenches. In this moft cruell fight (which endured fine houres)the invincible courage of the 
Great mafter notably appeared, who armed with a pike in his hand, and dreadfull to behold, 
was {till valiantly fighting in the face of the breach; whofe prefence incouraged notthe foul- 
diers only,but cucnboyes and women to fight: for fo itis,char men are more moued with ex= 
ample,than with words. Yet ofthe great number of the Turkes,part ftood ftillin the cowne 24 
ditch,and to faue themfelues from the fhot of the cattle bulwarke,had with wonderful celeri- : 
tie caft vp adefence of earth, fagots,and other like matter, which they did of purpofe toap- 

proch and to vnderminethe wals,and had therefore inclofed the {pace of fifceen elnes:which 

when the befieged perceiued,they bent certaine pieces of artillerie vponic,and flew many of y 
them,and with fireconfumed what was left. The next day the affault was atthe fame places by 
the enemie renewed, who by reafon of hisnumber of {oldiers might cafily fend frefhmen in 
ftead of them which were wounded or wearie:and firft,aftertheit wonted manner they batte- 
red both the rownes all that day vatill night ; afterwards the Moone arifing, about midnight 

C with ahorrible crie they begana moft terrible aflault, which at the firit much troubled the 

Chriftians,who yet ftill mindfull of their wonted valor,did fo much with their weapons and 
fire-workes, thatthe enemie cuill intreated, was glad after three houres fighrto retire to his q 
trenches. The fame day amine was by the detendancs perceiued,at the caftle bulwarke, where 
ina hundred Turks there found, were almoft all flainejand the mine deftroied. Yet forall this Another effamlt 
did not the enemiereft at all, but the next day feuen times affaulted the fame breaches, vfing 
Now Not weapons only,but fir e-workes alfo; wherewith Bofninfega had his face fo burnt, that 
he loft one of hiseies.Atthe fametime alio,the Turkes ata place called the Spurre, laboured 
mightily ro haue gotten into the caftle:where Centins akniyhtof an inuincible courage,got vp 
vpon the rampier,and with a pike couragioufly thruft them downe that were climing vp, and 
D thrutting thorow one,difcouraged the reft,but was himfelfe wounded in the arme witha fmal 
fhot:yet when he hada little withdrawn hinafelfe to haue his wound bound vp,he came againe 
tothe tampicr,and neuer departed from che fight,vatill he had(asa valiant conqueror)prefer~ 
ued the place Sothe Turks with great {lughrer on euery fide repulfed,left the viory tothe 
Chriftians,of whom were flaine almoft an bun dred, and moft of them (asat othertimes) with 
fhot: amongft whomwere thefe moft valiancknights;aethecaltle' Angelo, Fragus ; at the caftle 
of S.Michael, Scipio Piatus,}oh.Baptifia S oderinus,Panlus Bomportus Martius Fagisnus,Roffinusand 
cextaine others, men worthie of longer life. The Turkes had alfo atthe {ame time wrought a 
mine at the cattle S. ichaeé,which wasat once both difcouered and deftroied. 
With thee fo many and fo great affuults,certain of the knights(and thofe not of the meaneft 
E fortyfearing left that which was fo often attempted by the enemy, fhould atlength be effected 
told the Great matter, Thae they thought it conuenient andneceffarie, to remooucall there- 
cords,all the pitures and reliques of the Saints,and other their religious things into the caftle 
S. Angelo, there tobe kept as ina place o f more ftrengthahd affurance, The Great matter, al- 
though he well knew thatthey which thus faid, {pake itofagood mind, was forall that with 
that {peech exceedingly moued: wherfore he fiiortly anfweredthem, That fo to dO, WELEDO~ ses tgre capt 
thingels but. co applaute & difcourage the minds,not of the Maltzfesonly,who had hitherto’ fivere of the 
valiantly behauedthemfelues,gdon more thanany man could haue hoped for;butallo of the Great atefete 
metcinarie fouldiers,ifthey fhould perceiue it: wherefore he was refolued,either together to 
keep alljorlofeallandbecaufenone (hould fromthenédforth repofe any hopeinthe ftrength 
k, ofthecaltle SuAngelo,he faid he would bring allthe garriforvour of the caftle into the towne, 
| thatthere they might cogether with others withftand the enemy; & thache would leaue inthe 
caftlenone but guoners, who (houldasnted required fhoot atthe eacmy:an anfwertruly well 
befeeming a manof his place,8 to be toal pofterity commended for. how can the fouldict 
hope, whieh feetlrhis captain defpaires or aduenture, where the chieftain feemeste be a 
























S olyman the 


‘rhe rarkes ap Withfeare? W hileftthe Grand matter with this anfwer « ae 

feu! et the courage their quailing minds sthe Turks (thar rei oa the: 
D faurehtie, Palle withoutaffaultywith the dawning of the day aflailed theve dans pl i 
§ teft fury poffible,efpecially at the ruins ofthe caftle: where Sax ssi fanaa 

had the charge of that place, loft this fhort and tranfitorie life, on Auergnois,which 


fame :and at S. Michaels, Adarnis one of theknights,and Fagio sitnceren thereby immoy, all 
swere Stic, 


uoufly wounded: forthe enemy fuddenly retiring from aitvothers 
to the breaches with their great and fmall thanvelse all te Tard aaa *0 thundked in 
be to burne,and the aire to bedarkned with {moke, In the meantime Pal rate hea 
— eh ee the mornings fighs,had withdrawne himfelfea little to breath hit eat We. 
parnkt enter denly aSpanifh pricft, wo" hishands caft vp to heauen,came runnin him elfe + when fad. 
ing out, That all was lofts corlorne,andthatthree or foure enfien : of rod 
the caftle breach broken isto the towne. Which the great Mafiecie Pore 
he confits. helmetvpon his head,and with a pike in his hand, faid rupmabehvetar < al 
ae ect i " ie low fouldiers,the honre is come wherein you may [hew your felues the mx as 
when the Turks 
were centred, 






Mand aly 























































lemies were i 
fuddenly Clnthis 
about him A 


fia sd bess m off wali, ee 
Chriflian religion,ifit be fo, that you now alfo retaine the fame valour Lie high ag Hed L the 
0 other batrels 


phewed.There is no canfewherefore you fhould doubt 2 oy 
God which hath hitherto ily His not ct sles es cab omped thefemesend thefime 


hed us: wherefore foll : 
This faid,he hafted to the place where moft danger was,and aciyaetiany Pie teatdin 


citifens men and women, of and yong, yea the very childrenall agai Sjallthe 
A her = foughe a ae dreadfall & dangerous boat ifome ths ‘ocala ra 
teva reed, wtinjstoaalivcoureleiteee ere 
5 F ered wit Uae 
ea ore mites was careful of al,and in euery place olen Auda af bs 
SE hiceoereratl rahi ena wate _ thedutiesof a moft valiant fouldier, a 
tern fon cea Hi oe Great mafter the vndo athed Vidor ra a rec iM i Din 
mite pg . ide is{mall number: forin this fight he loftaboue 200 h a 
Thete ig . é pies which were entred, whereof not one efcaped tg fine ot ay 
eaten, fae ee affaults,prefent! y giuen one atcer another vnto risbela i 
fan resusn cian yi the meane tarried for nothing elfe to tranfj port his armie out I i 
difheataneninne ig a arate with tweluc gallies Wasgone to Panormo,toc d ia 
Thatifhe Paul tacetet bin roa fib aus ipa faw him ftay long;he fent to Hin ie on 
nolonger time,but he ne peed as Was required tow forth thofe thips hee fhould pend 
M iccroy with a fleet iy . alee siteiiedan elite come abd 0 he 
rr . Z \day of Auguftfer fe : 
h peat See a eee ten thoufand fele@ fouldiers, Hey wre or ic eh 
an Order of Lnightsinfits Been aboueforticofthe Order of S.stcpben, whichis 
knightsof Maltainthe: tates >y Cofines «Medices,Duke of Florence, to the Hbscction of the 
inthe Ifland of Elbainthe Th He haue their refidence at Cofmopolis a new builecit 
‘fleet were diuers noble cat ian fea, oueragaint Piombino. Belides thefe Knights,in ths 
being arriued at Syracnfa, she Wiednorta lemenof Italie, Sicilie,and other Botner. THe Aleet 
man,to know of Paccius (1 ots tata been ee ein aboatto Malta,to lanida 
pee ane had feen.By whom i % faid, orth ‘soiled Dee what 
7 ot, W : cone and twentieth day of Abitistve 10 {hip was feene at ica, utone 
fame day towards night as hee was informe: the morni towards Gaulosy & 
’ came to water at Saline, but what! ed. bythe watchmenof. Maleca,fixteenc gallies 
ae could not bedeferied cee ‘by'teafon of the comiming on 


t hearts, 





























































94 Dlsionth got! 9472 coil esc 
reachiarthecaftlebulwarke, & had in 
58¢ to beat the mount caft M 
rom thence annoy all the 
: mined with all their forces 
made of fpursind boords,able 
ane to palfejthatinone of the 


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fourth<Emperour of the Turkes. 
defendants could without danger thew themfelues in the breach: which when they could by 
no meansiendure,they {uddenly fallied out, & putting them to flight which were there cone= 
red, fet fireon the engineandburneit. In like manner,they which beficgedthe new city,were 
repulfed atthccaftle breach; ée"another likeengine burnt. The next night;certain ofthe watch 
of the caltle iffued ont, and hauing!deftroiedthe Turks engines prepared for the affailing of 
that place,and flainethem tharwere fet forthekeeping thicreofjreturhed in fafcry into the ca= 
file; But when the enemiesboth that day and others following refted not, but repairing their 
mines,mounts, aad erigines;laboured in both places ro haue beaten the Chriftians from the 
wals;all their endeuour and labour was by the induftry and'valor of the defendants made frus 








ftratesThe befiéged had arthedaftlé breachmade a mine,aitd laid init eight barrels of pouider, 4 mint of the 
chrifixansfound: 


that if the enemie fhould agairic affaulethat placehe might there beblown vp): but whilftthe jj suas @ 


Turks were for like purpofeworking 2 mine inthe fame place, they chanced vponthemind 
beforemade,which they fpoiled) and carriéd away all the pouder. Thus whileft they labour 
both onthe one fide and the other, Mu/taphathe Gencrall,amoftexpertand famous comman> 
der, confidering that Summer.ndw fo far fpent,he was not to vie longer delay and withal,thar 
refoluite perfeuerance oftentimesin war findeth out away:to vidory, determined withial}:bis 


power once againe ro affaalethe caftle S. Michael, Wherefore difplaying the fately ftanderd The varkedes 
ofthe Turkith Emperor,vpon the point whereotwas fattened a globe of Gold, hecomman- /ie'atl <fitule 
ded his fouldiersto enter the breach ; who nowlike:defperat menattempted to +hatie petfor- ‘beset By 


thed-his command,and were by the Chriftians valiantly encountred::foithat in tho breach was 


C madea moft tertible& doubtful fight.But whenthe Turks hadnow bintwice reiected 8ebea> 


ten downe; ata fapha perceivingihis fouldiers as men halfe difcouraged,but faintly tomaintain 
the a(lault,came lnimfelfeitothe:places,praying and exhorting them not robe difcouragedjbut 
that day to confirmetheit former labors and vidtories,and not to fuffer their vanquithed ene+ 
miesto triuniph over them: hee told them that the enemie had now no defence left where- 
with to couer bimfelfe,that all was beaten downe flat,andthat there remained only a few wear 
rie & maimed bodies, which were not able long to indure the edge of their fwords;that with 
fuch tefolution they hadibefore wonthecaftle S.Elmo « \attof all, hee by promifingto fome 
mony,to fomehonor and preferment,threatning fome, 8c requefting others, incouraged fome 
one way; fomeanother;euery one according to his quality and difpofition:who moued either 


D with their Generals prefence,promifes,or threats,gauea ftefhand fierce affaulr. The fight was 


onbothfidesterrible,yetatlength the Turks were again inforced to retire:for the defendants Three 
: forced to retire 


had caftvparampier,wheron they had fitly placed two field pieces, wherwith they fore trou= 
bled the enemie,and at the firft fhot ftrucke in funder one of thofe wooden engines, which the 
enemie had made ftronger than the reft,couered with raw hidestokeep itfrom burning, and 
rent in pieces fortie fouldiers which werevnder it: andthe fame night they which were in 
the other towneand thecaftle bul warke, fallying couragionfly out, deftroied all the enemies 
defences,and draue them from amount which they had made vponthe fortifications of the 
Chriftians : whereby they perceiued plainly, what {mall courage the Turks had to fight, for 
vpon thatmount they were almott 300,wheras of our men wasbut 2 s,svith which fimaloum- 
ber for allthat,they had no mind todeale, The defendants had for like purpofe as before,made 
another mine at thecattle bulwarke, but perceiuing that it was in danger to be found by the 
enemiein repairing his fortifications without,they fuddenly put fire vnto it,by force wherof 
three(core Turks which were within the danger of the place,were blowne vp andflaine, 
Garzias the Viceroy, in the mean while that thefe things were in doing, departing with his 
fleet from Syracufa,with a profperous wind kept on his courfe toward Pachynum,wherethey 
deferied a tall fhipat fea, driven thither (as was afterward knowne) by tempett: thee out of 
the Ifland Mening was carrying a great fupply of fhot and pouder vnto the Turkes campe ac 
Malta ; buenow ouertakenby the Chriftian fleet,eafily yeelded,and was by the Viceroy fent 
by other mariners to Syracufa. And now the Chriftian fleet catried witha faire galetowards 
F Malta,fuddenly arofe fuch atempett from the aft, that they were driuen torhe Iiland Agu- 
{a,two hundred andtwentie miles Welt of Malta, from whence the firlt of September letcers 
were brought from the Viceroy to the Great matter, certifying 
time come with his fleet and relieuc him. The fame day alfoa Chriftian fled out of the Tu tks 
gallics, wherein he was captiue,to the city S.dngelo; who reported, That in the Turks wy 






him, That hee would in hort yp_ chsifies 















‘  Solyman the « 
were few men able to fight,moft of thearmi ¥ iii ti ahaa 
ac mie being | — 
miferies brought to extreame weaknefle : and fe abt ha ant nual, sandio ; fourth Emperour of the TLurkes. 

cts of the sily they had either found an occafion of victory, orat leaftwife taken from them the greateft 


daily : yet for all th ; i A 
: athe faid moreo pe th} 
lica,and had already for chat ties i were determined to befiege the ¢j hemdieg ? | A pily a 
ae great pieces of arrille ile of M arroftheinartillerie. But irmay be, that they followed:the old militaric faying, Thacvnto 
ake abridge of filuer.Befidesthar,they thinking tenot conue- 
















famine, Gcknetfe 












es 



























thacthty had bura few daies bef ‘ tic t ; 
the girsi(on fouldiers of sh veo twelue, & the lat day ofall _phenbeas 1e Sand the fl. ing enemic aman fhould m 
to Menfa,the rage of the feabein ze Ms nee the fleet which was-driy Orfemen og njent co depart from the prouifion and things which they. had brought for the reliefe of the 
g now well appealed, camie to Drepanum eicn Wefaig befieged; which forthe roughneffe of the way and want of horfes were hardly carried, would 
5 ro not prouoke the enemy with any skirmifh: wherby it cameto paffe,that the Turks without let 


toward-Gaulos, as was before intended : wh 
Shacteifian saa of the Turks galliots,and tooke thea tede heen ne Mile 
pie a a ok of Sepremies «tie Chriftian fleet-cameto Ganlos where the Vi 
anges sppolntes tga irom Malta, whereby he might fately land ~ papa! Perel. 
gaineto Pozale, sien Asia immediatly followinghim,told him, Tha fortith 
? 


the fignes,and affured tim of fafe landing inthe Hand of Malta’: wher iret had fen 
% ithe Viee 


mI thenge 


lightyp imbarked theirgreat ordnance,their bapeage,andmoft partoftheir arnty. The: rin oftSeptem- rg rarir yore 


ber,whileft the Turks fleet was brought onvofthe hauen Marza Moxtt, 2 fugitineof Genoa (ate the fege. 
came inhaftrothe Great mafter,& told him,that roooo Turks were marching toward\Melita, . e. 

to meet with the Chriftiansvpon the way. Which thing the Greatmafter hearingsprefeotly 

{ent a fufficient number of good foldiers to the cattle S. E/mo,there to fetvp one ofthe enfigns 

of the facred Order : who.comming thither,found there foure and twenrie gteat pieces,fome 












s couraged, then io 4 
_ afugitne di Tip tanedaya'Cheitian risaight ee yen i 
i touereth the ter That hee was co captive fled from the Turks to S..Angelo,and told th for batteric,fome for the field, whichthey.could not in fo great haft remoue thenees 
“g emer proue their laft fort Be NS, pana goodnewes, howthat the Bikes had d Grek. | The Turks fleet departing out of the hauen Marza Moxetto the portot S. Panlychere tans 
_maflr. whereifthe fncoeler in affaulting the Caftle S.atichael,which they would d eterminedto ded fenen thoufandmen, with cMa)-«pha their Gencrall, who was falfly informed; That the 
or thobe awers an{werable to theirdefire, they would then tarri ma Next day; Chtiftians were not abouc three thonfand {trong : and from thence incouraged with the final 
BOE ents of, santa that Mu/fapha themore to encourage his fouldieg ut if not, then number ofthe enemie(as they fuppofed)they marched direétly coward Melita, The Chrifti- 
gold tothe enfigne bearers, that (hould firftaduance their en ers, had promifed ans alfo marching orderly & ready to.giue battell,held on their way to se ieee — at 
out,and withall the formo 


rifing of an hill both armies mecting together, they gaueagreat fh 
des, Burthe Chriftians ftill re ras « 


fignes vpon the wals 
began the battell, where fome few were at the firft flainoa both fi 
nerthronmne by 


and farther to promote th 
em to greater places offhono 
ras forthe reft,he wi 
she Would reward e 
ue | 


ty one of them according to their defert,ci i 
) ert,cither with ¢ 
Pbiincsrobsivcok soiagoteathltiepa ed 2 gah i aletta thinking all | © ‘growing vponthem both in number and ftrength,the Turks findingthemfelues ouercharged, ji. chrifians, 
y fuch men,as they had from fledjthe Chrittians purfaing them and killing chem vatilfthey came totheir gatliess where ih lice shi ; 
foure hundred of them were drowned inthe fea; befides 5" 


time to time been :firft gaue thanks vnto Almi 
pared fuch thingsas he thought moft ie ire after thart,with all diligence pre. ftriuting who fhould get in firft,about 
all that day with their great ordnance atch erepulfing of the enemy, But the Turks cightcen hundred flaine in the battel 
ep, fich fort that one of the great fhips was there fhe, citie, and the fhipping in the hauen, in | country,they had flain them eucry mor 
Sita eee Inthe morning Garzias the Viceroy with his A et 5 there inthe hauenall thenext day,and moft part of chenight following:but 
t4, and landeth quickly and quietly landed his forc d lis fleet arriued at the Ifland of Malta,and ther ypon the hooting off ofa great piece 
bis force, | With the armie ab ‘beer ess whileft his gallies watered : - ialeaui t ered + dw 
i ie about halfe a mile, inftru@ing the G at Gaulos,went forward cia,leauing the Iiland of Malta fore impouerithed’ and wafte 
: needful to be done,commanding all procla g the Generalls and Colonells, what he thought | about foure and twentic thousand, whereof moft part were oftheir beft fouldiers¥andof the 
the king of Spaine, vntill they came tothe sab and commands to be made inthe name of x Chrittians were flaine about fiue thoufandybefides two hundted andforty knights ofthe Or- 
their Soueraigne : and charged A(canine Co reat mafter, and theninall things to obey himas D der, men of divers nations, but all worthie eternal fase, whole dead bodiesthe’Great matter 
counfell of the greater part. So in few w sk the General, in all his aétions to follow the edufed to be honourably buried. The Turkes in theit batterie during the fiege, fpent as is ac 
marching towards Mclita. About noon “A : exhorting themtoplaythemen,heeleftthem | counted, threefcore and cighteenthoufand great fhot. ; 
withall his feet within the fight of th ie heretired to his gallies, and failing Eaftward, came | 1fa mat doe wellconfider the difficulties'and dangers the befieged pafled thorow in this 
fhore.They Oftbeicitie ypon fighe of Ae of Melita,about 3 miles diftant from the South fite moneths fiege,the manifold labors and perils they indured in fo many and fo tertible af 
rie; which was anfwered from ie fle 3 b: cet,in token of ioy difcharged all the great artille- faults, che {mall reliefe tothem fent'in fo preac diftreffe,with the defperat obftinaci¢ of fo pu- 
that,he returned as he had Gatatadllt » by difcharging all theirgrear ordnance twice. After iffant an enemy she (lial! hardly find any place thefeimany yeresmore mightily imphgned, or 
cimined into Sicilia, to take into his gallies the Duke of with greater valor and refolution defended. Thellate befieged,andnow victoriGus pritice,ho- rhe carefulnee 
forably acquited of fo greatan enemy, fit(t commanded publique prayers with thankfgiuiig 7 ie Ghee 


Lat land':and had the Chriftian foul diers welknown the 
hers fonne. The Turks thus driuen to their sallies;lay 
alittle before day, 
thefigne oftheir departure,they al hoifed{aile for Ger- The Turkesdt- 


te fh part from 
d, Inthisfiegethe Turkes Lott aria. 


msflery 


Vrbins compani A ° 
and fo fonitine en counties to Meffana, andcertaine bands of S paniards at Syracula, 
appointed,and already as good as , attend the departing ofthe Turks flect,being now cull tébemadevnto the Giuer ofall victory: after that,he pewarded the valiant, commended the 
ie The Turks,who(as is before faid bach pico wes 4 E jeftand gaue thanks to all, he charitably relicued the'ficke and wounded, bewailedthe fpoile 
Of Seati¢hashhad iow.certaine ear Purpofed to proue their laft fortune ypon the towne ‘ofthe Tfland,and carefully provided for the tepairing ofthe preachesand places battered +8 
baggage:but as foonasthey heard ar the ethe comming of the Acet, begun to truffe vp their _ yetinallthis doing, diligently inquired after the enemies courfeand purpofe, and was not in 
ly arofe a wonderfalrumultuousconfafi ¢ fleet was come,and vhe army landed,there fudden- ay thing remiffe or fecure,as in vidorié moft men are. Butbecaufe fo great harmescould not 
meas faft to be gone « and being gen: * hie them, fome cried, Arme,arme,and other- Without preat hel pesin fhorttime be tepaited,and the rettirrie ofthe proud enemie,not with- 
betooke himfelfe to his weapons Steg high, all afraid,enery one according to his difpofition, lit caufe the next yeare feared, heby letters to diuers great princes, efpeciallyto the grand 
, trenches as neere as they could yntoth isheels,the greateft number thrufttogether into their Pridts of tlie Order, in divers countries,tequefted help,amongft whom George,grand Priot oF 
tifications,with all the fpeed heyeduld ibe ordnance: and fo burningthe engines and for- Germanié, and founder of the caltle oF S. Elma, was one of the chiefett. The copie of which 
. they inthe town of S. Angelo perceini Hd arked theirgreat ordnance and baggage: Which fetrers bécdule they briefly containe What We Haue before in this Hiforie at large written, J 
; fter in fo fudden 4a appohanityeenaite one expedting the commandement of the Great ma- . haue thought good hereto {et down, thiat the fame may in fuch order be read,as it wasby the == 
fallied outto Burmola,where certain Turks kept M F Great thafer hime reported. 4.4, ae al on i 
at Ay : 
. Brothet 


he a huge great piece of ordnance , who now having no mi 








a ~~ flight, 8&forfooke the piece: which f de to figh ' 

FBR ic : * h they of | ai $ ght, berooke them{eluesto greater a hey a5 Aa No ‘ ere wr 

= SRK _ the new come fore seaishs " of the tow ly drew within their wals:andi * caisieas Aaaa icitis 
: ¢ forces had that day charged the enem ‘tif mis roel gall, » Wyieag har vee Ae ‘wy 


Ps ” = “ happily 







_ Brother Valetta, Mafter of the Hofpir 
elbeloued brother in Chrift,Gcoy 
Bomba/t,Prior of ourPriorie in A 


1, t0 the revere 





CAlthoagh wee doube not but that 
of the Turke: to inuade thefe 
anenly victors by vs obtained 
brought unto you, wee hy 
- Ig that wee are certas 
moft heartie thanks to 

Male: for the honour which you bear 
Plainely and openly 10 proseft, 
iff Yefus,the greateft K. ing 

way the more worthily and wi 
write anhifforie)but brief 
Sian name, andefp 


letters and relation 
dese: or rather vt 
of it > yer if the 
ought the fame will be aes you 
rfuaded,that yourn this no leffe hs 
He God and that the frat of th 
ein onr Order wee bane willi 
That we attribute this fonotable an 
ere of all Kings,and authon 
tllingly doe,we will declare the whole 
. and in few words. Sultan Solyman t. 
of our Soctetie, not conten i 
the caftle of Tripolis, Mat cor 
fleet to be made reaaie againf vs 
March, arrined heere th 
Siftiegallies, calliots 
~ was about fortie tho 
flees, Piall Bafta mw, 


f many, you alveadie x 
terly tofubnert our Socie 





r of all good. things. Which 
aber not at lar, efor the 
ee badciell on ae 
oyled Vs of the m 
and almoft whatfocuer we had clfe ; aad Z 
which aeparting from. Conita 
e ciehteenth day of May + Whi 











atinople the one an 
1. + Which flees confiffed of alm 
eenemietbat bare armes, 
tand forces, was Mufta 
hanang {pent afeiv dajes in land:ng thei 


ir Ueconutving thes 
8) they began fir/} to af 
4 od iad 
Great part of the wall, 
proweffe of ony Knights, 
swith the great lalfe and 
‘any, fecmed not pofible to 
“ imenticth day of June, when 
entmiesenuitoned and fhut up both by fea 
3 thofe, few of our men which were 
efiege the caftle and sowne of S. Mi- 
te: and: (as their manner is) 






off tr0 bundred and p | 
sccording 10 the truth, 
pha Bafla 3 nd of the 


sandother fhips. The number of t 
fand more or leffe: Generall of th 
as Admirall : who 























te of S.Elaio(festuat in th 
en they had many dayes done, without sntermifion, an 
yer was it by the valoar and 
(pace of thirsie fine dayes 
intheindgement of -m 

engih the foure and 4 


; all kind of weapons affanlted 
aidethewotia facie, rh rip 


he enemie : a though t 














dagainit fo great a force. A 
¢ multitude and furie of the, 
lewas taken by the 
171g proud, began 10 bi 


our men could no Lo 
efiture of all. belpe, 
ne. Of whichrvsclorie the 
efpeciatly at the casile and Porsingall but 
inwmber of great Arullerie andswarlike engines they began 
Siege, the dreadful armie of the Turks 
bugeereat ordnance, 
ving out their yronand flone 
enen the very monnraines thers 

the wals inmany places mere 
‘Where, when the barbarous 
mpted to enter, foofien were 
many of their men flaine, or 
had in fa many places 5 with all 
ne attempted the brea- 


erate of flight 



























t together from dimers parts of 
furamar ily and in few wor, 


if 


of the Turkes fleet, and she vittorie 
toconfider and coniecture, in what 





fourth Emperonr of the Turkes: 


Pes . inta what pore eftate we are brought, how many shings we 
4 dnd this 1(land now flandeth inte what p ; 
A de i spark jaf a reliewed fb the helpe and aid of our Brethren, efpectally fiuch as you are, “a 


y ill quickely takeend. Fare you well, 
it bapanas ibpabe ote i an hie M ia she ninth of Ober, 1565. 


















i ifully relieued by the Chri- 
fter thus deliuered of fo greata fiege, and bounti I 
F ccna bd = great Commanders of his Order ; fpeedily repaired a aoa sed 
aikeed battered and with new fortifications ftrengthened thofe placesas he y 
Ped dangers perceiued to be moft fubiec to nb ascii force. 
no 
A ae niostise comical well for thathe had during the late fiege 


; hios his tributa ; 
F oe Falta, ia eens ah che Great mafter,and revealed vato him many of the Turkes 
° COD 


i C id ducketss, 

ining of two yeares tribute, which was yerely ten thonfan 
pi fe ie eae Fafead is ae Prefents to the great Baffa’s, who therfore the ti 
re Hark Te ant, commanded Piall Baffahis Admirall to make readie his fleet, and | y 
pee alae ee irfull and pleafant Ifland wholly into his own hand. Who with- 


ici ke that fru fa olly into’ { 
force or Povwith adeet of eightie gallies the fifteenth day of Aprill inthe yeare 15 66, being 
? 


i fight of the fleet, forth~ 
5 artiued at Chios. The chiefemenof the Ifland ypon fight of 
then ven mT a the Baffa wich prefents,curteoufly offering vnto him chee and 
abe ale he fhould require. Piall with great kindneffe accepted theit olny pre oly 
Mid tS of the haven in three places : and afterward banding ‘i ee ‘ee 3 aoe sil 
i hicfe citifens to come vnro him, as if he hy C i 

Sec gran met ste from the great Sultan, before his departure thence for Malta 
m 


. g' > 1 her 5 at not 
or Italic Whohauing a little co! iferred to: serher,went to bim with great feare and th 

5. > 
without caule ; for as foone as they 


were come before him, he commanded them to be layd 
hold vpon and caft faft into yrons : whic 


i i he rownesen : 
aie ar nego Shea aS of the Turks :the like whereof was done with 
wit 


cer that, they rifled the Churches, 
ivici horow the whole Ifland. After that, vu 
gceaeciolcng cel thou aed their Mahometan spacer Ba ere ak ae — 
i i i i onftai a - 
i i ilies the Baffa fent in fiue {hipsto ) val 
eat fees ne chapeetnithise there to tarrie ftilljor depart,as var wo ant of 
fin ay fo the Bafta, when he had there placedia new gonermour, es ol ‘e - . pia 
ole pion and fet vpthe Mahomerane iigetices tne rpm e es 2 om ace 
? Th » ia 
for Italie: {ailing along{t the coaft of Apulla, hese 
th aacig county, villages,and catrying away of the poore people inte cap- 


ray et Perna ae of Hungarie was moft miferably rent in piecesby the lieute- 


is ti king: 

Te a ceveaibsck Solyman and Maximilian the Emperor,and te ene pean 
niaSolymsans vaffall: who grieved with the barmes done vato an y fn oe cone 
wherofhimfelfwas the caufe,and vainly hoping to hawe obtained a ; eer plese 4 

aft part of the kingdome of Hungaric,as had fomtime king Zohn ; cealed: perp oe 
ii ee to com himfelfe in perfontomakea full conqueft of the Reman. | a 
holden’ the Emperor and fome of the Hungarian nobilitie: and i et reared 
vaine nen called himfelfe the king of Hungary : and increafing his ftrength by 


j if i in by the 
the nobilitie and burgeffes of the cities of Hungarie,fummoned them, as if it bie alle 
appointment of So/jmaz his great 


Patron, that they fhouldalltheninth of: March 
at'Thorda, to determine with him o 


f matters concerning their common OE aso 

a fooneas Lazarus Snendj che Emperorslieutenant vaderftood,he ae yeaa 
countermanded tliofe of the Vayuiods 5 perfuading the Hungarians anno  ecoheriende 
‘ofthe Vayuod andthe Turke,tending to their deftruction, but rather aie fhe Chriftian Prit 
‘to Maximilian the Chriltian Emperour,whofe purpofe was by the . chat che remnaindets 
-ecs;colproteatand preferuethem in peace. And hereby it came to rn aetied , according t0 
ofrthis fore thaken Kingdome, divided into ae oie toworke one anothers 
eae affedtion, fometo the one fide, fome to the ot! reer Eonfufiotis 


» e 








¢,Solyman being exceeding angry with 15 66 


hdone,the fouldiers forthwith tooke the towne halt, ee % 
figne, (wherin was the picture OFS.George jpeturkte 





S20 





confifion, which fidy ferued the i 
The Tarks/am fame time furprite 4 ‘Turks to incroach more a i | 
pricimens  Smetime furprifed the towne of Ainatich(the captain whereof mike ; 
= me being gon about their bufines to AgeapralgS toga ee" ofa Me pf A found good fore, they tooke eight Camels, fiue Mules, threefcore horfes, and (ix car's fadetr 4 great pre 
rere anand thought alfo.to haue taken the ftrone to efwordall them that cho !% © ypieh all manner of {poile, and many garments of great price ; wherein the Gentlem attired 
: Ountie Nicholaus Serinws gouernor thereof, cou: 6 town of Sigeth,but were by, retraced co Sigeth in great brauerie,with two faire red enfignes of theenemies, ; 
oures hard fight ouerchrowne and put to flighr. NI pony encounired , and ak theva. "Maximilianche Emperor long betoreaduertifed of Selymans purpofe for the conquelt of 
the country,and fet in bootiesas far as Tuletutad Rab ates, afcer, they Tatiged Vp oa foure the remainder of Hungarie ; to wathftand fo mightie an enemy, had befide the forces raifedin 
sand did the country people myc down his owne Dominions,procurcd great aid both ot che States ofthe Empireand other Chriftian 


For which caufe,Maxirslian th 








. ofthe Empire then holden at Angutts 
: eae kar ie +o om! en to prouide things needful] ney ‘onsohGerman footmen, and vpwards of twent 
Sieh geincd we obibe Prnaa ee ri : = orcesin Getmany,as were byt ali OF the Hangarias:the Duke of Sauoy fenc thither foure hundred Argoletiers jand many noble gen. x 
wenthimfelfero Viel. For it wastold hi es of the Empires intheir late affen Peete: tlemen ourof diucrs parts of Burope reforted thither, co lerue the Emperor pv Callies ind 
; told hi nbli¢ but theirowne charges efpeciully the Knights of Malra: and out of Intlie, Projper Calumina and 


treame age was with a mig tie arm: 
Bulgaria and Seruia,was Chutie ding 
pe ren and kiffing his hand, hadc 

which time Suendi the Em 

rgd borders.of Tranfyluania, The Ball of 
Haw dement Of Solyman, with 8000 Turks 
firong towne about eight miles from 
sim artce the fame into great da 
gor. But hearing oftheapproch of George Countie of Helffenftein, lent by thie 


¥ 


swerceihly, 
menos 


prifonersto Vienna. So 


ire onthacth 
‘The Bagperor'vadertt 
with thankef 
o-nCouncit 


























rofthe Tuikes garri 
ey couldnorc: 
vaderfanding of the good 
iuingrtoAlmightie God to 
rinus Gouernour of 










ape tte comming of alma 


voobiits Capraid 
aoe 


kee 


ithiachoul 
sArmic: who draw 
lenlyin 


and 


“ it ATU. Alapi ‘ 
tand fiue bundrédhorfe; ro tie it whic forthe fare 
o the placewherethefe Tarkes lay, inot 
1 TE organi 
if 
de h 


Noerevnto th 


e, tha 
ouin 








ang 


artie, and tollowed 
facceffe of his 
be madethoro 
the ftrong towne of 





Capp 


¢ Emperor aboucthe latter endot Ma 


m (as the truth: 

iet forward-trom Gunfanti that» Selyman nove 

ly to es 3 where 

ommended himfelfe andiall hi a: ania 

eed pt peer oe 
in 


Toba the Vayuod of Ty: + pow | before were going to Malta; 
ey tu ther avaine,as it was reported ic would , but vnder(tanding that it camrenor, returned dircaly 
lon, | into Hungarie, with certaine other Knights of the Order. Maly alfo of the Princes and free 


theitfellowestoStrigoniumalfo. 
‘Captaines, caufedipublique ed 
Ww all the'Churchesithereabouts.|0‘ 
Sigeth and the-Counttey rhereabout, 
























fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 



















































¢ 
harm Priaces;whichrabont this tiave met together at Rab. Firft there repaited thither foure legi- 


Y brake y, t 
Pthe ie thoufand horfemeén, with foure thoufand 
















ior, Briffack, and Lanfack, who buta little 
Turks fleet, had come thi- 






in hig x 












Angelus Cafins vou of France, Ghifeche'graund Pr 


tinople,and marc : : 4 
of purpolé to haae ferucd there ifthe 









dthe Emperor inthis war ; fome fending him 


the | cities of Iraliedeclared their gobd will towar 
ho fent thither of his owne chargerhrée thou- 


thircie other fhips for burchen, fo made, ast 


Budaat the fame time on th 
and 2 5*pieces of gtear + i eri by comman. men, as did Cofmus Medices Duke of Florence,w 
Rab) bad with continual! batterie b Z ene Palotta(a | fand foormen ; Lome money, as Mantua, Genoa, and Luca. Thither came alfo Alphonfus duke 
nger, although it was valiantly def, Ae 4 {pace of Cight | of Berrara witha gallant companic of noble gentlemen,and other his followers. Befide which 
ydetended by Ceorge Ty. land forces, the Emperour hadalfo prouided vpon the riuer of Danubius twelue gallies , and 
hat the men could not be burt with the Turkesat- 


Emperor with 






certaine companies of Germans to réli , : 
defecercai - oO relicuethe fame,he'rife i 
rane vier emma agreatparvof his TS fiege, that he I rowes : wherein was imbarqued three houfand fouldiers, moft part Iralians, vnder the con- 
The gad fe- with repaired,and sith ¢ Countic hauing relieued thetown,caixfed theb, myand retyred to. duét of Philippns Flachius a German and one of the Knights of Malta, who was afterward re- 
ool the ome tablewarat once witha new fupplic ftrengthned theold gatrifon. TI weachestob¢forth. | ceiuedinro the nutiber of thePrincesofthe Empire. : 
* Grengilined by <begunindiuets places of Huagatic. Afterthar,the Connis a moft lamen. / Solyman comming tothe river Dranus,commandeda bridge to be made ouer that great Ri- The nesta 
pancd edited ee Countie Salma silts enelian ai ie ne uer,and the de cpe tens onthe farther fide of the riner towards ae _ fy ae tranfporting of oe aited 
Pablse hich ate came:to Vefprinium a citicaboutowo tnile - S$ trom Rab, de- his great armic ; a worke of fuch difficultie,chat being thrice ynfortunacely begun,it was again over the great 
Gabel oat byfotce the laftof lune, and leftnot * 5 then holdenbythe | giuen ouerasatning almott impoffible. Wherwith Solyman was fo moued,that in his rage he riner of Dremu 
Smet ti serionsicoadcaalyauncmcceesare peter | ish TE Eres erate Whey hwo i gM a 
. . rrifo; “ ae - @ ere po! c, (4 errection. pol 4 Ie r 
Rab. ower eres the Coupee faled hid arta om and Palotta; they returned to K | D ie boats that were to be found inthe riuer taken vp,and timber for the purpofc brought from 
ease fm&cRaband Comarajwhich at length hetookeb towne; otherwife called far,for the making of that bridge. In this worke were imploied northe vulgar people onely, 
: ysand flewall the Turks,exce fiftie, whi oke by-affaule che ¢ighit and twentieth of the countrey which was tributari¢ to the Turks, bur the gentlemen themfi lacs alfo,were by 
file,yeclded ¥pon compofition + amon; ievHion ich flying intoione ofthe tawers of theca- theimperious Turke(now commanding for his life)intorced to lay their fingers to worke day 
‘Geuernor of this place, with the Baflaof he late gouernorofVcfprinium,and:the and night withour ceafing,vorill the bridge(which before was thought {carce poffible to haue 
beene made) was by the reftleffe induftrie and labour of fucha multitude of men, inthe {pace 


he feuerity the barbarous Tyrant vfeth towards 
his {ubie@s, is worth the noting ; whereby he extorteth from them more than is almoft poffi- 
ble for men to performe : fo that itisnot to be maruelled, that he hath fo good fucceffe in 
whatfoever he taketh inhand. Quer chis bridge (a mile in length) paffed Solyman, and incam= 
L B ped ata place called Muhatchz, where be ftayed certaine dayes, vorill his armie wasall come 
ouer. Thelatt of Luly, ninetiethoufand Turks (the vauntgard of Solymans army) came before 
Sigeth, and incamped within a mile ofthe rowne : after whom fhortly after followed a bun- 

dred thoufand mo out of Solymans campe , of whom many in approching the town, were fain phe-purh ew 

. with grear (hot out of the caftle :the reft forall thatincamped themfelues as neere yato the cannes 

rowne asthey could,and bgan the fiege. ig 
The towne of Sizeth is {trongly {eituate ina marifh onthe North fide of Dranus vpon the 
frontiers of Dalmatia, commanding all the countrey round about it, which of it taketh name ; 


and wasat that time a (trong bulwarke againft the Turks, for entring farther into the country 


> thar way roward Stiria, In this town was goucrnor Nicholaus Serinus, commonly called the 
a garrifon of two thoufand 


3p Counvie,a valiant man, and amortall enemie of the Turks, with f 

three hundred good fouldiers :who fecing the hugie armie of the Turks, called togecher into 
eantdinyany “other 10 the Crttle,the Captaines of the gartifon,and the chiefe of the Citifens ; where (tanding inghe 
2 The:fpoite mid{t of them, he fake vntg themasfolloweth : 


eine), .whéreofithey 
found. Assay 


p often dayes bronghrto perfection. Wherein 











vand Nicholas Cabach, 


deredly fled!; fone onesway, 
ungariansin theirflightiis M 
anics'{ ounded, and {ec- 


yo 


ry 








a $22 Solyman the a! 

—— Conntia Secieus — You fee Laid he) bow we are on en 

_— bisconfortcie shir ebiefe hope : but let not vs bei ee ip 

me Wee of affraid or difeour, 
Gecch ro tie compiled multitude of bearslesf men, bat of the power of our G 

fenldiers, aie tismes onerthrowne the mightie armies of the ‘prond so ill i 
Sorfake vs, if we putting our truf? and confidence in bin, Acti 

men, Befides that, our inft caufe,with the rength ofthe place wotgi 0 ee 

































































re eee ie iA gaa isos tes, and whatfoeuer cls pie wide 
eur of our Princeand Countrey, line and die together . f 
ees Whatfoe. 
Sor my felfe,l am refolu and fo! lope are yon alfo,thatas lana Chriftian , and free | 4 
$ > Vee bor; 
‘ jane ener power to.chmand oner me,or the ground wher ny 
| See y man returned to the place of his ch 
igeth, 
dred out of the Turks campe,sif hea te 
with the name of lefus. The { 
Fi euenth of Auguft the T q 
g ¢ Turks caftvpa great mount, and thereon 


of our friends,who Laffiure my felfe wil nor fas ann 
forced together by 1 ll bit Mort oth thin cod 
we seg, if das beconmeth valiant men, for ten id 
efall,t } ] 

befall, that 10 4 life folo fe neuer dying fame, belongeth a moftalfired hope vin Aye 

i i ¢licitie, 
(2 the gate of God) in the fame ‘aith and freedame end my dayese Neithe ne. ds 
wg as1 dm able to holdup this hand,bs Pe cit pend 
This faid,he firft tooke himfe wi mince 
5 elfafol my 

fuaded the reftto takethe like : which sider 7 pacer eisdad ae rag 
; { : 7 incam ichinami 

‘ ‘cade the came himfel fe intothe campe,at aes beh ae ote eee nex 

Pe, ore me great ordnance and {mall thot { 

te auen and eatth fhould hau 
eir wonted manner crying aloud their Alla, Alla, Alla, and ner oO oe ste hea 
ith am < eniog them 
planted certain great Picces of ordnance. The next day following they began moft 

. . a }: 0! i 

with incredible laborcaftypa at in oy hed 


ded, caufed his fouldiersto fer it all 

the Turks furioufly battered the old ae 
new town:and with timber,carth,and ru 
ouerthe marifh, For the {peedier accom 
lay to their hands,and 





fire,and toretire into the 
: old, The tenth of Aug 
nar three places, & brought their ordnance hint 
ee bridge the more com 
1 ent whereof, all the Turk 
ff i urkes 
PAR oe Aare ood,fagots,carth,and fuch like things witout ceafing. The 
sich sett g wood,earth, tones ne spe latlenang ofthe Turks themfe lues, like ont 
wonderfull ,)s!tones,or one thing or other to fill ‘ith: herewi 
sac er Hoy pjaiae alse made thorow the deepe nae ee aa an Sep nes 
wi mult ve sao ene great fhor vi feces of wool and fuch like th ings did 
gainft thofe pl: i i ee ee 
sas Wty nae tn ens 9 
ie aby » and the furic of the illeri ; 
rout great loffe) by force entred the old towne ee aR ea SEER L 
peek , ? 2 i 


moft valiane defendants before they were able 





















ere compelled to 


















































‘ y began fiercely to affai 
done what they could i oe ite 
rof their bett fouldi rsa 
ate 

fenes eres,and diftempered with his M 

ter recoucric of his health,reti- 
acitie neere to Sigeth, where 

er,in the yeare of our Lor 

le was of ftature tall,of feature 
flender, 









fourth Emperour of the Turkes. 
ed, his colour paleand wan, hisnofe fongand hooked, of natureambitious & 
faithful of his word and promife than were for moft part the Mahomerane 
rthie of fo great an empire,butthat wherin all hap- 
Mubamet the Vifier Bulla (who all commanded in 
Janizaries, and left (ome tumult fhould arife in 
led it by all eans : andto be fure ofthem thar 9mm 
orttherof, caufed hisPhyfitions and Apothe- 
fet in polt, cercified Seljmus(Solymans 
fthe death ofhis father, willing him in 
that dine, forthwith to 
bur thar the Lanizaries 
scaufed the dead bodice 













kings his progenitors, wanting nothing wo 
inefle is Contained, taich im Chrift Tefus. 
Solymans abfence) fearing the infolencie of the 
the camp,if his death fhould be known,concea 
were of allothers beftable to make certain rep 
caries to be fecretly ftrangledsgeby acrufty meflenger, 
only (on,and his father in Law,th: 
haft co repaire to Conftantinop! 
B come to the armie in Hungarie, 
anto miftruft the matter: which Mubamet B 
of Selyman inhis wonted ap} 
had binficke of the gout his wonted di 
deceiued and contented them,and fo went forward with the fiege, 
The Ianizaries hauing inthe laftaffaultloft many of their fellows, 
from which thedefehdanes with their great or 
ich diligence,that the fiftof'Se 






Mr ARigy, 


enlying in Magnefia)o 
e,torake poffeffion ofthe empire; an 
Butthis could nor be fo fecrerly de 
a(fa quickly perceiuing 
parel to be brought into his tent fitting vptigh 
feafe and fofhewing him to" 


Jowiy 4 


‘Jdnizities,both 





i 1) enabarteaen’ 
beedh now to vndermin 
ak “A = is Way 


the greateft bulwarke ofthe cattle, 
ay after 


molt asnoy them:whereinthey vied fu 
dnd other light matter prouided for that pur 
d by that means poffeffed therof, with al 
C caftle gate,from whence they were with gr 
* the raging fire ftilincreafing,he was inforce 
to the innercaftle, wherein was but two great pieces, 
Turks (till preuailing,and taking one place aft 
oufly aflaulced the litle cattle, 
caught hold onthe buildin 
out, & worfe diftreffed with the fire wit 
tiero retire vato,went intohis chamber, where putti 
nwith his {word & targuetin his hand;an 
their weapons in their hands, attending 
D few hislatt words: The bard fortune of this finful king 
but let vs,noble hearts, with patienceindure what isto vs by Go 
(ed,which hitherto God be thanked we haue accordingly pe 
fornst this laft.The place you (cess not longer t 
vs.and wein number are but few x wherefore 
cate, there to die in the midde/t 
shat will go out, follow you me like men. 
oucany other armor,calling thricevpont 
the reit following him: where valiantly fighting with the Tan 
ne of thenr,he was firft wounded in two places © 
athe head with an vnluckie fhot,fell downe dead; t 
their wonted word 4d/a, The reft of the fouldiers in fying backe ag 
all flain by the furks,exceptfome 
by putting their caps vpontheir heads, 


ptember they with guns fire by -the te: 
pofe, had feral the bulwarke on a light 
force aflailed the bulwarknexc.vnto the 
flaughter twice repulfedby the Countic, But 
d with thofe which were yet lett aliue,to retire in- 
others of finall force, Thusthe 
her, the feuenth of Seprember they furi- 7he littl eafile 
caft fuch abundance of fire, that in fhort time it 
countie thus affailed by the enemy with- 
fing, leftno place for him in fafe- 
ing onarich new fute of apparell, came 
d finding his fouldiers with cheer- 
¢,fpake vnto them thefe 
b together wish onr orn ouertaken Vs2 rhe 1 (peel 
ow what we hawe before of conatic Seri~ 
lt vs with like refalu- 
he dewouring fire eroweth fo ftill upon 
becommeth valiant men breake out into the viter 
ics, 10 line afterwards with God for ener ,T will be the firft 
dtarguet in his hand,with- 
he name of Iefus,he iffued out atthe cattle gate, with 
izaries vponthe bridge;and ha- 
this bodie with fall fhor,and : 
he Turks forioy crying out Seria faigy 
aine into the caftle, were 
fome of the Ianizaries in regard oft 
faued from the fury ofthe reft. Inth 
nfelues reported loft feuen thoufand Ianizaries,and twentie cig 
fouldiers,befide many yoluntarie men not enrolled 
great Baflaes. Serinws his head was prefently cut o 
other flaine Chriftians) fer vpon a pole, for all the armie to gaze vpon. 
Bafa fent to Afuflapha the Ballaof 
din ared{carfe covered with a faire linne 
Rab,with this taunting letter thus dire&ed. 





s,and (er all on fire. The 
hin,which ftill increa 


prefently out agai 
ful countenance & 


modioufly togoe K d afiened.Yon k 
afsgned.T on va 


This faid,with bis {word an 


is fiege,the Turks 
ht thoufand other 
and three of their 
(with che heads ofthe 
After thar, it was taken 
Buda his kinfman,who 
no cloth,to coun- 


in their mufter-bookes, 
ff, and the next day 


downe, and by Muhamet the great 
by two country men,fentit wrappe 
F ty Sa/main the Emperours campeat 


Muhamet Baffato Becius Salma, greeting. 


In tolen of my lowe, behold,beret fend shee she bead of 4 moi refolure and Valiant — a 









rhend,the rensainder as " Siecth b; | 
oi far ewer. s : Paes} eEMiddetb e pay 
‘ ' ‘ Lt aictrs * BW ges FF 7 
. The death ofthis noble and valiant captain was; ch Lamented of all the Qh .in;. { 
: ay head with many teares by.his fonne Baltbafr honorably buried coe, i thet 
in Tfehacaturna,bis caftle, ‘ omming withebisimightie armie in. vis 
tie, had purpofed bx I not beenbydeach pren 
red both the remainder.of the ipaome of Hungarie,and to+hane ag 
hit of Vienna. Forth accompli ARoee he ees defigies ears firft Comming fenyp, 
s Bajja, with fo {and ‘Turksco helpe the Bafla of Temefware. and the Tartar. 
ys to legethe trong cowne of Gyula, feituate vpon the lake dit. 
anianot farre fromewhence Swendi had but in Augutt before a 
dinby Sof man forthe aydof theVayuod,and Adin Sin 
fame time hee {ent Maffapha Baffaof Botoa, and Carambeiu 4, | . 
{Who joyining wauleche Balla of Buda thould keep the Emperor 
the meane time befieged Sigeth, as is beforeideclared, Par. 
and laying hard fiegeto therowne, wasiftill Notably repulied 
em, Gouernourof the Towne ¢ iofomuch,, thatina fallic heehad cep. | 
Of nis erat Ordnance taken from him by the defendants, & the ret cloied.Butthis | 
'ne,not to haue beenconftrained by all that the Baffacould doe, was at | 
skinfinan George Bebjeus(fcom whom Suendi-hada 
tit the Emperour to the Vayuod) foragrea 
which he di ,couenanting befide hisre wat 
iggage in fafery depart;al was franckly gran 
tof the towne,but the wer 










thing the 






nothing. 






g Pledthe iia, 













































; att perfua. 
tlebefore takencertaine caftles, 


tof moncy to deliner vpthe | 
d, Phat the foldiers thould with 
tedswho werenot gone pana | 
and all laine except fome ferp 












bonds to Confantin 
fdly he had vied cercain Turks whom he had fometime taken prifoners, | Solyman. 
mandement of Se/ymwe, who fucceeded Soljmar, thruttintoa hogthead 
swith the points inward, with, this ia } 
& sreafin.Gyuls thou falde? ‘for gold : ifs thou be net faithfullto Maximiliag thy K 
wilt shoubeto me : and othe hogthead clofed fart vp;he was therin rolled vp and 






















hot skirmithes paffing betweene them : it 
Fa oe Nee oxy et A De the Turkes in hope to hatedone fore gieat piece of fer- 
uice vpon the Chriftians,came forth ofthe campe in reat number, and by chance light vpon 
a few Sorragers of the army, of whom they flew fome 3 the reft flying, raifed analarme in the 
campe: whereupon the Hungarians and Burgundians with fome others if_uing out, purfaing 
ai. ; rs of them : in which purfi Ute George Thureger defcrying the Gouernor of 
ye Alba Regilis,a man in great account, and very inward with Sobyhtn whileft he liued, fiercely 1 
purfued him in the middeftof the ving enemies, and neuer lefthim vaeill he had taken him 
ufoner‘ andar bis teurne prefenting himto the Emperour,was for that good feruice knigh- 
ted, and rewarded with a chaine of gold. There was by chance then prefenta Spaniard, who 
ad heard him fay openly at Conftantinople, That he 
Yan 


4 alone with his: wer wasable to 
fh the Germane King (by which name the Turke ne with his owne po 


hich words whenthat the Spaniardhard! 

























= 


























y charged him inthe prefence of the Empe- 
Jomething forhimfelfe, the Turke anfwered himin 








{tbe 
Scommonly tearme the Emperour :) 


arvifh fatt by,and fo efcaped. The traitor him(elte Chriflian Princes Us 
ople: where afterward, yponcom: | the fame time with 


(criptionvponit, Here receinethe re- : 


i re. 
fill withing his prefence,as alwaics vnto them fortunate, 


fotirth Emperour ofthe Turks. Ҥ 
on Ane 4 iuing it out that he was ficke of the gout whic! 
aa Noor ene ee bdlarred, eee he had beene many yeares fo carried : yet 
an > 


although that he were able for todo 








1519. 39s 
c Charles the fifth. a as 
Emperors © rerdinand. ea 
of Germany? sraximilian the fecond. 
Henrie the eighth. hogs 38 
Edward the fixth. 15460 ¢ 
t cof England, Queene Mary. us Fy 2 
| Queene Elizabeth. 
Francis the firft. 15 14s an 
Henry the fecond. ait eF 
Kingss < af Frame, > rrancis the feconde 1555 a e 
| Charles the ninth. 560. 
— Ses = <a 
Nc rames the fifth. ore 1514. 
| 0, Scotlands Queene Mary : 1543s 
| baaae a babe he 
ove sa 5ilae ae 
| Bee the Xe. s\ oes! 
Hadrisvthe V Le. ; ee 
} Clement the VIL, Re 
Peale Age nee ewarente 29RD 
Rome, <lulius theII,. me a. 
ees | Marcellus the TI... eaRTE SS hes 
Pauliys the LV. ame 
Pins the lV. ia 


Pigs $4 Kons thy ord 3nd 


ft 





eck 










tbs: 2 Te bode ly 
rttime tohaue infued, were bythe death of M 
twhamet Baffaafcer he had repaired the brea- 
a Prone gartifon forthe defence of the 
perfed forces ; and rifing wit 
dead bodieall the way fing Wp 
: ¢ right - 





3] 
= 
-] 


ce ofwwar, thou feeft me now a prifoner, and ableto dee a 
7 Uti { 




























ruptedfar-mo- 


Gyula tothe 
Tarks. 


A traitor spell 
Tempardeds 













The Turksfbarp 
 anfvere to the 
_ Spaitiard. 


th the badie pl 
ean 


Tie, had purpofed before hisreturne if he had notbeenby deach pren 
red both the remainder ofthe kingdome of Hungarie,an 
ning 





acc an. 


tour, 
ma 


nothing, , 
Allthere troubles, with many t 
Solyman within » while after well - 


frhend the remainder of bis bodiet baue honeftly buri 


well for ener. 


The death ofthis noble and valiant captain wa 


» and-his head with many teares by-hisfonne Balthafar honorably buri 
in Tfehacatiirna,his owne cattle. Sobyman at his commi 


thauwe Baffa,with folie thoufand Turksto helpe the B 
ps behalfe of the Va fa 
kad j 


Maximilian butic, whileithe in. the) 
thawia Balfac orming to Gyula, and laying hard fieget 
Met peta f i 

rg 
ney , betrageth brau 


he was by the commandement of Selym 
frucke full of nailes with th 
ward of 
‘ Lord,neither wilt thou be tomes and fothe hog thead clofed fart y Pshe was therin rolled vp and 
downe yarill he therein miferably died, , u 
> The Emperors cq 
fand T; 

fortuned tharthe fift of September the 
uice yponthe 
a few forrage 
campe: whereupon the Hungarians and Burg 
the T urks, flew diuers of th 

Alba Regilis,a man in grea 
purfued him in the middeft ofthe flying enemies, and neuer lefthim vatill he had taken him 
prifoner: and at his Teturne prefenting himto the 

ted, a 
bad heard him fay openly at Conftan 
anquifh the Germane King (by which name the Turkes commonly tearme the Emperour :) 
ith which words whenthat the Spaniard hardly charged him int eprefence of the Empe- 

, Rill yrging him as it wereto fay fomething forl 
few wordsfollowing : Such 4, ; 


"ches, and placeda Turke Goue our of Si 

d commanding of the Cue calle 
armuc, retired to 
i » 





of Vienna. Forthe accomplifhing of which hisde 


athe atacea’ Trantyluania 
Hees lata 





biawe Captaine,not to haue been conftrained by ali thatthe Baflaco 
dedby his kinfiman George Bebicus(ftom whom 
forreuolting from the Em perour to, the Vayuod) fora 
towne fo the Balfaswhich he did,couenanti 








Solyman the oS 


- wna bs bt 
s much lamented of allthe Chrittian arm 


ing withthisimightie armie into Hunog 
i) 


d tochaue againe attempted the Witt 
fignessheat his firtt Comming fener, 
ala of Temefivare and the Tartayé th 
tobelicgethe ftrong towne of Gyula, feituatey ya 
snot farre from whence Swendi had but in Aueng }, 
; Tartars,called inby 5: olywan forthe ayd of they. aynod,and {laine 
ne at the fame time hee fenr AMaflapha Baffa'of Bota, and Carambeius,. 
a Reealis.s. who ioyning waliche Balla of Buda, thouldkeep the Ein ror 
ncane time befieged Sigeth, as is before declare 


d. Pa. 
, othe rowne, was {till notably repulied 
ies Keres(chen, Gouernour of the Towne + infomuch, t 


r hatin a fallie hee had Cet 
Uf his great ordnance taken from him by thedefendants, Sethe ret cloied. But this 


uld doe; was at laft perfiia. 
Suendichad alittlebefore takencertaine caftles, 


Sreatfur of money to delincr vpthe 





before 





siifand. A 


wer to Af 


ing befide hisxe watd, Phat the foldiers thould with 
in fafety departyall which was franckly granted: who were 


ard, vpon come 
aken prifoners, 
Ws, Who-fucceeded Soljmar, thruttintoa hogfhead 
§ points inward, with thisiafctiptionvponit, Here receiuethe re. 
-Gyuls thoualdeft for gold ; 













thy auarice ch treafin. 












ampethen lying at Rabyand the Baffa of Buda and Bofna with thirty thou 
urks not farre offat Alba Regalis,and many: hot skirmi(hes paffing betweene them : ic 
Turkes in hopetoshate'done fi ome great piece of fer 
Chriftians,came forth ofthe campe in tcatoumber, and by chance light vpon 
ts of thearmy, of whom they flew fome 3 the reft fying, raifed analarme in the 
undians with fome others iffuing out, purfuing 


em : in which purfiute George Thurizer deferying the Gouernor of 
"account, and very inward with sol 





































‘he Em 


lerour,was for that good feruice knigh- 
ad rewarded with achaine of gold. There was | i ele 


) y chance then prefenta Spaniard, who 
tinople, That he alone with his owne power wasable to 












himfelfe, the Turke anfwered him in 
vance ofwar, thou fee/t me now a prifoner, and able to doc 


Loe ht Ti 





appeal 








met fa afcer he had repaired the brea- 














(perfed forces ; and rifing wit 


Belgrade y carryi 







ed amongtt his anette? 


ented, to haue con i, 


d bodie all the: way. aM 


ition gattadl MEA dt ep 


Pon the lake Lit. y 


if thou be net faithfullto Maximilian thy K 


biman whileft he liued, fiercely |, 


\ ttime to haue infued, were by the death of M 






| 


| 


? 
A right in hi 


thing the y ed, KNOWINE thai 
h the [anizaries eafily belecued, ki it 
fill withing his prefence,as alwaies vnto them fortunate, 











foirth Emperour ofthe Turks. “ 
¢wh 

ishorfelitter cattied by mules , giuing it wi a, a on i: - on yereric mh 

i ate alchovgh that he were able for todo 


nothing. 
f Charles the fifth. 
Brepereays § Ferdinand. ; 
of Germany? v1 4similian the ficond. 
Henrie the eighth. 
Edward the fixth. 
cof England, } Queene Mary. 
| \ “Queene Elizabeth. 
| Francis the fh 
the fecond. 
Chriftian Princes of Henry the fi 


the fame time with 
Solyman. 


= 


os 


| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 


Kings, < Of France, es the fecond. 


Charles she ninth. 


c rames the fifth. 
Of Scotlatty® “>i sone M. ar 
{' ; pels: 





Leo the X. 
Hadrian the VL. 
Clement the VI 1, 
Pauls hell le . 


Bifhops of Rome. < luliws the lll, 


Marcellus the II. 
Paulus the LV. 
Pius the lV. 
Pings the ¥ « 








1519. 396 
1558 7. 
1565- 12. 


1509. 
1546. 6. 
1553. & 
1558. 45+ 


1514. 32+ 
1547+ 02- 
1559. 

15 60. 14 


1538 
1s 
1s? 


feitnefic to have cast 
rin’ whole farnitare sand 

















wy) ' 


he 


A me th 


THE LIFE OF SELYMYS,T 
SECOND OF THAT NAME, 


| FIET EMPEROVR OF 
THE TVRKES. 


Te 
Elymus,the only fon of Solyman then left aliue, by letters from Mas 
hamet Ba(fs vnderftanding ofthe death of his father, hafted from: 
Cutai,acitie of Galatia not far from Ancyra, towards Conftantino- 
3] ple ; andcomming to Scutarie, was from thence by Boftanges Bala 
of the Court, conducted ouer the Strait to Conftantinople ; where 
by him and Seander Ba/fa(Selymus hisfonne in law,and then Solymans 
Vicegerent) hee was conucyed into the Imperial Pallace the chree 








ftant and haftie difpofition, whol ly giuento wantonneffe ahd excefle: fo that heneuex went 9 
wars himfelfe,but performed them alrogether by, his lieutenants, contraric to the chart, at 
\_ .._ Difsimsilis ; i Selymous his grandfather,giuen by him to his father Solyman, whereof he wasncuck VAMAND 
srt Se Cre oie regalia Sceptra, D The next ay hecame teroad a thesved himfelfin his maie(ty.; and inthe remple of Sophits 
Fr ids coealvieene bray arin Mari, after the manner of the Turkifh fperftition,caufed folemne praicrs and factifices to bemade 
CArmatagne manu oy i Quid fa ‘edera profit? ) for his father:which done,he gauc vato the Lanizaries a largious of x aon Sultanines, with 
__Inffranit tumidum n Yprsa regna rapit, | promife to augment their wages. And all things being now inreadineffe for his intended ious 

| Vt Naupadtiacas ee clafitous quer : ney, hee with a goodly retinue fet forward from Conftantinople the feuen,and twentieth of 

|| Moldavm facda a nt Haves aqBase st September: and the twentieth of Oober alittle from Belgrade metthe army comming from 
CORES Ds wheal fi NIC AMEE gy Sigeth, gallantly marching vnder their enfignes, with the dead bodie of Selyman, whomthe 
te gm fines prorogat iy fouldicrs generally fuppofed to haue been yetJining,but troubled with the gout,to haue kept 















ae ee multavi: Panicaregnd” ier 3 his horfe-litter,as his manner was to trauell, Sélymens alighting,came in his mourning attire £0 
s Bab epawanncreen alts villa fis. ge ntimyh “\p ined 2 E the horfe-litter,looked vpon thedead bodie of his father,kiffed it,and wept ouer itzas didall 
Rts pee ercm pro 7) “que sas, ‘ ; L the other great Bafaes alfo. And thar the death of Solyman might then be made knownerg al 
as wm properat pracipltare diem, RK : men,the enfignes were prefently Jet fall, and trailed vipon the ground,a dead;mnarch foundeds 
oD tlie His father, web Oa Ms = a tated and heauie filence commanded to be kept. through all the campe. Shortly, afser, Selymys WAS 

 Selymus the royall $cepi rtakes: with the great apglaufe of the whole armie proclaimed Emperor,his enfignesaduanced,, and 






And fhaking armes cruel! ha 4 + + ? ‘ we Li } 
i aie P cruel! hand, exceeding ftir every one ofthe great commanders of the army,in their degree admittedrokifie bis hand, 
With Venice State his he breakes ek g ft ince. marching fatwa he returned againe to Ctenoaple Bs two and bere o Nouems= 
rom them by force ofmi a league can ftand ?) ber : burthinking to haue entered his palace(which they commonly. call ye Scraglio)he was 
ightie hand. by the difcontented Ianizariesbut now come from the wars,prohibited forqdor 5 they wyict 
great infolencic demanding ofhim agreater donatiue,together with the cont mation both 
their ahtient and new priniledges,before they would foffer him,to enter, Againtt whith their 
_grear prefumption,the Vifier Baflaes, together with the Aga, oppofing them(clues, and fe¢r 
“king by all mean’ to appeafe them, were by.them fowly entreated,and well rapped. about she 
pates with the ftocks ofsheir cai 'ssbut efpecially the two 
tan,ds the chic feauthours that their lord had deal: no more lib 
fo fildsten and vnexpected 4 mutinie a 


THE : 4 yaisis ‘ 


Los 


rally with thems With whi 





er Bafhies Muhamet and ed 
: c 
his belt fouldicrs,Selymyet nota liele seen FURR 





~ st 


and twentieth of September, inthe yeare 1566, and there pofleffed, semi 
of his fathers feat,was by the Ianizarics there prefent,faluted Empe= ae in the. 


' 
I 
| 
rour. He was about the age of fortie two yeares when he began to raigne,aman ofan yncons pert 15 68: 
K 









——— Splyman daried 


* 
1367 
AT pte 

wht ‘ie 
Hungarie, 


fifth Emperourof the Turkes. 


c asthe Emperour vnderftood jhe commanded Ssendi to give cies i Hebe Ng 
war che 







ling vale the Aga(or captaine of the Tanizari “e 




















with ceares trickling downe his checkes for gricfe told cca 
powne gtiefe; told hi Aule thetcofinhy « ing as{oon 
by Se ‘yom now promifed vnco them,together with theca t Was formoney veh ate and to keepe-himfelfe quierwvatill he might by his Embaffadours vnderftan 
Ags wit Bie wordsand hemsie coGniecatromaih area ation of their liber; WAN Great Turke purpofed,and how he was affected towards peace. v3 ast 
¢ antient reputation of their wonted loydltie with fo fo treating them,n otto ble the Now indeed thefe two great Princes, Maximilian and 5: elymus (although they hobly aif Maxim 
ulea diforder,nor to Oppofe th i" ih fembled che matter)were both ofthem in heart defirous of pelea ies diners great aid ‘prow 
not po efor him t6'fend in- 





ofhim theirlouing captaine,vnto the heauie difp! 
faring them,that he would not faile midge nh 
full of their defi es;the Ae ch 


yrgent copfiderations. Maximilian for want of mony faw it was 
to the field (uch an armic thenext yeare ashe had the yeare be 
other troubles,wasto take order forthe appeafing of a great 8 









tore. “And Selymi,béfide his 
danderdus rebellion ththe far- 


Hot ¢ leaft of his promife ‘ 
eat OS promiles,butc ; 2 
tinie Wasat length appeafed,the infolent Tanizarie sn them to the 








rangrie Sultansand far: he 
Ta 

















and S¢lymus intathe S Oreceii i 

Bin $e i io received, Howbeic m7, i TICS ABaiNC quic rifing Ypi | 

tainthakdalter went n of his pallace ie pak chieg ofthe Viger Batfaes tone theft part of his dominions in Arabia eeluraieor att Shine Turuh ob 
; é¢ds he was wont) into ifoncer. laine the Baffa’s and Sanzacks their gouernors, were readie to hatie calt offrhe Turkifh obedj- 


kept himf re of oe : 
fed ities a fome greater mifchi ¢ from them, This Se Dittang, ut 
pel which he aienthe quieted, Selymus with all royal (olemnitic Buried ee Hethus Ouerpaf. H 
with acolledge and an hofp tal ‘eee ge kiogs,ha@in his PF oeimon t per” 
his beft beloued wife,and uh ere rere fat byrhis fide isto be feenethe tombe fn va 


{cimitar,intoke: iedi i ” 
tar n that he died in wars, an honor not otherwife y him hangethh 


heout of feare dt the Perfians, readie (a5 was report idjto make war ypon 
withed rather for peace with the’ Fmperote Wastimilian,than wars x 
and fo much the more, for that it aids impoffible'for him to fend an artni€ of any puiffance in- 
to Hungary, for want of many neceffarie pronifions for the maintenance thereof,ina countrey 
fo mugh impouerifhed by reafon of his late wars, whereinino victuals were to be foutid for the 
relicfe of fuch a multitude oftaenas he was to-fend,if he would do anygood there. And truth 


ence: neither was 
him, Forwhich caafes he 





















x 








ine others his murthered children : and b 







a 


ces. The revenues arifing of : srwale granted to the Mahometa prj 
timi¢ of his death, stone s pgcountey about Sigeth, of late woon from the enn a it was (as the Turks themfelues afterward reported) that Maximilian with halfe the power he 
: 8 the maintenancé of the houfes by him built of dea the had in field the laft yere,might haue cafily recouéred the greateft part of thatkingdom before 
HOtion ; ftheirs,he alrogethér inclining to peace , 


loft: but well knowing his own whats,and ignofanto 


‘ eft betere built b \ 
fe which were the buildings of Mahomet ache, pe pomntian kings ¢ and by Countie Salma aduertifed trom the Bafla of B 


whichforthe magnificence tl } 
be li ‘8 ¢ thereof, exceedall the r 
















uda, That ithe would fend Embaffadors 
paid for Hungary, '@ peace vpon reafo- 






febondstt : sar 
ations ‘a? re ot Re Sohman asin goodtime by death aor ile Sal to Conftantinople, with the tributewvoont tobe there ; 1 
agai the Chriftians b in Hungarie, and the yeare following to hatie d 228 purpofing | hableconditions mightbe eafily obtained she vefolued v pon that point. ‘And fo certain mef- 
‘hag ittans both by’ fea and land,» * Ga FOU yank Gone gtcat matters fengers being fent vp and dowheto Conftantinople to the fame eff, it was concluded, That 

hi baffadorsto Conftantinople with the tributeyet behind, anda 


| if the Emperor would fend Em ! t pand 
| large commiffion for thetreaticof peace; Selymes fhould gine them his fate conduct, with li- 
> returne incaft either of peace or war. Which agreed vpon and faith- 


. 2° The gteat army ofthe Turks thus drawn ontoF 


Patt allwaged bir altogether appedfed not the eater by the death of Selyman,in fome 


leffetraubles of that vnfortunat kingdom, 


- Maximilvanthe Emperor on the 
aptain one fide,and toba'tt ue bertie artheir pleafirre tc 
Satie Other,renting fein pieces,as Le of Tranfyluania With the Turks fully promifedon both fides, Selym as fer at libertiethe lord Albert de wis, who fix yeares Lic. 
fat Ny tak outing tOrecouer thefttong caftle of Tocka i ate the deftruction thereof, The ger in Conftantinople,firft forthe Emperor Ferdinand,andafter for Maximilian, had now been 
itely taken ftomnhim by Swendi the Emperors nedpenett a frontiers of his countrcy, but ftcaicly imprifoned in his owne houle by the {pace of 22 matieths;, in fiach fort rhat neither he 
ot laid bard fiege ro it,& had brought nor any ofhis houfhold could go abroad,watch and ward being kept both day & night about 


it to great extremitié alth Hash 
j although it wasnot, 
8 otably defended by Zanes Rarainger the captain there- his honfe,and his windowes allo boorded vp,to the endthathe thould not fo much as looke 
f his honfe only. Sothe Emperout 


of when fuddenly newes was bro 
{ 'eouintry to hatie aided him Bi Siu Tattars (whom he had called into K | out into thecitieorany whitherels more than thecourt of I 
manner,burne and deftroy his cotintry ei with all hoftility after theirbarbarous Maximilian now tefolucd to fend Embaffadors to Conftantitiople with the tribute money and 
Blad ‘in defence ofihoathetied toca hauocke of all things, fo that the diuers other rich gifts and Prefents,as weltothe Gteat Turke himfelfe,asthe Vifier Bafla’s his 
ft the fle ge, & went to aid hi ¢s,to take vp armes againft them. Whicre- Counfellors : and confidering with himfelfe,whom to be moft fir,with wifedome and honor 
on, udhis diftreffed fubica@s againft the Tastars, with to bring this fo weightie a matter aboutshauing to 





























: any an hor'skirmith, i , 

much adoe rid hitbelf of MEM much bloudfhed,at laft oncrcame them,and with tic apeople, made choice of the lord Anthonius Varantivs Of Agria (of his Councell for the 

with Rew fuppli¢s {ent vnto him fro Ph Ss, Now in the meane time, Swendi ftrenethened kingdome of Hungatie)a Prelarof great eftimation,who being a man'of.63 yeares old, befide 

borders of Trafyliania, m the Et}perour, had taken the caftle of Zackmat inthe his great learning, had the experience of 27 embaflages , wherin he alwaies fo difcreetly bare 
ted his Prince, and purchafed vato him/elfe the teputation of a moft 


Hifnyindafter HERE aa with like good fortune had the caftle of himfelfe,as well conten 
the Turkith Emperouit sauder of Huth : fo that He aghod was id capes A oe g raue & wife man:and about ten yeres before this embaffige,being fent by the Emperor £¢r- 
Partawone of Tis chicfe Baffaes ‘and Mie Hoteéion hed was’ who ay fently commanded I Jinand Emballador to Solyman,and now by Maximilian,co Selyrnes at Conftantinople, returning 
forces into Tratifyluania; to-réliene i en his great Lieutenant ih Romania oe er St with good fucceffe;was by the Emperor created a Prince of the Empire,and Bithopof Agra. 
UMmascimiliad the Ein at aoe put heating that Embaffadours Gite comming Vato which fo honorable a perfonage,hauing the charge of this fo weighty a matter,the Em= 
ofthat'ém alldpeo Ae which tine as called Hith Backe againe, vntill he had heard the effect peror the more to ennoble this embaflage,as alfo to purchafé the greater creditto his embaf- 
bo peroutreqiiehting him wy othe Ball Bud enelining vnto. peace, fent Picfents fadoryioyned vnto him a moft hohorable Baron called the lord Chriftopber Teufenbatch of Sti- 
ersfh Papi oa ue eat ‘ i Haas eibtaines fiom off the fionti- ria, one of his Counfellors alfo forthe sities iwho wie fay Lae beat tikes ee 
raftito ' of peace, the v) 3 leaue ofthe Emperor (then holdingaPartiamént at Presburgh) departed, any ing attende 
i { evipatetices purbelgc ab? i ] e, fet forward the fit of luly t567,and focameto 













8 for his pati puifh with death all neh 

ny hew troubjles.He writ lette wie fuels Turks as fhiolild j eri vpon witha gtear aid honourable Retinu ) 
d Mas Nee ae y id fe to county s ilove he i eT i F Comaraa pes towne in Hungarienot pafta league fromthe Turks frontiers.[n which place 
a bout to intreat withhislord & mafter of peace whilft the Embaffadors ftaying votill the feuenth'of Luly ; inthe meane time gaue knowledge of 
Wana, thi ler the Turks protection which M their comming vatothe gouernourof Strigoniuth, demanding for their fecuritic in the ene; 
te f miescountrey, tolbe met and recuitied by forme of his gatrifon: which gtanted they tooke 
theirbarkesbroughtifrom Viennaiand Poffonium, fuifficietit for their greatnelfe to haue carl 
edthem downe the tinerto Belgrade, with horfe en wagysn and their whole furniture ad 

B 


iald for His part eff J} with bi 
sana a brodethelite, Which 
x thing 


do with fo barbarous,couetous, and migh- 






















lita 
bot! 


of peacy 


Maximilianthe 
emperorfexdeth 
Embaffadors to 
Selyosses- 


a 
























































































q yi = the Aga(or captaine of 5 5 ‘ ro 
| te. enris downe his ch the Ianizariesyd ” 
ing downe his cheekes for gricfe ; told h y : 
r bags Deena a fee chess togetheP anh eh a Sfor sets ofi ‘Pat aes nani Pras ct 
di igre oeheh ose eae eet ong © Hu TyahowewaRe ONE 
f him theirlouing captaine,ynto the neha with fo fouleadifor ee em not to bli ; Now indeed thefe two great Princes, Maximilian and Selymus (although't ieyt 
iuring them, that he would not faile them inthe. leafure ofth ir angric Sul fOoppofe the ji, fembled che marterywere both ofthemin heart defirous of peace,and that for d 
full oftheir defives;th> gistinie wasatlen a e lez ft of his promifes,butc Tansand farthe, at vr enc confiderations.Maximilian for want of mony faw itwas not poffible for himtore 
and Splymue Meo ccccined ne appeafed;the infolent Vanizarinsnny them to the tothe field fuch an armie the nextyeare ashe had the yearé betore And Selymust,b 
date veraudlhalicpt cathe oey sero Ec erin op nama 
ofe, for tere her came(as he was wont) in Sifon theft par A hia Foelix; where the peop’¢ nun ¥p in arms,and hay 
i i sre of fame greater mifchi ont) into the Ditandp flaine the Balla s and Sanzacks therr gouernors,were veadie vOtaile calt ifthe Turkifh obe 
van ence; neither was heout of feare dt the Perfiahs, readie (as was repor djto, make war vpon 
hr caufes he withed rather For peace with the’ Emperote Arasimilian chan Wats : 






Splymer buried {ed,ahd all againe' i w. } EN 
K gaine well quicted, Se/yraus with all roya Nolet Barns plus our fH 
ied his father ing ie him, For whic 
ni him, For 


pel which he after che manne? of | 
; e? of thé Mah ‘ 
with acolledge and an hofpit: ometati kigs,hadin his life ti 
his bert loud ae een Where faftbyrhis ide isto ene moft ftatel, \) and fo much the more, forthat iv was impoflible for him to ferid an armiێ Of any puiffance in- 
°y certaine others his murchered childr BS the tombe of x. 5 to Huagary,for want of many neceffaric pronifions for the maintenance rhereof,ina countrey 
en:and by him hangeth his fo mugh impouerifhed by et of his late wars,wherein no victuals @ert to be found for the 
a multitude ofmenas he was to fend, if he would do any good there. And truth 
orted) that Maximilian with halfe the power he 





























reliefe of fuch 










































fcimitar,intoken that he died in wars, an ho 

ex Tees ling of hoy ao igo le woonlom heen Per, 
t ; the maincen , Woon trom the 5 i the Turks themfelues afterward'te 

By Sata . magnificence thereof, eieeeai nie ae houifes by him Pe eae the} cian the laft yere,might haue cafily peroueted the greatelt part of thackingdom before 
perorsyexeept thofe which were the buildj eft before built by the Maho Hotton ; loft:but well knowing his own wants,and ignofant of theirs, he altogether inclining to peace , 
uildings of Mahomet the Great od maar Kings and by Countic Salma aduerti(ed trom the Bafa of Buda, That ithe would fend Eeabatadors 
oe pte Gad to Conftantinople, with the cributemvoont tobe there paid for Hungary, a peace vpon reafo- 
at point. And fo certain mef= 




































febondele was by ri 
; 2 y many thoughir,th ain 
that ug at thae Solyman 
, eeivieohrszieite edin PRapaiies anu te ye goodtume by death cut off, as pu; 
, 13 67 Sykes ke Fiftians both by’ fea and land. . yeare following to hatie date ctexeeel 1 nableconditions mightbe cafily obtained ; he yefolued vponth 
ber . pat ailvige Anti Turk$thus drawn ontoF Hungatieby the a fengers being fentvp and downe to Conttantinopleto the fame effect, it was concluded, That 
Bp Masimilianthe le together appeaféd not eRe ervllettes ey, the death of Solymap, info ifthe Emperor would fend Embaffadorsto Conftantinople with the tributeyet behind, anda 
Teal | lees ee smperor on the one fide, roby troubles oF that vnfo: ensOmle large commiffion for thetreaticof peace, Selymrs fhould give them his fate conduét, with li- 
pa ps ihe the other,renting itin SISA aa the Vayuod of Tranfyluanta wish ae bertie ar their pleafure ro returne incafe either of peace or war. Which agreed vpon and faith- 
hecrp th aad oaecsier the'fttong caftl me rn, had fwore the deftrudion the Ae Ti fully promifedon both fides, Selymus fer at liberviethe lord Albers de//uig,who {ix yeates Lie- 
bhi al en tomhini' by Swendi the Emi raed i ockay, in the frontiers of hisc teof,The | gerin Conttantinople,firlt for the Emperor Ferdinand and after for Maximilian, had now been a 
) great extremiti¢ although it wasn Ny b $ icurenant, laid bard fiege ro it.& ountrey, but | ftraicly imprifoned inhis owne houfe by the [pace of 22 moheths; in fach fortrhat neither he . 
otably defended b ge to it,& bad brought p norany ofhis houthold could go abroad,watch and watd being kept both day & night about 
5 windowes allo boorded vp,to the endthathe fhould not fo much as looke 
Fhis houfe only. Sothe Emperout 


of i when fuddenl ; 
ohm tude aewes was rough voi, Thacte Tara atone a tlie. | hishoufeyand hi 
againft che Emperor)did with all hoft Goanchadcalled imo K out into thecitieorany whi 
Maximilian now refolued to 


aeiher,burne and’d ; 
eftroy his cotintry before rhe 
wle We his country before them 
diuers other rich gifts and Prefents,as wel tot 
Counfellors : and confidering with him(elfe,whom to be moft fir, with wife 


to bring this fo weightic a matter aboutjhauing to do with fo barbarous, couetous, and migh- 


whonthe had many/an he 
Sats any'an hot skirrtith, al 
much/adoe rid hithk skirmith and after mud a 
; hithfelfeo i uch blo; j 
feof fch bad guefts, “Now in ee laft onercame them, and with tie apeople, made choice ofthe lord Amthenins V arantiies of Agria (of his Councell for the 
Mane time, Suendi ftrengthened kingdome of Hungatic) a Prelavof great eftimation, who being aman of 63 yeares old, befide 


with hew fupplies fe 
Sn aee fen panye 
bordets of Tet fent vnto him'from the Bij peré 1 
: Mania, cEt)pero) 
ffl perour, had taken the caftle of Zackmar inthe his great learning,had the experience of agembaftages , wherin he alwaies fo difcreetly bare 
E_ himfelfe,as well con! chafed yntohimfelfe the teputation of a molt 


rented his Prince, and put! 
hisembaifige being fentby the Empetor er 






therels more than'thecourt © 
fend Embaffadors to Conftantinople with thetribute money and 
he Gteat Turke himfel fe,as the Vifier Baffa’s his 
dome and honor 















f this fo weighty a matter, 


hifnand tania,and with like d 
RETUNTHEMe eee otHuth: ie teh a caftle of Muncatz yeelded vynto 
emus, wnider whofe foreetion faa neg was gladto crane aid of graue & wile manzandabout ten yeres before t 
reas who prefently commanded], | dinand Embaffador to Solyman,and now by Maximilian,to Selymuas Xt Conftintinople,returning 
orcreated a Prince of the Empire,and Bithopof Agste 
the Em= 


Partdwone of His chiéfe Baffaes, and then hie 
with good fucceffe,was by the Emper' 


gtear Lieutenai 
hauing the charge o' 





to his embal- 











forces ifito Franfyluani 
fitn:barusambGBEHE Ein etani nee nt +f Romania, togoe with his | 
ofthat'é ithe ie Four, hee call ma na hat Embaffadours were comming Vato which fo honorable aperfonage, 
rotheinperoui ieftin; time alfo the Balti of B 4: agai ¢, vorill he had heard the effect perorithe more to ennroble this embaflage,as a\fo to purchafe the greater credit f 
é happil ythi ‘tho im tOremooue cetiaine H a enclining vnto peace, {ent Prefents fador, ioyned vnto him a moft honorable Baron called the lord Chriftopber Teufenbatch of Sti- 
this pate Gy intetrupe ci reat bof Di fungarian captaines from off the fronti= ria, one of his Countellors alfo forthe warres: who with full inftrudtions both taking their 
r bs if t neha ee el on both fides purpoled ; pro- leaue ofthe Emperor (then holdingaPartiamient at Presburgh) departed, and being attended ataximilianthé 
j weedy 7 Holild make any further inuafion, or ypon witha grearadd honourable Retinue, fet forward the firtt of Iuly 1567, and [9 came fo atl 
ty Salona, hat he could nor but maruell,to F Comaraaftrong towne in Hungarienot pattaleague fromthe Turks fronticrs.{n which place seiymss. 
j theEmbaffadors ftaying vouill the feventh'of Tuly ;inthe tmeanc time gov" knowledge of 
R nourof Strigonium, dermanding for their fecuritie 10 the enes 
tanted , they rooke 





rate tt PAs Tord & mafter of peace, whill 
ania,thien Vnder the Turks protection; which M 
Ge ashelidno turne all his for- 
perourto take {ome m precalie 
rt effe@ually crayell with his 

ke, Whic 


their comming vnrothe gouer t 
mies countrey, tobe met and recited by fore of his gatrifon : which g ( 
their barkesbroughtifrom V {ennaiatid Poffonium, flifficient for their greatneffe to haue cantls 
edthem downe the:riuer to Belgrade, with ho fe ‘a ba and their whole furniture va 








fo to doe the like. Which 
ne thipg 


bil Bake 


vponthe Turks dominion about; t 

the foldiers and gallies of feet 
by the Baffa of Bu 
ffador at his landi 
thac they were w, 
ey anfwered the 





_ diets, To whom the Emba 


iving them to vnderftand 
e told the 






ing delivered Kis in 
ithall fafetieitocon 
Y were ready taacco 
oy cs ord their barke , 
auing them in the hands 
they that day after fuel 
Ouernor of the citie denied la 
:tebuked by the Baflaof Bu 
“inftrels,to do them honor,andt 
pmany a, hasta y.fit o: 
{ometime Ieapi 
earth, all oars 5 


eafureythey mig 
etor , yetthe Baffa (tanding more vpon his 1 


1d haue che matter propounded and likewa 
ly afterward with the Ba 
Jke of {mall importance,or € 
cor fpake in the Crouatian or Sclauoni 
‘o the menof war. 





a 3 he ie of Buda: which ch 
ited by the Embaffadors , th 
they that were fent with Fac, Aen 





fo conferred continual 
ticular and privat tal 






art,returned to Comara 
J mara: and Y 
Beane arriue. 
stor which fo dith the Turks, but efpecially t 
dby the Baffa,inthe bafe court {tood all the Ianizarie 
and other fouldiers wich bygh and long plumes of 
ndgaue all great grace to the Bat: 


difthe con{ulcation do laft foure 


he was afterward 
Water, certaine Tur; 
bawlity inftruments 
itie forts of vauting an ing 
time doing their ae oe ete ing 
From Strigonium they, wich fiu 
of Vicegrade,two leagues ditt 
by whom all Hungarie, 
ned. This citie, fometi 
on the South fide of D. 


sl ontheir heads, 
all which made a beautifull fhew,a 
ftir not one foor in their ftandings,an 





# (lanes with their red zarcu 

feachets ftandingvpright: 
iB fhewed them g {a's court. Thefemen 
to Buda;leauing 
In thiscitie of Bu 
longing\(in the ‘T 
garian Kings, is fe 


ant from Strigoni sor goo 
: E onium. ror go 
with the prouincesthereto be 
me the regall feat ofthe Hun, 
anubius, hauing in the 


came to meet them at Comara,Ww1 


h,towed vp the Turks gallies, 





downein eight days to 






landthe twentieth of 
d Thracia,and paffing a par 
dope, fo by the way of Phili ppopolis 
red faft ypon Conftantinop 
ber of the Lanizari¢s 


ds fo jealou 

Herein ftandeth ad 
by cAtatthias, and thenic 
th large halls and faire Gal. 
other roomes,the Embafli- 
f bookes :all which things 
ers, offer aiuftconfideration 
hearts a certaine compaffion x 
t Kingsall wafted & brought 
With the Baffa: whofe houfe 
oe much delighting in the beautie 
ee ome of the hill whereon the Ci- 
ete great gilt cups, a clocke all curi- 
i ae the Bafla receiued in his Diui- 
Be ae and other Turks in theit 
ts eft, all richly attired in garments 
ae their anckles after their manner: 
she A pbbaars tin which affemblie no- [, 
Bs lence, they feemed to the ftrange 
Ld om reputation, Roundabout the Hall 

i ts couered with; Turkic carpets ; the 
€ apparant than the reft, fitting in 
ane peisiakes he had ftood vpa while 
ee foe Whole fpeech eliuered 

icftie (fort ae Emperours lettersand  grec- 
sgood the common benefit of their fub- 
(00d piirpofe and dealing for peace : and 
urs with theirretinue, vntillthey were M 
‘oncludea peace, to the ending 
asin general, Which fpeech with 

mbafadors followers were admit- 

ngftthofe Barbarians, The’ { 


Rafcia,Bulgaria,an 
the monntaine Rho: 
tieth of Augutt gathe 
ofthe.court,with a num 
to meet them a great way Wl 
onhorfebacke,were byt 
of thecitie ; wher 
‘fore inlarged) hauing lo 
was then Fryday the Tar 
dabout ren of thec 
ner alighted,but U 
Molchie of his father So 
where the Emba! 
more than ordina 
baffadors (abouet 






‘ Pp moft part of the 
ccn averie ftately Hine + forthere are init bo 
umanner; where amo) 
of piéures and Latine ree 
e cyesof the Chriftian behold, 
pee into their 
Orie of fo man 
ffadors went to fj makes 
guife and cuftome, not 
eriuer fideactheb 
fladors prefented 
dollars : which P, 
with his counfello 
I hand, and'fome on 
thions, reaching dow; 
afling white and well 
goodly Order and 8 
exceeding granitic 





leties,and chambers 
dors found a decaied Li 
when they prefent the 
ofnobleand reuerend 
joyned with horror, to 
tonothing, The next m 


conducted to their lodging appoin 
d Albert de V wis the Emperors Em 
ng looked for theircomming , 
ks Sabaoth,and a day 
locke two houres 
hat Selymus going to heare 
as his manner was fometime to 
th the whole traine of his Court; 





fee the renowne. 
t morning the Emba 
onfidering their, 
gs) {cituat vponth 
Me s Baffathe Emba 
tin gold,and athoufand 
rgehall) where he fate 
rder 5 fome on his right 
iuers colours and fathic 






Prefentsgiven ty ftandeth, Vato thi 


rie,to fhew the magnificence o 
he former opinion by them co 
mightie Monarch, He paifing by, vouch! 
has to catthis eye a 
d:but with a count 






enani 


thento be feeneb 
many counfello: 

Embaffadors ial se 
‘oome being all vacani 






gratious manner as they pa t 
hem. Six dayes after, being theeight an 





hen thew t 
orsallchree we 
ifier Baffa,as themanner Was, Pre 
It, of moft faire 
rethree {pans high 
duckers of go 
¢ worke,and alloue 
fhis Maie 
ng,and the min: 


great benefit would atifethereby to bot 


wars,and laying t 
former dealings. Neither wast 


the curtefie they could t 
guft, the Embaffad 
hemet) the chief V 
cups of filuer all gi 
greaterthan theother,we 
uing inthem two thou 

F amott curious picce 0 
liuered,befide the contents © 
the caufe of their commi 






fty :before whom 
ced the Embaffad 
an tongue,atter th 
Was tocffeét this, viz, Tha 


: twolittle chaire 
_., inthe Itali saline 





















mmindeach to other inthe Crouat 









eputation, and for fome other 
fe anfwered in the Turkifh, In which 
{a's at Conftantinople,vnlesit were 

sin fome point befide the matters 

ian tongue, which is familiar to 
Before this hall where the Embafladours 
n goodly array, and his 


ntinue ftanding without moning. The Embaffadors hauing 


were by the Bafla diimiiled, fending wich them his Checai(the Stew= 
aman of great reputation,and Be 
tha fufficient guar 
de for them from place to p 
heir horfes,atthe Turks ¢ 
¢theaforefaid monet 
ofthe river,carried them 


& there leauing their boats,and taki 
the {aid moneth,and with great p 
cofthe great mountaine 


itie. By whom the Emb 


before noone’; at w 


f his power and ita 
ncciued) might ho 


crams che Chiaus(the fame that 
dand certain lanizaties,fent for their more 

lace, ofall things neceffarie for their 

harges. And thusaccompanied,they imbarqued the 

which holpen by the fwiftnes 
Belgrade,where they arriued the eighteenth 

ngtheir coaches, they 

aines travelling thorow 

Scardus, and after that, 

sthe two and twen- 

pahies and Chiaulais 75 emperoue 
honourcame embaffadersho- 


and Hadrianople 
ez where many ofthe S 
and other foldiers, for their greater 
affadors honourably mounte 
ted for them aboutthe midft turks at com 
baffador Lieger (not long be- fiantinople, 
now moft ioyfully receiued them. It 

of them aboue all other dayes in thew 
hich time the Embafladors 


es of his religion, in the 
do)paffed along before the gate 
and petaduenture fomewhat 
te,cothe end that the Em- 
|V him in the reputation of 


{afed not once ro giu 


e the cercmon! 


fide vpon them,although they were ftrangers, 


Jay. But Ma 


at to vificand falute Mahamet (or 


and curious workemanthip ; of w 
sche other two being not 


ties letters, they declared vn 
dof the Emperor well difpo 
jparties:and laftly turmi 
to the charge of others, fweetne 
he Batla likewife for his part to fec 
Bbbb 2 


ce as if hee had knowne not fo much asanyt 
hamet the chief Vifier Bafla, with the ot 


fled by caft their eyes vponthem ; 2 


d twentieth of Aus 
fenting him from the Emperor,with foure prefnts ginem 
{pan,butha- corsa begreat 
locke, being Bef. . 
ngs and prefents de- 
gencrall points, 
fedtoa peace sand what 
rthe blame of the late 


d thereby the fo 
ke of good words, but an« 
fwered 


Id :befide which, they gaue hin 
r double gilt. After which greet 


ng oue 





Sy ee er 
; accor we 

which parle fo ended,certaine of the chiefeofthe Huan urs had 
\bafiadors follo; 










































the Diuano to kiffe th 4 

the fecond Bafta, and Setar se pe fame day the Emba vate Were adinittese! eedto like (eruices. There are m 

non - oe all gilt,befidea cl ool ° “sty ib To Poin a faluted ng is fists aa one Binge BDA tes cither of the cou 

ollars: an i e making with: € prefe a with othermatrers,wherethe Baffa’s and othero fem e 

honesty Biull i lle The next day they ing withthe afore nanied an ti two fecond gate,inione parpat che court,which back vei rei frre faw. ‘h ¥ 

dollaseihefewerecherfi Cpe: cuery one ofchem with wthe other three Barty, thon. companie of she Solaches fevina goodly ranke, which are archers kee sing tae eats ae 
¢ fix Vilier Baffa’s to Selyruus, then lying: two faire cupsand g ae t the perfon okche great Turkesé {eruingashis footmen when he erst vie high tae 2 

) ying at court with hit, me Oufand of feathers;which are fet bolevpright ouer their foreheads, In another place Herik rent ‘ 


wealth and authoriti 
with black ftaues of Indian canes in their hands:they are the porters and 






















ftovie may a before all other in the Turki F 
y appeare. ay urki(h A 5 ata 

& faireson Eonchefout Sey vifited them in gisoritiigthoe! ote the courfe es hi for Gupitai in likearray, 

7 mascteanvasie(pccially:co ‘ Seprewber clofed with -Afwhamier,to he affadors to fet th ISHi. ._, warders of thie gates of the palace,not much differing intheir attire fram the Tanizaries , who. 

’ fore fo weighties fires Lia ate Yet after this firft LOR OE be im the ordering of Et af. B ftoodin rankeilikewile inanother quarter. And befide all thofe, with many more chat were 
fents,wich the Empero: i roached, firft to dothe Turke re 4 caufeit was neceftir, ils ont of ordersas well of the courtas of the common people , thofe Knights ofthe court which 
atalkoftheEmb: i i urs letters to him written ; for fome fe erence, and to deliver, ybe. accompanied tlic Embaffadorsthither,with other greatones alfo of like degree, were marfhal~ 

oes affidors bufineti handled, me few dayes there was not an “pes Jed al! in their feueral companies.And among the reftythe Mutfaracha’symen ofall nations and KK 

long after the Embaffadors were arriued ANY point all religions(for their valor the only freemen which line at their owne libertie inthe Turkifh 
2 Went out for his di empire)ftood there apparelled in damaske veluet and cloath of gold,and garments of filke of, 
and the greater, for the turbants that they 


onhunting : fothati 
: at inthe meantim: 
after the pre aes {porta note : 
prefents were ginento the Balle bold Pleafiure fandrie kindsand colours : their pompe was great, 
sMatters {tood wore vpontheir heads,beingas white as whirenes it felfe,made a moft braue/and goodly fhew 


ftillalrogether vnaduan ; 
gether vnaduanced,vatill ch 
turned froim his sisportyin ve 1¢ 21 of Seprember : andth 
appointe: 7 at day (Selymus bei 

era keer ipa they made annie oa prt ich cde thould bau ni sh vibae Tes wall worth the beholding. In briefe,whether they weet be confidered all at once,or in par 
Potnica es notinallabouc twelue perfons : for oe that thould ave on ticular,as well forthe order thatthey kept, as for their fumptuous prefence , altogether with- 
% ow Sri as neither the manner, not yet pel hey to whome this charge w Vpon | C outnoife ar rumor ; theyymade the Embafladors and thereft of their followers there prefent, 
ihe Prince , and thatthey might not bri t, that any great traine thould ¢ ascom. eye-witnefles both oftheirobedience,and of thegreat ftate and royaltie of the Oshoman courts 
cy appointed but fixa piece to Be 4 t bring with them aboue that numb. dcomebefore | Paffing through them,the Bmbaffadors were led into the hall, where the Baffa’s & other great 
end them ;and of fifteen cups of filue umber: whereupon menofthe courtwereallreadieto gine thementertainment : they of theircraine being at the 

rand gilt,being moft {ame time brought into aroome thar {tood apart wnder one ofthe aforefaid Jodgings all bung 

astheir vie & manner isythey brought in their dinner,coue- 








twelueto carri 
tie,and they orde 
red to\goby tw 
oand two bef 
fore the reft : ; ; 
that came after in or. ring the ground with table-cloathes ofa great \ { 
Jen ipoons,with fo great ftore of bread, asifthey 


, 


~ > der witht 

Ah he reft of the P. i 

; ‘th e Prefent s which 

em before pi ts which was two exceedi i 

~~ behind and Seeethontes 8, but far abouethem in a clocks, like in bigneffe to ringyponthema marnelous number of wood ¢ i" 

6 3 " F | Saas 5 ’ F dors F 
greateft of thofe cups was fix Baas ord b os forthe tribute had binto feéd zoo perfons sthen they fet on meatia order,which was ferued in 42 great plat. bal la 

ahalfe,and the leaft wo ters af earth, full of rice pottage of three or fourekinds, differing one from another, fome of Tur kes Cour? 
ilke,and white of co- 







{pans in hei 
ight : fom . 
hoger fadors(whofe conan: aber invany cups,after the high Dutct 
ot hg lodging ; befide many ithe 5 bce ofthe lanidstied method bel Werihotocnan. 
tbe to honorthem with their miei al Chianfi’s,and others of good Neehcka at their 
re come 


D them feafoned with hony,and of the colour of hony;fome with foure mu 
r:they had fritters alfo, whichwere made of like batter sand. mutton 

Mof anold fodden Ewe. The rable Gif there 
face downe on 



















lour, and fome with fuga 
dainticand toothfome morfe 
sswithout any ceremonic of wathing, 





curioufly and cunnin 
gly engrauen,one of the fai 
i ¢taireft among the reft was giuento cach of thofe ‘with Tutkie carpets-Sooneakter( 
, Se eeuate! 
| length {pred 
befide,or rathera 
if 


had any fuch bin) thus furnifhed,the gueft 















urks vata the ¢hy ‘ 
t, i Morning, ‘ alace ‘ 7 
Com beste eaten ipo (onean Bonn Mec ee in readineffe betimes in 4 
ceeding multitudes to beh ands,the people of the citie ine the ground (for (taoles there were none) and fell cotheinvidtuall, and dranke out of great car- 
chold jeg i , then dithes,water prepared with fugar,which kind of drinke they call Zerbet. But fo hauing 
were no fooner rifen vp,but certaine yong men, whom they call Gia- 


made a fhort repaft,they x 
moglans,with others that {tood round about them, fnatcht it hattily vp as theit tees, and like 


nerficie of cheiratti from one of the : 

ieftie of bt ts pet few as they were) {bial lamba Princes in Chriftendome ; the di- greedie harpies rauened itdowne in amoment. The Embafladors in the meane time dined in 

people conceiui ‘an Emperor to them that gazed ny thing befide, did reprefeut the Ma- the hall with the Baffa’s.And afcer dinner certaine of the Capitzics were fent for the twelueo 
ing thereby, that he was lord gazed vpon his Embaffadors and their traine,the L E the embaffadors followers,before appointed to do thegreat Sulcan reuerence:by whom(their 

rin ; ' Prefents being alreadic conueiedaway) they were remoued ourofthe place where they di- 


and ruler ; d 
Ouer many prouinces & countries. For i 
ned, & brought on into an vader roome, from whence there was a0 afcent into the na ,where 
qfor their eale fat 


them as they paffed:and veril 


feene the like emb 
affige in , 
enarend habthay were ee: tts : for befides the fame that was blowne abroad in eer 
: , road in euerie 






















they that were Hungari 
she tat were Hungeians elongingrothe Bfhop of Agi 
he lec i er garments the Bifhop of A gria(the chiefe Embaffador)being at- 
foles with yron plates and halfetheir! fine purple cloath, hauing their th i oe Ya , eal the Bafhi’s were ftaying for the Embafladors: who foone after came forth,an 
fhauen, feemed to differ fi ecles them dow: nthe beaches, whileft the Ballas wentinto Selymus 5 who before this time 
differ from them but lircle:but Baie yPed dinall hi Itiei of his chambers, ¢x 
ina sroya 1e,into one 0 7 a 


_. onthe other fide,the high-Dutchz 
ia ; - Dutch attired inblacke wi 
uer lace, & long breeches litt! li ke;with their veluet o: b aaa arapiti 
es li ‘ irveluet dof dinner,and was remouc 
ippeared very ftrange & jn lelefechan Rue wi ee cashout i eave ad the Embaffadors 
ifesthe Emba(fadors efitcah Bitty people fo accompanied inthis hono- 
reat Turks palace. This gate is built of 


he ee of their Janguae*i9 


had made an en 
pecting the comming ofth 3 
fent forsthey fet forward with their traine,and came to the third gate, whi 
priuy palace ofthe Turkith Emperor, where none but himfelfe,his euauchs,& the yong pages 
his minions, being inthe Ennuchs cuttodie;hath continuall abiding:into which inward part of 
B thepalace none entreth burthe Capirzi Bafa (who hath the keeping of this third gate)and the 
Gefigniers(that ferue in the Turks meat) with the Bafla’sand fome few. othergreatmen; ani 
that only whenthey haue occafion foto da by reafon of fome great bufines, Or fent for by the 
Sultan. Being enered in arvhis gatewhich is of aftately & royal building,the Capicaiby who 
them one from another we 
ue 


«they were conducted faddenly’ canfed' them to fay , and fer 
: Bbbb 3 ~ 









y came intoavery large quare 
nding onthe right hand, with 
other 
























vpon carpets,and afcerward {catte- 4 homely feaft R 
givens to tbe eim~ 


3 


¢ Embaffadors. Allthings now in readinefle,a Emb3 
ch leadeth into the he third gate 


- Selymus they sa 


Auepaces,ina little roome, which hus 
witha Which neuertheleffe was paffing delicate, 1 — 
which ea aircalitnines a bil and the tre Timea uly Painted 
heardt b' ; hift & in a deep filence, dgings.Onboth jy ot 
dink Sanat viciteblot pec _ flicker vp init dan ceteens Jitile birds nly aay 
miuke a noile, Selymvee hi hadow from them)as ifth BtCCN trees of the 
aval ne Pies hee hu see fetin re nti Baan brained licen 
Earn : mbaffadours followers atren tparted A 
cheer nae ie bie 3 the portall of his faid chaupbarrtend i whereinto ne 
nother,ro make their oe . Picea he entring in, were hia Fe rOunterpoine = 
sik te mer pitzi wich the Prefents Pfeir atid fet riba Tarke. And inthemean gr One after a. 
Eamon of them inhis fight, All'th aie ching a compafft about befo: ertain ofthe 
I iacter fom lice kepcin enery c is while not the leaft found in the world bei rethewindow,mute,.4 H 
wert, forateintic ae eas n ha bin guing to vificthe Holle vlebeininn a i 
either owers placed one from another(as i place in Icrifake 9, 
wopetler: 7 ecaee neere, looking ftil when they Paasche not 
turn again into the Pesihe Ag hs ws in one after another, neither did the tha led on forwards a} 
baffadors,tha (till aid +i b auing feuerally done their reuerence. 2, ead fo fet out,te. 
patty ead he char cd t weep by one and one fent out nal iNhed all\(exeepethe Em. 
into dohis reuerence: iene ite that wentbefore him ere invo the court; 
LE MEBie Ghere Hi denly asthe former was let out,the hee le Was once taken 
bythe Male the i [fmmanthe Capitzi-Bafla andthe Odda-B “lintels twas aduanced forward | 
¢ at the right hand,and afla,taking him by both att 
’ way foftly felt his wrifts wich thei and the otheratthe left, & fo leadi y both arms and 
Pecrario Dt. in his flecue. Y wich their hands, left peraduenture h 2 & foleading him apace,by the 
iia, Hegocktionsteich of pent oul a nA ina GB cay tama re fhort weapon 
her of giuing of acceffe vn “me others allo. Howbeit this hath bi Teporter of this 
he perfoh of th is hath bin, and yer is th 
sfisatterthe bartel of Caffouan spared by on Grete TiMesoadefince thar ciow wh the fra 
. HS BAAN. in fet affouamutdred by one of Lazar h ce that CA murath the fitlt 
’ enge of the wrone d Lazarus the Defpots men;wl : 
clofely Aidaen abauE RE rong done vnto his matter, wi who admitted to 
about him,fo ftabbed him i msafter, with a fhort poinard chat | 
men tether curried’ to vif bik im in the bellie,that he prefently di that hee had 
d. And th 
were prefented vnto FisMaictishe tea than to the prefence of f ne thus lke 
by them in their ch is Maieftie:he fitting vpona pallet,whi omightica Monarch, they K 
ambers to fle pona pallet,which the Turks call N oe 
Wholedoarearihedh cepe and to feed vpon,coucred wi call Maftabe, vied 
r amber alfo. The ch vpon,coucred with carpets of filk 
together without wind . The chamber it felfe being not v. €,as wasthe 
walls painted and fe lows, excepting that one whereof we haue b Ses eeeerprraabece larke,al- 
HcanBute We ct out in moft freth and liuely colours b uc efore fj poken,and hauing the 
‘7iGer Oh) atsceadetcine austere arate er UOiiagintiiepaining, The & 
dore,oneby another inone fa ,were ftanding at the left hand as ie ™ sean ibe ae 
orher fide tanding like ea Ebafladorsonthe gt hand on 
er,necre the place ah h uered, The Dragomans wereiin ight han on the 
broidred with ere the Sultan fat gorgeoufly attired i ¢ in'another part of the cham- 
} jewelsewhenias th ree ufly attired in a robe of cloath 
(asis aforefaid) and kneclii ¢ Embaffadors follo cloath of goldall em- 1 
f cling onthe wwers by one & one brought before hi 
& tence taking vp the hem of hi ground, a Turke ftanding on histi ght before him, 
a slits while fetine Re aHt is garment, gaue it them i ng isright hand, with all reue- 
g like an image witho' A intheir hands tokitfe.se/ymus himfelfall 
countenance,dained not to giue! ut mouing, and with a ST gl eaten 
uer turning their backeteweeen them one of isooks This done “i bs ral he eos 
: fence.So afterthey had all thus pt im,bur: ing ftill bated yeti livin “oa, aa 
; ee their reucrence,é& were de oath ey were outof his pre- 
P out ofthe chamber,the 


~~ 
































bafidors delinered varo Se 
ts. ml any te in “eke ie Ay declared yato bimheic 
; in hitusoneore ley were fo confer with his Bafla’s;pre- 
ified he two inner gates , they mountedort 
ging,being attheir returne accompanied 
apr captains : among were certain 







wonde! 
















| 


onder.th re 
‘Allehele were fent,th: more 
and befide thefe, many more 
regard wher 
diecourtefic, 
contented them not. 
Theem' 
reat Bal 
yareafona 











ble demands(as th 


cluded: fo that Se/ymus him 


B io continue for fome mone 
a point of great confequenc 


fenget difpatched in poft,migh 
er.So it was,that during the raigne 0 


cernitig that matt 


Turke his fubiccs ia Hungari 
{ters,abiding and lining inthe 


lords that dwelt in the Tur 
Turks (among 


ing indifferent, 


C quett noth 


jects in Hungaric : for which caufe 
ewthe Emperors farther pleafur 


unto,before they kn 
difpatched one Sig. Odoar: 
infuch like affaires, 


other the like, he had been employ: 


nice. So Selymus fhortly after,/#=+¢ 

fled by the gate wheret 
is vfuatly kept when he gocth 
s haning fufficiently viewe 
meand to feet 
onboth fi 


offing th 


in great magnificence pa 
armes,and inthe fame or 
journey. After whofe de 
D ftantinople,and then at g 
ten bothheard andiread 
which diuideth Europe 
betwixt Conttantinop! 
or blacke fea,and fo bac 
great ruins of the antien 
with the ple 
ry,but now 
returned again 
ecting the returne, 

BE himfelfe:t 


aforefaid meffenger was Now c 
ace. For which caufethey 
Baffa who for that 
\ (t of Ianuarie in the yeare t 56 
tan hundred fiftiethree 
e was conclude 
That ejt 


for pe 
Jeaue of Piall 
plepfet forward the fir 


arriued at Hadrianople abou 
ved vntill the peac 


iculations whereof were, 
he other in the lace wars: T 


Itan,as a tribut 
yeare 15 68; Thatch 

t ither the Emp 
nthefe con 
he yeares 
be allacomprehendeds 


ple. Herethey {tay 
rie: the chiefe cap 
hold what they ha 


ly pay thirtie thoufand duc 
F begin in the beginning 


fhould pay nothing tot 
both of thofeipaiments fre 


ce betwixt thefe two gre 
piawas (asthe Turks tribut 


the Turks,bur to be 


bea firme and fare'pea 
wherein the Vayuod of Tranfylua 


Neuertheleffe,al th 


f,the embaffadors when the 
franckly diftributed among 


(faes concerning peace,as 5: elymus 


(t other their vnreal 


et the fubiects of the Emperor to pay as 
{owas it no leffe preiudic 


from Afia,embarking the 
eand Pera, paffed all along' 


jfant (cituation they in fo 
for moft part(or rather a 
¢ to Conftantinople. 
as well of thei 
hey were aduertifed ina 


d got each fromt 
kats to the Torkifh Su 





honourably to accom! 
onhorfebacke than atren 









(t them aboue 


baMfadours after this entertainment at court, 
had commanded : wherein 


cir manner is at their firtt meetings)nothin; 


felte being fhortly after to 
t 


¢ payed alltheirtaxe 
Emperors iurisdiction 
kes dominion and rerritori 


the embafladors 


doa gentleman ofMantwa, 


by reafon that as well about this 

ed trom Vienna to Conftantinop 
he twentieth of October, departing 
he embatfadours lay, wi 


der that 
parture the embaflador 


od leifure,to paffe the tir 
of, togethe 


ke againe by the other fid 


r cities of Byt 


itoget 
1 hatte to rep: 
ome with full int 


he was Selynsus 


of fanuarie latt patt this 
he firbiegts of the En 


ings atthistime thusagree 


h (but rather as itwas thought f 
e)the treatie for peace was inter 
treturne vito the Turks court, with fo 
f the late Emper 
sand tributes vato t 
as didthe fubieds of Fer 


fonablereq, ie(ts)demand: 
they were before 
ialland hurc 
would not by any meanes 
econcerning the fame 


t with the ports and hauens 
m{elues,and cr 
(tthe coaft on 
cof that ftraight 
rs along 
hey yet A 
& brough 


hinia, with fome othe 
rmer times had, whileftt 
her) laid inthe dutt 
But whileft they thus dece 
rowne meffenger fent yato the Emperour, 
aire voto himto Hadtianop 
rnGions ofallthings conecrn 


with great {peed making themfel 


had divers times conference with the 
by reafon of the Turks 
g. could be asthen con+ 
depart for Hae ranople,whert he was 
‘or that they could not agree vpon 
mitted, vntill fuch ume 452 tmoef- 
me refolure anfwer con- 
our Ferdinand,that:the 9° Pr ‘ 
heir old Lordsand ma- Pe atofater 
dinandjtonheir #firra vom 


0 


y werecometo their lodging tou 
foure thoufand dollars, 


cK 






cquite their gre 
and yet well 


The princivail 


the Turks inthe 


es : now in this treatie for peace, The treaty of yeasts 


edto haue their fubiects freed,& 
accuftomed. Whichas it was re- 
full vato the Emperor his {ub- 


confent there- 


.Whereuponthey 


verie skilfullin che Turkith language and a 
bufineffe as at divers times before about 


his great Adm 


perour, ne 
e. And that vpo 


dvpon,the Tur 


he countr 


 ,and fo after nine 
Italian miles diftant from 
d, which was the 

her of thofe great Princes 
hat the Emperour fhould yere~ *efansmunrs 


at monarchs for cig 
e)to 


ari 
ksal 


Je in the Emperours fer- 


from Comftantinople, 


uesready, an 


rall,then lay at Conftantino- 
daies trauel,at Tength 15 6 8 


fret th 


feuenteent 


thhis whole court in 
to warre ortakethany great 
dthe citie of Con- 
iesthey had fo of- 
des that narrow fea 
ce mouth ofthe hauen 
Europe fide,vato the Euxine 
fea: curiovfly noting the 
(tthe Afian thore,together 
ourithed in their glo- 
to nought : and fo 
iued thetime,and lay long ex- 


as of Selymus 
le, whether the 
ing thetreatic 
d taking their 


Conttantino- 
hof Februa- 
fhould till rhe chiefe capi- 


M ¥ e wat 
the tribute to condadit bes 


e for Hungate; 
¢ fabieds of the Turke pst Maxiiai= 


erouts any thing to bet aa 
ditions there fhould ; 
next following: 


eirfubtile manner fin= 
ding 




































= 


; 
















bl asl he ee an Fe dpe 

n aue in {ome partalrered i ne 

sit and the hurt of ne Chriliansanl fem none 

fiating init difp ae La hr alan thetwentietho! , ‘i oi f ‘ 

we Hebraim=beg(Selyraua his cbeffider verse Em me di he B Ba ich time wk oe the ortomans. one part of thefe 

: sie ¢ mers they with theioy full newes of peace ee by land returned i as the comming of my reffenger vate Jon) enr 
es after at the court moft honourably aa eres wrhtibn aaa beioget’ ve Fee ieoieotin a it iro! 

fi ‘fue dai H ere compusarion of the Othomans, fixe shoufand A(pe 


mpe they Cam. 
2 10 Ercirnms within the view of our armie aha Perfians were 
Perfians are returnedagaine into Perfia. And if it pl 
Lordjhip {ball cunderfland of what condition and fa 
bof them jeartly fixe Tumon: :which maketh after the 
vs. Lour Lordjbip after shis account may indge of the 
in Syrwan the people were upiu re- 































































j uenvatothe Turks flador , whi i : 
: , who well lesafter, p 
i with a fall conclu peace from the ae at better rewarded, “ine hae Wasp, vest. Tbe other caufe of the long flay of this Embaffador,was for that 
4 ies But whilett this ip: perou,tto Conftantinople, Cr returned bellion whereinsmany of them were flaine :t0 she appesfing of which feditron,this Schach Culispas fént, 
andnow atlaft is come. From Erzirurm (0 the beginning of the moneth of * Giama S wlacchir sn the * étenbers” 
Bis: sian calsow * 


A was thus i i ig. ni 
ath e n n concluding, and the embafladors yet refide; 
was the Perfian nopli e,the fixteenth ce bruarie came an honourable embaflage from ine a ve 
tints . an ing,vnto the great Sultan Selymns i ser ; 
Selmus ki y reata peace betwixtthem it or rather t 
to intre, 0 





at Hadria. B yeare of she Prophet Mahomet, 975+ 
the Pert J f 2 ITS 

Crfl. E $ 

thatmight be entertained by the 7b: Terfies om 

baffadenr ho- 


with the Janizaries 6c other |, 
nourably enters 
































‘This the Perfian embaflador was with the greateft pompe 






















4 
the fame,being bef 

; : ‘ore agreed yponthe i 

© swareWhich embatfage for that i controuerfies, for which they coh 

sat : | ¢ for thatit s, for which they afterw; ud Nia : 

: aah Erzirum (acitie chen inthe cotteibe * fe truly than plainely fet sires in is fell, Turksat his firft comming to Hadrianopleyalithe brane courticts 
s of the Turkes dominionstowardsthe ae from fouldiers of the court going torth in moft feemely. order to meet him; Who now entred the tained by the ; 

Criians) written | citie,and come before the houfe where the Bmpecrouts embafladors thenJay,and {acing cer- Markt Has bi 
the Capitzi Bafla,what people they were; bie ¥ 


by aChiausto Mubamet chi 
et chiefe of the Vifier Baflaes ;whi 
s which Chiaus was of 
Purpofe fe 


Conftantinople,to i 

meet viele 

pie, etthe faid Perfian embaffidor: Ithought it not amiffe for the b meron A carmen A arr 
te be: 


derftanding there 

, of,to 5 , ’ 

Tutkithinto the anos ia the effect of the fame letteras it was tran{l tter yn. who told them that they were the followers ofan embaflador thacthere lay, (ent from one ot 

wrk y the Emperors embafladors interpreter, ranflated out of the the greateft Princes of the Chiriftians,namely the Emperour,who was defirousto make peace 
ae ate 3 c withthe great Sulcan his matter. Whereunto the embaflador replied, That he would willing- 





The effect of the letter written to Muh ine C Ly falute them): which fam hearing, ftraight way turned bis horfe towards the place where 
b iuhamet Baffa, the chiefe Vi l : ea aaa aN 

ya Chiaus fent of purpofe to meet the P chiefe Vifier, they food. Now the Emperors cinbatador being fecret within lattife,and fecing him come 

A tthe Perfian towards them,went forth & {tood vpon the dore threthold, and fo with fignes and words fa» 





rg the Perfian embaflador {aid vnto the Emperors, That he 





d Embaffad 
A. “fier die falutas fou? shied * ar : | lured one another.Among the othe! 
“ ooh ions, this is the effect ; Y | would gladly talke with him,ifit might fo pleafethe grand Sei: nior: Hebraim the Dragoman 
Lord ations, this ts sheepect of shat wh S gladly talke wit fop gi 
Vschacheul vv ofa apa ie this prefent (to wit in the te iin ne god to make knows unto yw | whothen was withthe Emperors cmmpaifadors,being interpreter.So hauing courteoufly falus 
> eee not dodaivon ay pias Perfia, the Kines (big confillow ca ee Sulacchir)isin gond health } tedone the other, they departed,bur neuer afcercame together. Two daics after the Perfian 
aihlsecbagne ed Ob pertbe island Gentlemen, with guilt et a Schach CuliSolran, asten- embafladors(according to the manet of thofe barbarous nations,who with empty hands falute 
Od i asitle all apparelled in ts ih in wens hands. Befiaes whomhe was Pte ants on their heads and well furnijh- not one another) by his Checaia or {teward of his houthold,prefented all the Vifier Baflacs 
a frites, “sag Sins witha thoufand of gold, with foure hundred Per flan mer aba with two hundred knights with divers rich gifts and Prefents,eucty onc of them according to theirdegrees 8 ae 
J muchasaptince ple being placed ba f hundred beaft:,Camels, Mules, and HeHfes sella ll . D a ay isn tie - NT lee pall pee se sr hy eat b 
d i tothe Soaenesicina abocs ie 1 hn Camell , five Nacars, op rp sofia 3 fiue couple of drums enery cou- to haue cofthim his life. For a. Giamoglan(as the emba ~ nies going La me f sos Be - 
KM hirtie mufitions, playing upon shee a8! velit aly andother inflra- chiefe of the Vifter Baflaes for the fy Beet se um es aa per ee ani 
7 uments: There were alfo swo queriiters ai rarer # Sey aiitle diftoaid sslimpatiog himfelfe to haue bin eee 
ers inthe arm. herwith the em paflador notall i Ss - 
about ro haue gone to his lodging -but the great Baffarin the fen 


ir rs of coran, one Organtst. alu 
|, one Organt 9 nie playing upon a Turkifh iotirument like te, t 
bea Lute, two 


players vpon Saghuts,with t : 
gbuts,with two other Atufitions, eight in all. The | a gWVAte : 
re were alfo foure bondswomen fare betraied, turning hishorfe, was 
| 


ning inthe Embaffadours : 

“3. owne chamb y, ‘ q . 

* seymsare ole mitDin one dayes tow hamber, Whe when hee was with all hi 8 i fently fent out ouard him,andto excufe bim- 

ders of gr ) ‘ rney of Erzirum,the* Swit all this mawnificent pompe ci meantime hating knowledge therof,pre eatly fent outmen to guard Him,ane 

Rees apis boi f eighs thoufand men, sent ‘ oie and Spahies affembling t a ie p pats } felfe of the fa@swhereot the emball adot being afflured, held on his way.[a the meane zine 
in cloath of gold and Sattin : two thoufan ff i al werean hundred and more, all ap- the fellow who shor the ba es arene eee er pa on che embafladout 

oe eek ea yn ae ia . asking him for afwered Ta he did it fee no other caufe but fot 

ge t dly ; 


 Spabi, baning 
rthirfipend bf anerie we ; 
<a 2000 aid hati Lp Elta the Perfian Embaffadonr amazed fe 
onflantin ced to fee fo creat maieftieand pompe, L «all Li i 
ople was come to mectehim : and ie Me } bea that the embaffador was aa heretick,and fent from an hefeticall king,andan enemy to theirre- 
cing come into the Citic, ligion:and therefore that it was not conuenient hee {hould come to intreat of peace with his 
lord;adding farther,that he was not worthic of any peace. Which the Baila hearing,adindge 


— Afpers at the 
thedefperat villain thenext day tobe drawnat an horfe taile through the city, €& thent 





















ant of the C4Ufed all theinflruments to bi 
menus ofcer~ the Benbalfadour wnui 0 bee played upon, enen f 
ised the Baffa with enen from morning untill ni j 
all ning vatillnight. The next mornin 
the Lords and officers:whobeing ihe hee entreated ie 
dingly putin execution. 


















@ Townes 
Villages, 2 hearehis muficke: andinhkema 
“sas going tothe banguet, came a nner the Lord Baffa inuited the Pe 
agult pti cngasilktein orgie the Kings, who bro ay eat as the Bee his right hand cut off, and afterward his head, which was accor | 
“Embaffadour the Perfian Kin he eee with gold, which he caufed bin onto shefime Lda this,the Perfianembaffador the 22 ofthe fame moneth went to deliuer the Prefents fent front f 
“other wealth, The canfes of | tel ath fen all the armour of Sultan Balas va seems pyspaen Cad his matter vnto the orand Seignior,and to kifle his hand: fending firft before himthe Prefents 3 
he f Perfian King baste coated re the Erobaffadour TO al amare vpon 44 Caniels, whereof 34 were the Kings of Perfia, and’ che other enews The Fi on i 
: onions Sp liitded Hi 3 a 9 ' Ki { 1, Wi rit i fae 
Lee bie 6 4 fupporters im breidertd witha on oc es peece, pbeioatalitas being inter laced with wld, Kings Prefentwas an Alcoran,with the auchoriti¢e of Alias they hold. 2 wi ai bee it King US 
Pearles, which in weight weighed ten* Ate ts Befides this, he fent two book ariee endive M Bp ftome, alwayes to prefent one fach Alcoraa ynto the Princes to whomethey Selyneitss 
times an b gb: [ sljs one Bala saath eds ie akes of Hiftaries, 4” +f baffadours. Tt was couered with gold and garnithed with moft precious {tones  Hisenprelias 
Pa inting ig 4s little Pearle, fowrefioé ted alfo abooke of Hiftorics, conered as the other she gaue alfo eee ates bese 2 
5 i full greal efle, with ¢ > 
faire precious ftone called Balalfosgnd two pearles ofa wonder ai .  anan Porc cl ne < 
ithes 


s.Befides thefe,he prefenced 


o_ 
f 





drat 

mmentich jg 8) dred * Tumenlich 

“g Yooe Palen abvbith the eri t andi fumes of A persed 
os ie at Sultan, ‘as tothe onely Monar 


rise ashe King, and ows: i? ibe fes ofan handfull long, full of Tewe 
| finwe > 





if i ! ‘holy? serth nth 
: ! A ; ) which they-may (as they are pe 2 i arcana 
Belen other leffer of filke and gold;al{o nine fa A ane ts of ’ Petiicic great Prophet:whieh deuilith perfuafion,ferneth as a{pur to pricke forward euery of 
5 ) ot " 


- theit pauillions,things not vfedamong the Chriftians.He, Dyan Ports, thofe ambitious Prices to adde fomething totheirempite. This his devout’ putpofé on 
¥ > a 4 Se 4 4 . 
camels haire, nine faddles fet wich {tone after the Perfian t Ds aines: : knowne,wanted ny 
{cimitars with red fcaberts, feuen bowes with arrawes and qniuiers,all . 


otthe furtherance ofmany ripe heads, deuifing fome one thibg; {ome and- 
iC asthey thought beft fitted his humour.But amongft many eee him pre ee 
i ‘ ; Wrought with goiq..t ape dhini fo welljas the plot laid for the taking of the rich Ifland of Cyp ane 
: precions ftone;he prefented alfo many other carpets called Teftich,made ofthe finett| leale onaquett of it felfe fiafficient,both for the eternizing of his name;an pa : ‘0 
ae and fo large,thatfeuen men could {carcely carry ong of them. f the Faulcons were q aWne, cians: a pfafirable workes intended; witha large ouerplus,tor the fapplying o . at a 
 Thembsf che way The prefe ich the Hinbetidourgett vnto thegteat Turke in his own, leadb | his on in his fathers like devout workes at Conftantinople.But that(vhich moued! i i a 
hors prefeat to wore alfo thele san 0,2 pauilion faire and large, certaine {eimitarssbowes and », name; B si di i glory of fach a conquett, which ashis facerers bare fyehin haos, nigh nafe 
tichly garnifhed, wit in carpets of filk,& Camels haire, After which Prefents f5 ae ofa equal with any his predeceffors; who in the beginning of theirraigne,na phe ys oe 
red,& reucrence don vnto the grearSultan by the ¢mbaffador,and thirty ofthis follow. bie pied Bay ic ching agai the Clrifvians.Hlereupon thea wasby eh mt 
____ eloth of gold,he returnedto his lodging,very honorably accompanied,as wel by the. Lin jor a funded to the great Baffaes to be confidered of without whofe a bs ‘ a a ae 
rt) them of his owne rétinue. Firft befides many others,there were a Bteat companie of the 5 as Fatih Emperors {eldome or neuer take any great wars inhand. Raed 2 ade 
© hiesand Chiaufies,and other courtiers mounted ypon goodly horfes, well furnithed &i fe fellors Muhamet the chiefe Vilier Baffa,a man of greateft authoritic (vato Ly shea 
“Gent order: here might aman haue feen foreof cloth of gold, veluet,damaske,& other kinds i 


i P tne irevanda fe. ret friendynto the Venetians, tymus fromthe 
eholden,that he hadfo quietly obtained theempireyan vanledenie =! 
offilke. After thefe,there followed about three hundred Perfian horfemen, oe ion,perfuading Selymus not to yeeld thereunto aed gine rnuading of 

















i 








apparelled - d much to miflike of that mot 1 i 1 itne of His cypras. / 
their manner, ome with gowns made of diuers little pieces of taffata of { Hassel H wel oe a the danger and vncertaintie of the ex lei ae eho kept, \4 
fenting the pictures of men,women,horfes, andother beatts ; and fome of them imbroid ba death had charged him ftraitly,thatthe league with the oe i Poesia che teeaie MTR 
with flowers and fruits of fundry forts;fome had alfo gowns of cloth of gold, but not {o fi 1 © and thar he could not with his honour wirheut tutt a fe a ry : Sahigha the (econd Bafft, 
asthe Turks;andfome of veluet, but very few of cloth, tor that the Per fians hate no great teh hehimlelfe had bura little before moft folemnly co ; pea with Pidll Bafathe A dubia 
ty either of veluet or yet of clotl),cxcept fuch asthey haue from the Portingals that eran] ft fometimne Selymus his turor,and therfore of him Mur ‘impugned that he had before 
to thofe Eaftern countries, yet of filk & woolita oy 


i F ili fo mightily im ‘ 

Hore cuntinen ee seicise Laan ee rey bof and profatendingthat2Gion, 
i : ethe a great partof the Venetian Arfenall being bu sel 
men:and laft of al ie bel aa Lesa tea he reiected the a Ss iu Tpeeame is 
‘ i isa ot n b 
and inthe rereward ofall came the embaflador alone,gorgeoufly attired both himfelfe & his his choler,Chriftian(which among the shi ae ys ato a rea tisha terns 
horfe.He himfelf wasinuefted with crimofin veluet, mingled with fome othercolors:his (ad ding wholly to the perfuuafion of wflapl vat “hat res Iolutvon. Which was not fo couertly 
dleand bridle wereail bedeckt with iewels :the caparifon of his hore, was all imbroidered K both by fea and land, for the Pee raat one vi ctatonius Barbarwe che Venetian 
with Turquoies and other precious tones : the hornevpon the top of his Turbant(which the D carried inthe Turkes court,but that te me Turabete beficaieietektehete se ol 4 
‘Turks call Meteuenchia)was altogether wrought with gold, and fet with precious ftones : in embaffador,and not without caule (ufpe aedp Bede Se agp aa med GBA han 
briefe,vpon cuery part of his bodie hanged iewels of great price Aftert riers batedourtal Turks began now to cut fhort inal at ae aoe oe adaeot greireveroablet0 
lowed about 14.0 Perfian horfemen,and others of his court apparelled eebbrovar (ome welll: ged,and euill intreating them ped ieee A aa ee easter tl eutalion of 
fomeill,according tothcir abilitie. Now although the Pcsfians(as is to be thou he)thewed all enfue. The VenetianEmbafla Us pegs Ct ae rane bregoh oft heap is 
their pompe,yet they made nothing fo faire a thew as did the Turks: neither ata eHawito faite Cyptus,came vito cm ont ‘iti Sof Teast an grate towards the Tutkith Bmiperours re- 
men of complexion, being for the moft part of a fivart and browne color. and rather Tele men putting him in mind of the fc sti ea yes much haft to begin that war, which would et 
than otherwife, not much volike to the Spaniards. The cmbaffadour being departed the Pre- quetting him that Se/ymus Rue da vmactorapearire MMnPnt rictast Senp 
honourable {ents were all brought & (hewed to Selymus; who allowed for thei: r ‘i 6 a Rea a all Europe on abroile;but rather by hisembaflidors ir coche good of bout pate Bie 
wes cats.a day, for that indeed their number was great,and theirbeaflemany. Thefe expences be- that foit might haply come to paffe,thacalmis 


E ; id toa- 
i itic’ i (ted not of the Batfa forany hope he ha 
i i i war. Which the politick embaflador requefted t pela 
dha pa Fcc weal pier ee eee any of them enter into his domi- ah the war, for which the Turk had nowal things ina readineffe,but only by fuc p 

2 'y i 


’ : yin i being fully 
: which they come is finifhed. Butlong ir was not i i urks endeatiors,and to win time, vntill chat the Srate( 

but chat this embaffidor hauing concluded a peace ees i et aa inca Tamasand Se eae Lianne make ready their feet & forces,and {oin He He . ert 

Selymus,8 difpatched fach matters as he came for,returned home againinto Perfia. The Yes cnfwer their armed foes : Neither did he euer leave the Baffa,vatill he had by saadeg of the 

netians alfo now at this fame time,by their embafladors fought to renew the league they had Sere ‘That one Cubates fhould befent Embafladour to Venice, to pile pees front’ 

made with the great Turke,now expired: which as it was eafily obtained, fo wasit of final af- Senators, whether they would willingly deliverthe Iflarid,or aduenture to haue 


. 7 by 
farance, Selymus the next ycare quarrelling with them i t hurt : dfuch likeas werethen done at Conttantinople, beeing 
an diftarbance of that State,as thall forthwith ED eens thomyygrorce. ae affidour,matte knowne at Venice, broughta generall beaut 


t n ppeareth they haue great pl 
theirgowns being of wooll quilted with bombaft.Afterchefe horfemen fol 
fian footmen,peraducnture all {eruants;after whom came the Turkith horfe 
camea horfe ofthe embaffadors led by a Perfian;after which horfe follow. 





lowed many Per. faidjand fo importuned Sely 








ed 200 Ianizaries: 


eS 



















































A i i in pott fr : “A eit former selymus(tndets 
eid a ae sii withall the world (athing of the Turks not much defired) began to nelle sh aut cite :for why,that vnderftanding and eel St Ee with cn mi 
isbiterieure mer a ee Daeg et memnple'at Hedeianople JF harmesjofall others molt dread the Turks da beget departing from Cottpein 


fic, a Colledge , and an Almes-houfe (as had his ‘ut Barbarus the Rmbaffadours fonne, atid Bonricias his Secretari¢, ea Venice 
at Prufa a (tantinople, led thereunto with hs Peet oes S long ioutneyesto Ragufium, whiere Angelus aia, ‘ rept oa 
more,than how to endow the tomecte him, wasteadieto reeeiue him who becing takertinto DP BO 
fo gieata charge : forthatthe RoWenice; ‘ a aC want \ fn 
nuertany lands or poffeflions : co 
, to 









uftand neceffiricarmes, which 
ken them in hand, 


Ematoage that theyg 
Wichthis anfwer the E 


mbaffador departed, let ou 














ra otiss Embaffador difgraced: feeing that they whom he had thought would haue 
2a P 


oad 





Fi vnto any thing,rather than the league fhould haue bin broken, had fenthim fucha wea 
de 











gotknowledge of the matter, were 
vomVerice, gatesmutcering among themfelues,that it were wel don 
the meffenger of his faithleffe 











Matter, Which outrage it 











ri¢ haue performed,had not {uch as by the commandem 
ter affured him of his fafetie, 
as he went ftill ftor 


than cither regard ofdutie o 
ul fwearing by his Mahomer tobe o 

enat voto the Turks Embafla 
ended, as full of | honour and valour. 
dor doneto the further incenfin 
brained amore indiffe 
they vtterly difliked, forafmu 
maintained againft them th 





" well liked and highl 


ax 






fed 

feof atiers OF opinion,t 
, rigor. Asfor the decreed warre, 
efpecially thofe that were to be 
uerfitic of opinions it appeared, 
commendation, as the euent thereof fh 
ifthings fell out well,then was it wilel 
Teputed a foolifh,a rafh,and wofullrefolution 

The greater the danger was now fear 
Venetians of their State: whereforet 





ch as all wars were wo 
0 ftrong for'vs, In (ich 














¢ Senat fhould of that folho 


ould afford (than which not 


( *h nothing is more vnreafong 
otthily done ; iforh 


erwife,then was it like to be 












me made choife of their 
y committed the defence 
| Hitronimus Zanius wa 


moft valiant & expert capta 
of their difperfed Seignior 
ted Admiral, Lucas Michae 
enerizs into Corcyra,a 
taines were alfo fent wi 
gentleman with tooo 
the ffland : after who 


ins both by feaand land 
ie,with the leading of th 
Crete, Francifeus B, 
t hononr,experience and valour. 
faid places,as Exgeni 
adalfo the leading o 
# promifedto follow with 2000 foormen moe, 

I places new fortifi ed,armor, ordnance, and 
ought needful for defence of their State.And for 
thtoo mightie an enemic, 
moft ofthe Chriftian pri 
Mmonenemie, wh 









Other meaner cap. 
ws Singliticus anoble 
f allthe horfemen in K 


ith leffe charge int 
footmen into Cy 
yhom Countic Martine 
ies were now by the 
led,and wharfoeuer els the 
hey well knewthey hadtod 




















they by their Embafla- 
Aces to ioine with them 
ho ashe was too ftrong forany 











fore his eyes amoft pregnant exam- 
‘ague, which he without any iu y, 
fo Charles the French king, and 
ri¢ for that the Venetians were 
hey were in league with the Tur- 
courtefie,to offer himfelfe to bea 
yong king of Portingal Don Seba- 
ad but a little before raged in his 
48 to maintaine wars by {eaagainkt 
an commontwveale,than if he 
intus then Pope,and Philip king 
y Philibert duke of Sauoy, Guide Vde» 
nights of Malta, promifed them 4 
ve gh t 


ig the Tutke maketh 
The like exculed vfe al 

















mediator, if they f 





¢ the great plague which h 
ple sas alfo that he 
no leffe benefit of the 



















histefolution for the conqueft 
entertainment at Venice, far- 
xr contemned and himfelfinthe 


s vpon the report of Cabates hi 











his Embaffador, vato whom they had notafforded fo much 
fyierand fe bala tet Lh en mouc him alfo > that the Venetians had in their letters 
as Pre pabaladon, omitted the glorious titles viually giuen the Turkifly Emperors:wher- 
fent Bye 1S ¢ part to fatisfic his angrie mood,he cauled, Marcus Antoninus Barbarns the Venetian 
fore hw ¥ and all the Chriftian merchants of the Welt thorowout his Empire, to ; eclape 
re if acd their hips ftayed ynderanarreft. And fetting allother things re et hime 
ie bin x y forthe preparing of fuch thingsas fhould be needful forthe intende mie oh 
felfe “is traeh as the Ifland of Cyprus was the prey whereafter thegreedie tyrant on h 
a i Fat which the bloudie wars betwixt the Turkeand the Veiietians with os or C - 
a nf detats,prefently enfued ;it fhal not be from our purpofe topend a few'wor eke i 
Pee ate ; thereof,as the {tage whe eon the bloudie tragedie following was nee , z 
Eb toe it came fittt into the hands of the cross 9 an by fer pct a _—_ ong i 
4 it be in forme part betore declared) votill it wasn J 
nee a Se taaiaetedn ieeenaade at length by ftrong hand by him waefted from; 
them. This I ie 
bei ee accounted amongft the greateft Iflands of the Mediterranian; a =e 
Icis wort ‘lop and isin length (after thedefcription of Strabo) 175 miles, 1 3s i eae 
eee tice -h wich corne,wine oyle, cotton wooll, faffron, hony, rofin, turpentine, 
\ eee en es els is needfull tor the {ufteatation of man, whereofit fends forch 
fagar te ia RES caine it craucth:no helpe again. Tt was — ome 
erat undan that isco fay,Bleffed. The people thereia generally liued fo mie —— 
ie ee ay Tfland was dedicated to Venus who was there efpecially wo mine : — 
ean, i Marcellinus to fhewthe firuliie thereof, faith, That se hors ag gem 
of called ceralishings that without che helpe of any other foraine wT —_ a ate 
pecans i fhi from the kecle to the rop faile , and fo put itto fea ‘urni nce > ings 
to style d +t Rufus writing thetof,faich,Cypras famofadinisys spanperta het fe. Oys 
nce: full. An j ni abiainebtl itaut ius eius infule anarins wages ——— here — rye 
mut siege wealth aliured the povertc of the people of Romero ave Sotidetete 
Binet wetoul than iuftly got the rule thereof, Inthe heart o - ce oe 
en em mine re; alland lace mettopoliticall citie thereof,Andin a pre 
Le 2 fodoetitnb called Tamaffus, a famous rich citie, the chiefe andonly arn sities 
bir 100 niAand Other faire cities there bealfo,as Paphos, Amathus(now = ~~ 
p mm This Tland of it felfe long time maintained the maieftic of ach alee ‘rs woe 
wh Raed ol ning ent er 
ifti iftr i 0. and é : x sb 3s Be 
Peer rte a a patos seb there caft‘oni fhore,weré by. the Cypriots ‘eith 


i : ne Gilici si Eat Siriaonthe Wettyre cetictption 
i he farche(t of the Ciltciandeasit hath onthe y C 
Sitar Fe sees gypt, and Northward Cilicia, now called Garamanias«f cyprus 


aE IL ee ye ee ke 
lly (laitie ortaken prifoners : which barbarous violence king Richardrooke in fo cil parts xing 
cruelly 


X isatmi¢,andrefted not vatill he-hadtaken J/4acthe king prilo 
oh nl Tuba m4 cee aeiaghe fentinchaines offiluer to ba nea ipatons 
pi 5 fe ithe kingdome he keptawhileinhis cee ey ong pate 
} rs ‘ae i exchanged with Guido thetitular; King teenth y a - “ a4 ee 
ofEnelana S0¥ acertain timeafterwards werehonoréd with the me ¢o 7 e: ings 
‘Thishin domeby many difcents came at lengthtotanss en ne Pte Sof 

142 3 ps by Melechela' Solcan of Agypt taken prifoner bur after tanfome oO} 


foe alae 


oiinithe youre exo the Kings 


115000 Sultanins was{etat liberticandrettoredtohiskingdome; paying v after 


: hai @ : difabn, who 
“i rer of wodopierawnes: Thistenus lefeafoncalle orwhofedeutt 
reer iceer ss aac ierrrenm per e Mont Reni ont 
He tharried one Heltna ofthémott noble hotifeofthe Paleologi - ie tle This King Jobs 
¥ nly daughtércalled Carlet, bur by another wornana bafe fon the manner ofhis effoe? 
on SdAmestia exalragethicr giuerito pleafuré;é according to man: which Helena his 
mired il gr an 
witesé woman fa gécattpiituickly perceiuingto Py r gouettie 
















gracing and difgracin 
has thee beft ie bolas 






















fifih Emperour of the Turkes. -" 


4nd Pxomotin t 


4 
































ing in them of roa! ree Oe : 

a ds ala 7 ee Sada pe tooke fuch furtherord as pleafe her eniesand ue Cr oA again to Iames ? who now by the fupportation of the Agy ptian Sultan poffeffed therof, yet li- 
idewhdise plete eand warre ; her husband inthe meanetime re ardin 1 matters of © ged not without care of Carlotte & her husband Lewé,whom he knew the Cipiiots wondeful- 
ddniqnnaies en ee rby it came to paffe that all was broughtinto the “ <a ADS Nothing but ly affected. Wherfore forthe more affurance of his eftate,he thought it beft to ioyne in league 
alidoodora. me ow'the queene het felte was much ruled by the ape Greeks and friend(hip with the Venetians, whom he knew to be of great powerat {ea,and of all other 
deladun a, y her daughcer : fo chat the people wouldcommonly fay, T| ell of her nurfe ficreft to crofle whatfocuer Lewes fhould inthe right of his wife attempt againt him. Which 

sthenurfethe > zene,and the queene the king. The nobilitie Stared eae tuled league he afterwards made,and the better to confirmethe fame,tooke to wife Catharin Corne- 

n 








Ha,the daughter of Marcus Gornelivs a Magnifico of Venice, being before adopted to the Se- 
nat,and euer after their reputed daughter, Not long after this marriage, James died inthe yere 
1470,leauing the queene great with child,who in due time was delisered of a faire fon; vnto 
whom with the mother the Venetian Scate became turors,as their adpptiue fathers, &intheit 
behalfe tooke vpon them the gouernment of the realme, This childe fhortly after died alfo, 


this mannerofgouer.cenb 
t,by generall confent of the 
ie oe i lg Srey fome call the king of Portingal) to whome they pay 
ughre es with full power'to fapplie that want of gouc: al Wa al 
Was in 


king Tohp his father ir. = w. Hetakin the au oritie into his ands. i 
th 
iS I hand: squickely reformed the dif. 1 


Wearj 
people, fent for Jehn i me 
i the king of Portin. 



















































. : ig religion, as ciuil ici . F peal? fe 
h aon againe reftored,and-the gouoranee ihe Cine eons, The Latine Cere. not without fome fufpition of poifon ; afer whofe death great troubles arofc in thekingdom, 
ghtto an’end.But the mifchienous daugh sthe nurfe, and the Queene infomuch that Andreas Cornelius the queens yncle, amoft graue counfellour, and gouernor of 
H 


ter doubting the countenance of 

. f : th oki 
¢ lite,copoifon thekings Which thing he 8s 
other, as was reported): in fhort time PerRirmned. 


the Realme vnder the qucene, was by the confpiracie of certainenoblemen laine, and al! the 
Ifland readie to reuolt trom the queene. For appeafing of which troubles, the Venetians were 
glad oftentimes to fend their admirals wich their gallies into Cy prus,to take orderin the mat- 







perfuraded her mother,as the tendredh 
fmf <ched woman (by the confent ofthe pa ee 





PEN 














and folbroughethat noble prince; wel worthi i 
‘ : A 1 ; F 
gouemnment'was again reftored to the Greeke enreean vntimely end: whereby the ter,and to aid the queene : whoat length per fuaded by George Cornelius her brother, whileftit y 
swho inthe name of her.weake busband was yet in her power,2sa louing daughter to yeeld vp the kingdom ynto her adopriue fathers, } 
yong-queene Carlotte: which the not wellbrookin rienoutl : daughter infulted vpon the which fhe deftitute both of counfellaad power , could notlong hold fo far from her friends, 
brother;requiring his helpe ‘for redreffe tle aa y complained thereof to Lames befec onthe one fide with the Great Turke, and onthe other with che mightie Sultanof Al. - 
htersnot fo much in reuenge of the wrong by /h = »? who notlong after flew the nurles : C gypt. She I fay thus perfuuaded by her brother,came to Venice, where fhe was with the grea- 
imfelfé forthe obtaining of the Litera y her-done vnto his fifter,as to Prepare away 4 te(t honor that could be deuifed,teceiued by the Duke & whole State at fea in their great and 
dbeprefetred beforehitnielte ant sh ar inwardly, that thee orheehusband goodly fhip the Beucentaure, and fo with ail royall triumph brought thorow the midft of the g,yettieennés 
dithe King her husband to caufe his bafe { Ing Helena the queene quickly perceiving per- citie vnto the place mott richly for thetime appointed for the recciuing of her: where fhortly ad.ro.lib.e, 
foto becomea Church-man sliettiiore pe to enter into the orders Of priefthood, and after attired in allher royal habiliments {he came in great maicftie vnto the Senat houfe, and 
which the bing at hrendnGanoe die bh aa all hishope of afpiring vato the kingdome : there before the tribunal feat of Augu/tinus Barbadicas thenduke of Venice, laied downe her 
Gerlatteby the perfuation of het mother peony Aichbithop of Nicofia. Inthe meane time crowne and {cepter,and asa moft louing daughter refigned vp her kingdome, to the great ho- 
thé dukeofSauoy:: who being for that € nobilitie ofthe country, married Zews fon to nor and profit of her country. Thus the kingdome of Cyprus was deliuered into the hands of 


the Venetians in the'yeare 14.73 ; which they peaceable heldfrom that time, paying vatothe 
Sultans. of Ajgypt fuch tribute as had the late king James: Which yearely tribute they in like 
D manner payed vatothe Turkih Emperors, after thatthe kingdome of Aigypt was by Se/yrmus 
thefirtconquered in the yeare x 517, asduevnto himby law of armes : with which yearely 
tribuce both Selymus him(elfe, and Sohmasnafver him, held themfelues wellcontented. But 
now.this‘Turki(h Emperor Selymus the fecond,of whomwe {peake, defirous bothofthe ho- 
nour of fuch aconqueft,and of foricha prey, madeno account of the accuftomed tribute, but 
ofthe fruitful Mand it felfe s whereof he, as is before ‘declared, hath by his Embaffadour 
madeaprouddemand,but is thereof denied by the Senat, z 
Selymus throughly furnifhed with all things neceffarie forthe inuafion of Cyprus,inthebe- 4 47 @ 
ginning of Februariefent a great power both of horfe and:foot into Bpirusjand the *fontiers OF ck saa 
Dalmatia, to forrage the Venetian territorie, efpecially about Tadera; of purpofe by that war deh the Hee 
foncere at home,to withdraw'them from the defence of Cyprus fo far’off. About the mid- "7%" 
dleof April following he fent Piall Bas with fourefcore gallies‘and thirtie galliorsto keepe Pia nae fant 
thelVenetians'from fending aid into Cyprus. This Pall was an Hungarian, borne of bale pa- coe ve 
rents,but curning Turke,and gining himfelfe to armes, was firlt preferred for hisvalor fhewed 
ageinitthe Chrittians at Zerbijand afterward by many degrees rife tothe honor of one of the 
gicatett Bali's, He departing from Conftantinople,and clitting through PeloponefusandHe- 
lefpontus,came to Eubcen; and there for certaine dayes lay in fuch order, asifhetouldhané 
prefently piuentheenemie bittell: bur vnderftanding by: his efpials, that the Venetians rie 
noltifly vifited with the plague; and “lowly relicued by their friends, were Not likein hafte to 
come our,hetanke his colirle to’Tenos an fland of the Venetians,to have taken it froim'them. 
F ThisIlandisoneofttie Cyclades, anid was by nature trong, but ftronger by the induftrie of 


that, thequeene mothet and the old a fenttor,came with all {peed to Cyprus. A fier 


orders:Which letters by.ch ' : 
sisi ich eter bychance cao omer 
i ogi. eee and fauorits,fuddenly éntred the court:flew {uch of his ene: 
‘of thereoall cag esc theit goods among his.followers, arid’as king poffefled hint: 
aA weinbond MfootAlithine Inthis broilethe Greekeiqueen Helene die ng Pp 
sia Getpitehfheanatiine eae outotorder, certaineof the nobilitic for res 
| Highcothissvifemoftiuftly belonged: whovponhic serie tom thatkingdome inthe 1 


ed,and hortly after her huf- 


receined:& wel ee Roc Yponhisiarriuall was of all {c fimenioyfull 
oldie, ‘and. poatalageiaiaictene in vfimpervaderftanding| before : fi rbot ede inp 
ee to Alexandtiatoicraieaid ofthe i thé pedpletowards‘himi,. fled withrdiuers of his 
i on # sou baw asthache was by the Saleanscommante cot seouurehesfound fife. 
cone titloofthe kingot Cyprus j which he» nt royally appareediand honored with the 


PF ot cs et Sfier 
anita ’ a Phe Arg. {ed:forener.to h Id oft 0 
ener ls alee 
ihe yyenoffenite tonia\ratioh: t to haue pacifiedthe Sultiin,declaring vato him his 
Iy.pentionogr0000 duckets Ltingiletiene 1 ved tribuce;aidtoallow vntoTames ayerc 
tenscoutt, and wifey following hisowne fuityarlatconcladedare se oho. 


ughtit more honoiir toma ae oncluded withthé.creat-Suitan. ( who § } . 
Hie teenned ino Cypras: wea i thatto confirmes king )and recciningofih io agreat the deFendanesowyto living far from the Ohriftian'countties,and compaffed about with firch - 
¢ Ifland,with his wifesanid toretume Smehefod: teffed Lewit,that he wits glad to for- oruelland warlikeenemies.as people far diftant ftood in dread of, could never for any feare 
805 : jnto his country ; leaningithe kingdomeofCyptus ordangerbe renioued from the Chriltian Yeligion, or induced to fabmic themfelues to the 
“sy 333 againe Turks gouernment,as moft of the other Iflands had. Péall here landing his forces fought — 





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2 of Tuly,the Baila with hisar cond, pe ’ , ata 
ore she Turis by Monee He a all fifth Emperour of theTurkes. 
them being i isin and with often & lowd« “fy Venetians had well prepared,was by the delay and lingering ofthe Spaniard, mafred. 

“apusintogeencer: ed with filence,was taken as a dec A “thar,the plague began to arife inthe feet, lying fo long in one place, which at length grew fo 

thecitie. Shore! ashe might without dan Bet,took ir feare, uw ? whi hor, that many of the gallies had neither mariner nor fouldier left inthem: neither did this: 
: ly aft ke fir , i! mortaliry £0 feafe,vntill chere were twentie thoufand dead thereof,amongft whom were mas 
ny noble gentlemen of great account,which might haue done theircountry good fefuice,had 


they beenintime imployed. 
Sommer now almoft halfe fpent,and the plague wellceafed,the Venctian Admirall weary ii Peal 
lect oO an bune~ 































































ie 
urkes with incr gement : : 
Pp otha fey Resor labour and celeritie ee Tu ofexpecting of the comming of Aaréathe Spanifh Admiral, gathering together his fleete ‘dred cnd/tuens 
’ ug httheir whichhe hadbeforedifperfed toauoid the infection, failed to Corcyra, where he met with sre /aile at 
Coreyra, 


butafcerw 
ards,as their 
3) clr armie j 
Acteafed, ma 


Opped thewals of the citie Yenerius another of the Venetian commanders, who there {taid for hija, hauing buta little be- 


B fore taken'from the Turks Ceftria,now called Suppoto,atown vpon the feacoaft oueragaintt 


















































fttansto defend F 
: f He ei end, There hauing p| 240d made the 
; rib : Citie botk oo ung placed : the plac a 
‘ he ‘a tundting that the earth trem Bla night without ee i Lea Pieces of| baateric H Corcyra. The whole fleet ofthe Venetians beeing affembledrogether, wasan hundredand 
lens oe Many were flaine; both w a houfes fhooke as if they ee fuch aio, feuenteenc faile,amongft which were 12 great galeafies ; butall too weake to giue battell to 
wuts hie the wals: neuer wasfucha fea the deadly thot, and the broke haue falne down; the Turks,as being them{clues ftronger in thipping than in men.Neuertheleffe, the Admirall : 
eerie os his trenches neeter and neer then within the citic of Nivofs CSof ftones ne wh er Ces iba ofthe Benoa penis moued with the diftreffe of the ; 
anisints P ' em vnto the veriebrimof th er, and refted not vatill he had a@scuery da efieged in srather than for any hope he had with that ftrength to do any good againfk 
pests: of the Turks had not sh ! etowne ditch, which the pre With reftle(je Fae me ek wie ateick towards Crete, and the twelfth of Augutt landed at : 
tillerie,but withthe ee afterwards,they stereo fonigh,they fir, lee Mes omhaaiall re the king of spaine a a merits rma FFE ee 
thower of haile;fo se paOhatrowesjand Rleteeplergieie: the wals with ficir, opine comed with great ioy and triumph. The wholeflect of the confederat Princes now at Tenggln 
ps irae curtaines Bete srercieae ti off the wall eee ae ifithad on ] C mettogether, confifted of an hundred nincti¢e two gallies, and twelue galeaffes,belide viGtuas 
Bee ne,butall places he bulwarks,wasb impiers. In few daies Jers and other {mall veflels, laded with munition and other neceflarie prouifion for the fleets 
although the Gites lay full ofthedesd bodies nents great Benancs hae, Of thefe gallies the Pope had fet forth twelue, the king of Spaine fortic two,the reft withthe 
Tencic of the place: dghtat great difaduantape,bo ofthe afffilants & defendants rn galeafles;were the Venctians.Io this fleet were imbarked thirteen thoufand fix hundred three- 
Weapon, gaue them eh bid ld foyned with extre th forthe humber of men aici Trore fouldiérs of whom the Pope-fent eleuen hundred, the king of Spaine three thoufand: 
enemies,and defend thei Ourage,as with thot,ftones.ti ie Receffitie, of all other the 9 ‘! = nine hundted,and the Venetians eight thoufand fix hundred and fixty. Thefe three great com-~ rhe chrifian 
tillerie & murthering Itwals;and oftentimes to mak moer,and fuch like,to keepdow ree manders entring into counfell, what courfe to takein their proceedings in this war, after long, #4! tiab/ore 
P € great flaughter ofthem,with thei difeourfe too and fro,atlength by the perfuafion of Zanim the Venetian Admiral,refolued xo, 24imerd 
em, with theirar. ST isan ks battell, in hope thereby toraife them from the a 
2) 










sliephaneiies an 1eces,bent yponth 
er enh ‘ emasata i 
deter vnteararee, hey al oftentimes difinoumen no eas 
utks labored agai arlietbeds and facks of cotten inode fecha 
ght the Turkes entrin ena Pitch barrels,and darters tefullatwita © 
yfomifed tring the ¢ SP len themfeluestwo Soi ein 
ref ; es tt es 
fently fo Me Maan which flankered the dit hsinfich foryasthaethey were eto 
catisopti : 8 alders:others filled the thon ee this quickly per inn d. fom oh 
he meantime with mattocksscg ches With rabbit ecarthyend 
ulwarkes'Conftance an y Iattochsand eats were digas fio eet nd 
nthe foundations ofthe 


building thereof. The Ch 
he C} ad the chiefe charge inthe 






they ft go direétly for Cyprus,and to give the Tur 
aod iege of Nicofia. Rbout themiddeft of September, this great fleet furnifbed with all things 
pieces and | D needfall forfuch an expedition, loofed from Crete,and witha faire gale of winde fet forward 
for Cyprus; inalltheir courte keeping fuch order, asifthey fhould prefently haue metwith 
the cnemie. In the middeft of thefetroubles died Petrus Loredanus, Duke of Venice,lea- 
uingthereftof the care’of that warre to Aloyfins Moceniows, who fucceeded him in the 


Dukedome. 
Whilft the Chriftans thus flowly proceedintheir fo weightic affaires, Ma/Papha in the meat 
time laid hard fiege to Nicofia:and dividing hisarmie into foure parts, affaulted foure of, the 
time before from the beginning of the 


bulwarkes of the citie,with greater force than.at any 
fiege, The affaule was both long and terrible: furie,and the very fight of the warlike Generall; 
who was there a prefent witneffe, and beholder of enery mans forwardneffe or cowardile (a 
+ matter of great moment)befides their natural fiercenefie, carried the Turks headlon without 
any peril or danger.And on the other fiie,the greatnefle of the danger,the feare to ofe both 
life and libertie,with the hope of relie fe,encouraged the defendants todareany thing: fo that 
the Turks could not approch the wals,or mount the fcaling ladders, but they were prefently 
ainjor cogether with the ladders throwa to the ground.Many ofthe Turks were there flain, 




















‘frucke downe dead 
Ahoretime din maine tes ctehes man refit all 
nds achat ra cna oh 
- fledng vin which hey abn ts! +, &cinforced the reft to gi ce the 
: ot oi his affault,both parties fo ee Me oe bot pais ec ; 
3 ieswhercinieabpenen mail h OE I 
ae ¢ Turk ent the time in their in- 

















‘cities, than were tho , : n 
wha vere thofe Chri Furks Were muchcunnifee ns 
he Venetiansin the firtt mo fending the fam i a deuifing of means butt efpecially. fuchas were moft forward + and of the defendants were alfo more loft thas 
the ' foosdwith the fafetic of fo fmalla numbers and forafmuch as few or none aisapee laren that 
any skilfulmen 


mithey recei fthefe war Reais oh 
aedburcold we ea aid ord inti 

phd feuteold comfort, asis before declared: ye 
bata! le fottic och comteteratio f this war, whe 
ns, as ¢ y prinees of Iralie m tied, put toalfo 


defendants were brought vato a fall number. 
: a(fault had by the Baila bin 


as that he was glad for 


fightvnxvounded;the poore 
were ofopinion,that the citie mighthaue binthat day taken,ifthe 
i longer maintained, by bringing full on fre(h men y bntfuch was hisloffe, 

thartime co giue, fault, and fo with difhonour to retires of wy 
1 0 give ouer she affault, an Y fo2 lee fronted Gwhl ie nit abies 







; the matter mont concerned! 
matia,about Tadera exree 6 Weaketa mcg oncetned, had in good 4 ~ After this a(faule, it was by.fome of the captaines thought good 
oneths (wherein mue he counter the'Turk s,they lay they,were yet of rebate firength in thecity)fally. forth vpon theenemie:fo ro make fs! et 
fhew,thacthey. had y.c¢t fome,good lope in themfelues,and withal by fofuddenan eraption EO paige” 





r = 7 . - ie . Ye} 
— fometliing vpon the feeure cncmi¢.Of which motion, Dandulwe the Gouernor writ - 


f> 





on, and yet no new i 
1, a comming : fo 


Venetians 


ils 





































7 1S6Dinades 


cient by fuch a dangerous piece of fer dis 
dants,and fo to gine the enemie an ealier means to take the citie, 













hthe numb 


































ero. —- ; intnot inthis affault;the fpoile of this rich city thal bethe mote 
) : : Yet feeing all ees defen cla play y autee ghar fruit of all your trauell’confifterh in this oneaoment, Whil a4 
generally of another mind, he yeelded vato their defire.Soin the hoteft time of the da eri ward of ci dete fome, and reproucth others, they mindfull of his promifes, andthefeom 
as the Turks leaft thought that the Chriftians would haue fallied out 3 Certaine Italian veal thus inapnre aes with their thick thot fuffer no mun to ftand in fafety vpon the wals, & ‘out 
nies vader the conduct of Ce/ar Plowianus of V incentia, and Albertus S corus,iffned out iain difgrace,a me {fo with their great ordnance greatly annoied the defendants. This done, they: wee int 7 
gate that leadeth to Famagofta, and vpou the fudden brakeinto the enemies trenches : ee of their Oi the ruines of the wall, and in other places by fcaling ladders to haue entreduhe: ter tb! 
they found the Turks ome playing,fom fleeping,but fearing nothing leffe tha Syaee attempted DY 





O thatthe Chri. 
the firft entrance 
ksarmy,and flew 
y fide,the Ivalians 
f chem were flain, 4 
y ferued to no other 


¢ sbegrkt 
aintai for fome few herires,but 14 7 

i : ible affault was by the cruel enemy maintained,not for me: Altes, 4 
Ci ei ipa without a intermiffion, trefh men ftil comming)onin-{tead a ae 
fe Seaducbinled or flain, Yet did the cneiewe rallied) hes, Em peo 

weak i {ible for fe few to : 
thily performed: what was po! 
weake cafe as epee we mean mifery) thar relicfe might come by the. approch of the 
ci iti et Aclength,when the matter was broughtto this point,thatthe Turks were in 
ar 5 , 


ftians, whom they daylpbraued, durft to haue aduenturedto come forth.At 
the Tralians preualleamee ougti a great feare vpon that quarter of the Tur 
many-But whenthe 1 = awaked with thealarme,came running in on euer 
oppreffed with the muitituce,were glad to retire: in which retreat diuers 0 
and amongft them their two leaders Cafar and Albertus :{o that this {all 
purpofe than to weaken the defendants themfelues, 


































Scouts fort o, iB ft fuch {udden eruptions F ch hope Vv Apia i ably gueffed,That the Chrifti« 
ues fent out Alt ; tf great Op! to haue gained the wals,& Mast. ph himfelfe prob: vig ¥ Fe | ii ‘ nr 

: ; Ff ans were now weary of the long affault, and fore wi cakned with wounds & other infinit mifes 
of the citie, t | pe flong defendi 1g the citie now almoft loft,and that the de en dants coul, harél 


ses.not to feeke inacity fohardly diftreffed, and was inthat his opinion alfo confirmed by» 
ries, 


i F i at to be founded, de 
kent tr” ftand vpon the wals,or thew their heads without prefent dan certain fugitiue Chriftians:he neuertheleife vpon the fudden canfed a retreat to : 


gersthey for want of better con;. 
) Tinks and ex- fell, rather than for any hope of good fuccefle,fentout ie 


certain {couts,men skilful 








; : ing doing. The defendants 
of the waies foxetiring into his trenches, lay {til all the next day area i gs a rochetaeas 
and paflages ofthe country (whom they had for greatreward inducedto vndertake the mat. thinking that he had giucn ouer the affault,becaule o ‘ ome ons cof fuch aid wich lee dili- 
ter) to craueaid of the country people,that were in great multitude fledinto the fafety ofthe liefe, became more careleffe of the enemy, - cee i a : d ech candice, Butthel Base 
mountains: and to tell them, that if they came not intime to their teliefe,their wines &chil- gence repaired their breaches and prance ‘or the : te me athisbefteaptainsiée {oldgig 
dren, whom they had before fent into the citie,muftneeds infhort time tall into the enemies | iS inthemean time had chofen out of his i seat thenext day after, he fent early inthe 
= hand, or perith with hanger:but thefe meflengers were by the vigilant enemy intercepted, & all men ofapproued valour and agility of bo re line ladders fecretly and withoutany noife fer 
__ inthe fight ofthe befiegedtortured to death, morning,to make proofe ifthey could te 7 dbefore fore fhaken witlvhis great ordnance. 
eh ix About the fame time divers letters were fhot with arrows into thecity,to petfiadethebefie- vp,gct into the foure bulwarkes whic it : after whom followed diners others,and £0 pry at 
’ ged Chriftians to yeeld themfelues; for that in fo doing they fhould find the Baffaa mild and Theferefolute men leading the way, oe i het other companies of their fellowes which. she ioe 
mercifull conqueror:wheras otherwife if they fhould by wil full holding out delay his vidto- tooke the aforefaid bulwarks: when pre a laa did with their {caling ladders indivers pla- Sake , 
tysthey were fureto indure whatfocuer could be indured or fuffered, Bue when Muflapha bad ftood ready for the purpofe,comming of i matter was not done by fecret furprife, butby 
thus in vaine with hope and feare tried the minds of the defendants, he called forth toparley | cesrecouer the top of the wals : for Tet s were 7o Italiansand as many Epirots, whothere 
taper certaine fouldiers that were ftanding vpon the bulwarke called Conftantius of whom fome open force. Incuery onc of thefe bu ts . pa loa no fuch danger,and part lying lafily vp- 
deth them of were by the confent of the Gouernor fent forth vnto bim:vnto whom Muftspha by his inter- Dp kept watch and ward;thefe men part a a is Gish Mil flain:otherfomé of them awaked with 
Nicofatoyeeld pretor complained, That no an{werwas given vatohis letters . he fet forth vntother theglo- x " onthe ground, were there — i“ oat themfeluesiatily to their weapons, but forfaking 
ry ,power, and greatneffe ofthe Turkith empire; and debafed the {trength of the Venctians : \ the ftrange and vncouth noite, hae bitltealia at fiich places as were next vnto them, fome for 
thenhe perfuaded them to yeeld, propounding vnto them the miferiesthat would fall vpon | their {tations leapt down out ‘dd f ftheir enemies. Vpon this alarme fomeof the Chriftian 
them if the city fhould by force betaken ; which he threatned would be far oreater than the feare ran vnawares into the mi i Sth their companies,as did Eugenins, who whileft hee in 
dangerthe Turks wereto vndertake forthe winning thereof; and Higtlisrefere it¢oncerned captains came fiperdilyto a uf ; Idiers ashe met, that they thould not fo cowardly flic, and 
Mane {muuch as themfelues, whetherthe city were giuen vpby compofition, or els woonby barber oe HA eee ras himfelfeXhor ehoreny witha ftsathttor Mien eatenall 
Melati ied een that fhould arife vnto them by yeelding of itvp, ftaieth othersthat 5 ena labored in vain to haue ftaid the flying fouldiers, whofe pe 
\ 


ifthey would feruchim : and to conclude, toldthem, captains inotherp 


sfo e oge i at time iled. 
3 itie in f nerall a feare nothing at that tim: preual 
nd authoritie in fo gen 5 6 


i d fuafions,requefts,a ; 5 & bulwarks,gathered themfelues into themar- svicgjz a 
theta. The crafty Baffa did what he might to haften the whnatieof : Nien Deaurabarasies E The patonare te sr rontals ue hones, there ftood in the entrances be RETES 
doubted the comming of the Chriftian flect,& that his ereat vi ie ite peoulin ly troubled L Megpoovbunenpiacifens ye ake deftruction of the country together were their eve a- 
With contagious 8egrieuous difeafes,arifing ofthe iihsceerae facade Rcaughteiutlia fo hot the hid i of Aleppo with his regiment fcoured the me of aia “4 
acountry. But the fouldiersthinking any thing more affured than th th fai d meane ume the If: and without refpect put to fworda 
+ ae ) an the Turkih faith; anfwere had in charge from the General: ani ) : light vpona compa- 
' pit al a erties Neil oa & that they were ready coindure any poe usted the bulwarke called Barbarus,it forruned him to lightvp' : 
' 2 z evo 


Before the gracious fauour of fuch 


i douerthrowneand {lain, 
; : hile fought defperatly but were in the en ‘Jin places con- 
worthie pri F nie of Italians,who fora w: ik chcompanies as he thought good in place * : 
This anfwer cuit offall the Bataes inet ‘te ai ze + leis ce vithendaet When he had thus Mowe at ae Tenth fina thi more open places of the rine i 

Peng Boek gtieued & enraged, he commandedsll hi beans ASS tobe lic (faulevand uenient forthe keeping of them, fh rinto the market placeto haue caftthemfelues hs g 

the more to encouragehis Fe diets, promifed a t nes tobemade ready for the Sawold ing them that were gathered toger er the caufed certain murthering pieces to be bent vp oe 
fit or fecond mount the wals, After that hes - ely faith rewards & honors frat hispo- F and to fight asmenaltogether de shee Saati Gita eapons,and yeelded themfeluesvnto t 

; Wer:whetein both heas amoft worthic cy bike Mth a eal opts the city ae oe 7 You M them: which they pe cocitineaaye i ates of the city were ftrongly guarded by theenemy, 

epee, oi haue to do (faid he) with che finall and lnttehiae eatielainc ee mercy of the enemy. By and by all the g 


tarenus the Bifhop 
#6) F aiaaa le ; 7 ¢ Gouernor, & Cov 

tewrageibbis to ftahd or hold their weaponsin their hands Gaara ar rc enemaretcance tothe intent that no man fhould go in or out. Dandulus th 

ST ‘ pai 38 43 


sure ; ‘ 1 itifens,had got themfelues inte 

eer od ler the) wich tiemies ifideed): fhalttyeu'not itt f the nobilitie, & betrer fort of the ttt t word, thachee 

_ mer ines ont echo belie Doth few &e feeble, Pane vanquithed them when ae a, clapper als food vpon their guard: vnto whom cMaflapha fen * would 
: y# The endofal your laborsis athand,your hoped rewards approchyontly 

we play 


\ 


























¥ 


The Tarks at 
Se iat 

the comm) 
ae chrifas 
Thani it 
3 Ne) is for 
sb attelt, 





Famagufla be- in Nicofi 
Bege them of the citie, 
fent vnto them in 
the fame time fent before him di 
heads of, many ofthe noblemen 
ofthe citie. Which thing he did, in hope thatthe 

and the late ouerthrow of Nicofia,would for f 


Itakethemall tomescie,it 


\ 


they: 
meflengersrun too and fro, the T 


uery man. After the death of ¢ 
in {uch as they 


<a ee ralin 
gins Were fhan 
flange 


enemy had carrieda 


furrendred. 


Notlong after, ATuflapha leauing athoufand horfemen, 
a,marched with the reft of his armie to befie 


wals 
ciacle, 


prefent for Se/yna 
were by the enemie carried awa 
citieof Nicofia, fometime th 
Turks,the ninth day of Sept 
Muflapha hauing as heth 
of his name,rather than 
vnder his obeifance,an 
totheir wonted dwellings the rude 
fled with all that they had intothe 
y Ores yelded torill and fow their land as they wei 
SHORTIRE. oS tlie fea,and was then well furnifhed ofall thing 
Hither the Baffa fent one of the San 
the defendants,than for any hope h 
Palacius then Gouernor of the ci 
mie, but that without any further 
towne vatothe Sanzacke, couenani 
tie depart from thence with all hi 


deccited inthis his 


he had in the winning of Nicofia 
end of Septemberyhe thoughtit bet 
the honour he had with fo much 
commonly reported 
and retired himfelfe 
inthe villages round 


Miflapha reix ter wards hauingrak 

* wonderful celeriti 
rie to be laid again 
while battering th 


defendants,their sreat courage,and thatit was lik 


sand Winter alfo 


if 


he by 
abas 









a 
ket the head 


_ The Baffaes at {ea,Haly & Pial,lyin 
tian fleet, which then lay at Creete, 


ans: who returnin 
Baffaes what th 


g with certaine prifoners 
ey had learned concerning the Chriftian er 















Ounts aeaingt t 
whichdefend 


betime to pr 


Che 


before Famagutta, 


hefe nobleme: 
found abroad inthe ftreets,brake into 
:yong babes were violently taken outro 
ly rauifhed,and honeft matronsb 
abufed,thurches were {poiled,and all places filled wi } 
Were inall places @:%ed with bloud,for in the city was flainthat day fo 


urteen thoufing® it 
hundred ae erfons. Neither was there any end ofthe {poile, votill che greed 


‘the wealth sie, (sca had heaped vp 
Prey there taken,amou:. to twentie hundred 


goodly and beautifull youths were chofen out of 
mi. Inthe city were takenalfo 25 
y, and the reft le 
e regall feat of the 
ember in the yeare r 
ought beft difpofed 
by any force, brought 
d by faire intr 


efore their husbands faces 
thmourning and d 


oufand millions ofd 
purpofe to be fent 
o pieces of great ordnance : wher 
ft for defence of the citic, Thusthey. ys 
kings of Cyprus, fell into the hands of the 
570,in whole power ic {till remaineth, 
of allthings in Nicofia, with the 
moft part of the reft of the townes 
caty and promife ofgood vfage, brought ba 
country people,who vp the comming of th 
Mountaines:them as men not tobe feared,he 
re woont. The city of Cyrene is ftrongly fcitn 
S needfull for the induring of 
zackes to fummon the citiemore to proue th 


had to haue she citie deliueredvnto him. But Alphonfus 
ty, terrified with the] 


deliberation or force vfed againft him, 


y brake invpont em, a 
the cruell enemy {j ared n 

the houfes,where they made 
f the armes of their 






















de 
ead bodies 








Erecdie 
thatthe 
he Mo; 
D's for 





; Itisreported, 
luckats 2200 oft 
to Conttantino 











Very terrour 
inthe Ifland 
cke again yy, 
¢ Turks were 
commanded 
ated, nor far 
a long fiege. 
courage of 


offe of Nicofia,no fooner fay the ene- 
he delivered vp the 


ting only in reward of his cowardife, Thathe might in fafe- 
s garrifon fouldiers ; 


which was cafily granted, and the citie 


had for that purpofe fet at libertic, 
late Gouernonr of Nicofia, and at 


en, who vpontheir horfemens ftaues carried the 
ewith they rid as in triumph about the 
y of Famagutta terrified with {uch a{pe- 


care of like mifery yeeldthemf{elues.But 
expectation, he encamped his armie 


en view ofthe citie, and well ¢ 
ecaft vpdiuersm 
ftthe greattower 


aboutthree miles from the citic, At 


onfidered of the {cituation thereof,hewith 

he fame,and at the fame time caufed batte- 
led the hauen:he himfelfe alfo in the meane 

© gate that leadeth to Amathus.But 


now drawing faft on (being about the latter 


ouide, that by lying there he hazarded not 
laborand danger b Wohin 


sthatthe Chriftian fle 
further offinto the co 
about for that Wint 


efore gained:andthe rather, forthar it was 
etwas athand: wherefore he rife with his armie, 
Untrey, where he fhortly after bilited his fouldiers 


doubting the comming of the Chri- M 


Cnt out fixgallicts t» 4ifcouer the doings ofthe Chrifti- 


Way to Cyprus. Vpon which iptelligence the Baffaes po: 


. 


taken inthe | ead of Creete, declared ynto the 


sand that it was already vpon te 
their fleet in order of bactell,and fee 
forward 


l 


andthree thoufand foot in garrifon X 


ge Famagufta, Andthe more to terrific 
poore countrey fellow,whom he 


of Nichelans Dandulus, 
uers horfem 
flaine at Nicofia, wher 







~ i ifti a ith a profperous 
wards Limiffo to haue met withthe Chriftians: who wit! 
wards tows 
A fo: 






Hh Emperor of the Turkess 





i d hos and the Rhodes : but there voderftanding 
ing betwixt the Iflands of Caprat 
were comm! id wes Nicofiawas loft, and thatthe Turks were pont ee ran oar 
by. Be Councellcs allthe etter pes Hi vi acne venfilewhalnee aaa 
nd I mirall, an ith 
they ‘fo dangerousa cafe. Columniizs the Popes 2 Rh aS See roll wR alll 
cot ea eh for ae was like that the Turks proue6f their ani 
leet, ¥ relieue Famagutta : for tha } Sen, ae 
Base Bore eons of prey, format part gon ait ie be lied an _ ee ae stn 
q ie, 7 asbalia, tthe en t ; 
late Jeon manned, Befide that, they Estas css ¢ er cnt A IC 
fleet but at they fhould give the Turksbattell, But dria the Spanif maMaconer yt 
B decreed, That S bentierimrosats it dificultie midds a ees 
mle Ee ilatosbut maruell, how the Venetian Senators fitting a“ a see 
ing, That ts ont knew their own ftrength,and power ofthe one — i. 
je Be ate Zecheir foes;determin what fie voir os oe esc aoe 
nem referibed, Allthe fhores(he fa ¢ 
wi eg eae, Id neither come by water or 
> crc ar om foeuer they fhould haue, they could ni v 
. Je panama! ie wouldgiue them battell at his owne 
gatrifons ; 10 harbor. Befides that, the enemi beeches 
ee oranis f hey were not of fo much power, as to infor f 
:for that they were not Y : deat 
Bisbee sae vfedto do all things epekisth ui Lire Hig 
Pee eye aitenicne: lies, wanting both foldiersand mariners,the fi 
Jen Soa me ie y age war inthe enemies countrey, where 
p er dged further, That they were to wag} i Gliese 
ae Sage i fle eaceable place, no confederate 5 ( 
jue their fleet, no p' t eagles: 
Comes ntits ofthe yeare grew rats Garson ae lis te bets ae 
arate i i vere able to abide the fea, Hes 
ape longer forthemto ftay,, t 
co gd i a some fo far, there wasno reafon long 
A elas laftiwiraii cmie,as that there was not any hope to 
thereliefe whereof they w ea eatin : ; 
é ffeffing the Iflanc ri) ituall,and fo to diftreffe him, was not 
enemie fo ftrongly po ST tholk binroxinistulllarr ai : 
eae i i dominions: whereas they, 
Ci Oa aoe land, and in the midft of his owne patie. 
LS dept aaare feele the want than the enemie. 1 
tho wero [slic or i Te a eths,in hope to haué made 
ee ans e from home,but forthree moneths, P ie eae 
: ra ae a ile home. He faid moreouer, tna 
PN 3 had now two thoufand miles home. spa Mee 
a fhort difpatch, and had n cing, to returne to Meflana before Wint rete er 
sik pala al tt The Venetian Admirall defiring nott 
eth ie eth was out he would depart. V Ae aehedlittreibderptines 
ee ae hrowthe Turkes,and fo to relieu “f "ao 
cine ae ing, That fo great aid was no 
more,than by battellac! : caibrgibex oyeneee tiles Cc as or fe 
mee Hi i i uer the whole 
pi ainiteed i aire nai for thereliefe of Nicofia, but to deli 
from the Pope an ig, J 


i i irall were divers 
inion with the Spanifh Admira 
amici icy mss ake faid, That nothing was to be fo done, as 


aines in the fleet; namely as : ique fortune and majeftie 
other yal oaths or power of the enemie, the publique 

Fi cpofe a 
might rafhly exp 


: That longer ftay 
i i fleet greatly hazarded : T ab 
i ale, which was inthat g re ee 
ia: sliee sianwodtethad ih that fleetconfifted Le team ase mare 
i ing r gerstha 4 
might bring further dang ifany mifhap fhould chance thereu roychanwne goad aaa 
wherin more might be Pentathe great commanders thus aeribe ue et atNcer ve cite 
by the peicnn nnd nothing concluded, Vpon which on a difigreemn et oases ies 
wasinaheat diffolue me cke againe,but fo,that it was not now as be OE aia Roa spn fil 
began now to retutne fel f drawing after him his fleet. daria the Heh tn Ado ate Gan ae 
euery admiral by himfe two days wonderfully with tempeft toffe tLe aca oxen OT tai 
Pein abl ee with much ado ariued with his ae nee Soe ppes Adtael) 
il uli ger fent of purpofe,requefted leaue of S a he untweneeds 
1 mecnenigiealis ia go6d will prefently returne home. “‘W: ered, 
that ne mig I S 
That he would giuehim no 


im.i i weht to the 
fuch leaue : but rather ee es erniewtiNt sop 
i to depart, buttoke 
iftian commonweale, not site 
Svaecceninn hee paft Zacynthus , that fo with their v 


d forces tt cy might more 
fafely paffe by theenemies countries: whereas ot 


hee a ia fied 
C i ur o} 
-wifethan well,it fhould be imputed to the difaonour of “en 
partute fallout otherwifet 5 ae ' 


his friends,and not of them that were fo b if 
ft) 
at the welfare of the kingdoms of Sicilioand ep 
fe esis <i a home, he could notftay to ke pe 
and other fhips of burthen, which mut oftentimes be to 
t be to ; 
“ = m departure ; yet fecretly fought (as it was Bestia So nde HOHE 
ae ithdraw himfelfe (being as he accounted the better man at {¢ oh heion 
Whereunto he was full fore againtt his will fabicct com the com 
while {pent the time with reafoning th i 
u ie faile, & foat length cameto 
r, » 1othoie quarters Jong after him, but h 
ae atlaft, Colamsinins in Tralic, and Zanius at Coreyra, Thusthis miehrj 
feds ei Sommer filled the Mediterranian with allthe countries thefeabo Peace 
on i a matter, ind by : he difeordof the Generals diffolued arcane i. 
vorth the remembrance, In this idle expedition d a 
menioft their lines, being dead of diners difeaf ieee 
J ft es i 
bleneffe of the weather inthachot climat ; yaya ie ig ihe Pall mone 
.. eres, a. by the ba pie three thoufand fouldiers for the 
"i 5 of them perithed inthat voyage, ian fle 
meiran admiral ap Corcyra,but ‘Anguflinus Barbadtcus was fareic se radife 




















Which H 
expe. 
no- 
lant 
J Ona. 
nt Countie Hieron). 
defence of Famagy. 
et was no fooner ariued 
harge Zanivethe Adm. 
bee Goucrnos of that Ifland. "ah 
e t i i 
lilo heat syahecoina aca cain | 
3 ¢conteffionof thei i i Yet foraln 
as the feas began thento grow rough,andn eaten ropa 


I (© enemic appeared,th i 
to keepe the feas with fo preata flect,and therefore ialied lieasstns with Ws ‘i 
y 


in Cyprus,the next yeare to make anend of hi 
i 1 ‘ of hisconqueft fo happily beoun « i 
} Sienna ere Ta om re fhould that wa y be eo ac ata eae 
‘ it ofthe fleetto Winter in m i rill with the 
h ore {afer h aed 
Sis pig Reet to Conftantinople,and Haly with the reft eoxche’ fe : Ghat 
righ om xp rk me A credit prepare fome worthie prefent fortheir great Lord & Ma- 
fips with he rcheborthe pole of Nicolae ie Bal’ sndewo ote alg 
we ‘ of Ni he choice of i ke! 
; a ie ee ve eae eile ag and depart, as ys Pak is eal 
Ls a ‘ wh a sbets 
apoosna qigooaobenee ee =e ide the Generall had commanded for his bet- 
| pos SEtroianrot Parente | an captiue inthe gallion, withing rather to die 
ous ithonored, {ecretly fired the pouder ; by force where sf the faid gal 

couneae nh two thips, were fuddenly rent in ma, rsebagiereidbloweep 
bf Pie om on ne in th ofethreeveflels, none efcaped with life but the mafter of 
che Raden ae lag Captives, but there perifhed together withthe rich fpoile. But 
yi Coreen oe 8 a tefolution, departed from Cyprus,and deoroatis in fafetie 

pie: where both then and all the Winter following , fuck preparation [, 


: Was in making as if Se 
9! 
me far greater matter than thecon+ 







PFenke. 


Pieces, and all that was therein blown vp 


I 
queftof Cyprus, mus had the next yeare purpofed fo, 


Whilett Sebaft, i 
gv ink ‘ me eo (now the Venetian Admirall) yet lay at Corcyta,the rude A- 
r ousfornothing than for their theft and want a allthi ngs ; by 


truftie meffengers promiled to deliner into 13 
garrifon of 300 Turks,if he Hiouiliewiie ns Power the {trong caftle of Chymera,kept by a 


would comeinto ‘ few gallies and aconueni men, 
Wie Wit} ' pn ie junbtaciaroffering him good hopegesfoncie ST ed of 
2 Place with acompanie ofhorfem meneeeily accepted,.and forthwith went tothe appointed 
fa nofooner landed, but that pref es three thoufand footmen, and certaine gallies . who were 
a them : with which pre'ently a thoufand of thofe rough mountai . le vnto M 
a The firong ca- relief th which power taking the hill, and tepulfin the Turk 0 aine peop: ie came h 
file of chymcra I the caftle, he fo difcouraged them Nay B | €s garrifon comming to the 
tegen by Years let themfelues downe with ropes intot ere Hold, that thenext night they 


Be ther taken or laine. And fo 4 veri¢ be valley belo 3 out being defcried,werethere all ci- 































fkorttime was that rong caftle taken by the Adanisll 
an 





















CC ‘Heh Empere 









Peloponefus neere the bay of Maine, and there vpo! 


At fuch time as Mwflapha before lay at the-fiege of 
towne, and Balconies a moft expert captaine, from out 


r of the Turkes: 
anda ftrong garrifon of Chriftians putinto it ia fteed of the Turks: " 
© Not long after, Quirinus the Viceadmiral aman of great courage, landed with 24 gall 


eda ftrongcaftle, which the Turks but two yeres before had built to trouble the Chriftians 
affing that way. Which caftle he tooke in five houres, and put to the {word fite hur dred 
Turks which lay there ingarrifon ; and razing it downe to the ground, carried away with him 
foureand twentic great pieces of Artillerie into the Ifland of Zacynthus. 















a 
Siti Qutrins ta 
in et pee 
the Turkes in 


Peldpons/it. 


nthe fudden both by fea andland Befie- 


Famagutta, Bragadises gouernour of the 
of the high places ofthe citie beholding 


the great armie of the Turks(which coucred the ground almoftas far as they could fee, with 
the cunning manner of their fortification, were therwith much moued : and therefore thought 
it good betime togiue the Senat knowledgethereof,, andin fo great a danger to craue their 
aid, Arid chat their requeft might be of more weight, and haue the better hearing,they intrea- 


ted Hitronimus Ragazonius Bifhop of the citie, a reu 


erend and deuoutman,totakevpon him , 


that charge ; vnto whom they ioyned Nicholas Donatusanoblegentleman of Cyprus. The Bi- 
fhopat the firft was very vawilling to go, as loth in fo great danger to leaue his flocke : butat 
length ouercome with the intreatic ofthe gouernour, and teares of the befieged, fuffered him- 
felfeto be intreated : and embarked ina gally about the going downe ofthe Sun, loofing out 
ofthe hauen,and hoifing faile,with a faire gale of wind paffed through the Turks fleet, which 
¢ thenlay at anchor before the city ; and by the comming on of the night,and by the great way 
he made,got him quickly out of fight. After foure dayes failing he cameto Crete,& fo at laft 
to Venice: where,as he had before vnto the Admirall,fo there vnto the Senat he declared the 
dangerous eftate of the citie,the ftrength of the enemie,the weakencs ofthe defendants againft 


fogreata multitude,and the want of many things nee 
tobe briefe,that except they fent fpeedie reliefe, th 
time Admirall,carefull forthe befieged, caufed four 
viualand a great quantity ofgunpouder,and put int 


dfull for the holding out of the fiege:and 
ecitie conldnot be kept. Zanéus at that 
€ tall fhips to be laded with all manner of 
‘o them 1700 feleé foldiers, all which he 


fent from Crete tothe reliefe of them of Famagufta , appointing « 4.Antonius Quirinis with 


twelue of the beft gallies inall the fleet, to 
D moft valiant and expert captaine,meanely difcended 
of great reputation at 


conduc the fame thither. This Qusrinus was a 


Quiriaut aves * 
, but by feruice growne to beamanboth '# seleman 


d wealth: and therefore Zanius at his departure to Venice, although hee 


knew the matter required hafte, yet prefuuming vpon his wifedome and carefulneffe,leftit to 
his diferetion, when and how to performe that piece of feruice. Quirinus (not without caufe) 
doubting to fet forward, the feasas then full ofthe Turks gallies, (taied vntill Winter was wel 
{pent,and then fecting forward the feuenteenth of Ianuarie, kept aloofe from the fhips, which 14 7i 
with a profperous wind came direétly before Famagutta;in hope thatthe Turks gallies which 


la 
bootie He himfelfe Raying withhis gallies in placec 


inthemouth of the hauen, might fo be drawne fartherinto the fea,in hope of fome good 


onuenient ont of fight. Neither had the * 


euent deceiued his expectation, had not his fierce nature hindered the fame +for the Turks p- 
E ofthe dawning of the day deferyingthe fhips made haftily toward them : but Qefrinme not 


J ablelonger to fay hithfelfe,and before defirousto fi 
in theopen fea,before the enemie was come neere 


ight with them, fhewed himfelfe too foon 
the (hips: whom as foone as the Turkes 


liad erie, and that there was no hope to withftand him, they ftaied their oares , and with al 

fpeed retired’ But Quirinns following fatter vpon them, they were glad for fafegard of their 
lives, Withvall the power they couldto runithree of their galliesaground, andto runto fhoare 
themfelies which three gallies; Quirinus did with his great ordnance beat all to pieces, and 
fare Sauled the other foure. The haven thus cleered,he returned againe vato the fhippes, and 
brought them with ehefupplie in fafetieto Famaguftatvpon whofe afriuall was greatreroy- 
cing Bothiamongitthe garrifon foldiers andthe'citifens : for the Turks chought nothing le a 


1 ‘ 


F thatithat'the Chriftian galliesdurftat thactime ofthe yere haue put into tho: 
' which! O4irinus well nowing) came forth againe with his gallies, 
at his plealiire,tookétwo of theeneinies thipsrichly laded commin 
pasty me inrichéd His foldiers:& futtlier pase by pens ; 
sion « Reoramveeainet fmasehestitia-aedten erate ateachariee “Go Hel 
dlongft the fea'éoattin'Pamphilia, and there di seas sofia, where he notably 


With thevértotir and fame of his name , he returne 


Dddd 2 


e dangerous feas: 
lies,and roaming Vp and downe 
gto thecamp;with which 
nded his men in diuers places 
uing filled the Countrey 


en¢ou- 

















aged the parrilt foldi fo fb: ur of be r 
Barrifon oldiers,perfuading th fifth Emper our of the Turkes. 


ieee hope that the Chriftian fleet woul i re 
Ro delive ten imeetien cient ae pout ning of theney, © | ‘A to ioine in one, States fo far differing in refpeét of their particular profit, and almoft by ni 


ra ey 
d that he came for, and done what good erates hi contraric. Thus was all thelaftycare , and a great part of this alfo, {pent by the afore id 
(ioners in turbulentand fruitleffe conferences, but nothing was as yet concludedicon- 












































Ehidae ee al be ease Beeb reine hich troubled th | 
= wetiong, Sel nowledge of this lat : 4 cerning the league: which troubled the Venetiansnot a little, being of themfelues too we: 
sdoné by geeirsnue 3 wherewith hewn fo oot Famagutta, ang of for fo Prightie an cnemic as was Sélymus, and yet no other certaine frgueth fomtheg fats 
P. , that he commanded toreft vpon. But whileft they ftood thus doubtfull of the league with Spaine,and quiteout of 
hope of any atonement with Se/ymus , ypon the fudden when they leat expedted jit was by 


‘oshis head to be ftrucke off, 
ec me off, and the gouernour of, 
gt ay ua) aa oe rates kept thofe feas,fo that nothing Thoula vs pis tobe di. 
ced Parton Daft Aditrall in Meat fon Priore Mamed Admitaticanne 
Chriftian deet at the [land of Crete, as i iecin acer ese cit ia 
the t Crete, as it was fuppofed he mi NOAA EH thet 
naake fhe Pee ann oie is war he Venesans with aw te ten Pope wh : 
ter with abate Hearneftly from time to time folicited PAilip kine of Sp; ne 
a i epuen aa mebaitie pation and fellowthip of this war ; TON a ned 
Admirall the laft yeare ah oe tee Fr eta heron jen 
Adtnitallche lat yeare,wit em,but with fuch fucceffe as i Al 
Sylora de wi pact in perpetual league and confederation a ” ais a we scales, 
oop enencs ws ate referred vnio the difcrect confideration of the two C: nse 
ae aces . unica his Embaflador,fent for that purpofeto Rome: circ 
Baa ferns i Sy AE mis behalfe agree vpon or confent ynto prcaling toper- 
pentane fe lay alfo ‘artanus the Venetian Embaffado) ’ wien 
aa Li pained antes Morone, Aldobrandinus,and ei pi are oft sate 
ae meni ue mae toboth parties,to moderat and compole fuch differen er 
ene ie “ atorefa ifioners forthe King and the lensing 
pee eaten desg ee fae thefe en, fent from fo great Princes about { ison 
Na not be a greater) were no fooner met together and Beatin 


tion,but that forthwith they beganto 0} 
; 1 by 5 
: gant jarabour the capitulations of the league. Neceffarie it 


good fortune laied as it were intheir laps, to make choice whether they.wowlt (as they had 
before molt earneftly defired) ioine in league with the Pope and the Kahg of Spaine, or els fall 


toagreement with Se/ymus : and that by this meanes, 

B  Mubamet the chiete Baffa,a fectct friend vato the Venetians, of whom he had been of long mubamet naga 
time honored, had no great liking of the profperous fuccefle of Muflapha in Cy prus,é& there- * leeret friend 
fore deuifed nightand day, howto croffe therifing of him, the competitor of his honor sand peainpen 
withall to helpe the Venetians, vnto whom he was much beholden. Heby fecret meffengers * “ePee/peatey 
had before oftentimes 


founded the mind of the Venetian Embafladour, and put him in hope, 
that if fuie were made vito Selymus for peace 5 . 


it would vndoubtedly be granted ; and further 4 
promifed,to be him(elfe ahelperand interceffor for the fame. Buc finding the Embaffadour to 
caft many perils,and to giue {mall credit vntotheir talke, who had before by trufting them de- 
ceiued him: he did not fo giue ouer the matter, but referring the further tempering with him 
voto a more fitter time, for the prefent he tooke opportunitic to enter into difcourfe with Se 

C lymusbimfelfe concerning the Venetians ; and told him that it was reported, Thatthey weary 
of the long altercation they had had wich the Spaniards concerning the league, & now defti- 
tute ofall hope & aid, would now haply of their owne accord grant him that which they had 
before to him denied, And perceiuing him not ynwillingly toheare fo of them, he proceeded 
farther in the matter, to know his pleafure what he would haue done therein ; cunningly by, 
the way of good countel perfuading him vacorchat which he moft withed himfelfto be dones 
Immediatly after,he fecretly aduertifed M.Antonins the Venetian Embaffador, T hatthere was 
great hope of peace, & that therefor 


e the Senat fhould vnder the colout of exchanging of pri- 
foners,and redeeming of merchants goods, fend { 


ome fitman to Conftantinople,with whome 
he wouldin fecret confer of al fuch matters as might farther the pacification. This vacxpeéted 
D newes from the Embaflador brought to Venice,was wel heard of the Senat: for they thought 
itmnchto concerne their State, to haue a way opened whereby vpon tolerable conditions to 
make peace with the mightie tyrant, if that the league betwixtthem andthe king of Spaine ' 
couldnotbeconcluded. Hereupon they made choice of one Jacobus Ragazoniusto goe about Ha 
the matterto Conftantinople. This Regazonius was aman of great fpirit and dexterity of wit fant Se 
to take any matter in hand,and of a greatreach and deepe iudgementin the managing therof ; mus to exrect 
and withall exceeding rich, and of fo good carriage of himfelfe , as that he was therefore fa- be bin of 
mous: all which things were thought of great moment to win the fauor of that couetousand ©” 
barbarous nation, The Senat,although they had not yet made proof what men thought of the 
matter,yet doubted they nor,butthat vpon the report of the fending of this notable man,men 
would thereof diuerfly diaiae,cucry man according to his owne fantafie,and that many of the 
Wifet fort wouldindeed furmife, as the truthwas, that he was fent forto intreatofpeact, al- 
thongh the exchange of prifoners,and redemption of merchants goods, were the only things 
were openly pretended: & the Senat, although they thought it noramiffe to haueit fo vnder- 
flood, becanfe fucha fufpition was like enough to ftirre vp boththe Pope and the Spaniard to 
fired league,as they had before reiected ; yet leftthe hope 





























Seatly 

































































5 cluded to the contentment of all parts, feemed 
if onedifficultie were by the diftretion of { ‘commiffioners fat,but the Sehr farther off: 
Fears tee. The chiefe anaes of eam a r if “4 ieee we nenicoeriog 

€ Manner o. i tweak § e ra i 
Sees paren iN other like circumftances Dobler fe aad eek 
5 panith commiffioners feekin eas all,the indifferent pispationitg ofthe charge. the 
fetians ypon them: wh con: d ime the greateft part thereof vpon the Venetians, écthe Ve- 
own part,asifthey hadall ther lone with {uch earneftnefte & ftudy of euery mao towards his 
were fent,rarher than for th rere met for the bettering of the particular en ha which the 

to keepe the frontiers of Eh et jr or the Spaniard, who in former time was ole 
Dorca,yeaand of Spaine it (ilinraian sin Italie, Sicilie,Sard inia, Corfica, Majorca, Mi- 
was cifen betwixt the Venetians & hin eppigrasifons for feare of the Turke, now thacthe war L 

4 ei mse esnacbiges therof tranflated faroff into other. mens 
" ov Aussneaibe the great content of his fubicats, 
resend « many garrifons as before : whereof many 
“ne by the Indulgence of the Poperaifed fuch 


a matter almoft impoffible.Oftenti 
















































ot 

















thought by many, fufficient to difcharge the af 
7 Se eee aoe ne ay ch 186 accept of {ch conditions of the de 
hes yews ‘0 whinminen dar Higmeh ofthe league(whichthey for many cau festhought good to clic ay cut offymight caufe 
kes bufied ypon eV yaid,to maintainea defenfiue lingering the Pope and the Spaniard both tobe cold in the matter , they certified oth chem and other 

vponthe Venetian, farre off from his owne Tertl- Chriftian Princes, of the fending of Ragazonius 5 yct of purpofe concealing the fecret driftof 
¢ lie conducted to Ragufi- 






es, But che Venetians, in oa 
sin Cj regenole Dominions the ficrce Enemie d lyraged , as well in 


'y prus, were cuen for the fa his going. Ragazonius thorowly inftructed by the Senate; was inaga 


Baila Mubametes fon,gouernor of Liburnia 






yvnderftanding,met 






a ‘aie } reafons m sha(leniand ( ° : 
ithe Spaniard was to protractit : fo r ooued to haftenjand (hortenthe war, M Se whiche 

by them fuftained, their y ite a pees ndangessens the infitite fe pe ¥ i ie heals eens eed hia, That he was fent by his father, both to meet a and ye 

Fmoft part of their cuftomes, Wi conduét him: which the martial man,contrary to the manner of ie caty ean fe si 


gica y impaired end their traf 


; 1¢ Maintenan 
ms ce coat 


med, honorably entertaining him,and afterward fending him wi 
ingto Conftantinople, wast 


out of all danger. Ragazodine commit i here by night fecretly oe 
j ; 










ato 
2 peace, what colour 
the Turk 
cesalready 


i ny the Turksmsinds,andiefror conference had with the Erber et 
id. 


’ 
Ot his 
OnsC0 mca of 


Atilength having acocfie wothe grem Ball Waban, afiethe had de 
Varo him, 


ses : 
change fron 5 ie merchants ponds 
had burtharlhemnft fart nage 2 pacification yy 
he was mot of himfelfe ro sey wath the Embaif;. 


» ceand connfel 


swore initimes pat no refit Ihis fi 4 . / a 
fort, as mat theiby tocataffthe cate tcoee ok med Si t 
Mee kucidlknshchiisicol inde kcaennae iis matcerinfuch 
ly & faithfully aduifing the : Rae,itatthe firltthey had lifined varo him thould 
courage than Aetna ahs. ee pra doing Se erica 
ni eee ee pe epee wh ere 
g00d,to prefer the fanorand good will of the Turks before ewe itthould be to their great 
.) 


vp of Cyprus,gaine wmo then Aste ‘rie 
gaine VIO flues perpetual peace and tranquilitic. Astorthe Heine 


Stwas not now worth thr hazarding 

Tite slaideeall cathe? Peeps! ima dangcrs, being deftitute of inhabitants, which 
ithe whole connirey, of Late mot a iar neal See townes ranfackt and Aad. ih 
could not of long Gmc yedld eco ham heat amifull, now fo {poiled & ynpcopled, th pan 
wins being acoole and aduifedmanand sai ay vot: orcommodiy. maya 
tiedin his talke, forempered his anf achat pesretuing tharthe Baffa was not tob tee 
word fallthat might offend fiend Seva as that he fhewed notoken of fearc tie leah 
ep in his fight,as to auc acpshatiicnerene eee that he had found f och 

tie excelled all the re(t ofthe pri ith fo greata prince, who for wi 
isighe wd ret ofthe princesofthe great Emperourscour who ofiravhe.- 


ight with his loyalty towards hi 3 
3 's foueraic A 
tian ftate : who alfo not ignorant ahine see. moft gratioufly fauored the Vene- 


pe pee fides were both men & ee of worldly chings,knew ofall others beft, 
oreesbin overthrowne,the euent oft 


Cc 


D 


de im not mighty princes had oftentimes with 
ings neuer deceining men more than in matters of 


> 
which pu 
declared at large how matters 
what profitmight arife of fuch al 
negletted.And ro hait 
common good, but th 









fifth Emperour of the Tur 
Conttintinople, began to imagine as the truth was,that he was fent about forme treati 
focuer the Senat pretended to couer the fame, And the: cfore doubring 
ith Emperor hauing once made peace with the Venetians, fhouldturne his grear {7 t- 
prepared,vpon the one orboth of them, they thoughtit good for troubling of hat mace pracenith 
ce, now withall fpeed to haften the league, whieh they had fo long before delayéd. or the Turk basil 
rpofe the Pope lent tie noble Columniusto Venice: who admitted into the Syaat, Pi 
had pafféd at Rome concerning the leaguet and after: dards, 
eague concluded, 8 what barmes might enfue of the fame, 
fetas it were before their cies, how macifitconcerned the 
stohaue the fame with fpeed confirmed.As for to giue any 
t be(eeming their deep wifedome & iudgement,{ecing 
than vanquithed, In conclufion, he requetted 
i infome part their hard demands, they would 
hhim & the king in a mott firm & Chriftian league, Alchoughthis fpeech 
d the mindsof the Venetians, (o that many inclined to the league, 
nd could not be refolued whether it were better to 
ue with the Pope and the king. Peace pleafedthem, 
da matter mott difficult,whether to refoluc vp- 
on. They were fearefull ofthe league either receiued,or reie&ted:the hope of victory, the in 
conttancie of the Turks, their owne ftrengthat (ea,thelarge promifes of the Chriftian Prin- 
ces,the certain hope ofthe league, ge vacertainty ofthe peace, perfuaded them to embrace the 
league.Onthe other fide,the bad fucceffe ofthe yeare before, their forces fhaken, andalmoft 
fpent'in Cyprus,the fulpedted & doubtful faith of their confederats, with the vncertaintic of 
the fucceffe, induced them to preferthe hoped peace before the league. So the Venetians in 
fafpence betwixt both,gaue the emba(fador daily more doubtful an{wers than other:neither 
by promife binding themfclucs,neither by flac denial cutting off the hope of the league,by exe 
amples and arguments rather retelling what was by others alleadged,than any way declaring 
what they themfelues thought. Somtime they alledged fuch things as might makea man be- 
leeue,that they were willing to joyne in league,andby & by again they would feem neitherto 
reie@ nor accept of the fame.Ta which doubrfulneffe many dates paffed, Ac length the matter 
being propounded inthe Senat,there found not valike difpofition of minds thatit had among 
the meaner fort: for fome of the Senators inclined to the league; whofe reafons were groun 
ded not vpon profitonly,but vpon credit and honor alfo,which they wifhed to be chiefly re- 
garded:declaring alfo,what great fecurity,honor & glory,(hould redound voto them, by en- 
s,the ftrength of the 


tring intofuch an honorable league. But the remembrance of former loffe 
dvntotheir own, the terror of the enemies 


ot The Pepe and 

ft the kof Spaine 
fearing Wt the 
prenetias fhoald 


me 


enthe matter, 
em efpecially, 
Turks, was(as he faid)no! 
had bin by them rather deceiued 
rhis Holineffe fake, moderating 


rmuft vato the 
they fo often 
them, That fo 
with fpeed ioyn wit 
of Columnins bad much mouc 
yet were there many doubrfull thereof, a 
embrace peace with the Turke,or the leag 
neither did the league difpleafe themit feeme 


|. Wattetno power vpon casth being fur j 
‘ength ¢, W 2. 
ee i ai felfe:and that therefore aie pip 3 not within fome bounds conraine the Turke poffeffing a great part of the world,compare 
ood andaui d both ro peaceand war,would peat taba he fo worthy a man knowing name,the feare of euill fucceffe,the {mall hope of preuailing, induced othersto like better of 
a fas iquiet both of the Venetian Szate and T: ith yale fuch courfe as might fort to the peace: whofe opinion was alfo confirmed by this, Thatthe confederation with thofe Chrifti- 
re Micient matter for his ecernall praife and els - ifb empire ; in which doing hee fhould ans, was ofno more afflurance or continuance than the Turks peace:befide that,they alledged, 
aie pi Such talke haning paffed at th he het ifby his difcrect wifdomea pacification 7, E That leagues weretherfore of Leffe aTurance, for that confederations & amities were feldome 
ri ‘a the Embaffador,who then lay at Pera vnder fafe eat Saad had Ieane to fpeake orneuer fincerely & faithfully kept onboth fides,euery man commonly feruing his own (urn, 
awh might fee a lect of Turkith gallies encount afekeeping. Inpafling ouer to Pera, Raga- Without care ofother men. They alfo fetas it were before their eys what great occafionscuent 
wwhichthe Turks had of purpofe prouided to Neeen: with another in manner ofa fight at {mil fafpitions might giue princes to breake their leagues, \vhat ftrange effects the feare of the 
oie finiling,faid vatothe Turks that were pref voto him asa ftrange fight. Wherat Ra- Joffe of goods, or fome part of their territory might worke, Afrer this fo weighty amactet had rhe venetient 
th, ee that had neuer feen thelikebefore by ent with him, That it was a pretty childifh bin thus with great contention thorowly debated on both fides in the Senat, it wasac laft puc "ri tsattert 
is fs ithefe matters in earneft , asthe Turks thould lotto the Venetians, who were acquain- to voices: & fo by the confent ofthe greater part,the league was as more honorable recciued, wi b the’ Bape 
cones; proofe what they wereableto doar fea (3 el know whenfoeuer they hada mind and the Turks peace reie€&ted,anda decree of the Senat to that effect made. Ragasen by fe~ ard the Kirgs 
ovis with him at large, & refolued with him hoes comming to the Ex:baffador, had cret letters from the Senat vnderftanding of al thefe matters, began to deale more warily with 
Lat Mahamet,calily difpatche with him forthe tid to do inhis negotiation, And fo retur- Muhamet the great Balla in matter concerning the pacification, & more hardly eo yecls to his 
were Mthey came totalke ofthe capitulations of change of prifoners & merchants goods? F demands,and propounding many difficulties of purpofe deuifed requetes ofhim, That hee 
0 far off as if they would neuer haue met:b apacificationto be made, at the firft they M _ mightby his good leaue returne to Venice,to be refolued of many things by the Senat,wher- 
tbur afrermuch and oftenconference,fomtime of lie was not able him(el fe ro iudge,and fo to return to him again wich more certaine inftiu~ 
onknowledge of the conditions of the peace doe 


the one yceldin i 

; re g,and fomrime che ott 
there ei cias fch great difference ro 
agreed, Pins the Pope, sid Philip thek 


anne ie Sought to fome conformity, fo that 
ing of S; 1» bu ar they were like enough to hauc 
paine, aducctifed of the fending of Ragazoniae 

to 


Gions:afluring him,thatthe Senat would vp 
the furtherance 0 
imfelfe prefent to re 


{the fame : which could not fo well be done by 
, particular. Thishis se: 
queft 


and.deuife many things for 
foluethem vponcuery 


letters,as if he were there hi 


Roe eee foc 5 . 7 -_ ffib Eoperoe of t og? 
obtained, he with im out of Conf dple ' 
© gates, when reportof the league which the 


e. & e 
, indoi i intangle the Tutke,thoupht Th Venetian 9 
o ; ileft thefe things were in doing,the Venetians the more to intang vee the mete to 
enctianshadmade with the py) o°t Og FA. emeee Rete if they might by any codes ERE feral 
© Spiess was brought vato the court,and had in fhore time filled the Citic: Fy andthe Bigeeet him: who ashe was a prince of great powcr, fo di tersof tint fia. fit oP Tames 
4 Woy as hetranelled more troublefome,and fruftrated that alfo which Rush ‘fs himade armes ae Ifor the difference betwixt the Perfians and them iain pee me a ve om the erpasting = 
cluded ©Sncerning the exchange of prifoners and Merchants goods. Ragasoning bein econ. ae as for the manifold iniuries hee had oftentimes fine wake f prifonar Canine: ‘gta bis. 
Vedic declared atlarge inthe Senatthe driftand parpofe of the Turke,and thittes COME Be cof the Secretaries for the State, who hauing efcape re La poe Siete 
#2 withthe great Baffa,and in what forwardne(fe the peace was: for which hse 3 ahs was but a little before come to Venice, awarie a mage | eS alluothar 
Carriage of Mee se eter his wifedome was highly by the whole Senat commended, and heteet py dexteritie of wit, and skilfulneffe inthe Turkifh anguage, dec aaPC ions tok. the 
- felfe after ian a Coyebly rewarded, nf ee eit firto take in hand fo great a matter. He hauing receined lettersape 
} - Eskaggenlh i. Ta the meane time the Commiffionersat Rome after lon; = 

















: 5 : nie,Polonia, and the i 
: 8 confultation concluded al Senat,and furnifhed with all things pace SNe chipie Gaiam vponthe fide of the i 
D dedberwixt ihe Which they would haueto be perpetual, as well for inuafiueas defenfiue watres a a i) B forrefts of Moefia, in Turkith attire, came to Monetiie ieee a where he embarked him- 
| PepeytbeX. of Turke sand was by folemne oath confirmed by the Pope, the king of Spaine,and the Von oh H Euxine or blacke fea, at the mouth of the ise vide evs Sinope aciticof great traffique ; , 
‘ Spite and ste Senatthe 24 day of May, inthe yeare 1 571. Forthe execution of which league, it wae a felfefor Trapezond, but wasbya agian i ue oe eae fullsgpondig: ted 
‘ vpon, That the fea and land forces thould confit oftwo hundred gallies, an hundred (fie 4 from svhence hee trauelled by rough and es eA ae army (which was then marching 
tie thoufand footmen, and foure thoufand fue hundred horfemen:with a Proportionatuyen,:, hand,becaufe he would not fall vponany part 0 scrtoeldl he fell vpona part thereof, from 
tic of great artillerie,vi@uals,and other things neceflarie,to be cuery yeare ready in Marthe towards Cyprus through all thofe couainiey) ae en fora Turke,and by blind & troublefome 
at fartheftin Aprill,to mect togetherat fuch place inthe Eaft, as thouldbe ynto them foes which he with great danger rid pinay bie th at Erzirum,aftrong city ofthe Turks,then i 
bs, ,,, Pespole appointed;to be imploied as the Admirals faw caufe,&as the prefent ftate of thi ‘i wayes,through rocksand forefts,arriued a 3 rachel the Georgians. Thisiourney of A/exan- 
rhe ae fhould require. For maintenance of which charge it was agreed, Thatthe king of Spain thou ypon the frontiers bites aio Pie at Conttantinopleby a {pie, who vnder the 
barge of the Aeftay the one halfe,and the other halfe to be dinided into three equal parts;whereof the Ve. ders was not kept fo fecret, but : ie embaffadors houfe at Pera,had got certain know 
A fern cea Hetians fhould beare two parts,andthe Pope'the third ; which if it fhouldbetoo heauie for C colorof Ee cede huang he Perfia, Whereupon certaine courrors were fentout if 
the other capi- him, then that remained by him vadifcharged,to be divided into fiue parts; whereofthe kino | ledge of the going of ‘ x Tualatin affages into Perlia, whereby ic was fuppofed he mu 
g Ialations of the Was to difcharge three,and the Venetians two. The charge thus Proportioned, they tooke or. all {peed to befet rhethree ftraight p 
erate deralfo forthe prouifion of viduals,to be at areafonabl i t 


neceffitie paffe, with cer ti fe) her markes, 
palic, i i f che man,of his ftat ure,and ot { > 
} tain notes alfo of the tauor o 
whereby he was beftto beknowne.But he in fo dangerous acountry doubting all things,and 
it {ucha matter, leauing his compan behin him, with incredible celeritic polted from 
ili E i j ama a y P' 
¢, firft to takeh Sprourfion fearing uch a mi: 4 hind dibl 1h fted fi 


‘ into thofe quat« 
gone before the Turks cutrors came into ¢ 
: ae ane allo ecattateta durft, but could not ouertake hin. 
at 1 Erzirum to Tauris,an ; eS 7 
Spaine fhould at any time, when asthe confederats had no Leo Gieer blll ribo ters : who yet hearing pits ths matoste ai fe no Ppa so lye 
lis,or Tunes,that thenthe Venetians fhould of their owne charge. aid him witha hie al. | Alexander comming ie a ions Pets ced ch i ttthisyee 
ies well appointed : as alfo,that the king fhould'in like manner bat with like forces aid rhe iourney farther vp into t mene reset Bera ris hen ci te 
hs oftas oe, fhould by the Turks be invaded. Butif it thould fortune the Romanterritorieto K D 1571, he rie ae apace anomie (ope : 
¢inuaded, that then the aforefaid tinces fhould be bound witha : me achat 
moft of their power, to defend tHiole Itheir forces, tothe viter 


? to beare him- 
but learned of them alfothe manners and fafhions of romper oni tty | ce at that ne Fe 
places,andthe perfon of the Pope.Andthatinmanaging —_| (ilfe therein. The Perfiansby reafon of the intollerable nid he brought into Aider, decla- slevanier 1bé 
bl air confedlerat Meg ‘s ee Admirals fhould conterte together ofall matters,and what{o- \ AE ALS ane by night.Wherefore Alexander about midnig, 
F grcater part fhould agree vpon, that to be re uted a I: That 1 
Don lob of Auttria, Charles the fifth hi: if ete ae 


vontian Ene 


! : {peech of his Pi 
ed vato him the caufe of his comming: and thenext pie pie sane vato him, polar mie 
‘hol th his naturall fonne, and brother to the king, thould have . ed father,deliuered his letters of crecanatint Suara was.about to take away Cyprus si Peiimkong 
the chiefe command of the forces both at fea and land : but not to difplay his owne enfigne, a what perfidious ape he METI 
: se ed enfigne ofthe confederats : Alfo, th 
¢ Turke 


Vv i hriftians, and that 
from the Venetians,with what greedinefle and pride he had fet vponthe Chriftians, 
eI 


; = mt Ifefame 
Hn eeeeeen prcssetce difcharged ofthat war, he would of all liklyhood {et yponthe Perfians; hauing the fe fel 
ifchar hat war, 


y the confederat armie, fhould be dinided amongftthe confederat pritices, excep- 


ting Tunes, Algiers, and Tripolis, which fhould remai 


i hat is, anardentand infatiable de~ 
ine o} i ine: That all aoe - Perfians that he had vntorthe Venetians, ¢ Zs ery King the richer 
controuerfies arifing amoneft the Generals fhould be dented bees Pe Ferien the L R aati vafafficient caufe forthe greedie ape bake ven pane Ht the Chti- 
Venetians fhould lend twelve gallies, furaithed ofall things faving men uae viuals whichthe he was the more his‘enemie.A frerthat,fetting he a ie shad land cis perfuaded the King 
Pope fhould Of his owne charge fupplie: Which gallies atthe end of the warre hee fhould Giansthatvondechilk preparation they had made Ea as mse a ea Cyprusyand to 
againe deliucr, in fach cafe as they then were: That an- honourable place fhould bee left with all his power toinuade the Turke;now prognih b + of Selymmus had taken from hims 
for Maximilian the Emperour, the French King, the King of Polotia and the King of vaschifi ecifin fiich parts of his kingdom as Solymant ‘ . a home: that fithence he alone(the 
Portingall to enter into this league, whome with the reft of the Chriftian Princes it fhould Watres he faid were more happily managed shen tis ais whole foreeand power, he BSBy 
befeeme the Pope to ttit vp info gooda quarrel! sand that it fhould not be lawful for any the Chtiftian princes all thenat quict) had withftood t me . Chriftian princes now ioining wilt 
sforefaid confederat Princes to intreat of peace,or enter ito lea ue, Without the knowledge ded not <a todoubt of hismott profperous fucceffe,t Ps ones, it he thought he inioyedan 
and confent ofthe ether confederats And forthebetter proceed ofal things ie wasagreed, him. Thathe was much vimindful of his former loffes & wrongs, f war vato more cruel 
fat ana Autumne the confederate Princes thould by their Embaffidours at Rome con- 
detetine yeates watres, and according 


affured peace which he'fhould find to be nothing els buta deferring o 


s, would forthwith turne his.viorious 
a8 the time and occurrents thould require, to M 
ite, whether their forces wereto bee} 
length with oben, 


times: afdthatthe Turke ifhe fhouldouerrun Cypru 
nereafed or dimninifhed. "Thi be 
Much adoeconcluded, was notlonpatterin Ture et, eis League thi 


hee faid) but the beginning of another: and 


F re was (as ould obferue not the 

e } armes vpomhim: The end of one ae in-one fate: and that hee would ¢ the oppor 
The league pro- o 1 u Ba ‘ong after in June With great Pompe and triumph that che Turkith: Empirecould neuer {tay Emperours according to itie 
FP plsingl fend if Fiera in Rome, Venic¢,and Spaine, to the great ioy of the gteatel part of Chii- ‘Purkes wordes,but his deeds;and how thacthe oshoman Empe funitie 


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4 . 
Dae 


of the times,vfed by (iain foineniy e fo — ; " ' ai a 
That no princes hadatall tunes by diffem feet denstasben Teton Sfih Emperonr of the Turkes. ' 
: 


A thoughthe hadin hisarmy two hundred thoufand men :began now that Winter was pafthiqi 









































éfome, vntillthey had o ; aine | : 
; \ ppreffed others. He withed a Cagues more qi, ; 
might appeare vnto the world:and that Princes Sj bea length this his care the latter endof Aprill, to draw neerer vnto Famagutfta, and with incredible labour to ca 
: ber,they mightmore calily ouctcome the Turk,than bein ‘4 ¢, thar being Comb; i trenches and mounts againft the city, of {uch height,that the defendants from the hi hethibla 
in former times fometime will, fometime occa fon at Teeetedidefend their nal d cesof the citie could fcarcely fee the points of the Turks {peares,or tops of their ae as ey 
Wc ottherefore they fhouldnow combinethemf{elues for ve ta £0 vnite their ey Oda plonaisaleaic' eady eh ranch ‘ eae eg cam ate 
: on tic thoulé waics ready at his command, 





The citic of Famagufta is {cituatin the Eaft end of the Ifland, in aplain anid low ccOund be- the deftriprioa 
twixt two promontorics, the one called S. Andrews head, and the otherthe beadOt Gracia, It ef RameaaHas 
isin circuit two miles,and in forme foure {quare ; but thatthe fide towaidthe Eaft,longer and 

B more winding than the reft,doth much deforme the exaé figure ofa quadrant: it isalmoft on 
two parts beaten vpon with the fea,the other parts toward the land are defended with aditch 
not aboue fifteen toot broad, a ftone wall, and certaine bulyyarks and parapets. V pon the gate 


confederatprinces eafie enough, ifth i 

of theenemy. The {peech of | Al a Ae, itnot more difficult thant! the thatleadeth to Amathus ftandeth a fix cornered tower: othertowers {tand outalfo in the wal, 

fed, hatte vonltneonfiderthenose ral willingly heard: wherunto the Kin, any euery of them fcarce able to containe fix pieces of artillerie. It hatha hauen opening toward 
P at he hadto.do:andinthe mean while. Ie ale. the Southeaft, defended from the iniurie of the weather by two great rockes,betwixt which 


was appointed for the embaflador and hi $ a faite 
: nd. : aire a 
kings charge. He was alfo man tinea is followers, & bountifil allowanceappointed oe | Mia eetoo ra tetin itty seinarrb tmpaflage abanesfortip pagstie, tt aIten oe aaa 
l y lumptuoutly feafted by the noblemen, whomihe hil 4 uetha conuenient harbor to fhips, whereof it cannot containe any great number,and was now 
a fhat vp with a ftrong chaine. Neere vnto the hauen ftandeth an old caftle with foure towers, 


quefted e mediators to the king to take that ar T building. There was int tie one ftrong bul arke,bu I 
to bem ha honorable Wi inhand u in au 
> 5 nek d i rofrbu 
ing hadar that after the antient manner of buildi ig. inthe citi Ig i 


+ Thatit concerned no leffe the Perfians thah es 
y dnol th iti 
ee : ce me this taking vp ofarms, fhould ake 548 
Aa aa id bi out, if wellhe fhould then recouer what heb 
countenance himfelfe,and to ius che Tee 2 asap rf tou 
| in i : 
was (as he faid) the onely way to preferue their common ikea oi a a ol wi 
; Vnto oi! 



















timea foncall iri 

ph aadeaakl det aati ie ee hethen kept indurance,for that he with 1 | : 

Of tieleaguchistather'had nao Tontiersof the Turks dominions,to the citar I manner of the fortification of our time, with palifadoes, curtaines,cafemets,andfuch like, in 

Alescander having acceffe,was of him ade with the late Turkift‘Emperour Soljman': vnto him C fuch manner,as that it feemed almoft impregnable, All which,although they made fhew of a 

pricfeot renenge vporitiveTatk re Reha heard; Who'fretcing & languishing fory, m ftrong and well fortified citie,yet for that there wanted many things, it was thought too weak 

himfelfe the power ofa king : ies ed, thaveither the king hisfather had his mind Belin Jongto hold out againft the great power of the Turke : but what wanted by reafon of the {ci- 
‘kingdomejhie woulld indeed g vand'faid, That ifeuer it were his good fortune to obtai he tuation and weake fortification, thatthe Gouernor and other noble captaines {upplied in beft 
dieeatien' eratenin eed shew what he they fg end thought: But of himmore (h ibe the forrthey might, wich a (trong garrifon of moft valiant fouldiers, the fureft defence of ftrong 

baffador venti h ht gi went more ilow! forward in the Perfiancourti fh it wt laces, There was in the citie two thoufandsadfiue hundred Italians, two hundred Albanois rhe umber of 
eChriftianshad aué had it,newes was brought vnto the court,of the gal debabal horfemen, before entertained by the Goucrnor; and ofthe Cypriots themfelues were mufte- ibe defendants 
sembaffador ts el that time obtained of the Turks at fea : ere eras ie a two thoufand and fiuc hundred moe, all men refolutely {er downe to {pend their lives in” Femegpfit, 
ee ! as More carneftlythanbefo - on the defence of their countrey. 

pices “ete by cntring into domiedchities ae 1 ln asa the viéto- K _ Muftapha with rohdertull celeritiehauing brought to perfection his fortifications,planted 

po tien friendthip withthe Turks intheir raise 2, hee vpofarms,rather D his batterie of 64 great pieces ,amongft which were foure great baliliskes of exceeding big- 

si luo . s is he faid was the only time for the Perfian kin +6 y whom he hadbin foof. neffe, wherewith he continually without intermiffion battered the wals of the city in flue pla- 

oh erwherof would neither often chance, neitherlon 4 © recouer his former glory, ces,but e(pecially that part of the wall that was between the hauenand the gate that leadeth 

pis Saies to flip away, he fhould afterwardsin aiid with ay: &ethatif he fuffered fo fit to Amathns, And with great morter pieces caft vp huge tones, which from high falling into 

hing is fo wholefomecounfell was well heard but Ub forthe fame,whenit weretoo | the city,with their weight brake down the houfesthey light vpon,& fell oftentimes through 

xing : who thentroubled with rebellion in Media, preuailednothingroftirrevp the aged | their vaults,enen in the bottom of their fellars,to the great terror of thebefieged. The wals in pemageRa af 

1a,0r weary ofthe former warres he had had } diuers places fore fhaken,and the houfes beaten down,he began to affault the city :which the eS 





detendants (their forces yet whole) valianrly repulfed, and not only defended their wals and the ehripient, 
draue the Turks from the breaches, but furioufly fallied out vpon them, and hauing flaine and 
wounded many,wonderfully difturbed their fortifications, & abated their courage:neither did 
the enemy with greater fury maintainethe battery or affault, than did the Chriftians the de- 
fence of the city, {til fending their deadly thot into the thickeft of that great multitude; info~ 
much tharin few daics the Bafla had loft 30000 of his men: and the captains themfelues won- 


withthe Turke,& olad 
Dither the pers »& gladoffuch peaceasheh eh bin ; 
: ties sate foratinuch as the Chiiftian Prices had po rie gg ep pebellida Ok 
Venetian WOuld fortivo yeares expec th Perpetuall league amongftithem{elues, hee 
dtu, ‘peace analwat. Thisimprouidenrrefolwtoncee es >gihealsrini-iacp oat refoluevpon 
too late rer BEL 5 ‘ ofthe ki 
Aalitefepenrance varothe whole Pefinkingdome whens withiee oor eercekal 
ich the Senat had by their embaffadout (as true prophers)foretoldyredoun- 


=) 


‘ded'vnto'the'great (hakingrth 

iking'thereof.Fo Sy prianw 3 

‘the Venetians, Amirath the fonne ip Sin lars Wwaronce ended, & peace concluded with , dering at the valour of the defendants, as if they had not now to doe with fuch Chriftians as 

ihuading:the Perfian king, tooke from him the , ueceeding his father inthe’*Turkith Empire, they had before fo oftentimes ouerthrown, but with fome other ftrange people, began to de- 
* §fcat countre fpaire of the winning of the city. The Turks thus doubting, and almoftat a ftand,the Chriftis 


with @greatparcof Armenia th y of Medi Iled Sil 
: { ¢ Gre, ; Seas Media, now called Siluan, 
HS atsand the regal citie of Tauris, ‘as thall be hereafter in ans in the mean time made vp their breaches with earth, baskets, wool facks,and fuch like,not 


ce déclared At which time the ; 
ePeifian,whonow refuledto take Vp armesjorioyne in {paring their very beds and bedclothes,chefts,carpets,& whatfoeuer els might ferueto fillyp 
feared,the greateft was the want of pouder,which with 


league with the Cistiftian pri 
Cotinkellof thelVshetiansiand eayghe pect had notbeforeihearkened vneothe whol- the breach.Among many wants they 
es at tines would againetake vp armes aa ‘an se nicest ry gg vain,thatthe Chti- continual footing began greatly to be diminifhed : wherefore to referue fome part thereof 
fa Hil e b if apba'the great Baflvand Generall of the "aden him againftthe Turke. M F 2gainftal extremities,they thought it beft whilft yet fome {tore was left,tovfe the fame more 

the fege of pa, O&€ Aelired'tor maintenance of his fiege ; and { id ks armie, furnifed ofall things that could {paringly,andto (hoot more feldome .Butthe Turks {till drawing neerer and neerer the city, 

Inagifia, to him oute Cilicia, Syria,the Lefer A he Ou sone in-great' number dayly:repairing va and cafting vp mounts higher than the wals ofthe city,w ith earth & fagots filled vp the ditch: Fs | 
and ‘the ‘onntries-thereabout, befide great which done,they of the broken {tones made wals oneither fide, to faue themfelues from the poet peal 
ot and by the Tankers 


fupplies*brought vito him ! 
im by Hab, fF 
°y Haly Baffa from Conftanunople iafomuch , that it W2 flankering hot of the Chriftians, then giving a frefh affault,they vied not only their th 
‘ ; oshes 


chought 
















fifth Emperour of the Turkes. 
‘Thus while(t open force preuailed notaccerding tothe Turkes defite, they beganinfovre The rnrkfecke 
Jacesto vndermine thecitie, in hope to haue found entrance: but the defendants doubri g 477m" 
fucha macter,by diligent liftening,and great veffels fer full of water ncere vnto the walls, 7ad ial. 
drunis laid vpon the ground, by the mouing thereof difcouered their workes,and with co 1n- 
rermines frultrated thofe of the enemy : yetin fo greata ftir and hurly- burly all things.w re 
not pollibly tobe difcouered , wherby it came to paffe,that whileftthe defendants were slto= 
ether bufied in defending the walls,a mine not perceiued was fuddenly blowne vp-ecrevn- 
tothe tower ftanding vponthe hauen ; by force whereof a great part of the sstithereabout 
was inamoment with amoft horrible noife ouertbrowne. Withthe falfthereof the Turkes 
thinking the city as goodas taken, with an horrible fhout and outcrie mounted the wall,and in 
B the breach fet vp their enfignes ; Countie Peter , who had the charge of that part of the wall; 
beingnot now able to defend the fame, fo fuddenly ouerthrowne: which Nefler Martinengus 
uickly perceiuing,came fpeedily from his owne ftation, to repulfe the encmy now readic to 
haue entred. The fight became there moft fierce and terrible,on the one fide hope,on the other rie breaches 
defperation, enraged their minds :the Turks were in hope, that ifthey forced themfelnes but "ttl defer 
alittle they fhould forthwith win the city ;and the defendants propounding nothing ynto ~~ 
themfelues but fhamefull death and torture, fought as men altogether defperat. The Turkes 
trufted'to their multitude,and the Chriftians to their valour: Ia che meane time, 4udreas Bras 
gadinas with certain great pieces aptly placed,out of the ca ftle (lew anumber ofthe Turkes as 
they were comming to the breach. Baleomius hearing ot the danger,came in hafte withacom- 






“niffiue weapons,but came foot to foot,and notab she in ; 
manner of fight (as if ithad been fo agreéd vpo pias Breach hand to 
ot fix houres. And although the Turks by reaton of their mfubicuce me intained for ‘ 
wts,and frefh men till fucceeded them thatwere wearie, yer (thirst im 
~dants,that cuiery man requefted to have the places of moft danger. bcd fe COUrigcog 
sious hand repulfed the Turks with exceeding great (laughter. But fo ei theneg 
J) neintaining the affaulenot only by day,but by oftenalarmes in tal Iehatythe 
Mea z wally in doubrfull fulpence and readinefl,as if they thouldgn 
Cae i san y, With frefbmen that had flept thei salt 
peratly affailed the Chriftians almoft {pent and maigre forlacke'of fleepe ari ft Fatlidet 
preuailing, the reftlefle enemie leauing sothing’ vnateempted, by a queint denit » Fotee nor 
haue taken one of the gates ofthe citie : there was growing in the Ifland great pl sr 
ofwood much of! the nature of the Firre or pitch tree, eafieto be fet on fire f hata kind 
quéniched, bur differing in this, thatin burning itgaue forth fucha fy fomerinel ie “t0'be 
be any man wellto be indured: ofthis kind of wood the Turks broughta wonderfi it : 
‘0 one eo gates called Limofina,which once feron fire,could notby the defendar quantity 
ei ‘ quenched, although they caft whole pipes and tuns of water at once into nat “ae | 
pois iy Pace clofevneo the'gate by the {pace of foure daies, with the wehieirencie of we 
me eee omneffe of the finell,fo troubled the defendants, that {carce any of then oe 
ftand vpon the wall, but forfaking the fame, were euct and anon lik ae 
the eneémie leaue to enter, Ctohaue given | 












































1S Not 





ss Bravadinws the Gouernor,more car F : | © panieof couragious foldiers,to relieue them that were fighting atthe breach, and cheering v| 
i aia fe not {til to be going about from qiche Caen “alte own danger,cea. Ris followers, shut himfelfe with the formoft into the face ofthe breach ; and there net aly 
a uen the ficteft occafion they could defire,tor them to fhe her, i Se tans, That now wasgi- appointed what was tobe done,and with cheerefull countenance encouraged his foldiers,but 
a nor of their barbarous enemies:thatit would beto thei W their valor in, & to gaine great ho. with his owne hand hauing laine many,tooke one of the Turks enfignes, whenas he had bes 
ge ee totheireternall glory,itbytheir only means | fore (laine the bearer thereof,and tumbled him headlong into the ditch. Withthe fight wher 


Bee Seat gree ponesofcic Tare NS cin assed 
ae ey len eon Feunto lat ie deta , . he faid) was the onely time whereinit | men fighting for their laft hope. Infine the Turkes were glad toretire, leauing behind them 
Ifland would be eafily recouered : and al nk they could keep thatlittle wasleft,thereftofthe | _ fourethoufand carkafesof their flaine fellowesin the towne ditch,with fourteene of their ens 

: though the Turks armie exceeded far in number,yet fignes, which were brought into che city, Neither was this vidtoric gained without fome loffe 


of others incouraged, both onthe right hand cz onthe leftzmade there a notable battell, as 


did they ex-ell them i ; : 
Rahjbad hanitar oe Haid th valor;whereby a few, and as it were but an handfull of K ofthe Chriftians ; about a hundred were flaine,among whom were Robertus Maluctiue, David 
gainft moft infinit multitudes : now all the eyes of the world, D Nociuss Celftes Feto, Erafmus Firmo, all captaines. 





as well fri “ : na 
both “ally te Het A arpa aia them,fothat if they held out againft fogreata power, For all this,they in the citietooke finall reft, the Turks great fhot fill thundring in amongft 
courage and prowetle,and th ‘ht v ie valour, and all Chriftendome extoll theit inuincible they; and that in (uch furious fort,as that inone day (which was the eight of Iune)werenum- 
td nour :iheither that any thi ds i ey themf{clues fhould thereby reape both great profit & ho- bered about fiuethoufand great fhor,(hot intothe citie. Wich which continual batterie,oneok. 
‘d Worthy knights of Mal na could bealledged, why they fhould not be compared with the | the round bulwarkes of the towne was fo fhukem, asthata part of the front thereofwas fallen 
- Of tte Turke & let a sa oto their eternal fame had deliueredthemfelues out of themouth eat into the ditch, and another part ftood leaning readieto fall, in fuch fort as thac it was 
is Ge a quarrel v bin ch tvnto the world amoft faire example for men valiantly to ftand in fo good jot longer to be defended : which the Chriftians perceiuing, prefently vndermined the fame 
i defendants, Mia eaten, defence + Nicofia (he faid) was loft rather by the cowardife ofthe bulwarke,and inthe mine placed certain barrels of gunpouder. The Turks'comming to affaule 
Grecians, Hi t be bi our of the enemie. Healfo praifed the fidelitie and courage of the the place they had fo fore battered, the defendants after fome {mall refiftance, feigned) them- 
ced to Tete eho a if care or danger could neuer be remoued from the Venetians, orindu- 7, . felties to retire for feare,fo to draw the enemie the fafter on ; who was no fooner cometo the 
Bile cee aes a ues vnto the Turks gouernment sand perfuaded them, with the fame re- E place defired,but that fire being put to the mine, blew vp the bulwark with all them that itood Tia 
and for thei y He err owne city, that they faw in the Venetian fouldiers fighting for them thereon ; of whom fome were ouerwhelmed with the earth it felfe other fome were blowne y pia 
eir owne honour to ftriue with the Italians,in defence of their State,their countrie, vpintothe aire,and falling downe againe,miferably petifhed; and otherfome, (horas it Were battered Bul 


in pie i > ith fixe 
out of aigun;fell downe a great way off, and forwere rent in pieces : which was vnto the defen pekine a 


their Wiues,and children, a: ain I ie of T ft would in fhore dred ofthe Turkes perifhed at this affaule, BN thereon 
5, 8 ft the tyrannie ofthe Turks ; fora i dinth fight. 
u 3 for, much as aid 4 amott pleafant ich About fix hundred o} r 


timecome,and {et them f-e¢ from all dan ie Se 

i “he aera ; ger. The Senatalfo in lik trersto ‘ 

Beleoaine a vas eee hem to be of good cheere, and yeta whileto hi old a ke el ht whioni'were Mufapha General ofthe voluntarie foldiers, and Feregares a:manof great marke 
on felfein aiaies i ref aeoi nia Baleonias alfo Generall of the garrifon fouldiers, him- amony (tthe Turks, But by the haftic firing of the mine, there perifhed pein os bet 
atall timesto tee doh any neo tenats carefiilly forefeeing what was in euery place and ofthe Chriftians , ouiertakent in their owne denice , amongft whom werealfofome of great 


hin ; : ig Of his fouldiers , and ad i his perfon account, 9 i ay 2 ' 
ats ee to 43 both a worthie commander, & valiant fouldier. Neithes oid ihe foldi- “The Tatksinflamed withitheir loffes, were more inraged’with the fpeechesand = 
both athe tath ae i hi sai rane What they might, firiuing abouethe power ofthe ftrength yj B ofatupaphatheirGerieral;whomott carne(tly exhorted them;with one confent to aflaile their 
Bere bodies femme bringing taeatjt efiemies now diiuen into acorner of the Ifland s{poiled ofalleheircounry,tufting mars Hite 

> 


se thers ftones bede ¢ ; Ome weaponsvnto th nd o- f 
mins wean ne be like Quffeto make vp riebaches Buia now the ftrenoth of the’place , that of chemfelués, enitreating for nothi ete 
aie “were fiaffred to parte the vulgar fort of people were out of the citie, who all in fafetie lntestodepartthence. Buc what place (faid heyis there impr fable forthe Tutl ns ‘ a “4 
| a ow the midft of the Turks army,to feeke their Lining inthe countr'. Tigéchyaricl fuclyothier trong" Townes woont, what are they b an 

Thus — Beee \ 









a 


the cowardifeof the Chriftians. prow 
iftians,and the proweffe ofthe Turks ? "Th; 
me your former labors and victories ; which you befo ee ety (Gid 
ou! i i 4 7 oe aul 
é — se mixt with gold,and prey fufficientto fri erm “i honor bur! : 

“a = this {peech of their General, asmen forgetful of al dan at wate Tutksen 

; an cuer before; & hauing with incrediblelabor made three ye 3°68 AN a Moreten;, 
oF yp, ouerthrew a great part with the wall of the caftle, the penta er ene blow ; 

¢ they with all their force oftentimes affailed th an 


: me Of the hau 8 
Se SS Gealed they fc i hich aime alot haue bine 
Seite y foto donightorday,. Atw auc bin their 


afec hichti 
ith the fea, wasaflaulted by them in the =i ai tity 


‘The poore Chrittiaas {pent with deadl i 
; ly wounds, continual | F F 
al and day,and now brought to fmal number,hardly tiie the hein ranching bo 
them info many places at once,and held outthattempeft rather with tage the llng | 
the meane time the enemies armie increafed daily , the Turks inh = rt frensth. ta 


mean ¢ nic Ope of the li } 
had at Nicofia,continually fepairing out of the countriesround glass Peel 
’ any 


Chriftian captaines feeing their-men with conti 
ontinuall affaults fore { i 

Hie wae i a feemed to be,there was notaboue three eee ee i 
oe <r aca ofall things daily increafing,hope of aid itil! m8 0 Buefeuey 
het negro xe a i my far from them ; the Captaiaes (I fay) themfelae Ba 

; sand the rather, for that fuch reliefe as was fent fro coieue 
poflibly'be brought yntothem,but ftaied at Cre palling false 3 coud 

a er wi 3 tot 

ae fothatnothing could in faferie be ram ioop en genan eat pe beloreFan | 


¢lues:could not long be hid or diflembl i ot Sinreabieaelie 

eluesic¢ led, butthatitwas by the citi omnes cal 

uingneither powerro hold out the fiege,neither place left “cceepcenetamnabaa ta "4 
5) eCelii- 


citifens of tie} came i i 1 
Mile of tie flocking tothe Gouernour,crauing of himaidand comfort, and with aboundance of 
a co 
















































































eemes of the:Venetian State. Their walls (tt 
with : ig herthrowne, the few-fouldiers tha a | 
ps tp me famines the enemies: ftrength increafing ait ape “a 
laistciohionthow, ty with the fvord, ifthe citie were by force taken : raletainn y ihe 
alawile tine yr fered ponies Lie ee ee abe to wichita eon 
je om any conditionis,how hard {c phitt € ietic-of fo faithtulland kindea People,and aot 
{perat ornare bane —_ citifens of Famaguita, withthe due confideration of the de- 
heould,perfiraded the: aie Bragadinus to compattion who comforting them in bett fort 
Sewould fo provide fo; ta oa eof goodcheeresfor that he had care both ofthem & their tae 
ialtyto sasaunae ie ee they:thould neue repent them felues of their fidelity and 
which prefently. hungouer al hie Muh meane time confidering the greatneffe of the danget 
together forthe fame purpofe: sr cads propounded thematter in agenerall. counfellcalled 
yéeld:only, Balconies ip rie ta erein aftena little debating of the matter. they all agreedto 
ae, we. yeelding'vnto theopinion ae bh diflenting ,.as doubrfull of the Turkes faith « butafterwards 
Portion of forcettain da by P F oftheteft.So an herauld being/ent vnto the Baffa.a trlice was taken h 
aaa ysto parley in,and hoftages.on both fides'oj 4 pages 
etait, asardart was thrownesot an arrow {hot trom either Gaerne eel ane nar fo much 
as. 2 Onsiwereagreed-vpon, whereuponthe Aon either fide, Altera few days parley the conditi- 
os , Whichswere thefe:Firft, That thei sa ity-thonld be yeelded:inta the power of the Bafla, 
lines Jiberticjandgoodsyswith th eft ants.of the city yeraline,(hould in fafetic cnioy their 


With thereft of che-é4ptains and fold ee exercifeof the Chriftianreligion x Thatthe Gouernot 


he i lersmightinfafetie d i 
cindey tO: igh ‘eti¢ depart with bagz-and b e5 and at 
it 0 OER eran 4 brie fiue great pieces of ordnance,and aoan actee aench foeuer 
CrstesFndingchertboth vidadland dye ee tee, Fatkes thould fafely conduct them into 

han with fidelictie performed, coe 1 Allwhichythingswere with more kindnes pr0- 





thekeyes of the cities -Leaue bei ; 
ev = asuedeing gtanted; Brig wletusthe,Gouernour, Baleonins, AM 
teens f bragadinus, Lanrentins Phetpoles Earleok Paphos, Tos Antonina Rainins, Aloyias Mat 


SMI QUE, 






k with agréat fort of othercaptaines came into the campe: but before they entred into 
. ie Pais pauilion, they were commanded to deliuer their weapons, which they all did, it 












‘Afi Emperowrof thé Turke _— — 


the fir(t meeting Mu/tapha entertained them courteoufly, and with many glorious words, is if 
it had beenin admiration, extolled their worthie valor and courage :faying, That he was dad 
nowto know them by face, whofe valiant minds he had before knowne by their moft vitor 
deeds. Now prowefle and valour feemed not only in fafetie, but alfo honored of theen/mie + 
whendfter along difcourfe the falfe Baflateuolued vnto the mifchiefe and treachesié he had 
before refolued vpon ; complaining tharcertaine of his men taken at che ficoe;Suu been after- 
wardagainit all'reafon and ordet flaine. Which the gouernor and the réit vterly denying, he 
ftact vp as inatage,and wich high words and fterne countenance vrging the fact, commanded 
themt all co be forthwith caft in bonds ; and fo bringing them out of his pauilion, inthe fight 
ofthe army,contrary to his oath and promife,caufed them all to be flain. At which time Bra- ¢ 
gadinue 8 Thenpolus were oftentimes commanded to lay down their heads,to haue had them 
ftracke off: yet was their execution deterred, and theirliuesreferued , notto fauethem , but 
with more exquifit punifhmencand corture to fatisfie the barbarous cruelty of the faithles and 
vamerciful tirant. The next day after, Bragadinus bauing hisears before cut offin defpight,was Braesdinas 
brought forth to be wondred at,and tortured with the moft extremeft kind of torture that ty- fens ee 
ranniie it felfe could haue deuifed: for difpoiled of his jewels and actire,and a basket laid vpon shered by foe 
his houlders filled with carth,he was inforced oftentimes to cary the fame, to repairethe ram-/wlefe Ball 
piersthat were ouerthrowne ; and euer as he paffed by the proud Baffa infulcing vpon him to 
C falldowne andt@kiffe the ground at his teet:and fo buffetced with the Turks fifts,and {purned 
asadog with their feet, was in great derifion & defpight asked, Whether he hoped that Chrift 
his God would come to help him or not 7 Which indignitie of it felfe bitter & miferable, the 
dignitie of the man made much more miferable: whofe comely and ftately countenance, with 
his long and reuerend beard,eueninthat extreame miferieadded ynto him acertaine majeftic 
and'grace.In this {o foulea fight of vertue trodeavader fodr,'the poore Chriftians could nei- 
ther wel (tay their tears,nor let them fall, for feare of the difpleafure of the Turks. But the for 
fworne Bafla,not only forgerfull ofall humanity, but inraged rather with extreme cruelty,cau- 
fed that noble and worthic Bragadinus to be {et ina chaire,& his skin to be flaine off from him 
quicke:a punifhment vnworthie ot him that fuffered it,but moft worthie him that inflicted the 
D fame. Yerin fo great 8 horrible atorture he was not heard to let fall any word not befeeming 
a faithfull Chriftian andthe honot of hiscountry:only he called ypon God for mercic, & de- 
tefted the Turks petfideous trecherie,and fo breathed out his life, But che tirant,worthy eter The f-fporne 
nal infamie,not fatisfied with the torture of the living man, caufed the head to be cut off from hahaa 
the dead bodie,and vpon the point ofa {peare to be fetvp ona high place forall mento looke eid badie of 
ypon.His skin alfo ftuffed with chaffe,he caufed tobe hanged vpat the yards arme,and fo to be #’sse 
€arried about;not fo true a trophy of his victory,asa teftimonic of his perfideous and Turkith 
cruelty. Two dayes after, Countie 7 henpolus after he had bin moft fhamefully intreated, full Of rhepelua bare 
the maiks of the Tutks etueltie, was(to make an end withall) fhamefully hanged in the market sed. 
place. With what cruelty the Bafta had tyrannifed vpon the nobility,with the fame healfora- 
E ged vpon the meaner fortofthe citifens,of whom foe he flew, fome he chained in thegallies, 
& catried away the reft intobondage. Three hundred Chriftians, fome foldiers, fome citifens, 
which came forth with the gouernour to fee the Turks campe,were there alfo all flaine. Nefter 
Martinengus a famous captaine efeaped the tyrants hands, being hidden by one of he Bafla’s Nef wail 
Eunuchs,who by the helpe ofa Greeke fitherman got to Leptis,and from thence to Crete,and brik foe! 
fo afterwards ro Venice,where he faithfully reported to Aloyfins Mofénicus the duke,the whole perp, 
proceffé of that war, \with the lofft of the city ; and that in the {pace of threefeoreand ten days 
there was abouea hundred and forty thoufand great thot difcharged againft thecity,Such no- 
blemen and gentlemen as efcaped out of this fo general a flaughter,banifhed their country,and 
inmiletie,difperfed without hope of returne,led afterwarda miferable & vagrant life,though 
; fomeofthem euen at this day(as Ihauebin credibly informed)are by the Venetian State right 
well maintained. The countrey people and artificers were generally by the Turkes {pared, 4 
the peopling ofthe Countrie. This wasthe fatal ruine of Cyprus, one of the moft fruitfull orpras ty 
and beautifull [lands ofthe Mediterfanian: the loffe whereof, not without capt Wah 
nie Chriftian princes, as fometimea kingdome of it felfe, burnowa protince of the cs urki 
Ecce 4 goes 


territorie,as welli 1 ett 
ofthofe egufrioyaid ce Ian vpn the froatet of Dalmay imeemein the 
parting from Corcyra,arriued all inthe ba mfifteene thoufand mot nt With the 
berewe will tor awhile ¢ m y of Corinth now ¢ ll erable cs 
* Betis lave inedseeeie themtorideinfafetien ecbthe gulte ot]. 
Daiiksan- Ad is great leet (che terrour ofthat part of C te Ms 
. ring if he fe _ Nin ce rar thea ig ah ley ane 
Bit iieoE Ais role we ce 30 be inforced with fo fanihagowees fehe. 
wee diy si a ha “Ps that he could notioinehis forces with ine ; 
commodioufly and A tie a Bee ay the fleet departed thencets Mita ti Which 
Spanith forces. Achis comming, the comming of Don Zoha of Auttri 1a; there mare 
dhkedeBlovencedhadienpin Naha Colummasuc mec him with twelue gallies where H 
4 ce aid ot the Confed ; gallies (which th 
wereyet Z erats) and three: Greg 
merc ia wit hom ected, Nota aan ge 
Wenvibaa forthe aleleo fn theralfo with fixty and two gallies, before a ntonins Quin}. 
‘i iaguita, but ; $ ics, efore appointed 
the fleet sand in fhoretime th amaguita, but now called backeagaine to i Ointed bythe 
ie Bi ¢ gallies of Sicilie arri #84iNne to ioyhewith the ref of 
tion, inthe latter end of Auguit arriued therealfo. At laft ate erehhiof 
; ‘ . lon; 
eehirsitievearestoldsin MB came Don Fohn wich the Spanith fleet, ama hh eee 
ted: who although he a om wanted no honorable parts,his mothe ble en about foure 
by his will, but onl jas moft decre vnto his father Charles the fif; rsblemith only excep. 
| y at his death commended hi its the fifth, yer lefehehin i 
_ © netianand the Popes Admirals heati leed him vato bis fon Philip,as his broth n nothing 
~ triumph and i a eating of his comming,wenttomeer hi other, The Ve. 
into ivseneunonen o heauines before iopcidednitisiones pebarnihifesh 
reat fleets joined in one. eat umphant victory their Bei thditoicccva hor 
tation of fome greatmatter. The V ther + tosafure, filling all the Wet ean cae two 
cm oe tall fhips,and a gr jdtitaken off sa te ofan hundred and eight gillcs ty 
gallies ot the Poyiesot whom Col, ioe maul ga; liots. Vito the ; S,0% 
crarithe Spanity Aone nen celui was Acmiall.. And with Den a 9 pe 
knights of Malta. In th irall, cane tourefcore and one galli on Tob the General, and 
« In this fleet, befide mari “one gulls, of whom three were from th 
men an army not onely beaut Tiners,were reckoned to bet are 
inthis i ly beaurifull: for thew, as contitti wenty thoufand fighting K 
[ ng and puiffant, old beatenfouldicrsalmoft ee amenereae ; but an 
I, place intermixe 
great ¢xperience,rich and luftie bodies, 
¢; and diners other of great nobilitic, as 
























)firft put in 

tO th 
Coreyra, andfea, 
gaintt fo ftrong ay 














were: { 
eby name called forth to this {0 honorable feruic 


wellold men, as 
D young and Jufty gallants, f 
endiifektinn, gallants, for the naturall h 
caine ay Zep se si tinny 
Pl ah teater by birth or power, fo had they d peatantlin'a 
SH de Stl orits and followers, flrong and able bodi Rae eetaeme 
wiGiarickcreres ought for no other pay for their pai anes 
teto eternifetheirnames,or Hioriorably to fj sad tHoin ra ia iS rye ri rll : sf an L 
' varrell,as forthe 


defence of the Chriftian fai A 

‘ f riftian faith and 'religi m 

dis, aetedins religion. Amon m 

rect, vere eofgreate fhirke, dléander Farnese a oft honourable and refolute men 
A ry of Italie his natiue country,whofe vntit Bree matabetiohonctand 


rable enemj ‘ / nel i 
able enemies lamented ; andbeing dead , is 'y death in the Low-countries euen his hono- 


a@ngerous wars againftfo puiffantan 
Tepuitation with th a rn hh Barbadious Gener . ee 3 Sebaffianus V eneriys the 
i ¢ Admiral ; and one Secretarie : «74 a yt of equall auharitie and 
ad is nthonizvs Colussnins the Popes 


is i Admirall, 


Raysa rman of great the. ) 
thas ofgreatname. Thusthe 1 : igytteret Ohe g 















| 


i. 


a 


, irall swith 
ae cre TOS 


of the Tuitkes. 








ffib Emperaur 


‘Which queftion(as a 


jninvlelfe with 


fad, Thar theicnemiesftrenge 
abattel:and that therfore delay, was to be vfed,left impro} 


the fortune of 
war that were tobe decidedby the {words were(as he fay 


all.Matters of 
aduilet 
B notto be againe a 
Ted great commaty 
thereunto forced by 
‘oradvantage taken ;t 
parant means how to 
{pirir, as within the harborin plac 
common eftimation ftronger than 


prifebegua s And to befiege Oricus, 
‘Turks,foto draw them 
C diftruft in themfelues,andto difcourage the 


D 


ning receiued fome notable loffe,t 


the common fouldier,would forthwith dee: 


feareas to make.a vain fhew of fomething doing, 


in his full Qrength, As for che orher reafond 


fo defperatly to fer yponthe enemic : whovpon 
and being already in (af harbor, would neuer 


time lay vp hisgallies ; 


ofabattell,e(pecially like hope, like ftrength,and 


fore, it were beft(in his opinion)only to mak 


barous enemy : but inno cafe to hazard the 


on the fortune o: 
things,the common chance o 
whomthey themfclues were 
miferies waslike to ouerwhel 
mi(carrie: and that therefore, fafe 
was attended vpon with greater danger, 


nor(as he faid 


Onthe other fide, the Venetians, who, thougl 
their State,were farre of another opinion. Wher 


E forcunar,by declining of batrell to. becom: 


~ 


they)mouev 
preparation,¢ 
by delay: We defend our felues and ours, 
Turke out ofhisempire ; butthat we our 
tries. Wherefore we ought fom 
much the neceffity of him is grea 
‘What, are our weapons 
and we ftill be vnrcuenged ¢ 
battell isable ro blot outthe in 
F pineffe : if nothing elie, le 
doubt is there,but that the enemy fw. 


obeadminiftred for that the errors otbattel, whereby al w. 
metided,He highly commended the aduile of Scipio Afrioanus,who.colinfel. 

ders, not to,ight withathe enemie but yponfome great adnantagey, or elfe 

neceflitic.Butasthings now {tood,what opportunitiecould bemimftred, 
he enemie keeping hirfelfe clofe within the bay of ‘Corinthsandino ap+ 
draw him outfrom thence ¢ Neithenthat he for his.partiwas:of fo greats 
cofdifaduantage, without hopes to fet vpon aneniemy io} 
himfelfe ; for what difhonour thould they in¢usre) ist has 
hey. fhould, be intorced with thameto.giue ouerth¢anter= 
Dirrachium;or Caftrum Novums frontier townesdf the 
eve this other than tothe acertainefeare and 
dicrs¢ forias wellcheenemy,as 
me {uch a poore attempt to proceed of a meere 
when.as they durfh notincountenthesaemy 


out tobartell ; what w 


fabattell, He farcher alfo propoun: 
f war, rhe ftrength of the enemic, 


me the Chriftian common-wea 
aduife was inthiscafeto be pr 


fell, which their couragious 


5 not, (hall neither thefe things mou vs © the 
he {poiling of our frontiers, & 


uch the more rea 


blunt,or our hands benum 
fhall we alwaies {hew our weapons, 
famic of former time,andto fil vswith th 
e ysypto bat h 
forch with his fleet,and give 
nour & reputation,if conten 


t the veric indignitie of the matter ftir 
elling with pride,will come 


minds ofthe foul 


Aywith great & found 


astd.be putin hazaxd,were 


Pesppeins Colonna his kinfwan.Dhechiefe point whereon the fe ot eay eommans 
: folue,was, Whether they, fhould aie the cence tetas ea 
aintt {o strong an enemy,or onely feckero defend the frontiers.of theirowne dominios % 
\ias all. othee of like fortywasof dtvers diuetflyphantafied scucry man pic fing 
his owne reafons,Reqa/enieas (Don lohe hisichicfe:counfellars withontw) om 
he willingly, did nothing and vndoubredly aman of great valorand experichice){peaking;firtt ; 
h wasneceffarily to be knowne, before they commitrcu allto 

widentho% overthrew, 













rawne from Neceffities what neceflicichad they, 


eagrear fhe 


the apprych of Waneer mutt. needs in. thort 

be drawn tothe hazard al 

likedangerappcaring on both fidess, Whet> 9% 4 se 
woftheit forces, fo toterrificithe bar- © 


hope of the whole Chriftian common-weale,vp- 


yindeed comparab 


mently perfuaded, but moft inftanily requefted t 
ders,that {0 foone as opportunity ferued, t 


tel,& not to make that coun 


hey would cor 


ded yvato them the, viacestaine, eugnts of 
as wel by fea as by, land , with 
Je : then, what an infinit heap of 
le, if they, fhould in.any thing 
eferred before, that which 


The Penttana 


tall delay both infamous and dangerous to 
cfore Venerins and Barbadicus notonely vehe- * Lwgihi 
he Generall & the reft of che greatcomman- 
mmit the matterto the trial ofa bat- 
minds might make moft glorious & 


¢ difhonourable or fruftrat.[fdefire ofhonour(faid 


the infolencie of our enemies, 
we inuade not them :we gonot 
felues be not by him driven out of 
dily & {peedily to thial 
ter that repulfeth a danger, than, ofhimt 
med ¢ {hall the Turkes 
& neuer fig 


loffe of fogreat and chargeable a 


which weencreafe 
about to drive the 
our owne coun= 
ke of battell,by how 
hat offreththe fame. 
{o often prouoke vs, 
fight ¢ ane fortunat 
¢ hope of future haps 
battell,, And what 


vsbattell 2 Thinke you that afmall difcredic will infue to our ho : 

or fomuch asfeene him, we 

how many peftilent incon= 
oi 


red witha vain brag, hauing not once sk 
fhall return home,to the general fhameo 


irmifhed withthe enemy, 


fall Chriftendome = See 


\ 


~ 


weniences 






Corea & Sey. ADY 





bellio 
the 
bat 


The Confederaty 
ee et 
on 

sell, . 






pelnade oxeanyy 
he ons. withim 


—— —* 
ces will enfue; if, we fhall tak is Cour: mannerofs : 
: { ethis coure. Thi ; 
inc hcp ome ome a 
3 h :itheconfederat prin t fas 
Nowe Weatied themfelues with ‘often embutlage amir Sida mene : 
a re ur departure, or declining of batcel;for a manifert vids: ie vee 
a 4 binia sie mugerts ii attronger eet which will ony ik 
oy ave! bearedowne all beforeit: at whichtime: who cae me 
Fey inti.” she Ue preparation, if we {hall now date 8 fighiey lai 
= ro ae in te fet ti again fo greata fleet Wate tien 
ind force to fightiSadioined not’ air is 
ve ¥ sis not onely a fine 
ft notable opportunity alfo offered: we neuerhad a great teeene Bice i re Ht eae 
[ae Urnithed with 
H 


Or the gaining 6fa ry sand 
and iy 


te Vf ict i 

thetpolle, “ese e re are in hope of prey gone into Cyprus, wh th hath 

fires ofthat tich land, sehen (ne)? Without controlment glut themfelucc wine 

promifeno hard vidory,(o dani ‘heir feet iso much the weaker. All Which chin me Plea 

rewards yandopenvntevs the Y propound vato'vs honot,elory, tame,and Mace 
rable 















MOTC litayie , 

W: 

: rs that the Chit 

aboutr IS tO be ty i 

fe'caites Which ine 
M1 


























after 





vsthe way both forthé¢ 
hathbeen before loft, Wha then tind ive ll lookens eee Pee ad recone 
frat: panicle then ttand we ftill looking for? or Why do PH fei Goreee 
; : hd 


vnto vsnot onely neceffiry but profitable alfo, 


reonity,ifth 
be thus throughly debated aiaoigh fe 
te alfothe opinions of otter notable cap: 


thing.Amonett the rett, dnthovine Coons. whe fleet) beh 
sineare : ) before they would conclud 
ile Memneatid vaties rec pendelleena Gabriel Serbellio,both Spaniards, & forthal 


Jet flip the prefent. Thi 

ts This matterof'fo pr 

Breateft commanders; they thous \: Fans ii 
taines, of no leffe experience than 2 





fo dangerousjas to Be ther 
348 to be theretore thu ied : 
ab to be dealt withall at fea than Slender x aunt ; 
nen, the Turks chiefe hope,and only mea Shred 
againftthe Chriftians. And {o concluded the 


ward to Corcyta,and without dela y a8 occa 


Ss fed violentenemy was far 
without his huge multitude ¢ 
Hiei Ah ho have obtained fo shay vidories : 
wirdtoCo fodtined an effectual perfitafion to fet tor- 
aie ‘at ‘Sd well liked, was thortly aloe b ue Ge ea 
general edleingehroleh ie giuing of battell ; which was sieht ie aa be 
Hein embidle torch Coen Penney own 
ire of ian common- i ; 
ofan a h hat cry ay feemednow nothing cme incite pa fach an earneft de- 
(00d tobring forth the i into the fight of the enemy, thet th mye ils up 
4 into the fea,and there to martial the fame, in fchfo a if) 
ame, rt 


uld éuen then prefently haue i ne 
u ly haue ioyned f i 
theit feet, & by appointing vnto Pl MN intent,that by fuch order ly difpofing of 


them with the order of th lagtiabtten tecce 
prised 1¢ battell,as that the © was to keep, they might fo acquaint 
‘Out farther dire@tion,martiall mremiclues,and asi ceaany enna sr ee Moe ty 
edict 1 0 battell, The next 
Shas) ihe wate the right wing(which confifted of 
Ci WING Was Anguffinus Barbadicws with 
od the General! with feuenty gal- 







A 


B diftant one frown an 


Cc 


















Sifih Emperour of the Turkes. 

placed paylus Jordanus : and betwixt the middle battell and the right wing, was Petras ses et 
anus sith the gallics.of, Malta sypon the left wing attended Anthenixs Canalis: and Quirins 
athe right, )About halfe, a,mile behind all the reft,tollowed Alvarss Bacianus Marquefle of 
Sancrace,and-A.dimirall of the Neapolitan fet, with thirtie gallics,a man of great exper ence 

jn marters aticajand now foplaced, to-bear alltimes readieto reliene this ur thar parto the 

fleer,as the fortune of rhe battel,or impreflion of the enemiefhould_ require. The Chiriftians 

had repofed greathopg.in fix galeaffes;which furnifhed with great ftoreo fordnance& certaiti six galeagem 
{elect companies of moft refolute fouldicrs,fcemed rather like caftlesithan fhier:'Thefe gales 

afles conducted by, Francifeus Dodus, amoft expert captaine,were placed about'a mile before 

the flect,two of them beture each wing,and,the other two before the middle barrell: fo farte 
other, as,that withiequall {pace they.an{wered the whole breadehof the 
hich was almoft the fpace of fine miles, & ferued the fame in ftead of moft 
ftrong bulwatkes, The gallies throughoutthe Acet kept not clofe vogerher,but {uch a cons 
diftance one from another, as might ferue forthem at libertiet0.difcharge theiri ord+ 
hance whentime fhouldrequire.dn the wings,as alfo in the maine battell,. were the Pepesstha 

Kings, and the Venetian gallies indifferently intermixed ; that by the equalitie of thedangen 

they (hould haue more caretorelicue one another;than if they had ferued apart: Joannes Cardea 

nins,amoft valiant captaine,with 8 gallics of Sicilieandtwo galiots, wasappointed to go tem 

miles before the feet to defcriewhat hee might, of theenemics doings,and inshis returne to 

ioynethe one halfeofhis gallics to the one wing,and the other halfe to the other.\s 
Inthis fort they departed, from Meffana, with purpofeto feckeout the enemies and noe rhe cbrifies 
ota {mall broile at the firtt,was like co have rifen aigreat mif> pals Fes 
Don lobn ftaied there to take aview of the Venetiangalliess ‘r5 cine the - 
munition hefinding them but weakly manned Terk besietl 
houfand Spar tards and athoufand Italians to be 













front of the flect,w 


uenicat 


Jong after came to Paxo,where, 
chiefe : for thenext day, whilelt 
and how they, were furnifhed both of men an 
for fupplying of chat want, appointed foure ¢ 


put aboord into the Venetian gallies, where motnesd was. 3 ' ; 
Amongftthefe fouldiers; was one company vader thecommand of démtins Tortona their seurius Tertes 


captaine, a.man of an,vaquiet and furious nature ; who going aboord the gallie of Andreas Ca- “i He 
lergasyfirft fell co words with che captaing ofthe gallie,and after much,ftir,into plain fight £0 jicis the fect 
than inatricethey.were alrogether by thecars,as wellthe foldiers asthe captains:of allwhich at vaxe. 
D ftir,a/utins wasthe onely author. Menerins being not faroff,and heat ingofthe matter, fentthe 
captaine of, hisown gallic ro appeafe therumults who thrufting him{elfeinto the midft of the 
furious multitude,was by A4atis in his fary, fouly intreated,&¢ divers ofthom that came with 
him fhrewdly beaten. Which thing Yenerims (himfelfealfoofan hot nature) taking as done int 
difgrace of the Venetians,and therewith exceedingly moued ;to the terrour of others, caufed 
Mutiue & his enfigne-bearerto be hanged vpacthe y ards arme of the fame gallie, to the great vertex ‘6 ie 
offence ofall the Spaniards. The Generallalfo taking this execution 1n cnill part,fullof cho- «ex hage 
ler and indignation, gricuoufly complained, That he himfelfe as Generall, was therein not i 
litle wronged,and that it became cuery, commander,to know what belonged to his pet 
notto incroach vponhis betters:fo fhouldthe conditions of the league bethe bate ~— 

E nery commandercouldkeep him felf within the bounds of his own authority /eneris hefaid, Diesen, 
(whofe authority was inferiour ynto his)could not of right without his plese cot ie Pade 
any thing againft Mutins a Spanifh captain: And that therin his honor was empairea: > ve oe: ue rea 
ifhe had nota publiqueand honorable amends,he threatned by force of arms to ps ae 4 
wrong,and the league being broken, to carric away with him the kings gills rail 
ted there fome,who fauouting Dex Joba his quarrell,and angrie with the Venetians, vr m4 

more coleson the fire that, was alreadictoo.great. Hereunto Venerias fe nt word me cae 

nerall, That he fhould do welltomoderat his angerjand at leifure to aduife pia wieerpea 
to vnderftand the matter, {o fhould he plainly fee,thatthere was neuermore i ie suite 
execution done vponany,than vponthofe mutinous perfons: Butifl Se ait tees 

E heat of youth, fhouldattemptany more violent courfe than ftood with the ae oi a 

were notto be maruelledifhee afterward repented. He (ashee (aid) was allo Imarmes “l 
readieto thew him(elfcaman. The matter was growne to that heat 5 os eet i 
not farre from the breaking off of tlie league ; but enenarthe point rohaue fetal * 
and to haue pit the whole flectin danger : hadnot Columains the 


Admi all a aint 
Popes MMUTAH y O his 


peft oppofed himfelfe she with all his 
c Ife: he with all'his 
et to appeafe his arora i 
= by them al, being at vnitic and'concorda 
anger were alfo ioyned dometticall diftord,then 







th 
be 
ra 




















vi - But if he would mod i 

bi Dh oderat his anger,and more regare 

feaiaicall, than the punifhment of afeditious mans 4 ey which doe 
ey Which Were vnto ph 


40) eeemiesvnto the Veneti : 

nelfeate ¢ Venetians,would highly com 

Veneribe hadd a pi matter was done, céulanbet 1 ala ada atid 

ued, that when many princes Hi one done! That it wasilwaies fo acconnnee 

mon managing of th ; t forces together in mai Cd and obfer. 

Shorhcteots bélongtty eal Was tobe donte'withoutthe eon that concerned the 4 4 
§ to the privat gouernementof euery rh trimenk Of the Geteralibi 

ent, x 


CO hin 
flayed. 
Octet 





























power of lifeand d : : 
faid hereby tobe Waves them that were vnderihis comand which to hope bad 
fo be; he heartily wi food. King Philip was king of manyki 2 Which to befo,wa, v0 

, artily withed: now ifany Milncteniiaen many kingdoms, & that he ha *hee 





deathin the kined \ 
ingdome of Naples; fhoul dtttalernacPi 
fed vitothe king himfelfe,ag theuliibfn fe sie ky .y 


the offender was borne? “or vatotheG 
faule: borne * orrather to the ciuill magiftrat of Nap Saertor 
ultwas committed, and fo of right thereto bee RA a mene wi 
a at differ 






OF Millaine,wh 
hofeiutisdi@ion the 






























but that Mutive might ri 
- Pee hew ‘mightrightly feemeto haue “4 Y ence wa: 
bees Snap yaaa thy nating 






ea arth 5 / 
na Venetian gallie, which was vnder the | 







uere punifhment to reftrain > ‘ome,eu ; 
3 thelae< 7 en for pr: . 
mo Rowfo much toberegarded,as a PSR Ailey ihe moftertellene Te aL 
~~ mmandersto withttaniehe cal eioniof biun thae didi: That ie wast ‘that the fact was 
iid naerediaus condigne at rg he nite a author of fedivion and SL ge com- 
‘= but have bin the more dif nent to his fa@: who if he h tumulthe faid 
Kane tates bee fe Nek tin ll eae 
em; were they new it, the externall danger v > eter others 
thy oman ee eh 
fies were to be i * ommon caufe.i ran ES) aboueal things 
Pel of fi baited cn ia Ss that Ee MOG dart dd ia i vt 
enerall.His owned ould redound vne rofthe good or ba 
~ him,andcould no ontee ied difcharged,in eeumnonin adh al Aad 
{tian common-wealei pray vnto God, with merciful! ng {o plainly and faithfully with 
Thus was the iraitiede ch ss dangerous time ulleye to behold the troubled Chri- 
leffe Don toh Heat Paxo by the great labor< ee 
ap scl ‘ohn could , the great labor of Columns 
~ as to. come in his cine nab ee € to participat tito TARA sie td el 
P ai No inferiour tOV-eherine in oh by Barbadicw the EWE rouetin on poke L 
~ talland goodly perf, : rage and valo , editor. This Barba- 
ot aboue fi ftie esd aio uateen ed,his beard Beer tae ay 
iuelineffe of fpitic sin bis ver Ides that, in hiseyes and co Ake, hnot for age, for why he was 
eraceand maicitic. y gate and comely motion of his iM heect a tel 
‘ , hee carried a certaine 
deauouralfo w meand temperate, his counfell graue 
arivetWirehi boos nb, farther the hope of attone1 beloued of all men : his chiefe en- 
they elibegunby Columnius, And onement betwixt the Spani ; 
The chrif hi y departed from Paxo, and came fo all things brought into “Hotel Sag Veneti- 
Sy fa at aes from ge beting there. Bion einen iep ta; thé {poile quenese wen aeebrea che ere 
a" om tu Coun, Cour af Poy poeple here hey 6) EE 
now calledthe gulfe of Le and thirtiefaile, of one forvaheorie sete Che, Parkes Aeere 
to hauegone to Bestigeantanen Whereupon they ‘ 3 lay inthe gulfe of Corinth, 
oppofite oueragainié the Tdands barca cle 
Echinades, 












































| 





fifth Emperour of the Turkess 
bat now Corzulares, and foto the Bay of Cotinth, to draw theenemie forthto 
j pattell :but ftaied with contrary windes,they put backeagaine into the valley of Alexandria, © 
another Port in the Ifland of Cephalenia:trom whencethey afterward departed tothe Wands 
Corzulares,where by the way they vaderftood by letters out of Crete, That Famagai 4 was 
loft : with which bad newesthey wereno whit difcouraged,but rather inflamedwith the de- 
fire of revenge. From the Iflands they went to Galanga,a good harbour, where they, ftayed 
one night, purpofing the next day to haue gone to the mouth of the gulte of Lepanto,thereto 
dare the Turksto battell. ae 
The Turkes Baffacs Partawand Haly, who then lay in good fafetie within the gulfe,hearing 
ofthe approch of the Chriftian fleet, begantoconfult with thereft of their moft expertcap- 
tains, Whether to giue the Chriftians bartell,orto keepethemelues ftill within their fafe har= 


bour: vpon which doubrthey w 
Chiroche aman of great yeares an 
Baffaes, inno cafe,when no need was,Vv 


yncertain battell: it was (as he faid)the part o 
reafon their happy fortunes, for that thercunto were incident many accidents whereby theit 


former felicity might be difgeaced : they had already run alongft the enemies coatts,fpoyled 
the frontiers of his countries,and were with much honor &e greater {poile in fafety returned, 
hauing increafed the Turkifh empire with many {trong townes of the enemies : the Ifland of 
c Cypruswas with wonderfull good fortune brought vnder the Turks obeifance, the enemies 
great prouifion at foa fruftrated,in fuch fort,as that having loft divers oftheir gallies,they were 
neuer yet ableto draw their {words: they had with their fect at their pleafure romed vpand 
downe the Adraticke,& difplayed their vidtorious enfignes almoft vntothevery-citie of Vea 
nice. What could they then deuife or with for more honourable or glorious, than with the 
fafety of their fleet,yca without any Joffe atall,to haue pe formed fo great matters? Now the 
three genefall commanders ofthe enemies Aeon tobe fo at difcord among themfelues,as that 
they were teady to fallin fander of them{elues;who now vponthe approch of Winter, & for 
wancof viduall,muftneedsin few daiesreturn home with their fleet,neuerafterto meet again» 
with chelikeftrength at fea:and therefore to what purpofe were it,by force ofarmes.and va- 
certaine battelljwith danger to feeke forthe f oueraigntie & command.ofthe {ea,which would 
forthwith of itifelfe withoutany- danger fall vnto them ¢ Neither fhould they by the doubt- 
full viorie fomuch increafe their honour,as by the vncertaine euent ofabatrell blemifh the 
fame;ifany thihg fhould fallout otherwife than well. And that therefore they fhoulddo well 
totake heed, that in feeking to augment their former victories,they hazarded nottheir honor 
already gainedybut wholefomely delay the war,and keep themfelues in fafety with their fleet 
within the gulfe, andinotto goc out atthe enemies pleafure, butwhenthey fhould feegood 
them(clucs,atfuch time as theenemy was not fo well prouided : fo fhould they (shee faid) 
without any great labour ordangerattaine to the full of their owne defires. 
Partaus Ba/jawas of opinion, That the Chriftians would not at all offer him battell: 
F Opinion the Chriftians had alfo of him:and in this queftion, for g ¢ 
T feemed neither to approue nor diflike that Ghiroche had fo graucly fpoken, but asaman indif+ 
ferent & loth to incurreany blame,(hewed himfelteready either to ftay orto fet forwardyas 
fhould be thought bett by the greater part.But Maly Bafta man ofan hoter fpirit, and the great 
champid ofthe Turks;could not indureto heare of any'delay,but of prefent battel, The pleas 
fare ot Selymsae,the hope of vistory, the remembrance ofthedilpleafure Pial/ Bafa hadthe laft 
yeare incurred, for nor giting the Chrittians battell,induced him nowin'no cafe rorefufe bat 
zeljbut forchwith to go out ofthe gulfe,& to accept therof.ifit were offred. In which his opis 
niomhenwas the more confirmed by the relation of CaracoXa a famous pyratjand of great ac 
cotintanidngthe Turks: whoinalwiftgalliortaking view ofthe Chriftian fleet,had reported 
jtto bemuelrleffe than indeed it was; deceitied as was afterward thought, by not taking fall 
view theraf, by reafon of hispotting hattxor elsblinded by the dandy which lying behindthe 
leer fuffered hinvnot perfectlyto defery the fame. Vipon which report there was great reioy- 
cing, amongitthe Turks, whonow after theitaccuftomed manner dreattied of nothing but vi- 
Gory & fpoilerSo thac Haly,vainly perfuaded thar his flect was boththeg 
Would now needs fight,in hope thatthe Chrift 
X 


“Echinades, 


dauthoritie, and withalla moft noble captaine,exhorted the 
ponavaine glorie to aduentureall to the fortune ofan 


tes] 


‘Jans vpon firtt fig! ithe 


reatcr and ftrongers 
ne of the Turks eel 
























cre among(t them felues of divers opinions.Amongftthe reft chirsebeaif= 
fuadethibe Bafs 


fees from gi- 
wing battel um 


f wife and worthy commanders,to moderat with £0 he chrifiiant 


ich Partas Balt 
ate fe. which flandeth a ‘° 
ining ornot giving of battel, farent for gi- 
wing or not gin 

wing bartel, 


re) Ea bl 














































































Hse iY a0 Pertan attended 
nag te Ltealucer ; Achmet Bey iii ile ahas , 
“ef Gite = Lil ot Teuthrania: us : ing and flowing of the fea: thrice the Turks.were driuen cuenvnto the imaine maft, and ; 
"SOF Chios ; Chink tom, : aon TOU Of Mi Can thy ee thrice ftrengthned with new {upplies, they with great flaughter repulfed the Chrittians back 
iterpon, Se of Calabra , Dwain Long Age 6 Capea” ide OE: TF ener perceiuing the danger of the General,was about to have affailed the poupe-=f - onc 
chicfetren pote Yomit:all men of prear account and pla and many o his gallie,foto haue indangered her,bcing fetvpon both before and abathe : bur in cominin; Posen ; 
ofthe Turkith Empite. The pre ace,and forthe; thither he was incouncred by Partawthe other Baffa, who witha companie of gallies oppofed lief of Dam Lohr 
Gaines sinh Mabomet Bey with fiftie fix pallies Was bythe ap him/elfe again him,and chat with fuch celeritie, that hauing made fhew asif he would haue rome { 
a Algiers 4 pet e left wing was Vivenlubgols Ack, whome , charged him afront,he by and by fet vpon his fide. Which vnexpeéted manner of fight fo fud- * 7 
Bae Ons ea, orto fiue Gallies y accompanied wi hi It fel - denly fafhioned,at the firftmuch troubled the Chriftians ; who afterward gathering courage, | 
Be erin al le of pyrats, men of his owne profelti ; ig Royoe |, 7 notably defended them({clues, Vemerims (vpon whofe valor the Venetian State refted)gallantly 
. = warts ¢ reereward came CAmurates Dragut; wethkieka but ene valiantand Nes ones, | armed,not eae Comet his oe while with intreating, another while with threatning, 
— i y Hazan sis ; . : ttic'Gallies. a | EXP ere fould;, 4 but was himfelfin the mi of them fighting ; whofe great honor much moued the mindes of 
Tie greivent mr Was the day well pent, when i! fe F B¥ndwox 1; nd divers Other tal nis foldiers,but his reuerend yeres more 3 to fee him (being aboue 77 yerés old) to performe 
betweene the SL comming on almoftin the fame ord encets were readie to oj . all the parts ofa braue youthfulcommander, in the very face of the greateft danger. The fierce 
Twrtrandine diteely avaintt 4 ¢ order that the Chri(tiang did «6 luc battell s the pp,.: Beate i idiansprete ‘oni Ed 
en tileous gaint our middle battel,and theiriyi shriftians did for their middie e Enemie enemy hauing flaine many ofthe Chriftians,preffed on more furioully, & fighting clofe toge- 
¥ ab caled, “on sgiuen by the fhooting off of cercain or Ingsagaintt ours. So the fignal of ba battel cime ther,entred the prow of Venerivs his gally now bared of defendants, and with their multitude renerinsin 
i otic * ely bee hideous cry, fift lig tirspon a ates the Turksatter their 4 attelion both rather than true valor opprefled the Venetians : who had there no dout bin ouercome, Had not “8” 
2 a ore the fleet,as moft ftrong bulwarks, o ix galeafles, which lying’at anct anner commin Tosnnes Lanretanus and Carherinus Malipetya;cwo valiant captains,and lying not far off {peedily 
Ke *s vpon the Turks,now come within th A ag forecaftles poured citing almofta mile cometo their reliefe. By whofe'comming in,the fight was inthe turning of an hand quite al- 
mi ifcharging their whole broad fides. f(t danger and in their patfing ret Mmurthering tered fothat they which alittle before fiercely aflailed the Venetian gallies, were now glad 
B Feceiued great loffe, anddiuers of ,firft the one;and efifoons the orl Y fo plagued them, | todefendtheit dwne: fo fora fpacethe fight ftood indifferent , butin proceffe of the battell, 
Order,and to fall further off. W ich theirgallies furke, they.were i ined Vpon them, tharha. thofe two worthie captaines, whileft they alfo performe the parts of moft refolute fouldiers, 
efore fuppofed, thofe erat he much the more troubled the Tu aie to breake theit were both (lain thor through with final thot. The fall of thefenotable men didrather entage yyretanss 
caried little or no great ordnance “vnleruiceable thips (asthey ace urkes,for that they had than difcourage the minds of their foldiers ; fo that blinded asic wee with fury,and fuddenly ex azalipes 
the galeaffes was notvnto the T Sir ides, afrerthe maner of ee em) to have become other men,they defperatly preffedin vpon the Ty:ks:fo that whileftthey on the one *4/isine. 
notable harme s which as it hid ve Skiown,voultrow thatthe ‘ed cirgallies: forthe vieof | fide kill and wound them, and /’enertws more hardly cha*geth them on the other ; the terrour rel 
greatef importance for the hs ¢ beginn ng of their atifenpitb Teceiued fiomthem mof ofthe battell wasturned from them that were een at the pointtohaue been vanquifhed,vpoa 
gaining of the vidtorie, Ar which as it ynto the Chriftians of the Vidtors ; and our men after great flaughter of the Turks,tooke two of their gallies : Part4e 
imealfo the wind, whichal that the Baffa ina long boat efcaped the danger , and fo got him out ofthe battell, Not farre off 
iant Chieferaine hardly affailed other of the 


I, as a valiant 


come about to the W 
: eft, and witha j 
pleafant gale inthe ti 
ie Taleeeeee the fight carried the fmoke K Turks gallies,and made amongft them great flaughter: one fingled from the reft,he tooke,and 
aduantage, Yer for all this loffe and Admirall of Genoa with like courage thruft himfelfe into 


fes,quick] i > the fierce enemie with : difordred the other. Ligniss the 

quickly repairedagain totheir places, & pine od Pertinacie paffing by thefe galleat- the thickeft of the eneuiles and th 
The trumpets mt et dred {quadrons,andwithal | Prince of Parma, Rueres, /rfinus,Cornea, and lsftinian 
with confuled Gk ri otherinftiuments ofwarrehad — | ture fame, fought moft couragioufly. : 
aaa At which time Chiroche or Sirocke (of fome called Mahomet Bey) with his right wing with 

great confidence came forward againft the left wing of the Chriftian fleet ; but falling before 

he was aware into the danger of the galleaffes, was from outot them miferably beaten with 
the great ordnance, hauing many ofhismen flaine,and diuers of his gallies funke and torn,few rhe right wing 
FE ofthehugie and deadly {hot falling in vaine into the fea, by reafon of the thicke ftanding ofthe # se Tarkes 
i burnt with pots of wildfire caft incotheir paprge o 


Turks gallies:where alfo diuers of the enemies were 
leaffes.Chirocheto auoid the danger ofthe galeaffes, & co fhun 


gallies out of the tops of the ga 
the dangerous fhelfe betwixt him and the main (which the riuer Achelous running betweene 
sand there falling into the fea,maketh) fenta great part of 


day had much fa 
uoured the Turkes , y 
» Was now 
(God no doubr fighting his owne batell p thence, Colummnics the Popes Admira 


ere made a norable fight. Many an enemie fell about the 
iss , who for their prefent honor, and fu- 


mixt withthe deadly th i 
a dly fhor, flying from 
ya sftrucke dewne,the toobleetomaorile feta Sh pcesscad pare "al beldg 


ult fhe the Admiral gally¢whi faled wi 
W ofhistharinens ei Wascalic to be known b theme totrorand feare, Halybeholig L 
Owers,tanvpon her with fuch tf le flag)& ving the furpafling cheerfulnes 


med her:but being with] 1 F 
ner blike fi 7 olence as if h 
violence,that by § with like force incountred by th asthe would haue prefently ftem- ; : 
gana mot bea eye hh ie the tdahes aa ae ‘Aa; pubes esisabae lash heoiliers Leet inte a wee al anotable renegat of Genoa,to caft about aloofe vpon 
e (0 fel i ies vnder the cond / Q : 
palligor eronget galliesin their fieibidod rt commanders, who had ofotem te theright hand, and fo to come vponthe backe of Barbadieus the leader of the left wing of the 
tains, Ne awe Were 400 feleé men ee men in theirarmies, Inthe Admiral Chriftian feet. Which heperceiuing, forthwith turned his gallies,and with their prows tecel- 
: ie lentssmen of approued valorywhe, ¢ekt outof the whole army, moft of them Cap- ued the firtt onfet. The great ordnance firfton both fides difcharged, diners ofthe gallies gra- 4 rerrible fight 
the gall createt courage inforced them to th “ons hai valiantly repulfed a Ataitous Bani pled fat together, in fach fort,as that they incountred one another not with their miffiue wea- betwixt Cie 
es) Fapion(y en to the main matt; where the tinke backe,and preffing hard vpon them ated F pons onely (as with their finall (hot,arrowes,and darts) but with their drawac fwords foot to dea. 
mb hes by fiddeeenned the Spaniardsjand.cleered no” ftrengthned wich new fuppl fought cou- M foot. Among(t the re(t,the fight of two ofthe Chriftian gallies was mott notable; inthe one 
oe aS athebers Don lobn{ecing ites theirgallie,Many were Eihacrvoutded on was Barbadicus him{elfe,in the other Marcus Ciconia, vpon whom fell fix of the enemies Gal- 
Sear beeameanmesiaryiren iy rwemae | Regattas rane ne na 
tox peand like courage enc an before, and:hardly charge the _ doubifall and dangerous fight, yetdid they moft valiantly wich wort feretolacion ene 
x“ i, 4 Ounterchem, The bitcell was like yaro the fame. Inthe furie of this battell, Barbadicus encouraging his {ouldiers, and fighting an 
i * : FEff 2 . 


ebbing 


by 


















































Barbadicus, 












Ryd 


ftoodd 
time the 
gally bulged with the g 


that wing 
thanby 


, fmetim 


than to afai 


~onrofone worthi 
troubled with the lofleo 
galley had there yndou 
their gallies f pei ‘ 
as thatthe galley alee 
boorded, and fom: 
hard and mortall acs 
The death of Itis reported of Barbadicus, 
Ba ded, he like another Epaminondas, aske 
the Chriftians had gor it, 
burnt; he with hiseyes caft vp to 
soy long after joyfully 
Csconia inthe meane time hard] 
faid) was himfelfe fore burnt witk 





oubtfull, the hope of the C 
fthe enemy quailed: firft for that: 
ghttoa fmal number; then fo 


cnemy,afwel deftitute of 
beganto becut down rj 


_ , Diners and doubtful was the whole 
hi enemy, fo he fought , acc 

oras he met with moor fewe 
ie loffé. Many fight 


oe hiles they runt 

» . thinke were flying away, falling b 
them: other fome,as if they had 

ola» + Sy - . 
4, chance of war in one place 
Ortous : all was full of terror, 
ye determined which way to i 
perior both in courage and ftrength : and the Turks 


aile their enemies. 


gt 
A 


Oi, Syluius was 


departed this 1 


uldiers, as 
pall gallies 
yetthercto befe 



















That lying that eu 
which 
and that the Turkes 


¢n oucrboord almo 
g fal hope of his | 
face of the 
ording as euery mans 
renemies , fo was th 


S were in fundrie places 
0 ftem others, are: 


lifteth vp the vanqu 


th 
ie man) forthe — M 
fthe Captaine, an the Venetians asmeén difcoura s 
btedly pare: oft, hadinot-Federicns Na as a Wayrt 
edily cometo her teliefe:by whofecomming in { uch analtoration 
valfe taken, was not only cleered, but di 
~) Shem taken, n without the great flaughter of the Turke: 
gticuoufly woundedin the thi ghand.in hi 










fect was moft part taken, an tke or 
heauen,gaue vato Ged immortall thanks therefore, uot 
ife, to line inbliffefor eners. / 
y befet with fix of the enemies 
h wild-fire and: hurtein’ the face « 
nto baue “1 . . 
beentefi, ic re #0d terrible fight,was now euenatt 

¢ in, he was now contrarieto all hop 
wearie and wounded fo 
tooke one of his princi 
_ tian Armorie is 


men from death reuiued, he afr 
» With one of the Turks faireft ¢ 
ene : of his worthy valour,his h 

“ertaine and vndoubted witneffes. 


ians. Seldome hath bin fe 


ndto hand, But afterthe battell h 
hriftians increaft 


many ofthe Tui 
that both parti 
“aleader to conduéethé 
ght,or taken. Which thei 
reat fhot, was now leake. 
Ouercome with difpai 
fight,repofing their tru 
Were turning about toward the 
gally,and hauing flaine or driu 
hiro Aine thing,but halfe dead 5 aad {eein, 
Gai 


themfelues by oth 
y fortune vpon one vi 
been Of neither part, 


¢rror, forrow, and co 
neline, yetthe Chriftiang 


as conquerours luftily boorde. 






the 
Orcia With 
Was made 
Ballics ai 
Se Tn this % 
Stight fide, i] 
<i tell then th. 
eingtald 
dthe re ‘bg 





mires and Syluiny 





uers of the ‘Turks 







ening atthe pointofdeath, the batt 
part had got the vidtorie: an 








gallies, (as we haue before 
3 and having endured a long 


ged, that with his 
eth charged the enemie,/and 
‘ofignes, which in the Vene. 
oneft woninds in his face and 





eneamorectuel fight, x | 
adoflong time — | 

¢d vpon two caufes, for which the courage 

tkes being flaine or wounded ,theywere | 

es faw Chiroche himfelfe flaine: from which 

sas of fieth fupplies torelieuethem, = | 


r danger was the more increafed,becaufethe 
»& in dang 


te, begantothinke rathe 
ft innothing morethan in t 
fhore,they were preuented 


er to finke : wherefore the Turks in 
thowto faue themfelucs by Aight 
he neernes of the main. Butasthey 
by the Chriftians: who entring the L 
ftall that were left,tooke Chirache,yet brea- 
ife, with freth wounds made anend of him. 
battell: as fortune offered ynto every man 
difpofition put into him courage orfeare, 
ere here and there fometime vicoric, and 
feene mingled together: fome gallies 
ers ftemmed :fome, which you woul 
Gorious gallie or other, fuddenly take 
ow vpand downe betwixcthe battells. 
ifhed, and in another ouerthroweth the vi- M 
nfufion, And albeit that fortune had not 
ans at length began toappeare much fu- 
feemed now rather to defend themfelues; 


Bacla- | 


; $ ; ard intentiue 
i Fy inthe rerew: 
 Bacianus 


ly marked all che whole fight, ache a need requised 
raid,without re{ped whecher they were the se? eh ee wing sere 
dnt in pital har were diftreffed. Inthislong and terrible ig 4 - a bey 
t : the Cin mn ond smaamrercionge el peri yall before,were about ro: 
ane dants in the poupe,all the foldiers | iene ae 
bara ied be d to char purpofe were fetching acompaileabo iid 
Re eecninn pliteeie ol {peedily. in with certaine gallies; 
ancien iuing, glittering in brightarmour came {pi balhcon 
i i ¢, Inallthe! battell was nor fee 

Gate cis al ainft them, {taied their courfe, Ina ft anes 

and by mare de inydeehaingdllizgsd many seme Wi ee ae - <8 es ee . 

pha sled at length rogecher,and came to thefword, " Sn aC 

a ah aaa Sut with his prefence and valour wonderfu yen ro 
en pe : \thor. Many were on both fides flain, 
B snxs notonly with edin his targuet of prooterwo fmallifhor.. am Bare ervey 
Oe nr ecomyt fundrietimes to haueentred the Turks gallies, ewan 
The Spaniards iaiins fo our, neithergiuing the enemicleaue soir ess 
har ep Petcheras vanquithed by pertinacie, andthe Spani realy 
fn ie ible fib 
sla te enemiesenioyed wie ‘Grengthybut with doubt Sit Saat most if reat fe t 
itd ors 
Now had gelesen por after fo dreadtull oa ings ue mae ne bof = 
es isha iuen and receiued, our menibegan to faint, radar 
hemes scp i me, hadnot Don lehp 
a econ stn were in danger to haue bin onercome, bite > 
j i aid) referued vnder the hai 
verermoft of their deuoire aft refuge. He had (asis before faid) ere 
eer aeeoie a hofen outof che whole army again! 
Cee otesaxiyaloo (cig for their valor chofen ou ¢ soya oS 
: eee atrentiuely attending every be if Don 
be ernst d dangerous a battell:chefe men atrentiuel Hee cote eee 
cabal alan h eee before appointed fuddenly ftr.t our, an forge wes 
: " i i wounds. This frefhat 
Zabay pon figne given,as was Der before almoft {pent wit". labor and ihe Saar : 
defperat onfet affailed fe haueigtivnd vo, firft acouied,and pend reo ag -— — 
wee ied geld the Turks,and iran eae rere peeale howe 
agteat flaughter dall imbrued with bloud, was taken, pajethoh grrarc pro 
porate die to breathe his laft,commuande: oe dies 
nite ret perro hag off, Which prefently fet ee eer i . .“ igh ee 
armor,and his head ttruc e hand, as a trophic of his victorie, 1 aa Begiadae 
D held vp alofe with his ow ae ofthe other Turkes, who in the other galli giants bow 
I i beholding the kno 
{trike aterrorinto the rake in deceiued ; fortbe Turks bel bapa an : 
rightvaliantly : neither Fase a flag ofthe crofle {et vp in — ne eae sre 
tenance of the Baffacheir crying Victorie, running thorow wennne seks andmainmade 238 
the et the eeue Hietenathos turned bent ao eh poems urna 
couraged, that confo nine Maca 8 can iri 
rc h was not much im mile fae ere 
toward the land,whic sn Pacing See ly pis 
nas late flanghter of the T Pint ai apes 
inp Maciel Sand rooke diuers of their ga ies. me aa 
ya a a aking her, faued himfe dhism 
the flying enemie,and funke and rook ound, and fo forfaking her, Se 
ou Ha ere lues aground and forfake 
the ret gor tne ro vo did ilo divers othersrunthemfe uesag arrears *. 

E byrunning afhore :fo did a rg nro the Chriftians, Inthis hot eT tie doce: can 
which 4s pie! wet Chriftian religion, had eee lst aliantly fighting, was flaine ion 
evn ittes he coafts of the Chriftian countr eee 
ding much mifc yaaa whofe death many were enageres ses msheone 3 yexres 
by Buxeasharinue 0 forth with him his two fons Achmat al Cielo ties 

Haly Baffa had brought fo ; aba he rmaried 0a 

de he nephews of che great Emp hsm geese = 
old,and the other 1 ey laced ina great gallie, with a {trong guar vs tetar8 etalinele 
them their father ha Fe he maine battel with the danger now A each aihgpeade 
ing the difcomfiture o Mepea therefore to faue themfelues , ar iii the great’ Com 
waNtoritie oe } But in fo doing they were preuented pi wf maied and running 
B make bedi ee arr east Spaniards bourding the Turkes, 

mendor, who with hi 


A cruell execution done; 


aber. and aftera great fight and muc bothaliue: in the 
away , flew of them a great number and aftera g of Haly 





i i the two fonnes ot 1 Haves tari 
acura telioa ie uiboe ainsi whoreat chained in the gallie, had as iste 
time of which fight, the poor rifts : 


“~S 






1882 + TORN 
’ 
© -vedin great mifery now perceiuing the Chriftianst 
© “arorher,and with fuch weaponsas tirftcame'to hand Lut 
feu ithe viorie. » idurza 






Sift Emperour of the Turkes: 
faile, wasthe firftinchat wing thavfled, Which Cardonius perceiving, who was 
he reft,fuddenly the wed him/el fe at his backe,and by aflailing the hinderm ft 









- y ahdhoiling 



















6. 2064 ete] io : 
Pe diawit F : ah YOST : before 
reins ithttandifg alfthis good fuccefle,the fortute of the battell ftoo je slice he might to ftay their fightwntil thereft ofche viGtorious gallies were come 
right Wing. There ftuod dyetd allies B 
on eaitn fi bak os in either battell two ofthe moft nobleichieftains one Oubtfy| inthe i Bar whilefvle {o.cagerly-purfuerh the flying enemy fifteen of che Turks captaines inraged 
pei “ne ian part John Andreas Awriathe Spanifh Admiral,and forthe Tea btitt anothers swith ict an vtivwonted difgracejandimindfull of their wonted proweflesftaid their fightjand 
nt & expert commanders, wel knownthe one to theot Vlusaleriyg jryto the expectation of thie Chtiftiansy turned themfelues and renewed the! battell ¥ 
vied the fame ft all ili ifninl her, fortharth Nt contrary-t0 p 3 eW¢ D 
; rip efeas,ee val for their military difcipline, as alfo tor theirnob] ae had Otlong Whiat mindsthey barc,the euent-fhewedl ;torina trice almoftall Cardonivs bis fouldiers and) 
eins oa ‘Or flamber of \‘rgallies: forthe Turksthad of one fort & other aide t 8, but faring. snariners were flaine : nothing letred the taking ofthe galliesbur that Vluxalesfecing Dow-lobn,: 
bint of Joba s whether itwei °4or that he wouldinthe beginning of the battel wa ily “Wice fo Many, Golumnins,and Vénerida neereay hand, and/making towards him,and #ar/aalfo commingtatt ° 
| AMieae auvia OE the sagen gillics, wherein his chiefe honor would bealfo fae Y declinethe dy anyivas afruid-longerioftayyand:therefore giving over thefight,ficd as faltashee couldtyet: — 
rae “ed bee fraid'leftithe enemy ; who far éxceéded binvin number of gallies; thould angered yorelieg, 4 carrying away. with hitn Onagailiodf Cyptus, and one enfigne ofthe bnightsof Maltaastee Ses 
Chiffian fe. large, andiinclofethe,Chrittianficet behind svpon the fignall of ba ecteatend hig Wing ap ftimonics obhis own valoriwitemhe fhould appeare befure Selyau. The Ohriftiansalvhough he hrifiet 
. Off fromthexeftofthe:battel:bar whether yp pengnalof-battell givens thrur'. :...+ helonefieht whichthey hadalmoft by the fpaceof tive houres indured,yerfoléng ee 
if 2 pon policy,thatit might beat hi ther weary ofthelong fight v y he pa ¢ AB te fyingenemy 
fightjiftthe reft of thearmy preudileds or to retire ifthey fhonld i at hisichoile. tier tg astliey were idany hope.tooacttake anysof theit ying enemies, hardly purfiedithem int 
a a martial olicy declined the force of too ftrong anenemydiuers men dined or ttat hew on chafe.:but whenthey perceiuedit preuailédnettotollow farther andiharie was morerthan' 
OS thecaulewas indeed;the wifelt could notfurely tell Howfe | nenuy, Blofedsbursihae timeto'fce to theit wearieahd wounded fouldiers and mariners; theypttaied from tartherprire 
: Ocuer thematier {tood, it feémed fuit,for why che night came now fatt on,vnder the couert whereof the craftie old p : 





ssse_ his\purpofe was by policy to counteruaile wh i 
nat he wanted indtrength. This his f; ife wi il 
Seinimeenccoenenmansetmnsctiete, | Siectinn Tresor le ee 
Pe aie er - rb — . : he tpace he had firft feperated him(elf from the e ] > te is a tiewe horrible {pegtacle to feeyliow in thisbartell the fea tained wirlvbloudysecou 
wei odie Bese porrinje4ite ee én “= Pa & houering aloo fe off, feemedtoa. c nerdd with dead bodies,weapons, and the fragments of theibroken galli¢s? belides rope 
one of the galeaffes of Pifa lying before Hime nor tn a + having’ inthe meatietime number ofthemchat were'flainy& beaten into thefeay many-ofttre Turks blindediwithfeare,' 


fhot : ene ta bulwark, which wi i ‘ inweapons; to:efcape the fury of che enenty.threw thenfeliies headlong into! 
much troubledthe enemy. vx oles alto extending hiswin ) h with often cafting away their weapons; to efcap » vlaboored geaine co coneeothe pallisforste 


ares, efcaped with thirtie(oras forme write fortiey-galliebagaing thto, 
A ows ratio ods, awe 





feented ablet: a e gstooke {ucha fpace,asth he fea» but:finding nohopeto recouerthe la y 
or, expecting if on cna pobier a aie Anerson not battel, i rather ite fiinting byzthe way, were rierably drownedsOthers,ei* isi — (uipenta eae F 
alloy to offer hi is gali on Ne Chriftians, than rathly or ynaduif (fwimming, obowercharged wight theirarmomi;cie ica allo deuoured’s yeamany that cowie’ 
Twelue of the tg loeddiis ce te Febedsind Trebie h vata ite notlong Biienpur that hand waelliinivh, steatiad ‘ant odie; funke for feare. Others ko elee the Lage ty 
Venetian eal ‘ ? gh »Which had withdrawn themfelues fi ia,& Wi : ies ofourht to fauethémfelues , and not knowing whacto followorwhaprotnen,: 
fies tages by | OUt ANY order or dire@ion romed to and 0 fdlbifemhi Yom Aaria,& with. brokengalliesfoughtrotau ot poe Ta shag 5 sats has =e Het rortake’ 
/ i : s danger: valli ) / ithed: d pitifully intreaving cheirenemiesjrather tot 
Viwels, refs luXales with wondertull celerity inclofed gersthefe gallies cut off trom the veel rae tee et caf el i Bachem yet thingsaredonevpon 


and-with the multitud i j ek | i 4 
tl 7 itude of hisgallies b | I ‘ifonersthan to ipa : A i 
. be rive ad ts oe habe the gallies, Inthis fight aay arin i a K D cholet Irani thanvpon difcretion) without compaffion perkins pry rok ae 
iam fer H valiancly fighting were flain, Bemediéd, ; 4 didvat! cre former iniuries tothemidone, than to-do them any’ q 
Netian, fecing moft part of his men flain,him({elf, Se turaatie xobleNe- psc lage ie ret nk maria i hance of war, 
' 7 Ife : : ink it -e premuled than wrath, who remembring the'common chance > 
taken stefoluing quthratpne font ny ¢ife mortally wounded,and hisgally now.almoft with fome mercie more prewuled th 5 1 2 ve bhadlidessetian withe 
y todie, than to fall into the hand j i hoft racherto takethe’ Parkes prifoners(iwotully.crauing nothing bur their lines)ttha 
putfireto the {tore of pouder he had in the e hands of his enemies, defperatly pia i slottinchismott famous Gartell could hard= 
Bios i ; gally,andblew yp hi i i , tmercie to kil them. Phenumber of the Parks loftiachis m 8 en 
yea pe ho a a nf emeanialae together, seaman 5 ae ese a “a he feitna by-réafon that maryofthem were Se Ly crcian bey ey _ Leterny | 
elinthat part of t i t : i : om ; ithed sbutt which wrt he battellof 
pa ¢ lect being heard,they which had now in the middle battel got rie of this warjreporteth two & thitty thoufandto haue ae ee i Th chee waned feu 





the vidtorie, together turned thei ies thi ‘ é 
eit gallies thicherwardsto aid Ayyi 4 i ¢ ed aft halfe fo many to hau 
F A fparingly thereof,reported not p: y ee : 2 iy reported, 

St Ai eee comming along one after another,as cuery man one dea ers } pa Ne ’ fialy Daf cheGenerally Mahomet Bey Cotherwife called Chiroche 3 ets 

? bare aii an “a pe es telt, Petrus Iuftinianus Admiral of bibgallies of Maltdcom L E Gouernor of Alexandria Cafes Sock h pina a Stasi rhage behe 
ere motlt,wasincountred with three of the Turks alli : rok hts ee VenesGid fF Chios,Ca/fambeins Gouernour of the > Aga cs \ | 
tac, 2 allies, ofMytilene;Gider Gouernorof Chios,¢ 4 ‘ a 
ae oe ‘ she oy pt seyret fight. Which Hluzales bcholdineand ‘hon local one taine of Nauplium afu/tapha Belibithe sejeaesi na the er ier cae “sea 
oe. shightsofthe Order, fpeedily fenti te , » : q sdious.The chiefe ‘prifones theretaken, were “ ‘ef wich 
| 3 'P' y: in other three others, whom but toname were tediou: - » sa ibe o Paeds of who the als ‘ 


dy: F f gallies to helpe thei Iuftini “ 
~ hardly befer with fix gallies,and Oppreffed with the multitude of his ies Read pe Tot Clicot homies the fonnes of Maly Balt borhafterwardsie 
she 


his moft valiant knights,with o i sed t 
; > ne of his enfignes, and wit om im- deftdied by the way:at Nagles;the youngerprele uvthree 
Ife out ela adhe eally nthe ingen of ll eng wasthereonrbly ep ilons and ech 27, Gout of Set eteaped 
>: r ¢ gallics of Malta,who had fo vali A thoufand fue hundréd othersswere in thatbartel! taxcn ano, Phe cht and sani 
enemies gallics, that they were now i valiantly fought with other three of the i 5 whofecing all goto wracke fled intime ima long boat to kinesan 
theit Admiral Mentaalic shioines .YPon pointto haue takenthemall, fecing the danger of by flight, were Partals Ba/fa,whofecing a!) 0" © buewith fue andtwenrie gatlies,and ten 
anquithed enemies, & wi ; vaieni hizales,who(asit was atceywards certainly knowne) bucwitn fue a 82 one) for® 
“ey found himeyetaliue,but thot in wi 5 & withall feed cameo refue him: where ‘ated ‘as aallies were takenvan hundred threefcore 8 one; for: ; 
deckeot his yistalie, in with threearrowes, and ftill fighting couragioufly at the galliots fledto Lepanto:Ofitheenemics g ‘ bone fixcierThe Admi-rte fopafi 
ot his gally,with thofe few he had yet left, befet : PBL Spe QUTa gto sy tie funke orburnt: andlofgalliotsiand other finall velléis were taken hat for beautienteaw'ie of the 
comming in of thefe two gallics,as ifit had bi t,belet round with their enemies : but by the M : ee 8 as fo coodly'and»beaucifull aveffell, that for beauties au gay 
: inbyh 4 a4 rallieallie thentaken amongft the reft, was fo goodly Leofehitgeall 
sl eons s vaiderftanding that the maine battc Jad riehe ain ee se§ Secon was omibsotl fidesetirice as etéat as any oF heothers, peat relaaly colotsand variety of 
Y the Chriftians ; for feare gaue ouer the fignt, and Iabiagtee gallies he had caken vnro Ebony, checkeredyand wrought maruelious faire with die! hiftor ied 
and ™ 


nted vntothe Pope by Calemmiusat Rome, 


Leo} 


; 


5, There wasalfo in herdiuers liu yc 

cunning hand,that for the magnificence 
Gprinces palace. The cabbin gliftered in 
Mk, and fet with diuers fort 
cuamgiy wrought. Befides this 
parell, wrought withthe needl 
his great lord and matter Se/jm 
casketthere alfofound with fix 
inénin reward toa Gr 
hted by\Don'/ohn : who had: 
ftanderd, which athis recurne to Venice 















ec, focurioufly and 
we himfelfe couldh 
houfand duckats 


doffediwith filuer 








More royall or ric 
erely penfionofth 













therefore alfo knig alfo giuenvnto hi 










Ke § 


erioyed, ran vpand down the ftreets,doubling and tedoubling thefoys 

‘ ‘ StvictoryeT he eceagivat 6 reioycing together, gaue thanks to God with publick 
ao tee dioyfull hymnesin euery Church :and afterwards by ringing of bcls,peals of ord 
Fe Lanetise and other fitch like things,thewed al the tokens of ioy poflible, Andte make 
nance, She ark generall, all prifoners were fet at libertie, and all debts that exceeded not 
this a of fiue and twentie crownes, payed out of the common treafurie , which was ge 
ote through all the Venetian iPighlorie : ae ee mites oben cite 
4 i ‘cuenth of O@ober,dedica a 
ly Lath yet er and forthe perpetuallremembrance thereof, agreat 
rae “4 money was coyned, with the impreffion of Zuffana vpon it, andan in{cription decla- 


irnei i i Te tulatorie to. 
B sing the victories Many alfotheir neighbor Princes fent their Embaffadors congratulatorie 


ens inthe Arfenally he fold vnto.a 
* itof the goldfmith, pa 
thatmoft famous viétoric.It was.all 
kifhletcers. Onth 


gold{mith: whereof the Senat haui 
y ounce a duckat, 
¢ filuer,guile & eng 
oddocth conduét and adorne the 
Onthe other fide, God bath ne other 





Vp amongftthe tron! 





‘i silt one fide was written, G 
. Cnerprifiss G ‘auonr (Mahomet. 
she Prophes, tn a 


od , _ 

« This;notable viorie thus h 
lemma, the other two Admirals 
efpecially /ewerine,c 
Afterwards, all tog 

€s gue immortall thanks to 
ers;commendingone.anothe: « » 
religion and countrey had there, 
aber of about 75.66. Amongft whom, the 
y the honourable familie of Cordonain S) ; 
and Horatin, noble Romanes, of the honour, 
Nobilitie, Ctuguftinns Barbadicus 
vebanus, Marinas Contarenus,Catherinus Hal; e1na,Georgims and wd m 
cus Antonins Landes, Francifeus Bonus, Aladerea idieisags z Prem 
Senatours. bctides divers other hi 
inthe cternall monuments of Fame. 
whom of the Germane Nationthe 
and Franckforr,, 
+» Of them that were w 
Venerius the Venetian Adt 
ar. olinus,with diuers oth 





bi 
God, and Mahony 


appily obtained, Dex Zohn the General 
> came together ; whom the General] 
sScattributing yntohim the great 
yes caft vp rowardsh 
d. So did.alfothe rett 
t and good {eruice: bur efpecial 
nourably {pent their lines; 
er) ae were flaine,were 
es Caraffszand Fer: 
able Familie of the Hzfini. Of the 
»Benediciws Superantius, Vincentivs Quirinus, loannes Laws 
cas Barbadicus, Mar- 
iS Pafchaligns, Hieroni. 
onourable Gentlemen, K 
Of the knights of Mal- 
fe were chicfe : loachins 


»With Venerinsandico. 
iendly embraced; but 
eft part of the vidory, 
eaucn, they vpon their 
ofthe captaines and mas | 
ly theirs, who for their 
which were in number 
Joh. and: Berwardinus, of 


mous Venerius, all of the order of the 

who well deferued tobe enrolled 

ta were alfo many flaine, 

Spart, Commendout of 

mendorf, and Fra, Dro 
-» » Tobnthe Gencrall, 

\ roils Sauell,and M 





wounded, thefe were 
nirall thot through the 
ers of leffe fame,to the number ofalmoft feuen 


of greateft name: Den 
foot, Pawlus lordanws, 


s the ioy conceiuedof this viGor 


0 y,but to none more welcome,than to the poore 
ft chained to the Tarks ‘pena Pi 


whom twelue thoufand were thereby deliue- 
y to al hope reftored totheirantient liberty. L 
wmfredus Tuftinianus wich newes thereof vnto 

¢ Adriaticke port about noone the 19 of Oco- 

g Vato the city of hiscomming,which 
Opeandteare. The citifens generally awaked 
cking by heapes tothe port, 
€ luflinian comming a far o} 
we all the mariners attired | 
poupe of the gallie, which filled their mindes 
part of the fpoyleof the 
joe forthe preafe) and was M 
»crying out for newessand ha 

¢ fuccefle of the battell (which 
rsalfo after his departure had re 
ouerthrowne goad God, oe 






Two daies after this vj 


Corie, Vencrins font 1, 
xefor the Senatat Venice: w n 


ho comming inat th 
ertain great pieces, 
reat fufpence bet: 
i portof the great ord 
‘© heare the firlt newes. 
1 he was come neeret 
Ne Turkes enfignes h 
hope of goodnewes, 
tafterthat Juffinian 
urt, with a world of 
and at large difc 
‘othe Citie) and thatthe morn 
the enemy was ina gteat battel] 


cuery man longing 
rs with his gallic,buc 
ike Turkes, & foure 


There they might fe 
t , they might percei 
anging behind at the 
be (as indeed it was) 
hich he had much to d 
Mowing aftc- hira 


3 Parma,Mantua,and Vrbin, and the 
ice ; namely,the Dukes of Sauoy, Florence, Ferrara, i % é A 
ieegentalee: In which fo publicke ioy no man was wie iy pe gat 
ineffe thei y 
mayer * res ase imate eee vatache Chriftian common weales 
Fe enityelgotass i in Spai les, Sicilia,and Malta sefpecially 
ike reioycing cin Rome, in Spaine, Naples, Sicilia,and } sefpecial 
The like reioycing was alfomade in Rome, t Se ciclaa ee. 
i Embafladors from their neighbor Princes,came to ioy i i 
: a in other countries further offwas like rcioycing and figaes of ioy,as with 
in England. ; 
7 Msi poreble battell,commonly called the battell of Sepanicutaty fs a vac! or 
i, the feuenth day of October, in the yeare 1571, thesike ¥ asi 
= ee at the ark, wackelo he lofthis chiefe ftrength at ~ a “8 epee 
fea : tains :and might thereby well perceiue what he and mele ajo ere 
Chrifian Princes at vaitic among(tthemfelués,all difcord (erapart, fhould in 
ligionioyne their invincible forces againftthem, —_ 
Inthe middeft of all this ioy, generally conceiued ofr. 
foners of che Turks, heating it compared withthe lofic o 
in loft his flect,his belt men of war,with great ftoreo 
nottobefo,faying, That the battell loft, was ele 
which woulderelong grow again;butthat the loffe of C rae 
D loffe of anarme,which once cut off, could neuer be againer 


} wal 

Cyprus was vnto aS iat a than 

5 ring there! the ba 
ed. Declaring y Hie He 







“elate vidtory,one of the chiefe pri- 4 wittie and 
Fay pus pas Selymus had ther- bangin! 
f ordnance)by a fit comparifon fhewed it 19 prey thatthe 


Lymus asita man fhould fhaue his beard, “je of peas 


great inequalitie of the loffe. was thus diuided a- rhe/psileofthe 


i the enemicinthis moft glorious victorie, hus di 
Baer tt “ee eniorce .Vnto the Pope wereallotred 19 gallies,two galliots,nine great 
°° ¥, : 

i ; nd forty leffer pieces,and foure , 3 
paren rie sndifie ce an halfeyfix galliots and an hal feyeight pase sy great Es 
ca id an halfe eight great murthering pieees & an halfe,an ate cha bei pond 
ae anda thouland: (euen hundred and kai nape Mason attr peels 3) 

i i hirty gallies and an halfe,foure galt \ ‘ 
peer “fue great murthering pieces and a el eee: va ier ee 

: eel ifoners. The re 
E oufand one hundred threefcore and two pri 1 4 

pe Sect givenaidjor otherwifelwell deferued in that rages peace ys 
4 Thei conceiued of this victorie was not fo greatamongft the C : i iP shad 
if : terest was amonattthe Turks far greater. Selymsus himfelfe was en He phe eS 
wieght dayesafter the battel,news was yee A theo is Me af at 
funke by the Chriftians. Which fo foone i zine 
rie ; and maareerte withmelanch psn aa ce ah ie of fledall 
ithhim. he rumor of the overthrow ftillincreafing, had! female 
eceaetip Nea inne and heauineffe:fome bewailing te eet or 
Elden, fome their husbands, fome their friends or kinftnen, there lo “ aposiaofT6 ane 
ticued the Turkith Emperor,wasthe loffe of fo many worthy & ue acretetioe Hieaik 
EF skilful matters and notable fouldiers ; who brought vp all Hes a peed titysace: tel “ 
‘inferior to'any then lining : befides the perpetual ignominie an rondindignation,tie wad 
Gnfligted vato him and his | pofteritic for eucr. Wherefore full or omnbet i Finis tobe pit (0 
about to haue commanded all the Chriftians in his domintons Leth, 


i 
e 


enemy diKi 
_ amongh the 
{core and one prifoners. Vito theking, conedrats 














A. The Baffawas in fiich grace and authority with Selyrams;that his opinion in countel preuais 
Jded,g thetysants.wrath by-his perfuafion was well afluaged. Butby the comming of V/ucalst 
to coure,the remaindcr of his former griefe and malancholy was fully quicted: who after he 
hadexcnfedhim{elie ofthe late ouerchrow, & declared what he had himfelfe done in the bat- 
tell,andin,teftimony thereof, prefented him witgone of the cnfignes.of the knightsofMalta, 
told himalfo,how.that head left the ChriftiatHeet forent and rorn,asthat it couldnot pof- ifs 
fibly, be made.leruiceable againft thenext yeare ; which newes was both of Selymusand the 

| roft-gladlyiheard, Inthe meantime S¢lymus placed this V/wzales in the ftead of Haly Baffa that 
was-dlain: & {traitly commanded the great officers which had the charge of hisnaute,torbuild 














mitigated , and fome better courte: 
common good of the State: yet Well knowing | feer i : 
pouemmicttopenly to fpeake any thing co Ye : hnren suenat tye 
urft not tian. rom him : but leaningas Reinier = eFour 
“8 Pleafutre,by jx. 




















tleand little to dra om himfelfe;& fo betore 










deuife,and by delay me at the rigou. feikey are,to lead him into hi | 
fet vpon Hiei thie ore . MpCunOe sg 5 ; 0 which purpofe he, aioe 4 | new, (hipping night & day : and further inioyned eucry Gouernor ontot his prouince his had s<hmus rept 
De OO ack ante ctrl ei’ < hi 4a en 1 ‘ ningly “|B jn charge,to;haue.inreadineffe one gally ortwo againft the next Spring,as wel for the defence re G 
; aft Your anger (aid heey: off mid enifice we hihi ‘ble t i vs be _ of hisown dominions,as to.rcuenge the loffehhe had folately fuftainedswhereunto alfo many gence pufiviee 
3 Sade Sci. 448 s andin this my defire exceedeth all others. bal ‘ ble Emiperow “againft the Cbriftian, of his greatmen put to their helping hands,& cheerfully furthered his defite. New fupplies of 
mus from'(ori- they baue 5, That they oould endure and. fuffer Sitch purify, my foldiers were alfo prefently railed,8 put into his frontiertowns,greatftore of new ordnance 
purist a caft, weapons and armor prouided, and whatfocuer els theneceflity of the prefenttimic. requi- 


of right defirned. Yet it behoonethvs Oto fatisfic our wrath, as men bet? Fecarding ih 
atthe : Lardine the) 
Tim for your many andondsirne 


Treckon it én part wiy dutie 5 Somuch 


0) 05.2 <sfolitm . 
| Bian, by filing “ME good,than the hot dtfire of renenge. And far. re 
bis eed a Fie all Bah unto ab fot hide 
F f je more franckely to deliuer my opi Yi Ose 3 
—" will 14 themper my [pe kin fe rail : Pit 4 ae We in lth of ‘fe Sreat importance, Neishy 
Pt pee ied she worthic examples of your noble: progeni i. Ati tha 
spies ie er iain ibe, minde, ‘Contemning all therhances of F saree) iad er Missed € toconfult,what farther courfe they were beft cotake. But forafmuch as Winter began now to 
. your felft to be rather dreaded H aot for ener | approch, and that they could not much doe vntill their fect were new furnifhed andmanned, 









fed So with the Turks {tood reafon & induftry rather than with the Chriftians,who(as fome 
note)rathet wanted difcretion how to vic the vitory,than valor to gainthe fame: which whee 
therit chanced forthat profperity begerteth negligence, or that men ioying intheirpréfent 
bliffe,regard lictle the time to come, I leaueit to the iadgement of the wifer to determine). 


3 fork ; , ; : E 
Sor how can it be tha | After this fo memorable a victory, the three great commanders of thefleet fat in counfell Me aia - 































es but of all men: than dreadfull o 
Fed aed Seeley care 0/3 to the renolusion of hes Sisaiopren: whofe Ring. | they all refolued forthattime to diffolue the fleet, and: the next Spring in the beginning of 
 corepalfid ab nf oe 45 for you, why 9 04s founded hy the mightie hand of th bane, yeeld on. Aprill,co meet together againeat Corcyra. Whereupon Dyn Iobn and Colamnins returned to 
< td-abous with an impregnable ve re year (elfe by th t molt Higheft; and Meffana, where they in fafetie arriucd in Nouember , and departing thence, and taking their 

ana Commander of Nations and peoples j SDE paver Of God appointed King Jeaue the onc of che other, atriued, Don lobnat Naples, and Coluninine ac Rome ? where they ~ 


3 Fortune may well alittle pricke you,but ne- 


auf needs fi fall ont, as proceeding fromome were inboth places with great ivy and triumph receiued, 


ner ouerthrow you. As for this late mi 
chance, i. i 
iy The Venetians for all that gri¢ued with the loffe of Cyprus, gauc not fo ouer,but repairing 







immutable andeternall caufe ; muft i y 
ser si dikes 3 it be therefore alwayes y ‘ DOL GA 
ana'mifchiefes which the covardifeor falifyf of re pe at ? Onely thofe miferits their nauie with thirtic gallies, wherein were imbarked fix thoufund fouldiers; woona caftle 
and certaine calamities « other common euents comming eae 6 z emfelues, haue their firmer k in Epirus called Margarita :and alfo recouered the towne of Suppoto, which the Turkes had s+9pte aguas 
other caufes, haue alo their common D that Sommer before taken from them ; butnow hearing of this ouerthrow,did vpon the ap= ihe Veutient 


and fudden changes : but how this late mi ; 

againe siewered, és hereafter tobe beh li sie ihe cc amended, and your former glorie theres proch of the Venetian fleetagaine forfake it. The gallies alfo of Crete conduded by Canal, 
a of allothers mof nece(farie 10 is be provided. ns for-she prefent (in mine opinion) this one shing, intercepted many of the Turkes ve(T-Isladed with captiuesand the {poiles of Famaguita,as 
‘pire, moit fubie t0 dancer, may be prefently ft ere, andworft fortified places of your Em- they were paffing thence to Conftantinoples 
Prefent repaire to the imperiall Gitie, you che 1 ened with firong earrifans , and that by your Although vponthelate obtained viéturie, a certaine recoriciliationhad bin made betwixt 
which done, what (hall let, but that ap ma creupibemindes of your beavie and difimayed [ubicéls : Don tohaand Venerivs, yet of the former diffention remained aninward heart-burning of one 
For thereis no caufe why we Should Ife wo h yi our pleafure be rewenged t0 she full of the Chripians ? of them againtt the other : for which caufe, the Spaniards requefted the Venetians to appoine 
b 5 the Chrifitans, fixe hundred simes and mare before overthrown: | another Admirall in his place. /’enerius was now indeeda man of great yeres,and his ftrength 
far {pent;yet for that in his aged body refted great wifedome & courage,& that they thought 







bodies, the fame fireneth,t / é v fo many ages.we beare the [ameminds,the (ame 

and others, oh hom ea cra wherewith wee hane gotten infinite ep both en L him for his great deferts worthy all honor,they were wonderfullloth, and vnwilling therein 
other tafte of the worf tanne yet Ttbinke ith of man, 4s that hee cannot osherwife but fometime or E to gratifie the Spaniard : forwhy, they well knew there was no other caufe of the Spaniards 
tall caufe tous unknowne, ‘kas tothe valou So ae misfortune to be rather imputed vane forme fa- proud hatred, butthat he had ftood again(t them vponthe honour of the Venetians :and far= 
pofé one onerthrow againft our fo 1 eco Bi ¢ Chriflsans. Befides that, we may wellenongh op- ther,they liked not thatthe Spaniard fhould fo prefumptuouly preferibe vnrothem, whom 
unto almightre God, that we bane by gf Hite victories : yea wee are to gine immortal! shankes they thould place or difplace,in or out of their honorable offices. Nevertheleffe,nor forgetting 
that your high defignes haue in that point, sfetpesfi bdued the rich and famnoms Ifland of Cyprus, and what commoditie came by:concord, & what euils of difcord,and thatthey might not againft 
indge,whether this late unfortunat hattll all to your hearts defire, And hard it is in mine opinion 0 fo mighty anenemy wel (parethe help ofthe Spaniard, they refoluedto make choiceoflome 
Usitude of the Turkes hath no feelin 1e of fi ; sori hurt os,0r the Chriftians : for befides thet thes other, who frcceeding /eneris,might with one confent manage their wars cogether with Dor 

10 mourning and vaine lapsentatio a 4 loffe,shey will net.as men difeouraged, gine them- i Tol and Colummixe, Phere twas then one /xcobus Fufcarinws their chiefe Gouernor 10 Dalma- 

pa oh this loffe with the in oor vite Greater courage and furie come forth againe into tia,whobuta litde before badnotably fortified Iadera and the other frontier cownes,and for 
will according ta their woonted manner rhe 7 mitics of the Chriftians :who afier this their good hap, the fpace of Foureteene moneths had notably.repreffed the furious incurfions of the Turks: of 
their moe, ther confufion. Thus heuer in er tues to exceff;, pleafare, carclefpeffe, andeafeuni0 Vf him thenabfentand not defirous of the place (as of aman of worthie defert) the whole State 
ifr i s that whatfoewer [hall proc teh fe faithfully declared mine opinion :yet with that fib by gencrall con (ent made choife for their Admiral & General by fea againft che I urke:which 
4 deemed maf wily and magoifctosinen from the month «f your imperiall adaieftie, frail bef molt honourable place he received not with all the folemne ceremonic’ thereto belongings 
Di iq ader ia: : yeanfidered of. : @t Venice, asthe manner was, but avTadera : from whence he inthe Admiral gallie co 
diaeg'y aa rich cis! masa SER.«:, 4 ‘ that purpofe by loyfas Grimanue his lucce.Tour in Taderataled aner ro Corcyra whe 

The a 





















ink 
hefaid-he 
» wherein,o 







ofthe war,w 
fhould with 
‘orto fay mo 






the Venetians 
ow net, 


fel 


Hefendeth tile A 
Wy of Andrada, 
with zz gallics, 


a 


-butmaruell, tr 


thrown & put 
‘th 


info fhort tim 
Then 


er, but with acertaine modeft grauitie declat 
_ great danger #ifthey had to do with fuch anenem 


ger defer or trifle out the time ¢or what other fleet didihe ex 
forces,then were re weak, but vnited together, ftro 
caufe. The ncerer ie came,the more hafte we 

an fleet. And what c 


reafons drawne from the common gou 
thekings pleafiire was to be preferred before al 
But hearing afterward, what refolute command th 
mitall, he became exceeding carefull: forhee feared leaft if the Admiral fhould withouthis 


he would conuertall the glory thereof vito him. K 

whe, it would turne to his vecerreprochand per. | 
he had withdrawne himfelfe from the common 

. caufe, Wherefore asa man perplexed,and in doubt what to do, he ftood fora while as one at 

ies his wits end : yetat laft, he vpon deliberation refolued to takea middle courfe, and fo ncither 

= without the command of the king(by whofe prefeript order all was to be done)to depart with 

the fleet from Me/fana ; neither altogether to fruftrate the Confederates of the expeéted ayd. 

nd to that purpofe fent two and twentie gallies vnder the condu 
noble gentleman ) to the Venetian Admiral 
with the Popes fleet, Now was Pixs Qu 
the name of Gregorius Decimus Tertius, 
his predeceffour, had entredinto the league, 
forhis Admiral. ~ 

* Long had Fufearinus expected the comming of the confederats,& albeit that the yere was 

far {pent Auguit being then come)and no fuch aid fent,as he had expected ; yer defiring (0 do 

fomthing worth the remembrance,and befeeming their honor, he earneftly perfuaded Colum- 

wins and Lilly cofet torward with him toward the Eaft,and wich their ynited forces to give the 

enemy battel:telin, 

‘glory of the prefen 


ge ight the battell'and gaine the yiory, 
fe, but if he fhould chance to be ouerthro 
petuall infamie, that in fo neceffarie a time 


a stheted,or whereupon fo great confidence & 


le captaines and mariners flaine ,and that therefore it was not credible » that fo many © 
“could with fuch celeritic be built, and fuch anumber oF mariners and mafters as. was nee 











thoug! 


m 
could eafily abide delay, but now for that the war and ¢ 
f¢ with whom neuer any Gencrall had:delaied without lo 





heenemy was tye 





oe 2 Ifthey.thould 
3s Cnoughtordetend 
retobemade tojoine with t 









A figh 
puiffancanenem 5 
enchythere wasn 














Sicilia,& Spain,were no leffet 


ich the extremitie 
all‘his power and i 
retruly, ofthe Ch 






‘om whence fuchanumbero 







f gallies.as was reported, could fo fuddenly be ¢ 
p oldneffe was growne vato them, fo lately ou 
toflight:the enemies fleet¢he faidywas the yere before ouercome & difpe 
fies 
eipronided ; That the prouifion of the enemy was by flying fame made!‘ 


greater 


&ofone Lilly of Andrada(a 
at Corcyra; with whom went alfo Columnins 
ints the late Pope dead, and 1go Boncompaniu , by 
Popeinhis ftead , who vpon the fame conditions with 
and liking very well of Golumnins, kept him full 


g them, That if they wereal of like courage,they fhould go not only tothe 


t battel,butto the great honourand aduancement of the whole Chriftian 
Commonweale. After that,he extenuated the power of the enemy ; faying, That he could not 


e fallen, than that Dow fob would ‘not ac the app ‘time rea tetuen wou foo. ¢ 
i befought him,and wiflied him tolbeware that he brought northe eo Corey, 


Drought m 
yasimight be delaied mith Li 


tO vanguifh 
te hohateel) 
9E TO put. 
0 0-0 thin 
on, not worth the tameots 
ftrength and: power as Spaine, 
thanthe king himfelfe, tohaye 
y han thejrter. 
affairs in the Eat would open the | 
ile,thenwere they to def paire,not 
» The time he faid) and neceffitie 
he danger of the whole and common State, required that he 
offible,take vpon him the defence ofthe commoncaule, 
*, then fo dangeronfly impugned. Thele 
vit felfe, much moued the General : but 
fons or dangers that could be alledged. 
Venetian Senat had fent voto their Ad- 


oc 





1 h 
ffe,towhat end did helon 


diuide their 
he Common 


(as hetold him) more honorableorglorious,than for te Nereis 
yong gentlemen royally difcended, of whome the world had concciueda Brcat hope,that jy. # | 
would in martiall honour exceed the glory of his moft famous anceftors, againeto van te 
the proud Turke, the greateft and moft mightie monarch ofthe world jto 
of the Highelt,to affure the Chriftian commonwealth againft {0 
chafevato himfelfe immortall glorie and renown. As for the Ex 
to be feared as was pretended , who with {uch flenderpreparati 
fiset, was not fo vuaduifed as to fet vpona kingdome of fich 
Furthermore he faid, thar it concerned notthe Vienetiahs more 
the Turks repreffed : whofe kingdoms of Naples, 
ritorie expofed to danger by fea. The good fuccefle of their 
way to the conqueft of A fftick but ifthe Furk fhould preua 
Of Affricl:e,but ofall Italy, Sicilic,yeaand of Spaine it felfe 


imanoble | 


Apgreater than.inde 





Sfth Enmperour tes. es 

itwas or pofibly could bet for why;they mighteafily guelfewhat the E- 
as awe atau. themfelues,who couldnot withoutmuch ado & great 
nemy-wa ld their flcers, andtraine vp their mariners.andmafters:and that therfore Jetting fame 
ones conimonly makechthings grearerand more.dreadfull than they are ; he was verily 
Dee deal dncvic wasglad tovfemoftwnskilfull & ignorancas well mariners mafters: 

— fy who fird denly takefivp in the inland countries ;andiput into the gallies, knew not 
~ ah asthe very names ofthe ropes and tacklingssand ether equipage,:and then thofe gals 
\° ecibinh they had.were like enouginto be bun weake , as of themwhich were thelaft ae 
lene d bruifed} and now'againe botched vp , ori hafte builtof ginagumaesben cone not " 
pen orgreatly ferniceable, Whereforeihe.exhorted them, as ya!tantmento fet foreward: 



















B againftche enemic sandthat with the greater courage, fori thaothe laftyéares victory had ope- 


ini ichvifit Id fo falb out,as good hope 

hed che way for the gaining of another. W hichiifiit Shou 5 ¢ 
fo i oe Ghcild theceiy can fromthe proud enémie both powerand hope os im long 
tt ne) to beabletoreconer his {trength atfea ::fo that they vinthe meane time ai ented 
raightt their pleafiure take the rich Iflands in pe a8. ere ag eae, “—“_ aah 

ire themfelues into the Hellefpont 5 then | : 

rete rT ibeteodtiag of their dominion onthis fide the ftraits,and opema way vaito the kris 
ed etinkal i Admiral:neither did they theruntogiue: 
Columnius and Lilly perfuaded by the Admirai:neither rai oo 

ee vail ci decreed; That they fhould not inany cafe joine battell with the ene: 


C mi¢ bucwith their gallions & galeaffes firft placed inthe trone of the battel,in whom confifted 
? 


7 iGory.So fecting forward coward the enemy, & come to Commen- 
ey yaar ni fe Don Jobn,cestitying them, T hathe was sy we — 
fe exit king’commandedro come towards the Eaft,ana to joine his forces mn eed 
fed ab 3 er that for certain daies he could not come,vatill he were ne The - 
crt atte + & that therefore they fhould inthe mean time carefully loo’ en ei Bs 
i a iiens ashe poffibly couldiw come vato them. Vpon phere has, ie 
ely ing to doubt, whether ro go on further, or to expect the conn v at ra 
Lilly began i bder exprefly written. any thing concerning their. a eeen hia a 
pee vf wwards,on they went,with their fleet diuidedintothree battels, oe dina wae 
ery SEF . allies fix galleaffes,and twenty tall fhips:: in the right wee sie ee as ie 
P a ve Clatiies ,and inthe middle bach, Colamsbast alia en . sae Frets, i 
in ; y 
e irinus.Betore cach battel went two of the g 
pref mi pera ecin they came firftto Zacynthus (commonly called eh — es ¢ 
preient eee xt day after to Colubraria (commonly called Dragonaria) ouer Pe con eat 
ele i + Lp a valiant gencleman, fent before to difeguer the one : Lia 
oleic vs vsites ynro the fleet,declared'vato the dectinialy vials di S peek oat 
st lec 4 ‘lies, fixty galliots, and foure great fhips, lay about Maluafia, . t nie an Gnas 
of el coe Argolicus vponthe borders of Peloponefus, about fi ty is eriicr 4 
Cian es hoy aes hime st wa gai or SE ey te 
ifti lued to fight wherefo i ) 
‘ al eT oe of patie fo with their galeaffes in the ioe ae 
pe ain id toward him. Thefe two fleets were thought for many re Ls s A ore AH cscs 
fpeed they cou innumber moe,butinferior inftrength. The Chriftian fleet by ; Te okbcd. steed te 
rae sini galleatfes,made but finall way ,and G he ie! are at eh cee elie Trae 
i Mm. 
nance the galleafles carried,durft nor come neere tie  ssmineach exceeded the other, there= 
e firme and forward. Looke wherein Se earindeallse 
wuhiiney ends reuano tele themfelues and annoy the enemy. The ser i re ie oe 
athdutioen ab he multitude of their enemies,oppofed their fhipsan g sae ele nae 
peer forests sand the Tarke,by how much he had ie a pe himfelf within the reaclr 
be fore, waste much the more carefullto beware how he indangere i and tocometo handie Per, | 
f heealleatfes, The Chriftians defired nothing more than to fig! re bueccotag, Kaiti Then me 
b * : butthe Turke,whorhougheit fuficient For che pee my he might haue taken the bey 
Bike cwty as fatas he couldyand by andby Caied againe if happily WME OE reafon 
gallies {eperated from the galleaffes; neuer aT to and: 















wh hto keepe the Chriftians from entrin 

the ea tine, which(as we faid) runneth out from thet a es ed Point of 
other epic of ordnance to defend that paffage alfo, The Chrittians oMisinc: Planted 
mouth ysthere lay with their fleet diuided into foure parts but yet do befal Hera. 
doe: for befide that the entrancesof the bay were but narrow,they. Pear atta 
rousto be entred,by reafon of the 


they were al fo farm 
: reat ordnance planted vpor ore dange, 
netian Admirall in hope of good tf Tecate ete nnct, Newertheletfe,the We, 
of their hands, would faine haue pe 


cceffe,and loth tolet the fear¢full enemy {i 
Deegan a ae Pico his whole fleet tohanccse 
ea 0 have oppreffedt’ : whi 
; tertodo, for that the ener) te met AN eae 























todo, f ny Yas ‘oo weake in ftrength, & could not Biror vibe hich 
which doing,they fhould indeed ouerthrow but one fleet; but in the ouerthrowin ofchaae 
cut in funder all the finewes of the Turkith empire by fea: and raifing arumult in the 
filling all with a general feare,{hould vndoubtedily at the firft onfet put the enem toa hae 
Which done, what fhould let, but that carrying about with them the terrour of if vi 4 i 
they (hould with their victorious fleer,take from the Turke al the Iflands of the J cuit? 
truly and wifely it was {aid of Themi/tocles, That whofocuer hadthe command of A fea 
needs alfo preuaile in the reft, and at length carrie away the viétorie by landalfo. It was (as} 
» faid)the part of good chieftaines,not to be wanting vato themfelues when occafion wis of i 
ted: befides that,they were the fame Turks, whom they had butthe yere before van wilh in 
- what had shat one yere either taken from them > OF gitlen vato the Turks¢or wii thoul 
t feare f= ces of ordnance mounted vpona hill, who ifthey fhould vndertake the bat. 
te ae * “care the great ore of ordaance in 2 60 of the encmies gallies and galliors | 
my felfe (fata Seywill be the guides !eader,in whatfoeuer (hall feeme mott difficult & dan. 
Gerous:and will in perfon my felfe be che firlt that fhallenter the harbour, and aduenture the 


firft dange Great iGorie: (h i i i 
. ¢ faid in 
: T Vv ries aid) were nottobe $2 “d but with great aduentu e341 d that 


Paealieticia pohad to be hafted,before more « @ fhould be fent vnto the Turks, Wher- 


lute men attempt that,the Turs: th ifti 
’ e ssthoughtr t 
hauc attempted ;and with the fame co fapets MAMI eatN hes tba 


urage breake into the bay, wherewith they had but th 
ae al broken the ftrength ofthe fame enemiie;& by the power of God fee ate it 
no ie Sel k the vanquifhed Turks; who ouercome in afecond battell at {ea,muft 
heir maritim itori i il! Liki i 4 
Veal tdntslinewe vn al territories. With euil! liking of the Spaniards wasthe x 


‘ ba the General,deeming boththe time and place vnfitfor 
the attempting of fo great an exploit,rehearfed onthe one fide,the fMength of the ener, the 


difaduantage of the place, the d i i 

{ if fficultie of the battell, with the manifold and great calamities 

pt ah i itl g and rafh attempts of their enemies : That the étictales ftrength was 
ch deemed by the cye, or by report,as by reafon,& that many in feeking toin- 


creafe their t i i i 
oe sventunba the hort in fo doing ouerthrown the fame: That the Chriftians in entring 


: hould onthe one fide be beaten with the artilletic from the hill; 

a Reon NP in theartillerie out of the caftle of Modon:and that it was not like that 

eat rhs ran Were, lacke aid from land, who but the other day had fent great troups 
alae ) pe ept the Chriftians from watering: That amatter of fo great importance, ih 

 Fufcarinus his leaue)notrafhly to be takenin hand,vpon an heat and hautineffe of fto- 


macké,but vpon era id F a ean tiad ! ’ 
Bivede. he ih ate eahoatin deliberation : for ifthey thould in a place of fo great difad- 


ts generall battell, it fhould feeme that either he knew not that 
isa aes peruand foe ofthe enemy, or elfe would make the bay of Modon more famous by 
a. PMitaitarnenvould eee mele ch He Hevea by the flaughter of the Turks. Thea 
hei s > Which were about to oppreffe the enemies flcet, fhou 
per eg be ae throwne, andthat in their owne dledttce ie had rather (ashe faidypre ferue 
eeteadss uM to take 600 of the enemies gallies,and toaccount the fame for a greater ho- 
ape K ete not, for that he would not haue any thing done; but that varipe O° 
Wouldyine notbe too much haftned,and as it were thruit headlong forward : whereas time b 
nee pportinie forthe onerthrow of the Turks “eet, fo that they ran not blindly 02. 
ehies *6 sis ih future time,the Venetians Would reisis«that they had fo moderated thelf 
lie niftians(he faid) had fufficiently Preuailed ifthofe things fhould fallout well 
/.) Were watily and aduifedly confidered/and refolued vpon, The 


















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A -AThe matter thus on both fides debated,and nothing done,they returned wich the feet into 
* the port of Nauatinum: This proceeding, asit diverfly motied the Spaniards and the Venerié 
ans,{o broughtit forth diuers{peeches,cuery man {peaking in fauour of his ownenarion, The 
Spaniard openly vaunted, That hee had moft prouidently refolued , for that how deere the 
counfell of the Venetian: Admirall would baue coft ifit had been followed, the thing it felfe 
(as hefaid) thowed,by theexttcame dangerthereof prefented, not inthe doubrfull opinion of 
men, but laied open before their cies; The Venetians onthe orher fide'more defirous of bar- 
tell,che neerer.chey had feene the opportunitie to haue preuailed vponthe encmy, the more 
impatiently they, endured fo aflureda victorie to haue beenelet flip,out oftheir hands : and 
thereof {pake accordingly, t , 
B .. The Chriftians lying at Nauarinum,confulted of many things whatthey were beft totake’ The cafe of 
inhand: &refoluing at latt,by fea and land to befiege the cattle of Modon, whichkept the paf- ieee 
fage into the baysand defended the Turkifh Acer; they returned again thither,& landed: 7ooo: cbrijians. 
oftheir beft fouldiers,to befiege the caftle.Aad atthe fametime, appointed the galeaffes with 
certainegallies to batter it alfo from fea: which the more commodioufly to doe,they ioined 
two oftheir greatcftgallies together fide to fide,whichthey made fat with mafts and trong 
ropes,and fo bourded them cleane ouer,whereon as on aplactorme,they placed gabions all af= S 
front,filled with earth,and great ordnance betwixt to haue battered the caftle. But when this 
engine (in manner of a floating fort) fhould haue performed the feruice forwhich it was deuiv 
fed, it proned vnferuiceable, after it had with much adocbeene brought thither, being ready 
C to finke with the weight of the great ordnance and other things wherewith it was ouerchar- 
ged. For which cane, and for that they vnderftood a greatnumber of horfemenjto be come 
intothe towne, they gaue ouer the fiege vainly begun, and pusagaine with their fleet to fea.Ie 
fortuned at the fame time, thata tall fhip of Venice departing from Zacynthus,and comming 
alongtt the coaft of Peloponeius with prouifion forthe fleet, was defcried by the enemie ; 
who thinking to do the Chriftians a great difhonour, ifthey could almoft in the fight of theig 
fleet furprife her, they fent outcertaine light gallies to hauetakenher 5 VlwXales inthe meane 
time with thereft of his feet, lying inthe very mouth of the bay, ready to. come out if the 
Chriftian fleet fhould once ftir to relicuc her. Which the Chriftians pergeining,and wel ho- 
ping that fo theenemy would be drawa co batrel, fent out Columinivs with his gallies to refcue 


D the thip,and others alfo which lying aloofe,might get in betwixt the Turksgallies & the bays 


Doniobnandthe Venetian Admirall,lying ready to haue giuen batcel,it VluZales (hould haue 
come forth:butthe Chrittians comming on witha {mal gale,the enemy being afraid, by thoo- 
ting offof certain warning pieces within the bay, ia time called backe the gallies that were al- 
ready goncout ofthe bay: who all forthwith came in,excepting Mohomet the nephew of Bar- 
baraffa,a moft famous captaine amongft the Turkes, who as one of great courage,and defirous 
ofhonor,ftaied alittle without the bay,with greater courage than diftretion expecting who 
fhould affaile him.Him the Marques S.Crucis fet vpon, and had with him a great and terrible 
fight:but in theend the Marques preuailing, flew of ahomet with all hisTurks,and with honor ¢abomer fa 
catried away the gallie.So the difhonor which //uzales would baue done the Chriftians, fell 
vpon himfelfe, having in his owne fight loft one of his beft captains with his gallie: 
The next day, becaufe the yere fhould not paffe without fomething done,nor the hope of 
fo greata preparation come to nothing,the Chriftians determined to befiegethe caftleof Na= 
uarinum(svhich was in antienttime called Pylus)miore famous for nothing,than for tharit was 
the natiue place of old Neffor. The citie of Nauarinum ftandeth vpon arifing ground, ftretch= 
ing fomewhat into the fea, whereinto it hatha large profpeét,and a faire large hauen,but fub= 
ieé& to the Northwind, It is defended with a point of the main, running compaffe into the fea, 
whereon ftandeth an old cattle. Some fent before to view the {cituation of the place,bronght 
word backe, that the caftlemight in three daies be woon. The performance of which exploit, 5, prince 
was committed to Alexander F arnefins Prince of Parma, whom the Venetians furnifhed With parma ixt 
munitionand viGuall, Helanding with two thoufand Iralians,a thoufand Spaniards, and 500 vil 
Germans, began with twelue great pieces tobatter the caftle.And albeit that the batterie was ’ 
plantdd fw fatre off, as that it did the enemie no great harme , yet happily the enterprife had 
“taken effect, if by taking the ftraightand troublefome paffages through a rough and thicke 
forreft,the citie had bin kept from reliéfe + but forafinuch as thofe paflages were left free, the 
eriemis 


be} 





Ca ae 


 Selymus t 
cunningly oppofed policie againftforce, for 


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m 


lying out of the citie 





a 
tt “are the foreft on the other fide of the city,receiuedi re fo buted, 
fot we er of this new comeaid caufed the Peitce <<) Sppsteahmatnal ey tone 
= si = aa refted allthe hope of the gaining of the towne iathe fre WO Boe adultes, 
t fmall, for that che Turks not relicued with victuals by-land3w repos theteen 
ue kept from them alfo by fea: for at chattime ihoAiskshvaretrouBletinnn ae Contede 
c techs Plague,and Femine.Forno prouilion hadthere bin'made,as Geto Bteatnie 
ed i i ripe {f — was in the towne, they were:intoreed to fetky i rn ea 
ne i st ee rs ‘ paringlysas intime of be oftentimesby leah for. 
“ ef tle inthe countrey.vi ine vi Inter. 
rah inthe cjtie. And the more men the Beglerbeg og Sete aia Surat moet 
e eine much the more the wants of all things daily increatéd Sothe ‘onuan 
ie ‘rb at in fhorttime all would be broughtto extreame penurie. What a i Hetine 
min , i tie want of men inthe gallies well declared: for many of ‘He leath the, 
ole fea <r ee were (entaway. into Euboea, or leftat Maluafia, orcarried 
ao P i i Cc) ‘ aaa ftaid inthe bay of Modon,were fearce foo gallies 4 d aia 
bee a8 hid . en : y manned, thatthe greareft gallies had fearcely an hand: ed ead 
a saith pate they fo meagre & faint,as thatthey could (carcely hiold a Stren. 
RP a " " es ogee of thefe seg in good hope, that by chen 2 
4 2 » yaine anotable victorie : for whi ; 5 
dete Sy d ie whofe con’ sie he doubtedyto holdit our, Patencnn ae 
es eta ¥ e ay of thisgction refted forthem for euer to be feared or Rite cdot 
Leap on eo ey thee be changed into fithes or into bitds, could not(as bef a 
ba dhe ouerthrow efcape their hands out of the Bay “ But vat this his Koh mk 
sei beri - si on not correfpondent : for the Spsniards, whether it were forthe tea am 
~ ee mehr cer omen om e 
alons, bega ifly zai 7 i 

the Chriftians giuing ouerthe fiege, would fhortly deouis ie nedora ante 


th i ; 
bey he Laer eam ib sites left tor fitteene dayes,which wasto be referued 
on:and that hauing : sthat,the approch of Winter did call'them from the adti- x 


done what they mighr,th 
and that r tthey mighr,they could neuerdraw the ene j 
nna ee neu see and as faras was poflible already alteheed fee 
of themall was repoft ties theit fafetie, andro forefee that their Acer, wherein the welbite 
ged by the pl auldions se too far endangered. Atthe firlt thefe fpeeches were divul- 
moe, and they alfo men “i and mariners of {mall credit or reputation , but afterwards by 
fome other purpofe, ot ht rt placeandfort : Yea Don Iobnhnimnfelfe, whether it were to 
why thathe,fo lately rid ic dee good ecarneft, began to lay the fault vpon others, 
elfeneceffarie, m Meffana,fhould in fo fhort time want vidtuals and all things 
Withthe ; 
Admiral! i the saben cha fo far different from the confederation, the Venetian L 
aboue meafure: for itfeemed enetian commanders were exceedingly troubled,and grieued 
the moft fertile and Tentifull ec credible,that they which bura little before were come from 
granarie and Borchonte of Ital tabs ntrey of Sicilja, in all ages the moft faithful and abundant 
cighteene tall thips(which ou ce a in peace and warre, could fo foone want viduals. Could 
isket,viétuals, and other Li y the capitulations of the league to haue come loaded with 
fought fomuch as mi cle i eand neceffary prouifion) become emptic ¢ OF but to haue 
€dg¢ of Don Iohn, oder pada fora month only? If this were done without the know- 
Zealeto the confederation sthen the care ofa Generalle If he winking therat, where was his 
fan fleetchauing once ot seh towhat purpofecame he to Corcyta? was it to auert the Chri- 
it comeinoany mans head an met with the enemyyfrom doing any good vpon him: Could M 
moft certain viaor thet (befides thatin fo doing he vastherein to extinguifhthe glory of 4 
to increafethe “ie Ae to workethe Turksconfufion »y theinfamy of a voluntary return 
vntothe honour bois ahi hisenemy, and bri > perpetuall ignominy and difgrace 
nrltians © Verily the Spaniaras. thereinto thew themfelues aring 
wi 


gallies for iacke 





ansan hot skirmifh: and inthe mean time whileft the Chriftians were’ they-gaieithe c 


willingtohduethe power ofthe Turksabated,as the ftrength of rheVenetians hot 
a JeMhefe things Fu/cartous and the Venetians fometimes fretted at rie i. al 





The Venetian 


othetwhiles the:Admirall himfelfe cxpoftulated the fame with Don John and Colnmnins: cin fanibthespu 














theptefence of thegréateft counfellors{hewed,not only how profitable,butallohgineceflas niardsin x0 


rieperfeuerance wasin all martiall affaires: Tharit wasan old and v{ual matter formenin be: 
fieging of their enemies,to faffer many difficulties: ifthey fhould,hauing performed nothin 
retain with, the flcet,who would doubt but that both their labor & charge was again a 
yereto be renewed¢ And iwhat could this delay beels,bura propagation of their further cala- 
micies? ‘Thavthereforeitmuch concerned the Chriftian commonwgale, although they had 
not allithings’in abundance,yet refolutely and with patience to indwfe the {carcity of vittualss 
iswant of bisker were feared,the Generall mighteafily remediethat matter, by {peedilyfens 
ding forthofe fhipswhich lay laded with victuals good ftoreat Tarentum;which thing mighe 
infhore timelbe pettormedsInthe mean time he promifed to fupply the Spaniardswantswith 
part ofhis owne ftore :andthat he had rather his men fhould live with rootes, thant let the 
encmies fleet coupt vp, fo toefcape his hands: That the defire to protect the honour of the 
Chriftians;would overcome all difficulties. Befides that,the matter would be buefhore, if it 
were doneavonce,in one continued courfesand would yndoubtedly be by them performed, if 
they gauenot ouer the thing they had fo well begun,vatill they hadaccomplithed it-They as 
hefaid)might in good fafery lie with their fect inthe ports of Nauarinum, Sapientia,and Caz 
¢ Praria pwher asthe enemit;lying fhutvp in the bay of Modon,fhould haue bus a bad & danges 
rous Winter harbor ; and October being now begun, fhould in fhort time be in danger to pes 
rith with blu fering {tormes and rage of the fea, familiar vnto thactime of the yese,orel{een~ 
forced withthe.cxtremitic ofthe weather, and with want,toaduenture intothe@pen fea, and 
with their'weake forcesto ioyn battell. What fhould therfore lér,why, they fhould riot for ro! 
ovfortsidaies continue the fiege,as beft befeemed the honor of themfelues,the valor of their, 
{ouldiers, and worthineffe of the Chriftian name ¢ What a terrourit would be vntotieencs” 
my,to {cethe Chriftians ready to indure all extremities and wants,to.gaine the vidtorie quer! 
the Turks¢ Again,what difhonorand dif: redit would isbe vnto them({elues,if they fhould fuf- 
fer the ehemy(fhucvp and not daring to fight)to cfcapercfpecially when as they.might fitting, 
ftill,endthe wan? The Senat of Venice, he faid,moftreftedypoo the valor écoptage of Dow 
John, 8 therefore he requefted him not todeceiue the great hope they had of him conceiued: 
for how. much fhould he himfelfe blemifh his owne honor,if when he had before reliened the 
afflicted ftace of the commonweale, he fhouldnow; whenit was moft of all to be holpen,for- 
fake the fame2-Which fhould not bemuch ynlikesas ifaman fhould with great labor purchafe 
great {tore of precious pearles,and vpon an humorous affion caft them all into thefea : That 
men generally held a great opinion ofhim the Generall,an honorable remembrance of his vi- 
étorie,and regard of his valor ; all which,how much the more pregnant and honorable thould 
they be,by thefecond vanquithing and fubduing the moft mighty monarch of the world:and 
that if the aétion well begun, fhould be effectually profecuted by the goodneffe of God, the 
E direation ofthe commanders,and the refolurion ot the fouldiers, in fhort time the Chriftians 
fhould carrie the victorie fromthe Turks,and make him their Generall equall not only with 
the great chieftains of the prefent time, but even with the moft famous commanders ofal for- 
mer agess Whereunto Don Jobn replied, Phat the a&tion then in hand no leffe concerned the 
Spaniards thanthe Venetians sand that he had inhis life defired nothing more, than to ftand 
the Chriftian commonweale in ftead : That he pointed at the fame marke with Fa/carines, & 
in zeale to doe good vnto the Chriftian commonweale, gaue place tono man; burindeed to 
perform it,wasa thing much more difficult chanto fay it:leffer thingsthe faid)were "0 beouers 
palfed,to referue themfelues for the performance of greater:and therfore maruciled that Faf~ 
carinus alone could not fee things moft maniteft before his eyes, who otherwile could with 
his piercing witfee through the deepeft'matrers : could he thinke by anyother means toabare 
the power ofthe Turk,than ifthey kept theirfleetwhole,that it was everthe maner of the grea- 
eft & mof worthie comanders,ratherto (hanthe prefent dangers,than roencreafe their ter 
 Titories : ‘That nothing was fo well parpofed, which might not be of forme wrongfully fufpe- 
Ged : but his faithfall meaning to be pure and without {por,and albeit that the opportunitie 


{erued not for him co {hewit: yet was his defire and endenour nothing lefle + And that fin, 


Tes! 


cafe to rerurne 
f 


‘om the 


Don Lobarep 
eth upon the 
Venelian Ad 
mivall, 






















~ fifth Emperour 




















ddo well moreintentinely toconfider, \ 
+ That the manner of war at fandand at {ea, 


i ned,and worle furnifhed of mariners, might cafily be ouertaken vpon the 
i a we d that alth an GF a bens eee ee But Don Lehn was not by any, meanes to be thereunto perfuaded, pres 
1 oth forts were to giue place vnto the moft vofeafonable time of the a pieh * way/and ouet 
any War y yet might menat land,better indure the Winter ftormes YETC, Voit fon 


he was by the King commanded forthwith to return, So the expectation of great 





















SENS te 2 
and-confederats.ty man) being butalittle before driuen out of his kingdome by the Turks (who had of long by 
feeke his own auaile. And thathe,beanng binifelte Tats,ty ( 


vpon the inwardintcerit of his good wi 
toward the Venetians, would this fayjhowioe vine ailing 


i i ‘the great overthrow of the 
cher Fafcarinus {hoald ynderttand itythat if the } Guletta with Francifeus T owares Gouernour thereof ; hearing of theg 
kings fléet fhould by long ftaying there perith, 


























J hriftians, {ent Embafladours to Don ohn 
t' would no lefle concerne the Venetians than Turks at Lepanto,and ofthe gnnntncartiedt hee ia, humbly requefting his aid for the re- 
the king himfel fe: anditaking God towitnefie, would folemnly proinife,Nothing to be vneg Gcnerall of the confederat wie hs, oh i the whole charges of che warre,and for euer to 
him mote leifer orreligious,thanto be preft fo foonas the time of the yere would giue leaue couerie of his kingdome ; prom) iS. aine, as his vaffland criburarie. Whicft his requeft well 
and by his e# «.ourto makeall mentoiknow,thathe had no leffe care of the Venetian State, , | hold his kingdome of che Es Laer of no finall confequence for the fafetic of chi Chiiftian 
affairessneither defired any thing mose;than to be accounted, & indeed tobe | confidered of,and the Sapa 4 art of Affticke , to haue fo dangerous ancnemic remoued ; 
Sac vpholdere soft Chriftian league;and that beyond all cxpe@ation euen | countries lying ouer againtbena fF beginning of OGober) by the commandement of the king 
nent ofthe Ve ‘themfelues : but forthe prefent they mutt pardon hi if Don fohn che yere following (ine fr m Drepanum in Sicilia, with an htindred and fiuegallies 

ace onto’ the neceffity ofthe timesAs forth P y P eld of Spaine his brother, departing fro P 





“offer of the communicating of theirvi= : raat lami 

vof both the fleets, for fotbey fhould him,and fhortly, after Zahm Andreas Auria the Adinirall with Aap et poe prem 
tter to preferue the flcet,which they beer Popes Admirall with fourreene moe, all well species cathe citie and ofthe king: 
ay the fame by famine, & the rage of bse ioe by.c Amida and the Gouernour, the Wes nn reat erfien, Wert aBonlets 
s finftain,ifthey themfelues fhouldby D dome of Tunes : and that the Turks and Moores, terrified with fo g 


; ‘ feer landed his 
whereby they had thought to haue ouerthrowne others, Wherefore hauing well viewed the place, he the ext rea 
Now the Spaniards were fo refolutel 


“et at would not be any helpe, bur the deftr 
both fooner feele the want: wherefore it were 
might v{e in the next yeres wars,than wilfull ytocaftaw 
the fea. In bricfe, what an indignitie fhould the Chriftian 
the fame means be ouerthrowne; 















i itie, ; ed footmen before 
y fet downe for their departure, zhatnot only with K ee miles fromthecitie, and fe sie ie i veablen Moores being ‘be- 
Bes ont the confent of the Venetians,bur even without their priuitie,their departure wasrefolued the reft of the armic tothe citie ; who found SBif re smaligtattint without refiftance,came to 
wmpledge of VON, and {ecret commandement giuen vnto the matters of the gallies, with all the hafte that fore for feare fled, fome co Carauana,fome to Biferta: hofaid they kept it for Amida theit 
the Vacion. might be,to depart thence to Metlana, Which the Venetian Admiral vnderftanding,& ther- the cattle, wherein they found two hundred eH tas toenter. All which was forchwith 
ga With troubled as with an vnexpeéted matter,came aboord the General, & greatly complained King , butt yet would by no meanes (uffer is a almot night, would not mooue, but early 
Eon, of his purpofe for fo fuddena deparcure : requefting him a whileto ftay,vntil the two gallies made knowneto Don fon, who then becau Te armie ,and entring the citie, before abandoned 

made faft together inthe harbor of Nauarinum(asis beforefaid) with the ordnance vponthem thenext morning fet forward with his who « tia c 

might be put in good fafety 8 neithert 


i attle, fi ing therein but great ftore of oile, 
i hey, or any thing elfe left for a prey vnto the enemie. by the inhabiants,and fo comming to the caftle, found nothing the g 
With much adoe, Fu/carinus perfuade 


7 - ‘ R va Bug 
d him to ftay that night, thar thofé pallics might bee E butter, and wooll. Dow Iobnall this while ftayed at Guletta 
brought out ofthe harbor,and all things put in CRanior sHeledlanenone Tite reft of ie night ‘Amida the lace King,by the commandement of Don Iohn 












F o him the thirceenth of Oaober, That 
Was {pent in debating of the matter too & fro: where Don toha would needs haueitconceiued L | whileft Don [obn was yet at be ee whan Moores, comming to Biferta, Wee 
oto a publikeioftrument in writing, That the fleet by the generall confent of the three Admi- the Turks garrifon before fle i i fuffered to enter : For which caife they beganto cant 
_- talsreturned for lacke of viduals: whereunto the Venetian Admirall hardly confented, But there kept outby the anenes ? "Whereupon the Generall fent Tewares the Captaine of GU- 
When the inftrument hould haue bin made and confirmed. Don Toh better aduifed by one of and {poilethe country thereabour. 
~ his Secretaries, That the fame wou : 
himfelfe,that the fleet comming outofthe'fruicful country of Sicilia, fhould ina months {pace 





Want viduals; changed hismind for the writing, & onely requefted the Venetian Admirall to 
pe Im & Colwnsnius,in that they had faid concernine the want of viétuals:promifing him, 
fuk Ponthe way he fhonld meet with the vidua 


had the citie by the citifens peaceably delinered vnto him. 


rowly informe 





ththe Turks, and pro- 







i i w them,an 
; ie; It with thofe Turks ouerthre 
Id redound vato the great difhonour both of the king and | lettathither with part of thearmie ; who encountering 
| 
| 
| 








Spt a intelligence wi ed 
were fent for,he would forthwith F of the Chriftiansand theirzaligiortay Hatniidufatne fentence vpon potas Fey 
ue him aid,as the time and occurrents thot quire: but in the mean time to pr0- cured thedeath ot fome of oa has he had of longtime bin the author bal tas Genet 
Mon confent, to dothat which was mo {full Hereti nthey returned : an in theéaftle of ‘Guletta: That foraf nuc! si edrndlty nhaturally depriued Muleaffes ni ig 
inet sorcyta,they met the expected hip Ja ich viGtals fares pe not Fafiarins and endleffe troubles inthat nag Gah «and irr like manner tyrannized our iy 
Vomindfall of his dutic. but comming to Dov bit im in remembrance of his promile 5. ~ fit obhiskingdome; and: afterward oi: oh dlonie whereby the Tarkes had taken. oF PE 
telling him, That it was not volike,but thatthe enem Ooneas hee vAdeiftood oF theirde- turall: brethren, the rightfull heices =o" i he : 
Parture, would come out of the bay,and returne with | " i : 


o 


eer -_ Conftantinople peiog . ; j ‘ 


‘S 


















5 , rending,that inthis yeare done, came to nought, but vanifhed into {moake tand nothing 

bins, t fea in their gallies;where oftentimes, will,skill , Wiledome,nor. ied hee matters ronan! ee A Dantes more ky fee with what difficultic great aétions are 

but that(exceptic be to prouidedand forefcene,that the feafonabletime of the yere He pst onrne Rests the hands of many great ones are required ; who jealous of their owne ho- 

modious for fayling,may be taken)all muft together perifh by thipwracke, Wi ie wadcoms manage te ing at others,corrupt with delaies the faireft opportunitics,& by ee dea- 

haue them to ftriue aboue their power with che Winter {tormes, and famin,the reich dhee =| nor,or de thanthe enemy, hinder the common good,whereat they woulda ope i pod 

Mities ofnature ¢ Belid the was verily perfuaded; thatthe Turks inioyihg the ¢ mae ting,70 Brom Corcyra Don lohn departed to Meffana,and Columanizes aio ae : . elk 

ditics ofa good harbor, rich citie,would there in fafetie winter:the countre coe 19 AVBEs ater honor than fucceffe returned to Venice, where he was with great joy ea 

ponefus relicuing them wir! an ceflaries :when asthe Chriftiansiin the mean lee. inte a ore Senat and the citifens in generall : and fo (no leffe ee for ba Palen Thing sf 
they intime returned home, tlisuld lic expofed to the rage of the fea, ftanding as it oan th I aan towards the other confederats, than for his policie an pie -! i adaeets 
continuall watch ,not laying away thew weapons inthe depth of Winter & dead tim iditn of all men gaue vp his charge,in few yearesa pen to iad satows sain in the BW OE S6d. amp tig 
yere,whichin reafon oughcto give refttoall men. And thatthertore cuery man ought / . About this time, 4méda King of Tunes (of whom m . fed King of T- 
prefent tobeare his owne gricuances,and fot by the harms of his'friends Kd 


f ‘ nes crancth ard 
: , ‘ i i ile with his two fonnes a6 of pox john. 
Jittle and little incroched vpon him) andasa privat man lived in exile " ’ 


1573 


Pps, 4 3 er gallies ATES AINE acme 
and fortie arriued the next day about noone al Guletta,where the allies o 

Dy 2 
fh S, y \9 i hi h £ Mal 


; Dom tobn tho- 5. iui ee 
ceagaine recouered from the Turkes, NO- rhe inf ind 
A eae f CAR ling of Amidaxhe late king; and thacindeteftation ment ef Ged 
Cy) 


pon Amida 
she late king of 
TRA 







y & in fhort time be comp 

rms, than that any conditions of pe; 
arties confented vato, Thacthe Venetians 
4ul concluding and confirming 
dito Iacobus Superantius,in whofe wifdome and val 
nce. He wasno fooner cometo Contt 


t their fir Confeten 


fhould fend theireny. 


baffidor of purpofe, fort of the defired peace, Which the 


The Vetisns Was by the Senat commi 
pofed great hopeand ca: 






deliuered of the fearsof 
all things were changed, a 
difdaintull cares, 





,@04 the Venetians glad to endure the proud looks of 
their defpightfull {peeches, their longandinfolent attenda 
other fhamefull indignities : Yea the Baffa was fo fhameles,as proudly toaske 

pugne che great Emperor Selymus his lect at fea, Wh 
tthe Venetians had alwaies honored the Ma 
perors,ncither had at any time taken vp arms againft him,butin thei 
when force was by force to be repulfed 
derneffe todo. Atthe firftintreatie of t 
fadorin good hope, 
in Dalmatia inasam 


durft be fo bold astoim 


baffador anfwered, Tha jeftie of the Turki> 


nreafonable dejence 
beaft inthe wild wil. 
the Venetian emby: 
Nioy their territories 
e fame bounds,wher. 
ter fhould' haue come 


,a thing lawful euen for the wild 
he peace, the Bafla feemed to put 
that the Venetians according to his requeft fhould e 
ple manner asin formertimes,and bounded with th 
of they had in thefe wars loft fome part about Iadera, But when the mat 
) gan to fhrinke from that he had beforep 
ritorie they had indeed b 














vp,the Turke be 


y treafon got; but by cautelous expofie 
she conclufion of the prefent peace vnto the forme of their for- 
ycelded vnto them Maluafia and Nauplus, 

laces of like worth and importance: As 
adera,to colour their deceit,they preten- 
¢Chriftians any towne or place wherein 
vato the Mahometane religion, as was 
adie giuen by Selymue in reward vnto his 
niurieit might not be againe taken. Here» 
plained, Thatpromifes were not performed : and the Vene- x 
nabout to have r 


he Turkes had now 






, teftoring the territoric they had taken al 
ded that they might not by their law reftore vnt 
were any church or temple dedicated or conuerted 
there: and further, That the fame territorie was alre 
fouldiers,men of defert,from who 
upon the French Embaffador com 
tians fo fretted, that they were cue 
A peace concly. OUt Concluding of any thing. Yet when no better coi 
ded betweene on fuch hard termes 
withthe Turke ; wh 
giue vnto Sélymus three hundred thoufa 
other two hundred b 
goods fhould be indi 
netiansas the Turke 
fiuch towns ot place 


m without greati 





eturnedasmen fhamefully deluded, with- 
uld be obtained (the Turks til ftanding vp- 
ointment of the Senate concludeda peace 
chicfe capitulations : firft; That the Venetians {hould 
sone hundred tobe prefently payed,and the 
tes next following:then, That the merchants 
red : and laftly, That fuch places ofthe Ve- 
hould till remaine vnto the Turks ; but that 
in the Turks dominion,thould be again forth- 
ney the Turke was earneft, thereby 
voto him more honorable. 
ecleuenth day of Februarie in the yeare 1574 
dafterwatds the 3 of April foll 
ofthe other Confederates. Fort h ; 
lor of Spaine, were fent for into the ae 
ed the Venetians,yet did they forbes! : 
dfomuch the more honor, asitis more 
mothers, The duke with calme &tem 
|» Thatangerand hope, 
the Turke:notforthath but 
obemade of, he right well knew ; ?! 
ely with loffe, but euen 
ic kingdome of Cyprus, 


me 
. w by the continital aod 


) the Embaffadours by the app: 
crofthefe were the 








y, ¢quall portions intwo ye 
fferently onboth fides refto 
was alreadie poffeffed of, 
$ as the Venetians had taken 
Forthe firft payment of the mo 
t an offence committed, to make this league 
This peace at Conftantinople concluded th 
“the peace pro. WAS by the decree of the Senat confirmed sani 

2. ly proclaimedin Venice,to the great wonder 
fying of whom,the Popes Nuntio. 
oughthere were many things th 
es,and of that their moderation 










swith the Embaflad 

































SfibEm 
“A andthat there fore, before ir were by 
~ notable to maintaine fo heauie a War, wercto take fome bette 
that which was yetleft of their Seigniorie : for chat the fafctie t 
all rimes be a fure fortreffe and defence of the Chriftian comm 
attempts of the enemie,and vncertaine euents of time. 


loffe vpon loffe come to the 











the Venetian State thould ar 
weale againtt all the furious 


The fame of this fudden and vnexpedcted peace was for the ieftand com 
Chriftians againft the Turks, generally cuill raken:and the Vengsians fo; 
of hardly fpoken of, as ifthey had betrayed the whole Chtiftidn com 
wife theit Confederates. For men were forthe moft part of cvinigd, 
would be but feigned and deceitfull ; and that hauing gained timeto fer 

B ding to his defire, he would for the naturall grudge he bare vntothe C 1 
old courfe, and as he had alwaies done, breake the league and take vp armes. Some faid, That 
the Venetians forfaken of their friends and confederats, would in their owne d 
yet fo, as that their deftruction would turneto the generall harme of all Chriftendome : and 
thefe men were of opinion, That in that cafe, and againft that enemic, a dangerous warre was 
to be preferred before vn vneertaine and difhonorable peace, Neuertheleffe the Venetians, 
befides that they for the prefene eafed themfelues of many an heauie buithen, fo haue they 
thereby enioyed the fruits of a long and Happie peace, and found the fame vnto their State 
bothwholfome and profitable vatill this day. It was thought by the fequel of matters, That 
Selymus was the more willing to haue peace with the Venetians, that he might the better Tes 

C couerthe kingdome of Tunes and the ftrong caftle of Guletta from the Spaniards who with 

theknights of Malta now gaped more after Tripolis and the other port townes holden by the 

Turks vpon the coaft of Barbarie,than porate the Marian unis 20s ts. Thus 
i © of Cyprusand fome part ofthe Venetian territoric in Dalmatia; ende 1 

SHARIR eid eet Sages and the Venetians. Th the courfe whereof is w BLO 6, neem 

feene,what great matters the ynited forces ofthe Chriftian Princes were able to doagainft this 

moft mightie Enemie, if all difcord and contention fet apart, they would in the quarrel of 

the Chtiftian Religion joine with heart and hand againft him, and fightthe battell of Chrift 


Tefus. 


mon hatred of the 
r the concluding ther. 
monweale, or at leaft- 
thatthe Turkes peace 
things in order,accor- 
hriftians , come to his 


at peace with them who before moft troubled him , to keepe his men of War 
D balheeosteiy af conuerted his forces againft fob» Vaytiod of Valachia;and fo at length joi- 
ned all that prouince to his empire, This countrey gf Valachia was in antient time called Da- 
cia: it hath onthe Eaft the Euxine (now called the Blacke fea) onthe South the famous riuer 
Danubius,on the Weft Tranfyluania,and onthe No:th Ruffia. Itis diuided into two parts,the 
onecalled Tranfalpiaa, & the other Moldauia (of the riuer Moldavus running thorow themid- 
deftthereofybut far paffing the otherboth in greatneflt and abundance of pafture. That part cal- 
led Tranfalpina, Mabomer {yrnamed the Great (which woon Conftantinople) made tohiemis, 
the Turkifh empire’, buevpon Moldania,the other part,he only impofed a yearcly ry 
twothoufand duckets. After which time the Vayuods of that country,aided fomsisbr i 
Hungarians, and fometime by the Polonians, rife vp oftentimes againft the Turks,and en ec : 
todo their homage. Itchanced, that Bogdunws Vayuod of that country, fauoring the cet Selymus thapetls 
ans, and joyning in league withthem, liued much in Rutiia, as purpofing from thenceal ue 
haue taken his wife, Which Se/ymus fulpecting, with a great power chafed him ioxa er cs pee, tb 
and placed in his ftead one Fohn (called of his countrymen livan,and of fomeIuenis) the ip: # a 
fed fon of Stephanus fometime Vayuod of that country : who with Leremias Czarnituitexius (a 





Moldauian, who afterward norably betr 
Tutks, tobe the moregratious amongftt 


ed him ) hauing of long time liued amongft the 
m,tenounced his faith,and being circumcifed,tur- 


r i chant of fuch 
Turke; and f ing the trade of m(rchandife, became among them amerc 
8 sari tebatecere familiar and wi acquainted with the great Bafla’s ot die ous : 
and at length with Selymus himfelf. He viderftanding by his friends neere about the Turki 


F. Emiperor, of his purpofe fort! 
fa's, to be mediators for hitn to Selymus, 
be Vayuod of Moldauia: ftill increafi 
afdltellinghim, That he fapported by t 






Hbhh 3 


i " ji ds the great Baf- 

e remouing pf Bogdanus corrupted with rewat 
i E comamhensiea Bea he might be preferred to 
he fufpition Selymus had concetued of Bogdanss 
he Polonians , was like enough in fhort time to reiect 


aroha WORE ‘ inated this 
his obedience to his “—_ Selymsus at the inftarice of the Baffa’s nominate t 



















: AD ya 
ve . Ni Emperot ely 





chen at inRufia nd cn acidic an one ashee with all his fubicés fhould not be able pay; hich it th 
i : bre C but fndine ed invaineby the helpe of ene fy.  ‘jafe for him at any time to refufe, fo long as any man would gin it. Wherefore catling toge- 
Bouts whet he fal -ountrey, but finding 00 poffibilitic fo to q lon}. ther the nobilitieand States of his countrey,he brake with ney in this fort: 


“time after lined. O,fled affe 


f Moldauia, for fome few yeares held the fa 





TWatds 


oe 








ob.thevaved Toby i 
eles tet fe now quierly pofleff 













his comming into the € ey, e{pecially fuch great men as tooke ar ae Withftoog and your posteritie : if wee dente it, forthwith he denounceth untons fire and fword, with all thes 


Sy now after his returne vntothe Chriftian Faith, not fauouri Bogdanus san iti rre, Andin this barene{fe of our Kingdome , almilt fpujled by ciuile warres,bom 
ke croffing them in many matters , became fifpictous a oe aa hs Was wont hi Hievatsaan pay it him ? legally your minal ven pice that if you foall in 
i friends. Which the Vayuod ofthe leffer Valachia (commonly called AMA Ball's his lj this yeeld unto Sclymus,and grant hin fo great a tribute, hee will not therewith long bold him(tlfer 


vnderftanding, he became a futer vnto the great Bafla’s of the Court for his te Tranfalpiny contented, but enerié yeare extort a greater, vatill be hane altogether eaten vs up. Wherefore st were 


earneftly trauelled wi his brother jo opus (in mine opinion) t0lofe our Lines together with our wines andchildren , than to suffer 

Mol HaNe cen srk eee eneaed bye epee had drinen Bogdenys ¥ Ve an death : ibeh i it ie owne ie that troubleth me, forwhy, it ts you that are to 

. his fate he f pared for no coft neither ceafe d beeen eee helpe drive 1 ohm out alto, In Which ay it, andnot 1. Whereforcif’ you Lift not to endure shis {odifhonourable and bafé a ferustnde, let mea 
Ries * 2 alreadie conceiued of Lohn fae Vv i 5 hy fies icious fuggeftions to increafe the fulpicion ‘forthwith fo-underftand from ‘you : and Lwill for my part fo pronide,as that { will nos onely net pay vn- 
againe embraced the Chrift me Ha + Who bauing reiected the Mahometan Religion, ang to the barbarous syrant the new and heauie tribute he demandoth, but not fomuch as any tribute atall; 

Hendswith E Poloni an Faith, would (as he faid) in fhort time, as had Bogdan io ne foshat you be nos wanting both to your felues and me, 1 know right well (beloued and fellowes in armses) 

the Polonians, and caft off his obedience towards the great Sultan, by ioc het what Lowe both vato you and the common-weale, for whofe good and welfare lam alwaies ready $0 lay 










had beene (@ highly promoted. Befides that, this malicious man offered , Th 


a at his by downe-my life. “ 
d pay yerely vnto Selymus twice fo much mo: pes z 




































re as di ( 

and duckets by the name of atribute. yd He hadno fooner thus faid,butthata fecret fortow and vnwonted filence had asit were op- 
=d, and moued with the greatnefle of the tribute, perfiraded.se. prefled the wholeaffembly. At length,asmen awaked out of attivesaieutiedead fltepe, Be 
j 1 tubal to fend for John the Va to come vnto him himfelfe in perfon murmured among themfelues,that the Turkith Emperour (hould fo withoueresfo! KgPPre le 

us ommand him to giue place tofuch a mat fhould fend thither in his a hy them,with doubling and redoubling of histribure : and were generally of opinion, Tear 
he fhould tefufe to do, then to denounce ynto | pen war. Hereunto Sehp ie Va yaad had not fo plainly astruly fpokenof the intollerebleneffe thereof: and that therfore 
euen thenmuch emptied his coffers with the loffe of his feet inthe b. ttell tens ne th . had rather die,than to indue fo great difhonor,ioyned with fo foulea flauerie. And ther- 
chargeable warres againft the Venetians, was eafily induced: and tat fice ie os ffered vnto the Vayuod to ferue vpontheir own charge, and with him vponthe banke 
baffador to the Vayuod : who hauing au. y ‘and to that purpofe fent his Em- upanionter oftheir lines and libertie,to fight 


g audience the one and twentieth of Februarie.a q of Danubius to meetthe proudenemy,and there in defence o! i a c 
i atic, at the fame K y ‘ eis 

¢ French King) was crowned at Craconia deli ered his p it out vato the lat man. The Vayuod in few wordscommending Hoe sit ri 8 of 

hese them an oath for the faithful performance ofthat they had fo refolutely promifed, fent to: 


Turks Embaffadour, and gaue him this fhort anfwer : 


time that Henry Valoys (afterward th 
meffage as followeth : 


the commaun- Selymus the Great Emperour of 


i : the Turkes fendeth is hi i igne,the migh- 

ding fpecch of Tributarie . with this Vey ferdeth me unto thee, John, Vayuad of Valachia, hs ‘ent fidelity and alleceance which 1 owe unto my Lord and dread Soueraigne,the mig 
ie ae Em anfwwer : ) frp he HMeLOE tbe i peestere 15, that thou fhouldeft wishous delay fendi Pe ei urns eld willingly ‘yeeld unto him the tribute bee requiresh, were it not ae I 
| WePgued. 0 wit,an bundred andiiventie shisfeeddaton i 4 tribute as he was wont,but twice fo much mert, Lnow she mindes of ray people to aborre she fame: wifsing rather soendure all calamities, hap what(o- 


Lou fhalt refufe foro do, there is another resdie 























ine it both for himyelfe and his “ : b, Ld vate (9 dilbonourable and|hamefull flauerie. Wherefore fithence I cannot 
ris wif th ie dies A afer se. But Selymus mindefull of thy conftancie, fidelitie, and'v&- spenaneen ig ic faite fa ene Lord Selymus, That  moft buribly requeft 
Which if bow fea ae aris Be MY iG Shiai ie ve forthwith fend the afore{aidsributt. | Er Py) ie 4 ot to take the fame inewill part whofe amitic I wilh - be sa hejinee Symonen bl oe 
} elite bina Hit 15 that thou fhoulde/t gine place to another, and thy fifty | ile And that upon thas good hope 1 both asked, and for my fingular fiachi- 
: retarne with meto Conftantinople there to anfwer th par eset ACEDDABEIEEN, JEL | shan difgrace or hinderance. per shat goonies a hcarsits Botabbs we) 
wns , call hofilitie and the Minti war both He ea nung fee empresa” | Seb i of hins the V aynod|bip of Meldauia : which my good hope 1 most heartily befe 
3 Sad Wan eee af the Embaflador ftrooke farther into the minde ofthe Vayuodthaa | with thisanfwerhe difmiffed the embaffador vnrewarded ,& with afi afe conoy browght 
ws Tt Lodsia: tented yet di efc, hee commanded him tobe brought to him yatothe banke of Danubius: which his homely viage of the embaffador,caule A 
i if sping Reet him ; tin amatter of fo great importance, and fo alittleto be fiufpected, to bein mind chépged from Selymue, The Bitsaff tout Anetis 
fwere as A ita ce could not giue him fo prefent a- Vayuod not ignorant of the fudden inuplions ofthe Turks, forthwith began yrslanisoe be- 


to Henrie King of Polonia hisneerettnars™ 
auia,the fren bulwarke of the Polonian by a " 
and ealie way forthe commion enemicinto Po a 
ings of Poloniahad of antient time,euen ato 4 
‘ountrey ; foit would pleafe him pow in like man- 


fell, h 
his 


: { ion Ae ae his Nobilitie and Coe and at che fame time,fent anbalosiors 
ne: be) a an NYE e ! . The Embaffadour being gone ¢ | 2 tifying him of the dangerous {tate o 
pe the Vayuod forthwith began de: to confider of Selymns his dena ey) E whichaee Oe rereneepeutaofitl 
"inthe Turkes Faith was no affurance, hee kept or brake with the Chrl- 4 and therefore requefted him,thatas the 
SCS beft fitred his owne turne : and s that, That if hee fhould graunt 0 tie of their owne State, protected :th } fuch of his fob- 
{9 great and heauie a Tribute in fo gr uertic of his Kingdome, fore ¥* : ener in fo dangerous atime, to give id , or at leaftwifero giue ee eaie weld withall 
{ th long contented, fo long 4s } icéts as were willing to feructor catertainement,to come vnto hi,W: honot 
t yeate exact a greater, and a 4 


























If ener you were to confult and deliberate of a moft important and 1 ie master, this verily is that The Meech of 


ab: , Mi a, for, state orsaint 
Blin witt'se. liking ofthe Turke, payi his woonted tribute: but afterwards repentin pulth the Bog tines for Selymus the Turkifh Emperour, enflamed with infattable auarice, and! know not by whofe te oe 
ee ed wicked revolt fromthe C an Faith, and now eftfoones againe embrac ie eae his erfuafion, not contented with bis woonted tribute, exaclerh of vs wwife fomuch more. If you (hall end (ubitts. 
Bes © Ggnorant of his owne perfecuting with too much feueritic thofe = Ye HaMe and vanbit, it [hall not much concerne mee, as not to be payed by mee yiur Soneraiene, but by your felues 


st 


The anfwere of 
the Vaywod ums 
tothe Turkes 
Exbafadours 







910 z | Selymusthe fecond, na 


( % 
i - tt Wastakento merciesthe very babes were flaine,together With their m 

















like tiuers into the ius, een 0 | wa : > 

Mb iccleoed forse fuga, anne vie ales this bloudie Meanie ®bloug ¢) A tothe other fide of theriuer,and moe were ftill comming, yer none of them was 
Podicereateres there foun, drawn forth and {lain ae fone Places were fears cd te ~ toaduenture the great riuer,Czarniewiche with his horfemen lying inthe faces ofthem, ready 
NGROBFAmich asthe ve ie cebresfiiaredo nd I. : ¢ fury was {o Etcat;that no |i 21d th to receiue them onthe other fide. Which the Baflawhom Sefymus had {ent with his armie, 
fpoile was there found, all hich beca a » Much gold,filuer, plate,iewels and of tig, rceiuing, fent certaine men pickt out tor the purpofeytoe ricaizin, to found him, if hee 
dgfall crtiareta hare i os Poet ea Prey ynto the greedie fouldiers : fo haath mightby any means be drawn to come ouer,infecret to talke (vith him:é& the more to moue 
as after fuch time the Tusllawere fully bbe pe: ae frequented,and inioy ing sed Was | him,befide his condué for his fafetie,fent him by the fame meffengers thirtie thoufand Hun- 
votil now,thatie was byth care is aA aneece panecrank led with bes arian duckats for a Prefent. With which fo faire abace Czarnie viche allured,reccined the mos 


ny, & faithfully promifed tocome:and fo fhortly after, fecretly paffing ouer the riuet,had con 


and nothi : F i : 
nothing thereof | ference with Peter the Palantines brother, whothen lay onth¢ further fide of Danubius,with ceanieviehe 


Notaduenture vpon,ic. Sit was wel fortified,and furnithed with fo ftron 





. ‘ : i ur agreat power of the Turkes. Inthis conference,Peter declare 1 ynt0 him in how great danger hath fecret com 
be Turtes we eas ke ee iia’ loflebe taken, : 8.4 gar tilon,as tha 4 i Fayu0d ftood,and how highly Selymus was offended with him, That he his tigen feta 
ft oer Pfam a oun was thus bufiedin the {poile of Brailouia,news was broughtseet: vaflaile fhould worke the deftruétion of his fo great armies: which his heauie difpleafure he saatines bro- 
hed y the DN ning of htteenthoufand Turks to the reliefe ofthe caftle:agai Sat wo him could no otherwife fatisfie but with his head : and that therefore hee fhould no longer rule in te7s7» cum 
9 with fent Swéercenins with his Coflackes.and other eight thoufz gaint whom | tth. Moldauia, for that gouernment was by the great Emperor giuenvato him. Wherefore (faid pa teatr 
fuddenly. comming vpon the Turks difordered & fdatin Eek Moldavian horfem tho he) ifthoube wife,whilett it isyct inthy power, gainthe good will of Selymne by fome good te rape 
of them,and chafed the reftvnto the caftle of Teina.Of this vito ee nue almoft 14009 defert:for an eafie matter it is to begin any war,butan hard matter to end the fame, Forafmuch at. 
tified the Vayuod ; and withall, thas thiere was ancheneren Ole Sasercenius in all hatt cer. as it is not alwaies inthe fame mans power to begin wars, and at his pleafireto make an ends 
which mightealfily be alfo ouerthrown,if heleauin the fi a eae Turkes commin ; Euery foole may when he lift enter intoarmes,but mutt lay the fame downe whenitpleafeth 
without delay come and ioyne his forces with hisfte ladofth i eo Brailoviaywould | the conqueror.Now youhauea faire opportunitie,and it is in your own powerto procure his 
how difficuly *od dangerous that fiege would be “siglo ean well Perceiving | . friendthip for euer, better ftanding with your affaires than warre. And albeit youmay hope 


went to Sit estns.and afterwards yponconft Shee , with his armie.and C wellofthe power of the Vayuod, yet wifedome would nor,that you fhonld prefer vacertains 
city ape out much Lobos he “ = fee iais Arad “a as to Teina: which ties beforethingscertain : you haue now receiued 30000 duckats,the earneft of your further 







— 
3  Sclnenes in aliue ; by tl “rcenius oucrthrew the Turk q 1D, Not leauing one deferts; which fhal hereafter haue alfo their due rewards in moft full and bountifull meafure. 
po abeabt co bane’) Sebeete inchetheane im : urks comming towards Brailouia, Wheretore if you will do your felfe good,and prouide both for your {aferie and preferment, 
binthraf out ti quite thruftour of Vilar ia ee eee a the Vayuod,aud doub. confound not reer owne good fortune, with the broken and de{perat tate of the geson: iat 
the Vayned. aa dot the treafon of Gearnieuiche hindered th ¢ was like enough to haue been, fuffer the Turks to,paffe as friends ouerthe river of Danubius: for f any come (faid hejwiti 
and after the manner of the Turks inti © matter) prepared new forces for that feruice, gteatand puiffantarmy fromthe mightie Selymss,to take ypon me the gouernment of Molda- 
plicationsand praicrsto bee mad intime of their greateft diftreffe,appointed general fup- uiajand to fend the Vayuodin bonds to Conftantinople :and of me,being once Vayuod,what 
watres,the vadoubted. fiene of hi ee) his Prophet catabomet, for thebetter fucceffe of his isit that for{o great defert thou and thine may notaskeand obtaine ¢ Wherefore I pray thee 
The Vayued altesloenna iGo Pee K conceale the comming of the Turks, and withdraw thy felfe from the riuer : fo fhall we paf- 
his greatarmie,called ynto vA Ak beac againft the Turkes, purpofing fora while to breake vp D-fing ouer the rier with our! populous army, eafily oppreffe the Vayuod with all his power, 
ative ation th oy ‘e d friend Jeremsias Cxarnieniche, vnto whom, as vnto the and at once reuenge all the former iniuries and difgraces done both vito Selynans and VS~ i 
mie,tokeepethe Turket rulted,he had refoluedto commit the charge,with part of hisar- With greedie men what will not the foule defireof goldworke ¢ CRarniewiehe ouercome pi 
delineri cP th irks from paffing againe ouer the riuer Danubius inte his countrey: andin with the golden promifes of Peter ; and forgettull of his faith before given vato the Vayuod, orb the Tar 
bel aac Spake vnto him as tolloweth : m yeelded vato all he requefted:and drawing his forces xin ares the ae if it aa bin Peco 
i H tor his more fafety,eaue the Turks free paflage. There wasthen inthe Turks armic two hun- / te 
pig a Fortune hath bitherto anfwvered our atfires (werthie Czarnieuiche) with d dred thoufand wel appointed, ec fornithed with great ordnance andl! other things ne- jue 
te Cearnituiche eS oF Saccefi againft the Ts warkes, our moft cruel enemies, wee are thankful a afaestl® -ceffary both for the field and for fiege,who by the fufferance of the falfe traitor pafled quietly 
of all ps ag and heartie thankes unto Almightie God, that it hath sealed he fh Caw ouer the riucr.Czarnieuich forthwith pofting to the Vayuod, certified him,how that rhe Turks 
phat roman fo te bee profpered our endeanours Ag4infh thefé fierce and denowrinc enemies. Nov trutting to their multitude,bad paffed the riuer of Danubius,againft whom he was pot able(as 
my fouldiers l for the prefent but to disband mine armic, wearied with labour ands auell,andto cist fi he faidto make head:and that therefore he fhould do well, without delay to goe againft them 
oe, nr teane to depart home to ref shemwfelues, that fol may as occafion Ioall ernie ‘incu? with fuch forcesas he had then in a readineffe, which ioined vnto his,mightealily querthrow 
ditn fr ‘hele hae our better firnice : you in the meane time =e) thirtecne thoufand n m fit ‘foul them.Glad was the Vayuod of this newesjand filled with the hope ofgood fi ucceile, deman~ 
vd | ait Hevpen the fide of Danubins, to keepe she Turkes from fing the ri a ned re ded of him what ftrengththe enemie might be of? They are(faid he) not much aboue twelue 
snahidlcn: J a ‘ wih Jour bare which wpon an slesias Lie pe edapinsruravtos lone thoufand that be alreadyicome ouer,but a glk comming more & more,and will before your - 
Bae Nagel TAT ; basic wi bis | comming thither be aboue fifteene thoufand. oN otis *F 
si pagers Smeg easy curt maionef the coemil on Ne a8 arr ioe } The Vayuod lay then at thesfiege of thecaftle of Tina (hauing before takenthe citie) but 
= fbraingly, op : ty i dae time prowide for kim } hearing this news,taifed his fiege,and\"0 in foure daies came and époommpeditie ‘at ae 
a “ie wifie | ofthe enemy, sand forthwish feat foor days wercenins with his Coffackes,and Jerr ! 
thor 12 token of his greater fauour,taking his] ue of hinywith a kiffe(as the manner } ofthe ota eh’ fixchoufand hor ©,to take view of the encmiés camp,and to vnderftand 


ple is)gaue lcauc vnto the greatett suldi ‘ho what might be of their defignes. Thefe two captains marching together,chanced to fall vpom 
Obe alijaiesinreadineffe whenfocser they Beene arthome,yet with" mM | Re a empOla lbe 


i ; : ight skirs 
* : til the Turks {couts,in number about fix fdufand horfemen, withiwhom they had a lig! ; 
faicha ne? hauing receiued his charge,& promi ee oteoas verermott ollie ‘mith,and in (hort time put them to flight. Of thefe {cours they hy = ne aregamend 
} i ; =. : , + . c + rt 
- buall-watch ire;went towards Danubius, & there ragftier cea kept the paffiges withco 4 : wounded ; who being examined of theftrengh of the enemie, ane fee S 


; rs : ; | Coflacks 
and ward, It was not long butthat grea’ cambers abi te Thtkstverc comedd re to death,told them diffemblingly,that the Turks were not in umber many.But ier ane 


Cc large, t 


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m ‘s crufted; & it was not now timeto 
ere long comeand take view of th i 
_. torthar on oe notcom seto Alie, butto fightin defence of his fedene 

bustoetemerecontitorwacrinsofhisamiohiiecRavacioaen ne toa. 
= 4 ing of his armie)he fet forward withall his Power Mires H 
Neere vato the enemies campe was an high hill, from whence 
: th 
wae defcried the number of them, with the manner oftheir lying ee - 2% 
He id defcry nothing but foure companies of {couts a far off,one company ftom ch he on 
‘0 vponthe fight of the Moldauians withdrew themfelues of purpofe out of {i * il 
~_—— then lay ina low valley behind an hill,not to be difcouered vntill a a La = 
: Ypon it. The Vayuod fufpecting the enemy to be at hand, diuided his horfme i iat 
= Sr ne apenpenes.ee placing before euery company certain field pieces f 7k 
ras Teady to giue battell. His footmen, in number many,arude and home! rae 
evnto hins eallothers moft faithfull, and armed with fach countre y wea 


oe pce by chemfelues. So marching on,he came to another hill, from whi 









Camp himfelte. 
ey and fubiegs. 





ons as they had, 
+ d ence he mighi 
defery © amy of the enemie, andhow hehad bin bythe drain oe wk 


iued rrr icreupun he prefently fent for him; who fent hi i 
i t f 3 nim word back 
a “phen the enemy beeing fo nigh ar hand , butthat he fhould forte 
“rip of "t - sais . - ni no enemy. Cearnieniche had thenynder 
: moft choice fouldiers inthe army: who vpon the fi 
oC a ee “et the Turks ec fates alfo ready)firft movtding x seen Hold 
Eri auc giuenthe onfec:but being come neere vato th i i 
pot ofthis tre a his haeed belet fall,and hismen pir Gas eakevnor K 
h rds,in token of their volunta Iding and fubmi 
dovne their headsandbodies,whom th i Pile Gacesthicn toni, 
‘ h Dodies; ¢ Turks with their {pears and | i 
ya dacoaned ~ Sieben eat abr! mentakento \ =o kere ed ai 
c i adden areuolt of fo great aman, retired in haft to th d,cry- 
ing outvato him, Thar all was loft. Bat he nothing dif “¥ itabuiwor cell 
manin the moft fudden dangers) with oka Foleaih oy od lade gnieanabal 
i } " le words cheered th ili 
copra cosy i eee him psi theenemy, vic theynvall einpoweiee, ne 
i umber; Lwaies gaue not the victories The Turks perceiuing the Moldauians late- 
ee erseri x ~ ee viet aeey (asmenin era Noh Series de hacpe eee, 
Fae ° ‘© the headof their battel, making of th butte 
eine a fi Wwords,and fuch as hung backe,they ean Peles Lew’ op aaivehoces fale 4 
iS Stat yy th his field pieces to bemoft furioufly difcharged,fo that moft part 
‘ Selatan a mien there flain, fome by the Turks,fome by their owne friends,receiue 
Bg oo ar : oftheir infidelity and treafon,accompanied with perpetuall infimie.Ouer the 
brite ae eee 0! sire en the Turks comming om ere at the firft notably encountered by 
ean uians;and after a moft cruell fight, ton bad been difeouraged,began to retis, 






indeed of purpofe to haue drawne the Chriftian ore the ithi 
‘ , were ay eda 
rrofehcie great “tie WS ambuthes, which tC ad ators aptly ania nee! for 
enstienices ite Which Swiercesins well acquainted be Turks fineneffe, perceiuing, with 
deetitigknn nc further purfuit,and fo auoided © © “onger prepared for them. The Turks 
enn ir ape th againeafrefh_ v1 no leffe fury than at the firf:who™ M 
b  wiiaoned pene ; iant ee wiry chem amoft cruell and mortall battels 
ws rare ere ona mci, fen 
‘multinide oftheir enernies began to gine ground. fe Moldauians opprefted with t= 







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hisam 


y kind of people, | | 


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fifth Emperour of the Turkes, 
orto die,betookc themfelucs to flight,wherein moft part of them were flain,th sene 
mie ftill hardly purfuing thematthe heeles: of the Coffackes were left pei 
and fiftie. The horfemen(the chiefeft ftrength of the Vayuod) thus by the treafon of Czarnie- - 
yjohe ouerthrowne,the Vayuod withtwenty thoufand footmen,and fuch horfmen as hadnosw 
after the battellioyned themfelues vato the foormen, retired vnto’a towne not far off, which The Mayued ba 
he bura litcle before had rafed ; but was now glad in the ruines thereof to fortifie himfelfe ning fortified 
aeaintt che fudden and furious affaults of the Turks : who the fame night fo befet the Vay. Hee 

yods camp with fuch a multitude ofmen,thatno man couldgo inf out of the campe ; or A a inne 

yttermoft part ofthat hugie armic be from any place defcried. | ; feged bythe 

The next day(which was the 11 of Tune)the Turks fhot diuers gjeat {hot into the Vayuods Betas 

B camp,but to {mall purpofe;for the Chriftians had(for fo fhort a time) notably fortified them- 

felues within the ruines ofthe old rowne, Which the Turks well perceiuing,and withall con- 

fidering how hard and dangerous amatter it would be toaffaulcthe Vayuod in his ftrength: 

they fentmeflengers vnto him,to perfuade him without delay to yeeld himfelfe, & torepofe 

more truftin the mercie of the Turks,than in his owne broken forces;efpecially in his fo hard 

diftreffe,being fo befer,as chat he could not poflibly efcape,and out of hope ofall reliefe,and 

therefore fhould by fuich voluntary yeelding, feeke for grace of his enemies, rather than by a 

defperat obftinacie to caft him(elfe into a moft cerrain deftruction, wlwre no mercy was tobe 

expected. Wherunto the Vayuod anfwered, That he was not ignorant into what dangerhe was 

brought, tather by thetreafon of Csarniewicbe and his followers,than by the valor of the ene- 
C mie; yet had left with him a {trong power of moft valiant & refolute men,who would in his 
quarrell and defence of them{elues, fell their liues very deare vnto the Turks : nenertheletle, 
thattoauoid the farther effufion of bloud, he could for his part be content to yeeld vato his ~ 
hard fortune, fo that the greatcommanders of the Turks army woeldrcendifcend tint 


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reafonable conditions as he fhould propound, & for the performance thereof gine hinktheir 

faith,not once or twife,but feuen times by folemn oath to betaken.O fthis his offer the Twrks eee 
accepted, willing him to fet downthe conditions: which were, firft that the Polonian Coffacks 
mightinfafety depart into their country,with their horfesand armor: then, that they fhould 

without any violence offered to his pe:fon, fend him aline & ingood fafety vntothegreatem- 

peror Selymus,before bim to anfwer his owne c iufe sas for the Moldauians,he faid he needed 


D notto couenancany thing, for that the iniurie offered vnro them tended alfotothe hurt ofthe 


Emperour himfelfe,and of him whom he fhould appoint Vayuod, whofe fubieéts they were. 
Thefe conditions(as reafonableywere well liked of the Turks, and fo according tohis defire, 
confirmed feuen times by the folemne oath of cuery captaine and commander in the armie, 
both for themfelues and their followers. Vpon this agreement,the Vayuod brought al his ar- 
mic out oftheir trenches wherin they had lien ftrongly incamped,and there with heany heart 
tooke his la(tleaue of his fouldiers,to the generall gricfe of them all: amongft whom he diui- 
ded fuch mony & iewelsashe had,asa remembrance of his kindneffe. And there in the fight 
of them all difarming himfelfe,accompanied only with Ofmoliws a Polonian,went in maner of 
afuppliant to the Turks camp,where he had ful fourehours talke with the great commanders: 
E ofthe armic,vnrill that at laft Capncins Bajfa (cither offended with his {peech,or vamindfull of 
his faith before giuen) with his {cimitar vpon the fudden ftrucke hima greatblow ouerthwart phe preyed 
the face,and another croffe the be! lie: whom fo wounded ,&as yetbut halfe dead, the Taniza- acmefaly and 
ties rooke and cutoffhis head, which was forthwith fet vp vpona lance,foral mento behold. pe fecealy Fe 
His dead body they bound by the feet vnto two camels, & fo fhamefully tore it in pieces:and the Turket. 
happy was he that could getany little piece therof,or embrue his {word with thelealt drop of 
his bloud. This was the lamentable & woful end of Joh» the Vayuod of Moldauia,aright va- 
liantand worthie man, (hametully murdered by the perfidious Turks, who had he been more 
conftant inthe Chriftian faith, liad not happily fallen into fo greatmiferie. Whole wofull fall 
may ferue as amoft notable example ofthe zncertaintie of thefe worldly chingsifor as no man 
F foratime had of the Turks moe or more gliprious victories, fo in the endyandas it were in des 
monttration of mans fragility,no man periffed more miferably. The Vayuod thus perfidiou- 
fy ourthered,the Turkes with like treachtrie foorthwith fetvpon the Moldauians, and flew 
J sn downrightas beafts appoiated for the flaughter, Which the Coffackes beholding,and 


hoping for no better meafuure,thrult themfelues into the thickeft of their enemies, & psig 
Hii ian 




























Alt Valachis 
made febreeh ti 
Me Turks 




























Gulttta belie. 
ged by the 
Terk, 





jancly fighting were all flainexcept fome few oft 


they alfo astheir mann 


the farther parts of the ith empire: & for the moreaflured poffeflion therof,placeq ftron 
rbelefe of Mol garrifons in cucry to dcaftle, asthey thonghtit moft conuenient. Thus all Valachig 
ah vobaia, (both the higher a wer) fellinto the Turks hands inthe yeare 1574, and was by Sel. 


sus ioyned vnto th 
ning of fogreataco 


and eafie way for hi ple r ] 
Polonian hingdome,yea and into Poloniait fel fe: whichthey will yndoubtedly in time doe,it 


God in mercy bridle not theirimmoderat defircs, and with his mightie hand pro the dan. 
gerous ftate of 


mounts, and from thence moft terribly batter 


— Selymus. 
A b ort referued for ranfo 
om was Seiwer¢ewins with {ome other captains; who were afterwards for great 
o means be perfiiaded to forfake their religion and 
efull murder of the Vayuod,the Turks ouerran al! 
e itie of that countrie, with many of the countrie peo 
in countries new conquered, fent great numbers in 


me, amo 
fms tedee, 
tun Turke 
Moldauia,g 
ple:of whom 
Coloniesintg 



















fhempire, none of the leaft thingsby bim done:forbefidethe ps) | 
iniry the moft affured bulwarke of Poloniajhe hath therby opneda fie 4 
s fucceffours,at their pleafiire to enter into Podolia,or Roflia,parts of the 









that Kingdomes 


Selymaws atthe fame time,not alitele gricued with the loffe of the kingdome of Tunes, and 


that Den John had there done the yeare before, began forthwith to caft in his minde, how he 
might again recouct the fame,and withall,thruft the Spaniards out of the ftrong caftle of Gu. 
letta,which they had now almoft tortie yeares kept,euer fince that it was by Charles the fiftta. 


ufja in the yere 1535 : for he well faw itto be amatter of nofmall momento | 
fortreffe ({tanding fo commodioufly inthe frontiers of A fiticke)belonged, 
ilisyypon that coatt diuers of the Turks aduenturers, which lining altogether 
fafe recourfe, asto a moft aflured refuge + and if nobootie were 
en would they run out towards Malta, Sardinia, Sicilia, & the other 
syeaoftentimes into Italie and Spaine, and trom thence carric away with 
tfocuer thing elfe came in their way :for 
; aufe many of the Turks men of war re thither in hope of purchafe.But after that 
Guletta was poffeffed by the Spaniards, they ot only depriued of that fo commodious 
an harbor, but many times intercepted euen by them of that place,and by the gallies of Malta: 
which two places {erued as two moft {ure bulwarkes againft the Turkes and Moores aduen- K 
turers, by that meanés they many times came fhort home.For which caufe the Turks, cfpe- 
cially thefe pyrats (of whom the Turke maketh great account, as not his leaft ftrength at fea) 
wonderfully defired to hauc both thofe ftrong places gotten out of the hands of the Chrifti- 
ans. Inthe caftle of Guletta was continually a ftrong garrifon of athoufand Spaniards, who 
keptthem of Tunes in great fubieétion,and oftentimes cut fhort thefe pyrats and rouers, who 
much troubledthofe feas Wherefore the Turkith Emperor Se/ymus,hauing made great preps 
ration both for fea and land feruice,commanded Sinan, Piall,and 7 luzales,his chiefe Baflaes,& 
men of great experience, with all {peedto paffe ouer with his fleet into Affricke, to befiege 
Tunes and Guletta.Who when they had putall things in readineffe according as they hadin 
charge, fet forward,and with three hundred faile of gallies came before Guletta thechirteenth 1, 
day of fuly : whetheralfo reforted vito them other the Turks men of war from Alexandria, 
Algiers,and otherplacesin,fuch number,as that al that coaft feemed to be conered with {hip- 
ping. The Turks at their firft arriuall laid fiegeto the water tower, wherein were eight hun 
dred fouldiers well prouided ofall things needfull for defence, who moft valiantly maintal- 
ned the place,yotill fuch time as that moft of them being by the often affaults of the enemie 
flaine ; the reft by the commandement of the capraine retired to him into the caftle. Intaking 
ofthis cower the Turks loft 3000 of their me 
After thar, they beganto befiege the caftle 















letta, againft which they cattvP ge 
ca(tle:from whence the deadly fhot hs 
y 200grecat fhot were reckoned to hau 

mics. Butafter many fur ‘ 
fides, the Turkes to their great a Pigs 
ring leatt fome reliefe fhould bee," 

without intermiffion. Neuerthelat 


; ett s after 
gotinto Gul hich 






fent again among them not fparingly fo thatin 
bin {hot out ofthe caftle amongft the thickeft o 
tgotedious to report,and much harme done o} 
tage tooke the channell of the lake of Tunes; a 
tothe befieged, maintained their affaultday and 
certaine companies ot Spaniards fens from the new caftle by Serbellio, 

































A which,they in the befieged cattle fallied out,and the twentieth of Auguft repulfed the Turks, 


ious aflaultss 


Sith Emperour the Taurkes. 


with an exceeding great flaughters But the Baffaes fully refolued vponthe winning of the 
place to gage their whole forces,and without ceafing ftill bringing on freth foldiers afer they 
had all the day continued a moft terrible aflaule,at length abouttwo houres after Sun fet,they ulitta taken 
tooke the caftle the 23 day of Augult, whenthere was now f{eaieely two hundred fouldiers 7 TATkE 
Icftaliue to defend the fame ; who altogether with the other woe people in the caftle were 
without mercie cut in pieces. What wealth the Turks found in tis caftle, ishard tofay , but 
certaine itis,tbat they bad therein great {tore of victuals, armou’, fhor,and pouder, and foure 
hundred great pieces of artilleric, i 

Guletta thus taken,the Tarks forthwith laid fiege to the new caitle,appointed by Dom John rhe new cafe 
the yeare before to hauc bin built betwixt Guletta and Tunes, which was not yetaltogether befitged, 
finifhed : wherein the two antient and valiant captains, Serbellio and SalaXar (left there of pure 
pole forthe building thereof by Den fohn) lay witha garrifon of foure thoufand good fouldi- 
ers. The Baffaes when they gaue the firlt fummons to the caftle, the foure & twenticth of Au- 


guft,tequired to have it forthwith delivered vnto them : to whom Serbellio ftoutly anfwered, rhe notable en 
That he had promifed the king his mafter, to give him a better account of the place; & being [er* of Sera 
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now alfo very old,could not indure the Turkes heauic yoke, but would therefore hold it out 
voto the la(t man: which both he & SalaZar truly performed,not omitting any thing that was 
by mento be done for defence of the place,and fallying ont,fometime the one, and fomtimes 
the other,made great flaughter ofthe Turks,giuing them alforepulfe vpon repulfe when they 
€ came tothe affault. But the great Baffacs, little fecling, and leffe regarding thelofleofmen, fo 
that therby they might gaia the place,after many moft terrible and defperat affaults,aclength 
(namely the thirteenth day of Seprember)whenthey had with al their force for thelpace of 


fix houres furioutly affaulted the caftle, and flaine moft ofthe defendants,at lat took@t. Ser- Tbe mow cafe 


bellio hot in with two bullets,and withing rather to die than to fall into the band of thtene 

mie,thrnfthimfelfe into the middeft of the Turkes,there to haue perifhed :but by the haftie 

comming in of Péall Bafa, botli he and Salazar were cakenaliue,as forall che reft chat follow- 

ed themsthey were putto the fword.. The Baka in his rage ftrucke Serbellio, and the moreto 

grieuc him,caufed his fonneto be cruelly murthered before his face. Neither wasthis vido- 

tic by the Turkes obtained without bloud, hauing inleffe than three moneths fpace thatthe 
D fiege endured, loft aboue thirtie houfand men. } 


| 
Thefeftrong holds (the greateft ftrength of that kingdome)thus taken,the Turks marched rynesyeelded 


to Tunes,which they eafily tooke,and afterwards overthrew the fortifications therof,becaufe to she Tarts 
it fhonldno more rebell. Mahomet the yong king,bur the yere betoresplaced in that kingdome 
by DowTobn,was there taken,and in bonds fenvaboord to be carried with Carrera captaine of 
Guletta,prifoners to Conftantinople:and thus the kingdom of Tunes, with the {trong caftle of 
Guletta, fell againe into the poffeffion of the Turkes, to the farther trouble of the Chriftian 
countries lying ouer againft it. The proud Baffaeshauing (as they thought)beft difpofed ofall 
things at Tunes and Guletta,departed thence, & with their fleet of goofaile, came the fourth 
of O@ober within fightof Malta. But vnderftanding that they of M lca were provided for 
E theircomming,and remembring what difhonor their moft magnificent Emperor Solyman had 
notmany yeares before there futtained ( whereof diuers of them had bin eye-witneiles) they 
turned thence, and failed dire@ly to Conftantinople. 

Shortly after, thisgreat Emperor Selymmua {pent with wine and wom 
giuen his greateft ftrength,died the ninchof December,in the yeare of our Lord ae 
he had liued one and fiftic yeares, and ther@ofraigned eightyand lieth buriedat Hadrianople, 
He was but ofa mean ftature,& Soe aponcion his face rather fwollen,than fat, much 
refembling a drunkard.Of the otheman Kingsand Emperors he was of leatt valour,acd there- 
fore lea(t regarded, alrogether giuen to fenfualitie and pleafure : and fo dying, left his one 
vnto Amurath his eldc{t fone, amaa of more temperance,but not much greater at a 

; neuertheleffe by his valiant Baffaes andmen of war, did great matters, efpecially againtt th 
Perfians,che mortaland dangerous enemies of the Turks, as fhallbe hereafter in this Hiftorie 
declared. ¢ 

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Non ego fortis erams > Quis tanto nomine dignus ? 
Nifortems faciat mens .generofa virnm. 
Metumidum fortuna tumens enexit in als1, 
Et par fortuna, mens mea femsper erat. 
Sie quanonis senero mibi nil nnifi molle placeret : 
Nominis augendt raptus amore fis. 
Emifique meos ad fortia fiche msinistros : 
Per quos fublatam effnomen in afira mene. 
Maftapha,Ferhates, Sinan, & ter maximus Oman: 
Terrores orbis fuccubnere mibi. 
Armenios domus fortes Medofque feroces : 
Et mibi parucrat Regis Tanrif i. 
Sed mibi quid prodeft yantorum parta labore 
Gloria ? Si fubito inaxinsa queque raat ? 
Et nibil eff ranti,quod non breuss auferet bora 
Sic meacum multis gloria victa iacet. 


Ricu. KNOLLEVS, 


The 


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Ae ~The ¥ athics praifeT challenge not : es 
as ~ for who defernes thefameg . 
ss fy Except the noble Worthies minde, 
Zi ~*~ deferue the Worthies fame. 
: Proud Fortune fet me proud aloft, 
a in Honours higheftgrace : 
Fs And ftill my haughtie thoughts they were. 
equal vnto my place. 
= So that although nought pleas’d but that 
& beft fitted my defire = : 
: Yet to encreale my Fame, I ftill 
Pa did moreand more afpire. 4 
; Palas: fent my mightie Worthies out, 
: ; to es my eres Warres: 
y whofe knowne valour, m roud 
Qa saute is mounted to the farres. Bae ad 
; Proud Sinan,Ferrat, Maitaph 
ume (all menof highdegrce, 
ie The terrours ofthe World wide) 
bE were vaflals vnto mc. p 
Th’Armenians ftout I vanquithed, 
and fild the Medes with feare : 
And Regall Tauris ftately towers 





m ___ atmy commandment were. 
Be But whatauailes my glorie great, 
a got with fuch Wonthies paine, 
‘i Ifin the twinkling ofaneye 
agi it cometo nought againe ¢ 
a - Andnothing is of fo great State, 
r which Time fhall not caft downe: 
4 4 Euen fo with many others moc, * 
muft perifh my renowne. 2, 
| R. Kwells. 
m4) 
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THE LIFE 
THIRD O 
EM 


OF AMVRATH THE 


F THAT NAME, SIXTH 


PEROVR OF THE 
TVRKES. | 





bled with the ftone : more {pare 


murmuring 0 


fide the vfual largeffe which the 
{tow vpon them, augment 


number of the young 


becaufe he would not feeme t0 
Yfecured his fathers wars, and b 


tinople, and there receiued into the Seraglio,tooke poffeffio 

the Empire the fiue and twentieth day of December, folemne a- 

mongft vs Chriftians, for the natiuitie of our Sauionr Chrift le- a 

fas. He wasabout thirtic, or as fore write feuen and twentic 7# aeerigiton 
of smut ath, 

yeares old when he beganto raigne, of amanly ftature , but pale 

and corpulent , wearing his beard thin and long : in his counte= 

nance appeared not thefierce nature of the Othorwan Princes, be- 

ingindeed himfelfe of apeaceable difpofition, a louct ofjuttice, 

D and inthe manner of his fuperftitionvery zealous. The riot and exceffe growne amongft the 

Turks by his fatherscuill ex ample, he reformed by his owne remperance, and the feuere pu- 

nifhment of notorious drunkards: yetis it reported, that he would oftentimes himfelte drinke 

plentifully of wormewood wine : he was much fabiea to the falling fickeneffe,and fore trou- 


pierced through with the cruell death of her yong fonne, as aw oman ouercd 
defperatly ftrucke herfelfe to the heart witha dagger, and fo died. At which 
fightitis reported that Amarath lec fore teares fall, ye cee in fi 

eltie, but that the ftate and manner of his gouernment{o required. . 
F Inthe beginning of his raigne he eftablithed diners vvholsfome lawes,altered thecoine,and 157 5 


pountifully relicued the pore. 


inthe ycare 1575 ented into Ruffia, part of the Polonian Kingdome> where a 


» He death of the late Emperor Selymus was for feare ofthe infolent amuratb tates 
Tanizaries notably concealed by the great Baflt’s,vntil fuch time pen bim te 


Turkifh empire 


as Amurath his eldeft fonne,then in Alia, by {peedie meflengers she 25 dev of 


aduertifed thereof,about twelue dayes qtterarriued at Conftan- Decemberin the 


noe yeare MT 


handed than was for the oreatne(fe of his ftate: and yeelding 


moretothe counfell of his mother, his wife, and fitter, than of his great Bafla’s, which was of 
many imputed to him for fimplicitic. Athis firft comming to Conftantinople, to appeafe the He pacific Pee 


Janixaries, 


f the Ianizaries (grietied to {ce themfelues fo difappointed of the fpoile of the Trier ae 
Chri(tians and lewes, whichthey were woonttotake inthe vacancie of the Empire) hee be- priviledge. 


"Turkith Eoxperours at their fir(t entrance into the Empire be- 


edalfo their dayly wages, and granted them this priuiledge, That 

their fonnes as foonc as they cameto be twentie yeares old, fhould be inrolled amongtt the 

er Lanizaries , and be partakers alfo of their immunities whereby a 

woon their fauours exceedingly. And immediatly to tid him{elfe of all competitors, n¢ after 

the vnnaturall manner of the Turkith policie, caufed his fue brethren, Muflapha, Solynsan Ab- aye 
dulla, Ofman, and Tzibanger,to be all ftrangled in his owne prefence. The mother of Solyma8 siren. 


jercome with forrow, 
fo tragicall a 4 dperat wel 
chbarbarous cru- 7°" 


‘And albeit that he was ofamilde and peaceable nature, yet 
degenerate from the othoman Princes his progenitors,he pro= Ruffia tavaded 


by the Turks. 
the Tartars called Pracopenfes, 19 ¢ moneth of OGObEt ton, Gores 


arid de Bell.Juonis 


ap cenainiai 







Hi 


royed two Nuiedbeneta h 
le great {laughter of the rae 
prifoners bound in thongs made of ra 



















tars 
the 





den deliverance. 













ror: other 


dangerous vnto himfel fe, 
7 purpofe;commendin 
>... manner following : 





 Auvath Coc of The 63 : 
* che earth, G 
niin > Of eed ant vee 88 


4 1 


F Nobilitses, 
Moniz, 


: thysfoantient aleacue and bond of ‘friendflup ; for that we 
the departure of the noble Ki 
Kings) onr friend ; wha 


become deftisute of a Ki 
. bece a King,b 
if the seith race of the Frew 
worthica Prince) and for i i 
‘ i jour difl s 
ning Any more into Finn W 4 ate 


pafiing oner your {aid crowned Ki 


Maximilian the Emp ne Henrie, area 


at euenvato us all 
pe! a. Wh 
rations and lea. ae fe herefore be you ware that 


not long by their val 
great dangers and ong by their valour and 
Fe mB eter ay Shercy a 


4, { beware that heauter things b 
hy. wife men amongst you, which know igen 


with Peier the new Vayuod.o} ia,wh 
yuod of Valachia,who had be 
‘Pog that way, the Polonian Coffacks, see li 
acy er Borifthenes, brake intothe Tartars country,andthere req} 
‘ roughtbacke with thema number of old captiues who litt! 
A Z ? 


The Poloniansat this time were at varianc 

a? : : e amon } 
Bs aE King ee Valoys thetrlate king being the laft i ae Terie 
‘ ee ae King fecretly ftolne from them into Erance,t ; 
+ Wwhgfeldeparture fome of the Polonian Nobilitictnad us 
: “San see inclining vnto the choice of t 
Rh ers @lfo. Whereof 4 mnrath vndetttanding 
rinces his cnemics, fhouldibe inuefted or ftreh d 
neere ynto him ; to hinder that their ele@ion, a 

aa ie 


euenin the beginning of his rai 
f Mis raigne wrot v oloni 
i 0 ig nto th 5 
ig voto them Srephen Battor the Vayuod of Trantyluaniat ra their aes 
oe oe he. 


eof long timmecand for.maw 
OAL SECS any yeares holden ‘entalihia ae 
ite. 1 Ear. which caw/eit Ne femal Gao a and religions 


sane eronr, or of the Duk 
ated : for why, you may ie they hs odh 


befides 
peoph 
hide : i 
ley Were dividing 
: y promifed togiu 
Nwwaiting for their Teturhe y,.- 
nie them with like ag 
expected thactheir (i it 
out the clegio 
Cale of Ghai 7 : 
takevpon him thar kj s 
lechoiceof Maximiljay the s 
le gteat Duke of: Mulcouie ,; ue 
sand forhtha cither of thofet . 
erin with that (6 greara kingdome 
od toring in another of left power, 


lemne! 








ic teq 








Cir 
TO. 














reat 
» Aid {o 
y& foleffe 


Ar King,in 


ur ofthe whole World, the Meffencer 
to) 


faithfullferuantof the er ‘ 
Rast ferv eapP) 
oy: rable Nobilitie and iimerllseece ine fe ae 


Fr a Soa ; of Polonia, greeting, 
at SY BoiUE2 wide 
itt a pitt eaatuptarbemarldenknowne (moft honorable en 


edome 


aR a 7 

wamtcbtie Senators Dour Noble Progenitors to 
leagues with the kingd 

shle.v; bi sey 
i oe a sy 40 past you in remembrance of 
ee anding yor Kingdome to be of late 
rap e' wa” your crowned King (difcendedof 

mallregardyan bad of him (fo great and K 


arted out Of your Ki. r 
r ; 
creupon., as its re of your Kingdome 5 without purpofe of retur- 


Meapbetidd iia UE (but how trey we know not ) you 
ub to make choice of anew K pecially 
Radke fash of anew King, and efpecially of 
, lefime abmnen of running wits, and of vs greatly 
ber e rig so motmnto euery one of yon only, 
i Wh eccined dnd sake heed left your confede- 
Ta fs ‘9 ofablifhed ; anc withall confider well she 
, whereof we haue thought good to gine yous 


HOt your 7, f : 
Jour State, We know there are right noble and 


a not to. mak h 
¢ choice of any of your awne Natioheshes ow toruleandzonerne : andif fo be jt pleafejo# L 


cure the peace an 
ue file and his fer 
~ filses, your mines, and child; 

Tila eS ildren, fhall bi 
Hee Cracouia and Leperis: at s 
i 4 ; confianci¢ towards. As forthe re 

% Bei eee charge vito this our Emba 
ence. From Conftantinoplet 
- 933, and firft of our raigue, th steht 


‘ This the 
withftandin, 


ethers chofem king, yet was that his election by 


we 





d quiet of i 
‘your Kingdome.- Wher 

Mant our Great Prophet, to defrayall 
Sinen for a prey vate o1 
for all that “ef 1 a * 
; mie tt pleaféc vs 
A 

lor re ounfellor, untawbom our defire is.that jou foowld 

eptember , in the yeare of our Prophet Mahomet 


Gfeat Sultans commendari 
J s.con ations fo 
ig that -ALaximilian the Em i iets 


of Tran i eu 
of Tranfyluania, & man of “great honour and valour, aot farre from you one Stephen Battor Prince 
3 


Pete anew and dexteritie you may eafily pro- 
/ J halldoe otherwife, we take to witne/se your 
jour swealth and goods, which together with your 
Gldiers , with the chiefe. men of jour 
ay thing at all doubting of your fideli- 
Ly word of mouth to haue told vate yo", 


M 


seuailed with the Polonians , that of 
Mi & *he Archbithop of Gnefna and fom 
le gte xr part of the Nobilitic reuoked, i 

: both 


Ome; 



















moft honorable Lage 
fhe fhould marry Stephen 
afrerwardelected King, 


not only 










cially the Mufcoutte. 
That he had giue 


fixe Emperourofthe Takes. 


a both he and the great Duke of Mufconie being paffed ouer. 


Honian houte) chofen Queene of Polonia: yet with this condition, 








che Vayuod of Tranlyluania,t 
allthe time of his life right wo 
defending the fame in {uch ftate as hefound it,bucalfo notably extending the Voutids meraih choles 
thereof, enlarging it with uch territories a! few 

‘ce. Of this eleGtion Armurath would oftentimes afterwards boaft and fay, 
athe Polonians their King, But of him,and of the league by him made with 





thenoble Princeffe Amme(ofthe 
That'stepbenvrayuse 
othem by Amarathcommended.Who %, Hag 
rthily gonerned that noble kingdome, pendai of 


ais 





farms got from his neighbors,efpe~ hing of Po 





s he by force o 


cAmurath, more fhall be faid hereafter. 


The yeare 


B molt mightie Kingdome was fore fhaken, and opportunitie given 
he fame ; which he laying hold ypon, entred into that bloudie warre, 
{the Chriftian commonweale, for long time after exerci(ed the forces of thofe 
Princes one vpon another. 
amiffe compendioutly ro fer downe the fame troubles of 


toinuadet 
great quict 0 
moft puiffant 


following, greattroublesarofein Perfia, whereby the fourithing ftate ofthat 157 6 


forthe Turkifh Emperour 
whichtothe 


Forthe better vnderftanding whereo f,it fhall not be 
the Perfian kingdome, the very 


round of the longand mortall war betweene thofe two moft mightic Monarchs» 


Old Tamas the Perfian King, 


than fiftie yeares worthily gonerned 
inuafions of the Turkifh Emperors, 
yeare 1576, leaning behinde him cleuen fonnes ; nai 


C inhis eyes fy rmamed Codabanda 


writh the {weet pleafure of a contente 
Tmabelthe fecond fone, of amore fierce and troublefome naturc, 


neffe,thatnot regarding the league hardly 


Emperors Solyman and Selymus, 


ayouth full heat breake out into the frontie oT 
ng, ahough he was both of his father and the peo 


fpoile ; for which doi 
ded, yet was he by his fathers 


thofé his youth full pranks, tending tothe t 
: é betwixt Tauris and Casbin, where 


fent to the cattle of Gahaca, 
D fathers death: Aédere the third 
oflike valour, kept by Zalcan, 
andauthoritie : The other cig 
‘Abrabim, and Ifmahel che youn 


The old King before his deat 
fucceed him int 
him fo great acharge. Which thing 44 
fuch honours as 


hel his fecond fonne to 


contenting himfelfe with 
Tamas thus dead, Lfmabel wa 
kingdome at Casbin, whenin 
E inthekings palace :for Aidere 
neffe had entred the chamber 
fumpruoutly fet the royal cro 
for which ie 
Jong with the fame afpiring hy 
had fo effegtually dealt witht 


Counfellours of Eftare,put intru 
fucceffion could not be any longet 


fome fine and fecret deceit. This rid d he yo! 
oman of great {pirit and deep conceit) lefc in great tru 


Tamas her brethrea,a Ww 
FE fecing the proceedings 0 


Sultans,preindicial to his defignes,neit 


done to her brother Jfmael,a inted by 
nat bt roferisfy her ambitious brother pr 


ty,(hecaft in her wily head, 
of Ifmahel-abfeat,the honor 


he was then worthily reproucd: now aft 


he great ladie Periaconconahiscldett fifter, and the ot 


fonne tothe noble Hi/mael, who with great glory had more 

that largekingdome , and mightily withftood the often 

now fpentwith yeares , died the eleuenth of May in the 

mely Mahamet the eldeft, ofan infirmitic rheelewen font 
, aman ofa peaceable and quiet difpofition, more delighted, +f Tamas tht 
dlife,than the carefull honours of forgreav a Kingdome + Rafe nes 
fo muctrabivorring quiet- 
concluded betwixt hisaged father andthe Turkifh 
now and then without his fachers knowledge vpon 
rsofthe Turks dominions , and there make great 
ple the more tegat= 
commandement (who in outward shew feemed to miflike of 
breach oftheleague) reftrained of his libertie, and 
he remained at thetime of his 
(fe ambitious than was his brother J/mabel, but not 


and other his kinsfolkes,all men of great power 
Emanguli, Alichan, Ame, 


be would 


fonne, no le 
Pyry Mahamiet, 
he were, Manns, Solyman, M nftapha, 


cre é 
a had by hislaft willand teftament folemnly appointed Ifftsa-.1/mshel apsion 


he kingdome ; as of all his fonnes moft fit co'take vpon i ba 
hames his elder brother feemed not much to diflike,: sim inthe king: 
his father had before beftowed ypon him. dome. 

s by rhe Sultans fent for to Cahaca,te take ypon him his fathers 
the meane time there arofe agreat tumultin the city, yeacuea 
the third brother, who in the time of his fathers greatelt ficke- 
where he lay drawing towards his end,and in his fight moft pre- 
his head, to the manifefting ‘of his ambitious defires, 


er the death of hisaged father,caried head- 
y fauourits, 


her Sultans 
as thatthe 


Aidere aires 
to thekingdem® 
of Perfas 


umorand fupported by Zalehan and other his might 


ftrofeethe will ofthe dead king put inexecution, ; 
kept from him, & preferued for 1/mabel, but by the help o 


(elderthanall the yong princesthe fons of 


ladie Pertaconcons (tby her father, 


eany thing vnto the 


Ai i ly to mou 
fher brother Aidere, dur(t neither openty to sreatan iniuity £0 ot 


ner could fhe in her heart ina Se sthisperpict 
' im.Wherto exi- 
his father to fucceed him Mat how to file thevight 
of her dead fathers will and reftament, and the fafety ane 













prt 


Betres or' a 


é 


” Emperour of the Turk 


t Aide ¢. A pro hane Priefts, many of the gouernors of his friendly and fubies citi tan he dq 
% fy 7. 2 Les (t i devoted 
Ais Otthie to theirformer fuperftition, were driuen fome into exile, fome clapt into pATE pi had 

ing fer Ns thew their eyes pluckt out (among whom was the Caliph of Casbin) and nota few others in findr 

both of his friends ism. forts depriued oftheir lines. Yeamany Ladies joyned in bloud with Z/mahel bimfelfe dd. 
rack ey ues urs of his me peei (to whom neither {ex,nor age, nor innocencie, could be Mafici 
Mthe ent defence) endured fundric torments and ftrange calamities :fo that in Perfi i 

bles forthae reater troubles, ora more dangerous changes a Se 





n i eat thorowly debated the matter 1 
' : ed ah oR wy fetled inthe great: shot ci athens that 
os So a be there openly enthronifed as the very eleéted ‘Kin hose 
eh ne youth (blinded with ambition) {uffered himfelfe tobe | i; moe 
_ J n 4 pertliaded himfelfe,that he fhould now be honored fecrine 
nts iB ah Hote thefe his fo hafty and profperous defignes,the fucceffe t} 
ee thofe Counfellors and his diffembling fifter, were nothing c aie 
y their aduice rooke order for the gates of thepalace to be preterly foun 
. Ci 











cuery paflage afure gard, and o} wick Wr eat i i i 
ee fag ba fire B tds gaienely oo wicket open, (ately warded with a'com : eating at Inthis fo great aninnouation,and among thefe tumults,there went abroad withall a general 
fieightckiried route ie ani ouldiers, wholly deuoted to Tams and i Die of mo rumor,not in the cities of Perfia only, but inthe regions ofthe Turks alfo, even as far as Con 
fa ‘ ery man to enterin, fating onely the knowne Bee ‘with | ftantinople, That J/mahel witha puiffant armie of fuch as fauored this new proclaimed vanit 

8 OF Aidere, In fy | was determined in perfon himfelfe to goto Babylon, now called Bagdat, there to receiue oe 


this fore did the thinke tohaue i 
eit aout : 
tertained the yourig man, vatill fuch time as //im 


rt ’ ; ; \ ) | 
Be i i? 1 aa haa in execution what he thought beft for the honour of h abel thould | crowne of the empire at the hands of him that he fhould find to be the fucceffor of their great { 
Write sk 0 is ingdome. ' dum felfe and Calyph and inthe chiefe place among their vncleane Priefts sas had fometime Solyman the ¥ 
ee joy “ now but Aidere? in conceita king’, replenifhed with vnwonted joy great. Emperor of the Turks, andthe Perfian kings of antient times. Inthis world of troubles 

or romall men {auing from his beft friends. By means wherof Ca yoyes; recei. | when as the feare of further miferies increafed,rather than any hope of antient quietneffe ; he 
prohibition of them,and moued alfo with the great ftir of Zalcan hi a perceiuing now the was when he leaft feared, by the helpe of the aforenamed Ladie Periaconcona fuddenly bereft sfimbalfudden- i] 
coucring the deceit,and crying vpon king Aidere, threatned the lad S grearcft favorit (who dif of his life: but whether ouertaken in fome of his owne amorous pradtifes, or poifoned by his bymarthecdty 

> he lady, the'Sultans, and the ret faid fifter ; or that fhe (as fome probably affirme ) having fecretly confpired with Calsl Chan, pope 


that waited vpon the feigned fuc in ordai e and difpight o 

hi wi d gne ceffion,indeed ordained but for the {corn difpi F 

ambitious man) ftrucken with an exceeding feare, and full of forrow, nee srrcicienchicnis 
iS clfe 


clofely amongft certai HHEROUTED HOG 
Inthe mai Sen the'court, hoping fo to find fome way to efeape with life 


Emir Chan, Pyry Mahamet, Curchi Bafsi ( being all ac that time men of great account , and as it 
were Prefidents of the kingdome) who difguifed in womens apparell, and brought in by her, 
ftrangled him at {uch time as he had priuatly withdrawne himfelfe Paactey paramours,is 

f 












f reatly increafed che ctie aii ; l 

of Udidere ad all of them SeMMARINE ae aa of the friends and fauorits vneertaine. Howfoeuer it was, fufficech it, that he by the helpe oft adie Periaconsona, 1 

attempt) thatthe Counfellors, with confent of thel, di hi “At Ome dangerous and pernicious was by vnnaturall death taken out of this world the foure and twentieth day of November, in = 
adie his fiftet, were inforced to take order, the yere of Grace 1577 ;t0 the excceding joy ef all thofe nations, whoby his death thought 15 7 | 


That to bereaue this tumult! iti 

F uous ai Ss) , A 

fhiould bedeprived ofhistife: es oe oie ed all their hope and courage, Aidere them{elues now freed of many great and dangeroustroubles : when he had raigned on yeare, 

thers fide, by the appointment ofthe ledie ite pot" Georgian, vncleto Aiderebythemo- — | {evenmoneths,and fix dayes. 

for him, at laft found him hiddenainongft th pus &rhe Sultans, after long fearch made Ifmabel thus taken out of the way,the ladie began forthwith to perfuade with the great Sul- 
git the wo tans (the minifters of Ifmahels death) thatas they had for the general good of Perfia contriued 


4 . . 
- dider finan bY the lockes, , and’without further delay taking him 


: ftrucke his 3 the : 
coe ra: of hisvnfortunate til te MT ,and in the place where Zalchan and the reft the death of the late king, fonow that they would takevpon them the protection of that great 
narits, proud confpiratours Aung the-head: tele and threatning, amoneft the thickctt preife’ of the |p kingdome, with the preferuation of the maje fie and libertic thereof, vatil fuch time as it were 
aloud vnto them, Behold there yo mh Z oudie and as it were yet breathing for heat ; crying knowne who fhould worthily fucceed inthat Crowne, which now remained in their hands. 
tible fj pedtacle euery man bu’ “h cs yes ide ai him at your pleafure, “At which fadden aalhore There was at that time many of the greateft Princes and Gouernours of that kingdome affem- 
med ifrege and anger: neither for the prefent wanted there ma- bled at Casbin, there gaping after fuch mutations of thofe troublefome times, asmight beft 


ferue their privat defignes. Emir Chan burning in ambitious defires,was in hope by meanes of 










g from the Palace,feattered themfelues: sme one way, {ome another: 


ri * eset 
femanashe thought belt for his owne faferi King,orels Hamaethe eldeft fon ofthe faid Aahamer sand by beftowing vpon him his daugh- 


| mabe faluted — Shortly afer, I/mabelthe defired’kin : , ! ; ; : : 
re cl be eda: niiaenaree ne Hata : 
_, Saleans Mies uveetsiwekesrnouslen curate ere reece cotroa zs fhvethoughttey Sr aia ti ee anche 

_- on of the people faluted king: who as foone as he ew hisvelt omen UL il aeclercat out of Heri, and tomake him King. Neither Wanted the infant Tamas hisafpiring friends, 
poffeffed ofthe royal feat, & h's L I whofe Tutor waited likewife for fome opportunitie to fettle him inthe kingdome, and fo by 


niea rath head, that vainly thr: 
said © ued the neere fi inly threatened moft cruell reuenge : but i : i- 
=" Macaid pee of Imabel inevitable, and the dent of aan ah va Veta faca | match to be made with a filter of Periaconcona (w ho was alreadie greatly inclining vnto him) 
—_.. ther,and'fo departin is owne privat affaires, and fo at laft diuided themfelues one from inh to be exalted to the foueraigntic ofall Perfia. Afirizs ‘Salmas'the chicfe Sultan hoped on the 
| other fide to aduance into the Eftate, cither Mabamet Codabanda the eldeft brother of the dead 
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_ power now an{werable to his defires, h the : 
; Ei tra elaeh Apealds » he afterthe Meni nA Ee 
eseaf sore pe nfed the: heads of his eight yonger pididandete io Ci ctt aa eR meanes of his greatneffe to make himfelfe greateft amongft bis fellowes. A number ofothers 
serbrebren, er diligence, thatnot only all thofe which were neer vd thicken off:& withal ved fich far- } there were, that fecretly waited vpon cuery occafion thattime fhould prefent fortheit prefer- 
: ereaued of their liues,but alfo all the faiorits of his ie ieee es is oud or affinic® aed ment. Howbeitin this fo great varietic of thoughts, the Sultans anfivered the lady with one 
¢ flain brother Aidere, were dettoy€: confent, and promifed her in mott liberall termes, all the proteétion that theit forces coal af 
aétion and word, 


in that publi : the 

ees pee er . hy all the ftreets of Casbin were defiled with bloud,& al! the ci- 
0 worthic thought, (6 S conn aintsaw/ttehivaes Ged crucltysatogether vnworrhy 

peo Nag sta train ky sreerersaued a general, thac all cheirforme! 
‘at more lame di ito new fears,and'theit joy into mourning.’ hgreaterah 
lamentable did the mifeties grow,as {oon as it was giuen pol gl he wre change 


| foord, or their weapons procure: and yetdid every one of them, both in 
| Cltke-like diffemble their feucrall imaginations, whereunto their minds were as prone 
| readie, as their hearts were cunning clofely to conceale them. 

| F Amurath the Turkith Emperor now wakened,firft atthe death ofthe old renowned Tamas, Amurathinttes 


o Babylon, asalfo at pa BP 


and 


andthenatthe rumour of the defire /mahel had to paffe with an armie t 





ed thereligion of tlie Perfians(wh 
; ih ns(whowith. ihe Neath. sa clocival 59 i 
the fet och Prk ho 2 sc ial a ag Aly) ink M the frefhreport ofthe Turkifh fuperititionnewly publifhed in Perfia and withall throughly 
of Z babtkir, Hanmer. Offr n,ecorhers,by them: ‘e jetie @bferue & maintain the wicked we p inftrudted what harme this late King haddoneinPerfia, what diffentions he had raifed, and 
reat Prophet catahomer.) For b aiesticeOre fe Betionyoreineticeet |. how hardly the prouinces of that Empire had endured thofe calamities peice fara 
(ARG plellgt . 1 tie and vnex' chang. i 5 f ini i take vp Armes again 
Spel Of an Edi& concerning that i nsyiehis APRlng: ie yt bis to thiake hereby a faire occalion to bee miniftred vnto him, t0 P Sperfiats 
prophane ‘ 


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; . Amn 
ans, and matter fufficient fuggefted for him to put in } 
eine new conqueft. For it is an anticnt cuftome,which is growne ti eis defite he ha 
the # Kings, Thatthey may not challenge their due honors athciriife ue le 
r encs after their death, vnles they attempt fome greatand ambiti fone 
en ,and performe fome exploit conformable to their Majelty.Anurath ehe a 
vpon thefe great ftirs in Perfia,would not direct his mind any other way, or tak ae 
in hand, vatill he might firft fee what iffue thefe marutilous innovations in Perfia arte 
forth: which inthe perfon of Mahbames the {ucceeding King, feemed to be Ee, Li bring 
euer before,and miniftred vato Amarath new occations of victorious and (range ier =e 
as foone as I/mabel was dead,the afore named MiriZe Salmas(in dignity chiete ma Seek 
Sultans,though in bloud and nobility inferiorto them ally after many letters difj - nea ihe f 
fro, at laft aflured Mshamet Codabanda, how with all quietneffe of minde, and fev ve ad 
fon,he might comeand poflcife himfelte ofthe kingdome, He was iS wtuertifed bd " a 
Salmas,of the whole confpiracie plotted againft his brother to bring him to his end a bid 
wile made acquainted , how the fraudulent Ladie, with the Sultans, had capital! ‘offi 
» againft himfelfe: and:how fhe, fauoring Emir Chan,and Abas Mirize ot Heriher ne Ls 
fon,morethan became her, did little regard the due and rightful fucceffion of hin bei : 
; chenet refol- eldeft brother. Su Mahamer bearing hinifelfe vpon the faith and diligence of Mirize Sa a 
Bee ee and defiting withallto fee his eldeft ion Hamze Mirize aduancedto fome fuch fuerdiandie 
fen tingdone, niticas he faw was dueto the liuely hope euery man perceiued to bein him, in regard of ts 
vertue al janaging the commonwealth and matters of warre (whereinalfo he 
fhewed arher jealous and fulpicious, left fome other man fhould vfurpe yp- 
on him } uthority which fo properly appertained ynto him) rcfolued iathcehd 
notto leaue the kingdome in the hands of priuute perfons, northe lightneffe ofan vnconftant 
woman of fufpected modeftie, and a rebellious confpiratour againft her owne bloud, where- 
with fhe had without any pittic or remorfe sind ot , now twice defiled her felfe. And 






dof 

among G 
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‘ thetefore he wrot backe againe, That he was min take the ri i i 
and that for the fame purpofe he was putting him pon his ates. Baufiaiawinne. 
notwithftanding, That Mirize Salmsas {hould before hisentrance within the gates of Casbin. 
prefent him with the milchicuous head ot Periaconcona ;a woman (in refpect ofthe fcorne one 
ee ep her brother Aidere, and of the treacherous death of her other brother J/mabel, 
ee of the peruerfe imaginations which thee had conceived to caufe the {ucceffion to fall into 

“i hands, & of the prodigal familiaritie which fhe had with fome of the Sultansywel 
nr. eke ie ofathoufand deaths. Secretly did Mirize Salmas putin execution whatfocuer M4- 
“pm if fee had priuatly enioyned him, fo that by his meanes he was prefently and {folemnly pro- 
7 claimed King of Perfia. And afterwards having gathered together many fquadrons of men 
el wholly deuored tothe bloudand name of cAtahamet , the fame Mirize Salmas met him on 

the way, carrying the head of that manlike Virago Persaconcona vpon the point ofa lance, with 


te. her haire difperfed,and fome other vncouth fights to the terror of the beholders.From which | 
the Stare of Perfia began to fall into great inconueniences, and of thefe noueltics to reape yey 
alfo that were neighboursto the Turks,and the people of Media Antropatia (now called Sit- 
Pitre €Van a citie of Armeniathe greater,fcituat’ ponthe lake of A@tamar) who fent 


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nouelties (one mifchiefe as it were hudlin; 
t : g vpon the necke of another) there {prung V MET 
len hatreds, fundrie tumultuous feditions,and much ciuile wars : Averen Kine by the in- ; 
nee of Mirize Salmas, fecking onthe one fide tobe reuenged on the Sultans for his bro- 
thers death , and they onthe other fide oppofing themfelues with all their power againft him, ! 
loffes. Sabamal the Georgian fled into hi i : 
= . he Geo smountaine of Brus, fearing the wrath of his nc 
pid + Lenent Ogli\ikewife another ofthe Lords of Georgia , Uhdetfending of the fight of 
ole his neighbour, eftranged himfelfe fo farre from his old lone and anrient devotions» — | 
ards the Perfian Kings, that he feemed nowto defire fome new innouation. The Nafbns f 
\ 
uan) difliked ofthis new King :and inthe endi iski 
[tre ago _ My end it appeared, that Perfia vnder this kin scbroug 
vias in fhort time fallen into Féltnonble miferie, and ihe ftate thero! more M 
is a than ithad been of long time before. : , } 
thefe things had Amurath from diuers fut ante eof more particularly ne , 


moft perfectinformarion ofall the ftitres in Perfia ; Difcourfing vato him of the death of 
_ mabels 










. _ , . foeth Bi iperout F I e Te ri 


mahel,the confultations ofthe Sultans, the trecherics and death of Pertaconcona,the broil 
tweene the King and the Sultans, the nature ofthe new King(being difeafed inhise es, little 
eftcemed of his tubicéts,befotted in affe@tion towards his fonnes) the faciliticto oulaed the 
chiefe Gouernors ofthe Gcorgians,and the people of Siruan, euill affected rowaradeneys 
King ; andto be briefe, whatfoeuer had in truth fucceeded in Perfia , and might enflame the 
mind of the ambitious Sultan, to conuert his forcesagainft an enemie of {mall counfell,and 
much confufion:adding thereunto,that neuer was there greater opportunity to onercome that 
king, than now was offered,and therefore withed him, not in any cafeto let flip fo taire an oc- 
cafion,as the othoman Kings had neuer before,for the obtaining of fo certaine and glorious vi- 
Gories. 

Amurath of long time wholly bent to marke the event of the troubles in Peifia,now ftirred 
vp with thefe aducitifements from V/firef, ferled himfelfe more deeply in his former conceits 
to prouc his forces in fubduing the Perfian king,the antient enemy of the othoman Emperors, 
and hig onely corriuall and odious competitorin the Eaft. Butno one thing did more enflame 
him thereunto, thantothinke, how he fhould haue to his enemie aking notacquainted with 
deeds of armes,doting vpon his children, and weakned with the diffention of his fubieéts:and 
onthe other fide entring into the confideration of his owne forces, ofthe infinitnumber of his 
men, both horfeand foot,of the meanes he had to find moncy;of his artillerie and engines of 
war, wherin he far furpaffed the Perfians;he did more and more refolue with himfelfe,to take 
the occafion that was now offered him to begin the war. For the compaffing of which his pur- 
pofe he was greatly fauoredby the prefent ftate of Chriftendome, at thiat me becing wholly 
in league and amitie with him, So not finding any thing contrarie to his defignements,hee re- 
folued at laft to confer with the chiefe Baffa's,which had the gouernment of his empire, Whe- 
ther it were better vpon this occafion to beginthe prepenfed war; or ifthey thought not this 

opportunitie to be fo fir, then to lay it afide,and to conuert his forces and counfellagainft the 
commonwealth of Chriftendome. For fuch is the barbarous policie whereby this empite is 
mannaged, Thatitis lawfull for them to breake any league,be it by never fo many promifes 
or folemne oaths confirmed, whenfoeuer any enteiprife isto be attempted for the aduancing 
therof,So that alchough this war could not be moued either againtt the Perfians or Chriftians 
without breach of their promifed faith: yet among the manifold confaltations that paffed a- 
mong the great Baffaes,there was notany man found that made any account of that defeét,but 
al with one accord, withour further refpeét fought to {et forward the ambitious defire of their 
roud lord and mafter.At laft after long confultation and large difcourfes, it was agreed vpon 
by the great Baffaes Mahomet,Sinan and Maflaphs, That it would by better and leffe danger to 
attempt war againft the Perfians,than againit the Chriftian Princes. Muffapha amongft the reft 
preferring the valor of the Latines(wrhercofhe had made good trial {pecially at Famagutta) 
before the armies & forces of the Georgians & Perfians. Wherby it isapparant to the world, 
thatneicher the zeale of theirreligion,norany iniurie received from the Perfianking,but only 
the ambitious defire of Amurath (to fubdueakingdome, both in his owne conceit and other 
F mens relations, euill gou erned, by aneffeminat and fottith king, and through ciuile diffention 
brought into great danger) was the firft prouocation of making this war. 


wo 


eo) 


No 


Affurasce 


in the Turks 
leagaes 


Ambition the 
caufe of the 


Perfian wate 


confultation 


Vponthis refolution there arofe new confultations touching the manner thereof,and vpon 4 
holden among 


what coattthey fhould begin theiriourny, for the more honourable fucceffe thereof. Which 


the Ba(faes a~ 


point Amsurath grcatly viged, proteftiag before his chiefe counfellors, Phathe wouldnoten- boxt the maxer 


ter into that warre,except he were in ome ch it of 
moft conuenientto fend the army to Babylon, & fromthence to Syras, called in oldtime Per- 
fepolis,the chiefecitie of the country of Perfia; others there were that gauc aduife, That the 


armie fhould be direétly {ent to Tautis,there to crectitrong fortreffé’s , and to take poffeffion - 
ofallthe countrie round about it : and there wanted not fome (asitis ie that thought 
it better to fend two {euerall armies for borl the forenamed places,& fo by bringing the ene- 
my intoa ftrait,to enforce him to yecldto whatfoeuer fhould be of him required.But Amara 
durft not repofe fach confidence in his forces,as to thinke,that with his bartels divided and fo 

eakened he fhould be able to conquer that enemie, who had alwaies moft valiantly fought 
Hein the monftrous and puiffant armies of his anceftours. And therefore firmely refolue : 
with himfelfe,to fend one only army,ahd fo with hisvnited forces to feeke the onerthrow i 

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F 


great hope to beare away the victorie.Some thought it ° ean 


the innafom 
Perfia, 
























































enemie.And fo preferring the ftrong hope he had conctixed to conquer the countr 
Siruan,and the chiete cities of Media the great, before thedifficultic of making war y 6 
co. ras, repofing al 








fo great hope in the notablehelpe that was ptomiled him n the 


Tai ed Pracopenfes,he confirmed the great Baflaes his counfellors inthe ime the 
on: ithall difcouered yntothem amatter, which to all of them,bue efpecially to s; = 
feemed moft ftrange;namely,that he was determined notxo gohimfelfein perfon with hy. 


’ 
my,but to fend one of his worthieft captains in his ftead. Thecaufes why he fo ie 
ny, but efpecially, for that he was troubled with the falling fickneffe, and teared greatly ten 
that not without good caufe) left his fon Mahomet (being much fauored ofthe people)mioh 
peraduenture in his abfence be vatimely aduanced to the empire ; befide the dangers thathe 
fufpedted at the hands of the Chriftian Potentates : and withall perfuaded it to be vnto him. 
felfe a great honour to performe thofe things by his feruants, which had in thofe ceuntties bin 
vnfortunatly attempted by his moft noble predeceffors in their owne perfons, 

While they were thusconfulting about the expedition,and the great Baflacs, Sina, ty. 
pha,and others,made means tobe {ent asthe Soueraigne minifters of their lords defignc~ ent 
hee difpatched away fundrie pofts and light horfemen,with-order to the Baflacs and Gouer. 
nors of Van,Babylon,and Erzirum,in the frontiers of his dominions, Thatthey fhould by of. 
ten inrodes fpoyle the townesand caftles of the Perfians, and by all meansto doe them what 
harme they could. Which they were not flacke to putin execution, and efpecially /’Href (or 


rather Hu/rene) Bafla of Van: who with often incurfions did much mifchiefe , as wellinthe 
‘ Subieétto the Perfian king. A forcible preparatiue for greater troubles 

Now inthefe great preparations for the Pesfian war (which for many yeares afternotably 
exercifed the greateft partof the Turkes forces,to thegreat quiet of the Chriftian common- 


weale)Stephen Bathor the late Vayuod of Tranfyluania, but now by the commendation of 4- 
murathbecome King of Polonia; inthe faves eo raigne, by his Embaffadour thegreat 


lord Joba of Syenna,entred into a {trong league orifederation with the great Turkith Sul- 
tan Amarath at Conttantinople. Which for that it fheweth in what tearmes that famous king 
dome then and yet (tandetlr with the Turkes great empire,and withall containeth matter well 
worth the Chriftian confideration, it thal not be impertinent toour purpofe(omitting the long 
and glorious tile of that barbarous Monarch, feruing tono other end but to (hew the great. 


oe of his power) plainely to fet it downeasit was onhis partat the fame time by him con- 
med, 


The League betwixt the moft puiflantand mightie Princes, Sultan 
Amuraththe Turkifh Emperour,and Stephen king of Polonia,agreed 
vponand concluded at Conftantinople, in the yere ofour Sa- 
uiour Chrift lef 1577, and of the Prophet 
Mahomet 985. 


1Sultan Amurath, the fonne of Selym Chan, the onne of Solyman Chan,the fonneof Selym L 


Chan, the fonne of Baiazec Chan, the fonne of the Great Emperour Mahomet Chan, oe. 


5 a tin St Prince of thefe prefers sires, she onely -Atonarch of this age, of power ablete confound she port? ' 


the whole World, the Jhadow of Divine clemencie and grace, Great Emperowr of may Kg as 
Countries, Prouinces, Cities, and Townes, Lord of Mecha, thatisto fay, of the houfe of sheglon le 
of God, of the refplendent Citie of Medina, and of the moff blefféd Citie of Hierufaler, Prince oft 

moff fruisfullCountrey of Agypt, Imen, Zenan, A den, and many other fiuch like : In moft ve 
manner declare, That the moft glorious and renowned Stephen King of Polonia, great Dukeo * 
thuania, Ruffia, Prafia, Mafouia, Samogitia, Kiouia, Liuonia, and many other Coumtreyestis 


Prince of the conragious followers of lefius, Gonernour of all the affaires of the people and Famili 













: ; varie 
of the Nazarcts, she welcommeft cloud of Raine, and moft fiveet fountaine of Glorie and Ver be M 
ingdome of Poloni Fe 


pie fucceffe and bleed 07d -_ 


esernall Lord and Heive of the felicitie and honour 0 
unto whome all the diftreffed repaire for refuge, wi[bi oft 
his aéttons : offering unto vs many religious vowe, eternall praifes worthie our Mes Ae 
all lone and msoft holy League , andwith great deuotion performing thee and asber like bor fir 


4 eine noble Ki 
A 


y of Gh A far the difparch of his Letters to our moff glorious Court, for the new confirming of 
_ frst and confederation with vs, fending the fonowrable Lord Tohn of li is 







aged Ye 


coun(ellonr) bis Bmbaffadonr to evr Imperiall Court ; declaring bis lone and integrit e, ae 
hirafelfe of all she fufpsiion of bopiilisie,hath requefted the league and confederasion to be Pri op 
whofe inflance wee hane ginen thee our letters confirming the [uidleagne of peace ard confederation : 
Wherein wecommands That nonc of our Counfellours Beeler begs, Sanzdches,Gencral, of our Armies, 
Captaines, or Seruants, [hall doe, or on my behalf prefume to doe any burt vate the Kingdome, Coun. 
tries, Cittes\Cafiles,T omnes, Iflands, or whatfoener elfé to the Kingdome of Polonia belonging. Andin 
dhe manner that none of the Nobilitie,Gencrals,Captaines.or others whofoewer belonging unto the kin 
of Polonia [hall dare to dee any harme unto my Kingdomes,Cities,Caffles,or Townes confining unto A 
Kingdome of Polonia.In briefe,my will 1s, that he being 4 mortall enemie vnto mint enemies, anda fait 
friend ume my friends, fhall doe no gricuance or barme unto anyfony (ubicch:, or things whatfacuer un- 
somyinvi(diction bclonging.Sosn like manner commanding alfo, that nehait by any meanes er for any 
accafior'be donc by our people vnto the fubiects, or whatfoener elfe unto the turisdichion of the King of 
Polonia apperta ning. , 
The creatures, Embalfidours, Meffencers, and men of whasfoeuer condition elf?, foal on. bath 
fides freely rorshout let or trouble come and goe without any harme receining, either in shetr, ‘perfons or 


goods. : 
Is (hall be lawfull alfo for the King of Polonia his [ubieéts,to feeke throughout our Empire for any 
she Palonian captines taken before the time of chit league ; and the fame fo found they hawe not recei- 


C wed the Turkifh Religion, but fill remaine Chriftians) to redecone without the cantradiction of any” 


man. 

And thas whatfoewer {hall be taken and carried away after the confirmation of this league,[ball be alt 
againe freely and without any thing paying delivered and. reflored. 

Thar the merchants on both parts naay freely traffiqne with all kind of merchandiftin the blacke and 
white fea,as at upon she maine ; andfo paying their vfall and lamfull cufhome, to be tn nething wron- 

ed or molefted. 

Ifany of the Polonian wserchants {hall die in our abminion, the coods of hie {e dead fhall net beer 
befeled,but kept in faferie wnsill bis brethren or other his friends {ball come with the king of Polonts bis 
lesters:: upon the foewing whereof, baning al/oour letters mandatorie, the gooas /hall be forthwith re- 


D ftoredunto the dead mans heires. In which fort alfa my merchants {hall be dealt withall, sf any of shems 


fuall chance to die inthe kinedome of. Polonia. ane Lipset uct 

If any wrong be done within the limits of mine Empire,unte any belonging unte the kingdeme of Po- 
lonia.after the date of theft letters confirming the league; the dotr of. the wrong [hall by my commande- 
ment be (ought out.and being found [hall be punifbed,and she wrong done,without any delay or contradi « 
Elion forthwith recompenced. And the like Injtice tobe aljo on the bchalfe of the king of Polonia admnini- 


fired. * 

If any debtor hall depart ont of mine empire into the Polanian territorie, wherefoewer he [hall chance - 
tobe found by bis creditor.he (halt be brought t0 the Iudge of that place ro be examined, and whatfoemer 
is [hall be proouccthins of right to owe,the Indge of that place [ball according 10 tbe equisic of the canfer 


E makerhe creditor vebe [assified. 


But if thed bror cannot himfelfe perfonally be found, no other man fball by reafan of another vians 
d-br beraken,devained,or molefhed: ncisher (hall the innocent be troubled for the goilty ta casherar bai 
our kinsdomes. pee ‘ i cant i 2h at 

In briefe opon what(vener conditions and capitalations theleagme of peace and confederation mas in 
therume of my fuberimy grandfather\or great ‘grandfather of famous memorte, made with theksngs of 
Polonia upon he fame conditions and capitulations be it now madealfo, dra? 

Wharfreuer baer barb bitherte bin done to ext Ber part by realon of the difagreement of the Goucrnors 
and Captaines, fhaltall be on borhparvies negletted and forgotten. te. geaiaihadigitet PUL NIRA 

calla after the tinme'of the(eé letters confirming the league and confederation, wheres theKing of 


E Polonafhallin sime'pay'acertain [imme of money Oféd to be pated unto the Tartar: the Tartax. Glan 


and bis fonne Mivzcleby sheir Rrincg iat reflore the fame again, and notte dart 10 fuffer bis arestes 
byunymicanes to hireebe Polonian territories. So that on the part of the Tartar’ and their armics,ne 


bavrac\(ballbe doneonte the kinglomie of Polonia: neither ox she pars of the Polonians tothe serrisarees 


Kkkka 


ofthe Tarsars, Andif any harme fhall by the T artars be done in the king of Polowia bes territor i 7 
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my commsandernent be againe reffored. And fo likerifé on she part of the Palati 
en eee of the kingdome of ‘tela beme itiedins vnne recat att 
ing 9 : but i incl) Pla 
an %) ‘ colonia: but if at : lone and certaincly knowne,to be by my comméndy = 
~ sake pars alfo of the King of Polonia and his fubiectswhatfoener barme fhall be de 
ritorie or fubicé#s of the Moldautan Palati 07 T. the ; mere 
ise a pee ft latine,or Tartars;the harme [0 done to be recompenced,and shy " 
~ Alfo that all uch fu 
fo are fled into Polonia, 
in no cafe denied. a 
- hat all the Polonian captines within my dominions, yet profelsing the Chriftian religi 
‘ ¢ Polontan a r sg. the Chriftian reli 
King of Polonia his Vib be redeemed, not paying any nh for them than Sa vi tiles Hy 
paid: bn? fe sin Ws vy fe feline his oath that he coft him o much.But {ach caps v-- tie 
received the Turkifb faith,to be forthwith fer at ibertie sand {othe Tark i ings 
lonia tebe likewife manumifed. i Oy | 
That our Exsbalfadors on both fides ({o long as we arein leg id amniti 
: Embs iene an amsitic) may freely come and 
and nos be fated in any place.and being willing to mect sogether,may at their pleafure Sides veri 
entred into the confines of either part, t0 be forthwith by fome good and fatthfull ‘gxidle appuinicdens 
thera,conducted unto the place they are togoe vate...Apa this to bean both fides kept. 

Noman to dare toWlurt or (isy any merchant baning pated bis thirtieth part,or lawfallcuftome | 

i all baye any {uit with any 0 the King of Polonia his fubiets,the Iudges fbull | 
pil foley be 0 adminiffer Iuflice, All thecwes and robbers [hall be diligently fonght ont and 
being found,to be feuercly punifhed : and thegoods taken away without impeachment 0 be reflored- oni 
the right owners, their heires,or tothe King. 

The Sankackes of Silifria and Bolegrane,the Guffomers and Water-baylifes hall not fuffer any man 
bat merchams and [ich as are fent in our feruice,to fe veer the riner ae ; he ees 
Shall bring with shern any jflane or bondman ous of Pet Ae fhall befent backe agatue.The fheepheara', 
af they will ASS their Jheepe into she Inr [diction of 72 King of Polonia, all.nor (0 doe without the 
ae teh Po A CaN nears before whom they fall alfa number their ‘he 2 of whom of any foal 

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peerita Tag fall canfe them t0 be fought forsand to be reflored vnto the fheepheards,as afer ’ } 
ca he Zawzs,lanizaries or Potts, {hall not dare in time of peace or war,to take any har{es from she Po- 
: lanjan mer chapts,or other she Kings (ubiects comming inte our Kingdome. 
‘ He dag of Moldania,in whatfoeuer conditzon they baue been towards the former Kings of 
Polomtia,they fhall now alfo fill fo be hereafter. The thirtieths and Cuflomes of bath parts, fralleon | 
tinue intheir old manner, and not be encreajed. The Polonian kings fubietts and camerchants, asl 
Armenians as of any other Nation, whenfoener they fhallenter into 2 oldania,or any other part of oF 
pe fat not tranell by uncertaineand unknowne, but by thesemmen and hgh waies » whens 
; i they. halt Suffer any lof or harme, cither in their gooas or perfons, the doers of fuch wrongs 
ee Jongh for; and. feserdy panilbed. Which merchants fhall bee fuffered withous any molt{is- 
ee Ly'socome and coc, hauing pated sheir thirsieshs : and no merchant t0 be tronbled for anothers { 
. x any she Polépvan Kc ings merchants or {ubiects bewilling for ready many to reacens and carry array 
any flanes raken ont of the Polonian Kingdome,and yet sory the Chripian religion,the Inde (ul! 
inno cafe withfand them neither pesferrete take them from then or againe to redcene 106m PrN 
eye puch fianesVaue receined the Tarkifh religion,they hall not be againe demsanded by she King if 
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sll as my requeft.or at the reque/t of the Palasine of Moldania, be rela fy 

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Such flaues as bane not recelued the Turki(h relizionyi cect Lb as ike 

uch flawes 43 4th ¢ igion,ifafteracertaine (pace the all be [et 

“Ay OY Mele rafters and in the letters teflimoniall of sheer es hall if conn they bauer | 

y ee Hh Jerti regi ‘i me el they me by the Indges be therefore detained. nes be ft M | 
y sitie of Burufa olonian merchants hauine paicd sheik v/ irti oes 06 JON 

peed an ve slp sists? 

: willis alfo,that the territories as this prefent in So feftion of the, King of Palaniayas here: a 

go be'by him taken from the Mifcouite or any gis the ban neti er) eccompriftd witht 

Wrgutsand foro berojally by him pafefide "pe ys And 


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fixth Emperour of the Turkess 

© Andfor she confirmation of the articles and conditions in thefeour lesters o ‘conf her jon : 

Lfweare by the power of the moft mizhtie God,and of his moft hely Prophet, rr Ph mosal ane { 
pure Spirsts of all the Prophets 3 That for all the daies of my life, and fo long as nothing fhall onthe be- 
halfe of the King of Poloniabe done contrarie to the peace and league, vo:hing [hall alfoon my pot bee 
done one unto spain dese the Almightte,the uprightludge and di{cerner of mens actions 
From Conflantinople the yeare of the boly Prophet Maho 85,10 b aft 
Enmel, and of Chrift 1577. a hat Mise ici esfi pene 


This league betwixt thefetwo mightic Princes Amurath and king Stephen thus concluded 

B and after the death of Stephen by Sigifmundche third wich now raignech renewed ,as it hath 

bincuer fince tothe Polonian kingdom for the time commodious,{o hathit as with an Ada- 
mantine band fo bound that moft famous Kingdome, as that in the hardeft diftrefles, of the 

Chrittian commonweale,and moft indeed concerning it {elfc,it hath affoorded no more help 

than bath the members farther off,which is(I rue to fay itynone atall. Asin thefe late and pre- 

fent wars betwixt the Chriftian Emperor and the two lait Turkifh Sulcans,it is too plainly to 
he feene ; wherein had it in due time given but {uch reafonable helpes as it might well haue 
fpared,much no doubt might haue becn done for the reprefling of the common enemi¢, and 
the recoucric of the greateft part of chat is loft of Hungaric : but thus bound, {tandeth asadead 
member,{eruing to.no vfe more thantothe more {peedie deftruction of it felfe,together with 
the reftofthe licke bodie. For what affurance itcan haue in this long (I muft needs fay) but 
cuillaffured peace,is well to be {eene in thatin the great confiltation Ethisgreat Sultan Aman 
rash with his Bafla’s after the Perfian war,for the iauading oe Chriftentomesthe Polonians for 
all thisleague fo folemnly conftrained,were nothing the more regarded, but laid in the fame 
ballance with the leaft, and preferued only by the Prouidence that all gouerneth ; whichlea- 
ding the Turk againft the Chriftian Emperot their aeighbor,hath given them that peace they 
were otherwife hardly to hauelooked for, Voto waom tor all chat, hauing tohis endlefle 
is maincained along and moft chargeable war,they have not lentany great help or triend~ 

y hand yetlying them(elues {till inthe Lyons mouth, and like enough to bethenext (God 
grant I be therein deceiued) that is to be of him deuoured. 

D Bur leaving thefe the heauie conceits of a.melancholy mind, and ominous forbodings of 
chagll with not,to returne againe coward Perfia, dmarath nis greatett care. Among ft many the 
ambitious competitors for the managing ofthefe Purkith fo great defignes, was the great Baf- 
fa Muftapha(euen he, who inthe raigne of the late Emperor Selyrane conquered Cyprus, car~ 
rying thence together with his vidtorie perpetual infamie, for his faithleffe and cruell dealing 
with Bragadine the worthie and renowned Gouernour of Famagulta) appointed Generall of 
the Turks army into Perfia:and authoritie given him,to prouide what focuer he fhould thinke 
need{ull for fo great a warre. And commandement giuen vato the Baflacs,and other comman- 
ders of the greaceft part of the Turk‘(h Empire Eatward, thatthey fhould themfelues with 
their (ouldiers of all forts,bound by cheir perpetual annuities to go to the warre,in the begin- 

FE ning of the Spring this yeare 1578, repaire to Erzirum, acitic of Capadocia bordering vpom 
Armenia,there to attend thecommand of theirnew General. Who hauing his difpatch from 
Conttantinople,and for fafhion {ake conducted by moft of che court ouer the {traivto Scutart, 
and trom thence paffing through thecountries of Amafia and Siuas, in the very beg innittg of 
Sommer arriued at Erzitum;and there ftayed vntill fuchtime as his people, victuals, artillerie, 
and other his neceffary prouifion was come thithersErom whence he departed for Siraan,ha- 
uing firft taken adiligent furueigh of his whole armie,muttering the fouldiers of euery Nation 
by themfelues : namely,of the Mefopotamians twelue thoufand, of the Affyrians and Baby~ 
lonians foureteene thoufand, of the Syrians two thoufaad, of themof the Lefler Afia (now 
comprehended ynder the name of Natoliayrenthoufandofthe Tews and Philiftims one thou- 
fand,and ofthe Gilicians foure thoufand. Afterwhom followed the fouldiers of Grecia, the 

F plorie.and hopeof allithe campe,valiant men,to the number of ten thoufand: and after them 
the familiar and faithful guard of the Generall, ten thoufand Lanizaries of Conftantinople, 
with harquebufies ontheir (houlders ,,and{cimitars by their fides sof the citie alfo of Brzi: 

sm,and the Iurifdigtion thereofappeared foure thoufand,vader the enligne of of Beyran Baf- 


fatheir Generall, Allthefe were ftipendaries to the Turki(h Emperour ; vato whome other 
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Btuflapha Bef 
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Muflapbe coms 
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eAmurath 
hisantient defire,allured by the ftrange fame of | rienitos 

red vpby a particular fantafie , to Pepehire a eal armi 
ler fucha Generall, commander of other commanders ; he offer Pts of the art mj 


more than cuer he had done toany heretofore,8 himfelfe hau een deuos 
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~~ foner. This caftle for theconuenient fcituation thereof muflaphe ed tot 
~~ fortified,and planted therein an hundred pieces of artillery,and appointed Mahawses Bal 
nerall Gouernor of that place,with a garrifon of fix thoufand foldiers, which done, he depar- 


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eerevnto hi q i i ; oe ing in ° : f 
Rbcitnplo Hiascan [iseared gerne tobis commandemeénts ; defiting shan ted for Siruan. At which very time thofe of Soria , which had broughta thoufand toads of 
prey: the conflicts of war vnder his banners, among warriors Thefame rentcorne to the campe from Aleppo, being themfelues in number athoufand perfon, , with 





fiue hundred others of Omps (inantient time called Hus,the citie of the patient Job )and other 
places of Soria, men neither of dutie bound,nor of themf{élues willing to follow the campe 

fee | returned homewards towards their owne countrey : but vpon the way they were fet vpon by 
8 fhewedhim Aleffandro, Ginfuf, and Dawid (three of the Georgian lords) and all flaine except fome few, 


fameand renowne : and therefore befought hi and fould 

y Ma ght him toacceptof him i Uldiers o 
whole obedient vaflal he vowed himfelfeto remaine for He ‘ac meme Annas 
the safeere of Graciouily did Muftapha receiue all this difcourfe ftom Manwcchiar,and hauin 
dflaph againe the pile of heads,together with his battels,armor,and prouifion of war, 


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as allthef¢ forces arc the gift of God,who alwwaies f. a told hin th ir i i i 
¢ es fauored the righ’ HN That who by the fwittneffe of their horfes efca ed with Naffardintheir Captainc. 
ven Emperorsin fsch fore that taped adieoneliae cate) ve “ene eect the Orhy. B Nowafter that Maffapha had paffed the difeent of « fteepe aad inet of Teflis, the pext sippendrethe 
thatliueinthe world at this day ; fo had he for his particular chofen the bet nuthment of all day he incamped in certainc low plaines, where the Embafladors of Ale(fandro fyrnamed the Georgian fex- 
ter pati. incom. Great, fone of Lesent a Georgian Prince, came voto himand toldhim, Chat their Lord was 44 Emile: 


ming now,to yeeld himfelfe, and to fubmit his obedi i ag 
betterif he had done it before. And as pry A oe ei ah eugh IC HAS Heene readie, if it fo pleafed him, to come vnto him to do him reverence, and by word of mouth to pha. 
fellow inthele warlike affaires, he did very friendly accept of his co tobehis companionand _| promife him that deuotion he had alwayes in minde borne to the Osheman Emperors, With 
all goodentertainement and affured {afetic. met fo ee hen eens Promifedhin | aglad heartand cheerefull countenance did Mutapbarecciue thefe Embaffadors :and prefent- 
brought him, he apparelled him in cloath of gold, honored hisevith ri prefents which hee ly fentthem backe to will their lord tocome, andro tellhim, That his friendthip fhould be 
wroughtsvith'gold and ammell, andneuer ermicted hi fi tha battel-axe and targuet vato him moft deere and acceptable, And aftertheir departure,tooke order with all the com- 

2 P m to go from his pauilion without 4 manders of his armie, to receiue him withall the fignes of joy thatmightbe ; which at his p 


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fi — ible si pas following him. | comming was accordingly by the formed, Whoafter he had prefented yato the Ge 
, Aterrible is ion prineet ‘ : mt yas accordi m performed, Whoatfter he had prefented vnto the Gene- 
Saad team : a d . f elenedieil eect General gaue order thorow the camp, } | ¢ nallthe rich gifts he had brought ab him, he offered his Sbediaie tothe Baffa with moft 
~lfe in readine(fe ae = ee ¢ pecan sand now cuery man was liuely {peeches he could poffibly deuife, calling Amsurath his Lord : feeming to take it incuil 
sixtavith thunder & Teehrain asia rie ae terri le tempeft of winde and raine, part, that he paffed not through his territoric, where he thould(as he faid) have had plentie of 4 
dayes together. ce fir sai pe Sr ais ea fuch violence by the {pace of foure all things for the relicfe of his army ; yet hoping that in his returne from Siruan he would take 
Pate ntie Rasdinatiatins aca ce f in difiolue waters, Whereby it cameto pafle,that it in his way , whereas he fhould find him moft readie to beftow all that he had in the feruice 
by,& by the foulneffeofth eads o ‘ore mentio edamoft horrible ftink:fo that there- of his Lord : telling him moreoucr, That although he could not for many vigentrefpects go 
ote mnpithe Sasi cept the weather, with the o joiancesalways attending vpon{o great with him into Siruan, yct he would alwayes accompanie him in minde, and continually pray 
ee rc ts excecdingly troubled, aid divers difeafes arofeamong the Turks, | vnto the Creator ofall things, for his profperitie and moft happie fucceffe. Courteoufly did sreginder cars 
Teflissand Cain < a a piominaiiasaisee rife with his campe, and fet forward toward Muftapha veceiue both his prefents and {ubmiffion , and in exchange thereok beftowed vpon ten 
arkaanseal ig mi eby reafon of the toulneffe ofthe wayro paffe any farther, that day | him certaine gifts after the Turkifh manner, and in magnificall termes gaue him anfiver ; prO- je, a | 
ae if ded {i eam ee ere the lake Ghiclder, Giolftandeth,-and there refrefhed his ficke and k D mifing him in his returne to paffe through his countrey.; and fo difmiffed the Perfian Duke 
nded foldiers:remouing thence,the next day about noone he cameto the cattle of Archi- with like honour wherewith he was entertainedathiscommings ; 
| Maftapha holding on his journey. tow urd Siruan, through moorifh and troublefome wayes; 


iss tne eeeamaiits aa pelt eve) arabia taken from them by So/ynan in his warsagainft 

spe 3 utks, Here M4 i ili 

weit bi m7 account taken, found himfelfe to want 40000:0f hi uni furueyed his army ,and by diligent river Canac,and there refted on this fide the riuer one day. At which time they ofthe city of 
# is foldiets:hyereot fome were flaine inthe Sechi, bordering ypon the Siruanians and Georgians, foure dayes journey from Sumachia, 


@ lacketh forty battell,fome were dead of fickn i i j 
effe,and many wearie of folong and perilousa journey, were came to offer themfelues to, Muftapha, as fubiects to the Turks. Of whofe fubmiffion the Ge- 
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in twelue cayes after he departed from Teflis, came inta the confines of Siruan, neere to the 


theufand of bis by ni : 
“aden peri ss APT Be secretes seitag Lene at home.» From thence ihe nerall gratioufly accepted, promiling to them his affured protection. j 
: of flaues,andthe next day came to Trial he baa oatetinsithe Deeks Peruana Giol, orlake - The Turks army ouerwearied withthe continual trauell of tweluedayes march, bur yer fir rhe rinks ar: 
citieand ofmany chutehes; ey em ereat this day are to be feene the ruins ofa great | more afflicted with hunger,not finding inthofe parts fo muchas one wild beattto affuage their Eric 
ftians,the reliques of thofe happy.and eliei oe} reset and maintained by devour Chi-. | £ greedie defire of meat, fought by all means,cucry man for himfelf,co,get fomthing,efpecially Tage 
pafled the {eas and aaibninss hess Ronee , that with fo great and faithfull zeale L whenthey vnderftood their Generall would paffe the riuer into acountrey vato themall.vns 
thie of eternal praife.. The next d ae r ¢ barbarous nations into the holy land, men wir. knowne,wherc they were altogether vncertaine whatto find for thes teliefe. Sowhileftthey 
ibe ftandethvpon Teflis: from theto ay h ¢ Turks afcended the high and craggie mountaine that ng themfelues,who were able to conduérhé ro fome fuch place as where 
i 4 caftle of the Georgians,called b vceeect cli ibang the day following,they {eifed vpon’ heir warits,behold, certain Perfians were taken, who being ttraitly exami 
The rurke vi- cercaine plaines,the n Salat y the Turks Giurgi Chala. Departing thence, andlodging 19 | lat told hem, that not farre off, after they had paffed 
Beta f toute os Rarencat am Aedatt Pao neeré to the riuer thatrunneth by Teflis. Buti thefe | hitfelfe into Araxis,they.(hould find many. fields fak 
a: CY ‘urks who iveakin oe a ae ris ‘guts Muftapha tooke view of hisarmie, many of the } of ryce & corne in the blade,and alittle farther certain far heards of cartel fufficient torelicue 
were cut off by the Geor H 8 forthemfelues and their horfes,had ftragled from thearmys | the whole army..Of this news was the general certified who althoughihe greatly doubted the 
y gian captaines, who with anumber oftheir owne countrey fouldiers } fubtiltic of his enemies,yetto gratifie his fouldiers, and to makethem more willing to follow 


| were inquiring amo 
| they might fupply ¢ 
| ned on that point,atter much refiftance at 
certain mari(hes, where Canac difcharget 












fectetly followed the Turksarmie; and : ; Sea e e iafell 
Lay a e9 and well acquainted with all the wayes of rhe countrey, F him into Siruan,he licenfed ene manthathad a defire thereunto;to go.and prouide himfelfe 
hn 2 Se plead ies as the sap iisllensttere, to paffe through, ae fo faddenly of viuals,and fo fufered all an would, togo freely. Whereupon share wengoshem[e uate 
age eiscy pe - ae ee ‘tt of their goods and lines. and were fentby their Captaines, about ten thoufand fernile perfons,wich Came! sa bon ine 
ring of the com oa ahaa that caftle emp that Dane C «and Mules,to fetch away this prouifion of core and cattell: buc the cuent anfwered n hee 

ming ofthe Turks,forfook thefame a coke himfelfe to the fields. p" their defiress, For Tecomac withthe other Perfian Capraines,and the reft of the fouldiers is na 


-. ding better for himfeltin fo doing,than by ftaying ftil ia: ¢cattle,to haue bin there ak" pte 
foner. 














seefcaped from the overthrow giuen them inthe plaines¢ i 
ped from th throw giuen them inthe plaines of Chield i 
= ects army,and covered (aut ety thou eet teted to. 
em,carefully attended the marching & pafling of the Turkifharmic. Awd bein ve 
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- fixth Enperour of the Tur. kes. 
GF 4 foreby the King appointed, and fo remainedexpecting his further pleafute from Casbin, 
Muftapha was nosw come to the riuer of Ganac, whichsiewas to pafle over into Siruan yan 
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med by them of Reiuanand Georgia, what way they k 8 Cert 
muii >-cewatthe banks of C : fay they kept, and that of necefficie therefore made ftraight proclamation through his whole armic, That cer i 
anac , they began to deuife how they mightin fome teat readinefit againtt the next day to paffe the river. At which proclamation Al his pests re 


denly arofe ina tumult, and with iniurious termes cnen tohis face reproued his folly atid ins 


er ftrength than courage to affailethe whole artic they thought it beft to flay j humanitic, propounding vtter dangervaco himle' fe,éean vat rer fall confafion vnto the whole 

rather ft) ) il is : ays : 
y IN Ambul 4 a] f o ¥,Vvn hew 

My armie:and therfore prayec him to furceafe from proceedir gany forthe: iy effe he were mins 


in fome fit place, vntill fome part of the Turki ie (alli i 
ifh armie (allured w 
and catell) thould for the reliefe of their common necedfities dif main Ha a ¢ Le bis rofoliteming m Moke 
cend into thofe fields, And ded to.caft them all away. But his refolute mind was not by theirthreats or intreaties to bere- 


fenenged of their former loffe, and impeach their enemies entrance into Siruan, But 
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fight priuily, awaited the comming ofthe Turks : when as within the {pace of thre: dyes j 
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and difficalt enterprifes: who newer ought to be affraid to change this momentarié life for enerlafting 











the rather to drawthem on i i 
caer on, ent cut hott men, whoas if they had gonabout their owne moued,neither gaue he them other anfwer chanthis, That fo had Amurath.commanded,and that rherefolute ane 
i retin chance ar ae re ghiced wpbathie Tarks campe, Wettcdled vnto the ls if allthe roft [hould [hew shemfeles unwilling toabey their Soueraigne, hebimfelfe would novnor could [7 9! Mullan 
? good prey was hard by them. And fo withdrawing themfelues oy aH | 'p pot, bugwould be the firft man to attempt And porfaree that which they al foabborred and reproutd.V a- atm le 
tof Liant fonldiers (ae faicl) were difcouered and knowre not inidlene|fe and cafe, bur in great patnes takings &s ae 


. fofell out, thatthe i 
t ey aforefaid ten thoufand forragers arriued 2 i ; 
: ; tthe wifhed place ; whe: 
Be soipraty pets Sy ie beguntto charge themfelues with the prey but they were furprifed by the ‘ “y honoursup to foun deash, if the feruice of shesr Princefarequired, And for mine owne pars({aid hee) 
aerate for H and all flaine, tauing a few, who by haftie flight faued themfelues. Thenoife of thi ne moft carne(ily requeft you, that after I haue attempted she paffage of the riuer, if any thing happen unto 
“agers laine. relate heard into the Turkith hoaft, caufed tMuflaphaco imagine that the m py hot me otherwiferban well, yet carrie my dead bodie to.she otber fideof the riner ; tothe end that if I cannot 
j en outeuen as indeed it was ; and therefore rifing with his whole army, hatted wi a Was | while I yer line excouse she commandement of my Soneraign, I may yer at leafh performe the fame when 
b ny fible {peed to hane fliccored the poore people, who were now all flaine fa ment all pof- [am but 4 fpeechleffe and lincle(fe carkas: forafmuch as the defire of my Lord is not in any fort to be fru- 
¢ not info good time as to yceld them reliefe, yet came he very fitly 5 ailehoe th nian . — firated, for making soogreat account of mine owne life. : 
— vpon the Perfians, ftaying too long to load themfelues with the fpoile of their e eit death Diners and fundrie murmurings & whifperings followed vpon this {peech of the General; 
© Theplace from whencethe Turks were to haue had the aforefaid boot emits. 1} © who notwithftanding the next morning did firft ofall wade ouer the deepe & {wiftriner him- 
ner of af Ifland,inclofed withthe riuers of Araxis and ed qnenin oD eal inma. | felf:after whom prete tly followed the Bafla’s with all their flaues,by whofe exampleghereft 
his whole power, Dera# Ba/fa leading the one wing, as did = reinto Muffaphaentred with | alfo were induced atlaft to do the like,and fo continued vntil the dackneffe of the night inter- 
felfe comming on in the middle with the maine presi se ivan Dale a a he him. rupted their paflagesby which occafion more than halfe the armie couldnotthen getouer. In 
his forces hafting towards them, & withall wot stecing Muftaphe with all this paflage,being with grcat tumultand diforder attempted,it cameto paffe thar about 8000 siebe thousand 
inthe plains of Chielder ; be: or 8 ae yemeni ing the late ouerthrow by them receiued perfons carried away with the violence ofthe riuer, were miferably drowned, withthe great rurks drowned 
z rt noeeseiacl etiema (ei gan . ethinke themiclies howmuch betterithad binforthem | outcry ofall the hoaft. The like hapned alf6 to many mules,camels,and fampter horfes, vpott fling hf, 
vi ent ‘got them away out of ti 3 sea! the late flaughter of the forragers, and with fpeedto haue whofe backes divers perfons being mounted, in hope to hane paffed drie oner the riner, were 
~ ios 5 shen plese pneia is ie rait, than by ftaying longer, to be inclofed with the multitude of | likewife headlong overwhelmed therein. With great complaints and blafphemous cutfings 
s atthey could now'no way efcape without moft manifeft peril. In thisper- | was the whole night{pent,by them that were yet on thisfide the riuer, whofe fears were not 
llows before drowned. And like enough 











D alittle increafed by the example of their vnfortunat fe 
it was,fome pettilent feditionto haue infued thereupon, had there not a (hallow foord by great 


chancebin difcouered,whichgaue fafe paflage ro thofe that were left:for in the paflage which 
the people made that followed Muflapha, the gravel ofthe bottome of therinerbeing raifed 


| di ter . 
He aaoane aie themfelues,whether it were bette: to fy,or with fo greatdifaduan- X | 
seine panakae i an o rather to\diéhonorably,than to liue with reproch : at laftthey refol- | 

apoint of wik “ton Hes tothe further feruice of their prince and country ; deeming it rather | 
“many worthie me than of difhonor,not to aduenture vnto moft defperat and affured death, fo : ) 
feehow Byes ren as tight in future time ftand their country in good ftead: yet did they not and remoued by the heauy hoougs of the cattel,was driuen down the river toa place whereby 
chateh edie twellto efcape, for that they wereinfuch fort ftrained within the riuers,as great good hap there was alfoa foord ; and there gathered together ina heape,had in fuch fort 
fia ld 3 Shoground left forthemto efcape by, than that which contrary to their expecta- failed the depth ofthe channel, that it made as ie were a fhel fe for their commodions paflage, 
Daisey: 4017 asby the Turks alreadic poffeffed. In thefe difficulties cuer man beganto betake him- fo that the remnantofthe army,carriages,and artillerie paffing ouer the fame, there was not fo 
ie aig woe to his owne priiat conceit and fortune.T ecomac with Emir Chan and siliet the great com- much asone man that perifhed. So.having with much difficultie at laft got ouer the riuer of 
ie ere) of mianders- ofthe armie, were the firft thatturned their backs,and by th if fy then couraei- Canac,they refted themfelues that day and the next, and there ftaied vntill the wholearmie 
meee ous horfes got ouer the riuer of Canac : whofe example mmo He sy ctuct to atrempt the L wasmuttered,and againe put in order.Remouing thence,the day following they incannpedin 
like, thovgh not with like fottune ; for that their feited bein Ph oft fi i fhe ; a and Pack certain barren champaines where was neither corne nor cattel ; neither could they perceiue oF 
breath; lay many of them-drowned inthe riuer. Wherewi ie he fs be - Sinaia spercei- Jearne, that in thofe quarters were any villages atal 
Ningincuitable'deathin flying, prefent béfore their eyes F dr ‘an al ‘Ae ‘i ri i ip Line fh beats increafing, they were inforced to giue their horfes and mules leaues and ftalkso 
i ite,ran as it'were headlong in a'rage and furiev As theit ites Hea di el pte fhewed | dric and withered reeds, & {uch other like things of little orno fiaftenanceat all : and themen 
n{peakeable'valour: but what was one againft an Hindked ? forth sie uh fo all (laine themfelues were faine to fatistie their hunger with thofe vetermoft reliques whichthey were 

‘of immortall fame. Thus was the Perfian: nea nat vm ! din this de- fain to picke out of fuch poore vidtuals.as now by corruption were become Joathfometo mans 

b Pnarmregnite di(eont rr f naturezand that which worfe was,they faw noend ofthefe miferies they werefo entted into. 





















































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the neig Soran ls ond of the'énemy,and afterward with the flaughrer Notwithttandine there was now no looking back, but needs on they mufian 
: ceases ipeople. The nt:and{o became the perpetual epulchre of amoft cou- tune oftheir leaders: whom M a/ta Ba before all the reft fet forward onhis determined 
ghite' elo ae le Turksin chis laftconflié loft not notaboue 3000 men, belide F journ Pb te nloeen ‘hed b fe ewas difcoueredgood ftore of fundrie plants, and 
se Oey though Tocomac to make his loffe to feeme the more M | th ‘a5 f ad notlong marched,but there was CNCONT ee and garniihed with many 
le're ef veerior ortly after avery large plaine countrey allgreene and flourifhing, ane oe so. ond with 
PCL | trees; by the only fight whereofeuery man was refrefhed wwith the hope of relic’s, ane wit 
| fe Champsines , aboun- 


fagtedter laughter made. The 
nehit 74 thon rhe a eo 

einmeht /as Emangull Chan to Scrap Chan to Naffiuan, 

, andall the reftto othercities;ro Oe omntrhastot hy 


" mo | : y 
theit' General departed ata ore than ordinarie paces hafted yntiil they were entred into thofe 
: ding with all kinde of corneand fruits that could be ofan hungrie man 


defired. Inthis place 
were be- kee 
fore : 





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fF veric THrks bea. 


the Turks ate 


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| Yurncth out 
of Sitnan, 


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citie of Eres was forfaken of anumber of her inhabita: Fi 
ytks were cometo Canac: who all fallomedkleineneno: <i 
Ares Chan gouernor of Sumachia,and otherthe gouernors of Sechi and oth 
forfooke the cities, &all together withdrew themfelues into the mountains; 
furetie, attending the euent of thefefo great motions. So that asthe Turkes places ofa 
vndifturbed, fo were they with the prey they found therein nothing inrich rvtera the citi 
common dangereuery man had carried away with him the beft things he h jorthatin i 
<M aftapha two and twentie dayes, during which time he erected a foretefte i th an ie 
whereupon he placed two hundred finall pieces of artillerie, and for the kee ee | 
pointed Caites Be/fa with a garrifon of fiue thoufand foldiers. Inthe meane dies ia Cota | 
manded Ofiwan Baffa (one of the voluntarie captaines) with ten thoufand men a a | 
machia, fometime the metropoliticall citie of that province, with the title of vit 7 
uernorgenerall of Siruan, ~Giuing him further in charge, that in any cafe he th ry a | 
paflage to Derbent, and giue prefent aduertifements to the Tartarians, of his at fant 
whom he fuppofed by thattime to become intothofe quarters , for that the tine there: 
faithfully promifed to Amurath. Ofman comming to Sumachia, prefencly ihe 7 Sore 
tie, and was friendly entertained of chofe that remained there : whom he likewife cea it 
entreated, without doing or fuffering any outrage to be done vpon them. Of which his nel 
We vige they of Derbent vnderftanding , fent prefently to offer their citie vnto ee bene 
c ng him to receiue them into his protection, and to defend them from the Perfiang : x ik 
whom although they had long liued in fubiection, yet differed they from them in the a | 
nics of their Mahometane fuperftition, whereinthey betteragreed withthe Turks bas 
istariet a ete une brought the countrey ee intothe Turkifh fubicétion and fini. 
se re Sih res, and putall things in {uch order as he thought beft ; importuned by 
it se zaries and the people of Grecia , and fomewhat inforced by the feafonoi the yeare, 
which was now far {pent ; departed from Eres, and turned his courfe homeward toward the 
Toettea of Alexander fyrnamed the Great, as he had promifed in his late paige into Siruan, Kk | 
_ 4 auing trauelleda long journey, he fent before him certaine engines and pioners tomake 
abridge ouer Canac, fo without danger to paffe ouer his armie. H ming pafledthe riuer hee 
eae to Sahamall (one of the Lords of Georgia) of his arriua!l, who prefently ¢ ame and 
ie wok Nip as vaffal to the Turks : and being entertained of che Bffa with great pompe, | 
para f le after the Turkifh manner, tooke his leaue, and fo returned into his mountaincof | 
Muflapha fetting againe forward, and trauelling by night,beca Oe 
eae of the faire weather,by theerror of he aida loft his Sti Paka Ms 
di print whereby he was inforced to {tay and wait for day light : which atifing g,di 
os a vnto them, thacthey were now entred into the countries of his friend Alexander. And 1, | 
therefore he gaue forthwith proclamation through all the armic, That no man ypon paineo | 
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3 
er places OF Situn | 


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o) 


death fhouldbe fo hardie as to moleft or difquiet : 
quiet any of the fubicéts of Alexander, but to haue 
Set va pect vnto them, and toentreat them with aleaiaties The Poeioengt frill tra- 
Cael on in the fame country, whenthere arriued from Zaghen certaine Embuaffadors of Alex 
4n re great abundance of cattell,corne, fruits, and other reliefe fent for a prefent to the 
rte J, with a folemne excufe that he came not himfelfe,becaufe the infirmitie ofhis bodie 
be not fuffer him. Wherewithall atu/faphe rcfted fatisfied , and Ieauing the citic of Zag- 
een the iy hut caufed the meflengers of Alexander to guide him the way to Teflis: 
tae Jee fo direétly did, that within the {pace of three dayes they conducted him thither 
pod iy armie, without the feeling ofany annoyance ; from whence they returned, being well 
al aa their paines by the Generall. Who now come to Teflis, founs'the garrifon hee M 
| ste left for the keeping thereof,{o hardly pinchew with famin,that they were glad com 
cats dogs, (heepskins,and fuch like vawonted food:fornrither durft they for feare ofthe 
mic go out of the caftle to prouide for themfelues ; i ifthey had fo done,had it any © 
auailed,fuch was the carefulnesof the enemie in keeping of histhings : but now by che com: 
tat 2 ming 






id every man fatisfie his appetite, and forgot in par the forepatfed i TaERE 
fulland pleafant countrey Muftaphs leading his armie, ae Tin i 
t rmie,at laft arriued at Oughthe A a ening of the Generall they were relicued with meat, money,and plentic: inaésHauine 
hat coaft of Siruan, as you trauell from Georgia, Eres,the chiefec: q | aA fied there two daies,he put himfelfe againe ypon his way oe diseimieetteer ie ie 


whatfoeuer came in his way in the Champains {ubiec to the faid.city : only:thefepulchres of 
Simons progenitors(lord ofthat country)were lefevntouched by the furks fury. The neat da 
they crauelled ouer rough and ragged mountaines, fill of aithoufand difficulties, which Get 
the more encreafed by wonderfull great {nowes that were fallem: by reafon whercof, man’ 
foldiers,horfes,camels,and mules perifhed.In which diftrefferehe army.continued titivldlen, 
during which time the fouldiers were fallen intofuch a diforder, that forgetting the feare of 
the enemies countrey wherein they were,cuery man without regard tooke vpihis feueral lod- 
ging apart, {ome here;fome there, where they might finde citherfome thicke buth or fome 
{mall conage, or fome quiet valley to fhelter chemfelues in fromthe wind, the fnow,and the 
ftormes,Of which diforder certaine Georgian lords vaderftanding by the feouts which from 
time to time waited vponthe Turks armie,ioyned themfclues together, & inthe night {ecret- 
ly approched yntoit,expecting the opportuniti¢ of performing fome notable exploit:and ha- 
uing obferued, that Hofaine Bey had withdrawne himfelfe with his regiment from the reft of 
the armie ynder certaine mountains; to defend himfelfe from the ftorme and wind,they tooke 
the occafion prefented, and fo affailing him, flew his flaues and.al his fquadrons;tooke a great 
bootie of many loads ef money and apparell; led away with them all his horfes, and whatfo- 
cuer elfe they could fiad,and {carce gaue him leifure to faue himfelfe, by flying into the tents 
of Beyran Baffa. The next morniog the Turks remoued,and in the euening came to a caftle cal- 
Jed Chiurchala, where they ftaied whole day to make prouifion of vi@tuall ; which was at- 
tempted by fending abroad many of their flaues into che fields, conduéted by them of the ca- 
ftle;who were all miferablycutin pieces by the Georgians. From this place the Turks armic 
departed in great hunger,oucr diuers rough places ofthe Georgians, where they were often- 
times faine to re(tthemfelues : and at laft cameto the confines of Dedefmit, of her called the 
widowes countrey. [nthe entrance whereof,they mutt needs paffe thorow a narrow {trait,be. 
tweenecettaine mountaihes,where the riner Araxis windech it felfe with athoufand turnings 
in the low vallies :a dangerous place,and fo narrow,that no more but oneman alone could at 
once paffe through it.Betweene this ftraicand avery thickeand hillie wood,they lodged vp- 
onthe banke of the faid riuer:and from thence they remoued the next morning,and’trauelled 
oucr very fteep mountaines and cough forrefts, oucr yceand {now more harder than marble, 
and ouer other hanging rocks, ia fuch miferablefore,thac many camels,mules,and horfes,tum- 
bling downe headlong into the riner, there mifexably perifhed. Through thefe ruinous crags 
and diuers other miferies,they marched al the next day,and after that another day alfo,as mi- 
ferable to the army as the former:and (oat laft being fore afflicted with hunger, fpoiled ofthe 
enemy, tormented withthe hard feafon of the yeare, and fcituation of the place, they arriued 
in the territories that lay vnder Altunchala, or Golden Caftle,the princely widowes pallace, 
where they ad all maner ofrelicfe,forallthe miferies they had endured fince their departure 
fiom Chiutchala,by the {pace of fix daies: which ifit had bina faire commontrauelled way; 


F mighthaue been performed in one onely-daies iourney, 


The widow, with dlexander ber eldeft fonne, came downe from her caftle, and went vnto 
the pauilion of Mustapha; offering him divers Prefents,& promifing vato him all faithfulobe- 
dience. Whome Mu/lapha courteoutly receiued, declaring vnto her, what honourable enter- 
taiamentihe had giuento Manacchiar her younger fonnethere prefent,who had bin with him 
inall the expedition into Siruan. And for the prefent,diffembling the priuy difpleafure he bare 
againtt Alexander (whom he thought to haue bin one ofthem thatfpoiled the Sorians in their 
returne fromthe campe) he embraced him courtcoufly,and prayed her to be content to leaue 
him alfo there with him: giving her fartherto ynderftand,tharhe would fend both herfonnes 
to Conttantinopleto Amurath,with letters of credence for their yeclded obedience, for theit 
tauour fhewed to his armie,ingiuing it fo fecure paffige, and fo many helpes: and laftly that 
tor their good deferts,they miahtbe ofthe faid great Sultan both honourably entertained 
rewarded... Theaged Ladic,althoug2Wer mind was herewithall fore troubled,yet outwardly 

her countenance thewed her felfe pleafed ; and feemed courteoullyto yeeld,what {hee was 
“Of neceflitie conftrained to grane:as well for that hee was alreadie pofletted of one of het 
fonnes, as_alfo for that both herfelfe and her whole ftate were now inhis power s . 

i Lili : 


The miferie oF 
the Turks atmp 
in paffing the 
firaits of Geer 
gia. 


The Georgian 
wwiders [abmit- 
teth ber felfe, 
with her fennt 
Alexander to 


‘aeafaphe, 






















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get isarmit- mies z 


Mahaphama , < Muftapha {etling himlelfeimErzitum dilpatched pofts with letters of 


-goucrnment than his brother Alexandtr,and the rcadierto do him Jervice, Greatly did Amy. 





 hoaland jhe refolued not to ftay-any longerinthofe 







acy rs : 


athis dovinion, And therefore lea | ae ; 
i a sahocsase, i 4 vat its: Se MARAE the teturned her felpe ¢| 
: place pha hau two daies, departed 
ainy:daiws crauelh at! afbarriued tha lemrayrOvheepeistopaine : ee Chats, 
; > .ch was thete prefeatly difchargdd by the Gene ichoutatry: mae ieee 
caue giuen for everyman toréturne into hiscountiey.’ biew vd | TDS atall Jang 







ning both h 

















“méntsto his great lord and matter, of all chings that had pafled ¥ not Plentifulladuerti. 
pi cape ae meafuure:lHe certified tin of the ately beta Greve che Pe aly 
pee : ween reccivediofthe Georgians and Situanians,the mutinicofhis 6 erfitns, 
‘s} the! omrefle hee had built at Eres,the garrifons leftin that citie with Catsas 3B Mt tol, 
Sumachia wiclrOfman Bafa: and in briefe, whatfoeuer elfehad paffed, and wharfo aff pandin H | 
takenifrom thé enemy -Ni herdid he'failéro propound vito! Amarath, what he pe ‘ae 
uénient to beattempred che hextycare, for the ftrengthening of thofe places hee he — | 
po oma forpreparing tlie way! fornew enterprifes, And principally he pur him -! 
ofa fortification'to bemadeat Chars,arplace very fit‘for any paflage'into Gre ns ae | 
nae {cituationfiuittu!land commodious both formenand cattell; And withall be fe al 
a on apie: two fonnes, Alexander and Manucchtar,the Georgian princes, certif e aie 
pes oe ubmiffion,and that heehad teceiued intheir countrey all good american a 
riendly, welcome:and:withal declaring his opinion, That Manucchiar was the meeter rani 










rath commend the valor and diligence of Maflapha,and hi: “Ahi 
ceit,Pliat of thefe beginnings fight grow rite Mereiersttess Retoawonnns 
detalii by this means he fhovld beable to furpaffe the glory of his srwclegesTo. A 
felte eoetabiniahs thoughts were occupied abont thefe wars, the lefiche sroubled him 
es we how toannoy Europe with his{orces. ; inh} 
Atwas not longatterthe departure of Muftapha ‘rom Eres, burthat the Tartarans hauing 
i oc ot ota thevamounrable {hores of the Blacke fea, and hauibe aaa 
a al al ae furueyed the frozen crags of the mountaine Cauicafus, were | 
Thele Tartans he confinesof Siruan,and there attended the commandment of the Turks. 
fand aes rive ecing ofthem that are called Pracopenfes, to the nuniber of thirtie thou- K 
ye! a ci ee and captaine Abdilcherai,ayong man of great valor and fameand | 
fill refute perfonage, were come according tothe faithfull promiite of Tartar Chan,with a | 
pit iaaipatocsden whatfoeuer fhould be commanded them inthe nanieof Amirath, 
by AMuflapha ly setae: Of their approch,according to the charge before given him 
forces Sirerhantibehats , enuited)them to enter into Siruan,and by encresfing of the Turkes 
tofay, fe on cr bali glory, andthefe his conquefts (ormore tly 
ecusionby Abdileh cal & famous termes of victory.) All which was moft diligently putinex- 
the Turks at thi Evie who hanidg entred the yron gates where Derbent ftandeth(which by 
isday is called Demir Capt, and fignifieth the gates of yron) & fo from thence 








_ paffing into the counire i i , 
y of Siruan,thcre ftaied, andthereof gaue aduertifement to O/man,as L 


bei ie 
wasby him appointed. Ares Cha late Gouernor of Sumachia,who for teare of the great army 


» ofthe Tuirks,had abandoned the city,the chiefe place of his charge,and betaken hinvfelfe to 


the fafegard of the mountains,hearing ofthe departure ofthe Turkith Generall,refolued with 


» the other Gouettours of Eres and/Sechi(who following his example,had in like manne! fled) 


1 alee fae i ed to make proofe if he could by any means 
Ri virtisctannatscat Oe vato him by the Trks.So paffing vnder Sumachia,6 hth 
“i "te rename ‘eat ftragling victuallers that were gone out of the citie,heen 
mefferigers {ent frorr vr baileberaiche from Sumachia, and by good fortune farprifed cerca 
his plealure what te h id erai the Tartar,to certifi Ofman'Baffa of hisarriua Jandtoknow 
wuchtorture dif \ i i me putinexccution. Thefe Tartarians brought before L47es afc! M 
beta ons lifclofed the letets they cartied : whic! t':e Perfian captaine read and confide: 
ing-thégveat number of the Tartarians that were co Pihelertersmdde mention oft! 
rters,but prefently raifed his am. 


andsesized towards Canac,meaning from thence to certifie the king of thofenouelti¢* 
ow , WET vpon 


‘a vpon thie banks of thefaid riuerto'gtcend the kingsanfwer. The T: ‘artarion captaine comm 










oF 








Jixth Emperour-of the Turkes. 


to Sumachia,was appointed by the Baffato paffe ouertheriuec of Canac,into Genge,the ryeed 





‘arrival vnto the Perfiansimoft tertible, With this charge the Barbarian departed, thiritiog now 
for nothing more than forthe bloud and fpdile ofthe eneiny: and with pofting iourniescame 
to Canac,where Ares Chan was yevencamped : whom he vpon the fuddénmoft furioufly af- 
faultedsandlike a devouring flame diftomfted all his hoaft, Aad taking himaliue,fent:ljia to 









Samachiato 0 /inanjwho forthwitticaufed himtobe hangedby thenecke out ofvalodging in 47 chen han- 
the fathieftatelioufe where he hdd not long before fava; Gouernour. The Tartarian after thar, £4, 








fwimming ouer thetiver, and'courfing:alittle abouc Genge, foand Emanguli Chan wivh his 


pooresand alfailing him, put! 
and Rewmiatly ofthe reft tha 
Genge,which he tooke,and yeeldedit wholly tothe furieand lutt of his barbarous fouldiers 
who léfe ho manner 6finhumane crueltie vaattempted,in fatistying theirimmoderat and bar. 
patousiffections.And fo being loaded with the fpoiles, & weary withthe flaughter of their 
eneinies,they retired merrily toward Siruans &paflidg again oucr Canae,came to the high- 
et fide Of Eres into cértainlow chanipaigns,enuitoned aboutwath hils,& there hauing pitch- 
ed theirtehts,withouraby feate ferled themfelues to fleepeandto refttheir wearie bodies, 
To the'meane time, and long before thefe adtions, were newes come tothe Perfian court of 
¢ allehe Turks proceedings: whereupon the Petfian king hauing gathered new forces, had dif- 
patched Emir Hamze\ Mirize his éldett fonne with 12006 fouldiers to paffe into Situan,to fee 
what hutrthe enemy had done, and to attemptthe reuenge of the forepaffed iniuries ; but 
abouciall things co punifh the villany of them of Sechi,and the other cities of Siruan,that not 
induced with any neceflic y,had fo voluntarily yeelded themfeluesto follow the obedience 
and'réligionofthe Turks. The Petflan Prince departing from Casbin,accompanied with his 
mother Begarm,who would needs follow her belowed fonne, was on his way towards Siruan, 
vider the guiding and/gouernment of MirizelS almas, chiefe of the Sulrans;and had now left 
behind them the countries of Ardotil anid 'Caracach, when he was certifiedby the ddnertife- 
_ Iménts dome from AvésOhan,of the atriuall of: Abdileherai,with his great numberof Tartarians; 
D and was thereby atche fir(t (trucked into a great quandarie, and almoftant: of comfort: yet 


pricke Forward with ati honottrable defire of elorieand reuenge, hee prolecuted' his intended 


enterprife for Sirvats and haftening his iourneyscame to Breslong before the king his father 


try of Emdneuli Chapswiththe (poilethereof to enticlvhinrfelfejand by all meanstomakehis “" =" 




















ae 


at Suma 


wifé,and all his familic,anda greavpart of the nobilitic of Genge inavalley hunting the: wild gmangulichan 


lim to Aight,took from him hiswite,al the ladies, & many flanes, ster, Génge 
t were come thither to fee the fport : and afcenthat, rode: on to Me 








thoughthe could hate fo done: Thishis norable celerity {eracd himto great purpofe;fotthat zrer reeoertd 
Gaitas Balj was boldly gone out ofthe fortreffe,and went {poiling the country, carrying away by the Peifans, 


with hifh What foeuet be met withall,and committing fuch infolenicies ashungtie foldiersbe- 
yondall hotieftie vit tordo in ftrange ‘ahd fruiefalbcountriess But when hewas inthe midit of 
thefe [poilesjand leaft'feared the énerty, hewas {uddenlyalfailed by the Princesand hauing.no 
smeangtd efeape his fury in this exttemitie,aftera fierceand bloudyi barrell (wherein the Turks 
although iti fumber'few,yet (hewed many effects of valoryheswvas there (laine withall his fol- 
E Gitis,leaditig the fortremtt, the fj poilesyandithe country committed to his'cuftodie, freetothe 
*pleafare attic Visor: which the Perfian Prince fauing once againe gotten.into his poffefit- 
Of, tooke away the two liundied pieces ofartillerierhat were ldftin the fort by uftapba,and 
“pie fenely feat thet cd Gasbin tothistacher. org 247 ot g tdods ibn tedwoil aot 
~ho the Paice encouraged withifo happie a beginning leaving hismotherat Eres,followed 
Tom hidisurney toward Sulachia,but by thewayidefcending thenhils,he difcoueredwhere the 
PTattariins lay encanipedyWherctipon he toodin'greardoubtywhetherto aduentiirevpon fo 
"highitia a Chemie, st torcontent Hins(el fe with the viorienttchad alreadie gotten, andifo to 
Hyethtneited Periastalrétirne hethoughtit too greatia (hamey ard Chole rathento aduenture 
~himfelfe to ition manifer peril,’ ‘And therefore defeendingshe hilly and drawing righche 
Mpétieini¢ HO perceinedeat the armiewasall lid dowte roretandthar tee horfesiwerefome 
*conched,femeRanding,but al vafadled:wherupon wittiouta yf flay Petting fpursto hisharfe, 
She prickéd Pot ward witl all liis heat, and mottterribly affaalredthe Tartabiatsy dw buriéd 
* it thei Ppailesand fleepy and having flaine theit fivit ¥ id fecond watchy although-with fome 
“Toff amdiig thetuimiituiatie foifldiers he oer wigan ate a 
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flicht-killing others,and taking divers of them captiues, Ar 
bailcborai,ye oe wastaken aliues|and fearrotheking. | 
Sumeckiabefe- thefe vidtories,the Perfian prince fcoured toSumachia,and compaffed thecity roung 
: aire ab verein the Turkith Balla Q/man {atas Gouctnour, tothe\reproch of Perfiasang alike 
4 encamping himfelfe, fent word to Ofiman, That if he would yeeld himfelfe,he would let him 
depart with life and goodsrotherwiie,if he would obftinatly holditoutsand nor yeeld the ci, 
tie,which he fo vniuftly poffefed,he fhould be conftrained tofurrenderitb y torce,&hislite 
withall. o/man whoas then knew nothing of the T artarians ouerthrow, but {til hoped of their 
" returne, thought itbeftto entertaine the Prince with faire tvords vntill their comming ; and 
therefore gaue him courteous anfwer,thathe was very ready to yceld yp the city: bur withall 
intreated him, that he would:ftay but for three dayes, and grant him time to put all thingsin H 
readineffe,that fo he might freely depart,as ithad pleafed him in courtelie to offer, The prince 
glad of fuch an an{wer,{uppofing it to haue proceeded ofa fincere meaning, expecter “the 
Turkethe performance thereof, But Ofman meaning nothing lefle,than to commit himiei/cto 
the faith of his enemic,and feeing that the Tartarians whom he looked for, appearednor,hee 
refoluedto faue himfelfe by fecret flights doubting,as heehad good reafon, that if he should 
longer ftay,to be betraicd by the inhabitantsiof the citie themfcluesiand therefore fomewhat 
beforethe affigned term of three the daies appointed forthe furtend ling.of the citie,he by the 
help of a darkenight,and the couert ofthe high and rough crags,with great filence withdrew 
himfelfe out of Samachia, carrying away with him all his fubftaace,and fo in fafery arrived at 
semechie yet Detbent. The next morning the inhabitants of Sumachiaopened the gates of thecitie to the 
sduntette  Princerwho feeing their infidelitie, fir(t by giuiag of entertainment £0.0/man,and now by hel- 
‘a ping him to efcape, without giuing him any knowledge thereof,did purin execution the effect 
of his wrath & indignation, whicheuen at Casbin he had conceiuedin his mind againftihem; 
and with greatcrucltic did punifhthe miferable and yafortunate citifenss Jaying theirhoules 
+2 euen withthe ground,rafing both the old and new. j F that citric, oflate fo defiredareceit 
forthe Turks,But-when he wasto depatt-thence,he itocd in doubt, Whether, to go onto Der- 
bent, or to returne to Perfia : the ftrength,of that citie, the approchof Winter, andthe long 
journey he wast take homeward, -perfuaded him to lay afide the enterprife for Derbent; 
whereupon he refolued toretuene to Casbingyct firft ro make his returne by them of Eres and ‘ 
Scchi,and-vpdn themias vpon rebels to inflig well deferued punifhment. So making his Bie 
fentrepaire thither;fpared ntither fex novage,nor any condition of perf ‘ons,bur ypon them a 
‘pourediforth his furious indignation, without exception. Whichdone,he with his atorefai 
mother Begwm;and his armi¢ schough fomewhat diminifhed;y etviétorions and trinmphant,rer 
> qurnedito Casbinno: ° Int Roanod 29003 \ j ‘hfuch 
bdilehersi be “Young Abdilcheraithe Tartarian was kept fate inthe kings palace at Gasbin, bur wit a 
¢ he ae eaficimprifonmencas was agreeable to his¢alling + which wasiday by.day fo inlarged, asi 3 
a ‘he feemed nortoiliié as.aprifoner,butratherasacompanion of thofe ofthe court,&casit weak 
3 Anvapparant libettie!By»which octafion hating infinuated-himfelte,ingo.the loue of bane 
a _kifigs wife,he fpenthis time in courting hers and fhe again in entertaining of him in allie i t 
andicouert manner. Yet thefetheirmutual affe@ions and interchangeable fauars afied a ; 
fécrecly bur thatiothe courtand all ouerthe citie it wasarife report, Tharithe ham 
idie, prodigal ofherhonorbad participated hoth her bedand her felte-with the Taare’ 
foner. Howbcit neither the king nor the prince kn¢wany thing of ir. But the king af 
lning:the yong gemtteinano be generally ‘commended, valiant,courteous,aad ofa corny 
ture, Beivichal nobly born<for hee gane it out.thathee was the brother of Taser Chan )pS Et 
dimfelte;thav it would ftand with thegreat-good of his flare,ofacaptineto make, bint a 
4a livesby giuing him his daughter in mariage: wherby he was in good hopechers #8 NE 1g 
fachanamitic and yaion betweenthe Tarrarian Pracopenfes,an¢ jbuntel fe as tharchey ¥ 


fronishencetorth por only refu or! 4 mrath in chofe wars,b 
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mnetheir'gtms anc f : 
wrpate fo difpleafedithe Sultans of ey fought by 
ld:po! ife to autert the king from thar /u Grange apolicie; bur al 


make aco! fion of she 


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ek ae Nees Pe 
Sixth Emperour of the Turkes. 
A Tartarian, ran him throngh the body, and cutting off his 
~~ hismouth after a moft barbarous and filthie manner. It is reported,that the Queene 
alfo murdered by them:certaine it is,that the poore ladie neuer after that day tuw the li 
the Sua: but whether it was put in execution by the appointment of the king her husba 
that the Sultans did it for the publicke intereft,is nor certainly knowne. Vponthele m 
{prung vp many troubles,and much civile diffention,threatning the veter confufion of the Per 
fian.kingdome,to the fingular benefit of Amurath.All which tumultuous diforders the king by 
brideling his owne affcétions;and the motions of his fone Emir Hamae Mirise,welappeated 
procuring at laft a perteét vnitic, as then moft neceffarie tor the defence of his kingdome, r 
Ofman Bafft being in Derbent(the only place ofretuge now left forthe Turksin Siruanycea~ 
B fed not withall carefulneffe to deuife what he poffibly could, for theaffuring ofthat country 
(of late woon, and now againe almoft loftyvnder the gouernment of Amurath. For the beter 
eftablifhing whereof, together with his owne fatety, he thought itgoodto enter into friend- 
fhip with old Sahamal the Georgian,lord of the mountaine of Brus. Withthis man did Ofman 
practife many tokens of good will; & he again interchangeably towards Ofmam : whereupon 
there arofe great friendthip betweene them, at leftwife in outward apparance : whercunto. in 
fhort time there was added a ftrait knot of alliance; for that Ofimantooke to wife adaughterof 
the faid Sabamals che greateft figne of his fincere louetowardshim. Neuertheleffe fhortly af- 
ter Ofman ypon {ome reafonable coniedtures began to fufpedt (as indeed the truth was)that Sa- 
hamal tor all the faire thew of friendthip he made towards him, might for all chat receiue fome 
¢ fecret order from the Perfian king,to betray him,& to freethe city from the Turks, and fo to 
reduce all that prouince ynto the antient deuotion ; in which iealous fufpition hee was fully 
confirmed by the fpceches of his wife,the daughter of Sahamal , who rauifhed with the ho- 
nor, valor,& riches of her husband,could not conceale any thing that fhe knew deuifed againft 
him, bur frankly told him, That her father being fecretly reconciledto the Perfian king, held 
friendthip with him,and that letters went betweene them of great matters, and particularly of 
the affaires of Siruan, Hereupon the Baffa perfuaded himfelfe; that all the friendthip of Sahas 
mal was but deepe diffimulation,and the marriage of his daughter nothing but a meaneto pro- 
cure his death, Nevertheles he made fhew vato his wife,as sf he had made no fuch reckonin: 
of it as indeed hee did, butkept it in ftore to his owne fatetie,and the deftruction of Sabamal; 
D whom forall that he ftill entertained with all honor and kindneffe duewntoa moft louing fa- 
ther in law, But to preuent the malicious purpofe of Sabama/, hauing inuited him according to 
the cuftome toa certain folemne feaft,he acquainted certaine companies of his moft truftie 8 
valiant fouldiers with his determination,enioyning them,that as foone as Sahamal was entred 
into his court,euen in the very difmounting from his horfe they fhould all fal vpon him, cut off 
his head,and putall his retinue to the fiword. Which his cruell command was by them accor- 


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dingly at Sahamals comming put in execution, he in lighting from his horfe being flain,andall s.temal faint 
his followers murdered,when forthwith were fent forth by Ofman two thoufand horfemen to 4 ofmar. 


fpoileand facke all the countrie ofthe faid Georgian Lord, to the great maruell and aftonifh- 
ment both of farand neere.T he Perfian king hearing ofthefe news, tooke the mattergricuou= 

E {ly,as forefceing that the reconerie ofthat country and prouince of Siruan would prouea mat- 
terof great difficultie,and fearing greatly that it would ftill remaine (as indeed it doth) in the 
poffeilion of the Turks. Thiswas the end of the Turks attempts againft the Perfians in Siruan 
this yeare 1578, wherein they loft aboue feuentie thoufand men, deuoured partly with the 
{word,and partly with famine, & the other miferies of war. And fo Winter comming on very 
fhirply, euery man withdrew himfelfe fromthe field, wholly attending the keeping of that 
they had already.gotten,vntill the comming on of the next Spring. 


Amurathaduertifed by letters from Mustapha , of all that had hapned inthe late expedition be cen/ultark. 
againft the Perfians,ypon thefe profperous fucceffes(which the Bafla had forthe aduancing of ¢»! ¢f'amaratb 


his own credit defcribed to be far greater than indeed they were)beganto caft many deuifes in 

¥ his head,touching fuch matters as were to be attempted the next yere.And firft he thought it 
neceffary to fend his forces again into Siruan,to recouer fich places as were firft conquered by 
uftapha, but afterward againe fubdued by the Perfian; foto eftablith his gouernmentin that 
countrie. Bur vpon better confideration, he ceafed further tothinke of that matter, forthe great 


hope he had conceiued oftheaid that was promifed him by Tatar Chan, who had faithfully 
TWh % affured 


privie members, Aapped them ypon abdilcherai 
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art. 
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ind, or Queene made 
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oth him and:o/man;thar he wotilonerrunt 
‘of fhe Turks defignes : all which for Foutte 
of thishope heeled Sivan alidesand éommnittedthe detenteethércurto te: 
lsd Samael the valour ot Ofman, And pleating hisambi FCOFTOTHE falla 
note haughticthotights, he began todeuife with hinifelte; fo feridinichi jarani 
Tatirisjthereto erecta Toorelfe which Betwpitrdely forelaettente aren mate ‘s 
Loan fouldiers,thoald acer belagainfubdveadby-all the power sh ivhy Agari 
scape - a —- ‘all thofe great countries cbaeeeeene Tati art ; 
an cing of great weight and) impoveitive, ds inlcWincreated Pose 
Bae He s ery inwardwith him lage 20'S da ag Th oy tlie pers 
spree tr aes godleieg dilits to perfo t feruice) imd'to pi Md | 
ee ak | 
La owne forces witli his Sirchan vd tee ReMi flint ce 
— tA ‘ : Coe his ambitious defires heaethe frftfawinor: for berate! naman 
be ie Slee hee doubted thav in fending'his' armie for Tautis,it sath mare 
the otherlide A : io Oh wholeobedienee he had'as yet no great afta mad 
whenfoeuer te ile ians,écfo broughvintogreke danger ; whic hie was alwaie Reta 
ante dic — occafion to fend'new fuppli¢s vato the fortrefle by ni Ml 
eee | 
andilittle to enter into theeheiniesteut Ail ite an Dementia | | 
pane cilec try, t il ‘fortifying inconuenient places as he wentya I 
ly gh but flowlystotriumph over his enémmies, rather than by thrufting alse 

















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ee headlong-vpon vncertaincies into pli ‘ong 
pate headlong vpon vncertai places ftrongl oth t ’ 
P ets: Ls item beinforced with Thame gel he engage a ybegu ie 
Li alle. this his refolution heeaduertifed auflapha oy writing; giuing biti in alae gainttth 
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ee ane a ie ek thingsas thould be neceffarie for the building of certaine forts 
nea, atibedets éeiieoseolevi be peu Georgia: that hauing made thofe waies fate 
beiedn Msi oP ie vi isobedience,hee might afterwards attempt greater matters. 
Siment Adisaty he raed pcre. foul thle to the cities of Aleppo, of Damafco, | 
of pioners,& fach like,t oe oriaandMefopotamia,for the taking vp ofcunning workniet? 
tries, ont Bfwuttichll d ih te enumber of cwentie thoufand : andlikewife wrot to allthe eo! 
ae dersitexans benditesition poe hisarmie thelaft yeare, That all their fouldiers (yea and in 
; Therumor whereofhe caufe sti readineffe againtt thenext Spring, to returne to the warres. 
csand:tenths of thofe eee ‘d to be fpreadetienas faras gy pt. He commanded alfo the tax- 
S ccup Chien plicBefordiuch ile tobe colleéted,& further vied the Chambers of Aleppo;nd 
My diy Toschi the ceicae esofmony as he thought neceflarie for thefe purpofes. 
faidyby muftapharo was i brethren, Alexander and Manucchiar,fent(as we haue before 
; they werebothfent vntothe t Conftantinopie, in doubtfulhope expecting the end for which 
chiar metanreligion : whereunt ROR Weg th examined,and exhorted to embrace the Maho- 
TH higelder oende seniisermtiire yeelded. Whereas on the other fide Alexander {, 
ander com damnable achange of his religion, alth means be induced to confent to fo infamous and 
fain bis7e> Late’: but protefting his abedi yalthou ihe knew he fhould therefore be depriued of his 
1 Kedonly thathe maid hibited ati atall times to Amurath,and his loue to his brothersteq= 
Mohgft hisanceltours Which hi wo a ta and live in his countrey, there to be buried a- 
Me iiaries do thersinas hele s requeft che Turkith Emperour referred tothe difcretion of 
‘ -circumcifed sand thename of leuk eh who confented thereunto.Hereupon Manucchiar Was. 
Altunchalaand ofall his moth ef ene the title of the Baffa and Gouernour 0 
hisbrother Alexander a Ch doa rothers countries:and being thus created a Turke,ha 
: ya Chriftian,committed vato him, and fo both returned into their owne 
A 
ionshad for the repreffing ofthe a," 


chan Navan tbeberias es 3 : 
7: sce ations of the'T dep pprtanecdor Ty! 
Te mene sds il a caretull of thofe matters, Emanguli chan Gouet™ 
ae lofe bishonourable gouernement,by reafon of te late facke ofhisci- 


ty,and {poile oft vs 
yaa Apledi untry by the Tartatian; by chofeplots thar were daily in contriuing fr 
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jer into’Siruanto impeach thedefigriements of Ofman Baffa,and if 
fible, to drtuc him outof! Derberit'srooke occafion to offerynto the King , upon -paine of his 
headto deferid Siruan;and novto fuffér Ofindn che Turke toattemptany new fortificarions,or 
further conquefts inthae Pronincey Ofwhichihis offer the King accepted, and therew thse 
cuetnmenvof Genge»s'and guarding.of the countrey of Situan ‘againftthe forces of fman, 

was frankely. commiittedvnto him: And commandement giuen to the Goneraours.of Baud 
Reiuanyand!Naffiuan, and to diuers other captaines chatwere;ncereft; tobe readie at all tines 
with cheirpower tomffilt E manguls Chan, if itfhould fortanecither the! Tartariaijs on Tarkes; tt shee 
wirhaay great powertocnter into Siruan:whichiorder fotaken,wes thought{u cicnpforthe “<5! 
fecuritic of that prouince. 2% : ; - iba 

Buthowetd protect the Georgian Gountrey, was thought to be amatreriof: greater impor- 
tance;euery man being ulmott of opinion, That fome great power of the; Furks flionld.be font 
thither,for the more affurance of the conqueft thereof alreadie begun, andforthe ficcousof 
thefortreffe at’ Teflis,which muftneeds orhetwife'tall againe into the hands of the Geotgiins. 
This matter fo troubled the Perfian King, as that he feemed to haue bent bis wholescounféls 
and thoughts thereupot:iwhen Sarna Georgian afamouscaptaine (fometme prifonesiwich 
Ifaalel the late Kingyat QOahacayand’by the familiaritie hee had with him, feduced frortethe 
Chriftiatfaich , for defence whereof he had inthe time of King Tames, chofentoiue depti> 
ued of his tibertieand ftate) thinking ipnowa fit time to obtaine at the Kings hand fuclvhelj 
as heihad dong defired for the tecoucrie ofhisdominion vfurped by Danid; otherwife:call 
Y Dante Chanyhis yongetbrother (who for the obtaining thereof of King Tamas,bad voluntarily 

renounced his Chriftian religion) offered now vnto the King his faithfullferuice., forthe'de* Zz 

fencdofthdt parvofthe Georgian Countrey wherein Teflis ftood (beingiaright, part of his ‘ 

owne Inheritance) againfotlic Turks : reproouing by way of difgrace, his younger brocheri of 

cowardife,and promifing the performance of great matters in himfelfe, both forthedefence 

oftthareuill defended countrcy, and {urthier annoying of the enemie. With great content did: Sey A- 

, A 0 > . jan fent 
the PetfiamKing, confent to the requeft of Simon , and named him Chanot all that Kingdoine for wiehaefente 
whichhe poffefted before whileft he was a Chriftian : andfent with him cAljculi Chan into’ 6678 
Georgia, with frue thoufand horfemen, aad certaine pieces of artillerie taken at Eresyswher) 00> 

ferwards comming to Georgia, was joyfully receinediof his 

houfand fouldiers of bis owne andof hisneigh- 

boursyexculing himfelte that he was becomea Perfian, not becaufe he preferred the Maho+ 

metane fuperttition before the Chirittian Religions but only foto be deliuered frotmhis long 

iusprifonment, and by chat meanesito maintaine his eftate. And in this order were the affaires 
of Géorgiaafluredand ftrengthnedirithe beft manner that might then be, ‘ ; 

Now beganthe Spring to approch , andcuery man prepared himfelfeto thedifcontitued 15°79 
travels‘of the wars begun sand low were mettogether at Erzirum,out of allthe wonted pro* rhe meeting tom 
uinces; allthe Turksforces, withall things neceflarie for the intended wars; With thisarmic, on ah gt, 
inallchings equall with the firft, Muflapha fet forward, and intweluedayes came to Ghatsy Erzirns 

F notperceiuing in his fouldiers any figne of difcontentment atall, And foxafmuchas berethey 
were to ftay, andto fortifie both with walls and ditches thar ruinated Citie, and that with as 
great] peed as was poffible ; there was no remedie, but that befide the pioners and enginicrs, 
thatwere brougbefor that purpofe, many of the Spaoglani, yea and of the Janizaries allo; 
mutbeferto worke. Whereupon they all fuddenly ina tumult, began withbitter proteftati~ ot 
onsto tellthe General, That theif ftipends wherwith ir pleated the Sultan co fauor them,were 
not beftowed vpoathem to imploy their forces and vertues in fach feruile works ; but onely 
withtheir fords and other weapons, to exercife that force and hardineffe for which they 
were eftécmed worthie of thathonaur. Whereunto the General anfwered in mott haughtie 
termesjand not yeelding one jot to their inciuilitic, but vfingjall meanes ofauthoritie amd ter- 3 
Pe fo much as hee defired, So that withinthe fpace of sgidayes chars/oift 
d in 29 A6et 
ee 


. rour,brought them to wor S : : 
the towers and walls were erected, the ditches digged, the artillerie o! : h 
nd about it. Many inconueniences happened in thearmie vt 


” walls,and the water brought rou 
whilethey were baficin this worke,and namely ypoa che 25-day of Augitmnen a m iy 
almoft enenfinithed the whole building, the foldiers endured amoft fudden cold by reatono pion 


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os heAmurath the thie 
oth him and 0 fman,thar he wolils overrun that pouine’ anewoand do 
ofthe Turks defignes pierce tiie conn 
a f this hope hee laied Siruan alidesand committed the deteticethercarne vt 
po promiics of the Tartarianand the valour otofman, “And pleating his ambiti mie ue 
more haughtie thoughts, he began tordeuife with himfelfes for feridine his ‘icky res with 
Tatiris;there to ereéta fortreffes which being trong ly faredeuehand iveithedl ie Se ¢g 
ofmoft valiant fouldiers,hould neuer beigaih'fubavedby all the power of Peni Ry 
meanes to keepesint fubieétion ‘all thofe great countries beeweene Tauris a 1B ts 
Whichehis conceit’ being of great weight and! importance, Was intielsincreated Pau 
fuafion of othersyvery inward-with him ; enery man being almott ofdpinion, Th; im She 
eafie matter for fo greatan hoatt in few. daies to perfor that fered yo Hierebteressd 
into Tauris,buc farther to pafle wheclerfoeuerhewbel didefireaxyevarertic had mores 
ly confidered of anenterptile of fo great iniportatice,and with MORE ‘dldifferetie inde th 
compared his owne forces with his enemies, he begantd.finde many diffictlties an f di Ferd 
which inthe heat of his ambitious defires he at the firftfaw nor: forbefid@dlelen nani 
dioufneffe of theiourney, hee doubted that in fending his armie for Tauris,i¢ mi eb nfs 
onefideaffailed by the Georgians(of whole obedience he had'as yet no gieat athena 
the other fide by the Perfians,6¢ fo broughvinto great danger; which-ie was alwaies to f i? 
whenfoeuer he {hould hauc occafion to fendinew fupplies vio the forticfle by hin intended 
oes Whereipon laying afide all his former contéits,as too eager and perilous,he "eh ‘ 
utely concluded with himfelfefirftco make fure his owne borders, and afterwards b li if 
andilittle to enter into the enemiescountry, ftil fortifying in conuenient places as he ie ie 
fofurely ,although but flowly,ro triumph ouer his enémies, rather than by thrufting bisa 
poe nae vncertainties into places ftrongly fenced both by nature & the power of mot 
Piss. mgt ae ceo o- mie ag aa, one the enterprifé fo hattily begun. 
Bice. WoC Ethi i uettifed Mufapha oy writing; giuing himi agail 
eas ie : vime, Hekt’Spring to prouideall {uch things as foul be oeeederie feral balding of erik fa 
ag com = ae the way that leadeth from Exzirum into Georgia’ that hauing made thofe waies fafe 
a iar the:people vnder his obedience, hee might afterwards attempt greater matters, 
# cupon Muftapba prefently disectettforth precepts to the cities of Aleppo, of Damalco, 









Catheters, 
ai ordgee & 


Pickee,hotdnly A 


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racmit,and otherplaces of Soriaand’Mefopotamia, for the taking vp of cunning workmen, K 


bh peor ctrl the number oftwentie thoufand » andlikewife wrot to all the coun- 

Fee ite et raifed his armie the Jatt yeare, That all cheir fouldiers (yea and in 
Therumor oe th ould be in readinefle againft the next Spring, to returne to the warres. 

pean ic Se - ic caufed to be fpreadeuenas faras Bey pt. He commanded alfothe tax- 

‘ thier tachsf iy te countries to be colleéted,& further vied the Chambers of Alleppo,and 

“sy. Psa af oa maffesofmony as he thought neceflurie for thefe purpoles. 

faid)by Mupapha sae bier pa brethren, Alexander and Manucchiar,fent(as we haue before 

Digest sgciens veri es wisest ale tL aaa the end for which 
ca Ba swere both examine ,and exhorted to embrace the Mano- 
eae eae Atanucchiar calily yeelded, Whereas on the other fide Alexander 
Fe sas deraditleaeban’ seh y * allurements or means be induced to confent to fo infamous and 
Gaterib re * : de igion, although he knew he fhould therefore be depriued of his 

fleas: le ing ae edience atall times to Amsurath,and his louc to his brorher,teque- 
ps ve nat “he sper ptiuare man goe and liue in his countrey, there to be buried a- 
Mee he ee ; ee his requeft the TurkifhEmperour referred to the difcretion 0 
ditdtiacited ih th ova as -* faw good:who confented thereunto, Hereupon Manucchiar Was 
ius rn 3 Whi a 0 pera him,with the title of the Bafa and Gouernour © 
hisbrother sj v os Seis and brothers conntries:and being thus created a Tutke,ha 

shadata exander a Cheiftian;committed vato him, and fo both retarned into their owne ‘, 
Chan fa : ie ng 
ib io se court at Casbin, were many confislstions had for the repreffin ofthe 
“aos of Genae,do urkss And among others carefull of thofe matters, Emanguli Cha GOUT 

OTE AR GR. Led lene ame fran of Arete the lare facke of his c= 

Latin by che Tartarians by thofeplots thar were daily incontiuing 


Manutchiar 
turneth Turke. 


ot 


lizon, i, 











| 








“er 


‘Arthe (ending ofmen into Sirtanto impeach thedefignements of Ofiman Baffa,and ifit va 

fible, ro drtue him outof Derberit!ptooke occafion to offer vinto the King , vpon ‘paine is 

headro defend Siraansand novto fufler Ofmén che Turke toartemprany new fortifidacions,or 

further conquefts inthar Prouincey Ofwhiclwhis offer the King accepted, and there 
guernmenvof Gengt»s! and guarding, of the countrey of Siruan againftthe forces oft 

© as frankely, committed vnto him: And commandement giuen:to tic Gonernoms of ‘Piutis; 

hatwerencereft; tobexcadie ar ail times 































Reiuan; ahd Naffiuan, and to diuersothet captaines ¢ 
witheheinpower tomflilt E manguls Chan, if ic fhould-fortanecicher the! Partanialjs. dn Turkes; ag 
wirhaay great powento enter into Situan:whichiorder fotaken,was theughtdifficiennfor the ~, pele se 
fecuritic of that prouince. i intot; 21) \ gerne 
Buthowd protect the Georgidn Countrey, was thoughtto be amatteriof greater impor wet 
tance;euery man Being ulmoft of opinion, That fome great power of thie; Purks {ould be.fent 
thither,for the more aflurance of the conqueft thereof alreadi¢ begun, anddorthe fuccour of 
the fortreffe at Teflis,which mutt needs orhetwile'tall againe into the harids of the Geotgiins. 
This matcerfo troubled thePerfian King, as thathe feemed to haue bent biswholexedunféls 
and thoughts thereupon: when Sinton Georgian a famous capraine (fomeume prifoneniwict 
Iruabel the late Kingyat Oahacajandby the familiaritie hee had with him; feduced fram the 
Chriftiamfaith sfor defence whereof he had inthe time of King Tamas, chofcncoihine depti- 
ued of his tibertieand ftate)rhinkiag ip now fititime toobraine at the Kings hand fuctwhef 
ashcihaddong defired for thie recoudrie of his dominion vfurped by. Panid, orherwifecallee 
Dant Chanshis yongerbrother (who for the obraining thereof of King Tamsarshad volumarily 
renosindéd his Chriftian religion) offered now vato the King his faichfullferuice., forthe de- 
fencoofrhdt parvofthe Georgian Gountrey wherein Teflis ftood (being in right, part of his 
ewne Inheritance) againfetlie Turks :teprooningby way of difgrace, his younger brother of 
cowandife,and promifing the peiformance of great matters an nimfelics hoch tonthe defeuce sidudil 
of charituill defendedcounucy, andturthierannoying ofthe enemic. Wishgreat content did er noeseie 
the Per&aniK ing confeat vo div sequelt Of Simon 5 aod named him Chanot all that Kinggoma fan secant 
: defore wailell he was a Chiittian sand feor with him AliculiChan inv prop 






whichbe pofictis 





Georgi houfand-hoxfames,aad cervaine picegsok artillerte raken av Exes... a4! 
“8 + « = A ny rn * * a 
1? ‘ rd £ 201g assoytuuy ceccmec {hi 

[LD Catetan Baffle was Uaane. Surman ok mWyaLGs® OND LAE, ia bed Zia sy at Ay. Ey obi 
counsreymen,and there pi efked bow Carce GrOWwRNG foul dicis of bis ome andes BAS: neigu 

f e-huntelte cease swe-becomes Pertian, nobbecaule hoypraierned she Maite 
; be che Cintas Koigines rut OnLy LO tOOG doctmefe dh: ROnt his yer 












TRUCE 





re, Andinchis Onde weres abe sya 





in puetonmen se ghiat ANCARCS IOS PAG DERG I/O f 

Seoneie aflunadancdacige nedie hae bel meannentiat SNGDGURCD PQagele c+ tues 

sue SpiAQse appren’ 3AM GREry WAN PAapATadd sh (AURA QT Bee 

sinegung afie Home PETS MMM LMRE HICK FE wy BONE Made HEALS hee ie 
seach fil nice OAMENS Fe Aw seeleieyby Wile atetnged. je ae / He 

fj Ab eef-spree eS EAT Pia riS Cake ptiter agdimom.ed- ait 4 

nay Ry ten jlewalens Mans Ah greater aga Se- ome 

ite Ses eenc Ret AHEM cla 20 BN N Ease vie fampaseiuermevhs 

.dand lave tu chalbdetaning that ite Gow ogeobrhe TF . 

sgcarionsthaitty afeerrhe doparcire of the Admiral peice: 


liavsdemotahed, > Andibis was thoes atchedtuces of 








wraléiwy 





UN SCIME 
foenie ly 
PAN Tes 


ieyeuite) rhenefoedfi 









reser 
hasiwrbeniocalrhougl hale fit 
feethiermetencastioe by the Manere 


mis Yeates? o 
or she chetneoaties mulapha afeorwards feat aduettifemencs tothe courte Amuzaed , 
eokitiney nrowtitn the foritying of Chars, tive deferts Of iH aan, as welltorchetuccour 
‘Prtisvastorthe taking of Alig toe Pe cfian And becaufe thé faid Generathadtbe be 
porfuadiettismresd, That the country of Georgy and the people thereat were PE 
hisGiedience:e tie end that he thotild not maraell at fo mafy foffes andfoman: 
shevourdoubt of foue talc informations tie declared varo him chacal thefecros! 
ifecb¥ the natural and homebred Georgians, but by twacertain captains Abical Heats at 
“batourof PerGawhohad madealtthefe ftits:oF whic ; ie di 
Anspeifon:tor bimto determine of at his pleafire. ‘Wir great deliginc ie mae 8 


a Date CG « 







ees dy pp Ore 3 


ee 














ttified,the Generall refolued. 
od,¢l ‘olued to; 
Certaine that the fortrefle wane 


eremained di 
eee loubrfull. To fend 








2 art of hi: grmie wi 
gohimfelfe with all hisforcey, wel ame vali 
as 






fixt i By oa, i 


¢ . Kode 
int them anew gouernor, becaule they di 


ke Mahamet Baff 





, Haffan to app 
A Hae was left by the General in that fort ; Hafan remoucdrhe faid Mabamet,and put Ai 
Bafain bis place:and {6 afterhe had filled vp the places of the dead foldiers witha new flips 








3 Whom he had alread; . 

ight all aie! Prouinceto hisbbedience = ieee i 
is creditwith U4, pes 

Principall Vificr 


Georgians,and brou 

uiti¢, the defire | 

fi choiceof Hafan Daf Taint 

thoufind to 40d Of great valour, 
ers ; joining vnto hi 

toa to follo 

ets,and many Loads of ri 
war,and fo fent him > Sheba eer 
an with this charge fer forwa 





wrath preuailed ; d 
of the Court,a ae 
ighteene and twentie th 
aduenturers that voly 
ung vato him likewife fortic ¢} 
with other things neceffarie bot 


d y Pp Te Is, 
Td, fully tefolued to nt the fe fuccouts into Ai ny) 
OF to 


8tOwne woods 

f ‘ 0 
itharight conta, 
ie Conduct of Alyey) 
cm. For thefetwyo 





cliuered betweene ci 


M one Refan Captai 
aptaine o i 
whe forces of H, ii aie 








he deep vallies & 
hen vpon the fudden, 





craggic rocks on the o 
the Perfiansand the 





ther, would afton 
Georgians,vnderth 
joined battell with 't 




























g into the deep valley, 









is journey Ppogh the thicke 
or him vpo i 
he was to haue apa ri 
ed by the enemy,an 
ar througha thoufand i 
ith great laughter of his men: who 
the fcituationof the place, were in x | 
fags able to recouer themfelues,were 
P ie the ftrair of Tomanis.Haffan dee- 
‘ : number fo far inferior,tohaue done 
5 urther, confidering that in fuch pla- 
3 Durning with defire of reuenge would 
‘ S$ wearied army,but indeed to 
2 OF No: and appointed Refuan Bale 
Naduenturers,to lic in ambuth with- 
mie. Two dayesthe Turkes armic 
emoue thence towards Teflis: when L 
ing that this ftay of the Turkes 
onfet vpon the flanke of H4/- 
ing afigne to Refwan, with all 
h fides, rooke ome of them 
Among others that were taken 
harging vpon the face of Ha/fam, 
enth day after Ha/fans departure 
among the poore befieged Turks 
eyet ficke: for they were [o pla- 
, but euenthe very skinnes of the M 
erable wants had paffed the time? — 
Words exhorting them to perlilt 
¢faid) was neuer more than there 
€ Fort did with one veyce pie 


re et 

the #f- paflage, 
pasar vis hand,to difcouer 

conftrained to fi 
ked pathsand do 













twitha thot 

ubtfull cranks ne : 
tothis kind of figh 
uen fo far,that downe 
«And thus withmuch 
much difgraced, by fi 


{caped hishands, 


moft confufed m 
Noracquainted with 


cen to refreth hi 
S of the foldiers o 
he (trait, attentiue 
pad were now reft 
ptaines Alisuli Chan and sj 


f Graece,and of his 0 


in the couert of t 
to cuery ftir of the ene 


lay thus dinided 
as the Perfian ca 
was for feare of 


mon, vainely imagini 
erfiens ¢- fans fquadrons, eae 


tned and gauea freth 
S, and ftraighteni 





Me, cut in pieces other fom 
Was Aliculi Chan the Perfian 






ta 
Ptaine, Who ouer rafhly c 


















at hisarriual comforted 


-_ as muchas 





With giftsand goo 
hofe honour ee he 
the fouldiers of th 


“tobe refpected. 


ly and ferall things in order, ne tooke his leauc, recommending the charge and cuftodie of 
that fort to their truft and valour. Haffan returning trom Teflis,and being without any treable 
come to theftrait of Tomanis, was aduertifed by his fcouts , That it was fo ftrongly pofleffed 
by the enemic,and fo thutvp with artilleric,as that it was not to be palfed through: for Simon 
thinking (as indeed it fell our) that Ha/fan would returne that way , had fo belayed that ftrair 
as that the Turks could not without moft affured loffe paffe the fame: which thing mtuch trou. 
bled the Baffa,and filled his head with many conccits , how he mightmake his journey fome 
other way,and decline the danger prepared for him. Thus perplexed, and altogether doubt- 
fall what to do, or which way toturne himfelf: Alicult Chan the Perfian (who to purchafe his 
ibertic could haue bin contentto haue done any thing) offered Haffan to thew him a fhore 
and fafe cur,whereby he might without danger paffe with his armie out of that troublefome 
country , yet coucnanting before,that he fhould promife bimto fet him at libertie for his fo 
good feruice. Which his requeft the Baffa did not fticke in large mannerto promife,although 
he afterwards to his great difhonor performed not the fame, So bending his journey onthe 
right hand,he was guided by _4licuii through ftrange and vncouth wayes,out of thofe woods 
and dangers,not meeting fo much as with any one of his enemies. But when the Perfian duke 
well hoping for his libertie, put the Turke inminde of bis promife ; he with deepe and feig- 
ned fighs protefted, That he was right forrie that he could not performe what he had promi- 
fed to do for him, forafmuch as it lay not in his power to fetany man at libertie,that was taken 
jn battell by the foldiers of his great lordand foueraigne: yet gaue him his faich, that fo far as 
his intreaties and fauors with the Generall Muftaphs could preuaile, he would vfe all the moft 
earneft meanes he could, to procure his libertic and returne to his owne countrey. 

Simon the Georgian perceiving that the Turks were remoue 
had taken this new way : but being afterward 
deed,he ranall headlong, & as i 
flamed with rage for this great fortune of che Turks, he fell ypon the ta 
which with vnmeafurable furic he wholly deftroyed,leading away with himall the people,all 
the horfes, and all the treafure of Cmtabamet Baffs which he brought from Teflis , andall the 
treafure of Ha/fan Baffa likewife.As for Alicali Chap, whom Simon molt greedily fought for,he 
was (entaway inthe front of the armic, fo thache was notro be refcued. Haffan holding on his 
way,cameto Chars inthe {pace of eight dayes After his departure from Teflis, and there pre- 
fented vnto Muffapha the General, the Perfian captaine ALenls, recounting Vato him the dan- 
gers he had indured,& whatfoeuer els had hapned in that expedition. Aliculithe vofortunate 
Perfian was by the cormmandement of Muflaphs carried to Erzirum,& there inthe caftle com- 

mitted to prifo 
with his army fore weakned and difconte 
About the fame time that thefe thiags we 


nred, which was there prefently by him difcharged, # 


_ fie pa Tage for his forces into Georgia, fent 7 | i 
xine feato Mengrelia,called in antienttime Cholchis; whoentering the famous riter of Pha. 


fis (now Fafa) there fortified and Jayd fucha beginning,that it isnow one of the Turks proud _ 
Beglerbegthips,although thole fortifications fhortly after the departure of the Admiral,were., 
for the prefent againe by the Mengrclians demolithed. ‘And this wasthe end ofthe ftitres 0: 
this yeare 1579+ : 

Ofall thefe fuccelfes maftapha Aieerwardé fen aducitifements toth 4 
counting vato him the fortifying of Chats, the déferts of Haffan, as welliforthe faccouring of 
*Teflis,as forthe taking of Alieii the Perfian. Arid becaufe the faid General had the y¢rebetore 
Rano Mn the country of Georgizand the people thereof were brought Vnder 
9 


ecourtto Amarath, re- 


is obedience,to thie énid that he (hould not maruell at fo many loffes and fo many battels, and 
‘therby doubt of fone fal(edaformations tie declared vato him, that al theft troubles Were not 
aifed by the naturaland homebred Georgians, but by two certain captains riage atin 
teh outof Perfia,who had madeall thefe ftits: of which one ofthem now remain’ ineare 
in prifon,for himto determine ofat hispleaflare. With great delight did Sat 20} e 


<g 










d,imagined forthwith,that they simos deftreied 
certified by his faithfull fpies, that it was fo in- therereward of” 
twere defperar,to mect with this fohappy an arniy- And allin- ett pon 

ile ofthe Turkifh hoft: bin bissreajare 


ni. Not long after, Majtapha returned him{elfealfo co the {aid citic of Erzirum, Mafiepa ree 


tein doing, Amurath to make a fifer andmoreea> gi har get his 
Hluzales his Admital with a great flect into the Eu- aris. 


















me 


. f of urkes. 
A thinkehimfelfe his better too, for that in the enterprife of Giamen in Arabi ‘ 
fuchao exploit as Muflapha neither darftnor yer knew how ta putiinexecution, fo ¢ 
away the gloric of that famous conqueft: for which cnerafter there wasbecweenthem acon- 
ifouall heart burning, oneof them enuying atthe othersglorie, andbothrin word andideed 
as occafions fell out, in all things oppofingthemfelues one, againfothe other. “Ac lat hag- 
pens this opportunitic for Sian » who taking the occafion of the eomplaints’ ofi fo many 
again{t Muflapha,caufed a great number of them to frame their, fupplicationsto Uamurath. . 
which he for his part did in moft malignant manner inforce and exaggeratagaintt hisold ad- Haring 
uerfary, accufing him,that this fecond yearehe had moft manifeftly! thewed:himdelfe tohage taratbe 
gone vato the wars notas.a worthy General defirous of noble and honomble enterprifes;buc 
B. asa man that would make merchandife of bloud,and of his foldiers paies;employing themoft 
liberal pronifion of corncand mony,notas rewards of well deferniogmen,norto the ereéting 
‘ of fuch fabriks as were needfull,and might haue bin built therewithall,bttonely to hisowre 
propef gaine,fo to inrich himfelfe with his peoples loffts,te the gteatthame of his lord, and 
confuming of the publick treafure-:adding hereunto,thatif the things.done by:Auflaphawere 
well fearched,it would be found, that he bad negledted many good Opportunitics;urcempted 
many things in vaine,and not done any. good cither to the Emperororhisfouldiers,butone= 
ly tohim({clfe: whom rather thanthey would follow againg as theit Generall,all;ns people 
in an vprore fhewed themfelues ready and willing to aduenture themfelues in anycotheritarie 
greater labour that by their Lordand Soueraigne fhould. be commanded therm. ae 
C _ Thefe and {uch like complaints, with the hard opinion alteadie conceined againtt:him by 
Amurath, were the occafion why,hee refolued.to, put him|trom his»place. Befide that, hee 
thoughtitathing dangerous to his ftate,to {uffer one & the felfe fame Generalany long time 
to comunand ouer fo great armies, deeming it-not fo much for his honour, ftill to employ ‘one 
man,as to fhew thar he had varietie and choice of fubiects, worthy offo grearacharges And tot eunclatn 
therfore being defirousto find our the truth of that was repotted toshimiconcetning Mafhipha, {upplement. 
he fenvthe chiefe of his gentlemen porters, with fifteen othersyto bring him-to thecourt,with paar 
his Chancellor and Treafurer,tofhew the accounts.of fuch moniesashechad receiuicd;andro =” 
give vp.anaccount of their whole. office, Vatothis meffoager had dmsnrath delivered three 
__ diuers letters,which he fhould warily. thew, as occafion ferued; one of them was fo written'of 
D purpofe,that 4/a/aphe in the receiuing thereof might bythe fame mefléhgersibe ttrangledsin 
the {econd was the emperors warrant for the doing ofthat.wasto them commanded; &inthe 
third was.contained, that Masfapbha fhonld forthwith fend his Chancellor & Treafurer to the 
courtby thofe meflengers, Ma/tapha inthe meane time by diuersmeans;but efpecially by the 
guilt of his owne confcience,venting the difpleafure of the Emperor towards himyandifulpe- 
¢ting (asthe truth wasphis life ta be by thofe meflengers foughrafter,at fach timevas the ‘Cap- 
Mitte Sinane tees niminm iactare Srinmphos: tain Porter came to his camp, found many delaies to put himsoffj and would nor inany cafebe 








SITIO Bre 
6 hae 






















Et rigido vultw verbs fuperba laqui: {poken withall.But when the meffenger wouldindure no longendelay,he was aclength admit 

V ltar namane aderit mox Tranfyluanivs heros: ted to his prefence, hauingacircle,appainted forhim, dut of which hee and his companions 
L2uj tnmidurs coget tedare terga fuga L might not ttiror approch neerer vato him; the Baffaes guard ftanding inarmsroundubonthim. 

: é The meflenger perceiving the Baffa's warines, wilily pluckt forehithe thirdletters,concerning 

= Ruicheek wo nari the fending of his Chancellor and Treafurertotheicourt. Then began the craftie old Baflato 


find many excufesto haue delayed the mater: but being hardly prefled’bythemeffengenjand 
{eeing no other remedie, he with much difficultie delitered them both, couenanting before 
with themeffenger,to haue both theirliues {pated : who comming co'Conftintinople, where 
forthwith claprfatt into the tower called Iadiculajas thereto: hauebeen feuerely examinedof 








si AUGArAS SAUL RAJA? GF 
prea arian ceafeto vannttoo much of thy great triumphs woon, ~ 
i hy, th rane ooke fo extol. deeds. by thee-erft dongs. 
or why, the Tranfyluanian) incewilltakerenengeofthee, 
















ee : : all the doings of the BaffaiBut Maftaphaafter long delay comming atlength ro Conftantino> srpephe by 
And fwelling in thy greate Pride, enforce theeforto flee. ple,the fa of Aprillin the A canene véing the oth and potent mediation of pipe 
: <Aity ontgenynyg sevens esis ay diuers great ladies and other his gracions friends inicourt, prevailed fo muchinthatcortapt jeaicsappeajh 
= : ~~ R, Knollt. govlerament,as that he,was againeat length receined into the fasiounof Amirath;withourany ihe ea 
Tie 0 8 08 Mio 1H : M | EF further proceeding againft him, his Ghancellor,or depres ye rami (ae 
is Sinan . yi beh : oA . is ~~ wardsal{p inlarged and (erat libextysyet was he neuer after admitted to hole honors) wa 
match. rert masamiofantienteneniic to eneapbaphe .inall hings thought him ee perliiaded henfelfe were aftightdavncahim, forhis good and faithful feruice of long 
kingdome of Tunes i Ee ated Cyprusyfa nquered Tripolis,Guletta,¥ me donetothe othoman Emperourss: A nd Bf 
hiss "of Tunes in Affticke: andif Muftapba were an of great courage, and reucrene " ne) oman Emperourss 





yeares, Sinan would be his 


__. Anthistime that cagu/lapha was;Generall at Erzitum, caalamestine Vilier Baila wastrea- 
cAUT2 vi . 


So Mmmm cheroufly 


€quall bothin the one and the other ; yeaand didnot ti 





The admonition now be 


eA murath the rimdjbes 


im to Conftantinople ; and wrote to ¢rsnrath in his letters, al 
ww be demanded, reprefenting vnto hin what 





that he thou 
gteat and important matters(he 


ght was 
tained, But before he difmiffed the laid embaffadour,he aduifed h 


A t 

a atite at ; c : Deng rey 'M Not to go 
of Sinanto the iy yp thout refolicion to Offer vnto him fome great good conditions,and to if ae 
PerfanEmbaf- ~) : otek ) Yeeld vito 
fadeui' hi t country which he by force of armes had before conquered: for 


The, preparati- 
onsof the Perfi- 
an king again 


the Turks, 


hee himfelfe with the Prince-E mir Ha 
: there had for the repreffing of the Tur 


_ Georgian,and by all meanes poffible to annoy the en 
\ bend for Tauris, 


‘with them ten thoufand fouldier: 


“mer indignation of Amurath to be againe infla 


: shad ‘ he knew the mind 
of —*mnrath verie well, that he was réfolued in himfelfe, not to yeeld fo muchas one hand 


breadch of thar ground which hee had woon'with the{word. Which Motion of the proud 
Baflafo troubled the Embaffador,that fearing he {hould not beable toconcludeany thing,he 
ftood in doubt, whether to proceed on his iourneyto Conftantinople, or to returne backe 
againe into Perfia: but Confidering better what belonged to his dutie in fo Weightic a buf. 
neffe;and hoping to receiuemore reafonable conditiens fromthe mouth of Amurath himfelfe 
hee gaue large words to Sinan,and fo with a fate “conuoy departed from Siuas, and by long 
iournies cme to Scutarij and fo paffiug’ overthaclitele ftrair, the fourth of Auguftarr 
Conftantinople, Cai om s3e7e} 


The Perfian king in the meantime, Qitved vp.with the report ofthe Turks Preparations; to 
caufe ito be noifed, thathee likewife intendedfomeim portant matters, comimanded all the 
Chins and Gouernors of his kingdomé,to'meet together with all their forces at Tauris,where 


mze lis fonmerthem. Atnd after many confaltations 
kifhinuafion(toras yet it was not certainly known what 
Sinan mednt'tn attemptyhe refolued to'fend fouldiérsinto Georgia towards Tcfiis, whether of 
neceffitie fuccours muft be fent by thecTutks to themof the fort: and withall, determined alfo 
to gochimfelfe with all-his artic from ‘Tautist6'Garacach , a. place very commodious and 
Neere,to guard both Tauris and Siraan,being {cituaecuen inthe middeft betweene the one and 
theother, and there to expe the removing ofsdnam;whofe ambitious nature the king know- 
ing doubted that he to furmount Muftapha,would pt fome greater enterprife;yea perad- 
venture to run euen vpon Tauris. But when it enc the point that he fhould fend fome of 
His captaines into Gcorgia,he madé choice of fuch as had beft experience of thiofe countries, 
and were neéreft ynto thei : with whiomthe fent Tecomac alfo, and the reft whofe feruice hee 
had before Vfed againgt the Turkes ; commanding them to ioyne their forces with Sémonthe 


emie : whom if they fhould perceiue to 
m; tothe end they might ioyne together x 
hofe captaines were refolute men,and led 

t 5, which being ioined with them of Georgia,amounted to 
thenumber of thirteene thoufand : who arriving at Genge,gaue knowledge to Simon of their 
Comming, and that in his behalfe they were Teady to do great matters. 

Now was the Perfian Embafladour with all due honour receiued at Conftantinople,where 
he was honorably entertained by the great Baffaes of the court; but ef pecially by crtwstaphs, 
who within two daies after {uddenly died, of a furfeit taken of eating teo much of muske Me- 
Jons, and immnoderat drinking of Zerbet (a kind of pleafant drinke which the Turks vfe made 
of water and fugar:) but moft men thought himto haue poifonedhimfelfe, as fearing the for- 
tion o med by the new complaints of the Perfan Em- 1 
baffador againft him, for thathe inthe time of his Generalfhip, had difhonourably fuppreffed 
certain embalfages fent trom the Perfian king , which he now fearing to be called in queftion 
for,the former ftorms as yet {carce wel appeafed,made him(elfe now away. After hisdeathit 
was commonly reported, that if hee had tonger lived, he thould haue bin yndoubtedly ftran- 
gled:which to preuent,he became the worthy executioner of himfelfe,thathad moft voiultly 


caufed others to be mot fhamef ully murdered, Which was the more like to be true, and the 
tather beleeued, forthat the infinit wealth he had of long time feraped together, was immedi- 
atly after his death taken into the kin 


: igstreafuries,fome {mall portion thereof being left yato 
hisnephews:a moft certain token of Amuraths indignation againft him, The Perfian Embaffa- 
dor having audience the 7 of Auguft,with many liuely reafons & much eloquence, perfuaded Mf 
the Turkith Emperor to defilt from the war beg trary to the will & pleafure of their 
common Propher Mabomer:as alfo to the peace, whi s fo royally, & with fo many a 
larionsynot long before concluded between Tams ‘olyman his grandfather ; and was 
tovhaue binbrobenand wars raifed, but vpon fome great quarrel oriniurie done; se f 


erfians 
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end fc they fhould not faile’ to follow hi 
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fxth Emperounof the Turkes; 
. Perfians had not avany time.offsred, but Hatbalwaies Wifhed vatohinnalkhs 
pad manitettly declared, by feriting yntohins anembaflagerothat purpofeb 
whet by/hecimiyheplaihly, pdredine, the good mindanduzehle the PorGian King hai 
maifcenance of the|peaceAndblchoughin chothote rhigne of L/mmahel, ticre was 
yaifed}thathe meant to go vate Baby loniayand fame fuch likeinewes rytvvhat was 
fill pargandan effect of chav [idat ivhich iscommonly iproperito {luchasibecing 
trait: prifon cannonvfe theit diberty.w jel moderation,and had vhere fore.receiueddue punifh. 
miencforit, by fuddenandvaexpedcted deathy!Butasfot theding tharmowis,he did bout: all 
thors imbraceamiicie with his Miaieftic and therefore.did mot carneftly defire,thatitwwould 
pledfthiin to temper hisahgor conceived, whiclvhad incemfod him tortakevp armes againha 
B jing ifoymlcl his feicnd ; being of the faie religionjand hetcenaffcdeestowatdsthim than'all 

thereft of the NationsiatheWotld, Wraoaes yas ob os silayru hoi, 
si hisEmbaffadon the TarkifnEm perout dif iniffed withous any refolurion ar all jburonely 
auciorder,chac whatfocuer he hid rofay touching this peace, he fhould commuhicare fe with 
hhis'Vifier: Many were the diftobrfes which hapned ; forthanthe Turkerequiredal behofeci: 
tics &cduntries, Which wl that time he had'conquered withthe fwordsor(as theipprodd tman- 
nerofphtaleisyw hereon his Genérals horfeihad trod,ta be yeclded again vntohima andthe 
Bubaffidor ‘on ‘the other fide had no warrant frothis king ta yeeldany more thanthatipart 
of Georgia, which is on this fidethe tiuer of Araxis. Wherupon the {aid embaflador beganto 
fotreildft he fhould be fufpected fora {pic,and fo beeuiliatreared: wherewithal hedid bude 


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himfelfetoo manifeftly charged bythe hard {peech that rhe Wifitr vfed towards him: Being © 


thus doubtful wheruponto refolue,perceitiing Himfelf ftrained'to the grantiofthele démdnds, 
‘gnd receiuing alfo fome threatnings:withall,he derermined with him{élfe ta chlargé his {pees 
ches with the Vifier in diuers and fundrie particularities,and to give him good hope'thar hee 
fhould be able taper fuade with his king, the yeelding vpaf foomuch as Amiivrath had and did 
demand) Hereuponwas MaxutObanche embaflador in friendly mannepand withoutany dut- 
rage [ent from Conttantinopleto: Chars, andcommifficn given to Sivan(shen at Chars) that 
withoutdelay, & with all fidelivy;hefhould caufe the embatlador tobe'conduéted toVanjand 
- from'thence-into Perfia,wherefveucr he did defire : all which was faittifully performed: mi 
p _ Butto teturne againeto Sivanttic Generall,who from Sims had fenythe faid embaffadour 
to Conftantinople(as is beforedeclared:)& being departed thence,arriuediat Etzirum,where 
hetookea furuey of his army,and other prouifion neceffarie torthis expedition siand fo from 
thence was now cometo Chars, from whence hee pains oe Perfian palieeieienen 
difcontented that no other conclufion for peace could be wrought.» 91 « 8 1ud .2 
~ Maxut Chanac latt at rining atthe Perfian coutt,reported varo the king all that had happened 
in this his embaffageithe fum whereof was, Thav Amurathwould notcondifeehdite any con- 
dition of peace; vnleffe the whole:countrey of Siruan might be yeeldedvnto him, for that hee 
had once(as he faid)conquered rhe fame, Neitherdid the fame embaffador fotbearerotrell og 
Kingsthe fiulpition: Amarath had concciued of him,to hae been a {pie rather than a fs 
E dor and ofthe large promifes he was'fain tomake tothe Turke, to auoid chemanifeft get 
~ Ofimiprifonment or death + all which forallehat,now layin his Mihi ea me 
king for the prefent remained well fatisfied with that Maxwe had done, en hee 
ward of his great trauell and expences, gaue himehe charge ofthe Chamber pat ev) r ja 
him the Chamberlaine of that rich and great citie, Of which new office(though very 
tableand of preat ittipottance)he téoke {mall pleafure, for that one Emir Chamhis hci a 
Mi¢Was chiefe Gouernor ofthat city,from whonv he feared fome wena poe ia rai 
ore heappeinted his deputic forthe execution of the office, 8 wiohadneem ia fr Me fs i 
tis to Caffaigich aplace of his owne, thereto paffe away the time vartilb ie (hou : ’ ror | 
King otherwite to-difpofe of him. But Emir Char; who fill nonrifhed imhis mindthea win 
iththe' fermentit 
heking? certifying him, That Afaxt not contented with the great pre 
pleafed ite eibeltowe pon him, had itt contempt of his rewards abandoned Te 
ech that he abfinced himfelfe far from that citic andthe courtthere;bauing : 
Melfe into rhetehtics of Tuirkie, no Sra forme mifchiewous intentyeitherr0 rae 
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Sinan mujlvets 
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reporseth unto 
the ting what 
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‘The admonition 
of Stnanto the 
Perfian Emival= 
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The, preparati- 
ons of the Perfi- 
wnt king again 
_ the Tate 


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+ lationsjnot long before concluded between Tams 


eAmurath the third, — 


im to Conftantinople ; and wrote to 4emrath in his letters, all that he thought was 

we demanded, reprefenting vato hiny what great and important matters(hce hoped) mj i G 
now be obtained, But before he difmiffed the laid embaffadout,he aduifed him not to te ; 
Am ithout refolicion to offervato him fome great good conditions,and to yeeld nfs 
hi at country which he by force of armes had before conquered for he knew the eins 
of —*murath verie well, that he was refolued in himfelfe, not to yeeld fo much as one hand 
bréadch of that ground which hee had woon with the{word. Which motion of the roud 
Baflafo troubled the Embaflador,that fearing he fhould not beable to-conclude any thing he 
ftood in doubt, whether to proceed on’his iourneyto Conftantinople, or to returne backe 
againe into Perfla: but Confidering bettet what belonged to his dutie in fo weightic a byG. 
neffe,and hoping to receiuemore reafonable conditions fiom the mouth of Amurath hi 
hee gauelarge words to Sinan,and fo with a° fafe “conuoy departed from Siuas, and by long 
iournies cime to Scutari, and fo paffing’ over thaclittle trait, the fourth of Auguftarr 4 3 
Conttantinople. | : 

The Perfian king in the mean'time,Qtitred vp with the report of the Turks Preparations; to 
caufe itt be noifed, that hee likewife intefided forme important matters, commanded all the 


» Chins atid Gouernors of his kingdomé,to meet together withall their forces at Tauris,where 
» hee himfelfe with the Prince Emir Hamze his fOonmecthem. And after many confaltations 
~ there had for the repreffing of the Turki(hihuafion(tor as yet it was not certainly known what 


Sinan meant tn attempt)he refolued to fend fouldiérsinto Georgia towards Teflis, whether of 
neceflitie fuccours mult be fent by the Tutks to theny of the fort :and withall, determined allo 
to gochimfelfe with all his artnie fromy Tautisté\Caracach , a place very commodious and 
Neere,to guard both Tauris and Siruan,being {cicuaecuen inthe middeft betweene the one and 
the other, and there to expe the remouing of'Sinaniwhote ambitious nature the king know- 
ing, doubted that he to furmount Muffapha,would ish fome greater enterprife;yeaperad- 


uenture torun cuen vpon Tauris. But when it cane co the point that he fhould fend fome of 
his'captaines into Georgia,he made choice of fuch as had bett experience of thofe countries, 
and were neéreft ynto then: with whomhe {ent Tecomac alfo, and the reft whofe feruice hee 
had before ved againft the Turkes , commanding them toioyne their forces with Siwonthe 
Georgian,and by all meanes poffible to annoy the enemie : whom if they fhould perceiue to 


*” bend for Tauris, they fhould not faile’ to follow him; totheend they might ioynetogether K 


with him,and fo incounter the enemies atmy. Allthofe captaines were refolute men,and led 


~ with them ten thoufand fouldiers , which being ioined with them of Georgia,amounted to 


the number of thirteene thoufand : who arriuing at Genge,gaue knowledge to Simon of their 
comming, and that in his behalfe they were ready to do great matters. 

Now was the Perfian Embafladour with all due honour receiued at Conftantinople,where 
he was honorably entertained by the great Baffaes of the court; but efpecially by ¥ustaphs, 
who within two daies after {uddenly died,ofa furfeit taken of eating too much of muske Me+ 
Jons, and immoderat drinking of Zerbet (akind of pleafant drinke which the Turks vie made 
of water and fugar:) but moft men thought him to haue poifonedhimfelfe, as fearing the for- 


* mer indignation of Amurath to be againe inflamed by the new complaints of the Perfian Em- [, 


baffador againft him, for thathe inthe time of his General hip, had dithonourably fuppreffed 


certain embalfages fent trom the Perfian king ; which he now fearing to be called in queftion 


for,the former ftorms asyet {carce wel appeafed,made himfelfe now away. After his death it 
was commonly reported, that if hee had tonger lined, he fhould haue bin vndoubtedly ftran- 
gled:which to preuent,he became the worthy executioner of himfelfe,thathad moft vaiuftly 
Caufed others to be moft thamefully murdered, Which was the more like to be true, and the 
rather beleeued, for that the infinit wealth he had of long time fcraped together,was immedl- 
atly after his death taken into the kingstreafuries, fome {mall portion thereot being left vate 
his nephews:a moft certain token of Amuraths indignation againft him, The Perfian Embalfa- 
dor having audience the 7 of Auguft,with man 


the Turkith Emperor to defift from the war be; 


un,as contrary to the will & pleafure of thelt 
common Prophet Mabomer:as alfoto the pace as fo fer ly,& with } many cap 
no 


f ‘olyman his rsbdether sand en 
Vpon fome great quarrel or iniurie done; which 
fm ee tie done; ar 


tohhaute binbrokenand wars raifed,but 


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y liuely reafons & much eloquence, pera ed M 


‘ fxth Emperounof the Turkes. 
A Perfians had not atany:time.offired, but Hachalwaies Wwithed vito hinnalkhappinetfe : 
4 4 rss manitettly declared, by fending yntohim anembaflagerrothat gurpoie be Sala ee 
whetrby heeimiyhe plainly pdredind the gqodmindanduzehle thePerfian Kinghadifog the 
maiftenance of the lpeaceAndblchoug hip chethortraigne of: Lfimahel, theze was fomerumor 
yaifed}thatihe mdansto govnta Baby loniasand fame’ fuch likeinewes+ ycovhat wasbuva youth. 
fall paryyandan effec of chap ltdatvhich siscommonly, ‘properito {uch asibecing keptlong in 
(rajtiprifon cannon ve theit-tiberey wich moderation, and Had there forereceiueddus punith. 
mienvforic, by fudden qnd-vaexpected deathy But as fot thedeing tharmowsis,he did ubouteall 
dthordimbraceamicie with his orieftic,and tharcfore.did moft carneftly defire,thatitayould 
fed (tihiin to teMper hisahgor conccigedwhichhad incenfed him totakevp ames agaihta 
B king foxmbch hisifeicnd ; being: df the faine rolipionjand hetvenaffcdees towaidshim thda all 
there of the NationsiatheWotlds os fi 1ls (ne ¢ nin Atwt sluts, 
‘iP hiskmbaffedor the T urkifi1 Em perouti difiniffed withoun any refolurion ar all Buronelp 
aucorder,chac what{ocuer he had rofay touchingithis peace, he fhoukd commuhicare fewrith 
his \Vifier: Many were the diftobrfeswhich hapned ; fortharithe Turkorequiredial behofecis 
tics equntries, which ul that time he had conquered withthe {word or(as theinproddtman- 
nerofphtale is)whercon his Generals horfe:hadtrod,to be yeelded again voto hima andsthe 
Babaffador on 'the other fide, had no warrant from his king tayeelddny more than that'part 
of Georgia,which is on this fiderhe tiuer of ‘Araxis. W herupon the faid embaffador began to 
fottejléft he hhuld be fufpected fora {pic,and fo beeuilintreared: wherewithal he didfinde © » 
himfelfetoo manifeftly charged bythe hard {peech that the Vifier vied towards him.: Being ©‘, 
thus doubtful wheruponto refolue, perceitiing tim {elf ftrained'to the grantiofthefe démdnds, 
‘and receiuing alf fome threatnings withall,he deverminedwith himielte td chlarge- his {pees 
ches with the Vifier in diuers.and fundrie particularities,and to give himipood hope tharhee 
fhould be able to perfuade with his kitig, theyeelding vpaf fomuch as:Amurath had and did 
demand) dereupon Was Maxut'Obancthe embaflador in friendly manneDand withoutany dut- 
rage [ent from Conftantinopleto:@ hars, and commiffion giuen to Sivan(chen at Chars) chat 
without delay, & witty all fidelity; tefhould caufe the embaffador to be'conduéted toV. anjand 
~ from thence into Perfia,wherefvencr he did defire : all which was faithifully performedycirn 
 -p Butroteturne againeto Sivan the Generall,who from Smis had feng the faid embafladour Sinan muftret 
to Conftantinople(as is before declared: )& being departed thence,arriuediat Erzirum, where Hs ae 
hetookea furuey of his army,and otherprouifion neceflarie forthis expédition sand {fofrom ~ 
therice was now come to Chats, from whence hee difpatched the Perfian embafladour,much 
-difcontented that ho other conclufion for peace could be wrought. \\: | die? 

Maxis Chan at latt atrining atthe Perfian coutt,reported varo the king allthathad happened szasut char 
in this his embaffage:the fum whereof was, Thav Amarathwould noccondifeehd toany con- Haghtl os 
dition of peace, vnleffe the whole:countrey of Siruanmight be yeeldedvnto him, for that hee 5, bach ncaa 
had once(as he {aid)conquered the fame. Neitherdid the fume embaffadorfotbeare toitell the # /or bee 
King;the fulpition’ Amarath had conceiued of him,to hauebeena {pie ratherthan aneibaifes [ate 2 

E dotandofthe large promifes he wasifain tomake tothe Turke, to auoid the manifeft danger 
' oe or death ; all which forall that,now lay.inhis Maieftics power toperforme 
Orhot The king for the prefent remained well fatisfied with that Mfaxwe had done, and inre- 
ward of his great trauell and expences,caue himehe charge ofthe Chamber at’ Tauris, naming 
him the Chamberlaine of that rich and great citie. Of which new office(though very honowi® 
tableand of great iriportanceyhe tooke {niall pleafure,for that one Emir Chamhisantient’enc- 
Mis was chiefe Gouernor ofthat city,from whonvhe feared fome dangerous trecherieswhers 
Ore heappeintedthis deputic forthe execution of the office,8 withdrew himfelfe from Taus 
tis to’ Caffaigich, a place of his ownt, thereto paffe away the tiie vatill ic fhiould pleafé-the 
king orherwife to difpofe of him» But Emir Cher; who ftill nourifhed imbis mind theantient 
t hatted'heehad conceiaed againft hin, tooke thisias a mof fitoccafionto:bring him into'dit= 
Brace with the kings certifying Kim, That Afaxe# not contented with thegreat prefermentit 
q bee pleafed hittwibertow vpon him, had in’contempt of his rewards abandoned Taurisjand 
_ MbRtituted in his place's moft bate perfonto teptefeat the kings mnaielty & to manage Bagh 
J, cciand thatheabfenced himfelfe far from that citic andthe court there, bauing withdr a 
| Simfelfe into the confines of ‘Turkie, no doube for fome mifchievous intentyeitherro se y 
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order againdjimade the like lthew the Técondtiine. 
time, arid td 


Sixth Emperour of the Turkes. ; 
957 


ReietAR Es erie 
MOP WHE Wasiadéediperfor 
a derided . ¢dipetformed with reat ‘ad, 
pores eis aboceot: oly, chanaededinthdoe ones hore Fouts hittin a fe hewas now efpeciall 
piaian Ao warthas-finithed, § to the-proud. saint nue ither: which hi 
= yt if bucitered eletie RE, Help ean (onbipaue ‘Thefe wae! A ike zeale on his Laity ete ee iat niga purpote, ifitw 
WPBerhibhe didertie-Age as aA intanon jclders2Atimhichviocthe ss given Fee tivo cikene Princes. Whercunto marth gai ho coh hace 
etitercaitied Diuerswere th fad the Kingjwho ithete attiued ot that he fhould thereof talke with his Vil reunto Amarath gane himn Sane 
Before MbutttiE ce the things by this Bmbaflador swhowas by Siam wit! ze eace : and fo he was b is Vilier and with him ent | rather antwersbue 
‘3 ie co) on of alliwa propdanded, : NB reat; P as by Amarath entertained CR ate ing 
‘telinehiithChiats dad Tenis, a wad Chae Wie Peshiante ae eel nk ArH chy Se a iemratbenereaitedand dififedboth at onetime, se 
fetal sith a : AG ftantinople hi sete th 
delired bs nan to iid Teflis, and’forveriaitie as headid be alé’be coment volume” ceeded him in the Empire) being the prbihis cldeftipanierati 
te condlade aipeace wit plwamitie wick ws Untarilycr pire) being then about fixt eradharmes Seo latienye 
done ; K&was prefend yt ire th his Matters fit mightberasfor H Ct mwrash cing tothe cultome of the Turkes ; followi “teene ycares old,co citcumcife hi a Bi 
1€ 5 , f fie abies n ‘ fo ‘ch folemniti 3 following therein thei i meifehim,according 1,08 
" s Hea prefehelyro recur toto Pert ORGY eHa peed Son hitifelfesthis im ‘ which folemnitie many Chriftian Princ einucterate Law of th > ing 
wri Pertin e Hf n 9D: i re Tadie heir Embaflud : ian Princes were folemnly inui rhe Elebrewes. Vi ‘amcor bb y 
etraviotechatetie Peak King wale fect aetodher Brabet promifedeerdeale wr, Tt Emballcors with gee greet ete 5 who accordingly fetch ana 
Paid! wider revived aight St to Conteanti He wath(H B ly Rodulphus the E, gifts and prcfents,in tok ‘ ecordingly fent thi- eet /on be 
Ipetondamacind axibten treaty ctiaas intoRerfaj wad ar, tifio ples y y Rodulphus the Empcrour, Henrie the thi 2intoken of peace and confederaci Hl 
what ifesthe had teéei +g arPaurisdecliredic =? Yen State of Venice, the Ki 3 re third the French Ki ee eae ll 
eehes what promifesihe Kied'o adie forthe Kiss, tate of Venice, the King of P ench King, Stephen King fast 
mean wile vtintnonssiceinsnnmereniet wl Vicars a aetna tc 
: 2 a fois tg Subligad riiabo: ince olemnifed b ; val’ triumph and joy w: cj rides Uotabodal 
Ohi wilere lie dels ing) was foxind eb falfesihain Nendo oe! iqderiMor of the eon, Pringoae y the {pace of fortie day Joy.was the citcumeif i 
alge ( n Read bE doing to Taliri “Con. Cont Ike ‘ of fortie dayes and fortie ni ecixeumeltonlobtlityan 
owion Albhwarmies idely Nlayed'awhiole troneth; torbeeenera ing'to Tatiris, vetwrties Conftantinople ; where all the Embafladours hd neg gts piathege eat 
ow iar at mids attonifhedto fee theme eeneralleranielling wind int ned'to {hed according to their d a adoursaforsiaid hud thet pip ol a 
Reset banee ot hisw J Hes(C6 the @reat. tng dad: mbirurin ng t degrees and States, i reir fcaffolds pre i 
wo Seg ane ot his whole'Kigédonic’)(b at.chargés of their Kite sane 8 of edat (uchakinde of barb. r » and receiued {uch athe eee 
sacios bux ONY OF/purpofero make! c) ful ht forthindkforidny Hofidrab! 5 and rhe dif. fold feneral to hi arbarous {pectacle : Only the Perfi h entertainment as might be fhew. 
Sinan commeth 22°Atdgt he d yakelavaine Thew Of wary : BRO. 0: ows: e conqueft; butasit we old feneral to himfelfe,but not regarded as the reft ‘fan Embalfador,who had alto his fea 
toEreirum, > did higaemi eparted from Chars) for thatinow i INH esis 10. eve te foramong fundrie other wrongs and (c Othe e cednotat thele featt avid 
thar yume did bis aemic great harme’, and {6\¢ wAMidterwasicorhe Onjinid the fr MGR as by bacin ne conMa ian 
thes atts Neonandeiiecritnt sand (6 comming to Ergituin he ; the froRs & fhowes ; » y hanging vp certaine counterfeit pi andement of Amssrathvnra th 
- ae eotuhcepn bitoa eee teed 1 | ¢ Bes andshen urning chem, andin many feorneull ors abutter d 
whenee ha by (pcedie; uAtrey bueremained filth 5 édeuery fifth difpl » and in many fCornefull { ns made of laths and 
2 [1p Os diligentl 5 Canto invfelfe in thei {anne citi : great difpleafure he had conceiued f po yottsiabalingt ip h 
dheabtodeebetinne ports adnerifethinawvarhoft Lamié; Citic.’ Froth h 5 ined for the harmed gthem)the Turke, tor th 
nie seemed fod Helenemiecst! wathoftheTuecorshe hi A muchaboutthattime, and for the difdai Onc to Ofiwan Bafa and tn ft 
Ofthe toritniny fromthe ehemiesotatbthat which w ad left ax Tels difcendi , and for the difdaine he had taken alapuisHe Ui bo tue 
babe ofthe Pei fiaiy Enibuffador ro hirnoe at which Wasby Mafaphae thi ; ifcending to the conditions of pe aken againit Ebraim Gh 
new Biabalfador sro bell lor HIVE Lc promife Maflepha'thifieported, other Embaffador had d peace whichis expected spon yesiai vay tore aR 
nasbsFAbbChe obrerpeile« hort, of alb his whioke at ns, Betid ree hity touching a He otto mocks onebefore, fecmed to hae come asa Spie to makethe Taki af 
ded another mani ‘prile of Perfia wasa very hard, long ,& di esall'this; he aduertifed Arpw. ires, or to mocke CA marash, rather thanto put inexecuti aSpicto marke the Turkith af- 
é othiet manner oP preparation thal (ard, long, 8¢ difficult matter, & fuck mindes of the two mightie Princ pune xecutonany/ECod i 
bortdhdtaternt nee prep: ionthan had binas'yer ; atter, facia one as nee- dif ahs ghtie Princes) commanded the {tandi & Matter to pacifie the 
pp pws then very-HHeceffary tha appointed foritsdnd that'i ifgtace of him to be caft downe, and himf anding before appointed for him, i 
ped amepanieene rytieceffary thd he thoald {pedlowieh hi nd that'if he defited foners in the houfe of ¢, and himfelfe and all his followe NS a 
ted by weitings Afté ies, which'eduld not fowell with P ith him atlarge,& difediirle thougl is clad hammeh: Batak Gonitantinople sil Basa eta hat 
3 f Pthathe fent othern ithout exceedingted) ‘ oughan hundred of his follo i Sieh ere he was fo ftraightly k j 
red by wring qhl{he et atwchemencen wie eee Btedioiniticife be dela. K Meare inthe cit lowers there died of the pla ‘ aightly kept, thac : 
on “nh : 7 ‘ je ‘ { plague , which fhortly afte ; | 
Ke puitpireties s continually telling Kim, That ie was nde {cite Amurath for his returne to lace, b : Guiayszcould he not obtaine fo much fauo: : a Fe a 
begun. Nothi repoittOhirh by word of mouch,f tipoflible to fignifie sy writing, wh fear ictewas inforced to taerietraur, vatil ores to Poe ree eae 
afl. Nothing in the world did'si ch, forche betteraceomplithi Ig, What e catried thence as prifoner : » vatill that afterward order was tak ee 
Beneabeiam dle cai S world did'Sinan abhor motethan this w. plithing ofthe enterprif : a prifonerto Erzirum, Toendtl en as taken, he fhould Annal. Turc. 
can tte nite: : : an this wy; ra ae prile was circumcifed . mu TO end she (6 je lara pines aadame ais i ee: 
pain uerting of de tape sh rf Hheinboe hogan yale ian Bafla’s, ioe a a 3 Bette unas Mecha oe oftheinkriom Ed 
miianes merce iste im the Eaft into fome other quar means poffible Now whileft Sinan ; t Solymans Barber. criour 
“Amaretto perfiadee ee me formany letters jand folieiedehers At laft he wrought fo and Teflis Mec ae a great Vifier fat commanding in Conftantinople,the garif 
peace thenew Embatfidonr frame ‘onitateinoplejas foone as euer be fo ation thee Sinan Beictahisdepartur ‘from and hauing receiued none other reliefe via ned cl 
he wastefoluedei ur from Perfia, of whom Si 1 he was certified of Vato th efrom, Brzinun, hadiby: good it a 
oltiedcither'to , Of whom Sina had before xducttifed hi Bere ctiouehe coibodsiamnte mad eeceaanies paulo score teateth 
nourable conditions grow toapeace witlethefaid eee ore aduertifed him. and fearing le ght to be driuento great wants, Which thing Sénan ri yee 
bert en cero omnes | Sepia terri oh hoa ib gl ime 
talké with Sinan by word of th oft his conceits whereof he fot agree Vpon and freel uccors fall againe into the hand of theen i sldly 
aian ot greateloquer of mouth, At length thepromi of hee muft neéds'in particular thereab y counfelled Amurath to fend anew garrifonto V: ae 
sitll = tiaacehty A henoured in stir herd ; si E brains Chet, ‘Ypon cana nee wade the condué of fome valiant mone bese pee 
dpe + fe % ;, : Am asked Si bs aes a Keariae urs tO He 
hai ity spit pel ree s Aia i b permit him to dbakie “4 cone ae man. Bengt cia a Mires ee hile of 
< ‘¢ he attended the vniuerfal ‘Wherupon Sivan forthwi 4 Why, he was before refi i Regiucrsvato bite, butnone Sie amlaby ca 
ere attend maemo e with fettirned to tie Eyponas sh efore refolued, in defpight of Sinanand of hi pleated fim ss 
the'ormimal P Cof_Aimurath, (wherein he ditec the whole Empire: Av his firlt amet Bafa nephew to Muftaph d Le DRA ee Ra 
eBehnelauorthe Pera etinr ein hedivealitfed norwithins cchis firft com- Bala Mad, phew to Muflapha the lace Baffa, and for his fak ; 3 
to require for the redicine mbaffadour ) the condi Ewith him of any thing, butof i amethe {ent to Erziru htheti 1 ee tae ie 
re ‘the reducing of Our ) the conditions were fer « ly thing Withall wict mo, wichehasitleoftia Ba ftiofithnep iu ing hi 
fee ; ng of the eapituldtions: fet downe which they were ith the name of G ; Ta of that prouince y honouring hin 
bs set eae batitodr being Gabslbphapieiter aie le end. Ate Thich M eli ki me 4ffan the Bafla of Se HIE i it bie ini anaes 
QA mira ae rey ane WAC tithe ‘he:with; dimoft magnificently receiued in Conftan- oy esanzackes , the Curdi | i i pacaapee athena 
: > Phat his King hada moft. thimuch: 4 orious-fp ftandard » the Curdi, and the fouldiers of Erzi h é 
iy atdént deiraraheo {Pech laboured to. perfuace Of cAtabamet thei : irum, thatthey fhould refort to the 
ie a ernie hada mot ade dfrerobx sconce vio bi’, atid to joy ppeled Hee ea ccna caneatti ghey caeiaes | 
: ofrictane Religion’; and that for tliat pur- things neceffirie for the relief Yi h satieied ve oT cae 
fe ement was alfo giuen tothe Paes ialesolie garrifonwhich wasin Teflis, Comman- | 
leppoand Maras, corepaireto Wan with all their 
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aly ene, “ Sideras:: 
eat ol August « Atabarwer ha(/a departed from Erziruin, with the Baflaofc 
ae with him money, corne, and all ‘other things needful| fi 
ae mayer pow to pati a thenceto Archelec, . 
Walelee he homncl Atuiinfa (otherwife called atamu: Q 
fuliateiiekie@nent matt jc Pi tag 
Withall adeonitted ban co continuein 







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ney entertained, and:honoured hi arith his 
his obedience to Amurath, and tocondu@ and 
































his ara rhe Mantedt tod (alelt way to Teflis : for that fome were of opinion; that tote wi 
foROoY Towns and (me other, by the way of Muflafe hiscountrey : wherein boas _ 
aly eefoloe bien, thac the eafiéft and thorteft way lay throu, vhf 









Lees oe Swe 1 , Bh his owne count 
HOM Meopiion the fatert, This Counfell of aewfaffa pleafed Mahamer Breatly, oie 


fvndecholke ot him to be theguide of his armie, repoting himfelte whol: Vpon his eed 4: 
fevbiohy ane fo departed thence towards Teflis, fultiigreh dusty Altuachale ane re 4 Ht 
both botangingrothe faid Georgian, abounding with all things neceffarie for the f ifn 
OF aim, Seiher were they cuer difturbed by any enemie. Haning paffed au/taffs his cate 
they camero aftiendly caftle called’ Gori, from whence they difcouered in certaine fields 
Sroweamnie of che Georgians mingled with Perfians, bor apparelled after the Manner of ah 
erhet were thofe Captaines of Perfia , fent from the Perfian King (a8 in other yeates be 
deoaidehe Georgians; who fecretly conioyned with Simon Chanthe Georgian, had chan. 
gedeheirapy rel, becaule the treatie of peace fhould not be'difturbed,and their King accoum- 
ted vaiuttof his word ; who vnder a colour ofa treatie of peace, whiles'C4msurath attended 
hothing elfe bucto {aecour and defend his conquered Countries , without purpofe to annoy 
any other places, Went aboutto procure thedeftruétion of the Turks. Thefe then as fooneas 
they fai the Turkiftarmie, and perceived that they alfo themfelues were by them deferied 
fent Heraulds vntothem with haughtie words of deviance, and to offer chem battell, With 
a Bricte of minde did the Baffareceiue this defiance : but hauing no other purpofe 
ut onely to bring his fuccours fafe to Teflis, he difiniffed the Heraulds, and ftudied by all 
1 { I : he was fauoured in his purpofe by the erca 
and continual raine which then fell, and fensed! fora reafonable excufe hs tis deliy : Bie the 
next day proving faire, and the Sun fhining bright, both the armies marched in fight the one K 
ofthe other all day, vntill about foure houres and an halfe before night; at which time the 
Turksarriued Neere toa riuer that feperated the one armie from the other. There the Baffa 
fellin confultation with wie he whether they fhould paffe ouer the riuer before night, or 
flay on that fide they were vatil the next morning. In which cafe Muflaffs aduifed him to ftay, 
as fearing left the enetnie fhould fet vponthe armie difordered in paffing the river, and fo an- 
noy them. Notwith ftanding the General difliked this aduice of Muftaffa,hauing taken a {trong 
conceit euen vponthe fir(t di {couric ofthe enemie,that there was {ome intelligence & com- 
i betweene Muftapha and the Perfians,and that to thatend he had malicioufly perfuaded 
; on to come that way, and not by the way of Tomanis:and therefore the Ba(fa thinking, that 
4 wereany fuch plot laid betweene Mwflaffs and the enemie, to fer it infome confution, L 
A ~ = inany cafe follow the counfell of the fafpeéted Georgian, to ftay that night ; but 
ad om 8 i iers with their treafure & | 
nie re ight he might on the other fide of the 
nuerincam arm} ¢ and derifion of his enemies. Afahamet 
licurenant,a bold yong man Scan hardy, was the firftthat ventured ouer, and after him the 
es.of mony & of corne,and then the whole army, with fuch {peed,that fome of the con- 
ide were drowned in lfage,being rather troden down with the horfes & ca- 
deaths cithe by the ere of the chanel, or fwiftneffe of the riuer. 
ied th. ‘urkes had paffed the riuer, without ftaying 































































thatthe 
good order,they in great haft & fury ranvpon them, M 
ip vevall in confufion and out oforder : by reafon 
faces 
fthe Turks 


ir enemie, andmade fomegors 
To} the tiuer in many places ftai 
‘s here and therefeattered, without an 
NS apparant 


B 


4 apparant loffeamong the Georgians atid Perfians, “Amongftthem that fell inthis flaughter 
were a number of Sanzackes, of the Curdi, and Mefopotamians: which the reft peeing prt difa 

and by the overthrow oftheir owae, conieCturing the loffe of others, turned their backes a 

fled :the like did the remnant of the Mefopotamians, and after them at laft the whole armie + corne taken by 

whom the Georgians preffed fo fore intheir fight, that many ofthe Turkes {eeing no other nd Soe 

way to efcape, caft them{elues into the riuer, and fo (though hardly) efcaped with their lines, 9” 


Sixth Emperour of the Turkes. 


Great was the fhame, sreat was the confufion, but greateft was'the lofft they reccitied’, for 
thatin the heat of the battell the Kings mony and corne was taken by the Georgians and Per- 
fians, euery man fauing only fo much for himfelfe as he could fecretly hide ypon his owne bo- 
die, orconucy by the meanes of fome truftic flaue, which by the helpe of their {wift horfes 
was preferued rather by fortune than by valour. : 

The Turks thus difcomfited and {poiled of their reliefe, thenext morning gathered them- 
{elues together againe, one wath another curfing the heauens, the King, and their aduerfe for- 
tune: {Ome of them alfo threatening the Georgian Renegate Muftaffa, as thoughall this mif= 
chiefe had hapned through his treacheric and fecret intelligence with the enemie, Notwith- 
(tanding, when they found that they had ftill remaining fo much money and other eafements 
as might fuffice to comfort the afflited minds of the fouldicrs befieged in the fort, they re- 
folued to hold on their way towards Teflis ; and intheir journy vfed fuch {peed, thatthe day 


following ‘they arriued there in the euening. But when they of the Fort faw their friends Maharset with 
whomthey had fo long expe&ed , arriued in fuch bad fort, and fo euill furnifhed, they were '#astemfsed 
© aftonied & wonderfully gricued at this common loffe, and all ina confufion protefted to Ma- 


hamtt, That they would abandon the place,ifthey had not forthwith neceffiry prouifion made 
forthem. Butthe Generall after he had with large promifes mitigated their firft furies & in- 
folencies,prefently in the morning caufed a Diuano or counfelto be called in the caftle, where 
hauing gathered together all the chicfe men inhis atmiec, he fpake vnto them in this manner : 


For as much as it hath pleafid God, that fo great and important an occafion of vittorie which was The oration of 


1 § sp Mah t B, 
high us for the honour and glorie of encry one of vs, 15 now fallen out fo unfortunately, shat it ™ tbe ese of 


ath not encly not miniftred untovs any matter of triumphing ouer our enemtes,as we {hould bane done, Tefis. 
but rather bath made them (I know not how ) to carrie away from vs both the trinmph, andalfo onr 


D armour, our horfés, our flanes, and our (poiles ; yea and (the remembrance whereof doth moft griewox/ly 


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trouble and afi me) or Sultans money, and onr publique munition and forces [olemnly deliucred to 
our condudt, is now become a bootie and a prey unto thems ; that the honour which might hane made ewe- 
rieoneofus farious among noble andvalorous fouldiers, 1s now fallen from our foreheads , and ta our 
Great detriment doth adorne the heads of ftrangers, or rather of our enemies : and that notwithftanding 
all this, we are now came tothofe couragious fouldiers, which with their great valour bane aefended this 
Forteuen inthe middeft of their enemies weapons and treacheries ; and to whom we [hould yeeld shat sid 
and reliefe which the vertue of euery one of their mindes doth deferue, and which King Armurath had 
pat into our bands to bring hither woto them :there is now no remedie, but to refolue ‘upon fore good 
mtanes, that we fall not wholly into the vtter diferace of our Lord and King , and that is,T 0 msintaine 


| the foldiers in the cuftodie and defence of this fort :and though it be with all our wants,and all our own 


difbonors,to comfort the(2 that hawe [a long time looked for vs,and fo well defermed all manner of: reliefe. 
We cannot excufe our felues, that our enemies were better than wee either in number or infiraments of 
wars for both in the one and the osber we were far beyond them: neither yet can we fay that shey sp =, 

us by night, or at unawares ; for when we faw their nurmber.their weapons their herfés,and, Ine iy cir 
4pproch, and their manner of affaul, yer we would needs paffe ower she riser and ioyne battell wit : C78. 
Which we now know hath fallen ous very lamentable unto vs , becanfe wee were more readie so take own 
Hlight,than to eridure the fight ; and to vfé our fect, than to occupic our hands, And therefore it t verie 
requilityas well so fatisfie she rigor of iujtice, 2s to performee the dutie of faaldiers, rhar wee fuffer not onr 
lord & king 1014(é bis mony,which hetrafled into onr hands,cy which we hanclof vot ae firength 
uorb) anytreacherons frratagem of our enemies, but by onr omne too too importan feare 4 Ley bale 
regard of. Our lines before ebich fe was the duti¢e of ewery one of vs thane preferred ‘4 care of aa ’ 
For if by fighting dad coins igious [ifhainin: the affaults of ovr enemies ehough they bad ie fir onger. vA i 
litera rmed than wa, this misfortune had hapned vatovssand shat we could imany fort haue reprefante 


the-kivg and the world an honorable aid blondie basselt, wee fhoitld wet vow bane bad any men a ! 
ie d be: . ; 


























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comfited,e&> the 
treafure and 


AT sy commeth 


to Teffis, 





















DA, 
lias: nf 


Vifer in 


_aduifes propounded thefe pworhings:firft,his counfell was,notto proceed in this war: 


oidand Leaethemiteri¢s. 
ive Chae eu fieehe we Goorrall mow vainly led, 
, {Pe Pe ne hagoutsl Casbingandso deliuse hiavinbonds fo 
ib@e Mei varhing wornheher mbrance.Sinén Could dong hele 
oH ue dete) yer nov with {ach moildgofie dnd. node Aicas iy futh a 
ature Lateidone, bucin proud and peremproric manner, without any 
eee hihy plainly, Thavas thelaft yere aliwie before hisreturne to Confta 
we Madeen conveyed to Feflis without any loife ortrouble ‘(as in trittethe 












whedid thengiue him to vnderftand,that cMabamet Bafa co 
charge; de thavit wasneceflary voy have chofenin histoonic 
taineof valour and-difcretion’; bur {eeing he would needs make choice ofth 
he wasnor now to blame any other for thiserrour;buc onely himfelfe.As tor his commingta 
Gonfteatinople.it was. thing long beforethought moft needful;noe only for his aduice;how 
shitehatter of peace might bebroughtro fome good pafleyburalio becaufeit that tr 
novo thedefired iffe, then hee had to ralke with him how hee might compatle 
throwof his entmy which chingas yer hehad no fit time'ro declare vato:him, but y SNOW 
feadptoreucale it,iFic were {b his pleafurey Wonderfully was Amurath grieved with this fal: 
lenanlwer,when hecontidered thar a flaucofhis own, thould{o arrogantly and manifeftly res 
protic him.of folly and improuidence. Nowwrhftanding being de firous to know of him What | 
thatfeeret & imyportent matterwas,which he had torcucate vito him forthe eaficcompafling * 
SPihiscommenced enterprifeshe diflembled. his difcontentment conceimed againft him, and 
commanded him to difclofe thole his deuifes whichhe hadto vtter.Sinay in briefe, of all his 
_ 
had hitherco done;by fecking with torts andfore hold & keep the:enemies countrics; 
forthat their treafures were ‘not able to yeeld fuch ftore of money, as was {ufficient forthe 
Maintenance of fo many and fo great garriions : contrary to the opinion of LH «/lapha (of late 
deadjwho wich great pertinacie had perfuaded that dangerous, hargeable,and cithcule musner 
Of War. His fecond aduice was,thatthe true means to bring this war to withed end,c onfifted ef ‘ 
pa ly ia the refolution of Amurarh him{clfe,who if he would go in perfon himielf,& againft 
ee a king oppofe the perion ofa king;thenmight he moft afluredly promife voto ae 
felfe allipeedy and honorable victory, for that at the only name ot his comming, the ie 
would eafily come to any agreemicnt; or ifnotshe mightthen proceed imhis wars,& foo oo 
Mok glorious conquefts. This hisaduile fo little pleated the effeminat king,thavin ftead oft a 
opinion. he before heldot him,he now conceiued an enuious affection againft ee 
Filatoigiicn foftred by the great Ladies ofthe court, efpecially Amuraths mother) That 
Sinan had thus counfelled che Kingshimfelfeto goe in perfon, not for any good could ~ 
thereof,bur only that fo he might find means for the prince his fonto make bienfeliesing < 
to drine out his father. Which fufpition was in fuch fortnourifhed in the mind of Amarat a > 
cially beingaffured of the greacaffection which the Prince carried towards Sinan, Pe ‘l 
wifetowards him,that he refolued to rid him our ofhis fight ; and fo depriving him o a 
charge, prefently banifhed him the court, and out of Conftantinople to Demotica(a ee : 
Thiface)from whence afterwards he by moft humble fupplication obtained to be ae i 
Marmara alittle beyond Selymbria, And into his place of Vifierthip,was preferred Sciawe K is 
dragrried Amuraths filterjan Hungarian borne,a goodly perfonage,and of honoural ne 
dent; but Abour all mena feller of Iuttice and preferments,and yet agreat friend to ¢ 
ith the Chriftian Princes, which Sinan had alwaies moftwickedlymaligned. ; 
fian Captainesin the mcanetime, with their f poylesand divers of their eet : 
“with great idy fecciued at home in Perfia’: but when the difcord that 4 J 
. corgiah was alfo reported, the: former 
efedifcords might bee great te 
er ch it was feared they sqauld 
‘danger of Naffiuan anti Tauris. Vpon which occa a 
hee couldnothauea fitter ‘opportunitie to imploy himic 
ainjt 4 again 










































Sixth Emperour of the Lurkes. 


sagiink: Abdo MiriXe hisfonne (then:with:Himvin difgracey detetminediawyith h 
a artist this fide of ‘his kingdomin res prefene {tate;andro marehito 
yoto he wasicarneftly folicivedby his elderdon Emir Hamze Mirise; 
Salmes his ViGers V ponwhichirefolution yd 















buresipe 















he tooke byforcesand without delay caufed the!Goudmorthereo 
healledgedathoufand éxcufes for himfelfe;and-obicétediathoula 
the feditious Vilier: The king after this,de 

\B captains & Sultans, chat Were accufed bythe Vifier to be: conted 
fonne,he avriucd atdaft atthe de fired city of Heri, Very ftrongis 
pafled about.awitha good wallsand wateted with deepe chaniel 
¢diinto ithy:Zarmerlane theiv tounder or reftorer:befidethar,there was init many valiant caps 
raiisyenemicsito MiréXe Salas veady'to lay down their liuesin defence of themfeluesand of 
Abas their Lord; fothat the winning thereof; could not but prouc both long and difficule. A's 
foonas the kingapprochied thevcity,he felt inhimfelfe many troubled paffions arifing of griefe 
and pittios ingrieucd him tothinke thathe fhould beget fo graceleflea fonne,whournttead of 
maititaining his ftateand honour, fhould feeke his ruine and Efrudion ‘itgricued himalfo to 
remiemberthébloud of his fubieés,before {pile vpon fo ftrange an occafion; & fearcely durft 

 helenterinto thecogitation,thenceforth to thed any more of the bloud ofhis people. Neucr- 
thélefft,being ftil more and more folicited by his Vifier,he attempted tovnderftand the mind 
ofihisfonnesandxif it might be poflible)to get him into his 


| hands. Butiwhiles the king tranels 
lig, with thefethoughts lay with his army before Heri, Abas Mirize inthe meane time, writ 
diners letters torhis father andtohis brother ; whereinhe befought themy That they: would 


makeknownevhto him the occafion of this their ftir: forifdefire of tulehad mouedthemto 
Aeckeithe deprination of him,being their fonne and brother, from the honor he lawfully pot- 
fefledsand whictvhis father him{elfe procured for him of hisgrandfather Tamas they ought 
toabandon theirimagination,forthat he was alwaysteady to {pend his'wealth and his bloud, 
together with his eftate, intheirferuice,and acknowledgedhis tather to be his good father & 

D king: butif they werenotinduced hereunto for this caufe, but by adefire to reuenge fome 
trefpaffes thathe had commiittedto the preiudice of the crown of Perfia,orhis fathers honor, 
hesvasmoft ready to'fubmic himfelfe to anyamends; and with all reafon,to yeeld vnto them 
the kingdome,yeathe whole world, and euen hisowne life, the rather to fatsfie their mindes 
with amore full'contentation. With twice and thrice reading ouer,were thefe affetionate let. 
tersconfidered Sedigefted:and at latt,both the fatherand the brother perctiuing inthem fuch 
liberality of words;& ouercome with pitey,or ifnot with pitty, yet with great admiration& 
‘contentment, they determined to put the matter in practife;and moderating their defire ofre- 
Uenge,to attempt the reducing ofthe yong mans mind to fome good paffe, Whereuponthey 

, Wtotbackevnto him, Thae ho'greedie defire tovfurpe his gouernment,had induced them to 
© make fo great a voyage, to trouble fo much people, and to fhed fuch abundance of bloud, but 
‘only his difobedience and prefumption,in that he had caufed himfelfe to be called theking of 
Perfiasand had not fent fo much as one captaine toaid them inthe late wars againft the Turks. 
G ltd was'4b.2 the young Princeywhen he vaderftood the accufations that were laied againit 
imsoping to make it manifeft beforeall gen,how the king & his brother weremifinformed 
‘inthefe particularirie zand therefore bl ei did write backe vntothem, Thatif they 




























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‘would faithfully’ promife him, honourably, & without any outrage to receiue ti 


s Embaffa- 
Hetevrould fend voto them firchenident matter,and focleere information touching thofé 
| hisaccufations.as that they thould not onel 


io ycleerely perceiuethar there wasneuer any firch 
kind Of thought inhith,bucalfo tharhehada 














Iways defired& labored thecontrary:and would’ 
ofeourer open vnto them fich matter, as in ref pect of othermen, andnotof himfelfe,might 
Shit comming to prooue profitable and commodious toll theKingdome of Perfias 
stihis requeft they both folemnly promifed faithtully to performe, being very defirous 

. Sand wha thofe ftrange nouelties hould be. Whereupon Abas MiriXefent vato them 
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iefe counfeHors, mien of great account & reuerence both for their yer ~ wile 
Nanna 2 ome, 


iiifalbgp to Leal Agehoms, the, 
Ward Heriswhers 204% 


Sof running Springs;conuey: meth to Hei, 






























Sixt! Lemperoun ofthe Diwke s. 
Ay e charge of his armic and like aking fic idle avConftantinople; ttandingcasit were) apy * Amp Se MIS orshe celolucdsomakeacuriou: 


j jon ol eAmurath the third, “a 
F 


publicke triumph to behold and heare the miferies and misfortunes oforher: 


sand diligenviaquifition : 
i ; Sthaninie bes © oohiipotalia Stsal Le recic.he examined Eyir Bamee his eldest fontcyoseeee ea 
forcinthe time that iu /tephe was Generallmoft vainly boatted s withthe like power thie te desi sbissouay againit bis Drother Abas, whiom head found guildeffe of allthate cries the 
. had,te fetch the Perfian king outof Casbin;and to deliuerhim inbondsito Amur arhybourtas mrgxe-obicGes again, + ham Wie'reunto the Prince anfwered, That hebadno other Certaintie 
pdidtonned nothing worththe temembrance.S#nan'could dono teffebur make anfives otthe pacteaded guill be Hauior of his brother,bur only-that Which P!O;eeded from'theareat 
to Chill king, yct not with fuch mildnefle dnd modéfieas in fieh a cafe-hee how siodiebiiab-Bealwaies gauc to his Father in law Mirice Sa 


bea is 3 Lmiassco wliomas toachiefecounfels 
Jorsiuis backer ia la vyand Protedtor of the kingdom he hadalwaics yeeldedaffured credence: 
andioaiichargcd.che wholezempetts otal thofemifchiefs vponthe Valier. Touchitevehot 


Wide shecking madediligent nquifition,as wellamong thofe of the court,asofithe armie;andther- 
ee en bysfound bin guilty of al rhacthe 
ani 


i i withoueany reverence, 
fadiienrure Hale done, but in proud and peremptorie manner, will IP teAlerence oe teg 
he proxd cn oe rold him plainly, That asthe laft yere a littiebetore bis Heturne'to: GoniRantinopie.-1,.. 
Seale Stn oorstadbéen conueyed to Teflis without any loité or trouble! {asin telithithey wery je 
— had'they been this yeare alfo,it he-had put hisuduile inexeoutionas muct as hie dep) 





ee Emibaffadors of Heri had accufed him: 8 that beingalways 
temned it fore did therrgilie him to’ vnderftahd thavlemabamer Ralf contd sien beufiy | B.acquainted with che Bie occafions which reftrained the Gouetnors of Heri({ibiestto washes 
cont ¥ ie pant ihave'chofen in hiswwomefomee & >. Mirizs)ixomn goibg tothe war againft the Turks, he had mo 
man for fo'preat’a charge, & tharir wasnecelitty to 'haile'cHoten : is facet hitoh, Gack eee ) 
dates Pyvalour and difcretion’s bariceinphhe would needs makechoice et theories oni) of purpofeto hatch fuch a fran 


ftmalicioufly concealedthe fame, 


iB ry 
ge 4 1d dan erous difcontentme tas had wrought thevawor. 
ey to blame anv orher for rhis eftoorjbic ontlohintele Pectorhicogy Wot oiey 


of a » andalmoft defiled thehands of the father with the ionocenit 4, ir; ¢ Salmes 
COMTRARN pee was thing long before rhouhe mort hobiebishneapeise aed MSAK eC iy - meee eh Fe pra lab tetra ape pi bene Vifier was worthilly icon’ thi fad 
fpkacemioht bobroietirrs (eine yowdepalesHRelG Ne And fe Fe eHAt bees cams atligsand’ y emento' the king ttruckefrom hiscarkaffe £00 4 rite 
Hemattcr of } Heatley {heel nee ad ieee MRE Rach amebae aman be wmenacaees ities Iultlyrewarded, wich the fame punifhment which he voiuttly fought to haue conuerted VpOn aed. 
nottorthe — ? A one bis lvter seinen tested jertitearneetuTsincen others,and with os owne deftru@ion pacified the diffeations and battels'that weretifetybe: "oa 
, Th OrhiSEHtry IPAS a Brlelrttie ote toa antes Homiiemnigiee Pemacinion ror kan 4weene the tivo Princes. And: fothe twobrethren being reconciled together,and thefonneto 
‘ Peayro ree ae iHiFicwire hashddenneedhaemenemes ARR HERARRRALioS ss. shefather,aftercthar Abas hadagaine promifed his withed obedience (which heatterwards 
latent wer when Aecoriidere’ rivare nee oo nh sielesaia: wenreaniciesieries tha, C molt dutifully performed)king Mabamer returned with the Prince towards Casbin :where 
Prdtichimio# filly end improniiince int - tt a i ta Sealbia by.ccafon of newand vncxpeéted motions of the Turksjhehadnow been long looked for and 
Pha LOC RCE eri Peetre matt bot AREY Hicl A CREEL rere om ho im A Rm gi defired, “ke 
BAB dominear ti Onnere fe MOdiheinh Mend eoinenREn cmeRAAE Tama, retort | 


BORIRAA Ba 1S “Cesc CUI hot ALHIO KAAS Reales <uRRNORERS saat RS ECT 
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I u © the opinion ot manyand thereupombeganto 
PO A ht AE ES ET bethiake himfelfe,whom hemightchufeforhis Genetal,rewhom hemightcommivfogreat 
FSHEMAR HEH HAS Rife eH Loonle binle by bis geeate hats bal iitetet tedadinligh shatinte acharge. Among the Baffa’s of the courtehere Was one Ferat;aman of ripe yeres,burryeplierce ’ 

7 - swithe Fk owt) wie ay eat sa LT ei ani at : # & ri ms 2 R 1a 
PAMIEAR AGEL AE FH HOLE qiditeimb yi ie Vatbariay Hennes 6 NR EE of courage,tough in opinton,incountellashardie as mighnbefecme his‘ape;readic foral fade | 
BOE SESE i HO AM COMB ele udOus Licuaed pul YOUN 40ad ae S.C iCucrs = deni& rangeaduentures abo 1 Uhh 
pintngh Ley Gumipor dishaailh theleciids of obeis guatds.and forces: and theretorebad ftrangeaduentures,butabone al ja vaflathm 


oft.deuored tothe king's of this man satlagt 

D hewas tefoluedtamake choice-rohauie the leading ofthisormiexand:therefore calbinginitna erat napte 
partdeclared vnta him whagche Aad in himfelf purpofed; éncouraging hiftto take the:charge “iver Geacrall 
Vponhim,wichaiitm refolutionito perfarm all things anfiverable tofowoxthy-an enteoprifé, secre 

with the opiniori hie had conceited of his valor, Very willing.did Ferat accept of thisnew of 

fice;€ thonght iimfel Ras indedd he wasyhighly fauored: by the king: 8etheruponmadehim | 

alatge promife;ta employ, his¥trength; his wit, andvetermoft deuoire;toypurcin execution 

Whatfocuer thould be offered Vnto him, cithey by occafion,or by histoyatcommandement | 

(At firt Amssrath had ino Orher\putpofe torimploy, hinwany furthersbut-onel yroaflurethe \} 

Paflage to Teflis, and: fo intoall:Geor ias\dnd.co hauedeftroyed thecountrey of awflafache 11] 

Georgian,who had fo audacionfly iniured the lieutenant of Amurath,andiput his wholearmy i} 


E inconfufion :bur-being certainly aduertifedof the troublesinPerfia betweenethe king & his id 
fone; he changed:his purpofe, and commanded Ferat to'employ all his forces roerecta fore 
{tefleat Reinan; aplace belonging vnto Foramats and toaflare-the Pp from\CharstoRei= | 
Uan ; for fo they fhould be reuenged of many harmes they:had recejued by him,andlayopen | 

€ Way to the vitieof Tauris,tothe great glori¢ of Amurath.As for Mustafa the Georgian, al- 
Sugh he had ivell deferned to be chahtifed:fot his rafhattempt againitt mabamet Baffa, bein | 
enhis General, yet heewilled Feras. todiffemble hiseuill opinionof him and (ihit'wer Hi)! 

, pat = foto worke;as tov(ehimas dn inftramenttonconuey treaftireand bison Te: i) 

i q ing of Heri, Hee Su forby ebisyimeants)the:paflage: beeing made fafeyall Georgia would’ without any . 

\wattes err eng félbae 1 NOt * M pian bee fubdued, and ther the next yeare they might attempt the enterprife for 

{ io! i reat detriment MSE dT asdtids xfouord sow 2 199n laiedD Agnel ton bed ten u: | 

(eri pala A OG Bishlydid revatcommenitthe devices ofc murath his Lordyandihewed himnelferendie 
e7»obftinat Rebel. Vpon which oocsfioy ; Attempt. Andifo the time being come whereinit behoued them tofet onfoottheirim: 
deat thor of fo great troubles & biow It deignemenrsyin thebegihning ofirhe yeare 1583;commandéments were fent out to 15 $3 
isthe accufations laid againtt hint ~ Hes oftticempire, whichwere wonttdimake their appearance at chef? wars, That Ya 
; Peon Nann 3 


: , ery Tg 
HE ANCTAIG GONeTOOT WOnO gO ve War egain{t the Tusks,but ro(tay andexpec fur 
Sedition, Andaok sli this was by wi iting fignibed veto the Vificr humiclfe: — = 
AlamMulicious mind bad concealedjonly.cote,ifin thefe commontroubleshe could dung - 
Pale phat Abas Masteaad the king tiighvbe takenaway,and Lyme Aamaelucceed in —— 
andlouhe hiwiclée demain the Supetintendennof bis fomindaw, && Moderator of that mo! - 
amouskigedome, Of which fotreachcrausa purpole,they (for all thar) shought Emir — 
theyoung Prince altogether ignarane (knowing his honourable difpofitionand loue to — 
his. owne kindred) but im putedit onely to the immoderatand ambitious defire of the wic 
traitor Mirise Salman, : 
Ofthele graucipecches of the Embafladors, Mabamet the father (by,natuine credulous) a 
gan tomake greavconitruction ; aud deepely, co. confider of their fo earneftand i poe 
quefts; which feemed ynto him fo vpright and equall,as that he could fot chufe buchear: P 
Vato the fame. And thereforeealling voto him the Gonernors,the Capraines,the Indgeaes 3 
Treafuters of allthe cities that were fubiceto Heri she demanded of chem; howandsn 7 at 
fornthey eftecmed of Abxe Mitiag,and in what degree of honor he defied co be efteeme <a 
and of chem al reeeivedioneanfwer, Tha they held him for their Lord & eer a 
Seis of Casbin,and that he himfelfe had.alwaies defiredto be fo taken Se thought of - 
ofe of them. tin divers letters, precepts,and orders, whercia 

















































oS inurarh the thirds 

| Jccinfummons,chey thouid be ready co returtre again it the Deniers) oA in exe: 
<oathooutd be aniopatd them by their new General, Phe tame whereof dew as Ant teettion . 
Iatin, Paleftine, Mcfopotamia, Babylonia,to Bal fare,vo Sivas;to Marasjoall Uiyehinnnee 
dotiay Galicia, Armenia , yea and: btyond- Conftaminoplerorhebordersot Cape. 
Greece, Ses ih brieie, ro all the Regitas that were woont tocometo’ this Warre: i wis 
| Carel tee feditcher Sipesines and fouldiersaecerdingl yy And {0 at laft General Heras digurdache 
ous f= Conitantinoyic,and palling over ro Scurari by the way of Amafiaand of Siuss;came a ea 
ia ramy whee hee rooke 2 view of all his arinieand prouvifion’s and from: thence ins = 
dayes arrined at Qharsy conducted by the Pcifian fligitiue cataxuriChaw + and from C hee 


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fer himfelfe on his way rowands Retuan. Three daies: beforehee'cameto: Reinan, of “4 
Eecenmeth m taineraines of an old Cattle which the Turkescall AggiaChalafi(arthe Cattic of na k 
— gers) t io,and lefvin itagarrifon of foure hundred fouldiers,witisz 5 i H 
of ovdnance, and thenwent to ReiuanT his countrie is. oa 





; umey ; betweene which cworplacesare feituat Nafiuan, Chip! 
, ofiah » ail eariched with goodly gardens atid. pleafant greenes : but in the 
way aremany craggic mounteines co be climed,andJundrie hard paffages either for armie o, 
traveller, ; 
Bonar in the Hoetre then did Feret encampe himifelfe witlvhis armie;and taking aduie of his chiefe cap. 
os, tainsywhere he thould buildche fore,they allwithyone confeneaduiied him, to feife ypon the 
for a Rrivex houfesatd gardens of Tecemac and there to fortifie. Which heaccordingly did enclofing the 
reapers thous gardens with ftrong wals and dee pe ditches roundaboury wherinto he conueied water from a 
certaine rider, that comming downe from the mountains,ran into-Araxis. Which worke was 
erformed with fach expedition,that within the fpace of fifteene daies the fortreffe was fini- 
sbeing in circuit fewen hundred & fiftie yards. It grieued Tocomac exceedingly thus to lofe 
hiscountry and dwelling and fo much the more, beemfe it hapned fo fuddenly,and as it were 
vnlooked tor.He himfelte,as fooneas he vnderftoossaatthe Turkith armic was comming to 
thatcoafthaning withdrawne himf€élfe and hismeén of war ouvof the city he could not keep, 
fought by all meansto be reuenged, if not altogether, yet in fome part, of this fo greatan iniu- 
rie, And therfore he wrot vnto the king at Corazan,to Emir Chan at Tauris,to Simonin Geor- 
aye gathered fouldiers out of the villagesjand vfed all his poffible indeuour to enable him- 
elte roannoy the enemiesarmy :bat from none of thefe places could he receiue any help,the K 
king being {o far off in warsagaintt his fonne;the Georgian being bufied by hindering any re- 
liefe to be broughrto the bcfieged.in Teflissas for Emir Chan (who by folemne promife varo 
the king before his departure to.Hérijhad vidertaken the defence of that fide of the kingdom 
agaioftthe Turks)he either would thot, or could nor ftirsneither fent fo much as one f ouldier, 
hauingasfome fuppofed,feeret intelligence with Generall Ferat,not todifturbehim in this his 
worke:So Tocomac deftitute of allother helpe, and not able of himfelfe to do much againft fo 
mightie an cnemie;ycr-ceafed not to lay fuch priuie ambuthes for the Turkesas he could, kil- 
ling of\them fometimes 100, fometime 15 0, and fometimes mo,as they fell into his danger. 
And to cafe his ftomacke againft Emir Chan(who fitting ftillat Taurisas it were to behold his 
miferie,would not fomuch as hake afword againft thefe fpoiling Turksyhe fpared not to dif- 
enters in haftto oe king - Corazan,and by cloquent letters to amplifie the 
wardife of Emir'Ghan'; intermedling withal iti ¢ in 
sailed te Tenth ping'aei 1 fome caufes i on pition, piace had {om 
|. Rerat bauing thus builtthis new-foreat Reiuan,as Amuratbhad commanded, and furnifhed 
it with artil leric,'and all other thingsineedfall forthe defence thereof, appointed Sinan Bale 
he fonne of Cicalaa tenegat of Genoa, and by Sélymuethe late! Emperor, in the ower of his 
youthereated A ga or Captaine ot the lanizariesywith a gatriforof eightthoufand {¢ ouldiers 













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he: Ge to. whom Amurath tiad fene thirti 







ft houlend duckats; by twovof his Capigi2” 
. ides s,to haue by himibeen conueyedto T fisforthe telicfe ofthem in thefo 
; Wasa mthe Turkifh obedience, and being now becomea rebel had leferbat for 


a . sien Cbs - aoe gals of Agia Chalafiin ten daies arriaed 
ae Ferathad not long ftaied at Chars, but ftrange newes were brought thither, That meastaffs M 


‘ee ca a yeeld,if by fome other means it were notrelieneds Which Aran ; 
4 ef A noueltic 


fixth Emperour of the Turkes: 


ouelties exceedingly troubled the General ; who to know the certainty ther f 
A hips all fuch as were the meffengers of this misfortune :by whom he = rib 
That Mufafis,the two Capigi,and the Chiaus,hauing put themfelues vpontheir way towards: 
Teflis with the treafiire, guarded with a conuoy of fiue hundred of his fouldiers , inthe mid 7 
way had met with his coufen Simon the Georgian ; by whom hee twas perfuaded to returne 
again to his ancient faith and religion, which he had to the great perill of his foule fo prophanes 
1 abandoned, and to fhake off the feruice of C4murath, which would yeeld him nu other re. 


compence thanan hard and infamous captiuitie, and inthe end fome fraudulentand treache. w 
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h 


rousideath : and that his perfuafion had fo preuailed with  Atuffaffs, that he caufed the two 
Capigi and the Chiaus to be apprehended and prefently beheaded ; and dividing the treafure 
B with his {aid coufen, had with him and his other kinfmen vowed a folemne and perpetualcon- 
federacie:and fo hauing withdrawne themfelues to their woonted paffages, lay there in-wair 
for fuch fuccors as fhould by the Turks be brought to Teflis, 
When Ferat vaderftood thefe and fuch other particularities,he all ina furie fworethavhee 
would not returne to Erzirum vatill he had putall che countrey of Muffaffs to fite and fword : 
et firft he thought it needfullto relicue Teflis, which would otherwafe be in danger to be 
ecldedto the enemy : and for that purpofe made choice of Hafan Baffa, who inthe laf yeare 
ofthe Generalfhip of “ufapha, had moft couragioufly conueyed the like fuccours, andtaken 
Aliculi Chan, V.nco him therefore did the General affigne fortie thoufand duckets, withother 

rouifion neceflarie for that feruice, and for che more fecuritie, appointed him fifteene thous 

C fand of the moft choice and valiant foldiers inall the armie,to condué the fame. Inten dayes 

{pace Hafjan Ba/fa went and came from Teflis, hauing in his journey toand fro hadmany skir- 

mifhes with the Georgians, wherein he loft fome few men, without any other loffe worth the 

yemembrance. 

After this,the General fent one Re/ian Baffa with fix thoufand fouldiers to fpoilethe coun- 

trey of Mustafa the Georgian the late renegate, but now become arebellto the Turke:which 

Refuan, without any long ftay overran all histerritory, burnt his townes,and committed moft 

vacouth outrages, which extended even vnto the poore infenfible trees,and carried away with 

him many captiue foules,with much corneand cattell, like a raging tempeft deftroying what- 

focuer came in his way. Now was the General alfo retired to Ardachan,whither cate Refuan 
D tomeet him with his forefaid bootie, But becaufe they had now performed what they had 
before intended, and the approch of Winter perfuaded theirreturne,they remaued from Ar- 
dachan,and by the way of Oltiretyredo Erzirum,from whence all the foldiers werelicenfed rerat commeth 
to depart to their feucral places of abode, anda memorial fentto Amurath, ofall the ations pe irs 
had beene performed ; and efpecially of the good feruice done by Haffan Baffas who forthe vp bicarmie. 
fame was now once againe honouted by the King, with cloath ofgold, abattleaxe and targuet 
allgile, 

About this time one Podeloninsa gentleman of Polonia, {ent by Stephen King of Polonia;to 
Conftantinople, by the leaue of Amurathto buy certaine horfes in Anatolia ;recurning home- 
awards with foure and twentie goodly horfes which he had bought, was notwithftanding the 
Great Turks Paffe, by hiscommandement ftayed vpon the way , all hismen (in number foure 
and thirtie) flaine , excepting one boy, who getting into a wood, efcaped, and Poddlouiss his 
head (trucke off, The horfes brought backeto Conftantinople, were by the appointment of 
‘Amurath,fome beftowed into hisowne ftable,and the reft giuenamong the Bafla’s,ofrentimes 
pointed at with the fingers of the Turks, in derifion of the Polonian King. This Amurash com 
manded to be done in reuenge of an outrage done by the PolonianCoffacks againftthe Turks; 
wheteof newes was but cucn then broughtto the court, : 

Thenine andtwentieth day.of Nouember of this prefent yeare 1583, died Hama Chadam he dank of 
the widow ofthe late Emperor Selymus the fecond , and. mother of this dmarath, and lieth ieee ae 
buried by her husband S¢/ymus,and his fiue fonnes, {trangled by theirbrotherAmurath. ~ © morber. 

B . sAlllthe reftofchis yeare 1583 Ferat (pentat Erzirum,and afterwards fent out his ordinarie j 5 8 
 sommandements toall theaccuftomed cities,to fummon the fouldiers againft the next Spriog pear raytth a 
the yere 15 8.4,gatheringtogethera greater number of pioners and enginiers than ever od ewe armit, 

gen gathered in thefe wartes heretofore :and withall gane it our, That he would goto ° 
"Man, and there do great matters. Acwhich report the Perfians were much mooued; and bes, 


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ee | 
as Owne friends, 
ound, and¢aufing many tthe heads of eh the-faniarls Cf Sima | 
*s;toithe great joy of General 
ind wicked DavisiGheaawh 
: ian y andinow-againe defpi 
cet < Le t ar aarala 
4 was the yeare{ofarfpent; gharcueryman Winter 
% herefoxethe Generalldetermined tor sme andito Miith draw hirulelfe j 
soo ph me fete Ait 0 bauiog eral things oederimthénew fore, heap Pe 
“ton beithe Balfa of Tonianis, and lefe with him eight thoufand felees foldierschofen cine 
‘ fie od the defénce.of thar fort and the counttey.thercabouti*Deepelyhad erasing E 
1 of at bat Sin hatte Guexgiltbeingnow returned to higold:name of, ; 
vita Fray the kings treafute yin builling:the tworCapigi amd tho Chiaus:; rf 
- thitetons he refelued with himfelfe, notte reairnest¢ Chars orrcinuny valet hong 
dintorhecountuey ofthe {aid Georgian, and intmoft croell‘manner ee 
dniniies before receiued. In three dayeshéartiuedat: Trialayand the 




































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4 wonderfull ing there} fudh'an vnwonted deartha 
dearth in the Pe ; : ks 
Tucker army OVidtualssthae cuery-fiue buthels andaihalfeofivis ‘hi ‘ 
, Orvis,” the vniuerfall calamitie ofthe whole armies’ v1 “ anh “hata 
4 © Fromthis place; theGcherall was thinded to goro forwardstowardsthecountrey ofiNs. “? 

















naschiarybuc whiles hewas vporithe raifit ofthis _ , flee 
. ee i ig cats, one eis Bafeof Ale viatoo 
him&aditold him, Thapit was notigood-now. ar nee timeinwanderingalsout thot com: 


tries, for that there werethree ve reat ‘enemies deratetogethe saith, 
: ener ver r,tom vente 
certian oeburery ah impofii eae ne rastheleatonofihe yeureters 
fatieyefpecially of vidtusl temipett yaniother: ‘wantand {éarcitie ofall things necel- 
oftthembeldes en de {the chird was,the people: of Georgia, who by-acommonvniting 
thifehieftagaiy es Tyand peradueriuteaided by the Perfians)smi he workeifome notable 
thep rl mn aia This{peech of 7eisfo muchoffended ¢ Generall; that he moft 
perenne eel 
: j reer nllagesy and of avillai 
Treo Peiieof grace,orfoolihimporunie,aduaediothonerear ts ive 
i ae a Hs Hot haue prefiimed fo much as to thinkeit lawful forhin; fo imput 
dna a an aera Al and giue him fiich aduertifementss whereds-it had beene his 
4 and fuperiors , yeeldi el rb haue heatkeried tothe commandments of his betters 
fame. With thlsebukate, imfelfe obedient and denoted With'all his powerto'performethe 
; F : 1 spc enerallpatfed on to Archelech;butning and ina manner deftroy: 


itieandconfederacie withthe Turks. 













; nes. In Archelech Ferat incampedyand [, 
ny es barca bile yeelding neceffarie fu- 
“ ’ , Py uery'man there endured. vnfpeakablemiferics:yet 
ole floret eatealdiers with patience endured whisfo prearadalimiti, ab 
eitgriefes, that all the Tatieacice Ss Re eiale extremities , did fo greatly increafé 
bore Pera in defpightfulland ene oMantinople arofe ina cumule, and 
toi + > ewohsiy siz3 





ftayed:the fpaceof 4daiesamonpthe 
6 mei leg neitherformannorbeal hae. 
















, thou rufficall and vnreafo~ 
W188 show doekt under tby fump> VE 
left others linein'miferie ? Doeft 


1 d conferwes , whereby tovreftorevsy 

sand meatand pretious wines , whit 
oreshiee. by the ars of she sae Be 
- Dotiors, — 























fixth Emperourofthe Turkes, 


(A Dodtirs and partly browebe vo rheeyions far places ? rom this day for ard it wil bene longe¥endd= 


red, that [ormuch people hould consindein this farainesalfrcted with nakednef ana many albied eons 
peniences and therefore ges thy felfe up and returne toward Erziram 5 other wife me fhalilbe esporveitra 
do shat which w, 4M breed more di/pleafure vato thee, than toan ay man liming. 


t WI 

The Generall ina great agonie prefently called a Councelwhereinit wabiconclaced That 
they fhould all fend their ftrong fumpter horfes to Ardachan,and the reft to follow him into 
Manuccliars countrey, whither hehad appointed to go onely:toimake arinrode, and with the 
fpoile and bootie ofthat countrey to retrefh the minds of hisfoldiers,affli&ted With thehifes 
ries both paft and prefent. This commandement’ of the Generals they allireadily obeyedy.as 


B well becaule he promifed them afpeedie ve »yage, as alfo for that cuery mandefired the facke 


of Altunchala and other the territories of Manuechiar. So Ferat holding omhis journeytho- 
row certaine low vallies betweene the high and craggie mountaines, contfhially accompani: 
edwith great famine and {carcitie,at length brovght his armie to Clifca,a place belonging td 
Manucobiar; but as then for feareofthe Turkes quite abandonedand forfaken by the tmhubis 
tants , whowwith their wives and children, and allthe bert fuffe they had; were fled int: re 
mote and fafe places yntill the furieofthe enemie was ouerpaffed, In the fields neere vatothis 
place (bounding with corne and catvel,and plentie of fruit) the General réfieihied his wholear: 
mie; and hoping thatall the foldiers would like it wellto tay a while imthar fuch cafe, de. 
termined-with himfelfeto erecta fort in that place, And with this refolution eaue commande- 
mentto Rée/#an Ba//a to govp to thetower, and inthe top thereof to fer vpn enfigne, with a 
proclamation and publique report, That he would in the name of Amurath there creda fort, 
and fortifie it as he had done the other forts before. Refaan accompanied with C¢murath the 
Baffa of Caramania, according to the commandement of the General, inthe top of thecower 
fet vp an enfigne or two: which as foonc asthe fouldiers had efpied, the forenamed Ianizaries 
and Spaoglans, thinking themfelues too much abufed by the General , arifing againe allinan 
vptore,replenifhed with furie andindignation,ran vp in a rage to take downe the Enfignésthat 
Were fet vp vpon thetower,and taking them in their hands, rapt the {aid Refian once oxtwice 
aboutthe pate, difcharging withall a thoufand injurious andidefpightfull words vpon himyand 
tharply rebuked him. And thenreturning to the Genera!(who was now comethicherbinfelfe 


D tocountenance the aétion of Refaan) with geftures ful of defpight,contempt,and difdaine,reuis 


Jing him with many fhamefull and fcornefull termes, they protefted vnto him; 4 


That they were not come to the wars,toexerci(é the occupation of mafons and dawbers, and tobe em- 
played'im fuch vile and difhonourable offices ; but only to manage their weapons, and thereby tademerit 
thar ordinarte wages, and to purcha/é to themfelues lorie and renowne at the Kings hand. And theres 
fire if be lowed his head, and would not fee tho/e armes turned againft himfelfe, which hitherto had been 
therenengers of the enemits inmries,he fhouldrefalue with himfclfe, to leaue thee new buildings and 
thefeunfesfonable defignements, and gining place to the contrarit feafon of the yearc, to hane due careof 

E their common defires and wece[itie. { 


Whilesthey were yet thus expoftulating the matter with him,one more bold chanthe reft, 
and more forgetfull of his dutie, did not fticketo affaulrthe General, and to threacenhim to 
Wreake his fury vpon him : which in that tumult had haply beene done , had not the Bafla of 
Caramania lent the General his owne horfe,andfo condu@ed him to his pauilion. Yer was he 
nevertheleffe ftill purfied by the cumultuous foldiers, and againe (harply accufed forthe ftay 
that he made there,and fornot refoluing prefently to remoue thence ; andatlaftafter many re- 
Prochfull fpeechesjtold exprefly, Phatif he didnot the next morning remooue out of thofe 
Quarters; without allitaile he fhould lofe his life for it. For all chat, Feratdifdaining to yeeld 

, tothem that fhould of dutie haue been{readic and obedientareuery becke of his, and feeking 


§  byallmeanes (notwithftanding all this ftirre) to ftay therefo long timeas(hould befufficient 





tobilild a fort, that: wouldfomuch offend Mannechiar ; anfwered chemagaine + 


_ Thar he made no acconnt of their threatening hini with his life; which hee bad alwaies ofierst to lay 
lewone for any feruiceof his King. But sf they had no care so férne sheir Somerargne inthis new pm 
J ] 


The mutinons 
[oldiers aguag 
threaten thant 
Gomeral, 


The flout ae 


willie of Betas 














972 - Amuraththe third, 
Trak fona en yhaip Atle refplasely minded £8 hey bs 
: : ime, forth OPES O15 Lord in slstsloe. 
: a Sapa test featanenr of Lapeer == — thanke shaiy fen . 
p > yw hayes 
: ¥ his anfwer there followed diuers railings and curfings againft the Kine, 204;-1.; 
agaiog them all y.qnd inthis confufed tumult cuery man betooke hints the 
wea) r2) euery Corner washeard grumlings and whifperings fallofwrath apd ind; 0 his 


om; forharchete was a great feare of {ome dangerous cuent, burgreater. was the {i 7 Asha 
Phepatiions the-Generals lifes And now cucry man had withdrawne himfeifero:she guarding _ 







eyed he eftcemed moft ; when fuddenly and.in atriee-you might haue fec i 
| utetreegege Ob all Che Bati’s and Captaines fall downe fat to the ground, all the cords ther oi H 
gta Gander by che wrathfull foldiers, andas it wereina moment,all che murtoris and ‘| 


dhe Genczull and Baffa’s led wich them for their ordinarie yle, were feifed vponb 
feniidliers, and guarded withall diligence poffible. Andifo far was it.off that a 
hulliengror seucagethis their infolencic, that they themfelues turning sfrethv pos 
nerdl being now ita maze and deadly feare, began nowthe thirdtime to threaten ; 
if hedid not forthwith remouc from thofe Countries, and turne his journy towards Erzinim 
tholewallies and fields fhould withourall faile become the fepulchresof the Beflz's,znd thole 
. hills reeaine tlic eternal| memori¢ of fo bloudieia day. = 
Witha little liberalitic might the General haue done with this people what foeuer he hz 
lifted , bur being loth to gratifie them in any thing , he wasinforced to performe 
and arrogant demands,and tohis great fhame,to obey them, whom with rieht y ize 
haue madeobedient to himfelfe: and therefore ro auoid sheir-defpightfull 
ceeding great reproch, he was glad cuenasthey had commanded, to -remooue 
luarters. The firft day he arriued at Ardachan, with the great trouble ot 
rwhereas the journey was wont to be twoday ke ordinarily;as-well in refpeé of th 
Tengrhof the way,asthe difficultic of the paffage , te Genatal would now needs hane it done 
inone,the ratherthercby to grieuc his fouldiers. But of thisbis wilfuleefic he receiued euen 
the fame day the iuftreward ;for that the Chariots wherein his women sid were conucyed 
away; together with the Eunuchs that were their keepers:fome fay by the Georgians that lay 
in waitforfucha prey’, others fay by the lanizaries,who the more to difhonor their General, K 
wrought him thisiniurie. a 
Great was the reproch that Ferat receiued inthe armic, but far greater at Conftantinople, 
tie ithele newes werethereknowne; but there wasno remedie, he muft-now perforce en- 
pos ater dure rand difcontentedas he was, keepe on his way towards Erzirum. In Ardachanhe tooke 
bisame. # furney of hisarmy,and there gauc his foldiers leane to depart:himfelfeafterwards ariuing at 
hated of allihis foldiers,enuied by his captaines,derided for the loffe of his women, 
and fal ‘into the difgrace of euery man.No leffe thanthereft was the Turkifh Emperor dif- 
contented with him alfo:firft forchat he had don nothing worth {peaking of, in reuenge of the 
fhametull iniuriedone by Manucchiar the Gcorgian,and yet fo mightily difcontented his foldi- 
ers:and fecondly, for that without any care he had fuffered Alicali Chan the Perfian prifonerto [, 
away about whofe flight it was thought ke could not chufe but haue fome intelligence. 
Fot Feratatcer he was by new order from the Court, to diuert his journey from Nafliuan, to 
the ftrairsand 2 sete yi of Georgia, being defirous to be throughly informed of thofe 
dangerous ways ; inthis fecond yeare when he remoued from Erzirum,tooke Aliculi Chan out 
prifon,of purpofe tovfe him ashis guid inthofe dangerous ftraits,and therefore caried him 
der agard (wharfoeuer it was afterwards) of his moft faitlifull vaflals s {till entreating him 
and raking factrorderas that he wanted nothing :at lat} beingcometo the ftraits of To- 
n Georgi, whore the Caftle (as it was before (aid) was erected, he from thence fecret- 
dinto Perfia, Themannet of his efeape is diuerfly reported + fome fay, That Ferat 
ge of his promile, for his good direétion had gratified him withhis libertie. Others 
fay, That Ferat corsupred with money, gauc him opportunitic tolefcape: fome others (with 
‘more probabilitic) That his efcape was made neither oney, nor difcharge of promife 
* 2p eby'th \ igilancie of. Alicnli himfelfo, and the ficepineffe of his keepers ; and tha 
. Ba ing tuniitic of the night (afriend to all efcapes) he ftarted away. Howfo- 
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A ‘cuer it was, in fine he was deliuered from his long captiuitie,to the difcredit of - 


B 00 {mall picee of good fernice, 


fou 


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Md 


Jexth Emperour of the Turkes. 074 
turned into Perfia,to performe fuch enterprifes againft the Turkes, as {hall be pe me 


red. 
General Ferat(before his departure out of Georgiayhad commanded Aly the B, : ; 
cia (whom he Jeft,as is before declared, in the new eaftle of Lori) to facili a cenaltenete plies few. 
called Saitan Chas (in our language, The caftle of the Dewill) which he wich great diligerée per. man fonehis 
formed,and left therein fiftie pieces of artilleric,and athoufand fouldiers vnder the charge of parent dl 

aSanzacke and fo quieted the paffages from fort to fort, as that all che waies from Reiuanto 
Chars, and from Chars to Teflis, were madeeafieand fafe ;and all the meanes t. 


ki 
whereby theenemy mightbeable to raha 


plotany new treachcrie vponthofe paflages: which was 


») The Perfianking in the meane time lying at Tauris with his armie, vnderftanding thatthe 
Turks had changed their purpofe from Naffiuan co Gcorgia, fo tharthere wasno further need 
toimploy hisarmic againtt them forthe defence of Tauris or Naffiuan ; at laft refolued with 
himfelferodicence his fouldicrsto depart,and-to apply bimfelfc to more priuat reuenges, For 
calling EmirGhanvnto him, whom hee hadlef Gouernour of Tauris, and Generall for that 
part of his kingdome 3 herequiredof him the ocesfion, why he had not performed the great 
promifes which he had madeto him betore his departureto Heri,nordone bis indeuorto hin- 
der the Turks Fabrick at Reiuan:and why he went norout with:other fouldiers appointed for 
thdtyparpofe,and namely with the Turcomans(as he had promifed)re reuenge fo great an iniu- 
tieand in beft manner he could, co haue indamaged thePurkith forces? Sundricexcufes did 
Emir Chan alledge forthe colouring of hismaniteft defaylt,but none fafiicient tocleare him 
ofthe crimes obieéted againft him by the king andthe Sultans:whercfore he wasby the king pmir chen be: 
adiudged to haue his cies burnt out with an horyron,8efo depriucdofhisfight,tobe defpoi- winghiseies pur 
ledofall his goods and fhut vp inclofe prifon. Whiclvheauie doome wasiwithout further de= fs det# mile- 
layaccordingly put in execution:whereof within the {pace of a few moneths,the wicked Chas bed alla 
(but yera famousfoldicrymiferably diedin prifon. W hofe death fo highly offended the Tur- 
coinan nation(who had himalwaies in great eftimation) thar they abfolutely denied their de- 
fences for the crowne of Perfia: andthe more, when they heard thatthe king had beftowed 
théroome of Emir Chan vpon Alicwli;who although he had in many refpects deferued all pre- 
ferment,yet forthat he wasan antientenemic to certaine Turcoman captaines,they would not 
in any wife induie chat he fhould be exaltedto fo great an honour. And thereforethey waxed 
more difdainfill and ill affected towards the king, wherby the Perfian forces became the more 
weakened and’ divided. 
The Turks notwithftanding the league yet in force betwixt Amarath and Redelphthe Chti- 
ftian Emperor that now is, did many times make incurfions into the vpper part of Hungarie, 
burning the country villages,and carrying away the peopleinto captivitie:buc in their returne, 
they were oftentimes cut off by the Emperors fouldiers and flaine. Which being reported at 
Conftantinople,much moued the Turkifhryrant: but when he vnderftood that hisimen had 
Without any caufe made thofe inrodes into the tervitorie of the Chriftians, and fo received 
the forefaid loffes, he was againe appealed, and inthe beginning of this yeare 15 84, renewed 
the league betwixt him and the Emperor for eight yeares more. ; 
~ Ferat from Erzirum aduertiled Amurashof all that had hapned in his late expedition, defi- 
ting him to command what he would haue taken in hand the next Spring. But befides this in« 
formation from him, there wanted not many others which did the likealfo, although inano- 
ther manner: declaring vnto the king(and that in an odious fortythe whole proceedings of Fe- 
rat,the efcape of Aliculi Chan,the fhamefulloffe of his women, his quarrels withthe Ianizaries; ; 
his falling out with /’¢is Ba/fa, aman well regarded of Amurarh himfelfe, the difordersof his 
‘Whole camp for his want of diferetion;and to be fhort,the particularities ofall fuch actions as 
had not altogether fo honorably bin by him performed that yeare : caufes ofthemfeluesfuffi- 
Cient to induce the king to remoue the faid Ferat from his Generalfhip, To which occafions, 
realfo added findrie other fecret refpeéts + for ener fince the laft departure of Ferat from 
tzirum, Amarath had (till in/his head, the next yeare following to attempt the enterprife of 
‘auris, and thereby to ftirre vp through the World a famous reportef his conquelt corres 
ondent to his greatnefle: Now among the captaines whom he efteemed to be worthy ot 
, 9000 














Se ar 
— CAmurath che thir 

towhom he might with truft commit this fo great an ente! 
i Baffa,left at Sumachia in Siruan by Generall Mustap 







































ag | Sixth Emperonr of the Turkes. 
‘bethought himfelfe of ‘ 




















































































I73 
‘yere of this wary A ersputin practife ssl without further Ray ioyned themfelues cogether,and fo rode towards 
‘ , fs 4 *Who lace appointed, 
wing in that prouince remained euer fince, had without any helpe on the Tartarians, by. hig WEP sie Re the meffengers fent fiom Amuarath, cometo Ofman, wh i 
owne induftric and valor,to the gre at contentment of Amarath,brought that large county; i Beebe Aes man, WhO prefently put him 
GG amsehinsbls obedience’ to therrurkits Empire: and that which moft ofall pleatedrie cal felfe on his my ie | Conftantinople,hauing lett behind bim at Deibent and Sumachia, 
kith » hadina countrie fo far diftant,maintained his arm wherewith he hadq . EA, Baflacsy¢ eye che bethemoft fufficient men in Scruania : hauing’ alfo appoinged very 
’ Map eacticedcvillio kis king; hauing now a good hile leiied his Gane | ood oars year and an affured eftablithment of all thofe countries and plates which 
b sheer} yeaa . ; erg | Mu/flapha firtt had fu ued,and he himfelfe had afterwards maintained vnder the ol cof 
on nthe vo caesiapannge NRTA eee ane Boe aunthe Bee ite had alfo prouided for the fafetie ofhis own perfon,in paffing thote ps ‘om 
andfoucraigatie over tho: fi rae a ide eb rE an se "ae x ed Joteltis and dangerous paffages through whichhe was to trauell, by chufing out foure thoufand foul. 
ict from a hee * e seri oF 3 tit ah oF od aad or * oat Which diers which he had tried in diuers battels,and brought yp vnder his owne difcipline;throngh t 
ee had abourthe king, there was foftre sosBinads fe Stonbi : ea erfull’ good opi, 1 B whofe valor,he doubted not {ately to pafte through the treacheries of the Albanians,and the hia | 
of. nion of him,fo that now without delay he refolued to ie oroimto onftantinople: &for populous {quadrons as well of the Tartarians as of the Mengrellians, ’ 
iatoSiruan, that purpofe, before Ferat was rai ee (2 op al eu & Chins Thus departed he from Derbent,and coafting along the rocks of Caucafus(thatatalk times 
to call this famous warriour vnto him: lyet wante: dt sie om it a Not Of omeas ofthéyeareare all white and hoarie with continuall {nowes) leauing on his left hatid Media, 
neft fortythat went aboutto hinderboth hiscommingto t ene he ot ele defigar nents Iberia,and Cholchis;and on the tight hand,the famous riuers of Tanaisand Volga,cuenathis » 4 
of fo great importance. For Sciauethe chiefe Vilier(who rat ee ecomelitiefle of his per, firft entrance vnto the fhores ofthe Euxine {ea,hee was by the abone named tweluethoufand suit oe 
fon and alliance with the king,thanforany other his vertues;was mounted tothat highroom) Tartarians,being apparelled like thecuesthat lie y 4 
did greatly feare,left Ofman, whofe courfeit was tofitnext vnto him in the drder of thegrea. z 





‘teft Baffaesspartly forhisexperiencedn:mateers of! war, and parth; 


‘pon thofe ways, {uddenly affailed && fought then/ard Tar 
king did bearevato him fhould.avhis comming ta Conttanti \ 


2 piss: f jing opento tempeft and wauies (tanding faft and-vaméue. 
forthe godd-affection the hide S a =) 


Pethiadebbeslagsend al tings and rufhings of the great and fearefull billowes : fo 
re fe the, tha d Ofman fat and firme, & gioufly fuftained 
helifted;and fo peraduenture take from him thechiefett office, 8igct into his handsthe whole wens oivan Pcie nen 


aera ft obs treacherous affaule,turning the bold 
craduer , [ ‘ B CSune ub countenances of fils refolute faldiers,aeainftthe rebel Jousmultitude of thofe traiterous fqua- 
ouernment ofthe empire, whereby forgreat wealchWas to begained. Wherefore tofid him drons: who, as is their manner in shebentaine , Vied great force, but ig fo ftout eff 
felfe ofthefe feares,he caftabout by.allmeans toxkeope him fromcomming tothecoure: but ftance in thofe few, whom they had thought with their only lookes and fhoutings to hate pitt 
se oy becaufe that to attemptthe fame openty might proue-a matter both difficult and dangérotis, to flight, they beganat length to quaile, Which Ofman quickly perceiuing, couragionfly for- fees aca 
: Suen wide he thought it bettertomake triall of a more comniodiousand fecret mcanes, This Scfena ‘9 ced vpon them, and in avery (hort {pace,and with a very fmallloffe of hisown,put thole Tare aezb the rere 
confideration of many gifts beftowed wponhicnby Mabamet the Cuman-Tartat king,had mat tarians to flighr,killing anumber of them,andallo taking many of them prifoners': byWwhom “ 
-ny times excufed him to-Amurath of diuersaccufations which Ofman by hisdetcers had laidito Ofiman was afterwardsinformed (as the truth was)that their king forfearethat he had'¢oncei- 
§ charge; Fornot i ding him inthe fubduing of Siruan,as he was both by promifeand dutic cciu;d,left when he cameto Conftantinople he would procure hisideftruction from Amarath, 
bound=and for all his ouerfightsalleadged fiuch reafons in his belvalfe, asifthey didnoralto- had fent his armie to feeke his death. Of which treafon Ofman caufed a perfed procefle tobe 
gether perfuade-dmurath tobe kind vnto him, yer arthe leatt not tocarrie a mind of HeuEnES made,together with the difpofitions of the Tartarian prifoners, which hefentthe hhorteft way 
againfthim;and had fo far proceeded in Countenancing this Tartarian king, that there wasbe-K | p }. could deuile to 4murath at Conftantinople, wich letters declaring all that had paifed,in@a- 
. twixt them confirmed an interchangeable amitie and mutual confederacies Him 5 chaus imagi- ming him co reuenge fo dangerous.an iniurie & fo wicked a practife, Amurath receiving thefe 
ned to find.willing and ready by alimeans poffible,to hinder the comming of Offmen his enemy ‘ 
tothe Court,ifhe were but made acquai 


‘ aductrifements from Ofman,according to the neceffity ofthe matter,tooke order that /Iuzdles 
oted with the matter, And therefore Sciaus,as fone his Admirall with certaine gallies well app 
ashe vndérftood the certain refol 


and withallto carrie with him 2/laua brother of the Tartar kings, commanding Ofiman by let- 
ters,that he fhould(tothe terror of others)put to death thd trecherous king, and place his bro- 
ther in his roome; 


This Tartar King was one of thofe mightie Princes, who-bafel 
power, led vnderthema moft yileandtroublefome life 
at command :;vhofe yonger brother J/lan (prefuming o: 


withall, But like as an huge rocke | 
able in it felfe, refifteth the thund 


bead ied 














































f ution of Armurath,to call Ofmanto the court, fectetly wrote 
tothe Tartar king, who lay incam: 


othe Tar ped neereto the hauen of Gaff vpon the Benis of Meotis,cet- 
tifying him, That Ofman'was to cometothe coutt;and that therefore it were geod for him to 
callto mind how greatanenemiche badbeento him, and how much hehad endeuoured by : 
Tetterstow muratb,co turneall his hatred and difpleafure againft him :and withall, Thacifhe 
wasable to doe fo much by lettersyas if Sciaue had not defended him with verie reafonable 
‘excufes, the king had executed his weatifull ‘indignation vpon him to his gteat danger; hee L 
oe, fhould then imagine with himfelfe,what offsap(hould be abl 


ointed, fhouldipaffe our tor@affito fetch Oftnun, 


















y yeelding to the orhoman 
»a5 theit triburaries and vaflals,alwaies 
f the fufficiencic of himfelfe &the fa- 










































; uor of the people)goingto Conftantinople,became afuter vnto the Turkith Bm peror,toHaue 

ee eto do,when he fhould comesa his eldft brother thruft out of his kingdome, as.amanforhiseuill gouernment hated of his 

n - -perfonto the prefence of Amurath,and withoutany mediaror,berween themfelues determine fubieéts,and to beplaced himfelfe.in kis roome, Which his irre was fo croffed bythe Embaf- 
: d of all matters what they fhould thinke conuenient.. Thefe,and peraduenture worfe Letters 





alma u ‘d chink, im fadors of the king his brother(who {pared for no.coft inthelbehalfe of their mater)ehat the 
hich croc siroatinnsie Tartat,miniftred matter enough vnto him to refolue to do what ambitious youth was fent from the Turks court to Iconinm, anebehere clapr fattvp in prifon: 


Where apparclled likean Eremit, heled hislifealtogether conforinableto’ his milerie,with 
lich a.kind of externallinnocenci 


e,asifhé had beenvaid ofall hope or ambitious defire'ofa 
nand vahappy wretch withvainatfiiaion & impious deuoti- 
bleaod honorable death, Butwhileft he thts lived; fequenred | 
pon the difcouerieofthe king his brortiers rebellionshe was'ih 
tfor to Canftantinople-and puvinco thegallies bound for Caffa. 












phere etorid himfelfe ofthatfeare, he agmamntod ed Le 
ging theit weapons and apparel, they thould go and lic in 

v sne Cholchis and Yoberis owardsthe Tartarian Nomades,by 

¢;and fo makir g an affaul m, to bereaue him of hislife. 


ames done, t, be imputed to his procure- 
e Tartar Nc or ¢ 
he robbers| 





Kingdom, but rather. Jikea forlor 
nto prepare himfelferoailaudal 
from all worldly cogitations,v 
poreaban Rofthat fen 






















ie Ofman fran 
~ “ ‘tr ‘ , a e leth Mabemed i 
e Anant ters to Ofmaz of the tenour aforelaid: Now inithe meanetime Ofman badby citining aos tin | 
lians, orto the Georgians, oF © ‘incahi , -\cincalaleatn coast ied by his owné*counfellour®, 5 s;000.078 
0 bee thore, rather to any bod tinto:his hands this Tacar king boing asiste ported bettaied by : ES sich bis 














ieee ! tupted by the Turkes gold : 
wasaccordingly by she Orefaid letters from Amuraihy 





iwhome With:histwo fonnes:d/man vpon thie peg pe ag ‘oe 
ciuled to beprefently ftrangledtwwitha bowlting,and plants 207 
Oo0002 younger 


fouldi 
crs - 












988 2) SY eA marath oh 


“Jato the fea;being in number about forty. The Brother fz auc 


hancing vpona beastie, 
gin, was by hermoft carneftly intreated to haue {pared her ionor; nde beaut Vit. 


and the rather,f 
the {aid rein Cyprus Tilor that, 


fi ; 
being now fall nb 







(hewas a Chriftian,taken prifoner about ewelueyeares befe 
d lived in moft miferable captiniticamong the Tutksy& lenb 
*hands of anoble Venetian,was in good:hope tobefer atlibertyinuiolated., i 
b ambly befought him for the loue of iGdd to doy and not to imbrue his hanes ; 
herguiltleffe bloud, orto difhonor himielfc by forcing of her, Buvall thecould fay si With 
nothing with the cruel & vnbridled youth, who after he hadiat his pleafureabtifed iis ane 
Thevitenie With the reft into the fea.Iris thought that Ewud fuffered thisfo great an outrage (and f rel 
sieesered. — ynbefeemingthe honorofthe Venetians)to be don,to the intent that none fhould be leh rN 
to bewray the greainefic of the bootic, orofthe villany there: committed: which w. 0g 
thelefle(God fo appointing it)reuealed by one ofthe Turks; 

which knew him, 8 afterwards comming to Conftantinople, openly declared the fame Wi 
: the odious report whereof,the Turks were fo enraged, thatiineuery corner of the citie a A 
-mighthane heardthem threatning vnro the Venetiansmolt! coh 


t moftcruel revengesyca they h 
adoe to hold their hands from the Bilo or Gouernorof the Venetian mecha; in Cane 
tinople,& to forbeare to {pit in his face, as he went in the ftreets, At thattime'wasone Lohuy 


Fravcifcms Maurocenus (or as they commonly cal} him, Morefin)Biloat Conftantinople « 

wwoderttanding that! Amurath in his rage was about to fend oe oF the great a of he 

(Coure,hom the. Turks cal! Zaufij (the great Turks vfuallEmbafladorsyto Venice about thar 

: matter, found means to haue him ftaied at Conftantinople;and another of left authority fent 
Cnet tocxpoftulare the matter withthe Senat, and in! 


ger to Veniceso Offendonr punithed, aad the gallies with the flaues and goodsreftored: fo fhould the league 
espofiulate toe betwixt him and them continue firme Where: 


exports n as otherwife he fhould be conftrained by forc 
ja bis fies, OF AtmCS to reuenge the wrongs done to bis fubie®s. This meffage being by the faid nie. 
‘- ger delivered at Venice,the Senators after dilige + <amination of the matter,returned this an- 
wer: That the widdow of Remadin with her fam, ie comming to Zacynthusy an Ifland of 
theirs, was there honourably entertained,and prefented withicertaine courteous Prefe nrs;bue 
departing thence,and comming to Cephalenia,another of their Iflands,her people sunning on 


Jand,contrary tothe conditions ofthe Teague,made {poile of whatfocuerthey could light vp- 
on, {paring neither mannor beat: of whi 0 


and making after them, found them in arm 
was neither by them faluted,as the manne 


‘aS Neuer. 


es withinthe gulfesand comming neere vnto them, 
Lens falute nner atfea is, neither was any top faile ftrucke, in token 
i) atthe command ofthat fea belonged'vnto the Venetians,al which they ought by the league 
to haueidone : for which their outrages and proud contempt, their Proueditor had taken fo 
fharpea Feuenge sneuerthelefle,they promifedin that cafe to do what befeemed them inrea- 
fonani Iuftice to doe, for the fatisfying of his defire. With which fo reafonable an anfwer, 
Amurath feemed tobe well contented; but being indeed loth to intangle himfelfe with warres 
ee Pa wah va y fed fe againftthe Perfians beeing not yet finithed: yet fhort- 
5 » Emus was for his difhonorable r i i i 
: i sn Achaea An ies and cruc!l dealing with the Lady and her family, wor 
‘anal. Tuc great woman had in thofe gallies foure hundred Chriftian {1 i king of 
Bp -eoraimypapes, Steet WE : : > hundre ian flaues,all which vpon the taking 
ne ocaaay, ogi pannel is) fet atlibertic, for whom tlic Venetians made reftitution of 
| Ramadan Baffa,the husband of the aforefaid great Ladie, was Gouernor of Tripolis in Bar- 
le,and of the countrie thereabouts: who hauing wars with one of the barbarous kings of 
Moores, went outagainfthim withall his forces, wherein were certaine companies of 1a 
nftantinople. Now in this countrey,asin many other places 
nds, ouerwhich whofocuer isto paffe, muft prouide him: 
guides ; without which they are nor without danger to bee 





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‘ole armie : for which his improu! 
refpedting the honour of the man, or regarding the 
3 difplea= 


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the name‘of Amarath, to requiteto have the | 


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Jixth Emperour of be F urkes. 


£ difpleatwoof cheit foueraigtic, they fell vpdn Hintand Mewhim. At which theitinfolencede 
F Amurarh did winkesand pate it Oner vaputified,let no nvin Marvell : for why jthe ancienpabts 
dionce ofthofe miartial met is not now as it wasinformet times,Whenithéy were withantore 
feuvte difcipline goucrned Dbut how erowhe proud tind iAfolent’ (asthe mannet Ut aieinearie 
iiing incontinbalpay) with weapons in’eheiv hands doubpror todo wharloeuer feeme ti GALS 
themitlues beft ; beitneucr fo taule of varcafonable? Which dlhoageit beimuuny places 
sof this Hiftorte tobe feenes yer for the more inahife ation thereof Tthoughr it nor’ anuiite 
here briefely to'fet downe an example or two of theirnotbrious tafoldndiGy> 2 1309 08 





































































goucrnor f that Iflandipretending forthe Colour OP fowl wtacr.chache had detraudedrbiend 
p oftheir pay,and opprefled them Ot che country with intollerablecxaaiBasy Amirath Wighly 


iplained of thought it much to conceré the majelticlofhiti fel fand'thiéreprefing-oF the like 
anfolencyiin others,norto fufferit-to go viipunified :and forthar purpole ent another Hew goe 
uernor into Cyprus, with ten gallies furnithed/as well with/othier néceffatie prouifion; as With 
fich a conuententinumber of foldiers as might firifice to chattife the infoleticic of theghieF of-" 
fendors. This new gouernot arritied in Cy prus,diffembliag the fecret commandement he had 
forthe executing of the tranfgreffors ; by certaine. traftte men gauc it out among the fanizas 
ries, That Armurath was fo far trom being angry with thé death of Achmetes,as thavhethonghe 
him worthily flaine bythe Ianizaries, for defrauding chem of theit wages, and oppreffiigof 
his other fubieéts. Which reportthe new gonernour had OF parpofe given out, to put them ift 
fecuritic,and without further trouble to bring them into his danger! -Héreupofi the Jatizaries 
cheerefully and with all duereuerence recéiued their new goutrnour:but fhortly*atterto be 
fare;they by an-vnexpected guilé when'as nothing was leffe feared, compaffed inal the new 


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ing bis majeftie therein contemned, yet was he content to paffe it ouersbeliig loth toadd edo, 
meftical troublesto the great wars he had in hand with'tHe Perfian, 


ouer the {traitin A fia;to conntenance his eldeftfon Selymaé againt his younger brother Baia 
et, That vpon a light quarrel hough heauily taken) becweene the followers ofthe faid Em-+ 
baffudor,and certain Tanizaries wafhing themfelues atthe fea fide,the Embaflador forthe qui- 
eting thereof was gladto vlethe helpe of Ruffan the great Balla, Selman his fon in'law > who 
vnderftanding ofthe matter by'ameffenger fent of purpofé,aduifeth the Embaffadorto cut off 
all occafion of contention with thofe moft naughtie fellowes : asking him further, if he knew 
not that it was how the time of war,in which time they foraigned,as that Solyman himfelfwas 


man right well acquainted with his Lord and matters gtiefe: for that moftnorable prince fea 
rednothing more, than left fome fecretand dangeroustreafon fhould lie hidden among the Ia~ 
nizaries,which breaking ouvpon the fudden,might worke his final deftruétion: whereof hee 
needed not to feeke for any farther example,than to his'grandfather Baiazer, Boras true 11s, 
‘That great are the commodities of'a perpetual armie of a Princes owne 3 fo are theincommo- 
‘dities alfo not fmall, ifthey be not carefully met withall: but efpecially for that the prince 1s 
feuerin doubt of rebellions and thatit is {tillin the power of thofe/armed fouldiers, at their 
Pleafure to tranflace the kingdome to whom they lift. Whereof there haue bin many great ex- 
‘amplesjalthough there ate many wayes for the remedying of the fame. : 
_ But now thatwe haue by occafion of the occurrents of that time a little ftept out ofthe way, 
Tetvs returne again vnto the wars of Perfia,the chiefeobieet of Armurathshantic defignes. Now 
® according to the commiandements gon out thorow all the cities ofthe Empire, the fouldiers 

‘Of all forts beganto Aocke together:and all thofe that were either defirous to be eftablithed is 
their former charges'and governments, or ambitioufly fought to be now promoted, ante / 
tO Ofiman, as vato aking, and the foueraigne moderator of the Turkifh empire, etc od 
4 Q y large and liberal gifts, wherby he gath¢red together a huge heape of infinit treaftreva fy 


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notable to rule them, but tood'in feare ofthem. Which fpeech fell not rafhly from Rafar, a » 


yc Not many yeares before;the Lanizaries inv Cyprus with Whe infolencie Mew Acbmseles Bafa dchmetes ways 


Gouernour of 
Cyprus, flain by 


=; WF rf i tise ‘ the Lanrcarias; 
offended wich this their dif oyalry inkilling their General whoni they had'never before coral 





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come foldiers, and flew them cuery mothers fonne ;andndt fo contented, feifed alfo vponthe lence of the 


galliestharbroughtthem, Which fecord outragé,though Amrath tooke in euill part,as fees Zeaixaries. 


Butto end this matter with the opinion of one of their owne greatelt Bafla’s , conderning pusheq Legs 
thefe mafterfull men, It fortuned that whilelt Bsbequins (Embalfadorfor Ferdinand the Empe- Puy 
D ror,vnto Solyman) lay inthe Turks campe,at {ucli time’aS So/y man) in'petfon himfelfewas gott 


pit. 3. 


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sdnaei idan eee , 


_Apentertaining chem with all afable gurtelie,and promifing both rewardsand 1, 
‘Seon nhis purpofkdexpeaiton fe leuieda won etillgren eee crettth g 
re oN ecome shat called himayay.to go towands peo? 
2 commonly fai chine ura gsc, Aad notwuthian 
Sitey Y Falgagch 10 thofe-quarter: sYetthither he ian 
mongth af luly, inthe yeare1585 :andthon 
rouilionnecelfary tor fo important and fam 
artuse, Inthiscitic of Exzinum were met ton 
; d helps; bur yetingrcater nuts, 


Jixth Emperour of the Turkes. 


A goods and life together. Amurath aduertifed from Ebrain, of the fuddenAioh Baitiac 
Palla out of zy pt and hearing withall,that he keprnotthe highway tS Cree 
tinople,beganto feare,left when he came into Soria,he fhould flie into Perfiatothe Kine, and 
fo worke him double and treble damage ; as one that hadalready gathered a huge treafure.ahd 
having long liued inthe Court, knew the moft fecret affaires thereof, andhad leaméd al'the 
riuie deuices and fathions of the Seraglio. Whereuponhe with all diligence difpatched his 
Imbrahur Baffi (whom we call Mafter of his horfe) with fortie of his Capigi (all gentlemen 
Vihers, hela teal —e and neeret roomes about him)with charge and command. 
Ecos en < t ment,that if they met him they fhould bring him to the Court ; vfing all che aid and aff 
Sek ufigefleyand.vpon aflured Reuredttowieaant ein aie aan his OWne priate of his people that might be requifit : and for that purpofe delinered vnto him very ofc 
lawahe Game of shistheirnew V. CWE IG ae DOI Ours, were all induced to H B and large letters,after the beft manner ofthe Court. This meffenger with his appointed traine 
wire uted with other more ert aurea . 8 departed,and without any extraordinarie inquirie,found the Eunuch in Soria,incamped inthe 
greapimportance, and alfo ‘fell oup at, this very inftant Ueauing Oftman wiih he Were bop, of plainesneere voto the citie now called Aman, but in times paft Apamea,the principal city of 
eatErzirum)d wall inasfew words as I may.makeabriefe rchearfal, 
Hafin nage -. Ammrati had herctofore taken Haffan Baffa the Bynuch out of the Seraglio,from the ch 
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ordinarily keepe his pauilion,tharthey fhould not grant entrance into his tent to any, but onely 




























poeta hghad thereto ferue in the acenes Court, and at i hi 
{ ie great citic of Maypr. Whihern cee aE Ri eaeaesstin as Bafla to Caire ie vnto the Imbrahur him(elfe, and it nced were , by force to keepe the reft of the Capigi from 
_— merne there. cial ta them whole good hapit israa adaancedth Se av eatiad ie alfo benef. comming in. Which order wasinvery good time giuen ; for as fooneas the kings officer had 
pleinhabiting therein being fo great, that icfe fi poet Liches, themultitude of peo- difcouered the tents of the fugitive Bafla,in all halt he ran towards the fame, & {eeking out the 
‘ withinthe large citcnitthereof many-citi This th tobe onecitie,bucratherto containe | greateftamong them , went prefently thither’, to haue entred with all his followers : but the 
# defirous to handlerhe:matter in fach fort ee the fei nt exsesting Couctons,and therfore 1 C flaues being in armor,oppofedthemfelues againft them, and permitting only the Imbrahur to 
: Ryche Kings ek Aa byall ue bis fe ittle need to feeke for any more | enter in, entertained the reft of his traine without, The Imbrahur being come in,read vnto him 
deimaug, #8 importunities is PtH Becta fons Meanes to oppreffe the whole Nation, the commandement which he had from the King to bring him tothe court ; and moft inftant- 
OOS honefti o.) By, which his Gnifter eS hem rewards and bribes, withoutregard of ly mooued him, that without any farther refiftance,he woutd quierly go with him.To whom 
sigs Odious/and intollerable toth cpetntede a Rehan” ling:he had now made himfelfe fo the warie Eunuch anfwered, Bebold, how withous any calling of the King , or conduéting by you, I 
began to go 19. Conftantinople K Pa an ‘ff ‘4 cy in great number, and many times, come of my felfe, well affured to finde not onely pardon and pittie, bus alfo fanour and gracein the fight 
them fuch a cruel and yniuft Gouernor: fo oe nek torequeftthe King to take from of my Lord, whofe upright and milde nature the wicked weacheries of my falfz accuférs cannot abufe,te 
<st potoe Of thevillanies andimifchiefes that were at generally inthe Court there was no talke but the preindice of me an Innocent. And {o without more ado they went allto Conftantinoplesthe 
bur tase: cing thefe publique exclamati were reported of the couctous Eunuch, Atlaft CA marath Eunuch ftilltanding vpon his guard: 
¥ "<5 go any farther without du eae THRO AAU if as thavhe could not for fhame let them | The politique and craftic Eunuch hadin this meane timedifpatched diuers pofts with let- 
and inaying fent vatohimcertaine me he Fale ued with himfelfe to callhim tothe Court; K D tersto the Sultan ladies,certifying then of his comming,& principally befeeching the queen 
Butthe Eunuch loth to leave fo ft ar ee imonifhed him fundry timesto returie home. to protect hitn,and to appeafe the kings Wrathiful indignation that haply he niighie"haue:con- 
alledging diners feigned Sead ria Jonto enrich himfelfe ; did ftill delay his returne, ceiued againft him :and fo at length they arriuedat Scurark, As fooneas Apisrath Vader{t0Od rhe served 
thinki 5 ae eae Red or his longer ftay. Which thing when Amarath yoderftood, of his comming thither, he caufed all the creafure which he had gathered , tobe taken from ¢af ix prifem 
him, with all the reftof his priuat {ubftance,tnd the wretch himfelfe tobe clapt vp in prifonin paper 










vee snpeeby deluded, he determined-to prouide for fo great a diforder, and by 
¢ ees Eunuch, to fatisfie in fome part the difcontented mindes of his 
brain battain 1 tat thartime among the chiefe Bafla’s of the Ebrai i 
ett fae d 4 tel 4 clauonian, a young man of the 7 Ct Te eeatenmar ca # ae 
daughter, Eo aalions hee ciate fea arable sNegement s¥pon whom Amurath himfelfe had determi: indeed fhe brought topalle for fhe her felfemade earneft petition to U4 murarhienhusband, 
- re ae uiedacle ¢ daug) a pent , and fo to make him his fonin law. And therefore 1 © that forafmuch as he had bereft herBunach ofall his goodsjhe would yerat leaft deliuer him 
dtar ethe Eunuch from his office, andto fatisfie the citie ; and being ‘out of prifon, and reftore hitrvato her-againe. Which reqaeft of the Queenes was granted 






deadly blowsheat length recciued fromthe Queeney anvacxpedted, but moft welcome’ ad- & 
uertifement; That he fhouldbeof good icheere and quiet himfelfe, for that his wealth had al- 
teadie faued his life,and thav the hoped in fhore time to procure hiny alfo his libertity Which 




















'o willing witt i ; 
ilies ; Hie fonne in law to enrich himfelfe ; he refolued to accordingly,and the Eunuch’énlarged : buethe treafinte thar he had fo vniuttly Tetaped toge 
to remember how.wickedly h coe eee gc into Beypr; gining him in particular charge, | therin Agypt, thacremained Rill among the\gold andother Tewels ofthe Kingswe¢ ">" 
‘s w Wiescaly is predeceflor had dealt before him. And fo this new Baffa took » Bur Ebrain Baffe withhisnew cominifiton how arsiied in Agypt, had in fhort (pace by far 








ny.tow; ; A : : 
tutte we th Coy aati agreat gumor of bis comming, and | More finifter teans than had che Bunticly betore hind, ferapt together fiich aninfinit heap Of ris 
yy full, fo the Eunuch w, 1 vent. AAC Which report,as the Aigy ptians refted con- ches,as was able only ofit felfe to thakehim worthy ofhis promifed wifeand therfore he was 

? d forrowfull : perfuading him{elfe, that this called home tothe court,to accomplifh theinrchdedimuriage, Withthis commandment to re~ 

and effec again him, Whercuponad- turneto Con@antinople, hee receincd dlfo in chargejto make hisjourney through'the people 
esand the fafetic of his lite ; he refolued of Dirufiayand {ach as he (hould find loyal,to confirtnethém in their duc obedience; & to make 
but departing out of Aigypt, hee with 4 _F them paytheirantient duties sburfuch ashe fhould find ftubborneand difobedienttie fhould’ 
with Ebrain, trauelled towardsConftan- = J} quiteroorthem outand deftroy them.‘Phis commandement £braix prefently putin execu 
‘by.mediation of bribes, and bythe in- tion’, and hauing packed vp together all the richéshee had gatheréd inthe time of his go~ 
Hernment)\and raifed good ftore of fouldiersiin that prouince,hetooke with him thireeen San 
kes,thet were ordinarily accuftomed to ficas affintants ynder the gouernment of the -_ 


















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ior a that countrey.As foone as the Eunuch vnder{tood of the comming ofthe Imbrahurhimfelfe, rhe serine 
he gaue order to his guard of flaues , which in great number with {peates and arcubufes did “ 1% <ra/tit 
Euanth, 


the Iadicula or euetrtowers.. Where afer he had languifhed many dayes , {till tearing fome a oe 
ads canpy~ 
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ruling of the populous texeories of | Caire d 
‘ . and f6 fet forwards to 
Bone sstvatetnge wakderneiles of fand that lic betweene. Caiteand Gas Pal 
Za Bf 


aza, joyning the Saaracke thereot with him, be went to Iery ; 
; augpanzackechere ali t0 follow his traine,he turned by Seema iva thence, au 
(c daft Samaria) ftillcaking wich him the Sanzacks of all thofe ics by Naplos 


Sixth Esmperour of the Turkes. 


feluesagaintt the Turks,who.had long lien inwait fortheirJibertie. Now as fooneas th 

came among them, That £brainbcing departed from Caire; was comming into Soria Pa i 
due them ; che three confederates abouc named refolued among themt{clues to goand sheer. 
this great Bafla, and to fubmit themfelues vnto him, of purpofe.to turneall the intended, mite 










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tur towards Damatto: fo that before he joyned wi nd at | hicfe vpon Serafadin and Man-ogli thei ies.And ing) mi 
ie: : : 4 ith th anh chiefe vpon Ser 4n-Ogls their enemies. And (0 haningpacked vp great {tore of 
had gotten echer eighteene Sanzackes, withall sarees rises Damatco shee ney,cloath of filke,cloath of woollen,and cloath of gold, with many loadsof filkes, of te 
fides thefe, he hadalfo ais owne priuat Court, which was wonderfall en 4nd flaues, Be. thingsof exceeding value, cuery ofthe three being accompanied, one withfometwo thou. 
I dred Tanizaries of Conftantinople, whomeamarath wou laiheed re Ff ‘A Ousyand two hun. fandyanother with {ome three thoufand men,theyaputthemf{elues vpon their journey. towards Tiree of the 
: at his departure from the Court, fo that he had in his armicalmoft twely tl £0 take wich him Ebrain,and met him at Terufalem, where he was alicadicarriyed, This theircomming.£ brain Dien lords 
; From Damaico, Peis the Baifa was comeas far as lery Wnastewece ethoufand horfing | tooke in wondertull good part, and courceoufly. accepted thofe their richand great prefents pie) 
vader his gouernment, in number about tivo thoufand perfons. Befide: Aedes allthe foldiers i B which they broughthim;and by the offers oftheir fidelitic,and the grievous accufationsthey vith prefents,cs 
/ him by the way of Sidon,the Agaofthe Ianizaries of Cyprus, ae ‘n ats there CAME Vint "| made againft the other two Drufian lords their enemies, began to conceiue great hope\ofshisyren, 
Peet coon late and deftroye Ifland : which captaine with his fouldiers was ee onde oh ‘lo. ee eager i 2th pa hale Sh antblog Sande ic sabia catopalestieirotet 
fey maine, inthofe gallies thar by the Kings appointment were fent to { 4 Fed Ouer ills the throw,than this their difcord, Being thus accompanied,he came by the way of Damafco, to. 
© flrengthned with all thefe fouldiguphadiontaiet tees to fetch E brain: Who now theighampaigne of Bocca,and there incamped. This wasn the month ofTuly.this yere.1585» 
: and the raifing of his owne cies . _ vs Ln tl tuine of the difobedient Drufians, Thewholearmierhat was with Ebrain,teckoning alo the foldiers of the three Drufianlords, 
The prupex _. Thefe Drulians,againg w ae lacie . ta toe sah : : ! was about the number of twentiethoufand horfemen ftrong, Inthis place there camejpeople 
Tipe test taine,and of whom the Turkith Emperor is { fi ee ‘ ere now made by this new Cap, our oF all quarters thereabouts, with prefentstohonout the Batti; to whom be likewile yeel- 
gee dilcent Frenchmen, the reliques ofthot a oiuipicious and doubrfullsare fuppofed to beh ded fach fmall fanotsas his couctous nature could affoordthem. » Ss Ven 
memerableand Ch nae . aw "4 — i “ thins da Seuishiop did intimes paft fight thofe _ From this place alfo Ebraimprefently fenrletter Sto Serafadin and Ebnrman, whereby heeins 
roughclow,partly by ch . uered the holy citie: but being afterwards G uitedthem to come vnto him,to acknowledge their obediencevnto the Sultan: for that othér- 
wren oe “nine ¢ plague,and partly by the fury ofthe Barbariansmingled their feed | wilethey. mightaflure them{eluesto be in fhort time depriued both of their eftates and. liues, 
nse a nea aii pati {0 together with their authoritie & command, loftalfo their Forall that, Man-0¢1i would not by any meanes come in, But Serafadin being pooreboth. in 
raat Fe ote 6 ites vat they grew into an hatred of the Turkith fuperftition, & ab. wealth and forces; refolued»to come, inhope by rich prefents to purchafe.bis atonement 
10 circumciion of the Tewes,betooke themfelucs tolainew Prophet of their own cal- withthe great Bafla, And therefore hauing: packed vp together diuers loads of filke 5 great 


fan : sPELOO ¢ ; : 
ed d/man,whofedoctrin they follow, The tight Degiians liue vucircumcifed neither dothey ftore ofmoney; and many cloathes of good value and beautie, and al{o attended Vpon with 
; diners ofthis fubicéts, he arrived at latt atthe pauilion of Ebrain, withthefe histich préfents, serafadin cons: 


forbeare wine,asdo the Turks:th i 

sTasarew vanes they make it lawfull «song them (moft valawfully) i 

ard neretp ne daughtersthe Turkith goueroment ticy ae fought by The tang which were thereteadily receiued, and he himfelfe with greatartention heard: whofe fpeech peepee 

pape stlaae all theendeuors and attempts of the T q in cffeéttendedto no other thing, buronly to perfuadethe Bafa, That he had alwaies beenea : 
¢cond,yet haue they alwaies bin, ubieg to thei deuoted vaffal vnto Amurath,and that he had carried a continuall defire tobe imployedinany 


urkifhtyrants,but efpecially of se- 


heuer admicany captaine or goucrnor of ori inces, His feroh er f hina daffared of his f b 
They area people very, gouernoro the Turks within thecountries which they pofleffed, x | D his feruice sand that now being led by the fame affection, and affured of his fauour, by the 
-_ ganas a ple very Warlike,tour,refolute,and religious obferuers of their own {uperftiti- friendly and courteous offers made him in his letters,he wasicome to fhew himfelfe vnto him 


hey.wfe the arcubufe & {cimitar, yet f : P ; tobe the fame man, and fo profered him whatfoeuer lay in his flender power to performe. 
asayet fame ofithent act Whereunto Ebrain made no aipeated all but onely abd him the cate y he thaed conti- 
famatic sith theit nually in difcord and brawles with the three Emirs (who alfo fat at that time in the fame paui- 
as a coy Jo inet ; Opal nt eat lion’). Whercunto Sérafadin anfwered, That it was notlongof him ; Who as one defirous of 
which theDrK ab one CO: i i isinui - a pee peace, had notat ahy time taken vp armes, butinthe jultdefence ofhimfelfe, againft the iniu: 
- fansinsatiz, POUL Coolar i ithi i Aa igi sae ties ofthoft his enemies, who becaufe they were more mightie than he , fought continually 
ftretching ic felf i to oppreffe him. Hereat the three confpiratours arofe, and with theirgrim lookes bewraying 
. tees forkar Ie eetody shes 5 i inward rt HR sghateed Ua bene beene cuer pbsutlong uf ial : < 

ae lie at variance thro; ‘ : apy : ies 4 ding moreouer, That hisinfolencie was at that time growne fo reat, as thatno ftrange vefle 
Phd eal nemiclues,one feeking the dethate nan AchdionB iis whey Were abasic L aurk for.feareof himatriueat the ports of Sidon, Tytus, or Berio 3 Norany er or mér- 
mors among the Guechiefe ¢aptainsior gouettiors:one ofthem wasealled 4 ti histime they were gouerned ye chanidife paffé ouer the plaines;burthat thofe countries,as though they were a prey and {poile 
Prifians,. another § ‘rafadin ithe thitd Mabames Ebne-Manji h of rv mcr Tiarke sean. 0g! tothe thecues of Arabia were generally (hunned ofall trauellers both by feaandland, tothe 
es: we-Carfus,by the Turkscalled Ali-Carfus-o my he pty BhaeEn ee; and the fift Ab bib ‘great hinderance of the Sultans cuftomes, Serafadin would hereunto haue gladly replied, but 
thotitic.of an Emirsthatisto fay, King or Ghie rs thelecwho indeed carry the title &au- ‘prevented by Ebrain, and furcharged with many iniuriouswords, was commited tothe cufto- 
Whonithey call their Macademi or d “Sys sre are divers their lieutenants or deputics die of the two hundred Tanizaries of Conftantinople) And fobeing by them brought into a 
; feldschatare-contained enderabsiuskdietions of tacos inhabited the ey Tottententchat was appointed for him, was cuery night from thence forward putinthe ftocks 
: omen and attra ange pont beh ree apocaltasoh its, ‘faft chained, and continually guarded with atrultic guard of the fame Ianizaries. Inthe mean 
en and armour; and fincer uimestlispby meacheriotit anne meal Himectine the anfivere of tan-ogli, who wrote backe vnto the great Baila Ebrain as fol- 
Sek ie r=teeeh ata deadly enemie to the name.of the Turkes. M ako 
brain Baffi they thewec Pee een gba poe ely at ‘Tothe Lordof Lords, Soueraigntt aboue the Great Ones, the mightie,the noble Captaine coufin to the A lett of ok | 
Man-Ogl4 were ever oppofire apainit them ‘A ean abe coe de procu- rand Lorde she wortbielf among the elect of the Prophet Mahomuer,thenoble & famous lord Ebraim Pere, 
en P other, they loftitheic ftrengrhyand Jefe no meanes todefendthem- alla, Godine;cood fuccelfe to his hang/nie emerprifés and profperisie im all bis bonour, Iwifh ( sage || 


d felues 





































































allow thee, and erating 


know that 5 


ft lovingly innite andexbirt me)ebts Tmight 
inany occafionthat it may happen thee: fn 






yy affured of the rewerence that I care tow, aft feruent defie a woul. 
. ee : xe we amie) ereiny 
fom fe i whereof I bane 4/0 given 


hough but final, in be manag) 
an . one fe, 45 that Tams not bealbioees 
pho is now with thee) bath not done. For although by bis ¢ tomect thee 
“Tem he ould make a few of bis fidelitse, yer ~ufurpe more is two Berdhessfccaa ‘ 
he'kings, wwbich be'doth molt uninfilyderaine fom him of bis cutonies. But my hard fortune vp "7 e 
Grane me the fauor that] may come unto thee for there are at thts tinse prefent with thee three if ae 
tntinies who (Tknow wel) being not contented tohaue alwates difquieted and troubled my eftare de 
» feeke tobring me into fo great hatred with thy heart, thar ifthou baddelt ne in thy bands, thon so wd 
withoat dny confideration bereaue me of my life, And lam affured,thas shis ‘fending for mc impo . h . 
other ibing,bnt only a defire thou haf? to wmprifonme,and)» to kill nde: for T know how ae " 
Sion torgreat enterprifes. Befides this, wy comming is alfo hindered by mine ansient oath thas ; wes ; 
whe gas yet but achilde,! (ar mine owne father fowsllanonfly betrayed by the murthering ford “f 
Muttapha, being at that time the Bafa0f Damafca, who under the colour of vaftigned friendfbip, en 
hiwbinte bis band,and traiteroufly Hrucke off his bead:For intrath I carry she image of my fislensys 
werend head, all pale, and yet as it were breathing, imprinedinmy minde, which oftentimes prefererh 
it felfe voto me, 45 well leeping in the darkneffe of the night, a+ allo waking in the light of the day's 'and 
salking vith me, callerh to my remembrance the infidelisie of the murthering Tyrant, and exbortcthme 
so keepe my felfe aloofe from she bands of she mightie. And sherefore I neit 
qnefis,aiid in shat re(pectie grienerh me,shas 1 fhallfeeme difobedient unto theesbeing in any other aéhi- 
anand imall my cogstarions whelly addicted to do ay foruice not only to shee, who art mboft worsbitisebe 
veuerenced of far greater ne than lam, but alforocucns the leaft vaffals of Amurath. Thon wilt 
pardon me I bope, and shou fhals well perceiwe, thas rf three ‘e any thing were wse thas may be acceptable 
untethee , ab that Thane whasfoener, though in refpee felfe 18 may ferme vile and bafe, yerisit 
shine, and is now reférwed wholly for thee,and not for me. Farewells and command me, and bold me ex- 


a et ut Canfes which thon beareft, for my being fa backward in comming $0 honour the, as 


hawe revered: wherin 
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engi: OFT ~~ The poore and the leaft among the flaues of the grand Lord, 


G69. Dati i ost yal The Sonne of Man. 
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Ebrain burueth _Ebrain perceiving by this letter t 
24 Tomes of yponhim withall hisarm 





rand Ean ipisticn ager ogli,refoluedalfoin himfelfe ‘i 8° 
Mav-oglier. al sand either by force or fleight to get him into his hands;oratlea 
ig or many arcubufes,and as great gifts and ie betas as poflibly he might: and 
a Lan del ing with his campe,andturning himfelfe towardthe country of afen-o.gli,he but- 
= and: nado foure and twentic of his townes, and fo mounting vp certainerockes of Li- 
Paiinsck Sunigene etop ofa large hill (that ftandeth ouer Andaraand other places belonging to 
his fen diften- 447-024) he incamped himfelfe, But whilesthe armie was thus marching forward,Vels Balfé 
Sitdby tbe dru Of Damafco witha great part of his it hi t 6 cera ain 
fin foldicrs likewi cat part of his people,and his fonnethe Sanzacke of Ierufalem, with his 
i fol dicrs likewife,to the number offifteen hundred perfons,hauing feperated themfeluesfrom 
a poh of the army inmanner ofa tereward ; asthey were bufie in raifing their tents,yponthe 
fi 


“ied farioufly affaul y agtcat band of Drufians of the faction of Man-Oglt,and dil- 






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ewenty foure daies together,with aboundance of 
me he attended nothing els, but ro try-all de 






m Man-Ogl, orhow he might traine aes 






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fixth Emperourof the Turkes; 


A his hands. For the cqmpafling whereofjhe difpatched one Gomeds (Ebne. 
Man-Ogli,being in Andrea;to tell him; Phat forafmuch ashe would not gine credit 





Manfurs Agent). tO Ebrain fendetb 
to thepro- Yor arcubufet 


mife which was made him,nor to aduemure himfelfintothe handofhis friendshe fhould {end ” oe 


ynto him all the arcubufesthe had: forthat the Sulrans pleafure was,thathis peo: 
norco the warsin his feruice,fhould novbe farm dhedorith fo great fore of HUN om, a 
er of theirmeighbors,andiafthe fubicés them/elnes, With great griefe of mina di Man-0¢lt 
behold the meffengerjas tlieman whom he well knew tobe the Agentof his deadly ehemy 
yet in regard of him thar fene him,he forbareto doe him iniurie,orto giue him any reproch ; 
telling himy,T hat all his people and weapons were difperféd abroad onerhis territory fo. that 
hecould noctel whatarcubafes to fend him:with whichicold anfwer Gomeda returned, Which 
B thing when Ali Ba of Aleppo vnderftood,he offered himfelfetorhe Generall;that he would 
goe vnto him,and thatto fome better purpofe.Many reafons did Aly Bajja vfero'perfuade the 
warie Drufian to come and yeeld his obedience to Ebrain, {wearing tharno harmefhould be 
done vato him : and withall promifing him great and hohourable tauors,But neuer could hee 
remouc the refolute and prouident mind of Avan. O¢/spor win himto, yeeld himf{elfeinro the 
hands of aman,whom hethought to be fomurderousyet'at lat withomuch adoejhe preuai- 
ledifo much withthe Drufian Lord, vhat inifigne of the reaerence!he did beare'towards' the 
Generall, and ot his obedience towards 4murath, hewas contencto fend a Prefentto Bbraini 
And thereupon gaue hiny320 arcubufes,20 packs of Andarine filkes,and fittiethonfand ducs 
katsto carrie to the Baffa for agift, and.to reconcile himvato him. Bor the better effecting 
C whereof, he fenthis owne mother torthe great Baffa,who inthe behalfe of her fon performed 


avery worthie meffage, excufing him as welbin re{pect of hisenemiesthatfat there foneere ° 


- yatohim, as alfo in regard of his oath which he had folemnly fworne, That fortheitrecherie 
of: Muftapha hee would neuet commit himfelfe intothe hands ofa Turke : and therefore bes 
fought him to accept of the gifts that were fent him jand withalla mind and heart moft ready 
to fetueand obey the king in all occafions’ and that hee would hold him excufed; forthut his 


excufes were both iutt and reafonable.Whereunto the Turke replied, Phat although (hehad rhe norabledif 


found fo foule a faule in Mustapha, who-vader the affurance of his promife and fidelitie had 
betraied her husband:yet forall that fhe ought nocto feareany fuch wicked or infamous act at 
his hands, who ftood vpon his honor andthe word of afouldier:and for by oath protefting alt 
D faichfull and conftant friendfhip towards him ; in tokewof his fincere meaning, he caftawhite 
vaile about hernecke,and put another vpoo himfelfejandthe third he gane herin her hands s 
willing her to'réport te herfn'the oaths hehad madeyand to carrie himthat vailé,and bring 
him with her‘protefting no otherwift to intreat him, butasafriend Ga brother:the peaceable 
old woman went her way accordingly ; but fhee neitlercould nor would go about to alter 
the purpofe offer fon, but returned to Bbraia fuch anfweras did norgreatly pleafehim. After 
which time, he fought more than euer hedid before, to get the wary Dewfian into his hands,or 
atleaft, without tegard of (hane to draw from him m¥o\Prefénts andweapons."And therefore 
oficeagaine he'fentthe craftic Gomeda, to'exhort hinyvpon faith and promife giuety, tocome 
Vitto hint: but forall the craft & lying {peeahesthattbe trecherous meflenger could catining> 
K ly¥fe,he could obraine nothing of the Drafian Lord, ‘but good words onely. Yer arfavarter 
inch fineneffé he prevailed fo'much, as that 4fan-o gli'wascontented by him to fend another 
Prefene to Ebaiaiwith an expreie condition notwith tanding, that he thould caufezonsaa te 
Apart outof thofe quarters, %¥ that hee fould not hidvfelferreturne any moréto requeR aby 
thing farther of hinn Which Ke very largely promifed only defiring Hin to ferida good tum 
bet Of archbules,therby ro eotitent the Balla fully:fo hégeaéthim fifry thoufand duckats more, 
and foure Iindréd and fourefédre arcubules,wwith'a thoufind Goats, anhundredand fiftie Cas 
Mels,an hundyed uid fifty Busia thoufarid Oxen, & two Kindred weathers. Withithis'ric 
to Ebrain,‘deélaring vato him that this hee had got from him, vpon'pro 
hould not molelt the Drulid ay more? Pow Which ) fe fo made, EbFain 
arpely teprootted! Gomeda;anid thivearhed tomake him know what it wast ate 
erous a libertyiind for che pieater defpight both to the one & torhe otter, Eire 
shane Gomedd himifelfeed returrie adit With like nite ffage to troublettie Drnfian. 
wp aihough hee went in great feare of {ome mifchiete by the) hands of ; c eh aw 
Cho remedy bitt eedes heemutt follow thé commandoftim, in whofe power sd 
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986 cA murath the third, 
Se front him both his honor and lifeyand therefore on he went. But 2s 
Gemeda. thinking as truth was, that he came againe about his wonted orate Man Oli fay 
very fighcot him to fa: moued,as that he was cuenat the point to haue throw, Cdn the 
and fora hue difpatched him,had sor the regard of mare dangerous cficas Quid — 
fparcd hemor ik.) ignominicus wordsand deadly threats to disburden his chole  fatysyee 
Some  coukd do no lefle butaccomplith the:efeét of bis fraudulent re on trys 
Wrought with hum, that he drew from him foure burbens moreot arcubufes, a va Pm 
ten gutdaagers, certain filucr belrs,ten packs of filke, and fome few pence ; cauf; $tiy 
allto protest yato him,never to (uffer himfelfc tobe perfuaded to come againe “tire i 
ibe did, be threamedto kill him, happen after whatmight ofit. With exceeding ioy 
mph cic Eprace teecive this preicnt,andrhinking now with himfelfe that he had; ey ik 
ficiese Doors rom bim,be Gerermined to rife with his armie,and to facke all the = of a : 
Ogke: connie, Which be performed accordingly, and being conduéted by Emmi: ~ 
bamn Andrea the place of Max-Ogés his refidence, andintwo daies burned and defire vin, 
ewboud bistownes, with vuipeakeable crucltie committing all things to fire and coe 
frer all chis facking and rafing, Eérsin {ent divers meffengersto nan: Oglisto trie wheth 
he would yet be periuaded ro:comevato him ; but nothing could moue the. refolute Dron 
co tocommit him{elfe into his hands,but rather increafed his conftancie ro auoid a moft certain 
. — death, Now the great Bafla fii! thirfting after bloud and reuenge,vnderftanding by afpie,th2 
oat Mew. eCaptain of Andrea (being one of the factors of Mtan-oghiywith three hundred snd tig fol 
Soteslnee - Was got Vp to acertain hill,intoa place of great fecurity he fent Emir Ebne-frec to intice 
ora sand totell him, That fecing his Lord Man.Og/i-would not come and yeeld himielfe,hee | 
1 come vato him ; which ifhewould:do,he would afluredly in defpight Of -itan-O¢li 
-_ hima Sanzack offome of thofe placeswhich he moft defired. The ambitious & vnkec. 
< soeeeneye fuffered himfelfe tobe eafily perfuaded, & being accompanied with his three 
“s Ired.and fittie followers, went with the faid Bim *te,and came at laft co the pauillion of 
a 2 nahigne firft caufed his atorefaid men to {tay Sehind ina valley two or three miles off, 
ee ee ott - would not fo muchias {ee the Macademo,although bothiin refpeé of the nimble. 
be - nse wera ~ re ee ofhis lookesshe was worhtie tobe looked vponibut 
hemighr yi vn jeg ae sak from, Setafadin,and inthe mean time deuifed how 
cmoes Followers: which was by trdining them, by: means of the faid Ebne-frec. into acertain 
Yer sceat fo haninghrougheshem intoa trait; fuddenly rofet vpon ger and kill them, 
ae re “pe ingly performed:tor being by the treckerous Emir brought into the place 
ee a o theit flaughter,fearing:nothing lefle,they were fuddenly inclofed by the Turks 
bier. a es flain euerysmothers fon. This maffacre thus finifhed, Zbrain com- 
Foe 1 eta to be brou, ht) before him, and without delay to bee ftripped and 
Z ei eet © being come, ftoutly vpbraided Ebrain wich his promife and his oath ; and 
amongit other {peeches which he vetered whiles they {tripped him; faid, Cus me off my mew- 


bers; and firft putting shem into the privities of that i ins wi i 
ee o bio fen for fo C stk he oh ripe mt yp oy lg a 
lat Were the executioners of his painfull deathshe faid, 1+ is-40 id fortune indeed,that 
by oS reser fp piateita yee ane pes able to pillng (Say he, whe oe life from 
mes whereas Mi iia able, on once durff; man to man, to have drasvne one drop of 18 from 
wityna nar to. hanecnderedypy. ae eta taosproceed in your wicked andunfatiable "fre of my 


ashe Nea Le crac command of your Vifier : far ta the end there will alfa light upon yon the init 
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Avletaaatnd! eviflangus a fact. With thefe i 
the comman- J pea 6 ithefe and other flch like {peeches the miferable wretch 
¥ d,and raat flathesimade on. is backe,where they began to flea him, he inthe 
f £0 blafpheme, their rel pion,and to curfe their king,and their falfe Pro- 
Chri aati intheircrell action, made other like gathes 
Kaviine the skin downward,could nor bring it to.his4- M 
nity of th d.After, this, £brain caufed the follows 
ifty)to be cruelly flaine,andall his countric > 


AD Chaine$erpoi« 
copntric, 


bras te pofis {ene 
ain by fpcedie po os 


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sput te death thofethreehundred and fiftie the Maca: K | 





ented and fatisfedwith my flefh. Andtothem L 





Sixth Emperour of the Fuarkes. 987 


to Sidon, where his galijes layat rode,commanded, That disbarking foute th i f 
ersy they thouldfackeall thofe countries alongft the fea coaft euen ies as Pi per 
ftihesfparing ncither age nor {ex,nor any perfonofcondition whatfoeuer. Whiehhiseriell 
command was prefently pitinexecution ,and three thowfand foules brought awayicaptines, 
yeatibootieSsmade of muchrich merchandife, many townes burnt, fundrie cafes rtediand 
Jaid cuca with the ground: andi be fhortjall the wholecountrie of Serafadin dad man ooh 
Jaicd vererlly wafte and de folarex tot 
Ebiain was 10win readineffe to-depart for Conftantinople, where he was by Amurath expe- 
&ed;as Wel for his gold,is thé zzcomplifhment of the mariage. But bethinking himfelfe/that 
whatfocuer hitherto he hadidoa,would be-accounted. either little or nothing, vnleffe he pro= 
B pidedin fome fore forthe quieting of thofe people vnderthe Turkith obedience; he determi. 
nedtd nominate oneof the three Drufian Emirs that cameto him to lernfalem, tobe Baflaot 
dllhofe Regions. And becaufe Emir A/y Bbne-Carfue was the richeft and. moft ‘obedient of 
shartiall, he théngghe goo ditxedmmit tharcharge ynto him,and honored him, with thardignis 
tiegyet not withoura bribe, buvfor the price of ayhundred thoufand duckatsy Wherefore hee 
apparcl{é¢hios in cloath ofigold, gaue hiava horfomans mafe, and a {word allgilt,andideliue- , 
restvoto him thetkings commiffion; caufing him withall,to {weare faith and obedience to 4-0 2" 
murath. And fo hauing (atleafkto thew) fet inorderthe affaires of thofe mountains, whichan 
huddvedof the Turks greatcdprains had in formertime vainly attempted; he'returned'té!Da- 
malco,where he ftaicd ewelut daies, by) {hametull fhifts'extorting mony from diuersiperfons, 
© Aclaft hauing nomore to dointhofeiparts; ‘heeturned himfelfe towards Gazir and'Baruto, 
places vnder the gouernmentiot of Ebne-Manfur, where he arrived withalthis armyjand found 
the gallies which hethad lefc'in'the port of Sidon,now inthe hauen of Baruto,as he had/be tore 
comfnahdeds: Now vpon a certaine hill aboue Baruto neere vnto the Sea, Ebrain Wad'picched 
his owne tentonly and none other ; and hauing fent all the reft of hisbeftand goodly things 
which he meant to:carrie with him to Centantinopleaboord the gallies,\(hrowded himfelfe -») )""* 
erly vader that narroyandibafe rent. Thitherhe called Ebne-Manfar, and in pleatarr mantier rirais sv by. 
toid him; That nowitwas timeforhimto make paimentof the debt ofan hundred andithiree. difemberinwnib. 
feore: thoufind: duckats) which hee ought the King ‘bis:Lord for thécultomeoP tipo: "rer 
liadd: Barutos forthat heconld notlonger fay in thofe quarters, but wasrorctuine f6'Gons 
D ftantinople, whichshe knew.nat how to doyaleflehe carriecwith hinvthedifcharge ot that 
debt. Wherdahto:Ebne-Aanfarmade anfwer, Tharit wouldinot be lohg before his Macadas 
moesxwouldicome with his monies, and thavthen be would without farther delay make pai+ 
shent. Whichitiéap Bbrsinwellknew robe buean excafejand therfore determined with hint 
felfenothrufthim intothe galliess& becaule he could noreartie the tohyivntothe kingiyet 
av che leat cobring himhis debtor. Bur forafmich as hedoubted to: put thishis derertinatié 
on openly in execution,for feare of fone infirteGionamongft the peoplésas well forthathe 
was withintho territories of théfaid:BbmesM anfur, as for'ehine be faw him preatly belowuedand: 
fauored of the othertwo Drufian Lords, Beveprec-and ebne-carfueshe therfore thoughtit bec™ 
torpolicie by céncealing this his purpofé,to fhewhim in his oucwatd actions al good done? 
 nanee,andiby (eorer'and {ubtilemennestditake him prifoners Whereupon'he pines told 
* Bimy'Thae forafmudh ashe wasto ftay there forhis bufinele thar night gad was reo f ait 
néxuay tolmake a road inrothe country of Man.ogh, he therefore pratéd him todo hiih't 
fiupur to be his guide sand for that purpofe,whetvhe fhould fend for hiny atmidnight, that he? 
wouldicome vatothim very (ecretly,becaufelhd was minded todepartwithont any gape 
with fuchondted men ithis ¢oinpany “Phe Drufian Lord verily bélecued the matter that fo: 
Itobaa ge and withall was ingood hope by that means'to find fome way to’efeape his hands» 
Whetupon beinmealied vp atmidnighe, hereadil ywentto the tent ofEbF«n, whorprefently’ Ebne.Manlir 
charging him(whont all menthoupht he had efpecially affediedjwith many abhoninable aid), beisyent 
foulé termesscaufedia chain tobe éuftabout his neck, & his arms,and fo falt bound to be cari. Ms 
iF cdined the galliessAnd yetnorfo.conrented, tooke the fpoile ofall his county, wherby there 
Was leated fuchla‘prey as was marriellous to'beliold’s for befides mony of there'was 2, 





§ Pety hage fampthe fore of clothsofillke & gold, wasfuch,seo'grear,asmight better Befeemn, 


me great Pritiee,than {ich amoutiain ru(ticall Lord as he was, When the Baffa Had conueis 
¢d all this intohisgatlies, hee fapled to Tripoli,where he found Serafadinin the cultodie of 
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 dinurath by 


| Mhelandof tus, 


0 veinarath the third, 
tis Baffa and Aly Baffa sand having ftaid there fome few daies, wherein he comm; 
villanous & =i be mamta caufed thefaid Serafadntobe pur a heen Tutid 
all his filkes and other wealth,and fo. departed for th ae :whereat {uch time, 


988 





enteres ‘sto the channel of the citieaccompanied vith foure and twentie gallies, howe 
Covitered snd reccived by a wonderfull numberof his friendsand fauorits, and fitedics 
an honuh © peale of attilleric out of the Seraglio. lehn Thomas Minedei the betreporr With 
this Hiftoric, as alfo of the late wars betwixt the Turks and the Perfians, being then, eS of 
ftantinople,and hauing(as he reporteth of him{e}e}good meansto fee the bountifulands, a 
tifull Prefents which the fpoiling and ravenous Baftagaue the Turkith king ;reporteth theta 
thereofto hauebeen a million of gold, befides the yearely reuentie of Caire,amounting 
hundred thoufand duckats, with threefcore horfesmoft tichly.garnifhed, of fingular beattie 
ahais. butelpecially of the Arabian race, adineElephantyand aliue,Gireflle(whichisa be-” like 
Camell.aad a Panther)two great Crocedilesidéady\a. Chaire’of mailie goldiichly 
preciqus ftenes a Casket allo befer with: precious ftones and gale manyrppaakes of + _ fine 
clothes; woollenand filkes, certaineotherelothes with fringeiof goldand filuer andthe Ban 
barian.curworke;moft fine linnenof Alexandria, andal the arcubufes raken-from the D; uffans: 
ToLeunefup, befidesfindrie rich Prefentsgiuenby the proud Baflato the SicarLadiesidtshe court, repors 
danal. Tere tedbyiLeynclauive to hraue bin worth twohandred shoufand Sulstniness v1! 
smimP895:  -Burniow.forafimuch aswe hauebetore made mention of the Sanzacke of lerufalem,andhis 
flight,it-thall not be altogether impertinent toonnhittoric (though femawhat onrottime) in 
few words so\declare what paffed betweene-hith and the Arabians of Paleftine,a little before 
thecomming ot Eérain the great Bafa into: thefequarters :by.which listley the defirous rea. 
det may-cafily perceiue,the wofull and woublefamie fate of ibanfometime moti bleffed and 
fruitful, bucnow moftmiferableand-barreniland.of Inrie,andof thofe placts in Holy-Writ 
fomuchrenownedsysc 21 dada liptes) gniny | bar. i090 
pelea Inthe confines,of Sodome, and inthe places: 0 /e.nororily:betweenethe lake Af phaltis 
bed michite, t8andDamafto, but alfo.in the Rlaines'ind inthe vallies of ‘erichosandiot Samaria;andin 
dratine tens OSHet places about Bethichem, Emaus, BethoniesBethfage;Gapharnanmiy Nazareth, Levir, 
area rebbar es. Beshfaida, Naplos,and other townesio£ ame thefeabouts, thertxdac haunt dnd line certaine 
Arabian capainesyiwho fprcading them{eluescuen as farasRamaand Toppajouertun at their 







The rich Pre- 
Stwts cine to 


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Pleafure all che icountries there:ronad about, lando¢ontinually commit prientous oucsagesas K | 





welbagaintt the fald Ciries,as.dlfoauponsthe goods and wealthynot orielwofithe inhabitants 
sheresbural fooffeangers:ycaandxheir infolghey oftentimes groweth fo-great,that they dare 
Seataulirhe dtoged.cities; befideshe spoiling of srbuellcrs,!that byxeaforof their bulinelfe 
aA eHion xo paefi orn onceityito another sThey are good horfemenjbutvieno amourt 
thenhonesare weny fife tO runs and fpare'of dior; and arethemfeluesbbidand aducriturous 
theeursrdihele, Arabians haying. bad intelligence, that théaforefaid ambitions youthappoin 
Sanzacks of leru aterm, was in mind toraifealktheSanzdckéthereabout sa0ddoyning him 
a wushthem,and his fatherthe Balla of Damatco, to teflraitiorltcininfoleint liberti¢,and to 
Wenke: ctreustion : relolued with themfelues notto fay, vntillheband his confederates 
were toadic's father by fundrieinuafions Yponchim; eucnysito thé gatesiof lerufalemsit0 
@ bum £0.cOMe One inthe field. And therather to induce him: fore do, theycompa 
Avech a.certain Subbafh of Bethlohemtheitfriend,to enconrege and anipiat the Sanzacke 
seunta,by promifing vato him good fuccefle‘and profperouis events, "Lig anibitious young 
man,dedneed withthe/glorious perfuations of aha tale Subbatfi, of whamehcemade po0d 
Igckoniqg,and prays ed byitheininfolcacies refblucd (asthey. bad writhed) to iffiie out ofthe 
om 3 theo | ;andthetcupon-hauing atmed an hundred of his vaffals, and sailed ll 
: e enchatwereynder his goucrnmentytochenumberot Sx butidred; he madoaxcde 
raging floud, 


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ticho; fending before defience vii hem:againft, whomth¢-Arabians cameaceot* 
with thetrarrowsand Indian Cone ouerwhelming his arcubufes,asifinhad bina 





floud, wroughthim great wouwhen inthe very, nicke,the battel’ etbeinp at the hattlts M 
rh ality Si GG fled tomards Bethlehem, and left.-the fouldices of Tetons inthe 
hands ofthe A ©.putimoft part of them to theedgeiofithe {word,and fcarcely gt 


liberty tothe Sanzack to faue himfelfe by flight. The Sanzackcertainly infor js fraud 
Ey ALo a t ec . 4 med ofthis frau 

of the diffembling Subbafii, co be reuenged vponhim, began alfoin ike manner to differnt 
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Sixth Emperour of the ‘Farkes. 


A with him, feigning that he would once mote trie his forcesagainttthe fame Arabians): and{o 
vfed the matter,thar the Subbaffi arming himfelfe, came wvnrohim, witliout any fulpition of 
the mifchicfeintended againt him,Butasfoon as he was come,the Sanzacke tookeh! 
and prefently caufed him in moft cruell manherto be flaine quicke, » + Be 

Thus hauing paffed oucr the roubles that ftaicd the people of Aigypt ana\Damatto, and 
thecountries thereabouts, from reforting to’ Ofiman the Turksigreat Generallat Erzitum: lee 
vsagainereturne thither where we left him,taking a view.ot the preparations againttthe Pers 
fian ;and profecute thofe affaires, which of allothers moft exercifedithe forces of the two 
mightieft Mahometan Monarchs;and with the expectation thereof, filled the world, from thie 
Eaft to the Weft. 

B The ftraight commandement from Ammnrath, together wich thefameand reputation of of: 
mantte General, had drawne together fucha world of people of all fortsto Erzisum,asichat 
it fetrized not the power of one king alone,butrather the vnited forcesofimany kings. Wher- 
fore Ofman petcciuing that hee had gathered together tov great ainumberof peoplesand too 
hugean army,and that it might fo fal out that he might want vi@tuall for‘fo preata multitude 
(neither'fo greatly fearing hisenemies forces, as that he neededto lead fo populousan armie 
againft them )determined to difchargea great number of fuchas he thought moft tveake,/and 
leaf able to endure trauell : fo that out of this great multitude he drewiourabour fortie thou- 
fand perfons, who liberally according to euery mans abilitie redeeming the ordinarie’perils 
of the warres,returned home to their owne dwellings. And fo in Ofmansarmie remained thé 


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imvaline, the subbept of 


thlebem 
ine quicke, 


C number of an hundred and fourefcore thoufand perfons orthereabouts. Withthis multitude rie number of 
the Generall departed from Erzirum (about the cleuenth of Auguft thisyeare 1585)towards mat armit, 


Tauris,continuing for all thatthe fpeech for Naffiuan. But hehad fearce marched two daies, 
when ditiérs fouldiers of Grecia and Conttantinople prefented themfelues before hinr, Vp- 
braiding him with great improuidencie,and telling him,that they beganalreadie to feele the 
want of Victuall,by wanting the fame day their ordinarie allowance ofcorne for their horfes: 
fo that if in the beginning, and as it were inthetntrance of fo long a iourney they felefitch 
want,they could not tell with what iudgement or difcretion he meantto lead fo great'a com- 
panie fo faras Naffiuan ; nor by what cunning conceit he had prefumedto fuftaine fo'greac an 
armie inthe feruice of their Lord.o/man quietly heard their complaints,and prefently proui- 
D ded for them, by catifing fuch ftore ofbarley tobe diftributed among them, as they defired; 
and feuerely punifhed the officers that had the charge for the-allowance ofcorne, wlio moft 
couetoufly began to make merchandife of the common prouifion, by conuerting it to their 
own priuat vfes. And hauing it tila their troubled mindes, he proceededon his iourny, 
and by the way of Haffan Chalaffi and of Chars, arriued:vponthe Calderan plaines, famous 
for the memorable battels there fought betweene Selymsuds and H/mael. Tathefe Plaineshee 
tooke a generall review of hisarmy, wherein there wanted a number, that by reafon of fick- 
neffe being'nor able to continuethe journey were inforced to ftay behind; fome'in one place 
fome inianother.Remoouing thence, he tooke the way not to Nafliuan,as he had ftill hitherto 
given it out he would, but now direély to Tauris, Which fo fdden an alteration of theiour- 
ny as fooneas the foldiers of Grece and Conttantinople heard, they fel into agreartage) and 
comming againe before the Generall,reuelled with him inthis (ort to his face: ‘ 
Andwhar are’ wé,thou villaine,thou Turke,shon dolt, whors thon handle/t in this fort? Wee arenti- 
ther oxen nor [heepe of she mountaines, for the leading of whom shou thinke/h thou art come out: nei- 
ther can we brooke thea thy lies and destits. Ifthon haf publickly profe(fed to lead vs to Na/Stuan, and 
by that fpeech haf trained vs fromabefarthe?t bounds of Gracia, towhat end now,after thox haft wea- 
riedvs fo miich,doef? thon 'deceine vs with fuch vanities,and proleng our iourney,and (et before ws fiuth 
firangeandinsportant dangers as our'minds meier once shougbt on P-But if this was thy firfl purpofe ana 
intent,and that now, not fooli[hly or by chance, but Upon premeditation and good advice tho changeft 
thine opinion, why diddef? thou difwsifft fo many fouldiers,as might bane made thearmie tnore terrible 
UF and flronger for she enterprife of Tauris ? Doeft thon thinke thas by faffering oshers tovedecme their 
a ies fo t0 increase thy riches; shon {halt fet our lines to file, and to makeus flanctotbes 
~ Perfiansi? i 


Ponn 2 ani 


Acthefeatrogant fpeeches,the General was exceedingly troubléd;feeing his good meaning, ; nal ie 
and the earhelt defire he had to aduance the maiefie & glorie of his king, taken in focuil pe bans ; 


The moft infoe 
lent (peech of 
the fouldiers of 
Coufiantinople 
and Grace 

unto O(max 
sheir Generalt. 


Ofewan wifey 
rppeafeth bis 









-v \venaiatb the thirds 2\ 


_/ tis Baffa and Aly Baffa sand having ftaid there fome few daies, wherein he comm <“o% 
villanous & neste alhauey hetcanifed thefaid Serdfadld tobe pur into heen Tidy c 
all his filkes and other wealth,and fo departed for Conftantinople : whereat fuchsi, Mth 
entere: ‘sto the channel. of the citiesaccompanied with foure and twentie Ballies, he y 
countered sed receined by a wonderfull numberof his frienidsand fauorits, and, ieee 
ahora pale * epee ours the Saree ie he fe ie ‘held the beft reporter of 
this Hiftoric, as alfo of the late wars betwixt the Turks and t €nfians, being then at 
ftantinople,and hauing(as he reporteth of him{esfeyg00d meanstofee thebountiful = vsagainereturne thither where we left him,taking a view atti inhtheP, 
tifull Prefents which the fpoiling and rikbovehaeaea the Turkith king reportethshee fans and'profecute thofe affaires, which of “all sito Siete en i se 
ThAdbpree Lthereofto hauebeenamillion of gold, befides che yearely reventie of Caire,amountin “ah mighticft Mahometan Monarchs;and with theexpeétation thereof, filled the world froin thie 
fons ase 0 hundred thoufand duckats, with threefeore horfesmoft tichly.garnifhed, offingular titi 4 4 Eaft tothe Weft. H f) . 


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Sixth Emperour of the'Furkes. 


A with him, feigning that he would once mote trie his forces agaiottthe fame Arabians! s and-fo 
vfed the matcer,that the Subbaffi arming himfelfe, came vnrohim, witliout any fufpition of 
the mifchiefe intended againft him,Butasfoomas he was come,the Sanzacke tooke fins aline, rhe subbagt of 
and prefenrly caufed him in moft cruell manner tobe flaine quicke, * netblehems 

This hauing pafféd oucr the croublesthat ftaicd the people of Agypt and-Damate o tig Mme tee. 
thecountries thereabouts, from reforting to Ofman the Turksgreat Generallat Erzitum het 





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gh rety bur efpecially of the Arabian race, aliueElephantyand adiue Gireflle(whichisa be-” like B The ftraight commandement from Amurarh, together with thefameand reputationof oft 
Camel] aad a Panther) two great Crocodiles déatly 2, Chaiteof mafic goldizichly with maniche General! had drawne together fuch a world of people of all fortsto Erzirum,as that 
. precigus ftenes ;a Casket allo befec with: precious {tones and gale, man 5 of Fo fhify it feted not the power of one king alone,butrather the vnited forces ofmany kings, Wher- 
| clothes; woollenand filkes, certaine other clothes with fringe,of gold and iluerandthe Bin fore Ofman petceiuing that hee had gathered together too great anumberof people,and too 
i barian.cutworke,moft fine linnen of Alexandria,andaal the arcubufes raken-from the Drufians, hugean army,and that it might fo fal out that be might want viGtuall for'fo preata hiuiltitude 
ToiLeate ty Acts eefusstie rich “ieee theiproud Baffa to ip Siemiadies Gtalie court, repor aie Mig. le ae forces, as that he neededto lead fo poptilousan armie 
aoa ea. tedby:Leunclanius to liauc bin worth twohandred thoufand Suleaniness) osc! : \ againft them )determined to difchargea great number of fuchas he thought moft weakezand 
@erum,pag.o. _ Butsiow tora finuch as,we hautbefore made mention élinsenrect. of Iernfalem,andhis Jeaftable to endure trauell : fo that out of this great multitude he drew ee about fortiethou- 
flight,itthall not be altogether impertinent toonnhitoric (though fomowhat ourottime) in fand pertons, wholiberally according to euery mans abilitie redeeming the ordinarie perils 
few words toideclare what pafled betweeneshim and the Arabians of Paleftine,a little before of ng ela Saale Hoe to re ytibassati ts in Ofmans armie remained the 
thecomming of Eérsin the great Bafla into thefaquarters : byowhich little the defir F € number of an hundred and fourefcore thoufand perfons or thereabouts. Withthis multitude rhe wumber of 
a y pee rg aa and uonblefameftare nae lentee wn Tea vt bs ahr shan obit Sine ee seal thisyeare : 38 ee Ofmant at mit 
' , bur bmiferabl \ ta * i ee in Holy.tvci aurss,continuing for all that,the fpeech tor Naffiuan. But he had {carce marched two daies, 
4 pos tp ke bene abe 4 erp | helt ae tnbHloly» Wit when ditiers fouldiers of Gracia and Conttantinople prefented themfelues before hiny, vp- 
Thelandoftu. . Inthe confines,of Sodome, and in, cplaces:: oe Venotorily.betweenethe lake Afphali braiding him with great improuidencie,and telling him,that they beganalreadie to feele the 
\ eyanebee tesandDamalto, butalio in the Rlairies'ind inthe Wallies of\etichosandiof Sdmatia-andin want'of vituall,by wanting the fame day their ordinarie allowance of corne for their horfes: 
4 Arabia toeeus. OtHET places about Bethichem, Emaus, Bethanties Bethfage, Gapharnariniy Nazareth aeain fothatif in the beginning, and as it were inthe tntrance of fo long aiourney they fele'fitch 
_— enabtabbacess Berhfaida, Naplos,and other townesiof name theteabouts, therteloe haunt dnd line Eertaint want,they could not tell with what indgement or difcretion he meantto lead fo great a com- 
H] Arabian captaines:p3vho {prcading chem{eluescuenas taras Ra Toppa; tthelr panic fo faras Naffiuan ; norby whatcunning conceit he had prefumedto fuftaine fo'great an 
: sleal een ene ercunatt armie inthe feruice oftheir Lord:o/man quietly heard their complaints,and prefently proui- 


CT besiege arcremme: sonny eee enti: D ded for them, by caufing fuch ftore of! barley: tobe diftributed among them,as they defired, 
shereshusal ooffarsnigexss) caand uke ee B thf okt Facsiey dine and feuerely punifhed the officers that had the charge for the allowance ofcorne, who moft 
seadaaterbe ed-cities; beides ed eVidtaatatear't nathan to great, that ra fle couctoufly began to make merchandife of the common pronifion, by conuerting it to their 

deng Povingiot sravellers,!that by reafor-of their bufine own pritat vfes. And hauing thus quieted their troubled mindes, he proceededion his iouthy, 










iganealionxo palle fiom oneeityito another They ate good horfemen,burv{cno simourt ait u 4 ‘ a 
. : its and by the way of Haflan Chalaffi and of Chars, arriued vpon the Caldetran plaines, famous 
i ete va fee eee par jaan) le pe Te for the rnemonabse battels there fought betweene Selywsus and Hy/mael. Tathefe Plaineshee 
janaacke of Terufatem, was in raiiatestalicbetens bri ambitions.y out abn tooke a general review of hisarmy, wherein there wanteda number, that by reafon offick- 
Chius hemand his fatherthe Balla ot Tog alco, to mee «ald Lorca neffe being'norable to continue the iourney,were inforcedto ftay behind; fome ‘in one place 
wopkethsindciwétion s relolued with them ee te rc (net! caialaea ein fome iniatiother.Remoouing thence, he tooke the way not to Naffiuan,as he had ftill hitherto s 
were adicis fathen by fandrieinuafions ; {toe py vail theband bis conh | ee to E given it out he would, but now dire@ly to Tauris. Which fo fudden an alteration of theiour- te 
a ¢ im £0, COME QUE intorhe field tavinen 4 oe jenanmidhege 9 blaneam ems 4 L ny as fooneas the foldiers of Grece and Conftantinople heard,they fel into a greartage; and ste 
i wich acettain Subbath of Bethlchem,thei ities +i to induce him fore do, ae comming againe before the Gencrall,reuelled with him inthis fort fo his face: 

Teunta, pr ifiag.vato him good find pr ui ae cr spcourageand aniniartheSa aun Andwhar are’ wé,thou villsine,thou Turke,shou dole; whows thon handleft in this fort? Wee are nti- The mop ine 
ny need he eB losions perfusfions of 2s ‘ite eat Soa ed agar fod ther oxen ner [heepe of the mountaines, for the leading of whore show thinke/t show art amie gut: aed: om tee 
ee serine rguo dale ininfolencies redbh oct a afi, of whameheema ae ‘ ther can we brooke shefi thy lies and deseits, If thon haf publickly profe(fed to lead vs to NafGuan, and coniieacinople 

; the.or c Wponhaui . at = 4 oe st withed) to Ae ial by that {peech haft trained vs fromabesfarthe lt bounds of Gracia, tombatend nom,after thou haf wea- pa 
} wereyinder his Benonreaeesa aah b a fhisny alla, ss e; excde riedus pb mich,doeft then deceine vs with uch vanities and proleng our journey and fer before ws fisth one eo rerat 
0 , before defience vn ees ariel ssa made sah Prangeandimportant dangers as our minds newer once thought onP But if this was thy firft purpofe and 
their arrowsand Totian Canta mite ai igh ey alas Slt eee intent,and that now, not fooli(hly or by chance, but vpor ‘premeditation dnd good adiice thon change 
m greas Wouphen NG ius arcubufes,asif inha thine epinion,why diddef? thou di[mi(fe/o many (Ouldiers,as might banc made the armic more terrible 


the yery,nicke,the battel'yerbeing at the hattlts 4 
sin; and left the Touldions of. Teatalet jpthe 
sAEIRES ‘afithe {word,and {carcely g*> 
The Sanzack¢ertainly informed of this frau 
began alfoiniike manger to diffemb 

wi 


bE and iftronger for she enrerprife of Tauris ? Doeft thon thinke thas by faffering others toredecmme their 
liberties ana fo so increafe thy riches 5 shon {halt fer our lines to faile, and to makes flanctothes 
Perfiansi? Brat  ofman wiley 
At thefeatrogant fpeeches,the General was exceedingly troubled; {ceing his good meaning, ant Nh 
ind the carhelt defire he had to aduance the maicftie & glorie of his king,taken infocuil oo seta 
: Popp 2 





















RS eLmurath thet 


itis fouldiersfohighly offended. Andalthough he could indeed have read 
vied the (harpeft and hardeft prouifions and remedies for it, that in fuch occafions are 






Jixth Emperour of the Tarkes. 


A fought how he might with as little loffe to himfelfe as poffibly he could, make trial of his for=» 
ces, and byall politique meanes to weaken and annoy his {trong enemic. 









il 
ording : 










rily applied : yet vpon good aduice he forbare fo to do,andiin ftead of rigor and punithme A - am ea : 
; {ment } fman'vnder(tanding of this difcomfiture of his vauward forthwith difpatched Sinan Baffa 0/4" fendetb 
tefolue ¢ by mort cafie meanes. “Whereupon eavfing many of the Captaines aj the fonne'of Cicala, and Mahamet the Bafla of Caraemit, with fourteene iota toaiers pe 


chiefe git thofe {editious fouldiers to come before him, hee firtt perfuaded them, 
Thar the former (peech forNajvinan was not raifed at all by birn, nor that heswas minded at thes ting 
to.goe for Tauris; but all shat was done, he had done so fulfill she commandement of the Sultan, why 
bad charged him {oto doe, to she end 0 leffin she Perfian preparations ; which they wouldvndonbed. 


urfue the victorious Prince : who in their purfuit vfed fuch expedition, that at length they ‘9 omertske the 
ouertooke him in the way towards his fathers campe. But as foone as the Prince faw the Turks 7fanPrnee 
foneere him, that withouta dangerous and fhameful flight he could not auoid the battel,cou- 
ragioufly he turned his face,and joined with them a moftbloudy confli@: which being begun hi 

















7] haut made farre greater , if the fi cech had beene ginen ous at the firft for Tauris. Which his | wo houres before night, was moft fiercely maintained votill thar t k i Wee 
Princely care of sheir fafesie they for their parts ought willingly to further, for thas info doing they | hereaitit chem of thevfe of their vieaponsent SRE boththe oi tele saree) io 
Prould flill preferwe thas great opsnion which both theking and the world had conceined of theirvaloxr B Which was done with the notable lofle of the Turkes, who in this fecond confliét (as it was a 
and fideliste, Neither needed they to feare, that the fonldiers which were dififfed might weaken theo  ~ commonly reported) loft fix thoufand men sand had (as it was thought) fuffered a generall i 
armije, for thas. they shem| flues were not oncly firffictems $0 pierce into Tanris, aad 10 open the way ap. flaughte®, had not the night interrupted fo vncouthan action, well worthic of athoufand day- i 
on the enemies, but to\daunt them enen with their lookes 5 and shat thofe which were difchareeg, lights, So that hitherto the Turks fuftained the loffe of more thanten thoufand foldiers, and ii 


us purged the boat of all. cowardife , and lofi nothing in it but vertue and courage, By this 
-anfwere of the Generall,rhexumultuous fouldiers fufficiently pacified; but much 
betterapayed and contented they were,as foone as he put his hand to the common purfe,and 
‘beftowed among themallafmall qu ofmonies: for by. this hiskinde vfage,all their (to. 
were ouercome, and they th es became fo willing and fo couragions,thatnow 
rf venture not to Tauris onely,butto Casbin,yea euen tothe fartheft parts of allthe 


yethad fcasce difcouered or feene the citie which they fo greedily longed after. 

The next morning tte Turks campe remoued and came within two miles of Tautis,where 
they incamped. Burwhileft they were fecting vp their tents, Aliculi Chaniffuing ont of the ci- 
tiewithall his garrifon and fuch of the citifensas were fitto beare armes, fet vpon the face of | 
the vauward, being now renewed, and with many cunning turnings and windings fo charged * 
them, thac with great loffe he forcedthem to retire euen vato the maine battell ; where after 
he hadefpied the great artillerie, he without hurt withdrew himfelfe againeto the citie. The 
confifion of the Turks in this skirmith was notable, for in avery fmall time the vauward was 
difordered, andalmoftthrec thoufand flaine, But Alicu/i not fo contented, in the fhatting ia 
of the enening (allied out ofthe citie the fecond time, and {wiftly running along thatifide of 
the armie that lay towards Tauris, {lew the Bafla of Maras , and did great harme inthat quar- 
ter: which done, withoutany ftaying he fled to the Kings campe, and forfooke the defence of 
that forrowfull citie which he couldnot hold, Neuertheleffethe Taurifians,as many of them 
asremained inthe citie, gathered themfelues together to the gates ofthe citie, well armed, 
prepared to make a bloudie entrance for the Turkes whenfoeuer they fhould come, All the 






































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ages thus appeafed, the Generall turned himfelfe with all his annie 
itie {ciate beyond Van,in the middeft, betweene Tauris and the Martian 
e refrefhed his armic with all chings hecould defire. From Coy he paffed to 
fubieét to the Perfians ; plentiful al li things needfull for man or beatt. 
Fromhence he leaned downe towards Soffians a frui all place,fubieét alfo to the Perfians; 
from whence he beganto difcouer Tauris..Great was the loy ofthe whole campe, and now 
rhetwtsre the mutinousfouldiers of Grace and Conftantinople could highly commend the aduice of 

































Lise the the Generall,orrather of Amureth himfelte,in giuing out the rumor of Naffiuan for Tauris,as : Turke 
Tewris, the only means whereby they were in quiet come fo far,the Perfians being wholly occupied nightwas fpent in watching without reft on either fide, and yecnothing attempted + but vpon | 


























p the breaké of the day, a great multitude of the feruile fort of the Turkes, and ofthe common . i) 
yafcal rout, without any order from their captaines, armed with corfelets, fpeares, & {words, | 
wentto the city with refolution to haue facked it,and fo to haue enriched themfelues with the | 
fpoileand pillage of that wealthie citie. But when they came to the guarded gates of the Ci- great flag | 
_ tic, they found there contrarie to their expectation, aterrible refcue, and were inforced there Pode | 
to joine an hard andmortal battell ; fo that che walls , the entrance, yea all the ground there- 
abouts was bathed with bloud, and as it were couered with weapons and dead carkaffes, And 
th rnec yet forall chat, though the Perfians ftood faftand lee: the arin Usa pier at 
he. comming of the oii Gita its. the the laft they were conftrained to yeeld the entrance,being ouercome by the mu titude of thena 
q tae ae : oui Sine ae rl ae ae that ont of the campe flowed in ties them likeaflond, and retyring into the citie, now alto- 
Mahamets cldett i Pee h cen thoufand ‘ood fouldiers had clofely couchedhimlelfe, L E nied andamafed oneuery fide, they fortified themfelues in their houfes vader the groundand 
watching ftil when fome of the enemies bands fhould aamedownte eh refting places,(ud- _~ inthe coraers and winding turnings of the ftreets ; from whence with their arrowes and fome © a 
DS icee dilearoralamateiuhineleoasaniiuyatasss Vichbinslighcns eee a ca art entred, greatharme, Yetwerethey norablefoKiland * 
aa er. withourany refiftancehe ouertan all thofe Turks adit fed hem, puttingto the deftroy fo many oftheir enemies, burthat at the laft they were too mightie for them, an cif 
; r Spi A perfec chem, puteng Wrought many gricuaus mi(chicfes in that wofull city. And foa greacnumber of this rafcall 






as ey {uppofed) about Naffivan: iofomuck that eucry man being waxen couragious,andte- K 
ne d.with ioy , -withourany feare at all began proudly to plot vnto themfelues nothing 
poe ckings,p , gs,taking of prifoners,rauifhments,robberies,and all rhofe infolent & out- 

eslour a onsin eyfe rathly.to proceed from the greedie affections of thofe barbarous vi- 

sorssel ly they of the Vauward,who being defirous of bootie) and to difcouer the ene- 

ended downe towards certaine pleafant gardens, full of all forts oftrees, 

c hauing fatisfied their appetites,they withdrew themfelues toa certaa 

oa bridge called The bridge of (alt water,and there ftaid at pleafure attending 



























































out feuen.thoufand ofthem.And { thhi ; (es, | 
ti hasitnsctgnathes puiten eae Be es eras ase peoplethir remainedaliue, retutned to the Turkifh campe, carrying away with them tooma- | 
ollay eotreapoustieiat iis from Ta tis with fiftie thoufand fouldiers nifefttokens of the poore opprefled citie : wherein the miferable women andimpotent foules 
Aliens fT Belge taneicia git 0 fouldiers  hoodembracing & ftraining the doores & pofts of their houfes, and Kisiingthe™ fei 
and yet fearing 


Aliculi Chan Goucroour of Tauris beeing left in the citie with 400° 
rmy thanthis,not exceeding the number of threefcore and four thoulan 
-Perfian king ableto leuie , the principall occafion whereof wast 


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With prayers, mournings, and complaints, bewailing their prefent mileries, 

worfeto come. 0/manthe General now made acquainted with thefe calamities, caufed pro- 

cchiation tobe publithed, Thatno man fhouldbe fo hardie asto moleft otescinsee Bie as 4 

emearie rime went him(elfe about thecitie, viewing throughly thefcituation 0 it,and. fur *| 
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eying the place wherein he might both incampe himfelfefafely, and with better foundation 
of the ind greater fecuritieereét a cattle or fort, for the more affurance of that conquered coumntrey.s 
tell, but ~The Citic of Tantis feated at the foot of the hill Orantes , about cight dayes Lar i 


H | 
fough® io | 
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as ee ouernour sand ballin Sod and Herithi 
the neceffities of Perfia. So that with thefe {mall forces in comparifon 
igs, the Petliey King hadno tomacke to meet the Turkifharmie in plaine bat 


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vies with 


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Tauris. 





abs 

in Speogiens SO , 
ad Nareneled citic of Tauris. Whereupon 
[racpab at ralydeclaring vntohim, That 


Th miterie of 
Tasrifzen 








ae tie 
3 - eA-mirath the third, 
f ‘the Cafpian fea,and is fubieét to windes,cold,and fnow 
ec wich ail things neceflarie for mans lite Sand oneal ih, Pe Toe si 
courfe of merchandife brought thither ont of the Eaft, tobe conueyed vata jadi Con. 
allo of others brought out of thefe Wetterne parts, to be difperfed-into the Ea Welk and 
popul: it feedeth almoft two hundred thoufand perfons:but yet 0 = “Ibis verig 
cucry @ out walls,and vntortified«. The buildings (afeer Pea tarthes 


o th a 
Eaft) are of burnt clay,rather low than high. For all shiogsiteeticiesh the, ts OF the 
f re ¥ 


lace of the Perfian Kings refidence , yntill{uch time as that ing and was the 

is feat fromthence iris: into his kingdome to Cashin se hembra ato 

although it had been {undrie times molefted by theinrodesand farie of the T ni mes 

rors, yet wasit (til ingreat eftimation and renowne. : ize pare ene 
Of this citie O/man Ba//a hauing taken diligent view, caufed his tents tobe 

South ide thereof, where was. {pacious gardenall flourithing and beautiful,r 

fundgie kind oftrees and {weet{meiling plants; anda thonfand fountaines and 


from aprettie riuer,which with his plealant ftreamedinided the 
nis sand was of {o great beautie, that foi 











eplenis <4 with 
: brooks ctiued 
the delicacie thereof “aa cn ‘nie vag 
tants call Seehos Genes (that is tofay) the eight Paradifes 3and was itidiones caterers ; 
houfe of their Kings, while they kept their refidence in this citie , and:after the had » if 
drawne their feattrom thenceto Casbin, became the habitation and'place of ithoad foal 
Gouernors of Tauris. Of thefe gardens-and places Ofman made choice to bnild Hie } i 
in sywhereof he gauc the modell himfelfe, and. commanded that all the. whole circuit of thon 
pleafant greenes fhould be inuironed with walls, and trenches digged round about them 6 
conuey the water from the aforefaid riuer. Which was accordingly begun with the areatct 


‘care that poffibly might be ; che foundation of, .S walls laied, the ditchesdigged 
‘) 































“og. emt er area ee in are : pine {pace of fix and thirtie dayes the 
¢ d ht to anend sg reofartillery mounted vponthe wal 

pee 3 Sette rt neg and {uch other houies neceffaric for the Turkith vite built within 

mt ae : = 4 oy re em are ficke of a feauer with a blondie flix,which 

efile o} ilding,; 

wards happened, as fhall be hereafter dlechatecs US So ilalainat 

«Flue dayes after the building of theeattle was begun 

campe, That eight Ianizaries and diuers Spaoglans were feene ftrangled ina bath within the 

rene Tanizaries came prefenrly ynto the Gene- 

ough he had with too much clemencie gi der, Thatno 

man'fhould hurt ormoleftthe Taurifians, and thataccord ing to his ited f pebfbctsca ta 


vied modeftie towards th A 3 s 
sudacioufly ttrangled anne: tohim ; yet the Taurifians themfelues had molt 


rs : 3 oftheir baths eight Ianizaries and certai whichine 
bakers (they ‘sae aa iudgement was nottobe Gated ie once {omo- 
it wholly to the pla e f i delay he commanded the citie ta be facked, leauing 
Sencthh ture of his fouldicrs: who forthwith fo vfed the matter, not asf they 
koa oe — an iniurie,bue rather 3 

Wend rar widow ime ae laughter, rauifhment,rapine, and murther 5 Virgines 
Saale thetic pat lai oo with horrible and vn{peakeable finnes ; yonglings {nat- 
Bey carriedaway, and in briefs rattan es cuen with the ground and burnt, riches and mo- 
‘committed once onely, doegtchedigant Nanuted and watted. Neither were chefe mifchiel 
worfethan the fécond:: fo that it was.a — Worfe thanthe firft, andthe third vpon that 
pulous, fo rich, fometimesthe comnts ¢ric almoft inexplicable,to behold that citie fo po 


a 4 2 and palace of the Perffan Ki ,andh f that Em- 
Piresnow fubicctro the furie ofthe Turks, plunged in calamitie and vitet deftruction, 


hisfeane 


fpaire, and 

















































i _ . c 1 Few = , - " 
quire fogreara wrong. Ia hich refolucionhating confeeed ee any thing whereby tore 







his horfemen tc ; army,hecommanded 5000! 
ai Cvery fight of the enemies tents, and as it wert 


accordingly, and made a gallant fl 


themfelneseuen to 
, Whichthing they 


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,newes was brought into the Tutkih x 





atonce haue broughean verer deftruction vpon the L 


all fix:b Empordubof oho Farkes 


 ofthemfelues. Atthe difcoucric whereof, the Turks imagining that the Perflang wereedttie. 
in great number toaffaile che armie, order was giuen by the ficke General, That Cicala’ Baffe’ 
and atabames che Baila of Caraemit, with the'people of Grecia,and all theit own forces fHould’ 
oto encounter the enemy:whorprefently with their enlignesdifplaid, vnderwich there food 
about fourc and thitcie thoufand ttrong,befides4 number of feruile people,yet inen excreifed! 
jn labors and perils,in all well neere fortic thoufand, fet forward; Now tiie fide hundred Perf! 
ans wich a’maruellons cunning! kitde of skirmi(hing dallied with the Turkify fouldiers , and’ 
drew them forward for the {pace bfeight miles 8 more'satidbeing brought fa fir on,and now 
forewearied with the skiimifh, were luftily affailed by the Perfian prince, who with part of 
his armie (co the number of about wwentie thou find petfons’y Couirapioufly Fet'vpon the two 
B Bafla's,and joined with them the deadlicft and eruelleft battel that eucr was Wsitcen of. W her~ 
inthe Perfians hauiag giuen a moft perillous onfer, and done great harme, i¢ was thought that’ 
they would haue concented themfclues with folucki¢an incounter,and fo retyred: whiehithe’ 
Turks minding to preuent,and novto returned Without a notable victorie, Hardly. prefféd*ypon 
them, hoping iathe end to pucthemto flight, and'fo to gitethem a bloudie-and deadly "tier! 
throw) Bur the Perfitiis hauing:quierly and with grea affututice fora redfonablé Ppack endured! 
theiticharge, atlaftasit they had beentrefh men, made head vpon them aftehh, and be 
moft terrible bartelanew, whereinthe Bala oF Garaemie (aboue named) was pacto'Aie 
being wholly difmaied and difcomfited, fled'backe agaific-to' the campe , carrying w 
the moft manifcft tokens of the vnhappie iffueltof the buttell) Cicala the orhet Balla notWith> 
C pfihding valiantlyandwith great cunning ftillfuftained the futie’ofthe Perlians, laboitring: by” 
allimeans to encourage his {ouldicrs, and to haue reftored the bartels buc when he hadidone! 
whache could,ouercome atlaft ah ete valourjhe wasinforcedto betake Himfelfetaa 
dlfo , and fo altogetherdifcom fired, came tothe campe without any enfigne’s having left bee" 
hiad@him cight thoufand of his fouldiers dead vponthegtound. ~_ : : be 
oohbPerfian ptince encouraged with this {o fortunarea vitorie, by fpeedie heralds tent ta! 
the fickt Vifier(whom he thoughtnotwith{tanding to hac bia ia health)and gave RIAL EO vA! 
detitand,thivithe were willing covfight, hewasreadie for Nim seitiwhar fore focvetie plea 















































fed:him to aecepro pbattell ,-t0 inake tim good account GES Values atid to! caufe Rim to 
kay; not dnely:thatdmurathitis Mater badmatt vaiuttly taifed chiswvgepbucal fuetattqeniad! 
Ofwianaceepred: but! 


D; bitch gddd forhimfolfe noctulhate wakénthe fameiin band. {OF this oft ; 
being not dble himfele tog oanchanfwerthe prince in perfonthandtehaad; by-realo 
fickenefleywhiglteuery hduremortally increaled , he'fermourall histapraines wit 
todare hich batedlh daw bodlinwi aciuiet balers selawato nvltisgs tc “ f 





o}he prince laystentmiles ore creabontsdittant fromthe cape of apaas, cowards Whiotne! o> 
the orks fer forlvdrdinit hismpnner: The maine batcell yeas! sitded'by the Baila of Caraemit! 






Bafa of Natolia,with the band of Grecia,andtheri hewinaWs conducted by Aninratl Biff 
of Carainanialwattixhe!peopleofiSoria groxthamimberofrhrecfeors chou fand: belie fich as 
woreleftbehind ar Tauris;with che trufty guard ofthe Tanivaties Ande dareillery, forte fafe~ 
















B gard ofthe fickt:VifierIntlify order they-conftonted thie Petitan! i aay Hinfelfein 


theritidfbof his armie,withalldispeople in very good orders" 10 
digrs.of Perfiadnd Hircatidjdndon theotherrtem of Pa ti : 
bitiof fortic thouland. The Turks fedred nptbing moto,chupthae che!Perfans ferching algtear’ 
cashpa fe about fhowkdyvithialbucleviciesnd hitie (ee vpon thei tents, anda richesthey adh 
htiedvptogetheninchetx pauitions ; andtheteforemat euéty ‘motion of theils they continu- 
ally-fearéd this fuddeh outronds whereof they \had flich efpeciall-eate jthae Stans 
folutsasmuch asthey wright; and feigning asifchey: had pinteriplace to tlie Perfianssicwanted 

notmich burthit they -hadbroughech | t 
tillérie; WhichitliePerfiansiperggiving) withsit any futttser dallying tardly begon'ceratTaile 
Pathe niine bodidofthe battell. "Phe Princeshimfelfe being’ éntred amona(tthe fouldiérs of 
L.of Caiaemic(whoas General {uftained the place ofa finan and preffing inrotte mid 


chievone fide the foly 


eAritto patiginall tothertim’ 





fromthe reft, {mote'offihisheads|and ganeit to one \ u 
athetopof his Launce. Which beeing openly deferied y brought agreat terrourypont 


2 


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and lsjnan Cicala; suith allt hefouldliers ob Aigitia and Babylon the left wing was lediby the 


ieuen within rheypift leueland marke of thelr Ars 


Prince, aad ba 
Turks bead sasof 


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fthe! ‘di tBeuer Hen “dn chig way wand hduing fingled@out’the! rhe supercar 
ofthe bartell; difpatch¢d cuery!manthaccame in ie ‘ee rast Me vps 


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: AA NAT AL CtiIrd, ot a ae ; — tT ~~ | - ee 
the poorr old king and the prince. This fo fudden and fo danger ous 2 rebellion, wh ? fixth Emperour of the Turkes: 999 
ai ta ae NB sacle an ones was aii andoned,but the Grek NOt A prince were fo long and troublefome,and his returne fo much prolonged, that there was time 

king and the pince his fon: eS ie Bont Crhistiebellt i ae enough yeelded vito the Turks great Gencrall now newly chofen(as by and by thal be decla- 

Li 3 y ‘ucce i i ‘ A 

king of his nteftate, both now hazarded by this rebellion, wholl \ ‘ i ne red)to go with a {trong army into thofe quarters,and {6 to preferue all that which the only ex- 


i pels a iti d celeritie of the enemie might h ti ( 
anguith of; ¢gan to caftathoufand deuices in his troubled head, what conrfe to take. ; Ee ielpert ce ¢ enemie might haue put in great hazard,andalmoft hauebroughe 
an 


whatto refs’ se ypon.To abandon the fiege it grieued oo meafbre,and to fiiffer {o, “ q Inthe mean time, Amwrath the Turkith Emperor was greatly troubled at Conitantinople in 


























Niciousa rebellion to go forward, feemed too dangerous fhe ftate of P i i ide i i i i 
ORO n { erfia:an 7 making choice of anew Generall:on the one fide, 0 fman Ba/fa hauing by his laft willleft s 

a both thefe mifchicfes at once, was altogether impofil e. Inthefe huge iron te : peor be his fucceffor,as aman of approued valor;and ea) deugbte he had run nore 
: inves refolued at laft co turne himfelfe againft the Turcomans, and to fluppreffe th, a i inthe late feruice about Tauris, with the great fauourshe had in the court, did not alittle en- 
- te ait le 2 ip State.And fo with twelue thoufand foul diers,and a hea : 4 clinethe king to hjs cleétion:: on the other fide,he heard of a publicke rumor {pread amongft ah 

igs ordinarie guard, all couragious and hardy men, he followed after the tebellin,. 1 B the fouldiers, that they could by no means endure to be commanded by fo young a captaine t 
Turcomans;and marching direGly toward Casbin, he ouertooke them ata place call slitout and that {ome in plaine termes fhould fay, That they would not obey him: Which canted | 
fteza,a daies iourney on this fide Casbin,and there ioyned battell with them, WI Gal Amurathto doubr,that fome dangerous difcord mightthercofenfue inthe armie,if he fhould 1h 
of them being foric for that they had done, would not fo much as draw their { F proceed tomakechoice of him. Thenthere was alfo Ferat Bafa, the fame man which had al- 1} 
the Prince : many others fled alfo away for feare, fo that he eafily obtained a wifi ia y readie fuftained that charge before Oman, who now very ambitioufly fought againe for this : 
Therurcemans Ouerthem, The feditious Afsbomet Chan was taken prifoner; and by the Princes pistes honour, hauing oflate performed fome good fernice to the good liking of che King. Ofany 


; us ment prefently beheaded: fo was alfo Calife the Sultan,and diners other captains of thi a FE ee ee i eee ec kmentied in cach eaceacr ne nie 
, ptains of this pefti. becaufe hee was in good time to prouide for his affaires, he made choice of Ferat Baf/a, the | 


and Calife the lent con{piracy. Yong Tamas was alfotaken,& by the dire@ion ofthe Pri 

gjss telee: oh fen Fiue thoufand Turcomans of the lise followers ofthe pena oeeat it fame man whom he fiad before made proofe of : aman of great fidelitic, of an honorable car- 

the bartell towards Babylonby the way of Siras,and ycelded themfelues to Sof riage,and already experienced inthe leading and commanding of fuch an armie to whome he 

tharcitie ; whoafterwards repenting themfelues oniheln folly. foueh yea Raffa of l granted the ordinaric authoritie,to mannage at his pleafure fuch affaires ofthe empire as con- 

the fauor of theirking,but all in vaine : fo that being eee e : - BepUInE aBaune unto cerned his iourney. Vpon this refolution,generall precepts were fent out to all cities within 

_ tothe other, they did at one time lofe their countrie,their libertie,th af ¢ one,and fufpedted the kingdome, to the Baffaes and other Gouernours,with {peciall commandement, That all 

all men as well friends as foes, The Prince after this viorieh iM hi onor, Sethe fauor of their foldiers,together with their taxes,tenths,munitions, vidtuals,armor,artificers, and to be 

there ftaying, laboured to gather the difperfed Turcomans,efj a lly hofe the eee fhort,all theirneceffary furniture & prouifion thould be ready and in order,vpon the firlt war- 
the honeftie of the caufeywould not bea Bay ses Hi Peceny tole that(mooued with ning {hould be fent them the next Spring, Great prouifion of money was made,and in Soria rie reeurncef 
care arms in fo vniuft an action; intending aficrwardsto (befides the ordinarie fumme that is beftowed vpon the ycarely pay of fouldiers in Reiuan, Serie/ix baw 


returne to Tauris, to attend the befieging and conqueftot i i b 
; 1 n the fort. This h ; : 7 ; ; =? dred thou/tnde 
dangerous rebellion, the chiefe caufe Fae Tauris ae notagaine a Paucted a Pruett Erzirum,Lori, Tomanis, Teflis,and Chars, which {wallo’w vpall the revenue of that countric, Yguchars, 


the Turks,to the i i and of the citie of Tripoliamounting to the fum of fix hundred thoufand duckats) there was 
«Gia ffer Balle Now Gi ba eater ofthe Recien ingdome, G , takenvp in preft of aE Sein in the citie of Aleppo onely,the fumme of threefcore 
fondu t0 Ciea- Prince mothe witha greatera uernour of the Caftle of Tauris, fearing left the Perfian K thoufand Cecchini, to be repaied vnto them wich the firit monies that fhould be receiued by 
alana day weaker and ener b oeee eae ule ficge:perceiuin himfelfe LOW AR CUCLY, the officers of his cuftome houfes.A matterthat moued an extraordinary grudging among the 
that perithed with fickne(fea doth fies of his men fecretly fled from him, befide them people, for that it feemed to euery mana very ftrange and intolerable exaction,befide fo many 
for viduals , fent aduertiler A “th ers flain in aduenturing too boldly to goe abroad to fecke gtieuances laied vpon them, for corne, for carriages, for pioners,and for workmen, to endure 
writing, That ifthe | Meee ereof to Create Baffaat Van: fignifying further vnto him by this burdenalfo of lending their money, without hope of reftitution thereof: yeaand indeed 
forced to yeeld eel that has on retume to alfaultthe fort,he fhould of neceffitie be en- euery man did greatly wonder how they were thus il aduifed,to make it knowne to the Chri- 
full to fendhim faccone wh a of ashe tendered the honor of his Sultan, he would be care- {tian Princes ‘what {carcitieand want of money they had, The Generall had alfo with him 
That now it was moft ca(il: Bae emight be ableto maintaine the fort : adding morcoucr, foure hundred pieces of artillerie,& did befide fo worke the matter,as that Maxut Chan(who 
quarters, fauing one! Fae soit h eae mecaulctgate Was no forces of the enemies in thole was appointed Baffa of Aleppo)was granted vnto him to be the guide of his armie,as he had 
Crcala moued with if importa ‘ sane about the king, lying 12 miles offfrom Tauris. bee of ofimans,and that Cicale Bafa of Van({carce his good friend) was remoued from thence 
x fome,credit ofglorieand portance ofthe enterprife propounded,and withall defirousto gain L and fent farther off out 6f his way as Baffato Babylon. 
/aipp te and renowne with his king,entertained the aduices of Giaffer and getting And thus hauing put all things in readineffe,he departed from Conftantinople in themonth 15 86 


to horfe with a train of three thoufand harquebufi iti iti fi i i b 
‘ warty ; a arquebufiers and good ftore of munition, {et for- of Aprill:in the yeare 1586;and paffing ouer the trait into Afia, came to Siuas fomething la~ Ferat departet 
held a ae a erect aduertied therof,fent out fpies to learn what way they ter eh he thould Hine 400k teeing tindered partly by the Plague which then raged excee- Abend dj 
were: apprehended by the jaa? et vpon them: bur thefefpies comming neere to Salmias, dingly in Conftantinople,and partly by other occalions incident to flich ations, At Siuas he meth"te svi. 
that their king was in armes,& ae of Cicala,and beeing putto torture, rcucaled at la(t,how ftaied fo long for the comming together of his army sand in muttering men, that it was thelat- 
EAA Aabmes,oe on his way towards Sancazan, At which news Cicala was great terend of Iuly before he departed thence; ftaying indeed the longer at Siuas,by reafon of the 


nf aed as el oF the danger whercinto the forces and munition which he had with him exceeding dearth and want of vi@tuals at Erzirum : which dearth was alfo fo great in Aleppo, 

























































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Were likely to fall,as alfo for that by any loffe which hi in inthi 
Enea A 0 for that by any | his troups fhould fuftain inthis expedi- th i fvricat wagsold fortwo ane i 
1 ity of Van(being indeed the prea and moftnoble frontiertowne inallthofe cqun- rae sane is ibard wes butreadie to depart, wasaduertifed by certaine Pofts 
= ie8)n auing left in it but his lieutenant with a veric few fol- M fent from Giaffer the Baffa of Tautis, how that the Perfian prince was hourely expected with 






ines Se ieee on hee determi t clinquith this dangerous enterprife, and to withdraw 


: great armic,and that if he did foreflow to fend fuccours,and to prevent the comming of the 


ince, and fo giue himtime & leifuretoaffault the cattle, he doubted greatly how he oe 
able to hold the fame. Vpon which aduertifement Ferar prefently remoued,and foha 
is iourney,that about the beginning of Augutt he wasat Erzirumeand ftill bearingimiore a 


Qadd + 










- Amurath the third, ' . 
ofthe princes comming, ftaied not there,but hatted edgar : . = Sixth Emperour of the Turkes. 


: : i : : Ung Bay ; : i 
rae hs oaeeeee es aie an Se ae ‘ thence sand 108 pre. A pleby brain Bafa, and by avaliant kinde of reftitutiontorecompence himfelfe of all thofe 









































¢ 1eSy AGadine lle of hj ibes and Prefents which by { thi i 

i , . Gait KU : S foul. ribes felent y fo many fhiftsand fubtilcies were by the couectous B: 

diets,he marfhalled them in fuch fort a nH he thould forthwith have ioyned battell yy ite from him(asis before declared)had how taken vp armes,and A wafted aid tebe ail he 

bee ae sora feared Jesh diene Reeastailauen cg : aH ‘nt Reitory etal and of his other enemies who had yeelded their obedience ynto the 
1e 7 Gi r ty Si ye iA erizans eome vpon him wi *purks, without let Ith i eni i 

fome fudd ault :befides that, rhe conftantreport of the Princes comming eae ato ibecke and Tripoll, added there ceesedtap tects, FORTE nee 


60 Tauris sich ynto the cities of Balbecke and Tripoli, and did there exceeding harme, For redreffe where- 


his armie,much increaled his troubled thought an th she tepofed Brcat.con. of, Amarath was glad to difpatch away from the court Afi Baffa borne at Aleppo,with the title 


ic 

fidence inthe confpiracie that was now plored againtt the life of the Prince,with the Priui; of the Bafa of Damafco,and with authority to mufter frefhiouldiers,and fo wholly to attend 
of Aliculi Chan the proteétorand champion of Abas Mirize of eri whovader-colonrof ac. > _ theivtter fubuerfion of Man-og/i, But comming thither,he found all againe quict,fo that his 

companying the Prince to affift his forces,had refolutely concluded with Brsfcliecnt ah{oe ; prefence in that @ountrey ferued rather for areconciliation and peace making among{t them 
lately, promiled Abas(hauing alfo giuen intelligence to Gene ‘ B than for the profecuting of any further warre ; which at that time was moft neceffarie for the 
Prince Hammee of hislife, or at leatwhich hethoughtmight more.eafily be broughete »ffe Turks to be auoided, as well for want of mony in the common treafuric,as for the exceeding 

inthe fundry revolutions && variable chances ofthe battel,atfome time-or other t shin {eartitie of viduals. 

fall into the hands of Ferat,and fo tofettle his lord and mafter Abas in his-cftare. Vpon thefe Now the Perfian prince hauing made anend of the outrodesand fpoiles before mentioned, 
trecherics.Ferat grounding himfelf,began with greater confidence to difpofe his defignemés retired himfelfe to Tauris, and fo towards his fathers campe, where the re(t of his army was 
and fomewat lefiero feare the fame of the huge preparations of Perfia:againft him. Which now arrived, to the number of about fortie thoufand ; of whomthe Prince difpatched away 
preparations in truth,as by moff wicked deuices and malicious confpiracics they, were turned the foldiers of Heri tothenumber of eight thoufand, ynder the condu@ of the traiterous Alt 
uite contrarie’from that end whereunto the Prince Hame had continually ‘appointed them: culi Chan theit Gencrall:and part alfo ofthe Turcomans,vnder the leading of Emanguls Chan; 
oifthey had binemploied withfuch faith & fidclitic as forighteousa caufe required with- with fpeciall charge, Thatthey fhould by che way in places of moftad uantage,mect é&receiue 
this ; the enemies army , andinthofe narrow & troublefome paffages to do them what mifchiefe 


outall doubt the writers of our time fhould hape had matter enough inthis. 86 yeare to fhew 
¢ they poffible could. Which the Prince thus appointed, thinking by this meanes towcaken the 


and reprefent vnro the world fuch accidents as fhould be nothing inferior o thofe of the yere P : 
y enemies forces, and fo at theirarriuall at Tauris,to come vpon them withall his power, and fo 
viterly to deftroy them, 












































 rheghvieof before going. But forafmauch as rebellion and difcordythetwo infernall minifters of the divel, 
oH ” ee haue for the viter vadoing & ouerthrow of the gloriegef Perfia,continually fauored the Turks 
& foreone bye. actnie,no maruellit is that the Perfian nation cannorvant ofany reuenge taken for the indigni- 
is ease dj..ties offered them by. their enemies,and that our nnotchufe but writeofthe trucand 
a ~~ vndoubted vidoriesiof the Turkes, and the bare fh 5 ofthe Perfian exploits, which not 
withftanding many Ghriftians vainly belecue, becau’ they moft earneftly defirc them to be 
truesalthough they do fee tothe contrary,the ma profpering & evidentconqueftswhich 
the Turksihauein-diuers their Statesand Countries, = ey 
_ The Perlian Prince about the latter end of Tuly arriuedat Tauris with the greatcft pat of K 
his armie;where he(contrarie to the opinion of ali men id not, for what caufe is vncertaine. 
Butvnderftanding that Zeinel Bajja of Salmas,by nation, rdo,lay eneamped before the Cie 
tig, whoof, a Perfian was becomea Turke,and had done great harme againft the Stqte of Per- 
fia; be determined fuddenly to fet vpon him, and to chaltife him for hisrebellion,. According 
to which rclolution, being accompanied with tweluethoufand fouldiers, he rode to Salmas, 
b where finding Zeinel with all his people encamped.as he had been before enformed, he gave 
f him cheraffault. Zeinel more readie to flie than to fight, & his foldiers as readie as he, led pre- 
fently,and fel before the Perfians,fo that the Bafla himfelfe with a few others had much adoe 
to efcapeand faue themfelues in the clofett cornersthcreabouts, leaving the citie commitced 
i. i: to hischarge,fora prey ynto the angrie enemy: who entering into tle fame,facked and {poi- [, 
g led itexercifing thereon all {nch cruclties,as partly the natural defirés of fouldiers victo pra- 
»  Gife,and partly fuch as the Turks themflues fhewed vntothem inthat miferable and mot !a- 
~_ mentable {acking of Tauris the laft yere, The like {poils didthe Perfian army inal thofe quat- 
ters round about, and fo would baue peraduenture returned to Tauris, bur that certaine! pics 
arrived ypon them, with aduertifement, That the Baffaof Reiuan being iffued out of his for- pul an : ; 
treffe with fifteen hundred harquebufiers,had committed the like outrages inthevillagesand inall the'courft of thefe watres. ly . . Pere ’ 
fields thereabouts,asthe Prince had done about Salmas.. With which newes the prince was “When Ferat had thus relicued them inthe caftle of Tauris, leauing forthe cuftodie there. 

















accomplifh the commandement of their Prince: yer neuer was there heard any {eruice of mo- 


many forced reafonsand excufes, Winy they fhould furceafe from meeting with the Turks:& 
Emanguli as yervtterly ignorant of the wicked purpofes and mifchicuous techerie of Alicu- 
is, futfered himfelf to be miffe-led by him alfo, By the delaies and negligence of thefe two Per- 
fian captains,che Turki(h General tooke leifure withourany loffe or hinderance at all,coarriue 










hap had got knowledge ofthe trecherie of Aficu/i,and of the defignements which many ofthe 
Sultans had lately contrived, for the betraying of him aliue into the hands of the Turkifh Ge- 
neral. Of which fufpition he being greatly aftaid,durft not only not truft himfel fe to perform 
thofe battels that he had before determined co haue performed ;but quite abandoning this no- 
ble and honorable enterprifé, wholly emploied all his careand ftudy forthe fafety ofhisown 

erfon,and fo lefethe triamph of the matter in the power of the Turks. And thus thofegreat 
hopes and expe€tations whiclithe Perfians had conceied of great exploits to haue bin done 
againft the encinie,did not onely proue vaine and come to no goodiffue, but contrariwife by 
this difcouerie were conyerted into moft ftrange difturbances,and all Perfiathereby endured 


































and his complicés were putfued by the prince,as rebels and traitors: and alfo 4bas Mirize of 











whereby the common mifchiefes wete encreafedmore than euer they were before, andthe 
piiblike calainities yeeldedgreater hopes vnto the Turks than they had euer before conceiued 

























greatly moued; and immediatly rifing with his armic,and marching towards Reiuan, not fat ao mire the BaMiiwith his former companies, hee returned towards Erzirum: hauing firft 
from the citie encountered the Baffa : who di feoucring the Paairiones aah began in caufed afort! tobe erected at Curchiue Tauris, aplaceneere vnto Tauris; another at Coys 












ahd'the third ac Qu: incucty one of which forts hee left a conuenient number’ offouldiers, 
ithall things neceffarie and fufficient for theit maintenance, and defence of the ae they 





great diforderto fie and retire into his fort , leauing the greateft part of his foldiers(making 
not fomuch {peed in light as himfe}feyro rhe fary ofthe prince,who put themal tothe fwor's 














E fiindric alterations and reviolutions of mioft important’ confequencies. For both Aliculi Chay _ 


* Both thefe captains departed accordingly, making thew that they would with all affe@tion ical a 
mang wl 

e ] wiheny 7 erforme no~ 

ment putin execution by them: for Aliewl ful of treafon,atter their departure began toalledge ae againft 


the Turks,as 
was by the 
prince exper 
ted, 


Siccours inta 
the fort ag 
TAHTiSs 














Heti was manifeftly difcouered for a wicked and trecherous contriuer of his brothers death; ~ 


and did what harme he poffibly could inall the pla reabouts. a to keep. He fent alfo fuccors tothe fort at Teflis in Georgia, which they had Jong expe- . 
_ Atthevery fame time dreat troubles arofeinthe Drufiancountry ifor Mfan-oglithe va Ged}and how tholt ioyfully receiued. Butthe Perfian Prince heed Alicali Chan owe 

Dhufian(of whom we have before fpoken)in revenge of the iniuries don vato him é& his pe? the idle 6f Tauris,thought himfelf now wholly deliuered from the grearfeare of trea 
mNOaRY, : 7 PPPo” * ple Mand rebellion, wherein he of late liued:and therefore in as ea ¢ could, put peg 





a \® Qqad s 
4 2 | 





D at Tauris,and topucthe defired fuccors into the fort:at what time the Perfian prince by good Ferar puttety 














wee  eAmurath the third, 
onhis iourney towards a 


h " Genge: in which place hauin 
offouldiers, he decermined to remoue Rees tg id ek gl Sumber ¢ 
ore proughicy Teflis. Now hee had alwaics found Emanewli Chan to be Daly de Tutks 
ws f] in him be repofed an aflured confidence tor performing any ente ri ceil 
ia a and Comtevanicated with him cuery deuice that he had conceiued inthek ne 
me it he made head and ioined with him,and lodging moft familiarly in his hea 
there ors fetting in order and difpofing of his aforefaid defignement,beein 2 = 
ee to eae an opportunitie to ouerflip, without fignification ynto the world off eu 
ae noneltic, which might be corre{pondent tothe fame that of matters paffed and ser ot 
ie Hes before, was now {pred & publifhed abroad ouer all the world. But when ie Hon 
at the very faireft to haue put this his defire in execution,and leaft of all feared an t “ed 
eee, aye, vponafudden inthe night time as he flept ypon a pallet he was mailersbl Seedy y 
olan ough the body, by an Eunsch of his that attended vponhim:and fo the moft fh ia 
| nea bic ou. and bright loftre that cur fhined in Perfia, was vtterly cxtinguifhed. What was up Leesa 
nuchs, a ve pene his peas and fundry are the opinions of men. Sos ‘ie 
t t Abas Mirize o eri, who had before confpired tohaue h ahi ed 
into the hands of the Turkith Generall,had now by fi 4 een 
; y force of mony and gifts i 
tere i See Others deemed itnot to haue bin done riinad ae fh Al 
ae ape ie f elton R pane ie Mie pe ors Jenne ynto the kingdome. Diuers pal 
I u :fo that toaffirme of a certaintie, that th h 
of fo worthie a Prince was precured,were f coat 
ae ; were great rafhneffe : and therefore we leauc it,with th 
ee preci ofthe Perfian State, vnto the further difcouerie of Time,the antient tibsher 
Notwithftanding the league betwixt the Chriftian Emperou 
twix E t Rodolph the fec - 
| bd BA tore. skitmithes oben fe is pedlen the Ghani a 
Yor J ir territories and domini ns,e{pecially in Hungari i 
a oa : iW inthe latter end of this yere 1586 in che nah of Peterene 
cS iy ae making an inrode into the borders of Croatia, recelued anatabic 
ange y M re pliiaps being innumber much fewer: where amongtt others, the Bafla 
tacts Arcta it FP was flaine ; whofe head with cestaine prifoners was feat to Vienna 
ec ade eats of Auftria,the Emperorsbrother,This Baffa of Bofna and his brother, x 
Wear vie i (as we haue faid) are reported to haue been the fonnes of Mubsmet the 
me fallen Py one et the daughters of Selymus the fecond, Amurath his fifter.For diuers 
Pheu Ret ay Hae id no great matter worth the remembrance, contenting himfelfe(as 
veatdnavlee at eb he a already, got from the Perfians:and holding his league in fome 
euen to the breach of thelea pai A not fo,but that many a bloudie broile,tending at laft 
continuation of the Hite we il hityaae peg bere 
hie fim reported, will briefely fer downe,as they are vnto vs by the Writers of 
158 mi Februarie the yere following 
‘The cafle of Often outrages of th i 
oe f Pon bet 38 ¢ Turks, {ettin 


Jexth Emperour of the Turkes. 


themall the miferable countrey people, withthe fpoile of the countrey. Whereof Geérge 
Countie Serine (fonne to that moft valiant Countie Nicholas Serinus {laine at Zigetcomman- 
der of the garrifon of Canifia, vnderftanding, with as much {peed as was poflible raifed fuch 
forces as he wasable out of his territoric betwixt the rivers of Diauus atid Mura, and calling 
vnto hisaid the Countic Nadaffi, the Lord Bathianius,and fome other valiant @aptaines that 
had the charge of thofe frontiers ; with fuch diligence tooke the ftraits and paflages whercby 
the Turks mutt aceds returne among the marifhes, thatthe Turks comming backeagaine that 
way witha very rich prey and many prifoners,being in the breake of the day hardly charged 
by thofe moft expert and refolute {ouldiers, in thofe ftrait and troublefome pafluges about a 
mile from Canifia, were at length difcomfited and put to flight with fucha miferable flaugh- 
B ter, that many of them yeelded vp their {cimiters, pittifully crying for mercie ; other fome 
fled backe into the woodsand forrefts , and many running headlong into the marifhes , there 
perifhed, or fticking taft inthe deepe mud, cried together for mercie andhelpe oftheir ene- 
mies. In this confiG Muhames the Sanzackcof Quinque Ecclefiz (fonne to Haly Baffa flaine in 
the battell of Lepanto) was taken prifoner. Sinan beg Sanzacke of Mohaz, thinking to efcape 
through the marith, ftucke faft with his horfe, and was fhot through the head with a fall 
fhot, and there died. The Bafla of Ziget, with Chsfan the new Sanzacke of Koppan, fecing all 
defperate and loft, fled betimes out of the battell: but he of Koppan wandering vp and downe 
in the woods, wasthenext night after the battell with others taken:the Bafla of Zigetalmoft 
{pent with hunger and gricte of minde, efcaped on toot feuendayes after to Brefenza. There 
C weretaken of the Turksa thoufand three hundred , of whom many died afterwards of their 
wounds, Inthisbattell there was flainc of the Turks, with them that perifhed in the marifhes 
and woods, about 2000, and of the Turks horfes were taken aboue 1500. Allthe prey before 
taken by the Turks, with the miferable captiues, was againe recouered. The number of them 
that performed this notable feruice,was in all but fifteen hundred foot and fiue hundred horfes 
of whom there was but eleuen flaine, bur moft ofthe reft wounded. Foure hundred heads of 
theflaine Turks were (after the manner of thofe bordering fouldiers) carried for fhew to Ca- 
nifia, with fiue hundred prifoners. The Chriftian fouldiers with the helpe ofthe countrey 
people, ceafed not for certaine dayes to huneafter the Turks that were fled intothe woods, as 
after wilde beafts, of whom they founda great number: diuers others alfo feeing no meanes 
D toefcape, came forth of theirlurking places and yeelded themfelues. 
Amurathynder(tanding of all thefe troubles that had fo happened , commanded U4ly the Aly Bale of 
Baffa of Budato be ftrangledy for thache had broken the league, and not reftrained the info- Bu 
Jencie of his Sanzackes, whonv he might haue commanded 3 and in his ftead placed Sinan Baf- dent of A- 
%, whome before in difgrace hee had now at the requeft of his wife againe receiued into fa- ai Pe 
uour,and reftored to his former dignitie. About this time alfo Sigifmund (the King of Swe eine receined 
denvhis fonney now after the death of King Stephen chofen King of Polonia, and Aaximi- tate finonr 
Jian the Emperonrs brother rejected ; euen inthe beginning of his raigne fought torenew the 
league which Stephen his predeceffor and otherthe Polonian Kings had before made with 4- 
murathand his predecefforsthe Turkith Suleans. And to.that purpofe writ vnco him as fol- 


loweth: 


1003, 































































which was the yere 158 ifti i 
athe Chriftians prouoked by the 
g,vponthe caftle of Koppan,not far from Ai lake of Bala- 1, 













=) 


frozen,bv good fortune furprifed it. : 
| geriafurprifed the Turks § o wy good fortune furprifed it. There was at chat time inthe caftle 3 of 
i Bie it ter fore titth ne re be utks, of whomvan hundred and ee a iesere Sigifinund the thitd, King of Polonia, vnto Amurath the third, Emperor 
: befides divers ofthe meaner fort,fell into the hands of the Chri- of the Turkes, fendeth greeting. 











fencing emis aighen oy aeaeaas ao cir 
thoufand duckats. Ofthe ue sad ean bio Ser paiiia heros nc 
Was tubes: SPs tire Sanzacks that were there prefent, Adis Sanzacke. of Koppaa 
na,and after ward prefented to the Emperor : Anothes: of 


avec eran id, was there fmothered : the third efca- 







The Almiehric lone keepe dnitpreferne your Ataieltie tn health and honour. Moft Mightie Sigifmund the 
if K4 p We fe J dneffe of God were cho- Polonian King, 


Prince, our beft beloued friend and neighbour. after that we by the grace and goo 4 ba etre vee 
fento gonerne the kingdome of Polonia,and the Embe[fadors of that kingdome had fignified fo mach un- Amuratly 
10's , we pronidling vs of necefaries, came to Danske the eighteenth of October, from whence we fend 
Tohn Zamogil our Secretarie, s0.g1e your Maitfiies undérftand of this our comming. For beeing 
is That wee were chofen'vato the gouernment of that Kingdome, upon’ 


E juldby the Poloyian Emba[fado ‘ 
condition, That according vatothe cuitome of onr predece(fors the aloniai Kings, we [ould keepe lowe “riers iat 


and fviend|hip with themoft Excellens ® Muffulman Ermperours ; wee in Umbo your SOME ENE ppufislmer, 




























taken with diners others,as fhall be forth- 















’ 






} url gic ommanders in Hungaric, vis 
Of Quin cele end the new Sanzack¢, 0° 
intothe borders of the Chriftians, and inmolt 
out Limbach: carrying away. i Bear 

i them 


ey villages ab 







tocontinue that amitie and —_ bs 
langue 

r ¢onfir- 3 a ttine bb 

WHALION leeuers 


Y Maieffie, thar ive are willing with the like or greater weale dnd denori 
friendjhip wich your moft excellent Maigpie and she Oxhoma Bmperer 







ar Suece(fors. Fo 
‘ 


/ 















Sie whereof [ofoone.s we fball comernto Craconia the re af . fixth Emperour of the Turkes. 100 
a a lt ttn tomy gen. rv gin 

i fe that bib ingdomie may on your Maic(ties bebalfe reft im faferie ahs & ¢arnefly hauing part of his armie cut offby the way, he was! by his: mptinous fouldicrs foulely enna 

ar fe Ines you will eafily grant. So wifhing unto you all health and be Ad peace: whicg ted, wounded, and enforcedto retires Cicala Baffa.alfo pafling outr the riuer Euphrates, bad 

Danske the 18 of Ofober, in she seare'1587, and of our rai meter 2 bidiy in thofe quarters diuers bloudie skirmithes with che Pesfians, fomtime carrying away ‘fig bee 

nn ee ben t ats gre thefirft. ter, and{ometime the worfe, as the fortune of the field ferued. Vatill at length hapa 

ev! which the King himfelfeno leffe weatic than his people of thaclong and cliargeable war, and the Perfian king 

q writing ; a ca glfo inclining to peace';he by the perfuation of Sinan Baffa (but lately before receiued into 


<6 di . fayour) was now contented to be entreated tohearken vnto the famé : mooued thereunto as 
hunashieie third, Emperour dpa Tasltgorheo Sieifound well by reafon of new troubles thenin other places arifing, asitorthe great famine and plague 
King of Polonia, greeting, 

















ab 02h chive ation 
srequeftand letters, 4 murat not long afcer returned this anf; 

. 4 Werin 
es 






2 


thenraging in Conftantinoples And confidering withall what a great Tertivorie he had woon 
B fromthe Perfians, and how neceflaric it was for him by peace’ to confirme himfelfe in thofe 











Amurstohis —_ Utakest well, and as a token of your lone, that your Emba/fado boow ul his new conquetts, and by the building of cereaine ftiong forts for 
fb Bon : R -{ts,and by the bu got ng forts for the fuccour ofone another, 
nage fy , that your Embaffador Tohn Zamogil came with your le, and by phe placing of his Timariors thercin, toaffure the fame vato him + all: which without 


ters unto our moft bigh and glorious Court, therefuce of di[tr q 
Sigifmund, 10 paelinds how that in lead of the voted ctr wean ken sewiici Pate ginny 
pid of Pei oe 3 Jom, difcended of the fame noble ftocke and race he Polonian Ki i nbn 
Ae ee tee ae gr ga 
ja sand being feat far by lawnfull Emmbalfadors, b ras 
tobe come unto the citie of Danske, and fron = ct at lealaae estan ASG 
she ki : sand from thence to be about to 6 unto Cracoui, tie 
Pipe nies And when you are there arrived, to 5 find your ceased a 
ae pains eet Aen proferne, andeflablifh the league and amitie Fowbbdion nid 
clara etude cdi ga 

7 al oe it ater xeale and Acuotion than any your noble A, 

d bréfore your Embaffidor in your name vequefteth, Ti fi cf aun 
1 i a ig ee qucfleth, That no inuafionon ourbehalfe be made into 
Isb iit "' ih . ani er.any harme shere done: and that the moft noble Tartar Prinee 


‘d be warned, th either make mor fuffer any incurfion t0 be 
a swhic your Emb, i ts Al rsbings aye Lesters contained,with the 
OW yo1s t1 : WH {peed order q 
unto, As at Bex st a ag by Wye om bint By crsonten: 
30M, a fone as thee our lesser wl mbad repulfe, nessbher — Mbereafter hane :swhercfare it befeereth 
beonyour part done again th fhe - b¢ brought unto you, m your eyes, and to beware that nothing K 
ir neither in much or ise pape of our Conrs, and the leagne, and that our ‘peace and satel 
ie een a fei i 
ince Isham bab by palo ie Our letters arealfo directed unto the moft ¢x- 
0 beens ms abot srodeeei bia fairly charging and commanding bins, om ”) 
P he ion, ly kept ‘andyoh into the borders of Polonia. Inbriefe, the league and amity foal 
fines of Polenia, [hall sh oe aoener jail prefimme to do any barme vaso the kimgdone or con 


peace he could not poffiblyido, asthe old Baila right wifely told him, ‘Fonwihich reafons he 
yeclded to peace ; and fo Embatfadors palling toand fro,a peace was at lengthagreed vpon 
becwixethefe two great Mahometan Princes: the Turke couenantingto keepe vato himfelfe - 
the places he had alreadic gained ; namely Tauris, Genge, Siruan, and Chars; with all#the 
profits thereof arifing, for che maintenance of his garrifons and Timariots there, Wheredt ic 
was thonght new ftirres would cftfoones arife, the Turks growne infolent of’ their late vi- 
tories; being not able to.contentthemf{elues wich the conditions of the league’; andthe Per 
C fians not willing toliuc in contintial feare ofthe Turkes,efpécially {ceing themfeluestobe dais 
ly bythem more and more opprefied ; and withall doubting left the Turkes afterthey had.ta~ 
kenfalt footing in thafe new conquered Countries’, and fo growne ftrong; and gotten better 
knowlédge of the paffages, fhould (after their ambitious manner) feeke to poffelte themfclues 
ofthe reft snot keeping the couenants agreed vpon betwixcthem, nor at all regarding the Can 
pitulations of the league, Which was nevertheleffe (as we faid) on both fides for the [pace 
often yeares orderly confirmed with all due circumftances and ceremonis; intike occurrents 
by the great Potentats of the world vleq : and for the moreaffiarance thereof, onc of the Per- 
fian Kings fonnes, or as fome others fay, bne of his nephews, giuen vnto the Turks in hoftage, 
as Amurath requited., wert bt yd 
D — Thefelong warsthus ended, thortly atter a great fedision was raifedat Conftantinople by rhe raxizeries 
the foldiers of the court, which returning out of Perfia,with great infolencie demanded their #2 tou a 
pay. Forthe fatistying of whom\by the confent ofthe gteat Sultan himfelfe, the value ofthe ‘7m 
coine was inhaunfed,and anew kind of fubfidie For leuying ofmoncy impofed vpon the fub- 
iedts ingeneral,none excepted ; who ftanding vpon their anti¢neliberties and priuiledges, re- 
fufed co pay ir, efpecially the Ianizaries and other foldiers ofthe court. Wherefore their Agar 
or captaine was commanded to appeafe them, and to perfuade them to pay the demanded tri- 
bure: in atcempting whereof he was in danger to haue been flaine by the iufolent Lanizaties ; 
and yet neuerthelefle for preuailing no more withthem,was in difpleafurethrutt out of his of- 
fice, and another placed in his roome thar fhould haue married Amsnraths daughter, of whom 
for alltliar, the Ianizaries would notacceptin any cafe, but threw {tones at him,and threatned 
tokillhim. Thenexcnighta greatfire arofe in the citie; forthe quenching whereofythe Iani- Ghia heal 
zaries were commanded (as their dutie was)to»put to their helping handsswhich they not on- iil 
ly moft obftinatly refuled to do, buralfo kept backe others that brought water for the quen= 
ching thereof, and together withthe other foldiers of the court,did whatthey might to make 
inbutne the fatter. With the rage of this fire were confumed feuen of their Temples,25 great 
Innes, fifteene thoufand houfes, with many warehoufes and (hops. To appeafe this dange- 
rous titre, and ro.preuent further mifchiefe, commandement was giuen'to the Begletbeg of 
Grecia and Dawid Paffy a Tew (the firft authors of this new impofition) that they fhould either 
gather theatorefaid tribute by them deuifed, and pay the fouldiers;or by fome other meanes 
_togiue them contentment, But herebegan the Prie(ts publiquely to perfuadethe people from 
aiment of this new tribute, orany other fuch like; perfuading them inany café to defend 
eirantientliberties and cuftomes: whercuponthe charches were the Priefts fhut vp,pub- 


ue prayers for the health of the Sultanintermited, the Bafla's howfes affaulted,and all the 
gladto yeeld ye i 
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‘ erefore without faile receine ifr it i 
requifise shat famed Mean te lak foment. So an your part alfait is 
to our mojt bigh and glorious 
which hall be unto vs a hen 
our feale from Conftantinople. 









seabed not oftentimes to intimate 
feet and newes as fhal happen in thefe parts, 
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rjinecre lowe and frienafhip. So know you and oe credss unto ths J, 





‘ourt, (uch certaine occurrents 


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een ee eh mime ie ig 
eae Enh ima tcc ee a te ee 
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i ofthe league : which hee hath 
Ot5,0 €,that he couldneuer by. any entreatieof the Empe- 
pect of the common danger, be, drawne into 
| : ly maintained by the Emperor and fome 
inft ath whilett he liued , and eucr 
¢ whereof, God grant it proue M 
entable. au) ah 
Wr i ia 
¢ Inhabi who yet vp- y 
alee yer ot tic on anew hurley burley. Forthe appeafing whereof Amarash’ 
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ee thenewtribute, and to deliver the two perfuaders thereo! 


Sinan Befuof Sanzackes about Fille, raifed an armie of eleucn thoufand foldiers, with purpofe 


Amuraths Let- 
ters unto the 
Queen of Enge 
land. 


or 
Se 





. . . ry ry Ry - 4 ‘ . 
izaries, to pay the fouldiers out of his owne treafurie, to reuoke his mandates Biuen our 
0! 


fto th 
the Ianizaries ; who drew them vp and downethe ftreets at horfes tailes, and ery ‘ 


ting off theis heads, in {corne toffed them from hand to hand one to another, as ifthey ha ‘ina 
tennife b in 


About the latter end of September, Sinaw Ba(/4 of Buda, hauing with the affittance of the 


t 3 to haue fpoj 
Bxdsinuadeth Jed all che ypper part of Hungaric, came the fixt of OGober before the cattle of Putnoc hs 
ene ae eiEteutey fiismonsébt finding them in the Caftle better prouided and aiore eit 

; than he had before fuppofed, he departed thence, and paffing the riuer Schayo,came to cee 
atowne of about fiue hundred houfes, which aftera fore batterie he tooke, and burnt it one ; 
to the ground. Inthe meane while Clandivs Raffel General for the wars in that part of Hung. 

’ piece seer ric, hauing affembled his forces, came vpon him, andaftera hard fight put him to the worfe 


when hehad flaine of his Turks about two thoufand fiue hundred, befides three hundred other 
drowned in the riuer Schayo. Shortly after, the Chriftians in likemanner breaking into the 
*. frontiers of the Turks, tooke from them the caftles of Blauenttein, Geftes, with fome other 
fin4il forts thereabouts in the vpper part of Hungarie. 
Sinan for that he had contrarie to the league, and without the commandement of Ayurah 
fo vafortunatly actempted war in Hungaric, was the next yeare in great difpleafure fent for to 
Conftantinople,and Ferat Bafla of Bofna (late General ofthe Turks army againft the Perfians, 
and now but newly come home) placed in his roome at Buda. 
Amurathbefore notignorant ofthe great preparation that P 











hilip the King of Spaine had 


England (the fame whereof had long before filled a great part of the world) as alfo of the euil 
fucceffe thereof the laft yeare, viz. 1588 ; and of the surpofe her Majeftie of England had for 
thetroubling of his rich trade, efpecially into the Welt Indies, and for the relieuing of Do» 
Anthonio, by him driven out of Portugal : wrot vni about this time concerning thofe and 














_ fuch like mattersas had been moued by her Agent, \sfolloweth : 
Nicholaus Re« , 
inertia pte Armurath the third, Emperor of the Tu kes, ynto Blizabeth Queene 
pag-42. of England, France, and d, greeting 





Mojt honorable Matrone of the Chriftian Religion, Mirror of chaftitie adorned with the brightneffe 
tt ‘foxeraigntic and power amongit the moft haf women of the people which ferue lefi, 1 iftris of great 


i oe api toelh ual majeftie and praifeamong the Naxarites,Blizabeth Qucene of England, 


lesters direCledunto you 







ow that your Orator refiant in our ftatel; 


5 
Sented unto the throne of our Maicftie acertaine writing, wherein he hath certified vs, bow shat about 


and magnificent Court, bath pre- 









foure yeares ago you haut made war upon the King of Spaine, for the abating and breaking of bis forces, 
wherewith he threatneth all other Chien Pht ivan to make imfelf the A sina 
both of them and all theworldbefide. As alfa how that she fame King of Spaine hath by force saken fiom 
Don Anthonio ( lawfully created King of Portugal) his kingdome sand that your intention $s that bis 
rips which go and come into the Indies,may from henceforth be embarred and {flayed from shat nanigs- 








ger and flronger, and uch an one as may nor eafily be weakened. After that, your aforc/asd Orator reque- 


affared thas the King of Spaine could not be able eafily to withftand it, for shas he had now already rects- 






Imperial flare, Befides this,that whereas the aforefaid 1) 
wed of bis kingdome,that we’to the imitation of owr noble itonrs of happy memory, whofe gt 
je Almightelighten) alfa gine she aid and (uccor o agnificent fate, as did they vnte 
high Courts and palaces for reliefe. In bricfé,all shee things, with an 
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b as bad resourfevnto 
Bee. gy, , 


r=) 


made, and of the inuincible Armado (as it was termed ) by him fet forth for the inuafion of 


appie and profperousraigne. You hall underftand by our bigh and Imperial 


sion: wherein are yerely brought into Spaine, precious fRones, (pices, eold,and [iluerse(teemed worth ms- 
nie millions, wherewith she aforefaid King aswitha great svafarabriche, ol to moleft and 
wouble all orber Chriftian Princes :whichif be [hall (Hill proceed to do, he will make hinnfelfe daily firon- 


Sted our Highneffe,in she beginning of the mest Spring to fend ont our Imperial fleet againt hire being 
wed a great ouerthrow by your fleet :and being farce able to withitand you alone, if he fhould be on a- 


Hers parts innaded,pauft needs be ouereome,to the great benefit of all the Chriftian Princes, as alfoof 7 M 
thonio és by force driven owt and dept — 





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2 fixth Emperour of the Turkes. “1007 
1g others which your afore(aid Orator hath at large declared unto our Imperial throne.we ke 
A te od, and laid therm up in our deepe remembrance, But forafmach as i for many yi spent a 
spars in Perfi, with a full refolution and intent utterly to conquer and fubdue the kingdome of hat dc 
curfed Perfian heretike,and tojoine the fame unto our antiens dominions ; and now by the grace of God, 
and th our great Prophet, are now upon the point for the fatisfying of our defire : that once do el 
dae pronifion foall be afitgned-unto all (ach things as you hane of vs requefted or defired. Wherefore if 
yon hall. fincerely and purely continue the bond of ammitie and frienafhip with eur high Conrt, you halt 
finde no more [ecure refuge or [afer harbor of good wil or lone. So at length all things {hall go wel and ac- 
cording to your hearts defire sn your wars with Spaine, under the fhadew of our happy threne. And for 
as much asthe King of Spaine hath by fraud.and deceit got whatfoewer he holdeth,withont doubt thefe de» 
B ccitfull deceiners [hall by the power of Godin fhort time be difpatched and taken ont of the way. In the 

meane tirne we exhort you not to lofe any opportunistic or time, but to be alwares vigilant, and ascoraing 
tothe conuentions betwixt vs, fawonrable unto our friendt,and unto our enemies a foc. And gine notice 
hereto bur high Court, of all the new wars which you [hall underftand of | concerning the [aid King of 
Spaine, for the behoofe both of your felfe andvs. To be briefe, your embaffador after he had with all care 
and diligence difpatched his embaffage, and here left in his place one Edward Bardon bis Deputie and 
Agent, now by our leane makesh his returne towards your kingdeme, being for the good and faithful fer- 
wice he here did, worthy 10 be of you efteewsed honored,and before others promoted: whe when he hath ob- 
tained ope all shofé his deferued honours and prefermaents, bes hires or fowse other principal Embaffador 
without delay be appointed to our Imperial Court, to continue thts office of legation. This we thought 

C good t0 bane you certified of under onr moft bonorable Scale,wherunt0 you may cine undoubted credence, 
Fromour Imperial palace at Conftantinople, the 15 of this blefféd moneth™ Ramazan 1589. * September. 

Yet for all thefe faire fhewes, it may [eeme vnto him that looketh more necre into the ftate 
ofthe Turkith affaires at thoferimes,and that which hath enfued fince, that Cdmurath glad of 
the difcord of thefe two fo great Chriftian Princes, and not well affured of his new conquetts 
in Perfia,had no great minde to the inuafion of Spaine, as too far from the ftrength of his Em- 
pite, an enterprife not to befo cafily manjged by fea, as were the wars he fhortly after vader~ 
tookeagainft the Chriftian Emperor Redé!ph by land: wherewith for all that (God be thanked) 
he found his hands full all the remainder of his life, as hath his fonne Afabowset that now raig- 

D neth after him, cuen vnto this day. ‘ 

About thistimealfoth¢ Polonian borderers (whomthey call Coflackes) a rough and wat~ be petokiew 
like kinde of people, after their wonted manner making an inrode vpon the Turks and Tartaci- cefasts mada 
ans, vpon the fudden furprifed Koflaw a port towne within a dayes journey of Caffi, where i 
they had the {poile of many rich warehoufes of the Turks merchants,and the rifling of certain 
fhips lying therein harbor ; and haning taken their pleafure, burne the reft, and fo witha great 
bootie returned to their lurking places. With which iniurie the Tartars prouoked , and fea 
on by the Turks,to the number of fortie thoufand brake into Podolia and the prouinces neere 
yato Polonia, and refting in no place, but burning the countrey before them, flew the pore 

countrey people without mercic, and making hauocke ofall that they light vpon, befides the 
{poile, carried away with them many thoufands ofmoft miferable captiues: the greatelt part 
whereof for allthat, the Polonians refcued, with the notable flaughter of the enemie, furpri- 
fed intheir returne. Whereupon fuch ynkindnelfe rife betweene the Turkith Emperorand 5é- 
gifmannd the Polonian King, that it was thoughtit would haue broken out into open warrcs, 
had not the Polonian by his Embafladors and the mediation of the Queene of England, wifes 
ly appeafed the angrie Turke, and fo againe renewed hisleague. 7 
_ Amarath now at peace with the world, from which he by nature abhorred not, and fitting 
idleand melancholy athome, was perfuaded by the Baffa’s his Counfellors, torake (ome new 1." 77.55 
war in hand; for that greatempires (as they {aid) could not without the continual vic of armes ipberewith the 
Jong ftand or continue : as appeared by the Roman {tate, which fo long asit was at wars with Vitale 
F Carthage, or their great Captainesand Commanders occupied in armesagaintt their neigh: Fath 1) mefe 
bout Princes, ill remained triumphant, and commanded ouer agreat part of the world ; but war, 

ie it felfe to eafe and pleafure,and the martial men notafter thei 













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onted manner imploy~ 
1 itin fhore time by ciuile difcord fell, and of the miftreffe of thd world, became it felfea 
ey clicn vato the baleftnations. Which forefecing,cried a i 
















old Catoin his greatwifd 





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ces ©) A murach the third, — 

heSenat, Tharthe fouldiers and men of warre were to bekepr fill bafiedin arn, 

et, that in fo doing, all thould go well with the State, andthe Blsetisecrs fr & 
Whereunto the orhoman Emperouts, his noble progenitors, hauing Creafe, 


retpea, pro 
peace as the endoftheir wars (as do other weake Princes hauing their owne potas in ant 
butasinuin® ible conquerors, Aillfowed wars vpon wars, making one viorie the begi uf) 
*ofanother: whe by they notonly brought thactheir Empire vnto that greateffe it tan3 


























‘of, burby fitch continual imployment made their fouldiers more couragiousand readie ea 
alfo keptthem ftom rebel lionsand'tumults 3 hereunto in time of peace, and linitgitan 
thefe martial menare moft commonly inclined, learning (as all others do) by doing noth $ 
t0-do thatiscuill andnaught, Every thing (as they faid) was by the fame meanes to be fe 
tained, whereby itwas at the frftincreafed ; and thatthercfore'great Empires,as they wereby 
wars begunand augmented, fo were they by continual wars alfo tobe from time to timed 1 
blifhied ; whereas otherwife the fouldiers liuing in peace, and forgetting theit martia} prow. 
‘eft; would for moft part grow cowardly, as giuing themfelues ouer tothe loue of their ows, 
dwellings, of their wiues, and of their children, and other pleafures ; or ¢lsconuerting their 
fudies'to metchandife, or other profitable trades, would intime forget the vfe of armes.and 
betheieuinto agaihe hardly drawne * vnto the great weakening of his ftrengeh both by fea and 
fand; ahd the diminifhing of the number of his great commanders and expert captaines,not to 
behadwithoutthe contimnal yfe of war. With thefeand fuch like reafons,the great Baflt'sof 
the Court perfuaded Amurath, That he malt of neceffitie take fome nev expedition in hand 
_ and not to fufferhis Valiant fouldiers, but now lately returned out of Perfia, to grow lazic ot 
infolent for lackeofimployment. Which they did not-fo much forthe lotic of their Prince, ! 
orale vnto the State,as for rheir owne particular profit ; efpecially the two old Bafla’s Sinan 
and Férgs, the enuious competitors the one of the others honour : who although they both, 
much and almoft all commanded both in péace and war ,' yet was their honours greater , and 
their profit farmore, in commanding of the Turkey Seat armies abroad, than in fitting inthe 
Diuano'at home :'vnto which no lefle Honourabl: en profitable preférment they both with 
like ambition afpired, accompanied with the fidt @ aes of their great and many fauorits both 
athothe andelfewhere, Thefe perfuafions well pl Wed -4murath ; who although hewere 
himfelfeno fouldier;yet was he defirous ofnew c» yu2N8, and to increafe his name : accoun- 
ting it no leffe honour ynto himfelfe, by his feruat.s +t his appointment to performe great k 
bE Cae phy things, than it was vnto his Anceftors to do that they did themle resin perfon. Butin this fo 
beet fetidisa matter, and of fo greatconfequence, CAmurith at the firlt could’not tell what beftto 
otictan par: fefoltie vpon ;noc for that he was not defirous of Wars, but bécaufeas yer he certainely knew 
notagain{t whom he might with greateft profit and leaft difficultie and danger conuert his for- 
ces: vpon which point his Cotinfellors agreed nor, but for divers reafons were of diuers opi- 
hions. Which foraftmuch as they Containe matters of greateftimportance of all things then 
inthe world done, but efpecially concerning the profit ofthe Chriftian commonweale,! {hall 
nbtthinke it vnworth my labont, to fet them downe in fiich order as I finde them credibly 
reported ; hauing morcouer in them many letters and moft weightic matters not yet come (0 
an inns knowledge # as alfo opening the deuices ofthe Turkith Tyrant againft the Chriftian 1 
Prihtes ; a motiti¢ not onely for them to joyne incounfell together how to withftand him,but 
for thie common Chriftian Commonweales fake to forget and forgiue all their privat difples- 
wag with their Vnited forces and powerhonorably and contagioufly to make war vpon 
itt atid fo ar letigth’by the mercie of God to ouerthrow him, together with his ryrannical 
Eas, ge AG tes ofourtime,’ glide: the 
nigifay "The great Balla’s concerning the intended war were of cieht andry opinions: whereof t 
pai ote FrAle Was, That the Wars againtt the Perflanfhouldbe vanced! the fect for the inuafion of 
vad HKG of Morotcd and Fes: the third, for war tobe taken in Hand againft the king of Spain: 
fi, Ob fourth, for the’befeging againe of Malta’: the Aft was,to {et vpon the Venetians : the a 
fo oe thitading of fame part Of Trafic: thé {euenth, for the King of Polonia : the eighth 
wee aid | for war (ye nade vpon the Emperour and ingdomé of Hungary. | h 
hich’ ne ptthe Spania, © ¢ Turke' were then in le 
52 notable, breach of his 
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Sixth Emperour of the Turkes. 
A ftand with the profit of his State for him to fet ypon : his barbarous law allowing him thatli2 
) fee tot the more affuring of his State,or taluging of his empire, to breake ul Ronee 4 r 
mife efpecidlly with the Chriftians; notmore in any thing to be pirtiedy than in repofi Ee 
credit or confidence in the faith of fuch amifcreant. t ay 
The reafons the great Baflacsalleadged for the renuing of the Perfian war, Were, For that 7¢ firf opin. 
the Perlian King was of himfelfc like to breake the league fo lately with him concluded, fo ened 
fooneas hee fhould know the Turks entangled in any other warjmoued thereunto,as well for ‘pid beat 
the recoutrie of his countrey,to his great difhonour loft,asalfoin reuenge of fo many and fo 215 revered 
great iniuries to him of late done by the Turkith Emperours. Befide that, the Chriftian Prin. ” sete 
ces would perluade him and pricke him forward thereunto : e{pecially.the Spaniatd, who for 
B thencerenefle of Indiamight without hisgreat charge procure him fo to'do,& alfo comueni- 
ently farnith him with great ordnanceand canoniers,which it was wel knowne he of late did, 
The countriesalfo but lately conquered,were nor yet(as they faid)in quietneffe or fafety,and 
the fortreffes therein but of late buile, together with the earrifons therein, tobe in great dan- 
ger,being for the length of the way,and difficultie of the paffage, not to be ftill fpeedily relie- 
ued;infomuch,that if the Perfians did them no other harme,but oncly to forrage and waft the 
countrey about them, they fhould bring the inhabitants into fuch diftreffe, as that thofenew 
conquered countries were again by the defendants to be forfaken,or els they muft themfelues 
with hunger perith. True glory (they faid)confifted not fo much is conqueting,as inthe vfe of 
the conqueft, and the profecution of the happie viorie : and that therefore Armarath fhould 
© take heed, that hee prouoked not the wrath and indignation of the great Prophet —Mabemes 
againft him ; who hauing by his good tauorand guide obtained mo victories than any of his 
,_ predeceffors againft the enemies ofhis religion,ought asa religious & deuout prince feuere- 
Jy to reuenge the wrong by them done both to God and man. Vato which religious war Vsbeg 
Hanthe Tartar king,as alfo the prince of Geilan offted their ready help:as tor the euent ofthe 
viGtorie,now as good as in his hand,he was to iudge by the fucceffe of his former wars. Nei- 
therthat he need to feare the Perfian horfemen, although they vfed Arabian horles, being by 
hismen many times fhamefully put to Aight: or yet to doubt left the Georgians in fauour of 
the Perfians fhould take vp armes, for the: many of them were already vader his obeifance,and 
fubie& vnto the Baffa of Teflis and othe his commanders;the reft were his vaflals,orelsfich 
as following the fortune of their princes Simenand Alexander, {oughtafter no greater matter, 
but contenting themfelues with their ownecountrey, although but finial thoughtthem{felues 
well if they might keepe and defend the fame; by nature aud fciruation fo ftrong,as that there 
is (carce any way voto it,by reafon of the high and broken mountaines,the thicke woods,and’ 
ftrait paflages. 
The fecond opinion which was deliuered, was for the tranfportation of his wars into Af. The erond opi 
fricke againft the king of Morocco, commonly called the Seriphe : and that for thefe caufes fie kar 
moft, It would bea great fhame and reproch(as they faid)vnto the O+boman empire, that it was o the king of 
not yetable to fubdue thefe Moores and people of Affricke, innumber but few : neither was peaene 
it leffe fhame or difhonor ynto the O¢homan Emperors,to haue fo {mall a territorie in Africa, shereof 
E being the third part of the world,which by reafon of the neereneffe vato Italie,had long time 
held wars withthe Romans, Befide that, Algiers and Tunes could neuer be fafely kept by the 
Turks;neither thatthe fubieéts and pirats which inhabited thofe cities would euerbe content 
orat quiet, vntill they had againe got that kingdome into their hands. The'promontorie of 
Aguero,and port of Larace (two ports without the ftraits) were(as they faid)to be taken, as 
places very commodious for the Turkes friends, fecking in thofe feas after bootie; and forthe 
fecuting oftheir trade, And although the Seriphe were himfelfe a Mahometan, and held his 
kingdomas a tributarie voto the Otheman Empiresyet had he fecret intelligence with the Spa- 
niardand the Knights of Malta,whereby they not long fince had vpon the fudden almoft fur 
prifed Tripolis,he in the meane time as it were winking thereat. And chatalchough the Spa- 
F niard poffeffed in Affticke, Marafchebir, Oran, Pegnon, Tanger, Arzilia,Mazaga, Ceute or 
Septa, places whereby he might helpe and aflitt the Moores ; yet mighthis force andattempts 
bya ftrong Aeetebee cafily hindered, and Spaine it felfeinfeteds Befidethat , the - 
ards had yet in fitch fre(t remembrance the lof of Tunes snd Guletta( places by 
em thought inexpugnable, and yet by Sivan Bafa to his immortal! praife ‘ego 
Rere ; 


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The fourth opi- 
wion,for war to 







the con- 
wel of Malte. the ere nwa vato fuch as for devotion fake'traelled b: 


at they would not forthe Moores fake ealily feemeito attempt any great thing 
ont : asl Brink the 
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orious Turks. hasan cake I gol : 
ng the warto bemade againft them of Malta, Which w. 
teat hurr, as wellye! 


therefore arwasthither to be transterred,not only in cae And thi 


paflage thither fiom the incurfions of the Maltefes,but in reue aflecure tig 
bythem done; and efpecially to blot outthe infamie and aoa late injuries 
yma had incurted, at fuch time as he had in vaine befieged that Hland,& to Breat Sultan 59, 
by him there {uftained. Belide, that, they. alfo alleadged the common com fiesta lofts 
Jeéts:for that there were many which pittiouflyJamentedthe mifery Becalénsi ae Ofthe uh. 
friends, fome their kinsfolke, whome'they knew: todinein moft wofull feruites Fae 
‘nights,and whom they moft earneftly defired.to haue now fer at libertie: Rei Fath thofe 
fubjecs to haue bip{o far from fi uffering ofiaay fuch things from thofe knights Fay tig his 
hisanceftors, as that contrariwife they themfelues were by them driuen out ofth. vied of 
the Rhodes, the ftrongeft bulwarke of the Chriftiancommon-wealetoward the Eat mie 
morcouerworthy alfo to be chaftifed, for thatthey had holpenthe rebellious M mek 
kind of munition,and had themfelues attempted to haue furprifed Modon a 

Inthe fourth place were they- which were ofopinion,that it wete beftfor him to make wa 









; Thethitd opinion was concerni g 
a {trong ficet to be performed : for that the gallies of Malta did daily 
























bemade again Vponthe king of Spaine, Thefe men alledgedit to beimpoffible for the Turkith empire to af 


the K-of Spain 
& th ereafeus 


thereof. 











pire vnto the Monarchie ofth¢ whole world(whereunto al the Turks action i 
jntoete at 4 certain marke directed) exceptithe Spaniard his great ftrength “edi fice | 
Fide * na funcher absense re fi ear gore Chriftianskings and princes : and 
thatthere was no feareleft | uid befiege Algiers, which he knew to b sc 
fortified than it was in the time-of the Emperor Charfes the fitth. And a Rulicce 
niards without ceafing be fought their,king forthe w i tak ee f Ree iiiorty cts 
ofthe new loffes & harms which they daily rece “ thes Mee talon yc odie 
not hearken vnto their requett, for feare ofthed te tieaeoniaieets fun 
ieés trom the enemies fleet whigh heshouldin f hehe reeceasitrteest neti 
would.the Spanifh gallies cally comeinto th Ti Bie raistorhcingioo ta 
from their owncountry, which forthe moot are ft Peete anos tielog 
maithes cou hi ¢ part {toc in need of theirhelp.And thatthe king K 
penal aa pith, multitude of his bufineffe,or orher his vrgent affaires ftil fo hindred, a ; 
ate a a ot fu enly putin execution what his counfell for the wars fhould decree. As 
anne mush as tobe gathered by that which hapnednot long fince at Preucza and Nz- 
fasae a a paniards fhunned the Othomen forces:as alfo how warily the king deltin al 
Is affaires, left at Icngth againft his will hee fiouldbe énforced to enter into wars with the 














_ Turke, sas moft manifeft;as was to be feene whenas of late about theend of the Perfian war, 


aN ebeaidinio the Perfian king whome hemight haue holpen,and was fo before 
yet fhould he tuner he would ftand vpon his guard,and by force feck to repell force, 
uers places)to beabl aue fo mych ftrength as(befide thofe wars which he now maketh indi- 
Baden ore fi ble to yndertake alfoanew war,and to find fo many foldiers,with fo much L 
eaten eae pscellgciator fo great a war, It ftood him in hand (as they faid)to de- 
a oes Gait rerecoust again the Ptouisice there oft, which ofthemlehes 
detful courage a Necesid ae of the fea & the multitude of the riuers,were alfo with won- 
Wherunto the Eng Le axat deadly fended by the inhabitants,fortheir liberty and religions fake. 
if they fhould iouatl ei a ansiepclitd nigh esany waies giue great Bil 
ons in his ki Ha it fhips lie in wait for his Indian fleet,or make? 
mol ¥ dato, onhere et s they didnot long fince at the Groine and Cadez;places 
thagshee was at chat h} alas j and to hinder histraffique into the Indies or other places. Befide 
how ifpatch himelfe ko inesle d with his warres in France, as that he could {carce finde 
make pea was Tatheeteeal ig ut the loffe of his honor & credit.And admit he fhov 
y ce with the aforclaid eae in fuch fort as that he fhould not from theneefor 
mye Yer were other meai fought & taken in hand for his fx" 
ubbing ibs tich trade for {pice: ees merchandife,wherof he 
need were,by driuiug his fhips out of the Perfian gulfe,by the 


























ee 












































the Turks feet mightatall times in fafety retire. And i 










of his countriemutt needs be exceeding 
any ftrong and mighty acmy,they might 















kingdomeswhichif they 
feauefomuch the moreea 











the Venetians ; vfingreafons rather probable than tru 





ging ofthings prefent, by the event 


tain places;for feare-of greater harmejor to be vtterly 


ny of che Moores alfo promifed. All which together fee 
tion andcertaine victorie,if any thould vponthe fudden inuade S 
moft nowsle of armes,the inhabitants at home feldome times exercifi 
neither in»places needful bauing any, ordinarie garrifons,and but few horfes ficfor feruicesAnd 
tharin fine it was to. beeonfidered, Spaine to be greatly bare 
antly.and couragionfly¢o mannage atmes,for the ofrenchgice they make ofthem, 
moftmott daily trai{ported intothe Indies, Italy,and the Low-countries,wherby the ftrength 
ly empaired : fo thacif- they thould be inuaded,with, 
feeme hardly able tobe holpen ord 
~ own people, but fhould need of the aidand help of the other neere provinces 
(houldbe either letted, or ftay to come in good time, 
(ie vistorie-ynto. their enemies, 

© Amurat 
they might feeme voto the 
hithings.as they them(el 
difficulethan thi 
the Turks had ali 
crediuers Waies enforced 
(the Turks,and abhorred. 
divnco it felfe peace,as 
into wars, 
willingly depare with cer- 
ouercome,as it appeared they did inghe 
Rirr 2 \ yeelding 


sTothe Gfe-place were they which went about to perfuad 





fixih Emporout of the Turkess 


fof thofegallies which (till lic at rode at Poffidium, which we now call Suez. And.th 









although 


TarksJeffedoubrful, for that men eafily and willingly beleeuefiuc 
defire. Thefe men went about to prouc no expedition to be leffe 
of former wars pafled; wherein 
ken fomething fromithe Venetians: who to redeeme their peace, 
to fatisfiethe Turks :Thacthe Venetian commion-weale was.afraid o| 
* war,was manifett (chey {aid)in that,that in all adtions it had pro 
: frerthe matiner-of their anceftors,neverent 
hereunto ¥and would happily vponehe firft denouncing of yal 















pou e 


md 


res: 


* fortreffesand ftrong holds he there poffefleth,were to be fet vpon,& it it might be,taken 
him sas was once attempted againftthe Portingalsat Dia and Ormuz: the like whereof C41- 
honfus Albuagerct ws (the king of Portingall his, Viceroy in India)attempted,when as with his 
light horfemen running through that countrie,hethought vpona fudden to haue fpoiled Me- 
cha, and to have robbed the Sepulchre of Mahomet (as had hapned ynder the Empire of the 
Sulcans)and as Traian the Emperor had long fince in likemaner attempted to rage and {poyle. 
Thofe places which he poffeffed in Affricke were(as they faid)to be fervpon,and the coat of 
Spaine cowardsthe Mediterraneanto be intetted :fo at le 

| jedts,who ftillioftantly requefted the fame,that fo they might more fafely, traffique and tra» 
HE B uel,and that fo the Moores might at length be deliuered from the imperiouscommand ofthe 
- Spaniards : of which exploit Sulcan Se/ymus lately before dead, wasin his life time well 
{uaded but might now.at this time be much more commodioufly done,for thatthe Moorifh 
nation was now greatlyincreafed,and much oppreffed by the Sp : ng’ : 
wealth by.the trade, of Merchandife,euen by nature or religion had conceined a moxrall har 
ered again(t the Spaniards: whereunto might nota litcle auaile the ports in Affricke,wherinto 
n briefe, that which was of greateft im > 
portance ro. the better fiacceffe of this war, the French King and the Queencof England, had 
of theirownaccord promifed thecontinuation,oftheir wars,and that tay Erench king. thould 
inuade Nauarre,and by force of armes recouer the right he pretended vnto that kingdome ; 

C whileftin che meane time the Queene of England fhould not onely trouble him in the, Welt 
* Yadies and other places ofthe Ocean toward the North and Welt, but might alfo ftir vp nev 
broilesinthe kingdome of Portingall, where moft part of the people with great impatiencic 
beare the proud command of the Spaniard: as perfuaded (and that truly) all their profperiti¢ 
and quigtneffero haue bin loft,together with their laftking their true and lawful foueraigne. 
For heat peace with the kings o Fraace and England,exceedi 
ieéts by traffique : whereas fince they fell into the hands of the Spaniard, 
plaine oftheir newloflesand dangers b rreafon of his perpetual warres. Moreau 
was to befound grearftore of exiled S vaniatds difperfed here and there, which being male, 
content.and wearie of the Spanifh gouc ment, were fled nor only out of Portingall,but euen 

D out of Aragon and other parts of his kingdome : which now lining in France, England, and 
Conftantinople,both fecretly and openly liberally offer: 


ngthto gratifie rhe Moores his fub- 


aniards;and hauing gor great 


ogly therby enriched hisfub+ 


ed great helps: the like whercofma- 
med to promife amott caficexpedi- 
paine ; for that chere-was al- 
ing themfelues therein : 


dof men which knew how valix 
























a are 


h to breake his league with, The fift opinion 
for theinuafe- 
on of the Ven 
UCS tians, and the 


iud. "ea/ens why 





— ; a usdetcarcely ttorme 
hen he had: done his vetermoftdeuoire;couid Barioynfiues lest his 

tian fleet: theDukeofSauoy,of theikmehts ot 

es, could burmakea fiter of fometwenticeallies winich wes by: 2 





cn State 
ottier-Chiriitian Princes was no-fachririendfinp: as thiesteamedie of ~ 
inmimenteiinger of thar war . enecet thereaulé-wouldrequite:and thar hither. 
cothitirtrestires tind bin fo exhaufied inpayinethedebethey wererum into intheiattwarzcad 
refies,char happily they werenor-nowfGdurniilied with: come: as waste. 






or detravine« Ogreara-war: Andvatothis waragaintt the Venetians. conrenten 
the-Vihter Baiizes:aittering oniy inthis, Whereoragainit wharpiace st tae Vener. 
spetettiterie thiswar werero be frit bequa:{Gmenamungsone piace;and: (ome snoiiter:tor ui- 


poccngey?ig. Hewaitte bevskerinttand.wouid hanehadtibiieeitersofthes rhemasemvie.!s very 

a ‘aiief€etofimne-beene-connerred- agent nie: eiaharnrrerwiieetie-T iixcs shou sever 
seiermoche Morarenic- of the-whvie-woriti(wimesatoasstamore ney laehaarecion ath 
sReeadiipms exconecher dist intnheineHiatie; Taerine Cinmmesascoc caress: ior 
viote verte. vas wontro wmehoritcoumeifamiaeiiitmnerert ortho umes onerey se 
temeesofotnerevercemoit:: | cactharrhe Seman : 









iiieracsiied! ne ctannes,. OC 


Te 
a 2 —. e 
ee a 
—— - 
ee ee ee - 


Aittiefuppiy of mony hard: 4 


Nasanicnemmcommanucavuers: oc” 


prcourtefic)& that therctore he was by force of armesto be compeiledthereuntes. Which they» 


te 


B rough them owne count:ie;and asic Wereantnefighe oftheir owne onies 


could oftentimes enter { far, whenasthey hadtheir nd 
more difficult,that the {amemight now much moreeaiily be effeed,whenas 
eater Opportunitic, and chem enemies fo neereat hand. : 
Thefeuenth opinion was theirs, which thoughtit beftro hauethe 
fonia, and from thence into Hungaricand Germanie: for which they alleadged 
Firit, forthat they thought it ad:/grace varo the maieftieandr i 


i 7 
pe ewenth opm 
war to 
= squat 
account ofal {uch Prefentsas arevnro thes Sultan vivally fent by theirneighbap princes, oft : 
chougit would the more eatily be.ourained,tor that there was:much:{terer hatrediandiheart~ 
amongft tie Poioman nobilitie. Neither tharit would beany diffieultor dangerous: 
war eae in hand ; foraimuci as Polonra was confined with Moidauia, che Darcars,ands 
cheSanzacks of Acherman,Bendera, and V ofia:and. morcouer,tor thatthe Torkscouldinener= 
hane-any affurea or ruil porietiion of Moidama or Valachta, cxceperhe infolencieofthePas, 
lomians wererepreriéd ; che Vayuods ofwiich countnes,wnen they hadcanchedthemselues: 
macinmucit weaith, ica (til codieinto-chekingdome-of Polonia, BefidescnagcheysRonldy 
‘hereby revenge tnemiciues rorrie-imunesdoncthempy the i hauemoretree> 
wnatate-traiicxe ato Mucome, ind onagarcrrour vpemcne Duke of Muiconie, byreatany 
rbthe miganeiie- or the country: worcingreat bse was.agunpeaimencyace tite 
rerour, “Natneconquered ner cue wauie singdomeus Perit. Ana whenckey-adby- cits, 
neaasoy litte ane litre urawae vorocrmany, lappy iC might come. co paltyeschanciee 
Chasitian cmperor ow Mnereay reece :ome nasacort, 01s cope emg sith neeaneD 
nerecexporcs ala coutunes vied ce TRIMS tosee> oe Quran. Poomaciey late. 
WAM ADL Opes COMMITY, IMNer lO daMRERy TURE pts ORL VALU ae erty td THE ie, 
iaibetnrs-con itu: Marl Sj) 1) acttaghadiaices, con (nae eney mae DoW Cag rice pecce, Fem 
SPOT (ME WEELAELUCY UR VELL! Seca ATL UML fiags | OREN Uk Ome 
ORL uD (epeemea LE aS eC MTS Ve (1a Uh ales Dake tie Hliggad ele 


Tretenmkasee CRE COMME TOSS > UneM CEN Tina aia pes es eeruamiaeie tee aE me 
cammay Ts ata ney cui Canigieea TOP cam repped tanei ee IN Pe ey TEE LA HARIRI ce me — 
CTE EWE LU UTI ae radar tg te naa CES TCE Wa abies Digs OR ge Ane: 
ee See tet eae SS 
Premed aS.) Net ubaAeTRE eS aS IN alii SB RR lta ARNE 
Taba) | COMER E ARS parma RR OA a rR Se RE eR tee, Nl 
TAREE LLL eR, Cabs aS aie weet ee ee ee 
PRB cS ARR Na a a) REN ARR SAE 
et AU ke De im RE A RR SR a RR 
secant Sa te 
Re | we Ae NR <i OR Sa RE 





pites Phat the king of Polonia had tometime refusedto pay his ribure- due (for aiecsinougers "aa 1 


— es 





3 {eas thereof. 


# | eAtmaratbthe third 


3012 
-s eelditg vp of Cyprus, The power and force whereof was not fo great, as that 
| andagain the; Sea Sulkatiead to confederate it felfe with ee woul ‘teal alone 
‘ siti ‘orthe great and many difficulties wh vied to ar no fill 
d 







ld 

jow foconioyned withthe Spaniard asin times'palt, of whole nde ties, 
lite, ¥ =» “ouitrained to make an hard'feace with Se/ymns. And iftoberhe 8 Ob late 
‘would needs .oyne him(el fe vnto the Venetians againft the T xk 
ameans afford vito them {nich aid & fupplies as were ofn 
‘a war, he himfelfe being in his wats otherwife fo inangle¢ 
‘could make without him, to be but weake and to no purpofe. That which the Pope cou! 
herein;to be burlittle:for albeit he fhould according to his duty exhort other Chritian i da 
Ces to gitte aid, & to ftir them vp vntothis war,yet that befide fome little fupply of mon " ies 
ly drawneout of his own coffers and the Ecclefiafticall reuenues;he could fcarcely sien d 
‘any thing more; or when he had done his vetermoft deuoire,could but ioyn fiue gallies atic 
Owne vnto the Venetian fleet : which with the gallies of the Duke of Sauoy, of the knight ey 
Malta,and ofthe Florentines, could but makea fleet of fomie twentic gallies, which aH tine 
{mall matter. Befidés thar,the Turks were perfuiaded, that betwixt the Venetian State and ti 
other Chriftian Princes was no fuch friendfhip and good agreement, as the greatneflv of the 
imminent danger of that war ands the necefitic of the caufe would require:and thath sh 
totheirtreafures had bin foexhaufted in paying the debtthey were run into in the laft war,and 
in build ig of fortrefles,that happily they were not now fo furnifhed with coine, as fase 






































a ‘all the Vifier Buflaes; differing only inthis, Where oragainft what place ofthe Veneti- 
an territorie this war were to be firft begun: {ome naming once place,and fome another(for di- 
ters reaforisthem thereunto leadingywhich for brevitie we pafleouers I 
Otherfome ofthe Baffacs in the fixth place, reie@ting all the toriner opinions concerning 
the Wat'to be taken in hand,would haue hadall the | rces of the Orhowanempiresas well by 
sto haue beene conuerted againft Tralie: t otherwifethe Tuskes fhould neuer 
fie vit > the Monarchie of the whole world (whi nto as at amarke they had dirc@edall 
their aétions) except they did firft {ubdue Tealie. at this Countrie,as the centre of the 
pil world, was wont to giueboth counfell and: to the reft of the limbes,wherby the 
ebices of others were croffed : and that the Roma 
world,efpecially forthat they held inpoffeffionthis cu try. Hereatdid the Hunnes,the Ala- 
niand Gothes,the Vandales,the Frenchmen, Spaniards,and Sarafins,dire¢t all their thoughts 
1 cogitations.In fine they concluded, That no expedition could be taken in hand morc ho- 
nourable or profitable than this : for that Italie was a Queene amongft other Prowinces, for 
commiodious {cituation,the wholefomneffe ofthe aire, the plentie of all things neceflaric fos 
mani life;For great, fairejand moft rich cities, for the antient glory and maieflie ofthe Romane 


Empire, and many other caufesalfo. Neither that this expediti ; h 
ed AA Spe ‘] E ition was tobe deemed of muc 
difficultie, for that Ialie was vnder the rule/of divers rien ynito whofe command moft of 
their fubiects vowillingly obeyed : asal{o forthat the inhabitants of that countric had now 
for'imany yeare Tinted in continual peace,and were therfore the more cffeminat and fearctul, 
and {6 vnfitfor the wats and that if that expedition werein one or diuers places takerrin hand 
fore the corne-were full ripe,the Turks in that fo fruitful acountri¢ could neuer wantnes 
Ceffaries for them to live vpon,wheras the inhabitants in'@reat number wanting the fame,an 
ut'vp within the wals and fortifications of their cities and ftrong towns, fhouldbe brought 
to extreame ants: which was the more evidently tobe feene, for thatat this time wherein 
ene hy ‘were at peace,they had not corne fifficient in thecountrie for fuch a mulritude of pe ople 
~ onary t were glad to have it brought-vnto them from other places, efpecially from 
dur fi us, Conftantinople, andthe cities vpon the cdaft of the great Ocean. Furthermor’s 
pie 0 lat moft part of the Iraliansiliued by no other meanes than by 


es ini 
on, for the ate 
tempting oftta 
bie,and the ream 























Og es ; lad to accept of fuch conditions“ 
vato them, orastribura fubmit rhemfelues vato the 014? 
hatthe fouldiers would vnwillingly be drawne ynto thar watsfor 
through barren regions of th defolat, 
cna i cither 










eenemic, frozen with yce,or 












all A 


H 


oo forthe defraying of fo greata war. And vnto this War againtt the Venetians, confented I 
a 


adat length commanded ouerall the K 


t 


ich meanes ifthey were deprineds 4°, 


Sg, 


~ hush Empenannopile 


either by rough woods orinacceffible mountaines ; but were allthe way thitl 









through their owne countiie,and asit were iathe fight of their owne houfes:andj i 
could oftentimes enter fo far, whenas they had their confines more emace, ae earns 
ges 





more difficult,that the famemight now much more eafily be effected 

oe an and th enemics fo neere at ieee Paki ‘they had afarre: 
¢ feuenth opinion was theirs, which thought it beftto haue the war tran: i , rf 

fonia, and from thence into Hungarie and Gentes for which they PPE Wp Ma agg 

Firlt, forthat they thought it a di{grace vnto the maieftie and reputation of the Oshoman Bmedcd, “pak 

pire, That the king of Polonia had fometime refufedto pay his tribute due (for fo the Turkesee be reson 

account ofal {uch Prefents as are vnto their Sultan vfually fent by theirncighbor princes ; of weet 

courtefie)& that therefore he was by force of armes to be compelled thereunto. Which theys 

thought would the morc eafily be obtained, tor that there was much fecret hatred and heart~ 

burning amongft the Polonian nobilitie. Neither that it wouldbeany difficult or dangerous 

war to be taken in hand : forafmuch as Polonia was confined with Moldauia, the Tartars,and 

the Sanzacks of Acherman,Bendera, and Vofia:and morcouer, for that the Turks could neuer 

haue any affured or full poffeffion of Moldauia or Valachia, except the infolencie of the Po- 

lonians were reprefied , the Vayuods ofwhich countries,when they had enriched themfelues 

with much wealth, vied ftill to flie into the kingdome of Polonia, Befides thar,they fhould 

thereby reuenge them {elues forthe iniuries done them by the Coffackes,and haue more free 

and fafe trafficke into Mufcouie, and bringaterrour vpon the Duke of Mufcouie, by reafon 

ofthe nighneffe ofthe country: which great Duke was an impediment yntothe Ofhoman Em- 

perour, that he conquered not the whole kingdome of Perfia. And when they had by this 

means by littleand litcle drawne yato Germany, happily it might fo come to paffe,as that the 

Chriftian Emperor fhouldthereby receiue fome notable loffe,his empire being ftil more and 

more expofed and enuironed with the Turks forces and garrifons. Polonia they faidtobea 

plaineand open country, neitherto haueany ftrong places for to with{tand them,and the ine 

habitants to haue fmall skil in martiallafaires,for that they had now long liued in peace, For 

asfor the war that they had with Maxis sifian the Archduke of Auftria,it continued not long: 

and king Stephen in the late wars he had with the Mufcouite, vfed for moft part the Hungarian 

fouldiers,and ended thofe wars rather ivy befieging thao fighting. 


nion for war to 


B 

















perfuaded to haue it conuerted vpon the ChriftianEmperor,whom the Turkscall the king of faba! di 
Vienna. The caufes they alleadged for the beginning of this war was, For thatthe Vfcocchi the Pky 
were grown fo infolent asto make good prife of the Turks both by feaand land, in {uch fort, ard thereajone 
as that not onely forthe harmes which they did, but euen for the maieftie and honour of the soeruf, 
Othoman empire,their infolencic was not longer to be fuffered.By whofe iniuries it was efpe- 
cially brought to paffe, that the merchants to theirgreat hinderance in privat, & the Sultans 
great lof{e incommon, hauing leftthe towne of Narenta or Narona inthe Turks dominion, 
had remoued their mart to Salona(now called Spalato)atown ofthe Venetians: & that yet for 
all that wasnotfo fufficiently prouided for the fecurity ofthe faid merchants, although there 
were peace betwixt the Emperour and the Venetians: for that thefe vnruly men formoft part 
lining vpon the fpoile, troubledall both by feaand land withtheir robberies, drining away 
menscattell,burning the villages, and taking away the young babes ont ofthe mothers acmes 
and laps.Whereby it waseafily tobe feene, what mind they were of:and that it was not to 
doubted, but that ifoccafion fhould ferue for them to furprife any of the Turks {trong holds 
vponthe frontiers,they would with all their power attempt the fame : which what adifhenor 
and infamie(not to {peake of theloffeyit would be vnto the whole Othoman empite,cuery man 
Mighteafily gheffe. Neither that it was vaknown, how little the Chriftian Emperor had eftee- 
medof the ‘Turke, at fuch timeas he wasin warre with the Perfian, paying his tribute too late 
at his pleafure ; an euident figne rather of violating than of eftablifhing theleague. And that 
F thegood fucceife of this warre was not to be deemedeither difficult or doubefull : for that 
the attempt might begiuen both by Croatia, Hungarie,8¢ Auftria, countries abounding with 
things neceffarie for the maintenance ofa great armie; as alfoforthatthey were almoftto 
~ trauellall the way inthe Turks owne territorie.Befide that,the chiefe fortreffes of ae is 
‘namely Belgrade, Buda, and Alba Regalis,with many other ftrong placesywere alseadie ca ; 
: Rers 3 y 









mm 
















































oh ie 


D They which inthe eight & laft place delivered theit opinions concerning the intented\war, rhe ciebrbepi-, 












SUP ero ee mee 


es 


ont, 


Seoeniieetensttiaaetin uementinmcee named 





~~ t “~ = 


; aivaies 4 ixib Empe sar of the hes: 
oat the fame 2 Heo theieaenres might inalleafee of extremicc in fafeti is friendsand . en a 
vy Ridywas x peireth yifany fhould be, The Roman E, reg PA others his friendsand confederates, Yctvntoithis!eaue granted vito the} 









s of peace than warjand the princes,of nothin, ‘Mpire (as ditionat the firtt annexed, That he hould-norfeeme todo it bythe: comuandemenr yf 
haw co heape Vp and preferue their treafures sand the people 6 IGeinatic is, carefull than, rash, bur of himfeife, vider colour to feftraine theMlocchi whos welbby dang by iis 
a peo Ankid np Sitka leffe us ne armes,and Worle to be hee Ton, he pierended) iy borh the ChriftiansandPurks, by the great libertie aithé pene. of 
a ale a o> hautng in diftrult che Hungarians;the Ttalions,and Spani y their Auftria, hauing {mall care to chaftenthemy ie 7 ah: ix. Salah ade 

a San oo pationsare nord cloued, butrather haved obthe Gernians,being ert at orl for that thofe Now was itno great matter for Haffan Baffato do whatzeawrath his great Lordiand maner 
a bur iuitled,e!pecially about matters of religion, Neither thar iewasitobe fear, ed‘ themfelus, had:commanded, for the difturbingorthe peace betwixchim andthe Cliriftian Emi peror-the 
Y ry ‘Princesdhould give aid vnto the Bmperour in thisawarre + The Polonion baa: Ch forraine Turks leagues with theit neighbour Princes being feldome forcligioufly kept; but tharas wel 
toiliae now In peace with the Torke,ondtherefore would by no meanes turn Fanfyluanian their fouldiers in garrifon vpontheir frontiers by land, astlicir aduenturersiby-feayanighe to 


~hts . : ethe : 
Waritte thei owne bofhmes:asalfofor that thePolonians were afraid: let ct on Shed 


thould bedriven out oftheir countiigandentorced to remove't 


keepe themfclucs doing, vpona militarie infolencie(ag the Turksterme it) mow.andthentat 


ing.they. their pleafures make incurfions for bootie both by-fea aiid land : which antweredwith elie like an 


















‘ t hem felues towerd th B Sa 2 ' : ¢ aa < 
fearandthe Trantyloanian hauing received his foutraignti sow etethe frozen fromtheir neighbors fo molefted, thére netier wanted new pricuances andiult camfesof com- | 
Cifhe Houktd new Béofhim esas pecntdmietacene os infeate plainr, tothe ftirring vp of greater troablescuen amani(ttne breateft Pieced ‘PhetVenetians 159} bol 
althoughhe wete of fach power,as mniohraoordentdte NOARESL ARs ne kingof Spine, thuswronged at fea, and their merchants robbed ; by their Embafladotscom plained ae-Con- ty 
hewes morierpleecsnowroo much bafied:andeharthe BimabsRome ece ed aid, yer thar ftantinople, of the iniurics done thet by te Turkes pyrats’, requiring to"hauethemavalled 
ceebereadie'vo ferac his turne sche Printesof laliewbuldnot fend thes, f Anotinall ple homie and juftice done vponthem.. Ta like hinserthe Eniperor alfo,fecing many «hinge both 
fuktscopleaiireanother nian: and thatthe Venetia State wo ibs d'their fubjeets and trea. this yeareand the'hext accempted by HaffamBif/vin Croatia, and the'otlice TurksinseMnga 
armesagainitehemfelues,bur rather aneatOexoedt rhe exe ns sie Hot rafhly Rit vp the Turts rie, concrarie tothe league, tortie great difturbance of his lubicéts ir/bortehofe cbunkEs, by 
Eeethativker tacts tans ite resetab a ceca War,than to entangle them. his Embaflador tlien lying’at Conftantinople complained ofthe outtages, defiringieeknOW 
ting the wat v0 <n kei bs ie chiefeopinions of-the great Baffzes concer. whether they.were done bythe cohfent and knowledge of Amurath ox nor andi Pasty thier cb a} 
Geianeaiebey dobar sattie, ean ok laeatibeoe anly'ripe'or found adnice (as I C require that order might be taken for the'reftraining thereof: whichiwas accordingly dane, 
Seenate mcnttdoe ei nies oy pee ns infolencie'andcontempe of others; andthofe incurfiéns fora while ftayed, and the former peace continued, Amararh filanaking 
wase bids vewhich 3 ® heal oo, ly perfuac le chem of theeafic performance of di- thew asif he werewilling thavthe league agreed vpon tor eight yeares , fhouldiicrbe in any 
Sdaes toner oe : _ Proofe they'inde to Kenotontly mdf difficult, but varo them.’ wife'on his patt infringed, At whiclvtimethe Perfian Kings fonne (the ledge not long'before The Perfiai hie 
Lieere sh ne Tarik f& pas ee Fopini ; concluded) diedin the Turks Court, where belay in hoftage: whofe deactbodie Amarath fest le in| 
Pres) mote elite: a oot ep iteg e eess Rood Amsrath. oflongin doubt what to refolue vp- caufed tobe honottr’ably fent hometo bis father inro Perfia with an/apologie ia'detence OF eae, 
Be ee See; z asimall placesto thew his power ane it were poMfible) to exceed thie gloric himfelfe, againftthe fufpiciohconteined by fome,; Thathethould haue been the eatileoe thé 
Siteveatar er. ded, Uyak OTS, 3s hethought himfelfero hasealmadie done in Perfia hauing as he boa- vorimely death of that young Priace s fill veging withall the confitmation of the leagtie, | 
Seeerrton ser ayia there performed more than theypould themfelues in perfon with their which by che death iof the Prince warlike enought hatie bene broken? "W hereot Amirat Hi 
= Suseuswane berfore contenting himfel fe with (athe hadalrezdie done inthe Eathe was the more defirous, for thatperfuatedby his Baffa’s'(as isutorefaid)-tomake waig with the i 
rete! HOW To turne his forces againftthe Chriftiiemperor towards the Weft, & thin fat k D Emperour (although he notably diflembledthe fame) he wasin hope-ehereby ‘to adde vnto 
Gmersteipess. Firlt, itericued himte feethe honour of the houfe of Auttria wand ttiatiic his Empire the reliques of Hungari¢, with fone goodipareof the Territotie oF the houferof \| 
Sart to meke head againit him :befides that, to make war Vpona country confining vpon his Auttrivalfo,and fo to open himfelfa way into'the heart of Germanic. Forwhich purpotes he 
owner would be’ a ching of far left difficultie than was the Perfian war, where his armics were now caufed very great preparation to be made, and a ftrong Armietoberaifed pan ae the 
now fill woe led through his owne peaceable countries, from Whietice ted Gerrotiestall fanctime put agreat Fleet of Galleys into the Archipelago, for the fafetie of his Tflands'in } 
noes relicued with vidtualsand whatfocuerelfe they tieeded. In xeliitti 0 sai that fea. : : : oF wae ee 
was al Contirmed by Sinan Baifa, who hauing in'vaine perfuaced himto Seesuude wikie © ‘According tothefe defignements, the Bafa of Bofrabythe commandmentofedmirh, “159.25 
againit the Venetians, farchered now this war; in hope thereby to rec iar 1 = re ; wand be “ Witlfan armie of fiftie thoufind entred into Croatia, and without refiftanee burnt andideftroy- it 
tition before realy impaired abroad by the lictle he did in Perfis 4 ik xc Saanictls ed the country before him, {paring nothing tharcame in his way. And notfo contented, laid | 
by thedifeord sethim and Ferst Baffa,commonly called the Bix ‘Set eee ifo " 4 fiege tothe citie of Wihitz; being the metropolitical citie of that countrey’, ‘Rrongly feituare {| 
creafe Ris wealth and tiches:which thortly after fered to his defire neo ae sean 1 B as itwere inan Ifland, compaffed'about with the riuer Vina, Which citie, after hethad fore i, oe 
Amarth appointed Generall forthofewars. Butaboue all oth é Hy lag “ad 7 —_ na fur- battered andtwiceafliultedywas by the diftteffed defendants (now defpairing offeliefe, and Taal eateel \ 
Fe pa estate wee therebyto haue gained great riches vw tee ate, arene: vnable longer toholdit out) yeclded steely aigit St Saale a - prvi — ta of cra ra 
greatef honours of the field, as he w; Reebiacinatoti< cold Pio: i in satvifon; mighitin faferie with bag andubigeage depart sandehar MIST T A” yn a 
phets, torwhon he eave 00 finall credit. canenmuedshpcatn 1 he pani Ghia ene as vould; miightehereRilliremaine weithbut hurt fromthe Turks, either in pa ; 
which the Vicocehi and orher the Archduke his ferwants & fubiceds di ities he f sadees of bodie or goods. Which conditions the!Batfi faithfully perfornied to the gertifort fouldiers, | 
me kere Olcheir Saening’,(poilings,and roUbines:incitiee bi ~ . beginbis whom in number but foure fund he “ with (ais eomay inate Senate \| 
Croatia, andifo to continne the fame either abainitthe Emperour omhe Vencti afietwardscontrarie to his faithand promifé, exercifed all! manner of Tur’ |} Rare (| 
elsvponthefadden chat way to breake into Teall Dee etree Venetians bcireciat bled with thisvnexpected inudfionof the Mutks, fenc | 
s = ; Seep had fometime the like beene done inthe thepoore citifens, "The Emperour troubled with thiswnexpeciea’ evel Eien ate if 
Lime of Mehemer, SaiaXer,and Selyman hisnable progenitors w “eran t loyed invembatfagéstohe Turkéto prayatd 
awd : : ei 2 whereby tc f the Lord perzen (whom he had triany times employed inembaffagestot "A {| 
cotati commen cs avi his oaldiers with Pichifoiles Bewech hist B) ofthe GerminPrinces gaint rai Eremie. Wo a ede 
} : = “nemy Not onely vatothe Houle of Auftria but ynto all Chri- danger, in larse tetines promifed their helpe. The fir(¥ehaemace ae ; ‘ > | 
fendomeygorteaetob-2lt shote Rtirsin the frontiers ot ‘ Aa abut vnto all © Rie st ee ith fi re dfouldierscame from Wienriato St 
i . Pee ord elie Empire, which were firtt fata! _ & cf Aditriathe Binpetours brother, who with fiue thoutan ¢ iy ength | 
= Soe a tee thisday notably exercifed the armes of cheie Jf wiatia,commonly called Greis,the Metropolis of Stiriasto whom ape yagi H 
: sabes ‘abort Sas allo the Chriftian Emperour, with se out of Carinthia, . ‘ . . In 1} 





others 




















=. - 5 & ie 

fixh Emperonr of theTurkes: 
others his friendsandconfederates, Yctvnto'this!eaue granted.viito the Baffsy was thisicon- “a 
dition ac the firft anne xed, That he fhould.notfeeme todo irby the odibnaandermeaiie ial naar 

rash, but of himfeife, vnder colour to reftraine the Vlocchi 4 Whoas welbbydand as by fea (as : 


y had had oo wars,to be leffe fitnow tobearearmes,and we Pbecome nator! i ifti 

wot AO sate merrars co be Lelfe L earmes,and worle to be comma ong he p.etended) {polled borh the Chriftiansand/Furks by the great libertierofthd Pri 

ae Piteefitoaks hauing in diftruft the Hungarians)the Traltanssand Spaniards, Si by their satstal having fiall care to chaften them. ? te ea So ic Princes of 
Nat thofe Now was itno great matter for Haffan Baffato do whatseanrath his great Lord and matter 


|. «., Mations are not Ucioued, butrather hated ofthe Gernians\being no i 
ene dle sages the Gernfans,being not at vnity among th 
= uit diuided,e/pecially about matters of religion. Neither rtinehathsttonbe Feare 14 themfelus, had:commanded, for the difturbibg orthe peace berwixchim andthe Clariftian Emperorsche 

eft forraine Tutks leagues with their neighbour Princes being feldome forcligioufly kept; bat tharas wel 


Wee giue aid vnto the Emperour in thiswarre » The Polonian and Ty; 
iue now in peace with the Turke,and therefore would by no meahesturne the anfyluanian their fouldiers in garrifOn vpontheir frontiers by land, as their aduenturdrsaby feayrpighe to 


Denne cane bofomes: as alfofor thatthe Polonians wereafiaid; lett info A Of this keepe themfclucs doing, vpona militarie infolencie (ag the Turksiterme ir) cow andahen/at 
ae tae eine ait their countfieand entorced to remoue'them flues toward teettey H B their pleafures make incurfions for bootie both by fea aiid land : which anfwered with ee like 
e Tranfyluanian hauing receitied his forreraigntie from the TIE AG eine: frozen fromtheir neighbors fo molefted, there netiér wanted new pricuances andiult canfesiof'com- 


rot the fame gairifons pairethe! ‘ifany fh ; remitic ID Lafeticte. 
aca peti io Sil pire ts 
@ Vp and preferue theirtreafures sand the people of Geimani carefull than 
















































(ifhe fhouldife doyto be of hinvagain ftriprand fpeiled ot th . ; Tfeare laint, tothe ftirring vp of grearer troables‘euen a ‘preareft Prine ‘i i i 
althoughihe were of fuchy power,as nas ec is enone Eo! Sine, F dsiwronged at pain their fierchants robbed PRE erie epee co 1590 
hewas in other pluccs now too much bufied: and thar the Bilhop of Rome Hy Pa aid, yee thar ftaritinople, of the iniuries done them bystie Turkes pyrats’, requiritis tovhauethemaralied 
cesbereadie to ferue his tutne :che Princes of Tralié would nor {pend thei ve ile da home and juftice' done vponthemh... Ia like rhinterthe Busperor alfo,fecing many ¢hingsborh 
furés td pleafureanother man : and thaethe Venetian State weal not rahh eg and trea: thisyeareand the'hext attempted by HaffamBif/ain Crostia, and the other Turksiesbnhnggee 
armes again(tthemfelues,but rather abeate expect the cuenefelse warsth y fr vp the Turks rie, contrarie to the league, tothe areat difturbance of itis fabicés in/borlithofe couneries by 
felts withigther mens dangers. Thele were the chick opinions of th an to entangle them. his Embaflador then lying/at Conftantinoplé complained of thefe outtages, defiringies Knove 

ning the wat to be taken'in hand, notfomuch proceeding from a ol Breat Baflaes concer: whether they weredone by the cohfent and knowledge of Amurath ornorsandipaorthene 
commonly they do)but rather fronv'a dertaine sell llietrst onl: i or found adnice (as C require that order might be taken for the'reftraining thereof’: which was acedrdialy\ dane 
wherewith they moued,doe oftentimes vainly perfuade chem of ‘i eat Contempt of others, andthofe incurfions fora while (tayed, and che former peace continued. “Amararh filinaking 
uers expeditions :which in proofe they finde to ke not one! avivaifie ‘abil ofdi- thew as if he were'willing thavthe league agreed vpon tor eight yeares 5 fhoiild'tiotbein any 
aan pratt don i os fea pre y cult, but vnro them- wife rae adh rr ol theta San ph ne phy The Perffan hom 
bs ¥ at diuerfitie of opini ‘ concluded) died in the Turks Court, where ue la in hoftaze: whofe deackbodie 4imarats fas dieth in 
| ledag on: defirous he was inall placeste Tibi mne ponent ae indoubt what to refolue vp- caufed tobe honotirably fent homero his father inco Perlia y*with an'apologie iN'RENEe OF ‘yr 
eps of his predeceffors, as he thought himfelfeto hawel “i were poffible) to exceed the glorie himfelfe, againft'the fafpiciohconceivedby forme, That He thould hiuebeentheeauleerthe 
| enn fted, by this feruants there performed more than te , 1g donein Perfia; having as he boa- votimely death of that young’ Priace 5 {ull veging withall the confitmarion of the Teague, 
halo. mightie armies. Wherfore contenting himfel fe wi i ob @themfelues in perfon with their which by the death of the Prince waclike enough ty hae bene brokens"Whereot Amirath 
at ce with athe hadalreadie done inthe Ealt,he wasthe more defirous, for that perfua ted by his Bafla’s (as isufarefaid)-to make wats wich the 
















9) © refolued now to turne his forces againftthe Chriftie 


D Emperour (although he novably diffembled the fame) he wasin hopetlereby ‘to adde vnto 
his Empire the reliques of Hungarie, with fonte goodipareof the Tetritorie of the houferof 
Auttriialfo,andfo to open himfelfa way into'the heartof Germanic. Por which putpofes he 
row caufed very great preparation to be made, and a ftrong Armietoberaifed 3 andar the 
{anctime put agreat Fleet of Galleys intothe Archipelago, for the fatetie of his Tflands ia 
that fea. F oi f 
‘According to thefe defignements, the Batti of Bofmaby the commandmentsteaminith, 159 2. 
iwitltan armie of fiftie thouftind entred into Croatia, and without refiftance burnt andidéftroy- 
ed the country before him, (paring nothing thar came it his way. Andnotfo contented, laid 
fiege tothe citie of Wihitz; being the metropolitical citie of that countrey’, ftrorigly feiruare 
as itwere inan Ifland, compaffed aboue with the riuer Vana, Whichcitie, afterhe had fore ; 
battered andtwice affiulred,:was by the diftteffed defendants (now defpairing of ¢tliefe, ‘and wibie bee 
vnable longer tohholdirout) yeclded ynto theBadu, vpon compoficion, Thatthe German foe ee Croucsa 
dieés there in garrifon} might in fafetie with bag and-baggage depart sand char’ fuchiof the yetatd ae 
Ghriftian citifens as would, might there Rilliremaine without hurt from the Turks, dither ia 7": 
bodie orgoods. Which conditions the'Baffu faithfully performed to the atrtifon fouldiers, 
whom in number but foure hundred, he fent with fafe conuoy into their owneterrtstie: but 
afketwardscontrarie to his faithand/promife, exeicifed all’ manner of Turkifh tyrannte vpon 
thepoore citifens. The Emperour troubled with thisvnexpected inudfionof thet iurks, fene 
the Lord perzen (whom he had many times employed in embaffages to the Turké}to pray aid 
ofthe German Princes againtt the common Enemie. Who according tothe grodniefie sh 
danger, in large fetines promifed theit helpe. The fir(tchatinade head was Ernefias-Arch = 
of Adftriathe Binperours brother, who with fiue thoufand fouldliers\came from Wienfiato E 
uaria,commonly called Greis;the Metropolis of Stiria:to whom repaired dalivtote tne 


out of Carinthia, In 


dine ete 58 ie mperor toward & thar fi 
_, divers refpects, Firtt, icgricued himto feethehorour tihe Snead Cacia: : 


durtt to make hea i im? 
se bia alan tbefides that; to make war vpon a country confining vpon his 
“now fiilltobe led throu oh his efle difficultie than was the Perfian war, where his atin were 
rimesplentfally veligh eI lis owne peaceable countries, from whence they were to bear all 
Ke was al(@venaimed ‘5 ee le and whatfocuerelfe they needed. ‘In which opinion 
againtt the Venetians. f i ae a(f',who hauing invaine perfuiaded himto have made warre 
sfarchered now this war; in hope thereby to recouer his credit and rept 


tation(bef impai 
by Pet eS eed the little he did in Perfia,asalfo at Conftantinople 
creafe his ‘wealeh and riches:which ifascommonly called'the Black Ser pentyas alfo to en- 


: fhortly after fei 1 3 
Amuratha ( y after forted to his defir 5 
feertbttoe cnalttevans babel efecto 
Sie ae greateft honours of the field cae Saree i the Turkes manner is)toge- 
s, to;whol ae asi, vain Fi i 
iinet tira hich 
listertitorics! telling*him oftheir burni 5 iCruants & fubicéts di jets of 
_—_ Herpegerietin tbe ong basing gn 
elsvponthefadde okey ph fame ether abun he Emperour bite Vertiat or 
| Solyman iisciate as had fometimethe like beene done in the 
deoemanelneinrsmenso bigs rte 
Not or : ‘rich fpoiles. By which hisim- M 
emy not onely vnto he houfe of tks bie vaco all Ghri- 
© tie Empire, which were firtt fata! 































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Chrifiens meanetime the Turks armie daily increafing in 
al os 1¢ hundred horfemen of the Chriftians, who had taken: 
paflages, and fo hardly befet them, that of all that number few efcaned with oo 
amot » whom many valiant fouldiers and expert captaines were flaine snamcly rem th lite: 
George Plest«~ and ohn Weluerdurff. The Bafta after the barbarous manner o hehe - Prany, 
make his yor' feememore famous, laded fix waggons with the heads of the {1 ae 
ans. The 7 arksthus raging in Croatia, brought a general feare vpon all Hungatie, Bay; 
Bohemia, Stiria, Carinthia, Silefia, and the reft of the Prouinces thereabouts. Wh aria, 
the Emperor calling together the States of Silefiaand Moldania, declared vnto them actPon 
minent danger ; perfuading them to joine their forces with the reft,forthe repulfing of re uns 
gerous an enemie, and fo imminent a danger. ? Odan. 
After long delay, Erneftus the Archduke the tenth of, Auguft came to the Emperor his bry q 


day after were called together the 
ughly debs. 






. at ; 
aine Chrigi, 

















ther, with the Embafladors of Hungarie ; and the feuenth 
Embaffadors of the kingdomes and prouinces of the Empire: where it was thro 
ted,howthe Turks were to be refifted,and their attempts infringed ; as alfo from whence for 





ees, money, and other warrelike prouifion was to beraifed, -For now it was manife(tly 4 
thatlonger to delay the matcer was dangerous : andthe rather, for that the Begin ae 
Commander of Grecia, with three{core thoufand feleé fouldiers both horfe and foot ale 
time cxercifed inthe Perfian war, was ere long expected ; who joyning withthe reft of ite 
Turks armie, might do great matters both in Hungary and the places adjoyning. For Biche 
ting of which fo great and manifeft dangers, they fate dayly incounfellin Prague, yea offen. 
timescuen from morning vatillnight: for the Hungarians, and efpecially the Lord Nadas; 
moft noble and valiant gentleman amongftthem, inftantly vrged to haue fuccours fent into 
- Hungarie ; forafmuch asthe Turkifh Emperour, ifhe fhould getinto his hands the reft of the 
townes and caftles yet holden by the Chriftiansin Hungarie, it was to be feared left he fhould 
in horctime after endan ger the whole {tate of Germanic: che ftrength whereofthe Turke fer. 
id Rot fomuch, as he did thofe poorereliques of Hse tie. Others wereno leffe careful of 
bs pngers of Croatia and Stiria, as more proper tot!e of¢lues, the enemy now there raging, 
thefe fo preat dangers, the Hun, arians with the ret < “che diftreffed, cried vponthe Empe- 
tour for helpe ; and he likewife called vpon the Pri eo) of the Empire. Diuers affemblies 
were made in Bohemia, Hungarie, Morauia Silefia, «=¢ the other prouinces of the Empe- K 
Wits and Embafladors fent from almoft all the Getnian Princes to the Emperoonr:all was full 
ba shins a aybons for helpe that came in very flowly ; yet fuch as was to be had, was 
| cedigsof he oi epee - eles ns fortrefles there againft the further attempts & pro- 
Certine vsine e cighteent " wi i i 
sep diane ae vt ae ; ie puree all warlike prouifion vpon the fudden by 
fe Pa Ray yee a : inthe wpes? Hungarie, in hope to haue furprifed 
5 ge ng araaicts of more diffi tie than they had before imagined, they departed 
pale ys aa ia the leffer Comara,which ftanding in amarifh ground, wasal{o eafily de- 
rai . ch time alfo the Baffa of Buda with his Power entred into the frontiers of the 
riftians, burhauing well viewed the citi ‘ 
af aT bey ewed the cities, townes, caftles, and forts vpon thofe borders, L 
ifs ing nothing for his purpofe, he withoutany thing doing returned agai Buda 
' ‘he fix and twentieth day of Septembe: i i eee et hit 
mie betwixt the rivers of Kilp and Sans Ae ie oon 5 e peepee his Se 
ot eee pron ianey . edarkenefic of the night paffing ouer part 
{hisarmieinto Turopolis, with fireand fwword mot miferably failed thet pes a 


tied fe CH bait ng the keeping thereof was committed, labouring in 


































































‘ith the Sanzackes of Mohas, Koppan, 
me, came with a Armie, and en- 
after newes was brought to the Empe- 
rom the riuer Zala) was hardly belic- M 
many Chriftians Cape 
there was in the Turkesat- 
the Chriftian army daily in- 
|, men began to hope 

well, 







in Croatia, ine! 
theme touting foot. ¢ 











fixih Emperonr of the Tarkest 


A well, that the enemies rage would be ftayed from any further proceeding, Abotit thé 'fime 
time, Erneftus the Archduke appointed General of the armie, with the Marquis (font Far - 
dinand coe Archduke) his lieutenant, came both vnto the armie. an 3 
Inthefe preparations, about the beginning of Oober heauie newes was brought Vito the 
Emperors court, how that 7ooomen, whom he buta little before had fent into Croatia yn= 
der the conduct of Thomas Artelins Beane, George Gleich{pacher, and Dionyfius Denke,to hinder 
thecourfe of the Turks proceedings, being incamped betwixt Wihitz and Carolftat; andha. = 9 ® 
ning thetwelfth of September difcouered from an high hill certaine companies ofthe Turkes 
(which wore indeed of purpofe come thither to view the armie of che Chriftians) fentout fit. 
tie horfemen to difcouer the Turks armic whereit lay, and whatit attempted. Who finding no 
moc of the Turks thanthofe whome they had beforg fecne from the mountaine ; returned 
againe vnto the armie with fuch fimple intelligence : whereunto the Chriftians giuing credit, 
becanie fecure in their tents, as men out of feare of the enemie, and fo kept but negligent 
watch. But in this fo great fecuritie, the enemie on a fudden came vpon them, and with an 
hundred thoufand men brake into their trenches : where the Chriftian footmen for all that,for 
the fpace of toure houres maintained a notable fight, wherein Many were on both fides flaine. 
But the poore Chriftians being befetround,and oppreffed with the multitude of their ene« 
mies, were flaine almoft all:yer the Captaines feeing the danger, by {peedie flight faued their 
fines: for which their cowardife and careleffe negligence, they were afterwards apprehended 
and beheaded. Almoftall the common fouldiers were there {laine : yea fuch as fell aliue into 
© the hand of the enemie, were moft cruelly cutin pieces. The fpoilealfo of the tents of the 
Chiiftians fellvnto the enemie; wherein befide the aboundance of other things, they found 
fixtie thoufand dollars, broughtbut two dayes before from Lintz forthe foldiers pay, The 
Turks after their barbarous manner, in oftentation of their victorie, laded fourteene waggons 
s of the flain Chriftians,which they fent vnto diuers oftheir places thereabouts. 
This wasindecd agreat v idtorie, but gained by the Turks with much blond : for the Chrifti- 
ans fighting as men defperate " flew of ay page a eeuitied and died them- 
att ith number oppr ffed, than with true valour vanquifhed. : 
rhe hint Paseaale Turks Pathe fudden inthe dead time of the night furprifed the eho 
cattle of S. George, and without refpeé of age or fex, cruelly put to the fword allchem that red fe 
D were therein, except an hundredand fiztie perfons, whom they cartied away captines ;and fo rgrig. 
fetting the caftle on fire, departed. At the fare cime diverts companies of the Turkes a 
feene about Sifeg, who led away with them about fix hundred Chriftians into moft miferable 
captinitie, And that nothing might be wanting vatothe calamities of this fomiferable a wa- 
fted countrey, three hundred waggons charged with all manner of prouifion fent out of the 
prouinces there by 




















wo 





with the head 


for the relic¢te of the garrifon foldiers in Croatia, were all intercepted by 
‘ and fo carried away. “ bm: 
Seni Rsspetok confideriog tele proceedings of the Turks, and that their ftrength sa alphabet 
creafed, gaue notice by writing, to all the Princes and States of the Equpire, what incurltons §. inf the Gee 
the Turks had of late made into Croatia and the frontiers of Hungary, with other'places al man Pringese 
B ynto them :and that the Beglerbeg of Grecia,with the Baffa's of Bofna,Buda,and oe ' war, 
Wwichour regard of the league yet in force, had taken divers cities, townes, caftles, . 1 i 
places,and fo extended the bounds of their dominion aboue fortie German miles, nine ia 
or taitied away into captiuity the poore inhabitants of thofe countries’; and now i 
tothar height of pride, that except their farther proceedings were with like act sioan et 
they would in (hort time fet foot into Germany it felfe,and poff-fling themfe = ae a si 
Catinthia,would from thence daily moreand more incroach yponthe ie ah ie ined 
der, was nib in his power only, but required their helpein general. bei fo ie Atnes 
them now at length, in fo publiquea dangerto open theit Cofférs,and to me Reported ow + 
againttthe common enemie. Which requeft 6fthe Emperor, with the “ : : = io: rah 
F fo great danger, woued not only the Princes and States of the Ein oth 
ther off, to yeeld liberal contribution vnto fo neceffarie and general ; = ad oenaucdaenate 
The Turks now hearing of the great preparation of the Chriftian Phe ence 
which wasalreadie in the field, and that they had made ftrong bridge 


? . theirarmy? 
uus, Which they had alfo fortified ;thereby in fatetie at their pleafure totran{port wahoo! 


‘The Emperom® 






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—— a 
eA murath the third, . 
rhe Chrifiens  meane time the Turks armic daily increafing in Croatia, inclofed 
br amen. ane hundred horfemen of the C. <idiensy wane Maier tie m 
and i)--‘t paflages, andfo hardly befet them, that of all that number few 
amot whom many valiant fouldiers and expert captaines were flaine ; ja 
George Plesh«\ and John Welverdwrff. The Bafla after the barbarous manner of the Turks nts, 
make his y 11 feememore famous, laded fix waggons with the heads of the {laine Ch rif 
ans, The ‘Turks thus raging in Croatia, brought a general feare vpon all Hungatie, Bauarig 
Bohemia, Stiria, Carinthia, Silefia, and the reft of the Proninces thereabouts, Wherey; a 
the Emperor calling together the States of Silefiaand Moldauia, declared vnto them the a 
minent danger ; perfuading them to joine their forces with the reft,for the repulfing of {o clin; 
gerous an enemie, and fo imminent a danger. ; 4 
After long delay, Ernefius the Archduke the tenth of Auguft came to the Emperor his bro. 
ther, with the Embafladors of Hungarie ; and the feuenth day after were called together the 
Embaffadors of the kingdomes and prouinces of the Empire: where it was throughly debs, 
ted,howthe Turks were to be refifted,and their attempts infringed ; as alfo from whence for. 
ees, money, and other warrelike prouifion was to beraifed. ‘For now it was manifeftly feeng 
thatlonger to delay thematcer was dangerous: and the rather, for that the Beglerbeg or great 
Commander of Grecia, with threefcore thoufand feleé fouldiers both horfe and foot,ot long 
time exercifed in the Perfian war, was ere long expected ; who joyning withthe ref of the 
Turks armic, might do great matters both in Hungary andthe places adjoyning. For preven. 
ting of which fo great.and manifeft dangers , they fate dayly in counfellin Prague, yea often. 
timescuen ftom morning yotill night: for the Hungarians, and efpecially the Lord Nadaji; a 
moft noble and valiant gentlemanamongftthem, inftantly vrged to haue fuccours fent into 
Hungarie ; forafmuch asthe Turkifh Emperour, ifhe fhould get into his hands the reft of the 
ia townes and caftles yet holden by the Chriftiansin Hungarie, it was to be feared left he thould 
nih} infhorctime after endanger the whole {tate of Germanic: she ftrength whereof the Turke fer. 
} tednotfomuch, as he did thofe poore reliques of Hu a tie. Others wereno leffe careful of 
the dangers of Croatia and Stiria, as more proper tot! F ielues, the enemy now there raging, 
Tnthefe fo pirat dangers, the Hungarians withthe ret che diftreffed, cried vponthe Empe- 
tour for helpe ; and he likewife called vpon the Pri of the Empire. Diuers affemblies 
were made in fotemniay Hungarie, Morauia Silcfia, «= the other prouinces of the Empe- K 
tors, and Embafladors fent from almoft all the Gettuan Princes to the Emperour all was full 
ofconfultation, butas for helpe that came in very flowly ; yet fuch as was to be had , was 
forthwith fent into Croatia, to defend the fortreffes there againft the further attempts & pro- 
ceedings of the furious enemie. ' 
certcine vsine The cighteenthof September, the Iurkes withall warlike 
Meee? ™ nightaffaulted the ftrong caftle of Touay inthe vpper Hungarie, in hope to haue furprifed 
it: but findingitamatter of more difficultie than ey had before imagined , they departed 
thence,and attempted the leffer Comara,which ftanding in amarifh ground,was al{o cafily de- 
) fended, At which timealfo the Baffa of Buda with his power entred into the frontiers of the 
Chriftians, but hauing well viewed the cites, townes, caftles, and forts vpon thofe borders, L 
i. : and finding nothing for his purpofe, he withoutany thing doing returned againe to Buda. 
Haffanthe Baffa of Bofnaincamped with his Ar- 
k xt | Kulp | ind in the darkeneffe of the night paffing ouer part 
| ~~ ofhisarmicinto Turopolis, with fireand ford moft miferably {poiled all that pleafant and 
i, fertile [and ; the lord of Bonny, to whom the keeping thereof was committed, labouring in 
{ . , vaine ta defend the fame. 









fixthoufand foot 
Ountaines , Wood. 


Cfeaped with lif.” 
namely Tames Pp, ites 





prouifion vponthe fudden by 





4 The fix and twentieth day of September, 
; | mie betwixt the riuers of. Kulp and Sauus, ai 


Twrwpoliipy- _ Aboutthe end of this moneth, the Baffa of Ziget, with the Sanzackes of Koppat 
Led by toe Turks and Quinque Ecclefie, and other Turkes of arate ae Hn i ee pe 
camped betweene Zigetand Rodefto. And thortly after newes was Saint to the Empe- 

: rours Court, that Kanyfiaa Citie of Stitia (not farre from the riuer Zala) was hardly befie- M 
ged by - stems ate vie Ra in conalig thither had taken many Chriftians Cap« 
ues, whom they had fent ~ <fouldat Conftantinople : >. rh : kes at- 

mic about an hundred and fixtic thoufand me hoa; at there wasin the Turkes 


N. But forai: ch asthe Chrifti daily in- 
creaf alfo, and was now grownetothe numberof three(e CR Te one 


ore thoufand, men began to hope 
well, 












foxih Emperonrof the Furkest 


; ' mies rage would be ftayed from any further proceeding, Abdutthe’fime 
A well, Se the AteHdake appointed Geter! of the armlie, with the Marquis at si ; 
a He Archduke) his lieutenant, came both vnto the armie. as 
aay i {e preparations, about the beginning of O&tober heatie newes was brought Vito the 
at ig court, how that ooomen, whom he buta little before had fent into Croatia yn- 
Eine condi ot Thomas Artelins Beane, George Gleich{pacher, and Dionyfius Denke,to hinder i 
dart fe of the Turks proceedings, being incamped betwixt Wihitz and Carolftat; andha- © ¥ * 
the soe eevelfth of September difcouered froman high hill certaine companies of the Turkes 
we a reate indeed of purpofe come thither to view the armie of che Chriftians) fent out fif- 
(whic i" mento difcouer the Turks armic whereit lay, and whatit attempted. Who finding no 
te pages Turks thanthofe whome they had beforg feene from the mountaine ; returned 
B moc nto the armie with fuch fimple intelligence : whereunto the Chriftians giving credit, 
eae in their tents, as men outof feare of the enemie, and fo kept but negligent 
a nied this fo ercat fecuritie, the enemie on a fudden came vpon them, and with an 
ae d houfand sebrake into their trenches : where the Chriftian footmen for all that, for 
pray ff houres maintained anotable fight, wherein many were on both fides flaine. 
the {pace o © Chriftians being befetround,and oppreffed with the multitude of their ene« 
a pe aine almoft all:yer the Captaines feeing the danger, by {peedie fight faued their 
Tueek fon vhich their cowardife and carelefle negligence, they were afterwards apprehended 
pate 4 4, Almoftall the common fouldiers were there laine : yea fuch as fell aline into 
ae Paty anit were moft cruelly cutin pieces. The fpoilealfo of the tents of the 
C the hand : fe sents ‘ie enemie; wherein befide the aboundance of other things, they found 
Oe eG d dollars. broughtbut two dayes before from Lintz forthe foldiers pay, The 
Ae ts cei b ' 5 manner, in oftentation of their victorie, laded fourteene waggons 
puget tes flain Chriftians which they fent vnto diuers of their places thereabouts. 
me a "ea Serer ctorie. but gained by the Turks with much bloud : for the Chrifti- 
‘This was indeed agreat viet (lew oftheir enemies aboue twelue thoufand, and died them- 
ans fighting as men ee atak oppr ffed, than with true valour vanquithed. : 
ple: hahah i Turks vpeathe fudden in the dead time of the night farprifed the, rhea 
The night cecbiae eae: refpechot age or fex, cruelly put to the fword all them that prifedby the 
Cate ee cota ahi dredand fiztie perfons, whom they carried away captiues ;and fol rari, 
D were ie blew tied a ‘ited, At the fatae time diuets companies of the Turkes were 
fetting the caftle on hol aay with them about fix hundred Chriftians into moft miferable 
feene about ant i Rtg might be wanting vntothe calamities of this fo miferable ih 
captinitie. An ne x hundred waggons charged with all manner of prouifion fent out o} an 
fed Cae ae by for the relicte of the garrifon foldiers in Croatia, were all intercepted by 
prou ; A: 
the Turks,and fo carried away. i ks, and that their (trength daily in The Emperemt 
Ti petar ee fare ae a Stes of the Empire, wh incurftons pa ie Ore 
ereafed, gaue notice by waeinte Gre atia aa the frontiers of Hungary, withother/places neere’ man Primcess’ 
the Turks had of late made ro ia, with the Baffa’s of Bofna,Buda,and Teiefwar,, 
ynto them :and that the Beglerbeg of eaten ndinerscities, townes, caftles, and ftrong 
withottt regard of the league yet in force, had tae aboue fortie Germian milesyianing fain 
1 d fo extended the bounds of their dominion ies’ and now (0 be grown! 
Sea into captivity the poore inhabitants of thofe countries ;and'n reeettedl 
pes See atte Rhat excepttheit farther proceedings were with janieer tee " 
pow de ime fet foot into Germany it felfe,and poff fling them{c eawhitch to hin- 
pe ie fet thence daily more and more incroach Apt ete nerabnetie 4 
der,was not in his power only, but re uired a ah anidto fend out their Forces 
cee tees nS ose ek repel ofthe Emperor, with the due confideration of 
againft the common enemic. : 


: : ‘fo fare 
E fo grear a danger, woued not only the Prinées and States ofthe Empire, but oes alfo 


A vedas aule. = 
ther off, to yeeld liberal contribution vato foneceffarie and general ac befide’ the armi¢ 


boas at iftian Princes, 
The Turks now hearing of the great preparation A cont the river of Dra- 
© which wasalreadie in the field, and that they had madea ftroné an{pore their army? 


uus, Which they had alfo fortified thereby in fatetie at ther pleafine ro without 
? 


















ein Conftantinople, infomuch that there died a thoufand a day. yy hich 


pe had alfotaken hold of the Turkifh armie ; fo that the Chriftians for fearc of 
rthwith few shat Turke foeuer fellinto their hands. And thusended the tenes? . 
yeare, being = « were an introdution for greater to enfue the yeare following, CS Of thig 
1593 The Turks together with the beginning of the new yeare began alfo their wonted ; 
Distrsixcer- ons into the frontiers ofthe Chriftians. They of the gatrifon of Petrinia (a ftron, neurl. 
ee tke ately and contraric to che league builtby the Turks vpon the Riuer of Solpiton er but 
i uw ifive the further inuafion of Croatia) made dayly incurfions out of that new fort, and en lp, for 
) Ghrifians i the Tdand Turopolis,{poiled and burnethe Towne and Caftle of Beck. Vochobina nn inca 
Gratis 24 ing madea great {laughter,cartied away withthem 400 prifoners, And in Hun, ae te ha 
kith garrifons to fupplie their wants made diucrs inrodes vpon the Chiftians e d da Tur. 
ding much harme : of which aduenturers fix hundred in pafling ouer the frozen ies excee, 
drowned inthe middeft rhereof. In another place three thoufand of them necre vate Nee 
dinided them{elues into two companies, whereof the one fhewed it felfe in the oy Nhule 
Townefmen, the other ftilllying clofein ambufh, They ofthe towne vpon the fi ht \ 9 the 
Turks, fallied out, and caufing them to retire, followed them fo farre , that the oe Sune 
place where the reft ofthe Turks lay : who prefently ftarting vp , ran with all f ray Ret the 
the towne, in hope ro haue furprifed it : and wanted not much of that they satel a wares 
was {carcean hundred of the Germans there ingarrifon leftin the towne, who had { per 
much time as to. draw vp. the bridges : which done, they with the great ordnance crt 
wals enforced the Turks to retyre and forfake the towne. About the fame time al/o the'T i 
in garrifon at Petrinia {allying out vponthe fudden,tooke the towne of Martenize, which ¥! $ 
fipies , and hauing {laine and taken about feuen hundred perfons, fet fire on piste et 
returned, hauing loft in this exploit not paft an hundred and fiftic Ree owen ne, fad 
long afcer, the fame garrifon foldiers of Petrinia tooke another caftle three miles dite fi i 
theriuer of Kulp, whereinto the Chriftians dwelli edabout had for feare of ie Sa 
» sam Conueyedall their wealch, with great ftore of viduals “al! which the Turks tooke,and hai 
¥ ine fix hundred menin the caftle, returned with an ex ceding richbootic to Pet i i : *hick 
{they bought with the liues of fiuc hundred oftheir fellowes, flaine in takin of the Ci tle : K 
With like infolencie did alforhe other Garrifons of the Turkes rage in “nig ae fs of 
Hungarie, About Saffouia in the ypper Hungarie they carried os about thr ee ad 
Chriftian captiues. Andin the nether part of Hungaric they tooke the fro ; ft y) f Sted 
wig vponthe lake of Balaton, which they fpoiled and burnt: and fo likewif ee a tl ih A 
but attempting the leffer Comara, they were by the atrifon fouldi < lia af an If a. 
They alfo fortitied the caftle of Stocke, which the had but ali “. befor eet i 
sw « might feruefora fafe refuge for their aduenturers ‘Which thei sdabpigue, tsksn, thin 
tothe le . ek : cir manifold outrages, contrarie 
Bose seaety Bek oate declared the-defire they hadrobegin that bloudie war which pe 
gener, t08 :-and was indeed the 1 4 : 
rours Embaflador Fredericke Corcowitts he son opeetan Date the fame time the se 
inhis houfe at Conftantinople, and not fuffered to {peake an panencof Amurath {hut vp clole 
fend any meflenger toxhe Emperor : which caufed him ans SaADIE HET LOWEST 
tobe by the Turke intended, and therefore beganto raife cre bo duipaoime Sree leg 
Bohemians alo feeing theit Townes and Caftles thus aan * Hiatt reab ne poe af 
numberof people led away into captiuitie, and the enemie ook, aoe Poteet a4 
8 Nae eta tae prone certaine number both of horfe and foot 
ight well, allthefe outrages of the Turks, contrary. YN 
noutthe knowledge and good liking alfo of bees (as 


Plague 





COnta. 






























































aha eat ae emadieseresoote of Arnnrath hisie- ; 


Fe vis nega anza> 





a 








Jai enicla farnithed fach placesas they had th tro; ; 
lues into their owne territory: a4 MON gartifons, 
~ chen raged fo malelies inpoccir fg ec A rathent then and fo g | 





aflador from Conttantinople) yet to thew himfelfe wil- nt 





Jixth Emperour of the Turkes. 







Rodolph the {econd, Emperour-ofthe Romans; yhto-Amurath the third 
vw  Kingof the Tutkes. ; 


Whereas nothing is hitherto on our bebalfe omitted for the prefernation and continwans 
anddmisieberwixt your moft excellent Muaitftie sees ives elec capitdlations of ese ie rt 
we bane with all fincéritie and, Lone perfor med and are hereafter readic to performe whatfoener ison one AE, : 
parsso be performed and dones andas we bandhitherso,foforener erent alfo make offer of the farses” ; 
wemoft afeuredly promifivnto our felues omjour Maiefties bebalfe, sharyon in like manner will net uf 
ar any thing on your part tobe wanting ; but gladly andwillingly to doaltshings which {ball be mecte 
Band she a tht prefernasion and keeping of this our mutual loue and Giendlip. K pon which good 
hope grounding on. felues,to declare our plaine rheaning and finceritie indeed, wewill.caufe our bonora- - 
ble Prefent (which 1s now readie) to be brought unto your mafh royal! Maieitie, at fuch sime 45 fall be 1 
agreed Upon betwixt our Embaffador and you : ato whos zn all [uch materi asheby onr comamandes 
ment [hall haute to deale with your mofl excellent Mare/liesyour Vi fiers,or fernants, we request yout 
iuefuilcredence. ln the meanesimeyour Excellencie {hall. doe mell 19 promedesthat a5 mehaue now fe 
nercly commenced our fubiects okcepe the peace upon eur frontiers, fo that your fouldrers alfa make we 
incursions as enemies into our ternitories, nor doin them any harme, but toendeauonr shemfelues alfot. 
peace and quictnes. and efpectally thas all fuch things as contr arie to the capitulations of theleagne bans 
been there of late saken from onr people, or othermeife-vaiuftly pojleffed, may beagaine reitored, the loffes 
C recompenced she news fors of Pctrinsa demolt ifhed.and she Balfa of Bola and others the anthonrs of bréax 
> fing of the league. pumifhed and difplaced :whereby me hall gasher your royal  Maieflies maf noble and. 
hinde affection towards us and our State which ast fhail be ashing ofl dap y/o fhallis.be a fingstar 
confirmation of onr league. Bus'concerning sbefe matters}and others to the fame belonging 5 owr Eva 
baffador # to declare our mindemoreat large, that fo onr pref acfire for the continnance of our league 
and friend|hip with your ¥ aieflic, may more plaine!y be knownex § awt[biwe all health.and profperisié 
unto your moft royal Maieftic, From Prague the eighth of March 1593» , tee 
The Emperor alfo atthe fame time nd to the fame purpofe wait to Sinan Bafa inthisfort + 


Rodolph the fecond, En'perour of the Romans; to Siva Baffie : 


the c tiefe Vifier, grecting, 


We write as this prefent unto your moft Excellent Emperor our moft honored friend awd neighbewr * 
concerning (uch matters as we thought fit for the preferuation of the peace aridleague betwixt vs J26 bey 
Ly otherwife we raight (eeme to haue forgotten our dusie. Now it fhall well béfeeme your uprighines ont 
good will, which we hawe at other simes pr oned, for the high place and anthoritie which yaw held (8 
which we reioice to be againe reftored unto yon) to.gine vate thefé things fuck eafie paffage befe 
Maicffie, as shat we may acknowledge your hindenc(fé and fauor,and bane occafion there fare 1 
felnes unto you shankefull, Firff, we offer cur felues moftreadie tocontinue the peace, amt 1*F 
E whatfoencr is according to the conventions of the renued peace on our part t0 be performut © © 
the honorable Prefint(which is mot 4s yet by vs fent whem asour Embaffador foal! bame wit 
ted any certaine time wherein it may be fens, And we alfo.afficredly bepe (ote premaile . 
ror, that on your part the places within owr serritertes by your people farcibly polfe(ra, °% 
fuch things as haue been wrong filly taken amay, may be againereflored, ama the (ute 
The Baffa of Bofna alfo (who ne thinke would hawe beem kept within the compar ey * 
that timae held the place of the chiefe Vifier) ame whofocncr els, guilty of she wheter s 
tobeworshily according 10 their deferts pum:fhed and difplaced, and year (oo 
tomake any further incurfions, nor to ae sey thing that may tend t@ rhe brevets 
wife fhall with new and flrait commands moft carefully reftrasne our carelte f 
tiers, from: all {uch incurfions and enemies actions, Bat of thefe rbingr or WE” 
F at large toentreat with you:vate whofe (peed we defire fucheredieme re P* 
we will fo pronide, that you fall haue ceva p roofe of our greak canter rea 
eighth of March 1593» e 
Vato which the Emperors leccers, Sinan xetumned Se" or 


hm Oe 











U9 @ 


.Z ) SinaitBaffachiefe Vifier to Atnurath thethit 
Turks ; vnto Redolph che fecond;;Em 
Romans, greeting. 
: amma) 9h aaa “e Se KTH TR He on : 
sinea patie bis» Byt our eMaseflie to under fiand, T of jour Matesties Letters 
Lane tthe ieee echo in allonfomedebasfer fer intbimsfireyal Cour 3 hard year ee “A 
sete yn elf, and em thecanfet why she fending of the wanted Prefont bath been fo lone deft 
by laying the foulsupen the infolencicof aur arrifon feuldiers in Bofna, andthe breach of she v red 
paces Which your Letters being by vs read before ont ref mightie Emperonr,bi: Highnege’n 
holer bur fhontinto sbefewerds, And thy fonne the Beglerbeg of Budahath ftil hitherto ae 
giuen ts to.vnderftand,thatthe vfual prefents would:certainly come, andtharthe Kin Ke and 
ehnawouldnotin any cafeconfentvato the breach ofthe league, or of the amitic betwi o 
atid hiov sand yet for all thar, the Prefents are norhirherto come; wherefore thy ( Ue N 
tingsand relationsarenoptrue. But nonrthe Bafa of Bofna bash (ent word vnto the Court me 
your Maieftiewillnos fend thers, and all your doings to be but meere deceit and fraud. For which 0 
our moft mi btie Emperonr hath remoued my fonne fromibis placein Bada, and rewarded the Ba me 
Bofne with honorable garments, whereas my fonnets for your Matefties fake difplaced. Now on ‘th of 
ie norbing is done againft the peace, but our fouldiers as with abridle kept in: whereas on your HA Fe 
ies parkexcurfions andharmesinte theterritorics of onr Empereur, neuer ceafe, ¢pecially into Bo A 
sobercintoyonr. fouldiers baue of latein warlike manner broken, although they were by our garifins fn 
tome, their great ordnance taken, and brought hither unto the Court, Wherefore sfecing the ca aft fo fan l 
deth, your. Maicftée isto rtfolue usupon twopoints s whereof the firft s, Whether you be minded to i 
friend [hip withus.as befecmseth sand to find hither the two laf yeares Prefents or not ? And thefico a 
Whesker you wil fet at ibertie our captine Sanzackes, 0 ow if your Maieffie [hall be content hy 
Mere mets sie iel foe months next, to twoyeares prefents , a3 al[o t0 difimi fe 
our Sanzackes ; the league {hall on our part be likewife-v edly kept, your Territories {hall be in np 
cafe molefted, Lali captines as your Maiefite wire, Leenlarged, and moH firme and 
Sarefriendpbip by vs continued. Whereas if yon [ball v oaafe or excuse longer delay the fending 
of thofe honorabl Pref my andunto thee our demands nothing but certaine vdine and windie 
anfwvers s let God on high be therefore for euer praifed: our moft mightie and vittorions Empe- 
rour, whe wanteth neither abilitie nor power, hath com , That we oar felfe fhouldin perfow an 
be Armie of the right beleening Turkes to 


sore thie rar and pussing our confidence in she Higheft, wi 

ae cane Pah a ts. And therefore affureyour Majeftie, that we will not faile there to encounter yon : 
ue > ae time [hall iat unto the world, what ts by God our Creator (whofe holy name be for ewer bli/- 
iar ake ide ome preordained 4nd fet downe for vs. Wherefore feting that all which concerneth 
piety y tagetber with she faferieand quiet of our people on both fides, is unto your Maieftie thus de- 
i ofthe i onfider theerid, and to follow eur.good aduice:wheveas if osherwifé you [hall be the 

pou tie Sabre cob A wholefome a (peace and unitie (which we hitherto hane [a fincerely and firm- 

a in ie of, ie af bold 6 4 he inthisworldand in she world te come, fhal lie vpon your felfe. Now we 
ef he n pee i honk forthwith t0 fend'vs anfwer of thefe our letsers. As for the reff, well may lt [, 

he {peed that saketh therightway. From Conftantinople the laft of the meneth * Ginraa Zulencl,in she 


i ee i epee yeare of our holy Prophet Mahomet 
gris. + tt tai Whe Ysige © 
BRS ge Unit 4 piste pus made by Sinan Baffa in his letters, was his purpole 
P ie from the Emperour, pes ¢ fame ; fecking onely to haue drawne the two years 
Kono etait east unting toagreat fimmeof money, and fo neuertheleffe to 
d ch shal war sthe Pao usitg the onely man of whom Ansurath his 
















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rinces made choice of to exercife his force Vpo" 


inot ignorant, being thereof (a: id b 
wotlanticespler sbeing thereof (as we faid) fully before by 


Needed y ; M 
sie ing thus pat nud the Sommer much more troublefome, for 
mile hictohe Cres : iles,ceafed not for the increafe of 
hitch could iftians that bordered vpon Beir 
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fy This great Baffamortally bated the Gouernour,oras fome call him the Abbot of Sifegsa 
> 









fixth Emperonr of the Turkes: 


ftrong caftle fcituare vpon the borders of that part of Croatia, yet holden b iftians, 
where the siuer Kulp fallechinto the famous nena Sauus Eisen (and wi aed teva 4 
bulwarke of that countrey) the caufe of which his hatred is reported to hane been this ‘The 
yearebefore,the Bafla had fentameffengerto this Abbot,to requirehim to deliver thecattle 
or monafterie vnto him : which meffenger for certaine daies the Abbot entertained with maz 
n honourable {peeches, learning inthe meantime of him fo muchas he poflibly couldot the 
Baflaes intention, with what power,in what place, and with what engines he had determined 
tobefiegethe caftle. In the meane time it was difcoucred, that his Steward had long before 
lotted with the Turke to haue betraied the caftle,and had for certaine yeres paft receined of 
B him a yerely penfion. Vpon which occafion,the Abbot caufed both the meflenger 8chis owt 
fteward to beapprchended, and fo faft bound hand and foot, ro be caftout ata window of the 
caftle into the riuer of Saw. The Bafla feeing his meffenger not to returne,fent another to the 
Abborsgrieuoufly threatning him, if heidid not fend him backagain his meffenger: wherunto 
the Abbot anfwered, That he had difmiffed him certaine daiesbefore,and therfore maruelled 
if he werenot as yet returned : neuerthelef{e concerning his demand, that he was refolued to 
eeld the monafterie vnto the Baffa, againft whofe forces he faw himfelfe vnable to hold it: 
yequefting only, that it would pleafe him to fend fome men of accountto receiue itat his hand’ 
for that itwould beno {mall difhonot vato him to deliuer it vp vnto common fouldiers, The 
Baffa glad of this meflage,fent forthwith certaine principall men of great account, hoping now 


C withoutany loffe to haue that {trong place yeelded vnto him, which had fo long time ftood 


inhis ways Three daies after,certainétroups of horfemen fent from the Bafla,came to the mo~ 
naftericas vas appointed, and finding the gates open,entred, firft the noblemen,and after them 
fiue hundred others or thereabouts: who were no fooner within the gates, but that the porte 
culleiswas let fall,and certain murthering pieces(fectetly placed inthe court for that purpofey 
difcharged ; with the violence whereof,the Turks that were alreadieentred, were moft mife- 
rably rent in pieces, their heads,arms,nd legs fying inthe aire,when prefently the garrifon 
fouldiers ftarting out of theit lurking places,madea quick difpatch ofall them that had efeas 
pedthe fury of the great artillerie ‘Thereft ofthe Turks fhut out,hearing the noifeand crie of 


D them within,turning their hotles, betc ake themfelues to {peedi¢ fight. The great Baffa hea 


ring of this laughter of hismen, and Low he had beene deceiued, {wore in great rage by ‘his 
‘Mahomet,torafe this monafterie downe to the ground, and to pluck the Abbots skin ouer his 
eares: and fo by threatning letters gaue him to vnderftand,as followeth. 


Halfan Baffa of Bofna,vnto the Abbor of Sifeg. 


It is not to thee-unknowne, how often svee baue [ent unto thee our me(fengers with lesiers, bier | 
Unto shee our lone and goodwill; requefting thee in fritndly fort and without further'refi 


Aftance 10) 
wp unto us thy fortrelfe of Sifeg,not longer Yobe by thee holden.V nto which our rece at bo bisher- * 


to mol? wilfully at hy pleafure oppofed thy (elfe, not without the flan hter oF onr mace Sad tn foe 
| baft date ab bye reat alten to tld and rafe that shy forsee wbeveaf thou for tbe e 
E perour wilt needs be the biefe Thinkeft thaw ie will be for tby coed, ov yet well taken, sist thew batt fo 
aey and perfidiorty circummuented and fldine onr Emibafjadors aiid fernants fens onto rbte? Nay 
fare thy falfesihar if Mahioinct grant Ys lifewe will newer gine oer the fiege of ther thy forebears 
thou fo much trufteft,vnsill 1 hawe before thy face onerthrowine itjand (if thy God [all'grve rice > 
Ingo'my bands )bane plucks shy ski ower thine cares, to the'great ¥eproch'dnd [bameop¥¥ briftians> 
for Diam fully refolued, nor 1oxepart from this place, brit't0 continue the thertafomiitl! ane it 
Dera listle time yet afeawiihon [bale feecrby felfe omenery fide bifited shy fore witd witeand greater 


Pieces of avsillérie than ener battered andour power: fivonigrenowy bo coniteaine bee the baft birber* « 


B0.put thy ereare(? hope anid comfort in she* Banne Erod\us.for whowv bv sbieFeip of Mahomer wear 
Ki t0a nich ong brifeve acof nti bre crept bow ta? 8 =P wiiei4 
wedo looksnor for any metole' at ont pandyiney aco ci astot Da 
“Vib bing.bs 11157 unr o3 WOGE DIN HAT IAM AE = ib sed 
* “Neither wasthe Balle unitlind fellofhispromite;orofrheloirebened rodent: 
hebevinningst Tie wieh atari oPthiftiet olin hatesrid Foor ,jcame a 
J S(re 


‘The threatmag: 


letter 0) 


f Hales 


Bafa of Bofne 
ale the 
bat of Sifeg 


Abe 




















Emperour 


the Turkes, 


Theprond and 

blafphemous de 5 ws A “ 

muntiation of thee, untoshe great Bifhop alfo, all the Cardinals and Bifhops, to all'your onnes and {ubies wee vy. 

war ginen ont 

b - , f : : 

Hiakmates tbat onrpurpafeis, with she porver of thirtcene Kingdomes, and certaine hundred thonfands of men 
, 


shechrifian borfeand foot, with eur Turkes and. Turkifh armes, yeaswish all our flrength ard posver (ach as nei. 


: him filland traft in kimnsand fee bow hebath bolpen hisse jer-gers which haue put sheir confidence ink 
' him «for, sve neither beleene neither can we endure to,hes¢ Such incomprehenfible things, that beecen 


Siftg ihe by 


_ wrath himfelfeand the great meri ofthe court brought amile on his Way. fia: 
&.:. great Sultan, by bi affitance of the Beglerbeg of Grace, the Batiesof sige re 
Temefivare,and other his Sanzacks and commanders inthat part of his empite,o rey ada an 
death of his nephew,and the difhonor receiued at Biles sous fi: “D8 c the 

This war “eerath with great pride denounced vito the Chriftian Emperoy, 


ofthe Princes isis confederats inthis fort. 















and the rep, 






Amurath the third, bythe grace of the greatGod in Heauen , the ong ‘ 
narch of the Worldja great and mightie God on earth, aninuincible Cefar, King of}, i, O~ 
from the Eaftvato the Welt, Sultanof Babylon, Soueraigne of the moftnoble p, ings, 
lies of Perfia and Armenia, triumphant Vitor of Hierufalem, Lord poffe, ‘ 
» for ofthe Sepulchre of the crucified God, fubuertet and{ivorne i 
enemie of the Chriftians,and.oftall them thatcall 
vpon the name of Chrift. 





. 
yale ccs i 


Wee denoynce unto thee Rodolph the Emperowr, aud to all the Germane Nation taking p4yt iy, 





neftly (1 fay) by onr crowne'and Empire denounce unto you opewswarre. ind gine you to-underftand 
a 


ther then mor any of thine hath ener yet feene or heard of, much leffehad any proofe of) to beficge 

in your chiefe and metropeliticall Oran with fire ova bean ce son i forinicn 
focuer fall gine you belpe, toburne, defiroy,andkill, and with moft exquifite torments we can dem|i,ty 
tortwreunto death and fis 1 fach Chriftian caprines as hall fall into our bands, or elfe to keepethem 
dogs, captivesin perpetual miferie ,toempaile upon taker your faireft fonnes and daughters : and t 
the farsher fhame and reproch of you andyonrs, to kill he dogs your women great with childe, and tle 
children ip their bellies : for now wee are fully refoluedie 1g into oun fubiection, you wbich rule but 
ina fuall countrie, and by irong hand and force af armies. ceepe fram you your Kingdemé, as lfp 
to oppre(fe.roos up,and deSinoy the keyes and See Hh eather withthe golden fcepter shereof:and 


wit will proue whither your crucified lefus will helpeyouusa «for you as yours perfwade you. Buleeneo 


Melpesmbich is dead fo,many worlds of yeares agoe, which could not helpe bimafelfe, nor deliner bis mnt 
Conntrie and inheritance from our power, oner which we haue{o long time raigned. T hefe things 0 yk 
poore a miferable of tbe world, wee sPinaht geod tofignifie unto jor, that yon wish your princes end 
tonfederats may know what you bane to doe and to looke for. Ginen in, eur meft mightic and Jmperill 
wis a neat el our Wh aie by force of armes ate fiom gours,end haning flaine or taken 
rifaners all thei cinsfens,seferued fuch af sheir mines endybildren as they 10. shir If 
oar perpetnall eter ean Rosey Nea paren tay Behe parents 
et aeaaklienee fat att Ges a) : mr re 

_ Sian swith his armie thus fetting forward, kept fill on his wa pe watils g° 

WE Sratgol Sluis iat Sete 2 ept Rill on his way towards Buda,butthe Beg: L 
feheg of, Grecia vi afarre Breales power maychedgowasds Crows,as vel rorclieue the 
ae te led bythe Chriftians,as againe to befiegethe ftrong caftle or monatterie of Sifegs 
which he with pape ele ap his firtt arriuall compafled about without refiftance,& with 
\ Hue pray ee aie abana stars obs giuing no time of reftvntothe defendants, 
the ich breaches they for allhas-valiantly defended, with reftleffe labour notably repaired 
aad ar men nig tables ftoolesjaid whatfocuer els came to hand, that might 

ys! 2 was i L 

why eek he chemic out,af whomagreat nymber.was.in the breaches fain: bu 
teres Geran 
rluerRulp, 





ainft fuch a toultitudes At.length the 3-day of September the Tuk 
the Monafteric,é& put to foro all chefeldeers AA ane whom 
5 thomthe Ty cutfomein pieces “find the reft they threw into the 4 
nan there; Sundae bs ref, they did flea quicke in deteftavon 
papier tae intial pices. burtthemito afhes.So taking th 
Paige eating 8k som gartion forthe keeping of 
he countric before him, and carried away with ee 
GartlCs AG 





























Jixth Emperourof the Turkes. 


about athoufand poore Chriftians into perpetual captinitie. Thefe inuafions ¢ fr 
fed the Emperor to crauc aid both of the (bree atte Empire,and oie ee am 
ther off, which was by fome eafily granted, butnot fo {pcedily performed, nee 
About this time Peter {yrnamed /e Huffar (forthat hee commanded ouer thot hort 
whom the Hungarians call Huffars)captaine of Pappa, by the appointment off Fede 
tic Hardeck Gouctnour of Rab,lay in wait for the Turkes Trea{urer in Hungare, who ae 
command of 5000 Turkes ; him this Hungarian tooke ataduantage; as he was mutterin oc 
paying certain companies of his foldiers,mutrufting nofuch danger, and de{peratly fae in 
him, flew him wich diuers or his men,and pucthe reft. to flight, and fo with the colour 
fome few prifoners he returned againe co his caftle,carrying with himthe Treafurer. 
p Now Sivaz the General being come with his armic to Buda,refolued with himfelfe tobe sinan 42 
gin his wars in tinat part of Huogarie,with the fiege of Vefprinium, This Epifcopall citie was ° 
by Solymanthe great Turke taken from the Chriftians inthe yeare 1552,andagaine by them? 
recouered about foureteene yeares after,about the yeare 15 66 s fince which time, vntill now, 
ithad remained in the hands of the Chriftians. Sénamwithout delay marching with his armie 
to Vefprinium,compaffed the city sound,and encamping.as he faw good, planted, his batterie; 
wherewith he contioually thundered againft the city. The Chriftians there ingarrifon eafily 
perceiuing thar the city was not long to bee holden, againft fo great a power, placed divers 
barrels of gunpouder in certain mines they had made yaderthe wals & bulwarks.ofthe town 
with teaines that fhould ata certains time take fire. Which done,they. departed feeretly out 
© ofthe city in the deadtime of the night,hoping fo inthe darke to haue efeaped thehand of the 
enemy: which they did not fo fecretly,but that they were by the Turks defcricd,and moft of 
them flaine. Ferdinand Samaria Gouernor of the citic, after he had for afpacewalisntly defen 
ded himfelfc, fell. at lat into the enemies hand,and fo wastaken aliue, together with one Hof 
kirke « German captain. The Turks entered the citie the fixth of OGober, ftriuing who fhould 
get firft in, forgrecdineffe of the prey, when fuddenly the ponder inthe minestooke fire, and, 
blowing vp the very foundations of che wals and bulwarkes, flew anumberof the Turks that 
were within the danger thercof, and wonderfully defaced the citic. 

From Vefprinium the Buffaremoucd wich his armie to Palotia,and gaue fymmonsto the palsrayeelded 
ca(tle ; butreceiuing fuch anfwer as pleated him not,he Jaied fiege ynro ix with all;his power. ‘vato the Tarke 

D Whichat the firtt Peter Ornand captaine of the caftle cheerfully receiued:but being afterward, 
withoutany great caufe difeouraged (ihe caftleas yet being but little fhaken, &,but one man daz 
{laine,and the reft ofthe foldicrs ready to {pend their liues in defence therof) he fent vnto thie 
Ba(la offering to yeeld the cate vato him, fo that he with his fouldicrs might with bag and 
baggage in fafetie depart. Of which his offér the Baffa accepted,and granted his requeft. Bur 
hee was no foonercome out of the caltle.wich his fouldiers,and ready to depart,but the faich+ 
leffe Turke consrarie to his oath and promifecaufed them all tobe cruelly flaine,except only 
the captaine andtwo orher, After thar,the Baila without any. great labor tooke inal the cout 
trey thereabouts neere varothe lake of Balatons , ; 

Now atlatt,though long firlt,about the middle of OGober the Chriftians began to mutter 

® theirarmie, innumberabout 18000; all good and expert fouldiers;with which power they ° D 
fhortly after paffing oucr Danubius,, at the fir encounter with the Turkes, put them to’ the 
worfe,flew a grear number of them,and refcueda number of poore Chriftian captives. 

Inthe latter end of this manth,countie Hardeck Gouernor-of Rab,and Generalof the Chri valle este 
ftian armic inthat part of Hungarie, departing from Comata withall his power,cameand laid Chretien 
fiege to the ftrongcitie of, Alba Regalis, which bythe force of his artillerie he in fhort time 
made fuultable; but ia affaulring the breaches,was by the Turks therein garrifon notably re- 
pulfed,So haying made fiufficient prooteborh of the ftrength and courage ofthe defendants, & 
perceiuing no-good could:be done withont a long fiege,for which le was not as then proui» 
ded;after confijltation had with the reft.af the captaines, he refolued to raife his fiege: which 

FE. hedid the cond of Noucaberiremouing thacday but halfea mile from the citie,becaufehe 
would be fure ofallhis armie.But as hewas about thenext day.co £ sNEIWS.Wvas brought 
, himby his efpials , thanthe enemies power wasat hand, and euennow almoft infi ght:which’ 
Proued to be fo indeed.Forthe Baffa of Budaby the commandement of Sinan Baffa the Gene~ 
tall, was come forth with thirtcene Sanzacks;and tweéntic thoufandfouldiers thixtie field p= 
Sil 3 ? 





Peat is 





x oA murath the third, 

co, aed flue Hundred waggons laded with viétaall and other warlike prowifion, to rat 
fiege,and to relicue thec Rand was now ctien at hand,comming directly Vponthe ‘ahs ne 
ans:whereupon thecounry,allifted by-the countie Serinus,thellord Palfi,the lord Nadafti, Pet, 
Te Huffar,and other valiant captains of great experience, with wonderful celefitie put higarm 
inorder of Battelland ( couragioufly fet forwardto encounter the enémic. The Baffa 
the Chriftians marching towards him; tooke the aduantage of the higher ground, and from 
thence difehatged his field pieces vpon them ;which/mounted'too hic, by good'hap did them 
little orno hurt atall. Phe Chtiftians for all’ that defirous of battel,and Hothing regarding the 
difkduantage of the ground,butcalling vpon the’name ofthe Almiighty,mounted the hill,ang 
ioyning battel vith the Tutks, by plaite force'conftrained them'to flies In thisarmic of the 
Turkes,being'for moffpart horfemen, were about fille thoufand foor, and many ofthem Jani. 
> zaries, who in Aying,ofcentimes made‘{tands,and wounded many, and yet nevertheleffe were 
“almofall ehere!{laine,with many Others;amonglt whom were three great men, the Sanzacks 
! Of Strigonium, Setchine, ahd Nouigrade;feuen Chiaus,and many Other men of mark,the mont 
valiant captaitis of the Turks borderers. The lord Wada/fi with fome others taking view of the 
Porks that‘were flaineand loft in this battel, deemed them to haue been atthe leaft in number 
éightth ovifahd’? few prifoners were faued, allbecingpuctothe {word, which caufed Sinan to 
fweare by his Mahomet neuer moretot pate any ‘Chniftian. Allthe Turks artillerie, wagons,and 
prouifion became a prey vnto the Chiriftians:many enfignes were there found, and weapons 
of great Value, Itis hard tobe beleetiedjhow muchthis victori¢ encouraged the Chriftians, & 


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feeing 


danced the Turks. Whereupon the catintie with géat ioy brought backe his armie to Alba 
Regilis, and encamped necte the Bulearke called Stopafch, where the Turkes moft feated to 
be allaulted,Palfi; ada/li,and (ome otliers,carne ftly perfuaded withthe county not to depart 
from the city before he had woon it:buthe confidering the hard time of the yere,the ftrength 
ofthe citie@which wasnow fall of fouldiers, by reafon of them that were fled in thither from 
the late oueetirow)with the want of tlitigsneceffaey 14 his'army to maintaine a longer ficge; 
and fearing alfoatter loniglying tobeenforced with, honor to forfake it,wouldnothearken 
to their perfuafions,but calling a counfell, refolued servile his fiege,and to content himfelfe 
ot with the victory he had alreddy gottenswhich was a®te™~ ard imputed vnto him for more than 
 atvouerfight So fetting fire vpon the fuburbs of thevir =. he rife withvhis army,and departed 
thence the fifth of Nouember, andreturned to Rab, 
Peis tes Bae otlongiatter, chriftopher lord Teuffenbach,the Emperours Lieutenant in the vpper part of 
(oad eee Mbngarieywho'l ay encamped at Caffouia with his atmie of foureteene thou fand {ouldiers re- 
inoued thetiee|& marching dlong the country two dales came & laid fiege to Sabatzka, one of 
thé Tuirksifronpe tt caltlesiiithofe quarters,ourof which they vfually didmuch harm among 
the Chritishs. This Calter eipfenbach battercd in three placesjand hauing at length made ic 
faultableytooke ie byofofce the nineteenth of” Notiember, and pur to the fword all the 
Turkes therein vartiters| in numberabout two hundred and fiftic, and inftead of them left 


a ftrong garrifon of his owne : whereby all the counttie thereabouts was reftored to great 
qulveneficiigod *natndo aii t9do8O 4 nads 


Filek befeged V2Sabatzkathustaken,the 

by tie Corl ofthe higher'Hungatie, which Solymanthe’Turkith Ethpcror tooke fom the Chiriftians in the 

‘ yere 15 Govan placedtherina Sinzackesynderthe'command of the Baffa of Buda. The Ge- 

2”, netall encamping beforertiiscitiesthenext day after planted histbateerie, andin moftterrible 

“72 Smahiner without intermiffion thundere@ogain tthe wals and gates of the citi. The Sanzacke 
Gouernourthereof, conkdering the power ofthe Chriftians, got dat feeretly by night All 
-@ fewifouldicrs coacquatt the ottict Tarkith Sanzackes hisineighbours with the comming 
#{thei@hrittians andthe naihber oftheirarihie yandifurther to conifale with them, how the 
See liter 





































hefware swith the Sanzacks of Giula,Hadwan,Scant- 
hie macter? and thercuponthe Baitz (ent for eight hundred Ta 
p i Leeabtaitend Alba Regal, who all dat ri 
y Tine they. wouldinet bee ledasbealts to the flaugater 
reed ie Seed 


lonhad Netiertheleffe th - 
1 Gif ro! y ‘orcedt 
phi ¢ ny e' enf dth 





redicommion fouldiersy:“Forall thar, the 
Baila 









~ 


ian General! remoued withall fpeedto Fileka ftrong citie L 


tly refu> M 





st0 goe'; but of Buda, Albak® | 


jixth Emperour of the T urkes. 


i027 
patfa with the Sanzackes his followers, firme intheir former rcfolution for the relicfe of the 
diftrefled citi, hauing made great preparation,and raifed an armic of 18000 ftrong,withma=|” 
niefield pieces, by nightdrew neerevnto Filek, and ftayed within two miles ofthe cite. Bat ? 
the General of the Chriftians, with Stephen Bathor and che other captaines, ynderftending of 
theircomming, with 70c0 good fouldiers chofem out of the whole armie, wentout prefent- 
ly qeain(tthem,and the one and twenticthof Nouember fuddenly affailing them in theirtents; 
ouerchrew them and putthem all co fight,whom the Chriftians fiercely purfued with amoft 
terribleexccution. In this fight and flight there was flaine 6000 Turks, and but few ornone 
taken. The Bafla himfelfe, with the Sanzacke of Filek,and many others of great name; were 
found among(t the bodies of the flaine Turks. This vitory gained withilicele.or no loffe,yeel. 
p ded vnto the Chriftians a rich prey,many gorgeous tents and: faire enfignes, much, catrell, and 
29 ficld pieces, with 200 waggons laded with viGtual and other prouifion:all whichy they 
carried into the campe at Filek, and fo more ftraitly befieged rhe citie than before. The fame 
day the Lo.Palfiand Martin Lafla cathe to the camp with fix thoufand foldiers;and forthwith 
three’ Trumpeters were fenttothem ofthe citie, Thatif without furcher refiftancethey would 
forthwith yeeld the citic, they fhould haue leaue in fatctic to depart with-life and goods, al- 
though the Turks had of late inlike cafe broken their faith with the Chriftians, atPalotta: but 
ifthey refufed his grace, and would nceds hold it outto the virermoft,thento denounce vnto 
themall extremities. Forallthis, the Turks nothing difmaied, refuled to yeeld: whereupon 
the batterie began afrefh, and in more terrible manner than before ; fo that though the Citic 
was mott ftrongly fortified both with walls and rampicrs,yet hadthe Chriftians inthreedaies 
fpace with continual batterie made a faire breach into it, whereby they in defpight ofthe ene- 
mnie entred without any notable loffethe fouce andtwentiethof Nouember, ranfacked the ci- 
tie, and burntagreat part thereof. ‘The fame day they alforookethe vttermoft caftle,where- 
in the Sanzacks palace ftood. This cattle ftandeth vpon.a very. high hill, ftrengthened both 
by art and nature, and hadiin ita {trong garrifon of valiant fouldicrs, who fpared not ser to 
be(tow their fhot amongft their enemies,of whom they flew a great number. peers eff 
the Chriftians after they had forthe {pace of two dayesand.rwo nights witha nents 
batterie {haken the walls, by plaine force entred the cattle the {tx and See ener 
ber, and putto fword all the garifon fouldiers,except {uch as had in good ane or i ci ce 
D file, and retired themfelues into anotheymore inward. Who being in num ors me vas 
with their wiues and children, without hope of reliefe, and fecing the cannon ane nee P me 
them, fet outawhiteenfigne intoken ofiparley.: which granted, it was agreed thanthey " 
depart with life, and fo much oftheir goods as cuery one of them could carrie. Vpon wi ic 
a pete. the cattle was yeelded the eight and twentieth day of Nouember, andthe Turkes 
a afafe conuoy broagiit, vnto the place they defired. To this caftle was joe opr — 
tie, many pieces of artillerieyand much other warlike pronifion)) but of ee ca ia 
The Generall with thereft of the captaines acne ee sae Las see sits gre: ses 
with their hearts and hands caftvpro heaven, than! ed Goato orie, aug 
i rong citie 5 recially for thedeliuery of fo many Chriftians out ofthe ur 
5 ae ai Sah sHawuet were shotis say emai pera se sie 
4icti i i ite ‘ed fr 
ie to the jurifdiction of Filek, theypoore inhabitants w ea mes pearier ss os 
Purkith fernitude, by the taking of this onely cities The ‘ ‘3 ians paces te 
walls; bul warkes,and trenches, ance firongly fortified euctic place agai SO amet 
Jeauing afufticient gartifominthe eitie and caftles; departedwith theirarmie; 
po eae thoulandy towards Stulbdli he a SE er ee as 
way. neweswasibroushrynto the Geocrd) nowt at the Turks : doned 
caitlesof Dijwin and Rocellct s wwhiereapon he fengout certaine eepg be ed 
imboththofeplaces swhe comming Hiehess fcungliemnindsed forts» y Dy 
i arrillerieand other warlike proution there” ill eft. . ae 
B Tiinthedlhet _ ar Nanember he Generabmarched with his armie tovrards Serfchine  @ ses/thine, Bl 


Ee + " e i g bes wenfeine, and 
{trong townein the dioceffe of Agriaybutthe Tutkes inthat place biad two ot three daits Der ori, abiaded 


thatp : Ret 
esteem itn Ce, 
farce; fomelto Hacwan,fometo Budasang now ACT bs. ring,did wharthéy.could 
Ailicy fet fire onthe towne and fled Fhe Glaiftians inamediaeely €mtTGH 3 


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Filek taken ly 


the Chriftiant 






oe A mur eth the third, 


seecertte ve splechingsthattr Tents, anv incampingthemclues : yer 
haa ee a ypenan highhill trem whence sbem migh 
. vofthesrdnanescadledthreootthe grcarchabouc thegoing do whereot 
echargetiepain{tthecsftic regiucthe Tuthes to voderfanc tia: oe Sunto 
Mege.fPive ianeemah vallothoOhiitanvcrloepapreatmouns tetine eerd Nothing 
petlenty Hee deggeea Ihovinee thecaltic shuveatiy in themornnuas re Alp when: 
"ppitnkel tadgya sir tarvesalinadlicstingy epsaiy es ames taeredi te est . Sun being yer 
priccesidhtbhanee: prone Minruagaitl etic lie tomerctiaad) oer ran 
Dold ypoomreed temper cinbles froriilactovitth tise nant De Gecwvel a. a : Nel the © 
wtcé theormaiter coke, whict compodltel ttaccasi terre, gaet foe ctr eaned 
mrs (pi Serta d with pall ifkeler's-ynacides Sirois tember: at 
matiss yet biyt hie commmandéenent of the Gereral, . 
pecaddhoordhiceto nifaalt ctie brcact, [uetiasit waass 
thonndeia figgott and ferting thera on fire;bmene the pat 
the way voto the walls: and encouraged withtheleecest, approched 
ofthe Torks vpon their rampiers. Who difcouraged with their ov 
wardties of the cocmy faintly defended themfi lues,and yettlew diuers of th 
dowae trom the wails with ftones,ticaber,Gre-works. andfachilike: This 2f 
night, was continued vntill foure aclocke jathe morning, and f ; 
camethe Archduke with 1 000 horfeinto the campe,and ¢ } 
ued s whereby it chanced thatthe chiefe canonier in the caf 
takeo with a great (hot and flaine;whofe death fo difmaiedth 
prefemly fet forth three white flags in figne of parley : which for all theC a3, 
= fot to regard, bur ftill continued their batterie. The Turksthen pitifully ase i 
hi iiearernaee a to i om vatothem,with whom they mighefallvg 
é apa, gitiailt 
fem ynto the Towne, brought nine pe bet a se Turkesinek eS me being 
, es inthe Citie with them vato the 
yay ne by their Interpreter declared , icy well seeps of the 
ae 4 were reliefe to come from the Ba‘laof Buda,as he had promifed,thought 
yep so ax readie difcharged the parts of ex0d foldiers, and feeing no otficrreme- 
tk depart oo am caftle,yet {0,8 Uae Wich bag and baggage they might in fafe- K 
Mabe nonid ccs . ¢ Lord Pa/fi(taking vpon bin: the perfon of the Archduke. for that he 
furamons, but holden igchal tote iE omnes = — ope yeelded ait 
wetey F C asmens liues , and his great charge, t 
dbiolucly inna, ay syetofhis owne clemenciche wouldreceiue Oe if oc coal 
reported tothe pies urther condition yeeldthemfelues to his mercie. This anfwer being 
would ftill fand a8 ppeeeoioncaet ie Towne, pleafed himnor, and therefore faid hee 
fre(b affault.Bura pies Ma i ene lohenfapion the Chriftians were about to haue beguna 
vato the Archduke,thould iataferie ae as at laftagreed, Thatthe Turkes yeelding the towne 
agreertienttwb ofthe Turk ae pe with their apparel and {cimiters only.With which 
tho Ttélsinsheeenladeans a ent backe into the caftle,& the reft detained.Foure houres 1, 
Fponforaretalureanie = ae time,as men doubtfiul what to do: but being earneftly called 
acs apaldsciaelSsuReeany {feng the Chritians readie againe to affault them , they for 
therowni, with hiswite and daughter, the Sanvackeot te yee arzacke Boernnt Or 
hhimyand one Chiaus lately shied 1, the Sanzacke of Selendre ( fent thither to haue aided 
commanded to alight from their an she Court. Thefe great menbraucly mounted, were 
them tocide vpon vanes th chins horfes, andhadin their fteads other bad jades giuen 
‘ feovics thentainen thing Nie Yas wellthe women asthe men were {earched,, that 
foldier ' Bmorethan theircloathes: if any thing els were found, it fell 
¢« Thisftrong towne of Nouigrade had continued in 


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Inds, openes!: way vnto their furcher harmes. The 
Cove she, Lord Rebeja nobleman of Hw" 
jand ceicainetroupes of Huffars. 


towne, comming to Buda, was prefently 
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Cares, and ferued as it were for abulwarke to Pefthand M 








jixth Emperonr of the Turkes. 


rehendediby.the Baffi; andlaid in prifon: who althoughihe excnfed him ee 
har the rowne Was not poffibly to be holden with fo fall agarifon persia Pe 
wwer ,and that ifany fault were, it was to be imputed to them of Buda, for ‘not fending nella fie The Sanzacke 
jntime ,and theretore appealed vnto the further hearing of cAmurath hienfelfe: yer all fered of Xemisra® 
himnor, but was by the Baffa’s commandment in the night hanged vpona tree neere yato the pattie ab Bue 
atc of the citie, and afterwards cut in pieces. : | 
Whileftthefe things were in doing, the Emperors fent his Embaffador to the great Duke of 
Matcouia, the King of Poloniayandthe Prince of Tranfyluania, to proue how they ftood af- 
fected towards thofe his wars againft the Turke, and what aid he might procure from them; 
Into Mufconie was fent one Warkut(ch a gentleman of Silefia ; who comming to Mafco, found 
B inthat Courtthe Embaffadors of the Tartar, the Turke, the Perfiart, the Polonian, and the 
Dane. Ofallthefe, the Embafladors of the Tartar andthe Turke could haue no audience,but 
were with contumelious words reieéted as mifcreants. The Emperours Embaffador was ho- 
norably entertained, and after the manner of that countrey, a large proportion of wine, mede; ‘ 
aquavita, Ach, filh, and fowle of fundrie forts allowed him dayly all the time of his abode. At 
Jength hauing audiences he declared vnto the great Duke the caufe of his comming,and inthe 
name of his Mafter-requefted his aidagainftthe Turke, Whereuntothe Dake anfwered; That 
he would giue the Emperor towards the maintenance of his wars againftthe common enemy, 
50cogoduckets, and allow him yerely 400000 during the time of that war ; requefting him 
norto make any, peace with the Turke, and promifing to fend him aid alfo of men inthis war; 
ihe fhould foneed, The PerfianEmbafladoralfo honorably feafted the Emperors Embaffa- 
dorand had withbhim great conference concerning the wars of the Chriftians withthe Turks; 
andiahis maftersname promifedthe continuation of his warres againft the Turke, fo thatthe 
Emperor would likewifea promife not to haue any league with him, fo togiue him leifure to 
turne all his forces againe into Perfia. This Embaffador after he had almoft toure months tar 
ried in Mufcouia,returned tothe Emperor, At which time Doétor Wacker the Emperots Em-~ 
baffidour into Polonia, returned alfo with joyfull newes, how that the Polonians with, ani 
armie of eight and twentic thoufand had ftopped the paffage of an hundred thoufand Tattars 
whom the Turke had fent for againft che Emperor ; and charif he needed, he:fhould be ‘aided: 
with the Polonian Coffackes : but vato thereft of his requefts he could haue no anfwere of 
D the Srates ofthat Kingdome; for that theKing wasthen abfent in Sweden 5 and was therefore 
referred to be further an{wered at his returne. : yigaadtlt 
Atthe fametime, Countie Serinus with three hundred harquebufiers and certaine troups of certain cates 
horfemen, and the fFootmenof Stiriaand the countries thereabouts, affembled tothe number 7 yee 
often thoufand, departed from Canifia, to befiege Brefenzaacaftle of the Turks. But they ders of Sririe 
vader(tanding before of his comming, conueyedaway the belt oftheir fubftance and fetting Proelé Sax 
the cattle on fire, departed thethree and twentieth of March, The Earle comming thither; 
tooke the forfaken cattle, and put thereintoagarrifon of his owne fouldicrs.. In like manner 
he tookealfo Sigetta, forfaken ofthe Turks, where he alfo placed a garrifon ofthe Chiiftianss 
And fo going onto Baboftcha, befieged it ; which cattle although it was ftrongly feitudréd in 
E amarith, and could not eafily. have bene woon, was for-allthat, for feareabandoned by the 
Turks, and fo raken by the Counties by recouerie of which places; there, wasa fafean fies 
way layd open evento Zigetythe Baffawhereof ftood inno small doubt torhaue beenveuen 


then befieged. 

Amurath iocending by 
fleetinto the Adriatique, 
inthebay Querneros called in antiemt time 
fent.one of his Chiaus Embaffador tothe Venetians, torequeft the 
their leaue paffealongtt the Adriaticke, and hiaue the vie oftheir portsiand: harbourss'as need 
fhould require, Which his requelt the Venetians hearing} refufed inany cafeto yeekdsthere- 

F unto: fearing (and not withouncafe) the vnfaithfulneffe amd treacherie ofithe Turkes whofe 
oathésand promifesate no longerftrong, orby thenyregarded,than eee bai ee 
good and protic: neuertheleffe they et coma pris Embafladour, eae ot 

Away. without obtaining of chavhe was efpecially fent for» nie bee eae 
* Inthe vppenpart of ST iungeit Chriftopber Lord Tenfferbach the Arches Ligue Oe 


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all meaties he could to vex the Emperor, had determined to fendhis 
to befiege Zegnaacitic.of the Eimperorsfeituate vpon thefeacoatt, 
Blupaticus Sinttss Whichthébérrer to effets hee 
mm, That his fleetmight by: 















8 gathered an armie of twentic thoufand fold 
ana ftrong towne fix miles from Buda, fortified wit 
~~ ding ftrength. Againft which although the Chriftians couldnot do mucheither b 
toy Sin it was fo environed with water) yet they fofhut vp all the path i ot 
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unto, t ing could be broughtor carried in or out ofthetowne. They of th there, 
ing themic us blockt vp, by fecret meflengers certified the Baffa of Buda ; townie, 
they ftood, praying of himaid : who with ten thoufand chofenfouldicrs, which h what Cafe 
in readineffe, and the Sanzacks of Sirnah, Guula, Lippa, Lerwoge, and'T{changr fe had then 
thoufand moe, forthwith fer forward toward Hatwan to raife the fiege : and the lat With fie 
being come within fight of the Chriftian armie; about one of the clockeiin the afte of April 
camped onthe fide of the riuer Sagijwa : but when he Could not or els durft not. Pathe a a 
neffe of the way, the aboundance of the waterjatid neereneffe of the enemic,ad venti re deepe. 
theriuer, he retyred backe againe to paffe ouerat Tafperin(otherwife called Tasbrin ily 
the riuer was joined witha bridge, and not far off agood foord alfo to pafte ouer at eG 
foto haue come vpenthe backes of the Chriftians,and with more fafetie to haue rele va 
befiegedtowne, But Tewffenbach perceiving his purpofe, forthwithafter his eatin Pa 
theriuer with much difficultic, and Ouertaking him with his armie the next day, bein bmn 
of May, about one of the clocke in the afternioorie, betweene Zarchaand Fufcafil ua 5 i mre 
great ordnance difordered the rereward of the enemies battell ; and comming on con _ 
fly with his whole armic, begana moft cruell fight: which the Turkes a great while eal ed 
with wonderfull refolution ; but now deftiture oftheir wodnted multitude(their in ig 
fidence) and hardly layed vnto by the Chriftians, they intheend turned their backes: ne l 
fled whom fixthoufand Hungarians and Getinanes fiercely purfued, and had the killin a \ 
them almoftto Buda. Inthis battell the Chrittians tookeall the enemies great Ordostie 
with feuenteenc enfignes, and alfothe Caftle oe whichtthe Turks kad for feare aban. 






























doned ; wherein was found good ftore of vi ine great pi i 

f vas fe \ftore ; ieces, with much oth 3 
ite prouifion, Ofthis fo notable aviGtorie ch By Eeiters prefently aduertifed the 
Fie aoe anes lt againe returned to the of of Hatwan. Which letters becaufethey 
Sol ae nel partictr unieieartd ede this battell ; ‘T have thought icnot amiffe 








sthecopieoftse Although (faid he) Thane by a Speedie meffin 
aueuntous the fanse day oner our he- 
food many particularities, as wellof 
and Buda ; whereof 1 thought good 
Of Buda, withrbeSanaackes of Zol- 














lettersofthet. cellencie of the notable victorie which God of his creat coodi 
Fy ioehabet redivavie enemic : yet afterwardupon iret het wi sis 
s Plfaron: Upc iL themfelues, as of the Inhabitants about Zolnocke, Pé 
fh sles a hea The Captines themjelues confe{fe,T bat the Baff 
ce ch phir ry #3 me Giala, and Tfehangr ad, Cippaio, Genne, and others, had with great celeritie raifed 
wed. seblead ton ‘soll wel Guldbers, amon whom were many Tartars with  purpofe 10 bane relie- 
pblsbisarecahen neuf Hatwan, a id open the fudden to hane oppreffedus'in dur tents. Filled with 
pa pe tat di ‘neti e-came with all their power the laff of Aprill towards Hatwan « bat ford/- 
nextids ban ard ouer theviner Zagijwa by reafon of ihebeight of the water, shey were the [, 
foro sar Sted Wr feet sal Tafparin 10 « more commodions palfige, 
are next day in the morning to hae furprifed vsin our Tents. Bat 
our moff merciful God hath auerted this fo Wane efi ; Lig 
ie it ; great amifchicfe from vs , and turned it upon their ownt 
_ ae cpa teak ett Pip td id end oop tai 
i ware tma thoufand fine hundred of the Turks flaing, amd as miany wonnded, 
ted tt phn als hehizh-wayes leading peep ana abericin sof thefe 
on ives bis. o V fonts jand caufedmany of rhe Turkes to be buried for feare of infe- 
ae sia was a bloudie' batsell y(a'thar the olds Souldionrs fay .' thy 
“ah arkes:\(-no moe inanmber )' +0 bare food fo long im bartell, nd 
cota d “CM aniy'swers of great namne and place there perifved and \ 
Bog fesse chat tre ‘au eid {Gene Alivie, 
op fe, 2 ; dTemeske : i 
Cleat hailee aon) geste a 
4s rdnfirns ;ontit Wes agreed ripen Beswvcene rbe-Germanei and tbe Hungarians’, " 
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At fpare any of the enemies,bus so pus ther all to fivord ; and thas whofoener did otberwiye is foould bes 


tf 


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ager upon the very K alends of May certified your Ex- | 











" fixcth Emperour of the Turkes. 


imputed voto him for difhonour, Sothat morethan fixteene common [ouldicrs, none were taken pri 
ners, of whome wee might learne how things went amoneft the Turkes, with other wii 
the batiell. Wee tooke thirtcene field pieces , whereof foure mere greater than the reft hich the 
galled organes, and, {foure and tmentic of the enemies enfienes. The Baffaof Bada ( befide other ie 
wounds by hima receined) was gricuoufly wounded inthe fide. Of our men were loft about an hundred 
and mary of them moftexpert fouldiers: and about fix hundred others griewon|ly wounded, of whows 
ghere is, {mall hope, many of them beeing alreadie dead. Neither is the loffe frall wee haue receinea 
inonr horfis and armour, for there be few amoneft the Germane horfémen, which'haue not loft one 
tw0;.0r three,of their borfés or feruants , whereby our horfimen are wonderfully weakened : yet wat 
B the victorsegreat,to God be the praife,to him be the glorie and shankes therefore: Letvs in the mean 
time profecute the fiege begun. The laft night I commanded the water to bee drawne another way, {0 
that now our trenphes maybe adnanced many paces, and bulmarkes raifed within two hundred paces 
of the wall. Weehaue alresdie planted fine great pieces of artillerie in one bulwarke, and hope the 
next night to place fiue moe vpon a mount faft by,and will doc what fhall be needfull for a firaight fieges 
and when time [hall ferue, undertake the towne with all our power, God grant-vs therein good fuccelfe 
and victority 


The Turks in garrilon at Zabola,a fort thereby, difcouraged with the ouerthrow of their 
friends, forfooke the fort; which for ftrength and greatneffe was comparable with Tocay or 
Erla.Which ftrong place the Chriftians without any loffenow recouered, 

Whileft this valiant captaine the lord Teffenbach thus lay at the fiege of Hatwan, Matthias srrigoniumbe- 
the Archduke General of the Chriftian army in Hungaric,incouraged with the good fucceffe sexed by she 
he had at Nonigrad,came with his armie (being 44000 ftrong)betore Strigonium (fometime Pee 
the Metropoliticall citie of Hungarie,butnow of long a fure receptacle of the Turks)and the 
fixth of May encamped his armic abouta quarter of amile from the caftle inamoft pleafant 
medow, from whence both the citieand the caftle were plainely to be feene.Vpon whom the 
Turks out of the caltle,and three gallies that lay vpon the riuer,difcharged certain great pie- 
ces without any great harme doing: but after the Chriftian feet wasalittle before night 
come downetheriuer,and with theirgreat ordnance beganto anfwer them againe,the enemy 

p ceafed fhooting,and lay ftill that night, Inthe meane time it forcuned,thata Turkifh youth ta- 
ken inagarden thereby, and brought into the camp and examined, confefled that there was no 
garrifon in the citic, more than foure hundred Ianizaries,and that a new fupply was dayly ex~ 
petted from Buda. The Chriftians laboring that night,were by the breaking of the day come 
with theirtrenches toa hil oueragainftthe caftle, where they placed their batterie,and forth- 
with beganto batterthe citie. The fame day (being the feuenth of May)two and twenty Turks 
heads were prefented to the Archduke,and foure mentaken aliue, newly fent out of the citie 
to haue viewed the Chriftian campe, Aboutnightcertaine bals of wilde fire were thot into 
the citie,whereof one fell ypon thetower called S. Adelbortand fet it on fire ; wherewith firtt 
the Church, and afterward a great part of the towne fell on fire, The Sanzacks houfe, with all 
E his horfes and armor,and a great quantitie of pouder was then burnt,and ineftimable hurtdon 
inthe citie. Thenext day the Chriftians had with continual batterie made a breach inthe ca- 
(tle wall: but adioyning vnto the wall was an high and broad fandie rampier , which coul 
hardly be battered: forall that the Germans gaue a fierce affault to the breach, hoping to haue 
entred by the ruins of che wall, but not being able to get ouer the fandierampier, were infor- 
ced with loffe to retire, The day following they bagan againthe batterie with eighteen great 
pieces, when about eight aclocke inthe morning,the Rafcians thatwere inthe old citie gaue 
the Generall to vader(tand, That if he wouldat aplace by them appointed, affault the greater 
citie,to draw the Turks thither,they would in the mean time deliuer vnto the Chrifttans cer- 
taine little pofternes, and recciue them into the old citie ; vpon condition, that no violence rhe oldd citié 
F fhouldbe done ynto them ortheits. Which being fo agreed vpon,the Chriftians accordingly ape 
gauie the affaule the eleventh of May inthe euening,and by the help of thsihalclans tooke the oi the chef 
citie Who according to promife,werealltaken to meréie, andthe Turksiaine, except flich pans 
asby their good hap recoucred the newtowne. Thekeeping of this citie was committed to 
“#the charge of two companies of Germane footmen, and fix hundred Hungarians, yan 
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fixth Eien hth Turkess 











































Hgonium gained} a 
ENewtowne wi HG yf affible to be done for defence ofthe city. Aboutthe fame rime certain Turk ‘i 
. anf : ing caft vp Sea the apa Feroupe of Germane horfemen,in fight flew about fiftic of them, and meter 
‘,andatter they had by the fnyet otm oft c onucrient, began = tren. whereupon an alarme being raifedin the campe,many ran out tothe re{cue of their ere, 
e breach, which the Turks valiant) nnen madeit faultable, with er oan taking with them certaine {mall field pieces. Which the Turks perceiuing,beganto fliywha 1 
Denicdehomubientab uit saree | (0 thatthe Chriftians ae Cou. the Chriftians eagerly purfuing, were fuddenly affailed by other Turks, fallying ont of a f " 
: : thirty o} y Creply faftb sand enforced fhamefully to retire, and to leaue their field pieces behind them, Wich 


ininthe bye vi 
reach, the Turks feazing vpon, cloyedthem, brake their carriages,and made them alrogethen waters 


tle beforethe comming of the Chrift: 












le tobe paffed,the i) 4 
P sthey flood as men dif, thofe rough and fauage people,to be fentinto Hungarie, thereto joine with hisarmie. Thefe 


maid:neither could they in theidarkeneffe of the night,well fee how to get backe agai 
: gaine oner 


thetowne ditch, but diforderly retiring, ftu tm 
4 | t ftucke: i 
perifhed, In this affault there eles a ett th Eran hea tg ther 


...»» albeit that they twice orthrice : hriftians wounded and fli 
ee ce renewedthe affault; yet prevailed they 1 edand flaine:and 
repulfed with loffe, Many alfo ofthe the Turkith pare a eile enue ee 
3 yeathe San- 


- zacke himf{ rt wi swith miiny 
imfelfe hurt with a great fhot,with ‘iniiny other wounded men {ent downe the river to 


caftle was fomething fiibiedt, Cl 

the Chriftians peittaitelunreteslie Ie uiceable. nt 

IfaUeethcient> deGrasd\end ay an orn 2 id put all th r Allthis while the Lord Tesffenbach lying atthe fiege of Hatwan,about this time requetted , i 
Phamistadiiturentlcrivat rst “7 Ree Bs bee fom attered The atks aid ofthe Archduke, for that his power was with often conflicts, hunger,and otlier difficulties fouhad i lia 

Sees contac ee aar ‘ tle be: re th \ddwne of the Sun;certain Ccattle, y |  p alwaies attending long fieges, fo much weakened,as that hee bad fcarcely fix thaufand found 1! eof Hae } 
Mlasdibarhabeselleofthe ehoaner pe io ae ee the lowes He men in his gomipne whom the conde forthwith fent twelue hundred footmen, being loth” ‘ i : 
mianeh : ight,atcempting to haue entredt etowninth ; e; | to {pare any moe, for too much weal ening of his owne armic. Ki 

ae Sart teed the Turkes, fallying out of the towne poeta a atash difdaining to {ee the fropueraaitil Empire in fo many placesimpugned by. the 

Pe ccitidor soto me enforced them to retire, profectited theit former ref oa The Chriftians, and daily to recciue from them fo great harmes, fought by al] means to bexeuen- { 

aera 8 ne ¢ vetermoft wall: but finding there contrarie to thei Olution,and ed; wherefore befide the great power of his owne, which he was now about to fend withs# ij 

pe road countermureas was not poffib! Ir expectation pan Ba(jainto Hungarie, he had alfo procured from the great Tartar a wonderfull number of | 

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wild people,to the number of fenentie thoufand,according to direction ginen, breaking into 
Podolia, Walachia,and Moldauia,gathered together an incredible number of oxenand kine 5 
€ tothis.end and purpofe, chat driving them before them, they might both be aflured of vitu- \ 
als,and che fafer trauell through a pact of Polonia.But when they were come vnto the borders 1| 
ofthat countrie,and there found the power of Samofchie the great Chancellor andthe Poloni- 
an Coflacks in armes,they eafily perceiued that they could not that way. pafle without great | 





























; da, brought thithes Soren Mur. 
Do orsinition te rither trucnewes of theafore fii and! 
i me ” sect ne nie pestneae bt olight tothe: besa paate pas beficged. Joffe. Whereforethey placed theaforefaid heards of cattell, Come before, fome behind ait 1} 
, Le , and the Turkes great Lieutenant, Sedrds Hun ne old enemie of the fome oneach fide of the army,and fo inclofed round about with rhofe catrellas witha trench, | 
garie witha greatarmic, marched on.Butwhen they were come neere vnto thePolonians,thisrude deuice ferued them } 
1 


aid hauing by boates coucied ea | 

a (Oller part thera hiwaadetvicon horn chat 

are Chriftians dwelling a f ance the Rafcians(th cle are poore lonians di{charging their 

Has 3 ea of theirantient libertie,haue often imes taken v ‘0 weary of the Turkifh thraldom great ordnance, fo certified che cattell, thatthey turned ypon the ‘Lartars s and ouerthrowing 

shat f ,encouraged by the good fucceffe of the Gh iitians. Donte ainft the Turks as they D whomfoeuer came in their way,did exceeding much hatm:wham the Polonians immediatly 

of a i diuers skirmifhes, they had taken ‘thi f ber cother fideofHungariejand K | following,and hardly charging the contufed armic,armed only with bow and arrowes, after 

victuals and certaine great pieces ofartillerie, the the Turkes veflels, wherein befides fome final fight pucthem atlaft to flight,and obtained of thena notable vidtoric,with anex= 
ene hundred, but of the Tavrars 


tono other purpofe than the ouerthrow of themfelues,; for the Po 



















hundredoflead ; dabout 2400 wei ieee ? Y 
ot flead,46454 bundels of match, 1 y tind about 2400 weight ofpouder, 447 | ceeding tich prey. Of the Polonians were loftabout eighte 

weight, and of {mall fhot forharquebu ile “e great Pa vistoor 1005 were of 66 pound were laine thirtie choufand. The reft reticing into Podoliajand palling che tiuer Nefter by the } 

by oat art whereof was brought into the aan, te with much other warlike prouifion : a way of Tranfyluania, where they did exceeding much harme, came to: emefware,and foaf- 1 

VICSe loffe fo troubled the great Baffa A abstr enium,and the reft referued to future terwards further into Hungaric : vato whom the Turks fentfenen hundred horfemen,to cons | 

Caffou P rif fa,that heealtered kkis purpofe before entended for dudthem tothe armie, tie ovor aod ie | 

Butto returne againe tothe fiege of Strigonium. The fourereenth dayof Lune theChaifti- qrnens j 

alfautt(ds. 


Ba » The ourthof Tune, 





ans betweene eight and nine ofthe clocke in the morning, with great fury affaulted. thetowne 
in three places: which aguylt they. moft notably maintainedswatill ic was almoft three a clock 
emfelnes thatatlaft.the 


in the afternoone. Neuerthelefle,the, Turks fo valiantly defended th 
F Chriftians were glad to,giue ouer theaffault,and with lofle co, retire, The Archduke from an 
high place beholding the affaule, had one of his footmen {laine fatt by-hinn, witha {all thors 
Many of the Turks were alfo flain in this a(faulr,and:amongftthenr one oftherhtee Sanzacks 


aboutdaphiand d teantt 
two Sanzacks vnd pede oaths Turks fent vp the riuer fi 
nder two red and white enfignes, landed heer reaGakate of ae a 


Danubius, oueragaink Strigoni 

Jeft fome PRS ae :whereafter they had awhile refrefhed them{elues, and 

to Strigonium : where they tad en place,all the reft were conueied ouerthe river in- 

nedby the formeraffaults, Fou een long looked for,the old garrifon being now fore weake- 
ute daies after,the Turks encouraged with this {upplie,fallied 














_ out vpona fudden,and had entred one of the Q 

k tepulfed, having loft fixand| ree a s ofthe Chriftianssbue were forthwith again that defended che city-Thenight following there arofe amatt horrible tempeft,iwithfach ra 

- troupe of horfemen,who ift! .. en, and two of their enfignes : not far off lay 4 ging wind,and abundance of raine,that many thought they fhouldneuer hauefeene day: with 
, the violence whercofithe Archdukes tent was ouerthrowne,and diuersothers blown downe 


dintime come i 
to tell, how often and in rime come in,not one of the Turks had efcaped, Long : 
fo racic ATE Ay APN aan affaulted thiscitie,but were by } orrentinfunder, were inthe aire carried from place to places About the fame time the Lord . 
iuers captaines, licutenants, antients ae fiue thoufand of their men,amongft whom } Palfi withinthe fightofthe cattle catvp a notable fort,with high mounts aad (trong trenches 
wer flaine,and ten gre: nies eiker good account: three and twentic ca- (cucnin the felfefame place where Solyman lay about fiftie yeares before,when hebe fieged 8 
of thisci fit fartilleric fo fpoiled,as that they wereno more M R. woonStrisonium (by;which fortfobuilt, the encmic was embarred ro conuey any. thing 2 
r ce tothe great difcom fiture ofthe befieged:forto haue hindre 






ed for moft part of the Tanizaries(the Turks beft * the ri i iti 
gouriofthis ggt.was both 1 ela e Tur ae ve rinerfor reliefe afthecitie,totn ‘ pe earpigfort being brought 
ie of their owne peop _ the which worke,the enemy oheruiget fallied qujbut tone purpo eee ther fide of theti- 


Warne aT? whatfoeuer was beaten downe b pea , akc ReeeN 
till relieued with vituall and thin ne by day, that they againe 5 fo perfeétion, the Chriftians toakealfoanothenfort in an[fland one 
pisiencetwaithiviGtaalland things neceffarie from Bada, did wie “wet; which the He tian few daies beforecaken fromehe Chritiansss Siac 
; k Trct 2 


poe 





1036 ; etmunaeh the third, 


sieces therein:which fort the Chri(tians now againe re Teese. 
Bie and other preat ordnance, Eisai 3 a With a fuficien ag 


Jexth Emperour of the Turkes. 


A zacke to tlic Bafta of Buda,declaring vnto him the hard eftateofthe befiegedand hatha 


































Strigetism = Thefethin Sete 
[ore bectorcd: { gs thus done, the caftle and the lower town were in flue di ee ife i i iti : : 
* senbulttnitecirseedcclimotmdvmienmmling tie | HE htsnaittae haces Whang tees 
auc faid, se: one ftone would not haue been left vpon another, but thatall (hc ioe ould i : inui Pact > 
beaten downic and laied cuen with theground. The {euenteenth of iene have been fed great preparation to be made for the continuing of the fiege and the witbftanding ofthe 


enemie, whofe comming was every houre expected. Allthis while the great ordnance neuer 
ceafed oneither fide: whereby many were flaine,as well ofthe Chriftians as ofthe Turks-and 
_. amongft others many ofthe cannoniers, ‘ 

But forafmuch as the rife fame of Sinan Baffa’s comming encteafed daily,and the Chriftian 
camp poffefled with a general feare,gaue vnto the wile, int {ulpition of fome great mifchiefe 
likely to enfue : Matthras the Generall entered into/counfell with countie Ferdinand Hardeck 

B the Lord Palfi,the lord Yagenade Prefident of the counfell for the warres, and Erafimus Eraua 
Gouernour of Comora, What were beftto be donc in fo dangerousatime. Who with gene- 
rallconfent agreed betimes, before the comming of Sinaz,to raile the fiege,and to remooue 
with the armie into fome place of more fafetie. Which their determinat refolution, the day 
following, beeing the fix and twentieth of Iune, they made knowne to the other Princesand 
great commanders in thearmy: who wonderfully difcontented therwith,efpecially the Ger- 
mans,both openly by word,and folemnly by writing, protefted again{tthe {ame,as moft dif- 
honorable,and altogether made without their knowledge or good liking. To whomthe Pre- 
fident ofthe countell for their further fatisfaétion, declared, That the enemie was comming 
with a very great army,and even now at hand, whofe ftrength encreafed daily,and with what 
power he had purpofed to affaile them intheir tents,was yncertain: befides that,it was mani- 
fe(tly knowne vnto the world, how that inthe former affaults they had loft many of their beft 
fouldiers,befide others that died inthe camp:and that che place wherein they lay encamped, 
was fubieét tomany dangers:for which fo vrgent caufesthe Generall had refolued to raife his 


Canoniers fo difmounted one of the great pieces inthe caftle,that the piece roperhe iin 
With the 


Turkifh canonier that had charge thereof fell downe out of the caftle i i 
fame day amafon that Aedout or the caftle into the camp, among. Gttierthi pect. And the 
many of the Turks were flaine with this continual] batterie and often a(hilte and Bee That 
an houre before, forty ofthem were flaine in one chamber,and now acknowled kas ER is 
to be indeed befieged:andto hauc refolued,that when they were brougheto the laft eee 
defj peratly to fallie out vpon the Chriftians, and fo either ro returne with viciorie on euthea 
thift euery man for himfelfe as he might. Which his report feemed not altogether fe vere 
for about midnight athoufand of the Turks fallying out of thecaftle Vponthe fort naWle ne ; 
vponthe riuer, in hope to haue furprifed it, were by the Chriftians therein notab! ee ae 
and inforced to retitesin which confiG fiftic of the Turks were flaine,and many nie Wea he 
and taken prifoners. And the fame day toward euening eight Turks of good fort bein; ‘e ie 
and brought into the camp, confeffed, That but fix daies before,they had feene feuen bee a 
of wounded and dead men fent downe theriuer from Strigonium to Buda, Whereb aes 
cafily to Be gathered, how bloudie a fiegethis was vnto the Turks, forafinuch as all tliofe a 
dies were the bodies of men of good account and place, for the bodies of fuch common {i I. 
E diers as were flaine,they till threw into the riuer running by, a 
The wew built ‘The fortnewly built vpon the banke of: Danubius, much troubled the be fieged Turkes in 


fart hardly af~ eaeer i i 
WiMtsdiiy the Strigonium, becaufe nothing could without danger of it be fent vp the riuer for their reliefe 
> 















mark, Wherfore they by fitmeffengersfent word outo ; Ff fiege,and before the comming of fo ftrongan enemy ro remouc his army into a place of more a | 
lies lying bela inthe river, T hat ne fhouldat a rin aL os fafety. Which reafons for al te did noite well {atisfic the German princesand commanders, i 
Ballics as high asthe fort,and on thacfide at leattwife to make (hew as if Heaciiki Amal 23 bur that chey ftill vrged their former proteftation,requelting his excellencieto haue themex~ | 
which time they ofthetowne would be likewife ready to fally out, and to affaile it ind : en cufed before God and the World, if they yeelding to hiscommand,as to their General, did “4 
the other fide by land. The Admirall'accordingly vp the fiver Witt his allies ae te that which they thought not altogether bett,and which they would not otherwife haue dunes | 
difcharging of certaine great piéces,made fhew Prald onthat fide tee bart if d Fe For the more euidence whereof,the faid German princesand great commanders caufed their 
foresbut was fo welcommed thercout of that he A vith his rent : Tlies cui ie t rf K D {aid proteftation to be folemnly conceiued in writing, which they firmed withtheirfeales,and | 
downe the riuer‘againe further off out of danger But whiles the ent nd Fi th ne we ti A fublesibed with theirowmne hands in order asfolloweeh : Francs Duke of Sixonie, Ctweifit 4 
iy too and fro towards the riuer,they ofthe towne fallying our bdauiledtte ond f ae . Duke of Brunfwick,Sebaflian Schlick,county aah tio pit soli ea ee i 
r i : Ni @ aule ; 
de toward the land,and that with fuch defperat refolution, that fome of them were got vpto jel i On ae OTS ENE 6 FT abies ; : 


. . . . iv hi he % 
Butthe Archdukewith the reftconftant in their former refolution;firft fentaway the great parr ‘ | 


ordnance, and raifing the fiegethe28 of Inne, followed after with the whole army, paffing ouet o& sish bis ar 
Danubiusnot far from Kokara, doubtfully expecting what courfe Swan the great Baffa (who miepafeth tbe 


thetop of the rampiers, & there for the f; intai 
4 : [pace of twohoures maintained amoft cruell fight : 
“perein many of them were flaine, and wounded, and the reft enforced with fhameto faite 
fe Chriftians chus ftill lying atthe fiege, & intentiue to all occafions; partly by their efpi- 

























al : ; 
Pte Mester PDEA te roc anew fupply both ofmen was then reported to be euenat hand) would take, Yet before their departure they fetthe wn ee i 

P pay ire onium:and there t taine companies Ii e t i ich they ha | 
offouldiers, who lying intwo conuenient places, the GH WPENKETIOY, theottee Bg lind; L towne on fire, andrafed the fort $. Nichols, before taken fom the enemie, which they | 


E once purpofedto haue kept. This vnexpected departure of the Chriftians muchgladded the 
befieged Turks : who for want of victuals had not beenable long tohaue holden out. Yet lay 
the lord Teuffenbach ftillat the fiege of Hatwan,labouring by all means to take from the befic- 
ged'Turks their water,and with earch and faggots to filvp their ditches;which worke ay had : 
now happily brought to fome good perfection. Whereof they in the towne by letters aduer- : 
tifed the BaffiofBuda,and that except they were within the {pace ofthree daies relicued,they : 
fhould bee enforced to yeeld thetowne. Which theirdiftreffe the Balla confidering with | 
{peed affembled all his forces ,and fo fer forward to relieue them, hoping to hue come vpon | 
the Chriftians before they were aware of his comming, But Teuffenbach vnderftanding therof, " 
with flue thoufand chofen horfmen went ont ofthe camp to meet him, Se fuddenly comming give rhou/ard | 

F vpon him, fearing no fuch thing,flew fue thoufand of the Turkes, purthe Baffato light ; and hie : 
| 
| 


might intercept the faid fupply.Both which places were before by the provident enemy pof- 
ree fieely Aes ah Chriftians comming thither,éc fearing no fuch eines flew 
ten } : ie putthe reft to flight:who neuertheles in theirtetreat,brake the bridge which 
fhe urks had made of boatsvnder the caftle of Strigonium ouer Danubius. Of which boats 
Ph fel aati ied away with the Violence of the ftreame,and of the reft 30 fel into the hands 
ali “p oe ofany man more than fiue,who making too much hafte,out of 
tan . fea fell into the riuer,and fo perifhed.In this time, Fame the forerunner ofall great at- 
o ee brought newesintothe Chriftian camp,That Sinan Baffathe Turks great Gencrall 
; ere aah ng tothe relicfe of Strigonium:of whofe power diuets diverfly reported. But the 
of the long fiege and of the calamities incident Mf 
the'danger of longer flay to fecme 
of fo great and puiffane anenemic, 
nultitude. Now werethe belie 
Letters intercepted from the San- 
zacke 








together with the victory obtained an exceeding rich prey. : ce 
_ Now was there no tafe expectation and hope of the'winning or yeelding vp of bets pea 

© than was before of Strigonium :butaccorditg to thechance of war it fell GUE Sade dicks byt ie 

“Tenffenbachhauing with continuall batterie laied the breaches faire Open,and made of 4 

; Fert 3 * > ‘ i 










athe tss 


fuch fouldiers as he thought meeteft for the fault, 






irate ie: 
€ performing thereof () 





—_bly repulfed by the Turkes,that he was gladto retire with the f his b Notas 
Tex Me bg Jute foldiers: which put him out ofall hope of takin, 3 the towne yforce Forbes 





fons for defence of thofe frontiers:by reafon that the Hungarians were almoft al thr ea 
ome, 


and of the Germans were left {carce two thoufand, Befides that,he had oftentim 
fupplies of the Archduke,burall in vain: for which caufes he was gladto aband 
forts hee had built before Hatwan, and to leaue the towne,now broughtto great extremir: 
Thus two notable cities, which were now as it werein the hands of the Chriftians ace 
recoucric whereof, the broken ftate of theafHliéted Chriftians in Hungarie had Beet an 
ftrenthened, wereas it were againe reftored vnto the barbarous and cruell cnemic, es 
Whileft the Chriftians thus lay at the fiege of Strigonium and Hatwan, the Rafcian 
whom we haue before {poken) ftriuing ftill more and more to rid them{clues from hers. 
kifh thraldome, gathered themfelues together to the number of fifteene thoufand, betw “ 
Buda and Belgrade, vndera Generall of their ownechufing. For feare of whom the Bath te 
Temefwar with an armie of fourteene thoufand went to fortfiie and victuall Lippa Soiltie 
left it hould by them be furprifed : but having done that he went for, in his returne hee a 
met with by the fame Rafcians,and twice fought withall in one day,and both times put to the 
worfe,with the loffe of the greateft part of his armic.After which victorie the Rafcians eke 
Beczkercka {trong towne ftanding inamari(h foure miles from Belgrade, & flew al the Turks 
they foundtherein, Afterthat,they tookeacaftle called Ottadt,and dealt with the Turkes in 
like manner. From thence they went and befieged Beche, a Caftle ftanding vpon the riuer Ti- 
bifcus or Teife, where the towne adioyning vnto itycelded prefently ; but they inthecaftle 
ftanding a while vpon their guard, offered at laftto yeeld alfo vpon certaine conditions. But 
the Rafcians knowing that the Turkes thereabouts had conuciedinto the caftle the beft 
part oftheir wealth, and withall that it was but wea ely manned,would accept of no conditi- 
4 ons,but needs haue it abfolutely deliuered vpto their pleafure. In the mean time the old Baf- 
ie fa of Temefwar and his fone, knowing itto tend to their difhonour to futfer this bafe people 
4 fo to ragear their pleafure aboutthem,gathered together 11 000 Turkes,and fo in great hafte 
i picts relicuethe befieged caftle. Vpon whom the  sf{ciansturned themfelues,and in plaine 
i; se Louerthrew the Baffa,and fo purfued the viétorie that of thofe 1 1000 Turkes {carcely K 
a br oe 1a00: the Bafla him(elfe being there flaine, and with him three Sanzacks, his fonne 
e{caped by Aight.In this barrell the Rafcians tooke 18 great pieces of artillerie : anc not long 
hy 
ie 





. cS er tht of chefe good rpen,he had {carce fo many found men left, as might fuffife to furn 
— 









cs Craued new 
ON two ftron, 




















after tookealfo Werferzaand Lutz, two ftrong pl i ‘ P 

g places. After which fo happie fucceffe, the 
rte the Archduke carthias for aid, but e{pecially for canonicrs, Eevee themtelis 
Biker ‘citdae vnto the Turkes. The Rafcians alfoabout Temefwar fent word vato the 
antici he campe, that they would come and ioyne with them. And they which inhabit the 
Tord Taf shee the riuer Danubius and Tibifcus, by meffengers {ent of purpofe vnto the 
he e des (the Atchdukes Lieutenant in thevpper part of Hungaric) offered in fhort 
tric into a Ba ten ortwelue thoufand men, fo that hee ould receiue them and their coun- 
writin in ind eine protection;which he eafily granted them,and thereof affured them by L 
him vad i uy O os Archduke himfelfe they fent alfo their truftie meflengers, requefting 
snes ie a Gencrall to leadthem, promifing vnto himal! obedience: which meffen- 
eta Ab asset ourteenth of lune, fhortly after returned with fuch anfwer as 
Hone isl al ona ihe oa their prefent ftate, Thus againft the comming of Sinams me 
‘he Emperor long before diftrufting the Turks purpofe for war,and wel confidering what 
tie ic would be forhim with his owne mre he to pa: fo puiffant Seseny 
,had by his Embaffadors praied aid of diuers Chriftian Princes but efpecially 
asthofe whom this war concerned moft.Wherefore he after the anti+ 
f his State in fo common andimminent adanger,appointed a genc- M 
nde ge ales holden at Ratisbone, inthe latter 












h for fundrie vr; 1 caufes was put off vatill March,and againe vatill 

d vntill May. Atwhich time the Emperour in perfon himfelfe » Wits 
other the great States of the Empire,being met together with fy 

See pomp 





A i P fecond of Tune. Vinto which Princes and States toaffembled, after thar the Emperour? Tt ecm 








fixth Emperour of the Turkes: 
mpeat Rutisbone,and folemnely affembled in the Bithops palace, began thereto fit in coun- 8 
oe by the mouth of Péilip Countie Palatine of the Rhine, giuen great thanks tor thei py 
had firft by p mS casas Cit {0 prainerh onto 
roadie apparance, & briefly declared the caufe of their affembly he himfelfe after fome com. the Preneete 
plaint made of the Turkith infidelitie,in exprefic words declared vato them, how that he by Mas fer 
his embaflador then lying at Conftantinople , had in the yeare 19x made a league for eight ofthe inflel 
yearcs, with the prefent Turkith Sultan Amarath: which league Amurath \imlelte hadappto. fet" pts 
ned and confirmed,and thereof fent him publike andfolemnc inftruments: wherein it Was pro- Bi ‘ 
uided, That no hoftility fhould be on either fide during that time attempted. And yetnotwiths 
ftanding thar,he,contrary to his faith giuen,as an hereditaric enemie of the Chriftians, had vies 
Jated this league,and by {undrie incurfions barbaroufly {poiled and watted,not Hungary only, 
but other of his Imperial prouinces alfozbut efpecially by Hafan Baia of Bofha, who firtt wich 
a ftrong armie befieged, battered, and tooke Repitz an ancient frontter cattle, & after that, Wis 
fowitz,with other places of name ; and had in his dominion and territorie 


hitz,Drenik, Cr afi | 
builc Perrinia,amoft {trong fort, hurttull to all chat country, out of which a lel alodedtiions 


dible mifchiefe in Cr oatia, Wincifmarch and the moft fruittull Ifland Turopolis sand had out 
Chriftians into moft miferable captiniry, OF whieh 


ofthofe places carried away aboue 35000 
fhameful iniuries and breach of taith tie had many times by his Embafladors ¢ omplained yao 


the Turkifh Sultan at Conftantinople , and requefted,that all hoftiliry fet apartdue reftitution 
might haue bin made: but to haue therein prevailed nothing:and that the fame Ra(fa in Mead of 
C condigne punifhment,had bin for rhe doing thereof honored by the great’ 


honorable gifts,the fure tokens ofhis tauor, Whereby he was foc ontitmed in his barbarots 
roceedings,that he began to make open war,and hauing F sifed afullarmic, and feenethered 
F : ourt, had paffed ower the rie? © g 


alfo with certaine companies of Lanizaries fent trom the ¢ 


sulran his lord with 





Kulp, and befieged the cattle ot Sifeg : but by the juft magement of God the reneneet 
wrongs, had there receiued the reward of his faithleffe and ruell dealing, bene there fear 
é {mall forces, t iifed in alte for his owre bev 


and almoft all his armie vecerly deftroys dby his 
full defence. Neuertheleffe the faichleffe Turke (asit he had bin 
haue made this his breach both of league and faith forvhwith knowne te all the world ; ry 
D commanding open war to be folemnly proclaimed againitthe kingdomect I lungarie bors - 
Conftantinople and Buda: and by che Boglerbeg of Grace to haue againe befieged ae ' 
treffe of Sifeg. Wherdas on the other fide, t 


hly wronged himfelfeome 








ecaule roast linea, boenket cm 






















the ftrong For oer 
i hich might make his defirt of peace more kaouwtity Ne Hae cat y 
nbaffador purthe Turke inremembrance Of tis Leagse mantgene oo" ames 
Tso for alirharhadch nged nothing of bis pargrit, Pw a 
he Beplerbeg of Grecia and many i f . 
3 7d entorced the lahalivamne eaccy yous a 
on ear She Exe 
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ace tt 
pieanenesonm: saneacifierst tie 
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tt peptide MA LTE 147 BE Be a Bes paar ae 


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be} e wet ait ¢ ant Cor snoetet te rh «4 © 
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neuipieh See Sqr toe all Sis 





shiny: qUneE 










Sinan Bale 
with an army 
#f 150000 bee 
Pweene Buda 
& Alba-Ke- 
galy. 


Doris and s. 
Martins yeel- 
ded vate the 
Turkes. 





cA murath the third, . 
éatof che Princes Electors of the facred Empire,appointed that prefent Die 


aud not for the aforefaid caufes only,but for diuers others both neceffarie 


tof therm ne 
as the general peace of the empire, the pacification of the Low.countries 


and Weightie alfo, © 


aes ‘nent of the coine:but efpecially 8 aboue all other Midas ES teformation of 
vnto the we | ov much it concerned to haue the Turks pride betime abat Omake it known 


feétual defe ie. ior Hungarie(now in danger) at length pronided ; bei ated, and fome 
and ftrongeft bulwarke ofthat part of Ciriftendoe, Pand ae his ae defence 
te prouiaces were not of themfelues alone {ufficient to maintaine {0 char bleec: heredita- 
fore tequefted the Eleétors, Princes, and States both prefent and abfent ie 5 wat hether. 
prefent with their helpe, their counfell, and whatfoeuer els fhould be needf fig Studse to be 
is and dangerous an enemie. So ending his fpeech, he caufed all his Ratands re {0 puif- 
re into writing,to be read,and fo deliucred vnto them. For anfwer whereunto h Ore concei. 
¢ a and others there prefent required time, Which granted, after many fitting Princes B. 
a Saeed at laft with one confent anfwered, That it was a hard btetteh. be add long 
a ne a and other like occafions, for them to grant fuch helpe and aid as Agr ot 
eo Rniting required : yet hauing before their eyes the great and imminent dan pre rour 
iwi Sane a then ftood,they not regarding their owne proper ae Wherin 
ayes oan of his facred and Imperial Majcftie,for the comfort and defen nets diff 
po ae riftians, and for the repreffing ofthe Turkith furie, of their owne free if the 
ie a ion;granted befide their accuftomed contribution, fuch further relief M fe a 
ie yeares, as they thought fufficient for the maintenance of a defenfiue w b Sea 
prefent and for the time to come.What was by them further decreed con et 
aes ‘ bree as hoe bina to our purpofe, we willingly paffe Riaate © ener 
things,as alfo whatfoeuer els had hapned at Strigoni : 
ha of pimencci wes Not Sinan Bafa ignorant: who ; w Buaireon she: ye saalag 
— he ereonilis eas comme with an huge arn cene Budaand Alba-Regalis:ynt 
pr eer the an rs lara re a Pool and 
4 4 themfelues :fo that in his armie were reck 
Steet cerca ta taal Su Ct 
if 5 but alfo of th le State of G i i i 
gfeatarmie the old Balluhad purpoledo haue o BitheCbitians inthe capes 
Coe! a ee ras that they were before his comming departed ouer the riuer eras 
REY, iAnco mn - HW aa his way, andto befiege the trong citie Turin now called 
coeacaithe ann ure beforehim, he thoughtit beft ro take in his way Boh a ftrong 
milegaetene a ca in the mid way betweene Strigonium and Rab, about fiue Hungarian 
Coindiuebiaetiecks ¢ Chriftianarmic but newly paffed ouer Dannbius,in marching toward 
Bi mate geet ee and fields on the other fide of the rilter all conered with 
fly, tadelbew ie sarmie: who though they were indeed many, yet marching difper- 
ofthe other, and eee SET ath Were. So both armies marching in fight the one 
where they encamped vnder the ve a Neo? held on their way, the Chriftians ro Comara, 
off well defcric one another: ty walls of the citie, yetin fuch fort as that they might afar [, 
encamped the 21 day of Tuly pen Turks towards Dotis, where the Baffa with all his armie 
furious mannet to batter Hie ft night following, hauing planted his batterie, hebegan in 
king on, bucnot daring at { caftle, the chiefe firength of the towne, the Chriftian armic loo- 
Branteth nob ieatte 8 h ile great oddsto relfeue theirdiftreffed friends. So whileftthe Baffa 
6 Wile voto thebefieged, but tyring them out with continual batterie 


andalarm sreadit 
time rol pte a ie ete oftheir owne ftrength, andto be able for any long 
being in that fhort time fore battered Were oie wer yeelded vpthe tonne, 


on, That j , and in diuers places vndermined : ith this conditi- 
oliletrer fntgioie re chi for the gartifon fouldiers and powutines Li ices and 
faithfully oS ah ae Which was vnto them by the Baffa franckly granted, but not fo 
fs Tvkesandt Hy : & at their departure many of their wiues and children were ftayed by 
the Baffa without much Biases ft the towne furicly entreated. Immediatly after, 
cleGaptuincyeebiudvine hin. atle of S, Martins alfo, not far from Dotis, being by 


In 


or other pla. 
departure of the Chri- 









Jixth Emperour of the Turkes. 


Inthe meane time the country villages round about forfaken of the poore Chri(tians, were ° 


A by the Turks moft miferably burnt,and all the countrey layd watte. Yeafome of che forerun= 


nersofthe Turks armic paffing ouer the riuer Rabaitz,ran into the country as faras Altenbur 
within flue miles of Vienna, burning the country villagesasthey wenr, and killing the youus 

eople,or that worfe was,carrying thém away into perpetual captiuitie: yet notwithout fome 
Wout, foure hundred of theft roaming foreiners being cut off by the Lord Nadafti. Palfi a\fo 
and Bra gouernor of Comara, following in the taile of he Turks armic, fecvpon them that 
had the charge of the viduals, of whom they flew agreat number, tooke 120 of them prifo- 
ners,and r5ocamels, and thirtie mules laded with weale and rice, which they carried away 
with chem to Comara, 


B  Dotisand S.Marsins thus taken, Sinan Bafa conttant in his former determination, fet forward 


gpainc towards Rab, and being come withina mile ofthe citic, there eacamped ; the Chrifti- 
anarmiethen lying not far off on the other fide of the river. The citie of Rab isaftrong & po- Zab. 
pulous citie, honored with a Bifhops See, and was worthily accounted the.ftrongeft bulwarke 
of Vienna, from whence itis diftant about twelue Germane miles, ftanding vpon the South 
fide of Danubius, whence the riuer dividing it felfe, maketh amoft fertile Ifland called Schurs 
inthe Ea(t point whereof ftandeth the {trong citicof Comara, The detence of this citie of 
Rab was committed to Countie Hardeck, aman of greater courage than fidelitic, ‘with a garri« 
fon of twelue hundred choicefoldiers ; vnto whoma little before the comming of the Bafla 
were certaine companies of Italians joined, who together with the citifens, made vp the num- 
bet of fue thoufand able men: a ftrength inall mens judgement fufficient for the long defence 
ofthat place. The laft of uly, afstthias the Archduke about the going downe of the Sun de- 
parting out of thecitie of Rab, ouer theriuer into the Ifland ouer againtt it, came Sinan Bale 
with his huge armie and befet itround, cafting vp trenches and mounts, wherconhe skilfully 
laced his gabionsand great artillerie, and whatfoever els was neceffarie for fo greatafiege :” 
and that with fluch celeritie as was to the beholders thought moft ftrange. The fecond of Au- 
guft hewith great furie battered the citie, and brought his trenches within musket fhot of the 
walls, At which time foure thoufand Tartarian horfemen fwam ouer the Danubius betweene 
Rab and Comara,after whom followed fix thoufand Turkes,who being with much adoe got 
ouerto the farther fide, fuddenly furprifeda fort of the Chriftians next vnto the riuer, and 


D forthwith turning fiue great pieces of erdnance which they found thercin, difcharged them 


vponthe campe of the Chriftians: who terrified withthe fuddenaccident, rife vp allinarms, The tars end 
and hardly charging thofe defperat aduenturers, (lew many of them, efpccially fuch as fecking betta 
after bootie, had difperfed themfelues from their fellowes, and forced the reft againe to take querthrowne. 
the water, wherein moft of them perithed. ‘About fire dayes after, the: Tartarians (lining for 
moft patt vpon prey) fwam againe ouer the riuer, and vpon the fudden burnt a village in the 
Ifland,and flew certaine Chriftians in theirtents ; but being quickely encountered by the 
Chriftian horfemen, they were cafily ouerthrowne and many of them flaine : the reft calting The eiart 
away their weapons, and foraking their horfes, tan headlong into the river, trutting more to Terns 
theit {wimming thanto their fighting: whom the Chriftians hardly purfiting, inthe verie Rt sivemae 
uct flew about 3000 of them ; and by this vidtorie obtained many of the Tartarians fwift hor- 
{es,with their fcimirers, their bowes and arrowes,and {uch enfignesas they had All chis while made 
Sinan Baffa without intermiffion lay thundering with 60 great pieces of batterie againtt the ci- 
tics but co little or fall purpofe, foras yet he had made no breach whereby to enter, butthe 
harme that was done,was vponthe towers, or high built houfes, or in thecampe, by fach ran- 
dome fhotas flying ouer the towne, fell by chance among the tents of the Chriftians, And the 
Tanizaries intentiue to all opportunities, in agreat raine furioufly and with amott horrible cry 
(as their manneris) affaulted an veter bulwarke ofthe Chriftians,which they for feare forfook 
and retired them{elues intothe citie. Vpon which bulvwarke fo taken the Ianizaries had fetvp 
three of their enfignes ; when the Chriftians afhamed of that they haddone, and better adut- 
B fed, taking courage vato them, forthwith fallied out againe,and couragioufly charging the Ia- 
nizaries, burnow entred, flew niany of them, and recouered againe the area aM Ee 
Sinan Bala \eauing worhing voattempted that might further his dcfire for . he thee * A Buffs fia 
citicywasnow catting vp agreat mouhtagaint the citie : which while&t hedaily furueyec, 


-chanced to fallfickjand therefore appointed oncof the Baffa’sin his owmnttcarto a OY 



























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orke who whileft hewas watking too and fro haftenin, he wo ‘and: 
d thatthing to be done, he was taken witha fhot out of the and flaine. 

The fifteenth of Augutt certaine Turks before therifing of the'Sun getting over Danii; 
usin rel a fort ofthe Chriftians : which the foldiers that had the keeping of mee 


commandiho i: 
ihe, “108 this c 


fently forfo dleftitto the énemie. Which Tohade Meatces, lately come into thee: 
with two thoutind Icalians, perceiving, forthiwithicame totherefcue ofthe fort,draye Sue 
Turks, and hauing flaine diuers ofthem, forced the reft into theriuer, where they Rae me 
drowned. At which time fine thouland Tartarsin another place paffing ouer the riye call 
the Ifland, were encountered by the Lord Pa/fand the Huffars his followers,and withoutany 
great refiftance putto flight, wherein many of them wereflaine ; the reft taking the riuey rid 
cafes in rhe in good'hope to have got oucr, andifo: to haue faued themfelues : but other Turkes meetin 

River berwixt them in'the riuer, would with their weapons haue beaten them backe and ftayed their 4j He 
Bienes a ¢ againft whom the Tartars oppofing themfelues,made with them inthe very rivera moft on 

ght, bue with fuchioffe vnto the Tartars, that of thefiuethonfand which aduentured over 
few returned to carrie newes vnto their fellowes, how theyhad {ped. Now began great {car 
citie of vidtuals inthe Turks campe, fo that the fouldiers were faine to feed ypon varipe fruit 
and fuch other vawholefome things ; whereof enfuedthe blondie flix and many other dange. 
rous difeafes : which raging amongft them, did wonderfully confume the Bafl’sarmy, Be. 
fide that, they of the citie with continual fhot had flaine many, and amongft thema fon in lay 
of the great Baffa’s, whofe death he is reported to haue taken {o vapaticnely,that he:fell ficke 
for griefe, but in fhoretime after paffed it ouer and recouered againe. 

The Tartars not yet warned by their often loffes, but paffing againe oct the riuer into the 
{fland the'x 9. of this:moneth, were there 3000 of them flaine: In the meanetime certain com- 
panies al fo of the Turks hauing fecretly paffed the riuer, inanother quartera(failed the Chri- 
ftians intheir camp: in which hurly-burly other ofthe Zartars got ouer the riuer not farfrom 
Comata,hoping nowat length to performe fome great matter, which they had beforeto their 
coft vainly attempted. But finding the Turks ouerth\vowne before theircomming, & the Chri- 
ftians(contrarie to theit expetation)in armes readic 29 receitie them, they were eafily difcom- 
fited; and twothoufand of them flaine. In this confli& the Sanzacke of Strigonium, with two 
others, and many moe ofgreat account among the Turks; perithed. Shortly after, the Chri- 
ftians fallying out of the citie, flew a great numbe e Furkes, and fo retyred with fmall K 
Joffe. Thus was the:Turks armie dayly diminithe ides tharthe want of victuals wishthe 
bloudie flix foincreafed,that many perfuaded the Baffa to haue raifed his fiege,and to haue re- 
moued with hisarmic to fome other more wholefome placeand of greater plentie:buthere- 
folutely fet down not to depart before he had either woon the rowne,or enforced them there> 
in toyceld, would:norhearken to any perfuafions to thecontrarie. l 

Whileft Sinan thus lay atthefiegeof Rab, Maximilian the Emperors: brother tooke Cra- 
ftowitz a fortreffe ofthe Tutks ypon the borders of Croatia; and putto'{word all the Turkes 
therein garrifon, After that,he laid fiege to Petriniaa {trong fortreffe ofthe Turks, which they 
Plex buta few ycaresbefore had contrarie tothe league buile inthe Emperors territoric,: for the 

ox annoying of Croatia, and for the exceeding ftrength thetcof was thought almoftimprega.- 1, 

i ___ ble. Yet firch was thelinduftric of Maximilianand his fouldiers, that what with continual bat- 

teri¢and mines, they fo terrified the Turks there in garrifon) that they for feare fet firéonthe 

_ fort, and flying awayiby night, made fhift euery man for hinafelfe as he might. Which they in 

he caftle of Sifeg.heating, ferfite alfo vponit, and foleft:ivtothe Chriftians. Whole exam- 
ethey alfo of Garafollowed » by which forprofperous and happie fuccefle of Maximilians, 
efrontiers snliabtncnd hole country of Croatiaiwas fof:thartime delinered ofa 

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otifandio frie Cheiftiansipaffingoucr the 
iththerh fhe Townes (allied outypon thie 
ward ardhe fit onfertooke tworof the Tires M 
it ingreat pieces.® bur te 
toretire ss recouciedagainthelt 
Ohriftians qv - aaa 
i LOE Let a 
dcepefer: Cobntie Hirde ied 


























‘A nant, with 1500 Hungarians and German footcame in great boats to haue holpen their fel- 



















/ixth Emperour of the vy ee 


Jowes, but landing fomewhat too late, they were by the enemic beaten backe , and enforced 
with fuch fpeed to retire, that many ofthem being notable to recouer the boats, were drow- 
ned inthe tiuer,among{t whom Geitzhefler himfelfe perithed,and Thombanfe was deadly woutt- 
dedin his breft. Yetthe Chriftians not difcouraged with this Joffe, bur gathering themfeclues 
together vnderthe very walls of the citie; gauca fecond affault vato the enemi¢, Inthe foré- 
ward were the footmen, who were bytheenemies horfmen eafily repulfed , but by the com- 
ming in ofthe Lord Rhinsberg (who was at the firft onfet flaine)the Turks were enforced into 
their erenches, except fome tew, which diuided from thereft,) hid themfelues inthe Vine- 
yards, buc being found out by the Chriftians, werethere all flaine,.: In this skirmifithe Lord © * 
B Palfi was gricuoufly woufided inhisthighs Ofthe Chriftians were-flaine 406!; and of the 4 
Turks about 2000. Thefe confliéts endured ftom fenen aclockeirithe mornifgivatiltwelue, +,,, thonferil 
at which time the Chrifttans returning intotherditie, and fointo thecampe , amongft other Turks lain, & 


z ¢ . f . ~ ) 17 of their En- 
fpoilts, cartied away with them feuentcene of theenemies enfigness fae dee 


No day now paffing without fome skitmith,aulength theninthof September 14060 Turks,” ” 
fome inbosts, fome by other meanes, hauing got-over the riuer of Dannbius intothe Mand 
‘of Schat,fuddenly tec vp the Chriftians,allfleepinginfecuritiesandilitle fearing any flichdan- 
‘eer:of whome they flewabout two thoutand , and afterfome {mall fight put the reft to mofk, 
thamefall Aight, in fuch fort, that Matthivé the Archduke himfelfewith the other floblemen 
aod captaines had much adoby flight toreicape. Thus whileft cuery man furprifed with feare, 
C made what fhift he could for him{elfe s the enemic inthe mean time entred the trenches,took 
their tents,theit great ordaance,the {hot and pouder,and all the mony which but alittle before 
was brouglitfor the foldiers pay ; befides about athoufand waggons and two hundred boats 
-well loaded with prouifiontor the campe,and ten gallies,wherein.were an hundred and ewen 
tie pieces ofgreat ordnance: The lofle recciued this'day was valued at 500000 duckets. And A great fell 
albeitrharthis viGorie colt the Turks two thoufand and Buc hundred of their lives, yet there. Piha y 
by they.gained the mafterie both vpon'the riuerand the land; fothat how roming fat &eneere 
without refiftance, they {poiled the countrey all about, and burnt certaine countrey villages 
not farfrom Vienna : forhat for many miles {pace the countrey townes were for feare of the 
D enemie forfaken by theinhabitants ; of whom fomewere takenand:flaine, fome carried into 
» captinitie, and fome others (referued toa better fortune) with fuch things asthey had , got 
themfelues farther off into places of more fecutitie. And the more'to encreafe thefe calansi- 
ties, the Tartars fhortly after pafling ouer Danubiusnecre vnto Altenburg, firft facked Wei- 
fenburg, and after burncit,with secret ey oarhvly gic age to haue gone far+ 
i untrey, they were with lofle enforced to seturney’ u i 
Pre he tie ny ifleg rite preuaile in Hungary, Cicala Raffa the Turkes Admirall then at fea ‘ 
witha fleet of gallies,landing his men in divers places of Iralic, didexceeding much harm, but 
efpecially in Calabria,where he vpon the fudden furprifed Rhegium, rifled therOnipe aaa 
terwards burnt it, From thence taking his courfe towards Sicilia, hee inthe fight of Meffana _ = 
landed certainc of his men ; whoaduentuting too farafhore,were by the country people aN ee 
~ throwne and putto flight. So the Turks returning againe to Rhegium, vererly tafed pine red ay ie ah 
E had before left of that towne. Inthe meantime not far from Meffana,euen in the fight ° . ee 
gatrifon ef the towne, they rookea certaine fhip comming out ofthe Eaft sou u a a 
other comming from Apulia. Afterward chancing vpon certaine galliesof the Eaft,t is i ~ 
ged fome few thot with them, but to no great purpolé:and fo turning their courle, et Me ing 
alongtt the coatt of Calabria,they oftentimes landed certaine companies , i at 1s 
withthe Calabrians, had fometime the better, and fometimethe worfe, and fowit Ret oe 
tune as befell them, were againe receiued into their gallics. They of Metfanas(ato ‘y as $s s 
thofe dangers were daily prefented, both by letters and fpeedie meffengers aur 2 ae a 
knowledge thereof(who thenfor his pleafure lay at Palermoyrequefting his is . ree 
FE dallyingoffthe time,they forthe more fafegard ofthe citieand of the fea i, sa " : < 
raifed fue hundred horfemen,whom they committed to the leading of ; ‘ duals ee hey 
gate Turkith Admiralls brother ; and befide ftored the Citic with ‘4 a , hee 7 
thought neceffarie for the enduring of a fiege, if it (hould chance the Turke 


‘ : eoli t 
flich purpofe : of all which they certified the King of Spaine,asalfo ofthe negligence fue 









wat 


“eAmurath 


roy, requetting hisfpeedie sid againftthefe terrors ofthe Turk 
pohans for fafegard oftheir conta tofea 30 ge es: V Fe pa ae mean While the 
of Florence, the Geno waies, and the Knights of Malra joined alfo theirs, in ihe ey 

ent vens number 


of about 80 gallies, ynder the conduct of daria. The provident Venetiansalfo,altt 















X 





Jixth Emperour of. the Turkes. ' ros 5 


sinan glad of this viGiorie,as the greateft rrophey of his mafters gloric over the. Ohriftians) 
auc nim fpeedic knowledgether of both by letters and meffengers.Of whom be a chet 
ood feruice highly commended,ard afterward bountifully rewarded: for now had Wamus 























-wereas ther league with the Turke ; yet for the fafeti i hough th 
about an hounded ‘aile,fome thips, {dae galies mite Cea putto feaa feet eg P thalreadic in hope devoured all Auftria, with the Prouincesthercabout. The grea Bafta 
as ofcarin their Admiral, becaufe hee would not wich too long {tay hinder the courfe of his viGorie, withontdelay te Rab repaired 













Which two fleets failing vpand downe thofe teas, delivered Italie, Sicili 
many prouinces and Ifands of the Chriffians, of; agreat feats ee 
Sinan Bajja hauing before encouraged:his foldiers with great hope and lar 


yaired the rent citie,new fortified te battered bulwarkes, enlarged the ditchesyandifillea the 4 the Tur kg 
Cathedral church wirh earch, in maner ofa ftrong bulwarke,wherupon he planted great tore 
of great ordnance : and with éxcceding {peed difparchedvall things neceffary forthe holding 


Dalmatia, with 


S¢ promi fes,com.- 





Rebaffeulted manded an affaulttobe giuent ick : whi i 
theTurke 5 of September,the Se eon Ga cube by them beoun the of che place. Inthe meane time lie fenecerraine Tartars to fummon the towne andcaftle of 
p, and ‘oufly maintained all thar day ‘from Pappas which caftle and little rown’ {ubtect thereunto,the Chriftians the night following,fet i 


morningvatil night, But they of the towne fo-valiantly: : i 
2 y fovaliantly defended themfelucs, that at lat the H on fire,becaufe itfhould norftand the engmy in any ftead for the farther troubling of thecouns 


























» _.. Turks were glad to giue over th wi : i B 
Breet theattaul ee apt Lea ae ee ee rhe Bee daseeeeueobiinetheleie the next day ry; andfo fled, orb t 
: horace in 12000 of the Turks there loft their Tunashe other with aie ah nich where. he a “es ie ame ay peso alates in Rab,and leauing there foure thou Kovierae bef ) 
 faine, theirtrenches,In few daysafter,the Turks hy a mine blew v u fth ng t hemfelues into {and Tanizariesjand two choufind horiemen in gatrifon, departed thenee with hisatmy 6 laid gid Sinan 
with the fall Rahereonthenow ne ditchwasia thatilachts pone ofthe bulwarks of the town fiege to Komara,a ftrong cowne of thar mot ferrile land which the Hungariansicall Schut; uae | 
SISTA: power ateecapied reizenbe neat ee se omwhat filled: whereby the Turks which {cituated fa che very point therot about foure miles from Rab, is onthe Eaft,South,and { 
the defendants {till notably with loffe repulfed ee OS ee but were by the valour of North,inclofed with the ewo armesot Danubius. Allthefe waies Sinan with his Acet(which 
MM oMee on (heC(e oftHomsin cia pp > et notwithftanding all this cheerefulneffe he had there forably well appainted)laied hard fiege ynto the rowne,and gaue thereunto di- 
rie and furious affaults to attempt the citi ie rh ant enemy ceafed not with continual batte- uersaffaults:and by land, the Heglerbeg of Grarce ceafed not both by continuallbatterie and 
Male fetetenr hemiaue at e ear that at length he had gained two ofthe bul- mines,to fhakethe wi Is and bulwarks thereof, Thus wasthe citie onall fides both by-waret 
battered bulwarks and bi ia ha great astuebieeciby the rubbith and earth fallen out of the | c Wyland hardly tied yuto. Butthe Chrittians within, with no leffe courage defendedithem- 
he \ehernunon ake ce ene es ¢vnto the towne, tothe great terror ofthe defen- {eluesand thecityjthan didthe Turks alfaile them  fhewing indeed,chatthe liberty-ofttheir te- 
pole Bene ace hecegtatt ri iv the gouernor (who.corrupted by the Turke, had of pur- Jigion and country,was vito shem dearerthan their liues. Matthasthe Archdukeinthe mean | 
oat ema \ ae Blak could not poffibly be long defended) now tooke time nor ignoranrhow mach irconcernc dthe emperor hisbrotherto hauethis civy defendeds, 
eT Wie frametroht me with the.other captainsofthe towne(diuers of whom he had al. having after his lare overthrow gathere inogether agood army of Germans, Bohentians,and | 
ahevglicd 1S purpo e) what courfe were beftte take for the yeelding of it vp. And fo Hangarians,refolued to govand raile tli fidge:and fo matching forward with his army, came ri . 
ittle confultation, holdenmore for fafhion fake, ‘han for that he doubted what to doe and encamped the 28'day of OGober at Witriacabout fiue miles from Komara.Now tere the } 
: Tartats a licvlé before departed tor tie campywich parpofc to returne home:yeathe Parks } 


tefolued to fend a meflenger vnto the Baffa,f 
4 y 3 sfor a truce te be granted fora while,to frei 
ape nate ane foe Reklonable compasition mightbe Prcad vpon. Yet blcpeer Bay 
at fcorne and danger he fhould expo!® himfelfe,by yeelding vp of : 
eas tocolour the matter, and ‘0 excule’his doings ys the oe pela ADE Raa K | D beftwich his hrearticfle fouldicrs abd army-now fore weakened, roabidethe comnung of the 
‘ons o Hungary,caufeda publike inftrumentto be made in his and all the reft of the C Ls i Ghriftians:and,cherfore vpon their approch he forthwith forfookethe city; which he bad by sine safe 
Be sepa writing: wherin they folemnly protefted vnto the world inet Ae ath the fpace ofehiree weeks harzilyb fievedyand by a bridge made of boats tranfportéd his army *«/** bis eg 
as impo: : > here herhene ft is dxmy 
sa cine i tortigitnce chime cons renganhen eet ciel 
: u . . DS ? ] 
they had oftentimes invaine requeftedythey aes Tadatore. i pe Da sreie einen peat diligehce caufedthe br eachesto be répaired,the ttiines to befillod’vp,8e new bulwarks 
compofition with the enemie. Which protettation fo made,the ie te Ath ah ‘ nae, } and rampiersto be niade imeimers placestorthe more fttength.of chevcitie,leaningthe ‘chaige 
tains confirmed with their hands and feals.So after atruce Prarie he oe DEE GS ‘both thereof Nill vhrothe lord Xygdnthevold-Gouernor, who in thedetentetherof had réceiued’a 
g sand pledges giuen on bot grituons wound in hisright kneeofwhoinalfo tt isnotable factisreported. The Bpatwib ine 


them{elues wearie of theficge,end wantiag yictuall borh for chemfelues and their horfes, be? 
ganulfoas mendifcouraged to {hrinke away .Whiclt the Baffa wel confidering,choughtit not 


andartillerieouer Danubiusto Dots, 
diatly afterthe Turkes were thus departed, 






"county Hardee fides, at length it was agre F , 3 
i te re b other ope atbeul ee et ae ‘Fiplied Baa a ogetber ye pei ood ‘ofthe late fieveiof Komnaralaider che cokawofs parleyshadifent fiueTutks into thedity;tothe 
— deth th ys, and with afafe conuoy bebrought to Altenburg. Which deroment Harn Byeatd ai @ i E Gonernor,bucihdeedto prouciftiewere byany mvanst be: woonts yeeld vpthe irieand 
s) 


Towne FR 
















orto halditiouces che laft/Dhe fai full! Gouernor, bauing giuen them: rostotebaero 


Tne shat “sped, was not onthe Turks parcalcogethe : 
ue Pc da coed Ae eae oe ee when the County had the 29 day hadedi(charged chtcit wholedrecherie,prefetrly caufedfoure oftheir Heads to be ftrticken o 
ered vpthe city tothe Baffa,and the Chri- ahd to be fer wpom long’ pikesvpon onwofitlc bulwarkesiforthe Balatolooke Vpan,but the 


ftian garrifon was all come out,the Countie hi ‘ni a ple F 
of Turks brought in falery to the ie eee fe fy aa of his friends was ee foldie iRiteche Bcholdtriof this tragidieyhe fent backe vnté theBaffayco tell him, That although hee 
came behind,and ought to haue bin by the i ut the Italians and other gariion "0 He } hadfoind oneinRab*to ferac his turne, he was much deceivedsitiinhim bee thoightto fin 
promife, {poiled of all [that they had, and hea et oF protected, pene Saad ie - *@ountie Hardeck,and that he withed tatherto die theHmperors faithfull feruant inthe blot 

a { eae y efcaping with life, came that nig f the Turks, thanto betray thecity committedté hisebiitge.: | SE paid 









and the next day to. urg, Thi : 
ie a uswas Rab, one of the ftrongeft bulwarkes of *liGountie Hardeck lace Gouernour ofiabcentrallybefore fafpedted to haue treacheroutly 
 moft mortalenemy of the Chriftian religion; i se ; St ose 
/ I ; * : bettaid:thar tedhatowne vitothe Balfa,was theretore feritforto Viennasée there by the Ear 
alled for ayeare, and fufficiently furnifhed with all M * : ri i si pest ieee 
Dirogathon ithithe citi fll into the handso E ‘perors commandement committed to prifons Where among auany things lat ten arge, 
ies : pp Abe ie s : STE ‘astHat heefhuuld in the begidning of chefiege negligently have fuffered many ehenysto bee 
co eee aint all that one by the enemy, which renbards tutned to theereacdanger ofthe rowne:and thatin the 
fthis Hiftorie ia ae Tejoycing ahiielof che fieie he had canfed fome ofthe canonierstodifcharge ie Laney cM 
EES hy ppeare. (lot sartd chat {eeing one piece among:theretro do the 
enemia 


Sina the theiny,withiponderonly without 
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(646 eA murath 


i much harme, he had caufed the fame tober 
or no vie : befide that, he(as it fhould feem)m: 


5 
a 








ed, as that ic ferued to 















oftentimes fay, That ifthe Turkes fhould wini r oe 
E ; ie ap t,he fhould be but one epesbould” 
' ce ti things, giving iuft caufe of {ufpition. The thing eid ‘With | 
_ ase ny of one of Sinan Baffa his chamber,who beingtaken yong b CaUY Yoon 

erui afizes chamber, was now fied from the Turks, 36 >Y the Tuks 


: > , and > 
duke in the time of his fiege,declared voto him, thatthere was tieafon ibis came Arch. 


he but three daies before by the commandement of his mafter, had deli Bert 
bo vnto two Chritt ians, of whom the one had te oe oa 5 pot 
bs a * nowne we hauc bin one ofthe Counties feruants. Vpon this and fuch like ae et 
ren ic wee after many daies hearing,in open court,by the iudgement of feuen af fo 
Tay n and captains of name,condemned of treafon,andadiudged to be hanged, his os Cael 
oP Bnd} oo ate the gallowes by the {pace of three daies, and all his lands and Soe ia 
wei ee bi “a rigor of which fentence was afterward by the Emperor mitigated i Nee zs 
Aga HA i iudged to hauc his right hand(by him before giuen vnto the Emperor. in ee 
is aith)andhis head ft:ucke off vpon a fesffold at Vienna,and fo buried. Which ag a 
= (e3 eerie putin exccution:for the tenth of Tune following fhe, ‘S 
rpc to the {caffold built of purpofe in the hie ftreet of Vienna,after the fettence of 
rs : : “ieee there folemnly read,commending him{elfe vpon his knecs to the met . ol 
Po aee a cies coucred, and his right hand laied vpona blocke coucred with blacke had 
Lo oe & head fo fuddenly ftrucke offby the executioners,as that the beholders could 
ardly iudge which of them was firlt off: His dead body with his head and hand,was prefenily I 















































by his {éruant wrapped ina blacke cloth,and layed inhi i 

: v i yed inhis coach,which ft 

sees blacke, and was afterwards buried amongtt his Dictions ot 
¢ Tartars but lately before departed from Sinans campe, paffing ouer Danubius at Stri- 


gonium,had purpofed through the vpper part of arie,and by the borders of Tranlylua~ 
untry:of whom twocompanics falling 





Shen at ae ine againe returned into t 
‘othe hands of the lor Palfi,were by him cut offaud veterly defeated : the reft comming va- 
re cael ice a paffiges fo ter by the Bia and the Tay, 
Riots via, Ould not witliout moft manifeft danger paffe that way, retur- 
: i the fame way they came’ and having ri d burnt Boaaine townes march ac K 
ia Vetere Hungarie about Tockaie, paffed the aine at Strigonium, and wintering 
itt Bileae Lanebene and other places inthe ey whichis about Rab, liued vpon 
Mei on a  poore diftreffed Chriftians,ypon the frontiers of Auftria euen as farre as 
a ptt sirhdod mh ahs 2 
2 Thele Tartars (of whom we haue fo often fpoken) at thei tne: i ; i 
M, ; i rfirftcommingtotheaidof Si- | 
Fy Aa ean maaan stated vponthe frontiers of Traak yluania, of pur- 
Seika felts gourtmn ledthatcountry,and either to hauethruft Sigifmund Bator the yong prince 
commonly -reporte po spate to haue {ent him inbonds to Conftantinople:tor it was 
PT afl a ; the wearic of the heauietribute which he yerely payed voto the = | 
teuolt frome oe es Nook pean diuerstimesenhaunfed ;had purpofedto L | 
Which i pisipsantl sh tan, and toenter into confederation with the Chriftian Emperor. 
ght by.all pei ti certaine of the Nobilitieand chiefe States of T ranfyluania, 
+6 urranitn ede acquainting Amurath with the matter,and entring into con- 
ifoner to Hutt lertooke to deliuer the whole country into theit hands, & to fend 
ifoner to Huft, where the T: tsthen lay ypon the borders encamped; Where- 
ingly perfuaded the Prince, that Same/she che great 
f his countrey lay with a great power expecting his 
i teat importance. And the better to colour this 
erstothat effedt fromthe Chancellortothe Prince, 
ince not fufp Ging any fiuch treafon,gaue creditt M 
d Charicellor (as he {uppofediybut 
rh got fome fufpition of the matter, 
teatended by the Polonians his friends, 
»Who lay in wait for hin at Hult, to be 
wi } Ait 




















B 


Cc 


D 


Sixth Emperour of the Turkes. 


ned ynto their perfuafion,and retired with histraine to the ftrong tort of Kehwere, 
flayed fourcteene daies,asif it had been onely for feare of the Tacmelithe OMe 
sue notice to the Nobility and Gouernours of the countrey, his friends, of the imminent and 
common danger ; who forthwith repaired vnto him in armes.But the traitours proceeding in 
their purpote,cealed notto perfuade Bornemiffa,who had the leading of the Princes army ‘ie 
co fight with the Tartars was a matter of no {mall danger:and that therefore if he withed wel 
to his country, he fhould not have to do with them,but onely thew himfelfe neere vnto them 
and that he was not vnprouidcd forthem: which was accordingly done,and the Tranfyluani- 
an armie brought fo nigh vntothe Tartars, asthat they might heare the noife of their drums 
and trumpets. Whereby the Tartars as by the watchword, perceiuing themfelues difcouered, 
and nothing to fall out according to their expectation, ashad bin vato them promifed for the 
betraying of the Prince ; they remooued thence, and by another way breaking through the 


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A reaue him of his life and gouernment.The Prince aftonied with the nouelty of the matter lift 
. 


mid(t of Tranfyluania,and fo into Hungaric,tifled and burnt fiue hundred villages,flew al the Greet berme 


males that were abouetwelue yeares of age, and carried away the reft ynto the Turkifh army 


done im Tran- 
Syluania by the 


then lyingat the fiege of Rab.In the mean ttme thetraitors(when as this firft plotferued them Tartars. 


not)confpired to fet vp one Balthazor Bator,the yong Princes nigh kinfman,and with the good 
fauour of Amnrath to preferte him co the foueraigne gouernment of theircountrey. Which 
their purpofe the Prince perceiuing, and doubting alcogether to truft voto the fidelitie ofhis 
owne fubiects, writ to his neighbors the Rafcians,and other his confederats,praying their aid 
in this his {0 dangerous and doubtful eftace. W hich after he had receiued,he appointeda gee 
nerali affembly of all his ftatesco be holden at Claufenburg,and that vpona great paine to be 
infli@ed vpon all fuch as fhould not there perfonally appeare: fo at the prefixed day all came, 
except the Cardinall Bator and Stephes his brother, who guilty of fo foule a treafon againft 
their owne bloud,were now before fled into Polonia,Being all thus met together, the Prince 
commandedthe gates of the citieto be fhut, and diligent watch and ward to be kept, forbid- 
ding by open proclamation, That any man vpon pain of death fhould fo much as fpeake of any 
imagined treafon.And atthe fame time politickly caufed to be publifhed in writing,how that 
the Germans had in the farther fide of Hungaric got a notable victory ouer the Turks; forioy 
whereof he commanded bonefiresto be made, and the great ordnance to bein triumph fhot 
off, with many other fignes of ioy and gladneffe: and withall caufed a notable banquet to bee 
prepared, whereunto together with others, were inuitedalfo all the chief of the con{pirators: 
of whom,cuen as they were at dinner & leaft feared any fuch matter,he commanded fourteen” 
tobe apprehended and committed to prifon , and the next morning caufed fue of them to be 
executed inthe open maiket place. The principal of whom, who had vndertakento haue him- 
felfe flainthe Prince,after three or foure lightcuts inthe necke,he caufed to be drawne in pie- 
ces with foure horfes : the other foure, namely Alexander,and Gabriel Gengi,Gregorie Diace,& 
Ladiflaus Sallentz were beheaded, and their dead bodies al that day left inthe market place for 
the people to behold: the reft were alfo afterwards worthily executed ; and Balthaser Bator, 
whom the confpirators had intended to haue exalted, flrangled. Hauing thus revenged him~ 
{elfe vpon his enemies, he bya publicke ediét d ivulged through all bis dominion, gaue leaue 
to all his fubiects in general, of their owne charge to take vp armes againft the Turks, & what- 
focuer they could rake from them, to haue it ro themfclues, as good prife gottenfrom their 
lawfullenemies By which ynwonted libertie,the Tranfyluanians encouraged as witha great 
bounty armed rhemfelues on all hunds,to the number of forty thoufand; who being muftered 
and fworne co hold together againftthe Turks, made theif firft expedition towards Danubi- 
us:where arthcie fir(tarriual,by good hap they lightvpon certain of the Turks fhips laded with 
prouifion for the campe,and inerchandife of all forts, and much treafure:of which rich thips, 
they at the firftonfertooke feuien, batthe eighth (beeing indeed the Admirall) efcaped their 
hands.Inthefe fhips they tooke an exceeding richbootie, flew many ofthe Turks,and in to- 
ken of the victorie,carried backé'vnto the Prince feuen ofthe Turkifhenfignes. This vidorie 
caufed great ioy in Tranfyluania,euery man of fo profperousa beginning, conceling a 
hope 6f mot happiefuccefle. Itis reported, that Sinan Balfs hearing of this loffe, fhoul fay, 
Thatif this pronifion had come to him in fafety,he could wich that trealure more eafily haue 
bought Viennain Auttria,than hehad Rabin ae thisvitory the’ptince laid am 
uuu 2 r si 


Theceipires 
tors againfitbe * 


Prince, 


bended ae 


ex ccuttds 









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: to look G 
___ fence of his owne countrey. Sled 
The pester ~= Not longa sou two andewenticth of December atumult rife amon, 

ieatemalt af 

Gangeacinaple THES Of the cou 


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5 4 olent Tanizaries 
Anwret fcke. Many fuppofed to haue been the caufe of Amurath his death, which fhortly after enfued : his 


The capi: ie F 
: tame fhould promife to procced in his wars begunagain{tthe commonenemic,and not to conclude 






, eA murath the third, + 
_— but hearing of the returne of the Tartars from the Turks cam 


were comming toward Tranfyluania (as is before faid) he left Temefwar, Pe, and that the 


g the Taniza. 


‘onftantinople, which grew to fuchan height,that in the heat thereof on 
le 


of the Bafllaes was by them flain, with fome others of good account,and one of Ariurashs f 
fore wounded, and with much adoc faued. Vpon conceit whereof, dmurath for anger & ae 
fell into a fit of the falling fickneffe (whereunto hee was much fubieét)and was therewph f 2 
the {pace of three daies and three nights fo gricuoufly vexed, as if he fhould haue Rigineiy 
given vp the ghoft:fo that the citic was filled with heauineffe and fearc,and the great men uf 
the Court were euen ready to thinke vponanew Lord. Thistumult ofthe inf 


griefeand maladie encreafing daily by the euillnews ftill brought vnto him both by meftn. 

gers & letters,efpecially out of Tran{yluania,where the Prince waiting vpon cuery accafion 

was ftill at hand with the Turks,cutting them fhort in euery placesand in {undrie rodes which 
hemade vpon them this moneth, tooke many of their caftles and forts from them, Hehadat 
thatcime in the field in diuers places three armies:one ynder the conduct of Ge/fy Ferens,inthe 
country of Lugaz,ncere vnto Temefwar : another vnderthe leading ot Michael Hormat,onthe 
fide of Danubius,to intercept the Turks comming to Budazand the third commanded by Caf. 
par Cornoyfé in the countrie neere to Giula, vato whom came fhortly after fifteene hundred 
horfemen out of the vpper Hungarie. 

The Tranfyluanian Prince Sigifmund Bator thus lately revolted fromthe Turke, for the! 
ftrengthning of his {tare thought it beft betime to enter into confederation with his neighbors 
of Valachia and Moldauia(who moued by his example, fhortly after in like maner alfo caft off 
the feruile yoke of the Turke)but efpecially wich the Chriftian Emperor Rodolph. For which 
purpofe he fent Embaffadors honourably accom : who comming to Caffouia in Hun- 
garie the fourteenth of December, arrived at Prague the tweltth of Ianuary,with twenty wag- 
gons, and an hundred and fiftie horfe, where they were by the Emperors appointment moft 
hondurably receiued and royally entertained after a few daies Tenipgaulivesed vnto the 
Emperor the fumme of their embaffage, which 1 aconfederationto be made betweenc 
the Emperour and the Prince:after much grauecon i 
concluded and agreed vpon : the chiefe points whereos i thought it not amiffe here in briefe 
to.fetdowne, forthe fatisfying of fuchas defire to know in what termes that worthy Prince 
next neighbour vnto the Turke then ftood with the Chriftian Emperour. : 

Firlt ipwas agreed vpon, That the Emperour for himfelfe and forthe States of Hungarie 







emperor & ANY peace with him, without the knowledge and good liking of the Prince. Andthat inall 
the Tranfyl Ma 


"aban prince, 


conclufionsof peace tobe made betwixt him andthe Turke, the countries of Tranfyluania, 
Yalachia, and Moldauia, fhould bealwayes comprifed : in regard whercof, the Prince like- 
Wile promifed for himfelfeand the States of Tranfyluania, to profecute the commenced 
warre, and not to enter into any league withthe Turke, without the knowledge and confent L 


of the Ensperor and the Nobilitic of Hungarie,and thisto be confirmed by folemne oath on 
both fides, ? : j 


. Secondly,that the Prouince of Tranfyluania with all the parts and confines thereof hither- 
to poffeffed by the Prince of Hungarie, fhould remaine vnto the faid Prince Sigi/mund and to 
his heires male, with allthe profits atifing thereof, in firch fort as they had done in thetime 
of lohn,Stephen,and Chriftopher,his predeceffours.,, to haue thereina moft free and abfolute au- 
thority : yet fo,as that they fhould acknowledge his Im periall Maieftic and his Jawfull f uccef 
fors for their lawful foucraignes , vato whome they fhould alwayes {weare their fealtie, but 
Without any homage doing :and thatto bee performed by bis ficceffours at the time ofthe 
change,but by the Prince himfelfe,prefently after the confisming of this league. But thatfor 
fists of heires male, the countrey of Tranfyluania with all.the territories thereunto ganexed, 
thould difcend vnto his facred Maiefty and his fucceffors the Kings of Hungarie,as a tru and 
infeparable member thereof : whereunto the Princeand all the States of Tranfyluania thou d 
bind themfelues by folemne oath, But yet thavat {uch times the heirs male fhould failein be 


oa _ nua 


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onandferious difcourfe it was fully K 









o ea 


eG , 


fixth Emperonr ee the Turkes oe 


: refent Prince,and thatthe country of TranfyJuania fhould according to thefe pre=- 
pas os ates be deuolued to the crown ot Hungarie;as well his prefent Tinpeviall and ae 
eT Maiefty as his {ucceffors,fhould keep inuiolate the antient lawes, priuiledges,and cuftomes 
. f : hat countrey,and alwaics appoint anc ot the nobilitie of Tranfyluania tobe Gouernour or 
ia uod of the fame,and no other ftranger. “ rah 

Thirdly,that his Maicftie fhould ac knowledge the Prince of Tranfyluaniafor an abfolute 
Prince, and by fpeciall charter confirme ynto himthe title of Moft excellent. 

Fourthly,that his Imperial Maiefty fhould procure one of the daughters of the late Arch- 
duke Charles his vncle,tor a wife for the Prince,that as they were now tobe ioyned in league, 
fo they might beioynedinaffinitiealfo. 

Fiftly,that the Emperor fhould procure him to be made one of the order of the Golden 





i) 


etn that the Prince might with more cheerefulneffe and fecuritie make war againft the 
common cnemy,his imperialland roy all Maiefty thould notatany time, howfoeuer things fel 
out,forfake the faid Prince or any of the countries {nbiect vato him:and euen now prefently ro 
aid him according as the prefent occafion required, and afterward (ifgreater need thould be) 
with greater help,whether it was by his General of Caffonia,or others:and this giuing of aid 
to be on both fides mutualland reciprocall,according as the neceffity of che one or other part 
(hould require : and that where moft need was,thither fhould moft helpe be conuerted. 
Seuenthly, that the facred Roman Empire fhould take vpon it the protection and defence 
(G of the Prince and his territories.And that his Imperiall Maieftie fhould create the faid Prince 
andthe Princeshis fucceffors, Princes ofthe Empire : yet fo,asthat chey fhould haue neither 
i e id Princes. : 
ri ‘ath arate suet: cownes,cities,or other places of ftrength,fhould by their 
Picton stock be taken or recouered from the common encmic,at firch time as his imperi- 
all Maieftic (hould fend into the ficlda ful armie, fhould be all his Maieftiesibucfuch places e 
the Prince fhould by his own forces or politic gaine ge ibe Snes ie a eae iad _ 
Prince himfelfe, Yet that what places foeuer the Prince Thou f pes, 
i cof Hungarie before it was taken by the Turke,thofe he fhou 
D neat RET (hone as reafonable recompence were by him therefore 
Nhl ble facred Maiettie fhould promife of his oe bay ‘9 gine aon Bae 
ientai ifying and defence of fuch placesas thoula u 
Pinwronperiin Tene againthe a eee eperneiie: pou re aes 
his own co fers or forces,that the fame places fhould be throughly tor 4 
i + tie and the common good of the Chriftian commonweale, 
Mgierieen oh euents of war cs vocertain,and many things fuddenly bape 
ae mens expectation, if fuch neceffity fhould chance vnto his ean or i ie 
ceffors Corbell mifhap God forbid) that hauing fj aes Senne thes fe i ‘ - . 4 
i & country, but that the mighty enemy prt ‘ fy 
Cations . ahieste fame: in this their extremitie,his imperial & avail waite ata 
romife both for himfelfe and his fucceffors, within the {pace of one sie ie ig Cone 
; pein lace in fome other of his dominions,where the faid prince & his ere : is ee 
ably: linesand the like regard to be had alfo of other fuch puneya ae pet ce nd 
with the Princeaduenture their lives and linings in defence of the : se moe Sabefadots 
Which articles of confederation agreed eet feat dinates ba aa ain Beles ) 
were with all kindnes, bounty, emagaificence¢ Hine Rie eT C oy es / 
who was not himfelfe inthe meantime idle, g by ie ieetoea 
vnto him afi-hael the Vayuod of Valachia(aman ofno leffe worth pa a De ceclibtaet Ge ; 
the Palatine of Moldauia,both of them then the Turks tributaries; 8 by | 





4 
F the Turke both thofe countries, that fo with their combined forcesthey might the berter de q 


te ai- 
fend their liberty,and withftand their common enemy ewherein i ani ae fea 
led fo farte with them both, that catting offthe Turks obeifancest fhe Turkesproceedings in 
benefit ofthe Chriftian commonweale, and no leffe ar satin of theitloft liberty.W hich | 
Hungarie, ioyned hands both together withhim fortherecoucty reuolt 


Vuuu 3 cs 










aa ifevihety gatrifon alwaies refiant)anoble gentleman called 
Be iis at much countrie,the aforefaid Alexander his 
Be, cbriticn Nor ofthis father, 
% which fome mi- 
* flaking,cal this flature,well knowne;fo was he for his zeale tow 
Michael alfa 


es 


the name ing,bi i 
Hs of dealing bis conftancie and bounty vor 


cerned the common go 
hfome good part ofGen 


this noble Vayuod(ot whommuchisto be faid herea Rhea Teed 


ercin; 
hein be from our purpofe to {ee the manner of his: Ondag 
we haue alreadie the Tranfy UNE eed ie Turke,a 
man(whileft hediued,a moft worthy member‘of the Chriftian Pommoéntocale s Senet the 
_ftepbacke to fee how hee obtained of the great Turke this fo honourable i a erie ailete 
the Vayuodhhip of Valachia, not withouthis revolt long nowto be Holos “ay 
Alexander the late Vayuod of Valachia,a Moldavian borne,and by Amurath hi 
tmotedrorhat dignitie ; proud aboue meafure of this his fo great a preferment, art: 
owne nobilitie,and the deceitful fauor of Fortune ftill fawning vpon him;not ere alfoothis H 
his people himfelfe with intolerable impofitions,but tobe in farther favor with H aa 
brougheinto that country (toomuch before exhaufted)fuch a company of them,a - Urkes, 
feemed nowalmoft wholly tochaucipoflefledithe fame, oppreffing the poore Chiftan ae 
lola aitancs wt new exactions,and more than tyrannical iniuries, cuen fiich a ae 
me ¢. ie ee by. the Turks themfelues vfedsnot only breaking at their pleafure into Geche: 
an Ai idifpoiling:them of their goods, but taking tythe alfo of their children, asifit had bin 
on “yaa thingnenerbefore there feene:and for the fatisty ing of their beaftly luftjra i 
as ane wiuesand daughters, euen in the fight of theirhusbands and parents,with dine 4 
oi ef . pees villanies,not with modeftie to be rehearfed, So that by this meanes . 
paptiolen y taken from his Chriftian fubigétsail hopetof recouerie of their antient liBehie 
Ssh as fometime it falleth out in thefe worldly things both ynto men & commonweals, 
a) a 4 rought vntothe laft caft; & cuenasit were to the botrome of difpaire,by the goodnes 
Deen tae Saaesheacer ats fuch ees tslp and reliefe,as that thereby 
luftte of their ftare chan was that from which a i Meat cipialeventoby theta 
[ ‘ y Setore fell sit had euen fo by the fin 
nee ae ph hapnedvnto the Valachians,not knowing which way to ‘tin them hee. 
Seton asl tallowa(a city inthe confines of Valachia towards the confines of the Hunga- 
Mi utks,where the Gouernor of thofe bordets is for the defence therof witha ftrong 
* We Mtichacl,{onto Peter the Palatine of that K 
i ; predecetior: whoas he was vrito the people forthe ho- 
prerogatiue of his birth,tie comelineffe of his perfon,andtalneffe of his 
v ards the Chriftian religion, his loue towards 
a his ae towards his inferiours, his vpright 
of higtone? : ito them, no leffe gracious, & for other the ncble vertues 
wifes Je saan eons forthe perfo:mance of great matters, his deepe 
ght; his fivcet and pleafing {peech, void of all affectation, vnto all 


d 5 
goodmen moft deare: whofe fame:both forthe honor of his houfe,& of his own vertues, ftill 


more & more en thes 
coma ‘led een rife in the eares of Alexander the Va yuod, was the caufe that he 
Ap saree = out ofthe way ;wherof he by good fortune hauing intelligence, 
ftaying long (God fo ‘te rR th, for fafegard ot himfelfe fled firft into Hungarie,and there not 
Va eae he mee ing him) went to Conftantinoplein the yeare 1591,t0 fue for the 
hte P ae A the Ae of his country and the Prouinces thereunto adioyn ing, fe- 
‘Titie and via fat slat ‘out witich timethe chiefe and moft graue of the Valachian nobi- 
dae, D a xe pro! sein themfelucsarthe fect of Amurathmoftgticuoully complai- 
filllike peer he red ee and intolerable iniliries they had already fuftained, and were 
ers iusto ap lean eee et from Alexander their Vayuod, and the follow- 
BY hismoth fanlaat nore Or aside Ae merchants with plentiful tears orderly declaring m2- 

are Vertues,as the true heire of theirprouince:mofth i 

i i 3 umbly requefted 4: Acither to have 

asp ae ban hen ee ae of their country,):: <> acothes pits tai affigne 
Earcibieneian apie asipaaghatal es lite, rather thanvader the heauie command of fo 

- CaManas Was Alexander. For the furthering of whichthcir fute,a¢ichael his vacle AL 
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rs 


Jixih Emperour of the Turkes. 


A the mothers fide, a Greeke borne, anda man for his exceeding’ wealth in great fauour ihe 


Turks Court, {pared forno colt. So Michael by the goodnefle of God wasb i : : 
great folemniuc created Vayuod of Valachia, and the opprefledandalmoft plea pei 


time moft flourifhi i itch i eat 
thar fometit oft fourifhing countrey by little and litte well relieued (although not alto- Be a 


gether without moft tharpe and violent remedies, fuch as extremiti¢s oft require) began 
agdine to lift vp the head, and toafpire vato the antient libertie and Sa canine $ pete 
beginning of whofe happic foucraigntie, W4/exander his ptedeceffour in his owne confcience 
guiltie of his euilland fhamefull gouernmencof that fo notableand great ayprouince,and now 
in feare to’be called toaccount,fecretly fled, But certaine yeares after remuuingto Genter 
cinople with his wife; and there attempting diuers euill meanes for the obtaining of the Pala. 
B tinat of Moldania; and for thofe his valawtullipragtifes acclifed by the Palatine his Agent ; he 


was by the commandement of Amurath taken in his owne houfey and there im his princely ap- lexander 


Re aan . 
parelimoft miferably ftrangled vpon Palme Sunday, inthe yeare 1597, about fix yeres after it ar ‘ 


his departure out of Valachia. i 
Michael thus made Vayuod of Valachia, Jong it was.not but that it fortuned the reverend 
Father Cornelius de Nona,{ent from Pope Clement the eighth vato the great Duke of Mufcouie; 
in his returne conferting with Sigifmundthe Tranfyluanian Prince, and —4aren Palatine of 
Moldauia, enformed them ofthe great confent of diuers zealous Chriftian Princes. for the 
maintenance of the war againftthe dangerous and common Enemic ; with many graue and ef- 
fetuall reafons perfuading them (but efpecially for thatthey were themfelues Chriftians ) in 
¢ that Chriftian quarrel to joine vnto them their torces alfo, raifed.in thofe their countries neere 
yntotthe great riuers‘of Danubius and Nefter : but vnto Michael the Vayuod of Valachia, hee 
could not for diuers his other importanit bufinefles then come : whom for all thar, theafore- 
faid Tranfyluanian Prince Sizifmund his neighbour defiroufly fought to draw intothe fellow- 
{hip ofthis war, euen for the fame reafonsalmoft wherewith he had been himfelte mooued: 
Firft, by diuers greatreafons remouing fuch doubtsas might juftly {cemeto hinder him from 
giuing thereunto his confent ; and then by declaring the Turkith infolencie daily icreafing, 
with the infinite grievances by them deuifed againtt the miferable Valachians ;when'as the 
incurfions of the Turks or Tartars, or their paflages that way (no leffe rroublefome than their 
inrodes) was almoftcuery monethto be feared, their armies as friends to bein Wiater and 
D Sommer received, theit fouldiers to theit great charges relieued, and their commanders and 
captaines rewarded. Valachia thus impouerifhed , was not able (as he faid) to pay the great 
{ums it did alreadie owe, neither wasto expect any releafement of thecuilsit was wrapped in, 
much leffe was itableto fuffice vnto the grieuous exactions to be thereunto by them after- 
wardsimpofed. None ofhis predeceffors (as he faid, and as truth was) had for many yeares 
now paft, for any longtime, or with any fecuritie held their ftate or gouernment : but that et- 
ther by the calumniation of the Enuious, orbribes of their ambitious competitors, brought 
into fafpition with the Sultan, they were violently thruft out, or moft cruelly putto death.» 
In briefe, he faid it was a wife mans part, not without moft manifeft and weightiereafons, to 
promifevnto himflfe better fortune, or more affurance of his ftate , than had his vafortunate 
predeceffors before him ; but watned by their harmes, betimes to prouide for his owne fae. 
tie. By which perfiiafion he fo preuailed, that the Vayuod (whofe name, whofe fame, whofe 
wealth and life together with his fubieéts was all thereby indangered)although he wouldnot 
(for the weightineffe of the matter) at the firtt yeeldthereunto ; yet affuredly promifed, with 
his friendsand the reftof the Nobilicic of his countrey to confider thereupon. Hauing it by 
the Prince plainly laid downe before him, howa fufficient number of fouldiers might at all 
times be raifed, their pay prouided,and aid (till fenvhim as need fhouldbe, from the German 
Emperor,or himfelfe out of Tranfyluania:as alfothat Aaron the Palatine of Moldauia would 
atalltimes be readie to combine himfelfe vnto them ; that fo wich their vnited forces they 
might vpon the banks of Danubius and Netter eafily repulfe the incurfions both ofthe Turkes 
E and Tartarstheit enemies:the Chriftian Emperor in the meanetime withleffe trouble procee+ 
. ding in his wars againft the Turke in the other fideiof Hungarie. 


Now whileft chis plot was thus in laying,and matters too and fro debating, ‘not altogether 
mie into Hungarie, had ta- 


mifchance fo muchconcer+ 
nung 


E 


withoutthe Turks fufpition , Sinan Bafa comming with a great ar 
ken the ftrong Towne of Rab, 4s is before declared: with which 










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bee gat (IE AIC ahi 
ng the poore remainders of Hungaric,the Vayuod oued, began 
_ conlider of his owneeftate.Andas he was aman nd noleffe center) toc 
_countrey , gticuing to {ec his fubieéts committed to arge, to be fo daily by the iifolee 
ent 


~ Turks ftill more and more oppreffed: he(as he had before promifed to the Tr : 
led an affembise the sues of Valachia, to confult with them what eee ee 
forthe remedic o. fo great euils, as alfo forthe preuenting of greater, not without ca ane 
to be feared. Where by the general confent of them allit was agreed, rather to joine i mart 
Emperor and the other Chrittian Princesin confederation,as they had bin oftentimes by ee 
__ requefted, than longer to endure that heavie yoke of the Turkifh thraldome and th ka 
be- Whereupon the Vayuod taking vato him two thoufand of the Hungarian garrifon foul 
: ey now before for that purpofe fecretly layd yponthe frontiers ofhis country ; and callin aa 
vt the name of Chriff Jefe, in one day to begin withall, flew abouttwo thoufand of the ri Hie 8 
(who without his leauc had in that country proudly feated themfelues) with all the reltof the 
Turks(in the midft of their infolencie) rogether with the traiterous Iewes, not leauing Ke F 
them thathe could come by aliue inall the open countrey. And purpofing to driue them oe 
oftheir ftrong holds alfo, and fo to make a cleane riddance of them,he within fourteen da a 
after fet vpon Dziurdzowa, a greartowne of the Turks vponthebanke of Danubius cred 
purntall fauing the caftle, and hauing there madea great flaughter, and loded with the fpo Ie 
of the Turks, returned to Buchareftathe chiefe {eat of his Palatinat. broths 
Butlong it was notafter this his fo great prefumption,but that he perceiued the Turks in re- 
uenge thereof to feck after his life:although he yet feemedto yeeld his obedience vato 4my- 
rath,andto hauedone that he didas enforced thereunto by the infolencic ofthe Turks, & tor ; 
Ne the neceffarie reliefe both of himfelfe and his {ubieéts. For the fame moneth(Rab being, asisa- 
Bae oie forefaid, taken by Sinan) one of the Turks * Emirs,difcended ofthe great familie and ftock of 
‘ere difeended Mahomet their falfe prophet,and rhen Cadilefcher (a man of greataccount and place amongft 
afte lel the Turks)accom panic: with 2000 chofen fouldie: +, fie of the great Sultans chamber, and 
Mahomet by Many of the Zaufij and Spahi,vpon the fudden came to Bucharefta vader the colour of refrcfh- 
= ing themfelues after their long trauell,butindeed with purpofe to haue taken the Vayuod: 
3g * where they without controlment committed all kind of outragious villanie , and taking vp all 
F the chief houfesin the citie,imperionfly demanded afth= Vayuod(who then lay at his palace 
neere vnto the new monafterie without thecity,buil — hourany caftle or defence,vpon the K 
tiuer Dembowiza) 10000 florens fora Prefent, with victuals and other neceffarie prouifion 
forhis followers. And prefently after being certainly informéd that he lay there but flenderly 
acerca almoft himfelfe alone,the Emir himfelfe on foot with a thoufand of his fol- 
pe el out of the city,as ifit had bin but for his pleafure,and in curtefic to haue feene him, 
¢ wee fo fufpitious a guclts comming the Vayuod vnderftanding, got him betimes away 
into the campe of his Hungarian mercinaries,which then lay but faft by: when the Turke thus 
deceiued of the hope he had before conceiued for the taking of him , craftily feat certaine of 
his followers,to know of him to what end he in time of peace did entertaine fuch anumber of 
Hungarian foldiers? Whereunto the Vayuod cunningly anfwered, That they were at the firft 
entertained for the taking of Peter the fonne of Alexander, fometime Palatine of Moldauia: [, 
weal hoe’ he were now before apprehended, and openly hanged vpon an hooke at Con- 
ftantinople, yet that thofe foldiers were for their readie feruice, of neceffitic ftillto be bilited 
inthe countrey vatillfuch timeastheir pay mightbe prouided. Which the Turke hearing, 
commanded the Vayuod forthwith to difcharge them as men vnneceffarie,and to his fubiects 
Syne , promifing the next day to lend hima tunne of goldto pay them their wages. 
i a feigned promife the Vayuod feemed thankfully to take , yet nevertheleffe comman- 
ithe Hungarians forthwith inarmes to ftand in readineffe in the campe, for the intercepting 
of the Turks, if haply by him diftreffed, they fhould betake themfelues to flight : whileft he 
in the meane time with his courtiers and other fouldiers fecretly affembled intoa vally there 



















































































the Innes wherein they lay, and fetting fire vpon the ia fiue places, notal 
. both with fire and the fword, thetwo greateft ee of ity fecking now for nothing 
> morethanth Ana iNE seers of his fpoiled Gjtie, his forced Virgins , and wronged fubiedts. 
Home: eT wa fpace right valiantly defended themfelues, and by Pe 
(althoug 


by, came fuddenly vpon the Turks(not asthen dreaming of any fuch thing) compaffed about M 
bly forced them. ¢ 


A (although in 





jixth Emperour of the Turkes. 


vaine) fought to haue broken thorow the midft oftheir enemies , andfotohaue ~ 








fled. Yeamany of them by force of the fire driuen out oftheir lodgings , and tearing offthei 
burning cloathes, fought ftarke naked: but moft of them which could, fled ynto Re wala 
where he great Emir lay, there with him readie to die ot linc, All which, their lat endeuors 


of defperation the Vayuod cafi 


ly fruftrated, withtwo great pieces of Artillerie pening away 


for hisfoldiers vntothem. So that the proud Emir now in defpaire (like the hunted Caftory 
threw downe out ofa window a great cheft full of goldand pretious ftones, and other jewels 
of great value , ifhappily hemight haue fo appeafed the Vayuods wrath ; humbly now re- 
quefting no more, but co hauc his life fpared ; fearefully promifing a large ranfome for him- 


felfeand thofe tew which 


B the manifold iniuries by them done ynto him and hi 


ued with the rich fpoiles ¢ 


were yet left aliue with him. Howbeit the Vayuod mindefill of rhe caditefher 
s fubieéts, and nothing mitigated or mo- 
hrutt vpon him , or the large promifes the Turks had made him ; 


commanded all thofe his enemies now in his power,to be flaine euery mothers fon: 
his fouldicrs had awonderfull rich poile, although much more was loft inthe fire: and fogi- 


uing thanks vnto God for the viétorie, refted with his people a while at quiet. Yet within 
feffethan a month after, he fent Albertus Kiral his Lieucenant with an armie to Phloch(agreat 
openynwalled towne on the farther fide of Danubius, 
copolis) from whence the Turks oftentimes pafling oue 


there done great harme : which towne not inferior vato agood citic, he fuddenly 
and facked it, putto the ford all the inhabitants thereof,except fiich as were before his com- 


ming fed, And thorily after (t 
river to haue furprifed Herfowaa wa 
the way vpon the yce encountred by ¢ 


and hauing flaine many of them, and put the reft to flight, holding on his intende 
tookethat rich citie, which he rifled and burnt downe to the ground all exceptthe caftle, 
which was yet by the Turks valiantly defended : and fo with the fpoile of the citie returned 


againe ouer the riuer, there to re 
the Winter weather. And yet not {o contented, within fix d 
river, and hauing vpon the fide thereof in a great battell ou 


tooke Siliftraa great citie of Macedoniabuilt by Conftantine the Great (being the 


D ofthe Turks Sanzackes, 


ked, and hauing flaine moft part of the inhabitants, 
other, no leffe terror than griefe vnto the Turks, 
But whileft the aforefaid confederation betwixtt 


was yct in hand, and the 


fly troubled with the Stone, and attainted with the falling : i 
d with the late infolencie of the Ianizaties , and reuolt of the couatries 


a, Valachia, and Moldania, (no (mall hinderance to the proceeding of his wars 
mented, with great impatiencie and agonie 
yeare of our Lord 159 5;Whea 
and thereof raigned nineteen. 
ft at Conftantinople, thatm2~ 
been diffolued. His dead bodie was not 


wardly alfo tormente 
of Tranfyluani 


in Hungarie)as aman both in foule and bodie tor! 
ofmind departed this life the eighteenth day of January,in the 
E he had liued one and fiftie, or as fome fay twoand fiftie yeares, 
Atthe time of his death ati(e fuch’a fudden and terrible tempe 


nie thought the world fhould euen prefently haue ’ 
ompe tnd folemnitie buried by Mabomes his eldeft fonne, 


long after with great p 
which he himfelfe had 


and wellin' 


equally diftant from Vrofczok and Ni- 
r that frozen riuer into Valachia, had 


ofwhom 


furprifed, 


fic more to annoy the Turks) marching againe ouer the frozen 
Iled citie but one dayes journey from Brailoua,he was by 
he Turks, whom he there ina great confli@ overthrew, 


d journey, 


freth his fouldiers, wearied with labour andthe extremity of 
ayes after paffing againe over the 
erthrowne the Turks garrifons, 


feat of one 


habited with rich merchants) which faire citie be ranfac- 
burnt it downe to the ground ashe had the sitifre barat. 


he Emperor and the Tranfyluanian prince murath diese 


troubles in Valachia thusarifing , Amurarh the great Sultan gricuou- 


before builrat Conftantinople. 


FINTS, 


fickneffe his wonted difeafe,and in- 


in aMofchie 


1055 


with all the 
Turkes bis Fol- 
lowers laine. 


Phloch fpoiled 
by the Vaynod 


Berfowa taken 






heV d,began 
et <1 iF t) 
onli he was a n indno leile Pallet OIG 
~ conntrey , grieving to fee his fubiects committ ge» to be fo daily by thei a his 
Turks ftill morg and more oppreffed: he(as he had before promifed to the Tran{; yloania lent 
led anaffeuiblie ofl the States of Valachia, to confult with them what were bett to ree oD 
forthe remedie o: fo great euils, as alfo forthe preuenting of greater, not without i ned 
to be feared. Where by the general confent ofthem allit was agreed, rather to joine wi olin 
Emperor and the other Chriftian Princesin confederation,as they had bin oftentimes} : 
requcfted, than longer to endure that heauie yoke of the Turkith thraldome and fa “i 
¢- Whereupon the Vayuod taking vato him two thoufand of the Hungarian garrifon fouldiers 
now before for that purpofe fecretly layd vponthe frontiers Of his country ; and callin ae 
the the name of Chriff /efus, in one day to begin withall, flew abouttwothoufand of the Tot Heel 
(who without his leaue had in that country proudly feated themfelucs) with all the relhof th : 
Turks(in the midft of their infolencic) together with the traiterous Iewes, not leauing we f 
them that he could comeby aliue inall the open countrey. And purpofing to driue them * 
oftheir ftrong holds alfo, and fo tomake acleane riddance of them,he within fourteen da a 
after fetvpon Dziurdzowa, a greattowne of the Turks vponthe banke of Danubius, which ie 
burntall fauing the caftle, and hauing there madea great flaughter, and loded with the {po ie 
of the Turks, returned to Buchareftathe chiefe feat of his Palatinat. y 
But long it was notafter this his fo great prefumption, but that he perceiued the Turks in rc- 

uenge thereof to feck after his life:although he yet feemedto yeeld his obedience vnto Amy. 
rath,andto haue done that he did as enforced thereunto by the infolencie ofthe Turks, & tor : 
the neceffarie reliefe both of himfelte and his {ubiects. For the fame moneth(Rab being, asisa- 
tha fal forefaid, taken by Sinan) one of the Turks * Emirs,difcended ofthe great familie and flock of 
“are difcended Mahomet their falfe prophet,and then Cadilefcher (a man of great account and place amongft 

aaa f the Turks)accompanied with 2000 chofen fouldiers, fitie ofthe great Sultans chamber, and 
abomet, by Many ofthe Zaufij and Spahi,vpon the fudden came to Bucharefta vnder the colour of refrefh- 
nameofE~ ing themfelues after their long trauell, butindeed with purpofe to haue taken the Vayuod: 
where they without controlment committed all kind of outragious villanie ; and taking vp all 
the chief houfesin the citie,imperioufly demanded ofthe Vayuod(who then lay at his palace 
Neere vnto the new monafterie without the city, bint! meow any caftle or defence,vponthe K 
tiuer Dembowiza) ro000 florens fora Prefent, with victuals and other neceffarie prouifion 
forhis followers. And prefently after being certainly informed that he lay there but flenderly 
accompanied, and almoft himfelfealone,the Emir himfelfe on foot with a thoufand of his fol- 
diers,wentout of the city,asifit had bin but for his pleafure,and in curtefic to haue feene him. 
OF which fo fufpitious a guefts comming the Vayuod vnderftanding, got him betimes away 
into the campe of his Hungarian mercinaries,which thenlay but faft by: when the Turke thus 
deceiued of the hope he had before conceiued for the taking of him , craftily fentcertaine of 
his followers,to know ofhim to what end he in time of peace did entertaine fuch a number of 
Hungarian foldiers¢ Whereunto the Vayuod cunningly anfwered, That they were at the firft 
entertained for the taking of Peter the fonne of CAlexander, fometime Palatine of Moldauia: [ 
whoalthongh he were now before apprehended, and openly hanged vpon an hooke at Con- 
ftantinople, yet that thofe foldiers were for their readic feruice, of neceffitie ftillto be bilited 
inthe countrey vntill fuch timeastheir pay mightbe provided. Which the Turke hearing, 
commanded the Vayuod forthwith to difcharge them as men vnneceffarie,and to his fubiects 
troublefome , promifing thenext day to lend him a tunne of goldto pay them theirwages. 
bie feigned promife the Vayuod feemed thankfully to take ; yet neuertheleffe comman- 

: the Hungarians forthwith inarmes to ftand in readineffe inthe campe, for the intercepting 
of the Turks, if haply by him diftreffed, they fhould betake themfelues to fight : whileft he 
te the meane time with his courtiers and other fouldiers fecretly affembled into a vally there 
“é soa fuddenly vpon the Turks(not asthen dreaming of any fich thing) compafled about M 
the Innes wherein they lay, and fetting fire vpon thesia fiue places, not 
both with fire and the fword, the two greateft extremities of war fecking now for nothing 
more thanthe juft reuenge of his foiled Citie, his forced Virgins , and wronged fubiedts. 


Howbeit the Ti i ine force 
ame r fpace right valiantly defended themfelues, and by earth ougt 






















































































ably forcedthem 









Jixth Emperour of the Turkes. : 1053 , 


although in vaine) fought to haue broken thorow the midft oftheir enemies 7 
e hed. Yeamany of them by force of the fire driuen out of their lodgings, and Eats ontel 
burning cloathes, fought ftarke naked: but moft of them which could, fled vnto the palace 
where the great Emir lay, there with him readieto die or liue. All which,their lat endeuors 
of defperation the Vayuod eafily fruftrated, withtwo great pieces of Artillerie opening away 
for hisfoldiers vntothem, So that the proud Emir now in defpaire (like the hunted Cattory 
threw downe out ofa window agreat cheft full of goldand pretious ftones, and other jewels 
of great value, if happily he might haue fo appeafed the Vayuods wrath ; humbly now re- 
quefting no more, but co haue his life {pared ; fearefully promifing a large ranfome forhim- 
felfeand thofe tew which were yet left alive with him. Howbeit the Vayuod mindefull of rhe caditepier 
B the manifold iniurics by them done vnto him and his fubieéts, and nothing mitigated or mo- 7th «ll the 
ued with the rich fpoiles thruft ypon him, or the large promifes the Turks had made him , tana 
commanded all thofe his enemies now in his power,to be flaine euery mothers fon: of whom : 
his fouldiers had awonderfull rich {poile, although much more was loft in the fire : and fo gi- 
uing thanks vato God for the viétorie, refted with his people a while at quiet. Yet within 
feffethan a month after, he fent albertws Kiral his Lieutenant with anarmieto Phloch(agreat Phlach oiled 
openynwalled towne onthe farther fide of Danubius, equally diftant from Vrofczok and Ni- bythe wayne 
copolis) from whence the Turks oftentimes pafling ouer that frozen riuet into Valachia, had 
there done great harme : which cowne not inferior vnto agood citic, he fuddenly furprifed, 
and facked it, putto the {word all the inhabitants thereof,except fich as were before his com- 
C ming fled. And fhortly after (the more to annoy the Turks) marching againe ouer the frozen 
tiner to haue furprifed Herfowaa walled citie but one dayes journey from Brailoua,he was by ser/is taken 
the way vpon the yce encountred by the Turks, whom hethere inagreat confli@ ouerthrew, 
and hauing flaine many of them, and put the reft to flight , holding on his intended journey, 
tookethat rich citie, which he rifled and burnt downe to the ground all exceptthe caftle, 
which was yet by the Turks valiantly defended : and fo with the fpoile of the citie returned 
againe ouer the riuer, there to refrefh his fouldiers, wearied with labour andthe extremity of 
the Winter weather. And yet not {o contented, within fix dayes after paffing againe ouer the 
river, and hauing vpon the fide thereof in a great battell ouerthrowne the ‘Turks garrifonss 
tooke Siliftraa great citie of Macedoniabuilt by Conflantine the Great (being the feat of one 
D ofthe Turks Sanzackes, and wellinhabited with rich merchants) which faire citie be ranfac- 
ked, and hauing flaine moft part of the inhabitants,burnt it downe to the groundashehad the sitiftre iwnes 
other, no leffe terror than griefe vnto the Turks, ‘ 
But whileft the aforefaid confederation betwixt the Emperorand the Tranfyluanian prince mists 
was yct in hand, and the troubles in Valachia thusarifing , Amurath the great Sultan gtieuou- 
fly troubled with the Stone, and attainted with the falling fickneffe his wonted difeaftand in~ 
wardly alfo tormented with the late infolencic of the Janizaries, and revolt of the countries 
of Tranfyluania, Valachia, and Moldauia, (no fall hinderance to the proceeding of his murs 
in Hungarie)as aman both in foule and bodie tormented, with great impatiencie and aguas: 
ofmind departed this life the eighteenth day of Tanuary,in the yeare ofour Lord r595.vribes 
he had liued one and fiftie, or as fome fay twoand fiftie yeares, and thercot raigned cimctests 
Atthe time of his death atifefuch'd fudden andterrible tempeft at Conftantinople. tnare 
nie thought the world fhould euen prefently haue been diffolued. His dead badie was 
long after with great pompe tnd fe ‘olemnitie buried by Mabomet his eldeft fonne, in @ Molst 


which he himfelfe had before built at Conftantinople. 





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‘Quid probibet magnis nomen inelfe sume ? 
Qui fubsetta vides, tot diffonaregna, tot urbes : 
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podw rate fred ru! eee is 6 4 m8 nea 2 it ro dayess Omnia que jactas funt, Mahomete, wibil. 
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Zu -2ew sibed At) ‘ > 
“0 gutsioM & oa cut ! : 
a ah In Englifh thus : 


If ought there be might make thee great that on the earth is found, 
What chen fhould let thy nameamong the greatcft forto found: 

Thar fees thy kingdomes and thy townes, fomany and fo great: | , 
 Andgining place thy felfe to none,do’ft fit on royal feat. 








wial's Yer fith chou knoweft novaright for grace by Chriftto call, rie 
1) Pea | ~ Allthat thou boatt’s, 6 Afahomet, isnothing worth atall. 2 
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Teh IF BORAT OMET, 
THE THIRD OF THAT NAME, 


SEVENTH EMPEROVR OF 
THE TVRKES, 





p He death of the late great Sultan Amxrash was not forthwith made 
#, knowne in the Court, but with wonderful fecrecie concealed, not 

onely for feare of the Ianizaries, (who in time of the vacancie of 
¢ the Empire alwaies do whatfoeuer pleafeth themfelues ) but al 
Eo forthar the people having in diftrui the fierce nature of c1/aly. 
met, Amurath his cldeft {onne, were generally better affected to 
24 Amurath the yonget brother, a Prince ofa more milde {pirit and 


= curteous ried Alby no they in heart withed thofe tate- 






1595 


ly honours, whic d by no meanes without the great wrong 
» and preiudice of his brother, and danger ofthe whole ftate, 

be giuenvnto him, Ten dayes after, came Mahomet in poft from 
Amatiato Conftantinople, and was there by the great Bafla’s and 
Mahomet fae. Other his mightie fauourits falured Emperour: done, he prefently after caufed all his 


ted Emperor of brethren to be inuited to a folemne feuft in the co 
the Turkes. 


death of their facher;came cheerefully,as men fearing no harme; but being come, were there 
Remurthereh all by his commandement moft miferably ftrangled : and at once torid himfelfe of the feare 
babrethrw. of all competitors (the greatefttorment ofthe Mighti¢) he-thefime day (as is reported) cau- 
fed ten of his fathers wines and eoactibines, fuchasby whomany flue was to be feared,to be 
all drowned in the fea. srsber tet uit neal wet askin oMiands ind 
The Tanizaries and other fold iers.ofthe court not be oreacquainted with the deathof 4mx- 
rath neither with the choice that thepreat Baffa's had without their privity made of Mahomet, 
and nota little offended to feeithemfelues fo ‘di appoirited of, firch fpoiles as they reckon due 
vato them inthe time of their vacancie ; as men difcontented, rife vp ina rage, and made fuch 
hauock and fpoile in the Imperialcity,as greater they could nor wel haue made,had there biin L 
__as yetno Emperor chofen at all;and not fo contented, were now euenvponthe point to haue 
rifled their new Emperors court, and to hauelaid vjolenthands vpon the perfon of him(elfe, 
in reuenge of the tyrannic by him exec Mt and fathers wiues(which inhu- 
~ mane cruelty the Turkifh Empcrors eafily excule by the name of the policie of their ftate.) For 
A J rou habtoeas Nedwato him certaine of the chiefe 
t abléto do mott with chem,whomhe 
r’Win vatO'Kih and by thém to pacifie the 
svitill fichtiméaythe preat Balla’s themfelues 
é perfiiafions, mixt with moft gricuous 
hadé/appeated the tumult : yet for M 
1 ftrong watch and ward. Thisbroile 
the new Emperor fet vp before the 
slaced the dead bodie of the late Sultan 4- 
odies of his nineteene ftrangled brethren , ! ek 4 








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fae 


Jenenth Emperour of the'Turkes. 

forth of purpole,as an heauie fpeéacle for the people to behold: whoall not lone after were 
rogether with their father with great folemnitic atter the Turkith manes Ps ae 
himfelfe (being about nineand twenty yeares old)now openly proclaimed great Emperor of 
the Turks, and lord of all, from the rifing of the Sun,to the going downe ofthe fame. After 


thar,returning to his pallace, he made vnto his Baflaes and other great men avumpuicus and 
royall fea(tyas the manner was:but whileft they were in themidft of their mirth, vpon'the fua- 


wei) 





denall the city was again in an vprore,& the people in arms, in fuch fort,as that it wasthought part GF 


q ‘in an 
{carce one man would haue efcaped aliue from that banket,had not the chiefe Bafla with his Sore os 
grauitie and wifedome and wonderfull labor in good time appeafed their fury,and withall to 
their greater terror,caufed al the great ordnance inthe city tobe broughtforth into the ftreets 

p ready charged, tobe fhot off amongft them. 


Whileft thefe troubles thus paficd at Conftantinople, vponthe late confederation made Divers firtu 


betweene the Emperor,the Tranfyluanian Prince,the Valachians and Moldauians,diners for- "194 made 


tunate inrodes and skirmifhes were by them made in the frontiers ofthe Turkes dominions, at 
many ftrong places were furprifed,many rich booties taken,and notable exploits done,which 7#k* 
we will but bricfely paffe ouer,as the precedents ofa greater war, The city of Weitze,before 
taken by the Turks, was now againein the beginning ofthis yere recoucted: and the Chrifti- 
ans about Scuthia,in number about fourethoufand, breaking into the Turkes frontiers,carried 
away an exceeding rich prey,with diuersnotable captives. Thelike did alfo the Chriftians of 
Viuaria : at which time alfo the gartifon fouldiersof Altenburg making a rode into the coun- 
C trie about Rab, encountered with foure thoufand Turkes, of whom they flew two hundred, , 
tooke certaine prifoners, whom they fent fometo Presburg, fome to Altenburg: and Sian 
Bafa the late General returning towards Conftantinople with much treafure, whichhe had 
greedily {craped together inthe late wars in Hungarie, was by the Valachians fet vpon by the 
way not far from Belgrade,and ftript of all thar he had,haning much adoe to eftape himfelfe 
with fome few of his followers. The fame Valachians,together with the Tranfy luanians, vn- 
der the conduét of their valiant captains Geffius Ferens, entring further vponthe Turks,tooke 
from them diuers of their townes and caftles,as Pondefie, Nicoplife, Killa,and Rebnichi,and 
meeting with tweluc thoufand Tartars, flew agreat number of them,and put the reft to flight, 
D With this infolencie of the Valachians his late tributaries, butnow his enemies, the Turkith 
Emperour was highly offended :and therefore fent one Bogdanus a Valachian borne, defeen- 
ded of the Palatines houfe,with agreac powerto expulfethe old Vayuod,and to poffeffe him- 
felfe of thachonour,as histriburarie ; promifing vnto himallfauourand kindnefle. Bagdanice 
thus fupported and furnifhed,came with his power into Valachia , yet thought it beft before 
hee attempted any great matter, to expect he comming of the Tartars left the laft yeare in 
Hungaric by Sinan: of whofe comming the Valachians and Tranfyluanians having vnderftan- 
ding,metihem by the way, andioyning battell with them, flew cightthoufand of them, put 
thereft co fight, andfo returned: vnto whom prefently after this viétorie the Tranf} {uanian 
Prince fent fourteene thoufand fouldiers moe toaid them againft the Turks.But Bogdan vn- 
derftanding both ofthe ouerthrow ofthe Tartarsand the comming af this new fupplie, duct 
not proceed any farther inhis enterprife,but kept himfelfe ftil in his trenches. Not long wd 
E by the commandement ofthe Turkifh Emperour, Hemthe Crim Tartarwith a great power of 
his Tartarian horfemen entered into Moldauia,with purpofe to haue by fire and fivord redu- 
ced that countrey againevnto the Turkes obeifance: of whofe comming Aare Vaynod of 
Moldauia having knowledge,andaided by hisneighbour cAtishael Vayuod of Valachia, fo 
belayedthe Tartars, that hee in three diuers battels overthrew them,and hauingflaine ewelue 
‘thoufand of them, enforced the reft to retire againe out of hiscountrey+and following the 
contfe'ot thisvittoric, prefently after tooke Bendar, Schinitz, Tigna, Mechnis, with ome 
other Caftles and fortreffes of the Turkesneere vnto the river of Dinabitis, all which hee 
furnithed with his owne garrifons ; and withall tooke in therich Countrey of Bobraga, the 


BE inhabitants chiereof willingly fubmitting themfelues vnto him, as mehwearie of the Turkills 


thraldome. With like good fortune, aided by the Polonian Coffacke shee ouerthrew 74- 
nicalathe fonne of Bogdanus, fomietinac Vayuod of Moldauia; now fent by Mabomer witha 
_ gteatpowes,as amatt fit ia(trument to troublethe Vayuod, andto recouer ee, 
streysawitlt whom 4 aroscouragioufly encountering at Scarpetra, a mile from Danubits, 
bie XxxX gs 


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ats 
in durance at Buda and Conftantin 
good forme of peace, anit og of th 
1: without which conditions, all talke of peace ‘ 
shtie proteétor of fuch as put their truftin him,would not faile to helpe his; 
»With the reft of the confederat princes, in their fo iufta quarrel, and ate 
fuch as ¢ irowneftrengthandpower. = } 
_ Thisan captiues at Buda were commanded to givevnto the Bett, cit 
ting or by word of mouth ; and withall earneftly to requeft him both for their 0 ice wri. 
and their fellows, wrongfally detained at Conftantinople, Which it it could a ne libertie 
yetto comfort themfelues with thar, that they fhould in bountcous mannerrecein, e "ained, 
Emperour fuch allowance,as fhould {uffice to’ prouide them things neceffarie : as he k zat 
‘ted to Perliag, whom he might haue iuftly detained and not fent him backe againe, b Pad gran. H 
oe - being no peal prifoner. Thus were the vnreafonable conditions Bicieens: 
the Baffa propounde: ibuc! 
: ing fee be s a , by others anfwered : ut by whem he knew Not; No mans name rf 
‘The Emperor not ignorant with what an enemie he 
fullthan of the kingdome (or more truly to fay,of the re iques of the kingdome)of Hunox; 
Tying now as it were in the Lyons mouth, ceafed notto pray aide, not of the Princes Elsa e 
onely,but of others alfo farther of; yea cuen as faras Italieand Spaine, but efpecially of ie 
King of Polonia,as his neere alliance & neighbor. Vnto whom.both he and the Scares} Hi : 
Barie fent their Embaffadors, at fuch time as he,moued the daily incurfions of the Tu ‘ 
and Tartars into the countries adioining vpon his, had forthe fafetic of hisowne Kingdom $ 
called aparliament ofall his States in Februarie laft, at Cracouia. Wherof Mahomet the Gh. 
Turke hearing, fent alfo two of his chiefe Chiaus,his v{uallEmbaffadors vnto the kingandh is 
Statesfo affembled,to craue his aid in his wars in Hungarie : which if the king fhouldnot Te- 
fen, a Eronile pine renee aos to pay. hisfouldiers; and that Mabomes mind{ullof 
urtefie, would at all times crm uite himwith like, when his occa 
ike bad tequire, Thefe Embaffadors, hauing obtained fafe.condué from Ajchael the Vayned 
vato the Polo- he f ec for their paflags thtough is Countrie; comming thither, were by the Vayuod 
pe big ein imfelfe honourably entertained and welcomed, end {o brought intoa, faire | odging, where 
they difcourfed with him of many matters, Bu yuads followers, grieued 10 fee fo 
great honor done to thefe their fworne & moval ch weaponsin their hands brake 
ih the roome where the Embaffadors were,and without more adoe flew them both :andin 
q Ml ame fury fetting Vpon the reft of the Turks their followers,cut them/all in pieces, fo that 
pai ela came into Polonia to do their great Mafters meflage,cithes yet returned to Con- 
wave ple rocarric newes ofthe reft,but there altogether perifhed, Of which outrage, Maho- 
tvnderftanding, was therewith wonderfully enraged, threatening all: euills both tothe 
tujans and Valachians, and forthwith fent out other Embaffadours to the fame purpole; 
h bett frerwards in fafetie arriuedin Polonia. 
fore declared)ouerthrown,and many ftrong caftles and f 
the Tranfyluanians, Valachians, and Maldauians, the Turkih b | 
fe quarters,and. fore <haken onthat fide of Hungarie, Mahomet i 
t Sizan Baffa his General in Hungarie, to con- 
ome great matters... Inwhofe place he fent Frat Bal/s, 
Armuraths pxcat armies ag 
ein April, 
lth 













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Petiall ye 
he pride of 






































o.doe, and of | nothing more care. 






























































































wifhing ra- 
the Famine whichthe M 
uidaand Belgrad¢.on- 

ks infomuch, that the 
children & easthem. 

ge, whercof great numbers-0f 





Senenth Emperowr of the Turkes. 


A the Turksand Tartars died daily: fo that'offourelcote fine thoufand Tarthts wh; ii 
laftyeare into Hungarie,now remained {earce cight choufand,the eC aM neat es 
the Be nsec the Peftilence, Ah vn clad 
oiGreat werethe harmes the Turkes ftill dayly receiued ftom the late teuolyeu- 1 
Tranfyluania, Valachia,and-Moldaniasthe Chuifidns of thofe phices ecko Ryan a 
annoy then, Michael Vayuod ot Valachia, not contented with that hehadalread Uohesbut a4 
entring intothe Turks frontiers, furprifed Scitimele, together withthe cattle. Wwhetlnhé fpuind we 
Ffourcrecne held pieces,amonett which wererwowhich hady 4 
peror Ferdinand, and other two hauing vpon them the armes of Hwniades. which pieces he af he: 
rerward fentasa Prefenttothe Tranfyluatidn Prince. After that, he tooke Orofige, afimous 

B port towne; the'dwelling place ofthe Tutks great puitteyor for burter, cheefe, andihphy, ‘and 
fiich: other prouifion for the court, whereiphe found fich ftore ofthe atotelaid rouiticn, as 
mips well wi ie alll rd fora whole yeate: and (till profeduting his good 

ortune,took from the Turks Kilec and Galémpe,with the fr 2G mmon: 
ly-called Grigio, and at lengrh'befieged Lagstioe: ig ruse Fie Ang ost 
“With the begihning of the Spring came Murtbjas the Archduke and Generall ofthe Chri- 


ftian armie, from the affemblit of the nobilitie of Hungatie at Presburg, to Vienna, andfo or 


from thence to the Empetor-his brother at Pragtie, whoappointed him General of the lower 
Hungatic, and Maximilian his brother Generall of che vpper Countrey: siving them for their 
Lieucenants,vato Maximilian the'Lord Teuffenbach,andto.Matthias the CounticCharles Manf, 
fe; by*him fent-for out’ of Flinders, and after createdione of the Pritices of the Empire, 
John de Medices, whio was yec ih Hungarie,he made Mafter of the great ordnance, with charge 
to fortifie Komara, which he fo well performed,as that it was thought nothing in ftrength in- 
ferior t Rabi All this whiletht' Emperor cealed not by his\Embaffadors and letters to foli- 
cite the’ Chriftian Princes, for the repreffing of the commonenemie to put too their helping 
hands'?and fo much preuailed withthem,that out of his owtit hereditarie prohinces,& from 
other Princes his fiends, tie had this Spring raifed a right puiffant and {trong army forthe de- 
fence of Hungarie!Which how it wastailed,& from whom, itfhall not be much from our pur- 7, 








acl UVay= 
Valachia 


pontheni the armes of the’Em- #2! the Tarke 


harwite 





¢ notable ara 


pofe briefly to remember,as the chiefe ftrengrh vnder God,whereby the'Chriftian common: my ofthe Chri- 


weale was this yeremoft noatbly defended. Our of the higher Saxonic came a thoufand two 
hundred ’horfmen,and out of the lower’Saxonie fix hundred: froin Franconia'athovfand horf- r« 
men; from Sucuia fouire thoufand footien:out of the Countie of Tirol as many:from Bauaria 
three thoufand:ourof Bohemia two thoufand men at armes, fix hundred light horfemen, and 
fix thoufand footmen : from Silefiaa thoufand fiue hundred horfemen: from Lufatia flue hun- 
dred horfe and a thotifand foor: from Morauia athoufand horfe,and two thoufand foot: out 
of Auftriatwo thoufand horfe and fix thoufand foot: from Hungarie five hundred horfemen 
and a thoufand foot: from the nobilitie of Sueuia and Franconia foure thoufand foor: from 
the King of Spaineout of the Low-countries ynder the conduét ot Charles Countic Mansel, 
two thoufand horfemen and fix thonfand foot: yntothefe the Bifhop of Rome addedtwo 
thoufand horfemeh, dnd cighrthoufand foot: the great Duke of Florence. fent fiue hundred 
E horfe & thtee thoufand foor:the of Duke P2traraa choufand fiue hundred footmen:the Duke 
of Mantuala thoufand foor:& the Dake /#arigie fluc hundred horfe.Al which being puttoge- 
ther, Gllvp the number of fifteene thouf@RFnine hundred hotfemen, and fiftiethoufand fiue 
hundred foor. Which notable armi¢,raifed from the power of diuers Chriftian Princes, and 
conduéted by worthy'Chieferaines, had by the goodneffe of God muchbetter fucceffe this 
Summer againft the antient enemies of Chriftendome, than had the like armie the yeare be- 
fore,as in the proceffe of this Hiftorie thall appeare, o A ; 
Among the worthie Commanders that were in this puiffantarmy,Charles Countie Man 4 
felt the fonne ot Peter Ernefiwe the old Countic, from his youth brought vpin armes, was by » 
the King of Spainé atthe requeft oF the Emperour {ent with the aforefaid forces of two, thou- 
F fand horfe and fix thoufand foot Gutof the Low-countrics,asaman for his approued valor & 
direction, ftto mannagethefe dangerous warres againft the Turkevnder C¥atshiae the Arch- 
dike,as his Lieurenant Generall : who hauing taifed the appointed forces,formoft part Wal- 
Ons, departed from Bruxelles about the midft of Februaric, and by the way taking hisleaue 
Of his aged facherat Luxenburg,and travelling through Germanie,came in Marchito Prague, 
Xxxx 3 R where 


ftians, & from 
whence it Was 


ifed. 
















where he was by heBospau and the 
d fhortly after with great folemnitie created o sof the Empire. Histor? © 

following after him, were by the way {ta ation es waters(the sii 
thei K 


were to paffe oucr at that time-sif wonted heig) icalouf 

ofthe Gamat» ees, wdeed chem eee ieswuntil fuck eo 
° Sie SEP ‘by his leccershad opened ynto, him the way.+ which Rrinces for alicia 
*; flood vpontheir guard, and fo gaue him aflagee 2 erie Led od that 
dey ‘Now ran great rumors ofthe wonder ill preparations the Turks,.as alfo ofthe Chri 
ore ans 5 Fame after i the reportof,all things aboue URelores 


HE Honourably entertain, 
































her woonted manner, enc 
which caufedthe Turkes with exceeding oke to the fortification of their frontic 
rayne {pecially of Rab and Strigonium,as. c shriftians to the fortification of Fok 
ta and Altenburg. Inthe meane time many hotskirmitbes pafled betweenethe Chriftians ang 
the Turkes, efpecially in the late reuolted countries of Tranfyluaniaand Valachia, wheroj 
the Turkés were ftill pucto the worfe,tothe great difeontentment of their Emperou wNeere 
ynto Temefwar the Baffa of Buda was ouerthrowne, by thevaliant captaine Geffis Beran, 
PerBafe andthe Tranfyluanians.Andin V alachiathe ‘Turk rll catering witha great armic, wie 
aeeem there alfo by the Lord Nadafii and the Valachians, aided with the Tranfyluanians,in agreit 
battell difcomfited gnd ouerthro Eightthoufand ofthe Turks heads in token of this yi. 
Gorie the Lord Nada/ti {ent ro Alb jato the ‘Tranfyluanian Prince, and certaine enfignes 
nae MA one was ena(hricals {with precious {tones and pearle, thought to 
bi orth thirtie thowfand dollars ; w aitce afterward reftored againe to Nedéfti,of- 
fering him great poffeions in Tr. , 
ted himfelfc. aaa 
Allthis Spring the Turks countenanced 
e force; giving itout, That the ouldin 





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Id hau beene content there to haue fea- 







warres with greater boafts and threats,than 
time worke wonders both by fea and land, 
s fent out with twelue gallies; who 
1 harme,caufing it ro be reported -ia 
tth b ; ing of a greater war,and that a won- 
A / mm: which raifed a great feare,as well in other places,as in Italic. 
Howbeit, no flich fleet afterwards appeared : for why, the TurkifhEmperor,much troubled 


with the reuole of Tranfyluani fol dthegreat mortalitie then raging K | 
ot at eto looke into the fea, hauing his 















both among his fouldiers and their horfes, wassiot a 
hands fullenough with the troubles of Hu , where huis men of war enioyed litrlereft in 
the frontiers of his territories, t . 
Sigifmund the Tranfyluanian Prince,had vpon fome inft caufes,of late ful pected Aarenthe 
Vayuod of Moldauia,to hauc intelligence not only withthe Polonians,but allo with the Car- 
dinall gator and other his mortall enemies,and fecretly to haue been about to make his peace 
with Mahowscs, and fo againe to fall off from him voto the Turke: which vehement fulpition 
growing daily more and more,was about this time manifeftly confirmed by certain letters in- 
a e preventing whereof, the Prince caufed Aaron to be 
be, fee as prifoners to Prague:in whofe roome'L, 


thie, placed one Stephew Rozwan, a wifeand dif 
dagen vnto him alwaics faithfull.Soas much 


cour Id not be rent from him and the vnion of the 
the Pol 
aid of his fai 


















s,he protefted openly by letters nto the 
full fubicéts,to redreffe thofe fo great in- 


gus, Embaffadors from the Turkith Sulten 
hitnfelfeinto his proteétion , and to giue him 

iespromifing him,that all the iniu- 
n and forgiuen : and that he fhould M 





| 







feuenth Emperour of the Turkes. 

faithleffe tyrant; trufting mote vnto the league he had withthe Chrittian Em Thet 
Embaffadors were {carce gon, but that afecret meffenger came with letters torah yes ti 
the Chriftians in Bulgariato the Prince,declaring voto him, That if hedid with any good fad 


ecile profecute his wars, they would be readie to follow,his fortune, and to joine hands wi 
himagainft theicruel tyrant, and to fhut vp all the pafluges that way ‘into Valachia, iatettay 


§ 


and Hungatiés.\ i 
Whileft thefe troublefometimes thus paffed in Tranfyluania and Hungarie,one of the oll 
Janizaties called Wafwede GieXs, an old fouldier, butaconfident bold fpoken fellow,moued as 
fhould fecm¢e svith the difcontentments of the time, camevnto cAtahomer the ereat Sultan’ at 
Conttantinoplejand there openly feevpomhim with thisrough andabrupt{peech : 
; ni 


B png : 

How long shtafl, molt mightie Emperour, wilt thowendure shy (elfe tobe feduced and. blinded by the The prefiamps 
great Balas of. thy Court, and Commanders of shine Armits? Horw lang wilt thon fuffer thy felfero ie 
be dectineds toshagreat danger of thy felfe, and hart of thy Subietts? Seeft show not how onerthrvartly, call fag 

andulently and cunninglyahey,mooned onely with their ovome coueroius and ambitions buiwonr, bane (i bert. 
pisherto,deals with thee and thy father ?.efpeciaDy inshat, thar pervaded by them, thow hiafh difhononre- mae ae 
bly broken thy league, and taken up armses againfithe Chriftian Emperonr: At length open sine eyes \:>%' 
wad fees heir deceit, and bor» much they abufe'thy power. ‘Sivan Batti, whe muft bane bivselfe banow- 
vedandexaltedabore all others, bath not by ftrong Land honowrably woon Rab, as bath been the mantity 
of thine Auncefforssbut hasheraftily bong it itswsth shy money, and shereby cast thee intbamioft dange- 
‘nous mar, andinfivitetroubless, O Rab, Rab; wow the caufe of great triumph and reioycing,asif thereby 
t allchriflendame fhould in fhort-tinse befubdued to thy Scepter. Bus.shon art therein’ mach deccined 
‘thy barnes, thy ftare-houfes,asareT ranfjlnania, Valachia, Atoldania, Bulgaria, and: orber Proainc 
adioyning, from whence thisthy Imperial citie of Conftanrineple, with the countery about it, shy Courts 
ea shy felfeart re berelieued, are by this soar [hut up ; forbat downe the river of Danubins out of the 
We, ar by the Euxine ont of the Eaft, thon art not able te leoke for any provifion, From whence then 
4d moff mightic Emperour, wilt thon maintaine thy (elfe,shy Court, this populons Citie, and the Coun- 
trey hereabont 2 Not to fpeake in the mean time of thy mightie Army nowin Hungarie, flelh, fifh, corne, 
rire afwictual are new at [ach a prices that the comman fauldier cannot buy them. In this ex= 
treame dearth of allshings, nos menonely, but euen the very beaffs and carsell fiarne for bunger.: Thy 
D Aurfes.ge fan perhaps into Hungarie, but neisher thou nor thy felech (oldiers cam ine by graffe and weeds, 
‘all shat is left in that countrey.. This mifirie and calamitie of thy people thon feet daily, and yer show z 
wilt not with found. indgement lift up thine eyes, to fee from whence thefe harmes come, andhow that = * 
they by thee put in. greateft traft, fiudie not for thy profit or the profit ofthe commonweale,bat oncly how 
by all meanes to enrich themfelnes. y 






a 
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ay 


Mahomet much mooued with the confident fpeech of the old Tanizarie, commanded him 
to be forthwith committed to ward, and by faire means to be examined, by whofe ferting on, 
and for what caule he had fo boldly vetered this rude fpeech vato his Soueraigne’, and what 
further thing he had intended : but thereftof the Tanizaries hearing thereof, rife prefently ina 

E tumult, and by {trong hand tooke him outof prifon, and by folemne oath combined them- 
feluesto defend him, cuento the {pending of their owne bloud ; whereat Mahomet was glad 
to winke. ‘ 35k j ; 

The greatctt part of the aid promifed by the Chriftian Princes forthe maintenance of this 

yeres wars againft the Turke being now come to Vienna in Auftria, Countie Mansfelt Lieute- 
nant General vnder the Archduke, forthwith called a Councell ofthe Colonels, captains, and 
other great commanders ofthe armie,to confult with them what courfe to take for che begin= 
ning of this great war: as whether they thould prefently lay fiegero fome towne ofthe Ene- 
mies, or elfe to expect himin the plaine field; and to giue him attell, Allthings wellconfi- 
dered,and that refolued vpon which was thought moftexpedient,he remoued from Vienna to 
F Altenburg,where he muttered his whole armie; and departing thence, with fome few of his fib hie of 
followers came to Walkenburg, a village vponthe fide of Danubius, where he made choice Ea ace 
ofaplace to incampe his army in: ¥ hich after he had marked out, hee returned againe with Altenbargs 
peed to Altenburg, and by open proclamatign thorow the Campe auc ftraight Ve ihe 
ment, That again(t a certaine houre euery man (hould be inreadineffe to remooneand - “4 







— \ Mabomes.the thitdyss 
_Wardtoward the enemy: but diuers of the fouldi syandefpecially the 
‘with after their wonred mannerse cry. out for their pay be they wouldn® 





















































; id began tern 
them their pay within eight days-Butehey ftilftanding vpon thei © Promiting 
> pay,tefafed Me hacherso follow MieintapraiieRand tn iratbecn fe om : aes forthe 
tinous foldicts 9 the Countie,in the name of all the reft to demand their pa he thofetig 
iwith commanded to be all hangedsburthree of them hauing reafonably ceed. a One forth, 
she let them go, and caufingthe other chreeto caft lors fot theirliies hanged bp thetntétues, 
*Which{evere executionto terrified the ref thavvponthe figneigiven the vial ‘gia Of then, 
the ie of thearmic followed the, Counti¢,Phe wholearmiy being come ra uv os atind with 
* the place where they were toencamp;the Countic himfelf with others ofthe n eta SL 
» swith fpades and fhoucdsro dig and cath yprthe'trenehessand:fo. wrought varilghey n ny began 
eens allthe reft of the armic,of what degreefoeuer, being eyskid Sie ain; 
se: dorcomoinoyea’ icpcsrant uve 
* So0< roin i atweorke with reftleffe la oii ‘ ri 

eee day.vatil] tt.was fully. finithed. “Che Counticlying shus foots Rae right nd 
Bat Mor anaes y-hinelpials co ynderftandwhere the enemie layandswhat he did <n Was fil 
toheareallybht to belecuc that whichfeemed moftiliketo barre what he iy fh MH 
bit Bey thatthe,énemy could neueh difconcrany of his:defignes devtveda re a Rep 
& <p Sp ine nhuch«sred +) and'commonly histinoft certaine veVolitio mae 
hada wedvaderthe open (haw otlomeother matter nothing meant fecuritiedia ahve nahMeS 
vate free from dangen:and alchough itowasby divers ineflengers browse vhs i 
¢ c paar tes (onal ittengnh; vnabletomect hint diforderly inearhped yan H ¥ 
pent ee a s PA bing ee he ginelitclecreditthereunto; as knowing fitch 

pa 7 Xe) oh vata given outby the Turks, of purpofe to lul the Chitiftians iq Ye 
cbritesthe more calijsto oppreflechem; The Chwi Man atinic ths ftronely entrenched tn 
planted with greatordndacethe Cou) Tey 


od wit rordna Himfelfewith'cerraint 
bi ha Sa elt Bane Rab, and fometime before Dotigviceine ee 
ncesanchfonctime the other; as if he hadverily pirpofed to hae : 
of them said togiuethe greaer thew that he! Hees ‘Recanlea recone te 
7 athe had: : h 
marked.outfor hisarmie mott bamienieneiprosti ah iilandfotthecatineye Ui eee 







ceeacinracrmcsemsy inn fa eer 
“* . ties y tfon fouldiers, fc Y 
Way siveit i am miter of thofe p, aces, neere me ney tuought halodne tne Cone ih 
Dyssecrit- sauetyart Me hauing now putall things in readineffe,came with his a d'fard ¢ bi 
he ore Dotis,demanding to hauc it yeelded ynto him. And th rat cateeti Tusketlat 
he wouldaffaredly befiegd that placéshe begant bi veneer mie he Tue shat 
\ Fe Set moft conuenieney ftraitly cotmmandin ‘ . 
a ‘tgieras bis ae Ure to the furtherance of thofe works:and the more by his‘own example 
ae he Bes abies) oftentimes himlelf carry alfteeot or fome other thing before him 
hie ich & SeUMOUMEI ee all'thar;certaitie Hungarian it 
perceiving, ftrairly clistpedtone ofth a By nach. Sota 


‘ 5 : ! Nis ¢: to carry af. { whi 
the Hungarian gentlemanre fafing,the Cointictherawith uch moated ‘aid ite abt Hess 


ies cae odictetne npariany pon hishorfeschargine him to {ce that he caried it to 
ifee@acritiee fightyan Ata ully taking it, carried it vntill he thought he was 
terhim)perceiuin tien ho Hala itdown:which the Countie'(hauing ftill an 

f fe ext ng for hig Aes him to be taken, and/all aimed as he rid tobe prefently 

ot his obftinacie. Which wholfome feucritic, both then andaftet- 

re lere commanded by thcir fuperiours. 








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that the Countie was gladiby afecond. ee alti ee aoe to: tile yFartherigg A 


)) sand forthe cafting vp ot his mounts, K 


lemen difdai- '[, 


m8 ken prifoners,were brotightintothe M 


ers. But the firft of the three could 
‘that he was asked ; and was 


to in 
ii Of the other two cutinto {ma 


any things wherof they were ig i 








Seuenth Emperour of the Turks. 


and among others, That the Turki(h Sultan had decermined to turne his preateft i 
Tranfyluania, Moldauia, and the vpper part of Hungarie ; and therefore Lier reins 24 
fend {mall pepe rere at all into thofe quarters. Rig 
_ Now was Dotis fo belayd by the Countie, as that no man doubted but thathehad ‘4 
urpofed to haue gaged his whole forces,when fuddenly the laft of tania nae 
given through the campe, That euery manvpon figne gina, fhould be in readinelle to follow 
hisIcaders,for that the Countie had determined forthwith ro remoue: yet whither theiarm: 
was to be remoued, few Or none knew, mote than certaine of the chiefe commanders. As fo? 
t0.go fa perigsn|im, few Sucrose thapfo much as dreamed thereof, all was'kepe fo Tecrett 
yet was it the Countics purpofe cuen from the beginning toattempt the winning of that ci 
B which the Archduke hadinvaine the laft yere bef 5 é P hidatbedia 


fore fo muchasinthat fudden feare they poffibly could, fled into the lower towne: Thenext “** 
day the Countie without refiftance tooke the forefaid places forfaken by the Turks, which he 
manned with certaine companies of Wallons,and made a bridge of boats ouer.Danubius,caft 
vp certaine mounts,and did many other things for the furcherance of the fiege. Inthtee dayes 
he had againe repaired the fort vnder $, Thomas hill abandoned by the Turks,andtherein pla2 


¢ ced foure great pieces of artillerie, wherewith he beganto batter the lower towne,& in other 


placesto ftraitthe befieged more than they hadbin the yere before. The Bafla of Buda not ig 
norant of thewant both of men and munition inthe befieged city, (and the rather, for that they 
had but alittle before fent part oftheir garrifon with fhot & ponder to Raband Dotisyattemp+ 
ted thrice(as he did many timesafcer during the time of the fiege) to hauc by the riner purnew 
fupplies both of men and munition into the citie : but was till by the diligence of the Chriltt 
ans excluded,and enforced with loffe to xeturne. In fhort time the lower towne ; Whichthey 
call Wafferftat,or the Water-towne, waswith continual battery fore beaten; fothar fearcely. 
any houfe or building was left, whole and acounterfcarfe made the laft yeareybearen downe: 
Whereunto certaine Wallons were fent,onely to haue viewed the bredth and manneriéf the 
D ditches:afrer whom certaine companies of the Hungarian Heidons prefently followed,with- 
out any command of their captaines ; wid with great courage gotto the rop ofandther high 


duke hadi egéd, The next night being both darkeand covzti 

* foule,the Countie rife with all his army and the next day being the firt of lickeseadnets Strit Fld rena 
gonium,they ofthe citie not hearing of his comming before they faw him vnder their walls; 7a eee 
Wherefore the Turks in the fuburbs called the Rafcian city,and they inthe forevnder S. Tho: Strigeninm, 


mus hill,defpairing of the keeping of thofe places, fetting fire onthe houfes, and defacing the == re. 








counterfcarfe, gethere fet vp fome of their enfignes. Which the Turks beholding,8& combing ‘re crriiged 


onclofe rogether,by plain force enforced them with loffeto retire,Amon 
were diuersalfo of the Wallons flaine,with fome others of good namevan place,to the great 
gticfe of the County, being nota little offended with that difordered fernice:yetday night 
the battery ceafed not,and the Chriftians out of theirtrenches with their musket fhot‘flew mae 
nie.of the, ‘Turks,vpon the walls,recciuing little hurtagaine,the Turks ftil fhooting fparinglyy 
for feare‘of wanting thot and pouder at itheingrearer need , yet that they.fpent they beftowed 
fo well,thatamongtt othersithey had flaine foure of the Chriftian canoniers, and onreWallon 
captaine.Aboutthe midft of Iuly the Countie with continual batterie had made the Water- 
tawne(as he thoughtyfaultablezand therefore fent certain companicsto begin theaffiulswho 
hquing paffed the counterfcarfe,found che ditch full dfdeepe mud, and but newly:citbroadet 
certaitrpaces by the Turks,fo that it wasthoughe[carce poflible to bepatfed withoitabridges 
behind whichditch wasan high wal with frong bulwarks,and within allithis was another now 
cat ditch,aad vponthe very brinke thereof athickeand high parapétdll which forallahat;cer= 
rains companies of Wallons witlegreat lahorand danger aduentured to paffesbut fuch-wasithe 
yalourofthe defendants , and the {mall number of them that came anito the aflaulrowittythe 
difaduantage of the place wherein they ftood,that at length they were glad roretiréwith the 
Jofixof many-oftheit fellowes. The Ghriftiansin'the beginning of this fiege 
F Tflandiin the riuerbefore the city,which Was kept with dome few compan! ic 
™ isHeidongasybercof the ‘Turks hanihg iatclligenceatiBuda, with:three gallies‘and cercaine 
woihior vetTelsslandes inthe ileed gooovoldiers,which flew che Heidons, vito whom notte 
carcould-be fidilenly fentjand fo recowtred againe theiifland : whérein:they lefea ficient 
@vELon fos the keeping theteof,fus nifiddwith all phitgs neceflaricane fo departedy Koow ‘ 
bliwk 


thefe Hangarians rpr//ed- 


had takenatltele vs yet 
ies ofthe Lord ipatf in 


PS ase Ve 


he 


© a Aes 







euery fide hardly chatged them, ‘The : 
- skirmithes, feeing the da sdiind lefrthievGermane i 
ia é inger, prefently fledand left quainted 
Hiealfoathe sabe rte hii og! exiliende es 
‘ irmith of the Chriftians were loft and gri 
mint uth of and grieuo 
= _ rei ee this fo profperous a bogindieanne ct bt boat 105 
or garb ae tes opateflary noche 
F : chefe things was not the Countiei Tne citi, and forg 
tr sees marion vnto him ; and tadithercfore erie! fata 
to the citie, Neuertheleffeth i ‘hen eal ; 
S.Thomes andS,Geor lethe enemic came ftill © fttongl 
.George,and necre vnto the fuburbs call  Aotilagalabans cf 
orderof battell,as did alfo the Chrifti burbs called the Raftian citie, py enthe hil 
& , h 4 
ches.In the mean time the Lord P. i dans, gining the enemic leaue to come oh Patent lues in 
the hill on theone fide, and the | in with his Hungarian horfemen fetching acs, theit tren, 

1 Swartzenburg with hi oe compal 5 
clofed the Turks behind as tha te Bn iHorfemet onthe hi rina 
der! ,as that they could not without great d ire pace bad fon. 
spun, Searte tel ghnte ecetgtetctesey cc 
i herwice | c¢s,came onafter their wonted i Y greath 
A, saute tiation tr atitarnebs et howe ine 
ia igo as thicke as haile peels Walle ii ag with their petroncls fent the he hic when 
4 theircoft, how vnfittheir li ohare and the menat armes after them rey fhe 

v halfenaked horf i taughethe Turk 
them fo wel appointed : ina tH Pt i ete ith 
tin but not with attelltomeee wi 
the fword,andto be tried b at out grear flaughter, the battel y tee 
; ; brough' 
dering ofartillerie both ea true valour: There was tobe heard a cry h Nhedehiri 8d 
: great and final, the clatteri Prinses highs, the th 
ing ofthe horfes,the crying ofthe wou! ring armor; the gliftering weapons,thencigh. 
of th ying ofthe wounded ,the heauie groani <apons,the neigh. 
facstal Warning cernt cee mt te 
r nit horror and cuerprefe aan 
- io ith 2 en {hort time flaine : forthe thes i “espa errant ona figheto 
ett Gitar Sats Meine sl wai ground,and the reft Peltigths Hedy 
Re fuecélsatey has uesto flight, lcauing behind them their sleet 
poe ght for the reliefe of the befi : © sacha 
presto pen had before takenthe ftraits where piel sexe, isa 
Balt, eiineten he bb irr bom: them that Siibeclsrtay inthe ed, Te 
awh vponthe hil, fer n@ehe di i Gaal at ala 
t , oa i 
The realy “tT ith about x ae ofthe tks as tad ee ntecterecien | 
lavieaichie tare . ele flain in this battel was greatand is of tittewvel Bory re ce ati 
aliases “apie ain't4000,and fome fewer. Befidesthem that ocuinier | 
éviidiesceraipienee . 4 es el 7 great nameand place. There ih eacecr 97 natibont 
- nate ‘ sand mules, laded wi } 
tie prouifion:all which, brought thither free bait ain areca 
¢ befieged, became a prey vnto the 


Chriftians. Inthe heat of thi 

. = d his batrel th A F 

ftians v, i abe el they ofthe city fall ' 

et, A ined tiene fide, but were againe protedely dite ni out, had entreda fort of the Chri- 
vidtorie the Countie fent i ‘out, and with loffe enforced to re- 7, 


horfemenwith 500 wa 
4 ai  Waggons tot 
ming thither found it vicerlyforfaken bya Campé not far off in the mountaines: whocom- 













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The Turkes 
ouertbrows. 



















farie prouifion, which they 'cattied all away, to 


ned with damaskesfatin, an 
twitts The Bathicrich Tent token ike richly embroidered or layed with goldlace or gold, 
gitenvntothe Countie,as pets el Cae Ofthe horfemen, was afterwards by him 
ongihefouldiersaccordingtotticindenrs oy, Cer found yall which he divided 
ofthe Chriftians, wi nibeeltestions Inthe Tarkscampewerealfo found certaine 
igh che: ; ji stig “Nagel flaine in the confli@ 

Thofe thatremdiiedof vith them into the camp,and there ho- 
en by he Turks army hid themfelues inthe mountains , 


Ne : en ee: beft thift for themfelues that 
aming fill tit With: tetentie horfe came to Buda about 


gether with 600 tents, many whereof were li- 












tic with gecat heauineffe, eucrie man lamenting 
is 


A his loft 


y the enemie, but wel ftored with all manner ofnecef- | 


Jeuenth Emperour of the Turkes. 


friends. The Hungarian Heidons beft acquainted with thecountrie, pricki 
down chemouantains and by-waies,for certain nis after the Patel jurougtin ante : we 
camp fuch prifoners.as they tookc, ox els the heads of {uch Turks as they flew, Okthis f re 
tablea victory the Countie by a {peedy m-flenger ceruified the Archduke at Vienna shout 
wardedhim for his good news witha chaine worth fiue hundred duckats: and prefentl ae 
fedthe fong of thankefgiuing to be fung in the church of the Auguftine Friers, and aah sn) 
jn all che churches of the citie, Phe Countic alfo to graufiethe Emperor,fent him by the lord 
Chalowhis ncphew,vato Prague,two of the chiete prafonerstakenin the late batcel,with foure 
porfemens Guidonscunaingly made of horfe haires,fuch as are commonly carried before the 
reateft commandersjof the Turks armies, and fourcteene other enfignes ofthe Turkes, with 
fourercene moft goodly horfes of the Turks,for a Prefent. ; ‘ 
Thenext day after this bateell,the Countie fent the Lord Palf with an interpretor ynto the 
citie,to demand ir tobe yeclded: who hauing audience,declared vnto the Turks in what dan- 
er they were,that the helpe they looked for was now quite ouerthrowne,new reliefe could 
not but intong time be fent vntothem;and that therefore it thould be good for them,whileft 
etthey might,to be welladuifed, and betime to bethinke themfelues of yeelding vp theci- 
tie,lefthaply when they would,it hen would not be accepted: promifingto intreat with the 
Generall, that they might in fafetie depart,and with fure conuoy be brought vato fisch place 
of faerie as were conuenient. Whereunto the befieged Turks anfwered, That the Chriftians 
had now fiue weekes lienat the fiege,and mutt yet lie three weeks longer: and thatwhereas of 
C ate fome'few of their friendscameto haue rclicued them, & had failed therein ;there was yet 
an hundred thoufand moeto come after them, who if they should not be ableto perform that 
they came for, yet that they would not for that deliuer or forfake the citie,before they were 
readie to be drawne our of it by the hecles, and that yet they would then take three daics to 
refolue thereupon. 

Now had the Chriftians with long and continual batterie fore beaten both the vpper and. 
the lower towne,which batterie they now maintained with greater fury than at any time from 
the beginning of the fiege,and withinthe city their wants encreafed daily haning nothing left 
to liue vpon but a little wheat and barly, with fome horfe Aeth: vato whom thus diftreffed,the 

D lord Palfi by the commandement of the Countie (rotrie what confidence they yet hadin 
themfelues)the ninth of Augutt,fent two Gentlemento the citie,to doa meffage from him to 
the Gouernour. Who aduertifed thereof,being avery agedand courteous man, accompanied 
with che Aga of the [anizaries,came to the wals.to heare what they hadto fay;where one of 
the faid gentlemen in few words deliuered him this fhort meflage. 
My moff gracious Lord: the Lord Palfi, moft worthie Gonernour grceteth sheewell, and knowing The meffaze 


shee to bea Captaine both valiant and wife, and one shat hath alwayes courteonfly fed (fuch as hane sora Taig 
fallen into shine hands, 


hath compajsion of thy de(perate obitinacie : and therefore, whereas thewart Gouerner of 
10 Looke or hope for nothing elfe butprefent death and defiruction, 


hee as thy neighbour and a lower S*ricenivm 
of thy vertnes, adwsfesh and exchorterh thee, if shou wilt [ame thy felfe and thine from moj vadeubted 
andimmincnr deabandvster confit fion,withous delay to deliner vp shiscitie,wbich thon canft not lon= 
ger bold. 
E  Vntowhom the old 
Thy fpeech my friend,and thy 
that.1 cannot pleafure him with she 
sil with honour carrie thefemy gray 





i) 


Gouernour thus without ftay courteoufly anfwered : 

maffers adwice are unto meborl wain.Tellthe Lord Palfiin my name, The vefolnte 

leaft flene inthis citie, One foot I hane alreadiein the graue , and paeeies son 

haires intoshe fame : andara yet comforted with amoftcertaine ro the mafece 
and undoubted hope, that my mot dreadand mighsie Seueraigne, and my Lord Sinan Baila will nos Lex! ig y 
‘forfakemec: yeaandthat if they fhould write vnte mee, shat they could finde no mcants or way fOr : 
heme me(which Lam {ure they can yet would Lwell and at leifure confider, whither tt were fit for me to 

© deliner vp this Citie or nos, (ecing shat of shedefence thereof, dependeth all mine honowr and credit. 


Befides shat what reward they bane on horh fides, shat focafily deliner over she cities they bame im charges 
all the world doth fee. onal 
the Aga of thedanizaries {tanding bys 


© With this an{wer he fent them away-Alll this while : 
{poke not one word, but fighing in filence and grinding his teeth,declared by his countenance 


his indignation and inward gricfe. ‘ - Fes 
In the mid way rer Budaand Strigonium, in the middeft of the riuer of Danubius 
Yyyy Kietly 


io7o ooo Mahomet the third, 
ali ang called Vizze,whercin many rich clothi j 
aocen fpoiled, and in returning thence, met with fi ee Mand the Hunpa 
ae _o ich tl -y tooke,with eight and «wenue prifoners which they b with come, goin om 
sown taken by ang Reapbite being with long and continual} batterie made utiles ost IMO the camp 
the Chrikiens, ie ie tiie. “nd Auguft, in three diucrs places. at onceaffaulted Theben, the Chrigi 
brsftians, ; = : i ics ari, , 
a ere notably epee Tues) fae weta tdi merce Reiter + fio tk } 
lowne a great palifado,filled the ditches,remoued what{ iota, Suetia lacks 
fought with the Turks in the breaches teh ann ilong 
Nt that by the comming in of th Y 2204 fo lon 
with fix enfignes of frefh men, the: a" sf Beata foal eo Barzan 
¢ y y preuailed vpon the enemie,and fo al arpaw 
towne. Inthe midft of this dangerous figh miele nc Ore he 
ght was the Marqueffe himfelt nthe 
ies as des dtu es ei his foukdiets, that ihey as — iting With bis H 
: 11 danger vntill they had entred the towne : theré mi “hintay 
amoft miferable crie, efpecially of wo: d chi innit bud 
Ctuiftansbresking @ ef o ly menand children throughoutthe citie ; wh pad 
breaki ery fide, flew whofocuer came in thei i ie 
po yt a bear great with child, neitherthelittle ch ildve op ttle ofege 
fts. id notall that were entred, fo muchattend the pre: cp yaa 
of them did the fpoile and red, end the prefent execution 
‘ ; i prey;and efpecially the Hungarians,ynto wh “in 
ee. ene art, of on ny windowes: Pieieby assy gy the me 
Vppe: ith the Baffaand d/s-Beg the old Gouernour.Th ifti ag 
ny houres poffeffed the towne, but that di id fi ede eben g 
ylodii ges as coco ate sa luers fires began to breake out in divers places, b 
wre. At laft it was found A donbeing 
he loffe of mas Sad awd before where they thought beft lett Bebudersiticn ees 
Pineinh eerie} ce that purpofe, fhould at acertaine time fet all on fire Spend 
means rrible fires were raifed in the town, which confumed many goodly buil- 


dings,and other things which mi | 
Rpeenadzy vr ari ant pods have ftood the Shriftians in great ftead,and could hard. 


















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+ 
(Seams Menfe 


i This fo ioytull a viGorie fa 
Pilded ct ged ‘ iGorie faw not he,by whofe good direGion next vndi i i 
aera: , the worthie Countie : forheea few daies before being fallen erate i 


drinki inke in hi i 
ing toomuch could drinke in his heat,with ism oderat pains taking in the late battell ,& 


better recouering of his health)remoued to % 


fore his departure fent for the Archduke * ge ceo more ciiletoetic : haxiag be- 


riato fupplie hi uke © Grie into the camp,and for Blankermier i i 
the ayers tess roome. But his difeate ftill thre tesibceame at laft def Cettir fa 
end, he almoft cuer hour now difpaired of his health. Yet lying thus drawing towards his 
or what hope Gisteovavot ha how the armie did, and whither the citie were yet taken, 
thatthclowertownew of thetaking therof. But when it was told him alittle before his death 
teenth of Augutt 1 ed re at, he thereat greatly reioiced, and the next day being the four- 
SAAD REA Ce ee ores to the great lofle af the Chrifti- 
hood brought v peers S iene griefe ofthe whole armie. A man cuen from his childe- 
Otic leathcauled fis cad pat grcat,but of courage greater, and painful aboue meafure, L 
day or dighe,{catce fom Ae y death. All the time of this fiege he took little reft either by 
littlemeat fie didest.he <= fr aay lie downe vponhis bed intwo or three nights together. The 
was a moft feuere Ret of that catit ftanding or walking,yea & fomtimes on horfbackeshe 
beloued and feared. His bowels’ dall difcipline, which caufed him to be of his foldiers both 
buthisbodie was brou ght backs sych ie with due folempitic buried at Komarawhere hed ied, 
‘aniceftors, againe to Luxenburg,there tobe honorably enterred with 


About which time 7ée 
Tutte, edorethe in Duke of Mufcouia, hearing of the wars betwixt the 














ctor & fenttwo Embaffadors with letter 
het aoe sand Prefents to the Emperor:which 
ig to Prague the fixteenth of Auguft, accompanied cpr hundred M 
in Se ly receiued and entertained. 
delivered the letter: of credence fom the great Duke, 





Toe 





Jixth Emperour of theTurkes: 


eur Maiefiie hath femt vatoras, your Emba(fadonr Nicholas Warkowi hi ‘ 
hy aid againft she hereditarie encmye of ‘all Chriftsanitie,sbe Turkifh Swltan, rhe ie osboathog Te ele : 
70 Line with oH OHr decre and welbeloned brother ip all perperqall amnitic and friendlhi mA i bs is ea 
iyour frishfult connfellor and ferant Michael Lwanowitzeyaad Lobn: Sohnie. aid wh nape LS alii 
jorie againft she [aid enemic unto whome we haue alfo ginen other things in charge to be pes 
10y0H0 danafitaregncing ee 1 giue one them in all shings full credit. Ginen in she great rane of 
Chiara 0, 10 the aes of the meth 7103, mie StRYPe pabiwispe of Chrift 1 59nin the 
What things in particularthefe Emballydors were fent for, was nat com knowne,bu 
among others it is iaid, Tharthe Maufcouiite requefted the Emperor URS PaeNeaa 
tothe Perfian king,ty draw him, aifo inco theleague with them againft the Turke: which’ Em 
baffadour fhould firlt come into Mufconia, and that way to pafle into Pesfia,.. The Dyoleats 
which the great Duke fent ynto the Empetor,were,an hundred and fiftiethoufand Florens o 
gold, great {tore of;moft rich furs, and precious perfumes, deemed to. he of exceeding yalue, 
two white Faulcons,and three Leopards alive. And JwamomitXe the Embaflador himfelfe, ee 
fented,vnto the, Empcrour of himfelte, certaine rich Tarkic,Perfan,and Babylonian eeoapee 
and carpets,certain timbers of Sables, with other rich furs'ng leffe precious than Sables font 
ny.as eight porters could hardly carcic. Thele Embaffadors tarried at Prague yantill ase feuen 
and twentieth day, of December,and then taking their leaue, returned with the Emperoursan- 
f{werto the Duke. i ; : 
But to returne againe vnto Strjgonium, Tig Chriftians now poffeffed of thelowertovsne, 4/is-Ber tbe 
bent their whole batreric vponche bigher towne, where st fortuned the fourteenth of Apguit St situane 


A 


ws 





fo afterwards falling i ix wi 
ardsfalling into a great flix with a feaner,was by the countel of his phyfitians(forthe K 


thatthe old Gouerpour Alis-Beg, whileft he was carefully walking from place to place to fee faine with a 
where moft danger was, had his arm ftruck offwitha great thot,of which hurthe prefently di- great nts 
ed; He wasamanof great grauitic,about the age of fonrefcere yeres, &had of longtime notas 
bly both gouerned and defended that tamouscitie, the loffe whereot was like cnoughto haue 
been vnto him greater gricfe han was the loffe of his life there. Much aboutthe famezime ale 
fo died the Aga of che Tanizaries,being before mortally wounded, Both the chiefe commans 
ders thus flaine,the Lanizaries with the other fouldiers and citifens made choice ofthe Bafta 
D of Natolia(who asis aforefaid efcaped out ofthe late batrell into the citie) for their Gouer« 
nor)who with heauie cheere tooke vpon him that forlorne charge. The Chriftians not igno= 
rant of the death of chefe two worthy nien,in whofe greatand approued valor they, fuppofed 
the chiefe defence of the citieto hauie re(ted,were in good hope thatnow the reft would the 
more readily hearken tg fome good compofitiens and therefore fenta meflenger to demand 
if they would yet whileft there were Lome meric left,yeeld the citic. Who though they hady 
loft theirchiefe Commanders with the greatelt part of the garrifon, and were in great, wants 
both of victuals and all things elfe neceflarie for their defence ; yet their anfwere was in few 
words, That they would hold ir out even tothe laft man, The greateft caufe of which theit 
ebftinatrefolution, was the ftrait charge the Ba(fa of Buda had giuenthem for thedefencethers 
of:befides that,they accounted their city holy,as wonby their magnificent Emperor Seman, 
whom the Turks generally yet hauc ina deuout remembrance,and therfore thoughrita great 
E impietie to deliuer itvp vnto the Chriftians. The next day after came Matthias the Archduke 
inro the campe s who after he had well viewed the whole armie and the manner ofthe fieges 
he called together into histent the chiefe commanders, namely the Marqueffe of Burgaw his 
coufin, John de Medices the Florentine, and the Lord Palfi the Hungarian;to confult with them, 
| wharwere further tobe done forthe winning of the cities Shortly after,he commanded the 
| citieto beatonce intwo places affaulted, which was by the’ Wallons and Germanes coura- 
gioufly performed : but fuch was the valour of the defendants, that when the Chriftians had 
Id, they were glad at laft to give ouerthe affault, and with lofleto retire. 
rE Aboutthis time came the Duke of Mantua,with the three Counties his brethrento the fiege, 
| and now the Turks began againe to draw together neere vnto Buda,thereto make head forthe; 
reliefe of Strigonium,and to be reuenged of the loffe they had there before receiucd. Wheres 
of the Archduke hauing intelligence, {ent out againft them eight thoufand chofen fouldiets) 
out of thecampe, whofuddenly fetting vpon the Turks intheireampe, before. theriing of 
the Sunne made a great flaughter among(tthem, and tooke certaine prifoners; of whomes ow 
Yyyy 2 Sanzacke 


4 ag ee) 

- Tae = 
1072 Mahomet the third, 
~_, Sanzackeot Copan was one : and fo with vi&orie retarned to the fiege, 

The belieged Turks in Strigonium vnderftanding of this Ouerthrow of their friend 
whom they expected moft {peedic relicfe,and beltde the terrorof the continual Bis ¥ 
ftillfeatcda Mails pinched fo with extreme wants of all things began now to fainr, vy 
fore the Bail) #ith che other captains, ouercome with the aforcfaid difficulties, and ik 
fall outerie ! “se fearful ia tefolaed with one confent to come now to ley “ide 
reafonable couditions to yeeld vp the cities whereupon a flag of trace was fer vp, and Ypo 

¢raued, Which granted,the Archduke after the going downe of the Sun came into died 
town,where nine of che Turks attended his comming: who enttring into parley, te quired 
they might vader fafe conuoy with bag and baggage depatt, & fo Teaue him the citie whi nt 
Te the Archduke would not by any means agree vnto. Atlength'with much intreatie,they he q 
Si tite ned thatthey might vpon the fame conditions depart, that the Chriftiuns did 2 Rab. with 
their fcimitars by their fides, 8& fo much of their goods as they could carrie vpon their backs 
dune  wato fuch fhips as wereto be appointed forthe cariage of them to Buda.Forthe Performance 
Joe chripiens, whereof, hoftages were on both fides giuen :and fo the next day(being the 2 of September 
they began to come out of thecitie, moe in number than either the prifencs taken inthe time 
ofthe ftege had confeffed,or the Chriftians had thought. Thirty fhips were appointed forthe 
conueying of them down theriuerto Buda, which not fufficing, many of them tarried in the 
city votill the next day,at which time the Baffa with the ficke and wounded {ailedto Buda,the 
prifoners and pledges on both fides being before faithfully deliuered. Thus by the goodneffe 
of Godand the good condué of a few valiant Chriftians, was Strigonium the Metropolitical 
citie of Hungaric,after it had 52 yeares groaned vnderthe miferable yoke of the Turkifh fer. 
uitude, againe reftoréd vnto the Chriftian commonweale: whichthe Chriftians forthwith 
repaired and new fortified,as was thought beft for the defence thereofagainft the encmie, All 
which being done,about the midft of this month the Archduke fent eighteen thoufand to be- 
fiege Vicegrade,otherwife called Plindenburg.w rong caftle of the Turks vpon the riuer be. 
PheceRlef tween Strigonium and Buda; which caftle they ¢ 












Strigoninm 








; Sok Vhich when they of Budavnderftood, 
ee * they were ftrucken with fuch a feare, that many of the better fort were readic to forfake the 
Bivig citie;infomuch,that the 


Baffato ftay their fight, was glad to command the gates of the citie 
to be fhut vpon them,and no man fuffered to paffe out. This good fucceffe of the Chriftiansin 
thefe warres,caufed great reioicing to be made iti of parts of Chriftendome, kK 
Allthis while the Chriftians were thus bufied e: «be fiege of Strigonium, the Tranfylua- 
nian Prince was not idle,but in diuers places did the Turks exceeding much harm;fothatnow 
his name began to be dreadful vnto thers, teforuned that the f2me day thatthe county Man/- 
Salt departed at Komara, that the Prince at Alba-Iulia with great folemnitic married cAfaris 
Chriffina the daughter of the late Archduke Charles the fonne of the Emperor Ferdinand;her 
other fitter _4nma being before married ynto igifmund, now King of Polonia: for fo it was 
agreed for the more affurance of the league between the Emperorand him,that he fhouldtake 
his wife out of the houfe of Auftria,which he now did.Ofthis folemnitie the Turks(his cuill 
neighboutshauing intelligence, affembling tothe number of 30000 or more, thoughtasya- | 
welcome gueftsto haue come vnbidden or vnlooked for thereunto : but the vigilant Prince 
Voderftanding of their comming, prouided for their entertainment accordingly, and ferting 
hispleafures for awhile apart , and comming vpon them when they Icaft looked for him, 











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rn fuedthe viGeori€ 


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ina great battell oucrthrew them,and flew moft part of them, carrying away with him asa tri- 
umphant vidtor,the whole {poile of his enemies, 

About the fame time the Tranfyluanians alfo befieged Fagiat a town holden by the Turks 

t far from Temefwar,where after they had lientwelue daies, they of the towne difpairing 

lelong to holdout, came to Ray, and couenanting to depart with bag and baggage, 

out of the towne. But in their departure, vnderftanding that the Bafla of Temel- 

PY cks of Lippaand Tenne were comming to theirreliefe,chey that were yer 

: nto finde delaies, and they that were alreadie gone out began toreturnc: yf 

Shaan foaniana tel moued,by plaine force entered the towne, & put them 

Yeap eee ’ lafterward turning vpon the Baffa, who with ten thoufand Turks and Bie 

Fe ' . nming to haue relicued the towne, had with them a cruell battell ; 

Turks fell wich {mal loffe of the Tranfyluanians:who fo eagerly ied 



























oe with fiue hundred othersto efeap a 


fenenth Emperour of 
P d 
that the Bafla,himfelfe had mucha 5 the: 
oh ih diuers others of good place, were taken and fent ps ifoners 14 p 
Sanzackes, W (t, the Tranfyluaniansal{o befieged Lip= 
asses Jong after,abour che latter end of ASEH far from Temefwar,which 
ae ice of Hungariesftanding vpon the riuer sei inetd finding themfelues in no 
s sien notable longet to hold, fled pines out by edad deat caaataaiti as 
“e.after three daies fiege they cameto parle, a de could them(elues carries 
sla depart with fo muchof their goods as they Tartars went forth Lippe taken bs 
ight in fafcty depa . ; houfand Turkesand Tartars ae phe Tran[ybnee 
me utime'alfo the Baila of Bofnawith tent ken by the Chriftians ; which’ yians. 
+4 e recouered Babor{ca, a frontier towne,before ta s bemiada thetworiuersot 
to haue agar d the reft of the Chriftians dwelling Bae cay iin Leucowitz,and Ecken~ 
am a Dranus, vaderftanding,conduétedby ae the {aid Tusks and Tartars necre vnto 
aul of, ers,oucr 
BF yg; that had the pare bisa Sone Jaine field ouerthrew them.” f Huns Ferat Balle, ° 
os agen fought with them, and alate i d{ucceffe of the Chriftians in euery Li 0 N fent for to C6 
aD Z ‘ i vith the goo FQENCC AN A entinople, 
os ome a aes w Naeaeas Bajja his Cane Daft pertuadee) ‘he ranged 
ieeand aboue mea 3 d (as he was by the enuic rue Fe- 5; 
garic,an ife mofk part of this liad hapned (as hich the great Sultans difpleafure Fe- sinen selfs 
oratleaitwile din his place fenc out Sinan.Of which the great o Sultans mother, Jen mFeratt 
home,and in his p hat beft knew, cucnthe Su ; adh 
fenrfor Feet vcane, as forewarned thereof by her that Ao neuertheleffetrutting to 
rat Was NOT IBDOFAN, oes Gohtvatill his peace weremade, Whone Fcheipreat) aun 
4 aduifed not to. come 1N Hg dangerous and weake ftay of the g 
andaduifed not ° comfortable,but moft dange im with,came to the 
hisovvne payer ES monet Sinan fhould bee ableto ype led and his goods 

C douibring net ed itis commandement of Mahomet fhortly after {tranglea, 

one Ea gee buniced choufand Hace arr acu ane wastione ss ca we 

ous enemies of the GTM Faroughand vnciuile difpofttis 
‘Among all the danger = oyrot borne,a fifhers fonne, ofa hievp in the wats ¢ 

Sinan, an Epyro} ( from his youth brougntvp 10 

more crucll than was re and three yeares old,euent from his y Hehad many times fortu- 

aie aaa breathing nothing but Mand aneov i. sand Amurath, sea 

and ents he huge armics 0 = eft manto reduce the late revolted countt 
TO eae oveat Sulcan Mabomer,asthe fireft manto KENT Th heelbefore pros 
now fent by the aot hi and Moldauia,to their formert ; oe raifed aright puillant at- 
of iseaniyivanits® Apel perill of his head xi as fpencthersio) paffed SE ns 
mifed vnto Maverrt > F oats (attera moneths labour {pent jans, with the Valachi- 
my,bya bridge made a sper é of whofe comming the Lief of the countric, 

ucrof erat ea sing knowledge, had before fo ze ad were alfo readie with their 

ansand Deere much danger hac farce re. Which hee not refuting, Ca annie 
as that he cou is Aie(t entrance to giuc him : chfides. Thrice were the Ameralthet! 
wnited forces euch as a fight, with much bloudthed ee noe and knowing that they ‘ee ea rhe 
began mtn enforced ort bt leit we on retain a Foe 
ani 0 : +e whole Cou ’ M m btfuill for- Prince: 

Tranfyluanians Cn. rmes the welfare oftheir w arsed, ‘Thus with doubtfull for 

then carried intheir are they had beene by them chargec. ‘ne vntill night, viétorie 

he Turkes, asthey ‘ntained from the morning ill chat at 

hardly charged t : > battell maintain other : vat 

rune He great flaughtet wae pia ouer the one fide, now ouct te or onder and bro- 

Bi doubrfull wings houering i their batrells beeing qu ino fought the rhe Turks 
with dow uercome by true valour, ight. In thisbattell, beingi eT ic, owerthrowat 
length, the pars feeke to faue themfelues by Aight. were flaine 2 
iad Se anbeh befides many thou’ 
eleuent 























they 
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to theva 


ouldiers, 
i oft Halde pag, aman of See er 
monegftthe Turks: andamongitt . here 8 roaghts i sei 
diuers of great ani {dead cuen inthe fame place w at eee godin bat Spot 
Aires the bridge, fell intot Mido a 
much regarded, | ich hafte to get ouer g othe ate 
himfelfe, inmaking te was like enough thereto nee Hee Sait muh noe 
generall confixfion of bh oh eth the Deuill dead in a dike, the ae As de wertheleffe, the : 
Prouerbe gocth, ser ott and fo faued to further ma! eee hee was there iow 
F drawne out by them ‘ certaine dayes it was commonly si cd ecomeoF Him al the 
ger wasfo great, thacfor Je not as yetcertainly knowing a i preat ordNanee mie 
ned,moft ot his te ner a prey vato the Chriftians, as ce abe erated gous 
ett i ¢ one. 
Lee which was one greene one, 
na oftheir enfignes; amongtt se 





Soucnth Emperour ofthe Turkes. 0 


‘ 25, f be 
, der Lente ynto hima goed fatoxe, Forall which feruicethiey craued nono Bub Sante 
& pies ight ashhis fubiettsliuewnder his protectionzyet fo, as to.be doucioesbbp radio = 

ayyneant icntlawes and cuftomes. Of whichtheirofferthe Prince accepting, it was forthwith: 






































, The ald Bali ths overthrown til of ge - awa 
inall bait to the Court,thinking it Better himfelfe to mal oor 








































7 eft ofth claimed in thei and all‘the peopl fi of the: 
it made worfe than nought by bad ar byshem, pro¢ i circampe,and allthe peop! efworneta the performance of the atores 
Be: tofill the chegreat Sultan with dette pis ee of {aid agreoment: And bauing at thar prefent but fine and ewentie thoufand inthe ficld , they 
ter,ashimifelfe reio he fo di : ’ NO man fo: without delay fent out thein officersta'pteffe out fifteenerhoufandinoe, forthe filling vp: of 
? fed ouerjas received by the sepa siermatcer anti se late lofferwas ; the promifed umber of fortie thoufand ; wherewith they came vnto the Princejwhoraking t 
a bpalydebarical hivvens ce of war,or any other occafion els Wh alily pide avicw of hisamii¢, found hinvfelfe tobe now fourefcore thoufandimen ftrong to'welcome The prince ta: 
odaingtofebe late os ni “a commiffion given him forthe Taifingof stlocten td. she Baflawithallsvhen he fhould comegaine into his coantreys-:!-4 eran. (ths Meee 
tothe Chrifti a oaks uolted countries.In the meanie tine,toxhew his potter ae »iNowhad Siaap with great {peed railed anarmie ofiz2000 choice foldiers,amongt whom ; 
pes a i eat a = < Pn of them ‘ofthe court with the neteltic oh vo. H sp were many,svholejbands ofthe Lanizaties,theftreneth of che Turkifhompire. With, which po2 
oa brought in und siike rab ue Chriltian captines: whom he had in prifonat Beloras, Fight she werjoined vata the religques.of his other broken totces;he thoughvhimfelfe ftrongyenoughfor 242” 
ofthe ae ae afts to Conftantinoplejand fo being led through the tg tober the fubduing of the Prince: vnto. whom cathe alfo afterward Haffan Baffathe fon of che great : 
moon nes ri uigae a of the citifens,ro be brought to the court c her Rrects Balla.d£ubamet,onc of the Turks moft renowned men of warre, and Bogdanus the latd expulfed 
0 looke ypon, courtiers to deride : from whence they were affeys Or the Sup. Vayuod of Valachia, wish many others of great’ name. With chisarmie the old Bafla by & 
ct = mn tomoft miferableand loathfome Prifons, thereto betenittie bridge whichihe with,exteeding charge hadmade of boats,paffed onerthegicatriuar of Da- Sines Bf by 
bread ula With th bins atatowne called Zorga or Giorgowith vs S.George) in Valachia,agreat way’ beneath *r'4sems 
—s é nubiu \ rg Georg g y boats paffe 
About ais ‘a the Turks vnder the command of the Bafla of Bofna.to th that place whare,fometime the Emperor Trajan builthis tamous bridge of tone,worthily acs dst ‘ba 
moftcwentie fand,madea rode into Croatia, where they were by: | € number of a). counted amongtt che rareand wonderfull buildings of the world, “From Zorza hée marched iat valarbia. 
the oe the Lord Eckenberg and Lemcowitz eusithrowricand tie meas iftians vnder with his armie-to, Tergouifta, (f(ometime the Vayuod his chi¢fecitic, but then inthe power 
a a on owing the chafe even into the Turks frontiers,burne fifteen of he flaine: the Chri. C ofthe Turkswherg is anotable monaftery,which he conuertedintoa caftle,tortifying ic with 
Lord ¢ of Varyiuar : immediatly after, their forces encreafing by th mick Villages:8:tock | \ deepetrenchesand {trong bulwarks, and good {tore ofgreat ordnance,purpofing to make that 
Herbesfiein,Goucroor of Valeriaand Windifmarche,end ee y the Comming in of the the feat of his war,vatil he ltad againe reftored thofe late reuolted Countries ynto the Turkifa 
men-our of Carinthiaand the Countries thereabouts, the Tetu sich other troups of horfe. Empire;which be.vpon paine of his head hadvndertaken to performe. The Prince both by 
berto befiege Petrinia,ocherwife 3 sthey returned the thirteenth of Se tem flengers and\lciters vnderftanding of the Baffa’s arriualthere,and haning his armie in good 
i2, alled Petrowina,which becaufe th j : pha e ine hi smears i 
by they euen at their firtt’com ing couragioufly affailed € they were inhopetotzke readinelle, fet, forward to mect him and to giuehim battell. But being come into Valachia, 
fight, finding both erear gloully ailailed. But aftertwo houresha; there incanaped,it isreported, That Eagle defcending from anhigh rocke there by; 
ing greater refiftance, and more di th d and there incamped, P. > 8 8 § : 
haue found, and that without great ofdhante hich shan they had before fuppofed'to called, The Kings rocke, and houcring ouer tie Chriftian armie, flew about the Princes Tent, ; 
Mountains)there w (which euld notin fhort time be got ouer re lighting, wastaken and prefented to the Prince,who commanded her to be kept as 4 
ys 48N0 g00d to be done. th A & erthe and there lighting, was Pp ) eee R ts 
Joffe as they had rece; sthey were glad to give oucr the aLult & w 401 i ‘Ortune, holding on ftill his way ; and the fifteenth of O@ober beeing 
Cy Nad receiued,to returne to Sifeg. th 3& with fuch theprefageof his good f ; ig Y3 2 
ic ame night a fugitiue horfeman fled fro; we there to confult further ofthe mattcr. Butthe K D come within halfe a dayesmarch of Tergoniftahe vnderftood by two Chriftians lately efca- 
Perrinia ra ans, That Ruflan Beg,Gouernor of P om the ¢nemie, © eto the camp andtold the Chrifti- ped from the Turks, That two dayes before, the Turks hearing of his comming were ftrucken 
> ctrinia wa! with fuchagenerall and fudden feare, that Sinanhad much ado cither by fairemeanes or by 


by the Chrigin : ? < 
ae {mall thot.and'dead? u § in the ia affault wounded inthe breaft with 
ouerthrow of re rence a Lowac difcouraged with his death and the ite fouleto ftay the Ianizariesfrom fight ;and tha: = {jen se had done what he could,yet that cer- 
ifthey would but againe retu we eee firft fight of them abandon the town, | tain companies ofthem were quite fled and gon. But tie truth was, That Sinan {eeing the genc- 
as » ly rife, and fer forwarda dan eed cfiege it 'Ypea which good hopethe Chriftians prefent. yal feare of his armie, and he himfelfno leffe fearefull thanthe reft ; vpon the Princes approch 
had before,as the foldies he ieee the Turks(hearing of their comming’) fled with all his armic,leauing behind hin for haft his tents , bis great ordnance, with much 
entering the towne found th orted,for feare abandoned,So the Chriftians without refiftance viGuals & other warlike prouifion,carrying with him only fuch things as were of oft value. 
fently fend ing for ri aint ee oe pillage,but better ftore of fhot and pouder : and pre= As for the city of Tergouifta, with the caftle which he had made of the monafterie; he com- 
and among the ret listincors iy horfemen to purfue the flying Turks, took diners ofthem mitted to the keeping of Haffan Baja and Bogdanus the late Vayuod , now become a renegate 
towne. ‘Thus was Petrinia ouernors Lieutenant,whom they brought backe againe into the I, | & Turke,with a garrifon of gaoo chofen folders, promifing within a few dayes if need fhould 
allehae fide of .the couned againe recouered fromthe Turks,to the great quiet and fafetic of be, to relieue them, but fled himfelfe ia all hafte with his armieto Buchareltaes Stes ay, 
Sigifmundthe Tranfylu ee : from Tergouifta. From whence he prefently writ backe againe to Haffan Baffa,willing him i 
of the malice ofold oe anian Prince not ignorant with hecould to defend the cattle ; bur if he fhouldthinkeit not poffible to be kept againit the po- 
who he knew would not belo: ! wer of the Prince, then betime to forfake it andto fhift forhimfelfe, Butthefe letters being 






what an enemie he had to do, either 





















fecret practife of the Polon; s ng bef ‘| 

Sener Abitibi poe ae pe withdrawing of OTS CS Rap bade hat | intercepted by the Chriftians, neuer came to the Bafla’s hands, Not long cae ee 
: ‘ > : : a ant c A 

im Vpon)to make himfelfe fo {trong as he couldagainft of Sinan,the Prince comming to Tergouifta,entred the forfaken cape oA tnreancrne 4 








° hie 
thea ors iin : aa tents with fome ordnance , and great {tore of victuals, and without fu 
both the citie and the cattle, which for all that were both denied him, Bucthenext SS ia 
Haffan confidering the Aight of Sinam, the power ofthe Prince, and withall doubting | need 

F thouldbe, to be relicued by Sinan, whom he not without caufe fafpected ek oF ; ge 
about vpon foie reafonable compofition to haue yeelded vp both the city &the Se lew ae 
unto the garrifon foldiers(being moft part ofthem Tanizaries)would notin a cafe ae Ar. 
confent,but ftood vpon the defenceof the place. Wherupon the prince began sm ae . 
terboththe city and the caftle,and after fome few houres batcery,by alfault tooke both, ns 


dthat cuen at the fame timeth i 
fice people,butasch me the Zaculians(betterknown by 
arront P | ntributary vnto the Turks,bordrini 
Dance ania. ee” weary ofthe Putlidithraldomeand feeing the 
Ripe gst “ate revolted countries their neighbors,offered ynto the 4 
atge to maintaine forty thoufand men inthe 
MA iy him of cueric houfea dollar, with a 
ter ni it owne countrey : and fur- 
Aen afonto fice this goustrimenr,cveric hou. 
A ? fholder 













re. 


‘Baffin Bale to {word the whole garifon; only #4 : a rr. i 3 ] 
ease rifon; onl; a ie rot 7 
i other Sanzacks, inne the tae : ewe nth Emperonr of the Turke re 
therearich prey,belides:42 great of ¢, r 1 | Ouer the hithermoft part ofwhich bridge (being in length about a mileywas Sinan with the * be 
thus taken,grieuoufly complained 5 j eae | reate(t part of his armic ee the comming of the Prince) got ouer into an Iiland in the wer D aripbitite 
manifelt peril,for the g cudeohe nt ir dft of the riuer,wherin he had at his comming ouer incamped : but doubtin, 
typon Wi af Te lnaialaate ‘ai ead the Vitier Mata 2 fta wich all the{peed he could got him ouer the other part of the bridge atc race farthet . 
= performed itvpon his fon:yet he crauediofthe Prince to be wel viedoff eans had cunnjn ly fide of the yiuer, with fo many ofhis menas in fo fhort time poffibly could, Where to ftay 
100000 Hungarian dackets. Whilf¢the prince yeethus plat Tetgo i cring for his ranfome the farther purtuit of the Prince, hee brakethe bridge onthat fide, and fet fire vponit : and 
Turks,whom Sinan had before his departure thence;fent forth tofpoile the: suite! 4000 thereby cut off alfo many of his owne menthat were notas yet come ouer,V¥ liom te prince 

























































~~ feeke after prey,thinking to hauc there found himtill: ayer rey , 3 inclofing , forced many ofthem into the riuer, where they perithed ; she reft Aying into the 

Chri fiaenees : Cheeni This pester Bepiciling tothe hander? Jfland , were by the Chrittians fiercely purfuing them, either there laine, archives the 
we frie te keen out of Valachiaand Moldauia,8 fhould byitive appotttieen h ich thefe Turks had 4 other part ofthe bridgeto haue got ouer, (whereof the farther end was before broken downe 
efralachis & singple.For Valachiaand Moldauia do: ToeTedimtinomeoand eae bin fent to Connan. by Sinan, and the hither end toward the Ifland now cut off by the Chriftians) were together 










with the bridge carried away by the violence of the riuer,and fo altogether perifhed. Other 
fome of the Chriftians in the meane time tooke the bridge that leadeth ynto the caftle of Zor- 
za,which ftandeth compaffed about with an arme of Danubius,and being not very great, was 
kept by 4 garrifon of feuen hundred feleé& fouldiers. Vato which caftle the prince prefencly 
laied fiege, (the refolute fouldiers being not by any meancs to be perfuaded to yceldit vp,but 
‘ to hold it out cuen vato the Jaft man) and after he had fore battered it,by plain force tooke it, 
ois ce to ‘ne ane Prince commin and putto the {word all the garrifon foldiers he could By fads vpon, About an hundred of 
by the Prince. 5 i 4 . ‘ook it withoutrefiftance, ye thefe Turks fecing the mutt needs fall into the power of their enemies,defperatly leapt from 
Pcttniiat cen amt good tore of fh rand ; uder leftthere by Sinan. tiene the rop ofthe cattle ites the riuer, where not one of them efcaped, being At DP acatiaed 
wichihich fpecd:th: Moodie of the place, hee fet forwards againé towards Zorza ; and th C or flaine with final fhot. Inthe winning of this caftle, two hundred and fiftie ofthe Chrifti- 
fothatehec held ‘a at he ouertooke great num rs of the Turks, whony he put all to the fword: ans were loft, and many wounded :but ofthe Turks and Tartars,betwixt the cighteenthand 
dies oftheir’ t “ee Bucarefta and Zorza ereinnmany places coucred with the deadbo { the laft of October, perithed aboue fix and twentie thoufand. In thiscaftle were taken thirtie 
derbuteha urks, Neuertheleffe he could not make fo great hafte, marching ftill in good 5 nine great pieces, with fuch ftore of armour and other warlike prouifion,as mighthaue ferued 
ae abate i carefull Baffa diforderly hafting, was about fome fix houres or mo: : be (bi for an whole kingdome,and fourethoufand Chriftians befide women and children,whom Sé- 
come to the bridge he had with great charge made oucr the river of Danubi ‘ die nan had taken out of Valachia,reftored to sneir former libertic, With whom the Prince after 7h Prise sa 
whereof you may here fee : MUR sone. mas Ue tore he had ferall things in order, returnedi: great triumph to Tergonifta,andfo afterwards to his Bema 
4 peut “ palace at Alba-lulia,where,as alfo ar audiopolisand other cities through his dominions,he barulie 
rete caufed publike prayers with thankfgiuing to almightie God, to be deuoutly made for fo great 
D avittorie: as did allo Michael the Vayuod in Valachia; who in all thefe great wars again{t the 
Turks was nothing inferior ynto the Tranfyluanian himfelfe.A greater loffethan this,the Tur- 
WA NSS \ ; xp > kifh Emperor received notat land in nsany yeares before, being by this fo happie & vidorious 
i ey wig “Taek, 2 Prince,and the reuolt of | thefe three countries,depriued of fo muchterritory as they had not 
jf from the Chriftians of long time gained. Tt wagby fome of them ofthe better fort ofthe Turks sr 
that were taken,reported, That Sinan Bafa {hou d oftentimes fay, That this yong Tranfyluani- fe We 
an Prince hadbereft him of all rhehonor & renown he had with great travel gorin thecourle of rhe Trealgh 
of his long life; and that although he had efcaped bis hands, yet that he feared he would be *aiee 
che caufe for him in thefe his great yearess cuen inthe winding vp of all, to lofe his life toge- 
‘ ther with his goods and honor. Now was the Tranfyluanian Princes name (after the ouer- 
throw ofthis great Baflay become dreadful vntothe Turks,and alfo famous through all Chri- 
ftendome. Whichasithath filled the eares of many with admiration, fo haply maythe liue- 
E ly reprefentation of his feature by cunning han fet forth, feed the longing eyes of fome with 
delight,and feruc in better (ead than the rude defcription of his perfon. 


ferue the Imperial city of Conftantinople not only with corne and fl ) that they plentifult 
théleaftr50 thips thither by the blacke fea, ‘ea ith other oe i yetey end 
greatcommodities the. Turks werenow depriued, bythe revolt of the aforefaid which fo 
The Prince leauing a ftrong garrifonin Tergouifta,fet forward with his of hha 
os carefta,hoping there to haue found Sinan, But he hearing of the lofle of Tergo i ulets Bue 
king himfelfe inno good fafetie at Bucarefta, flec P Gouna, and thin. 
Bucsrefte také to Bucarelta, found itabandonedby the Turks,a 




























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: feuenth Emperour of the Turks. : 
|, fetvpon thefe Turks whom they fhould haue conduéted,and cut thethroar 
‘A 4 ad yet {till holding on their way, metwath thele Turks that lay ard Fa ° 
whom they after a fharpe skirmifhouerthrew, and hauing flainea greatimany ofthem - ma 
seftro flight. By the taking of Iennathe wayes thereabourwere quieted, cfpeciall tart me 
of Waraden. The Sanzacke of Iennaseported, That Mahomet had a little before feat eed a 
to his Baffa’s and Sanzackes in Hungarie, That fich caftles and rownes as they thought wed 
not to be defended againft the Chriftians, they fhouldbetimes.as occafion ferued,yceld en 
vp, of forfake them,fo to {pare the needleffe Loffe of his good foldiers : of whom hehad with 
{o many townes and ftrong holds loft no fmal number this yére in Hungarie. Ienna thus taken, 
giuers of the richer fort in Temefware fearing tobe eucn prefently befiegedfenttheir wines 
and childrea with theirtreafureand fuch other thingsastheymade moft reckoning of, out of 
the citic inwaggonsto be conueyed vnto places of mote fufetic: of which waggons, fenentie 
were byathe Chriftians (lying thereabout in garrifon): intercepted, and in them an exceeding 
tichbootie. ; ; ad 
Mahomet hauing this yere fully purpofedthe ytter ruine of the Tranfyluanian prince, & the 
reducing of the countries of Tranfyluania, Moldania, and Valachia, yneo his obeifance by the 
reat Bafla Sinan : had for the betcer effecting thereof, before prouided tharthe Crim Tartar Meboiet atk 
Creadie {tillat his call) thould with his owne people (whercof he hath great ftore)and certaine eet 
ands ofthe Turks,at the fame time inuade Moldauia;and poffeffing himfelfe of this country, ue 
to place one Sidriake Vayuod,in ftead of Stephem placed by the Prince,and to people the coun- 
|G try with his Tartars, in reward of his good feruice,as he faid;but indeed tohaue them always 
neere at hand to do his commandements in Hungary, Polonia, Tranfiluania,or the othercoun- 
tries ofthe Chriftians thereuntoadioyning. The Tartar according to his appointment, came 
with 70000 Tartars,accompanied with their wiuesand children, to haue planted themfelues 
in the countrey, at the very fame time that Sinan cameto Tergouifta, But being come vpi 
the frontiers of Moldauia, to haue put in execution whathe wasby “Mahomet ronnie 
he found there Zamofebie the great Chancellour of Polonia readie with a ftrong armic to op- 
pofe himfelfe againtt him, and to ftay his farther paffage, Whereupon fome light skirmifhes | 
paffed betweene the Tartars and the Polonians : where the Tatars were ftill put to the worfe 
with the loffe of three thoufand oftheit men, The Tartar Cham with Sidriake the Vayuod ap- 
— D pointed bythe Turke, finding them{elues, though in numbermoe, yet in ftrength inferior vn- 
to the Polonian,and that without his good leaue he could not paffe ; fent vnto the Chancellor 
to excufe that was alreadie patt, as done without their confentby the infolencie of theit foldi. 
=, ers and cotellhim, That theircomming was not to fight with him, as having expreffe com- 
Et folus patric gloria ma Secundus mandement from the great Sultan Mahomet,inno cafe to difturbe the league betwixt bim and { 
Taclita. Sivirtas, au lia al the Polonians,but quietly to paffe by their frontiers into Mo!dautia,and there to place Sidriake 
Tamm flabilé cw rf 4 te fuper atheravexis, Vayuodhis tributary, in ftead of Stephen that now vfurped the place by the appointment of the . 
i : continnata forer, Tranfyluanian, which that they might do,they craued his leaue as friends to paffe. Whereun- 
Of Chrift thou wat afoul Albee tothe Chancellor anfwered, That he was come thither by the conmandement of the King, 
Thy countries joy and el ter truc inferiour ynto none « to defend thofe countries from the inuafion of fuch as had inthemno eights thatthere had 
: If worthievertue that th Bore great, vnto the world wel k L of long time bin an antient league betwixt the Polonian Kings and Turkifh Emperours, vpom 
q With ftedfatt pace ha ie Tais'd aboue the ftarrie skie. Meta certaine conditions,which he would for his part keepe inuiolate,with the fauor ofthe Turkifa 
ie vwice ry tun the race fo well begunb: vith Emperor, yet fo,as thar the kingdom of Polonia tookeno harme thereby,and thatthey might 
Pihe Tranfjl can hileft this worthie Prince w he ? Z ie] quietly liue by himias their good neighbor ; which league heprotefted notto haue beene by 
Sérians, < eof Tena (ftanding vpon the fn thus bufied in this expeditic ale him,but by them infringed :as for to giue them paffage,he faid he could not. Meflengers pal 
Maine ofh is captaines appoi ighway betweene Temef onagainit Sinen,he caufed the fing thusto and fro,and fome parley had,at laft certaine articles were agreed vpon, t0 the reas 
zaclts with a garrifon of a ee to that feruice . in Wellies canite, i Giula)to bebefieged by fonable contentment both of the Tartar and ofthe Chancellor (though not of Sidriake, difap- - 0. 
roughtto fomeextremivie eh 8, who much troubled fic ‘ ¢ lay one of the Turks San- pointed thereby of his Vayuodthip) asalfo ofthe Turkith Sultan, whofe pleafire they both 
cals fothatas fouldiers w; h ter tified with the fuccet uch as paffed that way. They now feemedto haucin fpcciall regard. Hereupon the Tartar with his multitude prefenly returned, 
to Panoda, Which pre eae fcimiters by their Res, ss pert ince, offered to giue vp the leauing the Chancellor to his owne defignes. Now wasit commonly thought, thatthe Chan- s 
nian lightho cing accepted of, and - ey might in fafetiebe brought M B cellor had done the Tranfyluanian prince great feruice by keeping out ofthe Tartars,& much 



















HRISTO ET 
«PAT RIA, : 










Miles tras Chrifti, he bi Ke ~~ 


R.Kyorraye: 





It condi bh’ now vponthei 3 F : it from his thought 
That nay nige had fecretintelligence wires P cir way, the Hunga honor was by many that faw leaft fpoken of him therefore. But far was it from his thoug 


uni: oomed tharthefe Turk A ‘ ied,and had with the cat- 

ould lie i € Turksin casti etc hurees now vos todo the Trantyluanian therin any fuch good,at whofe glory heenwe ,and had \ aid 

~~ 4€ ADambuth for them neere Panda , ape ee oe aiitcow dinal and his proche tht Princes vnkles(but moft deadly enemnies)(ecretly confpired,fo much 
é 3 


Ms asin them was, his vtter ruine and overthrow + withing thofe Countries tather inthe a 


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fcuenth Emperour of the Tirks. 


| 4 from the Prince and othersthat fauored his quarrell,he ioyneda bloudie battel with the’ : 

| * jJonians:barbeing therein by them ouercomeatid taken,and fora {pace kept(as iepiatiee 

redjto naa deliucred vato the Turke)he was by them(as is reported) cruelly afterwards 

puc to death. \ ‘ : i 
This foule dealing of the Polonian in Moldauia much grieaed many good Chriftians, as 

tendiogsothe gencrall hurt ofthe Chriftian commonweale.For which caufe the Emperorb 

his Embaffadors {ent forthat purpofe vnto the Polonian king, fought to perfuade him to dee 















eellcefdetterife aman sob geeoel 
ia, 


: Lee leparture of the Tartars , ow Psi eal for 
dee i dauia, cuen at fachcimeas the prince was going aeain(} § Nike me 

nite cattle of Choxijm, which he furnithed-with his ovne jcctac" 

ta) 


thence marching to Zorona,the metropoliticateitie ofthat prouince, andifeat ofthe Fron, 
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hadit yeelded ynto him ; and {o proceeding ¢ i 3 5 
detlatead vuneiaeits 5 ah 3 eet on; had infhort time almot the whol yuod) fit from-fuch inuafion of the Tranfyluanian Prince by his Chancellour, asnothing ftandi 
, 5 Stephen the Vayuod placed by the Prince, flying f Ole councre hist dthat f iliation mi 2 ABA Se 
fore him,from whom he left feared any fuck thi bavigrtaad Ying from place toplice y with his honour,and that fome good reconciliation might be made betweene the Priqce and 
burof the Turks and Tartars, Stephen che V: ’ ithosdiitien account of no iNet c theGardinall Bator & his brothet,the Princes yacles,authors of all thefetroubles.To which 
< fed of the country, he prefently placed one Hieremsias Maron iiecdce Chancellour pofle B ie pt ameffenger with likeinftruGtions and letters Vato the kingsperlua 
honor of the Polonian king as his foueraignes:Yet neuerthel Of Stephen, to hold hi ing himyaorfo to profecute his wars againft che Prince,butto turn his thoughts vnto.amore 
Fweledecr to Sista Balle 3 eleflero fatisfie the Turke nt peaceable and Chriftianlike courfe,efpecially with him with whom he was foneere linked in 
ng ffa,chen but newly come to Tergouitt p shee fen “Tothe like tf i i : * 
eesiv pants etclieliaH Ganeie A dstehecldctimabe ty igouilta,requefting him nor to ah nt marriages Fothe like effect he writ alf vnto the Cardinal Bator,and after many grauc admo- 
Oftheiereat Sultan-arah a,ana there placed anew Vayuod, but in itin nitions peremprorily cited himto Rome, But fora{much as the p:oceedings of che Polonian 
“é aarp toca pinty “5 apr: confirme this = doing,and'the Vayuodby him pl = name aeainttthe Prince aremore plainly to be gathered by the Popes letters varo the King,it fhall 
oldania to remainetriburarie fti aCCd ; pro. 3c ebe mi i - 
Vayuod thould fdraherish ya\pwtertion oo te oeinhebeelia ( and hat eth not I hope be mitaken, if I here fet them downe thus as I finde them by others reported, 
».» © greater tribute yerely th s i 2 rom thencefor - 5 Pon : 
Eececiisyenisindtzcoumyartitt, Whee | Simatic, Sen, lean ee 
é - i t ! + hapned,to be dri I +” oHoiicall fendeth greeting. By bow much greater affection of i'r 1. 
Sees bythe P ance) proudly an{wered, That it was not Si cpren Misavetoe OF thofe C fatherly lone wee embrace your Mareftie inthe Lord, [omuch the more Peat weewifh all your Sf ape 
i ee jould atall inuade|Moldauia, forthatbefidehe could Without ett haere the aétions te bee adorned with the greateft commendation of true gedlinelfe and wiftdome, beth befores fuk inwading, 
pat pes mL ee had given that countrey vnto the Tartar, in fat ia coe God and sen: Whereof it proceedeth, that wee are fa much the mere-vebemently and grienoufly ma- PV" 
tel anp ready done in'Hungarie and other places, whofe fubieeés hi T ardof his ned,if weheare any (ach thing of yow,as may fteme not agrecableto your vertue and approoued zeale 
ere long be readie with their wiues & childrentot: 5 ¢ Tartars would toward the Catholicke’Religton, or tending tothe obfcuring of the glorie of your name, as is now 
Ilo ake pofleffion of, Neuerthelemt A 1g e glorie of ¥ 3 
fi at proceededito defend the new Vayuod by his» taced twhich w etefle the Chan- bronght wnto vs concerning the affaires of Moldauia ; whereof not without great griefe weemrite > 
asno great matter for antoyon, Andro rehearfe things alittle before pat : With what creat hoteaad (roan ceed 1 





im to do, Sinan the Turks champion(as is b: 

im to € efore i 

I hee rea tae ve Nesbpaber re ey Me pes after overthrown, with you, shat far Gods caufé, and the defince of she health and libertic of the Chriftian commonmtale 
iH ¢ had not then gained the vi. againf the tyrannic of the Turks, you would combine your felfe wi onr moft dearely belowed fonves 













Gory,the Chancelor had not nov 

} d t now holden i 

rather to fanor than the princesyThe ii dca Bare rcemtole quarrel he feemed Rodolph the Ersperour, and diners ether Chriftian Princes? and thas you fhould not let flip fo no» 

rhe veefons country of Moldauia did of antient right belong » thy he hisinuafion, pretended thatthe Di table an occafion, (0 worthily to acferne of Ged, of the Catholicke fasth. and of the Chrifiiancemsmon- 
ig # sto the kingdome of Polonia: which the K weale in igenerall? And albeit wee then thoaght, as well for many your owne prinat re{pects, as alfa 


of your Kingdomes, That you mere to be borne wishall andexcufed sf yon did not now openly defiend 
inte this confederation of the Chriffian Princes again the moft mortall and commonenemie, neither 


the reprefing of bis infolencie , yet wee alwayes affured our 
r or the other Chriflian ‘ 


pretended by A 
Papen lee oe i Se Pe nootherbut mecreand open wrong. This fuppofed title, fuch 
of Moldawis. they referred TARE rent sae the king and the States aichackingdonashet 
the Prince,to place another in his Real . eountry, and remouing the Vayuod placed by apersly ioyneyour forces or gine aid for 
ced.reafons to fhew the power of the Tr: fl eratherto perfuade chem, labored by many for- felues,that noes [bould in any cafe proceed from you whereby citber the Emperow 
that it was tobe feared ie thonld i tantiluanian prince to be fo far inferior vatothe Turks, | Princes [hould be the rather bindered,iwfily to profecute sheir ininries,or t0 caft off fiom their necks ihe 
at length be thruft out of all his dominions , and fo' they to- beanie yoke of the moft cruell tyrant : whofe defire of. ‘foueraigntic is not comprsfed within the compaffe 


her with Molda : 
a uiabecome fubieéto the Turks: which if it fhould of any bounds. But that you fhould in fanour of sheT urkes impugne the en an 
fi sas with the enemies of the Croffe of Chriff, as shat 













uld the Polonians ‘ focometopaffe, then | 
hauean-vntrufty and troublefome neighbour. And that arbi te itweré defendonrs of the Chriftian faith, and (0 ioyne hands wit 











better that Moldaui 

that fo the Turke i ‘fil ee y them that were better able to defend it thanwashec, E by your belpe their force and furte [hould be encreafed, and ours not oncly weakened, bat in thevery 

longer to be delaid, but now ba aes a ee tt a sie dee Which occafion he faid wasnot f | courfeof victorie hindered,and cast into moft grienous perilssthis we hane ft only a8 ne of ite 
ace and f, i obe laicd holdvpon: perfuading hi } but note much as once fufpected : yea and can now fearce be perfuaded to beleewe thofe sings 14.066 

Bt auor with the Turk pon: perfuading himfelfe to find fuch fe fifp Fontdund mie irae f nd undoubted. For the report geet, Thas you 


,as that he fhould be tt ‘+h right well conten- done by you, which are reporte ‘ 
1 RA ii ke ; j( kes and Tartars, bane with them confpired, and namely againft our 













ted:which was lik 
weakened, Bythele and. forthat the Tranfiluanian{houldthereby be much baning intelligence with the Tar ‘ ed, 
framed to ferue his owne turne, the Chancellour fo welbeloued fonne Sigifmmund, Prince of T ranfyluania, who with inuincible conrage fighteth she 
( bartels of the Lord’: and left hee hold bee able to abate she force and attempts of she meft prowd B- 


preuailed withthe King and the States of the ki 
. . ek r; A 

Roe mn proceed inthe mattet ashe did > and as is ae cin iL “un eres rile) i oF, St ; nemie (which by the fingnlar mercie of God he hash hitherto aboue his owne power performed) but ra~ 
“three ways vn ee benefit ofthe Turk :the latechofen Va od ; td ASE Seopa h ; ther bee pafivccinkee to feare his owne cftate, a new Vaywod and Prince as it were by & srimmenirate 
: aa : the Tartars into Tranfyluania,one by (4 cou OS re after opening a way int al anthoritie and compact to bee placedin ‘Fibldauis , and him by the Turkes, J0m, and the Tartars. 
; Trakfpluanian i EER by Walachis. ntry of Siculi,another by the way that together,to be etal Onna? of that Countrey. Which unto us feemed face and fo flrange f an 
t; : eing the c : . : ai ; unbefeeming jour xeale and. 

hain ies enghecumy of Maainy se pies Chanel | he gti uly tse A ae 
: 1 i vnited prouinces,to the great weakning amazed/at ‘tigen at gates thereof Be you exceedingly heauic. Fer what could be fixfpected or 


et the flight of Sinan,fent cercai ai 
see ifent certain com pasi*s both of horfe and foot,to Step imagined farther from she expetation of'vs and all asd man or more incredible than sbar Sigifmund 
ben ' 2 he exp ¢ , she 










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i ins, (oO prooue if happily he could by that 7 
he and recouer his former dignnia, With this ay fe ZR 
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whe small religions King of Polavia ands rs Pir i 
yw A the Cathelighe religion, IAM jpeg re rs é BOE ems cate 
Chriftien;, aad glorit of she Croffe, again, the maft iitlaidderater vedcenm thernrez, he. 4 
become fo vnlikevnre himfelfe? And. ( fo much asins bio any 5 came 
of thas religions warre, and t0idoe barme toa Chrifian dvd Cath CALF then , 
igucand fricnd|lup, cucn with the mele barkerons rations edie Princesoatg 
perpen of hirnfelfey and of the Kingdeme of Polonia. Ubicauter cts thes 
woented with [uch bitterne(f of gricfe, shat we could nor but by: (peedie miffineers " 
om es matter , that herchy you might she fomer fee the greatnelfe of onr ~ e. 
Leg “ 4 mit Signifiewnto you, what onr fatherly lowetawards 90x requettes) the Sand ree: aly 
terme asthe ae a 
vt ‘ exprefid, Wherefore moft dearels belo: ees srt wlereap 
and inthe meft effectwall manner wee can i See Aant wen 7, 
‘ , Adet(e you and befeech. you , tila 
pies se ee klar 
‘ : Unto your crowae and dignitie. For belesmevs that ae 
SeOnIh whe ee on et feneybufiifullyandindeds mri for oscar sh 
rrnall fe in the world toceme ; beleewe-vs (1 isdoth much b aly 
withall Chriflian K tags and Princes , all mentakest in mill are ene ion 


, that it fhould by your meanes bee wrought, that the Chrifliamaffsires fhould nos pr hing monitrou, 


raeal! Prince, who bad vowed bimflfe far Chriftand bis epunrey, fhonld not _ sr aa : 
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cefft in oa fe ofhoows and, ree 4 vans Againfh the Infidels, Turkes, and Tartars, no (Je your 
snp ours, snd other Chrifisan Princes enemies, than his irk i 
to binder the ‘procedings of the Tranfyluani Z ok nd mle 
‘ g [ylwantan Prince? this were happily but afmall sp 
. 5 y : 
by, by this mcanes wot oncly & Chriftian and Catholicke Prince, eilons 5 eae ji Chia 


Jaith (0 verine both admirableand amiable inthe verie enemie) but your orn brother in law i os 
, td BB 


aor = ee = “a of finite, whofe children hall be as it were ‘gour childrens brethren js by 
dette a x My anger, and expofed v9 We frie of the moft mercileffe Turkes. What 
po nee yn ny “rag ely clomed [onne? Beware tat een, both now lining and hereafter to come, 
angele oh poor ate te os + But cemare yet more,that you feeme not ingrarefull not 
Slides, Gad fe i h i, "ut 10 God bim/elfe, who ath bonnsifully blc{fed you with twe great 
pe ss oli any goed things : and that you prewele not hime to wrat. azainft your hfe 
brougée-xpew your fe ste oa ‘uill and wicked dewces< and shat this mifchiefe ee yan bane 
aad Sane King dint obich bes tuft indgement al Gadvidound nos to the greatef? destruction of yam 
ome, you foall iw afetie line ye cs ‘erbide M thinke, thas the T, ranfyluanian being ower 
pera rent idea sre Turke ¢ Doe you not know bir tobe a faithleffe 

ings by his 4, which keepeth faith with none, but as flandesb wish 


bis owne ; i 

defrettion of in rr ordinate ae j tfire gapesh after encry Kingdeme,na iy thir fleth after the 
Jonr confin, out of whofe tiger ihe meer hee, Senne,what wrong ied. doe unto the Emperonr 
[ball moe, but alfo our di nitie, and the digniticof 1h aiten fonnes and heires, and by the grace of God 


denoutly honoured) is thereby hurt , and your moft Bacecekeiiee!! feat (sehich you bane alwayes [0 





















seaft would) the Romane Church is cffended, which are mother (which wee knew you of allosher L | 


at great and wende i or the maintenance of this facred Warre is 
reed, becing in eeeske " vis! pn 8 forces, which by jon ought to lata and (n- 
enemies on the contrarie hd \ Leable 1B Moldania diffewered and diminifhed , and tke 
armie of tbe Church take E vealed and firengthened, inte whas danger and difireffemay both ont 
ging of this whole warre is ther 4 Sila Andwithall, bow greatly all the manner and mans- 
which no little concerseth the di conte 4, i no man thas (eerh mer. Yea and this morconcr,® 
Promifed'se our moft desrel Bibawee eof vs and this holy See, wee hance undertaken and certaintly 
dfonnes Rodolph and igi{mund,shst year royall Maiesite oowld 


peed Vm fel Nee ee: neither did wee hereof afjare thers vpon alight eccafi- 
rth om Me fr them racy uh uprmjeof yoni fo 
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ely andexprefly written by the renerend Father , (oe 


Ue with em weeknow 0 bee both onto vs faith 
per of becanfe he bath writ untovs 6on- 
HOA owne mouth, Which shings (e flanding 
fing 


> pofieing Nien Selfe foe the manifold abfirdities of this fatt onenery fide, not to fpeake of the: 
baynoufnesfe 
oat dies soshefe barts.T he Tranfyluaman Prince your brosher in lam, dewoted so your Selfteand defirons 
of your fauorseither protect with your defence,or at leaftmife burs hins nots yeahart not thembole State, 
of she Christian common-weale, andreliewe not by any meanes the quarrell of the enzmies of Chrift. 
If you bane any contronerfic withthe Prince Sigifmund, or defire of bin anything, referreis ume" 
vs,thars $0 fay;vnto your moft louina father : youknow your affaires to be of vs fanoured,and wee 
hope by the power of God that it may eafily come to palfe that fame conuenient means may be found wher~ 
by peace and quictnelfe may be confirmed betwixt you,and good vnity grow betsoixt you two brethren ome 
formes and fo all the root of bitterneffe and difpleafure to be veterly plucktout of your minds.This bane 

B [writ vato you my Sonne, frankly and from a fincere heart,though truly much ertewed, becanfe we lowe 

you,and are much carefull of your honor and good: Shew you again in deed thas you takest fo, written : 
th father , and that you altogether proferre our fatherly and whalcfome exhortations before 








fenenth EmperowroftheTurks, = 


creas: we requefh you azaine, yea andofientimes, forthwith to applie she meceffarie rex 


the fivifter perfuafions of others. Farther concerning theft matters, joufhall vader ftand by the fame 
Bifhop our Nursio now with you,to whom you may (a5 you bawe done) gine credis imall thingsas t0 or 


fife. 


Thefe letters dated ftom Rome the eighth day of Nouember,were deliuered tothe king in” 
December, with others to the Cardinall and Chancellor,whomthe Pope tharply reproued as 
the authors and contriuers of all thefe mifchiefes. 

‘The Tartat Cham before ftirred vpby the Turkith Emperour Mabomet, for tlicinuafion of 
Moldauia(as is already before declared)about this time fent his Embaffador alfo vnto the Po- 
lonian king, for the confirmation of {uch articlesas he had beforeagreed vpon with the Chan- 
cellor: which becaufe they manifeftly declare the ground and purpofe of his entended expes 
dition into Moldauia, with the foule collufionof the Chancellor with the Turks and Tartars 
againftithe Tranfyluanian Prince, I thought it not amiffejor from our purpofe (forthe more 
manifeftation of that which is already faid) here to fet them downe,asthey are tranflated ont 
ofthe Tartar language. 


Cham Kazikiery vntothe King of Polonia and Sweden our brother, one of the great Lords AMONG “rie copy of tt 
the Chriftians, humbly boweth his head. Firfl wee fignifie vaso you, shat Aaron Palantine of Moal- Lesters of the 


Tartar vate 
the king of PO 


dauia was 4 forfworne traitour ; who haning gathered a power of the V alackians,and seyning unto hime 
the Polonian Coffackes fpoiled she territories of the great Sultan Bat aftermarddiffertion arifing among lenis 
them, the Hungarian Coffackes lining in V alachiay-yent Aaron in bonds unto the King of Vienna: 
after him followed another sraitoar called Rozwan, who alfo baning raifed certaine companies of 
Jouldiers,began in like manner ta forrage the countries of she Turki[b.E mptrour thereabouts whith as 
“fone a5 he had knowledge of, hewrts. vate mee his brother, That fhowld with all pofsible fpeed goe into 
Valachia to chaftife sheferebells,.so barne their howfes and. sesones and having with she edge of the 
frord flsine sheir, men, to carrie away with merheir wines andchildren intovcaptinitic. Haning this 
incharges1 the great Cham of the great territorie of she great.Lerd Karyktercy,) with my brather 


E Letikerry Galga, aud other my brethren and. Gounfellors;warlike and valiant Captaines and Mara 


ise mountinemyhor(2, came with mine armieinte Valachidunto therivér Prat where it meetery is 
hd her viuer alld “Abe sherewe chanced vpon a faithfull fernitor of yours,our brother ehe Chan- 
cellor, who was alfo come a litsle beferevs into Valachia;swith whom after forme light consemion when. 
we began to be wiore,tractable,hedeclared umtovs, that be'was of purpofecome inte Falachia to place 
there a new Uaynod,which( as befaid)of antient right belonged unto the Polenians; wishows any nit 
on preindice thércin to be done to thecouenants and league 5 hadwith the Emperor of’ pp ok eae 
farther-shat bisdefire was,that one Ieremiaswhem he bad appointed Haynod, wight ane the comsrsam 
ofthat Pronince, and shat. the anbient amities [itch as swas inthe sime of Sultan Solyman and Chars 


Dawlethgerd ight be faithfully kept Which shen Lhadhfor my part faithfully frrorme so doe, and he 


E. likewife hadcaufed the fare to be done by fitch of bis as be baal sherefore font vate mye decreed tege- 


ih Gi ld be urterly 

ther.that the Goffackes on thofarther fide of Nyefter (diferderad and re Hows mien) Jhon 
rooted ont, pear foould rho ier doe any harmne imshe serriteries of the great S wltan tl 
the Brefentsiufually fant unto vs of long, even fince the time of. Suan Salyer A ie bas 
‘tained nor-any harimes. be hereafter doneiw any part of our dominions. — Andshercfore elon 
z widely 


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ae hd pride as mn a Jouenth Emperourofthe Turks. 

infested thas torhe , ; “i , a 
eaked,tlat according, 0 \,  datbeyeares pA \ as foin shemaentet ae to Pa iprom the en of the Chriftians as that he raul 
tt a . l par doynebis forces with the Turkes:prif tt fo pleafed God to bleffe thofé our ende : eed ame 
with you : es ey dig ; ware shefe shings whi ™peroun, | fener toxrook out that ieee a mfchiefe But bait came to paffe rhat this dapelitieg fo a he 
Maker our capt Bee Avane's oe Net ‘Bellas King defired (yet (oarcely begun or vaken in hand) tooke nos effect i445 not nce fll for me to declare, 





held the F aguod(hip of K.alachia Ls "tb 
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a ins é befe 1 phat 1 fuppofe your Holtneffe hath by others, efpecially your Nujitio, under flood she i 
te te nants male, Thefe things we bane commanded tobe acclared vate you bya Jae, time, by orbers andofien meffengers aie Prong: pi ae ed Shin a 
r Our brother Gianach Metagra,whom we reque(}' aur Mai¢/lie courteon JOT E mba lTs.. ves alreadic come outer Danubsus , and’ 1 by letters from the Va her Valachi 
hom i | : ufly to entertaine was 5 J f ryuod of the farther V alachia was 
Prefents unto us: for wee will not now this « fh esher. Gi 40d by bi adnertifed,bow shat he nov able to encounter bir had for faken that Prowince wht hat the , 
P any other Ginen at she egal : eer im breBe 
; geare of. Mahomet poo.) asin so eas bs tienes , PETIT Prag in on taken and almoft wtrerly wafted by Sinan,he was now come fal upon Tranfjbbania,andin Moldauia 
aa oe Sass einen mala smned yoanile eres) bea ¢hie i) the Tartar was [till expetted, inforanch that Rofwan (who hauing taken prifoner ‘Aaron the Palating 
The iets a A frer 1¢\ Tartar Embaffador had deliuered thofe letters veto the kin with af ’ 4 whons bee ferued, in his houfe,and fo himfelfe inwadid the Palatine began now alfe fo quake for feare. 
goat, ea:t0 thefame purpofeshein the ntmeof che Gham gatie vntoxhim st ag ’s Peech ines. B gndtocraue helpe of mee, or rather to fteke how hee might flieaway (as not lone after he did) oeither 
fader to the aPrefenr:Safterward being broughttoa lodging appointed for him, w and anarrow for hauing any great firength abaut him,or expecting any greater from the people of thatcountrcy: for why 
| king of Polonia tocxped hisanfwer, Arlength his difpatch was giuentiminletters > i “ts commanded there that Pronince was brought [0 low by the, miferies of the former yeares but e{pecially by [uch as bad easll 
much againtt his will,cequefting hele eo fenduntembstindoron ni cn hetooke gouerned she fame, that at uch time as-t entered into Moldauia, I alfure your Holinc{fe there were 
by word of mouth, to tell him what to satwer vnto his Lord, B 4 ¢ Cham : and farther nor init of hon[houldersaboue 15000, and shofe alfa for the mofl part poore conistrey people of the ba= 
heaped wtadalreatliadaliucsed simabttcis his Lord. But other anfwer could hee pet feft_fort,in whom there could neither be any great helpe, neither if they bad been able to hawe done ar 
Sables,svas-diltniffed withoucth seer re with a gowne furred with sthing,durft Rolwan haue trufted bimfelfe swith hem uponswhom he had with all hind of cruilife t ss 
cents im y ePrefent requctin y the Cham, or any Embaffador to av. nized. Chotijm a caitlein she very confines of this kingdome, was kept with no greater garrifen han 
4.Thusshe-Tranfy]uaaian Prin Span aarkenaeieeenade . 200 Hungarians who perctining them felues neither of fufficient flrengsh to hold the place,nor to with ~ 
fy os age emt ee te ee aeinitand by the Turke,and’on ftand the enemie, they alfo by and by followed after Rofwan. All the reft of the dine was not onely 
FES om a: erie fi ‘to/haue been'no leffe'endangered by theinua. ! C unarmeds but altogether poore and naked, without any cértaint gowernwsent, without counfell, without 
th sisearter M th spb plae se ‘sa ‘the Polonians beeing Chriftians,than from frengsh,and withoxt any defence at.all,imo caftles onely excepted : which landing dpon she confines of 
‘ es : the Polonian in fome fort performing forthe Turke, Polonia,might haue ferwed better for the enemic,ont of them to hane infested vs,than for the defence of 


cat 
what hee had plo: f ; of Rag ; 
yas ‘. f Ae tted to bane beene done by the Tartar: andfo by the taking away of Mol. Moldania againft them +fothat had the enemie once fer foot into that Prowince neither could it without 












barbs nt een pa ra Papakea ‘ th, but.alfo openedia way for the 4 great power hane beene recoucred, neither being reconered,couldeafity hanc beene defended against fo 
as de eatectie 4 0 his: Countrie, Howb is thatthe Polonians allédgetor puiffant an enemit: and shat which worfe was,was novit felfe alone tobane bin confiamed with that fire, 
tage done in Moldastas hee ie defence of t as by the great Chancellorthen but likeenonch to hane carried away with tt Podolia alfo, bordering uponit,with a great part of Rucide 

.. i hime : orthat it cannot be better told thanby the great Chancellour Wherefore in this fate of things, when as both that Prowince was in greateft danger so hawe beene loft, 


“hater? ane vehe and fo many enemies houered not morc omer the heads of al Chriftendome,than ouer this K ingdome what 
pa Bah lth ~ spas of us tobe done ? know to whom Lfpeakeshefethings, ewen unto bin not only whoft dinine wife- 
mr D dome, but fingular love alfo towards my wagine countrey 15 tomee moft knowne. Verily | entered inte 
. | Moldauia with no great arnmie,yet uch anone haply (iesin like eafe-1 often chancit)) Fame had made 

Feit se < a. | among (t the enemies avery great one : fothat fearing if he fhould thraft him/elfe with bis ar- 
| amy into the firatts whereby hee was tobreake into Tranfylaanta, to bee fhut in by ony armie, flayed his 
| journey : and the Tartar the more carncitly he was called upon by Sinan (by reafon of the fame of this 
our armicirefolued tomake bimfeife fomuch the fironger. So that whileft hee alfembleth the Nogai- 

} an Tartirs and others farther off, and {6 fi ors all parts raifeth the greateft power be could, the matrer 
was delaied almoft vato the end of Nonemiber zat whichtime he with a moft huge armic, accompant~ 
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edwith Sendziak Ichiuenfe,anda great power of she Turkes raifed out of their Prouinces thre by, 


Matter;cuen vnto Clement the Pope 










Za mofthie the © ato hal dn ast Deny BONED yeah , 

es Chan ed fay ‘ he er Ub in psa? erecons Lar aftr the lifing of your map bf 

onincmen Wie Kings, H aaflieand ny (0 mendations 51 bawe by your Holine(fe Lerters directed both une 
— thePepe, — and Maite, asalfaimny (él Eh emsiine as well his royall Maieftie and my moff gracious Lord 
a things byus dome ia ta FF ee ibbenifedanse our Holine(fe : as if by shofe> 
theenemie confirmed) lvorinshinoerWie roe iftians had beene hindered, and thepoweref came directly upon mecin the fields of Coroce. Sendziak the Tartar Chams his fiffers fowne, now 
sfoinchas] affurery Jelfesonr bolinegete taue lords topurge my felfeuntp your Holine/fes fireL | called bimfelfethe Balfrof Moldania, as did she Tartars eldeft fonne name himfelfe Prince of another 
that pert donievt Wtoldaniay and bow they w lie fully under ftood borh whar the things were } part of shat Prouincealfo : for fo that countrey was to bawe bin dinided berwixt them,that that part 


sore at se beri re dome partly by the’ Kings Maiapties Letters, and t bich wad next unto the Tartars dominions, fhould bee allosted vnto the Tartar, and the other part 
beque/h ibis one rhing of your So eray spec on emo Holine(fe, Yes doubs 1008 confining upon this Kingdome, 10 be gouerned by Sendziak, as Baffa thereof, and [0 to make it the 
Hi tif it bath knowne me for «man, 1 will nor fay of any’ 


citiear wit; but ewe) analy Lie ‘ , | Rat of a perpetual warres, from whence Podolia, Ruftia , and the leffer Polenia might bee swith 
lala Sain La er Magee Ae Oe Caiedin f 
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continuallincarfions wafted enen before our faces: concerning which matter they now difperfed their 


Het sd haat ither rajbly, o7 so gbe hinderance of Lesters, wherein they publifhed the power and authoriti¢ ginen thers from the grand Seignior exbor= 

10 bie witch sohe cy what mine opinion was concerning theleagne and sing the people of shat conntrey toreceine the fame. A wholeday wee fought with shis mulsitid:,our 
? nd Chriftian Princes; for rbe combining of sheir fore men alwaies by the goodne(fe of God baning not onely the-wpper hand, but without any notable loffeal- 

and en fasyet not without great flaughter of theirs : and would to Godt bad had fuch frrength,as that not oncly 

Wanseat. Wh ‘after Nh E the conditions of peace, but encn the enemies thenifelues might haue beene in my power, But when 

dor usserly caphafide , and yeh wee were oftentimes come to parle (they ftill requiring the fame) and [a at length unto conditions 


"% ale forme: 28 eecmsageeged of peace , if [uch were ginen thems as whereby this onely Kin; dome bad veithout the wrong of 
j spes4 

invdecree of the ‘Kingdome yah tX- anyother 1 Rog meaet Sik fe great and fudden a danger, what resfonable man fa 

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tH ge of th inherits done by thas enemit iv tha 
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. le a 7 ¥ te 
ring of Moldauia, thoughtit not vafit for his affaires,t e flight of Sixanand dif sy 
fiture of the Turks,to goin perfon himfelfe vatothe Emp odeclare vnto him atte hn 
done him by the Polonian ; and furcherto confer-with him ¢oncerning the mannagin Try 
; Wars san mon Enemic. So hauing’putall thingsin teadineffe forhis jours Ni 
1599 6 fet forward i arie T5396, and by the way of Caffouia the fourth of Februaric arti d : 
Prague in Bohemia; where he was by the Einperors ett moft honourably tinh i 
ned. Butimmediatly after his comming thither he fe Micke of an Ague , which gtieuoutly 
vexcd hin by the {pace of three weekts. In thellatcer end of Februarie having fomewhar i 
couered his health, he went to the Church: where after his devotions done, he was } “ 
Deane of the Cathedral Church welcommed witha moft eloquent Oration, fetting for te H 
worthie praifes, and further animating him vnto the like exploits againft the common Enem ; 
ofall Chriftianitie: “Whereunto he forthwith anfwered in Latine {o eloquently and fo read 
ly,thatall men martielled Wat heard him : protefting inhis fpeech, That as he and his fibjets 
had not hitherto {pared their liues'or goods in defence ofthe common caule ; fo would the 

not afterwards {pare the fame, but aduenture all for the benefit‘of the Chriftisn Common. 
weale : well hoping, that the Empetor and the other Chriftian Princes would not as occafion 
thould require be wanting vnrohint with their forces, or the Clergie with their prayers; 
which done, he doubted not (ashe faid) by the power of God, but to obtaine more notable vie 
: ; Gories than he had yet againftche Turks the enemies of God, ~ 
ae im _ Whilefthe yer thus lay atthe Emperors Court, it fortuned that the people called Siculijof. 1 
Prien # fended'to have cheitliberties in fore part infringed in the late affembly of the States holden in 
Tranfy luania in December laft; tifevvp now in armes in diuers places, refufing to yeeld their 
former obedience tothe Prince. “matter like enough to haue wrought him much trouble, 
and fuppofed nor to hane bin done without the'priuitie of the Cardinal ‘his vacle : butby the 
wifedome atid courage offtich as he had in'hisabfence put in truft with the gouernment of his 
Country, divers ofthe ringleadets of this elon apprehended an in diueis forts ex- 
ecuted :and three hundred of theif complices to the tertcr of their fellows had their nofes and 
a eares cut off. By whieh wholfome feucritie all thofe troubles were appeafed,and the country 
shel Legs, S80. ObgtmU > 


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againe quieted,” C ; 

Atthefame timealfo the Tranfylianians obtaine« 

exceeding rich booty Mabomer the Turkifh Sultas t thistime fent a new Baffa forthe 

gouernment of Temefwar :againft whofe co , € old Bafla before Governor had in fe- 

uentie fiue waggonstriified vp a wonderft wealth, which’he had there gotten inthe 

time of his formergouernment , to haue ogether with himfelfe with a flrong conuoy 

_ >» © conduéed to Belgrades!O f this his purpofe the Hungarian Heidons lying at Lippa and Tenna 
hauing intelligence , lay in wait for him vpon the way , and in his paffing by {ct vpon tim + 
y Pee, Where ina fharpecénflié they ouerthrew the conuoy,and flew the Baffa, whofe head they fent 
wiagra foraprefentto the Princeffe at Alba Tulia,and tooke the {poile of the Bafla’s carriages,where- 

 beotietaken. innwas taken a wonderfull wealth, for in one of thofe waggons is reported to haue been found 
twentie'thoufand of Hungarian duckets, : 1 + c ) 

“Inthis abfence alfo ofthe Prince, 6006 ofthe Rafcians reuolting from the Turk,came and 
offered theit feruice ynto the Princeffe : whereof the by letters with gyeat {peed certified the 

‘who Jom halted to difpatch with the Emperor,and hauing procu- 

omife of fome aid to be afterwards fent him, tooke of } 

companied, departed from Prague to Vienna, where he 

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rincely ch rawne with fix moft beaatifull horfes, 


ther he was met by the nobilitie of the countrcy, 
vho prefented him with three goodly horfes for 
Ke into his charet, and fo accompanied entred the 
andfobroughtvato M 










aH uirpofing 
ern Grete: in Croatia, newes was brought 
fetting on of Stephen Barhor his Vacle , were about 


















q breake into Tranfyluania, Wihcrefore changing his purpofe, he departed thencé 
A bi and fo with all {peed kept on his way towards Tranfyluania 5 iran to ee =; 


p feuering himfelfe from the yni 


Jeuenth Emperour of the Turkes. 


and comfort of his fubieéts in general,arrined in fafetiein the beginning of April, 

In this while many hot skirmifhes paffed betwixt the Chriftians and the Turksin the fron. 
tiers of their territories ; andnow the plaguc and famine which had of long raged in Conftan- 
tinople and other places of the Turks dominions, began to afluage. Of which fo great cala- 
mities as had deuoured many thoufands of his pcople;the Turkith Emperour finding himfelfe 


fomewhat cafed, forthwith caufed the continuation of his wars again(t the Emperourand the, watrespreslai- 
Tranfyluanian Prince, tobe three dayes together proclaimed in Conftantinople, and agreat iniig 
armic to be raifed tobe (ent into Tranfyluaniaand Hungarie: giuing it out,thathe would with she emperor 


p thar fo puiffane anarmic in perfon himfelfe come into Hungarie, At which time it was alfo te Tranfyinae 


reported, That he had alreadic {ent his tents and other his neceffary prouifion before to Hadri- 
anople : for now Was nothing more odious inthe Turks Court, than the name of the Tranfyl. 
uanianPrince. a: 
Ofallthefethings was not the Emperor ignorant,as fully thereofcertified both by letters 
and efpials,as alfo by the vniforme confeffion of fuch Turksas were daily taken prifoners. For 
which caufe he alfo with as much {peed and care as he could prouided for the raifing of his ar- 
mic,as he had the yere before ; asalfo forthe teuying of mony,and prouifion of all things ne 
ceffary that the enemy at his comming might not find him ynprouided, Neither {pared he to 
ray aidof the other Chriftian Princes his neighbors,efpccially of the Polonian, whome hee 
had diuers times fought after to hae drawn. him into the confederation with the other Chri- 
ftian Princes againft the Turke, To which purpofe he now alfo fent ynto him the Bifhop of 
Preflaw and the Lord Peppelius his Embaffadors :asdid the Popealfo {end vnto hiny the Car- 
dinal Cajetane his Legat ; and the Princes Elegtors alfo their Embaffadors : voto Whome the 
Polonian gauc good hearing andgood words, but would not by any meanes be perfuaded to 
breake his league with the Turke,or to afford any aid vnto the Chriftians salthough the car- 
dinall with many pregnant ceafons fhewed him what {mall affurance there wasin the Tutkes 
Icagues,and how dangerousit might beto his ftate, ifthe Turke making peace withthe Empe- 
ror,fhould turne hisforce vpon him,which it was like enough he would, as knowing no maa 
longer for friend, than ftood with his profit,befide the immortal blemifh ot his honor, by dif 
the ynionof the Chriftian Princes,to hold tiendhip withthe Twiks 
|. But all this and much move to;no purpofe , fo refolurely was the Polonian tec 
ps Lana of the Turks ua Sota 4: all the Chriftian Princes fo neere vnto 
the deuouring Encmy,none ftood che Chriftiaiec nmoniealcin leffe ftead than he, xviieh 
for all that, moft men imputed not fo much vnto the King, as to others about him, efpecial ¥ 
to Zamofrhie the great Chancellor, by whome that ftate was moft {wayed, who was a one, ¥ 
fuppofed but openly reported to haue feeret intelligence both with the Turke and, the hee 
_ Allthis whilethe lord Ralf goucrnor of Strigonium ceafed not with continua Hos jes to 
vex the Turks euen to the gates of Buda,as did alfo the other Chriftian captaines inet er pla- 
ces ofthe Turks frontiers in Hungaric. Neerevnto Buda were two great country aH ne 
E moft partinhabited by Chriftians, who having given their oath of obedience vnto iF Ka ast 
” Tined.a miferable life forthe paiment of an exceffiue tribute yearely, Thefe poore | 1D en 
wearie of the Turkifhthraldome,andthe continual {poile of their labours by the iat ne 
nium.; by fecretmeflengers requefted the lord Palfi,ofmercie to carne them witht! HI f, te 
and cattel away, into fome other place of the Ghrittian tesritorie,that fot ey might ry thal 
mongft Chriftians,as he had bura little before done for them of eld Bui ae ve) ra oainits 
fo reafonable.arequeft the Chriltian gonernour charitably hearkened 5 valling il 8 pe 
tai inted time to,put themfelues with alltheir things in read inelle. ADEE WaS.S 
GS STRUNG BPROURERE Fmt  htheir wiles and childrén,andfuchtrafhas they 
cheLo Chriftiags about 75.5:familicsywho with theit wines and\cht iso. Ate Te aealie appOtee 
hadipacktvp into, 80 waggons,drawne with ourteene ox fixtecne oxen pie Go cendakof 
.p tedtinse aboutmidaightcommitced themfelucs with all that, chey had 1 sie broughtto 
* chemo Strigonium, fent out of purpofe for them, sbubeaie aS aii seed fre of 
Sirigoniam ,Amongrtthem were many fich men, Whe DIONE Tens Pat aiened 
cova ith ananeseding erat pune ie arc Meet ‘North fide of anubins 5 Where 
certaine, ficlds beewixt Strigonium, and. Vinaria , on the Nom T Me Tey 


hogy 
ix e 








Seuenth Emperosy of the Turkes: 


ippa fee A vpon,and fet at libertic a thoufand captiues :,and fo hauing truffed vptheirbootie, fi 

7 all the fuburbs, and departed. Which fice grew fo great. and fo ails ‘ ren fee ee 
feene into aC naar . Troe 5 ee abe as 7, the whole citichadbeeneona iat ae 
Which fo daunted the hearts of the Turkes atthe fiege, that they prefent! i 
{aid) Jeauing all thatthey had behindethem. oe ecb tg 


Biv bundvedof © Shortly after,600 garifonfol z 
ceriusl- tothe Fae territorie,were difcouered by 
billitediin the country about Temefw: 
















Be Taras cane 

"y 

Tork. Which the rceiuing,refolued among themfelues(as became valiant menyco f 
vni 























































sand with no leffe tefoltition performed what they h 
2 mia dif tbe cuery fide befet and adele by ayeineti eitites they ae Aol The Tranfyluanianall this while bufiediin raifing of his army, and prouiding of things ne- Plexiaatewne 
= tem» tefolued tod Ithough fearce one to twentic, fo moft defperatly, feckins fo Ctore ceffarie for the maintenance of his wares , wascome into the confines of Hungaric, towards % the Zarker 
© eee burro fell their lines as deere as they could vnto theit encmies:and fo fighting metedin ull Temefwar, cuenas the Turkes fed from Lippa., At which time certaine Hungarian Heidons conjpias 
“2. =) except fome few which by great fortune efcaped, lei nto the enemiearight bloudie v2 thapferued him, gerting oucr Danubius not fartvom Nicapolisstookedlenta alittle rayne of 
“. Gorie, Yet by this loffe of fo great a partie wasthe g ifon of Lippa greatly weak oudie yj. . the Turks, which they ranfacked and burnt,and hauing flaine inthe country thereabout aboue 
4 the enemy knew right well,and thereupon began forthwith to prepare to b y, Weakned, which B three thoufand of the Tarks, returned with'arich prey vatothe Prince, : 
Which Barbelus the gouetniorta mote valiane ria WelTely OPE CED | fentin enn rhe Powe Not long before,the Chriftians had furprifed Cliffa a ftrong frontier towne ofthe Turks in Cie lately fat 
fyluanian Prince,to requeft him withall fpeed to fend him fourc or flue thoufand eine Beamer nce it fora Spal stearic cine eae eee eee Cinfeat 
diers; with which power he doubted not by the helpe of God, to be abl 8004 foul. and thereto laied hard fiege. For thereltefe whereof, Lescowise gouernor of Stiria and the scaixe cw she 
again(t all Hie sGvebe tHe enein vabadatthar eas les slp 0 ‘i ure defendthe towne other prouinces thereabouts belonging tothe houfe of Auftria , and the gouernour of Zeng rare 
Setibie dluy’ Tene Boot ahs riley tobete x ing = sta it. Vnto whom the prince with a fleet of two and fortie fhips, wherein they had embarked 4000 fouldiers well appoin- 
Ripe heise CHOI FRC Ti keane ¢ 10 F d time arriued at Lippa: tor fhortly after ted with all hings neceffarie, {et forward toward Cliffa: and by the way lighting yponagal- 
ippabefeged C rriual,4oooo ofthe Tur $ and Tartars came and fat downe before the towne,encl Jey of the Venetians bound with i lik ifi d 
whe Tete itonenery Atte anit RoBi Tor GAAGHHB’ aires HOES thie doi senclogin ley of the Venetians bound with certaine warlike prouifion towards the Turkes campe, tooke 
and Taytars. ul 9 y lay For c¢ y out any thing doing worth the {peakiog of heras good prize,and rifled her. This flcet with a faire wind arriued at Siret,neere vnto Traut, 


where the gouernor landing his men, marched that night pare of his way toward Cliffa , and 
C allthenext day lay clofe, Thenight following they fet forward againe, and hauing marched 
fifteene miles, came ynto the enemies campe before day : where ferting yponthe Turkesin 
their trenches, fearing no fuch peril, they brought fuch ageneral feare yponthe whole campe, 


they ofthe towne in the meane time doing them all the harme they could with 

De ane melt Aatictnert - h 

thot,which they fent amongft them not iy Butthey had not * long Vengbue the i 
eaeeeinte the camp, That the Tranfyluanian Prince was with a great power coniming 














+ 


relieue the towne : be pe aa ab rife, and retyred to the placewhere 


y h ad before encam ed,abouttwo ‘om Li pa ; where certainly vnderftanding th that the Turks as men.amafed,fed fome one way, fome another,cuery man (as in fuch fudden 
oe Prince neither was, neither could in fhore tit: he in fuch readineffe as was before repel feare it commonly happencth) making fhift for him{elfe, leaving ae they had in their 
patie ‘the town than before. They had now trenches behindthem. The Chriftians contented fo to haue puttheir enemiesto flight , fell 
brow ggons laded with fhot and pouder, prefently tothe fpoile, as more defirousthereof, than by the haftie purfuit of their enemies to 

‘warlike prouifion : thus appointed putthemfelues in poffeffion of an afluredviétotic. Whichthe Turks quickly perceiuing, and 
from the hils with the dawning of the day difcouering the {mal number of the Chriftians,and 


watds gave thereunto diuers'defperat affaulrs which 
with great flaughterrepulfed their enemies. For that 

flanking one another, fo fortified, that out of them K 
poile of their enemies, and ftil enfor- 
nvaine. Inthe heat of one of thefe af- 





f 

they be 

the Cheftians valiant 

fitong town was with towers and bulww 


D how they were difordered,they gathered themfelues againe together, and comming downe, 
inclofed on cuery fide the difordered Chriftians (gkeedily bunting after the fpoile) and flew 
them downeright. Leacomitz himfelfe rubingto be of Zeng and fome others got into 













Cliffa,where hauing ftayed two sae ubting to be wb Ae i the cownushey acely 
wne tobi ' head by night iffued out with 600 men,in hope to ane recoucre their flcet : butthe Turks fpec- 
reat pieces very enitahoe sibetene ‘ ae ch a ela ting fuchamatter,had fo befet the paffages,that ofall thaccompanie, Lencomits had muchado 
t. Vnto which gate as of meere defperation fet o Eis b ch ecldtendauts ' himfelfe with three others toefcape. The enemie now againe poffeffed of his trenches, layd 
defirous. f eel 4 | ftraiter fiege to the towne thanbetore : which they ofthe garrifon percciuing,and now out of 


ar aa S08 det cil Geta aa hope of reliefe,agreed with the Baffa,thac they might with bag & baggage depart,and fo yeel- 


oh Thus Cliffa one of the ftrongefttownes of Dalmatia, through the greedy 


ly. OSL tid tee: , 4 \s 
a as it were in the turning ofan hand,they were with dedvpthe towne. 







ig pieces clit downe as witha ithe, and fo againe, and the third and shel ‘ 1S 
mfelu ; ouetoutnefle ofthe difordered foldiers, fel againe into the hands of the Turks, ; 
a Marae ie etal ere thereof, their tal L : Aboutthe fametime, Palfi goucrnor of Strigonium vnderftanding of the meeting together as 
i fren affaule fo refolinel y Rekeiss peat “hth : i E of certaine notable aduenturers of the Turkesat Sombock a Caftlc almoft in the midway be- ford Pail 

ies, ‘Butthis fo obttinatarefolur , as ift ee oa sae 2 | twixt Alba-Regalis and Buda, raifed the greateft ftrength he could,and fo with certaine pie- 

ght, coniherred in tes a “at : sid be i ca Ne i ahik ces ofartillerie,and other things neceffarie for anaffaule,fer forward from Striganilfh thetwo 

tore dinto fuch a defperate feare and afton yf and twentieth of May, before the rifing ofthe Sun, and about three a clocke intheafternoone 

came tothe aforefaid caftle ; whercunto he prefently gaueamoft terrible affauit,which hene- 


uer gane ouer vatill hehad taken it: for after that he had by the fpace of three houres toge- 
ther with great danger maintained a moft defperat affault, at length he with much difficultie 


preuailed, and put tothe fword all the Turks he found therein, man, woman, and child sand 
‘ This caftle was of great beautie, and 


“om 

3 si 

(no ma lem) forfook theirtrenches wherin they lay i d 

hem Wy ascton y lay incampe' 

€ he hie meee ordnance, and whatfoeuerels they had, they 
hte The Tranfiluanians;who by chance were cuen 


+ 


er, putfuing 1 ucts of them; and tooke fore Others of them 









efwar hitafelfe was mortally wounded, and Hamat pe utrothe f af 
300d place flaine,and 4 fe th the reft, fiftie Janizaries butthat day comethither, f ; 
ede a and 4000 of the common ee Kmot lek early rienced whereunto the Baffa of Buda oftentimes for his pleafuure repaired 
ie Weert the Baffaof Temefwar ly M for which canfe Palfi was very, defirous to haue taken it without fpoiling : but the fire he had 

oodly buildings thereof, with 


therein alreadie raifed fo preuailed, that it burntdowne allthe 
great {tore of viduals and other protlifion,nothing remaining 
ued for themfelues,  - Mr : The 


the citie fearing no harme, lived in 
fent Gut fix thoufand fouldiers to- 


rks fo geat and 
7 ha 
nt hee mu 
‘after bootie : who ing to 
te fe after bootie : who comming 


he ablence of the Baflat p 
ifedt ate ¢ w allthe Turks they could be 
ee ba 


ut what the Chriftians had fa 





ae 


fe 


Dod 
Ayn 





—-ThePrince 
tb his fe 









fet gon’ 


P es 


sae) at length the Turks difordered withthe reavattillerie,andthe Tranfyiuanians charg 


"ported, That the Princé himfelfe was in this bate 
> to the further plagiié of tlie Turks,and comfort 


vei- raifed his fiege, atid'terited with his armie 
his owne asfromhisfriends, Whileft he 





















— romeosre ——"The-Teanfyluatiien Prince having ail a 
beeps! 9, great chance alittle before his comming fe getotheciny why g 
 uadize prince, Wherehe had not long tien, bur ehatthe Turk ing tolofethar {o timone 
> a cj. 


ti¢,affembled togecherfromvalll places thereabouts to: tof 40000 
raife the fi hofe comming the Prince hearing, bisanhie, id a aotctme to 
- themand had: emagreatand terrible battellthe viGotie for a greatwhile tan i 
feeming toinclifie rather to thé Turks and Tartars,thanto the Chri pe Nes 
‘ ans: byp 
afrefh, beganto gine gtoundyand foarlatt toibetakethemf{cluesto plaine flight, In tbe 
were fliine ofthe Turkes and Tartars 5 00, andkthe Chriftians 15005 It was for a ti pe 
Flaine swhich was not fo ae 
2 satflicted Countrey. After this vido, 
he returned againe'to the fiege, which he mote fttaitly continued than before, leaning nothing 
vnattempted that hé cotild’ poffibly deuife for the Winning:of the citie. (Whcre whilet he ve 
thus lay battering the cirie both night and day, newes was brought him, That Giaffey Baffa ‘i 
the Tareat8 were comming with a great armi¢to tlie reliefeofithe befieged, Whereitpon h 
confiderinig his owne'ftrength/and the’ power of his enemies; and-that the aid promifed hi ; 
both fromthe Emperéut and out of Hungarie was not yet readic, with great griefe of chingd 
ppa, there expecting new applies aswell of 
et there lay, He was certainly aduertifed,Tharthe 
Baffa of Natolia (the forerunner ofthe great Sultan Mahomet) was come to Belgrade with | 
fourtecne thoufand horfe and foure thoufahdTanizariesto joine withthe Bafla of Buda for 
the relieuing of Téthefwar ; whofe forces joined together were in number about threefcore 
thoufand : and that'a7ahower himfelfe (of whofecomming had been rife report all this yeare) 
was now comming after with a fa gteater power.’ Whereupon he departed from Lipps, lea- 
ving therein aftrong garrifon, an au lipa-Tulia, called there an affemblie of all 
his States, for the repreffing of fo puiffant anette : 
~ Mahomet for the better fucceffe of his wars itt Hu had drawne forththe Tartar with a 
mightie power: who'although he wasat the firftfo vawilling to that feruice (confidering the 
great loffes he had therein before receiued) that he would nor, as he faid, fend fo muchas one 
_ Affe thereunto : yet ouercomie with grit gifts, and the refpect he had ofthe Turkith Sultan, K 
Was now ready with a ftrongirmy vpon the fronri Moldauia,to meet him in Hungarie : 
vntowhom the Jare chofen Vaitiod fent cértai swith fuch {tore of victuals as he could 
pofibly prouide forhim, Yet forafmu fot that way topaffe without the leaue of 


~ 


_ te doubtful, 











































Feet es ahomet had both by lerter® and divers his Embaffadors entreated with the Po- 
fonian king for his ppa(fa forthe confirmation ofthe antient league he and the Poloni- 
an kings his predéceffours t good of long time had with the O+homsan Emperours ; 


from which he well knew the Chriftian Emperor,with diuers other the Chriftian Princes to 
feeke by all meanes towithdraw him. Mahomeralfo not ignorant, how hurtful and dangerous 

_ the confederation betwixt Michaelthe Vayuod of Valachia the Tranfyluanian was vato him 
and his defignes, ent vito him an Embaflador,by the thew ofgreat dangers to deter him from L 
the Tranfyluanian, and by many glorious promifesto allure him to fubmit himfelfe again va- 
to his protection’, andin token of his ficlitie t6 deliuer vntothe Sultan two of his frontier 
town $5 uch as he fhould requii \regatd whereof he fhould together with the Sultans fa- 
uour receiye golden mount: Whereunto the Vayuod anfwered, That as yet he was not 











_ weatie of ‘the friendfhip he held with the Prince: and for the townes he required, that they 
renotin his powe e, as belonging to the Prince,vnto whom hefaid he would write, 

id the Enrbaffadorine till he had from him anfwer. ; 
r ith ith all carefulneffe fo fat.as in him was,prouided that 






j ¢ field with the beginning ofthe Spring; buras it common- 
of great aétions(whereinthehands of many mighty iste- M 
metimes of one,and fomerinies of another ; fo er 
his owne forces werai: farie good rime readie, yet wast 
4 parcofSommieralfo tar patt, beic- -the’aid promifed from other Prin- 
. Atlength after long expectance when fome conuenient number for an 






armi¢ 











; being Teferued H | 


A .atmie was fromndiuers placesicoine together atVientiaxthey were by the lord sipaprs 
A atic w nat 5 
and their othencommandersbrought forth intothe field, arid not far bees piieeitelicet 


p towac of the Turks inthe vpper Hungerie. And thercupon rifing with theirarmie from Va- § 
chiaehethirceenth of Augultcame te igen ofthe fame month about noone & fardown 

















Jeuenth Emporosr of the T: urkes. 
pete 


ped, within the felfelame trenches that were'tlie lattyedtetaft vp by couritie « 
thefafetic ofhis armies there torexpect che aintding dew ofthe f! eat arava ree see 
prouifion by:theziuer from Vienna, as alferhe ret of the-Chriftian forces Gayly l6bked'tor, 

FromAltenbutg the Chriftianarmieremdoued to Komata, andnot ftaying thetelone the 

foure and twentieth of [uly matched towards Vacia,orherwile called Woczen oburbetoreie 4, bandet 
came thither,the Turks hearing of the approch of the Chififtians,forlooke the towa, ahd with ned of ite 
theircartell and beft part of thair fubftance fled to Pefthi,carryingalfo away with thei the 747k ‘ahem 
great ordnance ; the greateft whereof they buried by the way, which was neuertheleffe after. aet a 


ee 
2 
» 


p wardsfound out by the Chriftians. Andalthough thé Tarks at theit departure Had’tet fite 


both ypon the towne and thecaftle, yet the Chriftians left therein did what they might to 
quench the fame: by whofediligence and thehelpe of two thoufand footmen, and certaine 
croupes of horfemen fent chither by SwarrXenbure, a Great parcbothofthetowne and the 
caftle was preferued. : the whole Armie of the Chriftians following after, encamped inthe 
open field, and swith their horfemenbraued the’ Turks evento the gatésofPefth.’ “Thisfo 
fuddena comming ofthe Chriftians, brought agreat feare both vpon them of’ Pefth & Buda, 
infomuch, thatthey:fentthcir-wivesandchildren, with the chi¢teft of their fubftance'downe 
thetivervntoplaces‘ofmore {afetie,and farther off from danger:which was done {o diforde- 
redly (as it happeneth in fuct common fearesy that many of them for haft thruftoneanother 5... 


c into the riuer,and fo perifhed, 


Hitherto inthe former wars againft the Turke, had Matthias been Generall of the Chrifti- 
an armies: but now of late, Ferdinand the Emperors vncle Countie of Tirol being dead, atat- 
thias was by the Emperor his brother preferred to the gouernment of that tich countrie and 
the ptoninces thereabouts,not inferior to fone kingdomes;and Maximilian his younger bro- 
ther appointed General in his {tead: wha departing from Vicnnain the latter end of Luly came 
intothe camp the fourth of Auguft,where he was by thé Lord Swartzenburg his Lieutenant, 
andthe Lord Pa/f, honourably and with great triumph receiued. 

Noi were the Chriftians threefcore rhoufand trong,and hauing fortified Vacia,and ther- 


inplaced a conuenient garrifon, refolued by common con{ent to befiege Hatwan, aftrong Harmen befes 
P 8 2 P, ged by the 
7) 


before the towne sand that with fuch fpeeajeharthey were before feene ofthe Turks in the 
town;thdn that they heard any thing oftheir céming: infomuch,tharat the firft fhew of them, 
they of the rowne tooke them tohaue been fome come out'to fecke after bootie sand thetfore 
fallying out vpotithem,skirmifhed with them a while, vntillthey perceitied che whole battell 
comming. The Chriftians approching the cowne,encaniped themfelues,as they thonght moft 
conuenient, and began in three places to batterthe counterfcarfe. This frontier towne of the 
Tarks;befides thavit was kept with a (trong garrifon, was alfo ftrengthned with a broad ditch, 
and fortified witha broad connterfearfe and ftrong palifadoes.Whileftché Chriftians thuslay 
BE atthe fiege,the Turks fallying out of the towne;brake into their trenches,and there didgreat 
» harm’; and like enough they were to haue'done more, had notthe horfemen in good time 
come in vponthem and enforced'them to retire. In this fally,amongft others was one Greis 
anorablecaprainc flaine,being thamefully forfaken of his owne men, who for that theit cow- peer tA : 
ardife,wete all in the fight of the wholearmie difarmed,and fo turned ont of the camp as men 
vnworthie any longer'to bearéarmies. One iiorning alfo as the Chriftians wereat their deuo~ 
tionsim their trenches,a Turkilh prieft from out ofan high tower not fat off, tailed moft bit- 
terly von them,curfing and désiding them: wherewith one of the Chriftian canoniers much 
moned;made a (hot atthe tower, which he fo well beftowed, that therewith he ftruck downe 
the rowersrogether with the [dolatrous prieft,as he was yet railing &blalpheming,Aclength 
g theChriftians had with exceeding labor & continual batterie madethe town faultable:wher- 
with the Turks difCouraged,offered(but al too late)to yeeld vprhe towne vpon the fame cot 
ditions ‘thavthey of Strigonittm had: whereunto they received no anfwer; yeacommande- 
Ment was given throughout the campe, That ho man ypon paine of death, fhould vat in 
parley wich them, Shortly afterjall things i ik in readineffe for the affaule,the Chri pe 
. aaaa ‘ ry 


Te94 “ya Mahomet. the third, os. \ 


Hatwan woon ans one day about fine aclocke intheafternoone,affaul i 
the Chrifti- Hi 13 a ted 
bythecorifi es houres hard fight,by ftrong hand tooke it,with the ite as ne ; 
a children, and other fearctul | people; who now gaue them{elues alien’ ofthe ne. G 
Foute hougaaiccution was done yponall that came to hand, without refj ati and forlding, 
gon isan G SoPen were flain great with childe,and yong children Rineiy “ad I8¢, Tex; oy 
ja git boot <i not to crie for mercy,thebloudy {word deuouring all. The fi ‘heir mothers 
hisses 2 nsagencenton) to ripe the children our of their motherswombs,and . Ty Of the Wal. 
ake peuntse f the skins of men and women,whom they had ain quicke. Which i - thongsa 
erwardscxculed when they were therefore reproued,by:pretending tha: f ie crueley the 
~ teach.the;Turkes hereafter not fo,wickedly to TdNoueme againht Chat 5 ercby they dig 
fone band. barbarous cruelty to.torment the Ohriftians thacfell into their ae their 
3 pa em{elues,In this affault and furie perithed ofthe Turks about foure thonf: aN feate of q 
Pa ians not pelt three hundred. -In this towne befide that which thé fire a » Sof the 
i uid very ue nprey. The firft that entred the towne was one Terskéea notable rey Was 
1 apanie ; after whom followed Rufurme, who each of them weretho: ener ith 
trance at the breach, to haue flaine with their owne hand eight or ten thick tin theiren. 
gi Bes in ene meaqnetime Mahomet the great Sultan being come to Belgrade Remon d 
foros it re the heart of Hungarie,fending Cicals Beffa before him ‘anda Ie Oa 
fase, 28 ing Joh fecond of September artiued at Buda, hauing in his irmisebou "4 
| Hac ney ‘an Ber, and three hundred field pieces. From thence he prefently f Seay 
| TheCh cou war 3 bur ftaied there himfelfe with the reft.of his armie. eae 
dealt aS hriftiags yetlying at Hatwan,and doubting left the Sulean fuddenly affinetiiotiner | 
pon them not yetreadie for battell;departing theuce, and “oe baie 
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Pian ead SAP CE i pm from eye Me albeit thatthe Archduke before his departur 
i uentent garrifon for the keping ofthe towne; ; 
Bute the Turkesapproch, that the next day after, ether Detect cra 
; ‘ooke the towne, and fetting it on fire,foll y cA ala 
Rie clay pape i g it on fire, followed themfelues after the campe. This comming of 
ting efthe fhould is uda, brought alfo a great feare vponthem at Vienna, as much dob 
ae labor for th ‘ad C iss way haue turned his forces,which caufed them bothda abd ioht ; 
h or the betrer fortification of the citic,and for the prouifion of all chi “Jsifithed bin 
az pele eS allthings, as if it had bin 
ut Mabomer not prouided for the vndertaki 
difgrace his ‘osieuail 
theeobbadeoo ae thee whad fometime receiued vnder the wals 
Se peae o criany Peep 5 fisthoughts quite another way. Inthe vpper 
Paketaten pena city well fortified and honoured with a Bifhops See cal- 
diuite haa Moose aren ypon this city,as the chiefe fortreffe of the'Chriftians in thofe 
have het with reeaca ‘ comming into Hungarie caft his cies, and began now that way to 
a thevtting Ape 5 y taking ofthat citie, and placing there of a ftrone attifor: tohin 
orihe S eathchiiee esos forces withthe Tranfyluanians,for the eral ftrengthning 
y the way of thevpper Hunaarie. Which the Archduke perceining, fent 


th { : 
haat <a a Terskie with anotablecompanie of Italisns and Gtr’ | 
fotielord Tenffenbech lent j bi vafiers, whoall arrived therein fafetie, At which times! 7 
Agri: befened tie Ture, ith goo 4 tn e citie three thoufand foormen,ynder the conduéPofcoun 
brash: rwehticth of S cacnBe inane aletas nicedtull for the defence thereof Teen snd 
wasnétedead; led-eponby the great BatlaesLbrabio, Ci fir Pal 
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them great harme. Butfecing the danger greatly encreafi iti longes 

tobe holden, they fericon fire ; hauing Aen Ma ie ie bs A era € 

themf{elues into re caftle: which the Turks quickly perceiuing, brake fof a aoe 

ty,as ifthey Would together with the Chriftians haue entred the cattle alto boi. 

ar ee DOM y ref pates be many of them flain, Adioyning to the chee a 

» againt which the Turks forcertain daies fiyri i 

grcar ordnance, & that without intermiffion: and pone eran jee 4 

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frwo daies 2 i H f 
fpace oft ies affaulted it 1 2 times,but not without the wonderfull loffe of their men: 4 suimeu! 


et gauc it not fo oucr;bur as men with their | agi ga great 
r loffe more enyaged came on againe wi 
tury than before, & fo at laft by plaine force tooke it:and there puto the {word all he sae 
cay (ners 


oe pe remepiae fuch as by good hap got betimes into the caftle, This bulwarke thus! 
; ext day fallying out, again recouered, wherein they fl ie 
the Tatks,with the loffe of fome thirtie men, and as \ ie Blah? ar puritet of 
diuers times both by letters and mefleng: 7 atet: is wenn Ay4 bebeged AoW 
ee cflengers craned aid of Maximilanthe General,piuing hi 
rovnderftand,that they could not long hold out for wanr of hot and pouder, it nee apie 
betimes relicued (whereof theenemie alfo was not ignorant) yet said! te i ra not 
it our euen to the laftman ; although the great Sultan had BS ER ae A pap = hole 
purpofe,willed them to yceld ievp,with promiferhatthey {houldin rahes wich Hie Lick of 
departsotherwife shreatning vato them greaterextremitic s than w, fics thy y 5 v, goods 
Turksat Hatwan,it they fhouldas obftinat men hold iro lace fleece. yBte Bag 
uc aniwered hiss any ching: for Terskie had forbid the 
midfbofthe market place had cauleda paireof gallowes 
thereon, wholoewer he were,tharf 1 rn 
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§ b another place come ouer theriuer:and 
hemthey had in chafe, patto Aight them alfo chat ftood on 
om they flew a great number, S-by the comming on ofthe 
Eereit ob: the amie, tooke from, them an.1go sics pieces of artilleric : whereof fo great a 
ics camp, that Mabomer with Ibrahim the arcat Baila feeing the difcom- 
Grure of thcatmic,fed in all hafte towards Agria,fhedding fometeares by che way ashe went 
andwiping-hiseyes with a piece of cAfabemets garment, which hee for reuerence carried 
about himasaxclique, Itdrew now towards night,and the Archduke was about to haue cau- 
fedaretreatto be founded,and that day to haue doneno more. But the Tranfyluanian Prince, 
the Lord Pa/fi,and the reft,perl uaded hinvin that fo great feare of the enemic to profecute the 
vidtorie,and the rather, for thatthe Turks began againeto make head,and torepairetheir dif 
ordered battels,. VWherefore the Chriftians ftill keeping their atray, charged atteth the fro 
oftheir enemies reftored battell, confifting of fortie choufand men, and that with fuch vio- 
Jence,as thatthey in fhort time had (laine the moft part of them,and put the reft to flight: and 
with the like good fortune charging the bodie of the maine battell, forced the difcouraged 


Turkes wi into their owne campe. Now commandement wasbefore giuen 
tkes with great flaughterinto their p cara teekingatet foil 


throughout the Chriftian army, thatno manypon paine of death (how 

breake his array, or forfake his place, before the vidtorie were sffaredly gotten. Butthey in 
this hot purfute breaking together withthe Turkes into their tents, and there killing 3 oa 
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them as men co huldit out yer a while,inhope Of fpeediereliefe : yea erste ees ete A foto haué made way tor the whole armie,to haue afterwards paffedto the other fideas moft 
caft vp entreatedthein, thar if they wouldno longer hold it ont,but needs yeelq hishands commodious for many purpofes,efpecially for water,wherofthey fomight them elues have 
fhotild firft kill’ im with cheit owne hands, that he mightnorliue ro fee fo th a ea the had plentie,é yet kept the Chriftians from it. But of this his purpofe,by the comming of the 
But what avail’ serfuafion with men poffeffed with fo great feare? And inthemen ne Chiiftians he was quite difappointed:forthe next day being the 23 of October,they skirmi+ 





fer | Seine : : em: 
Reads two hundred ane aftie ofthe common foldicrs,among whom ‘were many Italians eane time 


--s)-= €aping ourof the caftle fied into the camp,of whom divers became renegats & ty 


{hed with him in divers places,efpecially at the paffage of the river; where at the firftincoun- 
: ter he loft 300 of hismen, andin the endfecing himfelfe too weake to withftand the whole 
© Whicbadded to the foimer feare,{o much difcouragedthe minds of the reft hen Turk ower comming on, fied tothe Sultan, hauing loft two of his enfignes & 20 ficld picces,but of 
" with required to cOme to parly with the enemy and fo agreed, That the mlelit they forth, is mennot many, both forthat he fled betime,and the approch of the night hindered the pur 
baggage and theit {words by their fides in fafctie depart: the great Sait iti vil bag and faitofthe Chrittians,who were now become matters both of the paffage of the river, and of 
“apr yetdea the peiformance thereae with hoftages deliuered on cithattfide: Sothe's 8 Nias Isfaich for H | B the place where the Baffa lay:which they finding not fo commodious for themas they had at 
vatotbe Turks Roone,the garrifon foul-ters came out of the caftle in numberabout two fhetiaan td ae Ola natie oer Ly tor ee eT ith forte i doa 
pri eit) =) * s and : butthe hearing of the approch of the Sultan with his wholearmy) they forthwith forfook the fame, 
werenot gone far,but that they were in agreat plainefet vpon by the Turks and Tartars, ang and acta again te theriuerto the place where they thy before,inclofing themfelues with 





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sept tie he and by certaine prifoners theretaken, vnderftood that the Bafla the day 
Baris Pe Lei at ete froin before the towne afd gone: which they at the firft beleeued not, but 
fest ing thither found it fo,to their owne geod contentment,andthe great ioy ofthe late be- the farther fide ofthe riuer, of whom they flew a great siege fh gee on es = 

n & we G . i a i tillerie : whercor 10 
_ ‘Maximilian the Generall marching on faite and foftly from Strigonitim,at length the feuen- [, E reft of the armic, tooke from a de oe adi the feb Batla feeing the A Sal 
? ‘reéhth of October came to Caffouiia, foure daies after that'Agria was loficand theremetwith | feare rife in the enemies camp, that Ma Wen wit if dn is gt ae by the wry ati 
vonage * ¢he Tranfylnanian Prince;who was come thither with tighten choufand men,aud forty field ae of the rye 8 i ee ie Raps alate which hee fi reuerence cami 

bie ete sorte oan oh 5 ds ‘igh iseyes > 

Gras a ben egos that Soot doug lsd Ail fifteen hundred wert eet hiss a religuer Itdi OW now towards night,and the Archduke was about to a 
fed aretreat tobe founded, and that day to haue doneno more.But the Tranfyluamian ke 


f the‘nobilitie 6f his country,and the reft footmen. The next da fercing forward 
Sak ea : me ree . y after;they feccing n 
a ‘Caffouia,loyned themfelues with therelt of the armie ted by the Lord Teeffenbach and the Lord Pa/f,and the reft,perfuaded him in chat fo great feare of the enemic (0 ease 


ly, but certaine companies of Tartars alfo that were inanother place come ouerthe river:and 
not fo contented, but following them they had in chafe, putto fight them alfo that {tood on 
















d fo ofall their vnited forces made one armic, confilti dubirtiethou- | i d sethee SL 
iplitand twentietho *, confilting now of two ane” i@orie-and the rather, for thatthe Turks began againe to make head,and to . 
ie wid pitand twentie thoafard foorswhodrew with them an hundred and I ciated ecu ‘Wherefore the Chriftians ftill keeping their sya =— 














i orients Wagons; wherewith they cuery nig)" en, oftheir enemies reftored battell, confifting of fortie thoufand men, an 


oft furet orderly marchin, if vards Agria b ; che sekte fight: and 
: : they kept ontheit way towares 60 i (laine the moft part of them, and putes” 
gsthey kep' y Jence,as thatthey in fhorttime had flaine the mo!tp fer ni dedieomeged 







4 wad uethe Pur ae th vst ig whole a alae sence M F with thelike good fortune charging the bodie of the maine ba oe 
: dan sinde aa; re or two miles long a ad before ¢2- Turkes with great flaughter into their owne campe. Now oan ee 
fand Turks and Tartar he fi <email Balt fill not farre throughout the Chriftian army,thatno manypon paine of death hese a <4 
sole ofthe | rs,the ¢ Turks armie a heriuer,and breake his array, or forfake his place, before the victorie ee pb resi 
REED eee Srpecnaceptage Pe "fo this hot purfure breaking together with the Turkes into their ® 


Aaaaaz 


ane pu in pieces, fome of them were flain quicke,and fomeother of them otherwife heme. their waggons, as ifit had beenea city ftrongly enclofed with woodden wals. The next day 
y difmembred., the Turks ia the meane time vpbraiding them,and faying, That taith ich we i i jean i 
+n io 2 : E> th was which wasthe 24 of Ocober,towards night, Mahomet with all hisarmie fhewed himfelfe yn- 
not tobe kept with chem that had fo cruelly before dealt with them of Hatwan. This perf; ‘ int 5 ier: ifti 
ie Ceafine wee BHehLed "ai Ftheb fort of th ; + FAIS perfidi- to the view of the Chriftians,and fent 3000 Tartars to paffe the riuer: of whom the Chrifti- 
Hits pur ir raat . iuers of the better fort of the Turks, infomuch, that fome of ans flew a great number with their great fhot,and put thereft to Aight. Both the armies were 
t 86 hehe Paik, thereof Vito the Sultan ; who(as is reported)caufed fome of the chiefe ay. populousand ftrong,and couered a great deale of ground,a moft goodly fighttobehold:both 
ora efeofto be put to death:and afterward by open proclamation commanded,tharifany | drunke of the fame river, as well the men as their horfes, and therefore kept continual! watch 
; City Turks or Tartars had taken any of them prifoners, they fhould forthwith fetthemarli. | C all chatnight on both fides of the riuer,e{pecially at the paffage. In the morning betwixt fix & 
- Bertie. Thus isthe famouscitie of Agria, of long time a Chriftian Bifhiops feat,now becomes | feuenaclocke, Mahomet with hisarmic ranged in order of battell, came within fight of the 
fure receptacle for the Turks and Infidels. ; | Chriftians,his (quadrons as it were coucring all the country on that fide of the riuer as far as 
Pesrinia be Whileft Afahomset thus lay at the fiege of Agria,the Baffa of Bofha with certain otherofthe | the Chriftians could well fee;and now againe fent part ofhisarmy ouerthe river: with whom great and 
oh a the Satizackes thereaboitts, hauing raifed a greacarmic, came & befieged Petrinia inthe borders of the Chriftians skirmithed from morning till night,both the armies parted but by the riuer,all 407g skirmifa 
ie Croatia: which he at his firft comming fo furioufly battered by the fpace of feucn daies,that this while ftanding faft, andas it were facing the one the other, Butbeing at length on both ‘otal the 
it was of many chonght not poffible for it to hold cup two daics longer.In the mean fime'the fides well wearied, and many flaine,the Turks retired again ouertheriuer tothecamp:in the chrytiaats 
Lord Herbenflein and LeukowitXe,with all thé pow: te couldmake out of Croatia and Win- mean time(asifithad bin by confent)they refolued on both fides the next day to trie the for- 
difmarch, came towards Petrinia: but having ho mieates in fo great hafte ro make a bridge tune of a barrell, and fo commandement was giuen through both thearmies, foreuery man 
duet the rimerof Kulp, they retited towards Sileg,there to pafle ouer. The Turkes hearing againft a certaine appointed time to make himfelfe ready. So the next day, being the 26 of 
of their retire, and fuppofing them to haue fled for feare, put fixe thoufand horfemen over K D October, Mahomet brought forth his armic again out of his camp, which was Be far fromthe 
the Riuer co purfuethem: Vpon whome the Chriffisme turning, and charging them home, Chriftians;and began now to draw downe towards the riuer. Neere voto this place ee 
Querthrew them ; arid hauing flaine many of the “seth head! ’ be Ri ruines ofan old Church,where Mahombsplaced certain companies of Ianizaries,and 24 field | ing 
; , 5 ing ly nethe reft headlong into the River, 4 fould ffe che riuer,which they rea- 
where moft of them perithed. The Chri@ians » vertheleffe keeping on their way to Sife pieces,and commanded tenthoufand of lite feleét fouldiers to patie the rier, YTCA~ Turhspalethe 
there th j i i ide te ilydid. ‘The Chrittians alfo ready for batteti and now thinking it time vpon the comming riser, andere 
beeps raaieeehctye teehee So cf tag ctiingtoparcsPecrinla, fe oe fhe dea’ tobegin;with ah oftheir armie thereunto appointed, fo fiercely charged (si wip 
e 22 “af 3 the ar 
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fumber of them,and feeing in cuery place great ft reatrich oilecontrarie t 5 
‘commandement,lefe the purfuit of the enemy, é& difo dei fell to the fpoile an ioreig G 


tilthey cameto the very tent ofthe great Sultan, But here began all the mifchiefe,wirh .2'™ 
The chrifiaas fudden change of’ foraneeser here stele ercedie difordred men,not now wonky 
bad i foldiers, light » ona ftrong {quadron of refolute men,with good ftore Of great ordnance ~~ 
she poilewoxer- dy charged,w. <} they difcharged amongft the thickeft of their e€nemics,and rent infunder i. 
Gate number of them, and after that,came on refolutely themfelues when in the meane time " a 
4a Bafa with his horfemen yet vntouched, brake in vpon them alfo,and with the terror of his 
comming brought fucha feare vpon them,thatthey began amaine to flie,efpecially the u is 
§atians & Germans,moft buficd in the fpoile. Neither could they inthar feare,by any Te 
orintreatic of their commanders be perfuaded to make a ftand,or fo much as once to ips 
backe,or to fhew any token of true valour: whichtheir hafty flight was the ouerthrow ton - H ; 
themfelues only, but of others alfo that would haue fought; for whilft they fled headlon Vp- 
onthe fpur,and could not be ftaid,they overran their owne footmen,& fo furthered tht ene, 
Mies viGorie, Thus for want of good order, through the greedy couctoufnes of 2 fort of dit. 
ordered men the moft notable vidtory that euerthe Chriftians werc like to hatie had ouerthe 
Turks, was let flip out of their hands.Many noble gentlemen & commanders, in{ ecking to fta 
the flight oftheir own men,were here flain: & although the enemy followed the chafe fearce 
_ halfeamile,yet were the Chriftians poffeffed with fuch a feare,that they fled amaine all ouer 
the country with greater fhamethan loffe,no man purfuing them.The Archduke himfelfe fee. 
ing all defperat,fled to Caffouia. The Tranfyluanian of all othersmoft orderly retired him. 
Selfetowards Tocaij, having not loftin this battell abeuc 2¢0 men, and of them Neuera man 
ofname. Alithis loffe he imputed to the couetoufnefle of the Hungarians, and cowardife of 
the German horfemen, The Lord Bernflein hauing charge of the greatartillerie,fledalfo, and 
made thift for himfelfe,as did Pa/f,and in fine all the reft. Neither was the feare leffe amongtt , 
_ the Turks(a wonderful ching to be fpoken)than it was among the Chriftians:for the night fol- 
Jowing they for feare of the return’of the Chriftises »- fing vp the beft of their things, fled al- 
fo towards Agria.And it was afterwards known,th¢ehe Turks great ordnance,tents,& bag. 
gage ftood three daies in their trenches, either altogether vngarded, or fo flenderly guarded,as 
that they might haue bin eafily takenby the Chriftians, if they would but haue made head a- 
gainc. Yea Mahomet himfelfe isreported oftentimestu haue confeffed the danger and feare he K 
was then into haue bcen taken, & all his army deQio if the Chriftians had(as they fhould) 
purfued the viétory, and not fo bafely run ss 7 ile iby which danger he then-warned, 
afterwards euer fhunned to aduenture hispe, 0 the like perill in the field.In this battel of 
Fecceipttes Karefta(for fo itis ofa place therby calle. & atthe fiege of Agria,were loft of the Chriftians 
fisin, & three ABOU 20000, and of the Turks 60000, k ahomet after this victory fortified Agria,and forthe 
feoretboufand keeping thereof left init 10000 fouldiers,and fo returned to Belgrade. 
SD The Baffa of Buda perfuading himfelfe thatthe Chriftians after fo great an ouerthrow 
#8 could notthis yeareto any purpoferecouertheirftrength,came with all the power he was a- 
ate kege ble to make,and the fourth of Nouember befieged Vacia,in hope to haue eafily carried it:but 
Bude, finding there grearer refiftance than hee had before imagined, and hearing that the difperfed J, 
Chriftians in the vpper part of Hungarie were making head forto come to thereliefe of the 
towne,he more afraid than aha taro his fiege, and fo returned to Buda:for indeed the dif 


perfed reliques of the late army ofthe Chriftians were drawing together, but vnarmed & vn- 
ferniceable Shae ieee 
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thamefully caft away theirarmes, and therefore could 
continued the fiege. : i 
‘him to hauethus woon Agria,and driuen the Chri- 
two parts at Belgrade: whereof the one he billet- 
oralleuents, and withthe other hee returned to 
Dy Barbeline lanufcbie the Tranfyluanian fa 
ho with a great power both of horfe and pet M 
uored by the country people, lay in amb A 
7c of his army, cut off 7000 of 
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Jeuenth Emperour of the Turkes. 


A —_- Maximilian with a fonall retinue arriued at Vienna in the latter end of Nouember,wherehe 

found the Vifcontof Burgaw, SwartXenburg, and fome other ofthe commanders of hislate ar 
mic , moftofthe reft,efpecially the Italians, being flaine, The fall remainder of this ynfor> 
tunate yere Was {pent with often skitmithes and inrodes onc into anothers frontiers,as the man- 
ner of waris, without any other greatthing done worth the remembrance. Bea, 

Rodolph the Chriftian Emperor,notwithftanding the late difcomfiture of hisarmic Hot farre 
from Agria,made choice againe of his brother Maximilian the Archduke for the managing of 
his forces for hisnext yeares wars againftthe Turke, Whereunto the Pope by his legat Eran, 
Aldobrandino promifed of his owne charge to fend him roooo Italians, vnder the conduct of 
the duke of Mantua ; as did alfo the German Princes their woonted aid,with fome others,All 
which flowly at length mecting togetherneereynto Poffonium and Altenburg, inthe months mie 
of Iuly and Auguft 3 departing thence, marched to Pappa, which after cight dayes hard fiege Pappttafealy 
they took,and fo againe retired to Altenburg, where they tooke ageneral mufterof the army, ** Chriftians. 
and afterwards in the beginning of September (hewed themfelnes before the ftrong towne of 
Rab: wherethe lord Bernstein approchingtoo neerethe walls,was with afhotflaine. Neuer~ 
theleffe the reft there ftayed,vntill that hearing of the comming of Mahomet Baffathe Turkes 
General with a great armie,they left the ficge,and the 24 day of September paffing ouerthe rin 
uer Danubius, into the Ifland Schut towards Comara,there on the North fide of the riuer_¢n- 

camped. Wherethey had not lien paft eight dayes,butthatthe caftle of Dotis ftanding:ypon 
the South fide of Danubius,was by the Baffa before their faces,and as it were cuenynder their porisraken by 
© nofes befieged and taken ; the whole armic of the Chriftiansin themeane time as idle behol.. she Tarks 
ders looking on,but notdaring to relicue their diftreffed friends : but afterwardsarifing, mar. 

chedto Vacia , where hearing of the Turks comming againft them from Pefth,they fer fire on 

thecattle,and fo retyredalongft the North fide of the riuer,vntil they came guer spelt We 

gtadeacaltle of their owne onthe farther fide of Danubius ; where by the good direétion 

thelord George Bafta a moft expert captaine,and licutenant General of the armie, they cncam- 

ped fo ftrongly,as that the Turks after mahy braueattempts giulento haue forced them intheir 

ere glad with fome loffe to depart. Hs Gay f bo 
gee ae this yere better forward with the Chriftians in orharplaces a ins 

fide of Hungary: for Sigi/mund the Tranfiluanian prince by his Chancelor eeliens . uae "g. 

ity of Temefwar in October, was by the valour of the defendants,and the vafeafon ; 
D i. ene enforced to raife his fiege,amwith difhonor to depart, Méchselalfothe Vayuod aia 
of Valachia who moued with theexample aed perfuafions of the Tranfyluanian Prince, had 1%) prea 
Ired from the Turks,and done them great harnie(asis in part before declared) now weari- fencesitaibe 
mawnenel i i i Imoft broughtto veter defolation, Tarkesend yi 
eir often inuafionsand the fpoile of his country,almoft broug t Ist rin, 
Ont of his fubje&s being by the Turks and Tartars carried aay SAN ane bis dima the 
es for molt part rafed ; to giue his people atime of breathing, fubmitted him- chrjtiant, 
felfe Hebi Turkith obec, (lemnly reenltiNe atthe bandsof one of 
Chiaus(for that purpofe fent from Conftantinople) an enfigne in token eh 98 
i rds him, Which the moreto affure himof, 
the Turkith Emperor, as alfo of his fauor towards | ; ead 
fhortly after receiued from Mahomet the Turki 1 Empe 
E by another honorable meffenger Seer oerbctale eck the Vanediian e's 
morekind letters than atany time before, with the confirm: 1 oie 
i eignior hi a Michael the Vayuod and his fon Peter, 
chiaby the grand Seignior his folemne oath,vnto Mie 4 \ eat 
i ares old, for the terme of both their liues, without difturbance, 
‘hel il ot the ald yearely tribute by the A bales demanded. 32 ee ncatiin 
iti i i try vintot sang 
any condition tohaue reduced thatmartia a abs is couniey We ner ia A 
token of further grace, together with thefe letters he receiu ‘ 8 Gite cores, 
i witha faire {cimiter and an horfemans mace,in figne of the m ‘ 

a i vnto him by the great Sultan Aahomer. Allwhich goodly gf's end 

honors the Vayuod feemed thankfully to accept: neuertheleffe not dame patents sy Wick 
F the Turki(h faith,of the final affurance whereof he had before had fu aaah eS 

kept {trong garrifons vponthe frontiers of hiscountrey, with fuch ¢ Me Pe irenenceluins 

woont, exchfing the fame to be done for feare of the Tartars aby eee oe fpeciall 

felfe , for nor going with the Turkes Generall this ed bah ne a fsa assy 

mneffengers from the grand Scignior himfelfe requefted ; telling ¢ cafe 


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eale fo do, for feare of the Tartarsmoft | 
yet knew he right well , how that they were b 
charged not to doany harme either in Mo chia, a: deme: Gy} 


this ogous ie grcatly trufting citherthe Si Tan orthem,as alfoloth himfelf atic Bue 
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ceffarie care he had of his fubieéts and countr efte. i yth 
bein good part of the great Sultan accepted: bu 1 breis porn exc a 
Per after, 


pafledthis yeare withoutany great thing don T 
Princes,the Emperor and the Turkith Sultan, Heing warne by Netinvee beet ce 
to putal'to the fortune of a battel:& therforenow contenting themfelues to iene Me 
forces,as not afraid one of the other, countenancec this yeres wars more in there ao 
: “What greatthings might by the Chriftian princes at vnitie amongft themfel ie 
againft the Turke,isby the confiderat right cafily to be gathered: butefpecially b rai 
vidtotic of the famous Tranfyluanian prince Sigi/mund, who confederated ed vie 
oppreffed neighbours the Valachians and Moldauians , and ftrengthened with f mere 
fromthe Emperor and the Hungarians, not onlydeliuered thofe three countries ee nl 
uie burthen of the Turkifhthraldom,but vanquifhed alfo their moft renowned ca ta Balad 
threwtheir mightie armies, burntand fj oiled their Countries, rafed their eatenee ndeh a 
whichas it hath beene betore in part declared, fo if it fhould be all particularly fet n neue 
fides that it would be tedious, foalfo might it haply feeme almoft incredible. Befide wi oe 
calamities of war(commonly more felt of the fubieés than ofthe prince)the great Sult i 
felfe found no {mall wants,as well in his coffers,as other his neceffarie ftipplies for the | 
farce of his wats,efpecially in Hungarie ; the onely countrey of Moldauia before Ned tron | 
rye ding ynto him ycrely atun of gold, 2000 horfes for fernice, ro600 great meafu ‘ 
of wheat,with as much barly,and a wonderfull proportion of butter,hony,and other vidu Is. 
pa other two prouinces paying the like or more,as a) ely tribute: whereof he had of ns i 3 
= great difcontentment, by the general reuoleo ee countries been quite difa i : 
te . Butthis fo wholefomeaconfederation(to the hurt of the Chriftian eGamon reals 
rae of the Turks) now broken, & Moldauia by thePolonians diffeuered from the reft & | 
reat me (Seine ieee Winns bei ad now Valachiaalfo in afortacknow- | 
falneffe and courage had fought thers Chrittian mente ch artuiteatiues 
in : sha tthe mof r ainftthe Turk,now left asi 
pe oe ape tae with his o to te able long to defend ni ety 
ta ead the’ i cand the Polonian, d not much leffe than him : left the fame 
sy ey C ect with him(elfe, fall into the Liands ofthe Turks or fome other his enemies, by 
Bee hep Poe ee change voluntarily refigned this his countrey of Tranfyluania vnto Rodolphthe 
De aiicete ratte elie and his heires for euer : and fo leaving his wife in Tranfyluania,went him- 
ae hen te : c a bs efia,there to take poffeffion ofthe dukedomes of Oppel and Ratibor, whichtoge- | 
i oe : er withthe yercly penfion of § 0000 Ioachims,or the reuenues of the Bifho rick of Vratie | 
r  Jauia,he had inlieu thereof teceiued of the Emperor:wh h efit fylua- 
: nia,by the general confent ofall the States of thie ee eaeinchebeptnny wit reat L 
1598,deliucred ynto the Archbifhop of Vacia,the County Wadaffi,and Feu goreiiedttc em- | 





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ral : albeit the aforefhid Commiffioners,as alfothe Emperor hi 
? ieee g flione or himfelfe would haue perfuaded 
5 Shae Deena not atall, orat letwife norfo fiiddenty co haue forfaken his neuen but to 
ue fti kept the gouernment thereof himfelfe yet fora yeare ortwo ; well forefecing, that 
fame could nat fo conueniently be gouerned by any other,as by himfelfe,a natural Prince 
ed ofhisfubie&s. Thefame commiffioners alfo in Tune 
 tookethe like oath of obedience of Michael the Vayuo 
tkith foueraigntie, all willingly yeelded themfelues vnto 
miffioners alfo at the fame time came to agreement with M 
-seace and aid forthe yearely penfion ° 
al manner ofapparel. F 
in December laft paft at Ratisbon, 
din his Majefties name de 












perors commiffionets,ahd a folemne oath of obedience and loyaltie taken of them all in gene- , 


 preatoraid for the maintenance of his wars ag ainftthe Turk the Bec i 
the Princesand States of the Empire Aferedstebare after great pe Per nite es jee 
proportion was by them allagreed vpon for the detray ing of the chargesot lena a laige 
fence of the Ciiriftian commonweale, to be paied inthree yeares next, and ohn dso 
the aflembiie diffolued. But as they wererecurning home, behold contrarigts ype 
one ofithe ftrongelt fortrefles of Chriftendome, three yeares betore betrayed ynto fom 
by Countic Hardeck,was now by the wifedome and valour of Lddolphus Baron of 9 
burgs che Emperors lieutenant inthe lower Hungarie, againe recoucred, to the great griefe of 
shoitirksyare wonderfull rejoycing of the Chrittsans, in fuch fort as followeth : 
Thisnoblegentlemaithe lord Swarrzenburg,o£ no leffe courage thanexperience, then lying 
at Comarajand ftillindoubcleftthe Turks foneere vnto hinvat Rab, (liguld attem prfomthing 
againft him and his charge, prouided for his owne defence all that Winter. time witha ftrong 
gatrifon, keeping continuall watchand ward, although it were asthenno time for the enemie 
*rith any armnie to keepe the field. So Winterpaffing, and the Springapproching, itfortuned rs talc» 
thattht'22 day of March, about 7aclocke inthe night, the gates being {hur, were heard neere prifeners fiy- 
vnder theswalls of thetowne,two men,whoby their fpeech feemed to be Italians : with great eis 
inftancerequefting,for the fafegard of sheir lites,to beletin,for feareofthe enemies purfitit. Sete of the 
Which by: one of thefentinels was forthwith reported vnto the gouernor:who doubting itto Leelee) 
be fome fabrill practife of the erlemi¢y commanded them there to take their formne yotill che suburg. 
morning sat woichumethey were recciuedinto the citie, and being brought before the Go- 
C ucrnot,proftraring themfelues furthwiuh ar his feet,pitcitully requelted him ro haue compaflix 
onof thei mi(cric,and to:comtortthem with bis charitable relief,that fo they mightatlength 
returne againe into thew countrey. Who at the firft asked them,what counttymen they Weres 
‘and trom whence they came at thatrime of the night ¢ Whereunto they anfwered, That they. 
were Iralians,aad that they had bureuen thenefcaped out of the cruel hands of the Turkes at 
Rub. /Buedefiring to: know of themfome news, they after their mannet humbled themfeluesy 
shewing by their gefture not to know any, Yet would he needs vnderttand of chem the pattis 
culaririesysvhenand how they were taken-by the Turks,and che means they had vied to efcape 
outofthat cruel feruitudé,in all orderashad befalne them. Where the yonger of them begin- 
ning,toldhim,that now almoft two yeres ago,at fuch time as che Chriftians were ouerthrown 
p by the Turkes vader Agria, and euery manin that confufion then feeking the bet and neereft 
way to fane themfelues 5 they, hauing by flight now.e{caped the greateft danger of the enemye 
and forrtauelling ouer the country towa Vienna,were torheir great misfortune(by.an hun- 
dred Turks come out of Rabo fcoure the eonntry,and to feeke after prey)taken prifoners,and, 
as flaues.commicted to the chaine,where they had almoft two yeres,vatil now, with great pa- 
tience ferued. Thefervo fugitines by their outward appearance feemed to be men of good {pi 
ricand valor,which caufed the gouernor the more defirousto know of themthe meanes they, 
had vied for theirefcape. So the yonger proceeding in his tale, gaue him rovnderftand of the 
awhole matter, telling him, That they had bin cree months before ftill carefully denifing how 
torecouertheir loft liberties which now {eemed to make fome offer of it {elfevnto them : for 
F that fincethe timethat the Emperorsiarmy, rife the lft yere from before the towne, they were 
not keprforftraight or looked varonsbeforesbutlay as men by the;Turks not much regarded : 
whiclrcaufed them themorecheerfully.1o takethe offer of the time,and to refolue emherthe 
foonvt to dy,orto fet themelues at liberty<A nd that fo one day asthey were carrying certala 
munition from the palace of Giaffer Baffatox the foldiers,they fecretly conucyed chree-pieces 
of cérdiof fome reafohable bignetlé herewith by night to let themf{elues down from th ewals, 
and folastheymightto eftape:which ftolne cord thatit fhould not be feene,and forheir, pure 
pote fulpected,they buried inthe ground. Bucthe night being come forthem toeffectin what 
they had fo long defiredand they.roming vp and downe inthe darke, aad ftil finding ong let 
orother)they were enforced fot thattime to tay, and to defer ic yntill. che night following = 


ug which beingcomej-and:choice niade of a moft conucnient place , they made faft the cord 
f wer; who not know- 


about, dnd fo thereby fliddowne, fixlt thejelder, and.thenthe your: 
ing haw co Mad hg sm tyythe good diregtion and helpe of his tellow conduéted over 
vatdthefacth-r file ofthe broadandidcepedicchsand thatifo,int 

oftiem dould hatdly feethe other)they were come by chance, 


wa 









taken the way to Vienna. The; ane 
‘ fee farther, how rai tetal 1 
Ps laa with {mall cate,e/pecially 
aac. gates of the towne were filled 1p with carth, which if 
al ‘o the town dicch,and fo further them that would a they were 
s. Wherofthe Gouernor having well confidered. 
os eecemigh bight ime god regan 
sine iet -recouered.V F ne . 
apr aies ciccrerpodtooyeierec hardy raion 
rito' Hits) WAU 1600 , t and as many ho! stNall haft & \: 
wr ino Cour Wo ohare a ates ug 
atHivediat@omaaiiswh erathey ercel oO! <P before day,with Tanbiest an nett 
red, again fat (hut bla vi il poet y receiued,and the gatesafter tl T2ohorf{e 
; pees ; enemies fectet {pi they were ente. 
raider Soni nak men efi hare 
prife:which refoluedvpon, the found he courfed tothe full concerning the ite ad ras 
foot ofthe gartifon fol ile neh ‘ themfelues vpon the view of their hint. led enter. 
Pieiletirended ferutees oie re ve orfe,all good and'couragious men, and well eae 
in the meane time(after dundee re dere i esiafter their comming aad elappointed 
Sacrament,were become fo cou r of their religion) confefling Metedibl ss, at iia), ofthem 
anreligionto encountera far er raglous, ax tht they doubted not inthe qua rrel fthecr’ the 
ftir them vp, the Lord Palfi ¢ St ap es ofthe Turks than themfelues, A nd nace 
You woreble that telling th ‘ at the fame time deliucred vnto thema + And themoreto | 
Peech of the g them whither they wereto go:b' anotable fpeech ; norf 
ed tee thren,vnder his leading both of lon go:but, Thattheywere his Chriftian foldi oral 
mich. 2 : 2 gand late time : w : fan foldiers & bre- 
i. teach mem ae wadoceon shehopdfaiachis: Sse 
felfe deptiued of hi aue deferued at his hands ioweretemens pnciest sabe e 
the incurfions of the Turks,c a ga oe a is poffeffions fabieet baa 8 Me 
vnto them the great ; are hottherefore ac 'to his defir oa sad, pad 
whereiathey of rel ae ain he barethem': Yernow and euen rt theirdeferts, thew 
an immortal aera of aire, He ‘alegre themfelues,but alfo Peietcubscwin K 
. At 
fomeugoigexineturesevsrylig ewes fee 
lite iiehorotent : posi intent thai Fa, hoedeucts fae atchicued in that 
\ sf Ba be ierefore ‘himfelfe with chb SE cia 
+ and'that therefore they were 1 new flratagem) be prefent with them in the a 
farthét than theit command rh inke that they were led forth to iuacd 
atid vpon'no good tound a themfelues ; whofe folly were to be acco’ - ab Foehl ifrably 
they ought hotnow to de dats aduenture theit liues and honou vee hoe sie , 
4 fthchtal mayerepdeted at jhaing by athoufand proofes known,ho' 1s rs in : icp 
valoritithis piece of fer tf And that therefore it behouedthem en ra much they had been 
did tHe hon at er cherie ecertaken tor hie Breat benefit ofthe Bullictnereal, 
with his mightic hand to thr “a voto whom they were with one accord to elethomepenye 4 
end the intended exploit a engthen their bearts,and with glorious vid ec sake Pelt 
ofthe Chritian religton ced atthe Arner cts Honour of his n enddveadtenocrsen 
Thee they were mote Si aith, Attheiendot which fpeech all th ould rm dala 
So order wastaken,that witht doany their commands, and to foll - th sratith "8 ms 
their armes according hi linthtee houresthey thould euery m cont ft nd rs af a with 
eloeké the fenen art we es Places:and fo hauiypwelvefvethed th Sel ah ee ist 8, 
Rab. But forthattlie'm dt at ye of March they ingood order b a P fo rr ain 4 
intended/apaintt him a ros ‘of fouldiers oftentimes’ giueth i Dana sf ‘hati 
daa Tatep efter hia 3 Palfigati¢ Order to one Jobm Stroine his’ e enemic warning of t at it M 
terhim, with 1700 horfe: eine his Sergeant Major , to follow faire 


breake of the day they and foor; whic 

me ay ‘they began to draw towards a well performed. And fovpon the 

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fenenth EmperourofitheTurkes, = 


ptic of viduals, which they had brought with them 
deceit) being come, intwo houres eat envtetan settee a ae 
fiue houres + from whencethey feat before them’a French eet gta 
ch thirteen others(before rewarded with 15 00 duckets)hauing Bent i 
of force to blow vp into the aire any thing wherenatothey be jahened. be ieee 
d weightie ; where by good chance they found the dravw-bridge downe é a fe 
stor thatthe’Turks then cafting no perilexpeéted euery-houre for steel “ a 
t fion froity Alba-Regalis. By which good hap the Ciriftians vereened aba 
ming tothe gate,& thereunto faftning their petards,in good order gaue fire tothe fame, nn 
prefently tooke nothold syet were they not far gon, but that they were by‘a fentiael dele ied 
B who demanding what they were, was préfently anfweted by the violent engines whichi . 
trice tore in funder the gate, with fonie part of the walland of the fortifications ricete vio ‘ 
When now the watch(butiall too lateybegan to giuethealarme and the Chriftians in the fois 
ward thrufting prefently in, took the gate,none of the Turks yet céming tothe defence th bs 
of,orto hinder them from entring, The firlt chat appeared were 200 Turks which with eet 
woontedcry 40s, Ads, in fach hideous mannerasifthey would therewith hane tent the hele 
néns, would haue ftaied the Chriftians from farther entring), but were themfelues ouerotia 
ed by 300 which were alreadiecntred, At which time ‘alfo the Baffa came onwith more 
than athoufatid following him, and chat with fuch courage and furie as was neuer gteater tobe 
feene in any Turke : where after a moft terrible fight maintained by the {pace oftwo houres; 
C the Baffahim(elfe being {laine,the Turks began alittle to retire, whereby athoufand Chriftis 
aris mo had leifure to enter: when ftraitway aftercame Giaffer the great Baffa withaboue tooo 
tall foldiers following him,all the inhabitants alfo of Rab running after him,& that with fuck 
force,that they conftrained the Chriftians to retiré ynto the gate whereby they entred. Who 
refolued rather honorably to die within the rowne,than with dithonor to be forced out, there 
with incredible courage futtained the ereateft impreffion of the furious enemie : where wasto 
be feene the true Chriftian valour for che performance of fo great an exploit well worthie ‘of 
eternall memorie, But this Bafla alfo(the othet being dead of a wound inhis necke) encoun- 
tered by the lord Swartzeaburg,atter he had in that fhatpe confliét fhewed great tokens of-his 


D valour, was there at length flaine al{o : both whofe heads ftrucke off, were fora prefent after= 
thall the particularities of the whole a@ion. Butnow 


wards fent to the Emperorat Prague,wi 
hoes Were flainjretired moft part of them in= 


fauorer of d 
ftaied about 
judgement,w} 
tards,engines 
wer fo great an 

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Rab Seer 
Hy 


by the Corifié 
ant. 


w® 
Two, of the 
Turks Balled 


fiaine, 


the Turks perceiuing that all their chicfe 
tothe citie:fome 300 of them crept vndertieath one of the bulwarks, where ftood certain bar= 
rels of gunpouder,which they defperatly fet firejand fo together with themfelues blewv 
300 Chriftians that were aboue vponthe bulwarkesthe greateft loffe the Chriftians had in tt 
that victorie,who were otherwile fuppofed not to fofe thercinaboue 200 of their men. Thos 
the Turks difcomfited,and altogether fill of feare,lofing both their force and courage, fled'in 
euery place before the Chriftians,they incuery corner making ofthem a moft horrible flau- 
ter. The Turkith women allthis while ont of their windowes and other high places , ceafed 
not to ca(t downe fronés,timber,andfuch like things vponthe heads ofthe Chriftians, whom 
they thought by all meanes to annoy, and to helpe the Turks. The bloudie execution continu= 
E edall that dayvotill night, the C)heiftians (till finding one or other hidden inthe moft feeret 
places of the city,vpon ‘whom to exercife theit'wrath:who ranfacking alfo every corner thers 
ofywere by the wealth therein found greatly enriched. But comming tothe palace of Giafftr 
the great Bafla,they found fuch great ftore of rich farniture, as better befeemed fome great 
Prince thana Turkifhflaue, Therethey fouhdialfo letters written in characters of gold from 
the Ba(fa of Buda to this Baffa, greeting him,and promifing him in his behalfe to deale with 
the Grand Seignior againft thenext Spring, with the firft thathis armie fhould take the field, 
that he might therein haue (ome honorable place ofcommand,to the end he mightin the field 
, thew his gréater valour, and no longer lie idle inthacftrongtowne. So found they there alfo 
F many things written from the Great Sultan him{elfe vnto this Baflawith great ftore ofcoine, 
which all fellto the fouldiets thare ; in fomuch that by this fo notableat exploit fo well) per- 
formed;the publique State,togethersvith the fouldiers privat was Not litle bettered, There 
amongft other things were recovered thre¢{core and fix piecesof Attillerie; which were 
Iknowe to hae been fometimethe Emperors, and foure and ewentie others, which the a 


A great otitis 


sped Meabomet thethird,.\ 
hadcaufedto be brought from Buda;with great fto fhot and, 

cesand mealefufficientro have piney He a io and ana : 
(little vfed of the Turks) onely foure veffels. In the Bafla’s palace was al(, fo F ¢ 
and weapons of all forts great tore, withabourtdance.ofcloath and apparel] si oe amour 
nenin{poilete te fouldiers, Thus Rabioneoftheftrongett fortreftes of Chrift syasallg 
full fouLSNaaaee efore befieged by S#nan'Baffa withaohundrediand fiftic thoufa nidome, Dot 
the {pacealmoft of three montths,and thenatlength by the treafon,of the ne men, b 


as | ) ; bi 
betraicd ; wasnow in one night by the walounand policle ofafew refolucey, ce et. him 




















t104, 





fexenth Emperour of the Turks 


A of him forward : for that the vpper Hungarie to the great hurt thereof began now to feele che 
incurfions of the Turkes and Tartars : befides that,hee was afterwards toreturne himfelfe to 
fpeake with the Emperour his brother, ftill expeéting a Chiaus of the Turks by theappoint- 
ment of thegrand Scignior,fent by the way of Polonia tor Prague,to intreat with the Empe- 
rour concerning a peace, ‘ ; ‘ 

They of Buda inthe mean while feeing the delay of the Turks, of whom not oneband yet 















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v V p : re iui eparation of 4 
mortal glorie againe reftoredtoche Chriftian commonwealth theninercent ee hes itn, ye oP ise a 3 oe ag Sel oeae nn ened new chit 
theyeare 1598. Of which fonotable avictoriethe Chriftians reioyced nota | ittle ch in othe Chriftians: wherein they were no whit degeiued;for noarmie of the Turks being then 
Hungarie andelfewhere: the great Sultanwithithe Turkesno leffe Stieving-and form; oth in in field in the lower Hungarie,and the country plaineand open, \the lord Pa/f with aconueni- 24 Mer a 
well for the loff ofthe rowae; beforeigar with no fmallicharges as forthe death of hee “ie i aft power,and certaine pieces of batterie, fet forward to attempt the enterprife,andthe 16 of hey 4 
. Plethere flaine, to thenumber of about fixsthoufandvandmoe, with the lofe of fearce fp ‘idea O@ober with 16 pieces of artillerie began to batter the citieof Buda, to the great feareand 
dred Chriftiaas.: moo uT of oto «thu. difcomfiture ofthem within : hauing firfttaken the fort S, Gerarde, with hopeto-haue gained 
* sie Niet for allthis, arabomer the great Sultan ceafed notito make great prouifion for his ware: the reftal fo. For which caufe, the men,the women,and all that dweltinthe citie,moftinftant- 
Hungary ,,and that greater chan before and fo withgteater furieal{o to profecute hi ein ly befought the Baffa,niot to indure the deftruétion of the fame,withthe inhabitants 8 wealth a 
fullindignation to be reuenged vponthe Ghriftians, Whereunto order was giuien ve hd shertae altogether;but being not able long to hold outagainft fo furious abatteric,intimeto |" \ 5 
; eae brothenin law,antd General of his armie, with all convenient. fpeed to ake tHe fae hearken vnto fome reafonable compofition, that fo they might yet every man atleaft with jut 
ed {tumult which forvall that fell out far otherwife yfor that now«hinking to haue had all things in ial : life depart. Whereunto rhe Baffa for all thar would not hearken, but put them ftill in mai 
retract end forwardnelesa great diffeotionrife bewwixt the lanizaries and the Spahis the Ianizarie stad that they (hould be prefently relicued. Howbeit the batterie ftil continuing,and they notable 
she Spabi,’ N thejbeft footmeni,and the Spahi-the befthorfemen of the Turkith Empire sbothithe ate longer to indure the force of the Imperials, nor any reliefe yet comming, they Piet glad at 
keepers of the perfon of their Prince, andthe grcareftftrength of his {tate : where fee 4 | © Jength to abandon the citie with the loffe of rwothoufand of the Tanizaries, an jess ¢ 
tacthto pafle,thacin fecting Forward cowards the wars, thefe two forts of valiant fold the | the Chriftians flaine,and 800 hurt :the reft ofthe fangs he noc Len : if otic. 
one ftandiogyvpon their h, an <j Atti ts, the into the caftle,where they might for a fpate deeme themfelues fate. Sothe Lor Pali poflel- 1 
eftandiogvp ftrength, andthe other ypongheir honor; and both jealousof their re. ay peal a sich id fiege vnto the caftle; which although it were infome 4 
putation and eredit,haue no good likingaf one the othe jbut oftentitnes,and efpecially oflate fed of the citie, with all his forces laid a vorot plat — cpr Ld reid 
ag inthis corruption of their martial difeipline wider sheirsdegenexace, Emperours, fall at odds places fhaken with the ah pace a Gadtiopeak fucceffe giuing'thereuntoa general af 
among themfelues,as now they did,tothe grcaptiinderaiice of theiraffairs,and trouble of theit good the eet : oye ie, pm Ne within:in the meane time with great-labor & 
General. Infommuch that to appeafe this tumult he wes glad to put to death certaine of the in. fault, was by their va breaches and gaules madeby thesartillerie:Sothae?a/ficonfideringehe 
pe aeinling to = forward as thdy were by their Agacommanded. But procee- Baas esta me inctiaea is rhs by vndermining to fhake the rocke batons cae 
ang turthenand thinking to hauc execuredfome others of themalfo;to the further terrour of : : wy affault to expofe fo many worthie men vnto' fo manifefta danger : 
the reftshowas by them anditheir adherents, puti f ab saat cache iat ES 








lich feare of hisdife, that to auoid the pre- k | 


ich hi ( ic difcowered,was by them alfo by.countermining difappoin- 
fentdanzes;he ys glad to excufe himnfelfe by his which his purpofeby the enemic difcomered,was by y. 














ee Tit aishelh hi A iftians (uilin good hope by.another mine not yet by the ene» 
thecaufethcreof: who wastherefore-asia ficdace cuuered odin fur vot ti Detieaciea : ted:yet for all that were on oe ung bogs oP ee Ree air 
whom he was there prefent! yflain, with Pome Wibers of the Bafla’s jailnivces So thefe broil bee see ea oi the defendants as before. Whoiiow kept themfeluesdilenvand 
bela bln outtpatt, Ibrahim hauing shen a general reuiew of his armie at Sophia, there auietasifthey Had bin confide about the yeeldingvpofthe caleasmenboereft fal hop 
Gin saacrhcnanctcnyneipe es oe eeacircn, | Scand cont CHM Daa conarhate 

2 ‘. A A . ¢€10¢ before the beginning Oo! Luly, | 4 rokendownea " 15, ( ha 
Bisonehintehad stealias lth ail pes for the fup ly ing whercof iMedeat notreceiue any'reliefecither.by land or waters But forafmuch asthe time of the 
ice had no finall care, 


But this long delay was the cauferhat agreat number of 


yerebegan now to grow tedious, Sethe Winter weather (hatpe,the Chriftians thought itnot 
nople,and hearing by the way, that the General would | 


the Tanizaries icotmming trom Hadria 
























ime; forerefoluedta prefentvnto the caftleanother: = _ 

‘ ee e (there long to protraé thetime ; and there: | peepee Reef ha eo 

notias yet ferforward\not knowing the caufe of his fta H ; h } _ be FEA eee sceninesbutin giuibgrchs alan chip ts 

4 " : y;and doubting tobe deceiued of thei L | + general affault,and at the fame int hem afore % 

. promifed entertainment;wereabout to hauereturned backe aasine, which known at thecourt, E Fone tepulfed with the loffe of-2100 men. At which rime alfoa Senge ee "4 fn tm 8 ineal 
: ; Commandment was prefently fentthence vntothe Gerieral WithoutJonger ftay to fet forward | outof the caftleycouragioufly chcounteredthe Chriftians,but not wit “ eee, 
HS Sud wry pee Naucgheiet biahtbemore haftened his departure with hisasmbie: | their valor, being there dlmoft albcutin anh pare? ane raion are cei 
# " rlaparlddebte abe Chriftians had goodieifure to prepare their new forces, | but being blowne vp did little‘or no fis < al i “4 ? aerate OS ae 
4 hs i erend of Sommer: for well theymightthinke thattheenemic flept not, | faffering of the extremitie ofthe weat se eae agoe Saale 
dod Co elt! madeas well in Gonfantinople as in other places. Where- fendants, were cuen vpon the point . je Sri sarge bene erent 
; y doubting; that Sommer wellfpenr, and Auguft nowat hand, he would not fo mine;they beganiagdine to workein the se andi hope rare ae 
orcesinto the lower Hungatie;they thought it beftto provide forthefaferic of defendants abourthegiuing vpofthe caftle: butall to: purp 


i i i f i fithe deeprand muddie 
ttheenemic approching thofe frontiers, might there Hating taken no effet, he fouldiers could hardly 'be drawne onthroug' p 








‘ , i i i dhearingalfo ofthecom> rye chrifien 
im, thelord George Bafa a man of great eperience and ve Jor M E ditches to givea'new affaule. In fine{eding nohope - ables - ay i fog teat lor 
; ll For thiat countrey yes the great cantentment of the fouldi- mingiofaigreat armic of the Tutks for the reliefe'of f hee eg _ Id sty atid To ree fie oftndke 
5 pred ft readi »command., The Lord mariets . their departure burnetheir fabarbs,carrying away with ele Leer ihertly after order was 
elower Hungiric at Rab, with cight thoufandg 


wards Strigonium,expéctedfurther direction where to Winte 


j i i fomé into 
taken, that the forces disbanded fhould be wii eg into the garrifons, and fom - 
tT 


patch of George Bafts,and the baling 






e cou sreabout;to the intent the: themore readline wich 
pring to take the ficld,or as occafio We to be otherwife im loie 
~ But Ségifmund che Tranfyluanian Prince inthe meane time repenting him{elfe of th 
uh exchan.« fic had made with the Emperor,in difguifed apparel hafting in po i © Vne. 
fia came to C!* burg in Tranfyluaniaand there wasioytully recciued of his fibiees Sile. 
king of thema new oath of obedicnce,by meffengers fent of purpofe certified Maxim; ii te 
Archduke(appointed by the Emperor tor the gouernment ot Tran{y luania,and now, ee the 
way as far as Caffonia) of the caufes of his returne, perfuading him rather to conuert Hees 
* ces again{t the Turks for the recouerie of Agria,thanto trouble him{clte to come an re . 
for Tranfyluania, now againe by him tothe great contentment of his fubica: ie 


7 ' Srepoffeffed. 
o> didalfothe Princeffe his wife (CAtaximilian bis Coufin Getman) withing him Peg ee 




















man Empire, and the whole Chriftian common-weale in generall, if in fo dangerouse 4 
a, he (hould attempt any thing againft the Prince her husband, and vnto him by her {o necrely 
5 allied, 

Now the Turks greatarmiebcing come into the vpper Hungarie, lay encamped vnder the 
wals of the ftrong citic of Veradinum,where that worthic captain George Ba/ta was Licurenan 
Generall for the Emperor;but nothauing uch ftrength,as without further helpe to goapaintt 
fo mightic anenemie, or to relicue the beticged citic,not as then furnithed with a fufficient 
garifon,he gauc knowledge thereot vnto CAtaxsmilianthe Archduke,who(as is atorefaidywith 

@ conuenient power was but alittle before come to Caffouia; to have gone into Tran{ yluania, 
had he not there by the way been ftayed by Embafladors trom the Prince S. égifmund,butlate. 
ly before feturned out of Silefia;ahd having agairte taken vpon him the gouernment, by thefe 
his Embaffadours requefted him no further to trouble him{elfe with that iourncy, offering to 
piue him aid againft the Turks whenfoeucr he fh 1) i require it. The befieged neuertheleffe in 
themeanctime notably defended themfelues, an | ch certaine brave fallies did the enemy 

reat harme; ftil expecting that Baffathe Lieutcenant,or the Tranfyluanian Prince, or Maximi- 
famthe Archduke, or they all with their vnited forces fhould{end them reliefe: yato whom 
they. gaue knowledge the nineteenth of O@ober,how that the Turks with all the force and fu- 
tie they had vfed, hadas yet little prenailed,being by cheir valor {til repulfed,and with many 
sharp fallics to their great loffe encountered,and fo < of their great ordnance cloyed, in {uch K 
fort,as that they were in good hope to protra@'he sme vatil they might by them their friends 
berelieued : yet not doubting,buc that 7. 1 according ro their woonted manner, would 
doe what they might to fubduethem. Accoruingto whofe expectation, the Tranfyluanian 
Prince with a great power taking the field tohaucrelicucd them, wasletted fo todo by the 
Tartars,to that purpofe ftirred vp by the Turks:{o that he could by no means ioine his forces 
with’ Muximilian,tor looking ta.the fafetie of his owne people and countrey. Yt incoken of 
forwardneffe,hefent certain companies of braue fouldiers vnto the Licutenant B4/f4;who va- 
derftariding that of 2600 good fouldiers in garrifon in the citie at the beginning of thefiege, 
there were fcarce 700 left aliue, all the reft ecing with continual) affaults flaine or mortally 
wounded, vicd a notable ftratagem to delude the enemie withall : for hauing put his men io L 
good order,and comming braucly on,asifhe would euen prefently haueioyned battel(a thing 
whichthe Turkesmoft defiredywhileft they likewife with great ftir were putting themfelues 
in order of battell ahd wholly bufiedtherein,he by another way(ofthe Turks leaft{ ufpeéted) 
cunningly thruftinto the citie’ eight: hundred good foldiers,and that done, prefently retired 
againe into his trenches, wherein he ftrongly eicamped,teared not all the Turks forces: who 


ee ftill in vaine expecting the fame, return’ 


apse 
Pesce the 
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Anew fupplie 
Pat inte Vera~ 
Paw by Bafa 










inkihg euen then toshaue come toa day batrel,an hy 
dectined by this fineneffe. And fo thortly after (enforced by continuall foule weather) raife 

their fiege not without great difficulty & danger(reliefe lying fo neereat hand,and the aa 

‘ sdaunts fttengchened with new fupplies)to haue been longer maintained.So paffed the troubles 

seolttes soe Of thisyeare, withno gaine but great loffe of the Tess: who at their departure en! rsd 
ae ©) the: yatea(onableneffe of the weather. and fearetog~) «+, left behind them in their tren¢ k 

eh many vents with f great pieces ofartilleric,being uw’ ible co conuey the fame by watert? 


fearing greatly tobe encountered by the forces of Bafta, ftrengthened with 











{ent vato him fromthe Emperour, |. The 


he fi 
a Tot 


what hurt and difhonour he fhould doe vnto the Emperour his Maieftic, himfelle, te A 


forced by M 












| 


> a = 
Jeuenth Emperour of the Turkess 
A The Archduke Mathias SwartXenburg,and the other commanders of thearmiein the low- 
er Hungarie,becing tweluc thoufand ftrong, with the garrifonfouldiers of Rab, Strigonium,. 
and Komara,in the meane time becaufe they would not ftandidle,together with the Hungari- 
an horfemen,oucrran all the country thereabout euen ynto the gates of Buda: in good hope 
alo ro hauemet with cight choufand Turks(as they were by theirelpials aduevtifed)comming 
towards Pefth with viétuals for the relicfe of the caftle of Buda, 

Whileft things thus paffed in Hungaric, Mfabomes to thew his greatneffe,as alfo the more to 
keepe the Chriftian Princes in fufpence, fent Cicala (or asthe Turkes call him Cigala) Baffahis 
Admirall witha great fleet to fea: wherewith being come vponthe coaft of Siciliashe reque- 
fted the Viceroy of that Kingdome,to fend him aboord his fleet the Ladie Lucretia his mo- 
ther, which dwelt in Meffina,for that he greatly defired to {ee her,andto do her honour;pra- 
mifing fo quietly to depart without any harme doing. And the Viceroy againe confidering 
how thatthe angry renegat for the like courtefie to him at another time before denied, had in 
his rage done great harme all alongft the fea coaft;couenanting with him tofend herin fafetie 
backe againe,fent her honorably accompanied aboordthe Admirall gallie : whom Cicala her 
fon receiued with great ioy and triumph, and hauing kept her with him one day with all the 
honour that might be,according to his promife fent her backe againe to Melina; and fo with- 
outany harme done for her fake to any part of Chrifteadome,peaccably returned backe again 

ith his fect. é 
NaS inthe mean time cAtichael the Vayuod of Valachia with good forces of his own,be- 
€ caufe he would be doing fomething alfo , refolued togiue an attempt vpon Nicopolis,a city 

of the Turks in Bulgaria: and fo giuing order to his people;caufed a bridge to be made ouer 

Danubius to paffe that great river by. Whereof the Baffaes of Siliftriaand Badoua vnderftan- 

ding,thought ir good with all their power to difturbe him inthat worke + and fo comming,as 

the faid bridge was by the Vayuod his fouldiers laid ouer the riuer vpon boats, MC 

ther ftay attempted to haue broken the fame, to the intent that the Vayuod nie hott at 

way pale. Who hafting thither with his armie,refcued his worke,and enforced ee Ba ne 4 

forfake the exploit by them begun: where betwixtthem fora {pace was foug) bs por ar 

conflict,vatill at lengch the Turks were with a great flaughter ouerthrowne,and it ad tis 
D here, fome thereby flightas they might to faue their liues: After which eee (one 

let paffing ouer the riuer with bis whole forces,came and encamped vaderthe as Ss . ; lies. 

olis : wherethey of thecitie vaderftatding of the late flaughter of the Tur gil 0 ing. wa 

Hee felucs not ableto hold ic ouragainft the force and valor ofthe Valachies,and now = ie phy ss Hs: 

hope of any help or reliefe in time co come from thé Turks, without farther Pate cok te ded jy thevayued 

themfelues into the power ofthe Vayuod: who hauing facked the city and fet iton pebies | 

ed thence a great fpoile and bootie, with a number of the Bulgarians: chufing out the beft an 

oftablebodies amonett them to ferue him in his wars,and appointing the reft to inhabit and 

Pro the wafted places of Valachia. The report of this ouerthrow giuen vntothe Turks by 

the Valachian,with the facking of N icopol is,running abroad ibroughed seus ypon ng 

Turks cuen in the imperial city of Conttantinople,. For the ftaying wherof Ma nee if 

ded the chiete of his Baflaes, witha great power oftumultuarie foldiers taken i i g 

E forthwith againft che Vayuod to ftay thee a aphionpioe tear peers 
; is -himfelfe thundring out moft horrible threats aga t 
tis oes well mallee w bias “ie ee regarded the fame,as know- 
i q i rds but witharmestobevanquifhed. — : \ 
pl Se rae = Emperour oppreffed with amlentiols Bie en “ byt 
affailed with the Plague then raging in Conftantinople,the oudie wars in Hungor'e, 
eo mnortdlitie andi loffeof his people ie a pe ;and rao oe avy tke ve 
cuil fuccefie of his armie at Veradinumjandof the greatharme ) ; 
Monnet allthat,ceafed notin what he, might to prouide for fo man per a 
detto Taut Baffa with all {peed to fet forward (as we haue faid) fret ~ a s ae 
Valachia; as from whence hee feared the ercateft danger: aa Sie meee oF needle 
Vayuod to vaderftand how highly the great Sultan i di bh apts Sec ton vite 
vponthe way wich fix hundred Ianizaries towards Ha et te re rmiey that fo with the 
teryntill che Spring,and foroexpedt the Heinle . iy a r Sen 


o 


1599 


oe | 



















rye ah 
a fame, vaited vito the forces of Mebemet Sater ol 
nie, voit : tergi (whot 
fiat inthe field appeare more ceimble ynco i fs 
an ae refted much difcontented, that his people in 4 r : 
-. aha ad yetfailed thereof: the Wallons laying the fault vpon the], 
eral eft of the commanders, that it was not woon;for thatwhent s 
s c edone therin the verermott of cheir deuoire,their leaders ey. 88 Valian 
by-thefpade and mattocke rather than by the{word to performe the fame had made choife 


fencnth Emperour of the Turkes: 


yh ee P A 2 

G) A the Spaniards in the lower fide of Germanieywhich made him the morc to: tain 
A comming, whohe knew after his accuftomed manner would that Sune Spee <a Genta 
with afarre Brecker number. But to have holpen this want,the great Duke of waited te ae 
thistime,by his Embafladors amongft other things requefted leaue ofthe Polinian to Noite 
thoufand horfemen to paffe through his country, which horfemen he had Berininca’ ae 
faid)co fendin aid of the Emperor againft the Turke, Which hisrequeftthe Polonian wah 







































TheTurks a- Bur Atichael eel 

cig failed by Bur .échael the Vayuod feeing the Tarks not alictledifmayed with m N ff 

Flevayued. Polis, beg litre a the facki : S) i i 

eVaynod. POAS, gan afrefh to their greater terrour and hurt to make new inrodes vpoy tht Nico- an ionic a ai eA a at agi ha seers 
; he Emperor by fea: w o embarked in an Englith 









fort, as that he was ntred an hundred miles into their rerritorie : agai i 
irre ae ue torie : aga > inf | a ; 
eas yet the Turks General in Heagacie)comming with Hotercs: ee Bilkent sk fhip in the port of S.Nicolas,and fay ling about the kingdomes of Sweden, Norway and Den. 
ing away with him the {poile of the countrie by him wafted, ’ ne Tetited,carry. 4 murke,after long trouble at ea, at length arriued at Stoad,and fo from thence by land thule 
‘ype nent Buda in the meane time fearing fome fudden affault to be ginen B ling to Hamborow, Lubecke, and Maidenborow,and in eucry place honourably entertained 
fering within great want of victuals, expedted Jong to berclicued both Ypon thera, and cameat laft vnto the Emperour into Bohemia, then lying at Plifena, forthat che lague was 
otherneceffaries ; vnderftanding yet withall, thatthe grand elation Fas with viduals and then hot at Prague: where they hauing with great ftace deliuered ater Prefents Sieh Gels 
uen out in Conftantinople, That he wasraifing agreat tei ae i cauled it to bee gj. of credence vnco the Emperour; had audience,and were by him moft honorably vied. Yet 
diers,and had therefore {ent for vnto the courtall his old manpapispe and moft expert foul the Polonian hauing thus denied the Mufcouite paffage, fuffered the Turks Embaffadour,wt 
ae fathe now againe spaiioiel tk otuapast ee tiene # hd ferued in itd a Mina at ee ae through his Countrey ynto the Emperour tees 
rouiding to relieue the diftreffed ci CANOES In the meane ti with him of a peace to bee maae etwixt him andthe Turke. Which Gabri smmni 
‘certain efolute Frese Repel adenine ee ue men and many other Gidnsiiee Prague as Embaffadour ftom the great Turke, and hauing no letters of batt bs ‘hee foe 
000 foldiers was comming thither to pe es a pial irons Turks Baflaes waite his negotiation (for that they were,as he faid,vpon the way taken from him by the Polonian 
aplacewhereby the Turks ae es t € garnite s laid themfelues clofein ambufh | Coffackes,and certaine of his retinue {lainey was there taken fora {pie, and fo fentto Vienna: The Turks ens 
erat crithointetoeeylatdetedd a *F H here they: had not long ftaid,but thatthe Turk C where at his firft arriuall hee was well vfed ina common Inne: but the night following being bafader taken 
Perinn ciomennavieachey rl ig by, were by them with fuch forceandfury affail oH taken in his chamber by the Martiall,was fo clapt fatt in prifon,with as many yrons vpon hin 2, alee 
amo yi y leaft thought,they were ouerthrowne and putto fight, with ite as he could beare, and all his followers with gyues vpon their legs compelled as ilabes daily pb a 


Joffe of. many of thei 
many of theit horfes,much money and ‘As, and many captaines there taken prif to worke in the cowne ditch. 
; HS About thistimealfo Sigi/mund che Tranfyluanian Prince(whom hitherto all men admired 






Muda diftrefed 
































ners, the Baffahimfelfe with much ado hard) ; 
Shriftians fcouri tn ighaenS Dae intothe citie, But fhortly after 
ee Buda, an ngtaken a good bootic eee 95 aman euen fent from heauen, for the benefit of his countrey and of the Chriftiancommon- 
Porcerida detlakoah 6 3 \with the prey, were bythe way affaulted by the Turkes,and tu weale) by awonderfull change gaue a moft manifeft token of adiuers and vaconftant nature, 
fed wichthefl ma ame, and tofight for their liuess whom forall that they notably ré ae to the great wonder of the world : for hauing broken the agreement made wich the Emperor 
eons) ‘And pa abner rapa ie reconering their bootic Senpome fea the laft yeare,and being fecretly in pott returned out of Silefiainto Tranfyluania, and againe 
ean ourthis, time ornot long after intheypper Hungarie, a i ee a Vie | D taken vpon him che gouernment(asis betore declaced) and hauing withall requefted himfelfe 
harm, caracy depts sre forraged agreat par ountry, and deta, ch ih Blithe K | and the Pranfyluanians his countreymen to be difcharged of che oath of obedience and loy- 
harm,came before Goffouia,making thew as Pe iareeninrbtenth ha bef lans great | altie by them before giuen yato the Empésour;and the citie of Veradinum, with the country 
: sin fu Peoacchsin natlier fat fe bai that | thereabout, to be againe reftored vato him ; and the Emperour paufing thereupon ; did now, 
A ouncainsietriniinenché(el urther deliberatty (doubting of his owne abilitie for the keeping oftharcountrey)in the beginning of this yeare 
id ig thélelnes more fafethere | 1599 ,by his Embaffadors the Bifhop of Alba-Iulia, and Stephen Pafchat his Chauncellor, fent 
, 
j 














he citi i 

I Sa ee ob ae oe of George Bafta,the Emperors Lieutenant in 
woulddo; en ea pancangicss ftaid there witlthim,expecting what the Turks 
sway of contribution;thy ing the wals,demanded of them inthe citica great fuimof mony by 
roud demand was b Bafa otherwife the viterruinand deftiudtion thereof. Which theit 
ae inforcedto ago dest outly reiected,and they with the loffe of a great many of their 
a city fowell prouided,the ne themfeluesnot able to prenaileagaintt L 
wherebythey.came,doin y for feare by nightrift,and departedquite another way than that 
ke sdoing great harm ftillas they-went. The free Haiducks of Valachiajalfo,a 


of purpofe vito the Emperour,requeft him to haue the firftagreements againe renewed, and 
litie of Trebnits in Morauia,tobe added vato the wwo Dukedomes of Oppel and 
swith fiftic thoufand duckats to be yearely paied voto him out of the cham- 
dagenerall pardon to be given ynto all the Tranfyluanians that follow- 
ing him had of late reu seed from the Emperour,and their antient liberties to be againevato 
euery one of them confirmed. With all which conditions obtained atthe Emperours hands 
faw how need full it was for him by any meanes to keepe that ftrong country 
Embaffidours with their difpatch returned from Praguethe nineteenth 


the principa 
Ratibor in Silefia 
ber ofthe Empire: an 


E (as of him that 
in his power)che fame 




















ing the.couatry, 
, 


warlike kind.of people,liuing 
o hatred toward ha ie ee en tofhewfometokenoftheit | of Aprill. 
— Bort Balk of. Natolia with a gteat power, erksiude g ouer the Danubius, encountered with the Bur Sigifinund in the meane time at home, was entred into new conceits with certain ofthe 
.. aid eels Rite there fla i rive muchdlanghrer of his peo- Polonian nobilitie, far differing from the former agreement with the Emperour: and hauing 
flainealfo : and fo afterwards oueriunn fent for one of the Tutkes Chiaus fiom Conftancinople ; and for his Coulin Andrew Bae 
them inan obfcure village in q 


}loutof Borufia, and fo meeting wit 


ere,excceding hammer, : if 
i passin and rosie ¢ fame Baffa his fonne prifoner. Thus paffedthe ther the proud Cardina ! 
yards Polonia,accompanied with certaine of the chiefe(t of 


h 
a itmifhes andi ary 
Te maa eienninaine onan: of Hungaric and other the the confines of Tranfyluania,tov ) ‘ 
ay Sie ae me, had it notbeene before liattd well prouided the States of his countrey : there inthe prefence of the Polonians and of the Turkith Embal> jena eal 
i ened with:new. firpplies; ftayed the fi: M | © fadour, refigned allthe right and titIehe had in the countrey of Tranfyluania, voto the Car- deth us comes 
Jelike-in themeane time comming from dinall his coufin,commanding all the States there prefent re fweare varo him their obedience (of Tranie 
butifoure.& twentiechaufind foot Rer with the Polonian Embaffadour,{ ent one of his eff Pe- cardinalB- 
liuersof the GermanePrincts this ciall fauourits to Conttantinople, to defire {afe conduct for his Embatfadours to he fent thi- shor his conf 
rtroublesneerer home;svith theSpa- ther to conclude ofall matters withthe Turke. Which meffengers {0 fent,together withthe 
° niards = | Bbbbb 3 ‘ Polo: 





and fidelitie who fhortly after toget 
























Polonfan Embaffador, were both courteoufly receiued inthe ae 
ind as wit 











{pecial fauor rewarded with right fumptuous garments, and ch iuen: 
duall with inthree monthsnext fhould fend thither a folemne! q rome Cay. 
the Turke demanded, Thus through the inconftancie of the oa accu. 
DC ay 


} dCardinall, and the foule collufion of the Polonian,the countrie fp. 
fyluania (one othe ftrongeft fortreffes ofthat fide of Chriftendome) falling from net Tran. 
ence of the Emperor,and he 





foin fort bereft from the Chriftian common-weale, beca obedi. 
tributarie vato the Turke ; moft good men detefting the lightnes ofthe one,the aa ‘tine 
the other,and the flinefle of the third. itl vat dae att Mon of 
Now the Turks of Budanor able longer to endure the great famine therein, had 

acftly requefted relicfe from the other Turks their friends in Hungarie;who on all 

“to haue relicuedthem : but comming neere thereunto,could not puttherin fuch prouifi 
they had brought for the relief of the fame, being letted fo to do by the Imperials eae: = 
aleague off diligently attended euery motion of the enemy: from whence the Lords a a 
burg inthe nightfecretly approching one of the gates with his followers,thought with ah, 
tard to haue broken it open, and fo to haue entered. Which his deuife taking not fees ie 
that at Rab,the gate being within ftrongly fortified by the enemy, be was inforcedto ae 
’ 





moft ear- 


i Pewetiof beingalfo difcouered by the Turks from the wall. Now fhortly after,the Baffa of Buda with 


fix hundred hor{e ifuing out of the city to haue met with viduals that were comming thithe 
fell into an ambuh of the Haiduckes, who after their manner fiercely encountered him ray 
putting himto flight, tooke him prifoner,his horfe in his chafe falling vnder him; whom his 
fouldiers fecking to refcuc, there began a new skirmifh,, encreafing their former ouerthrow 
with che loffe of the grcatcft part of them that werc left : amongft whom the Baflahis fonne, 
withthe Aga of the Ianizaries there, loft their lines alfo, Which confli&t thus ended,the Bate 
fa was with fafe conduét broughtto the camp, & there with great threats enforced to reucale 
the ftate of his city,with other the fecret defignes of ehe Turks. Whereupon the Haiducks re- 
turnedagain towards Buda,fecking by.all means thecomming of victuals thither,fo in 
hope at length to haue gained the diftreffed city. but whileft they thus lay vpon the paflages, 
behold neweswas brought vnto them,how that the Bafla of Bo{na,with the Sanzacks of Si- 
geth,Quinque Ecclefie,é Coppan, with 10000 Turks were comming to opprefle them,and 
@ tO open the paflages by them holden, But they i 

ring fo {mall a force, ftaid not for their commi 
aduantage waiting for them, vpon thei With great aflurance & courage char- 
gcd them, brake their array, and fle t partof them, together with the Baflahim- 
felfe ; yet with fo muchadoe,as that had not the Lord Pali in good time fent in ynto their aid 
certaine companies of frefh men, it was not without caule doubted but thatthe Haiducks had 
bin put tothe worfe, about three hundred of them hauing there already loft their liues. The 
Tartars yet neuerthcleffein good number held ontheir way towards Buda, with purpofe to 
haue overrun the country and fo haue withdrawne the Imperials from thecity:but forafmuch 
as that bafe nation was knowne to be good for nothing bur to rob and fj poile,the Lor d Swart- 



















nt to meet them;é ina place of good 












Xenburg his regiment only going againft them,& encountering them, ouerthrew them infuch J, 






fort, that part of them becing there flaine in fight,and part for feare driven into Danubie, the 
reater number of them there moft miferably perifhed. : 
Baflathe Emperours Lieutenant inthe vpper Hungarie,at the fame time lay at Caffouia, 
with cightcene thoufand men,doubting left the enemies army, which he heard to beat hand, 
fhould come to befiege that city. Inthemeanctime,tbrahim Baffa Generallofthe Turks for- 

: me tO Solnoch with anarmie of fifcie th fand ftrong among whom were ten thoufand 
afta nothing difmaied awaited his comming 

s fouldiers being alreadic wearte witl 

$ rong enemie,retired backe again 

vagreat ficet of ships, 
ic,as alfo for the reliefe of Bu- 
reat pieces for battery, & othet 
ftruments of warre,decia~ 
all guarded with fivethous 
fand 



































hang | . fand Turkes,which condu&edit vp the tiuer. Ofall which the Imperi t 
i * dua H mperials vnderftanding,| 
Lord palf difpatched his Licutenant with a conuenient power,and the Captain of ae ite 
with his followers, all good and valiantfouldiers, to cut offthis conuoy : whdto make the nthe riveraf 


_ matter (hort, {uddenly affailing them,and fo comming to handie blows, cutin piecesthe con- 







hands ran | 


g their owne ftrength, and nothing fea- K 


Les) 


which 


Jeuenth Emperour of the Turkes. 


voy, andxifledithe fhips, of whom the greater part were there funke inthe décp tiuer sand fo 
tooke an exceeding great bootie, deemed to be wortha million of gold: where among other 
things of great value, there was found aboord 100000 Dollars, which were all diuided'a= 
mongft the fouldiers as a reward of their trauell. This great ouerthrow once knowne at Buda 
Alba- Regalis, and the cities thereabouts,brought vponthema great feare :yca the armie of 
Ibrahim grew thereby much difcontented,as being at once dilappointed borin of their viduals 
and their pay.Befides that, the Imperials oucrranall the countriethereabout, ranfacking, fack- 
ing,and deftroying the country villagesand caftles without mercy, although the poore inha- 
bitants offted them large contribution co haue ftaid their fury, which wouldnot be accepted. 
Vpon this notable overthrow allo the Lord Swartzenbarg was determined with al his forces 
to come again to the fiege of Buda,in hope in fogreat a ditc6fiture & want of viduals to haue 
had it deliuered vnto him,and for that purpofe fent for certain great pieces of artillcrie to Vi- 
enna,But whileft things went thus wellinthe lower Hungarie, Colonel! Rodoler of S. Andrews. 
inthe vpper country,tooke occafion alfo vpon this overthrow of the Turks, with 500 horfe 
and 600 foot, tofhew himfelfe with this {mall companie before Agria, hauing yetleft the 
greateft part of his forces alittle off infecret ambuth: which {mall companicthe Baffa of 


¢ Agriabcholding, prefently put himfelfe in armes, and fo fallying our,began an hot and braue 


skirmith: when {uddenly the other fouldiers left inambuth, ftarting out,& couragioufly affai- 
ling their enemies, brake their order,& put them to flight, purfuing them at the heeles cuen to 
the gates of the city:and had there beena greater force of footmen, it was verily thought, that 
the Turks (difmaid with the flight,and altogether confoundedyhad abandoned the defence of 
the place,and the Chriftians even then become matters of the city, which had bin the caufe of 
their notable ouerthrow inthe yere 159 6. Neueitheleffe they with great braverieand {mall 
loffe retired ,hauing flainea great number ofthe Turks, and carrying away with them an hua: 
dred prifoners,with a bootie of fue hundsed horfe,and much other cattell. P : 
The free Haiducks alfo ftrengthened with new fupplies,had done great harm in the coun- 
try about Buda,fcouring freely all ouer it,finding none to oppofe themfelues againft them: fos 
which caufethe poore Chriftians, whic yet dele inthat countrey,rife vp againft the Turks, 
promifing their obedience vnto the Emperos:and morcoucr, to the intent they mightbe no 
more molefted by the Imperials, offered to take vparmesthemfelues againfttheenemy, 8 to 
the vttermoft of their power to hindet his pallage both by land and water. Thefe fame Hai- 
ducksalfo had broken down all the bridges which the Turks had made betwixt Buda & Alba 
Regalis,to the end they fhould not that way commodioufly bring either viGtuals or munition 
from the one place tothe other: and the lord Palfi and Nadafti vnderftanding by their efpials, 
That the Tartars diuided into three companies,had ouerruna great partof the countrey, an 
witha great bootie were retiring towards Buda,prefently went out againtt them,andinforced 
them to fight: which barbarous people, better enured to filch than to fight,there loftall theit 
lives, together with that they had before ftolnes After which victorie,thefe valiant pe 
ning their forcesagainit certain other places of the Turks there by,tooke two of theirca ey 
with much rich fpoileswhich caftles they facked and burnt, together with the great towne o 
Zolna,breaking downe alfo the bridge vpon the riuer Traua. fi * 
Nowat this time the Turksat Buda held themfelues malecontent within the citie, f 
no Gouernour,their Balla being before takenby the Haiduckes,and they themfelues pinched 
alfo with great want of viduals Wie He on fudden pe 
as mendifmaied,they for cheit more fafety retired theniic ues into the ca : 
ftrength,leauing the citie vnto the Imperials then ready to haue befieged it: but aul - 
the Turks greatarmy, which as they heard was matching thitherwards,the ptt dt 4 
being come to Moatcth, where Sartes Balf was alfo looked for ; the Bey cing, hah > 
that the Turkes hauing relieued Buda, would goe tobefiege Canifia or elfe oe tae i 
ftayed to goe any farther, as men in doubt what to refolue vpon. So weretent cc 


Jonels aad other Gaptaines with their fouldiers , to fortifie certaine paffages saith ‘ese 
. 


¢ 
Sthe'tarkes res 
ceine a notable 
onerthrow Ups 


Danubine, 





hauing he rarhs few 


prof the Chriftians de, and fe iy 
cattle, aplace of great sasbe cajtle 









rayne 





4 
: 
, 
; 
y 





Michael the 
- Uayuod with 
| armi¢e 
—— entreth into 
| Taaafylaania. 










chrifien Tarks armie wasto pafle. The reftin the mean time retiring, 
ti “F gow to approch ; asalfo for that they knew the gies defire thac /éy, 


great againe Strigonium , 
conntrey, a denly hauing relicued Buda and Agri: F isli ; ; Whi 
emy : 1 a, there to refol e fle ¢ ding that his licurenant corrupted by Ibrahim Baffs had promifed to kill him , 
his forces. ials in the meane time incamping neere vnto Hatw. car, om fored thereof,to ridhimfelfe of that Petes it! wis hands Frotsoelizau ocae 
ol fo difparched him.. When by and by after came vnto him the Popes Nuntio, fentby Bit 


Mibomes shestid 
feuenth Emperour of the Turks. 


the 26 of Ogober,with all his armie, before diuided into three parts , butnow againe vnit 
he plains neere Temifon,abourthree leagues from Hermenttat pees 










it ene, i. 
and had therefore fent a great number of Taitars to fore A Pmeintot 
ni 











der the Turks idualling of Buda, asthe 
: y defired, cur off fi AOC,t0 hi 
oe arriual, who to that purpofe were going towards Buda 3 and ame of them atin 
iaus prifoner 5 who fent from brahim the General,was going to Agria meer the Turkes 
emi 








nefic from the Cardinal, accompanied with another Embaffadour, the better to countenance 
outrhe matter ; telling him, That the fame Embaffador had commiffion from the Emperour, 
to will him forthwith to defift trom armes,and without furtherdelay to depart out of Tran- 












of their {peedie reliefe. They alfo atthe fame tim 
Th A ¢ attempted to hi i nh 
agood number of them with certaine petards peices 2 pepe ihe Zolnoe:y, a fyluania. Which thing feeming vnto the Vayuod veric ftrange, and almaft impoffible, he defi- 
them open, being difcouered by the Watch, were enforced to fe lena ay haue broken } redto fee the {aid commiffion. Whereunto the Nuncio before inftruGted,anfwered, That hee 
’ ing fortie behinde HY had Jefe it with the Cardinal. But I (faid the Vayuodyhaue one here prefent fromthe Emperor 


them flaine, and carrying away with them man i 

whereof the HSA ewed bce rurie yoodithe btn para Wounded : in reucy ofanother purport,which I purpofe fully to putin execution:yet was he for that dayentreated 

intercepting a great deale of munition, which together with Sih E ale the villages and by the Nuncioto ftay hisarmy. And fo inthe meantime lying both ftiland in great fufpence, 

Way as it was going to Budaand Agria. er victuals they met by the the Vayuod defired to know ofthe Nuncio, the caufe why the Cardinal forgetting himfelfe, 
fo troubled that country,by intruding himfelfe thereinto,to the great preiudice of them vnto 


Sommer now almoft fpent,/brabim ¢ i rie 
Buda with an ra tea andl i sea eee of September came to whom it of better right belonged, not attending vnto the gouernment of the Church, better 
his great lordand matter gauethe Emperor to vnderftand at a fate thence inthename of | befeeming his calling than the mannaging of arnies,to the difturbance of the Chriftian peace. 
thereffuion of innocent bloud,and not for any feare or ditt rague, That forthe fauing of fur. Whereunto he receiuiedno anfwer,Sothe 28 of October, a day dedicated to the commemo- 
erhe could be content to Hearven onceutane tea Gnable I seh ot his owne ftrength and pows ration of the Apoftles Simon and Inde chefe meflengers were fent backe apaine vntothe Cardi- 
unto both thefe great Princes (hauing well wearied th nel itions or treaty of peace. Wher- C nal, who prefently returned them backe ynto the Vayuod with new in(trudtions (being then 
hau(ted their trealuures) feemed not now vawilling, ¢ emfe ues with thefe long wars, and cx. | bufie with his yong fon,in fetting his menin order of bartell prefently to go againft the Cardi- 
ng, expecting (as was thought) nothing more dinal)of whom they could getno other anfwer, butthathe wasrefolued foarthwith'to come 
4 telivith him, So the two armies lying incamped not paft a quarter of a 


than for the hono t . 
Wevicthevarho pieces . sraoner send the rather, for that the old Sultaneffe, Mahomes ynto the trial of a bat 
man kings or emperors before,did beare the ce Nosataotan as neuer was inany the ote. Jeague the one fromthe other,and the fame day meeting together, joine 
Mecdertie Cine ovnerciore inthe laneren eft {way in his affaires)did what fhe mightto elbattel, which forthe fpacc of fiue houres was with {uch defperate obftinacie fought , as Had 
ley for peace, which was inan Ifland in th era place was agreed vponfor a par- they had euery man vowed to haue cartied away thevi@toric ouct his enemie,or there to haue the Uapnad 
detanhtcaicesbive. NedatticPalf, and aire anubie beneath Strigonium : whither left themfelues dead vpon the ground ; Vneill che Cardinals people at length overcome in a the Cardresl, 
& , Palfi, and the Bifhop of Vacia, being come for the Emperour; long and bloudie fight,were there viterly ouerthrowne ; amongft whom were 30008 Turkes 
: and Tartars,{ent vnto him from Ibrabim Baffathe Turks Generals The Cardinal himfelfe fec- 
ported to have faved himfelfe by fights but 












damoft terrible & cru- 
A terrible ba 





and CA murath the Baila j aie 
forthareadSeighiot Re ee mei Ueurenas General of the Tartars, and fome others Fi : 3 “i 
totale Rab, Strigonitim, Filck, Sctoht rt, after their vnreafonable manner, demanded D ing the difcomfiture of his armie,was by fome te ) \ 
Reratetaicnie nehemibesherc etchin,and ali the we of the townes and caftles in fiue ~ by fome others was faid co haue Bin drowned in paffing arincr,as he fled from the Valachians 
em by the Chrift aine furrendred ynto the Asche: K f that had him inchace. But che truth wasyThatthe Vayuod now matterof the field, fent out 
o them, with a cer- certaine troups of horfemen diuers ce purfue him:and him(elfewith the reft of bis 


taine yerely tribute by the Emperor 

alfo : peter he great S ait 

wuchths vie te oF patios? Ereniog attine joules ie armie profecuting the vigtorie,came to the Cardinals campe’, now by the Tranfyluanians and 

shale Y ed to deliner againe vntothe Emperour the citie of Agri ae Turks quite forfaken, wherein he found 45 pieces ofartillerie, with greatftore oftcoime and 

areal ee ynreafonable demands being by the aforefaid Commifio ae i ua wealth,befide a number of tents and horfes,all which became vato himaprey. Fromthence 

to ‘eaten . Cees they were contented to come to fome more afonable lke li he marched vnto Alba. Iulia,where he was with great joyreceined of hisftiends and confede- 

Strigoni nto the Emperour Rab and Agria ( whereof Rab was hi Miertiaticyc rane rats there: for though the greater part of the Tranfyluanians; efpecially the nobilitie, had to- 
Nea exchanging as it were Strigonium for Agria eas, ae eadie) onely for gether withthe Cardinal {abmitced themfelues vnto the Turks protection, and followed his 

obtained, the parley was fo broken off, and nothin or Ne ab whenit could neither be E enfignes; yet werethere diners others alfo who fill fauoured the Emperor, and therefore re- 

continued, without any memorable thing morethis Peate pees » and fo the warres agalie joiced notadittle of thisvictoric. The Vayuod aftet thats fent his liettenantto Claidiopolis, 

one fide or on the other the Chriftians contenti yeare betwixt them done , either onsite L J to feeifthey would yeeld alfo swhichthey willingly did,with many other cities and caftles 

Cities the Turkes held in Hungarie ; and the T ing them felues to haue diftetfed the chiele in diuers ni ofthat countrey, which hauiog none to reft vpon, NOW yeeldedalfo : in fuch 

nee. while things thus aff 4 ig urkes no leffe apayed to haue relieued the fort,thar Coalp afcerall ‘Tranfyluania fubmitted it felfeagaine ynicothe Exapctors ae tuhe 

eae AUS Pare i iti evnto hi ience, moft ofthe nobiliti c beineeitherflain in the 

the Vayuod of Valecaiaes nn ae cite Chriftians and the Turks in Hungarie, Michael snc {raucyte nn ans aa alae eons ene ae which corrupted 

certainly enformed his life to be fought Af riend and confederat , and vaderhis proveGton, bythe Cardioal haa before vnderraken ta kill him. Now thafourteenth of Nouemberjafter 

Bathor hisenuious neighbour, but us : ter inthe Turkes Court by the ambitious Cardinal diane ate cFthe Cardinalsefcepeshis Yngtacious headiwas fot all that prefented to the 

clared :) by commandementfrom the ecomethe Prince of Tranfyluania (as isbefore de Vayuod M which tothe erroutot others;being for'a while fet-vp in Alba-lulia (where hee 

fo betimes to prouide for his own ‘Mpcror; and to be reuenged of fo great. a wrong, af al. parrot get p ; and fent for a The Cardinal 

efaferie, with an armie of threefcore thoufand ftrong fad- 


i ] butalittle-before t adcommanded ‘asa Prince pwas afterwards raken'downe, : aghast 
rae into Tranfyluania,inmoft horrible manner burning th killing the ere £0 the Emperourand the: Archdukes hisbrethren ; his head+ eee ik 
Pp wa him as he went. Wher hileft the Cardi puleycs toupee rane 


fod F, Piefeneuomathe Nags he sVayuod honourably buried in'a rhe Emperor 
ed toh pes oh , y 
ed to haue| tued himin like fort , had hee notbeen [roipreuented) was be airtis 



















leffe-badie being afterward by checammaurdement of t \ 

Monaterie,at-Alba-Tulia, in che fame Tombe he had before made for his brother belieaded 
by. his! Confine sigifisund patbors The Cardinals Treafure alfo fellinto his mn a vba 
was {aid totiane beenethirec millions of gold,iaiKhus theCountrey. of Tranfyluan eiore 






againthim,h ; Oi crib 
iB im, he in the meane time had the citieof Coro! mmonly called Braffo) with the 


flrong c y : i 
e eile o, oo yeelded vnto him : from whence he marching toward Alba-Tulia, 








the 




































Mahomet the third, Bs 


before by the Cardinal yeelded vnto the obeifance of arke, 
1 h = an 
Vayuod recouered and reftored vnto the Chiltan cage rite pone bY this Worthie @ 
3 ardinal cat out 01 





fenenth Emperonr of the Turks. | 


dfiege to Cognaacity in the confines of Natolia,which was forthwith ycelded vato him. 












































brought to confufion,haui i 4 
: Rath ce eratipsle Tecty lutea Pelnosyyho almottall Mewte eae hs 
| ie xe Tr who almoft all his while ad neths, 1; And yetnot fo contented, gaue it out by open proclamation , that for the reformati 
. hearing ne at di “nr Danske, and diuers other the free cities th flayed at Bony difordered ftate , he would ere long go to befiege the Imperial citie of Cont anor ie 
eh 8 es of A inals ouerthrow, fecretly got him away from if Creabours ase thar thereforeall fuchas would follow him fhould of him beentreated as his reat oe 
eke againe his new fortunes. The lord Swartzenbwrgat the fame tim ence into Palen vnions,threatening ynto the reft moft cruel death and deftruétion Of which is proceeded 
© vniting hi f ‘wahomes (asthendifporting himfelfe in his gardens of pleafure in the ctnueyal aseat 





fide of Propontis) ynderftanding,and fearing to be there furprifed, orthat fome fuddeninno- 
nation might be raifed inthe citie,hafted withall {peed to Conftantinople,and from thence in 
all hatte difpatched Mchemet one of the Vifier Baffa’s the fonne of Sinan,with all the forces he 
could make to goagainfthim. Who paffing ouer into Afia witha great power,and yet fearing Mebemet a 







the lower Hungarie with them of Stiri 
iria,and now twenue thoufand ft 
bs iy 
to reduce fo many places vpon thofe frontiers as he could,vnto the gone ae all means 
Urs obej 


fo tooke i i : t inki 
oke inaboue 200 villages ; but afterward thinking to haue furprifed the Reonancend | 
8 Caltle of Hq 
































rr cuaetane! Aaa cael one i the gates with a petard,which took 
; » ered by the watch, and fo by th RAR lia. oon not B 
with the : , and fo by the garrifon fol the eit wet 
ies a ea ie Gy ee toretyre with the lofle ofabouta ae (now taifed roc aise to ibe eae a battel with him, whom he knew to bea man of himfelfedefperately “fis Vile 
feeeinaiieie yall men of good account : in reuenge wherofSwartzend, red men,and fet,and not a lirete fauor ed alfo euen of his owne fouldiers ; fofecretly wroughtby large pro- pe ae a 
ned italfo “en ee ot horfemen, which {couring all ouer the country as if arg afterwards miles ¢ that Cufabin his footmen were euenvpon the point to haue forfaken him. Which hee bat 
ibrabioe Bai Ge Pe hls away with themagreat bootie, Has Sigeth, bur. | ee rote fled rica through Siria into the countrey of Arabia with his horfe- 
oantecubied pees Hh ouerthrow of the Cardinal, with al the forces he had fent hi SO rons Petia of Simon the Georgian : purpofing the next Springby the helpe of the 
brought a general feare he se A aE 5 ie to Conftantinople ; the brute i a fens the great Bafa all wing puma hie hee hee Se be ’ 
tk A citiealfo, infomu F ereo} Eg J eppo, thereto Winter, andto ex- : 
i vos him from the great Sultan,giuing him power if i iene lai was forthwith pect the returne of the rebell together with the Spring, This fo dangerousa rebellion, with 
ein cote as a Emperor,and to bring it with him to Cataiics fe 5 oi ductione I CG tant fa ee eta a Wee aes cree oceee Seignion iepiiaae | 
cold Raa ofete he lutte no longer time to keep the field with his fad puke BS € was maerérevihoemsco Pe eae as ba eh a sh peat Getenaas 
thedésdiohman hist nies ae want of bread, the plague alfo then raging fits ns conditions ; as knowing thac the Turke Peouedthei = fot fon ne “dere eehad ‘6 tyes 
¥ their cateellalfozin {uch fort snore tree Ta befide the wonderfull ieerae ot quiet,but forthathis troubled affaires both at homeand elfewhere Alena fo required ,his Ta- 
ayo inrefing, fel to robbing of one another,and fo i pea aietiie!imine ahd iwants oii an ae Bes ee bs in this arly gouernment being grown foinfolent,as that 
of it felfe ing flain and cutin pieces by their fellows,the ;wherein diuers of them ey were hardly tobe by him commande sopenly threatening in their difcontented humors, 
Wifolued, _felues,andfo by diners wa D moft part brake in funder of th not only the depofing of the principal officers abou him,buc of himfelfe alfo, and of the ba- 
isn ow johantith ie Seas ae not well trufting one another. So that eel nifhment of the Sultaneffe his mother sfaying , That thee had bewitched him, to the end thee : 
Wire ceuillfaccee es ae a ofthe Turkes, their armie being difcomfited at might her felfe rule , which fhe indeed did in all his greateft affaires, Butthe tebell Cufahin 
didatrahiis the ereat Ba‘Ta forth rigs as wellin Hungarie as in Tranfyluania. Neither the next yeare growne againe very ftrong,was DOW come into the field,and even ready to haue 
; of peace vnto his great lord and z iefe of thofe at hisreturne bring any conclufion x 1 giuen the Baffa battell : wious he was aman of great wifedomeand experience, well confide- 
oli Nowibelide hele eoubl B aa Tyas Was expected, K ring with whata defperat enemie he had to do,thought it beftagaine to proue ifhis rebellious q 
i ubles of Tranfy, her reuolted countries, Cufahin (or 2s , followers might by faire meanes be drawne from him : and fo comming neere vnto him, by 
, | open proclamation promifeda free and general pardon to all fuch as had followed the Rebell 
home totheir dwellings, and fo 


rifeth vp in LomecallhimCa/fan) the fon of one 
in thofe wars,if forfaking him, they fhould forthwith returne 


Which general pardon fo pro- 


eettegrcer to themanner thereof,and hauing long fer le TEM dni Sia iat 
Sultan. made Baffa of Caramania,aman ot ri {pirit at aaty f Perfia & Hungary,and foat length tothe obedience of their jutt and law fall prince and foueraigae 
i! ; ot ablecoindure theimperfectionshe dai- | claimed was the ruin of Cufabin,for that che grearett part ofhis followers now enriched with 
and now alfo hauing free pardon offered them , returned 


Here at cafe to line of their euill gotten goods, leauing their exfehinthere 
bell taken aud 


h ftayd with him, with litde hope tobefaued.So chat with- celts 
bimfelfe taken and brought 0 death at con 


euill fucceffe of the affai 
i aires of Hungar: 
recouer their loftfortreffes,on Ba otirts tae doeueyeneurenetaerin the RerlitNs (0 home into their owne countti¢s,¢ 
ning himfelfe 3 as aman altogether Bitte hed. tha with more particular wrongs concer- eaptain with fome few others whic 
him his foldiers, and (as he was a well fpoken toViod bees oaached ee aes hae Chin thas forfaken of his followers We 
g before them the deformities of the it ere fhorely after he was with moftexquific torments tortured to death, ftansinoples 
aning of 2 6090 


prefent ftate, gallantly perfuaded th i 
er : 
m, with the promife of honour, foueraigntic andsict 1 edolph the Chrifttian Emperor with the begi 
with fhow, and the ynfeafonableneffe of the weather rhe emperone 


field) caufed a Dict of the Princes of the Empireto matt the 
be giuenagaintt the next {pring 4” - f 
K: whoall promifedto fend 


E inafew days after, 
Conftantinople, wh 


; 
ly faw inthe Othoman Empi 7 
mpi ; Bie 
pire,and the cowardife of the grand Scignior,vpon the report of the the ereat booties they had gotten 
5 be > 
The troubles of this yeare thus patt,R 
j 





a wards,what an eafie thing it w : 
a with alfthat part of the pape athe us gund feignior out of Afiajand to fet themfelues the next (whilft che ground yet couered 
sabohatqhebafiers:and soochoritmen ie A foeuen at the firft having woon vato him | would not fuffer the foldiersto keepethe 
trouble of the State. A ftrangematterinchat rer a com betaled onic chad gute 
ming in poft tothe Court, Commiffion w mp ageaunlcal Empire. The newes whereof com- vainre he warswhich yethe had againttthe Tur 
abl eterretuvocolhic, fotthopced ag orthwith diteéted vnto foure of the Sanzackes ind {uch forther contribution as mig 
Ay es daulidtamiine tain ncheh atthe bac castor then arifing. mon enemywherunroalfo Clemente 

im , without further Oe Ree aa ten thoufand) horfe & foot were comming } this yere of Tubilie)put to his helping hand,as he had divers times before, by fending thither 4 
Sea icin naib cal ig meet them, and fo encountering | fach aid borhofmenand mony as he had before promifed :fothat by Ar ae ae i 
Taek f peg fo iter, and tooke from them their baggage with 94 5 3 
ee fei son all the caftles thereabouts, Bi, p 


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which time the Turks alfobega 


Sante te 


nto fic: whoalthough Ibrabins Bal/* their General,by theap- 
‘Pointnaent of his great lord was then in fome fpeech with the Emperor abouta peace, yet CC 
fed notthey inthe meantime that this treaty was from day to day prolonged, with their co 
panics feuttering here and thereto do whiatharme they could vpoP che frontiers of ae A 








zation was made by the Ghrittians for the taking of the field with che fir(t of the Spring. Ac 


nto’ nl fours : whoalfomuch enriche 

ating me theymoft hated , and ncuct 

Coiintrey of Caramania his owne. After that, hee 
i 


laid 


Mahomet the third, 


rors territories,the canfe why he with more {peed called vpon his friends forthe; 
aid. And forthe better managing of this yeres wars againft the Turke,he pointed 
ewrie (who had drawne agreat number of Frenchmen both horfe and foot out of Eran 
neral of all his forces,fending Ferant Gonzaga, fyrnamed the Lame (whom for his * 
valour andexe:* suce in martial affaires,he had fent for to Mantua) gouernour inte 
ari, So the /aldicrs now day by day by companies reforting from diuers Aa 

were from thence fent vnto fuch places as were by the Turks moft molefted, fot 
as inmany places they did, For cight thoufand of the Turks 
c furprifed Pappa, were by the garrifon foldiers of that plac 
whilft Ferdinand the Archduke was a 


their often incurfions, 
ypon the fudden to hau 
tered and ouerthrowne. And onthe other fide, 





feuenth Emperourofithe Lirks. m7 


~ eo the Turkes at AlbarRegalis ; who for all thataleogether beleeued them fot, yet 
fokenvnto to trie them,fent tem for hoftages two Chiaus., from whomtherebels {ent 
mio ade others of the better fort of themto Alba. Regalis,with conclufion,thar the fiue and 
; penviest of lune at the furtheft she mony thauld be paid,and thetown deliuered, For the re 
z ining whereof, and for feare of fome hiddentreafon, the/Turksand ‘Tartats began to make 
Cr emnfelues ftrong :the Imperials allo doingwhat,they might tor the appealing of fordange- 
fous aromult.So the centh of lune the Lord SwartXenbarg with two thoufaad horfe and foot 
i me within two milegofthe towne,and from thence fent24. horfemento.diffuade the tebels 
om yeelding the town vatothe Turks, to tell chem:chat they fhould: thortly-receiue their 


"3 py: who fhamefully deridingthem, feot them backe againe as wifeas they came: fo. that 


his people in Croatia,for the defence of that country a 
thouland Turks without refiftange entring the fame as far as Buccari, and burning t 
went, had taken many prifoners with a great bootie of cattell sand fo ém y 

being about to haue returned, were fuddenly fet vpon by the Countic ph 
fome paflages where they leaft feared any fuch matter, and o md 

weredI fay) eafily by him for the moft part ouerthrowne and “a 
foners with all the reft of the bootie again recouered,At which 
hundred horfe making an inrode into the 


ainft the incurfions of the ¢ 


and out of feare)) 
in certaine ftraic and trouble 
charged alfo wich their prey, 
reft put.to fight,and fo the pri 
timealfo one of the Imperial Colonels with fifteen 
countrey about Alba-Regalis, and meeting with the Turkesand Tartars thereabouts, flew fix 
hundred ofthem,and tooke diuers of their captaines prifoners, Six thoufand other Tartarsal. 
fo at chis time returning out of Hungary home towards their owne country,were by the Cof 
fackesneere vnto the Blacke fea fet vpon with fuch. force, that many of them:being flaine,the 
reft for feareran into the fea, leauing all the prey they had got in Hungary, vito their enemies, 
heat of thefebroiles,the noble lord Palfi gouernor of Strigonium, aman that all his life 
long had done great feruice for his prince and counts 
{toric remembred, died the three and twentieth of § 
preat gricfe ofmany , efpecially the Hungarians by» countreymen, And for that Strigonium 
(fo neere vato the Enemie) required in his ftead ro haue a right valiant and couragious gouer- 
nor, the Emperor appointed the Lord Swarizenburg to that charge; the fame ftill running, that 
Tbrahim Bafa would come thither with the great armie he was in prouiding,if the peace went 
not forward ; which was now {till leffe and lefle hope for,by teafon of his proud and infolent y 


y,and whom we haue fo often in this hi- 
rchin his Caftle at Biberfpurg, to the 


But whileft thefe troubles with fiuch others too } 


of this miferable countrey of Hungary, t2e » Frenchmen and Wallons in garrifon at Pappa (a 
{trong frontier town of the Emperors in tie lower Hungatic) for. want of pay beganto mutines 
For which caufe it was thought good to the chiefe commanders,to haue them thence remo- 
ued,and others placed ia theirrooms Which they perceiuing,and withall knowing themfelues 

partaker's of their. con 
s lets vnto their de- 


wg. rehearfe,thus patted in diuers parts 


for the reft of the garrifon,all Hungarians and Almaines,not par 
ey firftrefolued to thruft their owne captains out of the rowne, a 
fires: and then laying hands vpon Michael Marotti the pay-mafter,and other the Hu 
“Durch commanders, with their foldiers,tooke fromthem their weapons,and caft the 

_ rotti,with the other captaines,and fome of the better fort of their foldiers into yr 
ofthe reft as well Hungarians as Dutch,in numberabout athoufand per 

_ threatening otherwife todeliuer them into the hands of the Turks:and 
feredforhislibertic ci hteene hundred.duckets ; yet would they not 

~~ fpoiling both him and the re(t of all.they bad,with their apparell and weap 
re there.prifoners, and fo fen: them away ca Alba-Regalis 

eene cnemics ,tooke from them. 


be forcontented!, bi 
ons furnifhed fuch 
and afterwards i+ 
whatfoeuer pleafe 

Ged with the Turks 
he ther, to delivet 
within two dayes jy 
into the towne 












id the Emperor'owg 
e Lord Swarteenborg: 
promifing if he came: 
ore fre of him, 

: , whereby he muftneeds come. 
they, fent an enfigne of the Emperours. 





canbare perceiuing himfelfe with fo {mall forces to beable to do nothing againft them, 
ee satya means to perfuade them,retired againto Rab,vorill fome greater aaa 
were come vnto him, Immediatly after,doCtor Petzen Counfellor for theiwarssa peat ar 
quthoritie, grauitic,and wifedome,was by Marshins the Archduke withfoure handy nn e 
conducted to Pappa,to fee ifhe by hisdifcretion could hauedifluaded themfrom vet re) 
odly apurpofe, for the yeelding of the towne vnto theenemic : whom they 00° on me ue 
fed to heare, although he f{pake vato them moft kindly but alfo bent theis rep x no 
quebufics ypon him,threatning to kill him ifthe did not forthwith depart W hen fhortly ath 
twentic ofthe Hungarians imprifoned in a cellarin the town,brake our,and commihg:to a 3 
C broughtnewes thither, That the Frenchmen and Wallons ia Pappa were eeaenrncitis 
themielues aboutthe yeelding vp of the towne vato the Turks (fome peskaisla - - 
reft,not willing to confent therunto)infomuch,that they in thecaftle fhoratt dapeatrree 
andthey again at them inthe caftle: and that they had already receiued from the He ns ie 
ty thoufand duckats, withfome prouifion of victuals, & were ay nplierit tS 
Spa Le uf pee hae BES arnrratair ih Z t rene Colantitjze0o 
Lord Swartzenburg the 220% tut ¢ Lore 4 perros 
iers, certaine P and anumber of {caling ladders cowards Pappa: W } 
LR aanaaiepata i towne the foure and twentieth of rears fe 
Hees to antl F calling them their countricmen an Noemie are tee 
i s telling chem, chat hauing aflurance o psthey : 6 
¥ uae Aaa ee in fo oany of themas pecgeiongih Cert piitaen 
we ith. (hurting the reft out, they cuctheaa , 
nae Ate eee ute hesto come spin ike meee ole ms aa : 
J ame time had laied themfelues in ambufh by amill ta ; ; 
Maen ho: Haiducks without difcoucred,werealfo by them be meee 
i}ehat by reafon of che fhot out ofthe towne, they could do no goo! Dee ung a 
h dr tea and among ftthem Hannibal Krales the Lord Sharpfénfein his * re 
Handongie he chiefe enginer,they retired: which loffe the defperatr 
tul.and one BES ee at happened vnto the Dutches than to the 
it had been in their choiceyhad withed rather to haue happ: Dera e ppt 
it I Hungarians. About three daies atrer,three of thefe rebels being y saa ot 
BWA Se = Teaperials,and broughtto Rab, were notonly apparelled buta fo trim! f 
rifoners by the Imperials, a ght : Per ikians;cherell thet 
th the Turkifh fafhion,as mea not deticing longer tobe age : as errs an 
ON as AN age Sih et mentee yeeld thetowne Va- 
Pferuice:y r all chat,would no : sain 
eee ae they hadthefullf a yale apices eet ae et g 
: ; igniori afte to proutael y anc 1¢ 
soeinenieg ooh ipa! ane aint tee Banal and their more credit withthe sa 
questi ram ; one enfigne ofthe Turks, with certain wagons of viduals;broug fe 
-jued into the town 8 _ 
Bey ireslne (trong aconuoy as that the Imperials durft not nee et AM eacovanrtenle fulh 
ons(being difchargedythey fent in bonds 600 Hungarians and Dutch, or ope to find mote 
g n.prifoners to Alba-Regalis;being all ofthem glad tobe fo fent ane Tete rene Chel: 
fauor Be courtefie at the hands oftheir enemies,than they had found whe Gouerior bfAIbE 
ftians. So thortly after, thefe rebels fent out certaine meffengers 1h ventaine Turkes ofereat 
li Y nis full refolutionswhich meffengers(conduéted Se erstaken, 
Regalis,to know his fullre t ecoeeds a ‘the meffeng : 
accountywere vpon the way by the free a - i pied, eaire 


herwith:in which wa-'4 moft miskeal 
















with roo Turkes moe.In the mean while 
| airest 4 Re hieahe; aduertiled the yy be “8 
. ct faidjeafily encer the towne,an arher, : 
ansoogh heinfclues, Who theteapon the # 7 othr atone the Eabeecce : 
i fond ised putpofe tor entering the towne, — thoutaed 
pike “W aM 4 mitiniers many rither de pense ieee eee 
Rrone for ; it be (i at they were fill; without any riotable lone ke, right valizne) 
feng ai Hada pA yacke again into the towne. In one of which 2 OY their ener cr 
" ba oh iv set ; ‘ Pel tod Ve terror of the reft was prefently = it fortuned «, 
: ictore the towne, for his fellowesto behold, Bakes echishe 
ad 



















sewbarg ; 
tere he for: al iuiwere prevailing vpon them, ‘they {ent fecret! sBut the Lord s 
coeatene iesseniielte wie incelligence,fent allo for three re jae 
ghed: eres the cowste vd - Verhe bahia iy wel thetghetes ini Moe to 
Joftanin hope therels ’ rebels the mill,a ftrenech whic Bing his 4 
; y to haue the more eafily recei 34 ftrength which they very v; appro. 
Poxipsatting haue relicued them, were | ly receiued aid trom the Turks. wh A Dwilling! 
fpoiledall the prouifion for thei ere letted foto do by the rifing of the 0 Hauing made 
eiiitg forward. Atlength iiss reliefe at the bridge of Effeg,as alfo hi Water, which had 
r Is were F 8,45 allo hindered th 
ches,outof which the mperials were come with their t ce formar. 
y had let outallthe water: renches cuento th F 
the cowne,declared,how th © water: where fome of the townt soa dit, 
aif | that the mutinous foldiers withi wninren cfcaping o 
“ees sie Mali ae bi much letted by ie rattle eat ef and nig be ar 
L neither bread nor wi ‘ cee 
ee which they had Steady beynats cant a 
erie rad ovaliant, yet that they had refolued to dieb ehh that alr 
expecting no. other mercy. Yet {hortly after,viZ, y thehands of the fouldirs, as 


{peratly.tellout v the nine and : 
tly. ponthe trenches of Afar/purgifch je and twentieth of luly,they de: 
cw! : : 44, purgifch «Dutc : ysthey de- 
manysbeing drunke, 8edriuing therelt oi Riettisisiers fue 
? atalarme.Which 


the Lord Swartzenburg hicati 
RS enburg heafing, hafted thither to the refe i i 
Deeccher gine ote “el ini ie pee the REcn ay tepelatie eee. 
q L Ge inre erbi ey | 
rc aia a ab Ane Aye a f that feruice gaue vnto them that had Rade de 


as had done great {ernice fo i 
a he Chriftis 
nitic brought t os ain common-weale,was at i 
tex a Pag) i reba. .Theliked steer fully aay Oe ae 
and inretiri reat 7 red inti a Bynes apne 
in retiring backe againe into the towne, cryed slaulrytaches he cee aie 
, rather 


than they w 
Ket fh ould yeeld the towne, they would cate Chiiftians, whereof erarerti fhould b 
ee 


The Lord Swartzenbur, i 
u gth 
duke committed to the Lord oda ur 
4 ? 


kes; 


smore thanalittle 
hough they were 




















gouernment of the army was by Matthi, 
h is the Arch- 
were very fickly,camevnto the cam ghee SEN la kn Ley huge 
Pbefore Pappathe§ of Auguft, where ynderftanding thit 


that he r br VOLO ext, ic away & fo be On; 
t ebels now brought vn 
8 remitic,had a purpofeby night to fll ly 8 


a _ next alghe aherainaite be kept; when ! ? ‘ 

ee ee er ne deo ecilevene 
ee es at their heels were feat phen reat gered to go out as vn ccacttne put fe 

fars,and after themthe chi ord Nadafte & thi i : 
vi pibtes pierre Mere aden eee aratesats 

: Della Mota theischiete : nto agreat wood cal] r 

fhe would not tel di gohiened or ringleader being fliine Ry the Fee Colonel be 
afterwards by him prefenred vnto the General in the 


campe:200 Wallonsthe Huffirs vn 
Cou 5 ulflrs vader the leading of the Lord Neda/}i,Countic Solmes, and 


y' 



















wo enfiones were brought into the 
ther 200 moc of thefe rebellious 
and were more defperatcly fet 
Slonels horfemen vpon then, by 

» , whom 


for aid tothe Ty) 4 

























Sof the Imperi. | 


g them. The dead body of that fo worthy aman, k 


rc 


whi e Sell tig is. 
mie a aibeterhae hey fora {pace made great refiftances y4 


ing) whom and 





i 


/“—- 


comming © I 
fach other of their pr 


dement deliuered voto the Prouoft Martiall,the reft of 


feuenth Emperour of the Turks. 


the Huffars they were almoft all flaine : diuers others 
uit of the towne, and in the marifhes thereabouts. The 
en, were by the Lord Rederns comman- 
the rebellious traitors heat the requeft 
thereto the terror of others to beexe= 


incipall commanders as were tak 


ofthe fouldiers diuided into diuers parts of the armic, 


cuted,from whom the fouldiers could hardly be perfuaded cuen 


hands. But afterwards 
their outragious deal 


wheele;fome of their 
the wounds vinegar, 


rofted,and fome they put into the Tenalia ; vp 


cafting gu 


hookes;and fome they putin the ground vp tot 
lets bowled attheir heads. Ina 


tormérors,to make t 


hauing brought them to Rab,& leaue giuenthem to do with them their 
Jeafure, they as farre exceeded in the cruell manner of their exccution,as had they before ia 
ings, efpecially the Hungarians and Wallons,notwithftanding moft of 

them were of the Wallon countries. Some of them they impailed,fome they brake vpon the if 
skins they cut off their bodies as it were into thongs, and fo poured into 
{alt and pepper; from fome others they cut of their priuities,fom they 
on forme they dropped molten pitch,and then 
npouder ypon them, fo burnt them tp death , otherfome they hanged vpon yron 
e chin, and for their difport with yron bul- 
I which torments no figne of compaffion was to be {eene, the 
heir pain the greater doing nothing but deride them:the miferable wret- 


ches in the meane time contefling the hainoufneffe oftheir offen 


fauor.A moft horrible thing it was to 
C brought to fee the fame mi 
of thefe exquifite torments, one Peter Orfy caufed 0 
belly ofa mare,with his head hanging out,and foto 
fiued three houres, and then died : after which, he caul 
giuento them that lay ftaruing vponthe wheele to eat. 
Pappa with much adoe ended, 
bels themfelues being become a 
onthat fhallactempt the like villanic. 


Nowat this fam 


gtcat army inthe field,yet many an hot and b 
{ Hungarie:all which torecount as it would be muc 


were greatly to wrong thofe worthy pe 


D place or other o 
paffe them allouer, 
without their great 


Lieutenant, with 150 fouldiers, and Andrew Thufs another gt 
fecke for bootie, Ta/f# hearing that the Turks were a! 


ducks then gone ou 


another way {till going on. 
turning home by chance me 


flew moft of his m 


mith,as lying clofe not far offandnow haftingt 


¢ time alfo, though neit 


aduenture done. 


r, (taied faft ina fecret place vatilllre mig 
Now it happened that the Baffa o 
t with Herbath, 
cn,Horbath hinfelfe by flig 


E Baffa yet inthe fieldon foot, viewing the bodies of the 


denly and with fuc 


horfe,and fo without any great re 
rians fiercely following, lew many ofthe 
cut off, Horbarh fent to th 
ithias the Archduke. This Bafla was a man of great ftren 


duenturous captaine, about 36 ycares old, u 
ishead beeing brought to Vienna, and there | 


head prefently 
felfefent it to Ma 
moft expert and a 


fouldier created a Baffa by thegreat Sultan. H 
fhewed to the Baffa of Budathentheir prifoner, 


. fighing anfwered 
man than whom t 


F he was flaine. And not \ 
ces thereabout hauing made a great partic, 
at Gombar,and by Tra and Effeg,thinking to hau 


tic,euen hundre 


with five thoufand Turkes in an hot skirmifho 


h force, agthat 


sthat he knew it well,and that it wast 
he Sultan had none inall his Empire; earne 


4 ofthem being paffed the river, 


Cecec a 


fee,how while ft fome were thus tortured,others were 
feriethey themfelues were by and by coendure, Amongftthe reft 
ne of the mutiners tobe fowed vp inthe 
be rofted,inwhich miferable torment he 
ed the lothfome body fo rofted,tobe 
Thus was the dangerous mutinic at 
and that {trong towne like to haue bin loft,preferued: the re- 
dreadfull example to all pofteritic, tor allthem tolooke vp- 


her the Chriftians nor the Turks had as then any 
loudy skirmith patted daily betwixt them inone 


rfonages by whomthey were not ; 
Among the reft one Nicholas Horbath County Serinushis t 
eat Commander,going forth to 
broad tor the furprifing of certaine Hai- 
heheare further newes, Horbath 
f Sigeth hauing bin abroad, inres 
and encountering with him ouerthrew him, and 
he hardly efcaping.ButT’ bufsi hearing this skire 
hither to haue bin partaker thereof,found the 
{ the flaine:vpon whom he came fo fud- 
the Baffa with his difordered men had much adocto.take ay maffaes 
fiftance to berake himfelfe to flight:after whom the Hi 
Turks,& amongitthe reft the r 
¢ Countie Serinus, who thortly after by 7! bafihim~ 


and he demanded ‘ 
he head of the Balla of Sigeth,abrauer 


long after,the aduenturers out of Comara, 
andtakena great bootie’ 
¢ paffed Danubius * hope ofa 
were by the 1 
uerthrowne,s yet not Wit 







of themalfo were (laine in 
ir Generals Lieutenant with 









for the prefentto hold their 








ce, and craving for death as a 


i tedions, fo in filence to 








unga- Sigeth flainora 
Batfahimfelfe,whofe after ana 


gh and courage, a 


and for his valour of acommon 


whether he knew it or not, 





thall defising toknow how 
Strigonium,and other pla- | 
from the Turkesata faire ' 
reater boo- | 
ew Bafta of Siget hand others ° 
out theirgreat loffe 

-~oggaaiamals |: 


ftly wi 









: Mahomet the third, 


da tempeft of contrarie winds, of 





feuenth Emperonr of the Turks. 






= in pa « war. In this fo trouble i of power to h . 
; aright good mariner out of his courfe, Bafta laid hand vpon the belie ale drinen } ‘ 

} {pread the failes of {uch difcretion, as taught him in matters of war to be ia fees oe and . a fently canted by the found of the drumand trumpetthe battell to be proclaimed againft the 
osetia to depart euen heinftruétions of his Prince, not concerning the end, but th petra age ther fide; Baffaaft i i : 

’ ding to that en ecially when the prefent occafion fo requireth atbehithe be ce nthe other fide, Beffaafter he had aflured his camp,hauingnotonely fenr,bur gone hints 
fotevith reafon before com vchend, as depending of the moftmi : which the Prince could felfe ro hauc the counfel of his owneies,for his better vnderftanding how the enemy lay sand - 
fuffereth ot fo much dela bi Forex neck maar E FaaSOil mightic fortune of war, wh; h finding "° reafonable means for him there to attempt any exploit by, as well fer the fteengeh 
re ‘ih f ieee ae Dede apsher i ar.So inthis ambiguitic Ba/ts relolie ofthe crench before tlie front,écin partalong the fide of the enemies camp,asalfo for the dan- 

Pye imfe. phd i ri oe oft in his judgment concerning his Teopetial Majen” ex of arifing ground onthe lefc hand, whereuntoall the plain betwixt theenemies camp and 

4 as brn the vetermo : an ial is great coft & charge, to keep the country of Trafylua Y> the village was fubicéthought it beftto remoue, & tomake a {hort retreat about the {pace of 
es bs his deuotion,which confifted in the people,and not inthe woods or mountaines:the rite an Italian mile,according to the commodioufnes ofthe place;thinking itno hard matter,of fo 
| cing not apt by what inane i it were done, fo that it were honorable and honewt ‘ery |g proud anencmy sand not alto gcther fo well acquainted with mattiall {tratagems, to gainano- 
va P Vpon this defire Bafls et forward, and the 14 day arriued at Torda, and there joined hin table vidtory.Thishis purpote propounded in counfel, was greatly difliked of the captains of 
Babarabts felfe vnto the confedes ats, tothe great wonder ofthe Vayuod, in whofe helpe he was fen; ; the confederates : vnto whomeit {eemed more fatery to aflault che Vayuod, yet lying inhis 

he where repofing ee day, confulting and confidering of their forces, about ae firengch,than to retire beforethe face ofan encmy fo ftrong éaduenturous:for that fuch are- 
ans againft ftrong,with foure field pieces, betides eight of his owne, with the fix thoufand fouldiers h ; rreavaccording to the mannet ofthat country, would be deemed no other than a plain fight 

ce } and to breake his order & arife,was(as they faidy but to difcourage hisownpeople,and to ctr 


the Vayuod brought ith hi Pe igh enc thoufand, he determ: tt ue lei 
ined n J h 
Ww m nallabout ¢ te 5 dno} ogi i re vnto the hisenen ies. But ifh the better to per jadethem promife ithercinto fhew to thent 











- ie Vayuod tocall vnto him farther helpe,hauing now with him abouttwentie thoufand foo courag 
twelue thoufand horfe,with feucn and twenty ficld pieces:amongit whom were diver tand amore cunning kind of fight than was-yet yntothem knowne;& declared the affurance chat he 
Siculi,in hope of their sntient libertie, men of good account and fort Seis mist ers of the in his owne perfon,with the Almains in the rereward would give themin that retreat, in fuch 
Coffackes, Valachians, Rafcians,and Seruians, people of prey feruing onl toft ae of the fort,as that they fhouldnot Jofe fo much asaman,muchleflethcy neededtofearcto falinto a- 
Bafta knew to be far inferiour in courage to his twelue thoufand foot and he fou ar oie I C ny diforderin fo fhorea {pace his purpofe being only to giue the plain vato the enemy, where 
not onely for the valour of his owne men accuftomed vnto the frontier feruice ba ie ; Y into thew himfelfe into the open ficld,Sotheretreat beingagrecd vpon,the morning follows 
the confederates, who engaged with their goods, liues and honour, and defir i ato loiter ing being the 28 of September,the three Corps dys guard detore fpoken of) were betimes cale 
gedofthe Vayuod, were like enough to ftand well by jt. Wherefore h f Neown to bereuen- Jed backe, and the baggage fentaway + after which followed the Tranfyluanians and Hunga- 
teenth day, und in twodayes march came within fig £ the V: 4 f fh orward the fix. rians,the Almainesiathe rereward enclofing the great ordnance. y 
certaine great troups of horfemen to take view of t - aeel i i e at fent out The Vayuod aware of cheir departure, fent forth itha greattroup of horfemen,efpecially ae of 
on Miritloa village faft by, out of which they had aH AN ache fed, fet fire ofthe Coflackes,to take view oftherm,and to skirmifh with them, which werefo tar keptoft srpize atch 
a nto the campe. 2 y rawne certaine {mall field pieces by acompany of ar in the pean i Leet eet Caen bs sey doany the anatic 
|! irifloi ‘ . ies i harme,although thacall the way they went they. were by them Kt charged, tothe great CON 54; ieatenan 
= st ah Aer, leagues onthis fide of Alba-Iulia, dire@ly vpon the high-way ftret- tentmicnt oP Balle to fee fo gooda beginning of his ashigacd as mightbring themallto.theit i 
g fromthe fide ot Maracza nauigable riuer,vato the foot ofan hil,alongft which the riuer p withed effedt But when hee faw the great artillerie vpon thecarriages to comeout of the vile 
the enemy fet forward with al his forces,he marched faire & foftly to 


ruaning,fomtimes neercr,and fomtimes farther off,together wi i i i 

: ; | er with the rifing of the hill,maketh i 
anvnequallift of ground,in fome places 8 8 , Kk » lage,acertain figne that 
as it were into anarrow throat,as inthe 


mile broad and more, and in fome other thutvp | gite him hopeto onertake hin: and fo retired as farashe thought good from the village, has 
eoplemigitt with room enough vpon 


. - ne place where the aforefaid village ftandeth | ning before thought ofaconuenientplace wherin his 
pee aie bas md income inap greataduantage, behind a wreantveich drawn aduantage ttay:whenes about halfea mile from ne OM as far from the village, he might fee 
fide, which'f ,croffe that little {pace of groun betwixt the mountaine and the riuer. On this the enemy march with shis peoplein order of pattell; then began he to march towards hint 
ide,which from Miriflo the fartheramangoeth the farther the plaine enlargeth, Bafta encam- alfo:&percciuing theenemy to comeon in one only: thick frons,by yeafon of the firaitnes of 
ping olofevmo the village, oppofed againft the comming ofthe enemy 3 great corps dy gard, the placejhauing on the'tight hand towards theriuer placed as it were all:his horfmen,& to~ 
two of them Hungarians, towardsthe hill fauored witha Church,and thethird toward the ri- wards the niountaine his footmen alonic,and 500'faot placedaloft without any artillerie,as it 
ue ofithe Almaine footmen,vnder the charge of Countie Tomafo Caurioli of Brefcia, Sergeant feemed he would haue done, having planted fome below at thefoot ofthe hillin the way, and 
Major ofthe field,with all the artillery: who as ina placencere and very open vnto the enemy, E inthe midft,euen before the front ofthe battell, where the horfemen came after the footmens 
there intrenched himfelf (til approching neerer and neerer both onthe one fide andthe other. + healfo.placed his fquadton in one front onely,tothe intent not to beinclofed by the enemie 
Towards the cuening of the {elfcfame 17 day came to Bafts one Peter cArmenio with Letters L onthe fanke of his army. The body of his main patrell confitted of one great fquadron of a~ 
‘om the Vayuod, containing, That haning vnderftood of his arrival inthe campe ofthe Con- bout 3000 Alimaine foormen, eke a ey ze with a5 . canes oa ses ae 
, yw whe it w t soft hand he had feta loate wing o threchundred m ; 
know whether it were by the confent and commandment fquadroni toward the righ ere cociaa Hing ee mo ss 




























he would fo doe,confiderin the diuers right wingtowardsthehillhe \ ; 1 
1 his head if he fhould Pitas tolofethe ; try footmen sand intheleft wing toward mi riuer one no on x Tran cla 
fc i K 4s at that rime very ftrong in hoe Fs 5 

fhew him the au- two of laurrces,forthat the enemie was at th: y g ae ad oaneen 


following he would e f ‘ 

the Imperial ied with him: ershe placedin the rereward: of his great art 

9 enfie, he: a Standard cael vfe,fortliathaaing not atthe mie te {tand vpon the cele: Seah Ee 

i ‘ with allfpacd jeto the fword withthe enemy, vaca ay fight, 
ntro Butinthemeanetime he ex y tofoot sen arene fete fit, by reafon of their lightarmors And therfore he thoughtitbeft 


nperial Majeftie, as be areata Sl liner ae i riding towards the right 
babies timeto confider M firlt tofer forward hisfqadron of Almaines togiue the charge, ‘ie ites nite Hae 


n hand,among(tthe thickelt ofthe foormen cowards the artillerie 3¢F° \ 
uld Ue ee for ene dit Se pLcarmsste ftrentoth of theenenmies infanterie. And doubt pesto esl 
cir. Oe ores tobe’charged on the left fide witha great fquadron of about'3oo° aUnces, WH A 


‘ic was then night, Pre 
‘ J fently 3 » 


chersyand har quebufi 






















iy 


as eMVMahomesthe third, 
toftand vpdn that wing to gine the firlt charge, he gaue 
Colonel of the Rutters, Sich had the leading of raeleleaitg, mis tra his Licutenan, 
figne giuen.fer forward towards the left hand, for the charging of that tle atacerin N 
: Pop sr begrgict in order,and the manner of proceeding fet downe,he Sorin So hs 
ogy, X 7) sintenance faid, That atthat time he trufted he fhould (iO ihe on his belmer 
is Truc on could doe more than his {cimitar: And himfelfe ferti nto the Vayuod, 
the fquadron ofthe Almaine footmen and the wing of the musketiers Hi forward betwixe 
Se marched faire and foftly towards the enemy : who veithonsn eto toutes cer 
arn hae of their artillerie ; whereunto the neerer that the enemie came woe! the 
mE, a) id him, by thooting either over or fhortin the field, which eafily af ven theletfe 
hg be “cag ramen diretly to giuea charge voto theartilleriesand thef Bae The 
sek ofthe hill, where Bafta defired forcibly tocharge, that thereby the ie Ton toward H 
to {pend their firit vollies, and with fome difcouragement or diforder ie ight be enfor. 
cate mel afront,iuft ypon the figne giuen; and fo with his Almaine footmen eaeety 
be 8 ic A any saanac andcompafled in behinde the greateft part of the one sas 
cad : e .. ick very inftant, the Rutters.on the left hand alfo fo couragioufly ch Pe foor. 
t oufand launces,that better could not haue beene defired of an re aged pon 
and expert fouldiers. The lances retiring without any hurt,and the firft ie BR econiald 
ced theinfanteric, and fo difordered the reft. Whereupon the set sch <) ifcharged for. 
prefently a great flaughter and ouerthrow, onely fortic of Ba/fa isin ea 
fleck hurt ; where ofthe encmies were loft inthe battell ren thoufand : and oe eat 
aughter been, ifthe village and approch of the night had notcouered ee pa ta 
re ftaied the purfuir ofthe victors that followedthem. Which Beane cuamietat tes, 
: eel ne chic peel had againft Amsiochms , wherein piwties: tis 
hrec hundred(althought atin the fight one of the wings ftood for ati 
full) there being loft of the enemies aboue fifti Siow aera 
eine (rid by thepestas oe tie tligu and. Howbeit there were afterwards 
“buttell, By. this vidtorie af sec ed ‘i countre i reported}twentie thoufand flaincin this 
eae pcronearenitie Vaynod,cogeth many ci inet aod much armour, before fent by 
afterthe overthrow, there were man gether with all his tentsand baggage. And prefenily 
c t y troupes of horfemen fent out eucric way with 
mation, to fpare the liues of fuch of the Siculias fhouldlay dow eee eae 
pel gore iene prifoners ynto divers places , efpecially to error : 
by tigh. achia, As for the Vaywod himfelfe, hee with certaine Coffackes efcaped 
The morrow following, Bafta difpatch i joli. 
owing, | patched away the Countie Cawrioli, to * 
peruearalshe particularities of the fucceffe of that expedition: ee ecasal ~ ae 
fd Bee net neither gaue reward ynto the Countie,neither commended Baftain that hee 
rowed His ia eng perhaps what wasto enfue therof)although he had in writing beforeap- 
Bethy, safe tion and motion made in fauour of the Confederats.Staying that day in that 
ws the eit i ‘ sae ee order vnto the Chiaki, to fend outathoufand horfemento purfue the fly- 
Be ae eestor ated of fo doing, ioyning themfelues with other their conforts, fetled L 
; th fabfance. yer Gl Hd Alba ey vnder the colour, thatthere was the Vayuods wealth and 
Dr asthily oe eae anner of fuch menis) {paring neither merchant nor ciufen : which 
one Leta froc. -AbciglD Miata wrong, forto feethe innocent punifhed, and the guiltie 
4 oe ine apace fs ‘hemade whathafte he might thither yards with all hiscamp, 
ARB AE thence, to haue giuen fome redreffe vato the fj poyle that 
hat hislabour loft,forthat fo many of the greater fort and chiefeft 
a, with whome hee thought it more wifedome 3% 
any tearmes of fcucritic, without hope of doing any 
ch towards Fogaras(whither he heard fay the Vay- 
Moldavia) and in fixe dayes march M 
atthe great Chancellour of Po- 
were with a {trong armic Vpon 
yés the Siculian, with about 


toy 
purpofe was calic robe feenc. Which 
+ aduer- 



























fenenth Emperour of the Turkesi 127 


A aduertifement interrupted the courfe of Bafta his viGtorie;for that it feemed not reafonable to 


B 


urfue the enemic¢,and to leaue behinde him a doubt of fo greati : i 
for that he thought he could notaffure himfelfe of che aid dite eoluicaye ‘ts Sieh 
Sigi fyund their old Prince were once feene in Tranfyluania. Wherefore he at oe — 
ftay where he was,to provide forall euents as need (hould be;and fo refolued to reihes i 
akiand one Ladiflans Pithi,to parley with Mofés,who made a fhew ofno great Bonen : fis 
ood will towards the confederats. Inthe meane time came two meffengers from ey 
uod, offering in his name, that he fhould do whatfueuer were inthe behalfe of the Emper ae 
beimpofedvpon him. Vato whom thefe conditions were by Bafa and the reft ofthe Coun: 


cell propounded ; Firft, That he fhould for euer refigne all the claime he had or might haue in- 4 reroncitiatty i 


tothe country of Tranfyluania : then, That he alco ether with his armi nia pair 
of fidelitie vnto his Imperial Majeltie: alfo , That fee fhould dees Pane inated 
withehis army vato the frontiers of Moldauia,to ftay the Polonians from farther daar the © 
morcouer,to giuc his wife and little fon in hoftage for the performance of thefe things With 

which meflengers was fent one Sebaftian T echeli; toreceiue the oath and promiled GOs ie 

ynto whom was appointed for the place of cheir fate keeping, the Bithops caftle in Albalulia, 

the Vayuod hauing before requelted , That they might be lo kept in Tranfyluania: althou h 

Bafta thought it much better to have hadthem kept in the vpper Hungarie, This agrentene 

being made, Bafta kept on his way towards Fogaras, which he found alreadic poffefled by the 

Chiaki, and fo from thence to Corona. After which, the Vayuod diftrufting of the articles 

agreed vpon, went direétly into Valachia, but notat allinto Moldauia ; not {o much difcomfi- 

ted with the forces ofthe Polonians whom he went againft (not doubting to giue them agreat 
ouerthrow)as forthe diftruft he had of Mo/és the Siculian,who in the battel might (hew hime 

felfe his enemie behinde him. Now whether it were for the diftruft he had in his owne follo- 

wers,ot only for feare of treafon by the Polonians plotted, being not likely that they with fo 

{mall forces were come to fight, without fome greater fecret deceit, henot knowing whom to 

trult or to feare,of his owne accord tooke his fight into the ftrength of che mountaines, with. *ieht fr 
outany great loffe of his people, having left his baggage behinde him, which wasaffailed and Le 
taken by the Haiducks and fach other tharkers enured to prey, and alwaies readicin like occa- thePolemant, 
fion,helpe to {poileand chafethem thatare alreadie running although that afterwards in di- tale Sas 
uers skirmifhes with the Turks (who tocaufe him the rather to turne hisbacke voto the Polo- aise . 
Jonians,had pref umptuoutly {coured vpand downe the country) he loft many. In fine, giuing 

Moldauia loft,he was now out of hope howto be ableto hold only Walachia his old ouern- 

ment. Buen he which buta little before commanded aboue an hundred thoufand foulticrsin 

field ; he,which in def pight of who faid nay,was able to command Valachia and Moldauia,and 

happily the other countriesalfo neere vnto him, as hauing received the command of Tranfyl- 

uania as gouernor forthe Emperour ; he that made Conftantinople to tremble, and found no 

Empire equall to his defignes. Bur ic fareth oftentimes with the Great,as with birds of prey, 

who greedily feeking to prey vpon others, become themfelues a prey vnto othergreaterthan 
themfelues: for they neuer Contented, and attributing onely vnto their owne valour and wife. 

dome, their owne profperous proceedings, are the true fhewers of the vaftable wheele of for 


E tune: or what fay 1 of Fortune * being rather the verie children of Follie. Socommonly fal- 


i | 


leth it out with Princes(efpecially the new)which in the garboiles of war betwixt their migh- 
tieneighbours, not gouerned by their owne wifedome,reft themfelues onely vponthe aduice 
oftheir Coun(ellours, are by them led they wote not whither, for the greateft intereft they 
haue inthem, Forhad the Vayuod had butthe leatt in-fight into politicall gouernment , hee 
might well haue vnderftood,that amongft fo many mightie Princes he could not much grow 
or yet well root himfelfe,without the affured ftay of fome one or other ofthem. He fhould al- 
fo haue knowne within what compaffe anew prince ought to haue vied feueritic and rigour s 
and thathe ought to obftaine fromall offence in good or otherwife, which might any way 
procurevnto him the difpleafure or hatred of his fubjedts, Whereas his Counfellours not fo 
much refpeéting his profit as theirowne, had not the power or northe will to perfuade him fo 
by good meanesto plant himfelie ure in Tranfyluania ; but fo bot caft him headlong from 
his high eftate, and atthe fame time furthered the loflt of Canifia,a matter Of important Cons 
fequence. wee 
‘oy 


‘ 













eMahomet the 


Now lay B4{fs encamped in the fieldin. T i ¢ 
ranfyluania, whena meffenger 
ae, el recat ose of Polonia, to sae ynto hi * That it was : 
subie Lran i i i - 
Trao\yluanians ee nieg cone eee mould aisle 
t a Prince of their the hauc eded not of courtelie,bI 
proce’ 6, bu 


feucnh Emperour of the Turks. | 


came vnto| : 

his purpoe 9 & PA fleffe life than the temembrance of abenefit with the vath ; 

fr re) ct . : 2 c the vathankfull, wh: ne 

simp 4b the moreitJs repaid with vngratitude;cither by making ito have elas eS a 
t from fome other more priuat & proper ¢ ond iy i 


: 
Es 


: on,and{fuch an ba the Turke fhould weli like of, whe F ow 
; . , i reas oth WHE nati ! ] Fi . = 
their owne deftruétion, together with theicne), ghbors. Which ~— a fhould bye ae the giuer Phe dict aforefaid being affembled,diuers broils were there raifed by the mali 
of them all, albeit it wast hought by many. of the w iferfort.not fi ounfell was well mar} 3 tents,as vfually it commeth ro pafle where the people haue todo with the gouernme ey 
: snot fo much to proceed xed pe moued with cucry rumour,alwaies ready to change their opinion as ftraghéplunted = 4 
ere 


of g } : : ; 
of an vith neadttrong,faivhleffe, all in words tono.end;fome of them inthataflembliccryed ont 
’ 


good meaning he had towards the Tranfyluanians, as F 
yas of arvold grudge and in 
wetera 
Re hatred chat the Almains mightbe paid, difcharged,and thanked for the pains they had taken forthem 













Dyet or affem 
power to be now ioy- 


3. i 
notout of his quarter, but there lay verie priuatly, to declare thereby the great confide 


had in the thankfulneffe of the nobilitieof that country as by ian deliueredfromtheoppre> | nedbyt! 
i hope to haue bin proclaimed Princé of che cénfederats, vacate they had not bin prefently re= 
| lieved apainftthe Vayinod:& haning in himydcnoted ftillhisgreat amibitid, for that marching C 
yuodyhe au(ed to becarried before bim afpeare withanHungari- 
dyalbeitthat atter- 
hisregiment mat- 


Jirtle fufpected to 


bliecalled, & the confultation alfo. But he wel aduifed of their purpofe,moued: 
neehe L | Gouernour.Neuertheleffe Bafta wel percciued more than a Dribunitial-g 


tie people ato the Emperouts Conmiffioners, knowing that this Chiaki was in great 


























: hehad alwaycs borne againftche} 4 
} | , f noule of AuRria, asalfo,that hee 
3 Prince Sigsfmund wich tits grmic to no other end,but by him to ree then countenanced oe y f : 
uince, anu 10 to draw it fromthe Emperors obeifance, although ther oly ftirs in that Pro. astheir neighbors, with offing to do them theJike-pleatureas their occafions fhould require: 
butarie vato the Turke, Who inallthefematershad “pte nee - eby irbecame againe t; § H | otherwile criedto hauecthem put all to the fword,fo much they were deuoid ot reaonsothers 
_. Thathe couertly aimed at that Principalitie for his f 1; h |. Yeafome fticked not tof, ‘ cried out as fa(t,that they were notby any means to endure the gouernment of Maximilian 
: der the thew of Sigi Fd the late Prince. But vato feo nonleeien hemasked the fame ie | Archduke, but by fome nominated yato them would needs hauea Prince of their own ue 
nians, (with thanks for his good will) That in: LI feta a acppe was giuenby the Tranfyluan. trey,and fuch anoneas the great Turke fhould well like of,asthe Chancellourhad perfuaded 
| pal regard oe uirowne wellare together Wi : fs ir confulrationsthey would havea pri | them. Bafla for allthat not difmaid with Lo ynexpeGed an encounter (albeit that he began to The 
ri th autor ued, forthwith place x pan spam in ie ea ehesmye' Which anfwer he eee “bel fufpee that he had loftali his labor,it he werenot in (hort time with greater forces enue) # tie 
¢ ve . | Temi As : iS a : ae ne 
bn odin Dee chia in ftead of M ichael by him driven our, and.to jeaais . uadelsaisn, Vayuod of Vala. aie fr ba ee ms is oss the chiefe menamongft the people,cameas their maner therek o 
fechia in ead With him, returned himfelfetowards Polonia, V 6 ugnient number of fouldi wascuery orher.day t vilit him swith conragious fpeech and vnappalled countenance told *idtie of 
Hisheseny by ans the Turks craftil loniay Vino which eleéion fo made by th oo them plainely, f hat he well perceiued their drift and purpofe ,and etdoubred noteithet of Ti seh aaa 
im drinen ont Bie: wilh te y gaue place , knowing well to play the foxes where they ee their oath of obedience giuen vnto his Imperiall Maichtie,either afte frelb po 6 a 
Sais ae ms Se 4 fees canspating injurie:and the old Chancellor as crafty Lreiae H I C the great benefit they had from him folately.receiued ; & in cafe it might happenthemlittle 
oe Piaget 8 ie ; afiono : efe prefent troubles;to prefer his fonne at length al , tociteeme of thofe things (greaterchan whichcould not happea amongft men) that yet they 
Roce in lpdaheseia.of ay Pape thereunto alfoto joine the countries of Moldauiaa 23 fhould well know,that he was noraman to be feared with words, but fully refolued notto ftir 
apprehention D camile be ” e,place the aforefaid Sémen,a man of no valor,and ofa Tall one foot thence with bis torces,butrather tolofe his life, which hee would forall tharfell as 
heres sh ae ehich ne ht agers i his pleafuure difplace, and joine thofe prouinces * deareas he could. Whereunto an{wer was giuen with much courteous {peech, That he fhould 
ir eee Koha are ee ie ast notfo well doi ould haue there placed aman of a notgiue care ynto any the fpeeches ofthe light vulgat people;butto content himfelfe that the 
ce eeiicing, ge» So worke the heads of th nd {fo trauell the braines of ts ee inne ctr “ eal tee 
Baflavnderftanding of the retyring of the Poloni ft he Nobili the C @e th State i : \ Todacenead nae ee 
ie Jide of th g e Polonians, entered into bated eftates(the Nov! ity;the Commons, t ¢ State in gencra yuo.go vito the Emperorsto requeft 
ish Be eae pare ane ie me papeigal tes of that Prouince ( Sehichild dged peo ihe of him Maximilian the Archduke for theit Gouernor:with {peciall requeftalfo,chat 1t would 
perrifitd Bafite f y ges thercabout) for calling together the States and people. kech inthe D pleafe him not to ouercharge with forrein fouldiersithat Prouindealready fore impouerithed; 
ane {uch men as they thought meeteft tobe fent vnto ihe reine a rH fo ‘hi s choice of K efpecially having init felfe people fufficient for the defenec thereof, and more nimbleto en- | 
the gouernment ofthat Prouince. But the meaneti hi to know his pleafure for counter with the Turks,than the heauy && (low Alinaing,and they alfo of double charge: T hefe # 
ofthe forreine enemic, began to worke cette f etime, whileft there was no fuufpition difficulties with much ado thusappeafed by fuch as ftood faft for the Emperor, Bafta chought i 
q berticto line ynder a weake Prince tnanynder ns ae tents, which thinking with greater li- ff it not goodagain to catany fach a(fembly,hopingthactimeand the Emperors great wifdome, 
| out, That Sigifmund with a great power was Peseta: power, with one voice cryed | would forallthefe marters find conmenientremedy.Yerfaw he plainly,the mind of the people 4 
whiles towards Valachia, another B hiebyth 0 the confines of Tranfyluania, one was to refolue to remaine for euct free, ifthey fhould haue comictoafecond confulcation sand | 
the countrey and others there by ftill ana! v ul at Meldauis, and that the firength of in them aprincely defire to command rather than tobe commanded:yeain that felfefame Di- f 
purpofe deuifedto have ma de Bafta fudden! m 0 et with other firch like inuentions, 0 | etthe Chiaki was declared Gouerndur on the belralfeof the people, with awhoritie in many i 
y departed, or at leaftwife to haue troubled the y things of himfelfe to determine without calling together of any aflembly of the reft-of the i 
E'States: which they {aidithey:did only vatill they were by his Imperial Maietty, prouided ofa | 


fi , 
inofthe Vaynod loa ae erie dele of the bi be appoints 
undera mott gentle, royal etait the fidelitie of the fubjeds, protected | 
rily.o Frhem({eluies offers sie { It alga amon norambitioufly fought after, but | from Torda toward the Va 
ight wel, how at Caf a ecommongood,by the Emperor accepted. Befide | an capjanda plume of feathorsvponalance, intoken of his chiefe comman 
Lap itt Caftaldo (in like cafe before in the yere 155 r,(ent into Tran- | wards atthe complaint of Bafta, pretending therin a wrong to be done vate 
chingvader the Imnperiall fandardshetooke it down:neither was he thena 
liayas al to haue farprifed Fogatas, and ta 






















ehinde him his armie,and without any precedent courte, 
ere Queene fabel had for her defence affembled a Dyet of | haue fiffered his fouldiers rohauefacked Alba-lu dE n 
g of the matter,got to Ferdinandthe Emperor that king- | haue vied diners other means alltending vnto popularitie and ambiciousafpiring: wherein he j 
{his forces haue ained: for which doing » Writers | F deemedityct better todiffemble than to proceed farther,andthen todoitindeed when hee { 
me, tanding thar the yeare following £ had power fiifficient. yjaie!!2 22K ep,cument ino yee / 
The next day following came alighe Counfel of that prouinceywith the Deputies(apport™ 
fe of Bafta,requelting bim(al- 


ay default in himfelfe. : 
ted to hauegone vnto the Emperor) ‘athe people vnto the hou! 


{ion change their manners as : : 
Ae nothing thougli fiich their manner ofconming might feeme to exceed the bounds of t equelt) that he | 
‘of Ddddd Would | 


thing being by nacure fo fhort, 























woul i sacs 
lietle teach Nae out ofthe countrey, and fi 
perteDailgh zastorhimfeltesthat hemight ftay ‘ane 
fopetouste aad his Maiefty with cheirrequelts 59 ine 
remit met awl nd now «but nor before peeing hen 
by trutti Neeavasurerne - co necrullt cobnehene gteat d 
rfon, touch leffe to k isowne too {mall forces, too weak ne ground of ally 
aon Serer ete fachar beeen 
i ippa, indnow v n delfe fent'ouc 700 fi as Detore in the mn 
: yi ponthe fudden 1 7oo0o0 fighting ment Yeare 1 
med enemy, where they now hel 2000 with atew noblemen in th or the befieg:,2 92 
‘ert A kt at Tceofaiiisn 
gecher with theit great ret eld anarmed.confultation with him eet 8 ot 
a L ve. oy and 
more by them feared, for ree io much the greater, by how mm thenobilitie meeting ro, 
good liking : wh 5 LOr then'to beenturced to refol pmuch the fufpitio Neto. 
ges,and fo inlay ces nie cane himfelte only wich chests co plan Been ary 
Ee people,iato the midtt eee ean put himfelfe vpon thelr faith, va Sues hott 
ey were able tohaue gi ; a,a matter of far greater i ,together with al] 
himinto that countri giuen him.Befides that, of the 6 importance than an al 
ie, three thoufand ’ ooo men which heh Y Pledge 
not be perfitaded lo = “a oufand fue hundred of ‘Sil ¢ had brought w; 
Lf J toAay. with ‘ ilefia now brough Bht with 
ing alreadie {pent tes th y without their pay before hand ughtto 2000, 
: t draw ; and,the pay of thei could 
prefled, were at a certai ie ae out of the garrifons of the eit countrie b 
Bediatiatewauetit ne time to recurne. Yerneuertheleffe h vpper Hungarie,or els tien 
fome ftron sfor not gricuing of the country,b: ec attempted in fome f Fh 
’ g place, whereinto hi fthe country, by requefting of th me fort to fa- 
further char; ro he putting his meni i em to deliner vnto hi 
charge or trouble tothe is men into garrifon, they might fo li eo i 
mbccHtainieata withall country, lining vpon their ow! ght lo lic withouran 
aestren test all confidering, that if thofefewothis n wages.W hich when heco Y 
I i a i i uld 
ah < vpon nee disteatatircer ining of them agahogtue allen Persia Se 
ad hapned vnto the eight tl ees: o alter the 1¢ defirous of 
trey vider the colou Beto heulanitomiaes Jo,dtiuen { matter at their pleafure(as 
aUierediserstheventon fome infolencice by them commi en fometimes out of thatco 
n ¢ pains firabontito rer mitted,although oth un 
giue notice to the Co yabout fome twentie Polonians)he refol ers had been the 
E euatouiteae urtandfo faire and foftly to march wi tefolued of allthefe thin 
a oar A th . Bsto 
caftle,a trong aay ap a he pieces of arcillerie with his ae rt ae vntothe confines 
of Kuiuar, dea Leche an Alban iter withinthe confines,which to: “i anee in Samos Viuar 
oife and com Vayuods te eoen ay ie gh 
eredto Zakel 


ifco 
his a A 


























to their 



























Captaine of Zacco 

i ccomar,one of his Mai A 
uernor, Bafta his fami ? Hea ommiffioners ; who : 
foughcto Haus offed fuck de valth that the Ree dieotas OE eee 
” ownepower, eliueric of theaforefaid Caftles alee leet 
b Bere aaa eanicetedbat eataltctt oleae 
i hecouldnot fell, makinga vertue Le 


ies to 
med 
ie 












abl saad wyeelded that he could not hold and 
Ai ae had propounded vocolhimelfe ro ic deceiued in the euent ofthe matter 
tothe Emperor, by anexcufable crror,ifi mthe beginning, forthe afli 
vnreafonable than by the treet ae betruethatfome wife men ee ee 
ahinoui Bhicrs siosipe oftheir wifdome Loar ammant 

nh hee certainty ofthe cuent,but in the reafona- 
Hysbui iagiresihan which nothing is more deceitful, 

Be eat ‘other‘mens alfo mare groffe and vnrea- 

eco man deceivethitfelfe,than thofe 
wne confultations. Neverthe- 

; -others the Emperorsgrcat 
luanians,he was withaconueni- 

> vntill furt 

¢ Chiaki and his complices 

. Neither had Bafts much caule 
furance than pleafed that fickle 

uf take it ashe might,deeming it 
or thannotacalliwith which his 
c weake 




































» “on of the 












Was the H |, B 


her order were bY y4 


fesenth Emperour of the Turkes: 
ft moe enemiesthan friends,we wil fora whileleaue hims 
: chus paffed (aswe haue faid) in Tranfyluania and Hungarie (the tteatie 
wixt the Emperor and the Turke being vanifhed into {moke ;) Ibrabins Baffa the 















his repurario 


Canifia befeged 
by the Tarktie 


{in Hungarie,hauing all the Jaft Winter made great preparation for the inuafi- 
nota little troubledby the mutinie of the Jdnizaries and 
eganto fet f armie from Belgrade, fuppofed to be aboue two hundred 
Andcomming to 
nether Hungarie, 
day affaulted it: but the captaine of the cattle confides ing the 
fore fhaken withthe fury of the e 
Which exploit done, and the caftle to hima furren- 
Canifia, a {trong town int! 
before fuppofeda place imprego 
jant fouldiers, part Hungarians and part 
frontiers of the Turks 
C fromthe oftch jacurfionsthat the garrifon 
i amore frecand fafe paffage for 
is great armic on the fide 
to fillvpthe marith,fo to pafle ouct 
hisiarmie;they 0 
whatharme they might: who forall that,proce 
brought it nov haue landed, 
he fouldiers of the garr D 
ch two of their bert captains alfo,they were by plainvalot 
enforcedto retive. But p i 
he aflaultofthe Ifle,chey faw 
h puttheman no 
ng themfelues inclofed betwixt the towne 
{mall fhot as the great:befides that 
our ofthe cam hole bands fometimesfallied, 
| i nd forty thoutand horfe and foot, 
. men of diuers nations, vnc 
ere alfotheL 
iefe of Canifia,a place 
| oftfo great importance for the defence of that fide 
; i Baffa vnderftanding by 
fall number of the Chriftians sand for.them Dy’ fisns andthe 
pagainttchem, ready as himfelfe,ioy- 
fide and the other: which 


Fmperors territories, and the doing of fome notable enterprife for the recoueric of 
nfomewhat inspaired by the eutll fucceffe of the Jaft yeres wars; euenin thefe 
inople,as alfo with the rebellion in Caramania:now at 
hin the fatter end of Augutt (by order from the Grand Seignior his great Lord and ma- 
erybeg orward with his 
thoufand men ftrong. Babotfca,a {trong fortreffe of the Chriftians in the 
tie, far downe before it, and hauing planted hisartilleric, furioufly batreredit, 
with purpofe to haue the next day i 
weaknettc of his garrifon to with(tand fo puiffant ao encmie, and that the wals to bealreadic 
e to areafonable compofition with the 
Pattaand {o delinered vnto him the place. 
dred,he marched from thence to he frontiers of Stiria,of moftmen 
able;for that it wasfcituat inavery deep marifls,and furnifh- 
ed with a {trong garrifon of valiant Almaines:after this 
ftrongrowne Ibyabims the great Balla efpecially longed, fo to free thofe 
(ouldiers of thabplace made therein;as alfo by the 
raking of that fo {trong 4 fortreffe from the Chriftians,to open 
the Turks into Auftria,to theindangering of 4 i farther off Wher- 
fore encamping h i ffed the Ifle round 
wheteonthe towne ftood,he began with fagots and earth 
inthe rownin the meas time not cealing with theit thundring fhot to difturbe 
them,andto do them eding in theit woike,tad 
vy almoft clofe vnto the [fland, where whileft they were about to 
they were byt ifon fo encountered, that hauing Loft anumberof theit 
D menas well Janizaries as others, 
i ~mieluesagainft the next day withagreatct force to haue 
again returned vito the the Imperiall armie now at their backs,and 
come fo necre them,that with their aytillerie they did them great harm;whic 
| {enall feare, fecing t and the camp, and both outofthe 
one and the other to receiue no {mall hurt,ss well with the 
i i lied, difcharging grea" vollies of fhot cuen 
| aro their trenches.{n the Imperiall army 
Jertheleading® \L ofthe Emperors for- 
ces in Hungarie;with whom wW jan,andthe Gouernour 
of Croatiawith divers other famous captaines,co a 
Y of the country,andto helpe thar it fellnot opt ils 
into the power of the barbarous enemies But Ibrabime i hisefpials the 7 wey | 
t well knowing how muc 
reafon of his great inultitudewentou Tarte before 
: it “ hereatflaughterof men both onthe one jer ea 
C! | mens indgement more inclining v= 


Heel batrell with’ them, Ww? i 
nding “oubefall,but in al 
i he broken off 


Bloudy fahttihe victory yer fa 
he Turks)was at Jerigth by thecomming on ofthe ng ‘ 
esftoodall the, 


| othe Chrittians tian to t ; b : 
| _ AeWpich time the Chriftians retiring chemfelues into theirtrenchesstne urkes te ; 
afatictn che feletwich their weapons in their hands)as fearing to have beensagnia tp the night 
py theit aaemitls Atfatled. Meane while thé Chriftian captaines in the camp variance among 
___ F ehebifeliiessandfo'nor ridw'te beeommandedby Duke Merearietheit eneralls avfiucl time 
| © dathe Turked: prefiishing of snajemnuleicade dared then to battell thenexc day couild by 1 
fitaos be pert adedto go out ipa iether prance to ftirre out oftheir trenches. Tafomuch: 
| thatthe Geneiattarehe Tartars ehercuporf taking courage, made an inrodeinto the oe :; 
tric thereby,and meeting withtwo hundr ns phvidwalsgoing varothe Bi 


3 
5 
2 
= 
a 
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Ci oe we yt batcuunctleel.eliay 
tii tai Ata 













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Readily ie Sonn Ant ial anpbay Aie Bi 











EE RE A ie tattle 98 Bhs AK fog EAD SUNe oop 



















ahd nol gard ot Weis the yawn . 
Shacaooh anus (aliteny A age vothist CuemeMtic antics, 


of Casiber aniyees wear rts Cas Saat oiiesey thee Vartsreny 


Hey hat € gon foulsiers aw ' 
beby at tates 7 Seb iste naaneiny patenting any lo - SBE SE NIE se 
PRET esgntd the parce, for sutvod : MOM, 
y hue Hat grr ee vood dhe Ban von 
top Ne Vhs the Botts Panne ag « was though, r UNS Wet Aer) 
BV PEMA PAE UIE ie 


tele ei ts 
ane as he 8 


for thar never there owas uy tennedy Sun tant herownamtk be cei 
+ forae or er a hy Cayraines & i sete 
pe ats te hase getfoaded the conmeaty. , phomenteeriine on 
ncn Ing with hien har they might wich hag Scaggs + Pate ¢ 
pr rooms tt Mur oromufedte yeeld onto ham che towne : i Foe 
bt fearing oFraae bean able to hae kepe the fickd st 4 fouled § 
oper ag wry wel lotat approching. Sothe sooantaen c 
oa aia it rn or comat diy delwmered and che ear ibon be ald 
ns let them bry the Turks fately c seus thal 1 
by P “ y chy conducted oner the Mur as was 
iy Puli boc ment race fomthe yeelding vp of the mae Bilt “ 
snp : ¢ Gouerhout,a very rich gowne of clornof hd whic! dibes cha 
roe Ia acie laid to his charge ata prefucaprion of sei mer 
¢ Balla forthe betraying of tt hich ic 9 vot 
mer ying of the rown,which ic was thou mi 
Picae eas “oars thus pofietiedot the town he fo mach pari 6 
etonndinn rt na re - — affurance thereof, put into ea fr 
’ fiue hundred horfe,all 5 immed 
ot fines Seantelabs conte aa oldexgpert foldiers. And immedia 
RtUplie nih thegiioctonts flying as asthey could for fategard of th 
ountrey well pleafed his fouldiers,he d iron 
rsshe defr h 
8 png aban gree 8 yeeld yntothe Turks the more ee ftaid thei 
great paine forbidding the fame ; by open sexctanaicn jie ! a 
Nations in every place 




















ifia, burning afl before bim 


fame againe intime re 










fet vp, inuiti i j 
wh Some Ke — Yiaooes of one harm,to returne again inro the counrry, 
Mie de i i ultans obeifanc } is proredion 
y dwell, without any tribute tobe ofthem exafted fot t ‘ aaa (oy adel 


tet 7 ; 
wing. Which proclamations were in hisname thus publifhed 


2 Ibrakim Baffa to the inhabitants of the countrey about 
‘ “Canifia, greeting. 


Ibrahim Bag, We Ibrahim Balk 


me ; 

ace of AAC i Coufin unto the moft puiffantand innincible Sul- 
osha she inhabitants of themarches about Canifia,and tht 
greateft untothe leaft, oreesing. Whereas we bane willingly 
are-unto him feal> 
he faith of the faid 
now belonging vata she great 
knowledging bie 


lahat: tan Poppi mi 

of the country of Steirmarck, fromthe 
+ . . AE . y 

Brain Lied sofubmityonr felues tothe great Sultan, and to fi 
ned: unto your old dwellings: Wee promife and cies 


ea ceten taaint oto 












the fortre(fe of Canifia 
vi lec? under his goucrament,dc 
: imener be did before,and alfa be prot 
he moft part deffroied,es alfo your pofteritic.yo 
iptedand free from all tributes and charges Ww 
Of which gracesf you foal! willingly acccpt,r9¢ pr’ 

fo many of you a5 pleafe,mna 
‘unto the Goueruor oft 





ected in the (t mes 












iW there” 


7) 
atfaewel, 







>- 
= 


in any park 
in fafusie 


is our fer 


“Many 









feuenth Emperour of the Turks. 
efore fled for feareof the Turks, and not knowing 
roclamation returnedagaine to theiranticnt 
derthe Turkifh obeyfance., But for that 
country the great Baffa foughe afters 
trouble this hisnew conqueft,andto fecke 
of Stiriahis countric, lofttwenticvilla- 
moftflain orels taken prifdners:the 
himto haue yeelded his obedience 
Jofferobring him in,before:hee were 
eloffe of Canifia,and theentrance of 
co him as followeth : 


ofthefe poore countrey people b 
beftow themfelues, how vpon this p! 
there to beginthe worldagaine vn 
was the man whom o 
hom he moft feared after his departureto 
hauing inthisifo generall a calamitic 
by the Turks,and the people 
ht tochaue perfua 


dwelling placess 
fallothers inthat 


es of his owne, quite burnt 
afla having: man 
ynro the Turkifh 
come into the vt 
the Turks into S 


y times before foug 
Sultan,andnow in hope after fo great 
ter ruine of all bis fortu 
tiria,not alittle endangered) writ va 


fer Baffaes and coufinrnto the mo fant Sultan Mahomet, 


haue oftentimes heretoforemr 
is that we receined no anfsver 
anft:be content toibegint 
Ube readie to receine shee.T bow 
bine, which show wouideft near 
on of the blond as rwell of thy 
is high time for thee to lays 
hee thanus,and thas. she benefit 
thee,Hicrome she Vayued 
b of Nonember, 1600: 


Welbrahim Baffa,chiefe ofthe Vifi 
erinus fendeth greeting. We 


of : but what the ca swe cannot tell,Tes could F 008 rinut 


ight, and to fubmais shy 

that what we foretold shee, now 

beleene.Newerthelelfe, for the 
and so come tofome geod at- 
nfider bow much more it 
inethan ours. What owr 
, from owr campe after she 


auatier thos knoweft 
bat write 40 theeagaine,T hat 
elferumto our prove 

pide shan fulfilled bos 


hine heart, and t0¢o 


aanqueft of Cansfia,she fenent 


Butthefe letters being alfo 
fed of all as he thought beft at 
to Belgrade, there t 
dings, and the ficce 





t Bafta having difpo- 


as the reftan{wered with filence, the grea 
d with his atmie jo pis army te 


he countrie thercabour, rewrne 
certified the great Sultan of all his procee= 

r, the next Spring to befiege 
hthings A4abomet vaderftans 


‘o Winter ; havin; 
his war; yaunting a 
uild pleafe him fot 
therwich pleafed,ca 


frer his vain manne 


ufed great triumphsto 
t his loue and favour, 
Je and precious ftones, 


fent atich robe of cloath of 
gold, with a leading ftaffe, vato the Bafla, yetlying at 

cially them of the 
he Turks fo eafily 
ngeft defence ofal that 
hom it was now beco 
ins in the Imperi- 
he cowardife of P4= 


of Chriftendome, efpe 


oubledall that fide 
rt difmaidto fect 


hehoufe of Auttria,ina fo 
healmott impregnable 


f the Turks, to w 
edifcord of the cap 


boue all detefting « 
fon, with good ftore 
dthe fame vnrothe enemy, 


(fe of Canifia much tr 
belonging vnto t 
fe;betore thoug 
furious imprefiions a! 
all men with one voi 
without any good doin 
haucin the rowne aftro 
d)had fo bafely del 
had befeemed him 
he cold and vafeafonablene 
) Winter being now com 
he was forthis fo foul 
Vienna, wherea 
following condemn 
firft his hand at four 
Ifo in like maner 
Maior of thetowne, 
rds their heads chopt off. 
ifed in Caramania 
d. Alfo Orfa, agreat cit 
the time of Cuffabin) yet ft 


s lieutenant Generall 


potfeffed of a tow 
country againft the 
arid {ure receptacle 
all wmy, for fo retiring 





yidtuals(as was fuppo 


cermott of his deuoir as 
oe ibedae {the weather(thoughn 


fiege. Whereupo eafact,by the Emp 
ded and caft in prifon at fter he had long lien, 
ned,he was the nextyere 
Ooberesecuted, hauing 
terthathis heads with 
his Lieutenant with the 


ndfothe 15 day of 


eftrokes of the executioner ftrucke off, and af parsdhfer emai 


d his Enfign 
executed his Enhg' e betake, had steht 
qT 


asisaforefaid) was not 
ncry (which having ta 


¢ rebellion before rai 
itholding our again 


with his death alrogether appea 
fweernefie of liberty in 
great Bafla the Sultan: 





134 


Phe Tarkr enw 
Ba(Medoar eat 
aurreared ty 
she bas af 
Perks 


16e% 


‘ 
The aid fear 

out of Nraly wm 
eo tee emperor. 








AL ahomet the thirds» 





she late rebvell,callod thie Serinams,and one of his gréateft fauorits yfeeing how hard} feventh Empetonr of the Turks. oe 
ly Cufabin ieafelfe,burthe reftot histollowers had barhandied bythe Turks,bepsno 6 ‘A Reealissone of the chiefett and ftrongeft citics of Hungarié: which {eared inthe mdf bata: 
hreadaridt6 call viito himiall uch asiouedtheirhbérty Pvntothedweetnamewieros on C rifhjivas thought almoft impregnable, being:hardly to béapproched burbyictiehruarbs which 
gy were iaihethifime come about him, ts thac ducéfthem hevformed fuchanarmie 2." frongly fortified and defended by the marifh; {crud theicic in fteadotchice mb ftdure bul 
bimnor decode dl varo the Turks his enemies::Agaibtt whoin,atebemier Baffi 203 saSmade wrarks; Within which ftood alfo the citie it felte, welbdckended witha good wallanda ditch? 
his pow opp ‘dled hiirm, {00d him teith thofe his tebel tions fol, sera all Mhiscity the Duke fopcertaine:daies continually battered) asif hehad purpoledarten chico 
otis(torthédefire thepalt had to breakeout of thoOthoniin flaucticjandtodinein fuch lt rags hate caken it bya(fault:burin che mean time:certamnly informed by:a fagitiue (out lately decd 
aswas promifed them by cheircaptaihe and Genotall:chatdoyming barrell withthe iberty ouvdfthe city) that the broad lake’ on che other fide whtheicityioucragainftthe!plademhere 
ceiuechofthema notable ontrchrosiyidfomuch thattearingtobauetoft hiswhole ee kg e'lay,wasinot fo. deep,butthit it wasitb be paffed (contrasyiro che dpiniom both othe Dorks 
Babes retine,andieo iéhdscii comma! Sionsdor the railing bfgreméetocces; Sultari zy ta was caprities;aid ofohe méturallinlvabitants,whounhe hadvgpomthatpoigriadmined)iahd rar atte’ 
the mean time, whithtnitrwis for feateof this newsebellion, offontharhe uirtlechioodt” a B Purksprefumingovpbniche (tteagth therdfy& thinking themfelucboqaitheGde fite,bidiured 
Embafladors {ent from the Perfian vnto the Chriftian Princes, began to fufpeg len than i : spor ina er S penthentoat sight rier fata fis ie a en oe 

a sehehad with hi & fo toviiafurther cro’ Se se : oOutregard of any great periitoipedrom other fide feared; h¢appoioced the Lord Rug 
mes a Purkith pridehe ee ave ip habesaete ete Wpai ms alfoagain(t woem with his foldiersto make proofeifithe:Sigeth:fuburbs(for rei wére paar 


mbafladoniato Perl, togive the fs ; : : 3 7 Par / 
vaderiandsT hue forthe moreaflurance of thedeagueberw ithe, heldémindedce feet th afdrelaid fideof the city folitletegarded bythe Turks}were not coule funprifedifor shavxhefe 








— is : aA . - fuburbs being taken,the city:could novlong hold out:forthévndertakind ef whichientorprifey 
of hiotens venevare inearinibohtageigperiodzoes itesac heh faith, Wittich forprdudiademand Ba ffworm ee both by wpe Sprite Turks fe dountry inde bath paneling pablialnvoees 
the Perfinv kingvooke inifach difdaine{thache-commandedim histage, the Embafladorto be dytheyal with-onecobfentafirming, Thacalbeithe thi idfind het difficaleaedin-ch 
forthwith fait sbucthathls fary being by: his gtavercountellorsfomvhat appealed, he remy gscency’ entaffirming, Thavalbeit he fhiould findetio other difficalges tn the 
cae : . x SAE fa ; 3 Ne remits atremmpting therof,yet the lakeitfelfe wasnot poffibleto be pated: whoneuerthelesnoralto+ 
ted thegtwenhtyof thaehts rigorous command, atitd{ paring his liteywastcontented,that inida cher trutting themsfent certaimof his men fectetly to. trié th : whohaaingfodones! 
sohoadthesoredstit Ofbinrthar had fent himhefhould be puvtothe Baftonado only:anda g¢ Rese ; ryaipnefhisioweryfichctyihni thitsenachtras wees SS SRE 
fpight pees = ; ptothefaltonado only:andafa C broughthimword, That the lake was vndoubtedly(chqaghiwich much difficulry)tobe pafleds 
i tiacacevectes back againvnco his mater, Who habing received chis-fhametullan. | Whereuponhe with 1000 feleétfoldiers with eucry-oncofthema good faggoton hisibacke: 
and yt doubrotlome furchormtatrerfromthet angry kings comtnanded new andftrofig befide his armesjto fil vp theideepeft of the marifhyby night cotredthefame;whervin'he Had 
gurifons to be put inall his ftrong holds confiningvponthe ‘Perfiankingdome. nor gon far, burthathe almoft withthe datiger of his life found ir much deeper. & midre trous) 
Thistroublefome yeare of lubile thus paft, the Emperor much troubled with the loffe of ble{omethan the {pies had vnto him beforexeported: but darried winhaninuincibleicourage! * 
Qutifigahd ihdoubt of worle to conrevalbeitthar Ubwhin Dafa) whom foralltharhe trufted him(elfe,& his foldicts moued by his exatiple;he ftill went on,they,alfnfollowingothimat 
nor, did afrefh intreat with him concerning pea oP feeing alforhe great need hehad of isalmaftathing inctedible,to tell whatthefe aducnturous meninduféd;plungedinthederpe 
gteateraidito wich{tand the mightie-power of the”? urke, witli great iiftancie requefted aid of mud among the flags and bulrufhes,going {till vpin ivarerand mud ynto the waft euen where 
thePopeaadof theother Princes of latte : who-cowidering alfohow muchitconcernedthe | the marith wasthe fhalloweft ; where alfoulf one miffed: brit aftep'y hée was hyrand.by over 
reftotthe Curi(tiadcarfimonvweale, tothaue the frontiers of Flinyaryidefended condifcended head & eats,andindangerto be drowned, ithe were tidtby his fellowsiprefencly holden: yer 
waco tlie Eniperoursrequeft:and fo the Pope with chebeginning of the Spring fent hinreight D at length by.Godshelp hauing with the loffe but of6.0r7 menalictle before day goviouer,the 
fhoufand (Guldiers in pays voderche leading of oF rantifio A ldvbyandino his nephew their duke by an appointed fignic aducrtifed therof,with greater ftirand turbulkthanacany time be- ae 
Generally who with. thé like charge hadnow fenied cut fined the yeare-15 99! King Poilip fore affailed that fide of che city. where belay, as if eudathen &thetohehad onely a 1 ates 
alfo at the inftance of the Emperor gaue (oder vnto the Countic Fuentes to fend into Croatia haue ingaged his whole forces for the winning mhcrbk. Weslo tho masses nanny 1 Ref ‘Atha Regalis 
certaine babds of Dutchess wholby dite tion front hin, were forthwith conduéted to Mil- worm onthe other fide with his refolute foldiers, with ladders prouided tor the purpofe tealed 'furprifedey the 


Jaine: The gteat Duke of Florence, alfofenrvnto hiin ovo thoufand fouldiers; vnder the leas thewals ofthe fuburbs, and almoft vnperceiued;recouered the toptherofithe Turks being at lord Reform 


ding of tFravcifee décatone ; with whort alfo by histappointmment went the Lord Jo.de Mer the fame time wholly bent for the defence of the other fide of the city,where moft ftir &ap~ 


; i i i i ic affailed the 
7 j : r { ‘ sthither arent. danger was)and fo being got into, the fuburbs,with a great andtesrible crieal 
oi mea See sg a geal _ int forthe Tarkéywhd furprifed withao excceding feare,andnor wel kaowing-which way-to ura theme 

















Maatualwith an honorable¢ ie’ » & foot. ; F hat ; 

Sena tneatkimaher Osan he! nh cia scople affembled felucs, withoutany great refiftance Aedittothé citys, the Chriftians following ties ki a 

miibyedrehhea is een ne Aa rotamer came, | Bicohtmskoac! eg a Opera eins ts abe ace 
. * . : . uke Ic 

moft partout of Germanic, which vider the leading of the Archduke catarthiashis brother, en f - mike het "Tho for teare forlaking them,ée retiring with all-the haft they,¢ould vato 


ih tet ile oh rerio Se eretenanin the ee, sa a their fellows inthe pa tae line or dig Aare TT is Chritt _ asi a. 
ie 4 sta ‘i 4 hb otherrich prey,tookealio 14 gteao pieces of arcillerie,wit d ‘ 3 a 
ag im aa es jot tare ‘tae poe onda be te The GabantDs ‘sla greatett ftrengch ofthe city) thus happily taken, the ae seen 
Ct i “Axanty cre) ai which hee had beone of laredriuen,as : moned the citie,requiring to haue it delinered vato him: whereunto the Turks gaueno at cr, 
sar, pee fo ‘de <* oeane osha dh fed in’ Hungaric be anfwer but by-their pieces, which they difcharged vpon the Chrittians fo perfbacingitom, e 
; A the fe rercin preparingymany hot skirmithes paffed in Hung ciineto yeeld. Wherwith che Dukermuch difpleafed,fentthem word, That he would fe : mo ‘ 
wand che Turks,the loffe fomerime to the one fideand fom ow,and:by.Gods help fap with them inthe citie, although hee 








: 4 ; : ‘i manner of meflengerstomor s | A : inet 
come that fouldiers might wel take the ficld,sbnabine ac bens cepts ieftaty steherlebulen Neithet failed he ofthat his promile for chs mare 
whilefthe was:yeventreatingofa diffembled peace, delays M p* outiof the fubinrbs by the fury of his artillerie made two faire breac Tae ¢ os lie Atbe nate 
s (GeneraliinHungaric in hisplace sy¢t raines thereofwith great {laughter of theenemic entred thecitie, albeit that the Tur taken by 1h 


aied afide(as neuer itdecdby the Turks intended, Wo 
‘thetimeto theittuwine more aduantageyDuke acne 
the offeroffo ficanopportunitie,camewith bie v 
the’etient of the parley) and layedifiege hese 


; ; Chriftiansasthey €n~ cyriiant 
what they might rohaue defended the fame,by cafting down vponthe i 

Seomigsrtacerldi ite. 2 fuch like chings,vfually, prouidedifor fach ae cpt Ga ness i 
semedy,butehat they muttneeds giue place tothgfosehas of their enemies, they Hes am? 





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 @Mabomesthe third, — 
into their houfes,th mifelues,or els to die : many of which houfes th 
ores they couldeafily ouerthrow them, 8¢fo emote 
within the danger of chem:which fo ftrange arefolution was by ma. 
Fiuneati ies pata inforuch thatthe goodly churchsthe palace, with 
ayo! Erect s, were left vnto the Chriftians all rent torn, fot much better than 
bi ps f rubbidge SF ftones. Howbeit the Baffa vpon-promife of lite;yeelited him(elfe, 
Salve ps the Duke prefently fent vito the camp,the reft oftthefoldiers being(asin fuch cafe 
esses hapnech)all or moftofthem put tothe fword. The greateft part ofthe prey te 
. sot Walloreyabo by heaps breaking into thei chefthoufes;not only tooke what them. 
Re 2 ‘a bat ftriptthe Germans alfo of fuch things asthey had by-chance gotten, to 
tee ae heacnbetegly & gricfe: yeathefe rauenous and irrcligious men not fo contented; H 
p an the tombs ofthe Hungarian kings,there long before buried,to fpoile cucn thedead of 
fe citi: as had forhonors lake bin long before interred withthem(ifhaply any fuch thing 
were there to. be found) fhewing themfelues ein 8 ne hed cae i i by 
\ 5 hauing had che city in their pofleflion, hac yet erent mo: 
Se a diteredie pcitats shighate worthy Princes to reftin peace. Of this taking of 
Alba-Regalis,the Bafla of Buda long before taken prifones,and then ying a Vienna, hearing, 
abftained from meatwithhistwo, econ < i ridasmasf ies os itn oA * : Praying ve 
is! p who had(as he faid)all this yere NY : 
ie Be Paultaiteiake ike effea, had then yndoubtedly been vnto hem moft vnfortu: 
nat : but God in his wifedome ftilltempercth the fweet withthe pee Label 7 
_ Now inthe meane while was aie ale Vv ee and a, ee rete 
felon M fuch fouldiers as were already affembled at Belgrade, com : alder la 
reli is ;and: -ynderftood by the way as heernarched;t1 at the c y 
hag ae ee meres his eodel iourny :and fo taking with him the aa rs Bek with 
| the other Sanzacks and Commanders ofthe towne esthereabout, : ‘ce a e 
my ofaboutthreeeoretrouand rong Duos os a el needy to ge one 
hich; ill held onhis way towards A y ue 
bcos eat a angry Sulean hie Matter) as inhope alfo to overthrow the “are a a 
_ my,oratleaftwife to find the city as yet eee i E bea cat Fitts on een 
defignement,efpecially for the recoucric of he red : ns a dimscreatitsbc: i 
*{nito it!a ttc rriforrot old expert fouldicss and being himfelfe about twentic thou an : 
fasagiahd bet egiof Pasi flnesobiniites rward to meet him, & being ber cate wa 
to himy bepanian hot and bloudie skirmifh with him. Yet the Baffate profecute 4 7 ote 
purpofe forthe recouerie of Alba. Regalis, the next day fent away part of a a Hs cs 
proofc it happily the city might yet be againe recouered; and himfelfe int e xe roa 
the reft of hisarmy offered bartell vnrothe Chriftians, fo to bufiethem, a tt ut tat 
beable to trouble them whom he had fent to Alba-Regalis, or to relieuc the ae caeothe 
chance ta be by them diftieffed. When asthe Duke; before enformed of be “Het king! 
fouldiers in the Ba(laes armie,and that although he were for number of men - a sed we 
hat for old hardy,and expert fouldiers he was {trong | enough for him, valiant i haces 
ntered him Jand foeuen at the firft onfet by plaine valor difordering the “pane 
the Turks battell,enforced them to retire with the loffe of fix thoufand men ms 
the | eee Snr anzacks,with diuers other Captains and Comamat pai 
dmarke, At which fotooke from them diuers pieces ofgres ie 
realy witha notable flaughterouerthrowne allthe reftofthe Bor op 
jadron © hat inftant thewed them felues atthe bac 
nto the Baffaagainto reftore his diforde 








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taken,and amongft the reft fiftie of the French mutiners of Pappa; whom ihe AR ee 
shias at the inftance of duke Mercurie afterwards pardoned, Neither fped they much better, 
that were fent by the Baflato haue attempted the taking of Alba-Regalis ; for being come 
beets Aree were fo beer harap with great fhot out of the citie , and charged with 
ofcen fallies by the {trong garrifon, that fecing no hope to preuaile, they w i 

ety vnto the Baffathat fehcctieet Pouch fabanae sree 

\bout the fame time that the duke began to befiege Alba-Regalis, Ferdinand the Archduk 

hauing receiued greataid from the Pope with the other Princes oflealy and the King of Spain, 


and fo now 30000 ftrong, by the aduite of the duke of Mantua his lientenant General, refol- 
ued tobefiege 


folfe alfo : whereupon he with his armie in good order came the tenth of September and en- 
camped before it ;the Duke of Mantua and Don Iohn de Medices with 2000 harquebufiers and 
two'cornets of horfe being come the day before to take view ofthe town, at whom the Turks 
made divers fhot,but without any harme doing. And/albeit that the Turks there in garrifon (in 
number norpatta thoufand, accounting amongft them 300 of the Wallons fomtime of the gar 
rifon of Pappa) with their ofcen & gallant fallies greatly troubled the Chriftians,and that great 
bands of other Turkes came many times out of the {trong townes and fortreffes thereby, to 
skirmifh withthem,and to fee if they could putany moc foldiers into the towne for the more 
affarance thereof ; yetfuch was the carefalnefle of the Chriftian Comnranders, and valour of 
their foldiers,that the Turks both in the one place and in the other were ftill repulfed and put 
to flight, with the loffe alfo of fome of their {mall caftles and fortsthereabout. To approch 
this ftroag towne, andto planta batterie againft it , feemed to be a matter of great difficultic, 
for that it was(as we haue el{where faidyenuironed round with a mari(h: yet means was found 
to dricit alittle, and to fill it vp on the one fide, andto come foncere the towne, that having 
planted three tyre ofartillerie againftit, the Chriftians began furioufly to batter it, beating 
downe both the walls,thehoufes and other buildings therein. Yeaat length they had bronght 
theit approches fo neere, that they were come with their trenches cucn clofevnto the towne 
ditch, perfuading the Turkes,now whileft they might vpon good conditions, to furrender the 
towne, and foro fauctheirliues. Whereunto their fierce:and enraged mindes were fo farré 
from hearkening, that brauing the Chriftiens, ‘hey fhid, That they wouldin defpight of all 
theirforces keepe the place for their Suita, @o\ bactheycould. Whereupon the Archduke 
andthe Duke of Mantua, by the aduice of catedies andthe reft of the principal captaines and ~~ 
commandeisin the armie, refolued to givealgeneral aflaulevnto thetowne, Inthe mean time 
newes was brought into the campe of the winning of Alba-Regalis , which there made great 
reioycing , in figne whereof the Chriftians (/as theirmanner is ) in triumph many times dif- 
charged theirgreat ordnance ; and by fic men perfuaded the garrifon fouldiers in Canifia to 
yceld, and norco caftthemflues into fuctt danger as had their fellowes at Alba-Regalis ; 
for thatin fo doing they (hould not onely fue their lines, buceafily alfo obtaine'fitch other’ 
conditions as they could reafonably defire , whereas otherwife they’ fhould co their coft 
finde the Chiriftians trong enough to conftraine them, which muft needs bring with it their 
etter ruine and deftru@ion, ‘Whereunto! tHe Garrifon, fouldiours (amongft whome the re~ 
needie Wallons were the ehiefey contemptuoufly aafwered , ‘That they little feared fuck 
Welake aMailants': and with areiticrie and (corne commiaunding the meflengers to depart, in 
token of theie¢onfidence, astalfo not tofeeme inferiour vnto the Chriftians , oftentimes 
torfthall purpofe difchargéd their great ordnance, as had the Chriftians the day before. Now 
though thelwalls of thé rowite were with'continual batterie fore fhaken, and the breaches al+ 
moftlaidloperxyer was thevtintended affaule for a while delaied , votill the bridges might be 
phade that weraeo be laythuuer the towne ditch forthe Chriftians toppaffe ouer vpon. Butall 
things (aswasidhought) notwiha@readinefle, andthe Florentines with fomeother ofthe Teali- 
ahd (whroferlop reas to einethie firtt afault) being come forward, the bridge whereby they 
wereto'paffetheeowne ditth, was found both too fhortand toowedke for them to get ouer’ 
varothe other fide y iefortharfinking vnderthem, notcthe fouldiers only,but euenthe Com- 
nidunders themafelues (axckhaniely Herderfleine) were in great dangerto haue been west 


! ; Cantifia beffege: 
Canifia ; which to haue again recouered out of the hands of the Turks concer- 4 Ferdinand 
ned much, nor them of Stiria & Auftria only,but the other prouincesajoining,yea and Italic it ae 









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in8 Mahomet the third, 


; whichmeans they hindered, 8the enemies muxthering pieces continually flanking them and 
their musketiers ftilplaying vpom rhéafront,they were enforced to retire,leauing behind the * , ee 

; oftheir men fine. Yer were not the Chriftian commanders any thing therewith ditcon. in 

| raged,but being genarlly refalued not to giuc oucr that they had taken im hand,yntil hey had 


geo 


broughtitto cfcGt,beganto make fuch prouifion as they knewtobe needfull to preferuetheir 

army vader,againtt the violence of the winter weather,asalfoto hinderthat novictual might a 

be brought vato the rowne,{o by famin at length to enforcethe Turksand Wallons to yecld; sereen 
who dichough they werealseadie pinched w ich wants, infomuch that horfe-Aeth was daintic ; eae 
cheere with them ; yer foy alltharthey nothingabated of their woonted fierceneffe, but being ; ihe ' fon 10¢ 











aine required toyeeld,vouchfafed not to an{wenthem one word,butin ftead thereof fhooke , ; . ad 
their naked {words afar offar them, in token of their wndanted courage. But yer for all thisre. a mpalaeeait > ae Bie kefomtime 
folution of the commandess for thecomuauance of the fiege, Aldobrandino General of the Ita- . pace 2 “ve tt ofthe En varies ici 
lians being now alitele before dead ofan old infirmitic that he had. the Italians began at the 7 sup: fasort gb as ; sen 

firlt foe few of them fecretly to withdraw themiclucs out ef their quarter: but afterward by y cacersdeciarinssthetrea(on by a pra er 


a 


y a vc , rt yal A . Srincboninen > J y uc ; 
apex numbers to depart,ane fosenn she againe Ante their country ,alledging for theirex- ine EMpEtor, a bi xc clpeciallystor-that his fouldiers 


















































cule waar both of pay aad - Be exch better minded,vnderftanding thatthe Turkes Peay SHC Hal eMaes WAKE vheadsandtoo™ ic lmperials there prefentand 
were nifen from betore Alba J of their amie disbanded,began to cnterin- A yin armes.-Lothe \ rent werealfoothcr! sn fo plainlydeclatings his 
to new hope by fome deusce oF be: d foby torceto take thetowne:and : ecreeG 1 Vereafon'apainttthe En tthe Valachians who 

hothof the weakencfie & wanis cic wondessubty wittvhisdeath, and hear 1c read, refted nopnoWw 






ewasiworthily laine, and that if they had knewae 
before have wkea of 
choice, either LO 


the rather,for that they were by aFs 
ofthe befieged. W beseupon 
wals, without danger oftheet 





faid.mvoreon 
fuchtraixerous purpoleticy wouldthemfelus lo 
t. Now-vato-hisdouldiers Baftacoffered, art 


rtheapprochingefthe , 
brimealie, 

















vie. the tourtn of Novesnbe B Chin w-vat 

f Marcas P00 foKd by wi dtpa without daager; or els taking theoath of obedience vatothe En- 

i were alot ¥ nd. yaaa part of chem did Phe tumultappeafed , the dead 
hyiftians ;aempting abouesii t le day for thefouldiers tagazevpon, and fo after- 


offk 





vat fo.caldafeafon ofthe yearetney z,and many times betore,had fo fortunatly overthrown 


















































hase Sendiec gon.But the faccefleof these a ! voliappic man himfeltenow oucrthrowne by his owne ambition and vncon- 
lo grea ach being fillrotheirieMfebeatenbacss = | He SY 7 =e 
pwr paises eine otheirlofie eet Bafa now delidered of the great feare he had before of the Vayuod, what by force, what 7, rraxfib 
se fr HOD “ by agreement,in Short time took in moft part of the country : for that che Tranfyluanians fee~ sanieas/-tmit 
behieges defpeeats AO press sachets —— ace ——_ : D ing the final power of Sigifmund,& well comforted with the death of Michael the Vayuod fo oem ats om 
ose ail daagres peur’ aps 6 se wit lett > Carifnan: - “seme iaehaad : ing the al po aro anoidehedangers eve prefer hanging ue he in aekes 
~ — pte ete 7 But whilett the Takes with dagithalland 25 = wee dciperat hope pdeheadss the Tanperials, ifthey (houldin any thing thew chemiclues ob(tinare againtt chem; fubmitted 

sxoreamire 1 place ane the ‘Coriftians growne fronges ® comming <i cheir friends,lay pp mee themielues wholly tothe courte fie of Bafta, fo thatthe places were bur few tharyet held out 

Seater exfer- te fame lo,jathie aes end of Nowrmmbety erinde accompanied watha deep ines for the Prince Sigi/rmund: wlio inthe meane cime wat doing what he might for the raifing ofa 

hrow fi 


‘orthwith alfo loft his hopeyby the 


néw army (hauing oot altogether wich this lace oucrt 
nthe poffeffion of his ftate, and by 


helpof the Turks, Partars,and Polonians,to recoucr agai 
forceofarmes to chafe out the Imperidls. But he being brought to fo low an ebbe,and almoft 
ia poffefled by Bafta,who would nothauethought but tharnow 


horfes Rammed and frozento death, Atwhich cis t came pe ~ alitthe coantry of Tranfyluan 
: ne fs after fo long trauels it would have remained w holly atthe Emperors deuotion? and fo many, 


was moh milerdble , whe with «! c : be f 
i j ‘ E : _ tharthought themfelues to fee much, faid affuredly it would, But fee the change, and what 





wduaguem” fo sarionbiy vaged, that x overthrewrthe greatelt ofthe tentsand pavilions of cine Ciiaite: 
asic were buried their wholeammic inthe aad inch wile, 


mead tne Archdakes capt (being reali 















































aad mere ther -nforcedt 10% and ©  fimatfaffurance cuca the greateft haue of the conftancy of the vain multitude :neuer more like 
E them/elues,chan in difliking to morrow what they belt liked to day, foolith,fenceleffe,impro: 
nident,rath, headftrong, violent,and aboue all thingsmutable, and vaconftanr, So now for all - 






that Baffa had done for the affurance ofthis countrie vntothe Emperor(being fo much as moft 
menthoughtto haue bin fufficient,and indeed as much as was poflible for him to do)euenin 
the winding vp of this yeare 1 601s the Tranfyluanians vaderftanding that Sigifmund with a 
army of Polonians, Turks,ee Tartars,was n0W comming againft the Imperials,moft part 
of them prefently rooke vp armes inbis fauour;faying, T hat their firtt oath voluntarily ginen , 
voto himas their naturall Prince & Gouernor,was more to be refpected than any other after- rhe rranflwa? 
wards by force extorted from them by 4 forrein Prince. Infomuch that Bafta perceiving with "i resell 
what atempeft he was like euen prefently to be ouerwhelmed,to faue himfelfand his people Sand. to 
ym the rage thereof,withdrew himfelfe with his followers vnto aftrong town inacornerof ola Print. 
rcountrysfrom whence he withvall fpeed fent vito the Emperor for greater aides wel for 

_ thedefence ofthe place he yet held,as forthe yen again ofthat rebellious people. a nape fet 
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cual sili Ulta Rak octal 





¢ third, 


TH 


dt ae Sigifwund without refiftance entring the country, was of tlie 


‘rallioyfully recciucaas their moft lawfull Prince and foucraigne,and 


leffe than the {pace of oneyeare 

~. awhile leaue fi to ioy therein with his fubiects. 
But while ++ (tate chusturneth vpfide downe in Tranfyluania, the Baffa of A 

haue furprifed Toccaie (aftrong hold of 


fief 


(grid outr- ; ; 
Seows 5, Fere Out with ten thoufand Tarkes in hope to 


wer Gonxage 


him chat was by them poffible 


ftians inthe vpper Hungaric) was encountered by Ferrant Goniaga 


of Agrtia. 


dings of the Sersmane in Caramaniaand Natolia, 
“Tranfy!uania and Hungarie. For the Serimano 
dit with the common people,and ftill by them 
puration ofhis credit,came now again this yere 
Mahomet the great 


Now was Mahomet the Turkith Emperor this 


Baila and General! of the Turksarmie; who with fi 


d 4 diers (a power thougit {ufficient to haue reprefféd hina) was ready to 





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re 
di 


| The Yanizaries 
Sn matinie at 


_ Conflaatinoplc. 
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col 





whom the Sértwano .oyning 
and fo became matter of the 
ftill calling the people vato li 


fort,as that it now ftood the great Tur 
bomet the difcomfited Baila. 
comming to aday of battell, and 
firlt encounter with his people putito the worle: 


firme ftate'or ftay toréft vpon,moret 


reft,caufed for his prefamptionto 
cut in pieces ; which was not done wi 
flaine by the Tanizaries. Whereupon th 
ready to haue reuenged the death of their captaine, 
beftowing amongft them a great fumme of money,againe appeafed, without further harm do- 
ing.Which their fo great infolencie Mahomet imputing vnto theirexceffiue drinking of wine, 

y to their law ofthe great Prophet; by the perfuafion of the Maufti,command 


fthe Mahometane Eaith,and of the libertie of | thofe countries with h 


bur forthwith by his 


paired his difordered battell,and thereby given 


+ inwhich his fo princely, bur dangerous eftat 
by him regained,and yerthercof no whit afl 


People in 
allthe honor done ype, 
©; NOW twice 


ured, we will hie 


4 80ing 
the Emperour: rote 


nant there,aad by him vuerthrowne,and with great flanghter of his Turks chafed Fem Lieute. 


theeates 


ftie thoufand good fol. 
encounter him. With 


battel,ina great fight cutin funder a great part of the Bafla’s arm 
field, forraged all the countries adioining almoftas far as Aleppo, 
berric,and caufing himfelfe to be proclaimed the truc defender 


im combined : in fuch 


ke vpon to fend another great armic to the aid of c4ts. 
With whom alfo the Serivano (prefuming of his former fortune) 
ouercharged with the multitude of his enemies, was at the 


good direction hauing 


ae it were new courage to his fainting foul. 


ers,he witha great flaughter difordered alfo the Baffaesarmie. Yet hauing not any other 





were yetby the 





i hanthe fauour and reputation he held with thefe his re- 
bellious followers, of whom he had now loftagreat many, he thought ir not beftto aduen- 
turetoo farre (not knowing how prefently torepaire his Joffes)but contenting himfelfe with 
what he had already don,retired with his army i 
Winter to line vpon the fpoile of the countries adioyning,and the next 
than euer he had done before. 

_ Befide all which former troubles, the sleaue allo this yeare fore 
nople and many other places of the Turkifh 
ftantinople hauing recciued fome difgrace 
infolenci¢ requiring to hau 


nro the ftrength of the mountains,there that 


yere to do more harm 


raged both in Conftanti- 
empire. Atwhich time alfothe [anizaries at Con- 
by fome of the great Sultans favorits,& with great 
\ e their heads,caufed their Aga well accompanied prefumprnoully 
to enter intothe Seraglio to preferre thistheir requeft : whom Mahomet to the terror ofthe 
be taken inro the midft ofthe Spahi, and 
thout the great flaughter of the Spaht 
e other Ianizaries arifing vp in arms alfo,andcucnnow 
wifedome of Cicala Bafft, 


fo by themto be 
them(eluesalfo, 













ed alfuch 






intheir houfes inthe citie of Conttantinople and Pera, vpon paine of death 


he Embaffadours of the Queenes 
renice: fo that as fome report, wine 


ople, as if it had becne water 








Maieftic,of En lands 
fora {pace ran downe 
‘after a great fhower 






ja(as is be- 
with the 





the. g 


yearealfo no leffe troubled with the py H 
than with theeuill fucceffe of his ov cae 
by his laft yeares vidtorie growne into oe 

more and more followed ; to mainainthe, i 
with a great power into the field, to meet eh 


al 









euenth Emperosr of the Turks. 


yor,was NOW with a great power alreadie encred into Tranfyluania : the Polonians 
pufied in the ‘wares of Sueuia,and the Turks with their other greater affaires neither of them 
"3 ding him their promifed aid,the greateft hope and ftay of| himfelfe in that newneffe of his 
x re B yherefore fecing himiclfe cuery day to lofe one place or other, and fearing alfo left 
hi afouldiers for want of pay fhould in {hort time quite forfake him and goe ouer to Bafta ; he 
nought it beft betimesand whilefthe had yet fometbing, lefts and was not yeraltogether be- 

t ome defperat, otherwifeto prouide for his eftate,efpecially hauing fmall tuft in the Turks, 
A whom hehad been before fo great anenemic. Wherefore he dealt with Bafla tor arraseyad 
ceflatidnfrom armes,y ntill Embafladors might be fent voto the Emperor.t “pe at h es 
for fome goodattonement. Wherewith Bafta beeing content,and the Em ner sei he 
ater was fo handled withthe Emperor, that Sigifimund tomake anendof allthe pan cs, 
asiconcented tothe behoofe of his Imperial] Maieftic, to refigne yato Baffahis Lieutenant 


all fuch places’as he yet held in Tranfyluania, vpoo much like conditions he had about three 
eares before made with 


i i it hi is Maicktie. ay 
him:and fo inal, and for all, to fubmit himfel fe vato his Ma ‘ ;\ 
ich i ¢ the Princes being bruted in Tranfyluania, Zachel Moifes his 
Which cre cla eee eae ap to endure or to sate shes no- : 
me ainifalld J ‘| ing his fouldiers,went } 
i hands of the Germans; encouraging hi s,wen 
ble Prouiace fhouldiagain fall into the mans; rag ng Oe reomlia e | 
i haue found him vaprout ed, & fo fg 
yponthe fuddentoaflaile Bafta,in hopeto i any cee 
i ‘i i f Tranfyluaniazbut he anole an expert C 
atmie,to haue driven che Imperials quite out © fy an I are | 
¢ andes Tania eo ome fine zat 
miein good order, and fo igyaed batte wit : { fepeesitc zashtioa 
ieee menouerthrew Moyfes,ywith hisarmie pita ia aha Saye re Bate. 
flaine abouerhreethoufand of them,and putthe reftto flight: oy( 0 ne 
others being now glad to take theirrefuge into the Kone merit pair A 
igi q nt ha 
aBemelosr Bie hehe TOE lie Rose Imperial camp,accompanic 
genes’ le sepa hee pee revnto Bafta excufed himlelfe ofthat which was 
aalp ni Sat -pepeettee seithout his priuitie done frankly offering to performe 
afin Licwrensra nae ie formed, according to the agreement sale bennlee 
a ini Andfo refently calling his garrifons out ofall (uch ftrong places? fe 
10 pee iti : hafta. 8 fo forthwith honorably accompanice, PI 
for him holden he furrendred them to Bafta; Meelis mart th 
yr {elfe vpon his way towards the Emperor, After whofe eparturc nee ee: sale 
ms P f inne voluntarily and without more adoe yeelded to aha iy ee 
ee Aho prefently calledan affemblic of allthe Tae ue faeere seen ieee 
tenant: yc : ! ey anvaby. ches 
ui th Hemera’ a eae Se atpleasie ete againe brought ynderthe 
fe i hy commander,ist r rei 
a soem matter of far greater importance than to haue woon the ftrong: 
> ‘ 
be rinke holdetliiin Hungarte. } rien 
Bat sohilefhther lac etent eee Sieh vat P i “ not able longer to endure the 
Lies nextadioyning) for that the people of that Prouince n pierce te > ene 
E COU folencieof the Turks (who afrer the death of Michael ai y ent ee 
‘yeh y fenttooke vpatmes,and proc gon 
i hereby a general confentt Meche 
Fr gu a en moe en 
xs Avi Palatine of Moldauia,his Irene, f 
y o Simon Palatine 0 i yin asain 
Tu ae Nataingvite Valachia, draue out thence Radoll een "| pone eo 
fae in ‘a i Bafta with about ten thoufand, Valeehiane ee mia) help rial 
this prefent W! ’ hee was fo quietly po effed of Tranty!! rs A 
cava shec F eon(idering how much it con 
ee of oa : scouerie of Valachia. And Bafta wellconucer © anemia 
platy ee ne peeping of the poffelfion of Tranfyluania ees . 
an Prouince to friend, eafily fem ar she be 8 ae here 
F ed fouldiers, and fo tent him away £0) abe 
eet ae Secs Valachia) che Moldauian meeting with 2 great po 
Brame ai af the Tarks,come thither inthe fauour o 
© 


Hieremias, there was fought 
betwixt them a moft terrible and 


a the Empe 


Great troubles 


ubles atifein Valachia (the enh: 


eountt 


ploudiebattell, the g otie whereok fell vnto re 
Eeece 3 









. o Mahomet the third, a 
; whofe departure Sigi i ine ‘ ; 
ey seer ce efsidg SUA peeaiacstiis. i 
} oft La i i i i 
all Prince and foueraigne,and allthe People in gene. Gl A the Emperor,was now with a great power alreadie entred into Tranfyluania: the Polonians 
arres of Sueuia,ard the Turks with their other greater affaires neither ofthem d 
Ba 


him chat was by thei poffible : in which hi : 
y thein poffible : in which his fo princely, but-dangerous cf honor done te, i ee jedinthe 
des fending hi their promifed aid,the greateft hope and {tay of himfelfcin that newneffe of his 


Teffe than the (> i i 
So wales 
feof Bur whilef she ftate thus turneth vpfide downe in Tranty! se Will fop oftates wherefore fecing himiclfe cuery day to lofe one place or other, and fearingalfo lek ; 
Gere uti cn Pe cir nissitshopsto igi, nfyluania, the Baffa of Agr} his fouldiets 10r want of pay fhould in {hort time quite forfake him and goe ouer to Bafta ; b A 
urprifed Toccaie (aftrong hold of ool rroughicitbelt berimesand whilefthe had yet fomething lefr, and was not Seman ‘ ! i 
the Chit come defperat, orherwife to prouide for his eftate,efpecially hauing fmall truft in the Turks, if ) 
Icwith Bafta foratruce ot i 


“veut Gonzage f{tians i 
: ians inthe vpper Hungaric) was enc 
‘countered by F 
y Ferrant GonXaga the Emperour cowvhom hehad been before f Ww 
ehac efore fo great anenemic. herefore he dea 





nant there,and by him ouerthro i 

“s Agri. y wne,and with great flayghter of his Turks chafed Ta deute- “woh 

ee ainecusbomienthe serif ; thegates ceflatidnfrom ames yntill Embafladors mi hebe fe he E ith hi q 

* 5) xs mig) nt voto the Emperor,to cntreat with him my 

dlings of the Scrmano in ane thas pete this yearealfo no leffe troubled with th ft for fome goodattonement. Wherewith Bafta beeing comtent,and ei Embaffadors ent, the mn 

¢ aand Natolia, than with the euill fucceife of  procee. matcer was £0 handled withthe Emperor, that Sigifmund tomake an endof all thefe «roubles a | 
AS affaires jn wasiconcented roche behoofe of his Imperial Maieftie, to refigne Vato Bafta his Lieutenant \ } 
n much like conditions he had about three Pas | 


; 5 is ai ie gr e din Te nfyluania 
Tra ifyluania and Hungarie For the Scrimano by his laft yeares vicori g owne i 1 h places’as he yet heldiin T ranfy Wanita Vpo! 
nto great all fuch piace 5) 
























3 dit with the common people i 
; piterfobsafhis atria 3 re an pis more and more followed , to mainta 4 Aten f 
P abomerthe great Baki and Gene i ‘ yere with agreat power Peahneeld co inthe re. eares before made with him:and fo in all, and for all, to {ubmit himfel fe vato his Maicttie. 
j emereowernoughe eeu sa of the’ Turksarmies eS ctnitakis rasa apse With Which intended furrender of the Princes being brated in Tranfyluania, Zachel Moifés his | 
whom the Sertwano ioyning aha aue repreffed him) was ready 1 til lies fol. Lietrcenanc(& now ia field with the Princes forces)a st able to endure or to heare thatthatno- eH 
a. and fo became matter ofthe field to a oy fight cutin funder a great part of the Bie With | ble Proutace fhouldagaia fall into the hands of the Germans; encouraging his fouldiers,went 
= fill calling the people vato ate sfortagec all the countries adioining almoftas far “ amy, | vponthe fuddento aflaile Bafta,in hopeto haue found him vaprouided, & (o difcomfiting his 

7 ofthe Mahometane Faith,and “ray caufing himfelfe to be proclaimed the os a leppo; atmic,to have driven the Imperials quite out of Tranfyluania: but heanoldand expert Com- 

4 fort,as that it now ftood ie 3, oe libertie of chofe countries with him a kined defender c mander,perceiuing euenthe firtt mouing of the Tranfyluanians, with great celeritie put his ar- 

F omet the difcomfited Baila oWwith a vypon to fend another great armie to the aid of se ee ne a cree = henner arhssaiaie wathhe lof offoms fing zane 
comming to aday of mean Sal “4 nom alfo the Serivano (prefuming of his former Ma. pa . ety ae J Cafu hie mic of Tranfyluanians, Turks, and Tartars hauing or" 
firtt encounter with his peo te ouercharged with the multitude of his enemies one Sire b ie aren “a k ner vet ere hdl eee a os 

iapairedihis seem peor puri the worle ; but forthys ithby his good Rae i the ¢ ae J ie i ane) take shy ug the frontiers ofthe Turks territories towards 
Bre cate witha: creat laugh sandt ercby giien as it were new courage to his fai nhaning emefwar.But when: igifmandvndcrtoo what his Lieutenant had without his knowledge 
: Biinahaieron t g aughter difordered alfo the Baflaes armie ve havi is fainting foul. doneyhe in token of his owne innocencie went himfelfe yntothe Imperial camp,accompanic 
bellious ales toreft ypon,more thantthe faiadrand rasuation he ‘i ae pot any other onl with certain of his gentlemen,and there vato Baftaexculed himlelfe of that which was 
bs unaoetirs a whom ihe had now loftagreat many, he thou ke id with thefe his re- by his Lieucenant againtt his will, and without his priuine donesfrankly offering to per orme 
etankek ot knowing how prefently co repaire his} Re 5 git it not beftto aduen- whatfoeuer was on his part tobe performed, according ro theagreement made betwixt the 
i e had already don,tetired with his army in ; offesybut contenting himfelfe with [_p Emperor and him. And fo prefently calling his garrifons out ofall {uch {trong places as were 
i inter to line vpon the fpoile of oe Re No the {trength of the mountains,there that x yeofor him holden,he furrendred them to Bafta,& [0 fortlswith honorably accompanied, put 
than ever he had done before, adioyning,and thenext yere to do more harm him(elfe vpon his way towards the Emperor After whofedeparture out of Tranfy luania, al 
5 tharProuince voluntarily and wit hout mareadoe yeclded to Bafleastothe Emperors Lieu- 
led an affemblic of allthe Nobilitie ofthe countrie,taking of them 


tenant: who prefently cal 


bedienceand loyaltie vato the Emperor. Thus by the wifedome and prow 


/ rheranizaries  Befide all whi 
¢ all which former troubles, the siegue allo this yeare fore raged both in Conftanti 


im matinie at : 
inopt HOPLE and many other pl 7 : 

ftantinople pas reas opabib nesar empire, At which time alforhe Ianizaries at Con- anvoath for theit © 

infolencie requiring to haue ha ie oer by fome of thegreat Sultans fauorits,& with great effe ofthis worthy commander,is the country of Tranfyluania once againe brought ynderthe 

to enter intothe Seraglio to pref a s,cauted their Aga well accompanied prefumptuoully | Emperors obeifance;a matter of far greater importance than to haue woon the ftrongeft citte 

© preferre this their requeft : whom Mahomet to the terror ofthe the Purke haldetli in Hungarie. 
Bucwhileftchefe thingsthus paffed in Tranfyluania, great troubles arifein Valachia tte * 

le of that Province not able longer to endure 


reft,caufed for hisprefampti ; 

iin 5 | Loe aR into the midft of the Spahi, and fo by themto be 

flaine by the Tanizaries. Where Sey the great flaughter of the Spahi.them feluesalfo E countric next adioyning) for that the peop 

- ready to haue reuenged the de be e other Tanizaries arifing yp in arms alfo andeuen Raw, great infolencieof the Tur ks (who after the death of Michael had by their power made «i 

_beftowing amongtt thema es f of their captaine, were yet by the wifedome of Cicale Balla jeremias Vayuod thereby 4 generall confent tooke vp armes,and proclaiming one Radel» | 

Which tl ci great fume of money, againe appeafed withoucfurther harm ab. vorit ofthe Empeross)V ay yod,chaled Jeremtas (betore placed by the Tarks)quire oh 
aes f o Simon Palatine of Moldauia,his friend, by histmeans a” Avie Oe 


hich their fo great i i : 

ytotheirl sie inloleuainatabers ef imputing vnto their exceffiue drinkin: of wine, eouritry = who flying var ; 

Wine | vee alfuch ofthe’ Turkes,retumning ynto Valachia, drauc out thence Radoll againe * who bee 
n thoufand V alachians his follower 




















this prefent with Bafte, with about ten thot : 
quetted of Him: (now that hee was fo gnietly poflefled of Tranfylua > ° 
withhis forces forthe recoucrieot Valachia. And Bafta wellconfder tie & 
set and fare keeping of the pofleffion of “Franfyluania fe dee 
, nd, cafily yeelded co hisrequett atid gee 
of “ffed of Tranfyluania(as js be- Regimentor hisvold appre fouldiers, and fo fent himaway #95"! wn 
: thereof sforthathewiththe =f whonie (at hisem nt sia) the Moldauian-mees wenn ee 
the force of Bafks , who: ‘ll of bis owe and: of heriathefaaoet ‘eigen, 
; pecwiae them a cnoft tert 


If neceflarie forthe wars from 
; the 


owne 
fhowes | 














dksypome thit 
ipleand Ploudicbarcell, tee grate we 
Ecce 





= ay ae Bk i eet i : 
: me — Mab ; 
tothe defence thereof ; norno way left , irli 
I ; y Ieftto faue their liues,but 
o ade eG pee ons the Gouernour ragnteel caren _ ; 
. 34s well knowing that a towne befieged ingto apa © Balfasbeing 4, 
8! sas g ¢ befieged comming t is cone Hight: 
F ee on ate pee opsend glad by any means to gain it,for that ey a " commonly net 
henge ead and honeur: where after fome fhort talke it wasaer pegndealtheaflurance howe 
if eb 7 ihe yee ne comilite pe hands of the Bafla,with all the great i County fhoulg 
varie fur the ther that the countie with his garrifon,fhould wi eee wail 
| mn n arrifon: Id. wit atl 
Iie dite pagers ths fuburbs jaatineee yard Rabyand wiser neete® if ike 
Regal. alfe way thither: This capitulation agreed vpon, and by the SFY in falety4g 
| Fencsacuery man aflured him{elfe of the Baffaes fee ees mi ae ane she coy 
| Pas fe ¢ i rom 4 gelato man ? Vponthe firftbrute of this compofitio; Me what fathisig 
Nit ah cr well concluded; whileft the merchants inthe towne were { Be etait 
Mee ry ¥ Binmel andife,and the fayldiers for horfesto carrie their ba epee for Mageon 
. here byes Ass great confufion and ftir among the people;as Carmine ns fearcenci 
intoa ostunsetors ih sue msneprinietre OF rabies thai Wight fo mana 
thoufand errors : eft fomein this hurly burly were quarrelli fall 
and carriages,and otherfome were openi Ya eae tg abous rhc h 
Brel nasbe: ere opening the gates ta be gone ; others were asb Thorfes 
1 F gages of their captaines and companio is;mni 6 uipan ob, 
pointes “ih e sy wo shegreeay and mercile(ie SAREE a ices aa ea 4 
d raged the reft of the fouldi fall to pi qrathen 
themfelues with fuch aiers te eeonniliage ial, f 
goods asthe merchants had for! iage as ore aditg 
otherfome cucn withthe goods of thei cope stom poan sve behind th a 
Mecifeicbeet ne, be their owne captaines : whichthe fouldi aoe 
H -fctheir chargeand iene eee 
fae alae e ne, ¢ in charge,and came thronging intothetowne, & 
hant vi gitthe pilferers,as if the pillage of the towne had bin vntothem| Hat 
phant victory affured,and that they Pracalaliseteed bin erica beg Te gece ani 
The 


Tartars lodgedatth ingi 
g the foot of the breach, fesioh forfaken, and without any great ftrength aa 


defend it, let no i 0} itie fli ; 
5° t this opp rtuniti¢ flip,bur reting mint any great gefiftance, entred the 
fr. ) t 


























































































Great difordey 
and conf fon 


Bye the bee 


















~ fame ; and fo ina trice full thirti 
' d ice hirtie thoufand ofthem i furpri 
Baebes Be) Hepauifhed Chriftians, at once loaded with prey, feare, Pi ant spears Sige 
iepagee the fame breach,the Turks entered alfo, yers ipa lel 
ion eens Sosa T ered alfo, to be partakers of the {poile : fo thati 
. dees fi of enetaies both Turks and Tarrars, The Turks befide th ae etek 
| me ies iyi quarreling with the Tartars, forfome part of theirs i Ta f I of wy he “ 
hi: Rickie a ia mighty picalenelt cickos fill heir hands,they abftained Pantie x 
6 chrifi it . } i 
ii ee piling ee ca maa a h for the prefent was more for their profit : but 
yma so ae ee cw more to be had,then the perfidi retchesfel 
Hee S thar ate pe emiferable Chriftians,tie {word deuouring al ante the could ligh _ 
pda vehi, awed with bloud. Neither wasthere anyend ‘ieee etl une ie 
ihe Coreen i re the flapghter was ftayed ; by which meanes Countie filam ihe 
pe he vith for ct captaines and fouldicrs were faucd,hauing efcaped the ene- 


‘To this ma 














tm 





Tak 7 

Mancssmyere Aine 9 ae Chiitianfonldiers,pefide others of the citifens,in num- 
Petaptiens i sel ine led prifoners to Conftantinople,there to be 
vaworthy of fo hard a fi ets ee the Countie 7/é/an,for his valor and noble 
imfelfe & the reft beit,that he by liuely and pregnant reafons fhew- 
iets letained,as taken prifoners contrary to the publicke 
rance of the capitulation agreed vpon with the 
was againc anfwered him, That the towne 
bh ce whether he would deliver it or 
leng his liberty,according tothe 
as agrced,& niorto haue fuf- M 

0 ng of war:the laws wher- 
force Brains vanquifhed. That 
oweth the courfe of 
sonquered and not delives 

re 














——— 


Jeuenth Emperour of the Turkes: 


A red. "That this is the reafon that they are punifhed by the rigor of armes, whi hia, 
carefull to preferue themfelucs by the fweemelfe of peace: tsi thataman Tinabeo eee 


jnis mortal! enemie any otter curtefie, than thatwhich neceffity cauifed him / 

he may for his owne good againe violate,ashe for the good of his enemic agit kites it 
ranted. With whicti quirkes and quillets the Countic deluded, fay what he could as ‘ti 

ed away prifoner te Gonttantinople, whire wee mutt fora while leaue him. Aud it the Baflt 

hauing in eighteene'dayes taken"Alba-Regatisy (row being eleuen moncths poffefled by whe 


Chriftians) caufed the breaches he had made, 


tobe againe repaired , and the citic well proui- 


ded forb oth of victiials and manition, Jeauing therein a ftiong garrifon of 6000 foldiers ; and 
with Nis people hiding overrun all the countrey as far as Strigonium, tofe with his armie and 


3 tetyred’gaine to Buda : where 
Buda aad Pefth, for the more ca 


others need fhould require ; 


_ feacralliplaces of gouerriment: ap 
eomipaniit of Zachel Mayfes (but of 


ashe was making a bridge of boats ouct the Danubius betwixt 
fie tranfporting of vidtual, and better rélicuing of the one the 


Id rec and hauing brought that worke to paffe, anu about to haue gone 
to the fivge of Scrigonium ; commaundement came fromthe GremSultan, That hee fhould 
with allfpeed recurne t6’ Conftantinople, for chat CA abomet accounting of him as of amoft 
yaliantnian,-was now minded voemploy him inhis warsagainft his Ri belsin Natolia, where 
thingénotw went not well, as thatbbe hereafter declared. Vipon which cofimanntiomcat the 
Bullagawetearic e6iatfuchiin his artnie as had’charge of any place, forthwith to returnto thei 


pointing fomeiorhers with thirtie thoufand fouldiorsjin the 
hate Prince S¥qi/mund his Lieutenant) to go with him into 


C Tranfyluania} Who éfterthe ouerthrowhe hud therereceiuedby Bafla, wascomevnto this 
eat Batfa, offering voto him, with fuchan aidas wasnow appointed forhim, andthe helpe 
of fuch other his fiends ashe had in Tranfylaania, to chafe:Bafta with bis Germanes from 


out therice, and ro reduce that Prowince againe vito thedeuotion o 
asit hadin former time beene, And fo by .the.wa 


the ret of his Armietiatted 


willingly to do, for thatthe Great Sultan before his 


to marrie one of his Aunts (a 


ay-of Belgrade 


fthe Othoman Emperours, 
Haffan Bafa himfelfe with 


cowards Conftantinople.: Which hee was thought the more 


ferting forth had put him in good hope 


woman of great wealthand honour) it by the winning againe of 
match, after which he now 


es Alba-Regalis he (Hould make himfelfe worthic fo honourable a 


D longed. + , 
But long it wasnot after hi 


at Comara,to the number of about 30000 men; 


labor 















: p 
s departure,but that the Iinperials now at laftaffembled together ‘ye yaffadies 


with rwelue * Na 


(fadies and two gallies,fome 


by water, fome by land, marched downe alongftthe river to Scrigoniuay; where were alfo 20 


other {hips readie to receive 


the Imperial Captaines conduéted to Bu 
the diferace by them before receiued in not relieuing of A 


was fo fudden and fo valooked for ofthe Turks there, as thart 
fion than was alreadie in thecitie, And foras muchas the Chrifti- 


any grcater helpe or proui 
ans knew the good flcceffe © 
their (trength, as oftheir pol 


thought itnot good to vie any long delay, or to fpare for a 
by taking of the Water-city (or as fome call it, the lewes 
them of Buda to Petth, as alfo From t 


Buda, Which their intended 
The citie of Pefth (tanding t 


uided from the fame with the greatand {wife r 
bots hadiwith greatlabor and cottof larc builea moft cafie and commodious br 
rom the one citie to. the orher. This bridge the Impe 


fage or carriage of thingsf 


% neceffirie filtto breake, t 


by heapes, efpecially out of 
_-whilft chey were thus bufie 


. purpofe had by a ftrange deuice built a: 
the riuet, and refting vpon the bridge, 
fhipthe Turkes feeing comming downet 


them, and fo all embarked, were by the Lord Ruffvorms and other 
da, there with fome notable enterprifeto redeeme 
Iba-Regalis. Whofe comming 
hey had not any tine to take in 


fthis their enterprife taken in hand, not fo much to depend of 
itique proceeding and fpecdie difpatch of the matter begun, they 


ny labor,but fo foonas they might, 
faburbes) fo tocut off the paflage of 
hence to trouble them inthe caftle and the vpper city ©} 


exploitthey happily attempted and broughtto paffe in this fort: 
ight ower againtt Buda, is (as we fave oftentimes before faid) di- 


he more eafic to befiegecitherthe on 
(hip, which by the force o 
{hould by awonderfull pov 
je riuer with the reft of 


the Water-Citie, tothe bridge for ¢ 


d, Countie Saltzeon the other fide 


by 


iuer of Danubius ; ouer which the Turkesvpon 


idge for paf= 
rials thought 


eorothercity and for that 
f the ftreame carried downe 
verbreake the fame. Which 
the Fleer after her, they rap 
he defence thereof: where 


Jand witha petard blew vp 
° 


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kinde of boats 
which the Hee 
gavians 2/€ UP 
ois she Riemer Of 
Danwbins 


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felues intothe citie « whereupon behad aow brought fuchiageneral feare,that they ait 
the fouldiersasebecicifens, with the Chriftiansat cheir heeles,. with.asmuch hatte . iad 
Could tooke thelr refuge into che vpperciue of Buda, muchftronger and bette fortigen? 
wasthe lower citie. Atwhich timethe bridge was by shigm-vpom theriuer brokenalf thay 
that now the onecitiecould nomore thereby selieue the other as befoze.. 2, fo 
The Water-citie thas woon,and the bridge brokea,the next was forthe, Imperials t , 
fiege either che one ot the other city. Butforthar they of Pefth might with their grex se 


nance much anoy them inthe befieging of thecaftle and the-vppercity of Buda, they thought K 


beftto begin with it firt: which they did in much like fort asthey had before done at che low 
er citie of Buda,the fame deuice againe wel profpering in their hand. -For the Lord Raffwrrm 
with the fleet vpon the riaer making a great fhew as if-he would enen prefently onshac fide 
haue entered, bad withthe ftirre by him raifedjdrawne downe moft part of the gartifon foul. 
diorsvnto that fide of the towne, where moft thew of danget was: whileft inthe meanc time 
Countie Sa/tze with the goucrnqtot Aithem (before vndifcouered) ypen the fides by-land 
__ fealedthe other fide of the citieyand gained the walls,the Turks yet dreaming of no fuch man 
lee uA ter; Buthereupon began aterrible outcry » the Turkes ftanding as menaftonied, efpecially 
Bithihions now fecling the Chriftians weapons inthein bodies, before they knew.thcy. were got into the 
citie. Inthisfo great anamazement fach of them as'could fled intothe ftrongeftrowers , the 
re(t hid themfelues incellars and other the moft fecrercorners they could finde, out of which 
they were afterwards by the Chriftians drawneand flaine, They which werexetired alfo into 
the towers and other ftronger places ofthe city,feeing the great ordnance bent vponthem,and 
now out of all hope of relicfe, offeredito yeeldynequefting only, that they might with theis 
wiuesand children with life depart ; promifing for *hat fauour fo fhewed them,to perfuade 
them of Budaalfo in like manner to yecld. Vpon which promife , that their poore requeft 
was granted, andthe Lord Nadasi with certaine omer Capraines fent with fome ot thefe cie 
tifens of Pefth, with their wiues 46d children to Buda: who comming thither, according to 
their promife moft carneftly requefted them of Budato yeeld, for that they were nog now to 
expeétany further helpe, and that by their toolith obftinacie they fhonldbe the caufe of the 
death ofthem, their friends, their wiues, and-children. Vato whom alfo, to moouc themthe 
more, the Lord Nadafti promifed in the same of General , That they fhould all excepting 
fome of their chiefe Commanders in fafeuie depart. Howbeit they of Buda would not heat- 
ken thereunto, but ftood (till vpontheir gard. In this city of Pefth, well inhabited with Tur- 
kith Merchants, the Chriftians found great {tore of wealth, which allbecamea prcy. yntothe 
fouldiers, with athoufand horfes forferuice, many great pieces ofartillerie and much other 
warlike prouifion, ‘ , 
Pefth thus woon, anda ftronggarrifon left therein, they returned againe oucr the riuer to 
beffege the caftle andvpper citic of Buda, which they attempted by yndermining the fame, 3 
LU ubyetechritie alfo by batterie, having placed fome of their great ordnance fo high, that they could at theit 
, pleafure fhoote into the middeftof the ftreets of the Citie , wherewith. they much troubled 
; the Turks, not alittle before difcouraged withthe loffeofPefth ; thundering alfo at the fame 
‘ time with their other batteries in diuers places of the wallg both ofthe caftle and of the citi¢. 
~ ‘Where vnderftanding that the Turkes garrifons of the frontier ‘Townes and Caftles therea 
+ bouts (hearing of the fiege) were comming to the reliefe of their diftreffed friends » they fent 
: with {ome part of their footmen againftthem : who mecting with thet, 
throw, and fo with vitorie returned againe vnto the reft of the Aree 

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_feventh Emperour of the Turks. 


is woon,and Buda befieged changing his mind,rcturned in hafte with fuch 
yet left; and fo vnlooked for,came and fat downe before Pefth,being not Keb Pan 


d wenric thoufand ftrong,butthofeall for the moft part old and expert fouldi i 
pert fouldiers. Bi i 
the Bafla thus lay at the fiege of Pefth on the one fide of the riuer, and the tN 
fiegcof Bucaon the other, diners braue attempts were in both places giuen both onthe one 
fideand the other. The Chriftians in Pefth befieged by the Turks, hauing among(t them di- 


uers brauc captains,and defirous of honor, 
go skirmith with the Tarks,and comming wit 


one day vader their conduct {allied out of the citie A xorable shite 
hthemto the fword,by plaine valor difordered ™b bemize 


¢hem/and enforced them to flie;8 foallured with the {weetneffe of the vidtory, purlued them odikeraa 


evento the trenches : from whence 
ersat the fame inftant iffuing out, and with their m 
ftrained them of force to retire: in which retreat, 


ea great fquadron of the Turks horfemen and harquebuf- 
ultitude overcharging the Impetials, con- 
Countie Maximilian Martinengo (onc of 


thefe aduenturers) doing what hee might both with his valour and direétion to bauc ftayed 


the difordered retreat ofthe Chriftians,was wit 
couraged, tooke their refuge towards the citie. 


hmany others flaine : wherewith thereft dif- 
Which they of the garrifon beholding, fent 


out certaine companies to rclicuethem ; by whofe comming out,the furie of the Turkes was 


hot onely repteffed,but they alfo even voto their trenches 
hot skirmithes,the Lord Ruffmorme with the other Chriftian Captains on 


riuer, having with continuall batterie mai 


€ medio be now faultable,in goo 
pointed for thar fetuice(and focouragioufly 
hadexpedted this affault,hauing in belt fortthey could 
thereof placed disers murth 
timelas the firlt companicso 


ering pieces, 
f-the Chriftiansfoughr couragiou 


de fuch a breach into the caftle, 
d order came on 


again repulfed.Shortly after which 
the other fide ofthe 
as that the fame fees 
with certaine companies oftheir footmen ape 
affailed the breach: where the Turks,who before 
repaired thebreach,and on both fides 


withgrear ftore of dangerous fire-workes , atfuch 


(ly to haue entred the breach, 


ouerwhelmedithem with that deadly fire, andfo rent them with their musthering thor, that 


they no fa(terentered, but that they were tort 


hwith cut offand (laine: wich the fight wheres 


ofjthey which were appointed to fecond themnothing difcouraged,but feeking defperately 
eca(tle, and flanghter of the Turks,to haue requited 


to haue entered,and withithe taking ofth 
the death of rheir tellowes,svere themicl 


out the loffe of the greateft part of them,they cau 


p ofthem being loft, the captaines confide 


for that timeto be giuen oucr. 


But long it was nocthat the 
thatby reafonof his {uddenreturne, 
want of food beeing glad to cattheir 
gatian Duckats,anda bufhell ofoates 


Vifier Baffa(thus retired as afore 
great wants began to ari 
dead horfes,a pound o 
for fiue,and yet hardly fot 


ues inlike fort welcommed, So thar now athoufand 
ring how much the loffe of fo many braue fouldiers 
concerned the whole enterprife taken in-band; and that the breach could not be gained with- 


fed.aretreat to be founded,and fo theaffaule 


faidyhad lien before Pefth,but 
fein his camp;his fouldiers for 
{ bread being fold for two Hua+ 
obe gotten: which wants ia 


that fo watted acountry (tilmore and more encreafing,& many athis fouldiers fecretly tea 


ling away from him, he had much adoe by altthe means he 


could vfe,to perf 


ade them there 


B toftay cight daies longer. Which time expired,and nothing more done,than fome few weake The vifier Bef! 


attempts giuen, and fome light skirmifhes made, rat { 
Lencreafing ; hee withthe reftofthe Commanders 


preuailing, and the want of all things ftil 


fearing fome fudden mifchiefe to bee done them 
the fecond of Nouember, caufing his baggage to bee trufled vp in t 
nie, and fo in hafteretited dire@ily to Belgrade, leauing 
d dead horfes, not yet eaten 


diets. Immediatly after whofe departure, the Lord Nada/fé and ome 


darke and filent night, rife with his arm 
behind him in his campe three hundre 


ders in the armie, with fiue 


land,fome by water,went downe alongft the riuer to Adom,a faire we 


t 


houfand fou 


# houfe for the garrifon there » Which 


fore, requiring to haucit deliuered v: t 
todoe: but afterwards fecing a far greater power come, proul 
thingselfe requifit fora fiege,they wit 


atohim. Whichthey o 
ithe fight therof difcourgs 


Idiers and certaine great piece 


by the hungrieand di 


ot 
$0 


her for fathions fake than for any hope of i sels his 


ge 


{contented fouldiers, = 
the dead-time of the 


by his hunger-ftarued fol- 


herofthe comman- 
fartillerie, fomeby 


| builttowne vpon the 


banke of Danubius, about foure Hungarian miles from Buda,and feruing it were for aftore- 
towne Nadefi fummoned by his Huffars fent be- 


f the cowneat the firft refufed 

ded of great ordnance and 

d,without more ado soe 
te 









uso <M abomet the thirds 


redto yeeld the covrne,fo thar they might with bag and baggagein fafery - 

did, the Chiriftians conducting them as faras Feldwar, i 7 aaa 5 
} mons,by the perfuafion of them of Adom deliaered vato thenmfos they ofthecaftic Th Lam, 
entormed of the great ftrength of the Cohriftians,and of theftoreof greatordnance by then 
brought with-tljegmyand that they ftaid therewith but fatt by, wereeatily periuad eg ha 





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A rous enemy. As for Adom it was frengthened with agarrifon of Hungarians only,with their 
wages offted to be paid before hand ; which for all that,they jefiedio rte 
oe for ie cs pte a an was pcan vie others,they couldnot fafely woke TAD 
f Leia - tot oath forthe defence thereof: yctoffering withall to yndertake the charge, andto d : 
ken corheirfrieue,and fo yeelded. Which done the free Haiducks the &memghe Compe feemed valiant foldiers,in fuch fort as that all men fhould well sudeHates pie 
pot neo oF jae ; trom whence the Chriftians ftill marchingon siuer tnks qhould happen thereunto throughtheir default ot negligence. 8 cut 
inalforhe citic of Tolnas —_ : ‘The fieze of Buda for feare of che Tartars thus giuen ouer, and the Imperials departed 

But whilett 2adafs with the rett were thus bofied in taking thefecaftles and tomts alone gon, the Turks forthwith came downe out of the higher citie into the rate | derlying he 
the South fide of Danubius,they inthe camp at Buda wercaduertifediotchenew defigngsof joy forthe recouerie thereof, by the often thundring of their great ordnance, with diuers other 
the Turkes Lieutenants and Captaines thereabout, tor thercliete-of the befteged::bstha fignes of triumph. But whileftin their jolitie they {pared not by the mouth of the cannon to 
Bafa of Bofna, with the Gouernors of Canifia,Sigeth, andiothers, hadafiemipled an army, wi B fend commendationtothem of Pefth, they from them againe receined the like ;but in fuch 
thirtie thoufand for the raifing of che fiege. Whetetorethe Chetftians doubnngasingy ley rude manner,that the Turks wearied with {uch greetings, requefted them to fpare their thot 





























at the fiege difperfed,to beby them oppreffedleauing cheimsenesieitheinmeriches, esther, | and peuder, and quietly to liue by them as became neighbouis for rhat Winter vnrill the next 
Siam (eliveoperher 00a the Warer-city: which the Tacks saefeheipgtszicy qpely Spring,at which time it wasto be thought thar this {trite fhould be ended by their Emperors, 
Ceiuing,as feeling them/felues now at fomemore libersiesprefently failyngrout,conk bor the the weaker ycelding vnto the ftronger citherthe one or the othercitie. Yet for all this their 
trenches and the terits fo left, withno {mall laughter of fuctias were teft forthe keeping of great joy, their cheerc in Buda was not great, vidtuals by this fiege being become fo fcarce, 
them:and fo poffeffed of the treniches.and the tents; held them by. the {pace of two houres that i was by the Turks feared, That ifthe Chriftians had there longer lien, they fhould for 
vntill they were by ftrong band by the Chriftians beaten outyanid fo srith-Satielotix infoxcen verie want haue been enforced tohaue yeelded the ciry.Of which their need their friends not 


jenorant, and hauing made what prouifion they were able for their relicfe, were with a great 
conuoy bringing the fame towards Buda : whereof the garrifons of Comara and Strigonium 
C hauing intelligence, went prefently out, and meeting withthe Turks inthe mid way betwixe 
Alba-Regalis and Buda, ouerthrew the conuoy, and carried away all that prouifion of vidtu- 
als ; like vabidden guefts making chem{elues merrie with that which was neuer prouided for 


againe to retire into the citie, The Lord Nadaftialfoywith the reftchat had taken the afore {aid 
ca{tles and towns vpon the fide of Danubius,making a raderowards AdbaRegalis,inthcirre: | 
turne within a mile of Buda light vpor athoufand Furksthere gatheredtogether,moft par of 
whom they flew,and hauing put the reft to flight,togk fome,fifry of them prifoners, At which 
time alfo another of the Imperiall Colonelsmneering with Certainciothercompanies ot: the 














Turks comming to the relicte ofthe befiegedjnot far from Buda;flew moft pastof them,took oery ney : 
; “ = , Thefe doubtfull wars of Hungarie,with the general revolt of Tranfyluaniamuch ttoubled prabemer 
be ne and threefcore of them prifoners, with gnumber of-horfes and-much othertich Mahomet che great Sulcan ; but nothing like vnto the warres hehadin Afiaagainftthe Serinane much trouble 
0 ered which he brought into the campe.Neither prere they at the fiegein the meantime and the rebelshis followers the euill fucceffe whereot ( as moft dangerous to his State) fo bp 
idle, their greavartillerie ftill thundering againft the wals botlrofithe caftleand the cities fo much tormented his haughtie minde, as that it would {catce fuffer him to thinke of any thing 
that by the fury of the cannon hauing beaten downe.a ftrong towes next Vito the Danubius, els, For the Rebel encouraged with the fucceffe of the laft yeares wars,and ftil growing (tron- 
not fat from the kings ftable,they were alittle before nightabout ro haue there enrered;when » D gerandftronger, (by reafon of the great number whic ),allured with the {weet name of liber- 
fuddenly fuch a tempeft of winde and raine arife,as that they could not poffibly vfetheiepic- k tie,hope of prey,or the good entertainment by him giuen, dayly more and.moxe reforted vn- 
ai ot Shenae weapon: forhat the pavers . were then fighting forthe ron cy to hiscampe)had this yeare overrun a Pi part a oe Turks pone in ete noe allte 
ereenforced for that time to gine cuey ye aflault begun. Which ftorme-was nofooner eth fireand:fword that ftood in his way,rantac ing alfo diners walled and fenced citicsbyt eway 
ded, but that two thoufand of “4 Tuthes } thrhorfe and foot,to keepe the-Chriftians otlier- as he went. Which he might the more catily do, for that the Ianizaries of Aleppo and Dama- 
wife bufied fuddenly iffuing outofthe citie,charged vponthe Stirian borferien; who prefent- fco,with many other their partakersand fauourits, which mightgreatly haue hindered his pro- 
ly relicued by the menatarmes, fo welcommed them, that having loft an hundfedand three- | ceedings, were at the fame time alfovpin arms,and together by theeares amongtt themfelues, \ 
il bs — men, they were glad with more {peed to retire,thanthey. came.out, But fering to the greatbenefit i in 4 vane the ere th pe 3 thefe his sie her aaa , i 
ome of the Chriftians that fo hardly purfued them, fome flainesarid fome hurt from the wals; fell ficke ofa natural difeafe,and fo died.By whole eath the rebellionwasno whitappealed, 7h aula | 
taking heart againe, the next day (hing the eletienth of Nouember ) they fallied out againe , (as commonly in likecafe it falleth out, and as. was then of many expested) but in ion time "Serene | 
‘yee where albeitthata great number ofthem were flaine, yet fell they out againe the third day al- L grewtobe both far greater and more dangerous than before : for the Scrivane was no (OME Tie yonyer br 
"fo, and! were againe by the Countie Thurne with oreat Joffe of their men beaten backe into dead,butthat ayonger pee of his no ne ere & cooragiousthan HmaieleT Le she tae Shea 
” the citie: where in: ing 6: iti ‘ ivaries (lai for E contentment of the rebellions) ftept vp in Ms p ace, fiercely profecuting the wars © : 7 
e citie : where in purfiting of them,the Chriftians were by certaine Ianizarics (aid clofe had before him taken in hand. Againft whom Haffan Baffa by commandement from the grand rie sf iis ie 


that purpofe) fiuddenly affailed and dai +e himfelferbecing hurt anes : I , 
in histefeatme, and forme other Seance tines llienalthongt the ruth were Seignior i agreat nai mel aed de ad ie Re Pilger - ae Leal i shers fteads 
tebe ov, : ‘ aati at p> 6 i i haue ed him,and fo to haue quencne thar fo fpreading a fire , at lenge’ MY > aa 
liput ro the worle, yet BO lade time in fome good fort to repaircagaine theit that atts aitesntust tobe found , and joyning batrell epg ite , was by ee ae ined fee 
vet iA ela : . a and {lai her with his whole army,exceptfuch as by Ipeec’y Jrmié. oXeT=) a 
-after,the Imperials thuslying arthe fiege,certainely enformed that aworld of the bloudie fight ouerthrowne and flaije togethe i F 
[sabe yeep GRR hat pee i he furie of their fierce enemies. So that Mahomet the great Sul- chrowae bythe 
tadeTartats the incitement of the Turkethauing made themfelues¥3y eet FT Ubi aa aanatt «beft commanders and foldiers into thofe parts for the fubdu- i 


5 , - tan now enforced to employ his : : 

emefwar torelicue Buda , thought itnor befttefpec! duing of im, for ate peeatted cmahemet the Vilier Bafta out of Hungatie to ferne agalntt 2 

le win poe vthicl they did the this new Rebel: whoin the ean a ai a courfe of iy ee ta 
ibegone?: ‘ i i all fuch tribute as was in thoie 

abl they hadigot about Butdaaguite ‘Aas he went, taking vnto his owne vic ribute as was y ofthe cite or Anya 

i \ and 


alfo farther off, due vnto the great Sultan ;hawing of late exaéted onel, 









Northern tempe™ 






andall things elfe neceffarie, ° 
‘the defence therofagainft the eel 





i 
«Mahomet the third, 
red to yeeld the rowne,fo that they might with bag and baggage in fafety ide artewhi 
did, st Chriftians conducting chet as faras Feldwar, whichcaftle was alfort there 
mons,by che per{uafion ofthem of Adom deliuered vato them: for they ofthe cattle by then, 
enformed of the great ftrength of the Chriftians,and ofthe {tore of gteatordnance thiegiha 
brought with, d thar they ftaid therewith but fatt by; wercenfily perfuaded to heap 
ken to their frien’ -jand fo yeelded. Which done,the free Haiducksthe fimenight furpri le 
alfo the caftle or Pax :from whence the Chriftians ftill marching'on along the tiuer, tooke 
inalfo the citie of Tolna. qnramnoy DoeeewT 5 side os 
But whilett Neds/é with the reft were thus bufied in taking tliefe caftles:and.towbsalon, h 
the South fide of Danubius,they in the camp at Buda wereadierti{ediotthenew defienevof 
the Turkes Lieutenants and Captaines thereabout, tor therelicfe:ofthe befiegediths thatthe 1, 
Bafta of Bofna, with the Gouernors of Canifia,Sigeth, andothers, had affembled an atmy.Gf H 
thirtic thoufand for the raifing ofthe fiege. ‘Wherefore the Chriftians doubring as they lay 
at the fiege difperfed,to be by them oppreffed leaning theincents initheirtcenches, patherey 
them(felues togetheriinto the Water-city: which the Turks.out ofthe vpptrcity quickly pers 
Ceiuing,as feeling themfelues now at fome more libertie;prefently fallyingont;tonk both the 
trenches and the tents fo left, with no fmall flaughrerot fuchias were teftiforithe kee ingot 
them:and fo poffeffed of the trenchesand the tents; Held them by’ the {pace of two houres, 
vatill they were by ftrong hand by the Chriftians beaten ourjand fo with foine!offe inforced 
againe to retire into the citie. The Lord Nadafti-alfoywith the reftthachad taken theafore{aid 
caftles and towns vpon the fide of Danubius,making araderowards Alba Regalis, intheire: | 
turne within a mile of Buda light vpon.athoufand Turksthere gathered together, moft parrof 
whom they flew,and hauing putthe reft to fight,took fome-fifty of them prifoners, At which 
time alfo another of the Imperial Colonelstheetitig with certaine/othercompanies of: the 
Turks commingto the reliefe of the befiegedjnot far from Buda;flew moft part of them,took 
an hundredand threefcore of them prifoners, with anumber ofshorfes and: much othertich 
bootie,all which he brought into the campesNeithet were they-at the fiegein the meantime 
idle, their greavartillerie till chundering agaitift the wals bothofithie:caftleand the citie: fo 
that by the fury of the cannon hauing beaten downea ftrong tower next Vnito the Danubius, 
not far from the kings ftable,they were alittle before nightabout to hauc thereenterad,when | 
fuddenly fuch a tempett of winde and raine arifeas that they could not poflibly vic theinpie- Kk 
ces,or well any other ine og ou heauensasitwere then fighting forthe enemy,they 


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wereenforced for that time to giue o affault begun. Which ftorme-wasnoifooner en 
ded, but that two thoufand of the Tu: thorfe and foot,to keepe the Chriftians otlier- 
wife bufied fuddenly iffuing outotche citie,charged vponthe Stirian borfemien; who prefent- 
ly relicued by the menatarmes, fo welcommed them; that hauing loftanhundtedand three- 
{cote of their men, they were glad with more {peed to retire,thanthey cameout. But fering 
fome of the Chriftians that fo hardly purfued them, {ome flaine;arid fome hurt from the wals, 
taking heart againe, the next day (being the eleuenthof Nouember) they fallied outagaine; 





fo, and’ were againe by the Countie Thurne with great loffe of their men beaten backe into 
the citie: where in purfuing of them,the Chriftians were by certaine Ianizaries (laid clofefor 
that purpofe) fuddenly affailed and dangeroufly gauled, the Countie himfelfebecing hurt 
in hislefearme, and fome other captaines flaine. In all which fallies,although the Turks were 
", telag the worfe, yet thereby they gainedtime in {ome good fort to repaireagaine their 
reaches, PTI 2stiett best i 
_ Shortly afrer,the Imperials thus lying atthe flege,certainely enformed that aworld of the 
fierceand rude 'Tartars by the incitement of the Turkechauing made themfelues way through 
Valachia) where comming as farreas Temefwar torelicue Buda , thought itnot beft(efpeci- 
; allynow that Winter was come) toabide the comming of that fo great a Northern temp 
he feceof nus but betimes whilest they had yet pace, to raife their fiege and be gone: Which they did elie 
de fr Sart of fixteenth of Nouember, leauing the feet lena hadigot about Budajagaine 





















tex our by ive WOO the enemie :“Gnely Pefth they furnithed with: sandail things elfe neceffarie, 1° 
Chrifians. ‘uing therin almoft ten choufand foldiers in garrifon e defence therofagainft the sith 


OD ger andftronger, (by. reafon of the great number which, allured with the fweet name of liber 


~ where albcitthat great number ofthem were flaine, yet fell they out againe the third day al-}, 


eft, " 



















iat te ™ 


Jewenth Emperour of the Turkes: 
A ous enemy. As for Adom it was ftrengthened with a garrifon of Hungarians only. with thei 
ae offted to be paid before hand ; which for all tatty fefiledto accept atnetied 
for the great danger this place was expofed to aboue others,they couldnot fafely take their 
oath for the defence thereof: yet offering withall to yndertake the charge, andto do what bes 
feemed valiant foldiets,in fuch fore as that allmen fhould well vnderftand, that nothing euill 
fhould happen thereunto throughtheir default or negligence. 
The fiege of Buda for feare of the Tartars thus ginen ouer, and the Imperials departed and 
on, the Turks forthwith came downe out of the higher citie into the lower , declaring their 
joy for the recoucric thereof, by the often thundring of their great ordnance, with diucrs other 
fignes of triumph. But whileftin their jolitie they {pared not by the mouth of the cannon to 
B fend commendation to them of Pefth, they from them againe reccined the like ;but in fuch 
sude manne, that the Turks wearied with fuch greetings, requefted them to fpare their thot 
and pouder, and quietly to liue by them as became neighbouis for that Winter vntill the next 
Spring,at which time it wasto be thought that this {trite fhould be ended by their Emperors, 
the weaker yeelding vnto the {tronger citherthe one or the othercitie, Yet for all this their 
ceat joy, their cheere in Buda was not great, victuals by this fiege being become fo fcarce, 
that it was by the Turks feared, That ifthe Chriftians had there longer lien, they fhould for 
verie want haue been enforced to haue ycelded the city.Of which their need their friends not 
ignorant, and hauing made what prouifion they were able for their reliefe, were with a great | 
conuoy bringing the fame towards Buda : whereof the garrifons of Comara and Strigonium 
C having intelligence, went prefently out, and meeting with the Turks inthe mid way betwixe . 
Alba-Regalis and Buda, overthrew the conuoy, and carried away all that prouifion of viétu- aa 
als ; like vnbidden guefts making themfelues merrie with that which was neuer prouided for 


them. 

Thefe doubtfull wars of Hungarie, with the general revolrof Tranfyluaniamuch troubled’ arajomer 
Mahomet che great Sultan ; but nothing like vnto the warres he hadin Afiaagainftthe Scrinane much traubled 
and the rebels his followers ; the euill fucceffe whereot ( as moft dangerous to his State) fo bit | Be 
much tormented his haughtie minde, as that it would {carce fuffer him to thinke of any thing 
els, For the Rebel encouraged with the fuccefle of the laft yeares wars,and (til growing ftron- 


tie,hope of prey,or the good entertainment by him given, dayly more and.more reforted vn- 
to his campe)had this yeare overrun a great part of the Turks dominions in A fia, putting all te 
fire and fword that ftood in his way,ranfacking alfo diuers walled and fenced citiesby the way 
as he went. Whicly he might the more eafily do, for that the Ianizaties of Aleppo and: Dama- 
fto,with many other their partakers and fauourits, which mightgreatly haue hindered his pro- 
ceedings,were at the fame time alf vp in arms,and together by the caresamongft themfelucs, 
tothe great benefit of the Scrivano:who inthemidft ofthecourfe of thefe his defired fortunes, 2 
fell ficke ofa natural difeafe,and fo died. By whofe death the rebellion wasno whitappealed, Thedeathef 
(ascommonly in likecafe it falleth out , and as was then of many expected.) but in fhorttime ‘*Se7*anee 
grew tobe both far greater and more dangerous than before: for the Serivawe wasnofooner 7% Seriuane 
dead, but that a yonger brother of his no leffe warlike & couragious than himfelfe(tothe great the taker 
E contentment of the rebellions) ftept vp in his place, fiercely profecuting the wars his brother 97 bim ts 
had before him taken inhand. Againft whom Ha/fan Baffa by commandement from the grand dct AS 
Seignior with agreatarmie fetting forward, with hope in that newnefle of his command to shersjteads ~ 
haue oppreffed him,and fo to haue quenched that fo fpreading a fire ; at length met with him, N 
that was eafie enough tobe found , and joyning battell with him, wasby himina great and Haf Palle z: 
bloudie fight ouerthrowne and flaije together with his whole army,except fuch as by fpeedy Cae t=" * 
flight faued themfelues from the furie of their fierce enemies. So that Mahomet the great Sul- chrowae bythe” 
tan now enforced to employ his beft commanders and foldiers into thofe parts for the fubdu- 
. duing of him, for that caufe called cafahemer the Vifier Baffa out of Hungarie to ferue againft 
this new Rebel; who in the meane time following the courfe of his viétorie, made hauock of 
~-las he went, taking vnto his owne vie all fuch tribute as was in thofe Countries and others 
alfo farther off, due vnto the great Sultan shauing of late exacted onely ofthe citie of niet 
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and the countrey thereabout,three hundred houfan f 
_ of mony from the countrey people (uchasbe his enemies) heaping vp great “Sreatfummes @ 
maintenance of his wars. e Petcattreafures forthe 













jiersixcurt- — Nowthoug!) Mahomet the Turkith Emperor had called home abomet 3 
af the ie of gaat egaintt the rebels in Afia, (as is aforefaid) yet had he Bei ifier Bath, Ou; 
s ofthe forthe better affurance of his townes and territories in Hungarie, the Tartar H, Prouided, thar 
ter power ofhis Crim Tartars fhould cuen againft that time come downe into a With agrear 
neéy Which rough and needie people dwelling neere vntothe fennes of Mcotis for Countrey, 
re always readie to dothe Othomen Emperors {eruice,fetting forward vnder the le. Hind or prey 
great Hen himlelte, and of his two fonnes , and by plaine force breaking Ehren he Of their 
though not without great lofle of their men (being fought with by the Val Wehe Valachia, H 
Haiducks a whole day ) were now in the later end of December with their hu i sibesd fice 
come into Hungarie,the Haz him{elte with fortie thoufand to Quinque Ecclefi 'B Companies 
with ewentie thoufand moe into Poffega (a tertile countrey lying betweene eee his fons 
Sauusand Drauus) where they {poiled all as well the Turks as the other poore Ch Leal 
tending all chat frontier countrey with the whole command thereof to be giuen y or slg 
Mahomet the Turkith Emperor in reward oftheir good feruice. Butlong the iene 
quiet,but that to fhew for what they came, they entorced the Chriftians Eristesbout Not there 
Canifia for the Turks : and fo breaking into Stiria, not far from Caramant (the Maat: 
treffe of the Chriftians towards Canifia) carried away aboue two thoufand Chetan Ha 
hes tines: and fhortly after {urprifing Kefchemet a great and populous towne, flew ia “te cap. 
os the inhabitants, and carried away the reft prifoners. Other fome ofthem alfo'at the eine 
4 sb inrode to Sharuar,and hauing burnttwentie villages downe to the Brolind, antl 
‘3 away thence abouta thoufand foules into moft miferable captiuitie and thraldome mene 
oes fo at their firft comming relieved them of Bude ihe Lord Nadafté with his Huffats who bet 
e kept them from viduals, not being able forthe = ¢eumber of them,now lon & foto a By 
4 them alfo the Turks encouraged , tooke and burns cc-raine places polleffed b Fhe Ck eitars 
4 neerevnto Buda,putting them allro the fword thatthey found therin. So that the bit ba 
trey of Hungarie (neuer to be fufficiencly pittied) with the reft of the countries an £01 ihe 
= byneedl on the ae a panies confining vpenthe Turke, were not fo eat edd 
y alling home of the Vificr Bafa with his army,as they were now annoyed by th 
ming of thefe roguifh Tartars, apeonte wholly cuen from their infancie gi By acnteter © 
Againft whom forall that; the Chriftian efid i Vai ott Saale Shestpayles 
By, the depthof Winterto oppofe fome pee Pcie erica of Rhine f ndi i. 
ob PE hc Sila fe Sanat em thence to be fent to Sharuar for thedefence of 
: ‘oHonisz (but lately knighted by the Emperour) for his ifing foure hundred 
horfe, athoufand Huffars, and three thoufand of the fre Rsianttistesceting 
of thofe Tartars :the Duke of Brunfwick alfo at that Eeereuieliae meant 
fending thither a thoufand horfe with two thoufand foot, a- 
gainft thefe fworne Enemies ofthe Chri- y 
ftian Religion. 
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A T He troubles of this yere thus ouerpaft, Alba-Regalis being by the Chriftians loft, Pefth 160 3 


p thing after the viter {poileand ruine of the Chriftians dwelling neere vntothem. For which 





fenenth Emperour of the Turks. 1153 


wich fome other places woon, Tran{yluania recouered, Buda befieged the Vi : 
returned,andthe Tartars come into Hongasie)Tamiarte witha fharpeteott a oe gc 
the acxt ycre;by force whereof the riuersin many places,but efpecially-in chofe more Eaftete 

i countries, were NOt onely frozen ouer,but{cemed rather cuen wholly turned into yce : Da. 

qubius that great riuer (for all his {wift courfe) becing then alfo (as itis often) fohard trae 

fen, chat mea and carts might fafely paffe too and frothercupon, Which fohardiafeafon fox 

all that did no whit freele burrather encreafe the hot defires of the greedie Turks, {till brea- 


pur ofe,they euen inthis dead time of the yeare,and extremitic of nacure (which commonly : 
afoordeth vnto moft mortal] enemies aceffation from armes) ourof their garrifons of Sigeth, an crny ofrbe 
Buda,Ganifia,A\ba-Regalis, Baborz,and fuch other places,raifed an armie of cighteene thou- Tarke railed 
fand (trong, co haue forraged and ouerrunne the Chriftians, with their territories confining el a 
ypon chem , Quermanie with the countiey thereabout beeing the places by them affigned to ; 
jaue felt the firft force of theirfudden rage andfurie. Of whichtheirdefignes Collsmitzs,GO~ Collenite tn 
uernour forthe Emperour in thofe parts, voderftanding, to prevent the fame, and to'‘meet pine ccenp 
wich cheic forces, withall {peed put into the{uburbes of Quermanie a thouland Reifters, ” ses 
and twothoufand Lan{quenets ; andinthe Burroughes thereabouts laded the regiment of the 
€ Countic Reingrane, wich &x companies of the Coffackes, foure thoufand Haiducks,foure hun- 
dred Carabins, French,and Wallons, two hundred horie of the Regiment of Collonit swith 
whome was Collonitz himfelfe, commanding ouer all thefe troupes: aman for his worth 
cuery way aniwerable ynto his charge. Who for the more affurance of this Countrey, ouer 
which thé enemie now houcred, commaunded all the inhabitants thereabout to take vp 
armes ,and withall, with good and ftrong barricadoes to flrengthen the wayes, and ftop vp 
the paflages into their countrey : which they right cheerefully performed, with their wea- 
ponsinthe one hand, and their fpades and fhouels inthe other. Of which their fo great ree 
folution the Turkes vnderftanding, changed their purpofe, For they confideringthe aflured 
danger they were to vndergoc,in forcing of the fe troupes, ftarding ypon the wals oftheir de- 
D fenec,& trong in their refolution, changed their former defigne, for the inuading of Quer+ 
manie(where they for the fpace of fiue weekes together had by the Chriftians beenexpedted) 
and vpon anew refolution marched along by Roquesbourg, with purpofe to haue loaded 
themfclues:with the fpoyle of the countrey thereabour. Which their new defigne caufed 
Golloniteco gather tagether hisforces to crofle and fruftrate then therein: which hee did by 
fauour of the river; which both ftrengthened him againft their incurfions,and was well to 
be defended, Butthe Turkes, whofe purpofe wasnot to fight, butto haue robbed and {pote 
Jed the countrey ac their pleafure, finding now contrarie to theirexpeétation, fuch trong re-. = 
fiftance,and their defignes difturbed, in fine, gaue ouertheir enterprife, and fo againe retired; The Tarkes fir 
contenting themfelues to gather a conuoy of vidtuals to pat into Canifia, which thenlay in fet 
E great excremitic for want thereof. Which viduals they drew out of the villagesthéreabout, ardly resires 
and fo came to‘Baborz, to march to Canifia,a towne mot comraodious for fuch an affem- 
blie, and for therelicuing of Canifia, Of this their-purpofe CollonitX, (who {pared fer no 
eott) by his efpialsaduertifed, euen hee which before was appointed asa prey vate his ene- 
mies, began now to plot with himfelfe, that they fhould become a prey voto him ; their cow- 
ardife,by fo many precedent effects declared, had giuen him the meanto aduenturevpon them, 
andthe hope! to ouerthrow them. A neceffarie confideration in martial affrires, for Com~ 
dmanders to pucin execution their defignes,at what price focuer: for that itis better to lofe 
inthe performance of thenyy with the preferuation of their reputation,than otherwile to gaine 
with theloife thereof: for that it preferued, till (triketh a feare oftheir valor into the mindes 
of theirenemiies, oftentimes Ouercome euen with this their apprehention thereof : Whereas 
otherwifethey mighchappily oucrconte,inthe affurance by them conceiued of their enemies 
cowardife; { , 
o Vpon which refolution rhis brate Colonell the foure and ewentieth of March with his etal 
trouipes marched towards Tittle Comara , about two leagurs from Canifia, and Jay with pre! 
bas FEfee them 





ae. 






fenenth Emperonrof the Turkess 


and to leauc their honour, bootie,and the field, all as fpoiles voto theirenemies, The furious rhe convey of 
counrenance of the Turkes, and their number {urmounting ours by'1500, fo bereft them of ioe 
their refolution for to fight for their liues and waggons, as that they without more adoe quite the cbrifizens 

forfookethem, accounting themfelues happic enough if they might but fauethem{clues.Aad bie perm 

ahe Turkes without farther purfuing of them, contented to haue recouered thieir victuals, Yefe 2 A 
them, and fo returned homeward, driuing their waggons along the banke ef Danubius. Burt 

a cou eethe wind which by and by changed, and hauing as it were witha fudden tempeft vnderta- 

» And the Chriftian ee ifon ken cueh at the cnterance of the port to {wallow vp both the one and the other, fent the garri- 

which they found muchtuinated and ineui , againcintotheir bag Was no fon of Pefth vponthenyot Budatoftay them, Great changes of fortune in one moment of 

_. » all che obied oftheir forrow “towne, time, which mocketh men with fhewes, bringing forth effcéts quite contrarie to their expe- 







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aa ng welt ma 
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with a purpefe to doe fomenorable exploit. let sh 1 
nic laheenaate timepafled. 2 ae bc 
: ¢ urkes after the loffe of Pefth much gricuede ha 
pitas, foughe to breake it to our hurt ,.em poyeat ine 
fOuldiers, and with theit forces to diftreffe them of vidual 


















i impoftumne fon 


id 4 
HICTO Paine gy ° their 

























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> — place vato the ere. ee) fe; the Ie B Gation. Thefe Turkes ftayed vpontheir retreat by the comming of thefe new come aduer{a- 
e Py. Whaeathe fh stg see finding 00 placeat all inther iddeftof their » ries, did eucn as ours had done before. For not willing to prefer their good before their life, 
fires ofioy,and volles Re imate ofteftimonies,by the thun, [ Of their great ah te gnd mote greedie of vi@uall than of battell, they quitted their prize,and retired, For our men 

» who with the like paints hotsall which their fury they difcharged Vv Tanance Ny in number two thoufand, were feized of a forre{t about the middeft of the way whereby the 


i f “ pte pon the, HA 
fe equited chem, fending shembcke agsinc bulls th 
Apri tit a o iers. . Li 

“~~ ons,more vpon abr; Ofesleaall hae ucts palling the time in thefeane 
i. 


aueri¢ thanto any purpofe, {mall harme bei } 

ae ane ide. pen be i i in fuch fort, that in theend Serene tae 
Anes tocen m 7uch fhooting, as they on their part would doe likewi{» 4.2 
end of the negotiation Of peace, of a certaine beaatee eral 


Turks were to paffe, & whichthey could by no means fhun;and diuided into two companies, 
kept themfelues clofe there inambufh,refolutcly attending forthe comming oftheir encm sess 
Of which their purpofe the Turks not aware, and ftill preffing on forward, found themfelues 
hardly charged, before they could fee themby whom they were fo charged;one of our com- 
panies charging rhem afront,and the other behind.So that the Turks inclofed betwixt them, rhe fame cons 
andin fo great and fiidden a feare not knowing againft whom to defend themfelues, without 2 ofviftuels 


Which now became aco 

































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_ Meaning indec ist F : ; cconered fo 
aM the ei a by this meanes tofpare their pouder, fhot,and paines,andto refery € any grear refiftance betooke themfelues to flight, leauing their waggons, and cafting away ae tay 
5 Y sade! ’ nd yet . all thi tae h neat; WS ethem to thtirarmes: yet fo,that a number of them were left dead vponthe place,fome others of them BLS | 
eee « il inte 1s tumphantioy, th in Buda were ine : ken pri di voto the gates of their citie, But our men beeing vi- *4* 

wifingls. Sh fiege hauing denoured a Ieheir Peal fons ane el epticay vat Lae of viduals, the aries asontind Peneney Sfptilonies returned home,and by the mouth of tele 
them ; infomuch, that their greateft Care was now he Ppilethercof as yetcome vito preat artilleric gauc a thoufand teftimonies of their victory votothe forrowfull cowards; who 


themfclucsal(o carried the heauic newes thereof vatothe reft of their fellowes fhutvp with. * 
inthe citie of Buda. : ae . 
But fee againe the change of Fortune, conftant only ih vnconftancie,as the fequell fhortly 
after fhewed, Danubius that great river was then alfo (as it is often) fo hard frozen, that-men 
and carts might now fafely paffe too and fr6 thereupon. Ta which fo hard feafon,the Turkes 
ingarrifon ac Buda hauing once vpon the frozen Rivet braued the Chriftiansin Pefth, and 
the two and twentieth of Lanuaric in like brauerie comming out the fecond time, were by the 
garrifon fouldiers of Pefth putto fight, and by two hundred of the moft forward and va- 
fiant fouldiers hardly purfued ; vpon whome, not onely they which fled, but other of the 
Turkes alfo ourof Buda in greater number returning, chafed them likewife backe againe ? 
etiento the bridge, whereby they were to haue pafled into the Citie: which now drawne, anh’ 
vp for feare of greater hatme from fuch a number of Turkes as were now come out, and Php overt 
were readie to haueentered at the heeles of the flying fouldiers ; the poore foules fo fhut Lirrime by ie 
aut, and too weake for fucha multitude as thenhad them inchafe , were there cuenin Woks of Bi 
et friends fight cuerie mah flaine, the Turkes themfclues with little harmie returning to 
E Buda. 


© Neither long lafted the ioy of this vidtorie : for within a few dayes after, one Lethnera 






































































Miahy valiant'mén, and forte of them his frends and companions alfo ; certainely vnderftan- 
ine that certaine of the chicfe ofthe Turkes of Buda, with two of their greateft Comman- 
des, and'a great traine of gallant’ Gentlewomen, weré for their pleafure the nextday about 
to goe vito the hoat Bathes neere vnto Buda ,and taking with him threefcore musketiers, 
¢ night before fecretly vpom the yce paffed ouer the River, and fo not farre from the; 
thes lay clofe in ambuih, expecting the comming of their defired prey. _Inwhich ex- rhe Terkes iu 
Bee cay clole, oun at ae 1 hathing Thea 
specance'they'lay notlong’ bit that thele Turkes cafting ‘no peril, came accordingly as they. jiiresat muda, 
P could haue wilhed , and in thofe pleafant Bathes merrily bathed andfolaced themfelues : by them of 






they muftnceds forfake their cit i y vidtuals, witt 
wings their city. Ofwhicht ga eOUSPEIGR 
Fide teteabout adueried, aflembled themfe tensions etifonsinnk 
“pay: f zasbinuldencrins ie hind of neceflary prouifionsar Alba Repalis cite ae 
dings the gartifon of Stine en ees MPO the Way toward Buda, Ofallwhich their mace 
‘ oe gat rgonivm having got vnderftandi cent their procee. 
fon of Ff § rftanding, arid jo ‘ 
fon of Comara, met with them ypon the way betwixt Alba Regoliccea Bade amas fi 
surber flronger,. icra to handi¢ blowes,the Turks bang in 
ding till, as the motine of the char Clolution ; the waggons inthe meane time ftan- 
. Menbecing for the moh © charge, and appointed for a prey vnto the viGors. But our hort. 
ie -cousles greatly troubledtheenemieg oreo a with fuch charge, with their divers 
my of vival .€ DI raGaharenin aes. pee the meane tim i 
+P tre ei ee usb itarss againft whom the Turkes with dhefam é Ae and lik 
bythe ee cuemiclues, and many ofthem being flaine, and the Factlfecmn chet 
He rs plac } 2aNd the waggons gaincd from them, 
fed, were diui Werealmoft all beled ‘The waggons thus furpri- 
onat P ¢ ; 1 lortic whereof ie 
Z Foraheh gee sel concer thatthe enemies traucll and wealth had beepuvetl 
“Mieslabours, = = 2 aines to folace themfelues with the fruit of their ene- 
. ut what fhould we fa The moft-fure refol d,2h'o)s “ 
; Pri a dane we Fesorutions are fometimes by chances croffed, and 
fs otherwhiles ouerrake vseuen inthe enterance of thedefired port, ‘The Turkes of 
" : this ? ley, and that ic was for their bread, pofted in haft 
ted at the fame time that our men vidorioully 
ns they had before gained, Atche fightof 
evidtuals , and with defirero bee re- M 
ht of nothing more , but 















+, whothou {ola of 
e seeing thefenew comecne- PAGLés to fecke after the, plealures of peace amid{t the gulfe of themileries of wartes, and a 
: peril, and with the confideratien Cuifladdifed to aMire hem felues of faire weather in a ftorme foneereat hand, For in the 


Ife, but how to faue themfelues, & middert ofall their delights thefe refolute men came fuddenly vpon them, not fearing any 
and See . FEFEF 2 fach 






















Ciaptaine of the Chriftiangatrifon in Pefth, more grieved than the reft with thelofle of fo. any 





which follometh them, feeing chem frelieni 
| before their : For it it bee thamefor fouldians” 
the eet of thei frien ri needs be an icreparable ddsonour ao in 8 nn, 
bod f ie ane taking the oceafion for their aduanta ne leaue tiem 
ewe tn t of thefe Infidels than they had done their hands SHO More tpared yp 
pa aw ro aa st ae pd chefe fugitiues, flew anumb ae defeating of, “9 
pur.aed the reft enentothe gates of Cani en : 
jn es an alarmie, thor off their great actillevie and we eps <a: roma th 
bmn Aha 48 well to ftay the purfait of our men,and to pe owe Wollics.of fa) thot 
thes ed ie that Were to bring the conuoy,that our men.were in ie Bold site w 
ote a during Vay fight three of the Turks horfemen paffing well ~ Bcld,ready = larprife 
bringtig atic 16 pafle 4 our troups,and ypon the j Rant a exceeding 
pit i . , rth and to giue them warning of che ouerthrow — which were 
froftrat the defert of Mo ell dete pov mrAnihe Poke icv sn elie 
) cruing valour,And the Turk 5 a 
now vpon this aduerti/ i or ier oy, 
mene hey elk cement retutned, and retired themfelues againe oo on raat 
feoain But our men aduertifed of this thei i = 
al a 5 their retreat, & as it were decei 
Sn gant erties 
f hey made head toward B. i i atin 
bee toward Babotz, 4 
make thee. Were almoftfixteene miles from It, yer aaa creo er ibe plc, 
Beier ues mafters therof, And fo marching cheerfall io aie ee 
come, but thatthe Ta ana ae Aiba at She pe swlaibeesbey. we 
cy might to daunt thei i i 
Bema. ‘ J their enemies, t 
isa eee sept of the attempt it felfe fered well sapien ee = 
performance of Io ld driue into their enemiesnucdsihe fufficiencie ofth since oa 
Gaiietc 1a BLY sel i exploit. Which caufed then to found their hace ae 
fouldierse st 2 ine A apunte rate with theirarmes, to 1 cre Pole : 
tom 608 Fg feuall : s to J ith their 
KY pla twice fo many as were our men Ee Peete satanic. But che Tuts 
uch a bruit to be carried away,bur ftanding f. ft 
themfelues for fight,and how to ene! 






t vpon their. guard and refolution 
Feceluc ourmen,ifthey fhould attempt to affaile fies a 


whileft the alarme thus founded Ips 
ie bd a unded, Our COMpIpies aduanced thcmfelucs i i 
pbc ws,and making themf{elues radic for to fight. This esis ir ae 


i jot whi ( i 
Heel em ite tls cenlenehC 
; Curtaine of their wals, fo that the caftle feemed 


asif ithad been a mountaine of 1, All which terrorsno wh titaied thehope of our refo 
t 4 t I 


ot a the gate of the towne,to have broken ope 
pals La i were ene forth out of the towne. Min 
tmen, and haue fought with them. 
AM ata ght with them, But at the fame i 
f men, they were by them fo encountered hae ay rea eR 
© BBaine to retireintothétowne ; : 


and forced thefame. The Turkes at 














ras power, being ftill furioufly aflailed by 
their muskets and harquebufes fo plied the 

durftnot thew themf{elues or looke out 
1. Andaffuredly, if ourmen hadthen 
als,as wel as their muskets & har- 
a the town bad vndoubtedly bin 


; aded, wanred the meanesto put 
the place remained ftill the 
beene foure houres in fight 


before 


men, who planted vpon the towne ditch, 
4 Vpon their wals and in thelr Holara’? hi 
hich they thunde 












- iP feed 0 


hina good and ftrong place, wergnor with K 


Hami 
aming {howers, marched along the counterfcarp of the 


making thew as ifthey would haue fallied L 






feventh Emperonr of the Turks. 159 
pefore it, both doing and receiving harme, and finding no meanto enter the place, were enfor- 
ced to found a retrear, and to leaueit, E 
In which retreat the Chriftians burnt certainc villages of the enemies, rather to fhew thar 
they had beene there, thao for any their valonr therein: feeing that things infenfible,which 
follow the order of thcirnature, are without offence, and they which hurt them without rea- 
fon. This done,thcy of purpofe retiredto lite Comara + for the long time that they had kept Col/onitqyetts 
the ficld,the diuers cxploits by them done againft the enemies,and the common report ofthe veth 301 Carmare 
yanquifhed,had ftitred vp the enemics, fo that they begannow on cucry fide by heapes to 
flocke ogether,to {wallow them vp,and cuen now prefled ypon their retreat. SoCollonitz in 
B defpight of the enemic, in {afetie brought backe his fouldiers : and being entered into Co- 
mara,caufed theheads of the principall of the {lain enemies tobe fetvpon the pikes of the pa- 
lifadoes, $e vpon a great pine tree {tanding before the gate,which for this purpofe had almoft 
all the branches lopped off. Anadiion learned from the cruelty ofthe Turks,andnow doneby 
the Chriftians,more to aftonifh and deterre them ftom this their cruell cuftome,than tor any 
gloric or profit enfuing thereby ; {ecing that to tyrannize vpon a dead body, isbut afigne 
ofcowardife,and an action altogether vnprofitable. 

This done, our men departed from this caftle, as men worne, and almoft {pent wich trauell 
and wearineffe,but yet more with famine, For why,they thinking to haue executed but that 
defigne which had put them in armes,and thacin fo fhorta time alfo,had taken no prouifion of 

© viduals with them : fo that they were all pined with hunger, overcome with watching, and 
palfe dead with labour, Their horfes alfo in like (ort languithed, the countrey being alike 
cruell both to the ene and to the other, For befide thatit was vofruitfull for fuch as held the 
field (all the fruits thereof beeing gathéred together and carried into the towns bythemea 
of warre)it was not poffible for our men to forrage,or to feeke for viduall there, and to come 
toan happie end of their defigne, for that they had raifed an alarme abroad in the countrey, 
and fo perhaps might themfelues haue becomea prey vatothem,whomethey onght to prey 
ypon. Which was the caufe that our fouldiers had for the {pace of three daies eaten nothing 
butcrabbes and acorns which they found inthe woods whichcouered their ambufhes : 
hey deuoured a world of viduals, and requefted 


fo that beeing now come vntothis Caitle, t 
D cueric one of them to returne againe voto their gatrifons ; their bodies weakened with hun- 
ger, beeing {carce able to bearetheir armes. But thatiwas not-all; fordeparting from little 
Comara, they were aduertifed, that the Turkes fhutwp the wayes whereby they were to 
make their retreat home, in hope cafily to ouercomemenalreadie with hunger brought low, 
and to kill the bodies which trauell alreadie had fpent. Howbeit, the great courage of our 
men frutrated this the enemies défigne, and faued themfelucs, But fofarre off was it that 
this aduertifement difmaid CollonitZ, that euen to the contrarie it the more encreafed his COU- re norcbleres 
rage, as appointed for his glory : being glad to haue fuch an occafion offered him for the fhew- ales of Cols 
ing of his valor,although it were throughthe middett of danger,death,and flaughter. So that ante 
in (tead of (hunning the combat, whereas it was reported, chat the Turks with great affurance 
E marched neere vnto a Caftle of the Chriftians, to make head vpona paflage whereby our 
men were to retire; hee turned head toward the fame place, with a firme refolution, with 
true valour vpon the fuddento encounter the enemic, which had thought to haue furprifed 
him by cowardife. And the fouldiers, weakened with hunger,although they well apprehen- - 
ded thie danger of this defigne ; yetrefting vpon the great refolution of their Generall, and 
confidering the neceffitie they had to goc farther for their fafetie, vpona good courage were 
content to follow whither {ocuer their Generall would who led them directly voto the a- 


forefaid Cattle, where it was expected that the Turkes fhould haue charged them. But be- 
ric as they were, 


ing come thither, there was no bodie to be feene: and yetourmen, ashun 

ftayed there one day inambuth, expecting the comming of their enemies ; who forall that, 

hauing no minde to mect them, appeared not, butgaue them time and libertie in’ fafetie to 
Fi tetirethem(elues cuery man vacohis own garrifon,to refreth them(elues,and to recouertheit 


ftrength. vt ; i 
i But now whilett our men of Warre, after thefe troubles in Tranfyluania and Hunga- 


rie, repofe themiclues, fet vsin the meane time take our journey to Conttantinople, i 
gocvnto the marriage of Hafan Balfs one of the Vifiers of the Graund Seignior , s a 


. 





















































ahr cM 
_ yeare Generallofthe Turksarmicin Hungarie. 
~_ Arfuch time as he departed from this great Citie, to 8 
galls, Mahomet the Turkith Emperour,refolued to fet all vp 
fed to bayprefented vato hima Crowne and a Sword, the 
___-Feturned with v sie from this exploit , and the other in rew hi 
» sled in theper ace thereof ; promifing him indeed his-fifter in m 
» the glorious rewards and trophies of his vidtorie : and threatning hi th deg 
mencamongft the griefes of his difhonour. Butit came to pafle, that by the cowarg: 
Men, le came yaro che effec of his defire(as is aforefaid) and tookethe citie, w she of our 


Vato hin the glorious triumph in Conftantinople, And vnderthefweet influence «fit me forced by his fubicéts, Icft in fo doing 
he ¢ 







Jenenth Emperour of the Turkes: 


i i 2 t fo many his moft mot- 
j hom had fometimes ferued vader him, than among! y 
| 4 thes, aa what remedie 7 he muftnow fo do or dietherefore ; for which he was the 
Berrete excufed, So in great feare comming vntothe great Sultan, almott as fearefull as 
ae i he fhewed vnto him the great danger like euen prefently to enfue, by the mutinic of 
himfelfe, Tatouct aad guarders of his perfon: perfuading him, betime to appeafe their fury, nef 
| his beft ee Fndietbried tiem {clues with bloud ; for feare of further danger like enough to alee 
Lae well ynto his owne perfon, as vnto the reft of his moft faithfall Hd ses als to give may 
4 ‘ i i “it intheir hands. Andal- 
} oe,from fach furious headftrong men, vp intumult with their armes it i 


h Princ fh qericand to 
i eof his Eftate to do an 
though thata Prince ought not tor the greatnefle di 






























y thing as thereunto franc cra thea : 
he might breed inthem a contempt of himfelfe.and in- "44s 













+ sis aprons dbaclaeatee oct pars  ia st iri i d helefie in this action, being altogether extraorcinarie, 
ao i i PRACT latistying of heir infolencie ; that yet neuerth ‘ Apel a 
ime gig Pa rape ee pate tHe dumomone of bis slory.Heis magnificently receiued of epee aH Sninst torefty pon that point: fer that thefe mutinous {c enliseenits me me : : ee 
| | th er are : : inft hi i and foueraigntie, but trarie, 
4 pivetes courteouily faluted by all the nobilitie, and with greateft reuerence poffible honoured of the (as they pretended ) againft his Imperial powerand foucraigntic, 





Conpentinopie People. Andas he had happily difcha 
pared and in readineffe for the performance of the promife of the grand Scig 
Matter: who had caufed them to be in moft {umptuous manner prouided fo 
of the marriage,and the contentment of the Baffa. 


; \ 3 him fuch 
tged his charge,he found in like Manner all thing: sinft the centemners thereof , fecking to be reuenged vpon dee ata het aa 
nit his L. iy TC. 4 ilk feruice for the maintenance of his Honour and Majeftic,an onthe punt iia 
tthe folie folentand difloyall. Andthat therefore the paneer au re qo de pe 
i Burnothing now wantin th 1 ice of the fa&, he was of opinion, That itwerebeft for him 3 yeelda ae 
1 . haue defired or wifhed, more than the very folemnizing ofttierbartiage itfelte retary isis heft fouldiers, and to fatisfie their jutt plained iets pe ibie re 

The Spabiand cueric day of all men expected ; the Tanizaries and Spahi, with the other fouldiers of the Pilawfall meanes fought for the fame. And therefore aduifed his Majeftic, 


mar ; i ¢ hereuenge of his honour sand co chaftife 
, atiny demdd Court, to the number of fiue andtwentie thoufand, euenvpon thefudden, whenas no fuch tise the jutt complaints of thefemen, armed for the 2 






















: . i hofe treacheric or cowardife his 
audience ofthe thing was feared,came and in armes prefented themfelues before the Diuan ; ‘efe Commanders of his Afian Forces, fiuch as by w fet coma 
| great Baffaes. holden for the chiefe adminiftration of Iuftice inthe Turkes Palace, BER fou ] c pie being neglected , had armed thefe men apne mis set Recerpeg i ig 
cuerie weeke + and having fet guards at the Court gates,the more fafely to execute Glitthes fuch as had wrongedhis Majeftic in honour, =n if a“ si bel ear Ee sn 
rig before ples el ptomes demanded to haue audience for cértaine of the § ay hisferuice, Mahomet Be aie Ball eer i a pie a hee pereamlar E S ied 
and Tanizaries, of whomt icev itt pdyricns i 4 I cat ue : fir, a 
great Bates their geietanees; amarante the names ofthem all to deliver ynto the yato thefe his difconten' prefented himfelfe yntothem, accompanied with the Mufti (the fa Bees 


Sitaffemblic Who as foone as th uiring, in his Imperial feat ¢ 
if qi aoneean Pricft) and fome fe 














ir Law:whoby * 
w others of the reuerend Do&tors of their pusinons [oak 
n ; {pet isto Men gisers of the 
° tr d the Bafla’s ftanding vp (fo great the telp 1 
aoe EEA eae eG Sc {mall refpeét) the chiete ofthe eal | Mena Courts 
Cee eclleaneto foeake both for himfelfe and the ref. W hich being granted, he bo 
‘orth, de f 


D lythus began; 


_ Were entered into the Diuano before the Baffaes (o! 
not without feare,as looking fornothing but for pr 
pt ~ haue Hafan Baffa deliueved ynto them : Who thinking ¢ 
ie deerp pic lacks their furie ; asa man altogeth 

pHrougn this mutinous mulsitude, to/tiaue gone vnto the great Sultan, protefting of his own 
afin sna fe innocencie, and calling Vponhis Prophet cvtabomet, to difcouer witeNem the truth of al 
& if fblogsiaBue they,after athoufand iniowies and reproaches by them heaped vpon him, rudely 
¥ i, Ba of him, whence it proceed twhileft hee witha great part of the forces of 
the Empire was bufied in Hungarie, for ecouering of Alba-Regalis, there was in the 
maeane timeno good order taken for the reprifing of the Rebellin Afia; who by fufferance 
was {as they faid) now growne fo proud, as with Enfignes difplayed to come within three or 
foure dayes tourney of Conftantinople, the Imperial feat ofthe Othoman Emperors. Where- 
Wee unto hee in no fmallfeare anfwered » Thathe for his part had done his duetie, as wellwhile 
hee had the chergeafthe armi¢ in Afia, as now of late whileft hee had the like charge a- 
Ree disbe Chrittians in Hungaric,as cuen the enemies themfelucs could witneffe. But fecing 
imfelfe euen readi todie, hee yetrequefted them, ‘That his guiltleffé death might bee 
Caveat ingeneval profitable vand in di {charging of his con{cience,to declare vnto them 
nen this contemptand negleét, forth fupprefling of the Affan Rebell, which they 
fpacbirousta know. It proceedeth aid hee) onely from the euill gouernement of the 
d Sultans mother (who thenall co ed)and from the nes carelefnefft of the 
Which his{peecha 1¢y-with much impatience a | ftorming gaue eare 


themoft couragious of them was 
ath) they atthe firftdemanded to 
havhis head fhould haue ferued fora 
er difmayed , wan and pale, paffed 





) 
whe 
i 
a 


joarii i iefe The prowd ame 
afi bappie and mightic Eneperour,we the Spabies and aicsries eh sone f aridfe sf a fea ? 
Meret if of thine Empire ix danger to be lof defir : Tee 
Gocbalip 3 capa i ienrsiieal it bf) smepyibe mutants which God bash see ie 
‘a iat ref peat eae in Afia are unto thee vaknewne, feeing they oe beene fi ie a oreanncla 
Bee cemmen neere unto thy Imperial Citie, the place of shine ints pean pe 
a tacome a They ee[ire to know if all this bane beene made knowne ade ‘ cm aie 8 
ie hey an th (elfe the care of the gouernment of thy great Monarc! i” es Lee 
isin sa defedfiand euill geuernment ¢f. fome i thee a : wake a ! i aires ee 
ee! bers, but of little or no firengiae . re sis 
r as 1 SMe i fhonld pap es and (a emery mean to sake unto binfilfe what becan lay 
an. st al 


Hand of, as the rebels doin Afis, 












































izarie vato his (oa 

s rude fpeech of a proud Tanizarie vato 
ae balely fpeake in Turky,they are the ftay2 
ne other father but them: nay 


an marue is prefumptu 
Now Ict no man maruell at this prefu 
iene: for why,they are the men which ma 1 
ra tuikebenie sthegreat Sule gray him vpand con Srntethinn in 
e Great Turke himfelfe is their creature , \ holden: lt iatwbemat 
here where they ari atty are his greareft (trength, and vnto them he is peer inden vt 
Starner alli tae mevennth fo infolent a fpeech ranch ne ee ae heir hands, and haning no Py 
J r haue M P beic being befet with fuch furious multitude with weapons re Peed with-afali@eonn- sul em ae 
h at ge “meaas veri fond their fury, he giey ation bison el words he could deuile, words seetere 
fia: Threatning , ae lofuildletette » with the be : 
eat He’ tenance and a majeftic full of mi J , 
faileto feelethe sain to aphedla chem: imputing the diforder and euill fuce 


te appease the 
faith unefle of his minifters. ana the concealing oO the trut 
vnd Tgo the . it fthet ht 


as aie Ww 
cffe of his affaires vnto t 4 
tants F Seer ba 
| of from him, Saying more= divs of # 
tine ay ¢ ott here! am Sa aa 
r danger, among st 
them, . : Fe 








ouer , That before this their complainthe had refolued te 
from them all occafions of dif panna or oon v. 
feeming them ; whofe obedience and refpect of loyal dutie 
haue beene an example vnro the reft of his fubieéts. Vpon whic 
baja, Why hehadnot giuenanaccount vnto his Majefti 
° Who anfwered, That hehad neuer failed of his dutie th 
fam hadbeene alwayes hindered foto do by the Capi-Aga ; faying , 
que trouble him their Soueraigne therewith , (hauing committed thefe matters ¢ 
reforme and amend them as wellas they might otherwife,without giuing of h 
ftafte concerning thefe matters. And further, That the caufe ofall thefedif 
from.the Emprefle his mother, the Capi-Aga, and fome few others,vnto % 
mended the mannaging of thofe his affaires, With which his antwer th 
* ued, furioufly faid, That they were thither affembledto demand the h 
being refolued to take another courfe, if he fhouldrefufe to grantit them; {m 
to makeanew Emperour.] Whereunto forall thar, the great Sulean anfwered : 
reafon, neither that hee would for their humours put fuch as they demaund dij 
death ; but willed them to reftthem{elues contente Y oe 
tried whether they had deferned death orno,and th 
ae ip oe me culpable. But the mutiner: 
, That he had not by juftice put his brethren todeath, bur for 
_ and thar thofe whom they fo demanded were fo guilty of ie “ee ea 
asthat they puvhaccier to haue an orderly trial : That the lawes, 
v and juftice iniuric, if they werenat by them tob i 
itmuft needs be fo, or els that they meal take hatin a cour apa 
prefft hismother , they were contented thar the fhould be con 
ff, and no'more to meddle in matters of State. A 
a 9 be Eee y se pein and mutinie of his 
Court as was the Capi-Aga, with fuc i ir difcreti 
utthe violent rafalinion ofthefe Sicecia ae ae, co ene 






ag h {peech oi 
him theit Soucraig “n 











whom he had com. 
¢ Mutiners More moo. 


d, vatill ic might by order 
at then he would gine them cuen his ewn 
s conftanc.in their refolution, a : 


= 


how juft focuer, fhould be 
and that therefore 
es. As forthe Em. 
confined vnto fome place farther 
¢ thing it was,to fee fo great aPrince 
» to deliver fo greatan officer of his 





ypin mutinie, made the Sul - 
ytoyeeldtowhatthey demanded, caufing the Capi. Aga and eeihierebe 





2 Cxpt- tea homet wilel 
rought forth ; who prefented themfelues nto their furie as men alreadie halfe dead. Ma: K- 


omet did what he might to haue faued the 
mour till cried ahiehede them difpatched 

; their heads firucke from their bodies. 
Wardly.gricued ; to be itsfome part reuen 
©, dovatasfome other of the chiefe Baffa’s (wh 
of the Ianizaries, and whom he could haue be 


butthe mutiners witha greatand dreadful cla- 
ther could they be appeafed vatil they faw 
lofle-of whom fo deere ynto him, A/abemet in- 
ommanded the executioner to procecd, and to 
les Son is be auch beloued and refpedted 
yates ent to haue been rid of) as hee had done 
ianemashstcch ibur thenthe murmuring and: mutinic of re Tanizaries was 
sae aie rl ze: _ it se redoubled yas that Mahomet was for feare forced with 
z aro a joler, ani | by giving way fo to appeafe them, The Empreffe the 
} tforall that was nobthen confined, but referued to the further troubling ofthe L 


eo infuch fortine 










& ee Ta aha a 

and no leffe injuttice, afabomer buta few daye , 

: , : i s before had caufed Cs- 

Ba Byes be beeeatdsbus whether it were Pak defire he had of his 

‘the enuy of is honor and valor, was vncertaine : howbeit the former 
| t Mahomet immediatly after his death 


thliketyrannie, 







[to leath, without any’ 

e finallaffurance quen: 

contented ey 
. the 





fenenth Emperonr of the Turks. 







paffaes bloud, for why, that ferued burfer a thew; ic was his wealth muft woikethat cure, 


hic! 


ofthe dead Ba(fa,into-bonds,chaines, prifons,and flaucries. 


Mabores another Balla with thefe 


danget to hang ouer his ow 
auc prow 
his purpo 
erueltie) an 


ided for bimfelfe againft this mifchiefe, 


th by them cutin picces. 


~ But whileft chefe things 


cuted their rebellion in Afia,an 


was exceeding great, cucry 


thus paffed at Conftantinople,therebels with all diligence prafe- 
dbenttheii_ forces againtt the greac townes there. Their army 
man ioyning himfelfe vntothe firft forces which were in good 


cruelties difmaied, and perce 
nehead, thathad ouerwhelmed Cali! and his fonne; refolued to uh 
by flying vnte therebelsin Afia, Bucthis . 
fe difcouered by certaine fpics (which feruc as means to opena Way Vato the Turks 
dhe with one of the chiefe followers of Capin Baffa takenby the lanizaries, were 


h was all forthwith feiied ypon,tifled,and carried away to fatisfie in cfie& the greedy ap- 
tite of the hungric tyrant, who changed the dowrie and fucceffion of the wife and children 


iuing the likeeuill hapand atshewm nef 
be Lamina 
fisine, 


fits 


eftate,bcing not as yet by any greater power repreffed,and sich with the fpoiles that they had 


taken. Thefe men had befieged Angore 
ly fet dewne for the carrying thereof, 

relicfe,came to parly, offering vatothema 
tie: and fo in fine agreed to giuethem 2000 


the rebels without moreadoc prefently departed. 


inthe places.ofthem whom he had 


court, who would needs m 
meney.as is aforefaid,vato 


asifthe lawes were to be refpected in the horrours o 


agreat and {trong towne in Afia,and feemed refolute- 
Whercof the citifens being afraid,and out ofhope of 
{um ofmoney toredeeme theifelues and their ci- 
oo Duckats; vpon the readie payment whereof, 


~€ Shortly after,the new Captaines of Sultan Mahomet arriued there alfo,whens he had placed 
before executed forthe appeafing of the fouldiers of the 


ake it treafon, and put to death the citifens, for hauing given fuch 
the rebels,though it were done for the preferuation of their lines: 


flaue vnto riches, and riches not made for the vfcof mans life. 


this fuppoled treafon (as they preten 
indced al] was in their greedic furie to 
morcie left them. Thee pore citifens wit 


crucll fight betwixt thefe 


of them ofoneand the felfefame fuperftition : 


fneceffitie,or that life were to become a 


Well, needs they would for 


armes, (tood vpon their owhe defence.He. 
fouldiers and the citifens, both the fubiects of one Prince, and all 


ded) haue put them to death,and {acked their citie; but 
hhaue carried away that whichthe rebels had in their 
hthis fo cruell arefolution dilmayed, and out of 


all hope of finding fauaur at fuch mercileffe mens hands; refolued now to hazard all, and fo 
D vponthe fudden taking vp 


butthe one fide armed with pride and coue- 


toufheffe, and the other with necefficic and defpaire : howbeit at laft the iufter caufe.preuai- 
e thefe new come fouldiers, and hauing flaine agreat number of 


Jing, the citifens ouercam: 


them, chafed the reft out of the citie. 


Thiscuill encounter of thefe new Captaines even at 


the fir(t enterance into their charges,giuen them by the fubiegts t hemfclues , encreafed the 
rebels courage, fo that they being in number fortic thoufand, vndertheleading of one ofthe 


Tartar Han his brethren, befleged Burze.a great 


and rich Citic, being the ftore-houfé forthe 


warlike prouifions of Afia, andthe place whereunto the Turkes cuftomes, taxes, and fub= 
E fidies of AGa were brought,and there kept. Thefemen after certaine dayes beftowed inths 
fiege,and great refiftance made by the befieged, at length by force carried the place, flew the 
inhabitants, and facked thecitie. Which exploit gracing their fortune with honour and boo 


tie,increafed al fo their p 


owerand reputatian, fo that redoubled on al 


lfides,and increafed with 


courage and {poyles, Mahemet difmaied,refolued by faire meansto appeafe them; and to en= 


treat with them of peace. This good fortune had draw 


bylon,cither wearie of th 


rall,to increafe his owne po 


nithed the grand Seignior 


nevnto their part the Gouernor of Bas 


eferuice of the Turke,or defirous by theruine of the State in gene- 


wer: whofe reuoltgreatly increafed 
«, Befide thefemifaaps alfo, the great Shangh of Perfis (commonly. 


therebels power,and dimi- 


called the Sophi) rhrutting himfelfe into thefe difarders,to make his gaine,and to fifh(asthey 


fay)ina troubled water,h 
¥ empire, and was making 

werc imone together,cau 
hor,'ofeek for peace wh 


~ brauc in fuchhis great wantefcourage. 


ad now taken Getbery,a ftrong town vpo 


himfelfe ready for new conquetts. 


Allw 


fed. Mahomerto ftrike'faile,and maugre his In d 
ichindeed Could not begreatin firch weakneffe of his nature,neithet 


tainethem,are but like rich garments which coucr bo 


Yoo 


For gteat dignities aad 
dies alm 


honors wit ‘ 
oftrottenybut healethem not. 
a 


atheborders ofthe Turks 


hich tempefts arifing as it 
Imperial dignity and ho- 


houtvalorto maine , 


Mabon 


hie 


‘The faccefe of 
rhe vebels ap 


The Terkss tag 
gether Hor 
cares among 
reuponarofeagreat and syem/elvem 











i 


tcc cthosaetsie! ne pntngocenal eta 
ming themby yeelding ito that ai ot by. oi ee mange gt 
‘ , and not by valeur:and gining vn it demands digs, 
a ints the Oa feet the Bafla of ante Se lk a ius aun 
t ehis feruice. The readie way by fuffe eand to bj 
iects courage, id of ftoppi ‘Teadie way by lufferance to encreafe the di bing 
: pping their furieby the feuertti fee Rance loyally 
a of ft urieb ritie of Tuftice : yall 
oo. : ey seal to me ph with lawfull pSotagtorhiny ba vat a rebey 
; isa i ‘ 
4 = pote “sen ar ppetite and defire,vponthe hope of his owne privat nce 
ed * ‘abomet his other captains and men of war, fecing this di 5 
this d 
murmerea~ — 300 preferment of the rebels, honored with honors ured iignitien ry 
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ble peace of the} 
( Ir Pri 
ftead of paines and sai 


sein thee | ~ ments whic i 
ins which they (hould of right haue f i ioni 
mth taurmuring and diftontentmenta aint ie Me 
; and bafe feare,in aduancing the ae sheets cei fen vu ing 
Lan aS uch honors and dignities,as of ri a 
aichful and loyall officers and feruants, by fuch their A al 
ents ma. 


king them flaues vote his enemi 

7 at } mies, and vafla ls varo-the rebels : it di 
Loe aaa and treacherie,inioy ing the honours apie ticanets epee 
ee a oyall fervices, Which dangerous perfuafions tranfj tale 
ee ods nce and dutic, asto vndertake a greater and mere Billo Panos 
ae oceania Ee had the rebels before by taking vp of dence fhe hele seuint 
2 a tl aflired knowledge they had of his cowardife eos ed eC 
oe hee ae oe a tae ra of his Imperial! State,and to fer eh Kei 

2 aera: a 
dee FO lateral a et efe are theordinarie cffedts of iniuftice and coward ie, 
pent dali ean mn . oe ice sip crueltie arming all creatures againtt rag 
b y empt Sage wi i . 
Pinalak nee mute beeiut, tha will keepe Hida SoMmmcnteaoasitiy Catisin td 
Brwcnn in oe c&s i oer, and valiant, that muft holdthem 
nto thefe difcontentments thefe snersdage 
Sei er n efe mutiners ioyned alfo (as I fai i 
adipe 1 asap of Mahomet,vnfit to deale in matters Detain ake 
« He was too cowardly,as they thoughr,to repreffe thPievalor by area 
’ 











too weake to croffe thei 
their defignes by wifedome » which nota little encouraged them in that X 


their { : 

co anit ae arefolution. T hey drew alfo into this their plot the Sulranefl 

bane of great fpirits) il “ pe tosheyong Prince : who blinded with aiabicioy’ (ibe 
fon,but fhutting her cies syaintthestn oR Tones perluafions,as dangerous vato her and hit 

so he oh gape inco the midft of moft denseehercar thy Las aaah 

of the World) Pate sa spate than of the depofing of one of the greateft Moaarchs 

> hing fuperftition siiertecdeh ome of thefe men,according to the manner of the Turkes,ioy- 
the actions of the sated lcfignes,confulced with an Aftrologer,concerning the fucceife af 

throne! This manto ke meas pitiey were about to en(tall in his fathers Imperiall 
of hisiart, erected the figure t rr inhistrumperies, feeing that to deccine is the chiefe point 
ceeleftial bodies nih ide i ad Princes natiuitie,confulted with his fpirits,confidered the 
the Prince ; eds nagmioc iGo sith point of his iudgement,for the good and welfare of 
ches, That (he fhould be ae en an Eunuch towards the Sultaneffe, with chefe pleafing 

thin afew daies thoul: easing dee inaflured hope thatthe young Prince het 

torhis atid : hisare PL Scee ple ctowne fet vpon his head, and the royall 
di ehometie Waleonnanne voto him thefe honouts, by thefauor 
re ned thefenewes ; and by the conference with 
t 6 the vaine and foolith knowledge of man a- 
which altogether belongath vnto his 
nich extendeth ouer all,to gine che famic 
able of themifelues to bring 
giuic certaine credit ato 
who taketh as much glorie in 
¢ of his power. For as i 

6 




















feuenth Emperour of the Turkes. i 


thar thefe letters fent by the Eunuch tothe Sultaneffe,weteintercepted &c brought vata 


1i6§ 


ced 
| A rabomer thie great Sultan,whom they moft concerned: wherupos it fo fel out,that he which 


rooke vpon him to foretell the long life and empire to befall to another man, couldnot fore- 
fee the end ofthis ownlife,which followed him faft,cuen acthe heeles,being himfelfeby the ; 
commaundement of thegreat Sultari,withthe young prince,the Eunuch; and fiftie others og 2avemel aie 
the conf} pirators,8<fuchas were confenting vntothe confpiracie,moft cruelly ftrangled,and Flee, 
the Sultat icfe her {elfe drowned: Howbeit fometeport this yong Prince to haue bia Stank ‘nerethests 
led vpon fulpicion of confpiring againft his father;with the tebels of Asiazwhichatterhis beftrangled. 
Feathbeing found notto be fo, the Baffa which put that fufpicion into Mahomets head’, to 
haue bin therefore worthily hanged; But with thefe contenrments taken from: the ctofles 
B ofout enemies,|ct vsagaine returne Vato HviiGARTE. moiic3 
The laftyeare ended with the great bruit of rhe comming of the Tartar Hanjwitha great Te Peleaian 
army ittoHvscant E,andnow he had difpatched his Embaffadors towards the king of Po- spill oe 
ronra,to demand of him tribute,and paflage through hiscountrie. Great and-proiid de siren iat 
mands to be bothatonce required: Butthe King of PoLemta requited him againe Retin eee 
thelike,denying himiboththeone and the other, roughlyanfiwering of histhreats. Which ete 
fo refolure and blunta retufall,canfed the proud nyranttochange his.infended courfe, & for 
feare ofbeing defeatedby the Poloniansin pafling through their countrie, (asthe Fartars 
had often beene)beforehe could come into Hynioarte,tooke another way,and turned with 
his Armic toward VALACHIA. Of whofe cotnming Raduhthe Vayuod-vaderftanding,and 
€ that befide the forraging of his countrie,they had apurpofeto dilplace him, Se to fet vpano- 
ther Vayuod in hisftead ; with greatdiligence gatheredtogecher the greateft powerthathe 
couldjand fo marched vato the Borders of his country,there toattend the commingof thefe 
Tartars,and to ftay them from entring. Which in effect fell-out according to hisdefire; for 
the barbarous people beeing arrived, and attempting with all their-feréeto haue ented, 
were by this littlearmie encountred 5 which commanding the countrey , tookeallthe ad- Divers hard 
a(fages, and there notably répulfedthe fierce enemie. Tywolof the eae 


uantages of the ftrait p: 
firft encounters fel out fortunately vato the Valachians,whotherein flew about 3000 ofthe the Velaciber 
Tartars ; whofeauantgard forall that {till came.on,and at thethird encounter fo long main- gs 3 


tainedthefight, that their whole Armie wasnow comein, and hardly charged the Va- chia, 
D Jachians ; whofe fortune {urcharged,beganthento change,the hardie beeing conftrained to 

bow vnder the multitude, & valor forced to yeeldvnto number: Which was not done with+ 

outalong and cruel fight,both armies encountring with grearcourage afid furie,the one for 


the defence of their countrie, andthe other foran entrance vnto their conquetts. Howbeit 
brought in with it ru- 
AY 


the {trong enemic at length preuailed, and entringinto VALACHTA, 
ine,death,and deftrudtion. SAWAB SALAR 
The Tartars hauing by force thus opened themfeluesa way throughVaracuta, and rhe ravart ia 
gtieuoufly {poyledthe countrie,were come with their armicto QvINQvE ECCLES IA, a Hungarit. 
townin HvNGaRtE,to ioyne their forces with Hafan Bal]a00w after his marriage returned 
{nt this countrey witha great armieto continuchis charge: who caufedthe Tartarsto bee 
E muftredin his prefence,and found them to be fortie thonfanditrong. Men of great courage 
againft the weake,butmecre cowards before the couragious: who in ftead ofaffaulting the 
walls ofany ftrongtowne, fell vpon the cottages of poore countrey villages,ranfacking an 
pilling the poore inbabitants,as wellin the villages oftheterritories fubiect vnto the Turks, 
as in theterritories ofthe Chriftians , conftraining the poore people,contrarieto their con- 
{eience,and to the preiudice of their faith,to fweare to ferue the Turke: Befides that, they 
enforced them to furnifhthem with all warlike pronifion and munition, which they putinto 
Canrsra,buta while after that ourmen had:defeatedthe Garrifon there. Neither were Great poylé 
they fo contented, all the neighbours beeing thereabouts fubieG to this tempeft: for they age up i 
__ paffedinto Sr1R1A with their families, and ouerrana part of that Prouince, fpoyling it OF garie,Stiriae 
F men,cattell, x goods ; leauing in ftead of them; deftrustion, miferie, an death; and carried Shvarie, 
away with them twothoufaad poore Chriftians for flaues,whom they foldvnto the Turks, 
and made great profitofthem. From thencethey went into the Countrey of Suavant®s 
embraing themfelues withthe blond ofthe’ Chriftians,t 


AMADUR, 


fing their Villages,and after that 


burning them ; carrying away with them a choufand Chuiftian captinesinto moft m a 
vay Gggss bs 





















































66 Malo 
cand flauctie, Which cruell 


calairs pe. bondag, outrages afterward thruft the vali 
fabba/wes nitetinco the field againtt chee barbarous people,to ftay their incu waliant Colone 






foun, it becould, heir incurffdns.and ro dite 
ce nee, 2 This worthi Cornmander had bura few dayes before been muchty ee 
Ric thehi : omedhrpmitin inchencienaliietea Appea{in 
 tinie for : whofe hotand moued {piri iswi VRGSrifen yp inn? 
In eae k pirits he by hisywifedome fo calmed.o.f 0" 

‘ content againeto be fworne tothe Emperor, and idyned the malelues vnier at the 

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Ththé meatie tithe, the Vatrarsgreedivio f pre} i ; 

tithe, tl ze ey,andftillfecking aft : 
? sate fiucandtwenticcountrey villages about Vidi dsegapdifiabicint Tanfackt and 
coon oe Redalfo, carryin away withthem agreat bootie both ofimen and catel] ¥ afterward bur. 
aSr themsArwhichimeothes companics of ticin alfoinuadingthe Countie he Oman refiftin 


ec 
: of Collonitz, which vas then-40¢600 goothmen ftrongs-es 
rin his Ifland 3. 





4. faticasRacx en'stvac ssmadein ic great fpoylesash ; 
| odes othr boo eae vay en a ert ene tfide 
pi a dtr wen one fidejand Cellonitz onthe other ; the Onttages of 
dathavbs e, fe wi i esagainttehele Bacbariaus, ford cime ftayed thiirincurfions he 
lh ere ons ofthis liceke Asmic, fufficientenough forthe valour th sRney not 
“eit “re at of | their eacmies for number dreadfull. This made the oS 
jose ste pa a caiagder err in number fiue and thirtic teins ee 
pri oe ce c ind theémthiere bur deathvan ‘defolation, forthe number of <r 
ro, haa a which they cattied fronbthence. Amongft. other their {poy! gp esee 
nerd oe Y the way tomect with fixe hundred ofthe Chriftian fouldicrs of as te 
a pe a but were flaineeuety mothersfonne. At dength it fo ae 
Sf een wae bs Troupesin roaming abroad, fell into the danger of the Coun tiene 
Remini s3 lowers {till houcred aloofe oft for feareto bec of their great ce 
sy ceca creme coer 
, aa sand z : riftiatCeptiues by them taken, deli 
Yarene Thesis : hs : eaatatiet he ea ‘ pemen orthe feare it ine 4 te 
mefed byeenn= nr remade. For the illi i 
MéSerin. withthe Chriftian Troupes(wholeft not one of Ce eo mean cifecte 

















_ a, Bladnow to keopethemfelues clofertogether , and fo-did a great deale the leffe harme K 


than when they without feareroamedv ; 
ithewiGtori amed vp and downeat their/pleafure: fo i 
eke ee and a i erthenners Saal 
2 eto a lines intime ofneceffitic , which out of it would not beetobee 
The Garrifon Souldiers of Ca I 
the Conuoy.coimi Canrsta, of late defeated by Collonite: ingoi 
Gpiteaitnnt towardethem with victuals (asis before declared Miers 
paffe, It-fortuned oe ercuenged, were confiilting of the meanes how to bring the fame to 
F dena RUBE at at the fame time there was afugitiue Chriftian Soldier inthe towne: 
minplnretlou he 1 tates rege lab defirousto ume Turke sof whom the Turks made 
Me anuho® tt ee a ic feemed toknow much of the defignes of the Chriftians,and the 
blicadie:done.prontiG one hy hereof heefoaffured them , as if the matter had been now 
r A aaah. todeliuer ir Hai ea a be themiddeft of the Chriftian Cam and 
ive dant «{eeing che Turkes much bufied with caryin ee map seaenerhing lalh's el 
fan ¢ after the overthrow: Ache. gin of viduallsintothe Caftle, brought into 
-and wholly intenti eee before fent forth for the bringing in 
dmunition lay ae inefit ; knowing the place inthe Caftle where the 
‘ddett fe fane tithe by atrainelayd fire thereunto, and after- 
f q) aloope hole inthe wall, got himfelfe out 
vith his Troupes lay neere there by in ampbuth, 
xployt vponthe fucceffe of fo dan- 
e priuie. Neither fayled-the 
med ratherto redoublethefame, 
and perfons. All the place felt 
and whatfoeuer elfe, was fbi’ 
= yn 
















= 







G A ynto t 










feuenth Emperour of the Turkes. : 


his dreadfull blaft : all was fhaken and turned vpfide downe, yeathe fireburft out of 
the caftle,and burnt the greateft part of the towne alfo, There was a confufion of feare,’ mi- 
and miferic together, the terror w hereof caufed many of the Turkesto caft thenifelaes 
ewalls,inhopefo to haue faued their liues :bue whileft they thought fo to haue efca- 
ped the danger of the fire,they prefently fell vponthe edge of the {word: for mectingwith 
the fouldiers of Collonitz. (wlio lyingin ambu(hneere thereby, awaited the opportunitie in 
thar fo confufedatumult,to hauefeifed ypon the place) they were all either'taken prifoners 
orflaine. But fecthe hap, how one croffe chance of fortune overthrew this fonotabléade- 
c, ashad itbeene well followed, might in onc moment haue recouered that ftrong 


ign 
f e,which had before for the {pace of many daycs endured the greateft forces of the osho- 


fal 
aut thi 


ac 
B man Emperour ; neither yct was then fo loft, but;through the, infamous treacherie of our 


owne men. 
Youvhaue heard before, how that CoMonitz had by faire perfuafions , rather than by true faire oppor 
effects , appeaftdthe Frenclymenand Wallons, vp in mutinie for their pay ;fotharby him tnuwnitic forthe 
erfuaded, they had againe given their oath of fidelitie'vnto the Empetour, andro follow ee 
his Atmic. Butaow when Occafion ferued,and held outas it were both herarmes vnto the pedtbrough be 
Chriftians, for the regaining and conqueft of Canrs1a,thefe French men and Wallons,the tet 
greateft part of Collonitz his (erength, iniarioufly refifed her fo faire anoffer , andatfiuch fxs, 
time asthey fhould rather haue fought naked, than haue failed in their dutie, (it beeing to 
hauegained.a moft great and rich conqueft) for want of pay (as they pretended) turned their 
C backes,and being by no intreatic or perfuafions to bee mooued,to the difcouragement ofthe 
“ geft, who were better minded, and their owne eternall infamie, withdrew themfelues 
fromthe Armie. So that Colonix ratherby the wicked vnfaithfulneffe of his owne dif 
loyall fouldiers, than by the valour of hisenemics, difappoynted of his purpofe, was to lis 
ercatdifcontentinent , contrarie to that he hoped, enforceedto retyre without any thing 


more doing. 
While this exployt,fo well begun,but cuill performed, wasin hand, the Turkesand Tar- “Hersssfidt 


tars affemblédtogether,made a crucll fpoylein the country about Raseuenalmottynto the (at, 
Gates of the Towne, carrying away with them a great number both of men ard beafts, In Lord Nedafl's 
fine, it chanced that the Huflars of the Lord Nada/ti came that way , who vnderftanding 
D whathad happened, with all {peed made after thefe Robbers, ouertookethem in cheir re 
treat neerevnto Arsa Reoarts, flew agreatnumber of them , and inforced the reftto 
Jeane a great part of their prey behindthem. With@hich bootie recouered cuen ont of 
the Lyons mouth, they returnedto RAB ; of whom the poore inhabitants and country peo- 
ple, with teares ftanding in theireyes, requefted to haueagaine their own goods. But War, 
the enemie of Charitie, and nurfe of barbarous Crueltic, had fo hardtied the hearts of 
thefe men of Warre, as thay they were not to bee mooued to reftore them their Cattell 
againe, but that they muttredeeme them for prefent money , which they did, and fo recei- 
uedthem. 
Now the noble Cofonitz (eeing himfel fe fo (hamefully forfaken of his owne Souldiers, 
E and difappointed of his purpofe, andthe Turkes and Tartars ingreat numbers comming to 
the reliefeand repairing ofthis fo fore fhaken towne ; andout of hope to doahy good there- 
‘on, full of griefe and indignation returned towards Comona, And howbeitthat cuillhappe 
hadcruelly fiuftratedthe glorie of his enterprife, yet the Heauens, in defpightof Fortunes 
frowne,left not this noble and valiant Captaine altogether without honour but asamorous 2009 Turks de» 
Ofhisvertues and valour, prefented vnto him ia this Winter of Fortunes difpleafure , fome fe by Collow 
trophies of glorie. For vpon thieway as he wasreturning home he met with 2600 Turkes, 
whom after fome finall refiftance he cutall in pieces; miferable facrifices , appointed ynto 
the futie ofhis wrath. In this fight their enfigneswere all taken , anda aumber of prifoners, 
F thechief ofwhom,together with the Enfignes, he fentto PRAGVE,as@ Prefent for the Em- 
{ perour,and atoken of his good feruice. 35 
The report then was, Thatthe Tyrkes and ‘Tartars with theirvnited forces had forraged 
Sevavonra,takendiuers {trong holds,burnta number of villages» and carried away eight 
thonfand Chriftiins prifoners, befide agrear number moe {laine withthe ford , or cab 
39> ¢ 


Ggggs 2 












med with fire; and allehe Cattell ofthe Country dri 
tiecometo Qvinave EcciEsra,they had there receitied co 
to befiege Comona,andtharallthe Commanders of the Tt urke 
folyed, All which reportsno whit difmayed the valiant Celonitz,or 
dignes , | ing fortified Comora againft the intended fiege <.T 
from then re culuerins,according toa former purpoleby. himfel felinten, del an 
“ ited, re 






























now to take fromthe Turkes the caftles of Logvaand Bo fo) 
nv, t t es th VLONN BY if. - Olue 
of steatly annoyed the territories ofthe Chriftians , sdiionacees ae gant Ons Wher. 
peiniene. Tasks tivo fe iss are deltite vpona greatmarifhwhich fine ms rear 
tom Rascra,and are therefore asbounders of Hungari t Woarr 
Saashy againgt afnallarmie. es eign enough tobe defended 
Loqud befeged , WPOD which refolution he fet forward with his finalland valiant power, and q 
by Colonix, day arriued within the fight of Loqya,a Caftle well manned, and furnithed Se fourth 
; things 


neceflaric for the defence thereof. The army lodged, Collonits wi 

befiegedto yeeldvptheplace, with ron of inrias a ae 

fame whileft it was offred themsWhich they ftoutly refirfed to. doe, (wearin toth 
ry, That they would die and liue within thofe heir walls, Collonitz fetnath, * Sia 
firft caufed aMillto beaflaulted, which placed ouer againtt the caftle,and myell f a 

ued itin ftead ofa bulwarke, and feemed hard tobe taken :showbeit his men, | - h 
their good fortune euen inthe beginning checked,gauc thereunto fo braue a ‘ fin ee 
terche enemic had‘done what hecould for the defencethereof, they beca Se niliaal 
place,car tied it, and thereia lodged: but finding it dangerou iar heen al 
in finall Read,they fet it om fire,and afterward planted foure Guluerins in Patton “a Na 
seals. But as they were thus bufied,the Turkes couragioufly fallied out vpon “8 aaa 
doubting toaducnture themfelues , forthe hope they had to bee in fhort time b ah ian 
Armierelieued. Inthis fallie they metafront with the Haiduckes, whom the fen ee 
} ai ged,and{o gauled them, that having flaine thi: hem, Aaguren redlriion ms oft . 
| e rt natty ing fo many. thundring thor arrowes vpon our men, asthat ney wel 
nes ett om tofaue them{elues from the danger ofthem, in fuch fort,thacall the waysto 
3 pp as thep ace being {topped , they began to deuife howto fet the caftle on fire: Which 
Hehe y oes rains oe ae d,butto peaheoepelgily firebeing nofooner kindled, K 

f f ; quenched, This done,and onr men difappoi 

picnbope, they deuifedto fet fir the timber which ioyned the palifi lose ihe Call 
ee . ns falward the port. Whic ttempt forted butrofmall effect alfo,the fire bur- 
a 8 ut flowly to do the enemies an} harme. All which deuices failing,they refolued 
I y Hane force toaffaultthe Cattle,and to fcalethe fame: which enterprife ral olued vpon. 
the Haiduckes carrying before them certaine ftrong and thicke:plankes of wood, inftead of 
taf g HEROD. se peer from the {mall fhot and arrowes of their enemies ; by ‘this deuice 
62 ined the palifado placed vypon the ditch :and being there in fome fafetic , ‘with their mul 
x Oa ae ee opr ‘ee from their curtaines,and 
: ew themfelues vpon the walls. And immediately after,two 
Haiduckes placed ten ladders againgt one of the towers of the Calle, and 
nes in their hands ¢ ioufly mounted the ladders, in hope to haue gai- 
toliueand dieintheir cattle, valiantly re- 
o them from off the ladders, the'two En- 
toff, and caft them downe vato cheir 
19 Enfignes fo gained vponthe 
es of the fpoyles of them 
the enemies; and deathof 
eat thefant of the walls « 
ftored-with fuck valiant M 


enw mofgrioge 1 ont 
hiecaf 


m fumaioned te, 
NOW Accept of the 


















ttified, fer. 


? aie Fh. ek 














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9 certaine ofthe beft and moft refolute Souldiours to renew theaffaule:: Which fo honouras 


















Jenenth Emperour of the Turkes: 69 


leacharge they cheercfully vndertooke,and'as men of courage, began forth wi 
i {adders. Which the Haiduckes beholding,againe tooke ae reais ae 
themfelues; and partly to be partakers of the fpoyleand preyyif they fliould. preuaile, did 
whacrhcy might forthe winning ofthe place, {triuing now who fhould doe belt. Whiehats 
fauiewas with {uch furie and preafe of men maintained , thatthe Turkestiot ablelotigerto rhe efile of 
withttand {0 greav forces, were con{ttained to'yeeld bothithemfeluesand their Caftlewnto 14714 by the | 
the furic of their angri¢ enemies. Which caftle indeed.coftrauch Chriftian bloudybat yer ine 
more of the Turks: forthe Haiduckes armed with rage and reuengeMlew almoftallinthe cas 
filejas well Rafciansas Putks, andkooke thereft prifoners. Among ochers there wasan'Hun- 
B garian renegatetherttdken, wHorisfor haitthey beheaded, beeing not at Icifure toempaile 
him,the ordinari¢ punifhment forfuch faithlefle mifereams. But during this fpoylemade by 
menchafed with futie,the wind and fire were on their partexercifing of their rage alfo. For 
the fire which they had caft vponthe palifado; and whichthey-had before neglected -as of 
Jittle or no force, now increafed with the wind ,by little and little getting hold of one thing 
after another, hauing burnt the palifado , gothuld ofthecaftlealfo ; whereuntothé Soula 
diours (loaded with prey and bootie,the things they moft defired ) had no regard arall’: {6 
Cit ab ia con{umed the Caftle, with whatfocuer elfe had efcaped theirigreedie 
hands.. ‘ ‘ 
The Turkes in gartifon atBoysovy snan (afortreffe bura league diftant from this burnt 
€ Caftle)(eeing thefeflames of fire,and doubting whatmigit becide themfelues,begantocon- 
” fulewhat courfe were beftforthem to take, as eitherto attend the comming of the enemie, 
and foto abide the chance ofwarre,or elfebetimes to prouide for themfclues by fight:the 
confideration of theirhonour and dutie perfuaded them to ftay bur the ruine of their neigh 
bours}, ‘as ftrong and valiancas, themfelues, perfuadedthem otherwife.. In fine, thecare of 
the preferuationof their liues preuailed, and the refolution was, That they fhould flie. rhe Turkes for 
And fo putting allheir houfhold-ftuffe and goods into certaine boats there readie vpon the f= frets 
Lake they by the middeft thereof fed: foolifhly perfuading themfelues, that ourmen soytoxyenar; 
comming thither,and finding nothing there, would nor long there ftay, but bee gone ; after 
whofe departurethey might as they thought recurne ag sine yato their old dwellings; and in 
D the meane time hidthemfeluesin the marifh, yorill schacche enemie were paft. But ourmen 
comming thither,and finding no manin the Cattle, neicheryet any thing elfe thaticould wel 
be carried avay,;wondered to fee that there were anymen{o cowardly,as for feare to aban- 
don fucha place,as for the ftrength thereof might hiuebeenean example ro others to ftand 
vpontheirguardaad defence,they fought oureuery corner thereabout, to find out whither 
the‘Turkes werefled. Aclaftaftermuch diligent fearch, they found certaine boats which 
the Tutkes had fiinkein the channell neere ynto the caftle gate, which caufed them to thinke 
that they were fled by water,and happely were in fome placenot far offs Thefe boats were 
~ forthwith drawne vp out of the water,and found furnifhed with oares and fiich otherthings 
as belonged vnto them. Which done, Cel/onits, chofe out certaine of themoft Valiant and re 
folute ofthe Haiducks,whom he commanded inthofe boatsto followafret the Turksinthe 
Lake. Who accuftomed to fixch exployts,and not ignorant of the places and fecrets of their 
Countrie,went aboord, and did as they were commanded, Neither had they gone paft two 
feagines vpon the lake,butthat they di{couereda party of thefe fugitiues hid in alittleiflands 
awaiting the end of thistempeft,to recouer againe that which they had forfakeri: The Turks 
difmayed with the fight of thefemen,and foreed by neceffiri¢ ftand vport theirguard:, wel- 
commed them! with certaine little faulcon fhot which they brought with them in their 
boats, thinking to haue hindered them from landings But mies were too well acquainted 
withfuch mufickjto be moued thtrewithibefides that,the defireo fthebooty,which wasby 
the Turks brought out of thecattleinto the ifle, exceedingly animated them forthe gaining 
F therof,fo thatal fear of danger fecapart,they landed inthe Ifle. Whom fo landing,the ‘Turks 
with’ great courage reccinted 5 fo that betwixt them was fought agreater fight than»is for fo 


ofthe victorie. Butinthe end,the chiete of the Turkes,and he which was their souéme 


Gesgs 3 


eee 





fmalanumberon both fidestobe beleeied, only valor and notnumber holdingthe ee job tiny 


, rene 648 sey of Boulounene 
inBoviory ewan flaine ; thereft difcouraged camé to parley; yeeldihg ee Sateen 
: = 





1170 
their wines and children,andall that they had,asa 
brought backeagaine vnto the Caftle., vatill pone day ,tha 1 
and ftrong garrifon of foure hundred Haiduckes,and two hundred E wars i : 
. tees theit prifoners,and their bootie returned toward Conon 3 v 
_ : - rear obthoulehlyot the Easeagtonatonie ‘Piherethoyy ng 
feailcier etic arriued, with arich bootie,and a number of ty, ; eae mt 
acme RRR TGs ie eis ne 
: i. : ‘be 
i eee 
Butleauing thefeendleffe troubles of HyN aie ora “4 
fHyN@aR 18 fo opatahy 
TRANSILVANIA,to fee “i they there do. Mey/és ee oe Bein "oon 
™ 


















































Moyfes by Bafa 
comertlieomet fiy~ 
























ethuato bis 
firong cafileof (: A e > , : 
Solomifer i ee A cab tetvios called av oat difappointed of his hope, bet dis at sis ain 
oF bis gisites afoiniche Aare : ab poRae aE feareattending the fi te clfe : 
pc) ee ngas wife to make v{c of his victoric nal fxccete 
Se aa ioosen - 3 sftp reft rs lircounte eet eee of 
Bas atau lifpaire of a afetie. W1 ‘a(n fab, edthe 
Bells pes i oa aca toyeeldhiscaftle yntothe ee nae am brought ynto 
y manwith his purpofe,thraft himfelfe with his wifeand family. andallth ee 
Al erettoF 






He flieth unto ji . 
titetee” his fabftance into TE MESVV An,aftrong citie of the Turkes fi A 

Ailes Saar socohietaes the rather,for that hewn Paconen, a Sela 
Be iccapeaina ae. come fugitiue: who had northere long ftaied th tly 
the *Taske,and ite eee ve ef f “a i eer seen a by,to deliuer cha time 3 
Reig lphettecareo deantiombciyee ce! n foldiers,for that he doubted that the 
membrance of his duty,befe echinghits = gree ee therof,purtheir captain in ie 
berycotthe Och is a a fact.Butaftert i occ (tae sae Me 
with the bloud fitter ela MT n hinm,and ftruck ofhis head a 
aiterous captain, having auerted the emin his head; and fo 
nour held the place. nga eminent danger, with great ho- 

































Meyfesnowas h infafetie at ‘ eit 
PGi Beene ee ree 
Bafa befiegeth {pies with letters of credence ynto the pri pi eee tind tothat end fent anumber of K 
“ pall men of chat countrie,afluring them of great 








the Turhesin 0d fufficient aid from th 
tbe ' t egreat T 5 : : 
2 eee ee 
anotorious sibel ie gligent inhis fo weightic affaires 5 ible bring a th ie 
Mesvvan,forthwith es id ie his Cattle vato the Turkes,and was him(elfe ret ai vite Tr. 
and fofectoavardtabe ss See of fixthoufand of the beft fouldiers in his hole Attics 
hope to fimttrate his si iemaed e arriuallthe Turkes there in gartifon derided in 
high hill, fortified with coda ae they thought that their Caftlefeated vpon 2 heepe 
not fubieét vnto fudenit dotlinodbdee walls,enuitoned with a broad and deepe ditch, and 
ined onsoftieiahamisies {not but with mich labour,great danger, and mid time, bee 
Leeaitectind Th ee they fuppofed) for hee eghice to make a 
and the difficultie to force ir,{tood: "And indeed our men feeing the ftrength of the place, 
rceit,ftood atthe firftas men difmayed atthe fooref the hill where 
eimpregnableneffe ofthe place, than with 
a luftrie and valour do # in fecking about to 
‘age 8 Bg engredaiicne fharpe fteepe 




















r 





as to be battered, and the befie- 

with horfes,was impoffible,by 
brokenand hanging rocks,ouer- 

1 fireand vinegreto beM 
Juesthatwhich theirhor- 
rtheir cannon vp to thetop of 


eat rdnance,began to 


i 


ified their forts & 
trenches, 


: hi 
f Lat euen'by 






ef 
rome with 
| age laying al c¢ 
jews Jength agreed, "That they fhould deliuer vp the Caft 
pecat or ore 
arte! 
ag eT without perill:thofe beingiindecd th 


ofthe veines 


: paptoh 











Turkes. 


allithings ih fuch order, asif they 
he ‘Lurkes moré admiring theyalo- 


of ourmen, then refoluin themfelues vpon their refiftance, being novman 
intheplace,and feeing ahea(elucs to Hite to dowith menot srunecible ott ee Le 
ns,craued to come toa parley. Which gtanted, Tavks yeelded 
Je, leaning behind them their ee 
nd{o with theirarmes,and lines onely faued.te 

h {mall chargesonely by refolution gained by 
etruevictories which neither draw bloud out 


fewench Emperour of the "yi 


esa brought on their warlike munitions, and put 
plaine force haue carried the places Butt 





olution 


deboth theit hope and weapo} 


doance,their miunitioniand enfignes,a 
acand gloribus conqnel}got wit 


snor teares out of the eyes. if 
ntrary tothe common opinion conceiued thertol, led the 


ce ofthaemperour sinfach fort,that 
ransyLvantA,declared ynto them 


ot liis caufe,thexight ofthe Emperourywith the malice and trechery ofthe Turks 
affarance with the one, andbecome miferable with the 
others: Fharthe Emperour was alwaies armed fortheir defence and health,defiring nothing 
but theinwel fare and preferuationyivheras theirenemies tothe contrary fought altogether 
their ruineand.decay: Thatas they were notto expect light flames of fire out ofthe fea no 
morethey-were to looke foraid from thofe their mostall eniemies,whom they knewto:hane 
before decreed to haue put them allito death,and to hane given their countrey vnto the Tar- 
tars theit enemies: That this difafter had not now: beene to fallvpon th emcither euerhaue 
beenby them perceiued, without theaidof the Emperour ;who oppofing Himfelfe againfk 
this fire, had quenched itand putit out; preferuing them with his great chargeand faving 
themeuen inthe middeftoftheir greateftperils anddangerss That they. fhould therefore re- 
member thefehis fogrest pbendftes,cothe intent fo make himrecompence according tothe 
Jiquefaith,which bindeth vstothereward of gooddefertss and that alitherecompence 
thatthe Emsperour defited:,was the welfare of thoeftate ,as conterning thieix owne goods 
jofomuch:} thar hee defired nothing ofthem but their obeyfance, for beitag bound todes 
fend them and preferuethem to his power : wher f 201 palfesthache {hould 
befatisfied for <his trauels,andthey preferiiedfrom theis enemies ,the prince: and the finbs 
iedts rogetheriointly working theirsmuturll healthand wwelfane;cach ofthemaccording 8+ ; 
totheir proportion, for thacthis mutual pecforrmnaoce of dutic prefered the foepter forthe 7h anne af 
ood goucrnment of their eftare. Whereunto theirantwer,was,Elatthey befought hitn that Beet crate 
their countrey mightbe reliened fromthe croudand creltic Of theémeniofwarjand delines scmenition of 
red from the intollerable burthens oftributes, which fo heauily opprefledit: tharthefe ob- Bass 
jects and incoriueniences could not keepethem conftantin theinobediencestecing thacthey 
both felt them, atid received them from the handofthem, to waonithey had-yeelded their 
obedience,in hope to hanebieene by them relieved: That the new feeling ofthe wound did 
continually. renew i ect of their harms {till kept Jyoth theireies 
andtheir minds occupi ‘who were the caufes thercofs {dtharthey could not 
well cither looke vpon them or make reckoning ofthena: That therfore irwould pleafe hin 
tocafe them of their grieuances ,intecompence whereof they ‘wvould pay him 15000. Hun 
garianduckats yercly forto pay hhismen of war,and would fartherfurnith them with al pro- 
Difions neceflarie, itbeing a thing more honorable and profitable alfo vito aprince, made> 
rately tovfe his fabiedts means to keep his {tate in perpetuitic, than throt E 
deuourethem in one day, in their loffero vndoe himfelfe for eucrs offer was by 
‘ads of thee people by this contentment giuient kept intheit 


Bafta accepted, and the minds | 

dutifullallegeance and Joyaltie ynto the Emperout. : ; 

= But while Bafta thus wrauelled for re eOH Oe ai nanan athe osha 
the meane time was f 1 his art no lefle butte forthe difturbing thereo againe 5 much, fes)1h rebell 
US aero f the Wifier Bafta reteiued tennethoufand Tartars 1m his nae 


Bafta his admen 
nitions to them 


_ fhis: ftrong place folgained,, co’ 
of Tranfp wana 


qholelprouince agit wereby the hand vnto the obeifan 
auing calledtogdther allthe principall men ofT 


theinftic 
nd tele how they:might live im 


E 


hem, 


she reball itt: vasa 


= that-hauing by the appointment 0 } a 
F aid and aa with PP reat number of'Turks,he with enfignes difplaied,entted into TRANS Hespich enfin 
ortobereuenged of Bafts,who tad before chatted hitts pla entreti 

had madechoice of @ einen 


heenow 


whe had 


SLLYANTA,protelting there to dy¢,0 
: ct histroublefome defigne, 
Bafta ypon the tru 


out thence:Andthe betterto effectd i 
moft fit time forthe performance thereofs ofthe publique! an 


ae 
. 






= 


Mahoner thechinds 


which hecame to take ofthe Tranfyluanians, for their all 


ity 








HVNGAR1E, Which his 


journy,and the ps 
fence thereu Shad cauted t ipsa 










the/franfyluaniansto beleer 


new 
alitile incouraged: infomuchthatmany aswel ofthe!nobj 


couraged him farther, fullof hope i ; 
e 1 eats field if mohidttie a: plac at 
ime prt pe ae on bootie;befieged Wilsicz Bok 
: ifs id TRANS TL WANA, neithenby 
ofedasa prey ¥nto him thar is inthe sidthrodpetadiRee ne 


= 










Wifeeboure be. 
feged by a0 
fa, 























Seton WAR ADINY 

>» Nowalbeitthatthere weté no great forcesiof the Em 

es tthere reat forces: 

ui agyetithedun tie Haiduckes reraivieninaen 
greavclouds oftheir enemies nbiy 












> and were euertakinprof fom 


aflired him frortall ftirs andtumultsi F 
0 inthat prouin ae 
CLavploroigrs ja HVNGARLE,and shin yinganiene ene 
45 prefenceinHyx 
& : | ae WNGARIE f.: 
mead Generall of the Emperours ariieleRe i {hold for that i nee 
0 ‘of them began i Vponsthich mei 
s;whereunto wines chi hold vp their heads, androientereane jot on 
5 eyfés'by his efpials had prepaygd themandaoiy by gt °tCets 
itid Sather PE % 
Den 8PM cn a 
in forcedaicafle 2 
and flew leben tein. Wik three | 
a ecing: hi Nploit in, 
wie refiam s enoW th 


OVRGyVvpon Mef, 
ta the coring 




















eg 





abt, 
d, and 
Pon the 






Orraged) r 
alittle Babi 
Tatute tron, 


vex 


orb 





Ry GRA in at AS eld ttronpeny itfuccon y 

Po tia abe 7 out titecwteckstegeantitnnns a “arial il 

Wifeebourcyeel- theitifeluesto ha again(balt the forvesof the rebella Aterwhil 

bla i laa atie fufiiciently-difcharged their duties re 
sand Ont of hope robe relieved rduticyid holding 

theenemie; andl theirlines and goods amid ycsliaces fhe 


- it i 
ante Made coe 
the befiegedthinkine 
eo long, and induring 
‘affa,came to parley with 
e towne 3 and fo departed d 













mae 7 footin TRANsrLy, 
low ‘ idtp 
€ warres, euenamid(h 


eprey or bootie’from the 


chemie, the chiefett andiahne 
almoft the onely siuther: Satie 
fl sir] hereby they lives Inwhich doingsas 


theybencfited.themfelues(the chiefe Mot 


; trey had induved the furi 

Movfesinerext Fortune to light: ona Chi 

feo”. wardthe a sat vel 
fefled, Thac Mojfes’ was “esd 

eSiuret Seignior>An 

ée acta aa ree tf hee thonld fachfully 

PANTAS and: bring itvnderhis fabiegti : 

In shel gona aoe ene PS aalten 












hi ae : 
im;but fhould farther-obtaine ther Spee oa eat 1 
ie 


armicin this Prouince « the. iltati 

adines iff ears whom elite 
sinfinitefource of felicitieand 1 t 

cua Princes of E rm mae aes “Ripe 
tan armi¢ ofa hundred and fiftiethdr ise Sole ed 





















Whom forall that hee would of fom 


mperour, 









th trey ipiac ; 
Ccountrey,by-repr effing the excurfions and F fe ait ei they notalittleeafed 
: s 3 


whereof the coun: 


Where, amongft other prifoners by.them taken, itwas thei 
hie le Constantinorie going eal 4 
‘amanin orcat grad n CM shomet. Whoiby : 
sph ee 3 She and reputation! with his Lord-and Math 
Sienetoaffure him theredt, as alforofall the need: 
and effectually ferue him in Trans 1s 


them examined, cone 


jad promifed and {worney 
id faith fall {eruanttowards 
featénant Generall of his 


i rate br 
sr haning meanes ‘as eafie as wordes to 
ore good fortunes in oneshoure out of 


a'thoufand yéaresiout of I, 
‘the Great Sultan had on 


fand menftrong , for theconqueft of Pz s TH, 
> Whichihad nowalreadie turned 


eof his difloyall fubieés, 


Rife, and fo turne his whole forces vpon the 


-and hauing found attired 
. He Heal greatdéale of great Ordnance 
fecute his viGorie,and to befiege Spfin SoMo- 


elfe,with the reft of his fma 

nifteeks ig is {mall forces; But “Bafta bet 

oan knowing that a generall Lene from M 
fall forhis chiefe deferice, hath loft his cre 







e of fafetie from him thought 

to put -Atoy/és out of hope of 
€fafetic of himfelfe and his. 
‘ Wi 






























Q] wi 
A him) 
forth 
the place,an 
ded fix compa 
there?) 
without te 
wo 
with t 
countrey Peo 

B of their faults, 
















thorsoftheir difloy 


€ forwhy,they could nothope 





D and purpofe,of him id é t 
|The Turks forthwith forfooke him,takio 


(aid cAfoyfes,vpon the 













Jewenth Emperour of the Turkes. 1193 


the Gouernour of Cassova(who wasnecreft vito nafs prayetb 
e wherewith he was him(elfe enclofed, Who 4st Ge- 
reat an exploit,as concerned both the loffe of fee tah, 
Bafta,aloffeirreparable, prefently comman- 
nies ofhorfemento thruft them{elues into the place , forthe better defence 
fThefe horfemen either afraid ofthe rebels armie,or el fe fauonring his proceedings, 
fpect of thatthey hadin.charge, or of their honour (things deerer ynto men of 
rth than their liues) without any attempt at all giuen returned again to Cas soya;hauing 
heir pilfering and outrages by the way much offended and prouoked the minds of the 
pleby him fpoiled. Butbeing now better aduiled ; and repeating themfelues 

and crauing pardon of theit Gouernour, who was about with che reftof his 
cutthem in pieces , they offered him for fatisfaction, fix of the principal au- 
alticswho were all forthwith executed,and their quarters(to the terrour 
hehighwaies fide.But Bafa by their trechery lay in 
the meane time without fuccour,forfakenby his friends, and the place wherin he lay,in dan- 


ertobetaken : when the Tranfyluanians dwelling neere thereby refolued to relicue him as 
well for feare of the Turks bondage, as for the tyxannie of Moy/és , one of whofe Secretaries 
with letters of cred 


ence then threatened all the countrey with fire and {word,and al kirid of 
miferigs,it the inhabitants helped not wit 


hall their power to forcethe place andto win it. 
Which threats by Afoi/és publifhed before he had any al 


nesefore he in good time aduertifed 
of Moyfes his defignes,and of the neceffiti 
with conceiuing the confequence offog 
d of fo great acommander as was 


ower to haue 


ofothers)hange dvpvpon Gibbets byt 


bfolute power,difmaiedeuery man: 
for any moderation or kindnes in the proiperitic ofhim,who 

fach apparent teftimonies of his crueltie. Sothat the peo- 
folued to preuent his fo grieuous threats by reliening of Ba- 
im. Amongft others,Radul Vayuodof V ALACHI Amindful rhe rayuodof 
againft the Tartars, and willing now asafriend to reach rsp 
diatly rayfeda power of eight thoufand Vala- relict bf Rafts 
rtifed of cheircomming, 
epatted thence,ha- 
ndthat hee 


folution 2toyfer raiferb 
| bit fege 


inche time of his aduerfitie gauc 
le,doubting this angrie man,re 
fiaswho onely was able to ftop h 
oftheaid that B4i#shad giuen him 
hishand intime of his fo hard diftreffe,imme 
chians,which he prefently fentrothe reliefe of Bafa. Moyfes adue 
and farther vnderltanding that Bafta hauing well fortified the place,was d : 
uing before his departure affuredly promifed his men there lettto relieue them,a 
was now in the midtt of the field gathering together his armie,changed both his re 
(elfe raifed his fiege,and fo departed. A tter which,mifhaps began to fal 

gtheir way to TJEMESYVAR, ; 
epreffethe Haiducks,who were now cuery pied bella 
profitattending tech bone bis 


citic, Thefe aétiue and couragious men for their 
“he cartifonof TEM ESVVAR,was gone to Tarkes 98 of 
Tranfjluaniay 


e (uburbs of thatftrong citie (lain all > the epref= 
fing ofthe Ham 
duckes. 


ypon him by heaps 
whitherthey were 
day cuenatthe gates ofthe 
vponal occafions, knowing that the better part of the g 
fudden had defperatly affailed th > | 
that they found there, rifled them & burntchem : & fo loaded witha great & rich prey both 
ofcattel and other things,returned ta VERAD INNO man purfuing of them: And not fo con- 
tented were euery day abroad fecking after new bootie 5 which was the caufe that the Balla 
now called backe the Turks from Moyfes homeagaine into their garrifons. 

Moyfés notwich(tanding this departure ofthe garrifon Turks of TEMESVVAR; WAS yet ae 
fler of the field,34/fa with his {mall forces not daring to oppofe himfelfe againfthim,yet DY 
far too {trong for him, the fuccours from the Vayuod of ALACHLA beeing not yet oe 
which hedaily expected , howbeit that many hor skirmilhes pafled betweene the iene 
foldiers onboth fides,as they by chance met together roaming abroad in the courte er 
king after bootie, Aayfés therefore feeing notany fufficient enemie to appeate in fe’g abie 
to flay him.laid fiegeto CLAYDINOPLE,agrcat but weak citiejand notvery welnianned; a akbe: 

Ee ors We von and deftroy uch as eee i 
for that it was thoughta place ficter by the weakne(lt thereofto weaken and ' y: eged by aojes 
fhould yndertake the defence thereof,than fafficient to be maintained by their i Phas) a 
uertheleffe, the garrifon fouldiers and the inhabitants (more to: makea {he of ml fi Gy 

F and allegeance toward the Emperor,than for any hope they hadito maintain t i place) aa 
ding vpen their guard & defence, Moyles was conttrained tovplanthisgreat Of yaar me 
it,and to batter it, which he did,and inavery (hore tinte with the fury ofthe cannon he om 
ten downethe bulwarkes and flankers thereof,and made a faire breach inthe wall,rea H4 ie 3 
to |haue given thereunto an a(faule,and to haue entreds Whereupon the befieged AR 


by the Baffacalled backe,tor 




























1174 - Moshomee the third, 
plates ant OF tacir weakneffe,came to par! 
their armes | ¢ to bec in fafetic brought ouer the mountaines j 
eins ofthis citie much encouraged the rebell,refolued ce forme place of 
the good bet arte eb ofcomnedraw birdsto picky ak his 
C s ers to follow them : th . Ponthém on4 
before forfaken of their better fortunes ;to econ ines ped i Ae nets ae 
cabeuaas and Tartars thirfting after thefe commodities,afid i ENEMICS Vinee ho. 
: Oe ee oe fach fort,thatthe army of 2 cured With the {met} 
oe iis mind with hope, & his fortune with power. Armed with thef eH incteakedin ten, 
is wife & fimiliethen at TEMESVVAR tocome vmtohimto CL oy utances,he 
lle pred a of his good hap. And for that purpofe fent a COO Of NOPLE toh 
Pam cand dué ther on the way thither. Who being come to TEMESY VA Rakdabourrots 






ks to con. 


wife & family of #ofés out of thecitie,were not fuffered by the Tanizaries t es led the 
Nat had the ear 


ding ofthe towre,fo to do: whotold them, That the 
ESAS . reat i Y 
oe bist Saeichacid peed &ti ee ni inthe rispee, Tete ae 
oe A 1 nderance of his ¢ftate,that he » ANd Valachj. 
oe, patel ae : a that doubting of the fidelitie of meen being ; ad more affure himfelfe of 
refute delcer to an this gage for his more affarance:affuring him witfall 9 acct was refolued 
Fp ait ie r: is power, (hould recciue nothing from him but fauour and te wife and family be. 
: Te ed min the rae of his loyalric, but that hee fhould neuer fieict 
fines, at Si nae : saint Hee ee aes for bs (tnileesAlefe aftonred at thisan 
BRAT 81 2e in , complained inhi : ‘ 
see a fae hie ae the welfare of his Sate 18 aitafeniee ee he WKS 
with his datlba tt ener ie ftancic,as if alehefe crimes did not bind him ts pes 
, fogieuo ifly offended.” cuen but for fi of punifhment from them whom hee had 
othe meane time the fuccours fent from the Vayuod of Vara 
i sae uy L ane t vaderthe CollddGok Ane the Vayda hislieutchact ad Byte 
TheehE Rin Sree ‘ 1s forces,to recouer again his former ftate : expectin; te h aff 
a Bodo ye rears horfemen out of Sriecra, with which ented seers 
hisefpials Stall a com eee torecouer his former loffes.Al which P Mofyes K 
Guatath to acer with Hire OF remedy thereofrefolued to march with thirtie abi. 
Esa Aaa ith the Valdchians,and to cut them off, before the Id ray 
RA ya Srioine thane ; > they could come farinto 
ts hetitieariedthest Orces with Baffa.For the furthering of which his purpofe 
hold;the better to Tenade tise yet hat rah fbee ent Ne 
( : 4 Aa: and beeing t 
peers st ea ofthéVictorie, Allwhich fallin euorting vt et fat 
hiscrouti. Rot Hen as eee bumber but eight thoufand, fellas it were a prey into 
~ qual, for that to lic was re rib » or dietherefore, although the number were vne- 
_ _ horfmenartheir backs aaa ahltyts mimes chauing the Turkes & Tartarian L 
wali. Ada cad teatead 2 t 7: manfully to fight it out, Necéflitie gaye courage vnto the wea- 
igi” ibertic to have Heavy ec tosal et tforme morethan they would have done,hd they hd 
Pair arent anemoneal the greaternumberat length preuailed againft the leffe; 
Valachiafs inth ie eae number ofthe Turkes and Tartars were 
allt inthe  leaixe theirdead'companions,their honor, 
: : nthe fiel andto betakethemfelues to flight ; but 
enimaking ftands , as men difdayning 
to bee ouercome. The rebels proud © 
chwith gauethemfelues to therifling of 
the heauens with the no 
rie, Which idiforderthe Valachi- 
bee done,turned head, and 
emidft of thefe pron and try- 
hem and troubled their vats, 
chat 


long ashe rece]. 
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religion faued, to flay there ee ze ha. ¢ | thar arp’ 
ther sec 


e deft ofthe dead, (laine cuervat the firft 


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fe of theit M 









feucnth Emperour of the Turkes: 1075 


urprifed in diforder,withtheir hands fall of fpoilsin ftead of weapons,they could riei= 

uer their courage , nor put themfeluesagaine inorder. Such confufion maketh men 
pfeentimmes t0 feeletheblowes of death , before they beaware of the armie that giueth the —— 
ant 1 19s of thefemenfo confounded, fome ftoodas men amazed , otherfome ranaway to Moy, ee 
fquechemfelucs,and otherfome {tood vpon their defence;but all were alike flaines forhat in lachians over 
fine this great armic was for the moft partcutin pieces,and the reft purto flight. Moy/és him~ wou pee: 
felte W ci cco reft flaine, worthy forhistreafon to have beenreferucdtoamore =” 
c eath. E 
‘ofthis vigtorie the Vayuodby letters certified Bafta,to whom he fent fiue and twenty of 
the enemies enfignes for an honourable pre fent,with this ioyfull newes ofthe death ando- 
yerrhrow. of the rebell ; whofe bodieas the Vayuod writ,was found deadamong, the mid- 
charge,wherein his gaurd was ouerthrowne. And for 
that ic was commonly belecued,that hee wasnot yet dead, neither prefencat that barrell, as 


digiuen it out,to manifeft the contrarie vato the world,and by hisexampletoterri- 


fome had g : 
fie others, his head was vponalance fetvpat CAnOLSTAD for allmentobehold:a prefer- ateytshishead 
upon alance fer 


ment well befeeming fuch an ambitious headjas had made fo great troubles,and beene te ee ead 
deattroffo many Chriftians. BE ALee' eS 
‘This rebell {uppreffed , another by and by ftartvp, called Albert Nace , who gathering New rebels id 
together the rebels of TraNStLVANIA, mingled with certain Turkes, T artars,Coffackes, tel a a 
and Moldauians,all together amounting to the number of fix thoufand, made head towards ‘ 
(twhom, Bafta with all {peed fent foorth three thoufand Haiduckes well ac- 
quainted with the countrey which fometimes {eruedthem to better purpofe than their 
ames, for thatthe rebels fought not {o much to come to afer battell and to trie: the mat- 
terby truevalour , asby taking the aduantages of places ,todelay the time and gaine pur- 
chafe,the chiefe end oftheirrebellion. Thefercbelsthe Haiduckes furprifed,necre vnto a 
Calle called FERRE, where they meantto haue lodged, andcharged them. Who fovpon 
thefuddaine ouertaken , and ignorant of their enemies power, fippofing them.to haue 
beene more innumber than indeedthey were, made (mall refiftance, butasa many-ofraft 
calls, gathered by villanie, and without trufting ofone another, by flight prouided every 
manforhimfelfeas hee might. In which flight, the greateft number of them were flaine, | 
hnadoe faued, to be at anothertime forhis euill deferts iuftly j 
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D and their chiefetaine with muc 


executed. 
Baflaby thefegood haps,and the aid ofthe Vayuo 


mafter ofthe field, in very fhort time after hadag: d m bonne 
der the Emperours obeyfance ; vnto whom,he together with the Vayuod,for an honorable ae 


prefentanda teftimonie oftheir good feruice,fentto ViEnn Ayand fromthence toPRAGE, the Empevosr: 
an hundred enfignes gained from the rebels.All which with fome other tich fpoils,the ma- 
fter of the Ceremonies in great pompe and triumphled,together with Moy/és the laterebels 
horfe,exceeding richly furnihed with furniture of pure gold,and was forhis paines by the 
Emperor rewarded witha chaine of gold,fent vato him by the Countie Fuftenberg.9 
E . Thetroubles of TRANsyLVAN1A thus once again quieted, Bafta refoluing againtobe= 
fiege TEMESVVAR, with his power marched rowards Lie a, there tommect wich the for- 
ces ofthe Vayuod of Van ACH A,the bettertovndertake and perform the intended exploit. F 
His army confifted of twenty thoufand men ftrong,carrying withthemfiue and twenty pie- 
ces of great ordnance, furnifhed withal things neceflarie. And of the enterprife irfelfecuery. 
manhad good hope, a{well for the fiufficiencie of him the genetall thachad vndertakenit, 
as for the want of reliefe that was notany way like tobe brought vnto the befieged. But 
whilehee fo lay atthe fiege thereof, his fouldierstoo greedily and exceffiuely feeding vp- 
on fruitwhereof(there wasthatyeare great ftore) fell fo itttothe bloudie flyx,and: thereof 
infuchnamber died (although hee had giuen moftftraitcommaunc Thatnone fhouldbe 
# caten,or vpon great penalties be brought into the camp) that he was glad torifewith his ars 
od satire ! rl ifonat Chi crete 
» Whileftthis was in doi ‘ountic Sélmes lying in garrilon LS T|AD 5 “Countic Soles 
regia doing i oe ying in gar with foute hundred fol> pring wi 


dofVaLacHia,being again become 
ainreducedall TRANSYLVANTAWI- 4% bonaurabie 


* tooke vponhim to furprife W 1sCENBOVRG and fetting forth nu ( ie 
diersofhisgarrifon, with wonderfull diligence fiurprifed the place rand cana + fae ae 
MS : sere 


7 


eMahomet th 
: 5 
refiftance became mafterstherof. But the citizens o Je He. ath Emper our of the Lurkes ‘ 77 


of thefe men of war, openedthegates oftheir town t ¢ infolen - 5 Turks dedifrom Alba Rieealisito The suburbs of 
! f merebels of TR Bae ned at the felfefame time,thata Capraine of the Turks fled trom Alba-Regalis to Nase 
euenthen fled from the late ouerthrow : who fill of reuenge,took the lac SIL mile Reve vato the Chtiftians there the way andthe meane how they might cometo the fh cin Opripi- 


ftron, Countie & his foldiers,madefuch flaughterofthem inthe and begin | Rao ne ib Revalis,and take the {poile of the {ames yeaand happily, asthingsmighe fall ens acked and 
ton theron on thetops oftheithoufeshelping chen FY Othe Eee eons (ulprif the (oan it {elfealfo -afienng himleite to be the guide inthe" 
whichthe Countie brought with him, there were but 6oleftaliue all tOfal thor Dy agin And albeit chat this Turke wasan enemy tobe feared and diftrufted,yctthe Chyi- 
gether with the Countic thruftintoa ftrong arid loathfome prifen, taken, wereto. | fame ‘ \ dicrs as tren defirous both of honorand of preyjand induced al fo with the probabi- 

Now the bruit of the comming ofthe Turks greatarmy into Hyx ca: ehad jeg fetie attempt, ue credit vato Him, and embraced the fame.Neisher failed he ofthis pro- 
Chriftian forces to affemble themfelues together,andtd dotheirindeuoyr to wintked the | Be acithet the Chiri(tians of theit deaoire in performanceot the exploit, Fox thetwo gaits 
fame;f{o that anumber ofcompanies were raifedin Gixmante,whocame inom ftand the mile, {Rab and Strigonium aflembled together, by the leading of this Turke furprifed che 
marching towards STR1GONVM, where thearmy wastobeaflembled, The go YNGARy Y Bs of Alba- Reeal is,{lew all them that made refiftance,rifled themon all handsyfet them 
of thinigs paft,the opinion men had of the Turks troubles with his rebels, an me Od fucceffe i fubu g 


ae PKee ridke: i -d home avainc in fafetie. 
. ; . : t e,and fo laded with riches and fpoile,returnie gainc  gasthectenne 
Vv any int thetfeiilts of ho; ’ ‘U- j alfi i(tians on che orher tide Danubius gat © “= Dil uoy of vittuals 
mifesofthe emperor,drew many intg thefelifts ofhonor in fuch fort, thar th hegreat pr ertetai2 Fine alfo che Chiri(t He other fide Danubius gathered anheadtogether 27° 
4 aes together an army of fiueand twenty thoufand foot,and tenne thoufand horecatl Cle come ondact another conuoy of viétuals into Pefth, with a refolu:ionto march withithe fame fim put in- 
(} A + a : A nA St OR) tye ‘0 Pefths 
ichdad bi brauecompanies,well appointed and well conducted: O 32°'B00d ang east the plaine field at noone time of the day, euenin the eye of the enemie, foto’braue 
ai a 2 


t f this braueand ga! : : : ‘i 
Lord Ruffivorm was for this yeare appointed General; who therewith ae armnle the ‘him/And to this parpofe the Lo. Nadsfti was there prcfent witha good number of Hin a 
Within the ‘ Colonell Mesboarg with a Regiment of Almaines,and the Countie Tharn witli a number 


fightof STRIGONry M, to affure the inhabitants of reliefe, ifthe enemie fhould 
















































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befiege them,as the'newes thea went.A bout three weeks thi i hance to ep) iersand Féouraee,defirous ro haue made proote thereof Vpon 

‘ f . this armie lay there of tl attits,all good fouldiers and men of courage, S800" + nite . 

attending the comming of the reftof the forces, which were to fattened es aa Enemies. This conuoy, with the trumpets gallantly founding,braucly ee 4 tee | 
fame; during which time the General! difpofed of allthings neceffaric for the re a plaine’at mid day,the Turks from the wals of Buda beholding the fame, but not daring : 
STRLGON1Y M, and pur into the fort ofS. Andrew neere vnto it threethoufand ad 


jyenture vponit, And fo Pefthifor want of viduals before diftreffed; was now both gt Se 

i and plentifully relieued. 1 sued ap 
+ cand by land ik i h vat eare hauing leftthe fiege of Buda forthe reafons before written, th ee 
re fet ctdbte the Cattle of Adom feated vpon the banke of Dunubits; about two ei: feare fore. aM 
Yntherr returne took a y > et ua ee Miiduek stints /ukenty abe | 
( ; eof, left tlierein a garrifon'of Haiau Ce he 
Teagues from Buda,and for the keeping thereof, x Eabeoa Lanppenapai oe ibm 


ve i sying ofthe Turks in Bu ¢ Chiitt. 
AARP nt icin seen eRttE bringing of vidtuals Vato the one,atid "pathy a thereof. 
ualling of thé other. The good and faithfull defence of which place hefe a sin a 
rdoke to the viternioff of theit power, vpon theirhonor pe late ets seer 

: i ‘ Bi une o Te a 
ofthe riuerDanubius. Inthe meanetime whilef they fo lay,certaine cowardly foldiers,of | ted valiant and couragious men: rua etre as ee psi wu beet thie 
PEs'H,more inloue with their sellies than with their honour by ftealcth fled out of their K the place, wharfocuer might befal ry pt ae mae Paro mbeNctimiing oF METERS 
Soe Ha oe THto the Tur! ainft them in BvD, thamefillly crauing ofthemvi- | D wasincheir He e pati a peantt efit ctiustpavp their baggage, (e Gieonrhet@at 
ualsswhomthe Turks being ¢ | - : } deat army afraid of their fhadowts, g vp their baggae tas 

: theretoftieet i ‘ 7 amined by the n 
Peeqeonin Befides thatthe Bafla of ey Atoc great want,yet bountcouily relicued. Guid ceieitineclty 


for reliefe of the citie: which done, heremooued with his armie toward PEs Pcljoenes ] 


aa H 
pedwwithina leaguetheroftoward the wett,refolued fo to. croffe the defignes o ‘Gash 


. 1 . f i 
ifhe fhould atempr to befiegethis place(as itwas doubted he would)& in hope a debre 


feruation thereof mightintmebea inni 
; u caufe forthe winning of BvD A and ameantoj 
theenemies forces, Fal evant ‘ aoa 


The Tarts er- The Turks army withina few daies after gle ontrar ; 
fs , vi y defigne conduéted forthe win. 
noah ‘Feld, ning of Pest (8 tefolued to raife the Chriftians'cam pe)in sitaber an iiratredtitatend 


men,came, & face to face incamped within the fight ofthe Chriftianarmy on theotherfide 


a re 































Laddifio depattéd, retiring theinlelues to Strigoniuin # where ex dna vera? ROR 
ay ; ptthe reft of their fellows,caufed thefe renegate fu Mean Luvs > aioheand whavenemies had chafed'them thetice,and berg Hot _ 
if the garri t . 5) Wd / Phe, cy ftheinfight, and whate Se ey ea ‘ ° 
ri ey a Path gitivesto be entertained with double pay:who therefore gaue the Baffaa thoufand thanks, veg eames any excate,ncicher toyéeld theredfany reaformvore than their invapie 


‘untothe Turks extolling his bountic vnto the heanens,& from the walls inuited their companions to doas 
dite they lind done, and foto become pertakersof fuch bountieand Beales: bey were.How- 
he te bers oe nothing profited the Baffa,cither by their perfuafion or example:foral- 
& Is tl dm mouth of the Baffa promifed ynto their companions plentic of vi- 
hedileee nee eerie | steel pay mote,yet wastherenot any ofthem which — | 
: 0 fj i 
ders of thei ridelitie, of chemfelues aan ieee the moreto affure theircomman- [, 








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dement imprifoned,there to remaine,vatill order weretaker 
erall of the arm theirfurcherpunifhment. ee os aaa 
Aas teat arcane no wallowing amid is fentualldelighes it a hae Sei isa 
a inf ontmheat bt ig pleafures had alfo theiryriehes fully MARE WIET evecrel plea 
Hottherein fu fult Contentment) but chat his pleafures hada Chee es ste mid(boPthe furecperplenea 
heath 1a Conftantitiople, the trong feat Of his mightie Empire, yee “ ts ny ee eae | 
ehcivs an initiniesofhis proud Ba ad tumultiions Tanizariessanabroa : 

























































a \ } se . wns. Ra " per! Viitovall: si 
sdini ; magain vntotheirallegeancevntothe | 4 hi jonefabie@sin Alda and the’ Chr ‘Burope.’ Vito's : 
Emperour,andto dy inthe place rather than itorialea bier siestie want of vidzwals then ‘ the th Hy A aes gitte témedieat once, add therehire i efoliied if Baie 
ay inPrsr i great,-and the garrifonthere ith extreamely pinched, fedalmoft as much with ‘ afe tlre troubles abroad with his rebeltiotis fubiects in ‘Aliajas a if 
mh pi seat yeh stantial tot e em. Neither was it long after,but thataccording scewith hig owne Mbicets thud wich ftrangers: deg a Pe Saaties 
a aoa efires the 15 ofMayagre arri ed there,laded with wine and vidtuals fiaffict- B whhartens sivivie tha Prince for the indintenante ot his Seat nis v se eae 
Be + Of the comming of which fhip,the Turke bi- Suntrivor Kingdome the on Ses Westen : 
t the Ifle,to haue interceptedit. Of which their But hisvattic and mbi asa dost 
sknowledge,écarmed with neceffitie, (allied Wwith'ther eace Wi CUONERH OF Mcbomerte 
1ereftto quit the place. Thisthip PS Satine eh ifthe me fuinaf the oth wnetus Wich tele a seeeetb ee 
wdanumberofotherfhips: M | op Alidicy i edinco thistetolut Ae eta ce at satter ih erent” 
ffaries filled theplace with 35 RINE ne ucchte them, sbardrtor ron watts the che Bde and P= 
‘onduéted vnto Pest # by Baan shetie Wasehe ground all this nell both'on oot other 
looking on,butnotdaring | RG caedtingonly the tatery and afurance oftheir e 
DF syeisi 2 | \ 7 


OTR SS MEA TEL pC Pha eee! aes 
1Ons to them iadifferent, whether they were good or bad, 


that they ferued to that — 
Hhhhh a 


Ic 


Mahomet th 


and nourithed with the fame milke of Infidelitiet! 


feventh Emperour of the Turks. j 79 


cing that it isan honour Unto you to bee tribmta- 









memsodious for vs,and honourable for you, fe 


















an a foftered with the fame aire, feared in him: peeco 
emf{elues again{t him. An hard matter itis toaflure mii pies unt the Grand Seigniour, it hauing alwayes in times pafl beene for your good and profit. Befides 
shat » peace fhall likewifé bee entrcated of withthe great Cham of Tartariz,wh0 as commanded by 


and reafonable conditions to entertaine the fame, 









nothing but words,the honor & credit whereof they regar d nor, fo thatth h. that l yanckely with you, ana wir. 
C y regal de } 
J ee ee tt hercby our upon earth, that [peake fra chely ¥ ith you, 






































attaine vato the effect of their defires, whi f hey ta 
° , which they efteemedabouc allo iret) might 
the mroty f aon ig offoimal Value with Bin the ein ‘i is fo Ghat Now on your part,lee-vs under ftand if yor haue a defire to attend Unto this treaty Of ypeace;according t0 
y toyeeld vp their liues and fortunes,whichthey efteemed as their Bin sort 4 B the aes vA We Ra 2 for if jou fhall refoluero the contrarie,we proscit vnto you to write no more 
Teafyre |) COMeERIY J 


they thought right worthily to deferuc all fhame and mi i 
mifhap that might beti : 
bs not ay refufedto lay down armes,andtoyceld their nenthnes rashes Sota 
h oat to haue peace with him vpon any conditions whatlocuer,{ecing the dang metic 
Mabomer fe : ap ae onely for him theirenemie. ree erst 
emer fee- wmet finding the Rebels fo refolurely f al 
ua h utely fet downe, as not b 
; rly, he pie ee rouse 4 Hay seh toturne bis purpofe vato ona ee ? 
of Afias other had refufed, in hope that pe: de wi ; Peas 
| — — eouertlyfeekery and deftru@ion of the other. V, Pe ee en 
« Vpon which ing in hi fa 
Sy rite? DOW a fome honeft meanes, foe cabelecing ee nd ae ptist anoaet 
} togiuehim a way thereunto, For the eafing hi ich "yaaa 
togine unto, g him of which care, the Frencl eon! 
mite zieaer iN Gonfignrinopls, was verie filly then entreating with the Vile Ballas een 
eiliverance £ the ‘ountic Tolan, taken at Alba-Regelisthe laft yeare , and againf 1 the 
atmes detained prifoner at Conftantinople. ble Gentleman bo iacaien 
f t fit 


ling receiued thefe letters, fent them forthwith vnto the Emperor, requefting the 2mperer 
aduertifed of 


hat anfwerhe would haue giuen vnto them. Whom che Emperour, 
defirous of a good peace, commanded to embrace the secafion,and by proofe to learne whe- Herb. 
therthe Turkes defire were indeedconformableto their words ornot. Whereupon Collonitz, sixth order 
taking vato him certaine of the beftcommanders in the armie,vndertooke the bufineffe, and pe. 
entered into the treatic of peace with the Turks: wherein he found the vnreafonableneffe of thereof. 
their demands cto tend fo much vnto the hurt and difhonout of che Emperor, as thatthey cuen 
C atthe firftencrance fhut vp the way to al farther or reafonable conference; it being altogether 


impoffible to bring to any conformitie minds fet downe vpon refolutions fo far different. For 

the Turks(as if the Emperor would haue beéne glad of peace vpon any condition) after their The Tarks ux 

proud manner, vnreafonably demanded to haue Ts ant yiuania,Strigonium,and Petth reftored elena 

yatothem; for whichthey offeredto deliuer'vnto the Emperour Agriaand Canifia, peble of alt the treae 
renf,being able to conclude nothing,they 1 ofPet 


Gollonitz hav 
his Maicltic to confider wi 










) 
j 
as well for the tufficienci i we : 
j ning an hers, pase: ting a wun ! ons to deale with the Emperor concer- for pearles. Sothat vpon propofitions fo fare diffe 
: with charge, That he (hould both dif Ww. ome ecommanded him tobe {erat libertic departed on both fides as they came, tote byarihesthat which by talkeand conference 
: ning this eee Panete:akich reset and faithfully deale with the Emperour concer: they could not agree vpon. Butasall the Turkés treaties of peace with the Chriftians are 
& Bement oh calalame the 1 on uld by his induftrie effet, to the good liking and indeed but falfe thewes to abufe the facilitie of the Chriftians by, euen fo nowalfoit was 
‘ otherwife to returne againe i aia, that. then pecfteatuibevome and remaive fire knowne, that they inthe meane time, whileft this treatie of peace was in hand, gathered to- 
Embaffadour gaue ee hee, ormer captivitie and bondage ; for whome the French x | _ D gethergreat {tore both of men and munition at Belgrade , wherewith to arme agreat con- 
was forthwith deliucred ee pledge, Vpon which barbarous conditions thekarle | uoy of vietuals, which they had thought during thisinterparley for peace to haue putinto 
ered, who by the Law ofarmes fhould not at all hauc beene detained.Be- Buda. But Collonitz vnderttanding thereof, ceafed fusther to entreat of peace,which with the 
( - faite thew thereof did but hurt and deceiue the Chriftians, and betooke himfelfe againe 
hthe other Captains and Com- 


to hisarms(his and their fafettand fureft refage)refoluing wit 
mandets of the armie to doe whatthey might for the croffing an 
their purpofe for the putting of viétuals into Buda: whereot there was Now fach want, that 
the Turkes in garrifon there hauing alreadie eatenall their horfes, and for viduals rifled the 

Gouernors houfe, wererefolued to abandon the citie, if they fhould not be within fome few 


daies relieved. 
E  Nowvponthis refolution for the keeping ofthe Turks from the victualling of Buda, the 
Chriftians for the more affurance of their purpofe, prepared therefore both by waterand by 
Jand, embarking their foormen vpon the riuer, vnder the condué of Colonel’ A/smeine and 
Suitce, the one the Gouernour of Strigonium,and the other of Pefth, whileftthat allonitz 
kethe charge by 


3 

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. fides this plot laied for the negotiation of this peace, Achmet Baffa to this purpofe writ to Col- 
d hindering ofthe Turkesin 


lonitz,then Com ini ; 
sc tharttiice mander of the Empcroursarmie in Hungarie. But {ec the copie of the Let- 








Thetestersof Te shee our frien ig ane Ji ' 
Bratt Caine, tions ee health and gr ceting. 1 fuppefe that you yet remember the propofi- 
< wed and proponnded unto ur Soucraigne and molt mightic Monarch not long agee can fed to be opt 
aM ed unto you by certaine of his Baffaes necre unto Strigonium, which as Hi remained 
me Unto you good, that wee ould affimble aur filues together into l 
wee may againe conferre abont $4) tifi- 
rom my Prince (oto doc ; y¢t with charge, 
























‘ ; A 
ae. Plime ital with the horfemen {couring along(t the bankes of the river of Danubius,too 
uftdefve.toaffurea with d firme land. And foit fortuned,that vpon the 22 day of Auguft he with his horfemennecre vnto the 
ele) q hem forme? village of Mohatich (famous forthe death of King Lewis) fell vpon the head of the Turks 
armie, led by the Bafla Murat, confifting of fix thoufand Turkes, two thoufand of them 


prople,and ro givel 
beh Ged knowesh to i. ond if 
rfland yours alfa. But if 704 V6 
Br matter it is Bot necaful 
1s foal refolwe to she con® M 

a your refolatio”s 
determine of thefeap ar 
Ke nto our Prince: Mest 
ages for the time papa tt fe 


ether lay encamped vponaneuen plaine, verie commodious for 

cher the time nor the opportunitie of fo great at aduantage of- 
" fered them, but forthwith chargedthem : where after anumber of notable charges both gi- AG 
nenand receiued, which ftill abated both thenumber and courage of the Turkes, they at Taft Anoreblecn* 
retired toward the bodie oftheir atmie, and that in fuch hatt,as that their retreat little differed rae i 
from afpeedie flight. After whome Collonitz followed, withllike heate as hec had charged sxansgeerd 
formed their charge, fecking abe Turks OY 

t 


them , but cuill followed by his friends, who euill per! 
Hbhhh 2 


". being Tanizaries : whoaltog 
ourhorfemen,who let flip ne 


ne yee ite 
c of us ctattie and fubtilll men gus mH mightie and gracions Emperour wpon injt | 
in ala pardon, great preferments,dignitics,& honour that Rae and newer more butin peaceable manner ta come into Hungarie. Now if that you [hal seglect or reiect il 
im their due obedience, lay downe their armes, and no more take vp the fa - picereatie for peace, ft 1s cértaine shat jon foall bee the authour of the mifericand ruine of the whole i 
vice. Bur thele wily foxes knew right well,that the promifes of tathleff Bs b countrie, i hecing inspofvible shat the comnes and villages confurned with fire [honld exer reconer their 7 
© TINCES cof them are beawsic or frlicitie. God which raigneth in heauents shere witnelfevato mee,and my dread Evs- 
hout di(imulation concerning this master. 




























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power, were ni $ ire i 
as that then Berens eerie eae retire in ftead of purfuing ¢ Sabon Courage tha? 
f ota little raged with thi change areata thetcinrecciued, Tam? Rani a 
or thei me hange of Fortun erceiui tits the Tite 
Lfiliatic ie pee that charged them, came onfo fat 2 vache Ache = 
fii Fond seen ate » had not the Haiduckes aed roe eaphat in 
by e refolutely to their relicfe, Whi Tue th 
pourefortha great tempeft vpon thei Eee Rae erect 
E mexielee Cece fs ntheir heads, and nor daring toabid Percciuine, 
ir ors both 4 pani 
retreat of the Turks, ‘isioufly charged oe ee Repay veact cr 


and fo returned, carryi (ate » and purfued them euen v i 
oe » carrying backe withthem both theglorie of the feldand mee ete Came 
ene: : Oil of their 






























































The verges af. 
fairesandde. —_ Inthisconfli& the redico i 
i ed cornet of cAtarat Bafa i i 
Bynes = base si two field-pieces, feuen hundred Tw a Ba fk eae rect comutiand, 
‘vod in; joe taken prifoners 3 amongft whome was Saxar Beg ia ge anol theplace,and fata 
mene velo : ore 


by Saxar Bee, by the Chriftians examined,confefled, That Hafan B Do being aman of Ynderftanding and 


faker cothe campe agach i 
rine and there honourably dined wi affathe day before this : 
ith the great Cham : witl confié came j 
with whom after their P 
great 


“ cheere he entring into difco 
cheen urfe of man 
turne into his RGA 
sets miunel etree an nk aie ei 
ae a nee laid) both in honourand in dueti et 
a pearl in hon in duetic bonnd to gine hi 
ms otherwife his aid had Peers Sy nee pet osteat importance v lin he 
: SEC OoL A nro the great Sultar 
ick (wR ba er hurtfull than profitable, bi Ret 
Penton Ss a performed nothing, if he fhould now at thi pee bet 
tacan Pella d neuer thinke cither v.} ur or fideliti inhi ae ea 
Se meen i t fidelitic to be inhim, if hee 
poy ae ak valourand fideliie fhouldappeare ; all thin ek 
ee seneion, but according vato their effeé heel ae  a 
Br capone t és; And that therefore he fhould 
mance thereof Usexploit, which required ener i epertor 
ot car ae vain a forces of the enemie in oat fa pte 
» that the Baffaes purpofe was to new fortifie ala, Pax tele 
? etich K 


frontier caftles,and i 

's,and neceffarie for thisaéti 

falta send i isaction,and fo to goe tothe fie 

dikepperch wot peek for al or he doubted ro win this Lace at Mier 
i hata gies’ putt of his forces were far offhand not eafity nalitle 


time to be affembled | 

eB ce together. That the Tarters were yer i 

ib hit: eas aati were within afew Eales Mt ie is Ata ein 
ebels of Afia,and the other Gx thoufand iacieaine ane if id 


feffionalthough i 

ghit we, i 

ptm faa sa | a pe sltogethet true, yet carried it fhew of fome probability , astime 
: 3 


Some of ourmen were e alf i Hf f T Ww 
in this charge lain al ‘0, bu few in ‘Oompa: ifon of th utks, who 
t C ft the 2 


as noted, that in this confi@ the fouldiers o 
f Colo 
were for thatthey feared ome Soares to purfie the enemie being in fight. erage i ‘ 
Generall Collonit «the reafo aid for them, or for thatthey difdained to follow th 
fitit of the enemie, butto cull, Bathing fos which their Colonel] flayed ia from an ae 
urning he He fe being Out of order atfuchtime as the Tikes 
) cy had beeneall flaine and cut in pieces, had not the Hai- 
irrefcue. As for Collonitz, hee moft brauc- 
n Was vrging his good fortune, for thc obtai- 
good Captaine,and fometime of 4 
ne ftaying hismen in their retreat:in- 
returning by the grace of God, M 
| prifoner , by chance. Into 
anger of the whole armies 
mto the valour of him'their 
worthie men, but by his pro- 
uidence 




















he Be eenet 
tain Chri 
fouldiers there loft fomeof their beftmen, Ic w 


afd Swltze had cuill behaued themfelu 
















me 


har fo bega oe ating. the final ; 
dly co chargethem. Who fo by them prefled \ hae ftrong refine 5 aaa 





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Jewenth Emperour of the Turkes. : inti 


preferue them: wonder it were otherwife,that euer fuch worthi 
returne from among the midft of fo many defperat dangers,death as it acon 
Jiues,and their enemies tor their glory chufing them out to triumph ef their fpoiles and ouer- ‘ 
rhrow- And without doubt, had the reft of che Chriftians afterhis example profecured their 4grtaho rich 
od fortunc,and done what good fouldiers fhould of duty haue done,theirenemieshad bin (7746 ee 
yite ouerchrowne, andthey tnemfelues had beene both viGorious and rich ; where now for err 
Jacke of good refolurion, the victory was almoft equall.Forbefide the {poiles by them gotten ie chron 
they might havecarricdaway with them a whole yeres pay,dueto the garifon of Buda which 
the Turks (putinto a feare,and carefull onely of their linesyhad left in their camp;which they 
afterward againc recouered,vpon the recoucric of their force and courage. This money, with 
p much mote, was all appointed as a prey vato the good fortune of our men,had their valor had 
the courage to haue gonc to fetch it ;but failing of their endeauour in fo gloriousan action, 
Fortune failed them alfo of herbountie. ‘ 
Now at length the armic of the Chriftians was met together,aboutthe fourth of Septem. 
ber, wherein the Lord Ruffvorm commanded as General: who defirous to vnderftand ofthe 
Tarks affires and defignes,fent forth two of his molt trufty and expert fouldiers to performe 
that piece of feruice : who in Turkes apparel beeing got intothe Turkes armie, were there 
cightdaies vndifcouered or fufpected ofany. Where, after that they roaming vpand downe, ‘The Lord Ruf 
hadtakena full view of the Turkes armic, and in what they might difcouered their defignes, 7”” Generall 
they returning backe,declared vnto the Generall what they had both there heard and feene: ee 
as, That the Turks armic was veric great, butyetnot fuch, as that which the laftyeare had pats certart 
befieged Pefth ; That the Turkeslay encamped at large, and not clofe together, which cau- bela 
fedtheir armic to feeme the greater, taking vp tor the lodgement thereof halfe aleague,bee- Turkes armies 
ing well prouided of cannon and other field pieces: That Haffan Baffa commanded therein ; 
as Generall, hauing brought with him twelve thoufand Ianizaties, befide his horfemen,and 
the reconciled Rebels of Afia, which were day ly looked tor, the leader of whome was not 
ho had alwayes commanded them, being a moft va- 
1 deeming hiny to bee but one'of his Cap- 


knowne: fome thinking it to be him w 
liant man, and expert Commander ; but fome othe 
taines thachad forfaken him (as indeed hee was) aright valiant man alfo, butnot of fo great 
experienceas hee: Thatthe great Tartar Han, come ro aidthe Turkes in their warres in Hun- 
D garie, was(to che great difcontentment of Haffan Baffathe Turkes Generall) now alreadic re- 
turned towards his owncountrie(with {uch bouric andyprifoners as he had got from the poore 
Chriftians) to appeafe a rebellion thereraifed by ayung Tartar Prince his Nephew, who by 
his Vnclethe great Han, giuen in hoftage vnto Sultan cAtabomet, and kept at Conftantinople 
asin prifon, hauing found meanesto make an efcape, and toreturne into Tartarie, was about 
to trouble his Vacles affaires, in hopenow in his abfence to mount vntothe Throne of his 
eftate sand thatthe Tartar beeing come to the banke of Danubius, and by the Turkes deni- 
ed boats to paffe ouer the River in,and with many railing and opprobrious fpeeches by chem 
charged for his departure as acoward,had found meanesto makea flaoting bridge of great 
faggots, whereby hee paffed his footmen ouer the River, his horfemen fwimming ouer the 
E fame , and fo was by great iournies returning home, boafting by the way as he went, that hee 
had reieéted andtroden vnder foorall the prayers and requefts of Haffan Baffa,entreating him 
yetto {tay awhile in Hungarie for the feruice of the great Sultan his Malter.Befides thar, That 
they had feene fix great veffels vpon the river of Danubius, with ten leffer veffels following 
ofthem, manned with three thoufand fouldiers well armed,and men of good fort, three huns 
dred of them being Lanizaries, appointed to fafe conduét the munition to be brought vp the 
riuer,and to ferue for aconuoy vato the other veffels that were to follow them with victuals, 
ifhappily the Chr